Weights

Here is a list of my weights each week. I'll post it every week to show my progress every weigh in day. By the way, does anyone know of a good way to make a chart on blogs to just keep adding to this? Some HTML code or something? I'm not sure how to do that. Something like the graph that I have at the top of my page, but only showing the info I have listed below that will only show up once on the page instead of every week when I post. Anyone, anyone???

9-12-07 (204.8) (Start)
9-19-07 (201.8) (-3) (Total loss -3)
9-26-07 (203.1) (+1.3) (Total loss -1.7)

Weigh In

Well, I blew it this week, but I'm not going to beat myself up totally. Maybe a little bit. :) We had a lot going on, which I know is a bad excuse, but for me, it was hard. Chris took on a second job working two nights a week, but he also worked Sunday for 13 hours. The kids are having a hard time adjusting I think, so it was quite stressful for us. I ended up not caring about what I was eating, plus I've been so tired from everything going on. I think today is a turning point for me though. I have gotten 7 hours of sleep the last two nights, so I'm feeling refreshed and ready to attack the day. I've already been cleaning up around the house and started laundry, so I've been moving. I need to stop and eat breakfast though, otherwise I might forget it altogether. So that's the next "job". After my 3 lb. loss last week, which I don't think I even posted about, I ended up gaining 1.3 lbs. back this week, which is actually good, because I was thinking it was going to be more like 4 the way I ate. So I can take that off and then some before next week. I'm going to have a little challenge tomorrow night however. I'm going to a Pampered Chef party and she's making something with chocolate if I remember right. Guess I'll find out what's in it so I can figure points and be a good girl and count it. :)

I also got an Elliptical Trainer, so I'm going to start using that tonight or tomorrow night. We have AWANA tonight, so it might be a late night. But tomorrow for sure. I'm not giving up the fight, because I know I need to do this now, rather than waiting till I'm even heavier. So we'll see how I do this week! Wish me luck!

Soccer Fun

I sent Chris and the kids outside to play today, so I can get the house clean. And here I sit, playing on the computer because I got some good pix of them. They were playing street soccer and Kassie got into it. It was her and daddy against Gabe. They were all having such a good time, I couldn't help but break out the new camera and test it out. We're not going to have many more nice days, so I'm glad they're out enjoying it!

The Angel Company

Well, the time has come. I have a few spare minutes to post about TAC! I finally got rid of my website all together, so I figure I better put something up about the specials! :) There are some really fun specials for the month of September, so hurry before you miss out!

Stamp of the Month: Love and Kisses, $4.95

You can purchase the September stamp of the month for $4.95 with any $30 (regular priced) purchase. This is a set of four and can be used in scrapbooks as well as stamp projects, like cards, altered items and what not.

Stamp Kits:

Lilly Anna: $24.95 - Comes with the following coordinating products from the Lilly Anna collection:

• Lilly Anna Soar With It paper collection
• Hardware
• Cardstock
• Ribbon
• Lilly Girls LE stamp set

Mimi: $24.95 - Comes with the following coordinating products from the Mimi collection:

• Mimi Soar With It paper collection
• Hardware
• Cardstock
• Ribbon
• Mimi Girls LE stamp set

Hostess Special!!!

Get the following stamp set absolutely free when you hostess a catalogue party/funshop that is at least $250 in regular priced merchandise. This set will not be released until the Spring/Summer 2008 catalogue. Be one of the first to own it! Contact me today for more details!

Contact me if you are interested in any of these specials! They all end September 30th, so don't wait! There are links to the right of the screen that will take you to all the pages for these specials. Also, you can order directly from TAC now, thru my personal website. Let me know if you have any questions! Happy stamping/scrapping!

Weight loss

Well, this is my first post about my weight loss. I've been avoiding the subject. :) I started Weight Watchers (again) on January 1st, thinking that "this is it". This would be the time I do it and do it right. Well, I was wrong....again. I've fought it for the last 8 1/2 months and I'm tired of it. I got rid of all my size 16 & 18 jeans when I finally lost enough to fit into my 14's. But now my 14's are REALLY tight. I'm to that point of almost not being able to zip them up. So I've decided that I really need to focus on my weight loss. I have been psyching myself up the last few hours. I think that's why I didn't sleep well last night. I was ready to start apparently. :) Last night before bed, I made my goal list for the day, but missed my first one. I was so tired from not sleeping that I just couldn't force myself out of bed at 5:30. But I met my second goal. I took Kassie out in the stroller and went for a 20 minute walk. And let me tell you, it almost killed me on the way back. We have some little hills coming back and pushing a 30 lb. kid in a stroller is a little tougher than I thought being out of shape. :) But I made it. I'm thinking it's around a mile, but I'm going to drive it today to find out for sure. I got home, stretched and did 30 crunches. Then I came in and made up my little log sheet that I'm posting in the living room. It's got all my info on it, weight, BMI, 10% weight loss goal and how much weight I have left to lose. Not a pretty picture. Especially after I had lost 16.9 lbs. at one point and as of today when I got on the scale, I have gained every single ounce back. Talk about depressing. I'm exactly where I was on January 1st. So it's time. I'm going to try to add some graphs that I have on my website to here, so bear with me if they don't turn out the first time! I'm still new to this. :)

1st day of school!!!

Well, I'm sitting here for the first time by myself while both kids are at school. I'm enjoying the quiet, but it's weird not having someone constantly wanting attention or needing something. And it's so quiet! It's a different kind of quiet than when the kids are just at someone's house. Guess it's just a mental thing. :)

Kassie did great. She got a little clingy walking in, wouldn't let her picture be taken, but she let me leave and didn't cry or hold on for dear life. She met a cute little girl named Natalie, so she sat by her to color. It was so nice not having to fight her to stay. But the second I sat down in the van I lost it. Mommy boo-hooed for several minutes. But I finally gained my composure and survived. :)

As for Gabe, the poor little guy. We got to the school and we had to ask where his classroom was, because they just told us the teacher's name. The only problem...they weren't letting kids go to their rooms until 8:10. I had to be at Kassie's school before 8:20 (when it starts). So I explained to him where it was, because it's outside, and asked a friend of ours to help him find it if he is wandering the halls lost. I felt absolutely horrible! I can't believe on the first day of school they won't at least let the parents take them down to show them where to go! Don't they realize that parents have to get their other kids to pre-school too? So I'm going to talk to them about doing it different next year. For the first time in his life, Gabe looked terrified to have to be on his own. So I'm taking him to DQ this afternoon to make up for abandoning him.

So anyway, here are some pix of the kids before school. They look so cute, don't they? :) I'll write more later and tell you how it went at school!

Smiley :)

School starts tomorrow!

Well, I'm getting a little nervous! Tomorrow is Kassie's first day of pre-school! I'm not entirely sure how she will do. She clung to me like I was a life preserver yesterday at the orientation, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. She is talking about it, and is very excited, but when it comes down to it, I think she'll freak out. Thankfully, one of the ladies from our church nursery who happens to work at the school, who Kassie knows and loves, offered to take her from me and calm her down if she panics. So that's a big relief. And I know the teacher personally, so that makes it a little easier for mom. :)

Gabe is going to be a big 2nd grader. He doesn't want school to start. I think he likes sleeping in and being able to play all day. He said he wishes he was back in pre-school because it was more fun. He must realize that the older you get, the less play time there is. :) So check back tomorrow for a picture of my cute little munchkins and a report on how they liked it!