Well this morning's weigh in was 233.0 lbs. Back up again and I am stressing out. Which is causing me to raid the kids candy.......been mostly eating the gum that I don't let them have......but I have had some chocolate too. Any of you with girls out there - how old were they when you first let them have gum? My oldest is 7 and her hair is down to her butt, same with my 6 year old and the 5 year old is shoulder length. Already had to get it out of the 6 year olds hair once this year - she didn't like that.

The other thing stressing me out is i had been looking for a job in February but got nowhere. I had one interview and passed all the testing and then never heard from them. Well I got a call from them the other day. Have an interview set up for tomorrow. The pay is good BUT I will be driving 45 minutes twice a day, filling up my tank every other day, have to find daycare for the girls AND do all this in the next week because if I get the job I would start May 8. Plus after daycare cost the money left over isn't that much and won't be anything if gas prices keep going up. The joys of trying to be a working mother. lol :)

This plus the "monsters" I watch have been being just that - monsters. The little 6 year old girl tried to teach my 6 year old to stick up her middle finger yesterday. My daughter immediately started yelling to me that she was trying to do something bad. And I put that girl right into a time out. This is like the third time she has taught/tried to teach my kids something bad. I am supposed to be watching them through the summer. Right now I am not getting any money from this but she is providing food - when she remembers. Any ideas? Should I keep watching them but make her pay me? Her son has ADD so he is a handful too and he picks on his sister until she hits him or worse. Or should I just tell her I can't handle the stress I am getting from them and to find a new babysitter?

So needless to say my diet has been shot this week. But I hope to get back on track today. Right after the schools volunteer breakfast this morning! lol Have a great day and I hope to be back tomorrow with an update of what I decided. I needed to vent on other non-diet related things - so thanks for listening/reading. :)

Well today I am at 230.4 lbs. So I am already down 2.2 lbs from Sunday. Here is my thought process on my weight gain over the weekend. I had pop - lots of it and not a lot of water. Now that I am back to drinking only water I am getting the pop out of my system. For one 8 oz glass of pop it takes eight 8 oz glasses of water to flush the pop out of your system. So as I catch up on my water the pop is getting out of my system and the weight is coming back off.

I have resisted the girls candy so far this week. We also brought home ice cream and cookies..... had some cookies. But I am still eating healthy and following my plan and the weight is coming off. That is my mantra this week - "The weight is coming off."

Well I have to head out to the store for ink. Printer decided to stop printing anything now that the color ink is low. Not even black and white will print. grumble grumble dran printer. :)

Well have a good day and I'll be back tomorrow - provided I don't try to hide from all the kids some where.......far, far away. :) I'll have three extra kids tomorrow - any ideas on how to keep them busy? It is in the low 60's here and slightly windy. Some what ok for park weather - but that idea is only good for about an hour before someone does something to get in trouble.

Easter weight loss....

Well this morning the weigh in was.......232.6 lbs. I am back up - too many carbs and reeeeeeeeeeeally good food this weekend. on saturday my mom-in-law made her coconut cream pie - from scratch for our Easter dinner that day. man it was good. on sunday my aunt made lasagna, some awesome fried potatos, italian sausage and my mom made her brocolli, cheese, rice and water chestnuts casserole. then we went to my dad's place where my stepmom had made a really great cornbread and some awesome cheesy potatos.

The nice thing was my stepmom noticed I had lost weight and said so when she was pulling out dessert. As she offered it she made the comment that I may not want it since I had lost the weight. My response was a little dessert isn't going to hurt me much after all the other carbs I had eaten over the weekend. And i was good and didn't finish all of the pie. :) But other than my stepmom only one other person noticed a difference in my weight. one of my friends from our home church in Lansing always comments on my weight loss - even if it isn't that much - because we only see each other maybe once a month. But the last time I saw my stepmom had to have been in January or February. so it had been a while and there was about a 6 lb difference or so since she had last seen me.

But it is all about what you eat and I do know this. BUT it is also ok to treat yourself once and a while. Try not to set yourself back by too many pounds like I did tho! :)

Hope you all had a good Easter holiday and didn't overeat. Now it is time to hide the Easter candy from myself and the kids so they don't become little piggies and so i just don't plain eat it!

A lesson in English

Harry is getting along in years and finds that he is unable to perform in bed. He finally goes to his doctor who tries a few things, but nothing seems to work. So the doctor refers him to an American Indian medicine man.

The medicine man says, "I can cure this." That said, he throws a white powder in a flame, and there is a flash with billowing blue smoke.

Then he says, "This is powerful medicine. You can only use it once a year. All you have to do is say '123'"

The guy then asks, "What happens when I want the effect to go away."

The medicine man replies: "All you or your partner has to say is 1234. But be warned - it will not work again for another year."

Harry rushes home, eager to try out his new powers.

That night he is ready to surprise Joyce. He showers, shaves, and puts on his best shaving lotion. He gets into bed, and lying next to her says, "123." It works better than he thought.

Joyce, who had been facing away, turns over and asks, "What did you say 123 for?"

And now you know why you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.

 

Well weighed in at 230.0 this morning. We had dinner at BK last night and i probably could have had a better choice on my food. But i didn't. I was starting to worry myself with how much i had lost already this week. I have always heard it is healthy to lose only 2 lbs a week. That if you lose more than that it isn't all fat you are losing. Who knows i may lose some more yet this weekend - hahahaha! :) probably will gain more back is more like it. Darn holidays and good food. What I get for having Italian relatives.

Anyways. Have a happy holiday and I will be back and posting on Sunday night at the earliest. :)

God vs. Satan - the food fight

I thought this joke was perfect for those of us trying to lose weight. :)

And God populated the Earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach and green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

And Satan created McDonald's. And McDonald's brought forth the 99-cent double cheeseburger.

And Satan said to Man "You want fries with that?" And Man said, "Super size them". And Man gained pounds.

And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep her figure that Man found so fair.

And Satan froze the yogurt, and he brought forth chocolate, nuts and brightly colored sprinkle candy to put on the yogurt. And woman gained pounds.

And God said "Try my crispy fresh salad."

And Satan brought forth creamy dressings, bacon bits and shredded cheese.

And there was ice cream for dessert. And Woman gained pounds.

And God said "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil with which to cook them."

And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak from Cracker Barrel so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained pounds, and his bad cholesterol went through the roof.

And God brought forth running shoes, and Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.

And Satan brought forth cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil to change channels between ESPN and ESPN2. And Man gained pounds.

And God said "You are running up the score, Devil." And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.

And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And he created sour cream dip also. And Man clutched his remote control and ate the potato chips swaddled in cholesterol. And Satan saw and said "It is good."

And Man went into cardiac arrest.

And God sighed and created quadruple by-pass surgery...

And Satan created HMOs...

 

Down to 228.6 this morning. Let's see how long I can keep it off. :) Again not doing anything until I have to weigh and measure this weekend to be sure. But I like weighing every morning to see how I am doing and keep me on track.

I am making much better food choices. I love the 100 calories snacks! They come in handy when I want some crackers - they have wheat thins, cheeze-its and a snack mix. And when I want some sweets - they have keebler fudge striped cookies, chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies, oreos and shortbread cookies. The taste is the same - they are just smaller. For me the key is knowing how many snacks I should have in the day. I usually try to have two snacks during the day. If it isn't one of the 100 calorie snacks, I have fruit. Apples are a great weight loss enhancer and they don't taste half bad. :)

Have a great weekend and a happy Easter. I may not post as I will be out of town. Save travels to all. :)

This was too funny not to share - be careful of what you wish for. ;)

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $9.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries, and a coke."

The ostrich says, "I'll have the same." Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

This becomes routine until, the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato, and salad," says the man.

"Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62." Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "Several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.

The waitress asks, "But, sir, what's with the ostrich?"

The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big butt and long legs who agrees with everything I say."

Sometimes I feel just like that. Well all except the agreeing to everything my hubby says! lol

Well this morning weighs in at 230.0 lbs. But lets see if it stays off for the week. IF it does than I will be down 12 lbs since January. :) But I can't start celebrating yet - the week isn't over yet.....

I have found a new exercise called Masala Bhangra. It is traditional Indian dancing set to modern day music. It is very fun and upbeat and so far i have no problems making sure I actually do the workout because - it is dancing more than anything. Maybe that was all I needed - to find something that was fun so I don't think of it as working out.

Well here I am back again after a few weeks. Sick kids again. If this darn weather would make up it's mind they would be fine. what I get for living in Michigan. :) My oldest now has a fever. This is the third day now. Her doctor said that there has been a flu like virus going around and to treat the symptoms. What we have been doing but she is miserable. Short of guarantining her from her sisters to keep them from getting sick again, I don't know what to do. Well I mean I know how to treat her symptoms but how do I make her feel better about being sick and not able to play?

Ok on to weight loss. I am doing good. Slowly losing weight. I weighed in at 233.8 lbs. last week and earlier this past week was at 232.8 lbs. This morning I weighed in at 232.6 lbs. So I went down 1.2 lbs this past week. It is amazing what will happen when I stick with the plan! lol.

It is pretty amazing. Overall since I started dieting in mid 2004 at 245 lbs I have lost weight. Or rather kept myself from gaining extra weight. I think that it is an avarage of 5 lbs are gained per year without proper diet. So following that logic if I have maintained a weight of 245 to 240 lbs since 2004, I have technically kept off 15 extra lbs. Sounds good right? I think so. :)

But truthfully I have lost 9.4 lbs since January. With all my ups and downs I am glad that i haven't gained it all back and then some. I have this major sweet tooth and I am finding the 100 calorie snacks work great for a sweet craving. I have also cut back on my red meat intake. We have switched from ground beef to turkey burger. The taste is a little strange in typical meals like tacos or as meatloaf. But my kids eat it and it is much healthier for all of us. Chicken has become my best friend. With a little meat tenderizer or Lowry's seasoning salt it tastes great.

Well i hope everyone is having a great week and I should be back tomorrow providing my kid is feeling better.

weight challenges

Thank you ecco69 for your comment. I have no problem with getting rid of the clothes that have gotten too big for me. Most of my pants need to be thrown away......little thing aobut the big thighs that rub together causing th fabric to get thin and rip open. So the only real things I would have to get rid of would be dress clothes and shirts. :)

So for those of us who are on DST - who forgot to set their clock ahead? I didn't but I was up right until the time I needed to change it forward. hehe. So I am getting up an hour earlier and still not getting any exercise in. :) Anybody heard aobut DST being extended by 4 weeks in 2007? I heard about this last year. It was originally set to be 2 months (1 earlier and 1 later) but the farmers said this would throw their crops off. the compromise was 2 weeks. I think it was 1 earlier and 1 later if I remember right.

So i weighed in at 235.2 this morning and I got to thinking - I weigh as much as I did two years ago. I thought - that's not bad considering you tend to gain about 10 lb a year. For me i went from being 165 - 175 up to 210 lbs. That was the first kid. i stayed at 210 after the second kid. And went up to 220 after the third - darn doctor told me to drink 2 gallons of water towards the end because he thought I wasn't gaining enough weight. HAHA on him - I didn't drink that much and the third one weighed more than my second one did. This was all over a 3.5 year span. And then I have just gone up from there and my first one is now 7 years old. Metabolism changes when you are not getting as much exercise as you didn't know you were. I walked at least a mile a day at work (and didn't know it) and would eat 2 to 3 candy bars a day and not gain weight.

So my question for the day is: Is your weight gain child related or just bad eating habits? Mine is a combo of both.