shaylyn

Well today is Friday. Tomorrow is weigh in. I did not get to weigh in last week because I was out of town but I can this week. When I stepped on the scale when I got back into town I had maintained the weight I was (which was good considering the food I ate while I was there). The major difference was that there was no snacking at my Mom’s house and I have gotten into that habit which is good. I used to have two to three snacks a day. They were low calorie snacks but they can add up. I have not snacked all week which is a feat for me. So I hope that I maintain or even lose some this week. Like I have said before my goal is 18 more lbs and I am giving myself 6 months to get there. I don’t think that is too unrealistic. If I was only giving my self 6 weeks that would be unrealistic but 6 months is 3 lbs a month at least. I think I can accomplish that.

My son has decided to stay another week. I am so excited that I get two weeks with him up here. Altogether I will have been with him for 19 days. That is so awesome. We went out last night and got him some new clothes and new shoes. We are trying to get him into more stylish clothes since my mom dresses him like an old man. We want him to be stylish when he goes off to college. It is important for his self image. We are also getting his hair cut into a style not just what he has now, which is just short with bangs that he brushes off to the side.

At work things are pretty much the same. We are getting ready for the golf tournament and that is a lot of work, but it is my co-workers work not mine. My boss, (since my co-worker has complained about having to much to do) took one of her projects away and gave it to me. She does not really know what he has done yet and the Shit will hit the fan when she does. She knows I have a part in it but not that I am taking it over. It will be a very delicate situation for me to handle.

Tomorrow I got see my therapist. Since my birthday and going out of town I have not seen her in well this will make it three weeks. I am suppose to see her once a week so that is a long time away.

Anyway, I am starting to ramble so I better let you guys and gals get to your things and I better get to work.  Have a great Friday.

Today my son is at work with me. My boss is giving us a tour of the State Capitol in about an hour. It will be a good experience for him and me as well. His trip is going well. The only glitch is that he wants to go to his old high school and I am not sure how to get him there since I don’t drive and don’t have a car. But I will try my hardest to get him there.

I did good all day yesterday, except for the scope of ice cream at 7:30 last night. It was the hubby’s fault he wanted some and I just could not resist.  I still think I am maintaining my weight loss. I hope when I step on the scale on Saturday morning that it will show a loss of at least a pound. I want to lose 18 lbs in 6 months.

This is the third time I have tried to post. I am having error messages every time. I wonder if you guys are getting them.

 My trip went great. I went shopping with my mom and she bought me all sorts of clothes. The good news is that I went down two pants sizes. I knew that my clothes were falling off of me but I never imagined two pants sizes. So I bought 3 pair of pants and a lot of shirts. So what if in 3 to 6 months they are too small I got 16 items for $70 dollars I can afford for them to be intermediate clothes. And the shirts will still fit even when I lose the weight. I also got a perm in my hair which makes me look younger. Chris and I (my son) got our pictures taken together and the lady taking them thought we were brother and sister and he is 18. That made me feel very good about myself. Now if I could only lose the 18 pound I want to lose I will be doing good.

 I maintained my weight while I was down in Mississippi. My mom kept me busy and she does not snack so I got in the habit of not snacking. I did so good yesterday at work. I only had breakfast, lunch and dinner and no snacks in between. I am going to force myself not to eat when I am bored… which is when I eat snacks.

 I hope everyone has a great hump day. When I get caught up at work I will post in the forum and send out booster notes. I am just too busy right now. I have taken 5 minutes just to write this.  

Only 20 minutes before heading to the airport. I am excited and nervous. This is going to be a busy trip. We have graduation; my mom is doing my hair (a perm and color), practice for singing in church on Sunday, graduation party, and lots of other things to do.

I hope everyone does stellar on there weigh in this weekend. I will be thinking about you.  

I am so excited today I am jumping out of my skin. Not counting the two hours I work tomorrow morning (the only reason I am doing that is to get a ride to the airport) today is my last full day at work then I am off for 5 days.

I know you guys are getting tired of hearing about my trip but that is about all I can talk about cause I am so excited.

My stomach is in knots right now and I don’t know if I will be able to eat anything today or not. So I guess that it will be good for my diet cause I know I will eat a lot at home this weekend. I love my mom’s cooking. The only good thing is we will be running around a lot so I can burn some calories plus I will make my son walk with me everyday.

Anyway on to try and work…. even though it is going to be hard to concentrate today. Have a great day everyone.

Looks like today is going to be a great day!

 I got up early and had some time so I started to pack for my trip. I ended up losing track of time and leaving late and getting to work 15 min. late. Not that it matters, my co-worker always comes in 15 min. late and the boss is not even here yet and its 9:30 am.

 I am so excited about the trip that I don’t even want to work today. I know tomorrow will be even worse and the two hours I am here on Thursday morning will be torture.

 We are also getting ready for our visit from my son. My husband, Carlos, is working on getting the house in tip top shape. It is so sweet of him. He is fixing things and cleaning things (like the kitchen cabinets) that we live with but he wants nice for when Chris is here.

 Well that is all I have the patients to write today. Seems like I am going to be impatient today because of the excitement, I need to just calm down and make it for two more days and then I can see my Mama, Chris and the rest of the family. Then on Saturday my other two boys are coming to see me. So I get to see all my kids, my Mom, my brother and his wife and kids, my aunts and uncles and my grandma as well. It is going to be a house full and all because I am going for a visit.

 Ok now I am just rambling so I will talk to you guys later.

I had a great birthday on Friday and ate like there was no tomorrow. At least for dinner I stuck with chicken and watched my proportions. I was not on the computer much this weekend since I am getting ready for my trip and my son’s visit. I am so excited about this week and next.

 I blew it on Friday, but tried to do better the rest of the weekend. Sunday was my best day. I lost 2 lbs last week and want to keep it off and lose 3 more this week to be down to 150. I will really have to watch what I eat these next two weeks, with going home and then having company it will be very easy to fall off the wagon and gain those pounds back. But I am going to do my best to keep them off.

 Work is going to slow down now with the end of the legislative session. And I am glad. My boss will be in the office more and more work will get done here.

 Have a happy Monday everyone. Maybe today I can catch up on some blogs and booster notes. Depends on when my boss gets in.  

Today has turned out to be the best Birthday ever. My hubby sent me flowers and balloons. My co-workers surprised me with a party. All my kids have called, my mom has called and I am in a great mood.  Carlos woke me up at 5:45 am to sing happy birthday to me. It was so sweet I could have cried. And tonight we are going out to dinner.

Anyway, I have BLOWN my diet, a muffin for breakfast, chocolate cake for my party and a hamburger at lunch. Oh well your birthday is only once a year so you can not watch what you eat on that day.

Anyway everyone have a great day!

Today is a big day here at work. We have our motor sports bill going to the senate floor and hopefully it will pass. We have been working on this one bill for 2 years now. Last year it passed threw the house but never made it to the senate floor. This year, since it passed the house last year it did not have to go threw them again it just went straight to the senate committees and then to the floor. We are not sure when it is going to be heard but hopefully sometime this afternoon. With all that being said, I am very busy at work today. I am only able to write this because the senate is in recess for a committee hearing. Yes my job is interesting.

 Once the Legislative session is over than I have to start getting things ready for the yearly audit and we have our annual golf tournament right in the middle of my prep for the audit. Plus I have my TMJ therapy appointments, my trip home and my 18 year old coming home for a week. I am a busy little beaver these next two months or really a month and a half since my trip is the 22-26 of May, Chris will be here the 27^th threw June 2^nd. The golf tournament is the 12^th of June and the Audit is the week of June 30^th. Wow June is busy, I hope with all this business going on I still have time to eat right and workout. I should.

 I stuck to my diet perfectly yesterday and walked as well. I stepped on the scale this morning and I am still maintaining my 155. I hopefully will lose that one pound that is holding me back. My birthday is tomorrow, I will be 37. I swear when I was younger I could drop 5 pounds in one week without a problem but now it is taking forever to drop just one. I want to see that scale read 154 SOON!  

I went to the TMJ specialist today. It was a two hour appointment. Because I went to the University I saw a resident who gave me her opinion and then the staff doctor who then agreed with her but wanted to add me wearing a night guard which the resident did not seem to think I needed. I felt bad for her being corrected like that in front of a patient. I then tried to make her feel better by saying she did a great job. I said that in front of the staff doctor. And yes I am getting the night guard.

 The good and bad news is that TMD is treatable with changing habits, therapy and the night guard, but it does not go away and if I do not change bad habits, like biting my lip or resting my jaw in my hand it can and will reoccur.

 As far as my diet goes, I am sticking to it. I may not be as determined with my working out as I am with my eating but I know that I have maintained 155 for three weeks without gaining a pound of it back and I know that is because I am eating right. I know that I need to cut back on my calories now to lose more weight. I read somewhere that when you hit a stale in your diet to decrease the calories you take in and then you will start losing again. I know that if I can make myself work out daily that will increase how much I burn. But like today, I probably walked a mile to a mile and a half with all of my walking I had to (plus the one time I had to run a city block to catch the bus).

 Now after missing half a day with my appointment, I am at work trying to catch up. Of course that means writing you guys…lol. We have our major bill on the floor tomorrow and are trying to get enough support from the senate to pass the bill into law. I do have an interesting job. You always hear about how that is done but you never hear about the people in the back ground working to get the bill passed. And then having people call their senators and ask them to support the bill it is a rat race and it is hard work.

 Now on to happier things it is only 1 ½ hours until I go home…. Yeah!