Moving on....

I have decided to drop of out of Phase 5. I have been toying with the idea for a week or so now. After reading Allan's comments this morning about not posting on your blog if you are not following the plan, I decided it was best for me to stop. It was working, slowly for me, but I was not following the plan 100% obviously, or it would have been working faster. I blog for me, for the record of what I am doing, what works, what doesnt, the good and bad. And not being able to blog about what I am eating doesnt work for me. So I will continue to read about everyone on the plan and hope we can still encourage each other!

Thanks to Allan (and peeps who know more) for their hard work putting this plan together.

Jen

Taco Bell = FAIL for me!

Well the week was going good last week, until Friday when I had Taco Bell. It all went down hill and I mean the entire weekend! Fast food, taco bell in general is a trigger for me. I proved to myself I am just not strong enough nor far enough in my journey to be allowed to eat that type of stuff yet. Friday the scale was down a tad, sat up a bit, Sunday a bunch and today the scale was BAD. Up 3 lbs. I need to stick with what was working and not try and incorporate "real life" eating this early on. I had a good streak going and this weekend was a big FAIL!

Moving on...no more fast food for me, in any shape or form. Back to the basics.

Its finally going to be spring this week here after 7-8 days of rain. Thursday its supposed to hit 80! Weird weather! Tonight I am cleaning out my garage to get some of my exercise equipment more accessible and its just a MESS out there!

Jen

wow I missed a day...

Me and my son holding a lizard

Not sure how I missed posting yesterday....weird for me on weekdays!

So the scale is not moving, but I am. Still not everyday like I need to be, but more than I was last week..... Its been a busy week. Lots of baking to do for the weekend. I got a new printer over the weekend and saved BIG at Target yesterday. I got dirty looks from the lady in line behind me. HEY whatever, I saved 28$ with coupons....she must have been jealous. LOL! The cashier wasn't too excited either, but its his job, not much he can do about it. They had Prevacid 14 day supply for $10.49 + a free bottle of Maylox tablets. I had 7$ off in coupons so I got both for 3.49! I will be going back for more before that sale is over.

Hubby is sick again. Smallest J is teething, he is working on tooth #4 in a matter of a couple weeks. The two bottom ones came in first and now his two fangs...he will have quite the smile if those middle ones don't grow in along with a runny nose and cough = small one and mommy not sleeping well at night. The other two are ok, both with slight coughs.

I went grocery shopping last night for this weeks food. I am excited to change it up for a week....soo how my body responds. Hopefully in the right direction!

Rocky Road Cake Pops

My daughter holding a snake!

This guy was massive, we saw him eat a mouse in 3 seconds....he also apparently can eat human courpses!

Jen

ALMOST THERE!

Seeing 203 on the scale Saturday morning was awesome. I am finally sticking to something and losing. Imagine that LOL! I am excited that TACO BELL is on my menu for this week :)

I had a busy weekend. Friday was the Serpentarium with the kids and was a lot of fun. I even held a snake and a chameleon! That night I went to a friends and got the invites and banner made for my sons birthday. Saturday we had a nice day as a family. I got a new printer FINALLY! We have been without for months....printing what we needed at work (SHHH). I LOVE coupons...but cant download the coupon printer from work, so I was missing tons of deals. So wireless printer installed...I can print coupons while I ride my bike :) Sunday was church, a much needed nap and youth group. Throw in a few orders and I was DEAD tired last night and ready for some sleep.

I have more to say and a few pics to post, but that will have to wait until later.....

Jen

It's Thurs....my friday (at work)

SOOO LOVE having Fridays off! Especially when they are paid and I am not using any of my vacation time! Tomorrow we head to the Serpentarium for a guided tour and reptiles that have tongues longer than their bodies eating out my hand. My sister in law is not a fan...so we made a deal. I will take her 2 girls (6 and 3) and she will keep my littlest J (10 months) Win Win for us both :) Friday night I am going to a friends house to finish up some sewing projects and chat.We will head to Joann's for some material and birthday initiation supplies for 1st birthday Monkey Style for my tiniest. Saturday we are finally having a day where nothing is going on. We have plans to clean the yard up a bit. We have a huge back yard and it gets bad during the winter, Home Depot for some toilet parts (its not flushing right) and to the Bookstore for my new bible (my birthday present, 2 months late LOL) A few orders to bake for.....nice and relaxing!

I just cant write enough on how much the no TV thing has changed me for the better! Reading my bible, almost done reading Made to Crave, cleaning, working out, organizing, packing lunches and laying clothes out the night before. Mornings are easier, not only for me but for my kids :)

A leprechaun visited the house last night. He left tracks of gold covered coins, a little bucket of goodies for my kids and a new shirt to wear today. The kids were SO excited, trying to figure out how he got in the house and how tall he really is LOL! Love this age.....I will be sad when the believing in all these things goes away.

Yesterday I was doing day 2. (that's my go to day) I went to the store at lunch to grab a few things. Saw the deli department and caved. Now in my head I envisioned this awesome sandwich. I ordered the Sacramento. What I got was DRY sourdough bread, turkey, the thickest pile of cheese, mustard and red onions. They forgot the mayo, the lettuce, um a little skimpy on the turkey....hmm So I picked off almost all the cheese, pulled the top of the bread off and ate half my sandwich and threw the other half away. So luckily I didn't get off plan too much...the bread....should have been wheat and I had a few bites of cheese. I was disappointed that I felt OK to go off plan, then disappointed that the sandwich SUCKED. But in the end it was a GOOD thing....for both ME and my BUTT!

Jen

Hump Day

Nothing exciting going on. Work as usual. I had to tweak my food a bit yesterday. Took my daughter to her doctors appt in the am, forgot my food at home, could only run out for a second to grab food since I didn't get here until 10:30. I ended the day with not as much protein as I would like to have had. Since I didn't have any for lunch. My grocery store has some amazingly large strawberries. My kids LOVE them, I don't. But I am trying. I figure the more I eat the stuff I don't like, maybe eventually I will like it? Time will tell!

Tonight is life grp. We are studying Esther. One of my favorite books in the bible. Last night I finished re-reading Esther and then moved onto Job. Very sad but very intense book. I hope to finish tonight. I find that I read fast, don't retain as much as I could if I read slow, but cant seem to slow down. So I find myself re-reading things a lot. Each time I read something again I seem to get something I didn't the first time.

A few things I have noticed since giving up TV.

1. The only night it was REALLY bothering me was a night that was going crappy to begin with. I just wanted to veg out and do something mindless. I went to bed mad.
2. I am not snacking at night or even thinking about it.
3. I feel good about sticking with something longer than 5 minutes LOL
4. I am getting a bunch of stuff accomplished that I have been putting off. There is plenty to do, but hoping in the next 40 days, I will be much more organized!

Tonight I will Shred. Made a commitment to do it for the actual 30 days you are supposed to. Last night started off with a half attempt (14 mins) since my daughter woke up with hurting ears.
Jen

I'm Alive!

Between fevers, new teeth, stomach aches and as of this morning a double ear infection...my kids gave me a run for my money this weekend. I had Friday off. That was nice, except everyone was sick in one form or another. Today my youngest is 10 months, it hardly seems possible!

I was down to 205.4 on weigh in day. A decent loss for me! I am thinking 199 will be in my future for the start of April! Very excited to see that ONE show up! I am feeling thinner, clothes are a tad looser. Even with only 13lbs lost. I am on a roll with eating and my water.....working out still sucks. I gave up TV to help me have a few more hours at night for working out, scrapbooking etc, but instead got swamped with orders. (which is a GREAT thing) but unexpected! I am normally busy on the weekends with orders, hardly ever get an order for 2 dozen pig cookies for a Tuesday. Tonight I am free and clear...I will be working out. I hope to get outside for a walk/run but the weather will decide that.

Jen