#195 Confessions

• I haven't posted much here. I am sorry for that. My life has been a tad busy. 
• There are some changes in my life that will happen in the next few weeks. I am not ready to share with the world just yet. It is for the better. When I am ready I will let everyone know.
• Last week at weigh in, I lost point 8 pounds. I wish it was more but hey it is headed back in the right direction. I need to get my butt back in gear.
• I lost my ActiveLink. My sis and I were running a tad late for Jersey Boys on Sunday, so we had to run. It fell off. I guess I have to shell out some money to get another one. 
• New Kids on The Block are going tour again; this time with Boys to Men & 98 Degrees. I so want to hit this concert up. I hope they come to either New Orleans, Lafayette, or BR. 
• I really don't know what else to write about so I guess I need to sign off. I hope everyone has a great Hump Day.

#194 Facing the Scale

Tonight I will be facing the scale and I can honestly say I have no idea of the outcome. Monday and Tuesday I was sick so I was pretty much home both days except the few hours in the morning when I tried to go to work. So I didn't move much. We will see tonight; I know I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Image off the Internet

The above image is from the Internet. A while back I read Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Since then I have been hooked on the series. Before reading the first book, I always wanted to read the series since the first film came out. I can see why it is widely popular. Rick Riordan is a brilliant author; he has the ability to draw readers in and keep them in. I can't wait to finish the series and move on to The Kane Chronicles. 

I kind of put Percy Jackson on hold while I read The Caster Chronicles. Beautiful Creatures is the first book in the series. I am hooked already. In my head I am reading with southern draw; I am talking about the wrong one that you hear in movies. I started this book because of the film that is coming out which was shot in New Orleans.

Have a blessed day!!!!

#193 Confessions....

• I wanted to get this one out early today, so here it is. For my confessions blog post, I will try to get about 10 in everyday. Wish me luck.
• Saturday, I am attending and photographing a A Gatsby Gathering. I am so excited. I am not so patiently waiting for my dress to come. The photo to the right is my dress. I have read reviews and they say it is a little short. I am glad it is winter and black tights are in. (lol). I need to find a black shrug to wear as well. I am so excited. 
• If you know me, then you know I am all things entertainment. I love reading out celebrities, but I think I have had enough about Kim Kardashian. E! News is all about her being pregnant with Kanye West's baby. I know the Kardashian's are E! News' royal family, but I think I just about had enough. Kimye is all over their website. Yes, they are having a baby congrats to them, but get over it. (A) I am  NOT a fan of Kanye West in the first place; (B) Why do we, as a society, condone celebrities having children out of wed lock? I know mistakes happen, but celebrities whether they like it or not are role models for the youth of America and the world. So I ask this, don't you think they should be a tad more careful in their lives? Just a thought to think about.
• Yesterday was Day 1 of my Zumba class. Last night's class was a blast. Zumba Fitness with Tamaira surely knows how to kick me in the butt. The Lord up above knows I needed. Today, my body is a little sore. Tamaira, our instructor, through so many new songs at us. I think I was a tad confused but by next week I will have caught on. 
• Tonight, I have no actual class but I will try to do some kind of activity. I may do an hour of Zumba Wii Core or something else. Who knows?
• Also, I have been tracking everything. WW 360 has a lot to do with routines and making habits. Tracking is something I really need and want to work on. I know it is what works. If I do it, the weight comes off. So I can honestly say that I am doing it; I am doing it religiously and I am be honest about it. 
• Today is the first day of no diet coke. I am tad proud of myself. Last night on the way home, dad stopped to get mom a DC from McDonalds and I didn't get any. That is a huge accomplishment.
• Yesterday I started reading the second book into Percy Jackson series. I know it is a Young Adult book but I love mythology and the first one was written so well. Plus they are quick reads and will help me on my 55 book challenge.
• Mom and I watched the new show Deception...OMG so good and it will only get better, but now we have a dilemma. We have 2 other shows that tape already on the DVR for Monday night; they are Hawaii 5-O & Castle. Both are really great shows and I love them. What will we do?
• Last confession...10 are really hard to come up with by the way. I am addicted to Fbook and Pinterest. I use Pinterest as my virtual closet. I look at an outfit I like and try to use the clothes I have to come up with something similar. 

#192 Monday Monday

It is Day 7 of 2013. I am sitting here contemplating what I will talk about today while I sit here drinking my morning McCafe (don't worry its 2 ppvs and non-fat with splenda).  The picture to left is my 40 pound photo. Over the next few weeks, I will be working hard to get back to 40 pounds and ultimately go to 45 and then on to 50 pounds. I am really ready for this weight loss thing to be done. I say that and believe I know that I will struggle/deal with my weight for the rest of my life. Thats the product of where I have grown and genetics.

They (the ones before me) say that maintenance is so much harder than losing the weight in the first place. I just a hoping and praying that I don't totally gain all my weight back, which by far is something I fear greatly.

Anyway, one of my resolutions/routines that I am working on is to track. This past weekend was really my last hoorah for a while; I will try to go to Easter Sunday. So I guess what I am say is that I am starting lent early. My lenten promise every year is this: no fast food or soda till Easter. I do it every year.  However, this weekend I tracked everything and even earned some activity.

On Friday, I said that I would test out my new Zumba Core game; I did. However I did it last night instead of Friday. It was so much fun and so intense.  There is more popular music than on other games. Also there is less time between songs. My abs are a little tight this morning. I think I am going to try to do this on days that I don't have my actual Zumba class. Lets hope I can keep it up.

Saturday our cousins on my dad's side came in from Arizona. My dad's cousin has two daughters, Elyse & Yvette, my sister and I 's age. Over the last year or so, we have become closer. Any way we ate at Landry's Seafood on the Lake Front.

Everyone at Landry's.

I ate my heart out. I had the Basil Crusted Tilapia. It had shrimp caprese and I got them to hold the tomato. It also had a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing. It wasn't WW friendly I can tell you that. Any it was good but it wasn't my favorite, but I was really glad I tried it. The kicker was that I ate desert. Two scoops of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.

Anyway Elyse has been sending me clothes, hand me downs, every so often. She brought some more with her. When we got home, I tried every piece on and loved them. I am so grateful. Below is a photo taken after dinner. Elyse is the one all the way to the right. Yvette is third from the left.

Sorry this is so long. I had a lot to say.....I will be doing another blog post today. It will be about Tuesdays with Morrie and the movie Lincoln.

#191 Weekly Weigh In

It is Day 4 of the 2013. I vow to do a little better with my blog. On of my New Year's Resolutions is to get back into losing weight. I am ready to be done with this whole weight loss thing. I am sort of ready to be in maintenance so that I can be a lifetime member and possibly work for Weight Watchers in some kind of capacity. Who knows?

The holiday damage has been done. I gained 3.6 pounds over the Christmas and New Year holidays; this brings me back to a total weight loss of 36 pounds. That is a lot better than I thought it would have been. I honestly thought it would have been at least 5 pounds gained.

My motivation is back and I think it is better than ever. I so ready to head back to my Zumba class on Monday. Granted I know it will be tough since I did absolutely nothing over the holidays. My body needs a good kick in my butt. For Christmas I got some money, I decided to use it to purchase the Wii Zumba Core game. I haven't tried it but I am super anxious to do so.

I have read some reviews and they tell me that this game is more intense than the previous ones. There is also less time between songs. I will so have to write my own review once I try it out which I am hoping is tonight. Wish me luck!!!!!

Last nights meeting was what I needed. I really truly needed to face the scale to see the damage done. When I received the damage, I was surprised by the number. Like I said previously in this post, I honestly thought I had done more damage. Anyway, I learned something that sort of helped me with my sweet addiction. I learned that it isn't my lack of will power that I can't steer clear of the desserts.

The weight watcher doctors have discovered that our brains are geared to want those over processed and heavy sugared foods. 

Thank God that it isn't just me. I need to just change my thinking. I need to ask myself do I really need that piece of cake? 

Saturday, we have our last family holiday gathering with cousins from out of town. I am so excited to seen them and catch up. We are going to the same restaurant we usually go to Landry's Seafood on Lake Pontchartrain. So last night with my motivation back, I started to look at the menu. Should I get a salad with some grilled chicken so that if we go for beignets I will have accounted for them? I have no idea what I will get.