9 down!

I am happy to say that despite being sick for a week and fighting with mother nature I am now down a total of 9 lbs! It is slow going but given the circumstances of the last we or so that is still a good thing. I am going to try to step it up this week though.

I have discovered that if I don't keep my water bottle with me at all times I don't drink water. I know this seems like a simple concept to the average human being but if I am in the kitchen making myself a glass of fluid you can bet it wont be water. Somehow my mind doesn't compute that water can be just as easily consumed from a glass as my water bottle. So now that I have figured out that this is how my brain works I know what to do. Keep water in the water bottle and keep it with me all day!! Save diet dr pepper for the glass!

We are going to Vegas in April/May and I have set a goal to be back in my cute skirts for this trip. It is doable. I just need to keep my eye on the prize!

Freezing and Sick

Hey, where have a I been? Oh, yeah. I was sick all week. Not that anyone has missed me or anything but it is hard to stay on the right track when I am not feeling up to do what needs to be done! am finally feeling somewhat better. Still congested a bit but up and moving. Unfortunately, it is too cold and wet to get any walking done! Hopefully by Monday I will be up and running full force and the weather will be more agreeable.

Until then I am just trying to keep my head above water.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

I kind of fell off the wagon a bit last night. Not too bad really but still. We were late getting home from church so we stopped in at Jack- n - the box and I got my all time favorite, Sourdough Jack. It did not really push me too much over but you know what I discovered? That burger just really isn't worth the 710 calories! The one we made from the Biggest Loser Cookbook at 281 calories was WAY better! That Sourdough Jack really didn't even taste good to me at all! Now the tacos from Jack in the Box I am happy to say are still within my caloric budget! As for burgers I will stick to making my own! The taste is worth the hassle!

The weather is playing havoc on my walking. It is cold and rainy. I did walk Monday in the cold and rain but I don't think that really is a good idea to do several times in a week. I am ready for some warmer weather or at least some sunny days!

Whales for Christmas

It was so cold this morning when I walked but it was nice. I had my music playing and for a brief moment in time I was alone in my thoughts and free from all other cares in the world. My morning walks are a great time to think when I am by myself and to share ideas when I am walking with Britt. Either way, once I am out of bed, I really enjoy that time. Thanks in part to the chilly weather I was able to shave 17 minutes off my walk from the first day I made that route! Go me! Each day I feel myself getting a bit stronger. I feel I can increase the walk probably next Monday. I need to map out some new routes before then. I love SparkPeople for that reason. I can play around with the map and see what routes would be best for me.

This morning, I did a lot of thinking as to where I want to be. What goals I want to accomplish on this journey. Christmas always seems like such a rough time for me. Everyone wants lots of photos and I hate that. I hate seeing yet another year of me looking like Shamu. I want this year to be different. I want to be able to feel comfortable in my own skin when that flash of light permanently catches my essence on to film. And speaking of such... I have a goal of family photos this Summer. A friend of mine is going to do our photo shoot and she has been after me to get them done but then we are back to the Shamu thing so this Summer I want to be far enough along my weight loss journey to at least get a family photo. Then when I am at goal weight I can do it again!

I am going to move my weigh day to Saturday this week I think. I work in the nursery on Sunday morning with 3 of my biggest supporters so I am thinking reporting on Saturday instead of Monday will help me. The only problem is I have to use mom's scales. She doesn't mind or anything but I guess at some point I should have my own. I only weigh once a week though. I can't handle the stress of daily weighing. I don't see how mom takes that since your body fluctuates so much from day to day. To each their own I suppose.
Well, back to work. I have been bad about my water intake so I need to get back on that today! Progress one day at a time!

The Search for Me

After taking a few days away from my blog I am back. I just needs a couple of days for a gold ole down south pity party! I think most of that was my blood sugar was too low and my hormones are out of whack! Gotta love getting older.

I found out last night that someone actually reads my blog. A rather unexpected person at that. So a big thank you to Kature for your support. You are a good friend!

I weighed in this morning and I am down another 1.5 pounds for a total of 5.5! Not bad considering that I did not walk for 4 days in a row! I walked this morning though. Even though it was freezing cold AND raining! I didn't walk as far but I did walk and I walked at a steady pace.

I rediscovered an old recipe that I got awhile back for Cap'n Crunch Shake! OMG this stuff is amazing! I think I will make me one right now!

Now on to a great week! I promised Britt that once I lost 10 pounds we could have a pizza day! She is counting them down.