Thankful Thursday

Happy day after the 4th yinz!

My brain is fried and I just got into work. I heard fireworks all night last night...I do not feel like I slept at all.  Did you ever feel so discombobulated you can't think?!?!?!  That's where I am at...it's going to be a long day!

I spent the 4th at my parents house on the lake and shared a bed with my two older nieces.  Three of us on the same full bed...sleep much? LOL! I am feeling angry and annoyed today so I thought it is best to turn that around so...

I'm linking up with Rebecca Jo @ Knit By God's Hand for Thankful Thursday.

I am thankful for...

...my adorable nieces and nephews that I love with all of my heart even when they are way too honest! My youngest niece spent the past two days we were together telling me how fat I am. On Tuesday night she explained to me that I was so fat I was sinking a tube and then said it again about three times. On Wednesday, she said it another two times and I finally flipped and yelled at her to stop that it was very rude and impolite! I know I'm fat but I do not need to keep hearing about it from a 7 year old. I know she had no idea how hurtful it was to me but wow! So annoying! Her parents sent her for a timeout and she apologized. UGH! KIDS!!! Maybe now I will take my diet seriously - my doctor would be very happy! LOL

...my little condo! So many people in my area have lost power and have been flooded from these crazy storms we are having in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. I am on the second floor so flooding is a non-issue for me and we hardly ever lose power in my building. I feel really bad for those affected though! Also, fireworks are visible every year right outside my bedroom window! I watched fireworks and Big Brother at the same time lying in bed! WIN WIN!

...the pontoon parade and family! The lake celebrates the fourth the weekend after so this upcoming weekend will be spent celebrating the fourth. We have a tradition that we participate in the pontoon parade at my parents lake every year. The kids love it and have so much fun picking the theme and decorating the pontoon. This year we are doing a construction theme and it will be epic! Fireworks will be on Saturday night! This was our pontoon last year (we did a tub with bubbles and a shower spout)! Turned out super cute!

...My God and my recovery! Without them I have nothing!!!!

...All of you! I have only been back to blogging for a few weeks now and I realize how much I have missed it! I love reading about all of your lives and getting to share mine with you!

I hope you all have a great day and please know how very much I appreciate each and every one of you!

Anyone else have a way too honest child in your life? Anyone have any weight/diet tricks? Anyone else loving Big Brother?? Who is your fav? I am just so happy that there is something on TV that is not a repeat! HA

Missing 9.8 pounds

Hi everyone!

I went on a cookie walk on December 3rd and as of December 4th I have been on a diet!

LOL! But, totally not joking!

From the beginning of January I slowly but on over 20 pounds that I worked so hard to lose the few months before and I swore I would watch and not gain them back.

Well, after spending three hours going from store to store and sampling cookies, I could not wait to step on the scale as I felt horrible!

So, I reflected about how much I want to be in shape and look and FEEL good and I have been watching everything I eat and staying within 1200 - 1400 calories a day.

When I jumped on the scale this am - I am officially down 9.8 pounds since the cookie walk!

That's 9.8 pounds in 14 days (5 pounds a week!)!

I am so happy and I already feel so much better! I will be back to feeling awesome by New Years if I keep pushing away the desserts! YEA!!!!

Giveaway Winner and Getting on Track

So.........

Drumroll......

The winner of last weeks giveaway is Natalie!!

I emailed Natalie and just need her to respond with her mailing address and I will send her a Jamberry pedicure set.

Onto more pressing matters.

I have been such a slacker on my portion control and eating! I am still working out like crazy but my eating is out of control.

I have had my twenty something niece living with me and she has the abaility to junk all the time without gaiing weight. I do not! HA  When I come home from the gym and see her eating pita chips and ice cream, etc. I think I can hav some too.

Well, I jumped on the scale this am and realized that I am up 5 pounds.

So, for the 100th time - I am getting serious! I just want to finish losing the last of the weight I need to lose and be done with it. I only need about 30 more pounds gone which is nothing compared to where I started.

I AM BACK ON TRACK!!!! Get this done and then maintain for years to come.

This will also help with my psoriatic arthritis. I have started having pain in my joints and losing the rest of this weight can only help ease that pain.

Wish me luck - I am focused.

Any one else ever lose focus of your goals? How do you stay on track? Any advise is welcome
!!

Hope yinz all have a great day!

Tweaked the Plan...

Happy Friday Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

So...Anyone who knows me has heard of my struggle over the past few years to finally lose A LOT of extra weight!!

All together I am down a lot (over one hundred pounds) and until the past year or so doing really well.

Over the past year I have struggled a lot- maintained a lot - and gained just a little ....but it has been a yo yo between 10 lbs up and 10 lbds down. I just was not serious about it anymore - got comfortable with less than my best effort!

I have to write this post to solidify it to me - my issue has SOLEY been eating at night!

This past week I started a weight watching "contest" with two close friends (Donna and Colleen)...we are weighing in on Mondays and at the end of each month whichever one of us loses the most that month gets a paid lunch out from the other two. I fingured this would finally get me serious again about losing!!!!!!
I ALWAYS exercise every day and this week since it is the start of this new "contest" and since work has been crazy I have not gone to the gym even one day and I am losing on average a little under a pound a day!!!!!!!! So, here is what I learned...

1. apparently I eat alot at night after 6PM. I am not eating anything after 6PM now and every night this week I am constantly getting up and heading to the kitchen for a little snack - then I catch myself and go sit down. I never realized how one handfuls of almonds, an apple, a skinny cow, a bite of cheese, a bite of Walt's icecream, a gummy worm, a little of this or that, etc. all adds up - each one is little and meaningless calorie wise but after ten trips of that - IT ADDS UP!!! I just never couted those points or paid attention to those calories lately until now - so my issue all along has been the night snacking - WOW!!!!!!! LIGHT BULB GETS BRIGHT!!!!!!

So that is the answer to my Plateau and I must say that every evening is a struggle!!! I keep telling myself I am not hungry and drinking tea and water all night but it is HARD!!!!!!! It is such a habit for me at night to pick in food that I am halfway to the kitchen when I realiaze that I am not allowed to eat anything - LOL!!!!

I just want to lose this weight for good and then maintain!!

I will keep you posted on my progress....I am just sooooo happy to have made this realization and now finally can lose the rest of this weight-if I can keep my mouth shut after 6PM

:-)

!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for listening~~~~~~~~