SATURDAY

saturday started out just perfectly

sleeping in past 8am

nothing but time on our hands

i used that time wisely

i watched pioneer woman and trisha on food network

i love both those shows

then i don't even remember what i watched

took a nap about 11 to 1

got up started watching lifetime

until the very last minute that i had to shower

and drive to work our shift at the girl scout cookie booth

at our local harley davidson shop

that was interesting to watch the harley clientele come and go

entertaining and the friendliest people eveh

coco and i left there, went to ross for a little shopping fix

we both found the cutest rugs we wanted

a cute blouse, leggings, hair accessories

we got in line to check out

it was going to be sunday before we got to the end of that line

so we left our cart and went to zaxbys

sure hope they have those rugs when i go back during the week

when it is slower and i feel bad for that worker that has to put it

all away, then again they should have more people working on a

saturday evening.

we did find some really cute summer things for our destin trip

this summer.

i just have to get BUSY on this weightloss

that is a bad word this week.  all i do is gain and lose the same

3 pounds every stinking week

i know what the problem is  i just don't want to do the work

then we came home and need to separate girl scout cookies

so we can drive all over the country spending $4 dollar gas to

deliver them tomorrow.......................

cheers my friends
Pam

WEEKEND MEMORIES

We have had a wonderful weekend.

Coco attended her Middle School Valentines Dance

on Friday

Getting gussied up

Beautiful girl

Love this one

 

My favorite her Daddy taking her to the dance.

She had a little date that met her there and gave her a rose.

It was the most beautiful rose that was ever grown!!!!

I had her put a vase in her room to start collecting all the rose petals she is sure to get as she grows up.

 

I spent the evening watching season 3 of Downton Abbey. My sister bought all 3 seasons so I am all caught up and sad that I don't have anything else to watch.

 

Saturday was a day filled with work for me. I have been working at another office while mine was being remodeled and Scott helped me move back in. So glad he was there to help me. Now I will spend Monday settling in. Loving my new desk though.

 

Sunday we slept late and didn't make it to church. We cleaned house and prepared several meals for the week. I organized my daytimer hopefully to get better use out of it.

Then we all went to the movies.

Scott and I saw:

 

Oh my I have a new favorite movie. It was so good and romantic. It was funny, happy, sad! My favorite kind!!

They had great chemistry and are both such beautiful people.

Definitely go see it if you get a chance.

 

We ended the evening at Academy Sports getting new workout gear.
I bought calf supports that will hopefully help me with the shin splints.

 

Watched Honeybooboo for the first time. What a train wreck. My mother thinks these reality shows are actors. I would have to say no one could write that stuff!! Crazy what our world has come to.

 

Oh and I also started Big Mama's Sparkly Green Earrings.

I am surprised that Scott didn't wake up last night, I was LOL truly laughing out loud at her stories. Great book!!

 

Tomorrow a new work week and it will be a busy one for me. Scott and I are going to get serious about our weightloss. Only 4 months until our beach trip and we have a long way to go!!

 

Happy week to you all!!

Cheers

Pam

 

 

WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY WEEK 2

I am learning that weight loss is not something you do with a lackadaisical attempt.

If you do YOU DO NOT LOSE WEIGHT

Loss this week -0- 

Gain this week -0-

Today as I pulled into Mcd's for a sausage n cheese biscuit
I actually thought in my head "will it be that bad if I go to the
beach looking like I do now?"

Apparently I don't care because I got that biscuit and I ate it with strawberry jelly.

I am not even mad at myself.

I am hopeless

I have to decide I really want this and make it happen.

Everyday that i let go by is a day closer to June and a day I can't get back.

However I did eat good the rest of the day.
Lunch- Smart Ones meal 7 points
Snack- Cheese stick 2 pts
Dinner- Egg sandwich with 1 egg 1 egg white pinch of lowfat cheese and 2 slices of turkey bacon. I think it will be about 7 pts
Snack - 1 square of chocolate

The hardest things for me is COKE fully leaded and breakfasts...

Oh and I have only walked 2 days since Sunday.......

This is depressing me so I am going to give myself a pep talk and start anew tomorrow.

Cheers
Pam

WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY

not a good day

gain of .4 lbs

this has been hard

i feel like my life is revolving around points

well it kind of is

i do well most of the day and then about 9 i have
this huge carb craving

tonight i had used all my points before dinner but
still had my 6 free foods that i could eat.

i had a can of hominy and a banana

one good thing is I have got up the past 2 mornings and walked/rode the exercise bike before work.

tomorrow is a new day and a new day to do better!!!
next week my goal is a 4lb loss.....

i saw this on my facebook today

so funny and so true



have a great week

xoxo
pam

WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY

I took the leap today.

I joined Weight Watchers

I am really excited about it this time.

I am not ready to disclose my actual weight just yet

 

Their scales and my scales are .5 Ibs off.

Mine is actually .5 higher

anyhoo since last week

I have lost 2.5 lbs that is fully dressed with shoes

I weighed once this week and it was down

4.5 unclothed.

 

I am going to use the 2.5 loss since I will be weighing

in each week fully clothed with shoes

I pray I can do this or more each and every week.

 

My goals are to be healthy and active.

we are also going back to

Destin this summer

and that gives me a

little more incentive.

I want to feel and look good

this year. One of my goals is

to be able to paddle surf while

we are there. it looks so fun

and I don't want to sink !!!

That mental picture just made me

laugh out loud!!

 

I am in it to win it!!!!

Say a pray for me if you think of it!!

 

xoxo

Pam

 

 



I HATE DIETING

You have probably noticed my new widget for weightloss. I am tackling this mountain this year. For the first time really. I have been overweight for the past 10 years and each year I have gained. Growing up I was always a skinny minny. I was wearing little girls 14 size clothes my senior year and didn't hit 100 lbs until my 20's.

After Coco was born I lost all the baby weight and when she was about 2 years old I started gaining, that was mid 30's. Each year I have watched that scale creep up but didn't have any desire to do anything about it. Boy I wish I had done something that first year. Now the weight I have to lose is MOUNTAINOUS. I never would have imagined back then that I would be 100 lbs overweight.

That is the reason you never see photos of me on the blog and even my facebook has a photo of me 4 years ago still heavy but not near where I am today. I think the 40's and having a hysterectomy in 2007 have really made a difference also.

So all that to say I HATE DIETING. It is like as soon as I commit to this I am starving all the time and craving everything under the sun. Before I wouldn't worry about what to eat next, if I didn't have supper cooked I could eat a bowl of cereal and be fine.

Here is a sample of what I used to eat and now what I am trying to eat.
Before:
B- Chick fil biscuit, packet of mayo, medium coke
L- Chick fil a grilled chicken salad with fruit, ranch dressing, medium coke
S- we may have chicken/rice, green beans, glass of coke
Snacks- package of nutter butters or a couple of brownies
Whatever

Now:
B- Oatmeal, 1-2 eggs, 1 slice of toast with little butter, 1/2 glass grape juice, 1 can coke
L- 2 cups salad greens, carrot, broccoli, red pepper, dried cranberries, few walnuts,  light ranch, 1 grilled chicken breast, 1 cup butternut squash, 32 oz tea
S- Baked tiliapia, Salad, steamed veggies, tea
Snacks- yogurt, ww cheese stick or ww cheese wedge w/ pita chips

I have a bad habit of always having a coke on my desk or on the counter when at home. I am trying to switch that to tea with half the sugar than we normally put in or diet sodas.

I am getting a lot more food on the diet and I think it is all in my head that I can't have certain things. Like the past few days I have caved in and eaten waffles with butter pecan syrup late in the evening. When I looked at the calories in that syrup I about croaked. It is 250 calories per 1/4 of cup. I didn't eat it often but I have really started liking pancakes and waffles this past year and this is my favorite syrup. I am going to have to just remove all the bad stuff out of the house. I did at least stop buying Coke for the house and I have been having only 1 each day.

I am trying to keep my calories under 1500 per day and eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at lunch and pauper at supper. Walking on the treadmill in the mornings will work up to 30 minutes because right now I am getting shinsplints everytime. I hope I can work up to running. I also have been riding the stationary bike for a few minutes each evening. Tomorrow when those cravings hit me i am going to jump on the treadmill or bike for a few minutes, or brush my teeth, take a bubble bath, etc.

Have you climbed this weightloss mountain before? Any tips, good recipes or workouts would be much appreciated. Someday I hope to flood my blog and facebook with photos of my healthy self!!

Would love to hear your stories or struggles. Leave me a comment!
Cheers,
Pam

FRESH START

January 1, 2013

Day one of the next 365

A fresh start

Plenty of days to make a difference

To share, learn, grow, live in the moment

experience life.

 

The following photo shows what I will

be focusing on in 2013!

 

Spend more time in the Word

Focus on family

Commit to getting healthy and losing the weight

Drink more water

Organize and record our life

 

My word of the year

 

CHANGE

 

Lots of changes are my goal

I am confident 2013 will be

amazing!

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

CHEERS