Were did January go?

Wow I can't believe Jan is nearly over.  I though I would be a lot farther in my quest to losing some pounds but i have let the chatter in my head manipulate me and was weak much of this month.  So, I'm starting right now to shut that voice up and make it say good things.  When I weighed on Monday I was 179 so this month is hopefully a wash and not a gain.
Things are going to be a little different this next week.  I won't be at home most of the time.  I am staying at a friends house and watching her 4 kids while her and her husband get a much needed break.  I will be using the food they have to cook so I'm not sure how that will go. They will have lots of stuff I'm not used to having in the house but I'm hoping I can still eat light.  I'm not sure I can remember how to cook for 6.  My day will definitely be starting a lot earlier than I have been used to lately.  Now a days I don't have to get my self up and going at any particular time (which I love) so I tend to start the day at 9 or 10 but it will be 6:00 from Sunday until Thursday.  I figure Friday may not even have a morning.  I expect to be totally wore out by them.  Three of them will be in school part of the day and I will only have one rambunctious little 4 year old to hang out with during that time.  My dog is going to go crazy without me at home and I'm hoping Marty will hang out with us a lot.  This will be interesting because they don't have TV.  They can watch movies so i'm looking forward to Toy Story 3 and a few other kid flicks.  They also only have dial-up so the computer is kinda out.  I'm hoping to get to the gym since that will give me an hour or so break from the little one and get me going for Feb.  I might just decide to get motivated and start my days earlier from now on.  Hope so!  Winter is kind of a down time for me so I'm looking forward to seeing some spring.

I bought some Miracle Noodles but haven't tried them.  I will let you know how it goes.

So I am working on having positive thoughts and build on my determination and commitment.  I want to make it to the gym at least 3 days next week. I've been slacking on drinking water all day so I want to get back to at least 10 glasses a day.

I'm looking forward to reading all your blogs.  Good luck and have a great week.  :)

Stalled

Hi ladies.....  Can't believe it is Wed already.  I weighed myself on Monday and just keep putting off my blogging.  My Brother-in-law and his wife came for a visit.  We love to have them come.  The guys always do a little project around the house.  This time they installed an electrical outlet on the back porch so the hot tub could reach the plug and we don't have to try not to trip on the cord.  Cathy and I always go shopping.  We usually go out to breakfast and dinner a few times too.  That's not so good for the weight management so I was hoping we didn't go too overboard.  We did go out to breakfast two mornings but we ate in for dinner every night.  They were here four nights so I think that was quite an accomplishment.  Anyway, had a great time and Monday I weighed in with a 4 oz gain.  That I can totally live with.  So the plan was to get back to it as soon as they left.  I have felt under the weather since then and not to energized to exercise.  I hope I'll get out tomorrow.  I've had a sore throat and cough with a lot of drainage down the back of my throat.  I know, TMI.....


Oh Yeah I wanted to tell you about my grocery store outing.  I don't know if it was because I wasn't feeling real well or I was just hungry but while I was at the store I walked by the donuts and really, really wanted to get one.  First I thought about a donut then I saw the chocolate croissant and I could hardly help myself.  I finally walked away and did some more shopping and pretty soon I was right back at the bakery eying the apple fritters.  I convinced myself to walk away again but I can't even tell you how bad I wanted something in the bakery.  I felt like I could eat 10 of them right then and there.  I think I spent an extra hour in the store trying not to by something.  I just keep going back to the bakery and standing there.  I must have been a sad sight.  Anyway I made it but I just hate when I feel like that.  When the urge is so strong and your desire is haunting you and you want to throw the whole healthy eating out the door and pig out!  So this week has been hard getting motivated but I will keep on trying.  

 

Off to a good start.

I plan on weighing in on Mondays.  I think I like the once a week weigh-in to help keep me on my toes and accountable.  I guess that is probably easy to say as long as I'm losing weight.   I am happy to say Monday I weighed 178.2 so that is down 2.2 lbs.  It has taken forever to get under that 180 mark.  It was hanging on for dear life.  I have only been getting to the gym about once a week so really needs to improve.  It has been really cold lately and I hate leaving my house.  Darn, here I go again making excuses.  I just gotta stop that.  Well its late and I can't seem to focus on my thoughts so I'll say goodnight.  I really want to blog about my goals and thoughts but I will have to try again another time.  :)  Have a great week ladies. 

The New Year Begins!

Hello 2011! I love Annie's Blog about this being the year of the 1 Well I think I am going to focus on me being the 1 that needs me the most. Being a baby boomer are values were focused on everything but ourself. Your husband comes first, your children of course come first and so forth and so forth. Nothing left by the time you get to yourself. I began trying to focus on me last year and I think I did OK. I spent more time blogging, working out, analyzing my habits, and in general just trying to take better care of myself. I started 2010 at 189.0 and I weighed in on Monday Jan 2011 at 180.4. Almost 10 pounds. I had a lot of ups and downs this last year and I'm sure I can do better. My heaviest weight was 204 and I will never see that again! My goal this year is losing 21 pounds. That would make me very happy and a much healthier 159 Wish me luck!




I know you can really get bogged down and feel very worthless when we hyper focus on what is wrong with us. A big share of our personal happiness does not come from overcoming weaknesses but from building on strengths.

In one research study, people who found new and creative ways to express their best character traits each week got a lasting boost to their sense of well-being. When you work on your well-being your weaknesses become easier to tackle. You are more energized and appreciate the little steps forward. So what is right with you?




I found a great article about 8 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep! I made it a google doc so I think this will get you to it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dz9NS8p4M-HHjbb_jLpjp_F24eeB45_UQxJFNlsKHbA/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIuaitkF