A Better Me – Week Six
I’m late in posting this blog. All day, I thought it was Sunday. I do have some good news though. I’ve lost one little pound this week. One precious pound. It may not seem like much, but it is to me. Any time I see the scale go down, I make sure I get the same results for two days in a row before I really count it. I was curious and jumped on the scale Tuesday and when I looked, the scale actually showed three pounds lost. Read more…
A Better Me – Week Five
A slight change in the title for this series, because I’m really not looking for a new me. I like the me that I am. What I’m going for is a better me.
You can always tell when I’ve had a bad week – I put off blogging as long as possible. But this… this is all about accountability. I said I would continue to blog during this whole process. I didn’t set out expecting this to be some quick three or four months of ‘doing it’. I knew there would be some hard times. This blog is not only a way for me to record my journey, but also a way for me to be accountable. Read more…
Am I Ready For Middle School?
School starts for my son on the 6th of August this year. I started making all the preparations today. First, by stopping at his new school to make sure all the paperwork/transcripts were transferred over from his elementary school. Then it was off to buy all his school supplies. It’s rare that I make Jacob go with me shopping, but I felt he needed to go with me this time. So $105.93 and two hours later, school supplies were bought.
A New Me – Week Four
I did everything right this week. I started on the supplements and even the nutrition bars. I went to the gym every other day this week, as planned. I even surpassed my calorie burn for the week. I did everything right. So why didn’t I lose any weight this week? Read more…
At The Movies
As much as I love seeing a movie when it first comes out and on the big screen, I’m really starting to steer away from movie theaters. There are so many ways to see a movie these days. We subscribe to Netflix and have for years now. The movies may be a month old by the time they’re offered on Netflix, what’s a month? Do I really have to see movies when the first come out? Is it really worth it? Read more…
Give That Furball A Name
When we moved here, we didn’t know that the house already came with three wild cats. I tried to befriend all of them, but only one was willing to stay. We named her “Winnie”. She had one eye and looked to be pregnant. We waited and waited for her to have her kittens. The intention was to keep one of the kittens as our own. We waited and waited…and waited. The kittens never came, or at least we never saw any of them. But Winnie became a regular guest to our patio.
A New Me – Week Three
This wasn’t a good week for me. It started out fine. Great even. Honestly, I haven’t been to the gym since Thursday. I had every intention on going to the gym Friday. That never happened. Hubby took the car and has been gone all weekend so I couldn’t get to the gym. Oh sure, I could’ve put my 30-day Shred DVD in and burned just as many calories. Read more…
Keep Your Mouth Shut!
Have you ever found yourself wanting shake someone until they came to their senses? I’m a very laid-back kinda gal. Ask anyone who knows me. I’m definitely not one to force my ideas or opinions on anyone. Every once in a while there comes a point when I just can’t stand it anymore and I have to say something. Today, I found it it extremely hard to keep my mouth shut. Read more…
What Are You Listening To?
I am a huge iTunes fan. That’s where I buy all my music. I can’t even tell you the last time I bought a CD. I figure, why bother buying a whole CD, when I only like four songs off the entire album? I visit iTunes every couple of months and spend a few hours listening to samples and buying new tracks (always spending way too much). It’s about time I do that again. I seriously need some new tunes on my iPod. Read more…
The Longest Minute of My Life!
I dragged my daughter with me to the gym tonight, for what will probably be the last time we get to workout together for awhile and it’s not often she actually goes with me. Everything went well, that is until I hit the elliptical… Read more…
In A Good Place
I’ve seen some major changes in my only daughter since I posted Screw You… I Mean… Merry Christmas Momma and thank goodness they’ve been for the better. About a week after that post, she quit her job to move in with her boyfriend. Two days before she was to leave (and her birthday), the two of them got into their last argument. They broke up. She stayed here. Read more…
A New Me – Week Two
This week was both good and bad. First, let me say that I’ve finally gotten over this whole fear of my going to the gym, but it didn’t start out great. Monday night, I drove to the gym and sat in the parking lot scoping the place out. I noticed there were two women on treadmills and a third on the elliptical. So I decided to just put my earbuds in and go for it. I had forgotten how different it was to be on the treadmill than on a track. The track is full of bumps and little dips. The treadmill is so much easier to walk or run on. So I was on the treadmill for an hour, changing the incline and speed I was going at. It felt really good. Read more…
A New Me – Week One
My first update since I got back on track. I do all my logging in and tracking on My Fitness Pal. I’ve been a member for a couple of years now. I used to be very active in the forums, especially during that first year I did lose a good amount of weight. I rarely check them out anymore, but if you’re over there and decide to register, look me up. My screen name is OomarianneoO. MFP is the best free site I’ve come across with all the tools to help me, plus the folks over there are awesome.
Too Much To Love
There’s a lot to love about me… at least that’s what I’ve been told. But for awhile now, there’s actually been too much of me to love. I’m talking about my weight. I complained or whined about my weight like any normal teenage girl, even though I didn’t have anything to complain about at a size 4/6. But never really gave it serious thought until I got re-married. Read more…
The Eggs Were Violated
I decided I was going to make some egg salad the other day. Of course the main ingredient for egg salad is…eggs. I put half a dozen eggs into a small pot and turned on the burner, then left the kitchen to do something else. I had forgotten all about the eggs until I heard my daughter in the kitchen… Read more…
