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Ok, I am officially STUPID!  It’s ok, I admit it.  I was just telling a buddy today in a message that the weekends are cherished by me because I don’t have to work.  But I also told her that it is also scary because I tend to eat poorly on the weekend as far as eating out and such.  I am really not a snacker, so I don’t go overboard there, but restaraunt food is horrible!!  It has waaayyyy too many calories for me to even think about going.  But like always, my family and I tend to go out at least once if not twice a weekend.

 Well, all that being said…I started my weekend early.  At work today (I’m still here) a few of us decided to go out to Chevy’s for lunch.  Well, if you go online to their menu and pull up the nutrition info, you will see that it is a dieters nightmare.  I went with the intentions that I would only eat half of what I ordered.   Well, I ordered artichoke/mushroom enchiladas(it came with 2) and it came with rice and black beans.  I had the intention to not eat the rice, but it was so tempting that I ate every bite of it.  I did only eat one of the enchiladas, but I had chips, chips, and chips too.

How am I ever gonna be successful if I make choices like this?  Sure, you can say it’s only one meal, but it is one meal that I probably consumed 900+ calories on.  I have really got to get my act together or either I need to stop trying to lose weight and be happy with myself the way I am.  Cause I can’t continue to play these mind games with myself.  I weigh in tomorrow, and I am sure the scale will not spit out a number lower than what I am now.  I mean, if I had not eaten so much at lunch today then it might have showed at least 1/2 a pound loss.

(AFTER A BIG DEEP BREATH AND A GLASS OF WATER)

Ok……pity party is over!!!  I have lost 14 pounds since mid-September and I did that by consuming 1600 calories or less a day.  It is just one meal and I have the power to not eat anything else today because I am a stong minded woman with a goal to be 130 pounds by April.  So, I will press on and know that I will not lose weight by being stupid.  I will not eat out at a restaraunt this weekend and if my husband wants to, then sure, I will join him but I will have a green salad…and not one of the fru-fru salads that have 800 calories in them either.  A lettuce, carrot, tomato and cucumber salad with vinegerette dressing.  I will not fall victim of myself again! 

I AM ON A MISSION!!

 I was just wondering what ya’ll have on your Christmas wish list this year.  I have a lot of big ticket items on mine, but they are just wishful thinking…but here they are.
Wii Fit, KitchenAid mixer (I’m getting this, my hubby got it for me on Black friday for $130 at wal-mart), new digital camera, my mom to visit me in California (she lives in Alabama and I miss her!), 11 pounds off my tummy and butt (please don’t take it from my boobies), and Good health for all of my buddies and family…oh and of course Peace on Earth and Goodwill toward Men!

What about you?  What do you want this year?  I know it has been a hard year for a lot of people with the economy the way it is.  But we all have to remember that with God, ALL things are possible.  Sometimes they might not be in our timing, but He has a plan for each of us, and we have to “be still and know that He is God”.  He will work it out.

So, chime in.  I love to share in my friends excitement!  Let me know what you want for Christmas, even if it is unrealistic.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 

Yesterday I went to the grocery store after work to pick up a few things and I said to myself “self, since it is Fall, soup sure would be good”.  So, being the great listener that I am, I listened to myself and I am glad I did!

 I got 6 cans of Progresso Light Soup of different varieties.  Today for lunch I had the Chicken Noodle and for the whole can it was only 120 calories.  It also has the Weight Watchers Points on the side of the can too.  I think the one I had today was 2 points for the whole can.  Tomorrow I’ll be having the Italian-Style Vegetable with 0 points, 120 calories and 0 fat!  The soup with a few whole wheat crackers and an orange was very satisfying and very tasty!

So, I think I will be listening to myself more often!  And I hope ya’ll listen to me too, because I think I just gave excellent advice on a quick easy, healthy meal! 

Hey everybody!  I just wanted to give an update on my weekend.

Well, I spent Friday-Sunday in Tahoe with 26 High School girls and 5 other adults for a Girls Conference.  It was absolutly beautiful up there.  It had snowed a few days before so the ground at our cabin was covered. 

We had a LOT of food there this weekend, because you all know, teenagers love to eat!  For the most part, I stayed true to myself and my commitment to be 149 by 2009.  I did enduldge in a few oatmeal cookies, and an extra piece of garlic bread with dinner Saturday night, but I think I earned it.   Saturday, we had 4 hours of free time so me and 5 others went on a 6 mile walk (3 there, 3 back) into town.  Going, it was mostly down hill, but coming back was mostly uphill!  Wew!!  That was tough!  It was raining on us and sleeting.  But, I burned off those cookies, FOR SURE!

The fruit was a HIT!  The girls snacked…or should I say grazed on it while they watched a movie Saturday night.  The ladies that were in charge of the food for the weekend also brought fruit and by the end of the weekend, it was gone.  They also made sure there were plenty of healthy choices for our meals, like salad, whole wheat tortillas, whole wheat pasta for spaghetti.  So that was really nice! 

For me though, the best part of the whole weekend was coming home to a clean house!  My husband had spend Sunday afternoon cleaning, and when I walked in it smelled like a maid service had been there!  Yeah!  He earned points for that one!  Besides, a good night of sex burns about 200 calories!  (oops, did I say that out loud??)

I hope everyone has a GREAT and SUCCESSFUL week of losing weight!!! 

Hummmm????  How in the world am I going to stay on the straight and narrow this weekend with a group of teenage girls???  That is the question I sit and ponder. 

I lead a high school small group at our church and this weekend is a girls conference at Lake Tahoe.  It is going to be a great weekend with lots of activities, but with that comes lots of food.  Now, what kind of food do you ask.  What kind of food do you think teenage girls like?  You got it…brownies, cookies, candy, chips…you name it and it will probably be there.  These girls are like little rats.  I don’t know how they sneek out of their house with bags of loot like they do, but they always bring the good stuff.

 And, to be a good leader, I have to bring something too!  Do you think they will think of me as an old fogie if I bring fresh fruit?  We’ll have to see about that, cause that’s exactly what I am going to do.  A fruit platter to be exact! 

 I will let ya’ll know how COOL /Boring I am when I get back!  I leave on Friday afternoon and come back Sunday. 

I wonder what my husband will be feeding the kids???

Day 1- Ok, I got my Body Bootcamp (BBC) DVD’s and accessories on Friday (Halloween) and after the kids were done trick-or-treating I was bent on working out…so I did, and let me just say that I loved it.  The program comes with a calendar to let you know what dvd to do on certain days and I did the upper body workout and abs.   I have never said I loved anything about exercise but this was great!  I had to rest a few times longer than allowed, but I got a really good workout in!

Day 2- Saturday morning I got up around 8:45 am and had breakfast.  I knew we would be in and out all day so I decided to take the plunge and work out in the morning (I have never done that before).  Again, it was great.  This time I did the Lower body workout.  No abs this time cause I was running short on time and the calendar didn’t call for me to do it anyway.  Well, by the end of the day, let me just say OUCH!  I was starting to get sore. 

 Day 3- I woke up Sunday morning to get ready for church and soon realized it hurts to walk.  All day I could feel the work I had put into my upper and lower body and my abs.  It was a good kind of pain.  The kind of pain that you feel when you know if you continue you are gonna get sweet results!  But, in light of how sore I was I decided not to workout.  It wouldn’t have been pretty.  I did stretch though, so I will be ready for day 4.  Stay Tuned!

I am new to Buddyslim, and so far I like it.  My main reason for being here is to stay motivated.  When I read the success of other plain Jane, normal people without trainers and personal chefs, like me, I say to myself “if they can do it, so can I”. 

 I have been counting calories for over a month.  I came across this treat blog “How I Lost 25 Pounds in a Month”.  It is located at http://www.debramoorhead.com/blog/index.php/how-i-lost-25-pounds-in-one-month/ 

The plan is really simple to me.  It is based on strickly counting calories.  You determine your calories by the amount of calories it would take to maintain your goal weight.  Just read the blog, it explains it way better than I can.   No counting points by adding and multiplying, and dividing calories, fiber, and carbs…you all know that system…Weight Watchers.  While it does wonders for some people, I couldn’t stick to it.  Plus I would always lose that little slider thing. 

I have lost 12 pounds so far.  I started at my highest weight ever…174!  As of this morning I am at 162.  Yeah me!!  I have just started walking 2 miles a day this week and so far so good.  I wanted to give my body a boost for what is to come.  I will be starting Barrys Bootcamp this weekend www.barrysbootcamp.com and can’t wait!  Check it out, and if you get the DVDs maybe we can exchange battle stories! ha!

 Well, I am new to the blog world, so I hope to keep this updated.  I think it is the best weight therapy ever.  Posting things for others to read.  That way, if I don’t post for a while, you gotta know I fell off the wagon and you can send me a message to motivate my butt again!

 Thanks for reading!

Cindy