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Yes, this is where I’d like to be right now, even if I won’t be caught dead in a swim suite!   Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed every bit of the day.  We travelled 6 hours total, but got to see most of T’s family.  We had a nice visit.  I think I did pretty well, stayed away from the deserts      and didn’t let my mother-in-law send home to many goodies that I like.  Loaded up for Tony and that everyone   happy .  I did not get out and shop today, just didn’t think I could face those expected

crowds.  I know that there is a crunch on, but it sure looks like folks have a lot of money to spend watching the news!  I’ve got almost all my Christmas shopping done, just a few more to take care of .  This is unusual for me, but I’m glad about it. 

Still working on my attitude  towards stuff, I think it’s getting better. I am getting out and walking, we have had beautiful weather here and I thought I’d best get out and enjoy it while it last.  I’m sure it will get cold sometime.   Don’t know if I’m going to make 185 before Dec. 10, that ’s when we leave for Las Vegas, I seem to be stuck on 190, but that’s all right(for now).  I’m looking forward to the trip and I know my daughter and I will have a great time.   Maybe a change of scenery is what I need to brighten me up a bit.

I want you all to know that when I said my Thanksgiving Prayer, I gave special thanks that I found you guys.  It seem so funny that I feel like I can “talk” to you all like we have known each other for ever.  Thanks for the support and encouragement.   Have a good weekend. 

I am going to have to adjust my attitude.  From out of nowhere it seems like I’ve got a case of the blues and don’ts.  I can’t seem to get along with my husband and I know I’m touchy about things that don’t usually bother me.  The weight loss is going well so it’s not that, I’m just depressed and having a hard time keeping my head out of the fridge.  I tried walking it  off, but I can’t seem to get back my enthusiasm for anything.  I know some of it is the holiday coming up.  Thanksgiving was always a big deal with my family and I still miss getting together with them all. Even though my Dad has been dead for a long time and my grandmother and granddad too, I still missthem and this time of  year I miss them more.   My Mom is in assisted living and can’t travel so she won’t be with us either.   We are going to my Mother-in-laws house for Thanksgiving and will be with our family there.  I love her by the way, she is great.  I guess I just need to kick my self and then go for a walk and work it out of my system.   Maybe a nice hot soaking bath and a few candles will better my mood.  Any way that’s my gripe for the day, sorry.  Hope your day is better!    

I’ve left it until late in the day but off I go to get in that walking. Took forever in town and T had some things for us to do before we left. But no Sonic moments today and now the groceries are put away and I’m hitting the floor for a few rounds with Leslie Sansone. Hope you all have a great week end.

Thanks to all my angles for the encouragement about my fall from the wagon.  I fully intended to get right back into “better ways” and I did yesterday.  Then today I had an old friend that drove up to visit for the day and Tony is back from the deer woods, and let see what other excuse can I come up with—-bottom line is NO exercise today.  Unless you count going to the barn to feed my horses.  Not much extra in that .  I have to go back to town tomorrow and take care of some banking business, but when we get home, I’m gettin my walking done NO MATTER WHAT!!  You guys need to hold my feet to the fire–this is when I get lazy and let up, I’ve lost a few pounds and feel good about that, I guess I feel like I’ve earned a little “slack” time.  I am telling myself that this is not the way to get to my next mini goal and I really want to get there by the second week in December.  My daughter and I have a trip planned to LasVegas to go to the National Finals Rodeo.  I’d like to have that next 5 pounds gone by then.  I think if I have lost a total of 12 lb, some new jeans might just be in the picture.  I know that if I don’t get back on track with my exercise nothing is going to happen.                                Thank you all for listening to me, just putting it down helps and knowing that you all  are reading this  keeps me inspired to do better.  Love you all. 

Ok guys, I’ll have to fess up, today I totally fell over board, no reason, just driving by Sonic and WHAM! found myself ordering Mozeralla Sticks. I’ve been really good about not indulgeing this weakness of mine. Today I just said to hell with it and ate them anyway! So I guess it’s back to the treadmill for an extra few miles. Husband will be home tomorrow, so I’ll be back on a regular schedule as far as meals go, I think that will help. I  won’t cook for just me, so I find myself grazing a lot, thankfully there was a lot of carrots and other good things in the fridge, so that didn’t do a lot of harm.  So I guess I’ll just have to brush off my self control, hit the re-set  button and get on with it.  I’ll sail right by that Sonic next time I’m in town!

Good morning everyone, hope your week is starting off good . I weighed in this morning and (big smile) I made it through the week end with out gaining back any weight, I’m maintaining , that’s big for me. Weekend are hard, and with my husband not home, I don’t cook regular meals, which leads to too much snacking. But this time I controled the urge to just go in the kitchen and graze. Yea for me!
Are you all familar with Lesile Sansone’s DVDs for walking? I got the one for Abs, and it is great. You walk indoors, 1 mile –15 min, 2 miles –30min. Lots of moving and time goes by quick. I haven’t got the belt she uses yet, I use small weights I already have, but I’m going to. I recommend the DVD, the only thing I don’t like is the music is kinda hard to hear.
Hope you all have a great week good luck with your goals.
PS–don’t have any idea why everything is underlined.

Oh yeah! I found this and thought I need to get a copy and post it on my fridge so I can see and read it all the time.   Then I got to thinking,—- some of my problem is I don’t think of myself as having a weight problem.   I  mean I know , but I’m always suprised when I see a picture of myself, how fat I look,how much I don’t like what I see in the mirror— is this a reverse image idea?  The picture I have of me in my head is how I looked about 20 years ago, 130 lb, dark hair and good body. Now really, I know I’m pushing 60 and my hair is gray and I’m out of shape and I don’t weigh 130 lbs, but that is not how I think of myself.  OK you all ,does anyone know what I’m talking about?  Could this be a thing I need to work on, a truer self image? Maybe I could use it has a spur to encourage better habits to help me get where I want to go. What do you guys think? Am I crazy? or what.   Geese, I was just looking for something cute to put up here and say hi, and let you all know that I’m hanging in with the weight loss.    You find things you need in the stranges places.   Comments please.

Hope you all have a great weekend.  Husband is off to the deer lease for a few days, and I have a shopping trip planned, I’ll get my walking in plus some.  I’m still thrilled to have met my mini goal, it has really fired me up to get after the rest of these pesky pounds.  I’m going to look for a new DVD and a bean while I’m out and about today.  Something new to add to my program.  Diversity is good, right.  Best get going, don’t want to be late getting started  on that shopping. 

Happy Wednesday, I got on the scale this morning and low and behold the magic number!!!!   I had to get off and do a double check, to make sure.   Don’t have a clue as to why after being stuck for a while the scale decided to move, but I’ve been going down for the last coulple of days.  This has made me feel really good.  I PROMISE not to celebrate by eating everything in the kitchen.   I want to keep this off and get started on my new mini goal –185.   Thanks to everyone for your support.  Becca

Me and Tigger dancin, only one more pound to go until I hit my first goal. Thanks to all my buddies for your support. I think I’m going to make it!!