Anyone who has went to Weight Watchers in the past few years knows that your first major goal with them is to lose 10% of your weight. Last night I hit that mark, went a little over it even.
So I got the keychain that I can add my 25lb washer to. At the meeting I am 4.2 lbs away from being back to what I weighed when I started work at the Greenup office. I am less than 30 away from where I was when I started work at the Olney office.
I have to say, I have not felt deprived, or like I have sacrificed anything. Last night, I figured out that I could have a small loaded baked potato bites from Arby's and a double cheeseburger from Steak and Shake and still stay under points. They were good, really good and even though I felt like I was sinfully cheating, I knew I wasn't. The scales showed down 2 lbs just from yesterday. That will fluctuate over the week and I know it but I love the fact that I have the freedom to eat exactly what I want and still lose weight. It just takes planning.
A couple of weeks ago, I ran across this article "What Weight Watchers doesn't tell you". I had to laugh because all the stuff they said Weight Watchers didn't tell you--which boiled down to "you will have to do this the rest of your life if you want to keep the weight off", Weight Watchers DOES tell you. They even let you come for free as long as you stay in your goal weight and then if you have gained, you only pay until you get back there.
For me, this time, losing weight is not just something I want to do for the moment. It is who I want to be for the rest of my life and you can only go two ways there, you can get up every morning, take the best care of yourself that you can, exercise, eat right and live life to the fullest or you can get up, say, "I don't care" and watch the weight come back. I have finally reached the age where I realize the first one is not being self-centered, it is being responsible.
So, next week, I need at least 1.2 lbs to reach my next goal. At this rate I am seeing maybe a size 18 by the first of the year and yes, I will have to venture out and see if I can really were an 18 in regular clothes. Of course, an 18 would still make me overweight, seeing as how I am 5'2" but it would be the start of where I want to be. My original goal before my car was to not be wearing plus sized clothes, I have changed it though and want to be at least a size 12 before I get my car. I think ultimately I would like to be back to a 10. I wore a 10 when I lost weight with Phen-Phen, two years after Robert was born, of course then I quit smoking and let myself gain it all back and then more, and then more.
I am not giving myself a set time frame for the 12 or 10 either one because even though I am going pretty quick right now, I have a lot to lose. When I get closer to goal, I know it will slow down and I am prepared for that.
Since I have been going, 15 weeks, I have had one week that I gained, all the others I have lost. On that same note, I take the birth control pills that you only have a period once every three months--wanna guess which week I gained? I knew what it was, pushed right on through it and the very next week I was down 3.8 lbs.
Today, I have the day off, Andrew is off, Robert gets out of school at noon and we don't have church tonight. I am planning right now for dinner out with the guys tonight, planning on getting some walking in this morning and planning for a great day.
My biggest secret is not keeping it a secret. Wow, had I known what a difference that would have made, I would have told the world every time I started to Weight Watchers.
For me, failure is not an option--that apparently only holds true when someone knows I fail!
Happy Tuesday everyone--GO VOTE!!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Just checkin' in
So November is upon us, what a year it has been. And so incredibly fast. Of course, the first of November, I kick into "gearing up for Christmas" mode. I usually start planning stuff like designs for my homemade cards, what gifts I am going to make to keep at the door during the holidays, little things like that. So, Thursday morning, I started looking for Christmas card ideas and I have had this strong sense of "you shouldn't be doing this". So, with much fussing with myself, I have decided that one thing I can compromise on are the cards. I want to have time to do them and I know I could get them done if I set my mind to it but I really just decided to give myself permission not to make myself crazy this Christmas.
Last Christmas, because I was having a really bad UC flare, my mom fixed Christmas dinner at the last minute. For a few years, there were 14 of us for Christmas day and that kinda necessitated my house but the last few years it has just been the 6 of us so Mom's works fine. I honestly think she was happier and I know the guys were happier because I wasn't stressing out over dinner--of course, I was honestly too sick to care and ended up making three trips to the hospital for numerous tests (my doc is overly cautious about C-Diff with me). So, this year, I just asked Mom if she wanted to do Christmas dinner and she said yes. Whew! one more thing not to stress out about. I will still have my sis and Richard for overnight and will fix something for us to nosh on while we open presents but the them of my Christmas this year is going to be laid back. In fact, I "accidentally" heard my first Christmas song last night (I went to Walmart today, so of course, I heard more but that's beside the point). I was listening to the best of Kenny G while working late last night. Right smack dab in the middle of that CD is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Each year I have a "theme song" for Christmas and I am pretty sure this song will be it. Now slow down, I am not getting the cart in front of the horse, just saying that when it's time, that will be the song and you have to admit, this is the month to "plan" things.
That being said, I have several things going in November that I am looking forward to. Wednesday I make another trip to Springfield, its turning into a once-a-week thing, glad I get to go but wish we could make some headway in what we are trying to accomplish. On the 11th, we are having our Harvest Home celebration at church. Since it is also Veteran's Day, I am doing a PowerPoint of our Veteran's, looking forward to having that one done.
My momma will turn 73 on the 15th, I was planning on taking the day off but with the steering committee still meeting every week, I decided not to even chance it and made plans to spend the day with her on the 17th.
The day after Thanksgiving, Robert and I are making our normal midnight run and since we had such a great experience in Evansville, we are going back.....Now here's the kicker. We are going to Evansville, coming home, taking a little power nap and then heading to St. Louis to see Blue Man Group. Yes, as a matter of fact we are crazy, both of us and yep, we like it that way. To top it off, our seats are in the 5th row, two off from center, how cool is that?
Andrew turns 48 on the 27th, he has already told me and Robert several things that is "the only thing he wants for his birthday", we shall see.
Today I went to have my hair done, I had her color it darker and I love it (get on facebook and see it, it is my profile picture now). Mentioning that, if you are not my friend on fb, feel free to friend me. I don't friend people very often, just funny that way but I love having friends :-) so be my guest.
Andrew and I also went to the Amish store today, one we had never been to but that we will definitely visit again. we found Lebanon bologna and Birch Beer, two very neat Pennsylvania treasures that you just don't normally find around here, we also found Sweet bologna which is also native to the area we lived in 19 years ago. Now if we just had some Grandma Utz potato chips, life would just be grand.
On our way to the store this morning we were reminiscing about us before we were us and just worked together at Wallyworld. It's funny, seems the whole world knew we were going to get together before we did, I'm just glad they were right!
Happy Saturday y'all, enjoy your extra hour of sleep tonight! I sure will!
Last Christmas, because I was having a really bad UC flare, my mom fixed Christmas dinner at the last minute. For a few years, there were 14 of us for Christmas day and that kinda necessitated my house but the last few years it has just been the 6 of us so Mom's works fine. I honestly think she was happier and I know the guys were happier because I wasn't stressing out over dinner--of course, I was honestly too sick to care and ended up making three trips to the hospital for numerous tests (my doc is overly cautious about C-Diff with me). So, this year, I just asked Mom if she wanted to do Christmas dinner and she said yes. Whew! one more thing not to stress out about. I will still have my sis and Richard for overnight and will fix something for us to nosh on while we open presents but the them of my Christmas this year is going to be laid back. In fact, I "accidentally" heard my first Christmas song last night (I went to Walmart today, so of course, I heard more but that's beside the point). I was listening to the best of Kenny G while working late last night. Right smack dab in the middle of that CD is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Each year I have a "theme song" for Christmas and I am pretty sure this song will be it. Now slow down, I am not getting the cart in front of the horse, just saying that when it's time, that will be the song and you have to admit, this is the month to "plan" things.
That being said, I have several things going in November that I am looking forward to. Wednesday I make another trip to Springfield, its turning into a once-a-week thing, glad I get to go but wish we could make some headway in what we are trying to accomplish. On the 11th, we are having our Harvest Home celebration at church. Since it is also Veteran's Day, I am doing a PowerPoint of our Veteran's, looking forward to having that one done.
My momma will turn 73 on the 15th, I was planning on taking the day off but with the steering committee still meeting every week, I decided not to even chance it and made plans to spend the day with her on the 17th.
The day after Thanksgiving, Robert and I are making our normal midnight run and since we had such a great experience in Evansville, we are going back.....Now here's the kicker. We are going to Evansville, coming home, taking a little power nap and then heading to St. Louis to see Blue Man Group. Yes, as a matter of fact we are crazy, both of us and yep, we like it that way. To top it off, our seats are in the 5th row, two off from center, how cool is that?
Andrew turns 48 on the 27th, he has already told me and Robert several things that is "the only thing he wants for his birthday", we shall see.
Today I went to have my hair done, I had her color it darker and I love it (get on facebook and see it, it is my profile picture now). Mentioning that, if you are not my friend on fb, feel free to friend me. I don't friend people very often, just funny that way but I love having friends :-) so be my guest.
Andrew and I also went to the Amish store today, one we had never been to but that we will definitely visit again. we found Lebanon bologna and Birch Beer, two very neat Pennsylvania treasures that you just don't normally find around here, we also found Sweet bologna which is also native to the area we lived in 19 years ago. Now if we just had some Grandma Utz potato chips, life would just be grand.
On our way to the store this morning we were reminiscing about us before we were us and just worked together at Wallyworld. It's funny, seems the whole world knew we were going to get together before we did, I'm just glad they were right!
Happy Saturday y'all, enjoy your extra hour of sleep tonight! I sure will!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Life
To say it has been crazy the past few days would be the understatement of the year. I'm still lovin it but wow, am I ready for some downtime!
On the Weight Watchers front, I hit 25 lbs Monday! 25.4 to be exact. I was at 27 last Saturday morning but a well deserved trip with two of my BFF's took us to the Cheesecake Factory, and yes, as a matter of fact, it WAS worth the pound and a half because it is a rare treat and I knew what I was doing. My pumpkin cheesecake experience will last me for months. So, now I am heading for 10%, I am expecting it soon, very soon. Yes, do the math, not ready to say how much I weighed when I started but I never hit the 300 mark so you can pretty well figure from there.
On the AWANA front, we took our 1 High Schooler that showed up last night and borrowed Robert and went reverse trick or treating, calling it "Truth and Treat", we took candy, tracts and invitations to church out to some folks in the area. I think we had a really nice time. I had planned on making these little pumpkin peanut butter balls. I knew I would be pushing it to get home at 4:30 and leave at 5:30 so I asked Andrew to mix up the dough for me (I did at least lay everything out for him). At 3:00, I realized I wasn't making it home by 4:30, so I asked him to make them too, he did a great job, these are the leftovers:
aren't they cute?
On the work front: We spent a day in Springfield Tuesday that I really felt like we weren't able to get a lot accomplished. If we could make people who don't do our work everyday realize that none of us are motivated by money but by taking care of our clients, I think things would go a lot smoother. We go back for Round 3 next Wednesday. I am really honored to be on the steering committee but that mixed with my assistant being sick, my boss in interviews all day, along with being responsible to give each interviewee a test, topped with all the work I had to make up from being gone Tuesday made for an EXTREMELY crazy day yesterday. I never, ever, ever, use the F word and don't worry I didn't but I usually don't even use substitutes for the F word and yesterday I did. I shocked one of the fieldworkers and she emailed me apologizing for me having a bad day. That really kinda humbled me into remembering who I am.
Another one of the fieldworkers sent me a message at a quarter til 4 telling me how amazing she thought I was and that she didn't know how I did everything I did. At that point in time, I was really ready to cry. I can do everything I do because I work with these amazing people who can accomplish more in a day than some people do in a life, because I have a back-up system at home that can make even the most waylaid plans still go right and most of all because I serve this AWESOME GOD who has chosen this path for me and reminds me daily that this is nothing compared to what it will be like to be in his presence.
Can't go without mentioning my weekend, I left the house at 6:30 Saturday morning, picked Tammy up in Heyworth at 9, and met Dani at the Cheesecake factory at 11:30. We talked, and ate and talked and then we went to IKEA for two hours, then to the Container store, then we said our goodbyes to Dani and started back toward home. Tammy got home around 7:30 and I walked in the door at 10 til 10. What an fantastic day! We are all three doing Weight Watchers and between the 3 of us have lost 103 lbs. We are planning a trip hiking at Starved Rock in the Spring because we will be that much more fit. Think we need to plan at least one thing in between but we will wait a while on that.
So, tonight I am spending the evening at the NCHS Pops concert with my mom. Can't wait to see what Mr. Finley has accomplished with the group, he too had big shoes to fill but I am looking forward to great things. Saturday I am hoping to rally the guys early enough for a trip to a different Amish store and then I have GOT to get my hair cut and colored, the gray is peeking through way too much.
That's about it for now,
Happy Thursday!
On the Weight Watchers front, I hit 25 lbs Monday! 25.4 to be exact. I was at 27 last Saturday morning but a well deserved trip with two of my BFF's took us to the Cheesecake Factory, and yes, as a matter of fact, it WAS worth the pound and a half because it is a rare treat and I knew what I was doing. My pumpkin cheesecake experience will last me for months. So, now I am heading for 10%, I am expecting it soon, very soon. Yes, do the math, not ready to say how much I weighed when I started but I never hit the 300 mark so you can pretty well figure from there.
On the AWANA front, we took our 1 High Schooler that showed up last night and borrowed Robert and went reverse trick or treating, calling it "Truth and Treat", we took candy, tracts and invitations to church out to some folks in the area. I think we had a really nice time. I had planned on making these little pumpkin peanut butter balls. I knew I would be pushing it to get home at 4:30 and leave at 5:30 so I asked Andrew to mix up the dough for me (I did at least lay everything out for him). At 3:00, I realized I wasn't making it home by 4:30, so I asked him to make them too, he did a great job, these are the leftovers:
On the work front: We spent a day in Springfield Tuesday that I really felt like we weren't able to get a lot accomplished. If we could make people who don't do our work everyday realize that none of us are motivated by money but by taking care of our clients, I think things would go a lot smoother. We go back for Round 3 next Wednesday. I am really honored to be on the steering committee but that mixed with my assistant being sick, my boss in interviews all day, along with being responsible to give each interviewee a test, topped with all the work I had to make up from being gone Tuesday made for an EXTREMELY crazy day yesterday. I never, ever, ever, use the F word and don't worry I didn't but I usually don't even use substitutes for the F word and yesterday I did. I shocked one of the fieldworkers and she emailed me apologizing for me having a bad day. That really kinda humbled me into remembering who I am.
Another one of the fieldworkers sent me a message at a quarter til 4 telling me how amazing she thought I was and that she didn't know how I did everything I did. At that point in time, I was really ready to cry. I can do everything I do because I work with these amazing people who can accomplish more in a day than some people do in a life, because I have a back-up system at home that can make even the most waylaid plans still go right and most of all because I serve this AWESOME GOD who has chosen this path for me and reminds me daily that this is nothing compared to what it will be like to be in his presence.
Can't go without mentioning my weekend, I left the house at 6:30 Saturday morning, picked Tammy up in Heyworth at 9, and met Dani at the Cheesecake factory at 11:30. We talked, and ate and talked and then we went to IKEA for two hours, then to the Container store, then we said our goodbyes to Dani and started back toward home. Tammy got home around 7:30 and I walked in the door at 10 til 10. What an fantastic day! We are all three doing Weight Watchers and between the 3 of us have lost 103 lbs. We are planning a trip hiking at Starved Rock in the Spring because we will be that much more fit. Think we need to plan at least one thing in between but we will wait a while on that.
So, tonight I am spending the evening at the NCHS Pops concert with my mom. Can't wait to see what Mr. Finley has accomplished with the group, he too had big shoes to fill but I am looking forward to great things. Saturday I am hoping to rally the guys early enough for a trip to a different Amish store and then I have GOT to get my hair cut and colored, the gray is peeking through way too much.
That's about it for now,
Happy Thursday!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
What a day!
In my last post, I told that I had been asked to sit on the PIPP steering committee. Today was our first meeting and I am SO GLAD I went. I believe the four of us there who are PIPP coordinators opened more eyes to what we have going on than any of them ever realized. I honestly feel like we have made change for the better today (okay, so now, if you are a WICKED fan, you are hearing the song FOR GOOD, going through your mind, anyway, I am).
We go back Tuesday morning and I am looking forward to seeing what happens since the suggestions made today have had time to digest.
Also going on today, 21 years ago today, I had the day off, I got up at 8:00, gave myself a facial, plucked my brows, deep conditioned my hair, gave myself a mani and a pedi and virtually spent all day getting ready for what was 21 years ago tonight...my first date with "Drew" as I called him then.
To top it off HE posted YESTERDAY on facebook that today was our 21st anniversary of our first date.....no, I didn't tell him and yes, him remembering things like that is just another one of the million reasons that he is perfect for me.
I should write more but gonna unwind a bit and go to bed.
Happy Thursday!
We go back Tuesday morning and I am looking forward to seeing what happens since the suggestions made today have had time to digest.
Also going on today, 21 years ago today, I had the day off, I got up at 8:00, gave myself a facial, plucked my brows, deep conditioned my hair, gave myself a mani and a pedi and virtually spent all day getting ready for what was 21 years ago tonight...my first date with "Drew" as I called him then.
To top it off HE posted YESTERDAY on facebook that today was our 21st anniversary of our first date.....no, I didn't tell him and yes, him remembering things like that is just another one of the million reasons that he is perfect for me.
I should write more but gonna unwind a bit and go to bed.
Happy Thursday!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
The Big Sigh.
What a week! Seems like it has been more of a roller coaster than normal. Of course, Monday was weight watchers night and I was down a lb. I had struggled and so I was really happy. I have struggled even more this week so I am not expecting anything. I have went 12 weeks though and lost every week so I really don't have any reason to be upset if things don't go my way this week. I am kinda considering this a "regrouping" week. I have not been as faithful to exercise these last two weeks plus I had to up the prednisone, that combination and losing weight just isn't the best. Gonna try to go back down to the 5mg this week though and make a new commitment to working out again.
Tuesday Andrew and I took in the Covered Bridge Festival. Some of my friends had said it wasn't as great this year and I have to agree. I went looking for braided rugs, a dark colored afghan and bath salts. I came home with scarves, coffee, tea, a Christmas ornament and a calendar. The best part is I came home with money, always like when that happens but wish I would have found what I was looking for. On top of everything else, I guess Robert got home from school at 10:00 that morning, if he would have known, he would have just went with us.
Wednesday was AWANA, I am hoping this coming week to have our other boy back with us ats football got over last night. We had a guest speaker, this lady from Effingham who acts out Bible characters. She is fabulous, wish I could remember her name but she did Merriam, Moses' sister and it was very good, the kids were absolutely captivated. I have to tell you, this year, I am taking 3 little girls to AWANA. For the past 20 years I have taken a van-load of kids but 90% of the time, it has been a van-load of boys. It is a totally different atmosphere taking girls. The age the girls are now are the age the boys would have farting contest to see who could make me roll down the window the fastest. The girls bicker (they are all sisters) but most of their time is consumed with singing at the top of their lungs. Robert had made them a CD and the one they sing the loudest is "I'll Fly Away", kinda cool because I sing right along with them.
Thursday was a red-letter day for me. After about 2 months working for ERBA, I realized I wanted to do more than fill out the applications, I wanted to help be a voice for our clients when it came to how to administer these programs. I have worked in various capacities that have had an impact on the programs but Thursday afternoon, Maria, from DCEO called with an invitation to be on the PIPP steering committee. I am very honored to have the opportunity. This means that I will have a voice in how we do what we do with the PIPP program. To top it off, my friend Kathy, from our sister agency, CEFS, was asked also, which means I have someone to make the trips to Springfield with. In fact, there were three LAA's asked to newly participate in the steering committee. The other one was Community Contacts, whose coordinator is Nancy Kane-Richards, we call each other sisters from another mister, so I have very good company. Next Thursday, we will meet in Springfield, I am looking very forward to it.
Yesterday we had FCD recertification training. FCD is Family and Community Development. Our FCD training is to help us learn how to give a hand up, not a hand out; how to integrate our clients with their community and give them a sense of belonging and accomplishment as they pull themselves out of poverty. It was a good day spent with a lot of co-workers. I feel like I always grow when I come out of an FCD training. I have homework to do before I receive my recertification and I should have just done it this weekend but with the week I have had, I decided not to. I brought home the work that needed caught up because I missed Tuesday and that is probably enough. Of course this coming week I will try to get everything I can finished before Thursday and I believe we have another meeting the next week so everything should keep me on my toes.
So, now you understand the big sigh. Newton's Band Classic is this morning and I am going with my mom. Part of me really just wanted to stay in bed but I really do want to see the bands, and in a way it will be relaxing.
Happy Saturday everyone!
Tuesday Andrew and I took in the Covered Bridge Festival. Some of my friends had said it wasn't as great this year and I have to agree. I went looking for braided rugs, a dark colored afghan and bath salts. I came home with scarves, coffee, tea, a Christmas ornament and a calendar. The best part is I came home with money, always like when that happens but wish I would have found what I was looking for. On top of everything else, I guess Robert got home from school at 10:00 that morning, if he would have known, he would have just went with us.
Wednesday was AWANA, I am hoping this coming week to have our other boy back with us ats football got over last night. We had a guest speaker, this lady from Effingham who acts out Bible characters. She is fabulous, wish I could remember her name but she did Merriam, Moses' sister and it was very good, the kids were absolutely captivated. I have to tell you, this year, I am taking 3 little girls to AWANA. For the past 20 years I have taken a van-load of kids but 90% of the time, it has been a van-load of boys. It is a totally different atmosphere taking girls. The age the girls are now are the age the boys would have farting contest to see who could make me roll down the window the fastest. The girls bicker (they are all sisters) but most of their time is consumed with singing at the top of their lungs. Robert had made them a CD and the one they sing the loudest is "I'll Fly Away", kinda cool because I sing right along with them.
Thursday was a red-letter day for me. After about 2 months working for ERBA, I realized I wanted to do more than fill out the applications, I wanted to help be a voice for our clients when it came to how to administer these programs. I have worked in various capacities that have had an impact on the programs but Thursday afternoon, Maria, from DCEO called with an invitation to be on the PIPP steering committee. I am very honored to have the opportunity. This means that I will have a voice in how we do what we do with the PIPP program. To top it off, my friend Kathy, from our sister agency, CEFS, was asked also, which means I have someone to make the trips to Springfield with. In fact, there were three LAA's asked to newly participate in the steering committee. The other one was Community Contacts, whose coordinator is Nancy Kane-Richards, we call each other sisters from another mister, so I have very good company. Next Thursday, we will meet in Springfield, I am looking very forward to it.
Yesterday we had FCD recertification training. FCD is Family and Community Development. Our FCD training is to help us learn how to give a hand up, not a hand out; how to integrate our clients with their community and give them a sense of belonging and accomplishment as they pull themselves out of poverty. It was a good day spent with a lot of co-workers. I feel like I always grow when I come out of an FCD training. I have homework to do before I receive my recertification and I should have just done it this weekend but with the week I have had, I decided not to. I brought home the work that needed caught up because I missed Tuesday and that is probably enough. Of course this coming week I will try to get everything I can finished before Thursday and I believe we have another meeting the next week so everything should keep me on my toes.
So, now you understand the big sigh. Newton's Band Classic is this morning and I am going with my mom. Part of me really just wanted to stay in bed but I really do want to see the bands, and in a way it will be relaxing.
Happy Saturday everyone!
Monday, October 8, 2012
My latest reads
I have read a two really great series lately, one of them isn't complete, (anyone who personally knows Lynette Eason--tell her I am ANXIOUSLY awaiting the next book). Somehow, the fact that for a few years of my life, I strongly, strongly debated going back to school for law enforcement triggers me liking Lynette's books. When I caught shoplifters for Walmart, my mentor was ex-military intelligence; had I not started dating Andrew and had the whirlwind courtship and marriage, I may have ended up down that path. Anyway.....
There are unanswered questions and "When A Heart Stops" just came out October 1, I preordered and was thrilled Monday morning when it was on my nook waiting for me :-). But now I have another wait.......
The other series I just finished was also brought on by Lynette Eason, I actually read her book first and then had to go back to the beginning and read all of them, so I read hers twice because I wanted everything to be in context. I would LOVE for this to be a television series, I could see this family having many adventures but you could take the first couple of seasons just getting through the books as is. Wouldn't it be a novel idea to have a television series based on all Christian books.....maybe the Hallmark channel should pick them up. Just a thought.
This is the Fitzgerald Bay series, there are 6 books by 6 different authors, which was different but I always marvel at how people can spin a life out of these characters--something that I have to admit I am jealous of everyone who can do that. I have a good imagination but not good enough to take several lives, make them intertwine and make sense.
I also just found out that one of the other Lynette Eason book I read is also part of a continuity series by Love Inspired-- I read Threat of Exposure, but now need to read all the other in the Texas Rangers series.
The other series I just finished was also brought on by Lynette Eason, I actually read her book first and then had to go back to the beginning and read all of them, so I read hers twice because I wanted everything to be in context. I would LOVE for this to be a television series, I could see this family having many adventures but you could take the first couple of seasons just getting through the books as is. Wouldn't it be a novel idea to have a television series based on all Christian books.....maybe the Hallmark channel should pick them up. Just a thought.
This is the Fitzgerald Bay series, there are 6 books by 6 different authors, which was different but I always marvel at how people can spin a life out of these characters--something that I have to admit I am jealous of everyone who can do that. I have a good imagination but not good enough to take several lives, make them intertwine and make sense.
I also just found out that one of the other Lynette Eason book I read is also part of a continuity series by Love Inspired-- I read Threat of Exposure, but now need to read all the other in the Texas Rangers series.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I made it to 20!
Usually whatever I weigh on Monday morning with my clothes on is exactly what I weigh on Monday night at weigh-in. I was a little upset this morning when I got on the scales and it was giving me a 2.4 lb weight loss. I needed 2.6 to hit my goal of 20 lbs. I have learned a lot from my past mistakes with weight watchers and I spent the day telling myself a 2.4 lb weight loss was nothing to sneeze at.
When I got to work, we were celebrating a birthday. My first instinct was, "I have to weigh tonight, so I am going to avoid the whole thing", then I thought, no, this is life, deal with it. Luckily someone had brought pineapple, grapes and orange slices and somebody else brought raspberries. I filled my plate with fruit, and stood and ate with everyone else--you can have all the fruit you want on WW with zero points plus values. At lunch, I ate my sandwich, my two cheese sticks and my banana. In the old days, I would have starved myself on weigh-in day knowing how close I was to my goal. I have found out though that starving myself just leads to a binge which leads to a setback and .2 lbs was not worth it. If I did normal stuff today, I will still do normal stuff tomorrow and the .2 will be gone along with some more next week.
When I got to my weigh-in, I told Janet, my "weigher", that even if it flashed blank.blank pounds for a second, I wanted it. Janet is older and has a very dry sense of humor. She said, "It's not flashing, it's just sitting there.". Which meant I DID IT!!!!!
I bought a new outfit Saturday evening because it was a size smaller. I went from a 22 to a 20. First of many to come. A friend of mine has lost a lot of weight and cleaned out her closet, she gave me a bunch of her 20's, 18's and 16's. I have worn two of her size 20 dresses to church. I have several more I can fit into. I went on a mini shopping spree in my attic Sunday morning and came down with more size 20 stuff. It is official, I wear a 20. I am hoping to wear an 18 by Christmas.
If you read the beginning of this journey, my goal, first BIG goal anyway is to be out of plus sized clothes so I can buy myself a convertible. I am very close to hitting my 10% though and at that point I will have to pick my ultimate goal. I think it will be 125 lbs. I don't remember ever weighing 125. I weighed 135 in jr. high and 150 in high school. When I got married I weighted 145. I have so many goals now though that I can hit. another 14.4 and I will be what I weighed when I started working at Greenup, add another 25 to that and you see what I weighed when I started working for ERBA. Take 16 lbs off that and it is what I weighed the day I came home from the hospital from having Robert and the list goes on.
So, now, I know I have over 100 lbs left to lose so I am far from being able to really give anyone advice but let me tell you about my experience with Weight Watchers. First off, I went out to eat last week, several times. Saturday I went out twice, to the bowling alley for lunch and to Cracker Barrel for supper. It was a successful day because first off, I planned, second, I figured out the things I wanted and the things I could do with out. I wanted Chicken livers at dinner. I love chicken livers so I figured the points on those, which is figured at a cup of fried ones. Then I decided I could have a baked potato and carrots. When she asked about bread I said I would just prefer her not bring me any. My mom is diabetic and doesn't do bread well either so she got chicken and rice and asked for no bread either. When my food came I made a fist and figured out how many of the livers I could have, (a fist is about the same size as a cup), I sat two big livers aside. I took the butter off my potato because a little had melted on it and put about a third of my sour cream on it. I ate all my carrots first (zero points), I ate about half of my potato and all but two of my livers. I asked for a doggy bag and truly brought the liver and the potato home to the girls. They got to eat Cracker Barrel that night too. The coolest thing is I had traveled on Thursday and Friday, so I ate out then too. It is all about choices. I have always loved Arby's chicken cordon bleu sandwich. Friday I found out I loved the roasted version even more. I love the potato bites but decided they weren't worth starving over. One of these days, I will just order the potato bites for lunch. So. along the way I am learning, learning a new lifestyle, one that is doable for the rest of my life.
So, onward to the next goals, I signed up for the 8 weeks to Thanksgiving challenge and have committed to 2lbs a week so normally my goal is 5 lbs in the next 3 weeks, but this time it is 6 lbs in the next three weeks. When I make goal, I will be down 36 lbs by Thanksgiving. How cool would that be!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
When I got to work, we were celebrating a birthday. My first instinct was, "I have to weigh tonight, so I am going to avoid the whole thing", then I thought, no, this is life, deal with it. Luckily someone had brought pineapple, grapes and orange slices and somebody else brought raspberries. I filled my plate with fruit, and stood and ate with everyone else--you can have all the fruit you want on WW with zero points plus values. At lunch, I ate my sandwich, my two cheese sticks and my banana. In the old days, I would have starved myself on weigh-in day knowing how close I was to my goal. I have found out though that starving myself just leads to a binge which leads to a setback and .2 lbs was not worth it. If I did normal stuff today, I will still do normal stuff tomorrow and the .2 will be gone along with some more next week.
When I got to my weigh-in, I told Janet, my "weigher", that even if it flashed blank.blank pounds for a second, I wanted it. Janet is older and has a very dry sense of humor. She said, "It's not flashing, it's just sitting there.". Which meant I DID IT!!!!!
I bought a new outfit Saturday evening because it was a size smaller. I went from a 22 to a 20. First of many to come. A friend of mine has lost a lot of weight and cleaned out her closet, she gave me a bunch of her 20's, 18's and 16's. I have worn two of her size 20 dresses to church. I have several more I can fit into. I went on a mini shopping spree in my attic Sunday morning and came down with more size 20 stuff. It is official, I wear a 20. I am hoping to wear an 18 by Christmas.
If you read the beginning of this journey, my goal, first BIG goal anyway is to be out of plus sized clothes so I can buy myself a convertible. I am very close to hitting my 10% though and at that point I will have to pick my ultimate goal. I think it will be 125 lbs. I don't remember ever weighing 125. I weighed 135 in jr. high and 150 in high school. When I got married I weighted 145. I have so many goals now though that I can hit. another 14.4 and I will be what I weighed when I started working at Greenup, add another 25 to that and you see what I weighed when I started working for ERBA. Take 16 lbs off that and it is what I weighed the day I came home from the hospital from having Robert and the list goes on.
So, now, I know I have over 100 lbs left to lose so I am far from being able to really give anyone advice but let me tell you about my experience with Weight Watchers. First off, I went out to eat last week, several times. Saturday I went out twice, to the bowling alley for lunch and to Cracker Barrel for supper. It was a successful day because first off, I planned, second, I figured out the things I wanted and the things I could do with out. I wanted Chicken livers at dinner. I love chicken livers so I figured the points on those, which is figured at a cup of fried ones. Then I decided I could have a baked potato and carrots. When she asked about bread I said I would just prefer her not bring me any. My mom is diabetic and doesn't do bread well either so she got chicken and rice and asked for no bread either. When my food came I made a fist and figured out how many of the livers I could have, (a fist is about the same size as a cup), I sat two big livers aside. I took the butter off my potato because a little had melted on it and put about a third of my sour cream on it. I ate all my carrots first (zero points), I ate about half of my potato and all but two of my livers. I asked for a doggy bag and truly brought the liver and the potato home to the girls. They got to eat Cracker Barrel that night too. The coolest thing is I had traveled on Thursday and Friday, so I ate out then too. It is all about choices. I have always loved Arby's chicken cordon bleu sandwich. Friday I found out I loved the roasted version even more. I love the potato bites but decided they weren't worth starving over. One of these days, I will just order the potato bites for lunch. So. along the way I am learning, learning a new lifestyle, one that is doable for the rest of my life.
So, onward to the next goals, I signed up for the 8 weeks to Thanksgiving challenge and have committed to 2lbs a week so normally my goal is 5 lbs in the next 3 weeks, but this time it is 6 lbs in the next three weeks. When I make goal, I will be down 36 lbs by Thanksgiving. How cool would that be!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
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