Any Exercise counts right?

So that's what I did all day yesterday.  My kids must have had a boat load of candy at church, because they were SOOOOOO hyper!  Especially my daughter...but that counts as exercise right??

Well, I'm doing good so far.  I have my meals all planned out for today and tomorrow.  On Wed, we have a dinner with one of our Drug Representatives at this WONDERFUL steak house.....I'm really hoping they have a steak salad!!!...lol.  But so far so good.  Now if i can just make it to the gym everyday this week, i'll be fine!

Hubby is feeling better.  Not 100% yet, but at least he has his voice back.  Ta Ta for now!!  I'll be back later to check in on blogs!

Naikia

Paging Nurse Naikia....

Sooooo, I've told you that everyone in my house has been sick but my hubby.  Well...he got the "ick" yesterday....ON OUR ANNIVERSARY!!!  We had just got finished eating breakfast and went to go and get my new radio installed in my car.  Well, he says that he wasn't feeling all that great.  So, instead of going to the mall like I planned..we went home.  And he slept for like 4 hours!  Poor thing.  When he woke up I asked him was he still able to eat dinner (his throat was really scratchy and sore).  He assured me that he was still going to eat.  So i fixed his favorite.  Rib-eye steak, baked potato, and shrimp with garlic butter sauce.  Things were ok until he tried to eat.  I knew he wasnt going to be able to eat, but he insisted he was fine (even though I could CLEARLY see him flinching every time he had to swallow.) So, I took his plate and wrapped it up.  Gave him a nice cup of hot tea and some motrin, and we layed on the couch watching Season 1 of Super Natural.  So was I dissappointed...a little, but we still spent time together.  This morning he woke up with a fever, chills, and sounded like the guy off of the godfather. So, I went into nurse mode again and gave him the things to make him feel better....I so love that man!

Anyway, today is just a lazy day today.  I hate the snow!!  Yes i'm blaming my laziness on the snow!!  I really need to get all of the clothes we dont need and bag them up so i can take them to Good Will.  We'll see where that goes. I do need to get back on the dieters bandwagon..but I'm gonna wait until monday...I promise...really!!...lol

OH, I learned something new today!!!I was visiting gettinfit's blog and noticed a comment on there about googler reader.  So I followed the steps and YEAH!!!  I can see all of you guys blogs all at once!  I'm so excited! So, I swiped the comment just in case you guys wanted to do it also!

You’d like to know who, on your Friends List, has a new post each day. You don’t want to spend time clicking on every single blog trying to find new posts.   I found a really cool (and EASY!) way to be notified when new blog entries are posted.  It’s free, accessible from anywhere, and there’s nothing to download.  I’m getting really basic with the instructions here, so hopefully it will be easy for everyone.  If not, comment on this blog with questions and/or email me and I’ll try to help.

Go to GoogleReader.    If you already have a Gmail account, you’re good to go.  Just sign in.   

If not, sign up for a free Gmail account (don’t worry — this has nothing to do with switching your Extra Pounds email, although you can do that later if you want) and then go back to the GoogleReader page and sign in.

Open up a second browser window.  You can do this by going to “start” and then “internet explorer” OR go to the top left of the browser page and going to “file” and then “new” and then “window.”   The idea here is to keep that GoogleReader screen open — but you want a second separate screen open, too.

On this new screen that you opened, go to your Extra Pounds page.  You don’t need to get into your Admin Account.  You just need to view your blog.   

Switch back to that GoogleReader page (do not close any internet explorer windows!  Keep them both open!).  You’ll see a green bar on the left that says “Add Subscription.”   What they’re asking for is the URLs of the blogs on your Friends List (or ANY blogs - EP or otherwise - that  you read on a regular basis).  

For each friend that you want to add,  click “Add Subscription.” 

Switch back to your Extra Pounds blog and click on your first friend’s blog.  Copy the URL.  Switch back to the GoogleReader page and paste that URL into the box they provide.  For example, my blog’s URL is http://deservebetter.extrapounds.com/.  Press “Add” and you’re done.    Repeat this again for everyone on your friends list (it’s a bit time consuming but you’ll only have to do all of this ONCE). 

A tip:  When you add someone to GoogleReader, it will show that all posts are Unread.  The first time you add someone to the list, go ahead and click on “Mark All As Read.”  The next time that person posts, you’ll only see their new posts in the notification screen. 

That’s it, you’re done. You can close your Extra Pounds screen or both if you want!

Each day, you can return to the GoogleReader site and it will show who on your friends list has posted. You do not need to go to the EP site first.  You can read all those new posts right within GoogleReader.   If you want to visit that friend’s blog to comment on what they posted, just click on their name in your GoogleReader.  It will take you right to that post on their blog (in a new window so you can easily get back to GoogleReader). Or you can visit Extra Pounds as you normally do. 

This has nothing to do with notification of who posts on your blog (although I’ve found a way to get those notifications AND who has new posts on their blogs all on one page). 

Do You Know What Today Is??

5 WHOLE YEARS!!!! And I have no one to thank but God!...lol.  Without him, we wouldn't have lasted our first month!

Have nothing really special planned for today.  Both hubby and I took the day off to spend together.  I'm trying to convince him to take me out to breakfast (I'm cooking dinner tonight) But we'll see.

So once again i'm taking a day "off" from my diet.  But I PROMISE that i'll be back on track by Monday...Plus i'm just starting to feel better.

Well anyway, I need to go convince hubby that i NEED this lol.  Have a great day!

Blah!!!

Ok seriously!!!  I HATE BEING SICK!  And why is it when women get sick, its always, ALWAYS around that time of the month!!!!!  When I get sick...I'm a big baby.  I just want to go over to my mom's house, jump in her big bed, and whine!...lol.  Like that will do some good!

Anyway...so I'm supposed to be starting "fresh" on my diet right???  But how can you when you dont feel good?  Plus, my anniversary is tomorrow and i'm making a nice dinner for my husband and I (hopefully if I feel up to it).  But once again i'm going to try to follow my diet plan today.  Still don't know about the exercise though.  Feel really lightheaded (could be the meds I'm taking)...but I hardly ate anything yesterday.  Well, I'm off to my meetings for the day.  I'll come back and check on you guys later!

New Year...New Beginning...

OMG!!!...ok first an update.....Guess what I just got today?????  My package that was supposed to be delivered to MY house!!!  Someone from down the street who lives at 523...knocked on our door and said he got a package couple of weeks ago and have been trying to catch us at home.  I"m like..umph.  Guess you were "some guy". (didnt say that to him...).  My address is 423...so now i'm happy that i have my package, but now my delima is should I call UPS and tell them "DUM DUMS, you delivered to the wrong address!!!  Get some glasses" Or, should I just say forget it and let them continue on with the investigation.....

But N_E_Way...I've been horrible as far as my diet is concerned.  Actually...I havent done ANYTHING...no exercise, no counting calories, no supplements, NOTHING BUT STUFFING MY FACE!!...lol.  It was waaay too tempting for me to just not eat....So i gave up, until tomorrow.  I'm going to start off bright n early!! Lol....

How was everyone's Christmas?  Mines ended up being WONDERFUL!!  My uncle and my mom made up, everyone was so happy and we played games and ate lots of food and laughed!!!  It was such a blessing.  I wish that my family could get together more often.

What are your New Years goals?  Well mines is still my original one from Sept...to be down to 165 by April.  I know I can do it.  Lol..all of the tempting food is out of the way!!  But this comming year is going to be all about me.  I"m the type of person that always put everyone else above me, and never do anything for myself.  But this time, I'm going to make it a point to do something for me at LEAST once a month.  Whether its getting my hair done, nails done, or buying a new outfit...I"m going to do something!!!...lol.  And I'm going to fit it in my new budget too!.  But here are my other goals i have for this year:

- Finish at least 3 classes

- Become a FAITHFUL tither

- Grow closer to God

- Improve my prayer life

Well, that's all i really have to say...oh ...wait...I bought a new outfit!!!!  I got two gift cards to JC Penny and bought a complete outfit from head to toe!!  It felt so good to buy a smaller size!!!  Lol...so now I have ONE outfit that fits me!!!

Anyway, have a blessed and wonderful new year!  Love,

Naikia

Christmas just aint christmas without the ones you love...

This week has not been a good week for me.  My eating habits TOTALLY SUCK!!  I havent really exercised as much as I wanted to, and all the sweets are getting to me!!!  I had fried mushrooms and wingdings last night, half of a coffe cake muffin this morning, and i'm going out to lunch today!!! Why are the holidays sooo hard?

My mom and my uncle got into this HUGE argument yesterday.  My uncle, mentioned the fact that we never get him anything for christmas.  To both my sister and I.  Well I kinda felt bad because its so true. Every year he's gotten us something, it wasnt some big elaborate gift, but he got us something.  So I told my sister that we should get him something so he'll feel appreciated.  Well i guess my sister told my mom and she called him and told him to stop harrassing her kids!!  (mind you i'm 30 and my sister is 21).  She went off saying that christmas is about giving and not recieving and that he should be appreciative that we come together as a family.  Well he went on to say that we (my sister and I) were raised to be selfish and it was all her fault.  Well you can imagine how the conversation went from there...

Needless to say they are very angry with each other and my uncle says he's not coming over christmas eve. Which makes me upset because I look foward to spending time with my family because we are not really that close.  So Christmas eve is our time to catch up with each other and fellowship with one another. I really need to call and try to resolve this problem because I think the whole thing was blown out of porportion (you know i cant spell!!) *Deep sigh*

Other than that, as far as my stolen package, The company I ordered it from is going to file an investigation and in 2-3 weeks i'll get a credit to thier store.  I guess thats better than not having anything at all, but I'm still dissappointed that my boys wont have their cute lil joggin suits for christmas!

My vacation starts tomorrow at 12pm!!  I'm so excited!  I have basically the whole week planned out! But I told myself that I have to be really conscience of what i'm eating while i'm out.  So i have my big "movie" purse to stock up with healthy snacks so i wont go for the fast food. (going after christmas shopping!!)

Well ladies, have a wonderful thursday.  I'll be back later to check the blogs after 1.  Going to lunch with my co-workers...hopefully they will have a nice big salad there!

I WILL NEVER TRUST UPS AGAIN!!!

So...I'm an online person.  I order a lot of things online.  I have lots of things shipped to my house...My diet supplements, My avon orders, and around the christmas holidays, christmas gives...and never really had a problem.

WELL..i check the status of one of my orders for the kids and it said it was delivered on Monday.  I'm thinking...I did not see anything on my porch or back step... So I called UPS and they confirmed that the package was delivered at 154pm on 12/17/07.  So I'm like...ok, but I did not get the package.  So the lady read the log of the driver and she said that the driver left the package with "a man" I'm like...that's not possible because I was not at home and neither was my husband.  Do you have a name of this "man".... No mam, it was not required to have a signature.  So really, I'm thinking...WTH???  So someone just HAPPENED to be what sitting on my front step and you gave it to them? (mind you that was the day after our massive 7.5 inch snow storm) So they told me there was nothing they could do, i would have to contact the classicclosout.com to have them file a claim.   So i'm really pissed now because number 1..it was THEIR fault, and number 2 my boys won't have their 2 outfits and matching shoes i bought them for christmas!!! So now, I'm mad and just want to eat up all of the little pies that are in our office kitchen!!  And I'm doing good today!

Ok..i'm trying to calm down...really I am.  So far, i've gotten 34 ounces of water in...Just need to keep drinking.  I need a timer...every five minutes take a big gulp...lol.

Anyway...how are my fellow EP'ers?

Terrific Tuesday!!!

Good morning EP'ers!  I sooooo didn't want to get out of bed this morning, but God gave me another day to live, so I'm going to be blessed by it!

Yesterday I ate really good until I went to drop off an Avon order to one of my customers.  WHY did she have HOMEMADE chocolate chip cookies waiting for me???  MY FAVORITE ALL TIME COOKIES!!  So it just went downhill from there.  I should have gone home and did two rounds of Billy Blanks, but I didnt.  I even ate a hot dog and some french fries!!!  WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ME!!!...lol.  But I know I've got to do better.  Going to see the dietician on Friday afternoon, so i need to get it together!!!  But I am.  I've figured out some goals for the rest of this week:

1. Exercise at least 45 minutes a day  from now through Sat

2. NOT fall off the bandwagon with the cookies and sweets

3. Stay on my diet plan and increase my water intake ( oooo that's sooo hard!)

So I'm setting my mind to do it right now!  I've even declined to go out to eat on thursday with my coworkers for our "unnofficial" christmas party.  That was hard, because they are going to one of my alltime favorite places, Fishbones!!  Its kinda like a jazzy, New Orleans style resturaunt.  But, I know if I go, I will definately cave in.  So i'm going to stay here and eat my soup and salad and be merry!!

Last night the kids and I decided that we were going to make up our own 12 days of christmas and make it a family tradition.  Since we're kind of a blended family, (I had the boys before i got married) we decided to name it The Smihigjohn Tradition!..Oh my we had sooo much fun thinking up things to do and how were were all going to change our names.  I love it when we all have fun together like that.

Well, I'd better get back to work (or actually start it!!...lol)  I'll check on you gals later! 

M.I.A.....

Have to admit...didnt really feel like blogging last week.  I was in such a dump!!!  I am SO glad I feel better this week.  I hate it when I get so down that its hard for me to get back up.  Thanks again everyone for their prayers!

Well, my eating habits last week were horrible!!  I really didnt have much of an appetite so I lost 2 pounds, then I went on an eating binge..(potato chips) I went from one extreme to another!  But I'm back on track and ready to go.

I dont really consider my 198 reading true because I keep going back and forth with 3 pounds (depending on what time i get on the scale)  So I'll be happy when I get to 195!...

How's everyone been?  I did miss you guys!!!  I did read a couple of blogs, but didnt really make any comments.  Its good to be back though.  This is my last week at work until the new year.  This time of the year and maybe a week in the summer are the only time I get to spend with my kids.  But that is not necessarily a bad thing!!!  I give soooooooooooo much credit to all the stay at home moms out there!  By the 3rd or 4th day, I need a vacation from my kids!  But this is going to be hard, because it when we usually make cookies and desserts for the holidays!  I have no idea how i'm going to get past that!  I love christmas cookies and pies....mmmmmmm....Ok.  I think I can do it this time.  I'll just have to make sure I get in some extra exercise in the meantime.  Since the kids will be home, i'm going to have to do my tae bo tapes everyday!!!  I'm going to be soooo sore!!  But i know that I will get a good cardiovascular/toning workout in the meantime!

So what's everyone's plans for the holidays?  I  can't believe i'm actually done Christmas shopping before the 24th!

Happy Monday everyone and God bless!!

Somebody PLEASE pray for me...

I'm not sure why, but i've been in an argumentive mood lately.  Well, since my b-day.  I'm over the whole situation, but then again i'm not.  I'm really trying to let it go, but my birthday stemmed up a problem that has been going on in my marriage for the longest....I'm the one who wants to have sex, and my husband doesnt.

It really bothers me that he rejects me everytime I make any type of advance.  He told me that I would just have to wait until he's in the mood.  And that makes me feel so unloved, unwanted, unattractive....its part of the reason I wanted to loose weight.  I felt as if since my daughters birth (when this problem started) he's not really been that attracted to me.  He swears up and down that he likes me just the way I am, but often I would find that he's on some website that has pics of all these girls (skinny girls) with barely nothing on.  I even found some printouts in his car!  I explained to him how this made me feel, and he basically said he was grown and he wasnt going to stop something that he enjoys doing because i didnt want him to do it.  So can you see why i would be so insecure?

Anyway, that's what we had the big argument about last night.  I told him that it had to be a reason why he doesnt want me, and he just kept saying he just didnt "feel" like it.  So I ended up telling him that i'll just get it from somewhere else and locked myself up in our room.  Well needless to say, I didnt really mean that, but I was just so frustrated that I just said the first thing that came to mind.  Well, we havent talked since then.  So now i'm ready to eat any and everything I can get my hands on.  But, I havent, because I know what will happen.  But i'm just so down, and frustrated, and it so hard for me to focus right now.  I'm trying to stay in the word, and listen to my gospel music...but I cant get my mind off of my situation.  So i'm just asking for prayer. For peace of mind and understanding. 

Oh, once again sorry my post was so long!...i get to typing and cant seem to stop.....