close but no cigar...

so... I went and faced that darn WW scale on Saturday morning. I went Friday night and ran 4 miles. I could have ran more but I had to run to get Dylan, so I was literally out of time. It was pretty amazing though because by the time I hit 3 1/2 miles I had this pace just going that I could have just kept up with for as long as I decided to. It was like standing, it wasn't any big deal to keep watching tv, listening to my mp3 player and running.. I know my neighbor Adam said eventually it would get to be like that.. but I had my doubts. So Friday I had to go #2 3 times, plus I went again right away Sat morning.. not to mention all the water I drank all week so I figured I should have lost a little something during the week. On Saturday morning I weighed myself at home and was 153.1... okay that's good at least it's close to the 152 mark. It appears as if I've been trying.. so I grab the lightest clothes I could find.. a tiny thong, a sports bra made of pratically nothing, a t-shirt so thin you could see through it, and the lightest workout pants I own. I get to WW and get on the scale and it's 153.2.. umm there is no way that my clothes only weighed .1 of a lb.. but hey WHO AM I TO ARGUE! I'll take it! lol! So Sally my leader immediately starts asking what's up.. I explain the holidays, a 30th birthday, mixed with changing my pcos treatments just wasn't good timing but I was working on it.. so she asks if I want to up my goal weight. I made my goal weight what it is for a reason, not so I could blow it off and wind up being a fat cow again, thanks.. no I know I had to pay this month, I'll pay. I thought *maybe* I could get under 152, I tried, didn't make it.. oh well.. that's fine. I found a coupon for $10 for LT members and I used that... so if I chuck it up to a $10 penalty fee for all the free meetings I've had in the last year, it was worth it. Plus I learned something for next year.. don't mix 30th birthdays, the holidays, and pocs treatments! lol! ;)

So of course after that, the journal flew out the window.. went to Angelica's 2nd birthday at House of Hunan... buffett! OMG did I eat.. then the cake came out.. my favorite Jewel cake.. so yummy.. then dinner at Arby's even though I wasn't even hugnry I couldn't pass up a hot ham and cheese.. oh and choc chip cookies.. oh and Sunday dinner at Toco El Norte.. yeah it was a fun eating weekend! lol! I'm a food addict, I know!

MY HERO, DA BEARS, and the angels will sing if it kills me...

Well yesterday was a pretty eventful day.. A co-worker of Tim's had a heart attack. Tim found him 5 minutes later and did CPR on him until the paramedics came. The paramedics got him going again on the way to the hospital, but he his still not concious so we will see how this progresses. I guess this is just another example of why everyone needs to live life to the fullest. Each day is truely a gift...

DA BEARS.. are going to SUPERBOWL!! whoo-hoo It's been 21 years in the making.. but here we are again! once per generation, does that sound right? I was in 4th grade and my son Dylan is in 7th.. I guess so! lol! Either way, Tim and I are having a superbowl party!

Tim and I went to the Cardinal on Randall this weekend! Their machines are great! I love that place. I'd rather drive there to work out if I can. Maybe on the weekends we'll do that. I ran on Saturday (and mall walked that morning), then ran again on Monday. The scale finally said 153.8 this am. I'll still have to pay for my meeting this month, but oh well.. what can I do? I'll just do my best the rest of this week and try to get down a little more before Saturday and go weigh in. No biggie. I know I'm back on track and will continue. I'd really like to get down to my personal goal of 140 someday... someday.... someday...

Blue is doing well in AZ. My parents love having him down there. It sounds like they enjoy his little antics!

the road to success can BITE MY ARSE!

Yeah so the first week back on program was great.. got down 5lbs no problem.. after that the scale has climbed and I've been doing really well. Walking a few days per week, going to the gym a few days per week, using my workout DVDs a few days per week.. so I'm thinking I'm doing well and the scale is YELLING at me that I'm not doing that well and it SUCKS! So here I am back up to 156 and holding.. I can pray all I want.. I'm not making it under 152 by the 31st.. it doesn't matter.. it's just NOT HAPPENING... so today I left work at lunch and worked out.. OMG what a difference. I had so much more energy, got through my 3 mile run like I'd been running it every day, did some weights/machines, some ball exercises, even some stretching.. took my shower and got back to work in an hour and 45 minutes.. not bad! I'm hoping I'm back on track now! Also got what I'll call a TOM on Sunday night... so maybe that's why I'm up?? I dunno!

running back to.... to... ME, I guess!

So I went running last week twice, was going to go over the weekend to check out Tim's gym.. never got around to it.. I did, however, walk Friday, Saturday AND Sunday plus we worked around the house a ton... anyway.. I'm trying to flip flop my points so I eat more points during the day so yesterday I had eaten I think 13 points by the time I got to the gym (normally I'm around 9-10 points by 5pm) . I got to the gym and was just dreading running, I get there and the place is packed.. had to park really far down.. no biggie I'm coming to work out the walk will do me good.. get in there and there is not one open treadmill.. okay I'll go change when I get out maybe there will be one.. yeah there were two.. I grabbed one and started running.. there was a girl running next to me at a pace I normally walk at (walk FAST at, but none the less walk at) and to me she looked to be in much better shape than me.. but for whatever reason we kept along with each other. I ran 2 miles than stopped and walked a bit, then ran, walked, sprinted, walked.. I wound up burning 400 calories, jogging/walking over 3.5 miles all in under 45 minutes.. and the best part.. I left feeling freakin great! I was estatic.. I wasn't tired, I wasn't sore.. nothing.. it was wonderful! Best part.. I got on the scale today and was down to 155.2! whoo-hoo.. I might be able to actually weigh in this month without paying.. we can pray...

and hopefully this round I'll actually keep losing and get down to that 140 I've been waiting for. I think I changed my personal goal weight to 135 because even when I was 141 I was still feeling a bit on the pudge side. We'll see how this round goes!

Blue left last Wednesday for AZ!! And finally it's getting cold her so I don't feel so bad.. the first couple days after he left it was in the 50's! I was like "I DID NOT SEND MY DOG AWAY FROM ME FOR 3 MONTH SO IT COULD BE 50 DEGREES HERE IN CHICAGO"!! lol! He did well on the drive, my mom said the last day he was a bit antsy, but other than that he has been really good.. my sister warned me that I might not get that dog back and I think that there is some truth to that because my mom is totally ga-ga for that dog now! ughhh Anyway, we're going to AZ in February, I found tickets for $153 round trip.. couldn't pass it up.. I can't wait to see my little guy.. only 5 more weeks! lol!

i'm going to make those f'in angels sing.. I swear it...

I'm back at it today.. back on the wagon.. determined to make my personal goal weight of 140! Those angels will sing one day soon.. I got my new WW scale that is digital.. I just have to set it up to calculate bmi and body fat % and I'm in business. At least for now I can actually tell if I'm 150 or 155! yikes.. got on this am and was 160.2.. yeah I have a ways to go to get to go back to WW. I have a funny feeling I'll be paying for this month at least...

Blue leaves for AZ tomorrow for 3 months.. I'm REALLY upset about it.. but it's better for him.. had all his shots/tests on Friday... so now I just have to pack up all his little doggie stuff and cart him over to my mom's tonight and it's done.. poor little man. I miss him already. I just know it's a better thing for him to be with my parents in the nice warm AZ weather vs here in sub zero temps.