Cheeseburger?!?!

I don't want to HAVE to eat a cheeseburger. I would like to eat a cheeseburger, but I would really rather wait a bit longer in the weightloss process. But if I lose the weigh-in tomorrow to one of my co-workers I will have to eat a cheeseburger. At least I think I will. That was the last thing we talked about the "loser" having to do.

We have been trash-talking this past week and so tomorrow is the big day to find out who lost the most weight % and who has to suffer through the humiliating task of eating a cheeseburger.

Please God don't let me be the one to eat the cheeseburger.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Until next time,

Family Photos

A friend of ours, Dylan, took some pictures of us together back in October. These are my favorites. What do you think?

Until next time,

Girl Scouts and Firemen

Megan's Girl Scout troop had a field trip to a local fire station. She had fun and the kids had a lot of "what if" questions.

I have lost track of how many fire station field trips I have been on. But this one had some good looking firemen so it wasn't so bad.

And get ready because it is almost time for Girl Scout cookies. Just a heads-up.

Until next time,

Sisterly Love

"Sam took the fin off my Flounder. And she is holding my Ariel in her dirty little filthy hands."

Oh the love between these two sisters.

Weigh-In #3

Today was weigh-in #3 of the Biggest Loser. I was not very confident going into it because I didn't feel like I had lost any weight. Boy was I surprised! I lost about 3.5 pounds. Which put me in 1st place for the week. Yep I am the Biggest Loser of the week. Woo Hoo!!!

So now I am even more inspired to work even harder. I have lost a total of almost 12 pounds in 3 weeks. I am almost at 5% weight loss. That is so much better than I was expecting.

Here's to a good week and even more weight loss!!

Until next time,

Yummy!!!!

Okay, you may all know by now (or maybe you don't) that I don't like to cook. Seriously, it isn't really my thing. I have been focusing on trying to enjoy it more since that is going to make a big difference in my lifestyle change and eating habits. And I am sure that you don't really consider using the blender "cooking". But I have found one of my new favorite things. And because I am feeling generous I am going to share.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

1 banana
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup low fat vanilla soy milk
1 packet splenda
1/8 tsp (or a little more) vanilla extract
1 cup ice cubes

Blend and ENJOY!!!!!

So good!! In fact that is what I am enjoying right now!!

Until next time,

Weigh-In #2

If you watch the Biggest Loser on TV then you know that the second week is notoriously tough for the weightloss. And it was evident today in everyone's weigh-in at work. Luckily I did lose weight, but not much. Only 1 pound actually. But in the big picture I lost 8 pounds in two weeks. And that is still really good. I slipped out of second place and landed in fourth place. But I will rebound this week.

I did cheat a little bit tonight. It was my first cheat. And it was yummy. I put light sour cream, I can't believe it's not butter, and some shredded cheese on my baked potato. Not exactly the kind of cheating you were expecting? You were probably thinking I had some greasy burger or junk food. But I kept my cheating to a minimum, at least in my opinion.

So now I pick up and move ahead while focusing on working even harder. I will do it! This is me being positive!

Until next time,

Winter???

As I woke up this morning to the sun shining and blue skies I started thinking "What happened to winter??" Seriously. We have only had to shovel once this winter. And I have only actually "needed" snow tires one day this winter. I know that we were all complaining last winter when we were drowning in 5 feet of snow but this is the Inland Northwest and we are supposed to have all 4 seasons. I have been amazed at the number of days of sunshine we have had this winter. I am not complaining. Really. I am just wondering what happened to winter.

On the plus side I didn't have to spend money on new boots for the girls. On the other hand I could have saved the $$ it cost to have the snow tires put on, because now I will have to pay the same $$ to have them taken off soon.

Oh well.

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On to another subject. Biggest Loser. Monday is weigh-in number 2. I have still been very good with my eating habits. I STILL haven't cheated. Seriously. Not a single item of junk food. Not a single nibble of chocolate. I probably haven't eaten more than 1200 calories in a day since this started. Some days even less than that. I am trying very hard. I will be able to change and make this my new healthy lifestyle. I am even getting some members of the household to follow along.

I will let you know how the weigh-in goes.

Until next time,

Second Place

I can't believe it!!!!! I am in second place after the first week of Biggest Loser at work. I did it, even though I really thought I didn't. I was expecting maybe just a 1-2 pound weight loss. I was WRONG!!! Do you want to know how much weight I lost???

Drum roll please..............

7 pounds

I was completely blown away and I did jump up and down. I am proud of myself. I honestly didn't cheat over the weekend. I kept up with my healthy eating habits, even though that is a lot harder during the weekend when I am home all day. I am going to be starting the gym sometime this week. I know that will make a difference in feeling better too.

So stay tuned for next weeks weigh-in. I know it probably won't be this much, but I am excited now that I know I can do it!!

Until next time,

A Little of This and That

Today I picked up our finished pottery. I think they turned out totally cute!!!! I can't wait to go back and make more. I think I have a new obsession. Oh how I wish I could go there more often. It is very therapeutic.

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Today I also got the chance to babysit Mady. I love having her all to myself, well except for the girls playing with her too. She is soooooooo adorable!!! Gosh I just adore this little girl.

Can you believe that these two are related? Jeez I don't see a resemblance at all.

Oh, and did you notice Sam's cute new haircut. It is really short and she LOVES it!!

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Tomorrow is my weigh-in at work for the Biggest Loser. I am REALLY hoping that I have lost something. I wasn't able to get the gym membership set up last week so I haven't been to the gym yet. But I did a fantastic job of sticking with my diet this past week. Seriously, lots of fruit and veggies. And I made a big effort to make sure that my meals were very low fat. My biggest problem now is trying to come up with a bigger variety of dinner ideas. I am not a fantastic cook, nor do I really like to cook, so it is hard for me to figure out what to make. Usually if we are short on food or time I just run out and get fast food. Well I am not doing that anymore. So now I have to figure out how to be creative in the kitchen. I am open to suggestions.

I will let you know how the weigh-in goes tomorrow.

Until next time,

Biggest Loser

On Monday I stepped onto the scale and officially started my New Year's resolution. Let me tell you that looking at my weight was the low point for me. I wasn't quite expecting that result. But I will never see that number again!!

I had made the decision to change my lifestyle and eating habits before the new year. But then a group of people that I work with also wanted to do the same thing. So we have joined together in the Biggest Loser at work. There is a group of 13 that is competing for a $650 grand prize. The prize money would be great, but for me the real prize will be getting healthy and changing my life. But if I do win I will need that money to buy new clothes that fit!!

Seriously now, I am struggling with what to eat. I have not had the best eating habits and I am really focusing on changing that. However, my tummy has noticed the change and tonight it is telling me that it misses the crap. But I will get past this and move on to a healthier new me. I know that sounds cliche, but it WILL happen.

I might update on my weekly weigh in, I might not. We'll just see how it goes.

Until next time,

Resolutions

Apparently this is going to be the year for resolutions. I made one very big resolution that I thoroughly intend on keeping. So here goes my list of resolutions:

*I am going to lose weight, exercise and get healthy. I guess that is kinda three-in-one, but they go hand-in-hand. I have a big weight loss goal and I thoroughly intend on following through with this resolution. I need to feel better about myself.

*Feeling better about myself brings me into my next resolution. I want to be a better mother and wife. And feeling good about myself will help immensely in that goal. I want to yell less and spend more time together as a family. I am hoping that will ease the tension and fighting between the girls.

*I want to be more financially secure. I know that one is going to be probably the hardest to fulfill. But it begins with less frivolous spending which I plan to focus on seriously.

It may not seem like much, but those are some big items for me. Rick also has some resolutions that he made on his own. I hope that we are both able to achieve our goals for the year.

Until next time,
Jaime

Girl Time

Today Megan and I went to Polka Dot Pottery with her Girl Scout troop. We had a fun time together and I tried to control my "perfectionism" on Megan's project. She chose the cutest penguin piggy bank. If you didn't know, Megan LOVES penguins!!! She actually worked really hard on painting her penguin. I just helped clean up the outlines. And then she chose a tiny penguin to paint while she waited for me to finish my project. I didn't help her do any part of the tiny penguin.


I made my very first mug. And I am so proud of it! Now I can't wait to see it glazed when I pick it up next weekend. I think I am going to use it for tea at work. I don't know, but I am so using that mug all the time!!

And thanks to my friend Denise for taking my picture with my first mug.

Until next time,

Jaime

Happy New Year!!

Megan was up to ring in the New Year with us last night. Samantha was at Gigi's house.


We went outside after we watched the ball drop and were treated with a fantastic fireworks show we could watch from our backyard. There were some fantastic fireworks being fired off not too far away and we really enjoyed watching that together.

Well here's hoping that 2010 is a great year. We have entered it with a new attitude and some great resolutions as well. Normally we aren't really resolution makers but this is a new year and a new decade following a horrible year for us so we are giving it a shot. Maybe I will write a post about our resolutions if you all are interested.

Thanks for hanging with us through the last year. It was a rough ride and I hope that I can get back into the upbeat swing of things now.

Until next time,

Jaime