Hello everyone. I am still here and still trying to find the thinner version of myself. I was doing pretty good, down almost 50lbs, when Mother's Day struck. I wish they would do away with that holiday. You see, I have 4 Mom's and, if you put them all together, they are one very good one! It's emotional suicide to pick out cards. Thanks for being there for me. nope. Thanks for listening. nope. Your example is inspiring. Yeah, to do the opposite! Anyway, emotional eating is not avoidable.
THEN....you should know that I have 7 children. I gave birth to two, but I claim 7. They are all good kids. Only one was in trouble with the law and he is now on the right track. They all called or contacted me in some way on Mother's Day, and I am grateful I am not ignored! I don't know quite how to put this without sounding like a whiner, but I don't think I did a very good job as a mother and it's hard to accept all the kudos. Anyway, I am just glad it is over and I only gained 2.6 pounds. The food must have been good! grin
Back to the treadmill and toning tapes! School will be out soon and I will need my routine firmly entrenched in order to have time for all the activities of the kids this summer without losing focus. Also, my guest room is booked till the middle of June. I'm glad people like to visit me. I am not much on traveling. Once you find exactly where you love to be, why leave it?
I will blog when I can, but don't be surprised if it's another week or so!
Just in time for Easter, the weather turns cold and snowy! There is an egg hunt at my church on Saturday, but frozen eggs aren't my favorite! Think we'll pass!
Hope this Easter finds all of you feeling renewed and reborn!
Remembering that Christ rose from the dead makes losing weight seem easy!
Here's to fresh veggie platters and small yet satisfying bites of pure joy...chocolate!
Well, after a huge loss last week, I have managed to stay the same this week. I'm not sure what made the difference. I'm just glad I didn't gain. I will keep on the plan and hope for another loss (however small) next week.
I am so excited to be a little over half way to my goal! I have lost 43.8 pounds and have 42 to go! I'm feeling really good and have way more energy than before the journey began. I've gone from a size 24 to a size 16. The journey is tough, but worth it!
Up a pound. Dang. My stress level has been really high lately. Maybe that contributed. I hope we can nip this in the bud and not make it a trend. Any prayers for my boys would be apprecitated. My 18 year old is going through a transition and my 11 year old is just in need of prayer. Thanks.
Hope your week is going well. Denver is beautiful today!
I am happy that I continue to see progress. It was slow for a while, but I am now down 38.4! I also down 19.7 inches overall. My new clothes are getting too big! What a wonderful problem!
Well, I've been coasting for a couple of weeks and now am on the downward swing again. I think my body tried to plateu (how do you spell plat-o? grin). Anyway, I had to kick up the activity to 3 miles a day and discovered that I can't run yet. My hips gave me such a fit! But the scale is going down again and I am glad to see that.
I feel like I just blogged on DonnaS comment page! Re-hashing some old pain. I wonder if I will ever get over some of the hurts of the past. Childhood....ouch. I lost 4 babies and was barely still allive only to discover that older children can hurt you a billion times worse than losing a baby. It's gonna be an emotional day. I better take a corti-slim. Maybe a hot bath and a white russian? Wait...my husband isn't russian!
It will be my sense of humor and my close friends that get me through this day! I'll be in touch.
One of my EP friends asked about my weekend with the inlaws. I think it went very well. I didn't realize my father in law was a food pusher. When the pizza arrived, he insisted I eat three pieces. I ate 1 1/2. He brought out the homemade ice cream and peaches....I asked for popcorn. The infamous apple pancakes were on the menu for breakfast. They are wonderful! He makes them dinner plate size with loads of butter and powdered sugar! I shared mine with my daughter and ate 1/3 of one...without butter and powdered sugar. It was still very good and I didn't use all my points for breakfast! He said I looked great but was very hard to cook for these days! I used to eat 2 of those pancakes. When he continued to push the food at me, I said, "they train me how to deal with food pushers at WW, I have to be strong, look you in the eyes and just say no." That pretty much worked! I said it in a joking manner, but it was no joke. I think he understood after that and focused on shoving food at my underwieght husband.
Overall I think I did very well. I was assertive without being rude and managed to stay on plan the whole weekend.
Yesterday, however, I fell victim to my old craving. I made a pie crust, baked it on a cookie sheet and ate it with honey. I don't know why I crave that....wait. I guess I do. My grandmother, who was the most nuturing person in my family, taught me how to make pie crust. I'm kinda "known" for it in my family. So, combine the attention I used to get from grandma, with the success of being the ultimate pie maker in the family.....wow. Next time I'll just call my Grandma.
The things you learn about yourself when you blog!
Today will be a better day! Denver weather is fabulous! We are in the 50's with the beautiful snow still covering the drab backyard. The only footprints are those of the bunnies. Nothing is better than living where you LOVE to live!
