WOO WOO!!!

I lost another 2.2 this week! I am so happy...my total is 8.6 and I am so happy! I was a little worried that I had not done enough this week. I went to the gym 3x and sometimes that can cause me to retain water. Now I am more than half way to my christmas goal of 15.

I have been trying some new tricks with my eating. I started doing puree's of vegetables and adding them to our meals. I want to get more veggies and I get annoyed trying to eat an entire plate of broccoli. I put Acorn squash puree into a chicken pot pie last night. You would never know the difference. I am going to make a meatloaf that takes Carrot puree. I know most of the recipe's are meant for kids but I think we can all use a few more veggies. On another note...I used our food processor to do all this. First time since we got married. It made the whole process so much easier. I am trying to think of more things I can slice or blend or shred.

I am keeping on the same track...hopefully all the beer I will need for civil war will not cause too much trouble. Thanks for the support

Thankful...and still lost.

I am so happy to report I had a beautiful Thanksgiving and I still lost 2 pounds!!! The ladies at the meeting were so happy and surprised. I showed up at exactly 7am...and told them I had tried to be good. Only ate half my roll and one kind of pie. They called me a "stinker"...lol. I guess they were not expecting a loss...or for anyone to show up. I was thrilled! I had made an effort to enjoy the holiday and not make it about eating food. Hard, but not impossible. I thought about the flavors and textures and sights. I thought about how I could have some of all the things I wanted...but not too much. I had some of each thing...but no seconds. One piece of pie with non fat whip cream. I was happy, satisfied and not stuffed. Not ill from all the excess. Proud!

I am hoping to be down 9 more pounds by Christmas...I will keep on posting and I hope someone will be inspired to join me. It is not hard...it just takes beleiving you can succeed. If I can, you can!

I am a Weight Watcher

That is right...I am back at Weight Watchers. I stepped on the scale 11 months after my wedding and I weighed more that I have weighed in 5 years. More than I weighed when I started WW the first time. I was so mad at myself. It was hard to lose those 40 pounds the first time...now I have to lose 42. I have tried to find that happy place where my weight/size do not corrolate with my self worth. I am still searching for that place. I have a spare closet of clothes with a smaller size on them, I want to wear them again. I have a main closet full of clothes in a size I never thought I would wear again. I have never had a behind...when i saw this pic I was surprised and not in a good way.

WW works...I have tried other diets in the last few years and they last about a month and I gained all the weight back plus a little. In my first weigh in I lost a grand total of .4...yes, not even a half. I cried. I know it seems silly but I was disapointed. I reminded myself that I gained the weight over years, I would not lose it in a week. The second weigh in I lost 3.8 for a total of 4.2.

I feel so proud of myself and I feel motivated. Thanksgiving is the day before I weigh again and I am determined to be proud of myself on friday. That may mean I have half a piece of pie, only one roll and lots of salad. I will keep you posted on my progress...all the ups and downs. If anyone wants to join the fight I would love the company!

Unemployed

I am officially unemployed...and happy! I quit my job a week ago and have spent most of the last week cleaning the house...organizing closets...having lunch with friends...hanging with my neice and nephew...and all together going nutty! I have learned that I need to be busy. I have a list of all the things I want to do before I start another job and I am having trouble doing them. I want to be out and about with people. I have trouble being home alone. I thought I could do this until the first of the year but I think I will barely make it to the end of the month! I am going to do my best to get my projects done before Dec 1...hopefully!

Customer service...where are you???

Why does it seem like customer service people are always in a bad mood? Why do they think they need to tell you what you already know but in a really snotty judgemental way? I had this experience today...I called them to rectify a problem that I did not cause. The woman immediatly had an attitude, told me 2 times what I already knew and then said I had to go back to the person who helped me in the store to get the problem fixed. I actually asked her why she was giving me attitude when all I called for was a solution...she did not respond but instead told me again what the problem was. I told her all I wanted was a solution and then hung up on her. I know hanging up was not that nice but serisouly...who takes a job like that and then does not have the common decency to listen to the caller? A pleasant response of you must go back to the branch would have worked...grrr. I had to sit and breath for about 15 minutes after that.

Thank you!

Thank you to all of you for commenting on my last blog. It is really nice to hear how you all feel about your kids. It might sound funny but I am looking forward to feeling all the conflicting emotions of motherhood! As most of you know I am a planner...I have spent years of my life making plans for things I have no control over, like kids! I know when the time is right and R and I are where we are meant to be our little bundles of joy will arrive. It will be the perfect time...and I have no control over it!

Babies...

Discuss! I know most of you have them...I would love to know when and why and how many...mostly I would like your views on being a parent and what advice you would give someone considering them in the nearer future...yes, that person would be me!