Thursday Weigh In

187.2 not my lowest and not my highest!! ;-P

It's almost my bithday! And my co worker put a few streamers on my cubical for me and left me a card since we won't work together again until one day next week. Hard to believe I'll be 48 this year. Some days I feel like a spring chicken, some days I feel like an old old old crippled up lady ~ I prefer spring chicken days!

Tomorrow I am planning a long road trip. I will load a variety of praise and worship music into the CD player and pray all goes well with the trip!

Tonight is support group but I have a list a mile long to accomplish and have to prepare the house for an Open House on Sunday. Thinking I won't make group.

Enough rambling ~ catch ya later ~ onward and downward I go..........

"Official" Thursday Weigh In Results

189.8 up .2 from last Thursday according to my records. I've been weighing every morning again and it seems to get my mind set in the right direction for the day (regardless of what the scale yells @ me). In my journal every morning I've been writing my word "Believe" and my personal challege that I have going on right now...."eat only when hungry" I've had a few slip ups but overall I ask myself are you REALLY hungry before I eat ~ stop, ask, listen to your body ~ that's what I need to do!! onward and downward

Forgive Me......

Dr Minkin for I have sinned....I ate things I shouldn't have eaten, I did not exercise and I had too many big girl drinks during the holidays. He asked something about was I talking about alcohol? I hung my head in shame and covered my face and shook my head yes...guilty as charged. He was not harsh but did say something about just think you didn't exercise and you over indulged and you still lost 6.8 pounds ~ you could maybe have lost 10 pounds or more! OUCH and oh so true and that hurt worse then a few harsh words ~ I'm such a moron ~ I know what to do and how to do it but I decided to "cut up" during the holidays!! We discussed things and decided no fill for me. I feel really comfortable with what I have right now and I'm almost to my max so I'm with the doctor, why fix something that isn't broken? Leave a little room for tweaking down the road. I go back in 8 weeks.

Basically last visit I was 195 and today I was 188.2 minus 6.8 lbs since 11/16/09 total weight loss 38.6 according to the doctor's scale.

Of course we all know I go by my scale!! LOL ;-)

He didn't take my gizmo away.....onward and downward!

So Ends The Last Day of 2009....And More!

Today is Thursday....weigh in day. Post Op Day 196 according to my records. The weight this morning is 187.6 and I'm thrilled with that as I have NOT been a good bandster for the whole time I've been off work! Sad but true.

As 2009 comes to an end tonight @ midnight I have to reflect a little on the year. I have to look @ where I was in January and where I am now.

Health ~ I believe I am on the right track with the healthier me journey. The gizmo has definitely helped me out. Without my gizmo I know I would be struggling worse than I am right now. Old habits are hard to break....especially food and drink ones for me! Husband and I were really working it great with food, drink and exercise and along came the cold winter blahs. We need to get back on track!

Homefront ~ Youngest son graduated this year from high school. Oldest son has gone off to college. And my husband has totally finished his college journey. So that means I am adjusting to being an empty nester, a Mom no longer needed, a woman who now has to change her priorities in life from putting husband and kids first to putting husband and self first. I believe I can do it!!

Spiritually ~ I am NO where near where I use to be. I have been dry for over a year now. That needs to change. For me personally I need to pray daily, read HIS Word daily and grow in HIM or I don't feel right. I'm not feeling right....but I do believe in HIM!

2010 will be a year of change for us I believe...I plan to get a new to me job in SC, the husband plans to open his own practice there, that is our goal anyways.

As you may have picked up by now "my word" has been and continues to be "believe".

Thanks Dr Minkin and Mynewselfbariactrics.com you have helped bring me from "no hope" to "I believe"!!

Official Weigh In....Not So Much Good News...

198.8

so that is slightly up. Why? Well let's look @ my food journal ~ oh wait I see it's only about half way filled out each day ~ hhhhhmmm. OK, well then let's review that exercise log ~ one mall slow walk, one hike, other than that just cleaning, painting, etc ~ hhhhhhmmmmm.

Bottom line: I know WHAT to do, I know HOW to do it, I have all the TOOLS I need, so what exactly is my problem?!

Done beating myself up this morning ~ hope to have a much better week this coming week and a better weigh in next Thursday morning!

Thanks for sticking with me as I move onward and downward..... ;-)

Horrible Surprise or Sweet Surprise?!

Is it Thursday yet?! I have not been on the scale. Either it is gonna be a horrible "weigh in" or a wonderful surprise "weigh in"! Sure seems strange not weighing every morning.

Exercise hasn't been much with all the rain we've had but we did get a hike in yesterday and it was beautiful outside!

Fellow bloggers ~ I am having a hard time commenting on your blogs ~ not sure what the deal is. I'll keep trying!! And you keep up the great work!!

It Is Official ~ It Is Thursday!!

And the scale yelled "198.2" so that's my marker for next Thursday and I want to be below that!! Will I still weigh myself every morning? Haven't decided yet ~ it doesn't change my day but maybe it messes with my head?! Will I be able to start my day without a weigh in? Will I have scale withdrawal? Who knows...

I didn't journal yesterday ~ me bad but I will today!!

Off to chug the vitamins...multi, fish oil, Vit D and calcium later on.

onward and downward I go..........