Ah ha!

I did it! I actually did it! I am so proud of myself. I've been saying I'm going to do it for over a week now and I finally did what I said I would do. I hate it when I say I'm going to do something and then I don't follow through with it. For me, it doesn't really matter if there is a legitimate reason for not doing something or not. It still bugs me.

And it's no different with myself. Although, I am harder on myself when it deals with another person. But still ..... Anyway, I did it and I feel sooo good about it. I feel like I have energy (although I also want to take a nap, so maybe that's just my head playing tricks on me), I
feel successful and I feel like I set a good example for my children this morning. I;m feeling so good, I'm actually thinking about doing some more of it.

So what did I do that was so good? I exercised. I actually plugged in the simple DVD and I did it. I walked a mile. On an empty stomach. So we didn't eat breakfast until 9:50 this morning. That's okay. I'm hoping that things will go like this: I'll get into the "groove" of exercising in the morning, which will in turn give me more energy. If I have more energy, then I'll start to feel better and be more active. If I'm more active, then I'll sleep better. If I sleep better, then I'll be able to get up earlier (and I'll want to get up earlier to exercise). If I get up earlier, exercising and eating breakfast will be earlier. See what I mean? So we'll "make do" eating breakfast later (which we do half the time anyway), which will take away the excuse I've been making why not to do the DVD, and in the end, it will all be for the better.

That's my theory anyway. Hopefully it comes out to be true more than Darwin's theory.

Week one: and I'm still the only one here

Well, I have already posted my weight (remember the 25 pounds shy of 300 thing? Yeah, that was me.) I'm happy to report that I'm down to 30 pounds shy of 300. So that makes my wight loss this week 5 pounds. Woohoo! And I won't tell you that I have yet to start my "work out" video. The weight loss is due to this horrid head cold that I have. My throat feels like it's less than an inch open and it doesn't really leave me with the desire to swallow anything larger than saliva. And I won't even start about the headache I've had for 5 days.....

But, hey, I'll take the weight loss either way. And I did manage to do school with the girls all this week. So both things tend to make this a good week despite my cold. And don't worry girls (if you even come, that is). I'm sure my luck will run out (I don't believe in luck anyway) and you'll be losing much more than I will be soon enough.

I'm off to make lasagna and baklava for the church fellowship meal. And you better believe that I'm going to enjoy that baklava! If I can get it down, that is....

As for that picture, here it is.
What?..... That's me. Really....... No, I mean really....... Okay, FINE! That's not really me. That's my sister-in-law post 7 months her first baby. Everyone say it with me now: NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR!

I was thinking of finding the worst picture of myself and posting it. You know, to have something really good to compare to later. Then I found it. And I'm like "there is no WAY I'm posting that on the internet!". Yes, I have weight to lose. And yes, I want to be honest and transparent through all this. But come on! That picture was awful! Needless to say, it doesn't have much life left in my picture album!


Okay, this is what you get. So it's not the close up perhaps that it should be. But, hey! I've got to keep some dignity. And you certainly get the idea that I need to lose some weight.

Neat idea!

I think that this is a wonderful idea! I have been wanting to lose weight for quite some time, but have been dubious about doing so. Mainly because my husband prefers plumper women and already thinks I could use a few more pounds. I don't want to disappoint him physically, but I don't like being the present weight I am now. Any suggestions?

Maybe I can do this after all

I'm doing alright today. I don't think I'm going to get to that "walk away the pounds" video. I've still got school to do, the laundry to get done and other things. It's currently 2 o'clock. Breakfast was good, I had a decent size bowl of baked oatmeal with homemade yogurt. For lunch I had a bowl of hamburger soup with some crackers (hey, I'm being way too honest here, but there is no way I'm counting the crackers!). But I am moving, even if it's not with that video.
Once the other girls are set to go here, I will post my weight and that before picture (shudder).

Well, it's bed time now (it's 8:35 pm) and that video never did get played. But I didn't take seconds with spaghetti for supper.

A good way to start this off

Well, this didn't start off too bad. We had a birthday party today and I'm actually proud of myself. We had sub sandwiches, chips and of course, the ever needed soda. I did have two pieces of cake, but I didn't finish my ice cream. I didn't like it. I brought two different kinds of cake to the party (pineapple upside down cake and a pear-ginger upside down cake) and I just had to taste them. *smile* We don't have soda very often (only at these get-together's actually), so I'm not concerned with the amount that I had.

We had our lunch first, then we went sledding. And you know what I did? I walked the hill each and every time. Yes, it was more than once! Stop laughing! It was about 5 or 6 times. And, just to let you know the full truth, it was a steep, snowy, slick hill, thank you very much! What makes that even better is that I had the choice to be pulled up in the snowmobile or to walk. And I chose the better choice. Woohoo!! I told my sister-in-law, who was there, that I was walking off the cake and ice cream before I ate it.

I had half sub sandwich for supper, with no chips. Over all, a good day.