Weigh In

3 lbs gone!!!!

My Favorite Dress

I LOVE this dress! I bought it at Nordstrom for my bridal shower at my mom's house in April of 2007. It's a size 8!! It is brown with cream polka dots and so sweet looking. I haven't been able to wear it for years and I plan on wearing it again when I reach my goal. That will be a good day!!

Temptation

A small willpower accomplishment for me today....

The good people at Chick-Fil-A messed up my order....shocker right???

Anyway, I ordered a fruit cup instead of fries to go with my chicken sandwich. So when I got home and opened the bag of course I find a huge order of fries (like a large order) where a healthy fruit cup should be!!!

Now, those that know me know that french fries are my drug of choice. They are the perfect food. I would rather have french fries than a hot fudge sundae andy day of the week! I will always love french fries but they don't love me! It's a love/hate relationship. Anyway....I think I thought about eating them for 1.5 seconds. After all, who would know? Leo was happily eating his kid's meal and watching Little Einsteins and Aiden sure wouldn't spill the beans. So what did I do you ask?????

Nothing! I dumped all of those fries into a zip lock bag and threw them into the freezer for Leo or hubby to have some other time and I enjoyed every bite of my chicken sandwich and you know what?

The weirdest thing happened......I felt full with out even eating 1 french fry! Now I feel even better about getting my work out in today!!

The Eye of the Tiger....

You know that song from Rocky??? The Eye of the Tiger? Well I have it on my iPod and it was playing today while I was on the treadmill. I was feeling kinda blah and tired & thinking that since both monkeys were asleep I should really take a shower or fold the clothes or start dinner........until this song came on and I felt inspired to get movin'! I ran/walked my booty off today! I mean I felt like Sylvester Stallone in that grey sweatsuit running up those stairs.......

This is my treadmill display when I was done. Sure, it's not fabulous. But for me, it's a huge accomplishment because I haven't worked out in forever! I did about 1.5 miles and burned 171 cals! Go Me!!!!! Now I can take a shower!

The Monkeys

By the way....

These are my little monkeys! Leo is almost 3 and Aiden is 4 months. They are the light of my life!

Can't you see why I am doing this????

All About the Points...

So, I'm doing Weight Watchers which means I get a certain amount of food points a day. It's simple. It's straight forward. I've done it before. I joined WW on line and can now manage the whole kit and caboodle on my iPhone, which is fabulous for us busy moms. Today mom and I decided to go to Chili's for lunch. We usually get salads when we go there but today they had these little beauties on the menu. They are Grilled Veggie Tacos! They are YUMMY and worth like 3 points each because veggies are free baby! You would have to count the avocado, tortilla, and black beans/rice it comes with. But overall, a great lunch for not a lot of points. I gave the whole thing 10 points! I don't know if I'll get my walking in today since it's kinda a rushed day and I hear my littlest monkey waking up, but at least my points are on track! A small success!

Who's That Girl?

Oh yeah! That was me about 5 years ago. This picture was taken at one of my bridal showers in 2007. I still have that dress and I love it! I want to wear it again, sooner rather than later! This was before I got married and had two little boys. I love my hubby and lil' monkeys but I gained about 40 lbs while pregnant with them....yikes! Yeah, it's not coming off by itself either! I created this blog as a kind of diary and outlet for me to chronicle my weight loss journey. I'm positive nobody will be interested in it, but I think it will help me stay accountable and motivated. It's only been a couple of days but I'm off to a good start!