weight today is 261.0 lbs. typed that backwards to read 216.0 at first - man i wish it was that! anyone watch the biggest loser this past season? i did - mainly because there were a ton of people who were local. you see i live in michigan and not only that but i live just outside the town that ron and mike live in. my kids go to school in that town. ron is actually a sub bus driver and has driven some of the kids to our school. which of course sends us moms and kids who watch the show flocking to the bus stop when we see him. :) we recently went to better health on a trip for food and it just so happened tobe a day that they were there talking to people. my girls were so excited. my youngest B even thinks she spotted mike at a local grocery store after that day......but we weren't certain it was him so we left him alone.

over the course of watching this season i picked up the biggest loser family cookbook. we love it! being a family of 5 we need recipes that are budget friendly and that is what this cookbook is filled with. no to metion most of the things my girls will eat.....and me too. and it seems that by using these meals i am maintaining my weight so the flux isn't so much as it was before. i also am reading master your metabolism by jillian michaels - holy crap the things that your hormones control and make your body do when out of whack! i've been motivated to make sure i eat breakfast and am snacking at least twice a day on healthy food items and not something overly processed. now does this mean that all the sweets and cookies are gone from my house..... no but i am eating them in moderation instead of inhaling half the package in one sitting.

exercise - is still my enemy. i haven't found a good time to be consistent with to actually go to jazzercise. plus with the time changes in the school schedule this year i need to find out how my work hours will be affected to see if i can make a morning session or not. so its down to the wii fit and the numerous exercise videos/dvds around my house. but i'm working on it and cleaning the living room so there is space for me to work out in. darn tiny house!

Bleh

ugh weigh in this morning was 258.2 lbs. it keeps bouncing up and under the 260 mark and driving me nuts of course. i am mad at myself for letting it get back up this high again. and i know that i am the one who needs to change and do the work to get it off. the stress level on this and other things right now it through the roof and no end in sight. trying to figure out how involved i will be next year with the kids school. if i will continue to work there or get a full time job - if i can find a full time job. then what to do with the kids? j will be going into 5th grade next year but not really old enough (or so i think) to be staying home with her younger sisters until i come home. then that means extra bill of childcare. ugh see the stress?!?!

i have been buying weight watchers meals and snacks to eat, keeping track of my food and water intake in a journal, and just trying to think about what i am doing. i need to find the right time to exercise and probably should just get off my butt in the morning and do one of the many exercise videos i have sitting around here. or hell even get out of the house and walk some.

Weigh in

252.something lbs. on Friday. I can't remember exactly what it was. I had a night out with the girls that night and couldn't be bothered (read drank more than I wanted to thanks to friends) to weigh myself on Saturday morning again. It was a fun night out of course and more details are on my main blog (link on the side). But highlights - cute waiter at dinner, a friend who kept putting her foot in her mouth - not literally, a live band and superman. ;)

Have a great week!

Weigh in

A week ago weigh in was 252.0 lbs. - lost of fast food and eating out that week. Too much running around and not enough exercise and not to mention TOM and stress.

This past Friday (well Saturday really) weigh in was 249.6 lbs. And I got to a Jazzercise class - I went to a Lite one like I wanted to and it kicked my butt. And then I didn't have a chance to get back yet. This week the kids are off school so I can go anytime during the day that there is the clubhouse open and I think I am going to try to make it to the other Lite classes offered. Because even though it kicked my butt and I got lost a few times it was fun and I enjoyed it. The butt kicking was a good thing - really!

Weigh in

Because I forgot (silly me!) I weighed in on 1/24 at 249.6 lbs. Or maybe it was 249.4 lbs - can't remember exactly for sure right now but it was one of those two! :)


On Friday (1/30) I weighed in at 249.0 lbs. YAY! Slowly going down but it's moving. I started working at Jazzercise but not yet working out there. I wanted to try the Lite class first but I missed getting out on time that day. The only time that calss is offered during the week I am working at my other job and can't make it there. :( So I can either try a regular class and most likely keel over afterwards or wait until next Saturday and try to get to the Lite class on time.

Bleh

I slept in super long this morning (almost to noon!) and of course just about an hour ago remembered that it was my weigh in day. >.< *sigh* I will weigh in tomorrow....I promise as long as I remember to do so before grocery shopping. My brain is on vacation because it Girl Scout cookie time and I am of course cookie mom for one of my girls troops.

Weigh in....

I had a dr appt this morning and since this was the day I started weighing in on a while ago I thought I'd post the 'official' weight. It was 251.4 lbs - with shoes on. But I have a plan. One of the ladies that I work with at our church owns a local Jazzercise and has invited me out many times to try a class. Well she was in need of a daycare worker for one class and called me. This give me a discount on my membership and with turnaround being what it is there is the potential that I can get another class time. Having another class time will get me a free membership. So of course I jumped on the opportunity. The only problem is the time she needs me is the same time I would be working at the school. However it is the day we don't have the kndergarten classes so we usually have an extra person and get done early. I still have to talk to the principal about it to see what she would like me to do and if I'd need to have my shift covered that say or not. But of course today we had no school! I seriously thought we'd be there sicne we have in the past but I guess with it being -25 F they must have thought it was better to keep the kids home. I just hope that no one walked to our bus stop this morning because they didn't know school was canceled.

But I am looking forward to working with the kids and getting into Jazzercise. one of my daughter's friends mom is a instructor there as well and the friend said I should join her class. :) Well I just might now. I also bought 10 minute solutions - dance it off & tone it up from my local Sam's club a week ago. I like dancing so why not use it as my way to lose weight right? i figure that and jazzercise and I should be good.

Weigh in

I know its a few days late but I was thrown off over break as to what day was what by the end of last week. I thought Friday was Saturday.....

So weighed in yesterday at 250.3 lbs. I don't know if I am up because of TOM or from eating. Most likely both. *sigh* I am getting back into exercising I have to. I was actually doing worship team for the kids this past Sunday and ended up doing both services like I used to - it KILLED me after I was all done I just wanted to sleep. Not to mention I was out of breath and wanted to die of thirst. I would love to get back on my Wii Fit but my living room has no room in here right now. I have to clean which I hate and today is my oldest girls birthday so I am baking. ARGH! Frustration and stress are good friends of mine right now. Ok not friends so much but they are living with me. ;)

Gotta get back to getting stuff ready for the b-day girl. Have a great day!

New Year and same stuff

Well it's the 3rd of 2009 already and I am way off the 2008 wagon. *SIGH* I weighed in yesterday at 246.7 lbs. Can't remember right now where I started last year at but I think this is less. As far as I am concerned that is an accomplishment - even if it's not too much.

Will be working on this goal as I am totally unhealthy and right now it sucks. So eating better and exercising in my future.

Hope everyone is having a great year so far!