My weekend.......

So Thursday was an adventure to say the least. Work went well and was totally fun looking forward to doing out together that night. I left work after finishing the cleaning and went to my friends house to make jewelry. I helped her take a $6 Walmart watch and bead new bands on it. I made myself two new bracelets. We talked and enjoyed each others company - it was just plain fun. Then I headed home because I needed to get there before the kids got off the bus. I took the most direct route which is of course all dirt. Well at some point I ran over a sharp enough rock or maybe the tires were just that worn but by the time I got home and got the kids off the bus 25 minutes later I had an almost flat tire. Drove home to get a closer look. AARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

So I went in search of my electric air pump (not knowing at this point there was a leak) to get air in the tire and hit the store for some fix-a-flat stuff. It was of course dead - in the on position instead of recharge. >.< So I was left with the DIY bycicle pump. MAN my legs got a work out on that one! I got air in the tire and went back inside - well when I came out after the kids were finally ready to brave driving with me (finally choose their after school snack and picked out a book - LOL) it was almost flat again. So I got them in the car and started pumping again while talking to hubby on the phone and yelling at the kids to NOT bounce in the car while I was putting air in the tire (or after the air was in). I got 20psi in the 35psi tire - not bad considering hubby said I wouldn't get much in. :) Put the air pump in the front seat had hubby call Discount Tire to price tires (I'd looked on Walmart.com but they didn't answer phone when he called) and headed out. Stopped once about 1 minute away from home to check and put more air in. Drove to Walmart (DT was across road) parked and checked it again - it was good so I drove the rest of the way to DT. Got there, parked, went in and told hime tire model - looked out window and it was almost flat again. Talk about timing! I'm sure my little prayers were heard that we'd make it there WITHOUT ruining the rim and enough air in the tire to drive safely on it. :) This is my 4 flat tire in the past 3 years. And I have no spare because it fell out from under my van one day got some rock lodged into it on the dirt road and when I went to use it next was flat. First time was because my alignment was off and wore both front tires out until the both went flat on me one ngiht driving my boss home from work. Next time I backed into a stone porch (yeah I know - in my defense it was a house in the country and at night) and cut off the valve stem - then had to drive home on the tire - on the dirt road. LOL Then this time. So we got the tire replaced was told the smae thing about the alignment and that I'd need the other one replaced too but I could only do the one right now.

Left DT and went to my church for worship team practice and made it there only 6 minutes late!!! Awesome for me - LOL. finished that up found out what I needed to be doing Sunday. I have more responsibility as one of the over 18 members of the team and get to look after the under 18 crowd because they know I can be depended on. Got home, cleaned up fast, changed and ran out the door to meet at my friends house to head out for the night.

We went to a place called O'Callaghan's in Brighton. Nice place - it was live music night. The guy who was singing that night looked like Riff Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show - Seriously he looked like this --> As long as we didn't look at him while he sung we were ok. LOL We had fun singing along and drinking. One of the ladies bought a round of shots - they tasted like kool-aid - you know its never good when you can't taste the alcohol because its gonna sneak up on you. Well with all my drama I'd never eaten dinner. There was another round of shots bought and I'd been working on my first beer. So I asked for a menu - otherwise I was done. All in all it was a great day/night and we now have things to laugh at that no one will understand.....well more now I should say. :)

Friday was work and then shopping. I picked up some 6 oz. cups of Light & Fit yogurt at Sam's nad the sample lady suggested freezing them for a summer treat. YUMMMM! Saturday was Ladies Luncheon at the church and then shopping. Sunday was church, keep the under 18ers in line, lunch, small group then home.

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Before I forget again.......

I have added a link on the lefthand side bottom of my links section. It is for the President's challenge. You can log your activity over the 8 week period - March 20 to May 15, 2008. Basically it's is a way to encourage you to to be active at least 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week. You get points for different activities that you enter and for the length you did the activities. This is a blurb from the site to give you more info on the program: "What began as a national youth fitness test has grown up. In a big way. Today, the President's Challenge takes staying active beyond the school gym, and into everyday life.

We've expanded the President's Challenge into a whole series of programs designed to help improve anyone's activity level. Young or old. It's about choosing to live healthier - and finding things you really like to do." I remember doing this challange back in 4th or 5th grade when it first started and I still have my certificate in with my school papers.

There are 2 levels - Active lifestyle (30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) or Presidential Champions - people who are already active at least 30 minutes a day and want to step it up. There are awards for completing the challenge. For Active Lifestyle you have to get 6 stars filled to get the award. For Presidential Champions its baised on points earned and then there are 3 award levels: Bronze, Silver & Gold.

You can join groups, which are set out by States. I thought it might be interesting to start a group for those of us in J-land who are doing the challenge. If you are interested let me know and I'll set it up and get you the info.

Back to knitting and then work. Later J-land. ~Hugs~Jen

Walking and memories

So I didn't end up going on the walk yesterday. I got to cleaning and got a lot done and then remembered that I needed to go to the store. I was snack mom for my middle daughter's troop yesterday. So that meant that I needed to get to the store and then to the school before they went to their meeting. I just made it there in time for them to be dismissing the kids - go me. Then I had to rush back home and get my oldest and youngest from the bus, get them snack, get their chores/homework done and figure out dinner. Hubby suggested us walking once he got home. I okayed it because I didn't in the afternoon. But Hubby had to pick up stuff for dinner and by the time he was home after I picked up the middle girl it was almost 6. Made dinner (chilli dogs mmmmmmmm), ate and he forgot about the walk because he was in his comfy clothes. So I'm walking this morning once I get the kids on the bus I'll walk the my Walking the Walk video because it's kinda cold outside and my allergies are acting up enough right now for me to not want to risk totally losing my scratchy voice that I do have. LOL!

Plans changed for today. Its work (yay money but ugh sweaty), then beading, then practice, then possible drinks with other lunch ladies. :) I am looking forward to tomorrow morning though........the New Kids On The Block are reuniting on the Today show! :D I know I'm totally dating myself by saying that I drooled over Donny in grade school and that I am forever greatful to a friend for inviting me to go with her to the concert at the Breslin Center in 6th grade.

Breakfast time now....making an Herbalife pie for later so I'm having yogurt this morning with an apple. Later J-land. ~Hugs~Jen

Something to nibble on................

So the diet is going S L O W L Y this morning. I'm not totally sure if this on the diet but I like to have vanilla yogurt and granola for breakfast. I love the Dannon Light & Fit. I get to eat a cup of it and mix in the raspberry and cream granola that I bought at the local Better Health store. But I am eating an apple with it. One of the perks of working in the school cafeteria.....we have a cart that if a child does not want their fruit, pudding/applesauce cup, milk, juice, etc. they can put it on the cart. Other kids can then take the items if they will eat them with their lunch that way nothing is going to waste. At the end of lunch if there is anything left we take it home, give the milks to the PE teacher or pitch it in the trash.

So I boiled some eggs earlier because I can eat them - whites only on this diet. Of course I forgot them. LOL good thing about that is that the water boils off before you burn anything! HAHA There is a reason I only boil eggs in my cheap pan - :D. So I'll have some eggs and salad for lunch here in a little while and then head out for my walk. Better remember to stretch first otherwise I'm going to get leg cramps.

Well I'm getting back to cleaning. I have my exercise playlist on Winamp right now so it will keep me motivated. Otherwise I'll sit here and play games online or head back to finishing the baby blanket that I am knitting for a friend. It needs to get done but I need a living room more than that needs to be done today. Besides tomorrow I will be running around doing other things so I won't really be able to work on it then. I am teaching a friend from church how to bead jewelry in the afternoon, then I have practice for worship team and possibly meeting with friends from work for $1 beers later. I know - I won't be drinking more than 2 because of all the calories I'll have to work off. But it's nice to get out with people every now and then. I've had the hardest time making friends since we moved here and sadly I finally started about 2 years ago. We've only lived in the area for 7 years now and in this house for almost 5! >.< Ok really now I'm off to clean the living room. Later my J-land friends. ~Hugs~Jen

 

Frustrated, fat & bored

Its been a while once again since I last blogged. Life just gets in the way sometimes. things are relatively good at the moment. holding at 249 lbs. for the last month or so. I was good over Easter and somehow managed to not gain a pound. :) I've been looking at what I eat and thinking "how the hell have I not hit 300 lbs yet??!?!?!!?!?" Its all about will power - I have none it seems. Kids Halloween candy (yeah I know its old now), Easter candy, anything chocolate within my reach or sweet - and I eat it. Its TOM this week and I have become uber-bitch it seems. I snap at the littlest things and wnat sweets like there is no tomorrow. I'm being good and mostly sticking with fruit, yogert, or my 100 calories candy bars. I just all out feel like crap today and its showing in everything I do.

As far as exercise goes its warmer here in Michigan and there is no longer any snow so I think I am going to get back to walking again. From my house to the kids bus stop its a quarter of a mile. I'm thinking of walking to there and then continuing on to the end of the walkway along the main road. It has to be at least 1.5 miles one way. I was walking 4 miles with a friend at the beginning of the school year. I'll have to see if she wants to start doing that again. I just have to fight the rain to get this done. Maybe I'll even break out my bike and ride some - yikes thats a scary thought.

Last my diet. HAHA thats a huge laugh right now. I have the gung-ho approach to everything I do and then once something causes a snag I stop dead in my tracks. I am an Independent Herbalife Distributor who never sells anything. I actually got into it for the discount on my own food items. Who knew sponsoring my MIL would cause her to be wonder sponsor, trainer, weight-loss person......she makes me sick sometimes but she has replaced her income from her full time job with the part time work she does. I on the other hand have had a total of 4 customers - one was my MIL, the other had such a bad detox period she was told by her Dr. that she should have never tried the stuff and the other two I think bought it because they wanted to help me but then ran out of money to continue. Me on the other hand I just plain can't afford it anymore. So I was looking at the Michael Thurmond 6-week body makeover diet. My boss/principal/friend has done this for the past year and she is looking HOTT. She gave us lunch ladies a copy of her diet so we can know what to eat as we all fall into the same category. I took the quiz thing online to be sure but I am. So I went out and bought some of the foods and now its back to willpower again. You basically end up eating 6 meals a day or every 2 or 2.5 hours. So I am starting this tomorrow and will walk in the afternoon and see how long the path really is.

We shall see how well I do this time. I want this weight gone. I can't stand looking at myself like this anymore. I hate buying clothes that fit only to grow out of them in a few months time because I have gained weight. If I'm going to buy new clothes it better be because i have lsot weight not gained it. I put a picture of me on my fridge from High School - back when I was about 170 lbs. My friend saw it and and said "thats you? wow you were pretty!" Notice the were in that sentance. The only upside I have had was my brother - the twig who finally weighs over 150 lbs. and prolly fits the size 36 pants that he has been wearing baggy forever. He said to me at Easter that I was fat - yeah I know not nice - but it was the "you can't weigh more than I do" comment that I really loved. Either he thinks I have always weighed less than him (HAHAHAHAHAHA never true) or he thinks that no matter what I look like that I am not almost 250 lbs.

Dinner time now. Nite everyone in Jland. ~Hugs~Jen

Quick dash.......

Just a quick update as I need to run out the door in a few minutes. But I went down a few lbs - yea! Thanks to Sherry for the comment. :) I like how your blog is set up and your post/entry on how to get on track. I've done that its just staying on track that gets me. I've finally set up my stinkin' pedometer so that I know how many steps I have actually taken in a day. >.> I never realized that I had to do that and was quite happy with how many steps/miles I'd been walking before. Hopefully it being dropped in the toilet (it was clean! lol) a few months back won't effect it too much. :-D Ok out the door time and I'll get back on tonight and post the rest of the days activities and foods. ~Hugs~Jen

Here's my food for the rest of Monday, Tuesday and today so far:

Mon. - I'll be totally honest......3 cupcakes wiht frosting, 2 pieces of toast with 1 tbsp of p.b. each, 6 pieces of chocolate from the Whitman's sampler I had, and chicken alfredo with spaghetti noodles and parm. cheese. 1/8 mile (approx.) walk for work.

Tues. - >.< 2 cupcakes with frosting, 8 cups (give or take a cup I didn't measure it) air popped pocorn with parm. cheese, 2 8" beef tacos with cheese, mild taco sauce and sour cream. 1/2 mile (approx.) walk for work.

Wed. - 2 pieces of toast with 1 tbsp. p.b. each, 1/2 orange.

Blargh!!!

So a new year and a new goal, right? Yup even more weight to lose. Last year I started out good but gained it all back and then some from the stress of everything. If you can't be happy - eat! That was my motto. SO this year is starting out great........stinkin' kids birthdays that want cupcakes made for parties......and I make homemade frosting that I HAVE to sample to make sure it tastes great. >.< Can you say sabotage?

So just as I am embracing my size 22 (stretch mind you) jeans they are beginning to get tight. I've decided that I am not buying new jeans unless they have to be a smaller size. Good goal right? I figure it would be nice to fit into the size 20s that I have - minus the crowbar that it would take to get me into them right now. This is my goal for the next 2 months - to lose enough weight (approx. 20 lbs.) to fit in the 20s and have them be lose (or as close to it as possible) once again. I can do this. I want to do this. I need support to do this. Because I know losing the weight will help with my sleeping problems, will get me in shape and make it so I don't feel like dying after being on stage for 10 minutes dancing. I'd like to not lose my breath and be able to sing the song all the way through while dancing. The whole reason I got into the worship team for the kids was someone thought my voice was good. But with the dancing and singing at the same time - there is no prayer of my being able to do both at the same time right now. So I have two goals - drop 20 in 2 months and to get into shape to be able to sing and dance at same time. Hmmm is that anything like walking and chewing gum at the same time....seeing as I have problems walking sometimes this might be hard. Oh wait thats only where stairs are involved. ;) Sorry a little humor at my own wxpense. I can trip up the stairs - they hate me. lol

Well I am off to exercise now and see hwo that goes. As you can see from my ticker - no weight lost. I'm starting over and its 80 lbs not 50 lbs that I'm losing this year. Hope all is well for those of you still reading this and Happy New Year.... a little late. :)

~Hugs~Jen

 

Breakfast - Herbalife Dutch Chocolate Shake

Exercise - Walk the Walk with Leslie Sansone - 30 min. mile