Weight Loss Journey - A Positive

And not the kind of positive you might think. In weight loss, you want NEGATIVES...You had to know it was not going to be ALL roses. I gained .6lbs this week. One would think that after losing 4.2lbs the first week I would be SUPER MOTIVATED to keep going. I think it had the opposite effect. I snacked like CRAZY last week and couldn't stop. I thought I was hungry 24.7 It was awful. And when I stepped on the scale at my meeting Saturday -- I knew she was going to say I gained. I was glad it wasn't a whole pound but still...

I don't think it hit me REALLY until I got home and had some time alone. I got really upset -- I didn't cry - but part of me wanted to. I had stayed under my points...BARELY. I used up ALL of my weekly points except for 5 whereas the week before I only used 4. I did actually exercise once this week...But it wasn't like week one. Week one was adjusting. Week two was me in a straightjacket breaking out. So far, week three has been better. Yesterday and today, I was able to keep things in check.

I know this is a journey...there will be ups and downs...I'm just struggling. I can't wait until I'm done losing and am maintaining (although I'm sure that will be a big ole heap of struggles in itself). But I know me and I know I will look back on this and say I made it through.

Val's post was very inspiring. Go read it.

My goals this week:

1. Continue to drink water (each day I did a lot better -- now I'm on track with that at least)

2. Exercise 3 times this week (not including PT)

QotD: My 10 Things

What are 10 things you've done that other people probably haven't?
Submitted by Janette.

10 are you serious? I'll just try for a few and go with that.



1. Been in a Presidential Inaugural Parade

2. Been on TV in sequins HA! (Saying Hi Mom Hi Dad no less!)

3. Got a BS Degree in Mathematics.

4. Accidentally (seriously I got lost leaving the bathroom!) found myself BACKSTAGE at a Blind Melon concert

5. Shook hands with the person on the cover of the magazine I just so happened to be reading at the time. (Al Gore)

6. I was in St. Petersburg Russia the day they allowed foreign currency to enter the country (pre-democracy days).

7. Wrote my own website from scratch (IN 1995!!!) with graphics, frames etc (not just a txt thing). It was crappy but I did it.

8. Won a bronze medal at WGI World Championships (A DEFINITE HIGHLIGHT)

9. Am the mom & aunt to the MOST PRECIOUS BABIES ON THE PLANET.

10. Married to the BEST MAN ON THE PLANET.

Be careful what you wish for...

Its snowing AGAIN.





Craziness.

If you're reading this blog...

And you're not signed in, you might be missing some of my posts. I have been using my friends/family privacy features so I can post a few pictures of my friends and family. To create a Vox account is not difficult -- they don't track much -- and you'll get to see all of my posts. Email me if you have a question!

Have a closer relationship with God by...RECYCLING

Can you believe what we are doing to this planet? Since High School when I learned about landfills and how nasty we behave I have been concerned. And if I am concerned I wonder what God thinks...I imagine its probably something like when you come home and find your house trashed after the kids have just gone wild. Beyond annoyed and angry.

Anyway, I was thinking of ways that I could encourage my family and friends to get on board with me and recycle. Every time I throw something away, I think about its decomposition. If its wax paper or a container - it doesn't matter. When God created the earth, we didn't have such issues that we have today. We didn't have super absorbent diapers that take over 300 years to decompose. (By the way, whose big bright idea was it to take large plots of land and dump garbage on it? and then cover it with dirt? That is a good one!) So that brings me to my point...

Friends - Family - God wants us to take care of our bodies. He wants us to take care of our money and spend it wisely. He wants us to love our neighbor, not steal etc etc (you know the big 10). But He ALSO wants us to take care of our PLANET. He provided it to us -- and look what we're doing with it. If you don't recycle - I encourage you to make a baby step and start. Try something simple like newspapers or cans (that is where we started). From there we moved to plastics (ALL) and just about everything in between. Your children can learn from this as well. We save the pop tops for Ronald McDonald House Charties from soda cans. They can turn them in at school or church. If there isn't a program - start one! How cool is that? Recycling to help the planet but also helping people in need too. (If you don't know about Ronald McDonald Houses - THEY ARE GREAT. My sister and brother in law had to use one when her youngest daughter was an infant and what an impact it had on our family. We were so impressed.

Just today, I bought 6 of the large canvas bags at the grocery store. My cart FULL of groceries fit in all 6 bags. It saved me a bunch of time carrying IN the groceries, putting them away and I didn't have to recycle those stupid plastic bags. (Whose big bright idea was it to make the giant switch from paper too I ask...)

All patrons of this planet need to be kinder. But as a believer, I personally am using it as a to get closer to the power who made this all possible.

QotD: I'd Rather Be...

If you were suddenly granted the day off today, how would you go spend your free time?


If I were totally by myself?

I'd probably do some website design for my family blog, mess around with photoshop, or maybe go to IKEA or the Pottery Barn Outlet, or maybe level up on WoW since I only seem to do that once every 6 months;



If I were with my husband and we had childcare?

We love to go to dinner and then walk around Best Buy. HA! We might try to see a movie though....



If it were me, my husband and my baby duck?

I'd probably be in the floor singing a multitude of songs to the same tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Or maybe I'd be singing about the Muffin Man. Do YOU know the Muffin Man? You know - the Muffin Man who lives on Drury Lane? If everything is picked up etc I might try to sneak in a nap when my daughter takes hers.

But wait its Saturday and I DO have the day off. My day today: I made breakfast, went to a meeting, went to the mall - Baby Gap & Brookstone, went to the grocery store, blogged quite a bit and made a vegetable-beef stew.

Mmm maybe I'm on to something - LET IT SNOW!

All you have to do is say I wish


I wish I could win the Powerball Lottery....I'll let you know if it works ;)

QotD: On "American Idol"

The seventh season of "American Idol" premieres tonight. Will you be watching, or are you over it?

I'm watching it. The auditions are the best part. I really love it when they show the bad people. Honestly, I wonder if some of them have real friends.

But bring me SYTYCD over AI anyday!

Offensive posts on Vox

What is the deal with all of the crappy offensive posts on Vox? I thought Vox was one of the better blogging sites that didn't have the nastiness that some of the others do. I know its unbelievable, but some people don't want to look at that crap. FOR THE LOVE.

Snow

I wish it would snow. Right as I typed that they are saying it might snow on Thursday. HA! :)

The Golden Globes

*yawn*

I just woke up from a really bad dream. I dreamed that the Golden Globes were just hosted by these two people (can't remember their names) from one of those Entertainment Tonight shows and all they did was announce the winners. Oh wait, that wasn't a dream, that was REAL.


Come on Hollywood. I don't claim to know the intimate details of the writers' strike. But the networks have enough reality TV to hold out for a long time. Get to the negotiation table and work this out before we have to watch another episode of freaking GLADIATORS. People's brain cells are dying!

All Done!

All Done! Finally I'm finished working for the night.

QotD: I'll Do Things Differently

How do you want 2008 to be different from 2007? What will you change or do differently?
Submitted by Becca-Pink.


In no particular order.....

I'll not miss the top stair.

I'll fix more dinners at home (did that tonight!)

I'll eat better

I'll exercise more

I'll hurt less

I'll be nicer at the office

I'll pay more attention to my husband

I'll not miss work

I'll be nice

I'll try not say potty mouth words

This is sounding more and more like my resolution list...aren't you sick of reading the same things over and over?

I have confidence in confidence alone....

Ever since I had my daughter I've completely LOST my confidence. I used to stand in front of a group and speak with confidence. There is nothing like it when you have it...there is nothing more scary when you've lost it. Where did it go in the three months I was on Maternity Leave? Its been IMPOSSIBLE to get back -- and causing me more stress and worry than I really should be having.

Ugh...I need my confidence back. Dialing 911-Confidence HELP!

(oh and could I have it back before my class at 10 PM EST tomorrow? Thanks!)



And a song for this occassion....

From the Sound of Music -- edited for relevancy.

What will this day be like? I wonder.
What will my future be? I wonder.
It could be so exciting to be out in the world, to be free
My heart should be wildly rejoicing
Oh, what's the matter with me?
.....

Oh, I must stop these doubts, all these worries
If I don't I just know I'll turn back
I must dream of the things I am seeking
I am seeking the courage I lack

The courage to serve them with reliance
Face my mistakes without defiance
Show them I'm worthy
And while I show them
I'll show me

So, let them bring on all their problems
I'll do better than my best
I have confidence they'll put me to the test
But I'll make them see I have confidence in me
...

And mind me with each step I am more certain
Everything will turn out fine
I have confidence the world can all be mine
They'll have to agree I have confidence in me

I have confidence in sunshine
I have confidence in rain
I have confidence that spring will come again
Besides which you see I have confidence in me

Strength doesn't lie in numbers
Strength doesn't lie in wealth
Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers
When you wake up -- Wake Up!

It tells me all I trust I lead my heart to
All I trust becomes my own
I have confidence in confidence alone
(Oh help!)

I have confidence in confidence alone
Besides which you see I have confidence in me!

QotD: I Won't Miss This

What won't you miss about 2007?
Submitted by uncagedbird.

This is a good one.

The dark cloud of 2007 that has been hanging over my head....which includes but is not limited to Postpartum depression, broken leg, missed vacations (2), cold medicines that don't work, and very little sleep.

QotD: The Iowa Caucuses

What was your reaction to the results of the Iowa caucuses?

*yawn*

I wish I liked one candidate - just one. But I don't -- for either party. This is so sad....and I dread going into the voting booth in November. I DREAD it because giving my vote away to the person I dislike the least just sucks.

Vox Hunt: Looking Forward

Show us what you're looking forward to in 2008.





Going to the beach! (And other random vacations)







Bicycling with my husband & daughter on my NEW TREK BIKE







Walking on 2 feet...boot free.

Happy New Year 2008!

The dark cloud is lifting from my world in 2008. YAY. Here are my resolutions:



1. Priority ONE: To become an "after". One baby and one broken leg later, I'm not looking so hot. When I do, I will post the before and after pictures. The before is staying behind locked doors until then.



2. Create healthier meals for my family. Since I've had a broken leg, we've gotten into the carryout routine. It ends today!



3. Help stay on budget. I'm going to do better and help us stay on track budget wise.



4. Kill the potty mouth. It doesn't matter how stressed out I am I shouldn't use foul language. I have tiny eyes peeping up at me - looking at me to be an EXAMPLE. Trashy words coming out of my mouth make me look - trashy.

Note: After reading this, you would think that I said bad words all the time. I don't. Its just sometimes one slips. My goal is to eliminate them all together.



5. Let things go. I get so worked up over stupid stuff. Really does it matter? Whether it be work or some self-righteous bully on the Internet -- I'm letting it go. I do not care as of TODAY!



Normally, I try to resolve 10 things. I think these 5 are going to pose enough challenge that I don't need 10. I'll post an update sometime in 2008!

Happy New Year TLTDaM!

QotD: Rituals For A New Year

What are your rituals or traditions for starting off a new year?




I always blog my resolutions to attempt to stick to them.