Christmas has come and gone. I wont go on and on about how terrible I was eating all that Christmas Fun. I am not proud of some of the days that I went overboard, and I'm not proud that I will not make my January 2nd goal of being 199 pounds, but I am proud of one thing.....I am proud of the fact that I jumped back on track on Monday. Usually I let my eating continue until after the New Year begins, thinking, in my own twisted way, that I will never eat chocolate again, so I'm going to eat as much as I can right now and "start January 1st". I didn't do that. This is a first. I broke the chain, and I am damn proud! Now, please let me get through New Years!! :) Here are a few moments of our Christmas Season.... This first one is from my Sister Connie's birthday celebration :) My Mom, my SIL Julie, Connie, Me, my SIL Steph, and my daughter Blayne :) One of our traditions is to go on a Santa Walk on Christmas Eve. Usually we
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I really am still here! So sorry I have been missing for a while. Things are not really hectic here, I've just been busy with work and family stuff, so finding "me time" to blog his just been put on the back burner. Anyway, not much has been going on really. Like I said, we've been working a lot. Our customers like getting their "babies" pretty for Santa, so we like to get as many of them in as possible!! I'm finally finished with my shopping and wrapping. I still have a few cookies to make, but the ingredients are bought so that's half the battle! This past Friday I went to my WW meeting. I am down 3.6 pounds. But don't forget, I had that big gain last week, so I am still off track from my plan for December, but at least this week I lost some, so I will take it :) WW has made some changes to their plan. These are pretty big changes. Some of my WW friends are pretty negative about it. Honestly, I was super mad and hes
Friday was my weigh in day. I am up for the first time since I began WW. Up almost 6 pounds. I know what happened. I was off with my tracking, so I know I went over my points some days. Well, that and the fact that I have been "flying to close to the sun" with some yummy Christmas chocolates and that darn Holiday Creamer. I just love how my body relates to food. I'm not going to let this get to me. After my meeting, I so badly wanted to wallow in my gain, feel bad for myself, and head on over to Taco Bell and get something cheesy and oh so bad for me, but I stopped. I told myself, "you're up 5 plus pounds....you did it, so own it, and move on." So, I am. I'm owning it by tell you all about it. Putting it out there gives me the strength I need to get back on track instead of turning to the self sabotage actions that I usually turn to. Our weight loss journeys are full of ups and downs. It's the downs that we don't like to tal
My daughter Blayne and I recently took a trip to an old campground which we used to camp at. It sadly is closed now due to lack of funding from the State. My sister and I, every year used to take all of the kids camping. We started this when her son was 2 and my youngest Dominic was 3. My two older kids would always bring a friend. No husbands. One week. Fun memories! First we started with tent camping. In the beginning it was hard with they boys being so little. Diapers, pull-up, juice, treats, food, binky's, toys! After a few years of this, we moved to a campground that had better bike paths, because, by then the younger boys were riding bike a lot more. That's when Greg bought me a pop-up camper! Oh the luxury! We stayed here for many years. My daughter even made friends with a lot of kids there, and would coordinate it so they would all be there at the same time. They kept these friendships for years after we stopped. After my older kids were to busy wit
Today was my weigh in day at WW. Remember, last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, I took advantage of the Free No Weigh In Pass at my meeting, so as per their scale, I didn't know how much I had gained over the holiday's and beyond, (Remember that I continued my holiday eating until Sunday? Yeah!). Anyway, I had stepped on my scale at home, which I hadn't used since for about 6 weeks, since I started WW, and I was up close to 8 lbs. I stuck to my point the rest of the week and at my meeting today I was super happy because I only showed a gain of .6 pounds! Even tho it look me a few extra days I am proud of myself for getting back on track after Thanksgiving. I used to extend my eating frenzy a week or more. So that is one thing that is changing! So...a few thing about this past week....I get that if I would have gone back on track the Friday of my meeting, I would have done so much better. I wouldn't have wasted one week. I mean, I went to the meeting.
Happy December 1st!! We have a little tradition in our family that my mom started a long time ago. We celebrate December 1st. We usually buy little gifts for each other, go shopping and or go out to lunch to celebrate! Since we don't work on Mondays, we decided to celebrate yesterday, so Blayne took the day off work for all the fun! We went shopping and out to lunch! We had a fun day celebrating December 1st. I guess we just do this to acknowledge that it is finally December and that it's the beginning of all the fun and love that December brings :) My first Peppermint Mocha of the season!! Non Fat, No Whip.... 8 points?! Is that right?? This may be my last ;) A fun early Christmas present to myself!! Everyone needs a new fun Christmas tumbler!! Yes, I have an obsession with cups and mugs, but isn't this super pretty!? This is a cute lantern that Blayne made me for a December 1st present!! I'll show all 4 sides because she
Hi Friends! Just a little update after my few days of failure. I stayed on track all day Sunday and all day today! I didn't go over my points at all!! I am pretty proud that I was able to get back in line. Sunday I was busy most of the day and that helped. This morning my sister and I hit the gym early and that always helps me eat healthy the rest of the day! Thanks to everyone for all the positive thoughts and for giving me the encouragement I needed to get back in control!! I have a few December goals that I need to share. It helps me stay accountable when someone else knows my goals :) #1. Track every thing, every day. This is the most important thing for me right now! #2. Only three junk type foods per week. I need to limit these foods or I go overboard! #3. Stay within my points each day. Even with my junk foods, I will not go over my points! #4. Gym at least twice a week. I really need this
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! Yes, I am still in Holiday mode, we have been off work since Wednesday, so I've just been shopping, and eating. The shopping part has been wonderful....The eating part, well, fun at the time, but I'm paying for it now. Now, just a few fun tidbits from the past few days ;) Thursday, I as tradition dictates, I watched the Macy's Parade. I was a bit disappointed. Any more, it seems they are now constantly plugging new TV shows and Broadway plays. I remember noticing that last year as well and remember being irritated by it. Never the less, I watched it while preparing my Thanksgiving meal. This year my sister had my family, and our parents over for dinner. We each made a turkey with stuffing and gravy and then spit up the sides. Last year I made dinner for just my family and we all went over to my sister's for dessert, so it was wonderful for us all to eat together again. Our brothers family had dinner at their house, and then later,
Before I begin........My weigh in on Friday went well. I was so nervous all week, because I have been seeing success and I know my body and it puts on the breaks once in a while, but I was happy with my loss. I lost 1.8 pounds! That makes 18 pounds total! I am so happy with my process so far!! More on that later...... Switching gears..... I have a child who lives more than 30 minutes away from me. Except for Blayne and staying at school, I've never had to say this before. My middle, my son Connor, 26, has moved away. He is about 5 1/2 hours away from us now. His girlfriend is ill. She has kidney failure. This is from something she was born with, and needs to be near her Mom. So, they packed up and moved. It was a spur of the moment thing. Their apartment lease was up and his summer job, cooking at the lake side resort, had ended. His winter job was just beginning and he was OK with letting it go and his girlfriend needed her Mother, so they just m
Thursday night, my sister Connie, my daughter Blayne and I went to a fun event at our nearby Peninsula. The Erie Peninsula is a beautiful area about 30 minutes from our house, with 11 miles of beaches, concert spaces, a lighthouse, lagoons, pavilions, and an environmental center. Of course any place like this would have tons of history and folk lore. So, on Thursday night, we went to The Evening Fireside Talk. Equipped with our favorite mug for coco and a nice warm blanket, we arrived to find it in an indoor pavilion with a huge roaring fire! We had such a nice time listening to the history of the park, and some creepy folk lore and stories that have been passed along for years! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ On Friday, after my WW meeting, Connie and I met our friend Angie for coffee!! It was Angie's birthday earlier in the week so we brought her some fun gifts and we sat and talking for hours :) Angie on the left, my sister Connie on the right!! E