I am not happy right now. Well, yes I am, but I am not thrilled about the prospect of getting a cold. And it really feels like it. I am a bit cold, my head feels stuffy and my throat is scratchy. Alongside that, my voice is starting to sound a little rusty. So I guess I will have to slow down on the sport part for a bit now to get this out of my system again. I am fully determined to stay OP, though!! Today is day 11 OP and I want the counting to go on!! My minigoal for this next week is to be on day 17 OP on my birthday next week!! Absolutely doable!  And I need to start planning, as I would like to splurge a bit on my b-day, so I better start saving some points around this weekend!! 

Any ideas what might make a nice splurgy b-day?

 I just got a really sweet comment from my dear pal, Gwynn, on the holiday challenge we have going on right now. I am actually nr. 3 on the list with a 1,84% loss this week!! Which is really great for me, being so tall, I always have high numbers in weight, so my percentage is sometimes not all that great. And Gwynn was sweet enough to say that was because of my persistance and being OP so much and that she was proud of me! Yay!!

I will admit to being very proud of myself, and it's a wonderful feeling. I love being this strong, positive and happy! Yes, I happy! I am really looking forward to the challenge of the next few months.

And this makes me even happier about beating down my inner gremlin this weekend...... being an emotional eater almost sent me off to the ditch, but I stood up against it and today I am soooo happy and proud of that!!

 Good morning, everyone!!

It's a brand new week and I have completed 7 whole days OP. Like really OP!! I made good decisions all weekend long. Didn't have candy when my kids did (yes, that's a big one for me, believe it or not, usually, I would get myself a BIG bagful) - it was hard, as they have this aisle where you can pick and choose from like a 100 different things into your own bag. Hubby had cake yesterday (german stollen, very yummy but very rich!!). I decided not to and had some milk and a low calorie biscuit. I cleaned and organized yesterday, so my home feels and looks nice and comfy. And I got up early this morning, even if I was still tired and did my round of exercises!!

Good habits coming up here!! Day 8 OP - let's get at it!

 Hi, everyone!!

I joined Gwynn´s wonderful 7 week challenge - just have to figure out how to be able to send you there! When I figure out, I will post a link. In any case, there is week 1 mini challenges to go with it right now, those are it:

Challenges

1. Journal that food!! -- We all know how important it is to write down the food that we are eating so that we can be moe aware of what we put in our mouth. It is always more fun for me to journal if I have a pretty pen (like purple or pink) and a nice journal with some design on the paper.

2. Get moving!! -- It doesn't matter what you do (dance, yardwork, clean house, etc) just make sure you are moving your awesome body.

3. Journal your emotions!! -- Along with your food journal just make a note of how you were feeling that day. A lot of us overeat when we are stressed, happy, depressed, or angry. Having a record of just how we are feeling on each day will help us to see what these emotions do to our eating.

Aren't those great?? I really love them!! And this is just what I need right now!! I know I need to journal my food more than I do so far and I really need to write down how I feel. That would help me get away from days like yesterday when I was just frustrated and angry and generally pi***** off. And I overate. Hugely. Without shame (at that moment) and seemingly without limit! Honestly, I don´t even want to count the calories. Let´s just say it involved pizza, chocolate cinnamon buns (big ones, two of them), sweets, lucky charms etc. etc. Yeah. Bad. Very bad. I got the check for that this morning. I haven't been this heavy for 2 years. But it's ok, I am not kicking myself for it. I have a plan.

I am not going to pity myself anymore. "I am so stressed and have so much to do and deserve something nice" just won´t do it anymore. I do deserve something good. To be healthy and happy. And feel good about myself! So off I go!

I got up at 5.55 this morning and did my 2-miles with Leslie. And it was really good. I am starting small and will gradually build up. I have 3, 4 and 5 mile programs, too. Then I will take it from there.

I am determined to smile and play Pollyanna ALL DAY LONG!!

I made myself a great, great soup, filled with veggies to clean my system and get myself going. So, yeah, I am off on a good start. I want that CD of Stardusts ;)