Ok, this isn't going like I had planned...

I was all set to put the holidays behind me and forgive myself for indulging in all of the yummy food. Then I was going to right back to working out and following my eating plan. Hmph!!!

Well, I caught a cold and have felt like crap all week. I didn't go to my WW meeting yesterday (bad girl) because all I could think of was coming home, putting on my jammies and going to bed. I ended up taking some medicine, putting some Vicks on my feet, and hitting the sack at 7:30 pm. I felt a little better this morning but I don't have the energy to do a workout of any kind. On top of that, I have to put in 8 hours of overtime tomorrow!

So...Plan B.
I sort of got back on my eating plan yesterday but didn't write anything down like I should. Today, I got out my food journal and am going to write down everything that goes into my mouth. Hopefully, this will help me get back into a routine. I've done really good today so far. I have 10 points left to use for dinner and a snack later.

Another thing I REALLY need to work on is drinking more water. I have been slacking big time on that. I did better today but I still need to drink more.

Other than that, I'm working on some birthday cards for upcoming birthdays. I have one almost done but had to buy some ink cartridges for my printer before I can finish it.

My Christmas boxes arrived from Michigan yesterday. I was too whipped to even open them though. I really want to play with my new Cuttlebug that Adam and Cassie got me. I'm not even sure what all it does yet.

So that's it from my little corner of the world.

Out with the old....in with the new...

I don't know about you but I'm sure glad 2008 came to an end. I have high hopes that 2009 will be much better.
Last year was tough for so many members of my family as well as my friends. I myself, struggled with my weight and finances. My personal life didn't improve at all. My job was stressful. Generally, I was just not happy with my life.
So what can I do to make this year better? Good question. I don't really have any etched in stone plans. I do know that I want to exercise more regularly. I want to get back on track on my weight loss. I want to work on my house and do a little painting and redecorating. I want to get back into scrapping. I want to spend more time with my friend, Robin.
Hmmm....so maybe I do have a plan.

So this is Christmas.....

I made it through thanksgiving without doing too much damage to my diet. Only gained a few pounds and have taken that back off already. But now, here come Christmas. Lots of goodies and other great foods. That will be followed closely by New Years and I'm just SURE that there are some margaritas with my name on them out there somewhere. So after the first of the year, I'll be back to getting serious about losing more weight.

But seriously, I am really looking forward to the holidays. Aside from the god awful cold freakin weather, I love going up to Michigan and spending time with my family. My grandchildren are awesome. And they are so funny!!! Love them! Cassie and I will stay up into the wee small hours of the night chatting and watching chick flicks. Adam will most likely be working out on the road but I hope I get to spend a little time with him as well.

So in the spirit of the season, while most of us are moaning and groaning about the economy and such, I came across this classic Youtube video. It kind of puts things in perspective.

Yeah, I'm still here.....

I'm not sure why I don't update this thing more often. Probably because I'm the only one who reads it! LOL!
So anyway, I'm still plugging along on my weight loss. Up to 61.4 lbs now and feeling pretty good about it. I've dropped 4 sizes in jeans and will probably be dropping another size soon. Yay me!!

Other than that, I've been working on making some Christmas gifts and cards. I've never really liked making cards before but for some reason, I'm hooked on it now. I've made around 15 cards so far and have a ton more ideas in my head.

The weather has turned the corner towards winter and I hate it. I hate being cold. Hate it. But there's nothing I can do about it so I dug out some of my favorite soup recipes to console myself.

I guess that's it for now. I'll try to upload some of my cards soon.

Wow...it's been a while huh?

I'm not sure why I haven't updated this for so long. Lazy I guess. Anyway, I'm still plugging along on Weight Watchers. So far, I've lost around 55 pounds. I'm very pleased with my progress and I can really see a difference in how I look and feel. I've finally had to put my "big" clothes away and dig through the closet for smaller sizes. Woohoo! There's been no major setbacks but there has been a few weeks that I really had to give myself a pep talk to stay focused. I keep track of my weight everyday even though the 'experts' say not to do that. Eh, what do they know...

Now scrapping....well that's a whole other thing. I haven't done much at all in that category. I do have plans to work on a layout or two this weekend. But I have a whole laundry list of things I want to get done this weekend so we'll see...

So, I guess that's it for now. I'll try to be a little better about checking in here.

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I just gotta tell ya.....

This losing weight thing ain't easy! I've been working at it since November. I wanted so badly to hit the 35 lb mark this week. I didn't. I stayed the same....to the tenth of a pound. Next Thursday is the last week of this session. I, of course, am signing up for another session. So I will have to think of a new set of goals to achieve this time.

For starters, my long term goals for the session are to lose another 10% of my present weight and then to hit 50 lbs by the end of June. That would give me 10 weeks to lose 15 lbs...a pound and a half a week on average. Should be doable. (crossing fingers)

Short term goals...hmmmm. I need to drink more water and get more exercise. I do have a 4 mile walk coming up on April 25th for the March of Dimes. But I need to more. the problem is that I don't LIKE exercise.....at all. Never have. Never will. But I KNOW I have to do it.

So for now, that is enough to think about.