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The longer I do this the harder it is to do

8:12 PM Tukiyooo 0

I know it just doesn't make any sense, does it? Given all my knowledge about weight loss and Weight Watchers and South Beach and Jenny Craig and NutriSystems and every other diet I've ever tried, this should be a walk in the park by now. So tell me, why does it seem harder now than ever before in my life? I simply don't get it. In the last three years I went from 240 pounds down to 152 pounds, then up to 174, then down to 156 then again up to 174. It's like I'm stuck in a rut and I can pull my self out of it.  Honestly, I'm just sick and tired of myself and my weight. Every day all throughout my day I think about my weight. They say guys think about sex every 30 seconds, I think about food at least that often or more. It's like I've broken whatever it was in me that was doing so well. It's like I almost don't even care anymore. My size 12's are snug. Not unbearably tight, yet. They could be with another 10 pounds. They're not loose and falling off of me like they were at 152 or even at 166. I can't say I'm totally miserable. I still exercise on a consistent basis, cardio and weight lifting, but I eat too much. Therefore, I'm not happy with my body. I feel fat. I am fat. I don't expect anyone to have the answer for me. I know I have to find it inside myself. Somehow. I just haven't figured it out yet. After a lifetime of doing this I still don't have the answers. It seems like the longer this goes on, the harder it is for me to keep doing it. I'm not giving up and throwing in the towel. I'm just saying I feel kind of defeated at the moment. Like there's something terribly wrong with me that I can't beat this thing.

The longer I do this the harder it is to do

I know it just doesn't make any sense, does it? Given all my knowledge about weight loss and Weight Watchers and South Beach and Jenny C...

October already??

12:24 PM Tukiyooo 0

Happy October friends!! Hard to believe it's already here! Time sure does fly! We've been having internet problems, that is why I'm behind on my daily posts! So check out what I did on Thursday! I had my usual oatmeal, peanut butter, and banana combo for 5 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbY85z5BmPXmme6_vln145jFGXxyDsTHWylL3MaUtySG-yXCMX7BJDusFCEn3tQ9ZUxAAi-oEVHYR6VSV6Y_rbKKU7UCl-ZnyDm75qjLb5ehdPlacbQJgwpGqjj2tEzOvfR3NJlMH8bs4/s1600/DSC08823.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165421608367186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbY85z5BmPXmme6_vln145jFGXxyDsTHWylL3MaUtySG-yXCMX7BJDusFCEn3tQ9ZUxAAi-oEVHYR6VSV6Y_rbKKU7UCl-ZnyDm75qjLb5ehdPlacbQJgwpGqjj2tEzOvfR3NJlMH8bs4/s400/DSC08823.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> My morning snack was yogurt with 1/4c grape nuts for 2 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZmy9qicInhoUAlj_QDV7tnZAcTBMBEMfF7n1SryUQRmI6pRgCgwEpt1XvKRY62uhAPpvhjl1Nmzqu2MExAp1zy62wDC3Xpb40VZXK3d_35yOekDEfEllrJ7xQaPr_WUEHCGvxz72c71F/s1600/DSC08824.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165417341992418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZmy9qicInhoUAlj_QDV7tnZAcTBMBEMfF7n1SryUQRmI6pRgCgwEpt1XvKRY62uhAPpvhjl1Nmzqu2MExAp1zy62wDC3Xpb40VZXK3d_35yOekDEfEllrJ7xQaPr_WUEHCGvxz72c71F/s400/DSC08824.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> My lunch break was a major downer! 1) got a speeding ticket in the mail, 2) found out picasa was deleted on our computer (lots of projects saved there), 3) found out our plane tickets for our November cruise are going to be $900!!! *sigh* MUST STAY POSITIVE!!! Back to eats! I had a Smart Ones for 4 points for lunch. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb3e-pHqit3oX3QckwcQnxphUN8gYG7cp_5mDafiENpCliFlBNTSQ_QeY6r1VQIzjpRkk5fNLgb3uWicFOBywl7Bx1HCKik6Qwaa64xHSWjefvPke5YNa_5mcAQb5bbqDpMLXYUmD0dPY/s1600/DSC08825.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165414990301122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb3e-pHqit3oX3QckwcQnxphUN8gYG7cp_5mDafiENpCliFlBNTSQ_QeY6r1VQIzjpRkk5fNLgb3uWicFOBywl7Bx1HCKik6Qwaa64xHSWjefvPke5YNa_5mcAQb5bbqDpMLXYUmD0dPY/s400/DSC08825.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I knew just what would help improve my evening after that horrible lunch break...time with Hayden!! On the drive down I had a granola bar for 2 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9_iRKxCWjaiyjpB_1weuCfixN6LV-gK-RztxfFeIUkEMR_wrpjRw65opxHTpbuZMCXovzeubjlsRgA2x2kJrYMgOELYkFmE8BeAcWDH2uPtOQIh-ufJ5HfoNsUcfUyv4az0eAPTwEkK7/s1600/DSC08826.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165412430937042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9_iRKxCWjaiyjpB_1weuCfixN6LV-gK-RztxfFeIUkEMR_wrpjRw65opxHTpbuZMCXovzeubjlsRgA2x2kJrYMgOELYkFmE8BeAcWDH2uPtOQIh-ufJ5HfoNsUcfUyv4az0eAPTwEkK7/s400/DSC08826.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Supper was simple, but really good! I had 1/2 ham & turkey sandwich with colby jack cheese on whole wheat bread for 4 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijurslywrdImNgAF_NifnA6CbJG-iB7sh16jgN7VMImpejLPdbQOI7tBrqQ8eNwFGtJeHh_S7URS9eak4Tzo6lQgU6vZJF4Zg2EXfw57FmR8qheSEzPElZtXi1UnqRS-cyMOh4nsrdB7et/s1600/DSC08828.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165041816788722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijurslywrdImNgAF_NifnA6CbJG-iB7sh16jgN7VMImpejLPdbQOI7tBrqQ8eNwFGtJeHh_S7URS9eak4Tzo6lQgU6vZJF4Zg2EXfw57FmR8qheSEzPElZtXi1UnqRS-cyMOh4nsrdB7et/s400/DSC08828.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I also had a serving of grilled potatoes for 3 points. SSSOOO good! Thanks for supper Mom! :) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqs_lA5cJafygua6DX-5yyyDWXriZVxCBe4RR2rL1tBS0rmjClh6QrESId3GasXYOYN4RoLQOSmAPhPApsHJFnIBsHV6iU-qQ3X94-0BJT9nlAUTh9D6JHZ6AQJwHX0pY4J0wowDIQixB/s1600/DSC08829.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165037192515698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqs_lA5cJafygua6DX-5yyyDWXriZVxCBe4RR2rL1tBS0rmjClh6QrESId3GasXYOYN4RoLQOSmAPhPApsHJFnIBsHV6iU-qQ3X94-0BJT9nlAUTh9D6JHZ6AQJwHX0pY4J0wowDIQixB/s400/DSC08829.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Hayden had milk for supper! ;) Don't you just love how his little feet are crossed like he is just so relaxed?!?! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wTBYgyOgcRm7DrtnNgXIwkt1Y2a3DKh3Jq2EYkNxCjPJxkhslWDz7hN8SM-1QuYEN6mR9M5KpLvKY6a-pb-J10r7kr9i33aKaXiZIeb720is47FrirD63RlSfg3gilssEPiSQI2EHabb/s1600/DSC08837.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165030523689282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wTBYgyOgcRm7DrtnNgXIwkt1Y2a3DKh3Jq2EYkNxCjPJxkhslWDz7hN8SM-1QuYEN6mR9M5KpLvKY6a-pb-J10r7kr9i33aKaXiZIeb720is47FrirD63RlSfg3gilssEPiSQI2EHabb/s400/DSC08837.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> After we all had supper, Wendi, Hayden, & I went out for a walk right around dusk! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D7TqhHoUEBdufVhfQGI8K9GBLpG4hkzVwgs_-ZSFPSJB445OI3GUouCm5VYHd0AOe13GnTI0bMT_nSPVSBnizqey4tmo3Oq-iWVa7mGW6sckzjUkbnW8FSjfu99TLDU1oZv2WBjre08L/s1600/DSC08830.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165025845015490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D7TqhHoUEBdufVhfQGI8K9GBLpG4hkzVwgs_-ZSFPSJB445OI3GUouCm5VYHd0AOe13GnTI0bMT_nSPVSBnizqey4tmo3Oq-iWVa7mGW6sckzjUkbnW8FSjfu99TLDU1oZv2WBjre08L/s400/DSC08830.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I have to give a shout out to my sis! She gained about 37lbs with her pregnancy (which I would never have believed seeing her 9+mo prego!) and she only has 6.5 lbs to lose to be back to pre-pregnany weight! And Hayden isn't even 3 weeks old yet! Lookin' good "Mama Wendi"!! :) Spent the rest of the evening cuddling with this cutie! Don't ya just love his bib?!?! ;) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu5gOTuaUQwhYhGPaetrXGYal7Kqs0g2XRDlfz4_9zmDAYkSIF8eflQOcwaInfySmr8soPl2ZQUHeHb7nL2KrgRcnZes-OzyZzegiQY-zVz59Pef1TjvOt-XZVddVRRDQZ051nGcqgvWu/s1600/DSC08833.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523165021591195266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu5gOTuaUQwhYhGPaetrXGYal7Kqs0g2XRDlfz4_9zmDAYkSIF8eflQOcwaInfySmr8soPl2ZQUHeHb7nL2KrgRcnZes-OzyZzegiQY-zVz59Pef1TjvOt-XZVddVRRDQZ051nGcqgvWu/s400/DSC08833.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> THURSDAY’S STATS POINTS = 20/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/2 week H2O = 120 oz EXERCISE = 15 min walk

October already??

Happy October friends!! Hard to believe it's already here! Time sure does fly! We've been having internet problems, that is why I...

Happy Hump Day!

4:58 PM Tukiyooo 0

We had a BUSY morning today! We had to drop one of our vehicles off to get an oil change, then I dropped Kyle off at work, and then I took Abby (our dog) to the vet & groomer! All before 8am!! Because of all those “errands” I ended up eating breakfast at my desk when I got to work. I had the usual oatmeal combo for 5 points.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4TFiPcr2xJT6p9gtpe1tbNNCqvczAqIkp1SdJea_d4h0SYBmBjudRNNS7eMmcoYMabo8RhluTMEZuKM4tg2WzEABNpiI35WEhDFd8ajZpm_Tv3_6-259MteYHzg2ArHThKjGg9pGLHYh/s1600-h/DSC088083.jpg"><img alt="DSC08808" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTNyHTmrYp-NWEDP73GoSEpAjX2NxyrSn2UI0xOLE0SRCuibnTSxvGqjoxgCbdL6gvjTuEo9gMc87t_QlxPnj2eP9ZE5IV4Mg_cEUuzT2gyDFjD2TBqgsxMlihN1urwT_bSkmJ-KtC5IN/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08808" width="404" /></a> I had a new “try” at lunch today. Sunday when we got groceries I picked up some Green Giant Just for One frozen cauliflower & cheese sauce because I had a coupon. They are 0 points each. I would say this will be the first & last time I will get these. The cheese sauce was NO good! The rest of my lunch, on the other hand, was great! I had a ham, turkey, & cheese sandwich, 1/4 c cottage cheese, and 1/2 c grapes for 5 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeRf8Um18lFR5QuDhmsgJ0Xopr9Vqo4YyzhhT9k_UXpcS4r23L660_cHQvbYoBIHjVHEKc4A9vxubDyiNzr1rJgrlhx169y-jllsgxMECtl0KhJ6qPbvSuKTDDdE0Z2iN8SYDFzAPdpKC/s1600-h/DSC088093.jpg"><img alt="DSC08809" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG9tu0l2yBLYQsMUu4E01VIdPF1E17M6hQBsDXpVcVIISd8EPiECp2XN-p5HkrXZY2jxw0fREBAOKyYboGWwo3qBfqRh-0OyF1FzPi79CoSG5jj8pO8y9RpI6kDfbHyoWm9kRjyiX0mVK/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08809" width="404" /></a> My afternoon went relatively fast and then I RUSHED home! We had a 6pm supper time w/work friends. So that meant I had less than 20 minutes to exercise. I ended up getting 1.5 miles in 14 minutes. My thought is that it’s 1.5 better than 0! We had supper at a pizza place, but I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich. I only ate half the bun & none of those icky chips you see in the background for a total of 6 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1sMMKVDMDe1MUQ6-afNjsSMSW8tOjLogCzAkCCyh7iITCnUwDtM_sRKAGqr2GHV1GnXs0-rg6l2QKRpqnVPKkZlWUHn_NlTgDhrMFPBBgneYHX7ih9QIdx0RqJZqjGcYrRtiVOWb8gjf/s1600-h/DSC088123.jpg"><img alt="DSC08812" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5z64TNNvHfcOLjlhr3jaWIT65Wvgzt8K847Mwcy73PxuSQiI2cap7EtOtTzgzthAAT1GLcqJyMSzwnxLze2zP1Quu5PDIk21uetZ_nYKUXa707Vg7648S2T2Wc1NG7RK6QLe25nnCDKC/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08812" width="404" /></a> Kyle hung out & chatted the evening away while a work friend & I hit Younkers up for the last day of the Goodwill sale! Let’s just say between when I got Tuesday night & tonight…my shopping is done for the week! (Probably not because we have a planned shopping trip on Saturday before the Hawkeye game!) I’ll have to get pictures of what I got & share with you guys tomorrow, there were some AWESOME sales!! :) I’m going to leave you with pictures of my sweet pup! This is here before her haircut this morning! She could hardly see!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXaTQdfZRSxwNK7VAL0PqW7WxLIShgRQoqsLpymCrl-FOHetZpmfS1qZYU9CkHKjd-r9ZLP6Nl38ksrjxNhthcuEfk2Hvd80BdykZ4WuwUZQ3moiZFj8DJkW5xt1Md3zxx07vlbHirMlF/s1600-h/DSC088073.jpg"><img alt="DSC08807" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50bDTO3HrL5NBpoZUL1cL_FHDPNijZz_yiBdskZVqJ4mPFt9PuWv1KSwUyDwIcE5fleHbucE8xGktD37tUmcr1pbIgba9w3O6R9pYUIeiaKP0FbksNRBFishOWtU5cgYyCwDzFvgeDHtB/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08807" width="404" /></a> For some reason she was extra hyper when we got home tonight and she wouldn’t sit still for an “after” picture, but you get the idea! lol<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfBy9lYCR_sWg4hTU7TXb38uZGaMziY01gMbjTd7qMtoRPVGg_ig8rh0fjFDewWnyBp0aL0cRvQCBfQj9o6Uyo3JCPbYJYSzNZyaL3aRjdPlZ6BActu9TyFGZ1-sARmslCugFtBWX4bbb/s1600-h/DSC088133.jpg"><img alt="DSC08813" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoZbEbUkzKS4tX0Y_7dkR7BkA_dp396f8d132i6EO9_9flSpvbPPyxJSpWfpOxEaEFevLjmkg465zeS0NAG0-QlK5v_wqIZw-GQFlY5yw-FTbn1L1q6EL_MsQUKJW7EVab2jBe0D3WroW/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08813" width="404" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKS-9qvSB0KEZRUmhiZnHMEWwtRuF1pk7vX_AdK0s3pbzk2jO004pCzEb7qkM__N7SMDZ-B1Q9WBZExmnNYORY_ZrN5a4vrfg3LYCcqIjBkN4yxDCxMohMKjgNmIo4cZNdcOlxPSJFfd6/s1600-h/DSC088213.jpg"><img alt="DSC08821" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2NsgBqmRY6_G9aCGw-y8s6fa2urjeGEuss7ZeduDGk7KwfKvavgHJcc-G4_52gzxlQOuTddxBaaoon1fFO4JkwFilTI6hcgXlbLOd9XC7dMTya73Fy3qaEVEhvAb1IJr1qSN9rPrawHP/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08821" width="404" /></a><img alt="DSC08819" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilz2F4SJ-pa-2fzdLHvYtAYguqtESaGItXpB7R6eSdUqWeGxcP27TsE0dC5HqRvDQU0Kq54-NEZhd0Jw9XXAFa8mVBSNp-uVduokPFR1NXyX1aqlycqJi7LLb9BWRFhY_kJSg5VGr1hs80/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08819" width="404" /> This is the closest I got to a good one! If only you could read her mind “put that black thing down & just play with me…please!!!” I just luv her!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1SNly82GGDjCPHqBGYHnDQBEESIuFAoKHfKLrM-T3nCIUyDy9DMb-ODrZTGviilkKDEcm53_bjujf9T-zQWlpOLTQZB5tTtRndoMV5FjPX-qqIbK8qh2uv1pUZoE2bnDxJ6vUvASqwxZ/s1600-h/DSC088183.jpg"><img alt="DSC08818" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPx0j_ZZfrKnpXUptC97NFUp0zUqNfGDLNS6JzkgcJcZehfaT8wlj54CR75GY1NxXJ2kvSohcFutNBcbc2pAblJqeVny8D5ZpHH96SMRtIB66_M_ygebjY3I6o9vayOCgfC-K_XJ9mxrMb/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC08818" width="404" /></a> WEDNESDAY’S STATS POINTS = 16/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 2 today/2 week H2O = 120 oz EXERCISE = 1.5 mile run Do you have a pet(s)? I can’t imagine our life without Abby! I love that she is always happy to see us and always puts a smile on our faces no matter how bad our day was!! By the way, she’s 3 years & a pom-a-poo!

Happy Hump Day!

We had a BUSY morning today! We had to drop one of our vehicles off to get an oil change, then I dropped Kyle off at work, and then I took ...

Light, Shadow and Synergy - von Sternberg and Dietrich, Part I

3:07 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfZ4xQRJjREVNiQSdODF2WCNfrWqdHh19gxc_JTh-_qRCbBgQmhjIyDcRknuNrVad5zypmE2IV-NADtQBxezaWDrxjUSqkm6uC6iHIp9hvsK6sZY-1qU_Zq1hFgNbKcpEQdHZ84mGiVls/s1600/Marlene.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520294341038125314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfZ4xQRJjREVNiQSdODF2WCNfrWqdHh19gxc_JTh-_qRCbBgQmhjIyDcRknuNrVad5zypmE2IV-NADtQBxezaWDrxjUSqkm6uC6iHIp9hvsK6sZY-1qU_Zq1hFgNbKcpEQdHZ84mGiVls/s400/Marlene.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Josef von Sternberg is recalled first and foremost as the filmmaker who, 80 years ago, introduced the cinematic persona adopted by Marlene Dietrich as her own, on screen and off, for most of the rest of her life. It is less well known that before their fabled association von Sternberg had already earned a name for himself as an accomplished, if temperamental, director. His artistic reputation peaked during the years 1930 - 1935, when he directed seven films starring Dietrich. <a name='more'></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_w-h_gju4Jx8QZVzHI0X5DYq_b48lWvo0U8B0dRHBJcsZRqj5YT4iAv1dFwsDg0TnKrmq7OuLT1VYbDKJWDqpLWcy5IWawF_xzBgmymkVVuHSYReYSL2kwkLPojXuRPReX3vtX_eXhI9/s1600/vonsternberg-j%5B1%5D.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520324979978877858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_w-h_gju4Jx8QZVzHI0X5DYq_b48lWvo0U8B0dRHBJcsZRqj5YT4iAv1dFwsDg0TnKrmq7OuLT1VYbDKJWDqpLWcy5IWawF_xzBgmymkVVuHSYReYSL2kwkLPojXuRPReX3vtX_eXhI9/s320/vonsternberg-j%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>Born in Vienna in 1894, he spent his childhood shuttling back and forth between Vienna and New York City as family fortunes mostly waned. By the time he was in his late teens he was in New York and apprenticed to a man who patched, cleaned and coated motion picture stock. At 20 he received his first film credit while rising through the ranks at World Film Corporation in Fort Lee, New Jersey. <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Von Sternberg made his debut as a director in 1925 with The Salvation Hunters, a picture that attracted attention. Underworld (1927), a "sleeper" that became a pioneering film of the gangster genre, made his reputation (for his contribution, Ben Hecht won the first Oscar given for Best Original Story). In 1928, he directed The Last Command starring Emil Jannings, who won the first Best Actor Academy Award for for his performance as well for his performance in The Way of All Flesh.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Just over a year later Jannings was slated to star in Germany's first full-length sound feature, Der Blaeu Engel/The Blue Angel (1930), and von Sternberg was tapped to direct. Against opposition, he insisted on casting Dietrich, then an actress/entertainer in Berlin, as the cheap cabaret singer who becomes the object of Jannings' obsession.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMgm3Rgi2dvMizG9HOSsy07A7M54OnfGIqCWXuUK1qi4QYZEQuX50SSjNfu9CdG0Zd8YCrsE4QRraOymOAgZA6hedMMH1XiugUa0FgpXDJUxjTQkcZxPHP0uNO19Vlpian9tAYIh7Gp_i/s1600/JvS+and+MD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="140" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520328260185050178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMgm3Rgi2dvMizG9HOSsy07A7M54OnfGIqCWXuUK1qi4QYZEQuX50SSjNfu9CdG0Zd8YCrsE4QRraOymOAgZA6hedMMH1XiugUa0FgpXDJUxjTQkcZxPHP0uNO19Vlpian9tAYIh7Gp_i/s200/JvS+and+MD.jpg" style="float: right; height: 199px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 284px;" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This was the beginning of a collaboration that made Dietrich an international star and forever entwined their two names. The Blue Angel caused a sensation in Europe and, before its release, von Sternberg was on his way back to Hollywood - such was industry word-of-mouth on the picture. His leading lady followed him immediately after the film premiered in Berlin (to rave reviews). Both signed with Paramount, though Universal and MGM also vied for Dietrich, and made six American movies together over the next five years.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When von Sternberg sailed for the U.S., Dietrich gave him a book to read on his voyage, Amy Jolly: Woman of Marrakesh. Not long after, and despite Dietrich's opinion that it was "weak lemonade," the story was adapted to the screen as Morocco (1930). </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1Xr3H3bi_oHTyGgDcEczeKtuLj2braVHZk0WWAbh2DJWck4URUVKLM-bov2G1oM9n-pfU5j_6n_M8WkCz2tstFM50-DBWI1nEm-Hocrb_EcHNULKX9IbSFJ6OwkwFeyjzyaZF6WChzb_/s1600/morocco+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; height: 169px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 218px;"><img border="0" height="145" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1Xr3H3bi_oHTyGgDcEczeKtuLj2braVHZk0WWAbh2DJWck4URUVKLM-bov2G1oM9n-pfU5j_6n_M8WkCz2tstFM50-DBWI1nEm-Hocrb_EcHNULKX9IbSFJ6OwkwFeyjzyaZF6WChzb_/s200/morocco+2.jpg" width="200" /></a>It was with Morocco that the evolution of the iconic Dietrich character truly began. Lola-Lola of The Blue Angel had been a tawdry temptress, raw and coarse. And though Dietrich's performance as the ammoral tart was electrifying, Josef von Sternberg had a different archetype in mind when he developed Morocco, the film that would introduce her to the United States, where The Blue Angel was not yet in release.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In her autobiography, Dietrich recalled, "I had terrible difficulties since I had to speak correct English and appear mysterious at the same time. An aura of mysteriousness has never been my forte. I knew what was expected of me, but I wasn't in a position to create this atmosphere. The Blue Angel had been something altogether different, the role of an ordinary, brazen, sexy and impetuous floozie, the very opposite of the 'mysterious woman' that von Sternberg wanted me to play in Morocco."</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In his 1965 autobiography, Fun in a Chinese Laundry, von Sternberg remembered, "I had deliberately selected a theme that was visual and owed no allegiance to a cascade of words..."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Once Dietrich arrived on the West Coast she underwent the full Hollywood treatment. Her makeup was entirely redone (under von Sternberg's close supervision), she was assigned a voice coach and put on a diet and exercise regimen to slim down. Then Paramount photographers took portrait stills and Dietrich, awed, thought them, "the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life." The studio, soon realizing it had a potential superstar on its hands, rolled out a massive publicity blitz for its latest discovery...Voila! Dietrich was famous before either Morocco or The Blue Angel were released in America.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In his 1966 book, The Films of Josef von Sternberg, critic Andrew Sarris observed that the director had "...entered the cinema through the camera rather than the cutting room and thus became a lyricist of light and shadow..." In Morocco, this lyricism is revealed to full effect. With Dietrich its fabulous centerpiece, the film wraps itself around her like a long, sensuous caress...in von Sternberg's painstaking hands she is stunning, enigmatic, worldly, intriguing. The landscape of the film is a dream world...an atmospheric fantasy of escape into the exotic and the romantic. Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou add just the right accents as rivals of opposing types.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It was in Morocco that Dietrich created a commotion when she famously cross-dressed in a cabaret scene. About the sequence von Sternberg wrote that his intention was, in part, "to demonstrate that her sensual appeal was not entirely due to the classic formation of her legs." And he did.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jO0h190oboE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jO0h190oboE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Upon its release at the Rivoli Theatre in New York, Morocco broke box-office records; both the picture and its star received an avalanche of press coverage. Much was made of the way von Sternberg showcased Dietrich in the film. One magazine article aptly observed that von Sternberg "not only gave the picture to Marlene; she took it." Part II...coming soon...</div></div></div></div></div><img height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1Xr3H3bi_oHTyGgDcEczeKtuLj2braVHZk0WWAbh2DJWck4URUVKLM-bov2G1oM9n-pfU5j_6n_M8WkCz2tstFM50-DBWI1nEm-Hocrb_EcHNULKX9IbSFJ6OwkwFeyjzyaZF6WChzb_/s200/morocco+2.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 167px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 1629px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" /></div></div>

Light, Shadow and Synergy - von Sternberg and Dietrich, Part I

Josef von Sternberg is recalled first and foremost as the filmmaker who, 80 years ago, introduced the cinematic persona adopted by Marlene D...

Step 1 -- Casting on for left handers or paying attention to details

6:43 PM Tukiyooo 0

After a rough start, the knitting project is going well. I came to the realization that I actually don't know how to knit. I've never knitted anything except for a few scarves and potholders, mostly when I was a kid. I tried to knit a pair of mittens a few years ago but the mitten was made for extraordinarily long hands (about two inches longer than my own hand). My mother was very talented, she knitted sweaters, gloves, mittens, and hats. She tried to teach me but I didn't have much interest back then (about 40+ years ago...I think I was 11 or 12 at the time). When I started my current knitting project, a simple scarf made out of this cool yarn, I had some problems. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBdNiipIHDIWqHOqRbRxSYgLB0mIricoHce0BY8QFolZxV2Rp5zBEhFD4BEgxK-ISCyOMUfjaOC0wNO1SooiQNbjjdhpTL1LSJlTHzXk8ICzX0MNl3lgaKbjYMI474jBUi6YMiv4yQTcZ/s1600/scarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBdNiipIHDIWqHOqRbRxSYgLB0mIricoHce0BY8QFolZxV2Rp5zBEhFD4BEgxK-ISCyOMUfjaOC0wNO1SooiQNbjjdhpTL1LSJlTHzXk8ICzX0MNl3lgaKbjYMI474jBUi6YMiv4yQTcZ/s320/scarf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The first step to any knitting project is casting on for the first row of stitches. For the life of me I couldn't remember how to start. I had a beginners book in my big box of yarn so I pulled it out and read this: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1roqhAqa_JVEeIN6l-tJVj_mvvnnb4nK7ZlZ3Ogq6k4ksyzk6F9b_b3Nyr5wDkNhHLg7cqdkFDOkYNsZAvGB7VaXnI_5fyS2_oJuko4VCw6Ie7mxLIemwWPJ1eb_L9VNerCCHsl5e5TO/s1600/Knitting+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1roqhAqa_JVEeIN6l-tJVj_mvvnnb4nK7ZlZ3Ogq6k4ksyzk6F9b_b3Nyr5wDkNhHLg7cqdkFDOkYNsZAvGB7VaXnI_5fyS2_oJuko4VCw6Ie7mxLIemwWPJ1eb_L9VNerCCHsl5e5TO/s320/Knitting+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I still couldn't figure it out. I couldn't get that first loop to work. It seemed odd, kind of backwards to me. I finally faked it by tying the yarn around the needle and casting on the first row. From there it was easy, just a simple knit stitch, which I remembered how to do. This morning I looked at the book again. The directions, as you can see from above says "Step 1 - casting on for left handers". Aha! I'm NOT left handed, I'm right handed! No wonder it seemed backwards to me. The right hander instructions were on the next page. So what does this has to do with weight loss? Not paying attention to details has been my downfall lately. By lately I mean the past year. I had a lot of weight to lose when I started February 2008. 100 pounds. The first 60 pounds were easy to lose. Then I lost my focus. I lost another 20pounds but it was a struggle. Then I gained back the 20 pounds, then I lost it again. Then I gained it, which is where I sit now. My problem is my lack of attention to detail. I only track a few days a week. I don't always weigh and measure my food. I don't stay within my allowed Points. In other words, I'm wasting my time. The real way to lose weight is to cut back on eating. Exercise is good for you but it won't make you lose weight. When you read how much you'd have to exercise to work off the calories of a single M&M you'll realize that you're not exercising to lose weight. It's one to two minutes of exercise to work off one M&M. Yes, exercise is good for your heart, your muscles, your bones, but it's not really a weight loss technique. I'm living proof that it takes more than exercise to lose weight. I'm faithful to my workouts but I don't cut back on my eating. I don't eat junk, I eat healthy, nutritious food, but I eat too much. Based on my new revelation (okay, it's not really new...I knew I was slacking), I'm changing my goals for the week to just two basic goals. Track my Points and stay within my limit. I've been making this a lot harder than it has to be. Here's something I don't post very often. Me post workout today, where I was a sweaty mess. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7vnoSz6XqnvtRHH3POmpHucTMDWdho1soVXT3zq_CCAUPc65rItlXYQ7zmZsS_A29RSpp28ztrOF31DpnqjPXshMSPZ8Za_6Zy0ZbWI_b2Td_Bd86f1AOamXu1XpFsdfKCpdQC0GvjAb/s1600/postworkout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7vnoSz6XqnvtRHH3POmpHucTMDWdho1soVXT3zq_CCAUPc65rItlXYQ7zmZsS_A29RSpp28ztrOF31DpnqjPXshMSPZ8Za_6Zy0ZbWI_b2Td_Bd86f1AOamXu1XpFsdfKCpdQC0GvjAb/s320/postworkout.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>

Step 1 -- Casting on for left handers or paying attention to details

After a rough start, the knitting project is going well. I came to the realization that I actually don't know how to knit. I've neve...

The Rare Week

1:25 PM Tukiyooo 0

This is a very interesting week if you're a sports fan. You may wonder why, though. Football is barely a month old, baseball is ending, and basketball and hockey have only begun to have training camp. Wait a minute... Sure enough - if you're an NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL fan, all four of your teams are working right now! The Detroit Pistons website alerted me to this when they announced that practices have officially begun! I already knew that the Red Wings had a preseason game on Sunday, and the Lions have gone winless in 3 regular season games. Currently, I am listening to Game 1 of a doubleheader between the Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. It's pretty crazy to think about! I know I could get flak for saying that the Red Wings and Pistons are "in season", when clearly they are still getting their preseasons under way. But I like to think that counts. After all, the players are wearing official uniforms, getting together as a team, and being managed by their coaches. They aren't doing individual workouts or pending quality vacation time in Malibu. So what do we do about this rare phenomenon? Enjoy it! Sure, the Tigers aren't going to the playoffs, but they're still playing good baseball! They swept the Twins over the weekend, and Comerica Park sounded like it had playoff atmosphere. Make sure to stay tuned to their last few games, and give them your full support. After all, we can sit there the entire game and analyze how they are going to fare in 2011. When it comes to the Lions, they're only 0-3. They're going to Green Bay this weekend to face a very upset Packer squad that imploded with penalties on Monday night. Not to mention that the Lions haven't won in Wisconsin since 1991. But maybe the Packers will be so lackluster from a short week of practice that the Lions will take the upper hand. Well, maybe not. Let's just take bets on when the Lions will let QB Matt Stafford return! The Pistons have just begun practice, so all wecan take from them is their quotes from Media Day. They have a scrimmage coming up, which may result in a pretty fun dunk contest. Optimism is high, so it's the perfect time to pay attention! As for the Red Wings, we can anticipate a season with fresh players. We didn't make it all the way to the Final last year, and that may be the best result for this team. You can get pretty tired playing from October through June two years in a row! Hopefully that extra rest will be instrumental in getting them off to a hot start. This is one of the only times of the year where we can truly enjoy being a four-sport fan (and if you're a Detroit fan, enjoy the fact that we're a four-sport town). The only other time I can see would be April (in the D!), where the NHL playoffs have started, NBA season is winding down, MLB has just begun, and the NFL has its high-profile draft. But April is still so far away. Enjoy this time now, before it's all over!

The Rare Week

This is a very interesting week if you're a sports fan. You may wonder why, though. Football is barely a month old, baseball is ending, ...

Fall is in the air!

8:33 AM Tukiyooo 0

Happy "hump" day friends, we're halfway to the weekend! Hooray! :) Let's catch up on Tuesday's happenings! Tuesday is WI day for me. Unfortunately I didn't have a loss this week, but I didn't have a gain either, STS. I guess it's better than gaining and I figured this was coming sooner or later. I think it has to do with some of the salty foods I had over the weekend. NOT going to stress over it! I made a delicious breakfast sandwich, who needs fast food, right?!?! ;) It consisted of 3 eggs white, ff cheese, and 2 oz turkey ham all on a bun for 4 points! Mmmmm good!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLhRKjv0Bsnc63ZMUofNcVRb09qrZeQInpC8rQfRxnHW5BT0Nya7fdbThAQF8B_fniscDxD8Jf5YWF9Jy9DIxKrYcVRRE4OTQagV3ht7KA-956Ela1DWk2-gPcrzHw9QipglH9YqNoa5e/s1600/DSC08799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361152992613490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLhRKjv0Bsnc63ZMUofNcVRb09qrZeQInpC8rQfRxnHW5BT0Nya7fdbThAQF8B_fniscDxD8Jf5YWF9Jy9DIxKrYcVRRE4OTQagV3ht7KA-956Ela1DWk2-gPcrzHw9QipglH9YqNoa5e/s400/DSC08799.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I rounded out breakfast with 1 c of grapes for 1 point. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Rz59fWc5-eccpIvYWcU5ncsZbpj5nkAC14PCeFvGx47kX8o1EvvFvLsvZO3vxX7TXKBFNTnKNqGQo3Bo_XGbcpRegZ9ksKPWMpKz0nQcKACcGguC6iv1MWhkLCvlDXv6grK6nEW2bop/s1600/DSC08800.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361004618923650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Rz59fWc5-eccpIvYWcU5ncsZbpj5nkAC14PCeFvGx47kX8o1EvvFvLsvZO3vxX7TXKBFNTnKNqGQo3Bo_XGbcpRegZ9ksKPWMpKz0nQcKACcGguC6iv1MWhkLCvlDXv6grK6nEW2bop/s400/DSC08800.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I had a surprise at work today...Hayden came to visit!!! He had his 2 week check up, so him & Wendi stopped by to show him off afterwards! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmkXw1LbF4ZuGxd5GkjYgL3RWEYyOnCXQXtdpmwgM54FWZQUlxKhTY6aFvJq_j9r-lcfQYXiDPcI6eBNDHNK5zP2ujmaKRk1oNl8Oe-9jWWxAOKL-CRb3twumCo8ulSBRjDr9R39F8JJf/s1600/DSC08801.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522360997693285170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmkXw1LbF4ZuGxd5GkjYgL3RWEYyOnCXQXtdpmwgM54FWZQUlxKhTY6aFvJq_j9r-lcfQYXiDPcI6eBNDHNK5zP2ujmaKRk1oNl8Oe-9jWWxAOKL-CRb3twumCo8ulSBRjDr9R39F8JJf/s400/DSC08801.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> We ended up going out for lunch together too! We went to Subway (very close to where I work) and I had a 6 in turkey & ham on wheat for 6 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkIv8Cuu7f8CxOoiM7en2Izd3eaFkXwQ-KKFe1yjz499XY-FEMwMgq5uzXx7gSpPj1GVeLJD4wzLLogpJGimurnfJ7vOPCX1Z2uDDCZ24JZpemtImJ9zEi_kIRxdM-3F_oUc5blZ82iu9/s1600/DSC08802.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522360994699341010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkIv8Cuu7f8CxOoiM7en2Izd3eaFkXwQ-KKFe1yjz499XY-FEMwMgq5uzXx7gSpPj1GVeLJD4wzLLogpJGimurnfJ7vOPCX1Z2uDDCZ24JZpemtImJ9zEi_kIRxdM-3F_oUc5blZ82iu9/s400/DSC08802.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Wendi and I shared a bag of SunChips, my half for 2 points. I hadn't had this kind before, it was good, but Garden Salsa SunChips are still my fav!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB3D9kZOr4amAhoS67A1vZ2NSPINbd9eRcNScaIMQqYWla9jZMGrl72bxOsNtWPeZcpEHzIwRTt9Yy31y7CQlKnOWIW_ja0vv5fxAwpbP4lsd7lzmUzKVgZb1658ACj9SDRMVpihRkgO4/s1600/DSC08803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522360984970226946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB3D9kZOr4amAhoS67A1vZ2NSPINbd9eRcNScaIMQqYWla9jZMGrl72bxOsNtWPeZcpEHzIwRTt9Yy31y7CQlKnOWIW_ja0vv5fxAwpbP4lsd7lzmUzKVgZb1658ACj9SDRMVpihRkgO4/s400/DSC08803.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> I felt distracted the rest of the afternoon...I just wanted to hang out with Hayden!! :) But I got busy and it was 5pm before I knew it and for some reason I was STARVING!!! I had some <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/09/finally.html">leftovers </a>for supper right when I got home, fiesta chicken & rice bake for 7 points. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEaB12AlXnd1_Gh1Lk9_NdfhE_OdIj9_lGeCFt1QMPba-RPNti4Glg_9ID8RND5lqnB_6dNgcEd0mUyFmtgmcnWB0caoEjTuCFq2W8DkeV4mDBw8025-mCQhZ0EnNJTOy32CMfDSjm-SX/s1600/DSC08805.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522360981577816674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEaB12AlXnd1_Gh1Lk9_NdfhE_OdIj9_lGeCFt1QMPba-RPNti4Glg_9ID8RND5lqnB_6dNgcEd0mUyFmtgmcnWB0caoEjTuCFq2W8DkeV4mDBw8025-mCQhZ0EnNJTOy32CMfDSjm-SX/s400/DSC08805.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I forgot to show you guys what I did on Sunday! I got out all my fall decorations!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfahYXliRS6OnBXLjG8OAaZUj7rfxbngBIZL3Qtu6FBWu8YqNoKzskTQES9sEe0q0oeuB-i_6LKt5i2GugXtEbj-24lyE0qHTRdtqsTaIEWJAkbpL-I0x_M3q8XJMlq8f7JRADIOS3hntU/s1600/DSC08792.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361527475286594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfahYXliRS6OnBXLjG8OAaZUj7rfxbngBIZL3Qtu6FBWu8YqNoKzskTQES9sEe0q0oeuB-i_6LKt5i2GugXtEbj-24lyE0qHTRdtqsTaIEWJAkbpL-I0x_M3q8XJMlq8f7JRADIOS3hntU/s400/DSC08792.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> My collection grows a little each year! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VBd9cB8nsH0qSIu9DgO394qbJR5mM_mUypVV9fDHaIHq2HNkJN4g4GGsSiFyvPEhvInJ2hjLDsuNxerFYEgB_U7CqLtFz6pobxORCWpfOcz6eZtluI8MY1q5UaPswj9UD4ApM48hwQ55/s1600/DSC08795.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361518819668722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VBd9cB8nsH0qSIu9DgO394qbJR5mM_mUypVV9fDHaIHq2HNkJN4g4GGsSiFyvPEhvInJ2hjLDsuNxerFYEgB_U7CqLtFz6pobxORCWpfOcz6eZtluI8MY1q5UaPswj9UD4ApM48hwQ55/s400/DSC08795.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I love this time of year, the smells, the crispness in the air, all the fun activities that come with fall, etc! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqaftld_RlS1YUe2IoXm2J-KPz9Sra_lF2cLUjECyCOZ2uQ4McIfSX32IzFB_0bhn9TYvkvnC-0ghiYh6fnEIJOmEQ8zY3FBF_iB6xnG4PVsdTjJ4UePAgmRBje7ZCPHZ4SzUM1I82uZd/s1600/DSC08796.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361510742595634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqaftld_RlS1YUe2IoXm2J-KPz9Sra_lF2cLUjECyCOZ2uQ4McIfSX32IzFB_0bhn9TYvkvnC-0ghiYh6fnEIJOmEQ8zY3FBF_iB6xnG4PVsdTjJ4UePAgmRBje7ZCPHZ4SzUM1I82uZd/s400/DSC08796.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESrdM1aa_-errOh704wLlKFKdFBQcO0d-NadS0Wo1DfEySbxByUPQCw6jG_023SXOOwMvPMYHzKHR6w3WZkxL_kSBKII_C0kLop1gMpAXqAmBZ5HjK7Jdf1Dq04cxUdJ5_LmzLBmrnrG0/s1600/DSC08798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361504219714434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESrdM1aa_-errOh704wLlKFKdFBQcO0d-NadS0Wo1DfEySbxByUPQCw6jG_023SXOOwMvPMYHzKHR6w3WZkxL_kSBKII_C0kLop1gMpAXqAmBZ5HjK7Jdf1Dq04cxUdJ5_LmzLBmrnrG0/s400/DSC08798.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> TUESDAY’S STATS POINTS = 20/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week H2O = 64 oz EXERCISE = none Anyone else like to decorate for fall? I love that you can leave them up SO long!

Fall is in the air!

Happy "hump" day friends, we're halfway to the weekend! Hooray! :) Let's catch up on Tuesday's happenings! Tuesday is ...

S’ouvrir les portes des métiers du bâtiment : visite d'entreprise le 08 octobre 2010

12:21 AM Anonymous 0

En partenariat avec la FFB et le PLIE, la Maison de l'Emploi du Bassin d'Orléans organise une visite d'entreprise pour découvrir les métiers du bâtiment :<ul> <li>le vendredi 8 Octobre 2010 <li>sur un chantier de l'entreprise TP BAT.</ul> Dans le cadre de la manifestation « Les Coulisses du Bâtiment », l'entreprise propose de visiter le chantier du futur pôle administratif du Conseil Général où la norme Haute Qualité Environnemental est requise :<ul> <li>Photovoltaïque : 134 m² de panneaux photovoltaïques en toiture Isolation Haute Performance <li>Orientation : optimisation des apports solaires grâce au choix d'orientation appropriée des ouvertures du bâtiment et triples vitrages au Nord <li>Géothermie sur nappe <li>Serre <li>Eclairage : éclairage naturel optimisé pour limiter les consommations liées à l'éclairage artificiel</ul> D'autres corps d'état (second œuvre) peuvent également être présents. Le transport est pris en charge par la Maison de l'Emploi avec l'appui du PLIE. Le nombre de places est limité. Pour s'inscrire, contacter la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans : 02 38 24 18 03 ou <a href="mailto:accueil@news-these-days.fr">accueil@news-these-days.fr</a>. Départ : PLIE, Espace Saint Marc, 5 place du 6 juin 44, 45 000 Orléans (dans l'espace d'accueil), à 14h00 (<a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=Espace+Saint+Marc,+5+place+du+6+juin+44,+45+000&sll=47.905526,1.937199&sspn=0.040851,0.077162&ie=UTF8&radius=1.79&split=1&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=Espace+Saint+Marc,+5+place+du+6+juin+44,+45+000&hnear=&ll=47.906217,1.937199&spn=0.039412,0.077162&z=14" target="_blank">Plan</a>)

S’ouvrir les portes des métiers du bâtiment : visite d'entreprise le 08 octobre 2010

En partenariat avec la FFB et le PLIE, la Maison de l'Emploi du Bassin d'Orléans organise une visite d'entreprise pour découvrir...

Time to stop floating and get grounded

10:55 PM Tukiyooo 0

From Saturday's bike ride: <div style="text-align: center;">I wish my legs were this long and skinny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlo8DNT1FNN3bDr1Hl26cy8gnKCxZRq_NeldRUI9Y1wuI2dxAy9F059jq9I9PMZp89vprTan4CKryQojm4MOtiROJNVgvzd2JZWR-_8_T92BULRjn9QNQ3C92XYTFYGgO2SgIGvICTudo/s1600/bike+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlo8DNT1FNN3bDr1Hl26cy8gnKCxZRq_NeldRUI9Y1wuI2dxAy9F059jq9I9PMZp89vprTan4CKryQojm4MOtiROJNVgvzd2JZWR-_8_T92BULRjn9QNQ3C92XYTFYGgO2SgIGvICTudo/s400/bike+016.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Mt. Rainier. Saturday was a perfect day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-ldW9Iw-FI8ZerthyphenhyphenxobXpevsvSwej-jZk9mqmoaPr2yn58WvTHEg0YPg5JiqdebS9VnD6EAfEoC9xwzDxXoKX92y4Ezgxbrj9Gjbe735MzeFa7MvaN4znN4pTvBG2JgOaFEzJrjMQ2L/s1600/bike+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-ldW9Iw-FI8ZerthyphenhyphenxobXpevsvSwej-jZk9mqmoaPr2yn58WvTHEg0YPg5JiqdebS9VnD6EAfEoC9xwzDxXoKX92y4Ezgxbrj9Gjbe735MzeFa7MvaN4znN4pTvBG2JgOaFEzJrjMQ2L/s400/bike+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Goals I woke up in a foul mood this morning. I had the words of a two-year old I know going through my head "I don't wanna!". I really just wanted to turn off the alarm, roll over, pull the covers over my head and forget all my responsibilities in life. Of course, I'm not two, I'm fifty-five. I learned a long time ago that some things in life just aren't optional. Like going to work. If I want a place to live and food to eat, I have to go to work. Exercise and eating healthy are optional. As much as I'd like to claim these things are NOT optional, in reality, they are a choice. We can choose to be a couch potato and eat crap, or we can make our best effort to do what's right for our bodies. In high school my best friend's dad would always tell us, "the hard way is the easy way and the easy way is the hard way". At the time he meant if my we chose not to go to college, in the short run it would seem easy, but in the long run, that was really the hard way". I've thought of that philosophy hundreds of times over the years and how it applies to weight loss. In the short run it would be easy to never exercise and to just eat whatever the hell I wanted. In the long run that would most likely cause a multitude of possible health issues as well as greatly reduce my quality of life. Which leads me to the purpose of this post, it's really time for me to stop floating along, staying the same weight. I looked at my calendar this morning and my weight on August 1 was exactly my weight today. In almost two months I haven't lost an ounce. That is seriously a sad state of affairs. I love reading about people setting weekly goals for themselves, and especially when they report a week later on how they did. Monday is a perfect goal setting day, because after all, all "diets" start on Monday. Goal #1 Exercise six days a week. Normally, this wouldn't be much of a challenge for me since that's my normal, but the last month my job has really messed up my workouts. After a 12-14 hour workday, getting to the gym or even a walk was more than I could manage on some days. My average turned into 3-4 times a week. Goal #2 Attend a Weight Watcher meeting. I've been terrible at attending meetings lately. I don't have an excuse other than, well, I don't really have an excuse. I just need to do this. It's one hour out of my week. Why is that so difficult? Goal #3  Drink water This is really sort of pathetic to admit, but I've completely stopped drinking water at work. The reason was that I didn't want to take time to go to the bathroom. It makes me crazy that I did this, but things are back to normal at work, and it's time to get back to the water guzzling. Goal #4 Count Points. Not even stay within my Points, which would be mighty nice, but just count them, even three times a week (every day preferred, but I have to start small). Goal #5 Knit a scarf. It's not weight loss related, but I need to stop being so obsessed by weight loss. I use to do crafty stuff all the time. It's time to get back into something that has nothing to do with weight loss. Goal #6 Read a book. I can't remember the last non-weight loss or non-exercise book I read. I have about a dozen fun books on my nightstand. I miss reading and want to get back to it. It use to be one of my favorite things to do. Now it's all about the gym and the food. B-o-r-i-n-g. I'll report next Monday how the week goes with my goals. Wish me luck. Lord knows I'm going to need it!

Time to stop floating and get grounded

From Saturday's bike ride: I wish my legs were this long and skinny! Beautiful Mt. Rainier. Saturday was a perfect day. Goals I woke up ...

Bling!!!

6:40 PM Tukiyooo 0

Good evening friends! Hope everyone had a marvelous Monday! I started mine out with my favorite oatmeal combo, 1 small sliced banana, and 1T peanut butter for 5 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiI4HP4uj0v_BfVtx2SbSqaG_cphU39_XLDFLbmGEqQkSESyjjf71Wq0uqNRgfDmJUwDxaFDL87_kY1wW8hojJbJ9Xc3f2JqTSBrdETVGU1fdlOtF302OwjtR3WtJjeMIQv8zPfG8AT-f/s1600-h/DSC08785%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08785" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXXfBnTo79Ono3BznmYNDrcV7esM_MKiAsFHRxn60SPqQk3YZjfExU2DOgjqUlCcrRPWBjhkOyjZEVgs9GGXtcimLsLeKm8Cu1LqG5TgUFw5TAJ3DnGuBqkkMSu1vcTBlA2PkKHR6DamH/?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="DSC08785" width="404" /></a> I had 1 c of grapes for my morning snack for 1 point. I much prefer purple grapes to green, they always seem to be more crisp!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ebbh95GO9Hb0WrR5WwrKGlGMNKimCyiKsxxAxXw4YNCW8dwwy5VpiL6vIA4wZvJnhjfthQPdGizIY-KABeYdbDMJSNsM8wmPJovXmspN9RcA_uLQlF6lmSYLZt5faxe9JF0w2DQQoSeX/s1600-h/DSC08786%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08786" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsu-H66ZiXN0yDxt2rwYLb5kc5Y47X9pDfw2rZA155b9V3i5l1lvgabT8n77TFd4ARuzPK4eC1D24Sw4xs-VxbBRz7q8Psg9yc_L3SR22e7yfJ71JTnlAEfCi-U9ZgwSVVnnFYw4bXPOm/?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="DSC08786" width="404" /></a> Kyle ended up having a surprise meeting so we didn’t get to go to lunch till much later than normal, 3 pm to be exact! I had an oatmeal raisin cookie for 2 points tide me over! This is a <a href="http://www.hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=1664">Hungry Girl recipe</a>, very good!<img alt="DSC08789" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWB_geZtB4LcSJjwKJCDVUFlrSVk1TpsbwY9_l_kEyk8b0BDQNyEvudyrH5l1SjlZhQbpXFGmIbYHoYIX-VVR09W4S_IeFN3l8zfotaoI5EahnVd7pOd6mF1C5MdlGCm77Mc5OjsyiHsC/?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="DSC08789" width="404" /> I have to show you guys my two new favorite accessories! A white watch I got for only $14.99 and…<img alt="DSC08788" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid27ASov7YEJSlcsa0cWpRGLAdkiRbknAj3YMJgish2MFn-INszYFLSomvZop3jwuQgyGTobYsIyDXwqtdLD95ku6e8rpg6UDKRqYXVxwhlQmK9QdAtS_d8_stXeajHUHwNqb1UzyMEeVe/?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="DSC08788" width="404" /> And a bliny ring, $7.99 at Target! Can you tell I like sparkly, shiny things?!?!?!<img alt="DSC08787" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLP-TofWYqVubXyIyoc4d878rjjntcJNobNaSIE7rdkEJ3Mc1UMr_BA0RRFlUGOJV9kSPDqbYKJJ35KfENOd2eL2LkkMpncUQG1yIDyM9Y5ftCzDRWNsWs8RycxTS7yRf6T89gJqdXGZp/?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="DSC08787" width="404" /> Ok back to my eats! Once we finally made it home for lunch I made a delicious bowl of pasta! I sautéed zucchini, 1/4 c ff mozzarella cheese, and 2 oz ww pasta for 4 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMtlI3bZeTDUjW76w6bVsoQiaQVt3UhdZXKn8HnhCTlqzBTNL8qQeGFNhZ2uiJ7iKQJ-tq0HKW-xpJ2Ix5Gvp3THXsgKYL2ZqK51dqdqXY9HYOnzBcPgCi2Fix1y0CeZdWbWA2X7rQzrE/s1600-h/DSC08790%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08790" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ260WG0y-20A8Bh1r7240Igcs5HEVcEJ2m2l0wdv40-cfvJuiaHMbqqAD3w-_88cPMPa5jCtXBGptrmQlAzo-IsXRUaGypw_e2jNZXVlDNQd9G8TuBEWdxVUS-gDRuITwQ_Wp0ItqzU2x/?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="DSC08790" width="404" /></a> By the time we got back to the office we only had 1 hour of work left, talk about a fast afternoon! I ran first thing when I got home. I’m running a 5K on Sunday and I’m quite nervous about it! Tonight I ran 2.5 miles in 28 minutes. Not the best time, but I was proud to get the distance in and that I ran the entire time! After my run I made up a quick, fresh plate for supper. It consisted of a ham & turkey wrap, carrots, 1/4 c cottage cheese, and 1/2 c peaches for 5 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM__zzTrsCVYypTWlpoNfT7WQAcfKc_Jb4x5Nxd2R8oiQXCt-71983P3RUCKevT8mEk4ZMUxO0AhpAoBDi5og74hzE1pMd4ulfp-ZU01uythPwCBd96ivrb_4vJRG2I_YbZc_czIzbuB5/s1600-h/DSC08791%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08791" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jnwfs8Tf4yFJrxjrARfCEjPrpfMVnEGFQfCgWlHHUh98W9CNXXk-S97wuibmvWBaol_29ggnXyEtKWuX-4Erf4AqtYavKtzVUdQhB1Jl8jFqzaddeo7EWg6SRvzX0PyjVRUJi3MWIICm/?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="DSC08791" width="404" /></a> I’m going to finish my evening by getting a few things knocked off my to-do list and then hit the hay semi-early! FRIDAY’S STATS POINTS = 17/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 1 used/34 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 3 today/6 week H2O = 154 oz EXERCISE = 2.5 mile run What are your favorite accessories?

Bling!!!

Good evening friends! Hope everyone had a marvelous Monday! I started mine out with my favorite oatmeal combo, 1 small sliced banana , and...

A Small Act Of Mercy And Its Unforeseen Consequences

11:34 AM Tukiyooo 0

A few years ago a woman who had served in the Iraq War came home. The war had done something to her psyche and she could not cope with civilian life. She found herself on the streets of Las Vegas where she was taken in and supported by one of our Episcopal Churches. I don't know exactly what happened next, but somehow by the grace of God, she got her life together. She is now in Rochester, New York working with the Episcopal Diocese there. This is her project: They have remodeld an old rectory into a home for women soldiers returning from war, a place to help them make their way back. Substance abuse counselling is part of the program for those who need it. Bishop Katharine, who has a daughter in the military, recently dedicated the new home for women veterans. A delegation from the Diocese of Rochester is here in Canton, Mississippi this week for our annual meeting of the Domestic Missionary Partnership. They told the story of how an act of mercy in Las Vegas is bearing fruit in their midst today.

A Small Act Of Mercy And Its Unforeseen Consequences

A few years ago a woman who had served in the Iraq War came home. The war had done something to her psyche and she could not cope with civil...

Weekend

5:37 AM Tukiyooo 0

Happy Monday friends!!! Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. I sure did, check it out! We headed to Iowa City with Kyle’s parents Friday night and met up with his sister & her husband. We headed to Outback for supper.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJD0GStwRbTruSN_hW3Xj4FeugPii9ilOz4q6rX5J9fhdOKxw4hLDl5GTiU9xA2VjbKo3mpCsRMxPOjBVU2gS_GDNsVFiIYipE69wJHtKlXuzb2IRv0Gb7A6evA0N-4nPm6KWv0ASP5fn/s1600-h/DSC08751%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08751" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOp048ENTLH19xOC0XCdJVWu1_2pA31gA-9gVdc0EkRjAqBlFa4xhqOfUHsIt7w-wIPUgniMEPIy2dupEr_GHYyaNL-ZeUT-2b_YVGp-4F2OnWawQ94DqFpvx5x1IXsr_jOw16NRduhS7/?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="DSC08751" width="404" /></a> And I was good! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpCq992V1U0b9qqwuQ3xSC_63r4QiqVGr5ORDjyXMEyRp5scS3xfrzvjBaCKB39ukoqSuQjSnTNRaZJT7XJiS_nio9BOEqZR-7799zUulnFP5S8kqyKV81ifk5tUgmS1XvP5GPKjlJ5c1/s1600-h/DSC08750%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08750" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WqUbp8NK1O-BW13XQfAWWNk0-EJviL6JhyphenhyphenE1hXDmPAfexp-6usWmPtItrkk6uiktR7D-PK9yM0OTwEXvRtbIeOKHjwzKrCukPpLet7Eua-hXCCgL8-dI4Jxs5TdzHl5WO0pzINpDTjsg/?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="DSC08750" width="404" /></a> I had a “hankering” for ice cream and once again made a smart choice again! 2 point skinny cow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice6OJYnpfideXqy2Fx8PdvxKsiDiEeIkK5TUpv_NKSJVOs1aty6nwv7Bdcmjon80DstyVhlF95-iMuVqBL-ahcEssLrZgldf210tXic_IZHUvDpi7cuBnFLb7emGGbu-6zkA6H-lo59B0/s1600-h/DSC08757%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08757" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3j08QV6VHy6ZMunRxSktBflmaZs1ShFJ_ilj6jIlOJ6Y1NFAniYVKAd4y6HYFGh9cm7SH7xokCxqgyniBdIRDP1outKQU9Ntlgcn7u5N4CozhJCZmzvYbruI_T3vKuXTqR3Jz2GkFPWec/?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="DSC08757" width="404" /></a> We hit the hay early ‘cause 5:30am was coming early! Gotta get our prime tailgate spot! Kyle’s Mom was the grill master…eggs & sausage!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4sqaxtdQL7oMT-zy7bWgcRJm-1-DIQd5KYZpo-Hr4yXoJzsPZwtDg-vr5cyvbyc1LogkGwjl9pNIKdvl0WXlL-NyT2UMdWvQwHHNW1bWpy_vRPM9pULBostbtqT4D6Jh8_6y58_me_Sa/s1600-h/DSC08758%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08758" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qxma_iKkdRYhpcS_zwBwfGrev6TPhzEyzPsiYpMh3dx3ucFG0ZCvDA79VG6Ylq0ZzpAd0X6t5evhTqv309fgQ_iXKMebfk8-a5tzYLZhttMmm9t-1NlnO0II_6VmuDut3lPlBRZHe7OZ/?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="DSC08758" width="304" /></a> I said no to the high fat sausage and went for an apple with peanut butter and…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3lsaSGFcb8Xk74NCRslnU1NULpHbPLY6DP0Fzpq__hGkkV1X13iVQJDOtYg-eOuFkIWPdWSwM8Uhxnjs3iN6hMBqPE7upOhQeKy8XJOQUDkutYgdgi2gxZqIP7xEhKPvjgs1tAUK5l5W/s1600-h/DSC08759%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08759" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCY4BWf1MKt_ov4qGuzuX4THRbhbXoeL7LiIlVR7thZSxHajt3WNp5xdFREPebLOkxyky6izBgCOyhBFCnNgiqH-hcG1EsJNlj8zaJgdTO4JKasYdEuUee73N-UFDRbQ6iH7a62hF2kXI/?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="DSC08759" width="404" /></a> A ff blueberry muffin! Tailgating and staying OP IS possible!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE_UZZBbpW1X2LZmacMANxIXhZ3E8DvebL_pfoBNMdJ8speoR1QpaIzMEH0K8spM58l9FE2e33b-VEypCl_Z-mopy6yePLsCPlmPke6Cj4A6PRC6KDlPDPFw_Cd1NU0BZmLmDucKkpSlw/s1600-h/DSC08761%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08761" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AhNm-tJhdS2grnT-xCdaxiDhW7y0RWikw_wdYFo19iCGukSAwQR8Epq_zDwSFcMF3u-QK_U3q9k5YDQ_U1Iu_pXJ_GEn7sVfUhtDLG-QWK6YIpGZDzSOCCveC1nbKC2FPE2kpP0Lk1eq/?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="DSC08761" width="404" /></a> We had time for a few games of bag-o before the rain came!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtXkL0XGRsH6Q_2aiIfTsuVg6K6WAwDoCLSxb5PKle8GxqJ-BDQttOjRiPdtWldXvGGTum8S5U69Z86QX7BbPMY6cdFg_OUdKpsVAnQ2BbxXRclv4TOjStVbVuzDyL1HohCgRzXhCB5Yo/s1600-h/DSC08762%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08762" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4s2hBxKCiMiWA_Hb8zUy-IoysRkIlBBjr_0xn-UcPO8xxO4_z1sjFs4NV2L_Ov1FnxkghjEpqt5dxvVT4_N1QPmLCBdMoARFtVo0d2kUIi2WjkD4dbiBz96NqgMUzAvFUOSO5dl7ZATb/?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="DSC08762" width="304" /></a> My SIL and I sporting our ponchos…which I was SO glad we brought!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRup7F866BZesn3U1jXXN6jg3PH-yPV9ptLKQHc1fXzAVpUMkIdi__Pbgyok6FrgDHAvRm6I1JYtrLPasufcLEI9nTAMWRTmb8d6_3VhaR0hyphenhyphenTZ58bm66aWC0upljQzfRSj2LWvjkRQxKJ/s1600-h/DSC08768%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08768" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljjf8j3N4gI9RecJEUZxhjeR1WgXsYUB_WnrQ-4hEI8TWxUawPcfOLQrya9fxLsa_YCXLcPMkmjJ32zxhkjle8WUdPiQ_eakQUO8nok_CngJYVoMz_dFU0sVUV7cyKIWZD2hfO1veZKT/?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="DSC08768" width="404" /></a> It was a GREAT game…minus the rain! We won 45-0!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT0JK3-Hrby_xYMJKUtI0gkpRInZZ8c459xUE9Zdi02gkYiJFMwJNshDxRxmWYTEvsAQLYWjTbGwVGvOkZnX7VHvq7OqwRS9UQpnjkyf8SSKbuObCAsUzDc5i7tYoFoEaS8A5weA_hDyk/s1600-h/DSC08773%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08773" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsil7dR4ZuGTvFiDsItp8Wpsysf2cj0cYk8ZKtAB8k2b6h9RUXkfOJWkZJqnKydSrVVagS-SQS9vecNjW3vFiZ0CBZ4tpvmVNf8uDObZBBZiIx2L-kjBQYL1yZ-eokymfyzipmZg6xSSm/?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="DSC08773" width="404" /></a> And I ran into a hs friend, she was only 10 rows above us!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bZBBbMXv0eYJvvE9_cAWqSyygEMNZzsDdEJX8YU87GxUI6NmWcye22C8TlchpR7CrHCXXcO9gWf89QUIR9WAixbHPBuTmFSs_oZ8vtrd9qiMZ1zEpmb8hKnzhhvdekHzLl7URnyV-aLu/s1600-h/DSC08774%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08774" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOlmQ_UqARMYlshM-WTE_wkTxdp6z4-AUAuRLXfM4L1oFU8iWTRru3-r5oekITfHrghDQTNNe-3tiSFbSgHP841LnTd6dCx50hqyhIhYPoK4Z2B8rA974JdOovviOijw8MQJT6IGOPpf1/?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="DSC08774" width="404" /></a> Alright guys, I’ve got to get to work! I’ll be back tonight with my regular posts and show you what I did on Sunday! Have a FABULOUS day!

Weekend

Happy Monday friends!!! Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. I sure did, check it out! We headed to Iowa City with Kyle’s parents Frida...