Weight!

You may have noticed, I am now going to post my weekly weigh-in, in the side-lines. I think it'll be a quick way to show whether I've improved or failed... :(
Obviously, this week's weight falls under the FAILED category! WAAAAAA!!! I'm thinking the lack of daily walking last week is showing, with feeding farm animals, you'd think that would've made up for it, but apparently not. And the rest of the time, it seemed to be continuously storming, so walking did not happen. Exercise didn't happen much. At my age, it's a must. Oh, and that bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos, I am pretty sure that didn't help the cause either. Have I told you my husband works for Frito-Lay? Being surrounded by all sorts of snacky things, can really hinder the healthy eating. This is why a meal plan would be most helpful.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....okay, I know I can and I am going to have a productive and fabulous week! I hope you will too!!! :)

p.s. yes that is a full body picture of me, yikes!
Cheesy Carrots

Better Late Than Never

I apologize for posting so late in the day! I am taking care of my friend's goats, chickens, bunnies, dogs and cats, while they're out of town. A chore that requires me to be there early in the morning. I had hoped to get up early and post before heading out the door, but unfortunately sleep won the battle. Not to mention I have tried posting about 4 times so far, and due to the weather, I am having technical difficulties....cross your fingers.

Today is Monday and once again weigh in day. Woohoo! As you might recall, last week I was at

159.6 and today I am at 158.6. One whole pound! yippee! I still would like to see 4 or 5 drop off at a time, but I'm happy that I managed to lose something, especially considering I didn't feel like the week went all that tremendously well. Now for my waist....Okay, so apparently I AM doing something right, my waist is now 34 inches, compare that to last week's 36 inches. Did you hear the overhead "HALLELUJAH" reign down on me? Most excellent!

I'll be honest. Yesterday I was feeling like a bloated cow and was quite worried about my weigh-in today, I thought for sure I'd gained 12 lbs., so I'm quite astounded and happy about the results. It could've been those extra couple of miles we walked. My vehicle decided to die about 4 miles from my house and so the kids and I thought it would be rather adventurous to walk home. Hahaha, after a couple of hilly miles we called for back up. It was quite enjoyable though, as the countryside has turned an Irish green, storm clouds were brewing overhead and we played a lovely game of PoohSticks when we crossed the river. I guess it's been a better week than I realized.

How have you been Dearest Reader?

Waist Not, Want Not!

I, for sure, want not.

Last week, I read that a woman's waist should be 30 inches or smaller, for good health.

I decided I would go ahead and check out my waist size, surely it's not too bad.... right?

Ummm...I did it, here it is: 36 inches. Okay, so I have a few inches to go. I tend to naturally run a bit smaller in the waist area, I have an hourglass figure or should I say, at this point,

a 24 hourglass figure. So much to work on.

Today is also weigh-in day. I'm happy to say that I've lost 1 pound. It's better than nothing right. I'd hoped for a whopping 2-4 pounds, but with the 3 day Easter chocolate episode, what can I expect? My weight: 159.6 lbs.

I will keep tabs on my waistline too. I know there are times when you may not lose pounds, but you may lose inches. I think it's important to keep track of both, don't want to get discouraged. I'm excited to say that, yesterday I put on my chocolate brown pants and they were a bit baggy on me, that's encouraging.

I plan to post a picture of myself too, I need a before picture to compare to later on. Don't worry, I won't be in a bikini, I'm not that brave!

Hope you have a wonderful day.

Carrots

Day 1:

Good morning! Well this is the day. I am going to expose myself in a way I can honestly say I've never done before and I must say, it's a bit embarrassing. But I feel, in order to make progress I need to be honest and open about this journey.

I will begin with a weigh in, I will do this every Monday morning to show my progress....yikes!!

This morning's weight is....a whopping 160.6 lbs. There, I said it out loud, no going back. It may have been a bit less if it weren't for the darn Easter Bunny. He obviously knows that chocolate is a huge weakness for me. No more!!! I am on the road to changing habits and becoming a healthy, fit, new woman. Hooray!