"The only thing in this world that is instant is coffee."

- David Parkin

It is not going to happend over night, but I know that we can do it. It is frustrating but so worth it.

It is already 10:30 here and no one started WEED so I thought that I would. I wrote this long post on yesterday's WEED and then hit a wrong key and it deleated it. I was so frustrated that I forgot to post again.

Anyway. I have been pretty sick the past week and exercise is totally out if I want to ever breath again. But, dh bought me a really nice elliptical and I am dying to try it. I can't wait to really start the WL. I was so at my highest on Christmas Day that I really felt like crying. I hit the point that now I really need to be serious.

Today I am trying to rest since I haven't had the time to over the holiday. I am cleaning some but am trying to keept it to a small amount. Dh's brother is coming tomorrow so I really need to get some work done.

Have a great day.

W: None yet, trying to get a lot being sick and all
E: No exercise but cleaning
E: I haven't had anything substanial yet
D: Clean the house up a little. Clean the frig, it stinks.

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Kellie

Good morning! I finally stepped on the scale this morning and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I am hoping to at least maintain on my weigh in this week.

WEED:
water-200+oz
eats-smoothie
exercise-gym later
daily goal- go grocery shopping!

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*Ashleigh*

Good morning!! Went to the Y today. I was walking to the track though and Adam saw me thru the window and started crying so i didn't get a full WO in.

W~about 40oz

E~shake and having a happy meal for lunch

E~30 min bike, 45 min weights

D~good choices today! No snacking

Adam has some friends coming over today that is why we are having McDonalds. So I am having a Happy Meal. No too bad!!

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Morning ladies! I have yet to weigh myself--but have to say that I think I ate more yesterday(boxing day) than I did Christmas day, and I feel GROSS today! I am tired, and a little congested, and Jaime was up at 1am and 4:30...and then again at 8 for breaky*sigh* Jim is back to work...and the house is a complete disaster area. All our gifts are still downstairs, but since I did not much more than lay on the couch last night the kids have tore into everything--and boxes and toys, and more wrap is spread all over the place.

That being said I think in the next few days leading up to NYE, I am going to get a grip on my eating(no more reaching for sweets, and salty peanuts, and chips...and and and...lol) and my water intake has totally SUCKED too so I have to really concentrate on that too. NO MORE crap!!! NYE we have decided to have some people over and order in, or just have a few appies. You know how healthy that can be. I will do my best that day/night.

Today I am off to a decent start...let's hope I can keep it up! Between meals for the kids, cleaning this house, and going grocery shopping I think it will be a full day today!!! Exercise is going to be put on the back burner so to speak--at least until I can get this place in some kind of order. I hate living with clutter..makes me crazy!!

Sounds like all of you have had a pretty good holiday so far--ours was great too...but busy--and I am kind of glad to be home...it will be nicer once the house is back to "normal" and having the kids home will be nice too. (well for the most part...they fight alot more when they are home all day...lol) The kids don't go back to school until January 8 here.

Anyhooooo here's my WEED so far. (thank heaven for Slimfast...lol)

Water: 32 oz
Exercise: None
Eats: Shake
Daily Goals: To get thru today--NO BAD STUFF!!!!

Later!

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My weed update:
WEED:
water-200+oz good!
eats-smoothie, slim fast snack bar, smoothie, some fries from Mcdonalds (picked at kids and hubby's), taco salad. Now that is where I did bad! I cannot stop eating these hint of lime tacos! Omigod they are soooooooo good! exercise-gym later-going in a bit, have to clean my house first since dh is having friends over to play poker tonight
daily goal- go grocery shopping! Did that! Did a big trip to costco!

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*Ashleigh*

Had a great day today

I think if I have a few more like that--enjoy myself NYE I shouldn't be too bad. I still haven't weighed myself yet...but am sure that I didn't do that much damage (considering I was only up half a pound after two weeks of no working out and eating crap...) But maybe I am getting lazy--LOL.

I didn't really exercise today--but will tomorrow. I'd like to take a walk. With the kids home--they sure get cranky. (which in turn makes me cranky) I think a walk to the park, and then the library will be just what we need. I will just have to make sure to take snacks, so I do not have to stop along the way for "bad" stuff. There are soo many restaurants within walking distance.

I drank only 64 oz of water today, but that's 64 more oz than I have drank the past 3 days or so...seriously I have been BAAAD with my water. Drinking coffee, tea...diet coke...anything but water. Today I drank just water--oh and a couple sips of diet coke. Jordan, my 5-year old likes diet coke. Crazy I know.

I was busy cleaning alot of the day so that definately helped with the snacking. I did sit down and watch Oprah this afternoon, and had a small bowl of pretzels and salsa....and an apple. I love that. Then I fed Jaime her cereal. I tried peaches the other day, but she made a face--and kept making it the whole time...don't ask me why I started with peaches of all things...she hasn't even tried oatmeal, or wheat cereal yet. (just rice...)

Sorry babbling there...LOL.



Anyway--here's my WEED. Wonder where Maria got to today? Hope she comes back soon...I need her Just like I need ALL of you...badly...LOL. Year 2007 is gonna be MY year. I am gonna lose my weight, and be happy..LOL.

Water: 64 oz
Exercise: None
Eats: Shake, pretzels, salsa, apple and a chef salad (18 points total)
Daily Goals: To get thru today--NO BAD STUFF!!!!

I did it!

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Hi Tanya~
I'm here...don't know where my mind is because I thought I posted here this morning? I don't know... I take my hat off to all you stay at home mom's... it's hard work keeping everything together and stay out of the kitchen!! Talk about serious need for comfort food...everything from stress, to boredom to just a good excuse to procrastinate cleaning (especially when the mess is created by everyone but you! ) has made me look for something to "fill the whole". Wednesday I finally had a few hours to myself while she was at a playdate and I went shopping with my gift cards...ended up only finding a pair of very simple cowgirl boots (not as flashy as Michaela's just plain black)...always wanted a pair and since it's not my money... being away from the house kept me away from those cookies (which I had 1 for breakfast anyway...)

Anyway, Tanya, I'm glad you had a great day today!! Great job on the Water and sticking to low points! I'm here if you need me...will be next year as well so count on me for 2007!! I don't want to be "fat and forty"... so my goal is to stay on this board and keep working on maintaining. Secrety, I'd like to see 119 but I'm sure my family will be giving me a hard time at that...they were already telling me that I'm "too skinny" at Christmas. It drives me crazy when they do that. My sister isn't always emotionally stable and she's put on some weight due to her depression pills...so to boost up her morale...they tell her she looks perfect and I look too skinny... my question is what about my morale? No one seems to care about hurting my feelings! To make matters worse, my BIL was also telling me that I now look a lot older than my sister because my face looks old because of the weight loss--she's 4 years older than me. I've been dreading turning 40 in just 2 weeks and that's the last thing I need to hear...true or not.

Pretzels with Salsa sounds "interesting"... how did you come up with that combination? I like the fact that Salsa is "0" Points...I just never would have thought of it!! Also, What exactly is "Boxing Day"?!!

Kellie~I weighed my highest in a long time on Christmas Day too...that's why I went a little crazy on my workout before anyone even got out of bed...all I kept thinking about is my usual m.o. of gaining everything back the second I reach my goal. YAY to DH for the elliptical! Sorry you're too sick to use it though!!! I hope you feel better soon!! Nothing worse than being sick through the holidays!! Rest is probably what you need!! So take advantage of it before the New Year when we all start kicking some serious "Weight Loss Butt!!"

Everyone else~ KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!

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I'm not going to bother posting my WEED for Wednesday at this point...the only thing I did good was exercise.... (23 minutes on elliptical, day 3 of body shaping and 2 hours of walking around the shopping mall)

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Maria