Friday, October 28, 2011

Halloweeeeeen!

I would have to say that one of my favorite parts of having kids is that it gives me an excuse to do kid things. Going to pumpkin patches, watching Disney movies, watching cartoons, eating candy, and trick-or treating are just a few of my favorite avtivities.

This year Halloween is on a Monday, which kind of bites. Normally I would take the next day off but my sick kids have used up all my vacation days so we will just have to have fun and be tired the next day without worry. Briana is going to dress up as a Vampire Princess, and Hudson is going to be Pooh Bear! They will look somewhat like the pictures below, but way cuter. I will post actual pictures after the holiday. Happy Halloween!


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

WW Wednesdays

For the first time, since I first weighed in, I actually gained weight. It was kind of a gradual process. I did so well the first week, I thought..."well, this is cake!" But I was wrong. Slowly I would let bad habits creep in. One week I would eat too much of my portion sizes, the next I would choose more and more food that didn't support my goals, and the next I would eat things that I didn't count on my points plan. Finally, with all of these bad habits eventually coming together, it caught up to me.

But it's okay. I'm not mad at myself. I know that I'm in control, and I can control what happens the next time I weigh in. I have a goal to reach and it's up to me to get there. It's not the scales fault. It's not the food's fault. It's all on me. So far I have lost 6.6 lbs (from the time I started WW).

Goal for next week: 3.4 lbs.

If I reach this goal it will make up for lost time, allow me to achieve my 10lb sticker, and my 5% sticker. Plus it will be my greatest weight loss in one week so far.

How I'm going to achieve this: I'm not going to use any extra weekly points, I'm going to count every single thing I put into my mouth, and exercise everyday. I realize this is going to be a difficult week, but I will tell myself that it's only ONE week. It will be like my little test. It will be the extra credit I need to make up for lost points. Wish me luck.