Sweet Success

Well, It's been 1 week...... and I have lost 3lbs!!! Woo hoo!!!

Not a huge success, but losing is better than gaining. 

Other than some bad headaches, I think I can really do this.

This next week I am going to work on drinking more water. 

 

Is This Over Yet?

I am realizing that I have a mental love affair with food.

I love eating good food when I'm happy, sad, anxious, or bored. 

It temporarily fixes everything! Because when I eat that hot, fresh, mouth-watering food I don't have to deal with whatever is going on. It's not easy to admit that food, especially sweets, is my drug of choice. 

So, I've made it over the weekend on my diet & I'm so proud of myself!

I've eaten fruits, veggies & watched my portions. 

I even went out & bought a digital scale so I would know just exactly what I weigh & how much I'm losing. 

I don't know whether to weigh every morning or just once a week - I've heard a good debate from both sides.

It's really easy to get stoked up in the beginning, but it's just been a few days & I'm already feeling blah about this whole thing. So, please leave me comments of support or I would love some recipes! 

Signing out for now - we will see how this day goes. 

Horrible News

Well, the day has finally come....... my doctor said that I HAVE to lose weight!

I have to confess that when the nurse was weighing me I thought it was a joke - I was praying that I was on candid camera. But sadly, that wasn't the case. I weigh more now than I ever have.

So, I'm trying to get a good attitude about everything I'm about to endure.

No more sweets, no more fried chicken, no more sweet tea ! (This is where I would say "No more fun"!)

But I can't think like that - I'm changing my lifestyle - I will feel better, sleep better & play better :)

So today, May 21st 2010, marks the 1st day of the rest of my life.

I'm posting all of this to help me - I'm hoping that all of you will help support me in this new journey of becoming healthy & happy with myself. So, please leave comments of encouragement, everyday tips & healthy recipes!!

I can't fail at this one.... . . . I just can't.

GOAL:

Before & After

Finally Friday....Surprise!

Well, it had been a long hard week - Jared had to work late every night & I was looking  forward to the weekend. Time to spend with Jared, catching up on all we had missed during the week! But on Friday my sweet man called me & said, "Guess what? I'm getting off at 5 tonight!" So, we decided to pack a picnic, hop into the Samurai & drive to Devil's Den. At this point I was so excited to actually get to see my man & just relax on a fun drive! So, I pulled my jeans on, grabbed my head scarf & my "movie star" sunglasses. We had a fabulous drive, grabbed the picnic basket & headed toward the new pavillion ....... and .......SURPRISE!!

I saw a huge group of people & they were all singing "Happy Birthday" !
 I have to say I have the best of the best when it comes to my family & friends - Thank you all for a great surprise birthday party! Love!

  You have to understand that Jared is so good to me & he really does great with all the major holidays, but my birthday hasn't ever turned out just right. So this year I wasn't really excited about my birthday for a few reasons :

1st of all, if I don't expect much - then I wont be disappointed ( I know I'm being a brat about my b-day)

2nd of all, I was turning 26! Which Kathy tells me that I might as well be 30..thanks a lot.

And 3rd, this was going to be the 1st birthday in 26 years that I didn't spend celebrating with Tara. 

I knew that I wouldn't be getting a phone call from her or anything. . . I miss her deeply. And since I shared my birthday with all the mother's around the world, I thought I would celebrate with Tara - I went to visit her & got her some beautiful flowers for Mother's Day. 

I'm going to post some more pics from my party & possibly some old pics too!

DALLAS -OR-BUST!

Well, after several pit-stops, girl talk & intense conversations with our GPS we made it to Dallas!!
It seems like every year on this trip we eat a little more & find more fabulous deals ~  I'm officially in love
with Sam Moon !! We were on total overload when we walked in the door, but we made our plan of attack & made it though the whole store - it was heavenly! I would have to say that this trip was a total success :)