Beth's Real Life Journey to Success

[Low Carb Mommy]

Here's the pictures from yesterday and some recent ones of the family:


There's the cheesecake pudding on the end!








Before the leaves changed!

[monet0329]

Love love LOVE the pictures.. .. you have beautiful babies ..

they look so happy.. hehee.. you all have a great day Beth !!

[Debralynn]

What a beautiful family! Those gorgeous kids look just like you! Lucky girl!

Oh, and you look stunning in that closeup picture! My goodness, look how thin and young your face looks! Those cheekbones are amazing! KUTGW!

[lisabinil]

I agree totally! You sure don't look like you've had 4 babies! Your kids look so happy & healthy!

[Livywilltim-mom]

Wow, thanks so much for posting the wonderful pics! Your children are lovely, happy people. You and DH are such fabulous parents...the glowing family shines through the pictures!

Love ya,

[seb]

Love the pics. Your kids are beautiful and you are looking so thin!

[Livywilltim-mom]

Good Morning Beth!!

Waiting with bated breath for your morning entry...

Hugs

[monet0329]

Good morning Beth.. how your weekend was an awesome one ..

be back later to check on you.. ..

[godsbeloved79]

Nice pics, beautiful family.

[Low Carb Mommy]

Thanks Sue, Monet, godsbeloved, Jaime, and Deb for the picture comments. I'm pretty proud of my kids. I am always amazed when I see pictures of myself. I hated taking pictures for so long. When we got a digital camera, I would just crop myself out of the pictures. It's nice to like what I see.

I wasn't able to post this morning due to an appointment with the life insurance guy. I had to get my blood work done. I am really hoping that my cholesterol levels will have gone down this go around. I only fasted 4 hours on the first one. With this one it was all night and morning. I don't know if it will make a difference but I'm crossing my fingers that it does.

So...this weekend I ate more maintenance like. There were berries, popcorn, more bars than usual, and one cheat(homemade nut/oatmeal type bar I bought at a coffee shop...way too yummy). I have kinda been taking off the weekends with totaling my carbs and posting on here. I have just been so stressed out lately. My kids have been HIGH maintenance and it just becomes too much. Yesterday though I just got fed up with being at this weight. I told DH that I REALLY want to get these last 8 pounds off NOW! I don't know what it is going to take but I am up for doing it. So, cheer me on....it's time to get serious! I mean it this time!

My scales and the insurance scales both weighed me in at 134. I had my clothes on with their scales. I told the lady before I got on the scales that "she was going to write down 134 on that paper regardless of what her scales weighed". She chuckled but I was SERIOUS!

I'm not going to post my menus out from the weekend (doing very well today but I am feeling hungry due to doing well....burning fat is what I am telling myself). I will start again tomorrow. Tomorrow the kids get out for Thanksgiving holidays. Yippee, no running up and down the road. We are going to our favorite Thanksgiving place again this year....my family, my parents, and DH's mom (his dad is deceased). It is a beautiful place by the Toccoa Falls. They have a wonderful menu and we just love it because it saves us all the cooking. I will have some great comparison pictures to post since it is the same place. Look for them!

[seb]

O.K. Beth, I'm serious too about getting the weight loss started again! We CAN do this, I know we can.

Wow, you must have really liked those scales the insurance company had.

Sounds like a nice Thanksgiving with no cooking and clean up. I don't mind the cooking but sure to hate the clean up. My mom is a wonderful cook, but let me tell you, she uses every pot and pan in the house. I am usually furiously cleaning before dinner so that the clean-up isn't so bad.

You will soon be out of the high maintenance days with your kids, and I know you'll miss it. My kids are so independent, and sometimes I miss the good old days. Weird but true.

125.........here you come!

[Low Carb Mommy]

Sue, with your support and others I know I can do it! Thanks for cheering me on. We are going to have some success together! No holiday can hold us back! I have just been slack for too long. I did this before and I have to prove to myself that I can do it again. It's funny how hard it is to get back strict after you have had some of those OWL/Maintenance luxuries. I DO want to see these last pounds off.

Your mom sounds like mine....it is amazing how she can mess up a kitchen!

I know, I know on the kids.....everyone says the same thing.....in the middle of it though it is hard to see how I will miss them tugging on me and calling me constantly. I'm sure I will. Hope we stay in touch long enough to look back and smile. You will say....I told you so.

[Debralynn]

Beth, if anyone can shed that "hard to lose last few", it's you!

Show us all how it's done, girl!

I hear you about those kids. It's a 24/7 job, I tell ya. EXHAUSTING! Chin up, you are not alone!

[monet0329]

Good morning pretty lady

yes , I agree with the others.. you can shed these last 8 pounds.. just kick it into high gear and let it rip..

and yes we will be looking for pics.. hehe.. we love pics..

about the kiddos.. I have one that does everything for himself and one who doesn't.. and right now.. I will go for the one who does.... don't get me wrong.. I love my little Kayden.. but he is so0o0o different then Korbey when Korb was his age.. wow.. are all your kids different? personality wise and such?

I will be telling about Kayden in my journal today when I get a chance,, he got into some trouble at school

you have a great day!!

[Livywilltim-mom]

Terrific Tuesday Beth!

I KNOW you can kick those pounds to the curb, and I am hoping you journal it all so that we can learn from the BEST!

Thanksgiving sounds lovely! I can't wait for the pics. I wish I had a bit more time to post some, but it takes me soooo long because I don't do it often enough...vicious cycle don't ya know!

Our school just walked back from mass, and when we stepped out of the church it was snowing! I loved standing right outside and watching all the kids come out! Their faces were so precious! Everyone was in awe! Very Cool!

Gotta run for lunch here...BBL

[Low Carb Mommy]

It's been a BUSY couple of days but rest is ahead for me thank the Lord. Kids are out of school tomorrow and I am planning on sleeping as long as possible. There has been some coughing going on in our house so I am hoping everyone can rest tomorrow and get better. DS #3's hand is healing well. I am still having to wrap it up. I really hope it doesn't leave a scar.

My eating has been good. I did eat probably too much at dinner tonight. I plan to get on the treadmill in a few minutes and work some of it off. I have just been in the blahs lately and when I am blah it is VERY HARD for me to think about excerting any energy.

Menu from yesterday:

B~None (blood work)
L~Grilled shrimp(0), Lettuce(.8), tomato(1), cheese(1), 2 T. sour cream(1)=3.8
S~Coffee w/ 2 T. HC(.8), turkey pepperoni(0), cheese(.5)=1.3
D~More grilled shrimp(1), salad(4), ranch(2), broccoli & squash(2), tea w/ splenda(2)=11
L~Coffee w/ HNH(1), sf jello(0), boiled egg(.6)=1.6

T~17.7

Ketone stick this morning: trace
Water yesterday: 64 oz.
Exercise yesterday: none

[seb]

Hope you get some needed rest today Beth. Glad DS's hand is healing well.

[Low Carb Mommy]

I tried my best to sleep in this morning but I was not successful. The kid's internal clocks were set to 7 am. I did crawl back in the bed a little while after getting breakfast but the sibiling rivalry wouldn't let me sleep. I have such a routine with DD and she is the only one left here in the morning. She wasn't happy that her brothers wanted to watch something other than Dora. Anyway, that's the way it goes.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving tomorrow. The only thing about eating out for Thanksgiving is that you have no leftovers. I will probably go to the store and get some things to have later that night. It is suppose to rain here tomorrow. Although we really need the rain, I am not happy that we probably won't get to make our picture at the Falls. I was hoping to get a really good picture taken for our Christmas card.

So, who's going shopping on Friday? I think my mom and I are going. I have already picked up DD's Christmas presents.....Dora Kitchen & and a Dora car. I think she will be happy. I have picked up some of DS#3's Christmas....Thomas Tidmouth Sheds and trains. The other two are making their list. I have lots of shopping to do in the next few weeks!!

Menu from yesterday:

B~Egg salad(2.4), coffee w/ HC(.4)=2.8
S~3 slices of cheese made into crackers=1.5
L~Chicken philly(chicken(0), provolone(1), bacon(0), finely chopped onions & peppers(1)-(2), sm. caesar salad(2)=4
S~1/2 Fuze drink(1)=1
D~Salad(3), ranch(2), wings(10)=15

T~24.3

Weight this morning: 133.6 (down from 134)
Ketone stick this morning: small
Water yesterday: 80oz.
Exercise yesterday: .8 mile on treadmill
Fat % : 33 (same)
Water %: 46.5 (up)

[seb]

I had to laugh about your kids this morning I can so relate to the TV show thing.

DD always wants to get up early and go shopping on Black Friday. I hate to, but since no one else will want to go, I guess I will. I don't have any lists from the kids yet, so they'd better get busy.

[Debralynn]

Looks like I am not alone in the television fights, or the Thomas Christmas gifts! I am almost done with the kids stuff, but DS#2 birthday is 12/6, so I have to decide what to give him for each. (Thomas, Elmo & Mickey!)

WHenever we go out or to family's for Thanksgiving, I always throw a turkey breast in the crock pot (using the rotisserie chx recipe w/foil balls) for sandwiches and leftovers! Plus, straining the broth that ends up in the pot makes wonderful gravy and soup!

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you get enough sunshine to get your picture!

[monet0329]

Ohhh I did the Black Friday shoppin thing a few years back.. never again.. people are rude..lol..

Hope your Thanksgiving was a great one.. .. Hope you got the picture.. if not.. I am sure you will come up with a setting just as pretty .. I wanted to get our pictures done.. but Alina didn't make it here this year.. she got herself a job and they had her on the schedual for this weekend .. I hope she does what I told her to and puts in her Christmas week off with us.. we'll see..

I may have to do some cropping of pictures to get us all on one card.. KWIM? .. we'll see how that works..

ok better get.. see ya when I see ya..

[Low Carb Mommy]

So I am finally back on here. I took a nice break from the computer and my notebook. When you have been this disciplined for so long it is good to get away from time to time.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The rain held off and we were able to get some really good pictures. My mom has them at her house (45 mins away) so I will have to get them from her. She sent me a few in my email so I will post those. I think I will pick one of these....let me know which one you think I should make my Christmas card.

My weight this morning was 134.2. It's a little up but it hasn't gone higher than this. I got up this morning and exercised. I really pray that I can get this exercise thing going. I know everyone is tried of me talking about it. It has GOT to be done to help me lose these last 10 pounds.

I will start posting my menus again tomorrow. Hope everyone has a fabulous week. I did get some of my Christmas shopping done the day after Thanksgiving. And we got the outside of the house decorated this weekend and half the inside. I still have to put up my tree.

Missed everyone....good to be back.

[Low Carb Mommy]

Here's a comparison picture for you. You can tell I didn't want to be seen.

[godsbeloved79]

Hi Beth,

Nice pics of you and your family. WOW, both you and your DH look slimmer in the after pic. Just shows that low carbing RAWKS ! Now if I can get that to stick this time around .