Almost There!

When I say "Almost there" I wish I were talking about my goal weight, but unforunately I'm not. I'm talking about Christmas. Don't get me wrong..I Love Christmas! I really do, but I can do without the  stress of it. All the gift buying, the parties to go to, the snacks and cookies brought to work.( And I already work in a bakery)  I start out on The 15th with it being my boyfriends daughters birthday, then His birthday on the 18th, then the Christmas parties between his birthday and Christmas, then my birthday the 30th, & then New Years Eve! It's crasy this time of year! But like I said before, "It's almost  there!" (And it's almost over)

I hope that each and every one of you have the best Christmas ever! I hope that there is lots of love and family around, and that they all go home soon! Ha! Seriously though, I wish you all the best!   Merry Christmas! Sherri

Feeling Great!

I'm feeling great today! I got on the scale, and I hit the 180"s. Of course, I realize that this could be water weight or what not, but I don't care, cause it gives me the incentive I need to try harder.

I worked on the garage room all day on my day off. I kept busy and kept the T.V. off. I painted and moved furniture etc. and I think I just didn't have alot of time to think about food. Yeah me!!!!

Christmas Shopping

You know what? I haven't done the best I could do the last few days, but it has been very difficult Christmas Shopping with all the smells of childhood lingering in the air. I haven't done extremely poor though, and I think that's very important as well!  Everyone keeps asking me when I'm going to make my Holiday Christmas Cookies, as I do  this every year, and I keep telling them, "Soon!" I think that maybe if I keep some carrots and celery nearby to nibble on, I can do this. I'm dreading it, but I really want to do this for my family and friends who really enjoy them each year.

I now have a couple of diabetics in the family as well, so if anyone out there has a good recipe they'd like to share with me that I can make for the family members who can't eat sugar, I'd love to hear from you!

By the way, I didn't lose anything the last few days, but I didn't gain anything either, except a little bit more confidence for not going overboard on the eating, and letting the smells of Christmas take me away  on a eating binge.

Gotta Get With The Program

Had a pretty good day today! I had to take my measurements though, and I couldn't believe it when I saw that my thighs were as big as some womens waist! My waist and chest size were nearly the same. When did all of this happen? Was I asleep or in a deep coma? It just creeped up on me with no warning at all!  Of course, I take FULL responsibility. I'm not trying to act as though I don't recall putting food to my mouth, but I had secretly been fooling myself by not taking my measurements since first grade. Ha! Well, it's time to quit whinning and time to do something about  it, I guess!

Rough Day!

Today was a pretty rough day at work. We were short -handed decorators, and on a Sat., that's a killer! We had about fifty cakes to decorate and plenty of customers to take care of too. I wasn't able to take a lunch, and the food I brought with me wasn't exactly nibble food, so I found myself munching throughout the day on two choc. chip cookies. I didn't beat myself up about it though. I just figure next Sat. I will be better prepared; maybe bring some celery and peanut butter or  chopped up fruit, or something. Right now I'm losing pretty steady, but considering I've been on every diet known to mankind, I realize that it's normal to lose alot the first week because of water weight. I feel confident that I can do it this time!

A New Start

Today was my first day on my new healthy eating plan. I hate to say the word "diet" because then I immediately feel like I'm starving. I work in a Bakery, so it's not that easy for me, being around all the bread and pastries, and Not to mention the cakes! Worst yet, I'm a Cake Decorator. I've thought about starting a new profession, but i'm getting a little up there in age, and this is all I've done since I was 19. I did really well today. I had a bowl of oatmeal with three walnuts and honey in it, and I stayed pretty full til lunch time. I didn't reach for a cookie, which is so easy to do and I am very proud of what I accomplished my first day! One day at a time!