Beleive in yourself

Believe in Yourself
Set your standards high
You deserve the best.
Try for what you want
And never settle for less.
Believe in yourself
No matter what you choose.
Keep a winning attitude
And you can never lose.
Think about your destination
But don't worry if you stray
Because the most important thing
Is what you've learned along the way.
Take all that you've become
To be all that you can be.
Soar above the clouds
And let your dreams set you free.
by Jillian K. Hunt
from Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul

Don't Quit

Don't Quit
When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down
And you feel like the biggest failure in town
When you want to give up just because you gave in
And forget all about being healthy and thin
So What! You went over your points a bit
It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit !
It's a moment of truth, It's an attitude change
It's learning the skills to get back in your range
It's telling yourself "You've done great up till now
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."
It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal
You're still gonna make it, just stay in control
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace
If you summon the will to get back in the race
But, often the strugglers' when losing their grip
Just throw in the towel and continues to slip
And learn too late when the damage is done
That the race wasn't over and they still could have won
Life-style change can be awkward and slow
But facing each challenge will help you to grow
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint in the cloud of doubt
When your pushing to the brink just refuse to submit
If you bite it you write it... But Don't you quit!

The life of a Woman

Why is it that we naturally crave chocolate, cakes, cookies, etc... and still once a month we eat everything in the house and are still hungry by supper time? Kayla I am trying hard to stay on my points this week. I am so glade that I can have pickles (0 pts)

sha na na

i found some clothes for you to drool over while at work...http://www.brownsfashion.com/fashion/womens/dresses.htm?page=2

These are Hilarious!

Try this.
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2008/10/lets-check-in-1.html

see what real ppl...

with your height and weight look like. pretty cool...made me feel better http://www.cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/heightweight.shtml

Christmas

Hey Shannon, I got your message yesterday. We are not sure what we are going to be doing for Christmas. I think Kajuan wants to go back to Louisiana at the beginning of the Holiday but we haven't made any decisions as of now. I will try to let you know asap.

2 days

I walked 2 miles for two days. I am working on #3

Tammy is full of lies

And i have the picture to prove it.

smudgies

Im just gonna go out on a limb and assume we are all eating very healthy, doing lots of cardio, and feeling great. I found this recipe for a frozen treat called smudgies and thought id share it with you guys. They are about 109 calories per smudgie

http://www.fitsugar.com/1731994

Small Victory

I was able to walk a mile yesterday and do crunches and push-ups when I got home, and NO CRAMPS!
This was the first time I didn't cramp up in 6 months. I guess it took a few months to get the birth control hormones out of my body. It's ON now!

So excited!

This is completely off topic but...there's this European graffiti artist name Banksy that Ive always been amazed by. Well just before the 3rd aniversary of Katrina this year he made a trip to N.O. and left his mark. It is FANTASTIC! go here to look or just search his site on yahoo (search Banksy and click outdoor). I love it...cant say enough! http://www.towleroad.com/2008/09/banksy-leaves-h.html

But then to my dismay I found this http://www.towleroad.com/banksy/index.html
What a complete ASSHOLE for lack of better term. Really heats me up. This guy has to be a complete idiot. Even if you have no idea who Banksy is you should have some appreciation for the art. DUMBASS.

DISA MARIE

OMgggggg....i just did the second part of the Biggest Loser workout for the first time...you know the one with the brunette chic....and it completelyyyyy exhausted me. But i rather it much more than the first part. it goes so fast. I think tomorrow Im going to try and add the 3rd part to it.

Come out Come out Where ever ya'll areee....

Did everyone just give up? tisk tisk!

My Plate for Today

I had no time to exercise today (because of work and studying) although I really wanted to...SHOCKER! So it may not seem like I ate a lot but I had to stay within my 1500 calories.


Kellogg's Raisin Brand Crunch
Skim Milk
Meijer Light Wheat Bread 2.00
2 Boiled Eggs
Mayo
Plum
Slimfast Optima
Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Mister Salty Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Kellog's Nutri-gain Cereal Bar
Grilled Chicken
Corn
Hershey's Miniatures Milk Chocolate 2.00
Eboost

p.s. How funny is it that the name of the chocolate covered pretzels are Mr Salty?

Back to Normal

It was pretty easy for me to get back into counting calories and I honestly just didnt feel like putting junk into my body today. But I did have the occasional sweet craving. Working out though was a different story. It took me two tries before I finally got into it. But once I did I felt 1000000 times better.

Heres what I ate:
2 Boiled Eggs

Meijer Light Wheat Bread 2.00

Smooth Peanut Butter

Activia Cherry Yogurt

nabisco 100 calorie snack 2.00


Ready Pac Carrots


Stew Beef

I Cant Believe Its Not Butter I Cant Believe It Not Butter ( Original) 2.00


Oscar Mayer Lunchables Stackers Ham & American


1/2 Sweet Potato 2.00


Plum

Skim Milk

Candy Corn

Workout:
10 minutes of eliptical
10 minutes arms
20 minutes Biggest Loser cardio

Kayla, you will be so proud.

I was telling one of my knitting friends how that shirt I gave you was big on me in the back and I showed her the photo of you wearing it (where your head doesn't show). She said, "It looks so good on you!" She thought your body was mine from the photo.

New York City Ballet

I did a little over half of the New York City Ballet workout last night. I got a few cramps, but the workout makes you stretch a lot, so they weren't too bad. I'll try it again tonight and see how far I get. The ab workout is especially difficult because you don't get to take a break for that whole section, you are basically up in a crunch the whole time and don't get to go down- owie!

I have an announcement

I didn't want to say any thing until I was certain but.........

I have been 145 for 3 days now. YAYYYYYYYYY.

What....ya'll thought i was going to say i was pregnant or some thing?

This isn't right

I tried to go for a walk last night, even though I've been having weird muscle cramps. By the time I got to the end of my street, my calves and shins were so cramped, I couldn't move my ankles. Managed to get home, my legs were blue with some red patches. When I took off my shoes, my toes and soles were fire red. As soon as I got my shoes off, my feet swelled up and stayed swollen all night. I had my doctor check my medications and none cause muscle cramps. I go back in a few weeks, I guess I'll make them run more tests.

Thought about waking up early

to get some crunches and push-ups in, but not only did I hit snooze, I actually reset the alarm for another 1/2 hour. I guess I'll have to get the exercising in at night if I'm going to do it at all. How's those school lunches, Dee?

5 o'clock anyone

Okay, so the week I have been dreading is finally here. Back to work for me. I am planning on waking up at 5 to do the biggest loser 20 minute workout. Do I need to give anyone else a wake up call?

help me!

Okay people, I need to know what you are doing because I haven't lost any more weight and I am back up 2. I am really scared about going into next week. We will have Mexican, Italian, and Fried. What am I going to do? I need to lose about 5 more to fit my pants.


When I workout I am always hungry and the weight doesn't drop off as fast as when I don't' workout.

Virus Alert

Don't open any emails that say "Postcard from Hallmark" even if you know the person in the "from" line. It is a virus that will destroy your hard drive and there is no fix.

I hate the scale

I don't understand how my weight can go up and down over night! I hate the scale.

WOW

Don't ask me how I found this website but Im GLAD I did. This lady makes me want a protein shake and 60mins on the eliptical. http://phit-n-phat.com/Default.aspx

18 days

My plan:Okay so there are 18 days before I go to Louisiana. (I will visit with you guys on Saturday). So when I weighed myself this morning I was two pounds heavier (4 pounds downs) If that was just water weight and I am really down 6 and I have a little over two weeks before my trip than I could loss 4 -5 more pounds (drinking lots of water) and I will have reached my second goal of 10 pounds. I read on a WW blog that people usually loss 30 pounds in 3-4 months on WW.

The problem: I actually have to do it. If I follow my points and drink lots of water then I can drop 2 pounds easy. But I have to follow my points. I am starting work next week with meetings all day and lunch will be provided. That will make it extra hard. And if I continue to drink my water then I will have to pee during the meetings.

The benefits: I will be able to fit my clothes! I will be 5 pounds lighter than my wedding weight ( the weight is in different places though)! I would be able to breath in a size 10-8 And I would have reached my second goal and would only have one left!

Please offer words of encouragement!

Tonight will be a big challenge. Kajuan wants fried pork chops!

hey

I weighed myself this morning and I am still down 6lbs. I didn't loss any last week so I need to get bust this week and next week so that I have clothes to wear to school.

Biggest Loser

Sean and a few of his co-workers are doing biggest loser at work. He's lost 10 pounds so far. Pretty soon he'll be skinnier than me. I feel like that commercial where the cartoon guy keeps getting skinnier and the cartoon woman keeps inflating.
I'm sure my medication is mostly to blame because I gained almost 30 pounds since I started taking it. I have to wait till September to get it changed because I won't have insurance until then.

still here

I guess the page that I was using expired. I'm Baaackkk.

Ugghh...

I may as well have quit. I've been driving back and forth to Lafayette about two days a week for work and eating fast food on the way. Last weekend I was up two pounds. My great trick for the beach was to buy a tankini to hide my muffin top. I had to get a "large" for the bottom. I've been trying to count calories and either walking, yoga, or lifting weights. Somehow it's just sneaking up on me. I noticed yesterday that my feet were swollen so I might need to check my blood pressure to make sure its not edema or something. I started taking vitamin b12 b/c K-la says it gives you energy and doesn't mess with your heart.
One of the medicines I take makes you gain weight, but another is supposed to make you lose. I might have to see about increasing the dose on the one that makes you lose b/c the other one is making me too tired anyway. (The lose weight one is supposed to give you energy to counter the fat/sleepy one.)
If I could just fit comfortably in all the clothes I bought when I first gained the weight, I'd be happy. I really don't want to have to buy more if the first set of "fat clothes" get too tight. And they are getting tight.

Whats up

Have we quit?

You ate "a little butt"? A butt from what? Is this a new diet?

the weekend

Does any one have any good advice on how to get through the weekend. I do good all week but then gain back a pound or two over the weekend. This week we have a party to go to on Saturday then our Anniversary on Monday.

Any advice?

(down 6lbs; 16 to go)

Down five!

As of this morning I am down five pounds! I start school in a few weeks and I am scared I won't be able to keep it up.

Also the south beach turkey wraps at Target are 3 points for both wraps.

K-la set a trap for me...

Since we're going to Grand Isle this weekend, I really need to try something fast! It's time to break out the cellulite cream. I think applying morning and night for the next few days should do it.

Finally

I have finally set my mind to do this. I have successfully completed one week and I am working hard to get through the weekend. I lost 3 pounds this week and I hope to reach my 1st goal by Aug 18th. This is hard!!!!

"Mommy, I don't care how many points it is. I want caaakkkee!"

I don't know why, but this reminds me of Margaret...

more cat pictures

Kayla u Suck

Just joking! you look great!!!! Why did I have to get the short legs AND the short body in the family?
Posting your start date made me realize that it does take lots of time, but it will all pay off. I started this struggle last summer (after I had Jourden) and I lost 10 pounds. If I continue then I hope to be at my goal weight by next summer.

Mom and I realized that Paw-Paw stopped drinking 19 years ago (cold turkey). If he can make that kind of commitment to himself why can't we?

I am such a nice person...

I will not give y'all the recipe I just found for a 3-minute microwave chocolate cake in a mug. It's not something I'd serve for company, but it'll do in a "I"m going to kill someone if I don't get chocolate quick," pinch.
Well, maybe if you twist my arm.
(I didn't eat the whole thing, either.)

Ya'll are slacking with posts

shannon i realized this weekend while watching the soup where you got the whole "ripping out someone's endocrine system" thing from. and then beau had to try and describe to me what an endocrin system was.

dee i figured out you can get a cobb salad from quiznos and its 400 calories but its so big i had half for lunch and the rest for supper.




so since dec of '06 i've lost a total of 23lbs. yeah it's been a span of almost 2 years but thats like a whole margaret.

I'm still here.

I had a bad week. I had to be in Lafayette all day Thurs and they ordered poboys for lunch. I got a turkey and swiss even though I wanted shrimp. Then Friday, I had a workshop from 8am to 8pm. There was dirty rice and fried chicken for lunch. I tried to eat smothered okra, thinking it was kind of healthy, but it was ice cold- YUK! Then for supper they had chicken with some kind of cream sauce, potaotes, asparagus, salad, and chesecake! It felt like the whole universe was working against me.
I guess I'll have to start fresh tomorrow.

HELLO

Where did everyone go?

you know it's sad when...

the daily plate is being so slow today yet i was able to sit there and calculate my calories from breakfast and lunch just by having the amount of calories in each food memorized. saturday is my cheat day and i cant wait to have some french fries.

hey

Well, I started this three weeks ago and finally lost 4 pounds. (that was this morning, it can change throughout the day). I didn't workout yesterday and really don't feel like doing it today. I found out that chicken legs are 1 point on WW so my family will be eating lots of those.

I also wanted to share this site with you guys. It is kinda long to do but fun interesting. My real age was 26.6. With turning 30 this year that really felt good to hear.
http://www.realage.com/ralong/entry4.aspx?cbr=NEXS1_P

No Carbs Suck.

I've decided to just count calories the old-fashioned way. I added a link for the Daily Plate web site. It's pretty easy to use. You click on what you ate and it adds it all up for you. I found out I won't be working 7:30 to 5:00, so I'll still be able to make it to the gym. I thought I was going to have to run up and down the stairs here.

Brad's woman

She will only be bigger than us for another 25 days. After she pops out those babies she will be back to her normal size! That sucks!

YOYO YO

im about to embark on day 2 of my couch to 5k plan. did the first day tues and it went well. wasn't too worn out after but i think im going to add more pilates and weights to my after run plan.

food sucks. thats all i can really say. my boss is on this low carb diet and lost tons of weight already but low carb makes you grumpy and gasy. i want a healthier diet that incorperates fruits and wheat.

so i've got britt's wedding in june and our dress fittings in nov. hopefully by then ill be like 20lbs lighter.

This Sucks!!!!

I HATE DIETING! and WORKING OUT! How many calories do you burn cleaning your house?

Diet Schmiet.

It's going to have to be about exercise for me. At least until I start working. Being home with the kids and cleaning the same messes eleventy-billion times just makes me want something more substantial than celery. In fact, eating celery when I'm aggravated makes me want to rip someones endocrine system out.
Maybe if my contract money comes soon, I'll be able to chill a little. But for now, ughh.
I was able to do a yoga tape today and did all but one of the poses. Hey, who can stand on one foot and hold the other leg behind their head with one arm while the other arm stretches out? And it was supposed to be a beginners tape.
I measured myself last night and my stupid husband got a kick out of my abbreviations. I did w for waist, c for chest, h for hips, t for thighs, and a for arms. Dumbass thought it was the other t&a.

I want chips!

I want a big bag of zapps!!! What diet do chips come with? I lost another pound. (That makes 2). I ate alot today for some reason I was super hungry. I don't think that I went over my points so I should be okay. You would think with all of the other problems in the world, losing weight would be easy. Friday is Jaden's birthday and I ordered the smallest cake I could find. I figure that if I serve everyone first then there won't be enough for me to eat any.

Let's keep all semi-nude photos

of the Brad Pitt variety from now on.
K-la, that Windsor pilates DVD kicked my ass! Funny I can still sit up today. I love how she calls all the exercises "stretches". Grace said, "I don't know about stretching, mom. This hurts too much." She had to quit halfway through to go throw up.
Sorry about all the deleting. I didn't recognize the email and when I saw a naked woman, I thought we had a troll. Brain... still... not... working...

What?

How do you know someone joined? Kayla you know you took that picture of me from the ones I sent Mom from the 4th of July. I know people have always said we look alike, but come on.

Hey! Whats up everybody? So did we all get fat over the past few years? I thought I was the only one (lol). Shannon, Kajuan tried to get me to do one carb a day but I felt as if I had the flu so I had to eat more.

Mmmm Cookies

I used half my carb allowance already this morning on one devil's food cookie. I still haven't measured myself, but if the pants I'm wearing are any indication, I'm lying to myself about what size I am in a big way. Walmart has whey protien for pretty cheap. If I can get past the taste, I should be able to make some shakes with it to hold me over. If I get my contract money, I may need to go shopping before I start work next week. I don't think any of my work clothes will fit unless this diet really works and I lose 15 lbs this week.

Day one

I guess I'll start off. I'm trying to do carb confusion. No carbs this week and then off and on for the next two weeks. I can't even to describe the headache I have from not eating any sugar today. I went to walmart and loaded up on Atkins bars and sugar-free pudding. How are we going to measure ourselves? I'm going to measure my waist, hips, and thighs tonight. Anything else?
Let me know if you guys are having trouble posting.