Life At The Moment

One Year

Where does the time go?  It was just Sunday and now it's almost Friday. Time flies when you are buried under "to do" lists.  Anyway.....

February 22nd was my year anniversary for being on Weight Watchers. It is hard to believe that it has been a year since I looked in the mirror and decided it was time to do something about what I saw looking back at me. 

What a year it has been.....I turned "40"- celebrated in my little black dress, decided that If I could accomplish that- I could set another goal. My next goal was to get into a size "4" pair of jeans. I did that and still decided that I at least wanted to go for one more goal.  I decided that I wanted to lose enough weight to get to  135 lbs by February 22nd. I managed to get close- 138 lbs. It is not right on, but it is close enough and I will keep trying to get there. I am ok with where I am at now and if I don't get that low- well that is ok too. Three pounds is not that bad. Many people have told me that it is only numbers and that they don't mean that much- it is really how you feel. I have learned that numbers do mean that much- it is part of what helped me get where I wanted to be.

I remember the first week of being on WW. I literally thought I was going to die of hunger.  I had to live on 29 points a day- how was I going to do that....I have been living on 20 points for the past couple of months and I can't imagine eating on anymore than that now.

I remember the night I was cleaning up the kitchen and saw the three onion rings on the plate. I picked one up and started to bring it to my mouth and how my jaw started aching just at the thought of putting it in my mouth. I remember putting it back on the plate and feeling  good about my decision. I am a long way from that night. I can now put one onion ring in my mouth and not feel guilty about it. I know that I can stop at one and I can also walk away from one.

It has been a ride for me and I am glad I did it. I look back over the year and see how much I have changed not only physically, but mentally as well. I know that if I had not been mentally ready to do this I would not have succeeded. I know that it is always going to be a mental thing for me. It is the only way I can keep it up. I will be a lifetime member of WW.

There have been lots of changes this past year- the biggest being that when February 22nd arrived this year- I liked what I saw looking back at me. 

A line from one of my favorite songs is "There's been a lot of compromising on the road to my horizon". This pretty much sums up my year.

This will be the last post on here about Weight Watchers. It is time to move on.......

Thank you for all of your support. I hope that I have inspired at least one of you to take charge of your weight and make a healthy change. It is a a lot of work and effort, but it is so worth it in the end.

 

************************************************************************************************************************

Misc Rambling

Finally Friday! It seems like I just had a weekend and now it is here again. No I am not complaining- just not feeling the groove.  I don't have much to blog about. It is Superbowl weekend around here and that means, food, noise, football. Tony makes enough food for an army and it is always just the four of us- with sometimes a quick visit from my mom and dad.  You would think we were having a huge party with all the food.

I needed to write a note to one of my class parents this morning so I quickly made this to write it in:

 

There is no news on the weight watcher front. I did not lose or gain any this week.  I hope all you that are on a weight watchers program or another weight loss program are having good luck with it.

Have a great weekend.

Cards, Weight Loss

These are the cards that I made for the staff party gift:

           

Weight Watcher News:

I lost "2" lbs this week.  Woo Hoo!!!

I did cheat lastnight at the party and had some bread that was oozing with cheese and garlic. It probally was all of my daily points in one sitting, but it was really good. I also had a piece of chocolate cake. It was good. I did and do not feel guilty about this. It was a one time deal and I am back on track this morning with my yogurt and my granola bar.

Have a great weekend!

TGIF and WW

Wow! It seems like this week has been extra long. I am glad it is Friday and I have a free weekend- no plans, but to hang out at home. Hopefully I can get some scrapping done. I am not lacking for pictures to scrap- just motivation.

Weight Watchers Update:

Today was a good weigh in day. I lost "2" lbs. I am so excited about this. I thought I read the scale wrong this morning when I got on it- so I got off and then back on and it said the same thing again. It has been a long time in coming and I was beginning to think that maybe I was done losing. Guess Not! I  am planning to start back walking again. I have missed that.

Have a good weekend.

Winter Vacation has begun, A little creativity and Weigh In

Winter vacation officially began at 5:30 am this morning with the closure of the school district due to weather conditions.  We are pretty excited about this.  I had already pretty much checked out of work mode on Monday when school was closed. Anyway....

I made this last night as a just in case we did have school- teacher card.

 

Today is weigh in and there was no gain or loss.

We are due for more ice and snow this weekend so I better go get my grocery list made, the laundry going and the floor vaccummed.

Have a good weekend.

Reality Check and Weight Watchers

It seems like it has been a while since I have blogged- although I think it has only been a day or two. That is just how this week has been- long......I am looking forward to the weekend- we are supposed to have a big wind storm and then possible snow on the valley floor by Sunday and Monday. I am hoping for a "Snow Day".  

I don't have much for today- played around with some digital stuff last night and did this:

   

Weight Watchers Update:

Nothing has changed on this ....no loss and no gain. I am thinking that I should look into maintaining now, but I keep holding out for just a little bit longer that things will change and I will get the last"5" off.

Have a good weekend..

Weekend, Weight and anything else I can think of

Finally Friday- it seems to have taken forever to get here for me. Glad it's here. 

Weight Watchers:

Nothing new here- no gain - no loss.

Weekend Plans:

We have Tony's company Christmas Party tomorrow @ the local family fun center: Bullwinkles. I am not crazy about this place, but it will be nice for the kids. I am looking forward to seeing some of the people that Tony works with and their families.

Recommended Book:

The Day After He Left For Iraq  

By Melissa Seligman

 

 

Weekend Update

It was a great long weekend despite the Civil War Game (OSU vs U of O) not going the way I had hoped.

I cleaned out my closet on Saturday. I have finally let go of all my "Big" clothes.  I tried on a couple of things and boy was it a reality hit when I see how big they are on me now and how I remember how tight they were not so long ago. I filled two bags. Now there is room for these: Jeans. 

I bought a pair of these this last week. I bought them in this size:   I have reached my "Size Goal'. I am still working on the weight goal. I have heard the last "5" lbs are the hardest and I am beginning to believe it.

Have a good evening.

Thanksgiving, Shopping, Weight Watchers

One holiday down and two to go.... We had a great Thanksgiving with my family. It was nice to spend time with my sister and her family and my grandma, along with mom and dad. Tony had a bad cold so we did not go to the "big" family dinner. It was nice to come home and just hang out afterwards.

Tony went fishing today- despite having a cold. It is tradition to fish the day after Thanksgiving and it cannot be broken. I grabbed the kids and we went out to fight the crowds. I didn't make them go at the crack of dawn, but we were out of here by 8:15. We went to Old Navy first. It was packed and the line was so long. I wondered through and found a couple of things, but told the kids I did not want to stand in that long line. However by the time we got around the store and back to the front there was no line and we were able to walk right up to the counter. I can't complain about that. I was able to complete shopping for three people on my list. Love that!!!!

Today is weigh in day and of course I did not lose any weight. I only have three more pounds to go. I guess I am going to have work harder. I did have pumpkin pie yesterday - guilt free!!! Boy was it good.

I think that is all for now. I will leave you with some pictures from Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great weekend

Weight Watchers Update

I did not lose any weight this week. I am not that excited about it, but it will just make me work harder this next week.

I am glad it is the weekend. It is going to be somewhat quiet- we are headed over to my mother in laws for Thanksgiving/father in law's birthday. My mom and I may go to the open house at Craft Warehouse tomorrow night. It is always crowded, crazy and fun. That is about it- lots of school work to get caught up on.

Have a good weekend.