New ticker

I just added a new ticker. Weight Watchers sets a 10% goal when you start. Mine is 20 pounds. As soon as I hit that mark, I get a 10% keychain. Now, both times I have gone to WW meetings I have not made it to my 10% goal. So this time I am determined to do it. So watch me "run" to my goal!

Weigh In

Had my second weigh in last night (well, second when I've actually been counting points). :) I did really good all week. I even ate Taco Bell and counted points!!! I need to start the exercise part of it, then I'll do even better. But I lost 3 pounds last night, so that's pretty good I think. I got my first 5 pound star too, so that was cool. Now I just have 14.2 to go until I get my 10% keychain. I'm looking forward to that! Well, I better go and eat breakfast, otherwise I'll forget about it altogether and that could throw off my whole day. So I'll be back next week with another great weigh in, or maybe sooner with some pictures of our house! Chris is working on the entryway currently, so I'll post some pix of that this week-end maybe. Tata for now!

12-6-07 (208.6) (Start)
12-20-07 (207.8) (-.8) (Total loss -.8) (.4%)
1-3-08 (211.2) (+3.4) (Total gain +2.6)
1-10-08 (205.8) (-5.4) (Total loss -2.8) (1.3%)
1-17-08 (202.8) (-3) (Total loss -5.8) (2.8%)

Weigh In

Well, tonight was a great weigh in! I ended up losing 5.4 pounds! Now, had I not gained last week, this would have been an even better loss. But I'm on the right track. I stayed focused all week long and didn't touch fast food. I cut way back on the pop, even drinking diet!!! That's not a normal thing for me. For those who know me well, I can't stand diet. But I put on a new attitude, and things went well, as you can see by the loss. My WW leader made a huge deal out of it tonight at the meeting too, so that really helped. I went and got my Taco Bell fix and had some ice cream, but I'm ready to start my week right tomorrow. I have a whole new attitude about weight loss this time around. I blew up some skinny pictures of me and posted them on the fridge, so if I feel the need to eat something bad, I just look at those pictures and realize where I want to go this year with my weight and I walk away. I haven't been eating whatever I want. I just walk away and drink a glass of water and I'm good after that. So I'm really proud of myself. Here are my current stats:

12-6-07 (208.6) (Start)
12-20-07 (207.8) (-.8) (Total loss -.8)
1-3-08 (211.2) (+3.4) (Total gain +2.6)
1-10-08 (205.8) (-5.4) (Total loss -2.8)

Demolition Day!

Well, I decided I'd had enough of the little benches in our dining area. Those benches were nothing but a pain, so I took it upon myself to tear them out. I figured Chris has enough to do on the rest of the house plus working, so I played the construction girl today. To tell you the truth, it was kind of fun. :) Great way to take out some aggressions. :) So here are some before and after pix. I can't believe the difference in paint color, what was there before and then the white that we used before we moved in. The only problem, I have more painting to do. But that'll be another day. I'm in no hurry for painting. I'd love to get the house unpacked first!

Here is the wall. You can really see the difference in color here.

Now, on to the lineoleum. That'll be down the road a little ways, cause there's a lot of floor to cover in there!