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I thought this picture was so cute. 

My weekend went fairly well considering I had my daughter’s birthday party this past Saturday.  I didn’t do “great”, but not too bad either.  I was in control and not mindlessly eating everything in sight.  I was very aware of what and how much I was putting in my mouth and though I topped out at 34.5 points (I’m only supposed to have 19) for the day, I feel I could have actually done much worse.  I had the flex points available, so I used them.  We have to live a little - it’s not everyday we have parties (THANK GOD - LOL).  Not to mention the Spanish food - that’s a real treat.  And like I said, I could have done more damage.  I enjoyed the food, the drink and the company and I lived life on Saturday.  Sunday, back to reality.

I was back on track on Sunday, and even went for an hour walk with my husband.  My official weigh in is tomorrow, so I’m crossing fingers and toes that if nothing else I at least maintain. 

Have a GREAT day, and thanks for stopping by. 

I had a great WW day yesterday.  I stayed within points, I drank my water, and even got in some AP’s.  I walked for an hour with my DH and DD#2.  She was TIRED.  Worked out well though because after our walk we came home and she went right to bed.  It was already 9 o’clock.

My husband, who also needs to lose some weight, was also very tired and said he was in some pain (he has some health issues due to his weight).  But I was proud of him because he set his mind to do it and he did it.  I’m hoping he doesn’t give up.  He needs to lose at least 100 pounds.

I finally feel more in tune with the program again.  I had a lot of false restarts, and this time it feels like it’s sticking.  I’m in week 6.  I also find that I haven’t been feeling SUPER hungry like I could eat anything in site these last few days.  I think my body is finally adjusting to the way I’m SUPPOSED to be eating.

I have my daughter’s birthday party tomorrow, but like I said in a previous post, I have a plan and I think I can handle it.  I really want to get to goal this time around.

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Today is not my official weigh in day, and I know it’s just a fluctuation, but I still can’t help having an extra pep in my step and a smile on my face because it feels good to see 140 something again.  :-D  I try to keep a good attitude about the scale.  I may be a little disappointed if I don’t see a loss or if I see a gain, but that lasts a few seconds.  I don’t let it ruin my day if the scale isn’t going my way because I know that I am trying to make the right choices and it’s only a matter of time for the scale to catch up with me.  But when I do see the scale going the right way, it just validates that I am indeed making the right choices and going in the right direction and ultimately I will get to goal.  One step at a time, one day at a time so long as I keep trying.

Roni’s question of the week was how did you pick your goal number.  For me it was a combination of things.  First, my WW range is 123 - 128.  Second, I remember when I was about 23 I weighed 126 pounds, and I thought I was fat.  And I would LOVE to weigh that now.  Don’t get me wrong, at 23 that was probably a little chubby(but not fat), but I’m 42 now and so I would be very content at 125.  And that’s how I came up with my goal number.

I hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC day, and thanks for stopping by.

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Yee Haw!  That’s what my now six year old was saying last night wearing the outfit you see pictured above.  She turned six years old today and she is SOOOO excited about it being her birthday.  I woke her up with the usual hugs and kisses and sang Happy Birthday to her.  She was all cheesy about it!  She told me today was a very special day because not only was it her birthday, but her “concert” was tonight as well.  This is the reason for the farm outfit - it’s her costume for tonight’s concert.  My husband and I are looking forward to it because she has been talking about the concert for so long.  We were told she had to be in farm clothes, and she was ADAMANT as to what her outfit should be - right from the top of her head down to her feet.  LOL!  I had a great time shopping with her for her clothes.  She picked the complete outfit on her own.

Her party is on Saturday - major food fest, but I know I can handle it.  My mom is catering it for me - LOL!  She’s a great cook and there will be a lot of Puerto Rican cuisine.  But I am also providing healthy alternatives, so it will be a nice mix and I think I’ll get through it okay.

On the weight loss front, I’m doing good.  Staying on plan, getting that water in (my biggest challenge).  I’m not exercising - STILL.  But I am getting some walks in here and there.  My husband and I went for a leisurely walk last night at a park near our house.  It was a beautiful evening - the stars were brilliant, the temperature was probably in the  70’s and a gentle breeze was blowing so it was a very nice walk.  I love those quiet times together - just walking and listening to the sounds of our voices in animated conversation without the interruption of kids.  Not that I mind my kids interrupting - LOVE THEM and would rather hear them than not.  But it’s nice to have that one on one time with the husband.

Hope everyone is having a great day, and thanks for stopping by. 

Not much going on today.  Basically hanging out at the house with hubby, kiddos and dogs!  It is beautiful outside!  95 degrees.  Almost TOO HOT!!! 

I’m doing the usual Sunday chores - you know, laundry, cleaning house, back yard, cleaning the pool.  Still too cold for me to jump in, but it sure does look pretty all crystal blue.  We cannot wait until it is warm enough to jump in!  Great exercise too.

We went to my childrens’ play last night.  My son was the lead in the play Clue - he played Wadsworth.  My DD#1 likes it behind the scenes and she was doing the lights and sounds for the play.  The play was really awesome, and we had a great time watching it.

On the weight front, this weekend has gone surprisingly well in terms of food AND water.  Weekends are usually really hard for me to get my water in, but I’ve done great this weekend.  I haven’t exercised like I had planned to, but I did get in a few walks this week.  I’m hoping to step that up now that the play is over.  There has been rehearsals all week and I’ve sort of been the taxi going to and fro so I didn’t get in as many walks as I would have liked to.  But there is always next week.

The scale has been really nice to me that last couple of days.  I’ve seen a nice decrease from last official weigh in and I’m VERY excited.  I’m hoping the number holds true on my official weigh in day on Tuesday.  We shall see.  Keeping fingers and toes crossed.  LOL!

That’s all for now.  Hope you are all having a nice weekend, and thanks for stopping by. 

I was MUCH happier with this weeks weigh in.  Lost 1.2 pounds - that’s more like it!  LOL!

Yesterday I went home and heated up leftovers for dinner for DD#2 and myself.  The older kids were at theater practice, and the hubby was working.  After dinner, DD#2 and I went for a 25 minute walk.  I could have gone longer, but she was getting a little tired and I had to get back home to make dinner (not enough leftovers to reheat) for the second shift (kids and hubby).  :-)  I plan to walk everyday a minimum of 25 minutes with the baby (yeah, she’s still my baby even though she’s turning 6 next week).  It’s good exercise for the both of us, and we also get to spend time together and talk while we walk.  She got a huge kick out of it.

I also did some ab work in the morning and again before bed.  I have the Yoga Booty Ballet DVD’s.  I’m not crazy about the DVD to tell you the truth, but there is a segment on abs and I decided to try it.  It’s a short segment, like maybe 5 minutes.  Which is good because I can get it in before work, and then before bed.  The first time I did it, I really didn’t feel anything.  I felt like I was wasting my time.  I gave it another shot because I thought maybe I was doing the exercise wrong.  The second time was a tad more challenging.  The third time - OMG!!!  The exercises were the same, the intensity that I was doing them was the same, but I could really, REALLY feel it in the abs.  So I’m going to stick with this workout twice a day until I’m ready to move on to a different work out.  My biggest problem area is my tummy, and I know I will probably always have a little extra skin, but it would be nice to have it as tight as it can be.

I know I will need to step up the exercising, but this is a start for now.  I need to work up to 4 activity points a day in order to get in the 28 a week that WW suggests (especially when going into maintenance).

Small NSV:  I was sitting on the couch watching a movie with the hubby, and I was feeling snacky.  I had some points available, and some AP’s.  I’m trying not to eat after 7 though, and it was already 8:30.  I drank some diet iced tea instead, and that didn’t curb the urge to snack.  But I still resisted, and before I knew it the movie was over and it was time for bed!  I knew I really wasn’t hungry, so I wasn’t denying myself - I was being true to myself.  And that felt good because any other day I would have probably caved into the tempation, and probably eaten something that wasn’t healthy.

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What an awesome day!  I put life’s stresses behind me today and just put my best foot forward, and it was a really nice day.

I woke up early, and a had a couple of hours of alone time in the morning.  I brewed a fresh pot of coffee (love that smell!) and watched some girlie movie that was on television (The Prince and Me, I think).  I enjoyed the quiet time and the aroma of my coffee.

My five year old, Victoria, then woke up, and so we had some breakfast together and then watched cartoons for a little bit.  We got ourselves dressed and outside the door as it was a beautiful day.  She rode her bike, and I walked a long side her for 45 minutes.  Good exercise for the both of us. 

Came back home, and then left my little girl with her dad while I did some grocery shopping.  More walking.  The best part is that I was alone and able to stop at the shoe store to browse.  I didn’t find anything, but it was nice being alone and being able to browse.

When I was done with shopping, I came home and Victoria and I made a strawberry/banana smoothie.  (Thanks for the inspiration Roni!)  I worry about my little one in the kitchen, but the smoothie seemed safe enough and she had a blast helping to measure and count to put the smoothie together.  The taste was delicious, but her pride in her accomplishment and cooking with mommy was just priceless.  Didn’t stop there either because when it was time for dinner she helped make the corn muffins too!  She was having too much fun.

 We played outside too.  We made a portrait of her with sidewalk chalk.  She got the biggest kick out of that.  She laid on the floor and I traced her body.  We then took the sidewalk chalk and embellished her sidewalk body.  Too cool.  We played with bubbles, we played jacks, and sidewalk tic tac toe!  She’s pooped, and let me tell you, I’m not too far behind!

We’re getting ready for our work day and school day tomorrow.  Sundays is the day we kind of do the pedicure/manicure thing.  I’m about to do that for her now, and maybe we’ll play a game or two and then she’s off to bed.

I don’t know, maybe a normal Sunday.  But I feel really good.

Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by. 

So Friday and Saturday I did not track - not really.  Friday went out after work with some co-workers.  Something in the four years I have been there we have NEVER done.  We went to Garcia’s - a mexican restaurant here in AZ.  I thought we were having dinner there - well, we went to their happy hour.  Which is fine, just not expected.  And I was VERY hungry.  All they were serving were high point foods.  I tried to make good choices, but no matter what the points were going to blow!  All they had were mini chimis, mini tostadas, mini tacos.  I did chicken instead of beef - but still.  I would have foregone all of it truthfully, but I was HUNGRY.  And I knew I would be drinking a margarita, and I can’t do that on an empty stomach.  So I called it 14 points, plus my remaining 20 flex points.  SIGH!

Yesterday was also a bad eating day.  I skipped lunch, and ate too much for dinner because HELLO I skipped lunch.  I should NOT have done that.  But lesson learned.  Then I attacked the cookies because I had huge fight with my husband and I turned to the cookies.  Not sure why.  Don’t even really like cookies all that much - but there I was digging through the oreo bag before I realized what I was doing and just stopped.  I guess it was good that I stopped.

 All I can do is make today a better day.  What is done is done.

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Nothing really exciting to report.  I’ve pretty much stayed on plan this week.  I have dipped into my flex points, but that’s okay.  That’s what they are there for.  I have been VERY GOOD on the water front.

Now to incorporate exercise.  I did well with this the first time around, and can’t believe I didn’t stick with it since at one point it was a habit.  And I just DO NOT ENJOY exercise.  I am a couch potato.  People say “find something that you enjoy”.  Well, I’ve tried with things that don’t cost money because I can’t afford a gym or to take classes.  But there is nothing that I’ve tried that I can honestly tell you I’ve enjoyed enough to keep doing.  I’d rather be on the couch.  And that’s a HORRIBLE way to think.

So with that said, I’m going to make it a point to find something to do - whether I like doing it or not.  Because not liking something isn’t an excuse to be a couch potato sitting on my butt doing nothing when I can be up and about doing something.  I haven’t thought of where to start, but I’ll think of something. 

I’m excited that it’s getting warm enough here to be able to start using my pool.  I do like to swim, and I enjoy doing that with my daughters quite a bit.  But swim weather probably won’t kick in until the pool reads at least 75-80!  LOL!  I live in Arizona - it’s VERY warm here, but the pool is still too cold for me.

I have a dinner to go to tonight with some coworkers and I’m a little apprehensive.  I’ve already pulled up the menu and the restaurant doesn’t post their nutritional information.  Everything on the menu seems WAY high in points.  There aren’t any light options.  So I’m trying to make the best choice possible under the circumstances.  And I want to have at least ONE margarita.  I don’t go out very often, and certainly am only an occasional drinker, so I’d really like to be able to enjoy one. 

Happy Friday, and I hope all of you have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.