A busy week!

This week I only worked Monday and Tuesday - I have the rest of the week off due to teacher conferences and Veteran's Day on Friday.

Wednesday: Dr. Drake appointment (not looking forward to this) and getting my hair done!
Thursday: Logan and I are going to go have lunch with my mom at her work.
Friday: Logan's 6 month photos taken, and 6 month well baby check up.
Saturday: Play date with some friend's and their babies! Bunco that evening.
Sunday: A day to relax and probably do lots of laundry.

The next weekend we are going to the beach. We are going to Seaside and staying Friday and Saturday night. My brother and his girlfriend, and her son will be joining us on Saturday night. I've never met her before, so it should be a lot of fun. I'm just hoping for decent weather. This will be Logan's 1st beach trip! I bet it will be cold though, gotta make sure to pack lots of warm clothes and blankets for him.

The following week is when Betty and Lou will be coming up for Thanksgiving!!! We are all super excited for that and wish that they could stay longer. I feel like November is busy and after Thanksgiving it will be almost December.

I picked up a big butternut squash from Fred Meyer's a few days ago. I'm going to make it on Sunday for him and feed it to him that evening for dinner. I hope he likes it! :)

My Charm

I found my charm earlier today when I was cleaning. It really made me stop and think how dedicated and commited I was the 1st time I joined Weight Watchers.

This weekend has been okay. I'm trying a new healthy lasagna tonight. I'm hoping it will taste good. I don't think it's going to taste as good as the real good stuff!

Here is my charm:



The one that holds everything is in the shape of a 10 - for reaching 10% of my body weight gone.
I have the clapping hands for attending 16 meetings in a row.
25lb weight loss
50lb weight loss
75lb weight loss
5K walk/run
The star is for reaching my goal weight
100lb weight loss
The key is for being a LIFE TIME member!

I think I got all the charms possible...I look at this and it motivates me. I need to keep it in sight from now on!

Celebrating Kellie & Claire!

Today Logan and I went to Kellie's baby shower. Kellie is a friend that I used to work with at North Powellhurst. She is due on December 22nd with her baby girl named Claire. It was a fun baby shower, no silly games - just good people and food! Stacy hosted it, she did a great job (as usual). The cake was super yummy, from Costco! I got to see a lot of old co-workers and it made me sad about my current work situation.

Anyways, I ate too big of a piece of cake and 2 sugar cookies! Other than that my day has been on track. I don't weigh in until Friday so I'm hoping I'll be okay. I'm going out with Pam and Amy on Thursday for Pam's birthday. We are planning on going to Red Robin. I will have to be good and instead of ordering french fries, I'll ask for melon.

I'm happy because this coming work week I only work 2 days! I have Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off! Conferences on Wed/Thur and then Friday is Veteran's Day! It's going to be a dream come true only working 2 days. I'm going to be busy next week though. Wednesday I have my lovely "yearly" check up with Dr. Drake. After that I'm getting my hair done (pics to come). I need a change - not sure if I'm going to go short or with a different color, but something needs to happen! Thursday lunch date. Friday Logan's 6 month photos, and 6 month well baby check up (including shots) :(

Logan slept so good last night! He went to bed around 9:00pm - woke up crying for his binky around 12:30am. And he didn't wake up for the day until 8:15am! I wish every night was like that. I was up around 7:00am though because I had to get up and check on him to make sure everything was okay. I can't wait to get a video monitor then I won't have to get up - I can just look over and know he's still breathing and still on his back asleep :)

Thanksgiving is coming soon, we are so excited for that! This year we are going to have Thanksgiving here at my Dad's house. Betty and Lou will be coming from Reno and my dad's side of the family - Uncle Dave, Aunt Robin, Sarah, Jacque, Agnes, Uncle Ed, and then of course Eric will be here. Lots of people, lots of food, and lots of fun! Gobble Gobble!

Week 1 weigh in!

I had my first weigh in this morning, and I'm very happy with the numbers I saw under my feet! I'm down 2.8 pounds this morning. This is all with just eating better, no exercise at all. I do want to start exercising though because it makes me feel so much better.

Current weight: 173.7
Total weight lost: 2.8
Weight to lose: 33.7


I'm a little worried about the holidays, just because I have been looking forward to them for so long and am going to want to eat like a pig! I will say that on Thanksgiving I never have really gone back for seconds. I also don't like my food touching, so that helps me take smaller portions.

I will say that I like to weigh in on Fridays - it was James' idea, and what a great one it is.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I could be doing better...

I set some goals for the month of November and they aren't off to a very good start.

I have been trying to drink more water, but it's hard when I'm so busy at work and can't get to the staff room fridge. I don't like room temperature water, and my ice cubes always melt too fast!

I haven't even tried an ounce to exercise/move more. Logan is napping right now and I should be on that treadmill or elliptical - but nope, here I am blogging and looking around on facebook!

I am very proud of how I've been eating though. Not snacking at all after work, I've been eating a fruit for a snack and a veggie with dinner. And even though we have DELICIOUS Halloween candy sitting around - I haven't touched it. But I want to so bad!!!

I'm very anxious to see what I weigh on Friday. I'm not expecting a lot - because it will just be a 5 day weight change, but I'm hoping for a little something! That's what motivates me to keep me going.

My starting weight

I have gained 6.5lbs since losing 10.4lbs on August 24th. That's not TOO bad considering it's been over 2 months.

Goal weight: 140
Starting weight: 176.5 (yuck)!
Weight to lose: 36.5

I know I can do this because before I lost over 100lbs! Losing 36lbs should be easy, right? WRONG! Losing weight is never easy. It takes dedication and having total control over your choices. I'm ready for this - I want to fit into summer clothes this summer!

Let the losing begin! :)

Weight Watchers on our own!

James and I are going to try doing WW on our own. Not even exactly WW - just eating healthier, smaller portions. I'm fine with breakfast and lunch - but as soon as I get home all I want to do is snack! So I went through some food and threw it/gave it away so it couldn't tempt me anymore. Bye bye Cheetos :(

We are going to weigh in tomorrow morning and that will be our starting weight. We are going to make Friday's our official weigh in day. We will have each other to keep us accountable and also for support. James gets paid tomorrow so we are also going to go to the grocery store and get new food!

During the summer when I started WW I lost 10.4lbs in about a month. That was with just eating right and going for walks with my friend and Logan. I need to accept the fact that I will not lose weight as fast as I did before...it took me 9 months to gain 40lbs, so let's see if I can lose this weight in 9 months. If I can manage to lose 4.4lbs each month I can reach my goal. Of course I'd much rather lose it quicker than 9 months - so we'll see how dedicated I can be. I want to be healthy for myself and for my family. I felt so much better when I was thinner. It was fun trying on clothes, getting dressed for work, even taking pictures. Now I hate getting dressed for work (hardly any of my old clothes fit), I hate taking pictures, and trying on clothes is a PAIN! I don't want Logan to look back at all his baby pictures and think "Wow, mom was fat!" I know I'm not HUGE...but I am for sure overweight.

I am inspired by my friend Allyssa. She is doing WW and has been losing weight every week with pretty much just eating better. She posts her monthly goals and updates with her weigh ins and what she eats. I am going to use her idea with the monthly goals, I think that will help me stay on track more.

During the month of November I would like to:

• Lose at least 5lbs.
• Do some kind of movement/exercise 3-5 times a week, even if it is just walking.
• Increase my water intake A LOT.
• Increase my fruit/veggie intake A LOT.
• Start to feel better about myself.

I'm going to end this with a picture of me when I was my smallest weight and super happy about how I looked!

Me: around 138 pounds.