198! Plus, I took some measurements and that is really exciting too. I started with my neck at 15...it is now 14 inches. My waist was 38, it's now at 34.25. And hips were 47, they are now 44. I've lost almost 8 inches! I can tell too..my clothes fit differently all over. I didn't measure my arms, but maybe I should because that was the first place I noticed a difference. None of the shirts that were tight around my arms are tight anymore. My thigh measurement is 24 and my upper arm is 13. I'll try to remember next time I measure to do those too and see what the comparison is. It's been about 115 days since I started this and I'm really loving the results. 26 pounds!! I haven't lost that much weight since I had a baby. I also think this is the first time I've been under 200 since we moved here. When I wrecked my knee I weighed 200 just before the second surgery and I don't think I've been under it since. That was over 10 years ago. I'm just guessing because I never weighed regularly and I wasn't willing to do anything about it if I did, so I just didn't bother. But, I'm hoping to get back into some of those clothes I wore pretty soon. That's been the most annoying part of the whole gaining weight thing. I have lots of clothes I just haven't been able to wear and now I'm starting to be able to wear them again and I love it. I can't wait to get all the way back to where I was and maybe even less. My goal is about 160, but if I could get down to 140 that would be amazing.
Jack got called into the Primary last Sunday! He hasn't seved in the Primary since we were first married and team taught. The boys couldn't believe what they were hearing. The funnier thing about it is that he's teaching with Blake Garner. Those kids aren't going to dare say a word every Sunday. Big, bald, intimidating men those two are. I guess that class needs it though, lots of boys and a couple of girls. It makes me laugh to think about it. But he'll have fun, plus he'll have to stay to all 3 hours of church now, this will be really good for him.
We're ordaining Spencer an Elder next Sunday. Talk about reality check. This thing is coming soon! He wants to go shopping tomorrow too, so that should be interesting. After Sunday we'll look at dates for him to go through the temple and then we'll just concentrate on getting him ready to go. This thing will be here before we know it and I'd like to be a little bit ready for it. I really am going to miss him when he goes. He is such a good helper and always willing to do whatever. He's been alot of fun and I know Jack is really going to miss him. Having him at work everyday has been such a good thing for both of them. I think this one might be harder on Jack than on me. He'll miss him alot, everyday at work. Spencer and Trevor have been really good friends since he got back from California too, so Trevor is going to have a hard time with this as well. It's just been the two of them for quite awhile and Trevor is going to be rather lonely. But, we'll muddle through and be ok.
New Beginnings is coming up...a week from today in fact. I have had several freak out moments over all the things going on in January, but they are coming to a close now and I've managed to get through them ok. Our moms and daughters night was good. We got alot of the girls signed up online and it was a good night. We've got just a few more things to get done for New Beginnings and then we're ready for that. I've got the invitations and programs made as well as the slideshow put together. We've got to make the flowers and make sure all the girls know what they are doing and then we're done. I will be glad when this night is over.
I think that's about all I really need to talk about now and I really should get ready for school.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
201 this morning!!! I am so excited about getting to this point! I can't wait until I am consistently under 200. I would love to be around 185-190 for Christen's wedding which would be 12-17 pounds by March. That is only 9 weeks away. I'd have to get back to losing 2 pounds a week to make it, but I'm going to try really hard. I readjusted my goals on MFP and it cut 100 calories off my daily intake so hopefully I'll be able to do that and it will jump start my losing again. I slowed down during the holidays so now I need to get back into it. I have been walking pretty regularly for the last week or so. I'm hoping that will help kick things back to where they were when I first started. 100's here I come!
The knot in the pit of my stomach is almost gone. I talked to Trisha on Sunday and she said she always feels the same way, walking on eggshells, wondering when she's going to get yelled at again. I really didn't even want to go to church yesterday because of it. I have never felt this way in a calling before. Not that I remember anyway. I goofed up when I was first RS pres, but was never treated like everything I said and did was questioned and second guessed and that I couldn't handle things. I guess I just need to learn something that I haven't figured out yet. Time to spend a little more time on my knees and hopefully we can all move in a positive direction. It's pretty sad though when the whole presidency and the camp director all feel the same way. I've got to get over being bugged though.
It sounds like I might get a little bit of peace from the McGee's now. The wedding is all but planned and I didn't have to go anywhere with them. They found her dress, have a photographer, chose the colors, picked the food for the reception, and chose the flowers. I might just get the rest of Jan, Feb, and March to myself in peace. I'll have to work on an invite list, but I can handle that. I'm just glad this hasn't turned into a major power play between the two of us, because I'm not going to play her games. I'm wondering how this next 8 months is going to go though because Sam and Natalya have already been in a fight over him not coming up this past weekend. There is no way he'll be able to come up every weekend if they are going to make it to August and still go to the temple, so he decided to stay home last weekend. She was mad at him for it. I'm not sure what all happened but I think he'll get a good taste of how manipulative and controlling she really is and whether or not he'll be able to live with it the rest of his life. I'm not sure to what extent she is like that, but I know she has those tendencies. She pouts and throws tantrums when she doesn't get her way, so we'll see how bad it really is.
I am making really good progress on Christen's cross-stitch. I have run myself out of two colors, but I'll wait until there's nothing else to do before I go get them. I'd say I'm about a third of the way done with most of that being done in the last week. It's coming along which is good because time is running out and there's still alot to do!
Well, out of time again. Work today should be fun. Hopefully this week won't feel as long as last week did!
The knot in the pit of my stomach is almost gone. I talked to Trisha on Sunday and she said she always feels the same way, walking on eggshells, wondering when she's going to get yelled at again. I really didn't even want to go to church yesterday because of it. I have never felt this way in a calling before. Not that I remember anyway. I goofed up when I was first RS pres, but was never treated like everything I said and did was questioned and second guessed and that I couldn't handle things. I guess I just need to learn something that I haven't figured out yet. Time to spend a little more time on my knees and hopefully we can all move in a positive direction. It's pretty sad though when the whole presidency and the camp director all feel the same way. I've got to get over being bugged though.
It sounds like I might get a little bit of peace from the McGee's now. The wedding is all but planned and I didn't have to go anywhere with them. They found her dress, have a photographer, chose the colors, picked the food for the reception, and chose the flowers. I might just get the rest of Jan, Feb, and March to myself in peace. I'll have to work on an invite list, but I can handle that. I'm just glad this hasn't turned into a major power play between the two of us, because I'm not going to play her games. I'm wondering how this next 8 months is going to go though because Sam and Natalya have already been in a fight over him not coming up this past weekend. There is no way he'll be able to come up every weekend if they are going to make it to August and still go to the temple, so he decided to stay home last weekend. She was mad at him for it. I'm not sure what all happened but I think he'll get a good taste of how manipulative and controlling she really is and whether or not he'll be able to live with it the rest of his life. I'm not sure to what extent she is like that, but I know she has those tendencies. She pouts and throws tantrums when she doesn't get her way, so we'll see how bad it really is.
I am making really good progress on Christen's cross-stitch. I have run myself out of two colors, but I'll wait until there's nothing else to do before I go get them. I'd say I'm about a third of the way done with most of that being done in the last week. It's coming along which is good because time is running out and there's still alot to do!
Well, out of time again. Work today should be fun. Hopefully this week won't feel as long as last week did!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
It really is Monday, but it's 1:30 in the A.M. so just barely. I needed to state what a wonderful Christmas it was before I forget what I'm feeling. I am so tired and ready to go to sleep! It really has been a wonderful day though. It started with good news on the scale...After breakfast I was curious, so I weighed myself. I normally never do it after I've eaten just because I like to do it with no food in my stomach. But, I weighed in at 204!! That means an even 20 pounds lost so far in just barely over 90 days! I was so happy! That means I've lost about 1 1/2 pounds per week. Not quite the 2 per week I started off doing, but better than the 1 per week that was/is my goal. It really has been relatively painless, very few days have I felt deprived and on the days I've gone over my calories if I would have exercised I would have been fine. My new goal for the next 90 days is to eat better food and exercise more regularly. But, if I can lose another 20 in the next 90 days, I'll be down 40 by Christen's wedding...which would put me at 184 and I would be really happy with that. That would mean I could be to my goal weight before Doug got home!
Next, Jack had to go into work, so he left early this morning and I started getting things ready for dinner. When he got home we opened presents and did all that fun stuff. We played with stuff and finished getting ready for dinner and then went to church. It's funny how times goes by so fast...it's a good thing I looked at the clock when I did or we wouldn't have even made it there. I happened to glance at the wall about 12:40...church started at 1 and I was supposed to be there early for choir! It was a good thing I had showered earlier in the day! We hurried and got ready and I ran out the door. Trevor and Sam came later, but Sam had forgotten Sunday shoes, so Jack let him use his and he stayed home. While we were at church we had the bishop check the status of Spencer's mission call and guess what!!! It's coming Wednesday!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic Christmas present! He immediately texted all of his friends planning for Wed night. What an amazing week we'll have!
After church we came home and set the tables and waited for Doug's call. We got to Skype this year and I can't believe how much I was looking forward to seeing him. Really seeing how he looked and not just how he sounded. What a blessing it was to see him. He called at 4 our time and we got to talk for an hour. It was so fun to be able to talk to him all at the same time and for everyone to hear what he had to say. It was amazing! Natalya came in the last 15 minutes or so, so he got to see her which was good. We also got to meet the Johns family who have really taken good care of Doug while he's been in Odessa. It was fun to meet their family...she came home from the hospital with her third child yesterday! I can't believe she still had the missionaries over the day after getting out of the hospital...with a 5 day old baby! What a wonderful woman! It's amazing how much it means to me to know there is someone out there that will watch after my boy when I can't.
Not too long after we hung up with Doug, Chuck and his family came over for dinner. Well, part of his family. Heather and Cameron didn't come and Christen worked all last night, so after they talked to Zac, she went home and went to bed. I'm sure she spent Christmas night with the Ivins after she woke up. So Chuck, Alysa, and Brandon were here with the 6 of us. We had a fantastic dinner with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, stuffing, pumpkin pie etc etc. I really went overboard and ate til I was sick. Then I indulged in some white chocolate popcorn. Not just a little bit either...alot. But, since starting myfitnesspal I've done really good and I decided to not worry about it for today, so I ate!
They stayed until about 8:30 and then headed home and we started watching a movie. Of course I fell asleep almost immediately and only woke up to watch the last 10 or so minutes. Now I'm awake with a growling stomach and a head ache, so it's a big drink of water and some tylenol for me, then bed.
Tomorrow ( or really today) is our family pizza party at mom and dad's, so that means up early to go shopping so we can do prep work before we head down there and then lots of work making lots of pizza for the family. It will be really good though, I'm looking forward to it.
Next, Jack had to go into work, so he left early this morning and I started getting things ready for dinner. When he got home we opened presents and did all that fun stuff. We played with stuff and finished getting ready for dinner and then went to church. It's funny how times goes by so fast...it's a good thing I looked at the clock when I did or we wouldn't have even made it there. I happened to glance at the wall about 12:40...church started at 1 and I was supposed to be there early for choir! It was a good thing I had showered earlier in the day! We hurried and got ready and I ran out the door. Trevor and Sam came later, but Sam had forgotten Sunday shoes, so Jack let him use his and he stayed home. While we were at church we had the bishop check the status of Spencer's mission call and guess what!!! It's coming Wednesday!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic Christmas present! He immediately texted all of his friends planning for Wed night. What an amazing week we'll have!
After church we came home and set the tables and waited for Doug's call. We got to Skype this year and I can't believe how much I was looking forward to seeing him. Really seeing how he looked and not just how he sounded. What a blessing it was to see him. He called at 4 our time and we got to talk for an hour. It was so fun to be able to talk to him all at the same time and for everyone to hear what he had to say. It was amazing! Natalya came in the last 15 minutes or so, so he got to see her which was good. We also got to meet the Johns family who have really taken good care of Doug while he's been in Odessa. It was fun to meet their family...she came home from the hospital with her third child yesterday! I can't believe she still had the missionaries over the day after getting out of the hospital...with a 5 day old baby! What a wonderful woman! It's amazing how much it means to me to know there is someone out there that will watch after my boy when I can't.
Not too long after we hung up with Doug, Chuck and his family came over for dinner. Well, part of his family. Heather and Cameron didn't come and Christen worked all last night, so after they talked to Zac, she went home and went to bed. I'm sure she spent Christmas night with the Ivins after she woke up. So Chuck, Alysa, and Brandon were here with the 6 of us. We had a fantastic dinner with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, stuffing, pumpkin pie etc etc. I really went overboard and ate til I was sick. Then I indulged in some white chocolate popcorn. Not just a little bit either...alot. But, since starting myfitnesspal I've done really good and I decided to not worry about it for today, so I ate!
They stayed until about 8:30 and then headed home and we started watching a movie. Of course I fell asleep almost immediately and only woke up to watch the last 10 or so minutes. Now I'm awake with a growling stomach and a head ache, so it's a big drink of water and some tylenol for me, then bed.
Tomorrow ( or really today) is our family pizza party at mom and dad's, so that means up early to go shopping so we can do prep work before we head down there and then lots of work making lots of pizza for the family. It will be really good though, I'm looking forward to it.
Friday, December 23, 2011
December 23, 2011
Friday! No school! Ah, I love it! Today's list of things to do...finish sewing pj pants, (I have hems and elastic to finish in 4 pants!) cut out and sew Natayla's pj's (Sam's financee..long story, will get to it later), shop for, make a pattern, and sew a white stocking, wrap presents. White stocking explaination...for the young women this year Trisha Barnes, our young women's president, found a poem about a white stocking and how it was supposed to be the one for the Savior and how it was empty..forgotten. The only way to fill it is with presents from us to Him ie..things we want to change, things we'll do better etc. So we sewed little white stockings for all the girls. I have been thinking about our Christmas' and how they have lacked something since the boys have gotten older and I was thinking that this might be it. So, I'm going to attempt to make a white stocking and this year for Christmas Eve..or maybe Christmas Day, since it is on a Sunday, I'm going to introduce it to the family and see what they think. They've been really good about "Secret Santa" the years we've done it and love doing things for each other. I just tend to overromanticize things like this and then get irritated when Jack isn't as excited about it as I am and I feel like he sabotages it. Sometimes I get really tired of doing things on my own, so I just don't even try. Now, I'm not going to make this blog negative. I have thought about that alot these last couple of days and tried to decide what I wanted this to be...real, get it all out there, my one place to complain and say everything I'm thinking...or keep it nice because my kids might read it some day, stay positive because only negative things come from thinking and writing negatively, convince myself that I can handle things. I've decided to keep it positive. Maybe my kids will find this and I don't want them to think I'm always unhappy or I thought things were horrible, because I'm not and things aren't. I have a great life with a super family, a husband who loves me and takes care of me. That's what I want my kids to read and take from this if they ever do read it. I'm sure I'll slip and need to vent once in awhile, but that is life.
So, lots of things to do today, oh, plus I think I'm going to try to bake something for the neighbors. There's lots of years we haven't done anything, and maybe it still won't happen, but I'm going to try.
This morning I weighed 205 still which I am happy about. Wednesday Rebecca, Michele, Michelle, Roseann, and Tammy and I went to Zupa's for lunch, then yesterday Mr. Wallace brought in Melina's for the staff, so I've had 2 days of lots of food. I was a little worried about all of that, but so far it's not been bad. But, I have tried to stay away from all the treats. I did really good at school, didn't have anything! We've had a few treats dropped off and so far I haven't indulged. It's amazing how writing everything down with immediate consequences (calories, fat etc recorded right then) stops some behaviors. Everytime I think about getting something, I stop and wonder how hard it's going to be to record this and whether or not it's worth it. So far very few things have been worth it. It really has paid off though..down 19 pounds in 3 months...I just hope it continues to come off. I have about 40 left to go and I'm really hoping I'll have another 20 by March and Christen's wedding. Then have the rest gone by Sam's wedding in August. What a challenge!
So, lots of things to do today, oh, plus I think I'm going to try to bake something for the neighbors. There's lots of years we haven't done anything, and maybe it still won't happen, but I'm going to try.
This morning I weighed 205 still which I am happy about. Wednesday Rebecca, Michele, Michelle, Roseann, and Tammy and I went to Zupa's for lunch, then yesterday Mr. Wallace brought in Melina's for the staff, so I've had 2 days of lots of food. I was a little worried about all of that, but so far it's not been bad. But, I have tried to stay away from all the treats. I did really good at school, didn't have anything! We've had a few treats dropped off and so far I haven't indulged. It's amazing how writing everything down with immediate consequences (calories, fat etc recorded right then) stops some behaviors. Everytime I think about getting something, I stop and wonder how hard it's going to be to record this and whether or not it's worth it. So far very few things have been worth it. It really has paid off though..down 19 pounds in 3 months...I just hope it continues to come off. I have about 40 left to go and I'm really hoping I'll have another 20 by March and Christen's wedding. Then have the rest gone by Sam's wedding in August. What a challenge!
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