Still here somewhere....

I'm still here!!! I've been so busy it seems. Although I don't feel I've been very productive lately. I think it's these nice evenings. I just want to soak them in instead of working through them. Which means stuff goes undone. Which means I get behind. And so this vicious cycle continues.

This weeks weigh in was encouraging! I lost 1.6! I'm less than a pound from my pre-vaca weight! Finally!!

Tracking this week has been non-existent, but I vow to correct this in the morning!

Challenges and Walking in the Dark

I've done very well at getting up each morning to walk this week.  Quite proud of myself actually!  But then, I've had something driving it... a little voice in my head that keeps reminding me: Friday, we're having a company breakfast at work.  Then there are the three church dinners I have to get through too... So far I've earned 10 activity points and haven't eat ANY of my bonus points.  How about a wager?  Wanna bet that I at all 59 of those points????  :D

Funny story... at this time of year, I'm walking in the dark.  Not my favorite thing to do, but I'm determined!  So I get up this morning and head out.  I have my iPod playing away but I notice it seems extra dark today.  I look around and realize there are no stars or moon to be seen.  Which means: it's cloudy.  So for some reason, I'm suddenly very paranoid.  Every little noise makes me jump!  Including Peter Cottontail who runs off as I walk past.  Well, if you can call it "walk".  I jumped too high to really call it "walk".  I ended up shutting off my iPod so I can hear better.  If someone had walked up behind me and said "boo" I probably would have screamed and passed out!  Thankfully, I lived to tell this story.

Oh great.  Now that I've told this, some one's bound to be waiting for me in the dark tomorrow - just so they can watch me scream and pass out.......

Weigh In

Wooohooo!  I'm down 2.8!  If only I deserved that loss, but regardless, I'm taking it!  Illness does funny things to the body!  However, that new number on the scale was the "shot-in-the-arm" I needed!

Umph-ing up some motivation

So my sisters and I were talking about our recent stall in weight loss.  We were all doing so good pre-vacation.  It's odd (and depressing) how one week "off" has cost me nearly a month "off".  I can't seem to get back in the swing of walking every day.  I've had one excuse or another.  Too tired.  Too cold.  Rainy looking. You name it, I've used the excuse to stay cuddled in my warm bed.

But no more.  I'm scared senseless.  I'm scared I'm going to gain this weight back. Again.  It's not an option for me.  I refuse to even consider it.  But how do I get back to that all time motivation?  That drive I had pre-vacation? 

Neither of my sisters had the perfect answer, we did come up with this idea:

Tonight, spend some time on ourselves.
Looking at before and after pictures. 
Taking our measurements. 
And vowing to get back to some form of exercise 6 days a week.

I've taken my measurements and am frustrated that the good ol' hips went up two inches.  Guess I'm still carrying vacation with me.  Everything else moved down.  Yay!

Here's a before picture - not full length, but the damage is bad enough:

October 2010

Another before picture (about the only full length I can find):

August 2010

And yet one more oldie:

July 2010

So here are the "after" pictures:

June 2011

August 2011



August 2011

I've come to the conclusion: I have lost weight.  Maybe not high in numbers, but I'll get there.  I'm gonna keep moving on.  I will be setting my alarm for 5:55 tomorrow AM.  My shoes and clothes are ready to go.  I can't give up.

So the only thing I ask from you is: a comment.  I write these blogs as if the whole world reads them, when really, it's probably only my dear sisters reading.  In case you hadn't noticed, my actual measurements are NOT posted in this blog entry because I'm telling myself that someone might see it and what will they think?  So please, dear Reader, leave me a comment.  Anything just to let me know you were here and you are holding me accountable!

Weigh in

*disappointed sigh* Weigh in was not what i was hoping for. -1.8 is a great loss under normal circumstances, but not what I would have liked to see. I have no one to blame but myself... And the family reunion... And the fish fry... Yep. My own fault!

Today has went well. It's a good way to start the week!

Missing? Over 100 lbs!

Don't we look FABULOUS!!

L to R: Nettie [-30], Grace [-36], Amy [-30], Sharon (Mom) [-8]

Back at it again...

I’m horribly embarrassed to say my vacation cost me seven pounds.  Yes, you read that right. I keep telling myself that I need some extra fiber, or it’s due to a lack of water intake, or even possibly due to that monthly cycle… but facts are facts.  And it’s not a pretty picture.  But once again, I draw my strength from knowing today is a brand new day and I can start over again.  Vacation was a lot of fun - filled with (obviously too many) goodies.  Things like home made donuts and filled pastries… Ice cream, coconut cake, and oh many other tasty treats!  Bless my dear aunts heart… she bought us a lot of fruit and veggies… and I ate some, but not enough!  My own fault!  I’d like to be mad but being mad won’t do anything to change the facts!

Since this is my first official week as a “Weight Watcher” without the meetings, I’m even more determined to make this a good week.  The odds are against me because my refrig is bare of good fruits and veggies.  I will prevail!

I changed my weigh in day to Tuesday.  That means Tuesday mornings, I’ll need to get up and weigh in first thing.  I’ve set a reminder on my phone – otherwise I’ll never remember… I’m too accustomed to Monday night weigh in’s!

So here I go!  Week 3… or should I say Week 1 all over again?