Friday Fill-ins, Spring? are you there?

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1. Oh gross! I thought it was _spring, but nope, it's snow and slush and mud season, oh and don't forget the rain now____.

2. __Not Making A Bucket List...___ well THAT's off my bucket list!

3. No, _I will not eat any more beef this week, really, there's been a huge beef surplus in my fridge, it's got to go, move over cow, bring in the Chicken____.

4. __I pray for all those in Japan and surrounding Counties in the path of the Tsunami with all my___ heart and soul.

5. And then __I also pray for my own families here and count the blessings that are really just snow and rain and ice and minimal weather discomforts in comparison___.

6. I can't forget __that next time the boys are off, I must buy easier Wooden puzzles. Today AJ had a scream fest because parts of his car puzzle wouldn't stay in the right holes. I would also like to mention to Creatology? you have to get your cuts placed better. If part 32 should slide into slot 32? make it fit. Make sure they line up, Quality is everything to 6-11yrolds. Frustration is not what this 38yrold wants to hear about, I was looking for quiet zoned in activities, not something I had to fix For them, I've created a Formula one car and a Car today. Note I said "I". The Helicopter turned out great though, thanks___.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __less rain but that's already been a dashed dream___, tomorrow my plans include __moving slush out of the ditch so the water can flow, if it doesn't melt tonight___ and Sunday, I want to _get to mass, maybe alone since others are whining, alone time with 300 other people? it's almost heavenly____! (cue the flood warnings... ACK! Radio is on can you tell?)

OH!!! also change your clocks this weekend if you do that in your locality!!

I Did it! I WANT to do it Again!!

Tonight I was the 5K for my Weight Watchers. I HAD a blast. I'm still kind of energized. It went fabulously. I went with a friend. We walked a week ago, after our Meeting just to see how we were doing. We did 5K last Wednesday night in about 59.minutes. Tonight? We did our 5K in 49m13seconds!!! and we did it for us? And WOW does it ever feel accomplished to sign up for something and say you did it! i'm so awesomely Proud of me and my walking friends.

I only wish I had thought to take my camera and actually take a picture of me and my friend crossing that line! It wasn't a ribbon or anything cool you see other people walking through but it was still our finish line. We hung around the finish for a bit too and cheered on some more of the walkers there tonight with us for the walk. I tried to look like a mii (wii character) Jumping up and down at the end of the "run" when you do the wiifit run! haha!

I couldn't stop talking when I got home. I'm pretty sure my Hubbie is still rolling his eyes at me. I didn't want to sit down either. Energized! I'm energized. I did a load of laundry, I stood at the sink and did a load of dishes, and now I'm looking for something to do. You should see my fingers flying across the keyboard? Is this what "High?" feels like? wow!!!

mood of the day? Accomplished, Happy and Energized!! :) GO ME!


(I didn't weigh-in this week I'll visit the altar of truth next Wednesday night)

That ww update, incase someone was wondering?

And I write this for me really, and to make it all accountable and Written!! I forked over my 15.00, jumped on the scale and got me a High 5!~!! from my scale checker. Yep! she got her lifetime status the same time I did 7yrs ago in Dec2003. So she knows me. hehe I'm so glad she's still there really. There are about 4-5 people in the meeting too that have been there since then as well. They come they go they come they go, we all do the same. Life gets in the way. I'm planning for this to be a GO GO GO for me, and stick with it. I'm not getting younger and I'm convinced I will continue to learn as I continue to go to these meetings as well as while I age.  Everything changes and I'll have to change with it.


Oh you wanted to know the results?  3.2lbs loss! for the week, bringing me to a total of 10.6lbs loss. That also got me 2 pretty 5lb stickers, anddddddd my 5% loss sticker, yes I know you can now do the math and find out where I was but know this, that's 5% + a bit more total loss.  So next stop? get my way to 10% loss! So in 4wks I've lost 10.6lbs! doing what I should have been doing all this time and writing every bite.

OK back to your regular Thursdays with all of you...


Oh on the way out, I bought my MJ a candy tomato plant, it's for "cherry/tiny" tomatos. We'll see how it goes. I even bolted it into his carseat to drive it home. It's just a baby plant!
 Since Ann linked me in to Linky! I'll add her badge too :)

Walking Motivation and Me time

Oh look it's me again, back for another post. This totally come under the "me" part of my life. I love walking and walking fast, and getting the job done. It works much better when I have someone to walk with or music to listen to. This fall I'll be listening to music. I've lost my walking partner. We were slowly drifting apart for different reasons but this past year was the end. Her daughter is in her last year of Highschool, my youngest hasn't even gone to school yet. Her youngest is a year ahead of my oldest and that was our connection. My boys play with her boy. Her daughter was our sitter. Not now. Another wedge.

So my walks are a bit less then I'd like, when I had someone with me I'd go every night when I have no one there to go too, it's hard to motivate to get it done. My boys are not good walking company. It's hard to walk when you are telling other people to stay out of the middle of the street. My hubbie of late has been 'doing stuff before it's dark' and that's cutting into my walking time. I'm struggling. If only my bloggy friends would walk with me! I can't though walk with a laptop and I don't have a cellphone and I'd end up walking into traffic so I use my music. I plug in my earbuds (repeatedly they never stay in) and off i go. If it's getting dark fast? I've been known to run the last 1/4 mile. I'm not a runner. It's dangerous, there's that fear of concussion and possible chest related injuries.

Maybe I need a dog? A puppy wants to run fast right?

Some HASAY Reporting from me

Now I'm not sure if we're going back to every week update officially now that the summer of excess is over, but I'm going to try to keep posting HASAY on Monday.
(Waving to Casey and other HASAY-ers!!!) I need more accountability. I can't seem to get this done when no one else is doing the ah ah ah finger.


This guy always pops in my head when I think of keeping a journal and keeping myself accountable. This past weeks news? well O-M-G I was very very shocked to stand on the altar of Truth and see another 4lbs. I sat in the meeting while listening and going over in my head all the things I did or didn't do that weekend and then the bacon and gumdrops and hot wings came back to haunt my thoughts. I just can't do those things anymore. I wasn't a small person to start but when you keep adding those kinds of foods to the pile on top of your salads and other bites licks and tastes. (BLT), well the truth comes back to me! I am now almost starting over. I'm now almost 30lbs over goal. (deep breath) so There you have it the Truth, and it wasn't someone else adding to the pile! it was me!
This week since Thursday morning I've kept a journal every bite, and every walk too. I'm not planning to eat my activity points earned. I've got to get back on target! BTW it's a good thing that Thinsations only come in a box of 12pts, and it's taking a lot of will power today and tomorrow not to take MJ to the store for a "treat". That store sells Fudge, chips, and high fat crackers and candy!!