New lease on life in 2008

[kmf1028]

Roxanne - thanks so much!!!! It is really sweet to know that someone is still thinking of me!!!!!! Life here has been so crazy that I have not been able to focus on me - which means my eating went out the window!!!!!!

But I decieded that today (my birthday) I am going to give myself 1 year to loose 50lbs at least!!!!!! I have decieded that this is the only way that I can do it is through low carb - no other way works for me!!!! This is the best gift that I can give to myself and I am going to do it.

Today so far so good:
2 cups coffee with sf coffeemate
1 hb egg
salad with steak and ranch dressing
working on my water

Weight - 340.6

I am so sick of not fitting into any of my clothes and I am not going to buy more fat clothes so I live in sweats (so classy - right!!!!)

Well my kids are on spring break this week so this is the best time to "spring clean" my life and start fresh!!!!!!

I am cleaning my home so everything will be clean and fresh for a new start on Monday!!!!!

Thanks to anyone reading this.

And good luck and happy b-day to me - from me!!!!

[RoxanneRoxanne]

I hope that you had a very Happy Birthday!!!

I just about fainted when I read your weight. I think you meant 240.6 though.

Sounds like you did great yesterday, how's it going today!

[kmf1028]

Roxann - yes I did mean 240.6

Today went great!!!!

Food:
HB egg
black olives
1 pc. baked chicken
2 pickels
2 cups coffe with sf coffee mate
2 string cheese
Salad with o/v dressing
water
1 can diet mountain dew

I am feeling great and did not cheat today!!!!!!

WI - 237.6

Did 45 minutes of tap dance tonight.

I am in such great spirits and have great attitiude about this.

[kmf1028]

WI 237.2 - not much but already ate and drank coffee.....

Food:
3 cups coffee with sf coffee mate
1 hb egg


Dinner last night I had a salad while everyone else had pizza and I did not even cave or crave any!!!! I am so proud.

I also went all evening at the gym/studio without snacking!!!!!!!! I just drank a really large cup of crystal light tea.

Not sure about tonight, but I have class so not much time to worry about food......

Today I am staying home and cleaning.....and finishing laundry....

The kids are really enjoying their spring break and so am I.....

I am feeling great and still really pumped to be back here and eating so clean right now-----I just need to keep it up......I so want to be under 200 by summer break......

Well off to get more house work done.....chat later

[RoxanneRoxanne]

Ooooooo you've lost over 3 pounds already! You're doing great!

[kmf1028]

Thank you!!! I am really trying and working it this time....

[Livywilltim-mom]

Dear Sweet Kathy!

I am SO HAPPY to find you here! You are in such a great frame of mind Great news!

You can do it, and for added support, I am going back on a clean induction today, so we can help each other, OK?

Your kiddos are soooooooo cute! You make lovely children friend!

Hugs,

[kmf1028]

Jamie thanks so much!!!!! I do feel great to be back here and doing so well, I am so proud of myself.

I am getting frustrated though, I have been eating clean and the scale is not moving right now - TOM is about to stop by though!!!!! but it stinks not to see the scale moving!!!!!!

I am going to the grocery store today to get some legal foods for me to eat.

I am not very hungry lately so I know I am doing something right.

DH went away for the weekend and I have things planned to do with the kids, they are excited.

DS played soccer this morning in the cold and rain and I stood there and cheered him on!!!!!

Now we are off to pick up DD from the gym/studio and spend some time together.

They are back to school on Monday which means I may be working again!!!!!

Well I have been really good when it comes to my food and attitude is still reallly great!!!!

Well off to take care of motherly duties - check back tonight.

[kmf1028]

Well - kids are sleeping (YEAH!!!!!!) today was such a crazy day, but it is over and live should start to get back to normal tomorrow. Kids back to school!!!!!!! I did great this morning at breakfast, just cheese omlete and coffee no lunch and dinner was a taco salad. Got a bunch of cleaning done this evening. Spent the day with the kids and went to the movies we really had a great time.

Well back to homework.

Have a great night everyone.

[RoxanneRoxanne]

Kathy the scale doesn't seem to be moving for me right now either. Don't give up! We'll make it through.

[RoxanneRoxanne]

[Livywilltim-mom]

Hi Kathy!

[kmf1028]

OK - so I have been MIA for about a month and boy it shows..... nobody's fault by my own. Life just really go in the way - full time student class load, working full time, mom, wife, and traveling....Well this crazy time is just about over now - my last final tonight!!!!!!

Update:
School - went well this semester - all A's except for 1 B - only taking 2 classes this summer and they both are on-line

Family - DD is doing great in dance and gymnastics, we have been traveling so much lately for competitions - I am so proud of her!!!!!! She is also doing well in school and that is so wonderful - I am getting sad as she is moving on to middle school next year..... DS is doing great, just finished soccer season, doing well in school and loving it - moving to 3rd grade next year - oh year he made is 1st Holy Communion last Saturday and that was a very emotional day for me..... DH is doing great and our marriage is also doing really well.....

Work - not working much right now, but will need to go back to work full time next fall but no choice.

Weight loss - just not good!!!!!!!!! but I am starting today!!!!!!!

B - 2 HB eggs/ 1cup coffee with sweet n low and milk
L - not sure need to go look now
D - baked chicken and veggies and salad
W - goal is to get in alot today!!!!!

WI - ready for this!!!!!!!! 242

Well off for now, but I will be back.....

[RoxanneRoxanne]

Hi Kathy! I've missed you!

I'm glad that everything is going well with you and your family. Congrats on your excellent grades! You've been very busy.

I'm glad you're back. You will lose the weight again.

[kmf1028]

Roxanne!!!! How are you doing!!!!? I am so glad you posted!!! Thanks for those kind words!!!!! I am really hoping that this summer I can do this so that when life gets crazy again in the fall I can handle it and not fall down......

[RoxanneRoxanne]

I'm doing just great, thanks. YOU CAN DO IT!

[kmf1028]

OK, well I am not doing too great right about now!!!!!! I try to stay on plan but then for no reason at all I go and blow it!!!!!!!!

I wish I could just have the confidence to keep this thing going....I am so tired of this and I need to loose the weight or I am going to end up diabetic!!!!!!! I don't know what is wrong with me right now I wish I could say that I am trying, but obviously I am not!!!!!!!! I saw myself in a picture last night and just cried all the way home!!!!!!!

Today I feel sick to my stomach so right now no food is on my mind.

I will be hopefully finishing DD costume today for her dance.

Tomorrow nothing on the calendar and hope it stays that way

[Livywilltim-mom]

Sweet Kathy,

Be kind to yourself! Honestly, it is a struggle sometimes to make the right choices. I have begun to consider it a meal by meal decision. I will continue to make the LC choice each and every time. It means I have to consciously remind myself to STOP and consider what I am choosing. It's hard.

You are worth the effort. Your family needs you whole and healthy

Love and hugs my friend!

[RoxanneRoxanne]

[kmf1028]

Jamie and Roxanne - thank you both so much...you ladies are sometimes my main reason for coming back here and each time I come back I get a renewed sense of desire to do this..... I will be ok....I think I may just be starting the change early (my sister was completed by the time she was 35 and I am now 36 1/2).

Well it is Sunday and again last week was not good for me...very emotional and not good at handling this....
- only 16 days till my DD is offically in Middle-School.....
- only 16 days till my DS is offically in 3rd grade (he is my baby)
- dance pictures all week last week and boy is my DD looking so much older lately......

I went to church this morning and I asked God to give me the will to stick to this WOL and help me through these next couple of weeks.....

We decided to go to my BIL for 4th of July so I have a little over a month to look better and feel better......

Well of in a while to take DD to the ballet, we are seeing "Sleeping Beauty"...

Promise to myself - I will take each day one at a time and accomplish one thing if that is all......

[kmf1028]

Well it is Monday and I am feeling good!!!! WI this morning was 240.4.....Kids at school and I am home cleaning......feels good.....

I started some B12 this weekend and hopefully that will help with my mood swings and tiredness.

I am going to volunteer this afternoon at the kids school, but I can get so much done now with no one home.

Dinner tonight is going to be grilled chicken and veggies and salad.

Beautiful day outside and I am just going to be positive.

Day 1 down
Day 2 - stay positive and think great thoughts

Oh yeah, I think I am going to need to start a TO DO List: here cause things are starting to fall through the cracks......

Have a great day.

[Livywilltim-mom]

Kathy,

Good for you for realizing that it can be done one day, one choice at a time. You can do it, especially with God on your side!

I know things are crazy, but it sounds fun, so enjoy

Hugs my dear!

[kmf1028]

yes crazy but fun....we have tech rehersals this week for the recital so another crazy week.... but they are so much fun....

[kmf1028]

Well, I am still here, just very busy. I am doing great on the plan actually not hungry at all and losing!!!!!

Since Monday I have lost 3.6 lbs!!!!!!!! I am really trying!!!!!!!

I am feeling great and very upbeat during this time.

I really home to make it to 230 by the weekend.....

[Livywilltim-mom]

You can do it my friend! Great work so far

What's your weekend looking like?

[kmf1028]

Jamie thanks for stopping by. I am really trying hard this time. I am drinking my water and watching what I eat and only taking this one day at a time.

My weekend so far does not look too crazy, nothing on Saturday, church and ballgame on Sunday, going to my dad's on Monday for a while, but that is all.

EOG's are done!!!!!!! My DD is so happy now.....I picked them both up early today so they could just have some down time and not have anything to do....they were only going to watch movies in school anyway....

Eating today has been good so far and my appetite is just not there and I am really trying hard to listen to it and only eat when I am hungry and not just board.

Classes started back up for me, but I am only taking one class this semester it should not be too much.

Well, off to fold some laundry and put my dishes away.

check back later

[RoxanneRoxanne]

You're doing great!