We had a good great day today. We actually stayed motivated amid all sorts of running around, car repairs, packing Christmas decorations away, etc. All meals were eaten at the table–quite nice. I even lit candles. We had a tossed salad with a hard cooked egg (each) for brunch and for supper, a beef stir-fry on a bed of rice, lots of veggies. I think we’re short on water, but that’s something I’ve got to really work at.

All in all, it was a super Day Two, thanks in large part to all of you. Just knowing that others are in the same boat helps a lot!

Hello all. I am actually sick today with some kind of stomach flu or food poisoning. It’s a downer.

Thursday and Friday went well, though. I stayed within my points range and did 1 1/2 at a local yoga studio both days. Wow. What a difference it makes to do the yoga outside of the house. My body is still sore, and I burned off 4 points each day. I’m thinking of using the money I would have used for WW meetings and put them toward yoga, while doing my WW online. We’ll see.

That yoga place has been there forever and I have always been too chicken to go, thinking I’d look stupid. Why is it so hard to take that first step somtimes.

Now I have to make sure this stomach illness doesn’t take me off course. I often have trouble with something like this messing up my motivation. Tomorrow it’s back to the routine.

Okay, I’m on week 3 of a plateau, and while I know I should expect these every once in a while, that doesn’t mean it’s not annoying the boogers out of me. One part of my brain is moaning “at 1200 calories a day I should be able to sit in front of the TV and just drool and still lose weight” but the rational part is telling me to get off my ample tushy and break a sweat.

But the bad with the good: we did a preliminary run on our taxes, and Uncle Sam wants an insane amount of money from us. Enough that we have no idea how we’re going to come up with it. But the good thing? Last year that would have spurred both the Spouse Thingy and I do indulge in a little stress eating. All it did was make him get the runs (LOL, it did, and I shouldn’t laugh about it) and make me sit down at the computer and work All. Day. Long.

for your kinds welcome words. I’ve been so busy the past few days that I haven’t been back over here or responded to you. Thanks again.

This is going to be harder than I thought. Some friends just got back from Germany (she’s from there, lives here now with hubby) and they gave us some of quite possibly the best chocolate in the world. They know how much we love it! Well, um, I really like chocolate and Cherry Cokes from Sonic - not necessarily at the same time. Just like them both. So, um, well, I have eaten the chocolate - though not all of it and Iwant more of it, NOW. I am sipping on one of those yummy Cherry Cokes right now. Ssshhhhhhhhh. I did some saggy, baggy booty excercises yesterday and now my bum hurts. And I don’t want to do more today. but. i. must. sigh. And I guess I know that my lower back would be stronger and hurt less if I did some crunches or situps of sorts. again. sigh. I just want to be healthy and strong enough for two more babies - God willing. Yes, I wrote that, I really, really wrote that! Seven. I’ve always wanted seven.

Today I couldn’t wait to check in. I worked out this morning, drank water, showered and ate a healthy breakfast. It’s amazing what working out does for my mental health. I’m actually awake, happy, and energized. I’d like to remember that the next time I opt to sleep in and grab a coffee instead.

Official Weight (weigh days are Saturday morning): 159.8 Yikers. It’s not great, but at least I know where I’m starting now. My goal for next week is 157.6. We’ll see, yes?

This trying to lose weight thing is full of ups and downs it seems. The upside is I’m really feeling pretty good physically, which is something I don’t always pay attention to I guess. Its odd that when you don’t feel well you notice it right away, but when you feel better than normal you almost don’t notice. I went my 2 miles this morning and I’ve had 56 oz of water already and its not even 3p.m. I had yogurt for breakfast and leftover salmon for lunch and I’m not even hungry. The downs are simply it seems like an awful lot of work for minimal results some days. I’m only down a 1/2 lb and 1/2 an inch around my waist. I know it will come off and I’m looking forward to buying new jeans, I’m just wondering how long it will take. Sometimes I think I need time to myself to exercise and I’m finding that I’ve been too narrow minded about what exercise needs to be. Time to yourself is hugely important too, an most days I am a huge advocate of it. So tomorrow, I will not be on my treadmill, but instead my daughter and I are going bike riding. WooHoo! So I guess that could be my tip of the day…throw a football, kick a soccerball, walk to the park with the kids or maybe even play a game of twister, something besides the ordinary. Have a positively beautiful day!

I wrote this in my personal blog, but I decided to post it here too because maybe most of you can relate.

  Last night we were having a DDR family challenge. It was going well until my husband and I were up against each other. After our 3 rounds, I looked at my kids and they were bunched up together giggling. I asked them what they were laughing about and they said “mommy you look like jello!” I played it off by saying “I love jello” and grabbed them all and started tickling them. It really hurt my feelings, but I didn’t let them know that. They weren’t trying to be mean or anything. That just motivates me more to reach my goal!!!!! I don’t want to be known as Jello Mommy!!