Guess What?

Well Easter weekend went fairly well and a little bit bad, but mostly really well. I went for my first ever jog outside (oh yeah, I think I mentioned that already)... and I stayed out of the candy for the most part. I did have a few oopses but I have vowed to focus on the positive. So here it is...
I bought a new bathing suit on Saturday and it is a size 8!

A SIZE EIGHT!!!!!

I never thought my body would fit into clothing numbered that small. It was a definite first for me - I got down to a size 9 last time, but this time I'm feeling smaller, even though my weight on the scale is still higher than my lowest weight a couple of years ago. Maybe its the exercise? I don't know, but its nice.

So, what did YOU do right this weekend?? I'm sure there was something...!

Happy Easter!

I can't believe its been 10 days since I've posted here. I've been alive - plugging away. I've been doing fairly well (or really well) this week so far. I went to the WW meeting and it helped me to have some good ideas for how to prep for this Easter weekend. I've been doing my best and I"ll share more with you later...
But for now I just wanted to share that today I went for a jog OUTSIDE! Where people could see me!!! Yeah, it was crazy. I enjoyed it but I found it to be tougher than the treadmill cuz I didn't know how fast I was going, and I think I went too fast and got tired out pretty quickly. But still, it was great and I'm proud.
I hope you're all having a good Easter! Enjoy it! But not too many mini eggs.... :o)

This Really Spoke To Me Today

Please go check out this article about our obsession with the scale, and our weight. I think it was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I didn't go to WW yesterday cuz I knew the scale wasn't gonna show a loss - but I've been doing really well the past few weeks as far as exercise and lifestyle change goes. So, I'm going to go with the above mentioned article - which you should really really go see - and say that the lifestyle changes and exercise are more important than a scale telling me that my body mass is half a pound less than the week before. That is only one way to measure.
So - go read that article (you can click on the word article here and it will take you right to it... for those of you who didn't know)!

Still Here - Doing Okay I Think

Okay, I think the title says it all actually. I'm still here, still plugging away and doing okay. We'll see how weigh in is on Tuesday.
Just thought I'd let you know that I'm not hiding - just busy.
:o)
Have a good week, friends!

Okay, Okay ... I'm Back

Phew ... the past week has been pretty crazy for my WW self. Last Thursday and Friday, I totally rocked. I baked a cake and 4 dozen cupcakes, and iced them all WITHOUT HAVING ONE SINGLE LICK of icing.

For me, that is a small - no wait - a HUGE miracle.

I'll tell you how I did it. I knew that I would undoubtedly end up eating gobs of icing on those 2 days while I was baking, and didn't want to. So, I suddenly realized - I DON'T HAVE TO! But I knew I would need some pretty good motivation.

So, I went shopping on Thursday, and bought myself a nice new top (for $9.99) and said that if I didn't snitch - even a taste - then I could keep the top and wear it to Elan's party on Saturday. If I DID snitch, I had to return the top to the store.

Well, it worked.

However, note to self: next time you have a great idea like this, make sure it covers ALL the bases. I probably should have said something more like - if I didn't overeat on cake or icing at all while said item was in the house, then I'd get a reward.

Because, after I succeeded and had already worn the top, I totally proceeded to snitch way too much leftover cake on Sunday and Monday. Boo.

I spent a few days spinning my wheels and feeling gross, but have now kicked it back into gear and hope to stay on program for the rest of this week!! It drives me NUTS how my mind works according to the Weight Watchers week - I didn't get back on track until Wednesday, cuz thats when my WW week starts. Oh well. At least I have a WW week to kick me back on track.

So, I've gotten back on the treadmill yesterday and today, and only went one point over yesterday. I'm hoping to stay within my points today and get a star for that too.

And there you have it, my crazy week summed up for you.

Oh, one more thing. I started doing some childcare last week to make some more money for us. I'll be doing it 3 days per week from now on. And I realized that THAT is also something very tough for me - cuz when I'm stressed out with the kids, I go to food. And with a 9 month old, 12 month old, 3 and 3/4 old, and 3 and a half year old, I do have moments of stress. Many. So, that's my new thing to work on - not eating to comfort myself while the extra kids are here. I'll try to keep you posted on how thats going too.

Happy Thursday Everyone!

My Report Back

Okay, so I did it - I got up even earlier this morning in order to get on the treadmill and it worked for the most part. Elan still woke up in the middle, but 25 minutes in, instead of 5 minutes in, so that's not so bad. I still managed to finish my 3 point jog. And now I'm on target for my points so far today. I WILL NOT fall off this bandwagon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So there.

I can do it. (And you can too).

Confession Time

Ugh.
I ate SO MUCH food today. Its not even funny. And I know it started out being stress-related. Then it was "oh, I've already screwed up, I might as well enjoy a "day off"" Then it was "Holy Cow! I suck!" (which led me to eat more) and so on.
Icky.
And since today is the start of my WW week, I have to be very careful not to let that mindset carry on to thinking that I've already messed this week up and I might as well wait till next week to be good again. Especially considering the birthday cake temptation issue that will be showing up tomorrow and hanging out for a few days.
Ack.
I must start fresh tomorrow morning. For me, that's gonna hafta mean getting on the treadmill EARLY. I've gotten up early to jog 2 out of the last 3 mornings, and 5 minutes into it, Elan has woken up both times and I've had to quit.
Argh.
So, tomorrow, I guess I'll get up even earlier! Which will be tricky - cuz Trev is going to work at 1:00 this morning. So, he won't be here to help me wake up. But, I can do this. If I jog, I'll feel good about myself and that will prompt me to eat right.
(Sigh)
I'll report back to you all tomorrow.