#190 TGIF

With 3 days left of 2012, I thought I would review my year of 2012. 

1. I have read just about 56 books this year. 
2. I have hit the 40 pound weight loss mark. (This is what I am most proud of.)
3. I am dressing better, most of the time. 
4. I wear make up everyday. 
5. Mayet Graphics added some more clients.
6. With Zumba, I have toned up my entire body. Granted I am not where I want to be, but I am slowly getting there.
7. Bottom line...I am happy. Life could be better, but I am still happy.

Things to Accomplish in 2013

1. Finish losing my weight and get more toned up. 
2. Be able to wear a swim suit and not feel embarrassed by the way I look.
3. Get a better "day job" and still grow my freelance business.
4. Organize my life.
5. Dress better. 
6. Get a car.
7. Learn to walk better in heels.

#186 Facing the Scale

As most of you know I will be Facing the Scale tonight. I am so nervous. I have been doing my best this week to shed the pounds I gained over Thanksgiving. I hope my body works with me this week, but I am not so sure that it will thanks in part to what we women call our Monthly Visitors. That could possibly explain my little gain last week and why I have been wanting to eat so much. The photo above shows my 40 pound weight loss. I am finally about to start seeing my hard work pay off. 

Each week I have been roughly earning 18 activity points. That is mostly earned Monday thru Wednesday. Thank you Zumba. 

I won a bid on ebay for a pair of these "Tiffany blue" chucks. The color is actually called Aruba blue. I love them some much. The photo is one I found on the Internet. I need to take a photo of mine and post it to show everyone. I couldn't help but laugh when they came in. These shoes kind of show the differences between my sister and me. She bids on Jessica Simpson heels and I bid on these. We are going to have to take a photo of the differences. 

I realize I haven't posted about anything in almost a week. With Christmas around the corner, I have been a little busy especially since I decided that I was going to make every one's gifts this year. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will get everything made and wrapped in time. If I get anything out of this and accomplish this goal, I will have learned the lesson of time management.

Well I am tired of writing....so happy reading everyone.

#185 Weekly Weigh In

I realize it has been a while since I posted my Weekly Weigh In post. I am sorry about that, but now it is time to get the business out of the way. This week a gained point 6 pounds. I realize that isn't much but it is the second week in a row that I gain weight. I can blame it on the holiday season and what not but the truth is that I am not doing everything I can to lose the little amount of weight that I want to loose before Christmas. I am down to 2 weeks left till Christmas and I need to get my butt in gear.

So TODAY I will start fresh. Last night, WW rolled out the new plan. It is called Weight Watchers 360. WW didn't change much except the way the meetings are handled. So new plan, new outlook, and new material. I have my new 3 month tracker and I plan to use it like it is meant to be use. That means: track track track track!!!!!! 

I am a little excited if you can't tell. I have been doing good before Thanksgiving and now I need to get my butt back in gear. At the meeting we were given a little homework. We were ask to jot down some simple things that we were going to work on this week. Below are mine:

(1) Track everything....this includes foods, beverages, and activity. (2) Drink less DC aka diet coke during the week; one or two is fine but I need to limit my soda intake. (3) Last but certainly not least; eat more fruits and veggies.

I think that is a start....I just got to make everything a routine. That term seems to be what the new plan will be about. I got to may "my new lifestyle" a habit and a way of life. I know I will have to manage my weight for the rest of my life. I am a girl who loves food and loves to eat, but I need to realize that I will probably be a WW member for the rest of my life.

I hope everyone has a great and fantastic weekend.

#184 These are my Confessions.....

1. So it has been exactly one week since I posted a blog post. I am sorry for that. I don't really know what my problem is; it seems I don't want to do anything. I haven't picked up a book in so long. I mean really this is so not me. Lets handle a little business shall we?
2. Weekly Weigh In...I gained 1.2 pounds over the Thanksgiving Holidays; honestly I expected it (the weight gain) to be a lot more. So this week I have been trying to do better. We were ask to set our "Christmas goal." I set mine a little high. I wanted to be at the 42/43 pound mark. Thats roughly about 4 pounds as of Thursday. I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying to the Lord above that I achieve this goal. 
3. My Zumba class is meeting 3 times a week for the next 3 weeks. I maybe a tad bit tired for Xmas but I hope it pays off. After last night's zumba class, my body is a tad sore. I may have pushed it a little hard. 
4. This past weekend they shot a movie on the bridge in Lockport, and it wasn't a small budge film either. Below is a photo of our town sign. It usually says "Thanks for visiting Lockport," or something like that. The film is called Homefront. IMDB says the following: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth drug lord. Jason Statham plays the DEA agent while James Franco plays the drug lord.

Photo from a Fbook Friend. 

#183 Confessions

• I realize that I haven't posted anything in while. Needless to say I guess it is time for me to write something. I agree I may have to admit that I have been a little lazy with this blog thing.
• Pinterest: Yes it is addictive like Fbook, but I kind of use it as my virtual closet. For instance, I have a board called Fall/Winter....when I don't know what to wear, I will go look on said board and pick out an outfit...then I will look in my own closet and find something similar.
• I have been seeing on Fbook that people have been posting everyday what they are thankful for. Well I really don't think I could really come up with 30 different things I am thankful for so here is what I am thankful for: I am thankful for my mother and father and all they have taught me and given me. I am thankful for my sister who has become my best friend over the years. I am also thankful for her hubby who has sort of taken the roll of big bro to me. I am also thankful that I have a roof over my head, food in my tummy, clothes on my back, and a little money in the bank account cause I know there are those who don't have that stuff. In this economy, I am thankful that I have my father who has graciously given me a job at the family travel agency. I am thankful for Weight Watchers and Zumba; thanks to family, loved ones, and WW support and my motivation I have lost 40.2 pounds. Lets just hope I didn't gain a lot back cause of Thanksgiving. Well that's all I can think off for now. 
• There will be a Boy meets World reunion and I am so excited. Thank you Disney for creating Girl Meets World (show follows Corey and Topanga's daughter).
• This weather and my allergies are driving me insane. Do I really need to elaborate on this?
• I haven't really read a book in quite a while...I need to get on that.
• I am hoping that I didn't gain too much weight this past two weeks.

#182 Weekly Weigh In

TGIF!!!!!! I am so ready for the weekend.As most of you know, I was so excited last night that I let the cat out of the bag soon rather than later. I DID IT......I reached my goal one week early for Thanksgiving. I lost 2 pounds this past week making my total weight loss 40.2!!!!! Lets just hope I don't totally screw it up the next 2 weeks. I couldn't be more excited.

There seems to be a slight confusion with this weight loss goal. This weight loss goal wasn't the BIG GOAL (final goal). This goal was a goal I set for myself; it was something I wanted to accomplish before Thanksgiving. I still have a good amount of weight to loss before I am at my final goal. I worked my butt off last week and it paid off.

 I am in my 120th week of being Weight Watcher member. It is still hard to believe that I lost 40 pounds. This just goes to show that if you follow plan and earn a little activity points plus, the weight will come off. Plus I did it the old fashion way: diet and exercise. So what did I do?

I tracked every little thing that went in my mouth. I tried to get 100% on my ActiveLink everyday. I stayed away from fast food places and drank lots more water than soda. So now I know if I follow plan, I can achieve whatever weight loss goal I want to achieve.

The meeting last night was basically a how too to survive Thanksgiving. I know it will be hard but my goal for the holiday is too night gain the 5 pounds that I just worked off. Here is somethings I need to remember: Eat smaller portions, watch out for the bites, the tastes, and the licks, don't go overboard. When you really think about it. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are pretty much the something, right? So why not try to split Thanksgiving and Christmas 50/50? Just a thought.

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day. I not only reached my goal but I also got to see a movie that I have been waiting to see, Breaking Dawn Part 2. Now I won't say much cause I am sure not everyone has seen it. This movie was fantastic.....I love it. Every interview I saw the cast give said that the ending was different from the one the was in the book. They sure were right. Did I like? I sure did, but I had one of those WTF moments. But go see it.

Tomorrow is my 5K....The Color Run. I can't wait....I hope everyone has a great weekend.

#181 Facing the Scale....

It is Thursday which in a few hours I will be facing that scale and seeing if I accomplished the goal I set for myself. I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying to the Lord above that I accomplished what I set out to day. I hope I am not disappointed in myself. As of now, the number on the scale is the smallest it has ever been which I couldn't be happier about. 

I have done everything possible to achieve my goal of the 40 pound mark, so now it is just up to my body to cooperate. If it doesn't, then I will be disappointed. I tracked; I stayed within my daily points plus target. I drank lots of water and less soda. I ate more veggies and fruits and less junk food. Over the last couple of days, I ate really light but still eating my daily points plus. Now it is just a waiting game. I will just have to wait and see if my hard work paid off. I have on my weekly weigh in outfit. I will just have to take a few layers off. 

Tonight, I will also be seeing Breaking Dawn Part 2. My wait will be over and I am beyond excited. The Twilight Saga will be coming to an end; this will be bittersweet and sad but also exciting. I just hope I am not expecting too much from another book to movie experience. Granted I know the book is probably better then the movie. 

The Color Run is Saturday. I am so excited; I just hope I finish in good time. I will have to let you know how is goes after. 

Have a great Thursday everyone. For anyone going to the Twilight craziness, be safe and enjoy the movie. 

#180 Hump Day meets Confessions

•  I realize that I haven't posted something since last Friday after weigh in. There is a reason for that. I have been busy and consumed with designing and trying to reach my goal of 40 pounds. So today, I have combined my confessions blog post and my hump day post.
• Anyway....I have tracked both my activity and food intake. I have stayed pretty much with in my daily points plus target. I have been drinking lots of water and a lot less soda. So needless to say I have followed plan in a more focused matter. So NOW my body just needs to cooperate. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
• Breaking Dawn Part 2...I will be seeing this movie in just a little over a day. I am so excited but kind of sad at the same time. Although I am anxious to see the conclusion, I am heartbroken that it is the end. This is kind of how I get when I conclude a book series. 
• As most of you know, I am always nervous about my upcoming weigh in. This is week is no different; actually I am a tad bit more nervous cause I am anxious to see if I reached my next mini goal I had set for myself.  Those two questions plus many more go through my mind each week. 
• Channing Tatum was name People Mag's Sexiest Man Alive 2012. I have followed this man's career since She's the Man, Coach Carter, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. I have watched him grow as actor and a person. It was interesting to watch someone's fame grow over the years. 
• Last night, I ran on the treadmill just to see how fast I could do a mile of walking/running. I am so proud of myself, I did a 11.46 mile. My fastest time ever. Lets just hope that I can do it for my 5K on Saturday.
• Also last night, I painted my nails a color. Now you are probably wondering why am sharing this. I don't usually like to have color on my nails, but something in my head last night made me do it. Also, I am proud to say that my right hand come out pretty good.
• Have a great day!!!!

#179 Weekly Weigh In

Well I let the cat out of the bag last night. Yes it is true, I had another loss making me 1.8 pounds away from my 40 pounds total weight loss goal for Thanksgiving. So this week I will be very strict.

The meeting last night was about Power Foods (PF). These foods are filled with lots of protein and fiber amongst other things. They help you stay fuller longer. If you are a hungry girl like me, then that is always good. If you are a member of WW and you have the Pocket Guide or something like it, the PF are the ones that have a green triangle by it. I never really realized how many PFs I was eating.

The Task at hand: losing 1.8 pounds in one week. Below is how I hope to do it.

• Track every day; every meal....meaning what goes in my mouth, I write down.
• Earn more activity points, and not just on Monday and Wednesday. This should be easy since it is crunch time for my 5K, The Color Run. 
• Eat more fruits and veggies!!!!!!!!
• Stay within my Daily Points Plus Allowance. 
• Drink LOTS AND LOTS of water. It is good for me and makes me lose all my water weight.
• Eats lots a fiber so that I can go to bathroom. (I think you know exactly what I mean.)
• NO FAST FOOD OR DIET COKE OR SODA!!!!!

If I stick to these tasks and stay on plan, I should be able to accomplish my goal. 

Well have a great weekend!!!!!!!!

#176 Facing the Scale

• Today is weigh in....Thursday's aren't my favorite because of weighing in. I don't know why I get so nervous about it.  I guess it is really hard to face that scale. I know what I did this week. I thought I was pretty good, but who knows?
• I am so close to my 40 pound weight loss goal. I know I will be disappointed in myself if I don't reach it. If I look at the positive side then I know I have done everything possible to achieve that goal. But even if I don't make my 40 pound weight loss, I will be close and there will be a new photo cause of course during Thanksgiving we take family photos.
• I have a weigh in outfit I pretty much wear every Thursday. It is just a simple black cotton dress I got from Target 2 years ago. I change it up every week wearing a different cardigan. Thank God that I can shrink in the dryer. Today with the chill in the air I had to add tights and a thicker cardigan. So I guess when I get to the meeting I will be going straight for the bathroom to take some layers off. Lol
• Today is the 3rd I wear my hair down in a row; this is a new record.
• I can't seem to get back to reading. Maybe this weekend I will pick up a book and get back to it.
• I have a little over a week for my 5K; The Color Run. I am so excited and I know it will be so much fun. (Now I know I have changed my mindset. If you would have asked me a 2 years ago that I would be excited for a 5k, I wouldn't have believed it.) I trained a little differently. Instead of walking/running on a treadmill (Yuk!), I have been focused on Zumba. I burn a hell of a lot more calories and it is so much more fun.
• Yesterday I bought my ticket to Breaking Dawn Part 2....I can't wait and I am so excited.

#175 Hump Day

I siting here finishing off the last couple of bites of  Subway chopped salad while listening to Boyce Avenue's version of Teenage Dream (well worth buying on iTunes; it is so beautiful) and the soundtrack to Pitch Perfect while deciding what to write about.

First off, I am so glad that The Election is over. It wasn't the outcome I had hoped for but I am going to say this (it's my status on Fbook):

Okay, Folks, now that this election is behind us, it is definitely time for all the negativity, gloating and put-downs of any political party to cease on facebook. What's done is done and we must wait and see and how the next four years play out. Those who are pleased with their choices, please relish your victories with class and dignity and those who are displeased, please exercise your displeasure gracefully. I say all of this having scrolled through the commentary on my wall and find much of it a carry-over to pre-election negativity. If you feel a need to voice your discontent, start writing to your congressmen and use them as your source for a data dump, not your friends on facebook. Sadly, I do not wish to "defriend" anyone. However, I do choose not to have negativity in my life and feel that I will be forced to make some hard choices. I believe we are all entitled to our opinions and choices but we do not have the right to foist them on others. Let us all try to move on and make the best of this outcome, agree to disagree, and leave all the political rhetoric out of our friendships and off of facebook. Thank you for taking the time to read my rant!

Also, I have to believe that God has a plan and I am anxious to see what it is.

Now folks, lets move on. Because it is Wednesday and the day before weigh in; it is also salad day. I am a little nervous like always cause I am so close to my 40 pound weight loss. I broke my challenge this weekend by drinking DCs and eating fast food. I also drank a DC last night. Oh well no one is perfect. However, I have been tracking everyday (trying to make it a habit). So I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything works itself off.

In other news, I bought my tickets to Breaking Dawn Part II.....I can't wait. I really haven't been reading. I get in this moods where I don't even pick up a book. I guess this time it maybe because I am so focused on this weight loss thing.

Good luck everyone!!!! Have a blessed day!!!!

#174 These are my Confessions....

• I am taking a cue from Usher.....it is time for the confessions post. 
• I broke my challenge this weekend. I drank more than one diet coke and ate fast food, but limited the fast food to once time. Monday morning I was back on the no fast food or diet coke challenge.
• With the Saints game last night, Zumba was cancelled, but I still did my Zumba for Wii. I think I will give myself a pat on the back. My body is a little sore today cause I did expert intensity; I should have known it would be harder cause pretty much all the songs were pretty much led by Beto, Zumba creator. I burned approximately 723 calories. (I say approximately cause Zumba for Wii just calculates based on hips, but I tend to move my arms a little more than required. I also move more between songs.)
• IT'S ELECTION DAY....I strongly encourage people to Go Vote today. It is something you wait 18 years for. So I am proud to say that I will be voting after work today. I am not going to tell anyone who to vote for. I am pretty sure people know who I am voting for so there is no need to discuss that. Any way, if you choose not vote, I don't want to hear complaining for who becomes president. You had a chance to have your voice heard and you didn't act on it, so don't complain. 
• My hair is down today....I purposefully didn't bring a pony tail holder so that I wouldn't be tempted to put it up. 
• I didn't realize how long my hair has gotten until I straightened it this morning. As you have probably read here or heard, I am donating my hair again to Locks of Love. Approximately 12 inches is cut (when it is dry), so I have a lot to go; about 7 more inches if I want a descent length hair cut.
• There is a chill in the air today, but guess who wore a shirtsleeve shirt and sandals. If you guessed me, then you are right. I guess I need to walk outside before getting dressed in the morning. Lol Thank God I had a sweater from last week in the car.
• I have seen a lot of I am Thankful for.... on Fbook. I guess thats the November challenge. I guess I need to start posting it. 

#173 Weekly Weigh In

• I realize the last time I posted something was exactly a week ago. I have been pretty busy. 
• I have a little be of exciting news to share. I lost 2.8 pounds this week making my total weight loss 37.6. This means I have 2.4 pounds to lose till I reach my 40 pound goal before Thanksgiving. I guess I need to continue my no soda no fast food challenge cause it is working.
• There are 3 weeks till Thanksgiving. If my calculations are correct. I have to lose .8 pounds each week to reach that goal. I am going to stay positive and say I will do it. I think I can handle 3 more weeks of no diet coke or fast food since that little change has been working. 
• I am starting to notice and change in my physical body meaning I can actually see my mid section getting more hour glass and I can see my are shaping up. I can see an overall toner body than what I started with. I have to thank Zumba for that. So I guess I need to Thank my Zumba instructor and Zumba for Wii. So Thank You.
• Also, this morning when I put on my size 12 jeans, they were lose. They were easy to button around the waste. They are also very lose around my butt area which is becoming smaller and smaller. So I am really happy and excited.
• I hoping I can keep up my challenge. If you accepted my challenge, I am interested in seeing what your results are so feel free to message me.
• Last night's meeting was about taking 5 minutes for yourself. So I am going to take 5 to track every meal and activity. So good luck in these next 3 weeks till Thanksgiving. I hope everyone reaches there goals.
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#172 Weekly Weigh In

Last night at weigh in, I had a loss. I lost another .6 (point 6) pounds making my total which brings my total weight loss to date at 34.2 I believe. A loss is a loss right? I know I should be happy that I am headed in the right direction but I can help but wish I would loose more than a half a pound each week. At this rate I won't reach my goal of 40 pounds at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is 4 weeks away.

Last night I had to buy an new 3 month tracker. So in an effort to make a change, I decided that a New Book meant a New Challenge. Meaning I sort of created a challenge for myself. This challenge will last till Thanksgiving Day. So below are the rules of the challenge. Those that should accept will be able to reward themselves how they see fit.

The Rules:

Rule #1: Track everything that enters your mouth.

Rule #2: Drinking sodas including diet and caffeine free is prohibited. I think this rule will be the hardest for me cause I so love my diet coke. However Crystal Light is allowed.

Rule #3: No fast food of any kind except Subway. This means no McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell,  Chick-fil-a, etc. This may be hard as Rule #2 but if I reach my goal of 40 pounds then it will be worth it.

Rule #4: Earn more Activity points. This means, for me, to put my ActiveLink to good use. I must earn at least 2/3 Activity points per day. Last night at weigh in I had a light bulb moment; I have to my baseline with the ActiveLink before any activity points are recorded.

Rule #5: Cook more.

Rule #6: If you achieve the goal you set for yourself, celebrate.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

#171 Hump Day

Well i kind of decided that I wanted to start the Hump Day blog post a little differently. It is sort of redundant to state at the beginning that it is Hump Day. Also by now everyone should know that I am nervous for tomorrow's weigh in. So from now on, I will try to steer clear of those 2 topics.

For the past two and a half years I have been on a weight loss journey.  I have been yo yo dieting my entire life and this weight loss journey is no different. I have hit several plateaus and have had many ups and downs. For example after my cousins wedding about a year ago, I stayed at 30 pounds lost for approximately 4 to 5 months. Needless to say I haven't lost that much more. Right now I am sitting at around 34 pounds. My goal for Thanksgiving was to get to the 40 pound mark. I have to think positively that I will accomplish this. I have about a month left. Lets just hope that I don't totally screw it up.

As everyone knows last week I had a burst of motivation and I exercised pretty much every day. This week not so much. I kind of took off exercising this weekend which I shouldn't have done. It was probably cause I only lost point 4 pounds last week and got a little discouraged. When I set my goal, I thought sure I can easily lose 5 pounds. It has proved to be harder to accomplish than I thought. However there is still time.

As my weight goes down, I have found the my inner fashionista is coming out more and more. I have found that I am caring more and more about my outer appearance. Before I was always the "fat girl," which was probably all in my head. I know I shouldn't say that and if people knew I felt that way they wouldn't understand. However I have always been the bigger girl my entire life so I would hide behind that and my personality. I was lazy and didn't really care what I looked like. I have still have this constant fear and I have dreamed about it that I will wake up one morning and will look in the mirror and all my weight will come back.

I did a little Zumba for the Wii last night earning myself 4 activity points for the day. It usually is a lot more but I didn't do an entire hour like usual, but I still did something right?

I am going to change topics.

I have stated before that I am donating my hair to Locks of Love. So last night after my hair was dried I kind of measured my hair. To get the cut I want, I have to grow it about 7 more inches. Below is what I would like my hair to look like once I cut it except I really like my "wisps." I want something short enough that I will actually wear it down but long enough so that I can put it up in a pony tail if need be.

So sticking with the hair topic; my hair started off down and lasted for maybe 2 hours. My goal tomorrow (weigh in) is to wear it down all day. Lets hope I can do it. I don't know why I keep putting it up. This morning for instance, I spent a lot of time straightening it. Why on earth would I put it up?

Well I think that is enough rambling. Have a great day!!!!

#170 Confessions

• I think I need to come up with a new name for the Confessions post. So any suggestions will be welcomed. I never been really great when it came to naming things.
• Friday we celebrated both my cousin's and aunt's birthday at Rotolo's Pizza. The food and desert was great and delicious, but I totally blew my WW points plus. Also, I only earned 1 Activity point that night, but hey the food was fantastic and I really enjoyed it. Granted I would have done better if I had ordered a thin crust, but oh how I love me some pan pizza. 
• Last week, I had this amazing motivation when it came to exercising and earning activity. This week not so much. I just couldn't get my butt over to my house to zumba for the wii. Tonight I will make myself do it. Last night's zumba class was so much fun. 
• I am still trying to figure out my ActiveLink. Last night it said that I only earned 4 Activity points for the day, but if I calculate from the WW website, I get more activity points. ATTENTION MY WW MEMBER READERS WHO HAVE THE ACTIVELINK: So here is what I think. It tracks based on all the activity you earn during the day. It is trying to get you to earn more during the day. 
• Honestly I really have been tracking my food intake all week. I may not be perfect in it, but who is? It is a plus that I do it. I seem to do better Monday through Thursday. On Friday I kind of slack off, but I still track. When I really think about it, who actually sees my tracker? Me and maybe my leader. 
• I am so ready for this election to be over. I am so glad it is 2 weeks away.

#169 Weekly Weigh In

TGIF!!!!!!!! It is the start of a new week for my weight loss journey. I had a loss of .4 pounds (point 4). That is nearly half a pound. A loss is a loss right? Don't get me wrong I am excited to have lost weight instead of gained. I am moving in the right direction. I just thought with all the exercise/activity I did that I would have lost more. Maybe it will show up next week. Lets hope my motivation continues this next week.

I still have 5.8 pounds to go to reach my 40 pound goal lost before Thanksgiving. I have about 4 weeks. If my calculations are right, I I have to lose about 1.5 pound each week from now on. To be realistic, I don't know if I will accomplish my goal which will be disappointing. So I have to keep saying like The Little Train that Could, "I think I can; I think I can."

What has to change? I need to stop snacking so much at night especially on chocolate. I need to stop drinking so many diet cokes and drink a lot more water. I really need to pay attention to what I actually put in my mouth. I need to eat more veggies and fruits and less junk food. Hey, it is just one month, I can don't anything for one month right? With this small change and if I can continue with all the exercise, I think I just may be able to accomplish that task at hand and get to my goal of 40 pounds lost. 

The Color Run: I am training for this 5K but not in the usual way. I think my doing an hour of Zumba each day will probably work instead of getting on that darn treadmill. It is on 3.1 miles so I think I can do it. The last time I did a 5K (the one WW use to have), I finished in 50 minutes. My goal is to finish under 50 minutes. I just want to beat my time.

Last night's meeting was what I needed. It was about Late Night eating. So this week I will really pay attention to what I am eating especially at night. I am keeping my fingers crossed. 

Have a great weekend!!!!!!

#168 Face the Scale

It's Thursday everyone and you know what that means....it's weigh in day. I am so nervous and that is to say the least. This week something got into me and God sent me some motivation or it may just be my ActiveLink. I pretty much have done some kind of Activity everyday this week except Sunday and mostly it has been Zumba and Zumba Wii. Below is my Activity breakdown:

Friday--6 Activity Points

Saturday--6 Activity Points

Sunday--0Activity Points

Monday--4 Activity Points

Tuesday--6 Activity Points

Wednesday--5 Activity Points

Total--27 Activity Points

Lets just hope that I can keep this up. I am looking forward to find out if all my efforts have paid off. My goal is to get as close to the 40 pound mark before Thanksgiving. Lets hope I can make it. I am looking forward to to being in a new decade. 

Sometimes my effort for this week won't show up till next week. 

#167 Hump Day

Morning all!!!!! It is 1/2 way to Friday. Tomorrow is weigh in, and of course I'm nervous. Why? Cause I never know what will happen.

My body is sort of exhausted from all the Zumba I have been doing this week. I often refer to a week, but let me explain a little something. When I say my week, I am really talking about my weight loss weeks which is from Friday to Friday. Now that that is a little more clear lets get back to the subject at hand. Since Friday I have earned a total of 22 Activity points. I pretty much done Zumba everyday except Sunday. This is a complete change then what I was doing before; lets just hope I can keep up this momentum. The little thing I wear on my bra strap is the main reason I think I have had a burst in motivation.
This little thing records every movement I do. The ActiveLink is sort like WW's version of the BodyBug.

My ActiveLink.

I know I have posted the above photo before. I have to say ladies and gents this sucker works. It is like a game, but in this game I am competing with myself. It seems like every day I try to be myself from the day before. Zumba, according to the ActiveLink, earns me approximately 4 to 6 Activity Points. 

People, my loved ones, seem to compliment me on my skin. I have never really had a problem with acne before not even in high school. Is it luck? Or genes? I have no idea, but I am going to clue you guys in on a little secret. I don't use anything like Proactive. I mainly use two products, and I don't think I would ever stop using these products. Also, I don't really wash my face, the normal way. 

This is my secret to clear skin. I take it ever day.
It helps your eyes, makes your hair grow faster,
and for me, gives you that skin that glows.
It also helps with gray hair and hair loss.

This stuff is amazing. When I do have a pimple,
in roughly 8 hours they are lighter if not gone.
I love it. 

Some other skin care secrets, I use:

• I always wear sunscreen especially on my face under my make up. Y'all know I have porcelain, white skin. To clue you in, it doesn't tan. So the sunscreen protects my skin from the UV rays. Also it will hopefully help in the prevention of one day having leather skin and wrinkles.
• My morning skin care regiment is as follows: (1) Use the Neutrogena Rapid Clear all over my skiing; (2) Moisturize with the Clinique yellow moisturizer; (3) Sunscreen; and (4) a makeup primer. All this is done before any ounce of make-up is put on my face.
• Let the primer be completely dry before putting on foundation. The primer works as a barrier. Your skin won't soak up the make-up and your make-up will last longer.

Well I think that is enough stuff....Happy Hump Day!!!!

#166 Confessions

• The show Revolution is one of my new favorite shows. I started watching because Billy Burke aka Charlie was in it. However, he is no Charlie in this show. I love how at the center of show there is a fearless girl. She reminds me a lot of Katniss Everdeen. Love it.
• Over the weekend, I got some much need motivation. I actually tracked my food except Sunday. I also managed to earn about 12 Activity points doing Zumba 2 for Wii. Thanks in part to my ActiveLink. I am beginning to really like this thing, although it is still a little confusing to figure out how it works. On both Friday and Saturday, I earned over 200% each day earning 6 Activity Points. Yesterday I earned only 4 activity points. Thanks to another day of Zumba. Tonight's plan is to do Zumba 2 for the Wii. 
• For some reason, I can't seem to want to start reading, but I really want to read the books I talked about in an earlier post. I don't know what my problem is. 
• The second presidential debate is tonight; I don't really know if I will watch. We will see. I am so ready for this election to be over. I am tired of the commercials and getting the phone calls. 

#165 Weekly Weigh In

Good Morning Y'all!!!!!!! I am yet again disappointed in myself. I had another gain. I gained 1 pound this week. It sucks but I need to move on from it. Today starts a new week for me. I still have 6 weeks till Thanksgiving to get to my goal of the 40 pound mark. I have 3 pounds to go till I am in my next decade. When I say this, it means that the second number in my weight goes down. I hope that explains it a little more. With this weeks gain, that is roughly 6 pounds away. That means that I have to lose at least 1 pound per week every week till Thanksgiving.

I know what I am doing or should I say what I am not doing. I need to get my butt back in gear if I want to achieve my goal. It the words of Nike....I got to "Just Do It." 

I am still getting used to the ActiveLink. It is sort of motivating me to do more. I find myself wanting to walk around the office. My goal is to earn at least 3 activity points everyday. I have no problem on Zumba days, but it is the other 5 days of the week. My goal for this weekend is to track my food and to not sit on my butt all weekend. I also need to start training for my 5K again. I need to be proactive in this weight loss thing.

What I am reading next? 

I am starting this series. I have read the first one, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, but I am re-reading it so it is fresh in my mind. I an curious to see if I like it just as much as I did the first time I read it. Last time I read it, I read it in two days. I will let everyone know my thoughts when I finish both books.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!!

#164 Hump Day

  

Its Hump Day......yes it is already the middle of the week. Fisrt off, I couldn't be more excited cause we are down to a little over 36 days till Breaking Dawn Part 2.  Instead of walking on the treadmill like I wanted last night like a person should when they really want to shed some weight, I went to watch my little cousin, Natalie, play volleyball for Holy Savior. Holy Savior wanted all 6 games. I couldn't be more prouder.

Anyway, so I didn't earn any activity points yesterday. Good thing I have Zumba tonight. I am still getting use to the ActiveLink, so far so good except when I plugged it into my computer yesterday, it said that on Monday I only earned 3 activity points. So I was a little confused. So tonight, I plan on working out extra hard. I will try to keep posting more about my ActiveLink.

I have been tracking as best I can. So far so good. If I could just do it over the weekends, I would disappoint myself come Monday when I have to try to remember everything I ate over the weekend. I guess I need to start planning on what I am going to do to reach my goals for next week. The following is what is going through my random brain:

I am fearing, yet again, that I will gain weight this week. I really don't want to do this. I have about 6 and a half weeks till Thanksgiving. I really need to get on the ball especially since I also have that 5K I signed up for. Why do I do this to myself? I go through weeks where I am really good than I go through weeks where I am not so good. I guess thats life. In an effort to better, I am going to start now rather than wait till Friday at the start of a new week. So I will start fresh today. I will track, track, track and earn activity points. I will look up the actual points intend of just guessing. I will only drink diet coke on Thursdays after weigh in. I can do this for 6 and a half weeks right?

Yes my brain rambles and rambles. Thats just how it is. So for the next 6 and a half weeks I will be the best little Weight Watchers member I can be. Good luck to you all, and have a blessed day!!!!!!!

#163 Confessions

Love this....

• I haven't posted one of these in a while and I am sorry; I guess I need to put forth a little more effort. I will try to do better. 
• So I have am in my first week of having my ActiveLink gadget from WW on. I plugged it in this morning to see how many points I earned yesterday. It recorded 3 activity points. Well maybe I need to move the location cause I would think Zumba (at least the way I do it) would earn more than 3 activity points all on its own. We will see how it goes.
• Once again, my cold is back. I guess I need to especially thank my allergies for turning into a cold. The cold has since been passed on to my parents. Sorry guys.
• I have to say that I am trying trying and trying to track my food intake, but it is so hard to keep it up, but I have to do it if I want to reach my goal of 40 pounds by Thanksgiving, which is less than 7 weeks away.
• Also, since we are getting closer to Thanksgiving, that means that it is getting closer to my 5K, The Color Run. I am so excited for it, but now I just need to get my butt in gear. I guess today I will make myself do some treadmill work. 
• I finished Graceling by Kristin Cashmore.....I would highly recommend this too anyone especial those who enjoy books that have a fierce and passionate female heroine at the center of the story. I loved it!!!! I can't wait till the next installment. Fire.
• I have to share one of the best quotes I have found on the internet recently by none other than Mr. Robert Pattinson...I just hope it is real. “If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable." I really wasn't a fan of his until recently. Recently when he was going through that cheating scandal of his, I couldn't help but be impressed how much he had handled it with so much grace. I hope one day I find a man for myself with that my love, kindness, and grace. Why on earth would you want to cheat on someone anyway, especially one who seems to adore you?
• I know I have talked about how I never have been in a relationship, so I am going to leave you with this:

• Have a great Tuesday everyone!!!!! 

#162 Monday Monday

Monday, Monday....the start of a new week. I have spent the last hour trying to remember what I ate over the weekend cause this girl didn't track. This weekend all I did was stay in bed watching Hallmark movies all weekend, most of which I have seen. Anyway, your probably asking why? Well, I suffer from allergies, which have turned into a minor cold so I decided it was in my best interest to rest. Well we all know what happens when you lie in bed all weekend....we eat.

This weekend I tried not to snack much...which I think I accomplished.

Friday, my sister had it in her head that we were going to a movie as a family, which in fact we did. After work, dad and I went home right at 5pm, which usually doesn't happen. Anyway, my health conscious sister made a Taco Soup which was delicious by the way. She found the recipe on some blog she follows. When she sends me the recipe, I will load it into my recipe builder on the WW website and figure out the points. I am sure it wasn't too bad. However, it surely was delicious. After dinner, we went to the movies. We were trying to see Taken 2 with Liem Neeson. We had planned on the 8 pm show, but guess what it was SOLD OUT. We bought tickets to the 10pm show. So we had time to kill. Mom wanted Marble Slab (Yikes). If you know me, than you know ice cream is my fav. Guess what, I didn't have any. (Go Me) We visited with some cousins that were at the ice cream place. Then we went to Starbucks, where I got an venti iced non-fat latte with 2 splenda (I think it was 4 ppv). Then we went to the movie. MOVIE WAS FANTASTIC. Everyone should go see it.

Saturday----all day in bed
Sunday---all day in bed. Saints won!!!!!!! Yippi.

I didn't read...I didn't track....I didn't earn activity...Better luck next weekend.

Happy Reading!!!!!!

#161 Weekly Weigh In

TGIF....I am so ready for the weekend. Last night was weigh in. So as you know I was probably nervous, like always. Anyway I gained .4 (point 4), which isn't bad considering what I ate last weekend and the fact that I am on my period.

If you read my blog this past week, then you know my goal leading up to Thanksgiving, now 7 weeks away, is that I lose 5 pounds, which I know really isn't much, but with my track record I low balled it so that I wouldn't be disappointed in myself if I didn't accomplish it. I can do anything for 7 weeks right? 

Today starts my new week. So TODAY I will start FRESH. So what I guess what I am saying is that I am STARTING OVER today, not Monday. Last night's meeting was all about TRACKING, which is my downfall. I know it works if I track and try to stay with in my points. I need to STOP going crazy on the weekends so that I don't have to work so hard during the week. So I need to TRACK TRACK AND TRACK. So this morning's breakfast is already written down in my Ultimate 3 Month Tracker, that I bought at my meeting.

Last week I told you I bought a WW activity tracker. This week has been my base week, which means that this little tracker is giving me a starting point. Hopefully it will give me a little motivation to move more. My Weight Watcher's leader told me and the rest of my meeting members that when she saw how little she moved made her want to move more. Lets just hope I get the same effect.

My ActiveLink

So I guess I need to plug this little gadget in so I can see my activity or lack of activity this week. I wear this thing on my bra strap where people can't see it.

Over the last couple of years, I have really noticed a change in myself both on the inside and the outside. Now I can finally see that my physical self is changing. It is hard to believe that it takes loosing almost 40 pounds for me to finally see a change in my body. I am becoming more and more extroverted; which for me is a big thing. I am one of those people who has no problem being by myself either reading a book or do something else. It takes a lot for me to speak up and start up a conversation. I feel that I am a very shy and awkward person; sometimes in social situations I don't know really what to say. I usually try to steer clear of being the center of attention because I have always been the "big" girl. I have found myself, lately, that I am slowing not minding getting some attention. It is kind of nice when notice my weight loss and actually have the guts to tell me. Those of you who have....Thanks a bunch.

I have to send out a little public Thank You to my cousins from Arizona. Thanks to the Adams clan especially my cousin Elyse for taking time out of her busy life to go through her closet and send me clothes she doesn't wear anymore, most of which are cute by the way, and sending them to me. Very thoughtful. I also got to thank her sweet momma for mailing them to me.

The clothes were a big gesture especially for someone who has been constantly changing sizes. Sending the clothes is also helping me save the money for when it is time to really go shopping for new clothes. Thanks everyone.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

#160 Hump Day

It is the middle of the week already. Wow time sure is flying by. I realize that I haven't been posting recently, but things have been crazy. I have done this before so I am going to do a repeat and combine hump day and confessions. So here we go.

• So in I have been telling you that I have been working on my first DIY Pinterest project. I  made a gift for my best friend. She loved it. 

• Allergies suck butt. I have been suffering from allergies my entire life. These weekend it came back with a vengeance. I missed work on Monday cause I didn't really sleep cause of these stupid allergies.
• Last week at WW I bought an activity tracker. This week is my base week. So it has been recording all my activity or lack there of activity for this week. I will be talking more about this each week from now on.
• Also, last week we were giving homework at the meeting. We were asked to keep a tracker to give to someone else at the meeting. I have been tracking but my food intake has been crazy. I guess I know why. It is because my monthly visit made her appearance yesterday. So I hope it wasn't too crazy. 
• I have been slowly reading Graceling by Kristin Cashmore. I have been sucked in. I am sorry to say I have been reading slower because I have been sick with allergies. Anyway this is a great book. I am sucked in and this story surely has peaked my interest. I hope that I will love the other books in the series but it seems like each book is about different people. So I am keeping my fingers crossed.

#159 Weekly Weigh In

Last night at weigh in, I learned that my hard work this week actually paid off. I lost 2.4 pounds, bring my total weight loss back to 35. I couldn't be more excited and proud of myself. So my lesson was learned. It pays off to use the tools WW (weight watchers) has given me. If I track honestly and true, then I actually see what goes into my body. For me, I don't want see the not so healthy foods I eat on my tracker, so maybe if I know that I am going to be writing it down I won't actually eat it.

Now I have to be honest to the world and to myself; I am going to eat stuff that isn't healthy or good for my body. No matter how many times people tell something is bad for me I will still want to eat or drink it. My weak spot in food is desert especially ice cream, cake, cheesecake, etc. Honestly I crave it all. So if I know I want to eat something (which is pretty much all the time), I need to eat in in moderation. Meaning watch my portion sizes.

Last night's meeting was 8 Weeks to Thanksgiving. Yikes that came fast. We are given homework, which that we were asked to track so that we can trade trackers with someone else at next week's meeting. I will see how that goes. LOL

We were also asked to make a goal to how much we wanted to lose before the holidays. My goal, which I low balled, is to lose 5 pounds which would make my total around the 40 pound mark around Thanksgiving. But lets really think about this: If I lose 1/2 a pound for the next 8 weeks, I will be at 4 pounds lost. If I lose one pound for the next 8 weeks, I will be at 8 pounds. If I lose 1.5 pounds each week, I will be at 12 pounds lost. So we will see how I go. I am not going to kill myself to be so strict that I loose 12 pounds in 8 weeks, because if I truly honest I won't do it. So I am going to do best for the next 8 weeks. If I can lose 2.4 pounds this week alone with just tracking, cutting down on soda, and attending 2 Zumba classes in one week, then I should be ok.

So tonight my high school graduating class is being honored at the Homecoming game, which is 10 years. I am going. I still can believe I have been out of high school for that long already.

#158 Facing the Scale

Today I face that horrible thing I call the scale. I hope today I am not disappointed in myself again. I have worked really hard this week, so I am keeping g my fingers crossed. I have tracked and tracked and tracked; I can honestly say that I have made the effort to actually measure my food. I know I wasn't perfect, but who is perfect. So I think I am ready to face the scale.

So I started reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore. So far so good. It sucked me in so quickly. I will definitely post a review once I am done. Below is what Goodreads says about the book.

In a world where people born with an extreme skill - called a Grace - are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of the skill even shedespises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to execute his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who displeases him.

When she first meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.

She never expects to become Po's friend.

She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace - or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away...a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

Have a great day!!!!

#157 Hump Day

It is Wednesday; the middle of the week. We are half way between weekends. So what should I write about today? Should I write about how tomorrow is weigh in? Or should it be about something else? These questions are the questions I ask myself each day as I sit down to write a blog post. So I ask myself again what should I write about today?

As I still ponder that question, I guess I am going to ramble on and will eventually get to talk about my weight loss journey. So this post may be long or it may be short, who knows? I sure as don't have an idea.

Luckily my allergies haven't stopped me from wearing my contacts, cause my glasses aren't in the best condition. They are really scratched in the left eye glass. So when I wear them, I have a big blurry spot directly in front of the exact spot in front of the center of my eyeball. I really  need to make that trip to the discount eye wear place my family has used for some time; I love to save money just as much as the next money conscious person does.

I guess I am ready to write about my weight loss journey. This past week I have really tried to make an effort to stay on Plan. I can honestly tell you that I have tracked every once of food that has entered my mouth. I have even cut down on the snacking I went to Zumba on Monday and I am going again today. Also, I haven't had a DC since Sunday. So I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying that my efforts show up on that scary scale.

Well Happy Reading everyone!!!!!!

#156 Confessions

• I realize that I haven't posted a confessions blog post in a while, but here is one. It may be long or it may be short. I haven't decided yet.
• I can honestly say that I have tracked my food intake. I also I have done some activity (Zumba). Also, I haven't had as many diet cokes as usual. I had one on Friday, 2 on Saturday, 1 on Sunday, and zero since Sunday night. So I hope my effort will show on the scale. 
• There are 8 weeks till Thanksgiving...that means I need to get the ball rolling on this weight loss thing. My goal before Thanksgiving is to hit the 40 pound mark. So I am praying and keeping my fingers crossed.
• This morning when I straightened my hair, I final realized how long my hair has grown. When you wear your hair in a pony or knot like I do, then when you actually wear it down, it is like "Wow my hair is actually groaning." Thank you Biotin. The ones I take say POTTEN. (I think that is the word I want.) Girls if you want to grow your hair fast take what I am taking. It works.
• You may ask why are you growing your hair? First I miss it being long. Secondly, I will be giving it again to Locks of Love. This will be my second time, but I want to be able to cut so it won't be so short. 
• So I finally watched the pilot of Revolution. OMG....I think this is one of my favorite shows thus far. It sort of reminds me of Hunger Games. It is just another show that I believe is a much watch. I guess I am going to have to remember to watch it via internet cause. It is the same night as Hawaii 5-0 and Bones (both of which are set on the DVR). 
• NCIS starts tonight. I can't wait. 
• Geez, my life is surrounded by television. 
• Back to weight loss, ok, so my class is being honored at the Homecoming game this next weekend. So I really need to get this weight loss thing going. So come July, I will be where I want to be...which is DONE. 
• So I finally started a new book, Graceling. I started it this morning. I heard it was a fantastic book. We will see. 
• Have a great Tuesday!!!

#155 Weekly Weigh In

TGIF...Lord knows it has been a crazy week in the weight loss department, and as expected I gained weight. But when I say I gained, it means I GAINED. I gained a whopping 3.2 pounds.
I am still over the 30 pound mark, 32 to be exact. I am so disappointed in myself, but that is life. I just got to move on.

Last week, I basically took the week off. I didn't track or earn any activity points, so basically I sucked at being a WW member. But that is life, I just need to move on. That is exactly what I am doing. Today is the start of a new week in my weight loss journey. I am starting fresh. Instead of taking it easy on Fridays and the rest of the weekend, I am treating the weekend like it is the weekday. Which is sort of perfect for what the meeting was last night.

The meeting was titled Weekend Warriors. It sounds interesting right? Well it was; it was about how to handle weekends since it seems like the weekends were a problem for most members last night. Our fearless leader posed some great questions like, what are you willing to do to change the outcome of the weekends? It reminded me that I have to mold and think of this Plan as what is best for me. Basically I have to make the Plan fit my lifestyle and incorporate the tools that I am given in my life.

So now what? How do I make this program work for me? I really need to put my new member hat on and really think like that new member. That means, I need to go back to the basics:

track

earn activity

weigh and measure my food/beverage

what portions

drink lots of water

So have I changed anything so far? Answer: Yes. I am treating today like a Monday. If you have dieted all your life, like me, than you are use to always starting your diet plan on Mondays. So in theory if I treat my Friday as a Monday than today would be the first day back on Plan.

Today I have tracked everything I have eaten. Meaning that I actually looked up the points plus values (PPV) for everything I have eaten today. I am also eating what I would normally eat on Mondays. 

Breakfast

Small banana = 0ppv

Latte (starbucks via) with non-fat milk = 2ppv

Lunch

Subway Kids turkey with lots of veggies

Substitute honey mustard instead of cheese

5 ppv

Baked Lays Sour cream and onion

4ppv

I started with 26 daily ppv. If you do the math I have 15 left.

Since I am a night time eater, I am trying to save the majority of my points for tonight. So this weekend I will be re-reading all my material and try to shed some of the weight I gained. I promise myself that I will add more activity and actually go to Zumba. 

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

#154 Facing the Scale

Who would have thought that a small contraption aka the scale would make someone so nervous? But that little 2 feet by 1 foot (approximately) does just that. Who would have thought that? Not this girl. Like every week I get more and more nervous as it gets close to my weigh in. I am so ready for this to be over so that I can't start over a new week. Starting over would be grand cause Lord knows I wasn't a great WW member this week.

I mean I really didn't track. I didn't go to my Zumba classes (thank you allergies). I can honestly say that I did however lower my intake of soda; my last one was Monday at lunch, which means I didn't have any fast food (I don't count Subway). NO FAST FOOD AND DIET COKE should do me some good.

This morning, instead of heading to McDonalds for my morn McCaffe, I made Starbucks via Iced Coffee. It comes out to the same amount of points plus values, which is 2. I think it will be good for my bank account as well. I am killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

I am finding that as the weight comes off, I am becoming more and more of a fashionista. I am finding that I am liking clothes and shoes more and more.

Time to change subjects:

With the economy as it is, like others, I am finding hard to find a "big girl" job especially in graphic design. So I am considering doing something else and doing my freelance work on the side. Who knows?

#153 Hump Day

Yesterday I was out with a migraine headache, which I don't get often but with the new challenge I gave myself, (Drinking Diet Coke only after weigh in) I think the migraine was on top of the lack of caffeine headache. Double trouble....So today's "Hump Day" blog will be in the form of My Confessions Blog.

• I already broke my NO DIET COKE Challenge on Monday when I had one for lunch, but honestly I can say I haven't had one since. It has been hard and hopefully these headaches will go away. So today instead of heading to get a DC in the afternoon, I got a Starbucks venti Passion Iced Tea with 3 splenda. Yummy!!!! It is a cool and refreshing drink without all the added sodium of soda. Best thing....its 0ppvs....which is great awesome.
• I haven't been tracking which I will probably see on the scale. On the other hand, I have stayed away from fast food places minus Subway. While at Starbucks I bought the Iced Starbucks Via so I wouldn't have to make my daily trip to get my morning McCaffe. (This could probably make my bank account happy too.)
• I need to get my butt back in gear...I don't know what my problem is. I was doing so good for a while there, but that darn hurricane through me for a loop. Knowing that Thanksgiving and Christmas is just around the corner, isn't helping much either. I would like to loose about 5 more pounds before the Holiday Season which would be over the 40 pound mark. So guess I can't skip out on Zumba today.
• After hearing about the surprise wedding of Blake Lively and Ryan Renalds, I am kind of digging the idea of a surprise wedding. Granted that's a long way away since there is no soon to be groom anywhere around. But readers and close friends and family, don't be surprised if one day you are invited to a party and find out it is my actual wedding. 
• The nerves are slowly kicking into action as my weigh in is slowly coming closer.
• I am still doing a Pinterest DIY project. I need to get my butt on a roll. I am excited about it.
• Happy Reading Everyone!!!!!!

#152 Long time to no see....

I have been meaning to post at least something for the last week. So keep that in mind this one may be a little long. So hang in there, but if you don't want to read this, I completely understand.

Weekly Weigh In: At last weeks meeting I gained point 2 pounds. I realize that that isn't much but it is still a gain, but point 2 I can handle. So I guess I need to continue to get my butt in gear. I know what my problem is and that is tracking. I really don't know why I can't seem to track. I know it works when you actually do it. I have set my phone to go off after each meal time and for some reason I just don't do it. Actually my main problem is the weekend. I am fine during the week, but on the weekend I suck. I guess it is because I don't have a set routine or something.

I started back to Zumba but I guess I need to up my exercise even more. I need to get back to the treadmill and other things. I have been thinking about starting Yoga or something else. I don't really know. I will let everyone know what that is.

I am still trying to get back into my house. It seems to be a slow process. I am going through things and throwing the stuff I don't need instead of just piling in the stuff. It still baffles my mind how much stuff we humans accumulate.

I haven't read anything over the past week. I guess I just need to start some book and try to get into it.

I will be doing my first Pinterest DIY project; and I am a bit nervous. So wish me luck.