Ahhh India
Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Especially when you are not feeling 100%.
I told dh this morning that I think I am going to return this particular scale and buy the one that was exactly like the old one. The only reason I didn't do that before was because of the cost.
I tried to go cheaper and now I think that I am paying for it.
More mentally then any other way.
Hope you are feeling better today Sweetie and congrats on meeting your 1st goal!

I was terrified at my first swimming lesson (age 4?) and now I love being in the water! I even took a swimming course at my university last year and really enjoyed it.

LOL
Good that means there is hope for this little girl yet.
She is soooo cute. But man does she have a grip on her!

Well the day is winding down finally. Thank goodness! This has been a really jam packed week and I am glad to have the swimming be just about done.
The swimming went well today. The little girl who was soooo scared last week wasn't nearly as scared today. She actually got into the pool with very little assistance. Though she did still have a death grip on the wall. LOL
And twice I had to peel her fingers off the wall to help her to "reach out" and swim.
I would never do that if I didn't feel a child would respond well to it. She is so funny in that I think she is more scared of the unknown rather than the pool and swimming.
'Cuz once I get her "swimming" she does fine. She was even quite proud of herself.
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Today's meals have gone well.
Toast w/Peanut Butter (3 slices) and about 8oz of skim milk for Breakfast
mini-box of raisins for a morning snack
a cheese melty (grilled cheese minis the grilling) for lunch
banana and 8 nilla wafers for snack
1/2 cup sloppy joe made w/venison on a fat roll with about 1/2oz baked lays for dinner.
I did have about 3 cups coffee w/creamer and 66oz water today.
I haven't figured up the cals/fiber yet and I am sure that it is running low. So I most likely need to go and eat something else.
Especially since I really am feeling a pull to do some work on my ball and the elliptical. Which is a totally weird feeling for me! LOL
I hope that I weigh in well tomorrow for the challenge but I fear that the scale is not going to cooperate. It has been up and down all week. With the lowest down having been on Monday night and the highest up being last night. So I have no idea what to expect.
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I did decide to start measuring myself for weeks such as these. And had dh measure things out last night for me.
The stats are these......(nothing I am proud of!)

Chest~41"
Waist~38 1/4"
Hips~46 1/2"
R. Arm~15"
L.Arm~14 3/4"
R. Leg~ 28 1/4"
L. Leg~ 28 1/4"

At least my legs are the same size! LOL It does not surprise me that my right arm is bigger than my left. As I injured my shoulder a very long time ago so always use my right more when it comes to lifting and such.
As bad as I think these #'s are now I don't even want to think what they were 5 1/2 months ago when I started this journey. *Shudder*
For those of you who measure yourselves on a regular basis if you can think of another body part that I should have measured then please let me know.
Well I guess this will be it for the night.
Catch ya all tomorrow~

I could just imagine your dh measuring you!

Let's just say that things may not be as accurate as they could be! LOL

I'M IN! I'M IN!
Yesssss!
Kelly called me tonight to say that she changed her mind about my being in the new class. Since she knows that I am VERY dedicated to getting this weight off and getting into the best shape that I can she felt that my missing the 1st two classes would be okay. Especially since she will be showing the others how to do everything anyways.
This way when I get there on the following week I will be the only person needing special attention and since she will be my partner (another HUGE plus!) it won't be a big deal to catch me up on what I missed.
I am sooooo PSYCHED!!!
Woohoo!!!
Just had to share my good news.
Catch ya'll later~

~~~*Hearing Limbo music in the distant background*~~~
How LOW will it go? How LOW will it go?LOL
It went low. That evil scale of mine! HA!!
I walked in to the bathroom this morning and I threatened that evil double-crossing scale within an inch of it's "Double A" life!
It must have been shaking in its motherboard 'cuz I came up 2.2lbs lighter!
I am now at a weight that I have not seen in 12 years. Since about the time that I got married. *GULP*
From here on out I literally will be turning into a brand new person.
Because I cannot for the life of me physically remember what it was like to be any smaller than this.
We never took pictures as a kid at my house so I have no referances to go by.
The only picture that I have is my High School Graduation and all it shows is my face.
So to quote Aladdin, "It's a Whole new world!"
Yee-Haw!
Catch ya all later. I gotta go swim.
Ciao!

Okay guys here I am getting ready for work.
Hope you are never this cold! LOL
Use to be that I couldn't get that coat on over the top of everything else because I was too big. But as you can see now I can.
And just so you know here is a run down of what all I have on............

Longsleeve UnderArmor Shirt
TurtleNeck
Tshirt
2 Hooded Sweatshirts
Coat
1 pair of socks
gym shoes
big moon boots
Freezer bibs
face mask
sweater neck warmer
furry eskimo hat
I almost forgot the mittens!

For the most part I am very much like Shrek.
I come in layers!!!!! LOL

well done on the loss!!! can't wait till i am at my lowest for a long time (147 for me from about 7 years ago)! you must be very very warm in all that. sounds like i need that in the mornings. feels really cold but it must be freezing where you are!

have a good weekend!

;-)

x

Gratz on the loss!!

Oh, and I think your picture reminds me of the little brother in "A Christmas Story" movie.
- "I can't put my arms down!", and after he falls, he whines "I can't get up!"

Hi Dawn

Congratulations on the weight loss and getting somewhere that you havent been in 12 years. That is a milestone to appreciate in itself.


I love the outfit. Most unusual. You certainly have the outfit to wear out and about if your weather gets much worse.

Take care
Love
Margaret

Congrats girl!

As for the snow suit, you might want to wear that around town this weekend as cold as it's going to be getting. You'll actually be warm in the freezer!!!

Hey SweetiePea!
Thanks for stopping by. I read over in your diary how your not feeling very well and I appreciate the effort you put in to give me some encouragement.
I hope that you don't get any sicker. Poor thing!
Just be careful with the chest thing. I made mom go to the doc today and they informed her that she had acute bronchitis. So it would seem it is going around.
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My final update for the day will be a doozy! LOL
I think that I am beginning to see a pattern in my eating habits. Sorta anyway.
Whenever dh is not here for an extended period of time, be it an overnighter somewhere or a weekend/week away, I tend to eat junk.
I am thinking it is because I do not like to be alone and I turn to my old pal junkfood.
I don't really feel bad so much as I do disgusted. Basically I had no self-control what-so-ever. And that more than anything is what bothers me.
The day started out fine but ended so-so.
Usual cereal for breakfast with skim milk
p.b. and jelly crackers for snack
low fat, sugar free, white choc. latte (only 200cals!)
1 med sized blueberry muffin for "lunch"
a couple spoonfuls of reduced sugar chocolate icing (yikes I know! I am ashamed. I hesitated to put it down because it makes it so much more real having to type it.)
Two pieces of reduced sugar b-day cake with a small scoop of reduced sugar ice cream
3 piece chicken selects from McDonald's w/o sauce which is saying alot because I use to have like 1 sauce cup per chicken strip. So a minor victory here. LOL
And a whole lot of movie style popcorn w/o butter. Again a small victory. But can it really be counted when combined with all the "set-backs" of the day?
I am for the most part disgusted with myself. I never ever do this type of binge eating. Yet today I don't know.
I do plan to get on the elliptical here before I go to bed.
Won't really help me in the long run as far as having a great day goes. But will hopefully offset some of the damage I did.
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Step-son had a wonderful b-day celebration with us.
We got him 3 Dvd's that he has been wanting. His sister got him this wicked little thing that flings these hard styrofoam balls at you at lightening speed. So of course he was "trying" that out on all of us. All I can say is, " OUCH!" LOL
Little bro got him some knee and elbow pads for when he is skateboarding as he is not so very coordinated at it. But it does get him out from in front of his video games so I am not going to make to much fun of him. Though it does take some serious effort on my part as I have a very sarcastic sense of humor and love to play the wicked step-mom role! LOL
Of course he just laughs it all off as he knows that I am only ever pulling his leg.
Which leads me into the "little" gift that I got for him just from me.
About 6 weeks ago he got a job at the local Subway. And when I say local I mean local. It is only about 6 blocks away. Well anyway just for fun I bought a nice 4x6 frame and then put Jared the Subway guy's (the one who lost all the weight) picture in it. I told him that he better put that out somewhere that he can see it everyday because Jared is his real boss! He thought it was the funniest gift.
For those of you who may not know, Jared was this really morbidly obese guy who was going to college and finally decided to do something about his weight. What he did is he only ate Subway Subs for every meal for like a year. And walked everywhere.
And of course he lost all the weight and then became famous. And subsequantly the spokesman for Subway. If you google Subway + Jared you'll see who he is.
Well anyhow that was my day in a nutshell.
Hopefully I didn't do too much damage to my new low number.
Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!

Good morning everyone!
It is Saturday and I didn't have to work last night. So I actually feel like a human! LOL
Went to bed normal and woke up normal.
Did decide to take the kids to a Pancake House for breakfast.
Figured since I had my binge day yesterday that I might as well do this one thing and it could just all tie into yesterday and be a fresh start this afternoon.
The sun is shining BRIGHTLY here but it is still bitterly cold out.
I would love to take my puppy and kids for a walk but it is soooo cold that it would not be healthy for any of them. As for me wouldn't bother me nearly as much as I am so use to the cold. In fact even though it is as cold out as it is I still don't wear a coat. Just a t-shirt with a hooded sweatshirt.
If it gets very windy however I might put a coat on.
I need to get the house picked up and put back to rights before I head off to work today. As well as put in an hour on the elliptical.
I did half promise the kids that if they helped to pick up the house that I might take them swimming. We'll see. As I am there all the time I just don't know that I want to spend my day off there. Or get that wet before I need to go to the freezer.
Well I better get to it if I am going to get anything done today.
Hope everyone's weekend goes well.
Later~