Here we Go, Here we Go, Here we Go AGAIN

New week New start. Last week I did horrible. For some reason I was starving all the time. I would finish dinner and still be hungry. As I was reflecting about my eating here are the things I came up with that I did wrong last week.
1. Not enough water, I didn't drink nearly as much as I needed too. And often times when you think your body is saying your hungry its actually saying its thirsty
2. I wasn't consistent with my Snacks. I have gotten pretty lazy about making sure I had my healthy snack between meals, so by dinner I was starving and would tend to over eat or really want/need those seconds.
3. Not enough exercise. For some glorious reason when I exercise I don't feel so hungry and especially not snacky. Call it an oxymoron.
4.Sleep. I need Sleep. I don't function very well with less than 8 hrs. I have not been making that quota as of late.
So Here we Go, Here we Go, Here we Go again, Oh here we go AGAIN. I am especially determined since I put on a pound last week. And my sweet little 4 yr old came up to me this morning and patted my tummy and said "Oh mommy your having another baby" UGH!!!

Happy Valentines Day

I was so excited to write this post. I was going to write all about how I did such a great job on Valentines day. That I didn't eat any desserts. That I ate the right portions and didn't take seconds. Well I could have written that post until Dinner. I did tell my husband not to get me any chocolates this year (his favorite gift to me since he eats about 1/2 of them) so he got me a book instead (I love that man).
 So as for dinner we went out with some friends. It was a blast. I was doing ok until the bloomin onion came out. Thats right I only made it to the appetizer. It was so good. Then I wasn't going to get dessert but my friend kept saying "Tts Valentines day, you have to get dessert on Valentines day". Well I liked her reasoning. So I had my husband pick the dessert. I didn't go crazy on dessert but I sure enjoyed it. And I was a good girl and didn't get any treats at the movie theater.
 So happy Valentines Day to you all. I hope it was enjoyable.

Help for Shereen

Shereen had this posted on facebook so I thought I would post it for her on our blog. Please help her out and give her the support she needs. Leave comment of encouragement for her.
OK, I need some help!! I have started to get a little discouraged so I need some moral support so I can keep going! I only lost 1/2 lb last week (total loss is 1.5 lbs at this point) and followed the plan very closely so am afraid if I don't start seeing a bigger difference that I won't have the motivation to stick to it. What can I do??
-Shereen

Sorry for the Absence

Once again my Internet has been down and I haven't been able to post anything. How is everyone doing??? This last week I lost another 3lbs. I am so excited. That is a total of 9lbs in 4 weeks.
Did anyone realize we will have been at this for a month on Thursday? Exciting!!!!!
Tonight I went to a dinner for my son's cub scouts and I let loose a little. They had brownies so  as my one serving for dinner I threw a brownie on. I feel ok about this since I have been doing pretty good other wise. I am a bit worried though because this week I have been having a hard time getting the exercise I need(my husband has been working a weird shift so I can't get to gym when I usually do). So today I went and shoveled for 35 minutes. Does anyone have good ideas of how to get exercise when you can't get to the gym or it is too cold to go running or walking?
Good luck everyone. Please keep commenting and letting us know how you are doing.

Back in the Saddle

 Last week was a tough week. After Wednesdays gorging of yumminess I had a  hard time staying on track. I ate 3 cookies Friday night and a brownie.  I don't even remember what I ate Saturday. I even ended up not keeping track of points most of the week so I received barely any points toward the new pair of jeans I want.
 I even forgot to weigh myself Saturday so I had to weigh in on Sunday(which I have decided I am sticking to this day). Some how I didn't gain any weight. I just stuck right where I was. WHew...
 So I am ready for the new week. This next week won't be as crazy for me so it will be easier to stay on track. It would be nice to see that scale continue to go down.
 I have already started off pretty well. I got a 45 min cycling class in this morning and turned down a piece of chocolate cake.
 How is everyone else doing? Is anyone still doing it???

If your going to go, Go Big

So here is the set up. Yesterday I had be at the church at 5pm to get set up for a Young Womens program at 7pm. So I had made a crockpot meal for my family and didn't have time to grab a bite before I headed out. I was in charge of helping get the dessert ready (I know the worse thing to have someone do when they are watching what they are eating). It was a delicious cheese cake with ganache topping and chocolate candy rocks. Any way so we spent about 1 1/2 hours smelling this tasty stuff. So by the time the program was done it was 8:15 and I was staving. So of course I finally gave in and had dessert. Now it would have been bad enough just having the one slice but I had two, and I had two blonde brownies(I'm still drooling over those) and tasty cookie. Then when I finally got home at 9pm I had a bowl of soup. So I lost point big time yesterday. This is the first time I have ever given up points to have dessert. I had even stuck a piece of gum in my mouth in hopes that I could control my craving. Oh well. I am sure I will do better next time.  I just need to make sure I get my snacks and meals and I will be fine.

Gum Gum

Gum Gum the magical Treat

The more you Chew the less you Eat

The less you Eat the better you Feel

So lets have Gum between every Meal

 So who is having a hard time without snacking between snacks?? You over there? How about you? Yeah well me too. My hardest time is when cooking dinner. A slice of carrot in the salad, a slice of carrot in my mouth. A sprinkle of cheese here(cheese goes on almost everything in our house), a sprinkle of cheese in my mouth. A chunk of meat in the casserole, a chunk of meat in my mouth. You get the picture. So what I find as the best solution is throwing a stick of gum in my mouth. It gets my jaw moving. How many times have you stuck food in your mouth just because you want something to chew, even if you are not hungry. Believe me I have done it countless times. It also often gets rid of your cravings. Extra just came out with a new line of gum 'Dessert Delights' (so tasty). I just got the strawberry shortcake and I am in LOVE. And it is sugar free, happy teeth.

 So next time you are having a hard time getting to that next snack or meal, throw in a stick of gum. your waist line will thank you for it. Happy chewing  

 And yes I did stand in line at the grocery store thinking up the poem. Very clever if I do say so myself. Thank you very much.