Last week Blech! This week Woo hoo!

Last week was a yucky week for me. The scale was not kind and I only lost 0.1.

And though, I put it behind me and moved on to the next week.

There were MANY temptations last week.

First, my youngest volunteered me to bake cupcakes for hi

s music class.

Much to my dismay I made some super yummy cupcakes.

My huge WIN for the week was Thursday night.

The cupcakes had been calling to me all day long. About 8pm I ventured from my bed room, and ask my husband if he would finish a cupcake if I took just 1 bite. He said sure. My husband never turns down sweets. I walked over to the cupcake holder, picked the glass top off...it felt like it weighed 100 lbs. I stood there for a moment, and then gently placed the lid back on the container, and walked away. I decided one bite of cupcake wouldn't be enough for me. I would want more. And more wasn't an option. So I walked away! Yay me!

Wanna know how hard that was? Take a look at my cupcakes......they bring ALL the boys to the yard!

Friday night I went out with the girls to see The Hunger Games. I knew going in that I was going to allow myself popcorn and a coke. I LOVE Coke!! I haven't had coke in 3 months!!! So I treated myself to a bag of buttered popcorn and coke. My win was that I didn't feel guilty, and when I was full of popcorn, I passed the unfinished bag to my son. I had prepared myself, by not eating some of my JC snacks that day.

Sunday was a rough day as I had my epicure open house. I was busy from the moment I opened my eyes, until about 6pm. So I didn't follow my menu very well. I believe I missed breakfast. I snacked through out the day. But I made sure I ate my JC lunch and dinner. In the end I think it balanced out.

I was a little nervous going into weigh in today b/c of Friday night and Sunday. But I was willing to accept what ever happened. I was down 4 pounds!! WOW! I am pleasantly surprised, and I think my JC consultant was too!

I am still doing zumba every thursday. And I will continue to do so. I love it now!!

I would love to get the Zumba game for my xbox, but money is pretty tight around here. And $160 a week for jenny craig is tough. But I am committed to this journey, and if I have to cut other financial things out, then that is the sacrifice I will make.

I am over 1/4 complete of my journey. Still a long ways to go. But baby steps.

Thanks for everyone who is cheering me on! I truly appreciate it :)

Have a great week everyone!

TM

Great Week!

I am pretty happy with the last week :)

When I met with my JC consultant last week, I expressed my growing craving for Mary Brown's Chicken. I knew that this craving would continue to eat at me (pun intended) if I didn't do something about it.

So we planned into my menu for me to treat myself that night.

At dinner, it was nice to sit down with my family and have a treat. I was smart about it. I took a piece of chicken and some fries with gravy. Finished them. Waited. And was not feeling full. So I had another piece of chicken. I waited, and still didn't feel full. So I had a third piece of chicken. In the end I didn't feel guilty eating 3 pieces of chicken. I didn't feel over stuffed. I was happy with my decision. I made sure to drink a lot of water the next couple of days. To prevent retaining water from the food. I am happy that I allowed myself this treat. I then moved on, and followed my JC menu for the rest of the week. No regrets, and no more cravings.

Thursday was back to Zumba. The week before there wasn't a class, so I was feeling a little nervous about starting again. We were starting a new session, so I was a little nervous about that too. I was soo excited that when we started up I felt confident, a little more sure of myself, and I didn't feel like I was going to keel over and die! What a HUGE accomplishment! I am really enjoying zumba now!! I think after this set, I might just be ready to take a class instructed by my dear sweet friend Zumba Ren! I know she will be an awesomely fun instructor!!

I also had a very nice compliment from a fellow zumba surviver. After class she came up to me and said "wow! you are looking thinner thinner each week". What a beautiful thing to hear from an almost stranger!

This week we are having dinner at friends. I am feeling pretty confident that I can make good decisions and still stay on track.

I am looking forward to saying good to the 230's!! Don't think I will make that goal this week, but I am certainly going to try :)

Have a great week everyone!

Love

TM

20lbs gone...Finally!!!

Well it took a bit longer than I wanted, but I finally hit the 20lb mark!

Goodbye 250's and 240's!!

Not going to see you guys again.

I am slower adding more and more activity into my life.

I have begun walking on the treadmill...not regularly, but more than I was.

Trying for a good week this week.