Happy New Year!

I am not making any resolutions this year. It will be the first time in a long time I've done that. They usually don't work for me so I'm not doing it this year.

I have one plan and one plan only:

To kick it hardcore at the gym ad with exercise. It's not a resolution. It's a plan. And it starts tomorrow.

I did pretty well this year. I went from 255.8 in May to 237.8 (as of last Saturday). Not a huge amount of weight loss but it's enough to make me happy. Enough to make me have to buy some new clothes. Enough to make people notice.

Enough to make me able to wear my wedding rings again.

4 days a week I will be exercising.

What do YOU plan to do for YOU in 2010?

Click here for info about the fitbit. You'll want one.

2010 here I come!!

I'm trying to not go off the deep end with the job thing. It's tough taking on 2 jobs. I'm doing 3 peoples jobs right now. Mmmm hmmm. Usually when I get stressed the first thing I want to do is eat.

But it's kind of hard to eat when you're so busy at work you don't have time to eat. I had lunch at 3:30pm today.

I have to say everyone in the office is being super awesome and helping me out a lot.

I miss my sister though. It's just not the same without her.

Anywho. I am totally looking forward to 2010. I am going to kick the workouts back into high gear.

Haven I mentioned how much I love my fitbit? It rocks. As of right now I have burned 2245 calories and walked 4.16 miles today. That is without exercise. I love watching the details on the website. It's super cool. I have to start tracking my food intake on the website. I'm so bad about that.

One of my coworkers said I was getting small today.

Did I mention I purchased a body fat analyzer with my Target gift card? Came today!

Happy 2010 if I don't update tomorrow!! We get out at 3pm tomorrow.

Job stuff

They fire 2 people in my department today.

There were 3 of us in my department.

Now there is just 1. Me. I am the only 1 left.

One of those people they fired was my sister. I am so upset. I didn't want her to lose her job. Pretty upset about it. She was there for a little over 2 years. I helped her get the job. I've been at this job for nearly 9 years (it will be 9 years next month).

The other person that was let go was the back-stabbing coworker that has been causing me to look for a new job.

I'm pretty stunned to say the least.

No plans to replace either one of them at this point in time so I'm going to be it.

I am flattered that they decided to keep me. Yes I have been there the longest. But that doesn't mean anything.

So I have a lot on my plate right now.

Probably going to be really stressed at work right now.

But I still have a job.

Which says something.

After Christmas post

I hope that everyone had a great Christmas! It seems from all the posts I've been reading that everyone did.

I even managed to lose 0.2 pounds which I'm sure will catch up to me this week after all I ate on Thursday. I don't usually worry about watching what I eat on the holiday. It's just a big deal to me. And there was plenty of good food to go around at all 3 houses we went to. But it was really nice to see 237.8 on the scale.

Two awesome presents? I got my fitbit finally thanks to the hubby! I've been waiting nearly a year for that bad boy! It's pretty cool. One of these minutes I'm going to actually going to workout and see what it tells me. I've been slacking so bad in that department. I also got a Polar heart rate monitor from my mother in law. So I'm going to be really styling when I go to the gym or workout at home when I strap on all my gear. Ha ha. I am thinking of hitting the treadmill in a bit though and see what all my gadgets say afterward.

I really got a lot of fantastic gifts. But those are my 2 favorites. My Mom sent me a gift card to Target which I've already spent online by ordering a body fat analyzer.

I got back on my diet yesterday. I had to get rid of the cheesecake that was in the house because I wanted to eat it.

Not looking forward to going back to work though. It's going to be a very busy 4 days with the end of the year coming and all.

Happy Holidays!!

Flying by to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!

I'll update after the holiday!!

What snow storm?

I have a picture of me from yesterdays workout that I want to post. But since I'm not the computer geek that my husband is and a lot of other people are I have to wait until later to do that.

But I lost 1.4 pounds this week putting me 238! OMG! I was pretty darn happy. I am finally into the 230's enough to feel secure I don't be moving back up.

I am hoping to be at 235 by the time I go see my doctor next month. Totally doable for sure. That would be 10 pounds less then the last time I saw her. Not a huge about since it has been 3 months but enough for me to be happy and I know she will be proud, too. Have I mentioned how much I love my doctor? I think I have.

So I was so happy about my weight loss that I rocked my workout. I got a new "Biggest Loser" DVD from Netflix and I did that for 30 minutes. I was drenched in sweat. Then I jumped on my treadmill for 35 minutes and rocked out my run. I'm still working on my C25K program. I'm only on week 2 because I kind of took a little time off from it but it's a start.

Last night hubby and watched a movie on Netflix about beauty called "America the Beautiful". It was pretty eye opening. Of course hubby looked at me a few times when certain things came up and I know I am horrible to myself sometimes. But then I did tell him I have been feeling better about myself and treating myself better. And he agreed.

Speaking of Netflix, "Food Inc" is there and I am afraid to watch it. I think it might do to me what "Super Size Me" did to fast food. I might become a vegetarian!

We were supposed to get a big huge snow storm yesterday. It didn't really happen. At least not in my part of the state. We have about 5 inches of snow. Hubby and I decided to brave the crowds and ran out to do some shopping yesterday because if we got stuck in today we couldn't do shopping and I had to get my Mom done so I could mail her stuff to her Monday. But when I got up this morning the storm is pretty much over and we have 5 inches on the ground. But we're lucky. Southern Connecticut has like 2o inches. That is unusual. It's usually the other way around. Not to mention the fact that my older sisters leaves up in Cape Cod and she already has over 20 inches of snow and it's still snowing there.

I had planned on baking my cookie swap cookies today. We'll see. I need them for Tuesday.

Today is my Mother in laws Birthday. We may go over there if hubby wants to drive. Right now they are saying stay off the roads.

Okay so that is my big long update. I am going to workout again today.

I can't believe Christmas is this Friday! OMG!!

End of the year Meme

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Tried a personal trainer. It was too expensive so that was the end of that.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't really have any this year. I find when put them out there I only let myself down.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope

5. What countries did you visit?
I only stayed here in the good ole USA

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I want to workout more and lose more weight. I have been able to lose and keep off 18 pounds this year which I am totally proud of.

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Friday July 17th!! I saw Stone Temple Pilots for the 3rd time. Awesome!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Losing weight and keeping it off. Finding my love of running again was nice, too.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Lack of going to the gym I guess. But I have been working out at home so that is cool.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
My allergies have been a bitch.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Keurig coffee maker. Best invention EVER!

14. Where did most of your money go?
Probably food and bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Who knows. Probably a lot of stuff. Stupid tv shows, stress at work, work stuff, weight loss weight gain, music. The usual stuff.


16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
??? That I am not too sure about.

18. Compared to this time last year, are you richer or poorer?
I'm about the same.

19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercised. Always wish I did more of that. But since I'm 10 pounds lighter then I was last year I can't complain too much.

20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending time on the internet.

21. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Been in love since 1993.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
The Biggest Loser, Dexter, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Big Love, True Blood, and a few others.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Kind of.

26. What was the best book you read?
I read so many freaking books. The re-read the Twilight saga. Again. Nerd.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I haven't really found anything new. I'm kind of picky like that.

28. What did you want and get?
I have not yet gotten it yet. I'm waiting for my freaking fitbit

29. What did you want and not get?
See above.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I freaking loved "The Reader". "Paranormal Activity" scared me poopless. And "New Moon".

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Worked. Went out to dinner with my family. I turned 34. Ugh.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'd rather not say.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I have no fashion sense at all.

34. What kept you sane?
My husband. Blogging. Exercise. Friends. My kitties.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Scott Weiland. Edward Cullen (yes I know). Ryan Newman

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Health care. Since I work in that industry I'm not too happy with what is going on and worried about what may or may not happen.

37. Who did you miss the most?
My Dad of course.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Lots of cool people

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
That I shouldn't trust people. Because I got stabbed in the back and I'm still not over it.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I'm never good at that.

Oh my sore legs

But it's a good thing when you know you worked your tail off. I'm taking a rest day today. I am also totally exhausted today. I had a busy day at work, too.

After Annie's rave reviews I mentioned to the hubby I was interested in ChaLEAN Extreme and last night I tried the first DVD. That would be why my legs are so sore. But I was covered in sweat when I was done. And then I rocked the treadmill after that for a little more exercise.

I am beat today.

I am going to finally write out my Christmas cards tonight. Better late then never.

My legs are going to be sore tomorrow!! But I had a fantastic workout tonight and I'm really pleased with myself. I really don't like working out on Wednesday nights because we go grocery shopping and then by the time we get home, put everything away, and then sit down to eat, it's later then I like.

But it was a great workout and I really loved it. I am hoping to do it again tomorrow!!

I can hardly believe Christmas is 9 days away. I am not even close to be ready. Ugh!! I'm sure everything will come together.

I'm seriously in need of a haircut I am hoping to get one tomorrow night.

The season finale of "Dexter" was amazing! A total shocker for sure. I was kind of peeved because someone on Facebook announced what happened on Monday morning in her status update and I didn't watch it until Monday night. Sooooo....boo!! But oh well. It was still a surprise anyway. And "Californication", too, was a great ending for the season. I am patiently waiting for "Big Love" to come back next month. And of course "The Biggest Loser". And "Lost" in February.

This weekend I have to make cookies for our cookie swap at work. I'm hoping to not eat them. *Fingers Crossed* We are having a party on Tuesday and everything I am making for the party I can eat but the cookies.

I'm beat. Off to bed!!

Meme fun

Meme that I got from the awesome Liz.

*Think back to ten years ago on this month.
*Write truthful answers and ELABORATE. This makes it more interesting!
*It's about personal changes. Have fun with it!

Then: December 1999

1. Age: 24

2. Romantic Status: Engaged to my husband

3. Occupation: cashier at a craft store (blah!)



4. Fun night out: Going to the movies, going out to eat, hanging out with friends, etc, etc, etc. The usual things.

5. My BFFs: My husband. Olivia. Pete.

6. I spent way too much time: I was super jealous of any girl that spoke to my fiance'.

7. I spent not enough time: taking care of myself

8. I wanted to be when I grew up: I had no idea

9. Biggest concern: How to get the fiance to stay home alone with ME and not hang out with his friends.

10. What my biggest concern should have been: Worrying about myself and not everyone else.

11. Where did I live: In a 3 bedroom apartment.

12. Dumbest thing I did that year: I don't really remember.

13. If I could go back now and talk to myself I would say: It's going to get better and you'll get rid of the crappy job!!

Now: December 2009

1. Age: 34

2. Romantic Status: Married to the man I was engaged to 10 years ago.

3. Occupation: Customer Service Rep

4. Fun night out: Movies, concert, dinner. Anything is fun.

5. My BFFs: The hubby. My sister. A few other

6. I spend way too much time: my weight.

7. I spend not enough time: cleaning

8. I want to be when I grow up: Novelist, nutritionist.

9. Biggest concern: If I'll be able to get pregnant

10. What my biggest concern should be: My future

11. Where do I live: The same 3 bedroom apartment

12. Dumbest thing I have done this year: I don't think I've done anything dumb.

13. What I think I would say to myself in 10 years: Not worrying about my weight so much, a Mom, and maybe a better job.

Summary:

1. What do I miss most from 1999: Not worrying about my freaking weight so much.

2. What do I miss least from 1999: My jealousy issues.

3. What have I accomplished in 10 years that I am most proud of: Getting a decent job, losing 100+ pounds (although I did gain a chunk of it back I've lost some again and I'm down almost 50 again), getting married, having a great husband, and discovering my love for running.

4. What have I NOT accomplished in 10 years that I wish I had: Staying healthy and in shape.

Bradley

My hubby took this picture of our cat Bradley and I wanted to share.

He does this a lot. The thing with his leg. And don't try to touch his belly because he does not like that at all.

And the stack of books behind him? I've post them on paperbackswap.com. I got another one today. And I have 3 to send out which makes a total of 6 so far for me. Sweet!!

Weigh in

Up 0.2 this week which isn't a big deal at all. And to get over it I took new measurements which I didn't do last month and they were down.

I really need to get my exercise into a schedule of some sorts. I worked out twice this week. I am aiming more for 4 times a week. I would like to do Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

I am going back to see my doctor next month and I'd like to really surprise her. So if I can get into a decent exercise routine between now and January 18th (which is my appointment) I might be able to do just that.

I started my Christmas shopping. I am really behind in that and I hate feeling like I'm not going to get it done. Hubby and I are going to go out today and do some more. I'm not exactly thrilled about the idea of crowds but we have to do what we have to do.

Still enjoying paperbackswap.com. It's so addicting!!

What's going on?!

I finally finally FINALLY saw the 230's! I weighed in at 239.2 last week. Woohoo! Talk about exciting. I was thrilled!

I had planned on getting back to the gym tonight but I just dread going at night. I really want to get back to going in the morning. I am going to try. I just don't like coming home, eating and then going back out to the gym. I don't like having a full stomach. Blah!! I did workout at home tonight and even though I wasn't really into the weights, I was totally into the running. I am really enjoying the running. STILL!!

And how about "The Biggest Loser"?! WOW! Everyone looked amazing. But is it me or did Tracey look a bit too thin?! I was happy that Rebecca won the at home prize because I loved her. I didn't like the blonde hair though. And I wanted Rudy to win because he's from Connecticut and I'm in Connecticut but Danny looked great and I was happy with him winning, too. I cried through most of the episode. I'm a dork like that.

I joined this awesome website that my sister told me about called paperbackswap.com and I love it. I am big book reader and you can get rid of books you don't want and get more books! All you do is pay for postage. I already sent out 3 books and got my first book!! I went to the used bookstore last weekend and picked up 2 new Sookie Stackhouse books (I'm almost down with the 2nd one) plus 2 other books for the price I would pay for one new book. It's unreal!!

Hubby and I are going to (finally) start our Christmas shopping this weekend. I know-we're slow.

We had our first snow storm of the season yesterday. Ugh. I hate snow. I am not sure why I live here either. Not a snow gal at all.

I'm beat. Whew!

I'm feeling bloggy again

I'm getting ready to start up my blogging again. I just needed a few days to get my head together. It's turned into almost a week but still.

Have lots to blog about.

Like "The Biggest Loser" finale.

And our first snow storm here that turned into a total bust.

But I have to run and get to work.

I'm going to the gym tonight for the first time in awhile. I think maybe a month? I'm not sure but I've burnt myself out on the treadmill at home so I'm going tonight. I did hit the treadmill on Monday night for 45 minutes and did some running. I'm still enjoying that.

More later. I may even update at work today!!

Break

I'm just taking a few days off from blogging right now. I need to get myself together.

I will be back. I am still working this weight loss thing.

I am going to continue to follow and read and comment all your blogs though.

Mom Jeans

So I had to say goodbye to Mom last night. Her flight leaves today and I'm sad to see her go. Of course I didn't spend as much time as I wanted to, but she has 3 daughters to visit, friends and other family to visit with in a 3 week time period. It's kind of hard.

However the hubby and I are hoping to go visit her next year. We've only been once and that was 5 years ago. We had a total blast and there is so much to do out there.

Remember those Eddie Bauer jeans that a friend gave me? The ones I've been trying to get into for a few months? Well they fit now (HOLLA!!) but they kind of look like "Mom Jeans" so I'm not going to ever wear them. Ha ha. So after all that I am going to donate them with some other bigger clothes I won't be wearing. I just wanted to be able to say I am wearing a pair of Eddie Bauer pants anyway so it's not a big deal.

I'm feeling better now. I didn't have an appetite for 2 days but it's back today. My stomach is growling.

It's 65 degrees here today. I can handle that. It may be raining but it's not snow and I can handle that.

Sick (again?)

So I'm not feeling good (again). Boo!!

I haven't eaten much today. I had a weight watchers bagel for dinner.

So I haven't talked much about my job. I go, do it, and come home. Still don't love it. Still want out. It really only has to do with one person. She will never leave. It's her life. And my love for my job stopped when they moved her into the office nearly 4 years ago. I've been looking for another job and have applied here and there but haven't heard anything. But nothing has really peaked my interest.

Until today. I applied for a job that I actually want. So we'll see. Plus I KNOW someone that works there already. So that is a plus. It could take 2-4 weeks to hear something from them. And it's a further drive ( have a 5-10 minute drive now, this will be 20-30 minutes) but worth it for a change. I will hit 9 years next month at this job and there is no going up for me.

Going to lay down. Boo!!

The reason!

Again I want to apologize for the really depressing posts I've put up over the past couple of days. I was in a bit of a funk and I feel like I've finally come out of that funk.

Typical me, I was ready to stop going to weight watchers already. I was ready to just do it at home again but what would that do? Just because my scale said something different? And because I gained this week, it drove me to eat pretty badly all weekend and not exercise. So there is a good chance I may gain again this week. But I know it's coming and I have gotten things under control again and I'm back on track. I have to learn not to do that. It doesn't make this whole weight loss journey any easier by going off track.

I still feel like I didn't deserve that gain. Boo!!

I also have major PMS and that is another reason I could have gained. Ha!!

I went back to work today which was hard after being on vacation for a week. Ugh! What I wouldn't give to be wealthy and not have to work. Or to be able to work from home.

Coming home I arrived to find a package from Fashion Bug and my shirts were here!! The reason all this eating right and exercise makes it worth while!! My shirts are all a size smaller and I love them. I modeled them all for my hubby and I can't wait to wear them to work.

We're going to do a cookie swap at work. Eek! It's always tough but I enjoy doing it. Luckily we're not going to swap cookies until December 22nd so that means I won't make cookies until the weekend before. I have the best cookies to make that I made last year and everyone asked for the recipe but I won't give it out. They are s'mores cookies. They are as good as they sound. I won't give out the recipe because I know if I did my copy-cat coworker would make them just to be a pain. One year we did the swap and I wrote down I was going to make peanut butter blossoms (the ones with the hershey kiss in the middle) so she said she was going to make cookies with peanut butter cups in the middle. Isn't that the nearly the same cookie?

Anyway, I have blogs to catch up on!!

Cutting back

So I'm still mad about yesterday. I didn't deserve a 2 pound gain. Sorry about the pity party but I was really pissed off. That is why I was doing the at home thing and not going to meetings. Because I can handle a gain at home easier then at a meeting. When my scale said I was only up 1 pound and the weight watchers one said I was up 2.

I was also pissed because my leader, Beth, was not there again. She has missed 2 of the 4 meetings I have been back to. I may switch to the 9:45am meeting which is the meeting I used to go. I am the youngest person in the 11:15am meeting. It's a bunch of old ladies in there. And I got really annoyed at one of them because the sub leader, Jessica, was passing around her before picture (she lost 88 pounds) and this lady says "Were you married here?" What? Like a fat girl can't get married? She had to lose weight to get a guy? How rude is that? My mouth fell open and I was staring at her for like 60 seconds. I'm sure she didn't mean it like that but I was so irritated.

I'm going to back off on the exercise. I'm going to go back to 3-4 days a week and try to make it to the gym.

I slept until 11am this morning.

Today is my last day of vacation. I so do NOT want to go back to work tomorrow at all.

My neighbors are way obnoxious this morning.

A gain I didn't deserve

Right now I'm a little upset about being up 2 pounds this morning at weight watchers and remembered why I stopped going to meetings. I hate having to pretend I'm happy and in a good mood when I don't deserve a 2 pound gain.

I busted my butt this week. I worked out 6 days and I gained 2 pounds.

I worked out so I could enjoy my Thanksgiving and I gained 2 pounds.

I sat in the that meeting and I listened to people talk about how they overate and they didn't work out and they gained point 2 or point 4. And I gained 2 pounds.

I am incredibly upset and I left in tears.

I am very frustrated. I have been stuck in the 240's since July and I haven't been able to get out of them. I had hoped to be out of them by the end of October and that didn't happen. I had hoped maybe by the end of November and again that didn't happen. Now we're heading into December and I'm still not into the 230's. I'm sick and tired of being overweight and madder then hell at myself for gaining this weight back in the first place.

I spent most of yesterday in a horrible depression yet I manged to push myself to get outside to the garage and exercise. I think I probably didn't eat enough when it came to the exercise thing since I earned 30 AP's but I'm still very angry at gaining 2 pounds and right now I'm having a hard time not eating everything in sight.

I'm going to cut back on my exercise this week.

And I'm still very angry.

I remember why I fell in love with running

I was totally in the zone today when I was on the treadmill. I am really remembering why I fell in love with running 5+ years ago. I can't wait to get out there tomorrow and do it again. If my shins will let me. They are a little sore tonight so I may have to lay off with the running and just walk it. We'll have to see how I feel.

And yes, I do plan on working out on Thanksgiving.

My shirt came that I ordered from Old Navy. I love it. I opened it and my first thought was this is not going to fit! It looks too small. But it fits and I love it! I am so freaking proud of myself for putting all this effort into working out and watching what I eat. And now I'm able to start fitting into smaller clothes again!! Yes-I still have a long way to go to get back into my size 8 jeans but I'm on my way and I feel awesome!!

I'm also 11 pounds lighter then I was a year ago. Pretty cool.

I've earned 20 AP's so far this week. I plugged my exercise into the etools on the weight watchers site and that is what it told me. I thought I was only earning 4 for each day but it turns out it's 5.

I'm going to try and not eat too much tomorrow. We'll see what happens. I made a cheesecake and pumpkin pie. Yum!!

Heart Rate Monitor

I had a lot of fun with my Mom today. I was able to finally pick up "Fall to Pieces" by Mary Forsberg Weiland the ex-wife of Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots (my favorite band). I used my gift card that I got for my Birthday. We had fun poking around Barnes and Noble for awhile. We both love to read, although my sister and I could open our own bookstore with all the books we own. We out read our Mom for sure. Ha!!

I also was able to finally show my Mom the health food store by my house that I've been telling her about for awhile. She LOVED it. She bought me some organic coffee that I can't wait to brew up tomorrow. It smells like heaven in the package let me tell you.

I'm supposed to see her again tomorrow night with my sister for some more shopping.

My Mom was happy to see my cat, the Siamese, Molly. Molly used to be her cat before she moved to Arizona in 2002.

When I got home I got in my workout. I am really enjoying my treadmill time. I'm working on my running and thinking more and more about getting a heart rate monitor. I've been looking at the Garmin 305. I know some of you have one. What do you all think? My Mom in law likes to get a big gift for Christmas and this is what I am going to ask for this year. I want something that is going to tell me how many calories I am burning off because we all know that the treadmill is LYING when it tells me I am burning 600 calories in 60 minutes (I wish). So anyway the running is coming along nicely and I'm really proud of myself.

I have pie and cheesecake to make tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Eek! I can't believe it's nearly Thanksgiving. This year has flown by!!

Off to finish watching "The Biggest Loser".

Here is a new picture of me. It was taken at the end of October so it's not THAT new but I didn't have the chance to get it off the camera until now. But it was the day I was able to get back into that blue shirt for the first time in over 2 years so I was pretty excited.

Speaking of shirts, I went to Fashion Bug yesterday. UGH! What a disappointment. I didn't buy anything. I tried on 2 shirts which I liked but it took me so long to actually pick them out that I was just annoyed and the line was so long that I ended up leaving. Instead I found 4 online this morning at home that I can't wait to get. I got a Fashion Bug gift card for my Birthday from my in-laws. I also got an Old Navy card from my sister and I used that already.

I am so beat. I got up early today and worked out first thing. I did 60 minutes of cardio. Then I spent the rest of the day cleaning up the apartment. I am so happy that the hubby decided to help me out because I don't know if I would have been able to get it all done. And now I'm ready for sleep.

Tomorrow my Mom and I are going out for the day. We are going shopping, going to have lunch and who knows what else. I can't wait!!

Wednesday I have pies to bake for Thanksgiving!!

I also have to squeeze in more exercise along the way!! I keep up with this awesome job I've been doing.

I'm going to relax and see if I can have the hubby give me a foot massage. Ha ha. My feet are killing me!!

In it to win it!!

I gave myself a rest day yesterday from exercise but today I was back at it. 30 minutes of weights and 40 minutes on the treadmill.

Yesterday we went down to visit with my Mom and sisters. They got pizza but I had some sandwiches instead. I am totally serious about this. It wasn't worth it for me to have pizza. I am in it to win it for sure!!

Tuesday I will be spending time with my Mom again. We'll be shopping and other fun stuff. I can't wait.

Hubby and I are off to do some shopping. I'm hoping to spend some of my gift cards.

What I can't believe I forgot to mention is that my Mom got me a whole bunch of lara bars for my Birthday! I haven't seen the Lemon or Banana Bread ones she got me. The lemon are so good!! Yum!!

Me and my man

Here is a little something I got from Crystal.

What are your middle names?
Mine is Sundae and his is Sidney. When I met him he wanted to be called Sid. He was a (and still is) a huge Pink Floyd fan. I didn't like them much then but now they are my second favorite band.

How long have you been together?
We started dating on May 14th, 1993. Which also happens to be his brothers birthday. We were married on September 22, 2000.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
About a month or so. We worked together at a local supermarket.

Who asked whom out?
I asked him to go out on our first date but he asked me to be his girlfriend.

How old are each of you?
I just turned 34. He is 33.

Whose siblings do you see the most?
Mine. His brother lives further away and I work with one of my sisters. I also have 4 sisters and he only has 1 brother.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Having one car. It sucks.

Did you go to the same school?
No we didn't.

Are you from the same home town?
Nope. But they are right next to one another.

Who is smarter?

He totally is.

Who is the most sensitive?
I think we both are equally as sensitive. He'll kill me for saying that but he is just as senstivie as I am. I love that about him.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?

There is a local pizza place we like to eat at that has great grilled chicken salads that we get a lot.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?

London, England in 2002. It was amazing and I want to go back.

Who has the craziest exes?

We don't really see either of our exes anymore but at the time we started dating probably him. That was so long ago.

Who has the worst temper?
Hands down he does. But don't count me out when I do get mad. I have a hell of an Irish temper.

Who does the cooking?
Me. But he does like to grill in summer.

Who is the neat-freak?
I can be but I'm not as bad as I used to be.

Who is more stubborn?
That would be me. I was born a Scorpio but my moon is in Taurus.

Who hogs the bed?

He does.

Who wakes up earlier?

He does.

Where was your first date?

We went to Riverside Amusement Park. It was horrible and I didn't think we would go out again. But we did and here we are. That amusement park is now a Six Flags and not nearly as fun as it used to be.

Who is more jealous?
It used to be me but now it's about 50/50. That girl at Burger King had just better back off. Ha ha!

How long did it take to get serious?
He told me he loved me about 3 weeks after he asked me out.

Who eats more?
He does, he has to eat every 2-3 hours.

Who does the laundry?
I do but he doesn't eat healthy.

Who’s better with the computer?
He is and always has been. It's what he's going to school for.

Who drives when you are together?
He does.

2.4 more pounds bite the dust!!

Another 2.4 pounds bite the dust! I am super excited. I guess all that exercise totally paid off for me this week. I wasn't going to work out today but I'm rethinking that.

I've lost 4.4 pounds since rejoining weight watchers and couldn't be happier about it.

We talked about Thanksgiving in the meeting. I can't believe a slice of pumpkin pie is 8 points. EIGHT POINTS! Holy smokes. Totally worth it of course but wow. I am totally doing the same thing I did this past week and hope for another amazing loss.

"New Moon" was awesome last night. The line was huge when got there and we got there 40 minutes early. The guy that worked there said people were lining up over an hour before the movie started. It's not a huge theater so I'm not sure what the big deal was. And they hearded us into the theater like sheep. It was a great movie though and I can't wait for "Eclipse" to come out. June 30th, 2010. Ha ha!!

Need to eat something and then heading out to the treadmill. Dinner with Mom tonight, too. My hubby isn't feeling well. We were going to do some karaoke later but it depends on how is he feeling. He's congested and stuff.

Happy Saturday!!

6 days of exercise

For the first time in a very long time I worked out for 6 days. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I earned 24 activity points. I had originally wanted to do it because I knew with my Birthday on Wednesday I was going to need those activity points. I knew there would be cake and that we were going out to dinner at Red Robin and I wasn't going to deny myself a few goodies on my Birthday.

But I really enjoyed all my workouts and I didn't feel I had to push myself to actually do it. This morning I actually was excited when I pulled out my free weights this morning.

I am planning on doing it again this week with Thanksgiving coming up. And I am again, looking forward to it.

I am also looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow. I didn't over eat too badly on my Birthday. I did have cake and I did have a huge cheeseburger but I didn't totally stuff myself so bad that I felt sick like I might have in the past.

I may stay the same. Or maybe, just maybe, I might see a loss tomorrow.

"Days of Our Lives" is really confusing. I don't even know who half these people are. Ha ha.

Hubby and I have to go grocery shopping when he gets home from school. And then tonight my sister and I are going to see "New Moon". Woohoo! I can hardly wait!!

20

20 AP's and I have one more day of exercise before weigh in!

Tomorrow is "New Moon" day. I am so excited.

I am on vacation and so happy to have some time off from work. I am burnt out.

I am so tired. Going to get some sleep since I've stayed up too late all week and gotten up early for work.

60 minutes more on the treadmill tonight. Was able to watch "Grey's" while on the treadmill. Super cool.

Can't wait for some vampire awesomeness tomorrow!!

Vacation!!

Did I mention my vacation starts at 5pm today? I have 8 hours of work to get through and then I'm off until November 30th.

I have 4 gift cards to spend from my Birthday. Old Navy, Barnes and Noble, Fashion Bug and Bath and Body Works.

"New Moon" comes out tomorrow. Like a 14 year girl I cannot wait to go see it. I am super glad we bought our tickets early.

My Mom is here!!

Woohoo!!!

Great day!!

I got a New Moon cake for my Birthday! Ha! I ate unhealthy today but it was my Birthday. My coworkers wanted me to take my cake home but I knew if I did I would eat it all. I only had one piece.

It was great to see my Mom!! I can't wait to spend more time with her.

I got some gift cards for clothes! I can't wait to go buy some new ones.

I am stuff and tired. I am going to sleep well tonight.

Back in the saddle with points and exercise tomorrow.

Super sad about "The Biggest Loser" last night.

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No more clutter!!

Another day of exercise under my belt. And today it makes 16 days of AP's. Ugh. A math genius I am not. Ha!!

My Mom is in Connecticut!! I can't wait to see her. My sister picked up at 6pm from the airport and brought her back to her house. I will be seeing her tomorrow night. I spoke with her before she boarded the plane. I am super excited. One because I haven't seen her in over a year (not since September of 2008) and two because my Mom has lost weight and I can't wait to see how she looks!!

My hubby stayed home from school today and cleaned up the apartment. Talk about a nice thing to come home to. I know I've mentioned before that I am not the best housekeeper in the world. I have been a better one in the past but a lot of it has to do with clutter around the house and now it's GONE! I am super excited.

I wore a shirt today to work I haven't worn in a long time. And a pair of pants that I have never worn. Nothing fancy or anything but it's like new cloths. I can't wear a lot of what I was wearing just a few months ago but the shirts are super huge and make look bigger then I am.

Off to watch "The Biggest Loser". I love the makeover show!!

Worst picture EVER!

I had my license renewed today. Worst picture EVER! Ugh. I hated to see the last picture go because I was so happy when I got it. I was thin for the first time I could remember and I was so happy to have a skinny picture on my license.

Plus they have you look down when they snap your picture. And that is just unflattering. So my face looks bigger then normal. I already have a big head anyway (I have a complex) and it just looks horrible. Oh well. As my hubby said it will just look even better when I lose all the weight again.

Oh and speaking of my hubby, his doctor wants him to weigh 150 pounds. The same as me. He's 5'6" (an inch taller then me). Um hi. I don't like super skinny men and I don't want to be married to one. He would have to drop around 60 pounds to get there. I don't find him overweight. Sure he has a belly but I love him and don't care. Which is kind of like how he feels about me. My doctor, who is in the same practice as his, says 150 is fine for me. I think my hubby would be fine at 175. We'll see what happens. He wants to go to the gym with me. I don't know what he'll about his eating. He's changed his habits a bit but not a lot. He loves to snack on super bad things. He drinks tons of water so that is good.

I have already exercised. So that means 3 days down. I have earned 16 AP's so far. Woohoo!! I wanted to earn at least 20 so I'm on my way!!

Biggest Loser Yoga

Um this kicked my ASS! I was going to do my new Jillian DVD but decided not to. Instead I pulled out my the Biggest Loser Yoga DVD and 30 minutes later was covered in total sweat. It was freaking awesome.

I can't explain why I'm not going to the gym but as long as I'm getting in 60 minutes of of exercise I'm super happy.

I am feeling stronger and smaller everyday. *Giggle*

I used, for the first time, recipe builder on the weight watchers site today. I put in the pumpkin ziti from Paula Deen which I am going to go make for my lunch for this week. I thought it was 6 points per serving but it's telling me 5. Score!!

Funny how yesterday I was starving and today I am not hungry at all.

Off to make my lunches!!

Exercise

I know I haven't done a paid blog post in awhile so please just skip over that one below this. I need the money.

I'm not sure what my deal is with the gym these days but I have no desire to go. So I'm going to break out a DVD (I got a new Jillian one) and then hit the treadmill. Exercise is exercise and I'm going to do this.

I want to earn at least 20 AP's this week and next week. I want to work out as much as I can over the next 2 weeks. I have a Birthday and Thanksgiving to worry about. I know I'm going to try to be good on Thanksgiving. But my Birthday? No. I always let myself enjoy that day. Cake is my favorite thing in the world. So I know if I get in enough exercise I'll be alright. If I gain I'm okay. If I maintain even better. I'm going to do my best and see what happens.

My Mom will be here in 2 days! OMG!!

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Direct TV in state makes it simple and easy when your moving when you already have a lot to worry about when you are moving. Direct TV is there to make it hassle free for you.

down 2

Week one back at weight watchers was a success!! Woohoo! I'm down 2 pounds!! Super excited.

I was disappointed that my leader, Beth, wasn't there today. There was a sub, Jessica who alright but she is no Beth. Jessica has lost 88 pounds (Beth was her leader) so that is pretty impressive. We talked about the holidays and traditions. I am the dessert maker so that is kind of hard for me but I think I'll be okay this year. I plan to work out as much as I can over the next couple of week so not gain TOO much. Or maybe maintain.

I was going to go to the gym after but was mobbed. Instead hit the treadmill for 60 minutes when I got home. I am going to go the gym tomorrow.

Now I'm going to do a few things around the apartment and enjoy my weekend.

Skinny Vibes!!

First weigh in back at weight watchers meetings tomorrow.

*Fingers Crossed*

Eating was great.

I only exercised once. So....we'll see what happens.

Baby steps.

Mom will be here in a few more days. Her plane flies in at 6pm on Tuesday night!!

Vacation starts at 5pm on Thursday. Woohoo!!

I so need a hair cut. I have to get my drivers license renewed on Monday (ew) and want to make sure my hair looks good. *Giggle*

Oh and "New Moon" opens a week from today. Good times. My sister and I are going to see it.

I finished Ali's book. It was very moving. I highly recommend it.

Skinny vibes to all my fellow weight watchers for tomorrow!

What? No rain!!

I find that it's going to rain on my Birthday UNACCEPTABLE! What is that about? No rain on my Birthday. Whatever weather guy. I am not going to let you ruin my day. And the weather could change in 6 days.

I am totally loving "Believe It, Be It". I am finding the book very inspiring.

I am heading to the gym tonight. I need a good workout for sure. It's been awhile.

This week is totally dragging on.

Ran into a friend at the grocery store last night and she said she could see that I had been losing weight. Woohoo!!

Believe It, Be It part 2

I tried. I did. But for some reason when I plan to go to the gym before work my body starts to hate me. And I can't sleep. And then when I finally DO fall asleep something wakes me up and I can't fall back to sleep. For like FOREVER.

I am so tired right now.

But I am trying to be positive. Believe it, Be it just like Ali Vincent says in her book. So I didn't make this morning. I want it enough to do whatever it takes and I'll have to go at night if that is what I need to do.

I'm also going to need a lot of coffee.

Believe It, Be It

Eating is awesome!! I just can't seem to get my exercise in check. Ugh! Boo! I'm hoping I can get to the gym tomorrow morning. I have my gym bag packed, alarm set and hopes up that I can make it there tomorrow morning.

I picked up Ali Vincent's new book "Believe It, Be It" tonight after work. I can't wait to get into it.

One week from today my Mom will be here! I talked to her for 2 hours last night. I can't wait to see her. It's been over a year since she was last here! I'm so glad it worked out that I have vacation during the time she'll be visiting. I can't wait for some Mom time.

Off to finish watching "The Biggest Loser".

I'd like to thank the academy...

Actually I would like to thank, Karen over at Make Just A Ripple for giving me this ward. And I'm going to pass it on to 7 more ladies who inspire me. And then 10 things you may or may not know about me. You don't have to play along but it's fun and I thought I would.

Angie-She is totally inspiring!! I love her blog and she is always so upbeat. She helped give me that push to go back weight watchers meetings. And she told me about Lara bars. Yum!!

Annie-She seems to be always going! I used to be just like her and worked out all the time. She makes me want to be the athlete that she is. Plus she totally looks awesome.

John-He just did his first half iron man. Need I say more?

Andrea-She has lost over 70 pounds and is running more and more each week. She is very inspiring. Plus she likes cake. My favorite dessert in the world.

Glam-She is a total rock star. Need I say more? Plus I love how she got rid of her scale for awhile. I would love to do that. And I think she and I would get along super awesome in real life.

Lynn-She had burger and fries for dinner tonight and it was all weight watchers approved. How can you not love that?

Katherine-She has been losing weight for awhile and is not going to give up until she gets to her goal. She is nearly half way there!!

1. I love tattoos. I have 3 so far and want more.
2. I've been blogging since 2003. This is not my first blog. I find it really helps me since I tend to keep a lot of my feelings inside.
3. I suffer from depression. Exercise helps me not be depressed so I try to exercise as much as I can.
4. I love Nascar
5. The high school I graduated from had a total of 500 kids (my graduating class had 110 kids).
6. 80's and 90's hair bands are a guilty pleasure of mine
7. I love animals and I can't watch any move where they my get hurt. I cried through most of "March of the Penguins" and will NEVER watch that move again.
8. "Donnie Darko" is my favorite movie.
9. "Carnivale" is still my favorite television show and I'm still pissed that it was canceled. There was so much left that they could have worked with.
10. I have a nephew that is 29 years old.

Workout update

So my workout ended up ended up being 60 minutes on the treadmill at home because I just wasn't feeling up to going to the gym today. I'm pretty freaking happy with that though because I really busted my tail and did some running.

It happened to be a beautiful day here in Connecticut. It was nearly 70. In November. I'll take it. Tomorrow is supposed to be just as nice. Amazing. What is the deal with the weather anyway? It's November. Yes, November. We had 90 degree weather in April, a ton of rain in the summer, snow in October and now it's warm enough to wear capri pants. Which I may just break out for work tomorrow. Why not?

Hubby and I are no longer fighting. I even offered to cook dinner tonight. He's pretty picky about his eating and since we hardly ever eat the same thing (since I watch what I eat) I offered to cook for him if he wanted me to.

My Mom will be here a week from Tuesday! I cannot wait!!

Mu-ah!

back in the saddle

I'm still all excited about getting back to weight watchers yesterday. I went to the 11:15am meeting. I like that one because it's not too busy and I don't have to worry about not having a place to sit. I used to go to the 9:45am meeting when I lost all my weight before but it's too crowded now and I'm not up for the crowds right now.

Let me just say how pleased I am that WW is finally into the 21st century with computers. Giggle. The receptionist explained to me that I know longer have to look for my card when I come in I just get in line and hand them my card. All my info is in the computer. Imagine that. Fancy stuff.

So on their scale I was 244.8. Now I knew I would be up because (1) when I weigh myself at home I am 100% in the nude *ha ha*, (2) Weight Watchers does not let you weigh in the nude at the meetings. No I have never asked but I know people who have. (3) It's the week before TOM and I'm bloated. And (4) my eating the past couple of days could have been better. So I was ready for it. My scale at home said I would be 245.8 pounds so I liked the ww scale much better.

Once I was all signed in and weighed I went into the meeting. Beth (my leader) was happy to see me. She said it was nice to see me and how had I been and where had I been. Then she said it was kind of an odd time to start again with the holidays and all. So I explained to her (after telling her I had been doing it online for the past 5 months) about my online blog friends had been joining and I decided to take the plunge. She thought it was great. Beth also said that she noticed a lot of newbies this week and maybe that was why.

The meeting topic was about making it through the holidays. Now for most it's Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. You may have Hanukkah in there, too depending on your religion. I, my friends, have a Birthday the week before Thanksgiving and I am going to have my cake. It's a Wednesday this year so I am going to try to work out as much as I can. The others don't scare me much. I can handle them. It's the cake that I know I will have an issue with. And that is less then 2 weeks away.

So I am going to work it the best I can and see what happens. I know it works. I see the proof everyday with my blog friends and looking at older pictures of myself. And with myself. Because I am still 40+ pounds less then my heaviest weight thanks to weight watchers.

I am not in the best of moods right now. Hubby and I had a big fight last night and it hasn't really been resolved yet. Hopefully it will blow over soon.

I am going to have some breakfast and then get ready for the gym.

Lets talk Weight Watchers

In my last post, Scott commented and asked me what it was I liked best about Weight Watchers. That is really a good question and I had to stop and think about it.

I've been doing the whole Weight Watchers thing since I was 14 years old. The first time I did it I was lost 40 pounds. I went from 187 to 140 pounds. I don't remember how long it took but it was in time for high school and I know that I shocked a lot of my school friends when I started freshmen year. I went from a size 16 to a size 10. I was able to keep it off for most of my high school years. Until I met the soon to be husband. Ha ha. That was when I started to really gain some serious weight and when I graduated high school I was probably pushing 250 but I didn't own a scale so I couldn't be too sure.

My Mom did WW when I was 2. She lost 90 pounds the first time. She is a lifetime member. Back then (in the '70's) it was a lot different. You couldn't have ketchup. No mayo either. If you wanted tuna fish you ate it with mustard. Shudder. Ick. You had to eat LIVER daily. Even now my Mom doesn't eat ketchup.

When I first did WW you didn't have points you were allowed so many milks, veggies, fruits proteins and carbs per day. You had to check them off on your little card as you went. Trust me the points system was heaven when I rejoined in 1998. In 1998 I was 287 pounds. By 2000 I was 220. It took me awhile to drop 67 pounds but I was so happy with my success. I worked out at home 4 days a week for 30 minutes to a kick boxing VHS tape. I cheated after my meetings and yet I lost usually every week. I was fine with that. I went from a (tight) size 28 to a comfy size 18.

Then well I just kind of stopped going to meetings. Not sure what happened. I gained back 36 pounds by the time I started my current job in 2001. I was 256 pounds and in a size 22. I hated myself for putting in all that hard work and told myself I would get back to 220 pounds no matter what.

By December of 2001 I was 220. I kept going and losing. People started pulling me aside at work and asking me if I was losing weight (duh!) and then by the time we went to London in 2002 I was 200 pounds. I was wearing a size 16 pants for the first time since I could remember. I think what really helped was when I joined the gym in August of 2001. By December of 2002 I was 175 pounds. And then by June of 2003? 154 pounds. My doctor could not believe it!

Of course all along my goal was to be 130 pounds but I changed that to 150 because I felt comfortable there. And my body seemed to like it. The lowest weight I ever saw was 149 in 2004. I was a size 8 and felt awesome.

I don't know what happened. I thought I had it under control. Running 5 miles a day. But things happen. I injured myself. My coworker/friend died. Things happen. But I am working really hard right now to get back to where I was. And I know I can do it because I have done it before.

So to answer the question what do I like about WW? Everything. I love that I can eat whatever I want. I love that I can have pizza and it's fine. It's in my points to have that. I can have a beer, too. NOTHING is off limits. I always have the best success from meetings. Beth (the woman who does the meetings on Saturday) has lost over 100 pounds and has kept it off for over 15 years. How is that for success? To let you know it can be done? And she struggles, too! There was a time that she gained back 20 pounds. And she was talking to us about it. She is awesome. She is a great leader.

I have tried EVERY SINGLE diet out there and yet I come back to Weight Watchers every time because it is what works for me. I have the best success with it because I don't feel deprived. I can have what I want.

The support is great. Most of the time the support on the boards is great, too, although there can be some drama. Ha ha.

Anyway I am super excited to go to the meeting this morning. I know the scale will say differently then mine but that is fine, too.

I'll post more later. Happy Saturday!!

Weight Watchers tomorrow

Still feeling kind of icky but I made it through work. I have a lot to do with vacation coming up and really wasn't feeling bad enough to miss a day of work.

My eating wasn't spot on last night due to my feeling sick and today it could have been better but tomorrow is the day I've been talking about all week and I'm really excited about going back to Weight Watchers. Yes, I have lost 15 pounds in the past 5 months but I think I could lose more if I was going to meetings.

I need new clothes. That is pretty awesome. Most of my tops are getting too big and I have some older ones that fit that haven't fit in 2 years but I need more. I like the idea of getting new clothes and hope to get some gift cards for my Birthday.

I am going to throw myself back into Weight Watchers 100%!! Woohoo! I just have my Birthday and Thanksgiving to get through after I join. Ha ha.

Hope I'm not getting sick!!

I'm not feeling all that well. Hopefully I'm not getting sick. Last night I felt like this I was able to fight it off by going to bed early.

Settling down for the night to watch "Flash Forward" and "Grey's Anatomy" with the hubby with some diet cranberry soda.

I am still planning on going back to Weight Watchers on Saturday and really looking forward to it. I was going to join a few weeks ago and didn't and wish I had. But anyway now I'm going to do it. I had the most success (lost over 100 pounds that way) and I know I can do it again.

"Biggest Loser" talk so if you haven't watch it yet don't read on.

I haven't talked much about this season much. Not sure why but I am enjoying it. Rudy, Rebecca and Andrea are my favorites. I was so glad to see Tracey go home! She was just evil!! She looks great now though. I enjoyed seeing her on "Leno" even if I didn' t like her. I was so happy Rebecca one the challenge!!

Ali Vincent (the first female winner) has a book coming out this month. I can't wait to get it.

Off to lay down on the couch. TGIF!!

Going back to meetings

Today started off so good. I was pretty positive and happy and things were so well.

Until my hubby called and told me that the car was having problems. AGAIN!

It's been like every other week for the past 2 months I swear. I lost it. I was crying and feeling totally stressed out.

I've only had 3 mini kit kats and that isn't a lot and I'm not having more. I stopped before it got out of control and that is good.

I've realized that after 5 months I've lost (only) 15 pounds. Again that is good but it could (should) be more and I'm going back to weight watchers meeting starting Saturday. I always have better and more success when I go to meetings.

The car is fine now. Hubby is not sure what the problem is or why it stopped running but it is running now. I am sick of sharing a car and hate that he isn't working and that we can't afford to buy another one right now. I am happy that he is going to school and that it's paid for but it sucks. UGH!

PMS SUCKS!! Blah!!

Hamburgers

I got my workout in when I got home tonight. I did 30 minutes of weights and then 30 minutes on the treadmill. I'll be hitting the gym on Thursday and Friday. I worked out at home so I could make sure I was home to watch "The Biggest Loser" tonight.

The whole time I was in the garage on the treadmill all I could smell was hamburgers. My neighbors were grilling. It was torture.

2 weeks from today my Mom will be here! I can't wait.

Not much diet talk here

I'm not sure how many of you are aware that I watch Nascar or not but OMG! Watching your driver land on the roof of his car and then on top of another driver's car is a pretty scary ordeal. Not to mention they had to have him cut out of his car, too. Luckily, Ryan Newman (my driver) was okay and walked to the ambulance after the wreck yesterday but it was so scary. It's amazing how safe these cars are these days.

Work was super busy today. We were short one CSR so that is always hectic. I took 7 orders and my coworker took 2. Hmmmm doesn't seem too fair, huh? Vacation can't get here fast enough.

I am 3 episodes behind on "Grey's" so tonight I am going to try and catch up!!

Also me and Jen Lancaster would so be BFF's if we lived in the same state! Ha! I am super excited that her new book is scheduled to come out in May of 2010. She follows me on Twitter (eek! I know right?) and I am currently rereading her books. I total think you should run out and get her first book "Bitter is the New Black" but I started with "Such A Pretty Fat". Thank me later.

Happy November

To kick off November just right I hit the gym this afternoon. I did 30 minutes of weights and 35 minutes of cardio (40 if you count my warm up). I'm feeling pretty good these days so I'm hoping that feeling continues through the week.

Little nervous about the fact we're into November and it's just 17 days until I turn 34. Eek!! I can't believe I'm going to be 34 already. When did I become an adult anyway?

I am really looking forward to my Mom coming to visit and vacation!!

Hubby and I are watching the "V" mini series on SyFy today. I loved this when I was a kid. I am looking forward to seeing the new show when it starts. Should be interesting.

Have a happy Sunday and stay away from the Halloween candy!!

Happy Halloween!!

I am so close to the 230's! OMG! My goal was to be under 240 by today but seeing 240.2 this morning totally made my day! I cannot believe it. I am down 1.8 pounds this week. I am super excited. I am hoping to push myself super hard this week so I can (hopefully) get there next Saturday.

I hit the treadmill this morning for 60 minutes I was so happy!!

Yesterday went well at work. Everyone enjoy the pasta and cupcakes. Also those cupcakes? DANGEROUS! I left them at work so I wouldn't eat them all. 2 points each but super good!

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Halloween Food!!

As always it felt great to get back to the gym.

I even did 35 minutes of cardio tonight just because. And of course my 30 minutes of weights. I'm totally going to feel it tomorrow.

We're having a Halloween party at work tomorrow (we love to party at work and any excuse to bring in food we'll do it) and right now I am making this fantastic meal I saw on Paula Deen the other day. Now, before you all get nutty and freak out, please check out the link and see I am doing the Richard Simmons version. I love me some Paula Deen but watching her cook makes my arteries clog up. Butter and cream oh my!! Plus I am making another Hungry Girl dessert-this time chocolate marshmallow cupcakes! Yum! I can eat all of this and I am so excited!!

Vacation in 3 weeks. I cannot wait. And Mom here in less then 3 weeks. Woohoo!!

Positive thoughts

If there is one thing that puts me in a decent mood is going to see my doctor. She always has such awesome and positive things to say to me. I've been a Debbie downer these past few days and seeing her helped.

Also so did my husband, my sister and a few girls at work today so I can't just say it was just the doctor.

I've been upset because since July I've only gone down 2 pounds. According to my doctor I've gone down 3 pounds since she saw me last (which was in September) so that is good. But on my scale it's only 2 pounds. Which is a big freaking bummer and even though I try to not let the scale get me down, I feel like I've been working really hard lately. And then when I don't see the results I want I step back and don't bust my ass.

Like this week.

I worked out 4 times last week and stayed the same.

This week I've only worked out once.

The diet is not the problem. It's the lack of exercise.

So seeing the doctor and having her tell me I look good, that she can see a difference is nice. I mean I've been getting that a lot lately and it helps. I have to stop letting the scale make me happy or sad because I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in 2 years and OF COURSE my wedding rings again!!

So I'm hoping to start busting ass again at the gym tomorrow. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself.

Fitting in the movie seats on Saturday night was a big plus, too!!

Frustrated

Blah!

Not feeling it all.

Feeling very frustrated because I've only managed to drop 2 pounds since July. I feel like I'm just running in circles right now. *sigh*

And I seriously doubt that I'm going to see the 230's on Saturday.

Double blah!!

Date night

Hubby and I had a great date night last night. I don't remember the last time we went out to dinner and a movie on a Saturday night together.

I think I did well with dinner. I had grilled turkey, a baked potato (no butter or sour cream) and broccoli. It came with a biscuit but I didn't eat it. I also brought my butter spray with me. Hee hee. Total nerd.

I brought snacks for the movie but didn't eat them. I was still very full from dinner.

And speaking of the movie: Holy freaking cow! We saw "Paranormal Activity". Scared the pants right off me. I love scary movies and for years "The Ring" has been sitting in number one for me as my favorite but not anymore. I screamed a few times and enjoyed every minute of it. I would totally recommend it if you like horror movies. But if you don't and get scared easily, then I wouldn't see it.

I'm glad I worked out yesterday but I was up late and slept in today and don't think I'm going to make it to the gym today. I may hit the treadmill later but we'll see.

Big fat maintain

Today is weigh in day and I didn't lose anything. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. It's a big fat MAINTAIN this week. Kind of annoying when I totally busted my tail to workout 4 times.

However there were a few days I didn't get in all my points so....that could have something to do with it.

This week I am going to do the same thing but make sure I eat more.

I know right? Who would think you would have to eat more to lose more. But I know my body and I know that if I workout a lot I have to eat enough to keep my body happy.

Our Salem trip has been canceled. My sister isn't feeling well and the weather is kind of crappy. So the hubby and I are going to go do some shopping, have dinner and then go see "Paranormal Activity" together later. Kind of like a date. lol

I worked out today. Saturday is not usually a planned workout day for me but I wanted to workout so I did it. 30 minutes of weights and then 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Made it

I made it through the day at work. Actually it ended up getting pretty busy and I didn't have to worry about eating towards the end of the day.

I even hit the treadmill when I got home for 60 minutes so I worked out 4 times this week for the first time in awhile.

Not sure if I am going to hit my goal of 239.8 by October 31st or not but I'm pushing really hard to do so.

I am hoping to workout (at home) tomorrow before we head up to Salem.

Also last nights "Flash Forward"? OMG! I hate endings like that. Now I have to wait to see what happens.

Struggling

Today is just one of those days where I feel like I could eat everything that is not nailed down. I am really struggling to stay on track.

It doesn’t help that there is pizza sitting in the break room.

Oh and a peanut butter cheesecake.

There is only so much sugar-free gum a girl can chew, right?

At least my car is running again.

And Salem is back on!!

Er excuse me?

Made it to the gym last night. Woohoo!! And I'm totally feeling it this morning. But I'm happy about that. Not sure if I will be able to get there tonight or not with our car situation but if not I plan to workout at home.

Something my co-worker said to me on Wednesday has been sitting in my head and bothering me. We happened to be discussing weight loss (one of the things we always talk about at work) and a couple of our coworkers in other offices have had lap-band surgery and she said to me "You should totally have that done". Er...what?! WHY would you say that? What makes you think I should do that? I told her "I didn't want to have that done" but I was kind of...well I guess the word would be offended? I know she didn't mean it to be because that isn't how she is but it's still bugging me now. I have NO PROBLEMS with people who have surgery for weight loss but that isn't for me. I know it can be done without pills or surgery because I can did it before and I will do it again. I just was surprised she said that to me. I'm happy for these 2 woman (and I think we have another person who had it but he isn't saying) and realize sometimes surgery is the only answer.

I think her comment totally made me bust ass more then usual last night because I was pretty drenched when I walked out the gym door.

Our plans for Salem, Massachusetts have been canceled do the fact that we don't have a running car. Boo!!

I am re-reading Jennifer Lancaster's book "Such a Pretty Fat" and totally recommend it to anyone who loves to read (like myself). I am snorting and giggly and laughing my way through it (again). We totally were separated at birth. Her sense of humor is spot on when it comes to mine. Ha! I can't wait for her next book.

TGIF!!

Pretty and Sparkly

2 people were fired at my work today. One that has been there for 7 weeks. The other for 7 years. Pretty scary. Neither worked in my office but still upsetting. Not sure if I mentioned that I was asked to be honest about issues that we had been having last week and me, being the ever so brutally honest person that I am, was just that. I hope that didn't help get someone fired but to be honest (ha ha) I don't think answering the phone and getting it to the right person/department is that hard. I did it for the first 9 months I worked for this company when I started nearly 9 years ago.

We still don't know what is wrong with our car. Right now we have a rental car, which costs money which we don't have a lot of right now but we need a car. Hubby's best friend offered to let us borrow his truck if we need that so we may be driving that if we don't get the car fixed soon.

Not sure what this means for our trip to Salem we have planned for this weekend yet.

I think my workout at home last night must have been pretty decent because I can totally feel it in my arms tonight.

I am enjoying being able to wear wedding ring again. It's all pretty and sparkly.

Give me a break!!

I feel like I just cannot catch a freaking break!!

I get ready for the gym and I jump in the car to leave and...the car won't start.

*Sigh* What a freaking pain in my butt. We just dumped a bunch of money in the car a couple weeks ago for a new water pump and radiator. Luckily hubby and father in law are pretty handy with automobiles but it's still really frustrating since we aren't exactly made of money these days.

I didn't let that stop me from my work out though. I did my workout at home. I did 30 minutes of weights and then hit the treadmill for 30 minutes.

I was really looking forward to going to the gym tonight though. Boo!!

Also my cat is snoring very loudly right now. Could be sleep apnea. Ha ha.

I will be THAT person

No I don’t usually blog at work but today is a must.

I am wearing a shirt today that I haven’t worn in over 2 years. I have gotten several compliments about how good I look. 2 of my coworkers told me I looks skinny. They are my new BFF’s today.

I am also wearing my wedding ring for the first time in 2 years as well.

It’s the little things that keep me going.
Baby steps!

Hubby told me this morning he hoped I didn’t get too skinny when I got to goal. He does prefer me on the heavier side but only wants me to be happy. I don’t want to be skinny, I want to be healthy and I was healthy at 150 pounds. I prefer myself with some muscles.

I told him next year I plan to run some 5k’s. That, THAT is the person I want to be.

Also no gym last night so I’ll be going tonight and taping “The Biggest Loser”. I had to watch “Dexter” last night and that was an awesome episode. I hear that show. I forgot how good it was. It’s still my favorite show. I am still one episode behind on “Grey’s” right now.

And to prove I am a totally Twerd (“Twilight” nerd) one month from today, “New Moon” opens. My sister and I are going to see it. I am buying the tickets this week. Yep. I am 33 going on 14. Why do you ask?

The weekend is almost over!!

Great workout today!! I'm happy with the exercise mojo being back!! I'm going to try and go tomorrow night so I can catch "The Biggest Loser" tomorrow on Tuesday night. I didn't like missing most of it last night.

30 minutes of weights and 30 minutes of cardio today.

Now I have a yummy dinner cooking and looking forward to spending the evening with my hubby.

Too bad the weekend flies by so fast. Next Saturday we are going to Salem, Mass. I cannot wait!!

And it's snowing again.

Team Edward

Do you smell that? Can you taste it? Those would be the 230's. I'm so close right now I can SEE them. I am going to push myself hard this week and hopefully (fingers crossed) I will be there by Halloween!! I have 2.2 pounds to get there! I can do it! I can!!

I lost 0.8 (again) this week which is good considering I had Chinese food last Saturday. I told you I had a rough week last week and that was part of it. But getting back on the horse must have helped and that included 3 days at the gym.

My friend who ran the 5K came to visit me at work yesterday. We used to work together actually (she was per diem) but she left a couple years ago because it was too much for her working 3 jobs. She looks fantastic. And as always inspires me whenever I see her.

I just finished "Breaking Dawn" last night. It's the second time around for me reading the "Twilight" series. I just love those books and I'm surprised I didn't read the series again sooner. I can't wait for the "New Moon" movie next month. My sister and I have plans to go see it on opening night. Like we did with "Twilight". Personally, "Breaking Dawn" is my favorite and I can't wait to see what they do with that when they make it into a movie. I'm just saying. Ha.

Hubby and I may go see "Paranormal Activity" tonight. We'll see.

New cool blog

I haven't decided if I want to commit to this or not but I think it's a great idea. I actually have 18's and 16's. It's 14's that I will need when I get there. Check it out.

More snow talk

I totally rocked it at the gym tonight!! 30 minutes of weights and cardio.

Also PT took my measurements (I do keep tabs on them myself) and I am down with him, too. And my body fat is down, too. Rock on!!! He seemed pretty impressed with my push ups tonight. Guess I must be doing something right.

Of course with the snow, comes the horrible driving. The snow is not sticking to the ground and people are driving like there is a blizzard outside. Oh the fun has just started. Next week it's supposed to be in the 60's again.

My cats are loving one another. It's super cute.

Tomorrow is Friday!! Weeeee!!! I must get a pumpkin this weekend.

Why, Mother Nature?

Guess what? It's snowing outside.

Yes. Snowing. It's October.

What gives, Mother Nature?

Hubby looks better but no dentist yet. I am going to push him to the dentist. I will carry him there if I have to.

Gym soon.

Dentist and 5k

What is it with men when they are sick? Why don't they want to go to the doctor? Or in my hubby's case the dentist? His face is all swollen and it's obvious he needs to see a dentist and he stays home from school because he's in so much pain and could call and find a dentist and yet...he doesn't.

Around a year ago this month he ended up in the emergency room because he wouldn't go to a doctor. And then he had to have surgery a few months later. He hadn't seen a doctor a very long time. Now I will be honest and mention I haven't seen a dentist in a few years myself because I hate them. And I have to have my wisdom teeth out and that scares me to death. Also my dentist moved to Vermont and I loved him and since then I haven't found a new one. But I told hubby if he goes, I will go. And I will get my darn wisdom teeth pulled.

Men. What is the deal?!

He IS looking better then he was when I came but still.

So I mentioned that a friend of mine ran her first 5K last weekend. She had a blast and I was so happy for her as I looked at her pictures on facebook. She looks fantastic, too. She suggested I run with her next year and I would love to. So I have decided to start the C25K on Saturday. 3 times a week for 20 minutes? I can do that the days I don't go to the gym. I'm on it. When I originally started running in 2004 I just sort of just started running for as long as I could and then walked. And then the next day I would run a little more and so on. Then I could be ready to run a 5K next year. Or more then one since I would love to run the Thanksgiving one, too.

Also, "Where the Wild Things Are"? I cannot wait to see this movie. My nephew commented me on facebook about how excited he was when he saw the commercial and about how he remembered me reading the book to him when we were kids. I do remember that. Nice to know he remembers that, too. I am a happy Aunt.

My exercise mojo!!

The gym was annoyingly busy tonight. Yuck. I hate that. But I chugged along and did my workout and was super glad that I did it. Woohoo!! 30 minutes of weights and 30 minutes of cardio.

Exercise mojo you have come back to me!! I was a little nervous but you did not let me down.

Things seem to finally being falling into place again and I'm happy about it. I think that next week I may go Monday night instead of Tuesday because I didn't like missing the first hour of "The Biggest Loser". I love that show too much.

I am nearly done with reading "Breaking Dawn". I am sad. Oh did I mention this is the second time I've read it? It's my favorite book in the "Twilight" series. I can't wait for the "New Moon" movie next month. Yes-I am one of those people.

Blogs to read. Then bed!! Wednesday tomorrow. Woohoo!

Back to the gym!!

Made it to the gym today for the first time in awhile. It felt good. Hopefully I found my mojo and things will continue to fall back in line. 30 minutes of weights and 30 minutes of cardio.

Totally wish I could have made it to the yard sale yesterday. My sister made $89 this time. Last time she made $100. The extra cash would have been nice. But at least my car is running again.

I need to get a pumpkin. I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday!!

Terrible week

I've been having a rough week. Really rough week. And my head hasn't been in the game at all. With everything that has been going on my eating and exercise took a little turn for the worst. However, I still managed to lose 0.8 pounds which has dipped me into the 242's for the first time.

Did I also mention that I am PMSing?

I'm feeling better. I went to bed at 8pm on Wednesday night and slept straight through until my alarm went off and felt much better. I must have needed the sleep.

A friend of mine ran her first 5k today. I am waiting to hear her results. She has lost nearly 100 pounds. I am so proud of her. So proud.

The hubby is working on the car (again) today. I'm not even going to begin to talk about it right now because it will just depress me even more. I'm trying to think about happier things.

Sharing a car sucks. I know I've mentioned that before.

I was supposed to go down to my sisters for a tag sale today but that didn't happen. We could have used some extra money should I have sold anything. Again-trying to thing of better things.

Hopefully everyone is having a great Saturday!!

Sick

I do not feel good at all. All day I felt off and tonight I'm still feeling horrible. I didn't eat much all day. I had about 6 points total and that is so not like me. We even had a birthday party breakfast and I just wasn't into it at all. I couldn't wait to come home and rest.

My car is back. Looks like it was the thermostat in the car. Hubby stated the radiator is going to need to be replaced soon, too.

I'm going to lay down. Hopefully this isn't going to last because I need to get to the gym tomorrow!!

Car

The water pump went in our car this morning while the hubby was driving me to work. And if you remember the hubby and I are sharing a car right now. It bites. Big time. So, luckily the in-laws live close and we went there and were able to leave our car and hubby brought me to work (I was 15 minutes late) and then he didn't go to school and he and his Dad worked on the car all day.

But it turns out it isn't just the water pump.

I'm not sure what else it is and it totally sucks because I was all ready to go to the gym tonight. Boo!!

I hate having one car.

By the way, the blueberry muffins are much better today then they were last night.

Muffins

I made blueberry muffins from Hungry Girl last night and they are okay. This is the first time I've made something from her cookbook that I'm not totally jumping from the roof about.

I've been pretty down in the dumps these past few days. Trying to pull myself out of it. Hang in there my friends because I plan to be back.

This is supposed to be a weight loss blog right?

Flashbacks

Since I'm not really feeling the blogging thing right now here is a blast from the past from 5 years ago:

My eating I guess isn’t going as good as I thought because the scale said 157.8 pounds this morning. I don’t know. Today I’m sitting here thinking about what I can do to not think about it so much. My weight I mean.

On a happier note I ran for 61 minutes today. How did I manage that you may ask? Since I mentioned yesterday that the treadmill only goes up to 60 minutes. Well, when it stopped, I started it up again for another 25 minutes so that I was able to continue running.

So my total miles on the treadmill today was 6.82. That is the combined time though.

I have decided to start doing this: one day of weights and cardio, then one day of cardio, then one day of weights and cardio, then just cardio, etc., etc., etc. I don’t know. I just need to see if something will help my weight loss efforts.

Other then that I really don’t have much else to write about today. I’m kind of in that blah kind of mood right now, but I wanted to update.

Weigh in

Down 0.6 this week. I'll take it. Hopefully next week will be better.

I am really sore today so I hit the treadmill for an hour. I know the trainer doesn't want me to do that much cardio but the thought of doing weights today wasn't something I really wanted to do so at least I did something. Tomorrow I am planning on going to the gym for sure.

No big plans for today. Housework and getting a few things together for a yard sale my sister is having next Saturday. I hope to make a little money.

Happy Saturday!!

Quick update

September was a horrible blogging month for me. I didn't update nearly enough. October is going to be better.

Tomorrow is weigh in day. Hopefully it will be good.

Totally got slammed at work today.

Watching "The Dark Crystal" and I remember it being much better then it is when I was kid. It kind of sucks right now.

Is anyone watching "Flash Forward"? Love it!!

Work was super busy.

Wore jeans today I haven't worn in awhile. They are fitting nicely.

Haven't touched any of the Halloween candy that someone brought into work.

Made an awesome Hungry Girl recipe for dinner last night and made enough for breakfast for this morning. Yum!! It was French Toast just so you know. Hee hee. I love breakfast for dinner.

Off to read blogs!

Awesome workout

The trainer worked me pretty hard tonight. I'm going to be pretty sore tomorrow. I'm already sore right now. He has me do these things called "Mountain Climbers" and I absolutely HATE them. I feel like I'm going to throw up while I'm doing them. But you know what? When I'm done I am happy I pushed through it. We also did ab work tonight which I needed. So I had a great workout with him and then 30 minutes on the elliptical.

My gym actually my finally be moving in January to their new location after talking about it for the past 5 (almost 6) years. It's right down the street from it's current location but it's bigger and has more parking. If they DO move I will probably start going right after work since it will be across the street from my job.

My sister told me today that she has noticed I've lost weight. I had to wear a jacket this morning (it's that cold) and last year it was really tight and now? Well now it's not.

Off to watch "Grey's" and then bed. I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight for sure!!

Who invited you winter?

It is freaking cold! Cold I tell you. I am sitting here with a sweatshirt on. Brr!

I wore a top and pants today to work that I haven't worn in at least 2 years. The pants were probably too big but we had important people from corporate coming so I ironed them nicely last night and wore them to work today. I got a lot of nice comments about how nice I looked so that made my day.

Tomorrow starts awesome October!! Can't wait. I am going to the gym (seeing the trainer so it's happening) tomorrow night so it is ON!

Also FINALLY my fit bit is going to be coming soon. I can't wait!! I will be posting lots about it when it arrives. I should have it by the end of October.

Getting things ready for a yard sale on October 10th that my oldest sister is having. I am going to try and get rid of as much as I can. I don't need it and I don't want it so please someone else please come and by my crap. Thanks. Ha ha!

On "The Biggest Loser" front-Tracey I do not like you. I'm all about Rudy (team Connecticut) and Rebbecca.

Bring on October!!

I know I promised I was going to post about our camping trip but I haven't gotten around to that yet.

I feel like my exercise mojo has sort of disappeared. Have you seen it? Because if you have I would like you to return it to me because I really would like it back. It's totally frustrating and depressing to not go and work out. I haven't worked out since Thursday and before that I can't remember without going back to look through my blogs.

So here is my plan for October:

Exercise 4 times a week for an hour

Get at least 7-8 hours of sleep

Drink at least 64 ounces of water

I can do this and I will do do this!! With October starting on a Thursday I will only get in 3 days of exercise this week but I'm okay with that.

I am truly exhausted tonight. I was up late last night having and I promised myself to be in bed by 10:30pm at the latest. I also ate dinner at 10pm last night which is so not like me. I don't remember the last time I did that!!

I'm excited for "The Biggest Loser" tonight.

Off to catch up on some blogs!!

Weigh in results after vacay

I am up 1 pound. That is not bad. I didn't worry about what I ate Friday-Tuesday and today I weighed in at 244.2 pounds. That is not bad at all.

I wasn't really sure what to expect to be honest but I didn't eat a lot while we were gone. I just didn't eat healthy things.

This week I want to lose the gain and maybe a little more. I would love to get under 243 which would be a "new" number. I want to workout 3 times. I want to get in plenty of water. I want to get plenty of sleep. I want to stop eating by 9pm. I am totally recommitting myself. I can do it!!

My next update I plan to talk about our trip!! It's way over due. And maybe post some pictures!!

Back into the blogging!!

I went to the gym last night and saw the trainer for the first time in a month. It was great and I had an awesome workout and I was so happy to be back. I am seeing him again NEXT Thursday so I'm happy about that. There was one point I felt like I might actually vomit. That was a first for me so I guess I must have been working myself pretty hard.

I rushed home so I could watch "Grey's" which happened to be 2 hours and that kept me up until after 11pm which left me totally exhausted for the day and I'm ready to drop right now.

Work was super busy because my sister had the day off and my other coworker had to leave for a few hours for a doctors appointment so I was alone for awhile and was swamped. Which is good and bad at the same time.

I still need to update about our camping trip.

Tomorrow is weigh in which could be ugly or not so ugly.

Plans to hit the gym tomorrow if I can get myself up in the morning.

On a sad note the son of a friend of the hubby's committed suicide on Wednesday. The service is on Monday.

On a happy note a dear child that I have loved since the day she was born is now a woman. She will be 12 next month and I adore my little "munchkin" like she was my own child. She does call me Auntie. I can't believe she is already nearly a teen never mind this.

I will update more I promise. I am getting back into the blogging.

I'm alive

I haven't been in a blogging mood. I will be heading to the gym in a bit and I'm hoping to post a better update soon.

I haven't been to the gym in a couple weeks (if not more) and I'm meeting with the trainer so that should do me some good.

I hope to update more tonight or tomorrow. Or if not then, Saturday.

I do have lots to post about. I just haven't been in the blogging mood.

Home Sweet Home

I am very sun burnt. We went on a seal watch today and I didn't think to put on any sun block before we got on the boat and now I'm red as a lobster.

I'm very tired.

I didn't eat as badly as I thought I would which is a plus.

Update to come tomorrow.

I have a few pictures.

The seals were super cute. I am terrified of water and boats and I survived. And didn't get eaten by any sharks.

It's good to be home. I missed my kitties.

We had a great time.

I love my shower.