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Ok, it is a loss, I would have liked mroe but I will take it:)

I did get some great workouts this week….my goal is to work out 1 time over the weekend—seems like it should be easier on the weekend, but that unstructured time gets tough for me..:)  And I am always catching up on my work on the weekend…..but, I did find that I was more motivated to stay on top of some work this week after i did work out……

Other than that..not too much new to report…..my 2 yr old is sick so I am feeling alittle trapped in the house….:)

Have a good weekend.

I have worked out two evenings so far this week and it feels good…..my neighbor is really motivating me and I told her I want to be under 200 to ring in 08!!!   I need to get down to disciplining myself with the food….but I think the exercise is really motivating me to eat better and I feel so much better mentally after I work out…

it is funny how I have to drag my butt to the gym or to do any exerciese but I feel great when I am done…..

i am off to watch the biggest loser….

Good night

It was an average to below average Thanksgiving for me this year, but the weekend has been really nice and relaxing. My sister in law has been in town and hubby has been doing less work. I have been super tired so I hit the hay early every night, but today I was so productive. It was great to have us all at hte house to have hands to take care of the kiddos and get so much done. I even did  a huge grocery order, so I am ready for the week……, did some work , cleaned our bedroom–which was a disaster, I mean no one ever sees it so I hardly ever clean it–it was so time and I feel so good now about it….got the laundry under control—and watched a little TV…I feel like I am starting the week on the right foot…

I am also very excited Hubby and I bought a freezer that is coming tomorrow morning, and I am so excited and having all that space..I am so tired of cramming my freezer and having it all fall…I have even stopped pumping and saving milk b/c we are out of room…we decided we were either big nerds or getitng old b/c we are both excited about the new freezer. We even cleaned out the garage to make room for it and put up Chrstmas lights outside…..

Anywa…I am off to read a bit before bed…..

Here is to a good week…..

down 1 pound from last Friday, puts me back over 15 pounds…yeah.

I am happy with it since I didn’t work my tail off this week and had some serious week moments.  You may be thinking Thanksgiving yesterday, it was a weird day and we were with extended family who ate really late and with 2 little ones, but the time we ate…well, it wasn’t restful or relaxing adn so I barely ate and we didn’t stay for dessert….so, it was ok. Wednesday though is my daughter and my day we eat at the food court at he mall for lunch. She gets Chicken nuggets and I usually order something healthier…salad or grilled chicken or whatever….no, Wed, I got a Big Mac Value Meal. I have to laugh, I was almost embaressed ordering it…..but it was good and well, I tried to modify what I ate the rest of the day……how much would I have lost if I hadn’t had that Big Mac….anwyay..

No complaints from me…..

Next week I want to be under 205…..

Better run….have a good weekend.

+1.4 today…I am not surprised, I haven’t made great food choices or counted points consistantly this week….it has been a hard week for me emotionally in many ways……but, I am hoping some things are resolved adn that I can get over this hump….that doesn’t really help my overall problem when i know I want to eat when things are tough–I am guessing that is somehting that I will continue to struggle with…so if everything in my life goes hunky dory I should be able to be just fine…:)–that is sarcasm….:)

Anyway….but, reality check…last week I was over the 15 mark and now I am under again….it seems every 5 lbs or so I move back …..but I guess if overall I am moving forward that is good….I also was bad about owrking out thsi week….so many excuses adn that is waht they all are..

so..here is to getting back on track adn TGIF……I am looking forward to a weekend and NEW WEEK…..

Jen

I know I am emotional eating….I have been bummed all day b/c of a fight with hubby…so what do I do…eat…..which of course just makes me feel worse…it is such a vious cycle……

I am hoping writing this will keep me in gear — it is too late to keep the day within points, but I am stop any more damage and get under control NOW!!!

It was a good weekend with some bumps…most bumps were my choices in food…..I could have made better food choices, but I didn’t..plain and simple.

It was my husbands b-day so we went to visit his family overnight….we went out to eat almost every meal..

Outback–I did ok here with the griller choice…

Steakhouse–this is a good and bad…good b/c we got to go out on a date just the 2 of us and teh food was divine….bad b/c I am can’t even count the points in my prime rib dinner…..

Wendy’s….ok, here I could have redeemed myself….I did get the grilled chicken sandwich..but I went for fries…..

I got home last night and we had simple dinner and I haev been doing great today…I think it will all be well….just a couple meal laps….

Anyway…glad to be home and back in control of what I am eating….I amnot saying it was anyone else’s fault for my poor eating this weekend…I chose everyhting I ate…inclding the pecan pie we had to celebrate hubby’s b-day…oh did I forget to mention that…did I mention the cool whip:)

New week..back on track…

I am down another 1.4….this means I have now lost 15.6 pounds….I am so close to being under 200….I am ready….by Decemebr!!!

I can do this and the continued weight loss is so motivating…when I see my little excel spreadsheet and can look back and see the number at thebeginning of August that is 15 poutns higher….it seems like a long time ago but my movitvation has coem and gone and well, I need to look a the big picture…and that is since August I have lost 15 pounds….woohoo……

Better run..my little one is waking up…have a great day

Weird, I know…but this week I have REALLY made an effort and counted points and did well…..i want it to show onthe scale…I am scared that if I don’t see it on my scale that I will throw in the towel….I can’t do it….whatever happens tomorow morning, I need to keep going!!! Funny the weeks I haven’t payed attention to what I eat adn working out — I am not really nervous….

Anyway…not too much else to report at this point in my day……

I want to play too…… 

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Seven facts about me:

1.  I just got the coolest shoes off Ebay and I got them in the mail today….I totally don’t need them and hope my husband doens’t notice them….and I LOVE THEM!

2.  I LOVE popcorn with old bay, I could eat it for my bedtime snack every night.

3.  One of my favorite sounds these days is my daughter who has started singing all her favorite songs…seriously, nothing sweeter than all of a sudden hearing her sing at the top of her songs.. Jesus loves me or ABC or Row row row

4.  I lived overseas in Papua New Guinea for 2 years teaching there…it is a gorgeous country.

5. One of the best vacations I have every had was in the boundary waters in MN….I love to camp and be outside…..

6.  I grew up in Lancaster Pa and no, I am not Amish….somehow my life journey has brought me to Idaho…if you would have told me when I graduated from college I would be here, I never would have believed it…..

7. I am cat person, we don’t have one, but I think within the next year we may be adding to the family…..catwise that is….

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