Friday, May 17, 2013
Weigh Day...UGH!
Here it is...
Starting Weight: 244 Goal Weight: 143
Surgery Day (10/16/12) Weight: 214.2
Last Week's Friday Weight: 177.8
This Week's Weight (Saturday): 179.9!!!
Holy shit, people! I knew there were hidden calories in restaurant foods. But this is for real! Seriously, if you are tracking your food and using the nutrition values they give you at the restaurant, you better pad it a bit. I have been gooooooood this week. These chefs here in GA aren't following their recipes!
Oh well, apartment cooking is getting ramped up for realz! I canNOT let myself creep back into the 180s!
On the house hunting front...thanks for the encouragement yesterday. It was really needed and appreciated. I was in a blue funk for sure. I feel better today. I have accepted that we are just going to have to rent for a while and I got off my but and found us an apartment in the school district we want our son to go to school next year. No more signs of mice here, perhaps the hole in the bread bag was from snagging it on the door??? Keeping my eyes open for that little critter for sure! (dang worthless cat!)
Happy weekend, y'all!
Tina
Thursday, May 16, 2013
TTT!
I haven't done one of these in a while...it's time!
Ten Things Thursday.....randompants facts about life right now, brought to us by the pretty and prego Laura Belle:
1. I have always loved house hunting. It represents a new start, an fresh canvas for decorating, new possibilities for friends. My favorite thing is finding a neglected gem and bringing it back to life. I have only regretted one home purchase. It was a cookie cutter, low quality, boring.
2. This has not been an ideal house hunting experience. Part of it is I am hooked up with an agent I have NOTHING in common with and she has no guidance or advice for us AT ALL. Frustrating. But, really, I think the problem is that we are trying to move to an area of town that just has NOTHING for sale. If it was for sale, we missed it by a matter of days. Now there is not even anything we can go look at.
3. Adding to the sense of urgency, we close on our NC house at the end of this month and don't like thinking about staying in this apartment with rented furniture for a minute too long. This morning I found evidence of a mouse in the pantry. We have a cat...re-phrase....a no good, worthless cat. Not sure how she let that one slip by her fat ass. I am now grossed out on top of inconvenienced.
4. I sound completely self absorbed and pouty...probably because I am at the moment. Sorry. Probably should have kept all this sunshine to myself.
5. Weight loss is stalling, we are eating out too much. Even though I am making good choices, I am pretty sure those restaurant meals hide calories under lettuce leaves. Salad at the apartment tonight.
6. Hubs and I are so stressed out that we decided to take a 2 week break from looking for houses. We have toyed with the idea of renting for a year. Suckface suckity suck.
7. Will is loving the apartment. He has a pool and has met a couple of friends. This makes me happy. I just wish we were meeting kids he would be going to school with in the fall.
8. I need to stop. This is depressing you and me. Ugh.
Tina
Ten Things Thursday.....randompants facts about life right now, brought to us by the pretty and prego Laura Belle:
1. I have always loved house hunting. It represents a new start, an fresh canvas for decorating, new possibilities for friends. My favorite thing is finding a neglected gem and bringing it back to life. I have only regretted one home purchase. It was a cookie cutter, low quality, boring.
2. This has not been an ideal house hunting experience. Part of it is I am hooked up with an agent I have NOTHING in common with and she has no guidance or advice for us AT ALL. Frustrating. But, really, I think the problem is that we are trying to move to an area of town that just has NOTHING for sale. If it was for sale, we missed it by a matter of days. Now there is not even anything we can go look at.
3. Adding to the sense of urgency, we close on our NC house at the end of this month and don't like thinking about staying in this apartment with rented furniture for a minute too long. This morning I found evidence of a mouse in the pantry. We have a cat...re-phrase....a no good, worthless cat. Not sure how she let that one slip by her fat ass. I am now grossed out on top of inconvenienced.
4. I sound completely self absorbed and pouty...probably because I am at the moment. Sorry. Probably should have kept all this sunshine to myself.
5. Weight loss is stalling, we are eating out too much. Even though I am making good choices, I am pretty sure those restaurant meals hide calories under lettuce leaves. Salad at the apartment tonight.
6. Hubs and I are so stressed out that we decided to take a 2 week break from looking for houses. We have toyed with the idea of renting for a year. Suckface suckity suck.
7. Will is loving the apartment. He has a pool and has met a couple of friends. This makes me happy. I just wish we were meeting kids he would be going to school with in the fall.
8. I need to stop. This is depressing you and me. Ugh.
Tina
Monday, May 13, 2013
NSV Monday!
Here are my most recent NSVs:
Last week I wore a skirt...did I tell ya this already? I could have because I was/am super excited about it. It was just a casual pencil, meant to replace shorts...not a big deal for most folks. 66 pounds ago, though, I would have been a chafed girl. Not anymore! In fact, today, I have on a little !!DRESS!! from Old Navy! Are you kidding me??? I really feel good. I mean, how is it I can feel so cute in a little $25 dress? I feel like my closet is full of options (however, some are getting tooooooo big)
So, the most important NSV is that we have been STRESSED and STRETCHED to the limit every minute of the day. Will and I trying to scope out neighborhoods, Jay working his new job and weekends spent with agents in and out of cars for hours on end. Have I been tired at night when its time to go to bed....yes! But beat, worn to nothing....no! I have so much more energy and ability to handle stress than I used to. Thank you, God!
How is your week going? I am trying to catch up on posts now.
On the house hunting front...Sat was a bust but we are seeing some real possibilities tonight. Wish me luck!
Tina
Last week I wore a skirt...did I tell ya this already? I could have because I was/am super excited about it. It was just a casual pencil, meant to replace shorts...not a big deal for most folks. 66 pounds ago, though, I would have been a chafed girl. Not anymore! In fact, today, I have on a little !!DRESS!! from Old Navy! Are you kidding me??? I really feel good. I mean, how is it I can feel so cute in a little $25 dress? I feel like my closet is full of options (however, some are getting tooooooo big)
So, the most important NSV is that we have been STRESSED and STRETCHED to the limit every minute of the day. Will and I trying to scope out neighborhoods, Jay working his new job and weekends spent with agents in and out of cars for hours on end. Have I been tired at night when its time to go to bed....yes! But beat, worn to nothing....no! I have so much more energy and ability to handle stress than I used to. Thank you, God!
How is your week going? I am trying to catch up on posts now.
On the house hunting front...Sat was a bust but we are seeing some real possibilities tonight. Wish me luck!
Tina
Friday, May 10, 2013
Weigh Day!
Here it is...
Starting Weight: 244 Goal Weight: 143
Surgery Day (10/16/12) Weight: 214.2
Last Week's Friday Weight: 179.4
This Week's Weight (Saturday): 177.8 (66 down, 35 to go)
I feel like my feet are firmly planted in the 170s now and I am on my way to meet Mr. 160s!!!
Onwarddddddds!
On a move update: We have been looking at houses and schools and our heads are spinning. YIKES! We are looking at a new area tomorrow all day. Wish us luck!!!
Happy Weekend!
Tina
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Two Things Tuesday!
2 things that canNOT go unmentioned...
They found those missing girls 10 years later!!!!! Huge kudos to that man who had the courage to help bust the door down and let them out!!! He is an American Hero! Watch his interview here. I pray for healing and peace to those young women, their families and the children who were also rescued.
Gov. Chris Christie is now "with the band!" Read about it here. Way to go, Gov, for taking your health in your own hands, believing in yourself and sharing with the world shamelessly so that others might find that same hope. Watch out for this guy! He will be a band superstar for sure!
That's all!
Happy Tuesday!
Tina
They found those missing girls 10 years later!!!!! Huge kudos to that man who had the courage to help bust the door down and let them out!!! He is an American Hero! Watch his interview here. I pray for healing and peace to those young women, their families and the children who were also rescued.
Gov. Chris Christie is now "with the band!" Read about it here. Way to go, Gov, for taking your health in your own hands, believing in yourself and sharing with the world shamelessly so that others might find that same hope. Watch out for this guy! He will be a band superstar for sure!
That's all!
Happy Tuesday!
Tina
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