Started NEW!!!

OK sisters....I started a new diet on Monday. 1200 calorie diet, I did alot of research on-line and there is alot of options of what you can eat.
I did start journaling what I eat for breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and evening snack. The closest I came to 1200 was yesterday at 1194 and I didn't die of starvation.

Keep your fingers crossed - my goal is 46lbs by the end of the year which is about 2 and 1/2 lbs per week.
I know if I exercised I would have no problem but I'm not to the exercise point yet still working on getting use to the diet.

I REALLY WISH WE COULD LMAO!!

It would make dieting and weight loss so much easier! So now that another months is gone and I'm still not doing anything, what's next....





I need something that I can fit in with work Monday - Friday 7:30am to 4pm and full-time school online every night and on campus Monday and Wednesday.


So my problem is not only motivation but time.....and if I could pull time out of my butt and LMAO I could probably fit in my skinny jeans!!

Laughing my @$$ off!

Seriously ... Bek - Cookie Monster has me LMAO!

Well yesterday was day number 1 ... for about the 15th time, but who's counting.

I have to do this ... I lost 40 lbs and have gained back 8. The whole time I'm eating something I'm saying to myself - I shouldn't do this but oh well ... I'll start Monday! Yeah right!

I've said it before, but my kids have picked up with my habits. I am so worry for them. I don't want them to have my issues. So, we are making changes in our family. Last night all four of us joined a gym! 

WAY 2 GO, 

MENLOVE's FROM DOWN UNDER!

Even though I felt so triumphant in my sucess to get all of us there (mostly Dan) I was saddened when we had to do measurements, not for me, I knew where I was, but for Mary. My sweet little girl's body fat % was more than mine. She started crying when she saw that she weighed more then her brother. (And I came home and cried by myself)

And that is why we joined.

So, for my kids sake - I say this ends now! I stop lollygagging - I know what works, I just don't want to do it. Well - it is time for a change, I DO want to do it. I WILL NOT eat cookies or cake. And if I do, I'm not going to chalk the whole week as gone ... because, then I do nothing and say "oh I'll start again on Monday" I do not want my kids in my place EVER! So it starts with me and (I'll need all ya'lls help)

So I'm throwing out the cookies ...

Tomorrow is another day!!!

OK, first let me say....I'm soooo jealous about the Mother's Taffy cookies!!!!

NOW down to business.....we have 5 months and about 1 week until we are all together for TOFW so we all need to get off the Titanic and get our butts in gear!! We all have the comfort eating habit so we need to brain storm and find something that can fill the comfort. I tried exercise....that didn't work - I would eat when I was done, I tried reading.....that didn't work - I would eat while reading, I tried sex.....that didn't work either - have to have a willing other participant and I would eat when we were done. SO what is left....we do we start....we do we need to do???????

IT'S A CRISIS of TITANTIC Proportions

Okay! I am in crisis mode! I seriously need help! I just polished off 1/2 of a box of Mothers Taffy cookies, very delish by the way.                                                

                                                                                                 

And now...
My belly hangs out past my boobs now (quote stolen from Tammy). I know what works, but I don't want to try anymore and I'm falling apart!

So now what?

I have NO IDEA!

Blah,Blah,Blah ...

I've been ... gone, mentally! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME! Yes, I may be going through a crisis, I may just be having a bad hair day, but whatever it is - I WANT FOOD. Namely - Dark Chocolate, Brown Sugar Pop-Tarts, Blue Bunny's, Bunny Tracks Ice Cream and Nana's Texas Chocolate Sheet cake. Okay - this is a crisis!

I haven't been back on myfitnesspal either. This week was spring break and I was suppose to get things organized - but I didn't. I made ribbon roses and cleaned (like always) and worked two days. But - I have decided that I want to become a professional crafter when I grown up. I want to make cards, and sew aprons and handbags, scrapbook and paint my walls. I don't want to be a grown up anymore!

But ... reality! I am a grown up and a mom. Lately I've noticed that my eating habits have filtered to Mary. She snacks all the time! And doesn't even realized what she's eating. The other day I yelled her for eating all her birthday cake (a two tiered chocolate montrosity, that Dan made), but then I realized that I'm the one that probably taught her to eat like that - I do that, that's how I eat.

So, with conviction I say Tomorrow is the first day! I'm staring fresh tomorrow, I'll lead by example and eat right, exericse and get a smaller butt! (And hopefully a daughter without all my problems!)








But on a fun note, that goes along with my aspiration of being a professional crafter, I found this super fun site called The DIY Dish -

Watch Here (They totally sound like Utahans)

Well, maybe if I do become a professional crafter my hands will always be full and I won't be eating! Hey, that's what I'll do ...

PS - Are we all in for Time Out for Women? Please, I hope so!

I have been fat!!!

Ohhh....you said where have you been not what have you been :)

I guess procrastination is a genetic thing because I haven't gotten back on my calorie counter since we talked and I signed up. I need to make my own goal to get organized because I am not organized at all. With work, kids, school and home if I don't get organized I will lose my mind and still be fat!

So my goal is to get organized and get a set schedule for myself daily so I have no excuse not to squeeze in some form of exercise at least 3 times per week.

Love and miss you all!!!

Where have you all been??

What's going on here? It's like a ghost town since I last posted about my plan to get organized and have more time to get in shape. Well to update... I have lost 9 lbs so far and to be honest I didn't really start right away after my last post. But about 4 weeks ago my friend told me about a free calorie counter website called myfitnesspal.com. And that's where I have been. I have gotten organized for the most part so I have made time to workout and I love the website because it keeps track of my food and I can log my exercise and it it's helped me stay motivated. So if if anyone is interested, be my friend!

My "New" New Year's Resolution

OMG!!! It's already almost the middle of January and I'm behind on my goal for this month. So I did OK over the dreaded holidays, when everyone is supposed to gain. Then we all make a resolution to loose weight after the New Year, right? It didn't work so well for me last year so what makes me think it will work this year? So I'm changing my Resolution! I know you're thinking "can you do that? can you change your New Year Resolution after it already started?" And the answer is, Sure you can! So My "New" New Year's Resolution is... to be BETTER ORGANIZED! Now how can this help the New Me for the New Year? I'm hoping that being more organized around the house I can spend more time working on my fitness and less time cleaning and finding places to put all our junk, and being more prepared with meals and grocery shopping will help me eat better. I need to be able to plan ahead and take good snacks and lunches to work, which is were I gain most my weight. It's either this or quit my job and that's not really an option.
So I just want to wish everyone good luck on your resolutions and goals! Oh and BTW,I got the Wii Fit from Jake for Christmas!! And he built me a Wii/workout room, so my workout stuff has an organized place! Happy Journey Everyone!! Love you!