I’ve been MIA. and mostly I think it’s a combination of “not doing well” and “super busy”.  My parents came to town on Thursday.  Since my dad’s heart attack he can’t do much so they figured they’d have a little get-away and enjoy their grandbaby. Having them in town didn’t help my  already faltering motivation. [sigh]

On a positive note, DH bought a scale yesterday. I will weigh tomorrow morning and face the music.   Even if I’m up, I now will have a scale to hold me accountable.  I dont’ have to blame it on waiting to weigh till I go to my mom’s house. So that’s good.

Ok. That’s all for now. Just needed a bit of accountability to get me back OP.

Good night! (:

a real one! I didn’t WI on Friday.  Honestly, I think it would have been a pretty depressing WI anyway, but I was planning on weighing for accountability and to get me back on track.   My excuse is legit… My dad had a heart attack Friday morning.  We were staying with my parents and so we ended up spending most of the day in one hospital or another… My dad is doing well.  He was actually at the hospital by the time he had the heart attack,  so PRAISE GOD he was in the best possible situation to have one.  Talk about the scariest thing I have ever witnessed… He will be coming home tomorrow after a very minor procedure that opened up his artery.  It’s amazing how modern medicine has elliminated open heart surgery in so many cases.

Anyway… it has been a weekend of unhealthy eating and my body can feel it. Sadly.

I don’t know when will be the next time I will be around a scale to weigh… so I am going to get focused and hope to undo the damage by the time I weigh next.  What a crazy week.

Here I am.

I have been MIA and I will continue to be for the rest of the week.

We are out of town for our Northwest Bible Conference and with seminars in the am and pm, I dont’ have much time for the internet.  I just checked my email and had 16 new ones! Yikes!  Needless to say, my mom, the one who always encourages me and partners w/ me on weight loss, has been a sabotauger this week.  She’s doing dinners so I can’t complain, but I am not eating the greatest.  I have been fine for breakfast and somedays lunch, others, she buys lunch ‘out’ and it’s not the best.

So that’s all for now! Just wanted to stop by and say hi to everyone… I’ll be back OP on Sat or Sunday. and I am still weighing this Friday, even tho I think I’ll be up a tad.  All the more work for me the next few weeks!

Today I was at the grocery store picking up some soda and the temptation  was sooo strong to buy some chocolate.  I have been eating some “here and there” the last week and I know I was starting to head down the “out of control” path… so today I said NO.  I grabbed an ultra healthy Strawberry Rhubarb muffin from Great Harvest and headed home. YA for me!

I kinda had a revelation today that I could have been at my (140 lb) goal by  now.  Sad. I know.

So I’m ready to set some new mini goals and really push till summer!  My lil’ sis is getting married August 10. That’s a great goal for me!  I want to look good in the bridal party so I’m pumped to (re) get going on this journey!  I know how to set realistic goals for myself so here I go!

By May 2 (family retreat) lose 5 lbs (weigh 145 lbs)

By May 30 lose 10 lbs total (weigh 140 lbs)

By June 27 lose 14 lbs total (weigh 136 lbs)

By August 1 lose 20 lbs total (weigh 130 lbs)  by Naomi’s wedding!

Allison and I tend to mimic each other in our weight loss trends.  She does well, I do well.  I stop loosing/being serious… she stops losing/being serious. SO… today she posted that she’s back on track and I am seeking to join the fresh start!  We started this journey together, and I don’t want to get left behind in the dust of her weight loss! So tomorrow is a fresh day… actually, I did fairly well today (with one small exception) and I am going to jump back into CORE eating tomorrow, to jump start my new resolve.

I have done this before, and I can do it again.  My biggest problem is, I can’t fall off the wagon and just stop trying.  I  HAVE to get on, stay on, hang on by my fingernails if I have to… just not get off and give up.  Thats’ the worst pattern I can establish, especially since this is a “LIVE-IT” not a “Diet”… this is a lifestyle that I have to decide on, for life!

Ok that’s all for tonight.  I’m falling asleep at the computer!

I wanted to make it a goal in Feb to try to post more often (and miss less days) than ever before.  I had noticed that when I started blogging in September, I only missed  7 days and in October, only 5. But it seemed to go downhill from there.  So in February, I only missed 4 days!! And at least 2 of those days, I had posted, but only saved the post, and forgot to hit publish, until the next day.  So I did quite well! Maybe March can be just as good or even better.  Although I’ve already missed 2 days because of forgetting to hit “publish”.  O well. The point is.. I think the more I post, the better I do.  I love the accountability.  Here’s my stats:

# of days missed:

Sept: 7        Oct: 5         Nov: 11

Dec: 10      Jan: 8          Feb: 4

**February Challenge** updates!

Here’s how everyone’s doing so far!

Jacquie: new habit: yogurt every day: - ????

Me: This last weekend I did well. I went to weigh-in on Saturday. Realized this up-up-up trend has got to stop, and made a new plan. I worked out BOTH Saturday and Sunday (woo hoo!) and jumped back on track. Ive had a great week and I cant wait for my weigh in on Saturday because I know Ill be down!

Tania (big tickles): new habit: set a menu of what she will eat -????

Lacey Q: new habit: cook more using whole grains, fresh veggies, and lean protein. -????

Laura (Fit & Healthy Mom) - new habit: eating yogurt instead of chocolate -Well since chocolate isnt part of core, Id take a guess and say shes doing well! (:

Jacki (Not Just Any Girl) - new habit: exercise 3 days/week - ????

Kim (Kim’s Journey…) - Kim is giving up red meat and sweets for Lent: Doing well it seems!

Allison (To Goal I Go) - new habit: : exercising 3 days/week Allisons doing GREAT!

Gotta Have Faith - new good habit: Packing a healthy lunch every single day. - Doing GREAT! in spite of some major tempations! Good for you!! (:

2BoysMom -new good habit: No eating past 8 pm - ???

The Engine that Could - new good habit: one soda per day - not too bad. sometimes one! sometimes two

Christi (HavtaDropDaPounds) - good habit: walking at lunch - doing well overall.. bad weather has hampered her a bit

Bonita - New good habit: not having a sweet dessert with the meals all the time. Most of the time substitute with a mint, tea, or fruit. She’s been indulging a bit. Ready to re-focus and get back on track!

Wedding Body Boot Camp (Jenna) - new good habit: working out and staying on plan on weekends! see her most recent post! she need’s some support!

Here I am. Head hung down in shame.

Well… not really. I’ve been making some bad choices these past few days.  Simply choosing to not eat core, just for the sake, that I don’t want to. Hmmm….. how do I feel?  Not great.   I think I am a little burnt out on CORE foods and I need some variety.  Not bread, cookies, candy variety…. (which are some of the choices I’m confessing to…) but new healthy recipes and ideas, variety.  I am going to spend some time here in the next hour looking and writing down some ideas… and hopefully have success in the near future (NOTE: grocery budget was a little out of whack this week so I may have to start start fresh on Monday, because I have to simply live with the food in my house for the next couple days).

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Food	Core/Pts
oatmeal, milk	CORE
applesauce *	CORE
creamer in coffee	FP +4
sweet potato fries *	CORE
Flat Out Wrap *  , milk	CORE +1
refried beans/ w ff cheese, baked lays	CORE +2
cookies AP: +4 (at least!)	FP +3 ++4 AP’s
Totals	+6 FP used
Fruits & Veggies (nursing moms need 8 )	3/8
Healthy Oils (nursing moms need 3)	2/3
Protein	2/2
Dairy (nursing moms need 3)	3/3
Water	10+/8
Daily Activity: Step Aerobics
Day  ___4___  in week -  Flex Points Remaining: 4

Goal (Week Feb 17 - Feb 24 )				Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
Cardio totaling 3 hours each week				60 min		60 min
50 crunches (daily)				x		x
50 obliques (daily)				x		x
Group Power 2+ times/week
other activity:
if daily goals accomplished

I did well this weekend.  Not perfect, no. But well.  My goal was to eat my F&V’s, drink  water, and work out at least once.  Well I ate 6/8 F&V’s (used to eat none on the weekends!), I drank 10/8 waters (used to be 4/8 or so), and I WORKED OUT TWICE! Ya!

How about you? How’s you do??

Here’s how everyone’s doing so far!

Jacquie: new habit: yogurt every day: ??? How you doing Jacqui???

Me: I’m getting my waters in like a mad woman! I’ve recognized what makes me fall off plan on the weekends and am adjusting to make it work for me. I worked out on Sunday! Woo hoo!

Tania (big tickles): new habit: set a menu of what she will eat -A work in progress! (: She’s doing well to recognize what makes her fall of plan and is adjusting!  She’s making a menu of meals and snacks to keep her on track!  Good work Tania!

Lacey Q: new habit: cook more using whole grains, fresh veggies, and lean protein. Lacey only ate one frozen meal last week! And she made a yummy dish! Good work (:

Laura (Fit & Healthy Mom) - new habit: eating yogurt instead of chocolate -seems to be doing well (:

Jacki (Not Just Any Girl) - new habit: exercise 3 days/week - she’s beat it by doing 4! Woo hoo! Go Jacki!

Kim (Kim’s Journey…) - Kim is giving up red meat and sweets for Lent: and avoiding Valentines day candy! WOW!

Allison (To Goal I Go) - new habit: : exercising 3 days/week She’s on the road to success! She’s worked out several days, not quite at goal but getting closer! Good for you Alli!

Gotta Have Faith - new good habit: Packing a healthy lunch every single day. - and she’s doing it!! Nice going!
2BoysMom -new good habit: No eating past 8 pm - ??? How you doing???

The Engine that Could - new good habit: one soda per day - she’s doing well and she’s upped her H2O as well to replace the sodas!

Christi (HavtaDropDaPounds) - good habit: walking at lunch - Doing great! She’s right on plan with this goal! Way to go Christi!

Bonita - New good habit: not having a sweet dessert with the meals all the time. Most of the time substitute with a mint, tea, or fruit. Bonita is right OP with this! She’s had self control and even just ate the nuts in the trail mix and not the chocolate! WOW! That’s self control! (:

Wedding Body Boot Camp (Jenna) - new good habit: working out and staying on plan on weekends! - Doing ok. Needs help to stay motivated! Visit her blog and send some encouragement her way!