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OMG! Mr. Sunshine decided to come out today! But it’s soooooooooo cold! But that’s ok…as long as the sun is out, I really don’t care how cold it is outside! It’s been so dreary lately that it has made me not want to do ANYTHING. BUT…I have been doing really well with exercise. Dusted off the ‘ol recumbent stationary bike and have been peddaling for 30 min each day I need to get some batteries for the thing so I can keep track of how many miles I am going. I have this thing in my kitchen ( I have a pretty large kitchen ) so I have been setting the timer on the microwave Hey…whatever works…right? Well, after I get done here, I am going to go ride my bike, and then I think today would be a good day to get all that last minute Halloween odds & ends done since the sun is shining today I have to get my 11 yr old some comfortable, but fancy looking shoes for her “Belle” costume. I found some at The Children’s Place that actually will go perfect and she can wear these after Halloween too PLUS I have a 20% off coupon…gotta LOVE that! I also need to find her some sort of shawl because it gets pretty chilly on Halloween here in Michigan. My youngest is going as Tinkerbell ( and boy does she have the attitude for it  ) she’s pretty much all set. Then there is my oldest, who will be 16 and STILL goes trick or treating I have to get her a “Slayer” shirt from Hot Topic and some black feather wings. She’s going as a dead angel. Man, it’s a good thing hubby gets paid tomorrow and that it’s going to be a good check because now he wants me to buy a mask so when he gets home on Sunday, he’s going to scare the girls ( the 2 older ones ). The plan is, I’m not supposed to let them know when he is coming home, so he plans on putting on this mask, and scaring them through the bedroom window The thing is…the girls have been asking for this and they have NO idea that this is actually gonna happen Gotta love Halloween

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Well..I better get my booty in gear! Hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Yeah,….been a problem lately. I do so well during the day and about 2 hours before I am ready for bed…I am literally HUNGRY! My stomach is actually growling. Normally I would just drink water but since this happens right before bedtime…water isn’t the best thing if I want a good night sleep. So, I have been grabbing a pear, or a SF/FF pudding cup but it usually ends up going back for something else. I started up my exercising again so I am sure that has a lot to do with why I am hungry. I need to start using up my flex points and eating more during the day. SO, I think I am going to increase my protein intake towards the latter part of the day and have most of my carbs in the morning and see how that works out. I can’t stand the hungry feeling before bed because I cannot sleep. If it was just a mind thing, I can distract myself but if I am physically hungry…there is no way. Other than that, everything else has been great! I need to go grocery shopping because I am running out of “my” foods so today I am gonna restock and maybe find something “new” to try out  Hopefully my 3 yr old will behave long enough to let me take my time…she always tells me when we are “done” shopping I might have to bribe her today

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Off to read up on blogs…hope everyone has a great weekend

I keep telling myself I need to get myself back into a routine but today, I have officially done it. Anytime I go off program, I get into a funk and it’s very hard to get motivated again. I had to force myself today to get back into the groove of things because I have several challenges that I participate in that I NEED to make sure I can meet at least CLOSE to what I set out to do. SO, today has been pretty good so far. I had my coffee and oatmeal for breakfast and downed my first 16oz of water, getting ready to go exercise. I think I will start off by dusting off my recumbent bike and riding that for 15 min as a warm up before I do my exercise dvd. I ended up losing my redstar *again* at this weeks weigh in, so I need to get it back this week…LOL.

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I definately miss my walks outside but it’s just too cold to have my 3 yr old sit in the stroller for that long, especially when it’s hard to bundle her up in a umbrella stroller that she is just about outgrown. Next fall, she will be in preschool, so I can go for my walks alone then…I love walking outside in the fall weather. There is something about it that gets my motivation going…can’t explain it.

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Anyway, time to go and get my big booty movin!

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So, I went to the doctor yesterday and as with anytime you go to the doctor, they check your blood pressure. Well, I for sure thought it would be VERY high, considering that I was sick in which is always the case when I have a cold, flu, ect…well, after taking my blood pressure, he proceeds to tell me that I have EXCELLENT blood pressure So, out of curiosity…I ask him what my reading was…he tells me it was 96/44 I am thinking …omg..am I still alive?That seemed so low especially when normal for me is 127/80. Well, he then proceeds to tell me that since I had quit smoking ( been smoke free for 5 months now), that in itself will lower my blood pressure, not counting the walking I do and my change of diet. Well, I can see how it would lower your blood pressure, but c’mon….96/44? But,…he said that it was great so who am I to argue with someone who has an MD ANYWAY…my pulse was very good also…it was 66, resting. If it weren’t for my sore throat, he probably would have thought I was a nut case or something  Anyway, feeling MUCH better today. I think I will definately just chill out today before I go tackle my house…OMG…it looks as if a tornado came through…TWICE Maybe I’ll leave it til hubby gets home this weekend Nah,  that’s too mean! LOL

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Well, hope everyone has a good day!

For the past 3 days I have been feeling like YUCK! Thought it was your typical fall allergies from the drastic temperature changes but it’s a little more than that. I was fighting a fever yesterday, along with a sore throat so now I am on antibiotics. Feeling a little better today but still need to take it easy which is VERY hard to do when you have kids and a household to run. My 11 yr old has been a BIG help keeping my 3 yr old entertained. It’s been pretty difficult to stay on program since it’s very hard to swallow so naturally I haven’t been getting all my points in. All I can do is do what I can I guess and keep drinking my water at least. My WW ice cream bars and SF/FF pudding has been really good on my throat. Not exactly real food I need but it’s better than nothing. So, if you don’t see me in the next day or so, it’s because I will be trying to catch up on housework that has been neglected the last few days. Hope everyone is doing well

Yeah, babyLost 1 pound this week and even though I lost what I gained from AF last week ( barely ), I lost an additional .2 I’ll take it because it means I am still ahead…only by .2 pounds but hey! I’ll take ANYTHING I can get right now considering the last few weeks I have had But today is a new day and I am heading out to walk since today seems to be the only decent day of the week. UGH! They are calling for rain/snow by Thursday Oh how I wish I lived down south. I am SO DONE with Michigan weather. *sigh*

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Mary, you were right! I LOVE the maple and brown sugar one! VERY good! I actually think it’s my favorite now Can’t wait for lunchtime either because yesterday I had my flatout bread tortilla thingee with red roasted hummus & 4 slices of turkey…can we just say…YUM YUM! Plus I just bought some bartlett pears  that are very yellow which melt in your mouth when you take a bite. Well, if I want to eat lunch soon, I need to go for my walk now. And yes Missy, I WILL be doing crunches today FOR SURE this time when I get home from my walk 

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Have a GREAT day everyone!

Where is the time going? I have been so extremely busy lately that I have neglected my blog. I come in here and start to read everyone’s blog, then get pulled away for something and don’t get a chance to postBut….I’m HERE THIS TIME!!!

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So, last week I didn’t do so great. Actually, TOM was here and I gained .8. I know, not a big whoopie as I am sure I will lose it by tomorrow’s weigh in ( I hope ) but man, I was loving that purdy new red star. Hubby was home last weekend which I am trying like heck to keep my schedule as normal as possible when he is home but it’s near impossible  I am getting better though! I just haven’t gotten to the “habit” part of this journey. But in time I will be there.

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Went grocery shopping and found a new item ( new to me anyway ). They are those light flatout tortilla wraps. They are only 1 point for the entire thing!  This has been a life saver for me because I spend WAY too many points on regular pita bread. Anyway, I bought the sundried tomato kind and tried it and they were actually pretty good! ( for being 1pt that is! ) SO, this will be a new lunch for me. I needed something different anyhow to spice things up. That is what I love about Weight Watchers! I also found a new yogurt. It’s Dannon’s Light & Fit Crave Control w/ cereal. OMG! My buddies, don’t waste your money on this. It was like eating yogurt with sawdust in it. Yeah, that bad. I think I will be throwing this out and that is unusal for me. If I don’t like something, I usually just eat it til it’s gone and I just don’t buy it again. This thing though, I just cannot stomach it. I think I will stick with my regular light yogurt. There is one more new item I need to try that I bought. It is the Quaker Weight Control Maple & brown sugar flavored oatmeal. I LOVE the banana bread one and the cinnamon one is really good too. But this one I haven’t tried yet so I am shooting for 2 out of 3 that are a thumbs up

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Well, that’s it for now. I am off to go catch up on some blogs. Have a GREAT day everyone!

Yep, I did it, down 10 pounds since August 4th…finally! It’s nice to finally be out of the 240’s now…I weighed in at 239.8…barely out of the 40’s, but I’m taking it I have noticed a pattern with my weight history though  it seems as if every 4th weigh in, I “gain”..hmmmmmm…Interesting. Oh well, the end result is what’s most important! Going to bed early tonight, I’m pooped. Have a great night everyone!!! 

I cannot believe all the running around I have been doing lately!It’s the weekend and I’m STILL running! Today, Andria has singing lessons at 1:30, then she has a sleepover birthday party at 4:00. I still have grocery shopping to do which HAS to be done today or else I will get way too off program My house looks as if a tornado came through it TWICE, and I have YET to mop my kitchen floor with my new handy dandy Mr. Clean magic eraser mop that I bought at Tarjay yesterday If this thing works like it does on my walls ( I have a 3 yr old artist who decided to use my walls as an art easel ), my floors will look good as new!!! Which is a good thing because it looks disgusting 

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Got creative this morning with my oatmeal. One of my favorites in the morning is a packet of the Quaker Weight Control Banana bread oatmeal w/ 1/2 of banana sliced into it…SO yummy and filling!!!! Well, like I said earlier, I need to go grocery shopping because I am running out of “stuff” including bananas SO instead of bananas, I diced up 1/2 an apple and added some cinnamon to it,  but now it tastes like apple cinnamon oatmeal The apple and cinnamon TOTALLY took away the banana bread flavor. BUT, it is still yummy and it will fill me til lunch time.

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Hope everyone has a good weekend!