Mother Nature SUCKS!!

I had another successful week last week and lost another 3 pounds. Joe dropped 1.8 and is inching closer to the 75 mark!! Woohooooo!! I am still inching closer to being out of the 200's....hoping for next week. Keep your fingers crossed.

My parents left for Florida last Wednesday for a month...lucky dogs! We had some beautiful weather Wed- Fri, but the weekend came around, and so did the cold and that dreaded four letter word...SNOW! OMG....we totally got dumped on. Minneapolis ranged anywhere from 10-18 inches. Driving sucked....took me over 30 minutes to get home from work last night, when it usually only takes me 5. Then of course, Mom Nature was not done with us, and she added another 1-3 inches today. Days like today make me ask why I still live in Minnesota. I love having the seasons, but I am getting really tired of this one..lol.

Until next time....

Happy "almost" Valentine's Day

Hello 2011!!

My apologies yet again for my lack of posting. January is always so busy with work, and additional Christmas celebrations with Joe's family, New Year's Eve (our anniversary), etc.

Well, my weight loss journey still continues. Since my last post, I am down 10.4 pounds, for a total of 135+, and Joe is down 71....ROCK ON!!! I had a 3 pound loss this week!! Soon I will be out of the 200's and saying HELLO 100's! I can't even tell you how long it has been since I weighed what I do now, much less being in the hundreds. I can't wait!!

I have been having a blast shopping for new clothes, and I have to say store sales and Turnstyle have been my best friends. I stopped at Turnstyle the other day and walked out with a brand new pair of shorts (for my Vegas trip), and 3 skirts for under 22.00. I even picked up items that were so not the old me...LOVE IT!!

Well I need to run for now. Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's day and see you next week!

Merry Christmas, happy New Year....yada, yada, yada

Happy Holidays!

What a busy time this past few weeks have been. My apologies for mising posts the last 2 weeks, but as they say, Life got in the way.

I had a pretty successful 2 weeks since the past post...dropped 2.6 the Wed. prior to Christmas, and maintained last week (pretty good considering all the pot lucks, Christmas, etc). I feel good about the last few weigh ins.

A while back “Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back” was on. I haven’t seen it in years. So, I spent the night vegging in front of the TV. It was great! Although now I want to see all of them again. Anyways, while Luke is training to be a Jedi Yoda is sharing his knowledge with him and something he said jumped at me. Actually, several things did but I’m going to only hit one for now.

While Luke is training he continually fails and says, “I can’t”. But Yoda continues to teach and he says something very profound. “You must unlearn what you have learned.” Wow! How true is that? So many of us fail time and time again and we feel like we just can’t do it. Whatever ‘it’ might be; losing weight, stopping negative thoughts, letting go of the past, creating healthy habits; you fill in the blank. The point is from the time we are born we are being taught. But when we make the decision to change our lifestyle we find ourselves in Luke’s shoes. We are trying to live a new way of living through the eyes of our old one.

We must learn to unlearn what we have learned. This happens as we take each step one at a time. You've spent years learning how to be unhealthy, so it's not going to change over night. It is a learning process. Spend time reading articles, research new recipes, exercises or healthy activities. Spend time with people that have the same goals. The more you put in the more that will begin to come out and bear fruit in your life.

Want to stop feeling like a failure? Start unlearning what you have learned. That Yoda guy’s pretty smart.

Something to think about....

Until next time!

One year ago...

It was one year ago tomorrow I made a decision to change my life for the better. I joined Weight Watchers at work, and it was one of the best things I ever did (Joe of course falls in that group as well)!

I had a small goal I set to achieve for myself within the year, and as of today, I DID IT! I have officially lost 125.2 and there is no looking back!! I still have a ways to go, but what an achievement in just a year. I have a great support group at work and with my family, and for that I am truly greatful! I couldn't have been this successful without your love and support.

I don't have a before picure from when I started, but I do have one from a few months before. Below are photos from July 2009, and Thanksgiving 2010.




Have to run for now! Until next time...

Happy Thanksgiving (a tad late!)

Hope your Thanksgiving was a great one, shared with close friends and family!

We went to Joe's Aunt & Uncle's on the farm for dinner. We had a nice time visiting with his parents (don't see them too much since they moved over 2 hours away), and we had an awesome meal as usual :).

We then headed to my brother's house to see my family, and have dessert with them. My friend Denise was there, and we caught up on lost time. She wants to take a trip to England over the big April 29th wedding of Prince William. That would be sooooo much fun, but a bit on the pricey side at the moment. I have never been to Englad, and so would love to go. She would be one of the people I would love to show me around as she has been there a few times before.

As for the weight loss, I officially hit 120.4 last week. It is so hard to believe that in just 3 more weeks, I will have been doing this for a year. My goal for that week is to make the 125 mark. What an accomplishment to say I lost 125 in a year!

As of this past Sunday, Weight Wathcers changed their plan again, and it is a lot to take in. I hope this will still allow me to make that goal of 125 in the time I need. Only time will tell!

Have to run for now. Take care and see you in a few days.

Another fun trip!

Well we are back again from another fun trip to the North Shore! Man was it cold, but yet so beautiful! I don’t know what it is about Duluth and beyond that I enjoy so much, but Lake Superior is just magnificent. It is the closest to the ocean one will ever get if they never leave Minnesota.

We drove up to Grand Marais and was it windy. The waves from the lake were crashing over the breakers like there was no tomorrow. I got some great shots I will post later. We bought a state park sticker in September, so we hit a few parks while we were up there. Only bad thing was many of the parks up there were going to be closed for a special hunting season. We did make it to Tettegouche, Cascade, & Gooseberry, and had some good hikes while there.

As for our continued weight loss, I actually stayed the same (first time I ever did that), and Joe lost 2.4. He is officially in the 60’s for weight loss…..Woooooohoooooo!! I feel good about the zero as we were on vacation and it could have been a lot worse! Joe’s leader has a “travelling tracker” book, and he took it for the week. I think it did him good and will get him back on track again.

Tomorrow is stamping day….getting together with some friends and working on Christmas cards and some scrapbooks. I can’t wait!

Time to run. Have a great weekend and catch ya next week!!

What a night!

Happy day after elections!! What a night it was last night. I worked as an election judge, and put in 15 hours. The precinct I worked in had almost 1000 voters turn out (about 66% for this area). It was busy from start to end. What a great opportunity to serve as a judge, and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Today was weight in day, and I dropped another 3 pounds, putting me down 116.8. Joe dropped a pound and is getting so close to the 60's!!

Now we are sitting in a hotel room in Hinckley, on our way back up to Duluth again for a few days. We will be off to the casino soon, and hopefully will hit the pool & hot tub tonight....woooohooooo!

More to come during the trip...I hope!

Until next time!!