I was a BIG loser this week!

This was a good week as far as my weight loss journey is concerned. I was down 3.4 pounds when I weighed in this morning at my meeting. I was so thrilled! I've lost a total of 17.4 pounds and it feels really good.

I tried really hard not to eat after 7:00 p.m. last week and it obviously made a difference. I've been making better food choices and snacking less. I have to admit that I am hungry sometimes, but I'm hoping that will get better with time.

Jessica and Todd became engaged yesterday and we are all over the top excited. I didn't start losing weight for this reason, but I don't want to be a chubby mother of the bride so I feel even more motivated now. I see a cute new something to wear in my future. Maybe a summer suit, maybe a dress, we'll see when it gets closer.

Although all of this is exciting, the news about Pauli was anything but. I'm dedicating my pounds to Pauli and praying that she will feel my love and concern. There's just no one like her!

Slowly but surely!

That seems to be how it's coming off this time, slowly but surely. I lost another pound so I'm down 14. The hormonies didn't help me this week so maybe next week I'll have a better loss. Even though the weekly losses are small, they do add up. My clothes are much looser and I do feel better.

I keep saying I need to exercise and I just haven't been able to force myself to do it. I've got to get moving. I need to make another hideous threat to myself. I'll think of something to motivate my lazy buns!

This pound is for you, Pauli. I am dedicating all my pounds to Pauli!

I'm a big fat chicken!

I didn't have the courage to go to my meeting yesterday and weigh in because Jessica and Todd came to visit for the weekend and I fell off the wagon a bit. I really didn't pig out, but I did eat more than I should have. Friday night we all went to Ruby's on the pier. It was so much fun. I splurged and got a hamburger. I only ate about 2/3 of it, but I did eat every heavenly French fry that was on my plate. Everyone got shakes, but I refrained. So I guess I could have been worse.

I made French toast and only had one slice, I made breakfast burritos and only had one...on a whole grain tortilla, I made homemade rolls and only ate one...the smallest one, I made two kinds of cookies and I have to confess that I did eat a few of those. Oh yeah, and I made homemade cinnamon rolls and I did have one...and it wasn't very small. And as if all of that wasn't enough, Steven and Kevin...aka Satan and Lucifer...brought us the prettiest apple pie you ever did see...and I did partake. It was delicious! So now you can see why I was so scared yesterday at the thought of weighing in. I really am a coward!

Also, yesterday morning I wasn't feeling well and I used it as an excuse to avoid putting my chubby body on the WW scale. I'm back on track and will drag myself to the meeting next week, no matter what. I still want to be at a 20 pounds loss by April 3rd and there's no way that will happen without exercise, so I've gotta get movin'. I bought tons of fruit and veggies at Henry's yesterday so I'm going to fill up on that and avoid the sinful foods!

Onward and downward!

Lucky 13

It's almost not worth reporting my .4 pound loss this week, but I guess I'll go ahead and do it anyway. I know why I'm losing so slowly. I'm eating too much of the right food and not exercising. By too much of the right food I mean good choices, but too many of them, which is not good. My total loss is exactly 13 pounds, but if I'm going to make my goal to be at 20 by April 3rd I'm gonna have to move my buns...and thighs...and chins! So Pauli, I didn't do much this week, but what little I did is dedicated to your returning smile! Keep it up!

A small loss, but at least it's a loss

This week I'm down .6, which isn't much, but I'm OK with that, and I'm grateful to be down 12.6 total. The picture will explain part of the reason I didn't lose more. The Sorensens gave us a very sinful thank you. Kevin baked us one of his amazing (and when I say amazing I mean amazing) chocolate cakes. It was enormous and divine! I had one good size piece on Sunday, three bites on Monday, none on Tuesday and I'm eating the last piece right this very minute. It was worth every point, but now it's time to get serious again! (I told Kevin and Steve if they bring me another cake I'm going to have my WW leader track them down and feed them baby carrots until they barf!)

I made a goal to be at a 20 pound loss by the time we leave for General Conference on April 3rd. It's a very reasonable goal and I intend to achieve it! And once again, although it's small, I'm donating this 1/2 pound to Pauli.

An Even Dozen

I lost 1.4 this week so that gives me a loss of 12 pounds even. I'm really excited to be headed in the right direction. I'm looking forward to hitting the 15 pound mark...hopefully in a couple of weeks. My clothes are looser and it feels good! Today I bought a points tracker that goes on my key chain to help me keep track of my points throughout the day. I'll tell ya, 23 points aren't much and they go pretty quickly if you're not careful!

I'm seriously considering buying a Wii Fit. I just can't seem to motivate myself to exercise and I think the kids would love the Wii fit, too, so I may bite the bullet and go for it! I've heard it calls you names and tells you you're fat and also that it lectures you if you skip your exercise routine. So, although I'm a little scared of the Wii, it may be just what I need to burn some very unwanted calories.

Once again, I'm dedicating these pounds to Pauli. I love you, Pauli! Hang in there!

These pounds are for Pauli!

I love you, Pauli! Hang in there!

I think worrying must burn calories because I lost 2.4 pounds this week. That puts me at 10.6 pounds total. I'm really happy about he loss, but I'm so concerned about Pauli that it seems trivial and unimportant. I am grateful to be taking better care of my health.

Not much else to say, except I'm praying for encouraging news today and grateful for the Lord's constant care and guidance in our lives.