The new normal

I'm back from Denver after a very busy five days. The graduation was great, my niece gave the welcome speech, and received here Bachelors and her Masters of Business Administration. She turned 23 last week.<br /><br />We spent a lot of time with my husband's family and a lot of eating out. I heard the comment several times that I look amazing (an exaggeration, but it was nice to hear), and wow, you kept off all your weight. They've watched me go up and down with my weight for the last 22 years. This is the first time they've seen me in two consecutive years where I weighed the same. <br /><br />I was very picky about my food when we ate out. At the hotel breakfast buffet I'd always order a three egg white omelet with tons of vegetables and just a dash of oil. <br /><br />When my sister-in-law made dinner she made sure there were plenty of things I could eat. She didn't make something extra or special, she just made sure there was salad, lots of fresh vegetables and fruit. Sometimes I could eat the main course, sometimes I'd just have a bite. I didn't starve.<br /><br />I also managed to get in two really good workouts. Not as many workouts as I wanted, but there just wasn't much free time.<br /><br />Something my Weight Watcher leader said a week ago really stuck in my head the entire time I was in Denver. She said this is our new normal. How we're eating now, the exercise, the focus on getting and staying at a healthy weight, these things are all our new normal. We will do this until we die. <br /><br />What I did this last week wasn't hard or a challenge, I just did what I had to do. I didn't really give it a lot of thought, it's second nature to me to eat healthy. This is my new normal. 

The new normal

I'm back from Denver after a very busy five days. The graduation was great, my niece gave the welcome speech, and received here Bachelors and her Masters of Business Administration. She turned 23 last week.We spent a lot of time with my husband's fam…

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A Smidge Late!

<p>Hey friends! I don’t think I have slowed down since I woke up Friday morning!</p> <p>I forgot to mention on <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-won-today.html">Thursday</a> that I also whipped up a <a href="http://fitnessista.com/2008/11/something-worth-waking-up-for/"><strong>breakfast cookie</strong></a> while I was in my “mode”! I pretty much followed the recipe on the link, but for my mix in’s I was 1/2 banana, raisins, and cinnamon. It was a delicious <strong>6 points</strong>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzWehxDeILVqoBbignyzwuEVs01gXu2VHxa2bmZNz_lGnbzA33wuHVkRPEiGlJnGT3QxtS6djsfc3c_nVfzoreaMxCEbetGkVCTXJxohrcRpqwM4QGyLnoQDPBYZ3HQJOkphfnKahGoiC/s1600-h/DSC07180%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07180" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8ZPURJ0VPzxZYCkuH_gh_knKcVaYprB_9XQRs2Wy5sZzZsHcwP0a9GdBrQpZY4WAo4KVCDA4yfJM60bpgxnCFUQ3Skf4OxM9Px_TbwT3OBc0QpsX2XBHpjViz7M7FqIhLOsfIIaAqaZS/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07180" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I couldn’t wait to test out my granola in my morning snack! I had <strong>strawberry yogurt</strong> with <strong>1/4c</strong> of my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/02/few-updates.html"><strong>homemade granola</strong></a> for <strong>2 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkS8YnBj9nTlqgQuu8YSnlzJ0Qi5DrS6_22Hi5zjJ3Xn_3PbT7WQtqoJid8IdJ3X4nYUmKJpcJaeVMUTC_diZdcFWsUkzpAJqOps24zYMlLo2ZJJmO8h7YoJcY5kArvTr8i4cNy6RZN1B/s1600-h/DSC07181%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07181" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIOMeH2oMvI_yaNCz7kEnxlgH78KiMeIuflI2XydnztZSaEEsaaIlo7aI8gXzsVW7eSq3ZDVoJ6_JiaZlILCR84jT9nCZg5I6pvZ1dDMuQuzfGMOto_hiSmCbkCL7co9nlxB5EGMUNTM1/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07181" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Lunch was at my desk…but pretty good, I had a <strong>Smart One’s</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong> (i think…can’t completely remember!). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio975uOMDsWSnwRrppx8HB4EBoF2ViSCPUZTavGAgaXMI6XmVSTr72Vdh9OTZ3r-ocQyS0rSCHaSGlv8SiABHRxldYXP0gDvD6jND-3N2rRVOnFglelYWuVkn2u6AfZxz2EODQCiw7u4-2/s1600-h/DSC07182%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07182" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X2KJTAkx1t-1LS60fnOd0KHGytgwhPvnRVz9d31AJCP9mKllY98ygMR_IDLWO4cgPgoLn0vDC-wuBdbzlAn0JT_RPkT2Enb8DnIx9HwUpWwiwnwFgOqt-jn8lLymsci3H4pIXhj36iYw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07182" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I couldn’t wait for 4:30 and the weekend to be here! We had fun dinner plans with my <strong>BFF from junior high</strong>! We met at Applebees for supper. I ordered the <strong>garlic herb chicken</strong> for <strong>7 points</strong>. I took the picture a tad late…the only thing you’re missing is a few more broccoli stems! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64Fifbv148hvAl9Xx062byej8LTKnert6L4qTP4EMkWJEufTZCQSLOaY1khjGqd0IS3mELoEV6bySg7MJ4_VzPGYqZC23wQCa0jnT-ev_8xM6xVrzSj2QFChp-7gCxeuZgoYECkqdB6D2/s1600-h/DSC07183%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07183" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7ZNgYP-QzEPHfWDTeI2aGO71LrIx_8vbzrfZ5C8jMnygRUurskuoQ31fpcK-OCIrODkRfeOsa6X4GT_awrPv5eTAFUzQVPLsMAts4M3QWl8MSsQz8LeD0baBj5ByW3ND6GRnDYEpKkyP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07183" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I don’t think we stopped laughing or talking the whole night! It was such a good time! Look what greeted us when we walked out the door! <strong><em><u>A FULL RAINBOW</u></em></strong>!! I loved that you could see both ends! Just a reminder of how wonderful God is!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvLqWvuwAPAN0c5YlmZC8HEChQ8qH1MsTGAoAYokE0f6SAwIyqmu9C0UqdZrpCSBC4t0PUqEEDGEg6lQitSSMLqw8U5PQ1ELDc7rwk6F0MLl97T7AqYU6rBiRBu8BvLKtHf5M5iWt2KQB/s1600-h/DSC07185%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07185" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2LdSYqNNtOewuexGi4SatGH3I5LEQoOV0gYvBjmOrMfxvew774gyJgkwXbH0NjMr7N0IfPTHIi99WyH1t7ut3gv0dYeCB3fKKI-8IF4kQobpQm5mKxsYfwjbf86pdCZc-Af3moW6P3Pj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07185" width="404" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7AFPHTbOnIhFrbb1d8gfhBxmkKXVCiFBCpgV4uexQ7tPogAswdAInS0ACMJhQ4HPVR-xUPAP0AxCfgyEkQYeu6atcBqU-Nd2NvAbzkHTIOkJobDCCqKVxCDlxcPVM53RsjF7jd1manLc/s1600-h/DSC07187%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07187" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7oIkVg2DT9UxMdNPrT8tpp7RWrRYV61lhq88Tx-lDzioU2CQxMOYN6A6s27vvlCoCdlriZuFXSGLANjZzqoWhucTU_MmJyP6NKBz6IVlZ1LDau9LTRuKyUZB64h9cnBpLcDV3HTm8qBW/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07187" width="404" /></a></p> <p>This is Tawny…my junior high BFF! We don’t see each too often, but when we do it’s like we hadn’t missed a beat! Those are my favorite kind of friends!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw1_Plc01-FwAl4kjjrhbdLCuN5tGZBSX5fGUuJ49HgHHQtwW835-9nK8drQtb45YkE_mNwWfqgaMtOJ0clAb-Kutg9bpR0xZSEbYxtuUH1KrvV6EYstyqwKIAZ8rBD150hQzHDUjKpSQ/s1600-h/DSC07189%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07189" border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictupSmCIRgAdJPQqfYq297HXqaKHD1iQ7u8g-tbnqW4eGEZZV4lE7T80Bm2xnVL5Zvk5sbJe-vj0PZKVkNu1FFc2cjebX-KiYmgpOvDf_eGHFGNYvskf7CqfGIPv2RwoByci0EbFfhUE6/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07189" width="354" /></a></p> <p>After supper we headed to the <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/04/ram-5k-park-time.html">Dariette</a> for some desert! It was much <em>too cold</em> though to eat on the patio so we headed to their place! I had a <strong>lemon cone</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong>. I’m sure you guys are going to be sick of hearing about the Dariette by the end of summer…what can I say? <strong>I <u>LOVE</u> ice cream</strong>!</p> <p>We didn’t call it a night until almost 11pm when we left their place, but we had <strong><em>SUCH</em></strong> a good time! </p> <p><strong>FRIDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 27/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 8 used/27 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED =   0 today/8 week <br />WATER = 112 oz <br />EXERCISE = nada</p> <p>Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I will continue to catch you guys up with a Mother’s Day post coming up next! </p>

A Smidge Late!

Hey friends! I don’t think I have slowed down since I woke up Friday morning! I forgot to mention on Thursday that I also whipped up a breakfast cookie while I was in my “mode”! I pretty much followed the recipe on the link, but for my mix in’s I wa…

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Planning de la semaine du 10 au 14 mai 2010

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 10 mai de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 11 mai de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 12 mai de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/01/egee-nouveau-partenaire-la-maison-de.html">EGEE</a></strong> - lundi 10 mai de 13h30 à 17h (sur rendez-vous)<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> - vendredi 14 mai de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong><a href="http://www.mlo.fr/" target="_blank">MLO</a></strong> - <span style="font-style:italic;">Simulations d'entretien</span> - lundi 10 mai à 09h30<br /><br /><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 11 mai de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 12 mai de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 11 mai de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 14 mai de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 14 mai de 14h à 16h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 10 au 14 mai 2010

PermanencesLe Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans- le lundi 10 mai de 9h à 12h30,- le mardi 11 mai de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,- le mercredi 12 mai de 13h30 à 17hEGEE - lundi 10 mai …

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