Sat

Well yesterday we went out on a double date and went to mcguires! Lots of people were out due to the holidays. We were squished while we waited for an hour, but it was worth the wait. We got to sit in a newer addition of the building, one I have not been in before. It was just enjoyable all around. I saved a lot of my daily points, plus in case my weeklies started over on Friday. I really like their burgers :) I know there is plenty of yummy dishes but how can you pass up one of their burgers.. Yum. I had originally thought they were 1/2 pound burgers, ah no they were 3/4 pound burgers!! Holy moley! Now, I don't think I have ever eaten a whole burger before.. I usually eat 1/2, and a couple fries. I tried to find a comparable burger but its hard to say what is comparable...well anyway our friends ordered an appetizer and I had one spinach dip and chip, and then we ordered the .18 cent soup which was a pretty big bowl! I was nearly full after the soup! I had a 1/4 of the burger and two small homestyle fries :) I was satisfied but not stuffed! :) then we left because the waitress was nice but too talkative... So, we went downtown and hung out for a bit. We don't do that often so it was nice. I have decided for now I like weighing myself everyday because I want to be aware of what's going on... Maybe when I have gotten smaller I will stop but I weighed myself this morning and I am down .2 from before so 9.2 officially! Yeah

Sat...

Bella whined and whined early this morning to be let outside, sigh no sleeping in. Once I was up I was up. I want to make egg rolls, black eye peas, steamed cabbage, and Asian glazed chicken! Not all for the same meal, but I am itching to make them. The scale is almost back to where I was before Christmas. I am starting my period in the next few days so I should see a dip right before( I think that's what my body does) I found a new website. I believe it's the slender kitchen? I have a recipe printed out its just in another room at the moment. I also saw an endorsement for yonanas maker! My ninja works well enough but the yonana maker looks so cool! Basically turning frozen fruit into soft serve. Yum. I am not a big ice cream fan, but I like frozen fruit ice cream :) and I like frozen yogurt- soft serve yumminess. My brother is flying in on Monday and we are going to watch my baby brother play downtown to ring in the new year!

Christmas recap

So Christmas Eve we cleaned! Our house was very dirty... Then we went to our church's Christmas Eve service and then went to the in-laws. We didn't get home till after one! I was very blessed with all the gifts they gave. Christmas morning was just us three:) Bella apparently likes the pretty wrapping paper :) we went over to my moms and made a very bountiful and yummy feast! I ended up slightly frustrated and at the very end of day crying at my mom. I had thought I would be better at tracking how many points wig food at moms than at the in laws. Mom kept forgetting she added pecans to the muffins and added this and that! Erg... Sigh oh well it was a mix of pms in there as well. We played Mexican dominoes and it was a lot of fun! I will finish this off with some pics!

Day after Christmas

I am here at work, soo quiet.. I looked again at what I weighed a couple days ago and I must have been mixed up. I have lost 9 pounds just not 11. Oops! But I am excited about 9 and that 11 is near! I am up one pound due to Christmas, but that should go away quickly. My mom did not make it easy for me yesterday. ...tell ya later about it:)

Christmas Eve

So, my body must have been shifting and just decided to let go of some fat! I decided to weigh myself this morning thinking I would be up. The scale went down two more pounds!!!!! Say what! When I weigh myself I sometimes triple check it to make sure it's accurate. So, my mom said just take the loss and be happy! :) that makes 11 pounds total! Merry Christmas to me!!! I realize that I may have some slow weeks coming but I am ready for them. Wow this is cool! Thank you Lord for helping me through this journey, I could not do this without you. Last night I took my mom to the grocery store and showed her some low point options for snacks. Since I have the smart phone and since she is lower points she really needs those 1 point snacks! WW cheese sticks and laughing cow cheese and yummy yogurt you can freeze and jello:) today is rainy and I have to bake cookies for tonight with the in laws, and tomorrow we will be going to my parents later in the day. Wait that is totally hail! Ttyl

What a weekend!

So last week was challenging with only losing .4 but Thursday I weighed myself and I had lost over a pound overnight. Then Friday was our potluck Christmas party, even though we have vegetarians and health/ fitness nuts they like their calories in these potluck situations... I overslept and decided to use Thursdays weight to weigh in officially. I had barely grabbed an apple for breakfast that day- very unlike me. So, I ate carefully from all the potluck foods and I didn't finish what was on my plate! Go me:) the rest of the day I was so thirsty and I could just taste salt .. I was not going to weigh myself for a few days due to water weight and such. I figured I would go up slightly then go down. I weighed myself this morning out of curiosity because I had treats within my daily range but overall I wanted to see what it had done for the scale. I was so shocked I have lost 9 pounds!!!! Say what! Over two pounds this week, which they say is not healthy but I am eating my points and if you add last weeks loss it evens out! :) I also got shirts on clearance at khols yesterday. So cute and shirts that will be good as I lose weight. Meaning I can where them as I lose weight. My big brother was supposed to be here but due to weather he will be here next week. My little bro treated us to its a wonderful life on the big screen and I loved it via big screen! Very enjoyable:)

It works!

Thank The Lord! I just saw the scale go down 1.6 overnight! My body had been holding on but I prayed that The Lord would help, and wahoo!! So I have lost 7.2 pounds! I am on a journey and this will be a up and down ride for sure... The Lord is on my side and I shall not fear this diet/lifestyle. Yesterday I only ate about 15 points, not really planning on it but it happened. It turned out to be a blessing because my Hubbie had bought steak and he had cut it in half which resulted about 8oz of sirloin. That was 15 points alone! Holy moly lol! We made brownies and for 1/16 of the brownie was 3 points:) not bad! I think I need to start measuring myself... And keep track that way. I resisted the urge to snack on all the goodies at work yesterday:) seeing the scale godown is always a good reward.

Wed...

Doing secret dollar day Santa gifts this week. I received a 5 dollar gift card to Starbucks on the first day! Now, technically I got it in my second day but it was my first gift. Second gift was a snowman ornament:) I was tempted with sweets at work yesterday and I gave in to a mini cupcake and I think a brownie truffle? Two small things, I counted for them in my daily points. I am still not happy with the scale:( I want more progress! I haven't lost any this week and went up today. I am not upset like last week, but if it does not change by Friday I am lowering my points like they suggest by three... I don't like stepping in, but less than a .5 lost in a week for how much I have to lose is not acceptable! If I was thinner, maybe it would be ok. I want to lose 10 pounds plus by my birthday feb 2nd. Anyway, Christmas is near and I am not in the Christmas mood this year...I just looked at my clock, I am running behind!

Summing it up

I officially lost weight this week... .4 to be exact.. I am glad it went down. I have been dealing with a lot of emotions since starting this ww process. I can cry at the simplest of things, but the scale went down:)total lost is 5.6! I tried three new recipes. One black bean brownies, well I would rather have quality over quantity. Spinach and mushroom lasagna has promise, and my favorite thyme and scallion potato pancake! Basically very flavorful hash brown patties for 1 point! You take fresh or frozen hash browns mix scallion, grated onion, thyme, and an egg (they added a touch of flour, we tried it with both and hubby liked it without flour) mix it all together and you basically bake it in three ten min increments! That's the longest part, but I am going to make this for my family this weekend! Yummy! Pray that I see more progress this week! Dear Lord please help me stay focused and mentally and physically prepared for this week, Amen.

Toby Mac and Mandisa!

Concert is tonight!! Dusty and I are volunteering... We are trying to save money and not spend extra. One way to do that and volunteer:) we get to enjoy the concert and get free merchandise. So, since I am not on the set up and tear down crew the meeting they want you at is at 4:15. I am at work till5! But they said that was fine, just get there as soon as possible. Which also means bring dinner to work and all that jazz.... I woke up early and decided to dance for 30 min and start the day off in a good way. I used some of my weekly points last night in my new resolve to follow and trust ww for a couple of weeks. Doing this by, making sure I eat all my daily points and most or all my weekly points. My mom and I are nervous but I trusted LA weight loss and it worked. This is a lifestyle change that will be good. It will teach me how to handle everyday ups and downs. Not just only eat this, but just be accountable to what you are eating. I don't want to trust my scale today because it went back down that .6 that appeared the past two days. I prayed for help and got some from The Lord. It is hard to believe what your brain is trying to tell you when your emotions are threatening to spill. I must go but thank you God I am in a better head space as you would say:)

Despair

My scale is going up! I am still measuring and following the plan! I have been trying to eat all my points and yesterday I was two shy but otherwise I went over a point or two before that... I am so frustrated. I don't have anyone to call or email.. I would have to pay extra for a meeting.. I don't know if I need to eat less or eat more!!! I cried yesterday, I knew that .2 up was ok, but today with it going up.4 meaning .6 all together!! Lord please help me, I need your help. My body is not cooperating and I pray that you will flush out anything that is blocking my weight loss and that my efforts will be rewarded...

Inconsistencies

The scale went up... :( I need to remember that this does happen. Just a little discouraging... Sigh. Dear Lord please help me through this process, I know you are here with me. Thank you for everything you have shown me so far and I pray that I can learn and grow in a positive healthy way in this process. Amen

Monday grump day

I am tired like usual lol.. I did sleep better last night. I also went over my daily points because I had pizza for lunch with my brother then after a Christmas concert I got hungry due to a small dinner beforehand. I love frozen yogurt! I got my mom red velvet cake by yoplait and stuck it in the freezer for her... Yummy! It was perfect due to it only being in the freezer for a few hours, but for the really frozen ones you have to let it sit a bit. It would be nice to make yogurt Popsicles. I am on the lookout for reusable Popsicle makers. Only two points and it is good:) thank you to my coworker who suggested it. So officially today is two weeks since I started losing weight. But I changed my weigh in day to Sunday. So my week has already started. :) I have lost 5.4 in two weeks! I am happy! I miss taking pictures... I don't like pictures of me right now. I want pictures of dusty and I and it hurts me to see me in them... But anyway, I am on my way down. So, I took some clothes out of my closet and I have a few items I am working towards fitting in. My birthday is 6 weeks away I think? I have a dress that I would like to wear for my birthday, I can put it on and it fits snug around my boobs with no bra, but a comfortable snug. I wouldn't need a bra at this point, but I can't zip up the side all the way. I got it at a garage sail for .25! I think that ten pounds or so more I could fit in it. We will just see though. I will be turning 27! Ahh! Not quite sure what I want to do for birthday. Kind of debating between a public birthday dinner with friends, or an intimate dinner with my sweetheart. But let's tackle Christmas shall we:)

Thank The Lord for the day is a new day!

I slept a little better last night, but my mind is still racing... I pray that my mind and body calms. I didn't lose any from yesterday:( but come on cant see it go down everyday! Lol :) I worked out via dancing to dance central for 30 min. Yesterday i danced for an hour:) I also took Bella for a short walk, but I earned my activity goal this week!! I wasn't even worrying about that this week but the weekends offer plenty of opportunity for me to exercise. I do not have extra money for gym. I like that WW encourages doing things a few min at a time if your busy and giving you ideas how to work out at home. I am headed to church this morning with my brother:) this is a big accomplishment because I usually stay home when dusty works.

Can't sleep

Why oh why am I not sleeping? I am also hungry which might be part of it... Maybe water and a Tb of pb.. I worked out yesterday and got hungry later in the day. I went to bed fine, but apparently my body had diff ideas. I got to spend time with the little sweet baby:) she pretty much wants to sleep and eat right now, but last night we kept her awake so she hopefully would sleep. She has this cutest grumpy face ever! I am blessed for having friends that don't mind us coming over and hanging out and seeing their little one. God give me the strength for my future children. I can see its a lot of hard work physically and emotionally.

Yeah for Friday!

So I have lost 5.2 in 11 days! Go me! And thank The Lord, for all the help mentally and physically. It's amazing I don't feel like I eat that different I just write it down and as long as I am in the guidelines, it feels like the magic formula.. It's still a lot of work. Really planning out everything. I didn't use all of my points yesterday, I just was not needing them. Besides I probably will be losing a few food points because I have lost weight. I weigh in once a week. I wish I could enter the daily weigh in, but I understand why not. I am tired.. I woke up when my husband was getting ready for work. Now, it's time to sleep lol:) I have lots to do, bake the rest of Bella's treats, go on a walk, look at sales, maybe go Christmas shopping, and then making dinner for our friends with the newborn!!

Ready to be home

Random pics from this past week:)

Merry Christmas!

Here is my Christmas wreath I put together with the flowers my hubby picked out!

Why am I awake...

Last day for work this week! It's been crazy hectic. Not as busy, but there is a guy that transferred to care sales which directly relates and corresponds with our department. He received no training! So, needless to say crazy. I am a planner, I write lists, I mentally prepare myself for things and I feel like my brain is in overdrive. Hyper-vigilant to an extent. I plan out what I eat when I eat it and it works for me. Exhausting till I get in some kind of routine. I lost weight doing LA weightloss and they were strict. You had to eat this this and this. But at the same time it was easier to plan because your choices were limited. Long term that obviously didn't work out too well. Yesterday I tried doing a new routine, as suggested. They suggest for some to take a bite then sip water and basically wait before you have another. I guess to help you from not mindlessly eating and it also helps you realize when your full. I like it because I think I was never starving yesterday. I don't like feeling hungry. So this technique is good for me, it should help me slow down even when I am really hungry. Hopefully I won't get there too often but it happens. I feel better when I know what to eat during the day because the guesswork is taken out. And if dinner is unknown then I will reserve the appropriate amount. I wish I could somehow include my 2.6 before WW, because those first pounds usually come off quicker.. Oh we'll I have plenty to lose and I will get there when I get there. As I learn more about WW, I can see how this can go for a lifetime because they want you to splurge and have fun and variety in food. I asked a friend that does WW and their scale sounds amazing. Here I am counting out pretzels 1. 2. ...17. Lol among other things. The fact you can zero out a dish, awesome. My scale you have to place it in their container. Oh you have raw chicken and other things to weigh? Too bad you have to wash it! Erg! Another thing the last two days I used all my points. Yesterday I accidentally went over but I have all my weeklies. I forgot to add the choc chips to the recipe builder and my three mini cookies went from two points to three points! Oops! Lol I knew I should have stopped at two. Oh we'll like I said they want you to indulge a little. Well my alarm went off a few min ago while I was writing, so let me weigh myself and see... Holy crap! I have almost lost 5pnds!!4.4 to be exact! Doing a happy dance!! :)) that made my day! Bye for now :)

The scale is friendly

Down . 2! So 2.8 all together!

Sweepy

I am about to turn out the lights.. It was a good day, but it had its low points. I updated my starting weight to a pound less and it dropped a daily point! Awesome! I decided to try and eat some protein snacks and things and see where 37 points took me. Well I used all of them today! 9 were from cheddar cheese!! Ah! Lol:) I had cramps today and an upset stomach and I felt wonky. I am tired of looking things up for the night. I am making taco salad tomorrow, but I am using dry beans so that has been a two day process.. Just realized its a slow cooker recipe, so maybe the husband can help out. Work was crazy today.. Oh dusty might be teaching at our local junior college on saturdays in the spring semester for an intro to criminal justice! Not officially hired, but it looks promising!! Praying that The Lord will seal the deal, this is exactly the opportunity that he needs to start teaching. Not only extra money to pay off debt, but excellent for his résumé. Thank you Lord for helping me through this weight loss journey, I still need plenty of help and support to make this a lifetime commitment. I def have things that need to change in my life. And it will take more than a week to achieve them. Cooking for meals is so messy... It is the same diet or no diet, but it's crazy how much eating out people do...I can't focus need sleep...

Public bathrooms

I really don't like having multiple stalls at work... If you have stomach problems or a clean out, that is not cool when other people are in the same room... But at the same time if there was just one stall and you were the last one in and someone came in right after... Lol both would be bad

Confused

Is it Tuesday? Lol, good morning...my brain is so not functioning. I got to see and hold baby Sophia! So cute and precious:) she had eaten and was sleeping before I got there. So when she was handed to me she had this slightly grumpy look, why did you wake me up? Lol, she went back to sleep and was content.
On other news my period started, this is odd because typically it won't start till Wednesday. I stop taking pill on Friday then I start Wednesday. I didn't write down in one spot exactly when I weighed myself this past week, and I forgot what I weighed yesterday. I think I am down 2.6 but I was unsure last night. Since my period started I don't expect the scale to agree with me, but I will look. When I lost weight before I would dip lower right before period then go up then as long as I kept it up I would keep losing. We will see this time. Mom payed for weight watchers last night! Merry Christmas to me! I have so many points I don't want to eat all of them. My mom has 26, but she only wants to lose maybe 15. I have 38! Ahh! Am i really that heavy! That I have to eat that much more... :( I was thinking 30... Well I put in all that I ate and thankfully I got hungry after my yogurt, because I ate pretzels and my daily count still had twelve more points for me to eat. I only ate the 26. Today I will pack a bit more protein and that should help with my hunger and getting my points a little higher. I just don't agree with 38. I had leftovers for lunch and it was really low in points and I didn't pack cheese or almonds. Well, let me weigh myself and see... Ok so I did lose 2.6 this last week. I put the wrong weight in for weight watchers. And I stayed the same since yesterday, but I am on my period so not worried.

Yeah!!!

So officially it has been a week since I started losing weight:) I was worried about camping and thank The Lord I lost another pound! Totaling 2.6 pounds have come off my body!! I am very happy with this. I did not get weight watchers officially started yet, but I am going to my moms tonight to set it up. My hubby has helped me a lot and I appreciate being able to share this with him. Weight is never an easy subject to talk about and he has been wonderful about it. He understands now how much I want this to work long term, so he helped me pick the right dinner choice at Panda Express. He also found some chicken breakfast sausage for me that is 1 point a link! Now all I can have is 1 but that gives me protein in the morning that I need. Anyway, my friend had her baby and I can't wait to see her! Maybe this week dusty and i can bring dinner over and eat together and talk. And if course coo over Sophia :)

What a weekend

Well it's Sunday morning and we are still camping:) ready to go home in a few hours. After enjoying the calm of the morning and eating some grub, I am done with camping for the week! Last night my folks came out and we took a stroll on the beach and watched the sunset. Then we grilled chicken, corn, zucchini, and summer squash! Yummo! Then some yummy melted marshmallow. I had decided no s'mores and the marshmallow is good by itself. When my rents left we enjoyed the rest of the evening:) overall I hope I have been careful of what I ate the past two days... No scale out here.. Def did not drink enough water. It's hard to pee every 15 min when the bathhouse is a walk. I got plenty of exercise though! Learned new things about the fort and about the island. Well I am the only one up, but I think I will remedy that one soon:)