Its me!!!

Mick tells me all the time now that I need to be in more pics, because I don't have enough images of me at this weight. So he has taken it upon him self to get me at random points and times. Here are two he got over the last few days.

Going to the beach

Going to Santa Cruz in my new size 14 Capri's and Large size tank from old navy :)

OOO and the other day I made a awesome 6 point breakfast I just had to share....

2 point iced coffee, half a cantaloupe, a 3 egg white and cheese omelet with onions and tomato's mmmm it was so yummy.

Yesterday Skyla and Mick went for a Daddy Daughter day so Justin took full advantage of just me and him. He asked me if we could go to the skate park down the street. Then he tells me "Its not that far mom you should run wile I ride my scooter". So I did, little did I know it was a whole mile from my house and it was like 75' outside. I was HOT!! Then we get to the park and there were to many teenagers Justin was a bit out of his league. We ran back home so I could get my debit card, then we walk the 1.5 mile round trip to 711 to get Justin a Slurpee. :) it was hot but it was fun and I'm glad I listen to Justin and got a good work out in.

It so nice to know

so many people check my blog. I have had friends come up to me or just make comments about things they read on this blog ( no one really comments on here so I wasn't sure if anyone read any of this) :). Its so nice to know people are reading my blog. I had one friend tell me that I help to inspire her to join WW and to get back on track, that felt really good! Its make all my venting about bad weeks and bragging (yep I brag happily) about my good weeks feel that much more worth it to me. I have had so many stories of other peoples success inspire me that it feels really good to do the same for someone else.

So last fir I had a awesome WI I lost 4.2 lbs!!!! I lost all the weight I gained plus 0.6. I was so excited and it helped me to get back on my game. This week I did really good too I lost .6 again (after a big loss last week I didn't expect much this week, but hay at least the scale went in the right direction). It feels so good I feel like I'm finally back in a grove. Mick was even home for 3 day this week and I still did what I needed to. Its definitely getting easier, Micks munching habits are becoming easier to not follow. I'm also finding the will power to stick to my treats instead of his (which I'm usually not a big fan of anyways, I would just eat it because he was). Mick is also.....slowly......but also learning to stop asking me if I want things or commenting on things. Such as at Great America......

Me: I'm having such a hard time being OP, I'm so glad we brought our lunch and I planed funnel cake for a treat later. I'm sticking to my plan for today!!
Mick: You know what you need to do, so just do it stop whining. You have this babe!
Me: thanks sweety. I love you.
Mick: love you too.

5 min later.....

Mick: let go in the candy store.
Me: ok
Mick: kids pick out 1 treat, Christal do you want something?
Me: no I'm good (as I walk with Mick wile he looks for what he wants)
Mick: are you sure?
Me: Yes I'm sure.
Mick: come on they have chocolate......O look babe Carmel apples your fave!
Me: NO I don't want anything, I'm having some funnel cake later. I'm good.
Mick: Ok......are you really sure they have York peppermint patty's.
Me: Mick SHUT UP! I love you but really shut up. I'm fine, get yours and the kids stuff and lets go.
Mick: (gives me a hug) I'm sorry I just like spoiling you.
Me: I know but please stop, man your like a drug dealer HAHAHAHA!
Mick: HAHAHAHA I know I'm sorry.

Buy our stuff, walk out of the store and.......

Mick: Want a sweet cream Pretzel? You love those.
Me: Really?!! (walks away)

Hours later at the funnel cake stand....

Me: Mick what do you want?
Mick: Just one with strawberry's.
Me: Ok........(I order 2 funnel cakes with strawberry's, and go back to our table with them)
Mick: Why are there only 2? I thought you planned to have one?
Me: I did but I really cant eat a whole one so I'm going to share with the kids.
Mick: Ok....Is that enough for your guys?
Me: O yeah, these things are huge.

Me and the kids eat our funnel cake, I have about 1/4 of it and let them have the rest. Just enough for my sweet tooth with out going over board.

Mick: you want some of mine?
Me: No thanks sweety, I'm full and have had just enough, finish up so we can go on more rides :)
Mick: come on help me finish this.
Me: DRUG DEALER!!!!!!
Mick: HAHAHAHA I'm sorry never mind, back off my funnel cake women!!! LOL

O how I love my hubby, He is my biggest supporter and the biggest food pusher ever LOL. He means well. At least he is learning, he doesn't ask to much any more and when I say no, No is becoming no.

I cant help but smile as I typed that story, It felt good to stick to my plan and it totally paid off weight wise, but its also those moments that make me love my life and who I get to spend it with.

OK so back to WW!!! This weekend we are going to Santa Cruz and I'm all ready planing my food. I know I need to put at least 10-15 points aside for something sweet, deep fried and covered in sugar (possibly chocolate too we will have to see) LOL. Come on its the Boardwalk! I am planning on bringing our lunch though so that will help, and I'm going to make a good egg white omelet with veggies tomorrow morn, with fruit. A good breakfast always starts the day off right. Here's to a OP weekend :)

Stats:
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 196.6
Goal Weight: 140
Total Lost: 58.4 :) only 1.6lbs to go till I hit my 60 lbs mark!!!

Getting back on track

This week has been much better then the last few. I have really stayed OP all week and it has felt really good. I didn't workout like I would like but one thing at a time right. I have really just need to slow down and take one thing at a time, and it has so worked. I'm actually excited for my WI tomorrow. I just hope I'm back to where I was. I'm all ready getting my plan together for next week, and hoping if I really stick to it I could hit my 60lb goal next fri :)

That would be so cool!!! I need to just stick to what I know and be on it. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes :)

On a totally unrelated note check out this cute cake I made last week

Making so many cakes lately and having to smell cake and frosting and sugar.....my sweet tooth has really not been a prob....the smells kinda make me sick now LOL. Don't forget about my other blog Homesweethomecakery.blogspot.com You can check out all my cakes and I do take orders :)

Not my self :(

For some reason I just haven't felt like myself and I haven't been completely OP and its really getting to me now. I had a small gain this week and this is the first time I have ever had 3 WIs of nothing. My mom was here and I planed on a gain, so that wasn't bad. Then the next week Mick was home and we were all over the place, I was pretty OP and had a maintain. This week I just wasn't with it. I felt off, I tried to stay OP but had a some slip ups. The result?..... A .8 lb gain :(

Luckily I have a awesome leader and after I WI she could tell I wasn't feeling it. SO she came and sat with me and we talked. She chuckled and asked if this was the first time this has happened (a few week of nothing) I told her yeah and kinda laughed too. This is my first big struggle, I knew it was coming, I know these happen and I know the closer I get to my goal the more they will happen. Still doesn't stop the sting of going through it, but Joann said to just keep going. "Take it one minute at a time till one hour at a time seems due able, then take it a hour at a time till one day seems due able, just keep going, keep pushing and you will get there". Its nice knowing I have a great leader who gets it, This is why I go to my meetings the support is amazing.


So as of right now I have my head together. I'm staying OP today, I have my meals all planed out and just got TONS of fruit in the house. So I have plenty of zero point snacks. We are heading up to my Aunts tonight (who I haven't seen in so long, I cant wait to see her and my cousins!!) Not sure what food we will be having but I'm thinking of bringing some and I will have my WP's to use too, So I'll be ok.. Best part is tomorrow we are going to a lake all day with them, we are going to swim and kayak all day. I'm taking full advantage of this. Hopefully I can rack up some big AP's. I'm also bringing my laptop so I can have my e-tools handy. So that's my goal for the weekend and I think if I can stick to that I can handle the rest of my week ok too.

Stalemate

I feel like I'm at a stand still right now. I have done really good watching my points all week till yesterday. I didn't go over board but I did eat some of my activity points which I never do. So technically according to WW's I'm still OP, but for me I'm not, I don't lose when I eat my activity points unless I have earned a huge amount (like 65 for the week).

I did stretch out my WP this week too, and ate the last of them yesterday, so I have been doing really good. I peeked on the scale again and it was up even though I have been OP. It just seems so hard to stay completely on track like I know I should be to lose weight. Its also so hard to not peek on the scale to see how I'm doing.....I think I need to have mick hide my scale from me.

Self sabotages is so easy to do and so HARD to get out of. I know I'm OP, I'm not in the red and its only Tue. I still have 3 days till WI so I can always do some activity to amp it up. For some reason though I don't feel like I'm on track. I'm half way to my goal and its hasn't been easy but this last half seems so hard. I knew it would get harder as I got closer, but its all me that's making it hard. I really want to be down to 175 or so when our big recital comes in October for dance. That's another 25 lbs (or so) to go.

Another thing, is working out is so hard. Its summer and I love having the kids home, but it makes it hard to do the workouts I want. We have gone to Great America a few times (we bring our lunch so being OP is easy) and we do get LOTS of walking. We have been swimming a handful of times, sadly the weather isn't cooperating with me and its hasn't been warm enough to swim in our freezing cold pool that often. On the weekends we have gone for walks, I got to go Kayaking with a friend at Lake Chabot for 2 hours which was a blast!! I just wish I could run more then I do, but summer doesn't last forever and I do love having the kids home. So I can give up my running for a few more weeks. I mean I will be running alot pretty soon when my training for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon starts.

Things don't always work out how we want, but I know if I just keep going I will get there its just getting there that is hard sometimes. It is nice to see how far I have come though :)

Update

So my mom was here last week and I didn't really count points. It wasn't to bad It was nice to just enjoy her here and not worry about tracking. I did have a 2.6 lb weight gain and I was ok with that. This week hasn't been any easier. Mick has been home for 5 days on vacation and we have been out all day everyday. I'm totally expecting another gain this week and once again I'm ok with it.

It summer time and its not so easy to be completely OP when people or visiting or your on vacation. Sometimes to have to let go (a bit don't go overboard) and just have fun. One fun thing we got to do was go to Great America (I love having season passes). I finally got to take my pic with snoopy :)

Here is last years 6/11

I was HUGE!!!

Here was the pic we took on Monday.....

Now I really don't feel to bad taking 2 weeks off, so to say, from being OP. Man check out my kids boy do they grow fast in a year hehehe.

Heres a side by side :).....my new fave pic!!

Now taking Cake orders :)

My best friend and I decided to go in to business together and started a small at home bakery. You can check out or cakes and goodies at the Home Sweet Home Cakery blog, and even place orders with us at Home Sweet Home e-mail, Please feel free to pass our info on to any and all. :)

Thanks,
Star and Christal