my weekend

I was able to spend the weekend up in Ringgold with Michelle (and our girls). We had a great time hanging out...and eating. :) The boys went camping. Anyway, I'll put up a few more pictures later, but I wanted to go ahead and share one real quick.



(in case you were wondering, it was butter pecan)

a hesitant yay

According to the scales, I am now at 12.2 pounds lost. I am hesitant to get too excited, though. I hope that it sticks! I am getting good use out of the treadmill, though, so that should be helping. (we won't talk about my weekend out of town) Anyway, that's the update.

a new approach

Well, once again I am right at 10 pounds lost. On Friday, I was at 11.4. What happened? I ate/drank the way I should have. I exercised. Oh well. I'm really not concerned. I have a new positive attitude thanks to our newly purchased treadmill. I just couldn't find a good time to get out and get some exercise on a regular basis. So...we made a purchase (knowing that the government was sending some money our way soon). We got the treadmill on Saturday. I didn't use it Saturday night (I was doing work around the house), but I have used it the three nights since. I really do think that it is going to work out well. I can get some exercise and still watch the tv shows that I enjoy at night. I'm hoping that this will get me back on track for losing weight!


I don't know about you, but I thought the panel looked pretty cool!

still life?...real life

birthday weekend

Yeah so...I'm a month late...it happens. I know that you've all been eagerly waiting to hear about my birthday weekend, though. :) So, here goes...

The Friday before my birthday was an off day for Matt. So, that morning (after sleeping late) I headed over to get a pedicure. I have some gift certificates, so it didn't even cost me any money! After my pedicure, I walked down the little shopping center (tennis shoes in hand) and had lunch at the Mexican restaurant. For lunch, I had sweet tea! Yay! After swapping shoes at home (what intelligent person wears tennis shoes to get a pedicure?), I headed shopping. I spend many hours picking out and trying on clothes. I had been wanting to go for a while, but finding several hours that I can get away can be tricky. For supper, we went to Mema and Papa's house (my mom's parents) and were surprised when Jenn showed up. It was great to get to see her and Kaitlin!

On Saturday, we met my parents for lunch at Longhorn. Yummy! I ate plenty of bread and got a nice juicy smothered in butter steak. Again, I say...Yummy! Afterwards, Caroline went home with Grandma and Granddad. Matt, Nathan, and I went to to movie theater and saw Horton Hears a Who. Afterwards, we went over to McDonald's for some snacks. I had a big sweet tea (about the only thing good at McDonald's) and a three pack of chocolate chip cookies (the other thing that's good there). That evening, I did some more shopping.

On Sunday, we ate at Sonny's for lunch. Then, we headed to my parents. The kids (and Matt) took naps while the ice cream was made. Then, we had cake and ice cream. Another yummy! After church, Nathan and I made a trip out for a final birthday meal...IHOP. We also stopped by Walmart for a couple things including a canned Dr. Pepper. Ahhh...so good. I didn't actually end up drinking it until Monday, though.

So...that was my fun weekend. It was great to get to celebrate my birthday for a whole weekend! It's not often that I get to do whatever I want and eat whatever I want for days at a time...come to think of it, I don't remember the last time that happened. :) Thanks Matt!

this week's update

I DID lose weight this week. I would have liked to be lower, but the number is heading in the right direction. I am now just over 10 pounds lost...10.4 to be exact...well...as exact as my scale will let me be. So, we'll see what happens this week. Matt and I are planning to make a purchase to help out. Stay tuned for more on that subject.

who knew

Who knew that I would like an abstract picture over a "normal" one? I took a little time to play with my camera this afternoon. Here's the picture (or cropped portion of a picture) that I liked the best:

the last week

Well, the last week hasn't been the best. After weighing on Tuesday, I was seriously considering just "quitting" for the time being. It gets frustrating being let down every week when I weigh. I know, however, that it is all because I am not fully committed at the moment. After giving it some thought, I decided that I'm going to commit to a week. This week, I plan to give it some real effort and LOSE SOME WEIGHT! After that, we'll deal with next week. Just fyi...I gained less than half a pound this past week.

back to 10

Well, I made it back to 10 pounds lost. Now I begin my journey to get rid of 5 more pounds before our anniversary mid-May. I think I can make it. Step by step, I will one day be back to a "healthy" weight (If you're reading this, Michelle, I don't mean that kind of healthy.)

Thanks to all of those who added some encouragement in response to my last post.