Phase Two!

I made it thru the first phase of the 17 Day Diet, having lost a total of 14 lbs. in 17 days! I'm pretty happy with myself and ready to conquer the next phase starting today. I have some new recipes I get to try and got busy at it today!

I made some delicious power cookies and WOW!! were the ingredients ever costly! How come things that are so good for you cost a fortune?? No wonder the obesity problem in this world, a box of macaroni and cheese is only 50 cents! There's just something wrong about all that.......

I also need to get up and move around more. The weather here has turned to nasty cold and wet, so I bought a ZUMBA! game for the Wii. We have such fun with the Just Dance For Kids so I thought why not, give it a try. Wish me luck!!

Godspeed

New scales!

How many people do you know that get excited about a new bathroom scales? Well, you know at least ONE now!! ME!! It has the capabilities of not only giving you an accurate reading on your weight, but your BMI as well. And I am especially excited to report that on day 13 I have lost a total of 13 pounds!! YAY!!

Now its time to get dressed and enjoy a nice cool walk with Maggie. Hope you have an excellent day. :-)

Godspeed

It's BAAAACK!!

My mojo that is! I've been concentrating so much on my new healthier eating that I haven't thought much about scrapping. I think I pretty much have it under control so onto putting my creativity to good use. :-)

While waiting for my new The ScrapRoom kit, I've been trying to use up some of my older stash. The problem is, there's so much in each one that it never dies!!

This first on "The BIG 30" has a rather cute story. Journaling on the tag tucked into the pocket states "All you wanted for your birthday was that HUGE Costco chocolate cake! I'm not sure what got you all started with the icing on the tooth, but it sure has made for some great comments by all who see it! Happy Birthday! Love you!!"  Yes, we have an odd sense of humor!

This one is from the working vacation I took with Butch last October. It was this truck stop that was under remodeling, not at all attractive on the outside but the inside is loaded with darling antiques & great food!

  

In "ready 2 ride" it was Ruby's first experience with the seat on the back of Greg's bike. I love the expression on her face in the first one - Does Daddy know what he's doing? - but the in the other, she glows with trusting eyes towards him. LOVE it!!

Thanks for stopping by, now I'm off to create more before my mojo goes back into hiding again!

Godspeed

NINE POUNDS!!

You saw that right, I've lost NINE POUNDS IN SEVEN DAYS!! My pants feel better at the waist and not cutting into me when I sit down! No coffee still and only natural sugars, well almost.....

I haven't been 100% faithful to the diet set it place, but I also haven't given up and to me, that's more important than that popsicle I had yesterday or that thin slice of cake the day before, which I didn't finish cause I was starting to feel nasty inside. PROGRESS!! This morning I woke with a headache and all I did was crave a bowl of raisin bran cereal. Weird huh?? Yes I did cave in eventually, but as long as I don't stray too far, stick to the portion size, and get carried away, I should be okay.

I don't expect to see that large a number at the end of week two, but I am doing my best to get that scale under 200!

Godspeed

SUCCESS!!

Oh my lucky stars!! I've been faithfully following my new eating plan and WHOA!! lost SIX pounds already!! SIX pounds in THREE days!! I haven't had a drink of coffee since I started and don't feel fatigued at all. And the food I've been preparing is wonderful. Fresh fruits and veggies with lean chicken and a nice assortment of fish, and I'm creating all sorts of different dishes and enjoying each meal.

I know, I know, people say the weight you lose at first is water weight. Well, as long as that water is also removing fat cells from my body then all I can say is YES!! I'm in HAPPYVILLE!!!

Godspeed

A new month, a new way of eating!

Today is the start of what I pray is the path to a healthier me. I am tired of this extra poundage that I carry around and have hopefully found a "diet" I can stick with for the long run and finally shed it. I want to be able to run around with my grandbabies - who are the little loves of my life! - and be around to watch them grow into adults and have babies of their own. In order to do that I must take better care of ME, starting today!! No excuses this time!!

That scale looked mighty ugly this morning - no I'm not telling - weight's been documented, and if all goes well I WILL be minus 2 to 3 lbs. by this time next week!!

Wish me luck! Godspeed