Hello everyone :wave: , I hope this finds you all well and on track.  I haven’t posted for quite a while but I have been extremely busy at work and home finishing up some things that I was mid way through and Just didn’t have much to say.  I’m still happy to report that I am just shy of having LOST 15 lbs.  i cannot believe it has taken me this long, but that’s okay.  I have not had any weight gain and some weeks it has only been 1/2 lbs., which is also okay, i’ll take anything I can get.  I really am enjoying trying new WW recipes to cook, I have bought 2 of their newest cookbooks and they are pretty good.  I have tried some really good soup recipes in there that are very good since it has been so very cold here for CA.   I don’t really feel deprived at all.  I am content.  I am also happy to report that I have started walking for 45 minutes a day with my dogs so we are all getting something good going on.  The only bad thing is the dogs wanna stop and sniff out every leaf and every prospect for finding a worm to eat (yes, they think they are birds I guess, WORMs for god’s sake) but once they do their duties, they are learning that they have to walk more and sniff less (I’m so mean).  So….I will try to find some time tonight to see how everyone is doing and catch up and comment.  Have a great weekend ladies! :veggiedance:

“Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.” – Marilyn French

As I returned to journaling my food this morning — after not doing it for two days — I grumbled and growled about my lack of consistency. I thought by this time that things would get easier … that goof-ups would be fewer. Not so. I made a mental list of some of the things I seem to continue to stumble over. Here are some of my “pebbles”:

1. being lazy about journaling, when I know that it’s one of the things that keeps me honest and on track;
2. when I know I’m doing well, by either numbers or how my clothes start to feel, I tend to relax and “let go” of some of the discipline that I’ve worked so hard to gain and maintain;
3. sweets are a definite deal-breaker for me, and I know this, but still give into them on occasion;
4. I tend to not be consistent with exercise when I know that makes a huge difference as to how quickly/easily I lose.

These are just a few of my pebbles … I know there are a dump truck full of them that I’m not even thinking of right now! I’m losing, yes, but at a much slower rate than I want to: time to sweep those pebbles off the path so the journey to the mountain is clear and focused!

I think you have to renew your resolve DAILY. At least I do. So, what are some of the “pebbles” that make you stumble?

Weight change since your last recorded weight | -0.4 lbs

Shhh… don’t send me words of encouragement, that’s making it too easy on me. I need to be better at this – and pizza for lunch, chinese for dinner and apple raisin cinnamon rolls are not things to be encouraged. 

I need to kick myself for a bit – really. Want to help?

Has Chirpy chirped her last? Will our heroine continue in her love/ hate relationship with Weight Watchers? Will her valiant attempts at weight loss be in vain? Has she been detoured into a hazardous field of land mines ? Will she join the Olympic Eating Team and gold medal in sweets?

Has the Pixie Dust that allowed her to fly worn off? Will she crash and burn? Will the Helpful Hulk be able to rescue her? All good questions, all yet to be answered. Stay tuned…..film at 11!