The Biggest Loser

I realize I am not one of those women who will ever be able to eat whatever she wants...duh!! It is so hard for me, I think I am a true foodaholic. Most women are. I have lost about 25 pounds and have hit a plateau, so I have an idea. Since I have this little bloggy, I am going to blog about my weight loss. I am determined. I vowed to myself that I am going to lose this weight and by golly I am. I am going to do something a bit shocking...I am going to admit my weight on the Internet and put pics of myself on this blog. Now, I am going to try to get some of my friends involved in the process. My weigh day will be every Saturday at 9 o'clock a.m. Yes folks, I am going to add a pic along with it. I am woman, so I will have my downfalls and hopefully triumphs. I will post a workout goal of the week as well as a weight loss goal. So below I am including my goals of the week. Good Luck Me!! Comon Guys I need your support!! Of course this post is after a day of Mexican food and Chocolate Chip Cookies :)

Workout Goal: Workout at the gym, walk with the girls, or 30 minutes of workout at least 6 days this week.
Eating: Eat only about 1,200 calories per day!

Dinner with Friends

Tonight, the stars aligned and my husband and I got to go out to dinner with a couple we have been friends with for years (well I inherited them when we got married, they are great). The meal was very good, we had great service, and left miserable. This is one of those times I wish I were one of those men with the beer bellies or I guess I should wish to be pregnant. When you are pregnant, you don't have to suck in your gut. You can just let it hang out there, and people are like awwww...not so much when you are not pregnant. After all the dinner festivities we met them at Barnes and Noble. We browsed the different books, got some coffee, and ended up in the magazine isle. Tammy and I were out and about, leaving the men unattended. Chris is standing by Mark and he thinks that Tammy and are are behind him, but there were two other women standing there. He says,"Hey isn't that ANAL magazine?", no response so he repeats the question..then realizes the women are not us....face red. My husband, who never shows a whole lot of emotion, was crying he was laughing so hard. Chris, hid in another isle, it was cute and funny.

I am finally getting better about having my pictures posted, and yes friends not high school skinny pics, I'm talking today pictures folks. I know I still have a lot of work to do as far as the weight is concerned, but tonight I felt pretty good about myself. Good day!

A Little Weirded Out

Ok, so it's 2:58 in the morning and I'm about 10 minutes from going to sleep, but I just had to blog one thing. Okay so thanks to Beth, I have joined the whole Facebook process. I really like it, but feel somewhat lazy using it. Okay, Mel, what do you mean? Well think about it, before these sites came along would you have ever been able to look up a girl you were once friends with in the second grade? And then you find out what she's doing, where she works, and how many kids she has. Plus you get the update on births, jobs, and endless photos documenting all of these happenings. I mean it's kind of like the newsletter of everyone/anyone that you have ever had any kind of relationship with. It is amazing and scary all at once.

Another thing when you look at people that you knew when you were young and you haven't seen them for like 15 years, and then you are so shocked at what they look like, do you think they do the same thing when they look at your picture?? Hmmmmm. Is it me or is Kathy Lee more annoying now than she ever was...I'm watching TiVoed Today shows. Outie!

Back from the Lake

This weekend my son and I went to Lake O' the Pines in Jefferson, Texas. It was a nice little camp ground. What is so amazing is that Liam was not scared to get in and out of the boat. I have to say I was nervous because the water is deep, I wore my life jacket the whole time, as did he. He seemed to absolutely scream with delight with each splash. Sometimes I look at him and think what a gift God has given me...well until that little gift kept me up all night when he realized he was not in his bed..kidding, but I was exhausted today. I slept a while today, while Mark took over. I know Mark missed us, after this afternoon he might not have felt the same way...Summer is so awesome. I hope it seems like forever until school starts!

Farewell Michael!

I had to write a post today. I knew I was going watch the memorial of Michael Jackson today, and without interruption, I was successful. I thought the songs and the tributes were tasteful and respectful. I was even impressed with the crowd. Of course I sobbed during the whole thing. I am not ashamed of that. He was the sound track of my childhood, like so many others. I felt as if I went to a funeral when it was done. This was history today. It is one of those "Where were you when this happened?" questions of our generation. I just wish that maybe if he could have seen the outpouring of love and support from people all over the world, maybe he could have had more faith in humanity. Rest in peace Michael, if anyone deserves it, you do.

It's three in the freggin morning, what else am I to do?

Okay so here I am spewing my thoughts into the night...look out Internet world, Melody has a blog. So it's three in the morning and I'm watching TiVoed episodes of Last 10 Pound boot camp and Bulging Brides. I wish Tommy Europe would come and knock on my door, take my measurements, weigh me, and embarrass me in front of my friends and family...no seriously, I can take it. Bring it Tommy! I would love for him to train me. I have lost 25 lbs of baby weight which has stuck on me for about 3 years. I have been training for about a month now, and I've been doing this slowly for nearly 3 months. I called this my facebook diet. I didn't want to have pictures of my whale of a tail on facebook, with people that I went to school with and people that I have known in skinner days. I did post some recent pictures of me, it was kinda like getting a shot, just close your eyes and post. Okay I know I am insane, and have always have been very critical of myself. I guess since I've turned 30 I really don't care what people think of me. I am my worst critic.



So about the blog.. I suffer from terrible insomnia, so why not do this? On the nights I can't sleep I can write on my blog...don't you feel special to hear my thoughts? So tonight I've been watching old Michael Jackson videos and getting misty-eyed. It just reminds me so much of my childhood. I feel bad about the fact that he didn't get one. I guess I just am very sensitive to people like him. For some reason I get fixated on the whole thing at the chigrin of my husband...who rolls his eyes with each Dateline special or news clip I watch about him. I'm thinking, obviously, there are people like me who are interested in this stuff or they wouldn't put it on t.v. So, whatever...I don't care about you naysayers!! I loved his music and he was a great entertainer and I was so devastated to hear he died. My biggest regret was not seeing him in concert. Okay nuff about it. Heee Heee!



I did my first 5K today and was so psyched! I kinda felt like an athlete, even though I'm soooo far from being one, it was cool. I walked and ran the whole time and completed it in 44 minutes. I think I'm really going to start doing this. I felt really good about myself. I'm also trying to more organic stuff, but today, yesterday now, I soooo pigged out on some barbeque. I was so sick after that....totally worth it..totally would do it again for lemon ice box pie...but not anytime soon. Back on my regimen.

I just realized there is nothing and I mean nothing on television at 3:57 in the morning. The nerve of television. I mean common I could watch a chickflickathon now without hearing..."Mommy, I wanna watch Wubbzy." There are some crazy infommercials on television. Who orders this crap...oh wait a minute..people like me who are not in their most rational state due to sleep deprivation. We end up buying some new gadget that ends up collecting dust because we can't stick it in the dishwasher, totally never happened to me...believe me? You should. Well, enough of my endless babble. There is always tomorrow. My lids are getting heavy and for your pleasure... I need to spell check this stuff. Nighty, night!!