Thanks to everyone who stopped by over the weekend.
This past weekend turned out to be a pretty good one. What with the holiday and all.
After getting Friday night off it was back to the freezer as usual on Saturday. Didn't get off of work until 2:30am. Which put me at like 4 hours of sleep once I made it home.
Hubby was preaching this Sunday and needed someone (me! ) to cover his usual job of teaching the elementary aged kids for 1st service at church. That meant I had to be to church by 8:30am. And since I have kids that meant I had to get up at 7am.
After church went home and got in a nice nap.
And was back off to work again.
Though at least we didn't have to be there all night again. I clocked out of work at 10:30pm and headed to the store to pick up food for the next day. We were heading out to "the" lake. Lake Michigan that is!
Had an absolutely wonderful time, though the water was FRIGID!!!
Spent the day doing sets of "polar bear dips" followed by "sun bathing" aka warming up.
Ate really well at the beach. Had lots of good for you foods like carrots, grapes, Laughing Cow cheese wedges and of course lots and lots of water.
Stopped at a great place to eat on the way home. Was a good girl and got a salad. Funny thing though the salad was sooooo BIG that I couldn't get at it with my fork without stuff failing out of the bowl. Apparently this is a usual occurance as they brought the bowl out on a plate. So silly me, I decided to put my salad on the plate. Only I decided to do this by flipping the bowl over onto the plate instead of putting the plate on the salad and then turning it.
So you guessed it I had a lapful of lettuce!!!
Dh just looked at me and didn't say a word! LOL
Other than that little mishap the day went very well.
We decided that now the kids are older and more manageable we should go to the beach more than once next year.
So that is something to look forward to.
Stopped at a fruit stand on the way home and got some of the most delish raspberries ever!
I wish we could get more fresh stuff around here like that. I would be buying stuff everyday.
I have decided to start eating in a more healthier way.
A little more along the clean eating routine.
As long as I am going to continue to eat stuff that is not nescessarily healthy for me just lower in calories I think I will continue to struggle.
I need to break away from all those high carbs that I seem to love.
So today I went and got some Steel Cut Oats and I will be trying those for breakfast tomorrow. Along with the entire family eating fish at least once a week. As well as some other healthy organic stuff.
And no more eating out for anything. Well maybe for salads. But mostly if I am going to go thru the drive-thru I am going to only be getting drinks. Like coffee and iced tea. And as soon as Mickey D's stops doing their $1 large drinks I will no longer be getting that either.
I am planning on taking another bike ride tomorrow. I was told it should be about 14 miles round trip. Add to that my plans of getting back to my PowerCore class and tomorrow should round out to be a great exercise day.
Tonight I plan to jump on my elliptical here at home.
I realized that since MIL has gotten here I really haven't had a mini-goal in mind for quite some time.
So my mini-goal currently is to get back to 199 by birthday which is the 23rd of this month.
As of right now I am weighing in at 204 something. Just haven't had the heart to change the ticker in an upward motion........again! *Sigh*
So I figure that gives me 3 weeks from today to lose 5 pounds. I think that I can do it. All I need to do is stick to it.
So those are my rambling thoughts for the moment.
I'll get around to everyone's diaries later on. I need to go pick up the MIL and take her to Wally-world.
See ya all later!

You now I think that I have come to the conclusion that maybe it is better to plan things out spur of the moment.
Everytime I try to plan anything lately something/someone pops up into the picture and totally blows my plan out of the water.
*sigh*
Case in point~
I had planned to ride my bike this morning with my friend but was told by hubby this morning that he was going to be unable to take his mother to the appt that she had today to have an endoscopy done.
So I ended up taking MIL to her appt. Which effectively blew the entire day.
I barely made it home in time to make it to my PowerCore class.
But made it I did!
And man did Kelly punish me for not being there for the last month.
But oddly enough it felt good to feel my muscles screaming out in pain. I felt like I was actually accomplishing something again.
I am looking forward to getting back to PowerCore every Monday and Wednesday.
Ate really well today.
Cereal, coffee, salad from Wendy's (MIL's treat) as well as a small chili. Dinner was a 1/3 of a $5 foot long from Subway.
In all I think I did pretty good.
Well the VP speech is getting ready to start and I really want to catch it so I will catch up with everyone later.
Chow!

I swear there just needs to be more hours in the day!
This week has been sooo very hectic. I feel like I am being pulled into a million and one different directions.
MIL (I love her I really do) is DRIVING me to the brink of insanity!!!
She has got to be the only 74 year old person that I know who is absolutely, perfectly capable of taking care of herself, yet is the clingest/needest person at the same time.
She wants me to drive her everywhere........all the time! But then she plays it down like "I don't want to be a burden". ARGGGHHH!!!
I spend just about 2-3 hours everyday taking her somewhere. Be it the grocery store, the fabric store, the doctors, you name it.
And it wouldn't be so bad if she wouldn't treat it like I have all the time in the world.
In the past 2 weeks I haven't even had the chance to do any laundry~Thankfully dh has stepped up in that department. I haven't gotten to the store to buy groceries~I have taken to buying them when I get off of work on Sunday nights 'cuz she takes like 3 hours to buy groceries!
My house is falling down around me and if she comes over she makes these little bitty remarks about the house. Like "oh you haven't vaccuumed have you? I can tell 'cuz the dust is bothering my nose" Well maybe if I wasn't out galavanting the countryside day after day after day I could actually spend sometime in my house. And maybe while I am in it I could actually clean it!
Add to that dh left today and will be gone for 9 days. So since he is not here and I have to work I got a sitter for the weekend. She is making noises about that! She actually had the nerve to call me and ask if this "girl, person" (her words not mine), was going to feed the kids! Like Sarah would just sit there and NOT feed them!
It's enough to make me want to scream and yell and cry all at the same time in frustration!!!
There was a movie sometime back that had Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon in it. Meg was a helicopter pilot who was in charge of a group of men. When the helicopter went down behind enemy lines they all started bickering at each other. At one point she started to cry. The Lou Diamond character started to ridicule her for it. And at that point she turned and looked at him and said, "I'm not crying 'cuz I am scared you bleepity bleep. I'm crying 'cuz I am soooo mad!"
That is how I am feeling right now!
It seems like the only time I can get to myself is the time that I am able to come on here and update my journey. Which in and of itself seems to be petering out. I am trying so very hard but it seems that ever since MIL got here this journey has hit some construction and now seems to be moving slower than ever. Even backwards at times.
I just need some space of my own.
The thing is..........
I don't think I am going to get it.

Oh, sorry to hear all that. You're not the only one, there is a universal busyness going around in the world, and everyone seems to be worried about the state of their home, myself included! I hope you manage to set some boundaries so you can take care of your biznass and maintain your weight loss. Best wishes!

You know what I've said about this time and time again.

If you said no, she might just have to break down and buy herself a car!!

I haven't caught up with your journal from the week, but I did see that you managed a 2 hour bike ride!!!!! WOW! That is sooo impressive! You've set the bar way up there...I have some work to do! wow. wow. wow. Keep up the great work!

I totally agree. Its time you sat her down and explained that you have a home, husband and children to take care of, and a job, and that you only have x amount of time to spend with her. If she is so worried about the babysitter why doesn't she babysit them for free?????? Perhaps you can tell her that you have only x number of hours on one day per week to take her on errands, appts etc. I hope your H is willing to back you up. If not, he's a mama's boy who needs to cut the apron strings.

Glad you've been eating well and exercising. That is something to be proud of.

I don't think that will happen. More likely she would just go back to Puerto Rico. And given how much that would disappoint Gil I can't be that mean.

Thanks!
I was hoping to go today but between running errands and going to the grocery store I just ran outta time. That and it started to rain. And unlike some other crazy biking people we know, aka Reluctant, I don't really want to get my shower while I am riding my bike! LOL

Thanks for stopping by.
Ate fairly well this week and will be heading out in the next 30 minutes to go to PowerCore.

Enjoy Powercore, sounds intriguing!

Well I weighed in this morning at 204.6~
That puts me almost 3 pounds lower than Friday. I am doing the September challenge and would love to get to 200 or below it by my b-day. Which is in 15 days.
It's not totally impossible.
I just need to keep focused.
I'll check in later tonight.
I gotta get heading out the door if I am going to make it to my class on time.
Ciao

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

3 pounds would make me pleased as punch

I LOVE IT!
It's a good mix with some yoga moves and lots of core exercises.
And of course we really get the ol' heart rate up there too.
My favorite part of the class is when we get to stretch at the end.
Always feels Goooooood!

Now if I can just hold at that weight I will be pleased as punch.