Girl's Nite At My House

Tonight my daughter and her two best friends came over to hang out. I fixed tacos with all the trimmings, coffee, blueberry muffies and spiced tea. I really enjoy them coming over. I enjoy hearing them chat back and forth about their day, family life, and ups and downs. Their hubs stay home and mine is at work when they are here, so it's just a real nice girl atmosphere time. Girl's Nite happens one night weekly, usually on a Monday. Sometimes all 3 come, sometimes 2 come, sometimes just my daughter and her baby come. Have a good week! Chat with you later...

Losing The LARD!

Well, I've lost 6 more pounds in the past two weeks! Yea!!!! It's coming off very slowly now, but I'm more determined to keep going until I'm happy with the way I look and the way my clothes fit me. I'm thinking maybe 30 more pounds. And no, I'm not going to be skinny! Far, far from that! I'm just not going to be obese anymore! Yes! It's difficult to explain the joy of being able to "flit" around easily, bend over without having to groan, ask for help, and having to hold on to a piece of furniture in order to stand back up. I have unexplainable energy, pep, and endurance to go, go, go all day. What a feeling! You skinny minnies don't have to endure what overweight people have to go through each and every day. This losing weight business is so very difficult, but I totally blame myself. Well, I weigh each Friday morning at the Dr.'s office, then go about my day and week until the next weigh-in. This helps to keep me accountable....so, another week has started for me. Thanks for your encouraging comments. Bless you all! I'm no special person. Just greatly faced up to the fact that being overweight is not fun nor healthy for me. Chat with you later...

A Different Woman

I won't disclose how much I weighed in the left picture, but on the right I am 106 lb LIGHTER and still losing!!!

WEIGHT LOSS UPDATE

Well, Friday morning I weighed in at my Dr.'s....I lost 2 more lbs....totaling 106 lbs lost. October 22 will mark 6 months of strict dieting....low carb. My goal originally was to loose 100 lbs. then get off the low carb....but, I'm going to loose a few more lbs....I started eating a piece of fruit with my morning coffee...boy, the fruit tastes like pure sugar! I haven't had anything sweet in 6 months! I've grown quite fond of Gala apples. They taste delicious to me. I also have fresh bananas in my fruit bowl....anyways.....the diet keeps plugging along until I'm satisfied with my look and getting into darling clothing....also, getting into my daughter's cute wardrobe!!!! Chat with you later....can you smell my chicken in the crock pot? Yum.......

Chippo

Chippo is my baby that will never leave home!
Readers, meet Chippo Leon Gates!

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

Today is a special day at my house! My daughter, her baby and her best friend are coming over! I just LOVE having them over for treats, coffee, and chit chat! We try to do this weekly. My daughter's other best friend is ill this week, so won't be joining us. 'Girl's Nite' is so wonderful to be able to leave the hubs at home for a bit and just bond. Sometimes we also clip coupons, browse through various magazines, scrapbook, sit out back in the secret garden, and play farkle. Don't know what you all have planned for Wednesday.....but.....I know what I have planned!!!!! Having a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY! Yes, it's still gloomy, dark, dismal, and drippy outside....but that's what makes October! I get to turn on cute lamps throughout the house and the candles will be lit for sure. Unusual cars will be in the driveways....the neighbors must be SO curious to what's going on over at the Gates' house!!!! It's just us girls, having a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!!! Chat with you later...

WHAT DID YOU EAT TODAY????

Do you truly know what all you put inside your mouth each day? I USED to constantly think about what food was in my freezer, frig, pantry, on the counter tops, and in the basket that sits on top of my frig....which harbors bags of tortilla chips, BBQ chips, potato chips...things like this. As I drove around, running errands and what nots, the aromas coming from restaurants and fast food places took over my brain, and I began to think and plan what sounds good to me and do I have the cash in my purse to stop and splurge. Well, of course I always did! With all due respect, I never was interested in stopping at Sonic. After hubs left for work each day, I truly felt like the night was totally mine to indulge in whatever fancied my mind and tummy usually while watching T.V. I actually got extremely happy and giddy planning in my mind what sounded delicious to me that evening and strongly anticipating getting comfy and just stuffing, eating, and drinking milk, milk, milk and cokes too. For me, the hardest part of my dieting was COMPLETELY changing my eating habits. Do you realize what all that involves?! A tremendous mind turn-over. Ok, now I'm beginning to invision apple turn-overs with vanilla ice cream....must think of something else NOW! Ok....I'm stable......at the beginning of my diet and for several months I constantly battled, struggled, fought TEMPTATION, TEMPTATION, TEMPTATION. The hubs schuedule didn't change, the TV didn't get moved, my recliner was in the same position, and the frig remained in it's normal place. So......that meant that I had to do some radical, and immediate changes in order to STOP these bad, bad habits and to do an immediate turn-around in my daily activities so that I could actually SUCCEED with my diet and actually CONQUER this diet yo-yoing. Well, today I feel that I have completely conquered my bad habits, but I also know and yes, fear, that a slip-up or two could oh so easily cause my weak mind and will-power to gradually slip back into that destructive way of living....not way of eating....but, way of living. Because that is what each day meant to me....what all could I eat and what sounded good to me that day...and night. I truly, truly, truly lived to eat....and now I truly eat to live. I am not at all interested in putting a morsel into my mouth that isn't beneficial, healthy or nutritious for me. I'd rather not eat it! Do I miss all the homemade cooking and food that constantly stares at me from my counter tops, in my frig and hides under aluminum foil? Oh yes! BUT!!!! I do not dwell on what I can't have. I really don't. Do I sometimes want to cheat? Yes, I've thought about licking the beaters, licking the spatula, etc....but I know that then I'd have to take a 'little' sample bite, then probably another, then I'd have to sample all the others simmering things on the other burners......and BOOM there would go my will-power and I'd be a failure once again.....I just cannot do that and will not do that. I'm very weak-natured when it comes to eating. Well.....I just had to share this with you. It's been on my mind....chat with you later