How have you all made out??

Sorry for not posting...or posting so late.

I hope that you all made it through the holidays. I did OK. I was proud of myself for the most part. I had a couple of rough and rocky days where the temptation took over but I am not taking advantage and giving up. I am getting back on track and getting back into the groove of everyday life again.

So over the holidays I gained 1.5 pounds bringing me back up to 209.5. I'm OK with that. I didn't exercise and was very busy the entire time with temptation and food everywhere. I don't want to beat myself up over it so I'll just be proud that it wasn't more and just go back to doing what works and feels better.

Cruddy food makes me feel just that cruddy. Tastes good and makes you feel better at the time because your brain tells you you want it. Truth is it's just telling you ,you do want it but are going to pay for it later.

So back to the good eating mode, the water drinking mode, and the moving mode. How did you all make out over the holidays??

am I really??

1 more... gone forever.

I knew it wouldn't be good but I am still happy with 1.

1 pound is better than +1. So I'm good with it.

Christmas is a week away and I haven't gained so I can live with it.

Especially since I have snuck in a few treats.

But I have to realize that a few are not failure but just not a fall back either.

I have to learn how to live life and be successful at this in order to make it a new lifestyle.

If anyone can do it, I can. I will.

Do you figure i I read it back enough times I will??

Am I the only one that struggles with this. I know I am not. I often wonder though how we ever began to think it was OK to begin with??

it must be christmas!!

It must be getting closer to Christmas. I didn't think that I had time to do much before but now it seems even less.

I often wonder how lazy I was before I had kids. I was either lazy or had way too much time on my hands and just didn't know what to do with it. Anyway, over the past week this is what I have been up to.

Monday, Christmas luncheon for work. I enjoyed a seafood wrap and a nice salad for lunch it was all really good and could fit it into my budget for just under 450 calories. A lot for lunch but I made it fit into my day with and egg white omelet for breakfast and a chicken salad for supper. It was all good and totally worth it!

Tuesday, early am, kids off to school. Had CPI at 1200pm so I didn't have much time to do anything before work today.

Wednesday was my day off but I so totally missed it. I was so busy running around getting all my Christmas stuff completed so that I didn't have to go back into and mall or store other than the grocery store for necessities. Thank goodness. I hate waiting 30 minutes to check out for just a few things and that is how it goes at the walmart here. It sucks!

Thursday, I wrapped presents. Almost all done but not quite yet. then went to work and spend 6 1/2 hours at the hospital with one of my people from work. All for nothing he had to go back on Friday for the same thing!! It is so hard to plan ahead for these types of things.

Friday was a total waste. I went to work for a staff meeting at 1pm. Ended up going to that appointment at the hospital with my individual. Then as he finished another person from where I work brought another individual I support to the hospital because he was quite sick as well. So I had to stay with him. Well, I couldn't leave him alone at all because he was so sick and uncompliant and he didn't want to come with me to do anything. IE eat. So we waited. We waited 6 hours to be seen by a Dr. Then he was immediately admitted. then I couldn't leave him for one second because he was trying to pull the iv out even though he so desperately needed it.

To make a long story short, I finished work, Saturday morning at 830am!! Yes that's right went Friday at 1 finished sat at 8:30. Wanna know what I had for supper, a snickers bar and a coffee at 1130pm. Nice eh. It was all the nurse could round up. The kitchen and all the cafeteria's were closed at 8pm. But I was so preoccupied with the person I was with it totally slipped my mind. If I knew that I was going to be there sooooo long I could have prepared better but who knew.

Regardless once I got home, guess what, Dalton was so sick that I ended up going right back to the hospital and was there until 2pm. I should just have them give me a bed there! LOL

He is better now and on the mend but home from school today.

Sunday, baked in the am, went to church had company mid afternoon and in the evening!

So I think I will be glad to settle down now. Get back to the things I need to be doing!

So today is weigh in day and once I eat and shower I will get to it. I am hoping for the best but expecting the worst. especially after that snickers supper. I don't even really like snickers that was the worst part!

We'll see what the scale tells us after. How has your holidays been so far??? Ad busy as mine??

2 more

So this weekend we were out alot!! ALOT!! and you eat what is offered but you try to eat wisely and try to guess and think out your calories.

Well, this Christmas I think that I can finally handle the holidays.

I made 8 dozen chocolate cookies and ate 1. I was happy. I made 64 peanut butter balls and ate 1. Again I was happy. I made a point of eating them the day after I made then to fight off the temptation. It worked. After one I was satisfied.

So today was a bit of a monumental moment. 2 more pounds gone forever. bringing the total to ....drum roll please.... 209 which exactly 20 pounds.

Yay me!!

So I proved I can handle the holidays so far. but I'm sure it will be a piece of cake....er...celery!!

How about you guys are you making out ok so far??

Mix97 | Teacher of the Week

Mix97 Teacher of the Week: "Mrs. Zennette is such a wonderful person. I appreciate her kindness for the children she teaches. She makes it a point of making each and every one of her students to feel great about themselves. She not only teaches them the literal teachings of school but the kindness, self esteem and love that helps to make this world a better place. I wish all teachers could have the passion that Nicole brings to work with her each day.
Thank you for touching our kids hearts and minds ,Nicole you are one special woman!!"

That was the nomination letter that we sent into Mix 97 for 12 full weeks. Finally she was picked this am. Dalton was so thrilled. She isn't Dalton's teacher anymore she was his teacher from last year. But he loves her so much that he has nominated her every week since the first day of the contest in September.
Nicole has changed schools now and no longer teaches at Dalton's current school. I hope that she comes back over the next two years. She has that option and I hope she does. As do so many other parents. I posted it on face book and there were many comments from the parents of our school so happy that she won!
Nicole's mom does teach at Dalton's school still and came up to him and gave him a little hug and thanked him for making her daughter fell like the most important person ever! Dalton was so happy.
Nicole also called ( still crying) after she heard Dalton on the radio talking about how great she was. And begged her to come back. Her birthday is next Friday and he has something special also planned for her!

So that made Dalton's day. He was walking around with a smile all day. I also want to add that her dad won a few weeks ago and Dalton said at the radio..."seriously, Mr LeSage! What does he need flower's for!"

Kids ya gotta love'em

1 lb....

1lb...

One lousey pound. You eat so well and drink your water and that is all you get???

Is that how I feel NOPE!!

I am glad at least it's something!! Woo Hoo me! I have to admit I was a little disappointed at first and it took me a few minutes of thinking and not going to the fridge or cupboard. But then I thought about it and realized that I didn't get this way overnight and it isn't going to come off that quick either. I have just been spoiled over the last five weeks with the rapid drop that it finally caught up with me.

But I am good with that. I am happy. 1 pound I'll take and be just as happy as if it was a 5!!

Woot hoo!!

Thinking positive that next week might be another ...... at least 1!!