Ok I was at walmart today and bought a pair of size 18 jeans!  This for me is a major wonder as when I started my program I could not get my fat a** into the 20’s I had and refused to buy larger ones.  Soooo Im guessing Im down at least 2 sizes from where I started which is a great feeling.  Buuutttttt, and theres ALWAYS a butt ()  I still have a looonnnnnnggggg ways to go before I get into my size 3 that I desire to get into.  I was a 3 when I met my husband and Id really like to get back to that. if I can.  Actually Id be happy with a 5, I mean I make myself so angry because I was actually buying my shirts and tops in the girls department because they are cheaper  LOL  especially tee shirts and stuff that an older woman looks ok in not the little girl styles.  SIGH   I just long to be thin so much and I know that each pound is one pound less but some days it just seems so far out of reach…… But (there goes that butt again) I will keep on reaching and I will get to my goal.  I saw a man over 700 pounds on the Oprah DVD thingy and HE lost weight on his own with no drugs and no surgery. If he can do it, I …….WE can do it.  So everyone I will keep on keeping on.  Going on a dinner cruise tonight with my hubby….OH OH buffet here I come!!!!!  But Ive done well today so I can have a good time and not feel guilty.  AND its going to be 100 degrees here EEEEEEKKKKKKK.  Im real glad the boat has an air conditioned part too!!!!!!!  Hopefully I wont fall off!!!  LOL I may PUSH my husband off though!     Do ya think the ST. Croix river is cold this time of year?????   LOL  wish me luck and prayers buddies so I can focus on the beauty of Gods creation and having fun instead of focusing totally on food tonight.  LATER…………………………..

rn

p.s.  Im down another POUND

Im doing pretty good with my food these days, not weighing in until next week though.  Not much to say except darn is it ever HOT here! 

  ALrighty then Im back from swimming and did we ever have  a blast!  We swam all day long and finally my daughter, husband and I went all the way across the river. (st.croix)  I was a little bit nervous about going all the way across but I had it as a goal and finally got up the nerve to do it along with those 2!  I am soooooo proud of myself for doing it!  We had so much fun I want to go back tomorrow!!!!!   LOL  any takers??????   We had a picnic but I made low fat tuna sandwiches and egg salad (low fat also) and Im sure we wore off those calories anyway! 

rn

My kids are exausted, Im exausted and my husband is SLEEPING LOL.  So he must be too! 

rn

I will try to write later buddies but dont know if I will be awake!!!!   I will try my best.  Hope everyone else had a great day too!

Only 10 more pounds to go to my first mini goal buddys!!!!!!  I chose a very steep mini goal for the first time so as to insure that I would at least see it that far.  The next one will be a lot less and I am soooo looking forward to finally being under 200 pounds!!!!!  I have not been under that since before my 3 1/2 yr old son was born. Even though my loss has been substantial I still feel like a big fat cow when I look in the mirror.  It is so hard not to hate myself for what I have done to my body.  I am determined to see this through and darn it I tell myself NEVER again will I abuse my body like this.  With all your help I know this is true, I am so blessed to have all my buddies to keep me motivated and feeling like I can do it.  Thanks so very much to you all!    Today Im going to the beach and get some swimmercise and have fun with my family.  Talk to you all later tonight. 

I have lost 1more pound and I am very happy about that. That means one less to go before I get to my goal weight.  Sooooo  I want to make sure today is a good day for those nasty fat grams and I.  We struggle so at times.  Im thinking about making something pumpkin to eat for dessert, low fat of course and pumpkin has fiber too so thats a great benefit also.  Having baked chicken and zatarans for din din tonight!!!!  Yummmy.  Soooo here I go ……………………………………..
DEATH TO FAT!!!  AND WOE TO FAT GRAMS!!!!!!!

I really dont want to blog today so Im not going to say much just that today was uneventful and I did pretty well with my fat intake though I did have popcorn last night that I should not have had. No more weight lost as of yet I dont think and Im kind of depressed tonight so Im going to bed.

Well yesterday was a pretty good day. My fat intake was almost nil until last night when we went out to supper at the Red Robin.  But I chose a very healthy entree with 2 grilled chicken breasts and a side salad (ok so it came with dressing too but on the side) so I dunked instead of poured it on which seems to really help me eat less dressing and I dont know about anyone else but nonfat and most low fat dressings taste like POOOOOOso I would just rather have the real stuff but less of it.  Also at home I will put a little milk in it if its a creamy one to thin it out a bit. So I guess I did pretty darn good yesterday, I only had water to drink at dinner too and resisted the sugary lemonade I wanted or the malt which sounded really great!  Which by the way a few months ago the malt would have been history!  I also had 4 or 5 of my husbands fries which were very good and I enjoyed them without having a whole order of my own.  But the scale reads the same today and hopefully I will see another pound gone before too long.I kind of find it enjoyable now to find other things that make me happy besides eating, cooking and thinking about eating and cooking!  LOL Problem is that Im such a fantastic cook!    mmmmmm pumpkin pie (which can be very low fat by the way)  LOL  looking forward to fall time and all that goes along with it.

Today was a great day for me. I did so very well with my fat grams, I think I was around 25 but for sure no more than 30!  That is very good for me although right now I am very hungry and having a hard time sleeping so here I am blogging instead…… I really want steak and eggs right now!  LOL the things we dont think about when we should be sleeping heh everyone? Im sure you all have been there just like me…..I even find myself chewing in my sleep sometimes!!!!!!  Pretty sad isnt it?????  But its true, I wake up chewing nothing!!!!  LOL  Anyway, my 3 yr old is still awake so I will probably go and lay with him for a while and snuggle and try to dwell on how cute he is (although he should be sleeping by now) instead of dwelling on food!  Hopefully before I know it I will be sleeping and food can just be a dream for real then.  No food until morning for me buddies!!!   Until tomorrow………Louise

Well I must say that I was not really disappointed in my weigh in, of course we all have dilusions of getting on that scale and seeing a 10 pound drop LOL but that aint gonna happen unless I get a zipper with a lock for my mouth! But I did lose 1 pound since last week and that makes me feel a lot better than if I had gained a pound or stayed the same.  I still have a long way to go but each pound is sweet victory!!!! I didnt come close to the 10 pounds I should have lost in June but hopefully July will be a better month for me!  Heeeerrreee I go……

Welllllll Im back everyone!  I think I did pretty darn well while I was gone.  I did cheat a little bit on the last night we were there, but I did lots of walking that day and swimming too so I dont feel bad at all.  We did the buffet 2 nights and I actually did fine there! I made healthy choices and had no guilt at all when I left.  I will be weighing in tomorrow morning and I dont really think I have lost any weight but I dont feel like I have gained either so its ok.  I really did bad in JUne without any significant weight loss but at least It was not a gain which would be worse!  Hopefully tomorrow will tell the tale!  Wish me the best and its great to be back here with all my buddies and support!  LATER YALL