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

Image credit:  Pink Sherbet Photography

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.

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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?

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