Friday's Weigh-In...

Down 2.2 pounds...I really thought I had gained weight this week.

I really wasn't very good at my eating or my water intake this week.

Other then that it was a good week except for shoveling the whole drive and front and back walks and everything hurts today. Plus standing for 3 hours at the OZZY concert which was AWESOME!!!

My back and arms are killing me. Good workout I guess:)

O.K...

So I made a deal with myself. At least once a week...I will write in my blog. I look at it everyday and then go do something else. I think I'm trying to avoid it but I don't know why. It's a good place to let everything go because I know no one really cares how much we bitch and complain here.

That's what it's all about...right?

I've always liked my blog to let everything go and get it out. Keep track of what's working and what's not and to get feedback once in a while...which is always great...

So once a week no matter what....Fridays for sure for my way in and see if I can find my way back.

Weigh-In posted...got to love that...so glad I went back to low-carb...:)

Not looking good....

I just can't seem to get into writing this blog anymore. I keep forgetting about it. So I don't know if I'm not going to bother anymore. Am undecided...will sleep on it...

I'm back again.....

I thought it was about time I returned....probably not everyday but when I can. I went back to a low carb diet which I was on 5 years ago. Had lost around 50 pnds and was eating anything and everything in moderation. I got pregnant and all went south.

Anyways...I tried to back about a year ago and lost nothing in 2 weeks so I gave up. I decided to go back and try for a week. Well I lost 8 pnds the first week. and another 7 in week 2. So I'm going to stick with it. I have my cheat day so I'm not missing anything and I've started incorporating my family into some of my meals so I don't have to cook 2 separate meals.

Things are going good, summer was great. It was getting cold here but warmed back up. today is windy...really windy. My 4 year old has started kindergarten...full day. Never thought she would go for full days but off she went. No problems...

That's about it for now...
make it a good one:)

Disappeared...

Sorry...we have been at the lake for most of August and I refuse to take my computer. I will be back when school starts...back to reality...uuuhhhhhhgggggggg!!!!

TGIF...

Down .04...I will take that this week with NO complaints...not one...NO complaints...lol

I didn't work out once this week...it's just been one of those weeks I guess. Eating was in check so I guess that's my .04. I did steal an apple fritter from the kids the other day but that was my cheat for the week.

One more week of camp and then all the kids are home for the rest of the summer. It's gonna stress me right out. I can already feel the stress seeping in...uuuhhhggg.

August should be good with all the camping. I've been begging and pleading for better weather. It's been raining most of this week.

We went out on Tuesday and bought a 2010 Dodge Avenger. Hubby needed a new car for work. He's had the Sunfire for 7 years. I think it's a 98 though and it's been complaining a lot lately. We figured it's time. Of course I won't get to drive it much, but we are debating trading the van in for a new 2010. Now that would be sweet. We almost got a second van rather then the car. I kinda wish we would have but he's the one driving it so not my choice...

Anyway I guess that's my week...I've been on a Matthew Mcconaughey kick this week. No idea why...Failure to Launch, Surfer,Dude , Reign of fire and Tropical Thunder.

I also just started reading 'Her Fearful Symmetry' by Audrey Niffenegger. She wrote 'The Time Traveler's wife' which I loved. This book is turning into a fantastic read as well.

O.k. so that's all for now...
Make It A Good One :)

OMG....

Where did the time go? It's been a while...my bad!!!

We have been doing some camping with our new/old tent trailer. It's the bomb, the furnace was worth everything...It's so nice not to even think about being cold at night...I love it. We aren't going camping for the rest of July...there's too much else going on. Birthdays for the next 2 weekends and then the Capital Ex...twice because we want to see Hedley too. Then it's our yearly friend or foe BBQ....which gets a little crazy but always a lot of fun.

Then were into August and it's camping every Thursday through Sunday. Should be a good summer.

The kids are in church camp until July 23 as well, which runs from 9-4 everyday. Kind of like their still in school...which is nice...makes summer not so crazy around here. I totally forgot to weigh in last week...it probably wasn't good anyway...I remember chips which always spells bad weigh in...lol

Need to look for new recipes for camping so I'm off...

Make it a good one...

Friday's Weigh-In...

I have no idea what happen to my post on Friday...it just went POOF!!!!

It was short so not much was missed...lol EXCEPT -2.4 pounds
I was so excited because I stepped on the scale Monday morning and it said 176. OMG!!!

Not good...but turned out so good :)

The weekend was totally crazy...that daughter of mine. She stresses me out so much...I just what to punch her in the nose...Grrrrrr
It's like you try so hard to make her happy that some days that's all it's about...making Darian happy...I think we are all at our wits end. It's not like it's ever good enough anyway. Her room is a whole new story...Grrrrrrrrrrrr

It's sitting at +30 C here today with no wind...dang we had snow 4 wks ago...lol Albertan weather always a surprise :)

Eating was in control mostly...I had 3 drinks though...so I guess we'll see how this week goes...

Hubby is out of town for 2 days this week so I always eat better...lol

Well enough for now...
Make It A Good One :)

Another day...

It seems like one day is running into the another day and another day and before I know it a week has past and I don't remember it...one big blur!!! I haven't talked to my mom in over a week which I hate doing because she pulls a tude on me...lol She getting old and I worry too...:(

Were having Darian's and Donovan's family birthday party...So when is it too old to have family parties?? Darian is turning 13...which is a big one but should it be the last one? We are also having 6 of her friends for the party plus a sleepover...yippee(that's sarcastic...)lol Donovan's not having his party till July 10th...We've always held the family one together since their only 6 weeks apart.

So onward...eating is good...lots of salad this week. Except I made some homemade granola bars...not a good idea. They are so good...had 1 and a half of them today. Their the kids ones, not horrible. I cut them so they are only about 100 calories each...it's just then you think(or at least I do) that a couple or 3 or 4 won't hurt...yeah right!!!

Water is sitting around 75oz...still working of that one...

I rode the bike on Monday, did Zumba cardio on Tuesday and was planning on hitting the bike again today but time just got away from me...I need to get the menu done but I have a horrible habit of scouring the net for new recipes and ideas and before I know it 2 hours are gone...POOF!!! Just like that...

So that was my day...still no grocery list but my menus done...mostly...then picked up kids...rushed to get supper on the table by 5...turned into 5:30 and we were late to soccer at 6:15pm. I try so hard but I am always late. I know it's because of the running around trying to get the 1 other things that need to be done, done and make supper. Donovan has P.A.T's all week so it's been a fight with him as well. Studying for more then 30 minutes is a chore but these are 2 hour tests...

Now that I wrote it all down...I FEEL STRESSED OUT. I just want a break but I'm not seeing one anytime soon...

Uhhhgggggg...and it's Father's day on Sunday. I haven't done anything for that either and we have a soccer game at 5:00 that day...I was hoping to go out for supper but I don't know if that's going to happen...

Well enough bitching and complaining for one day...

Make It A Good One:)

Changing it up...

I think it's time to change things up a bit...just not quite sure how yet.

I know I need to drink more water...I am a self confessed coffee-holic. I love my coffee and won't give it up. I am trying to cut back(trying being the operative word) and some days are better then others. So I am going to shoot for 100 oz. I am sure I will have to work up to that but work up I will...so a few questions...I have no problem putting down about 50 oz of plain water and then YUCK...so can I do crystal light packs and fruit water for the rest just adding in the calories? I feel like it's cheating...

So the weekend wasn't to bad...yeah...not to great either.I will confess too a few nachos on Saturday. If was just an off day. Soccer tournament...which meant 4 games between them...so we had breakfast then 2 games, a late lunch, then 2 games...a late supper which nobody wanted because we had been outside in +31 weather all day...so we just made the kids nachos and hubby had a burger...I had a salad with the leftover grilled chicken and a few nachos...loaded with green pepper and green onions. A little cheese...don't use much because it adds up when there are 3 or 4 layers of chips...

So I did get on the bike today...14 km...and now I'm off to soccer AGAIN!!!!

Make It A Good One :)

I hate Fridays....

I knew I should have just skipped the weigh-in... 0.2 whoopee doo!!!!
I'm going to mope for a while then I'm going to bed...yes I'm stomping my feet...Grrrrrrrr

Not looking...

I think I would really enjoy skipping the weigh-In tomorrow...wouldn't bother me one bit...:)

Today was Darian's birthday. She turned 13!!!! Too scary...13 years have just flown by...I have no idea where any of it has gone...

I haven't worked out for 2 days...YIKES. I just haven't been feeling good. Yesterday...something was up with my tummy...upset and gurgling all day. I have no idea...but it was pissed. Today has just been too busy and I am sooooo tired. I slept horribly because of my tummy giving me crap all night.

I usually take Fridays off but I think I won't this week...I do owe myself a little sweating time.

Eating has been good...we only bought those little mini cupcakes for Darian's birthday so I only had 1...105 calories...yikes...but very yummy. Other then that I've been alright this week. I did have 6 of those Kettle baked hickory chips...too good those are, but at 170 calories for 30 of then I'll forgive myself :) Was actually quite surprised because chips are my binge food, but 6 was enough...yay me!!!!!

I tried the fruit water with watermelon...TY Princess Dieter :) I might try frozen fruit...I have a ton of blueberries and strawberries...that's for tomorrow.

So have a great night and
Make It A Good One :)

I'm back...

Well yesterday was interesting all round...first blogger went whack then my bike was acting up and wouldn't gear down from the lvl 14 my hubby rides at. I had to unplug it for an hour...then she was good to go.

We got our new elliptical but I'm not so sure about it. 30 minutes...and I was beat...sweating, my legs were killing me. It was hard!!! and only 87 calories...HOW CAN THAT BE? I didn't even want to look at it today so I went through one of the body combat workouts. I forgot how much I love them...

Eating was going good till those damn licorice nibs jumped into my hand. I ate a handful then called the kids up and told them they could eat the whole bag if they shared and took it out of the house :D

Other then that...I need to work a little harder at eating more during the day...tomorrow I'm going to add in a protein smoothie with my breakfast...try being the operative word!!!

Well I think that's it...oh...Dilyn has decided that she is NOT going to kindergarten...and that's the end of discussion. HER EXACT WORDS...LMAO...too cute :D

Make it a good one;)

Grrrrrr...

I will have to catch up tomorrow...I did get to read all my blogs today, so that was the upside of Blogger NOT letting me post. I also could only comment on a few blogs because it wouldn't let me do that either.

So now I am tired and really don't feel like writing...so tomorrow it will be :)

Have a great night...

Challenges...

I keep seeing all these challenges when I read through all my favorite blogs and was thinking of doing one...never done one before. I look at it everyday but I'm terrified of screwing up.

And I don't know what to do with Mr.Linky...lol

Anyway...I'm scared of the big fail as well...I set goals all the time but sticking to them is a whole different story. I always try my best but most days that just isn't good enough. It's the trying to keep up with 4 kids and stay on goal. I'm leaving something to be desired with that task...

I have noticed that if there's nothing good to eat then I just don't eat...
good - because I used to just eat away...didn't matter what it was...
bad - because a couple days this week I only hit 970 calories. I am making some homemade granola bars today so I can pocket them when leaving...

BUT what do you do when you go to someones house for supper(they know were trying to eat healthy) and their serving boxed burgers(yuck), french fries(uhhggggg) and bags of potato chips(ohhhhhh)?
I had 1 bite of the burger and slipped it to my son...4 fries...and no chips (they are my binge food)...and that was supper that night. We didn't get home till 11:30pm and I wasn't eating that late so I went to bed.

I've always been a speak your mind kind of person(gets me in trouble at least once a week) but I hate to hurt peoples feelings...figure that one out...lol

I'm still waiting for my elliptical...every night it's something. Usually soccer...tonight it's soccer and friends over....
Tomorrow were out with friends...will have to watch my alcohol, but I've been pretty good for that lately :)
Maybe Sunday...only 1 game at 3...won't hold my breath...lol

Started rambling and I forgot what I wanted to put down in the first place....

Oh Yeah Down 1 whole pound...YAY

And I finished 'House Rules' by Jodi Picoult last night...fantastic book...means a lot to me since my son was diagnosed with Asperger's. It's great to see it out their so people can know more about it.

Enough for now so...

Make It A Good One...:)

Back to the hectic race I call life...

It snowed here on the weekend...can you believe that? It's the end of May and it's snowing. Crazy weather we Albertans are having. Soccer was called off once again, which was alright by me.

It's now June 2nd...snow is gone it's warmed up...although it is quite windy, and soccer is on in full force. 2 games tonight, 2 tomorrow, 2 on Friday and 2 on Saturday...playing catch-up is always so much fun....lol

I have been doing good eating wise. Haven't really had any food in the house because we didn't go grocery shopping...but we managed to squeeze it in yesterday in between pick-ups and drop-offs for soccer practices and girl guides. So now there is plenty of food in the house. I don't know if that's a good thing...but not one word when they didn't see any cookies. I have always bought one bag for the kids for lunch snacks, this time I bought 4 big packs of rice cakes and no complaints. I guess we'll see in time...lol

I did get in my 3 days last week for my workouts and I know I will this week too. I really wanted to pick up our new elliptical yesterday but hubby thought having food in the house was more important...lol

So hopefully sometime this week, I'm really looking forward to something other then the bike...

I have to say that I am in love with the new 'Satisfaction Yogurt' I crave it...so weird. The red fruits with muesli is so delish....

Well I'm going to head for the bike and see if I can manage 90 minutes today...fingers crossed...

Make it a good one...:)

I hate Fridays....

So weigh-in was not what I was expecting or hoping for. Down 0.6 of a lb. Well yippee doo. I was so good this week...no cheating. 3 workouts, an hour each. that's 1500 calories alone. I guess a loss is a loss...it drives me crazy that hubby can lose 6 lbs and I lose .6. What's with that? Grrrrrrrr...

OK...whining done. Family dance at my kids school tonight. That should be fun...

I think next week I'm going to try cutting a few carbs...at least with supper. During the day I don't really eat many so it's just supper I will have to work on. We are also going to pick up an elliptical next week...I'm looking forward to that. So I guess we'll wait and see what next week brings:)

I'm a little sad that all the shows are coming to an end for the season. What am I supposed to watch while I'm working out?

I am pissed that Numb3rs has been cancelled...also Miami Medical. I was really liking that!!!

OK...so on to another week. everyone have a great weekend...

Make it a good one:)

Too Funny...

Out of all the blogs I follow, which are quite a few. There are a few of us that haven't wrote all week. I was feeling a little guilty but the week just got away from me as usual. So knowing that it happens to best of you, makes me feel better...so thank-you...lol

I was down on my Friday weigh -in...finally...it put me .2 pounds under where I was a month ago and I was doing the happy dance. Which I have been told I shouldn't do because it reminds everyone of the peepee dance but TOO BAD!!

So I am going to force myself to get on that bike 3 times a week.That's what I did last week and I think maybe it kicked something into gear. My knees weren't too bad after so I think I'm going to try and keep it up. At least until June 1 or so, then we are finally buying an elliptical...YAY.

It has been a slow week but lots of work out side. We had trees to cut down...they were dead when we moved in last year. 3 birch trees and a no name tree in the front...your guess is a good as mine. We went a bought a flowering crabby tree. It's so pretty and now were digging up an area on the front for flowers and stuff.

We also got our new/old tent trailer that we bought from friends and set that up in the back yard. So much better then our tent and I am now looking forward to camping a lot this year.

I guess that's all for now...
Make it a good one:)

What a week!!!

Well it's been a week...O.K and a few days. My bad!!! My daughter hurt her foot playing soccer so she's been home. One more to wait on hand and foot...

Had to make up soccer games. 6 of them plus the 5 we normally play. Also 2 camp meetings...because you know it would be so hard to have them at the same time. Nobody ever does anything the easy way.

I didn't weigh in this week. I had to drive the kids both mornings...usually Hubby drives them, but he was in Saskatchewan and had to be back at work by 7:30am Tuesday. So I was rushing to get them to school and Dilyn to playschool.

Nobody's been sleeping well...it's been a little hot. Except my son who never sleeps in has been sleeping in. Figure that out. He has been a little off this week as well. I think it's the heat. We always have to up his meds at the beginning of summer and the end of summer. I have no idea why but we did that yesterday. Will keep them up till Friday, then all should be back to normal. Well as normal as it can be.

Anyway...weigh in can wait till next week. It probably wasn't good anyway...I didn't have anytime to work out. No time to eat...no time for anything.

I did finally get to start 'House Rules' by Jodi Picoult. I've wanted to read it since it came out just never could afford it. But I got it for Mother's day form my Mother-in-law. I am loving it so far.

OK...I'm done rambling for today...see you all tomorrow...

Make it a good one:)

Good Weekend...

It went so fast, but don't they always. Hubby took Monday off and it's thrown my whole schedule into turmoil.

I fell behind on all my chores,and I never eat properly when he's home. But on the other hand I did get my grocery shopping done. That is a huge bonus...since the snow melted and the fields have dried up so soccer is back in full swing.

I haven't been on the bike since Friday...weekends are hard but I even missed Monday. I always try for Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Two days in a row doesn't work for my knees.
I can't even walk if I do that. So I figure with all the walking I did yesterday...I'm calling it even.

Soccer was good yesterday...we won:) DD Devyn didn't score but did run her butt off. 4 more games, 2 practices, Maggie to the vet and the Daughtry concert on Thursday. So excited about the concert...can't wait:)

So a good weekend and a pretty good Monday...Tuesday has been a little crazy...

One of the kids locked the cat in the closet(by accident she likes to sleep in there), which they know not to do. Anyway...she peed on the bag of shoes that were in there. So know I'm washing the shoes and trying to run out the door to get DD Dilyn to preschool on time...

Got there and went looking for my sweater I lost last week...but it's gone, gone, gone....:(
Guess I'll have to buy a new one...how sad...lol

So have a great day...make it a good one:)

Onward and Upward...

Downward would have been better this week but I gained .6. Not worth crying over...I blame those damn homemade chocolate chip cookies I had to make for the Mother's Day Tea at Dilyn's playschool yesterday. I tried to only eat 2 but the 2 turned into 4...they just kept calling me...evil little things.

On the good side...it's FRIDAY...yay. I usually don't really like Friday's, but today's good. I got all the laundry finished yesterday so today I just need to vacuum and wash the floors. I might just make that my workout for today...believe me I'm sweating by the time I'm done washing almost 1400 sq. ft. of it:)

Tonight we are going to the premier of ' Ironman 2' really looking forward to that. I hate the line ups but were going with friends so they can stand and I can sit...lol, or go to the book store which is just down the elevator;)

Going to have to work harder next week...there will be no cookies so it should be alright. It's funny because we have a bag of cookies in the cupboard and I won't touch them...I guess that's a good thing....lol

If I don't check in this weekend I want to wish all the mother's

A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY...I hope you all a wonderful day and don't have to do anything....lol

Problems?

So...I got a few emails yesterday informing me that they can't post comments to my blog? I've tried a few things to fix it and I'm going to hope they worked. I guess we'll find out later today. I think it happened when I changed my template. I just don't know why. So hopefully that is fixed.
Please mail me if you have problems. Might just have to put old template back...:(

Well...it is May, I have to keep checking. We had beautiful +15 C weather for a month. We had our summer clothes out and flip flops on. Soccer season starts with rain every year except this one. It dumped about 6 inches of snow on us yesterday. It's AWFUL...

I had to go and pull all the winter coats and boots out...and all the sandals and shoes that were on the shoe rack just outside the back door were piled with snow.

My 4 yr old DD Dilyn had pre-school and it was snowing and blowing(winds were hitting 70 km/hr). It was slushy and every time a vehicle would hit a slush spot it would cover the windshield and I'd be scrambling to turn up the wipers. Well by the time I got home I was so stressed.

It is now sitting at -2C. At least the snow has stopped falling. All soccer has been cancelled for the week. Makes this week a little calmer. I just hate that the kids are missing it. They usually don't extend seasons if there are games missed due to rain. I wonder if they would due to snow...LOL

Anyway...eating went well yesterday except for the pretzels. I Always count them out so I only eat the specified serving but Dilyn kept bring me more and I don't think I was keeping very good track of them...I guess we'll see on Friday...

I have to say that I have found so many wonderful blogs out there...I love people who can keep it real...life, eating and weight loss are hard to deal with all at the same time...so keeping it honest can be hard. Kudos to all of you and keep it up...

Make it a good one:)

I love Mondays...

Who knew... Mondays are my quietest day of the week. I have to vacuum and do ONE load of laundry. Yes I said one load of laundry. I have finally gotten the hang of the one load a day thing...except on Wednesday when I need to wash the bedding...I HATE Wednesdays.

I had a pretty good weekend except when the damn dog decided to pee on the bed....Grrrrrrrr

We only had 1 practice Saturday and 1 game Sunday. My poor DD, they don't even have a full team so there was only one sub. It was cold and rained for about 30 minutes. She played the whole game. 90 minutes on defence with the ball in their end for ohhhh 85 minutes of the game. It wasn't pretty I must say....:( She did run her little heart out.

My son was camping at Fort Edmonton Park all weekend with the Scouts so that made everything a little easier...and quieter:)

I ate under calories all meals except one...lasagne....I did have 1.5 pieces at 340+170 = way too much for supper. I might have been alright if I would have skipped lunch...lol

Anyway the rest was good and hopefully that didn't add too much to the nasty scale on Friday...

Oh just so u know...I hate Fridays...:P

Make it a good one:)

Friday...YAY!!!

I love Friday's...I love Monday's more but Friday is a pretty close second.

Down 4 pounds...can't believe it. Hubby lost 4 as well. Makes for a nice week.

Now it's time to battle the dreaded weekend. I love weekends except evenings when we like to relax and chill and watch a movie. It always ends up in a munch fest.

I did buy some smart snacks...popcorn clusters with cranberries and almonds...in 100 calorie bags:) Hopefully that will work. I also picked up some flavored water...I've been trying to cut down on my diet Pepsi intake. Only 8 Oz's a day...

Next it's going to be cutting my coffee intake. Even the thought of it gives me the jitters. Pushing that to the back of my head...

I think were actually watching 2012...AGAIN...lol I totally love end of the world movies. Don't ask me why...can't figure it out so I just go with it. My absolute favorite is 'Day After Tomorrow'. I have probably seen it 50 times...maybe more...our secret. ;)

So everyone have a great weekend if I don't check in...see u Monday:)

Make it a good one...

A new day...

Yesterday was horrible...sick all day. I woke this morning feeling alright though, that was until I walked into the kitchen...OMG!!! It was a total disaster. Yesterday was a BAD day to be sick. My oldest DD had a music concert(which I missed), my DS had Scouts. So we had to arrange for someone to pick him up and drop him off...which my hubby accomplished. My Hubby also had a concert to go to which he was late for...but never complained.

So my youngest DD had preschool and the other kids only have half days on Thursday's...so we all came home ate lunch and cleaned. It didn't take long but I did fit a loooong lecture into the scenario...a well deserved one.

No one even fed the poor dog. She always gets a cup of soft food when we eat supper or she won't eat her hard food. Bizarre dog but she is sweet and smart.

All I can say is thank heaven for my wonderful hubby...or my kids would have been eating leftovers...which they were O.K. with. Just not hubby...but they got supper and everyone got where they needed to be....and now my house is clean again, and I'm holding food down again.

It always ends on a good note. Well 50% of time anyway...lol

Make it a good one :)

Ahhhh....Life!!!!

Well this week sure has gone fast. It's crazy and I can't seem to catch up. I've always been a little behind but now I'm so far behind I can't even see where I should be. I always have a list running through my mind and I keep adding things to it without finishing anything off. Well no wonder I always feel like I should be doing something. At least that explains the anxiety thing I feel sometimes.

Now it's soccer season...trying to keep up with 2 kids in soccer plus Scouts , Girl Guides and Brownies...plus 2 camps a birthday party and a sleepover....uuuuuhhhhgggggg

I try and get everything on the calendar because if I didn't....OH BOY. I still missed my daughters tech camp for soccer. I felt so awful...I swear I cried for an hour.

I know why I'm finding it hard to lose weight....I have no time for me. I might...if I'm lucky get in 30 minutes of exercise a couple times a week. I'm always scarfing down my meals. I have no time to plan or prepare. I always have to make up menus to stay within budget...and even that has been really hard lately.

uuhhhgggg...

So this weekend was my DS Confirmation. I was going to wear my checkered dress...the one I wore when I was pregnant with my now 4 year old DD. Well I went and tried on my dress the day before...no I tried to try on my dress. What a laugh!!! So break down ensued...back to the closet. Searching for my dress pants that I wore at X-mas. Well at least I could do them up, but sitting in church for an hour in them...not going to happen. So had to resort to my black yoga pants, which look like dress pants as long as the top is covered up. Grabbed the biggest shirt I could find but it was a little tight so I left it unbuttoned and put a t-shirt under it. So that had to be the suckiest moment I've had in a long time.

And yet all I crave and want is a bloody bag of chips and yes I have caved a couple times. Some days are just hard to get through without losing it!!!

I'm trying to figure out where all my will power went...I don't even know what to eat anymore. I feel like I'm bouncing between eating plans. Some days I just don't care.

I need to make up a menu but who has the time. This right now is my free time lately. there is always something. I need a break...I really need a break.

Onward

So the week has been ok...my knees have really been bothering me this week. Probably because it snowed...AGAIN!!! Haven't worked out much at all this week. Two days...I'm going to have to switch up my diet next week. Take the carb count down a little more. It's always easy for me to say not so easy to accomplish. The kids are all home for spring break next week. Should make for an interesting week.
Well I guess we'll just play it by ear....lol The story of my life...

Have a great week :)

Told you...

I really am horrible at keeping up with everything and this always falls to the wayside. Not a top priority...have tried to be good and watch what I'm eating but that has fallin' to the wayside a couple times in the past two weeks as well. I am not even going to step on that scale until the end of the month...one less thing to stress out over.

My 12 year old daughter is driving me crazy. The disrespect that comes from her sometimes is unbelievable. If I would have talked to my mom the way she talks to us, I would not have been sitting for a week. I have tried so much with her but nothing works so we resorted back to me talking and her ignoring again this morning...we sent her to an all girls school this year because it has a leadership program that was supposed to be terrific for helping with self esteem and independence. I haven't seen a change in her at all. She still won't do anything by herself. It drives me crazy...She also got her cell phone stolen from her locker at school. Which she knew that someone had the combination but didn't say anything...and still left her phone in there. Then to top it all off she didn't apologize at all just looks at her father and asks when she can have a new one....the nerve!!!!

Anyway...a new day...make it a good one:)

A new day...

The idea of all of this is intimidating...it's going to be fighting all theses cravings. I threw what I could out but some of it is hubbies and he's just not ready to give it all up. So the days are not easy and the nights are even harder...
So I will just keep plugging on and trying my best. I did have 4 cheezies am not a big fan of chocolate, I rarely have it, but it never fails every time I start cutting out stuff...I crave chocolate. The one thing I really don't care for. I've been eating way to many nuts...but there better then what I could be eating.

So all in all it's been an OK two days...

The rest of this week is going to be stressful so I guess we will see how I fair...

Wish me luck...

I am horrible at this...

I really am...it's one day running into the next and pretty soon a week has gone by. Then a month...I blinked my eyes and we've almost been in the new house for a year. It's crazy...
I found out on Monday that I have Osteoarthritis in both knees. I was really hoping for better news...oh, we'll just go in and repair it...you'll be good as new. At 41 it was and is a little hard to swallow... My right is worse then my left it's already starting to click...anyway I guess you have figured out that I have not been exercising...and yes I have gained my weight back...what's new. I can't seem to stick with anything I do.
So I'm starting again...back on track starting Monday! Cross my heart and not hope to die but hope to stick to my diet...an easy going regiment of yoga and Pilate's...hoping to buy an elliptical soon. The rest is strengthening my calf muscles...I guess we'll just see how everything goes...onward and upward...oops downward...

see you all on Monday...