Day 110 (Saturday 2/21)

Weekend, glorious weekend...you're finally here! DH didn't have to go to work at his usual 6am time, so it was nice to wake up after the sunrise today! I got up and did a few things around the house and took the pup to the groomer...she was all fur!! My plan was to get my massage afterwards (I had an 8:30am appt), but I got a call on the way that the massage therapist wasn't able to make it in today so I had to re-schedule. I was a little bummed, but no worries...I'll get one next week!<br /><br />After I dropped the pup off I headed to the gym for a nice long workout. When I got there I realized I forgot my shoes at home. Luckily I had worn my casual Puma tennis shoes and so I just decided I wasn't going to let that stop me and worked out in the Puma's! They were ok, the balls of my feet were hurting after about 45 minutes, but I made it! I got in <strong>60 minutes</strong> on the <strong>cross ramp</strong> and did a <strong>10 minute</strong> cool down on the <strong>bike</strong>. I love the "laid-back-ness" of Saturday's!<br /><br />I got home and wasn't too hungry and so I got to work on some wedding invitations I am working on for my sister's friend who is getting married in May. I hope to have them complete before next Saturday! Lots of work to do!!<br /><br />Picked up the pup around noon and boy does she look different! I'll try to post some pics of her tomorrow! She is just the cutest lil puppy ever...of course I'm biased!! When I got home I decided I was hungry...it was already almost 1pm! Not good...I know! So I made a <strong>taco</strong> with the leftover taco meat from last night for <strong>7 points</strong>. And also had a few <strong>chocolate chips</strong> (not pictured) to satisfy my "sweet" craving for <strong>4 points</strong>!<br /><br />Mid afternoon I had a <strong>peanut butter fiber one bar</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>...yes you read that right, I caved and "spent" the extra point! We only had those and chocolate ones and DH loves the chocolate ones so I figured I'd leave those for him!<br /><br />The pup and I decided we were tired and took an afternoon siesta...almost 2 hours! I always feel sluggish when I wake up from weekend naps....but I love em just the same!<br /><br />DH & I planned to meet my Dad for supper tonight and he ended up showing up early to our house. So it was good to catch up with him before DH got home. I even showed him by blog...he was quite impressed and was very interested! He is almost half way to losing 50 lbs...he said he hopes to pass the 25 lb mark this week at his wi! Good luck Dad...I know you can do it!! I am so proud of the changes he has made and tonight his comment was that he feels like a million bucks! Makes me happy too!<br /><br />Once DH got home we headed to our favorite neighborhood bar & grill....Applebees! And of course I had the<strong> garlic herb chicken</strong> for <strong>7 points</strong>! It's my fav there! We sat and chatted with my Dad for over 2 hours!!<br /><br />DH got a call from work so we had to stop at the store to take care of a few things (and I had to get a <strong>junior frosty</strong> to top off my meal for <strong>4 points</strong>!) and then headed home. Little did I know I would be spending the rest of the night solo. He had to go in and cover for someone. :( My hubby works so hard...he makes me proud for what he does!! Such a good guy!<br /><br /><strong>SATURDAY'S STATS</strong><br />POINTS = 25<br />WATER = 84 oz<br />EXERCISE = 60 min cross ramp & 10 min bike<br />Well bloggies my eyes are starting to get heavy...I don't see myself waiting up till past midnight to wait for DH to get home...I think I might hit the hay!<br /><br />Nite!

Day 110 (Saturday 2/21)

Weekend, glorious weekend...you're finally here! DH didn't have to go to work at his usual 6am time, so it was nice to wake up after...

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Day 109 (Friday 2/20)

I finally did it!!!! I got my lead butt outta bed at 5:45 and made it to the gym Friday morning before work! I think I agree with <a href="http://prettyface59.blogspot.com/">prettyface</a> it's so much easier to get to the gym Friday mornings...just 'cause I'm excited because it's Friday and all! I got in 35 minutes on the cross ramp. I would have probably gotten a few more minutes in, but DH called just as I was leaving the house and he left his cell phone at home so I had to drop that off to him on the way to the gym and of course I couldn't just drop it and leave...had to chat for a minute or two! :)<br /><br />I had my "usual" breakfast of <strong>oatmeal</strong> and an <strong>apple</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. I had a packet from quite a while ago that was the "weight control" kind and it seemed a lot more filling. I need to compare the NI to see what the difference is between that and the "lower sugar" one that I usually eat.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305244168339919858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIFFMdx5jeQe8vYFvxxD31IfkLLLY_kle2cGarbIFMFlRXdXI52ASk7Dyc68HR2WkxbaFV99nqxi-6jd_nsgjdryNnVLuj2MbNYHL6pG269TxXJCQfruZnKP-Zrp3mbiQKx3MDr30bHrs/s320/DSC01889.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" /><br />I think there were 4-5 people that either stopped by my office or im'd me to let me know there were donuts up front!! I was about to go nuts....my will power is only so strong and I didn't want to hear about those stinky donuts anymore! So instead around 11am I had my favorite combo of <strong>strawberries</strong>, <strong>ww vanilla yogurt</strong>, and <strong>grape nuts</strong> for a much healthier <strong>3 point</strong> snack.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305244162318414178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNwhk_4jGsVhtYMLw_0W6yOk-RQdPpk2HOpY2aKRTFDpfZbK6pwhi6Pk3cF8MqvctW9bLoBiXwhD7kyw6zlk6B6-1oi_Ptb6ylx2pnIYCPfgLhuE8HZ9jov9ugEmRinmLibTeUcYfx6gJ/s320/DSC01890.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" /><br />I had a bunch of things on my "to-do" list for my lunch break so I raced around town, dropped off my registration for an upcoming scrap booking weekend retreat with my sis, stopped home to let the pup out, made a quick lunch - <strong>ham, turkey, & cheese wrap</strong> and a sliced <strong>banana</strong> for <strong>5 points</strong> - and then tanned quick. It's been free tanning all week so I wanted to take advantage of that! And with all that I still made it back to my office in less than an hour! (might have something to do with my "crazy driving"!!)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305244163403976242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9VHJ_dgbDOXuFG3aiNmRxIlvHpFxvINOnRzjZ8_5ovKtN80hrhrLfybbruze6NegKROkgOJWdtvKu3VKkHzt6UQL3zgBAtvMsA8rlG2VnvKRANTakX1UhnuGilPtFlyFCtJgvAUUoNp_/s320/DSC01891.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" /><br />After work I met up with my sister to pick up my Uppercase Living order! I'm so excited, I hope DH will help me hand them this weekend! Then I stopped at Family Video to pick up a couple movies for "Friday Nite In"! I rented "Body of Lies" and "Max Payne"...movies that DH would definately approve of! And he was happy with my picks! We had <strong>tacos</strong> (made with ground turkey) for supper along with a side of <strong>sweet potato fries</strong> for a total of <strong>11 points</strong>. Very filling!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305244161821776642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wSC8R6qRPRvzTviMRa8aw_PZ3rkXRN4qHNg0HZCR8NwALiEa395xZ0nSfWuCZgENH_SCYWGJaSRuWyQpMo8MX13BEO7YN9DB_3SG78Tg0Wc1M91CKNBjCfYVL949yZgb8yfuBI99xKuj/s320/DSC01892.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" /><br /><br />We only got one movie in last night, Body of Lies...it was ok. Really made me think of things like that are going on right now with the war in the Middle East. I snacked on <strong>ff popcorn</strong> and had some <strong>Diet Sunkist (1 point)</strong> during the movie even though I wasn't hungry! DH was eating an ice cream sundae so of course I thought I needed to eat too. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305244156888927426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0LNmdysBu_n82ypydWrVvMS0Zh4AeUPLqYtwAzPqZDAQbNbpqpP5J6GMnnhVavrLp7niV9woEqX6PC0DV3EiTBj3X-D-XY9uy0dbl49hV91WOdjFMxdDbSm4tIe3eiq04JGKqosLmo8_/s320/DSC01893.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" /><br /><strong><br />FRIDAY'S STATS<br /></strong>POINTS = 23<br />WATER = 154 oz<br />EXERCISE = 35 min cross ramp<br /><br />Ok so I think I've gotten more compliments this week than EVER, from co-workers, friends, & even one of my neighbors! And thanks to you all for your kind words too! It truly means a LOT!! Makes me want to keep working hard and get to my goal!<br /><br />So I was talking to my co-worker/friend and she informed me that the peanut butter fiber one bars are 3 points! :( I was so sad to hear this news...but so glad she told me. Thanks Jenna! Now I know that is only 1 more point that the other flavors, but I usually like to "save" my points for other things during the day. 2 point snacks like bars are so much better than 3 point ones!<br /><br />I hope everyone had a great Friday and is ready for the weekend! I know I sure am. I'm about 45 minutes away from my first massage!!<br /><br />See you later tonight!

Day 109 (Friday 2/20)

I finally did it!!!! I got my lead butt outta bed at 5:45 and made it to the gym Friday morning before work! I think I agree with prettyface...

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