okay so here it is OCTOBER.... the best month of the year. I haven't met all my goal but I have worked at it. I am starting a recipe spot on this blog to keep track of new recipes I am trying. I will let you know my ratings on how they work for me. I will be trying at least one new recipe a week. So if you have any recipes you would like to share and have me try... let me know.





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MY MARCH MADNESS!!!!!!!!!

Ok..... So i have found out something about me that i'm not sure if i like or not. BUT the first step to recovery is admitting it right? So here it goes..... I AM A VERY COMPETITIVE TYPE PERSON, BUT I DO IT SILENTLY, LIKE A TIGER STALKING ITS PREY. Yup I admit it. It's not pretty, but I am at least admitting it.
So this is my March Madness. I was watching my friend Karen do this diet, and she was able to lose quite a bit of weight (while still cheating from time to time definatly my type of diet). I met her for lunch and she looked so good. I could see where she had lost quite a bit of weight from her face and waist area. KABOOM!!!!!!!! Competition beast attacked me. If she could do it, maybe I could. Could I? Would I? Dare I?
So I started the program and we are now support buddies. I could not stand to see her lose weight and me not do it either! I know so competive, right? So now I struggle ONE day at a time (which is all I can handle or think of at this time) to stay on the program AND LOSE more than Karen. A little healthy competition is good, right? ; >
So here is to my MARCH MADNESS...
May I not lose my sanity
while I hope to lose my fat
I hope I wont use any profanity
and my friend I will call and chat
so we can both use the plea of insanity
And more days we will see the fat scat!

See the march madness has hit beware..........

did a good job today. Chris and I went to church and played basketball HORSE I won!!! we had ziek with us, and I was hold ing him on one side and one handed the ball in the basket can we say whoop whoop swoosh! YEA that's me.
It was kinda funny, I was reading steph's log about watching what you wish for and I thought of the the song Miss Independent..... It could so easily be Mr Independent and all that wyatt is doing. Then I laughed because when the song first came out I thought it said missing cinnamon haha lol giggle giggle :) Then Kim laughed and said remember when steph sang Snap Your Bagels ROFL..... good laughing moment. Well I made it 3 nights now not eating after 8 YEA maybe I wont turn into an APE..... now just have to figure out what to do with all this hair.... (references ape are hairy! haha)

Eat after 8 turn into an APE...

OK KUDOS to me ..... I set a goal of not eating anything after 8pm and I did it! It was not easy, in fact I had to stay in my room so I wouldn't eat...BUT I did it. Good for me. I feel like the movie gremlins. I eat after 8pm and i'll turn into a huge monster grrrrrr.

Kim is off to work. She is working at the day care again. Her and joy went to the church and excercized... so glad for them.

Got up and headed to stake center to excercize....... only two people there and the insturctor hurt her ankle yesterday. Does getting there count as excercise? Will try again next week. I did go straight home ( not stopping at any fast food) and took kim and ziek and we went walking at grape drive. Can I just say OUCH! I am sore from yesterday. Karen called this morning and was unable to go walking because her feet hurt her too much. She did offer to go and do stretches while I walked but I said it was ok. We will try to walk tomorrow. Seriously my new thing I have to over come is eating at night! NEw rule no eating after 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure that goes right to my hips/butt/arms/tummy etc etc etc......
Well need to go do stuff, I will make an impression in 2011

Here it is the middle of January. I haven't walked since monday. Karen keeps dropping me and not following thru with her promise to walk with me at least twice a week. It is hard to step up and figure out that I can't count on anybody! If I am to do this, I WILL have to do it by myself. This next week my goal will be to go walk even if its by myself.
Jeff and Chris went to winter camp friday and will be back late saturday. I remember when they would go camping, I would have a big scrapping night with all my friends. We would have a lot a fun laughing and snacking. Then me and my girls would watch a movie and do facials and other such girly stuff. What did I do this weekend, sadly I ate a twelve inch sub and watched tinkerbell, then went to bed. Gone are those times when I celebrated with friends and crafted all the time. Sadly most of the crowd I use to hang out with, have chosen other paths of selfishness and are no longer a part of my life. And the one I do have is not reliable, always makes plans to do stuff, but doesn't follow thru very often. Kim ziek and joy are out about town and I have the house to myself. There was a time, when the house was empty which happened more then, than now..... I would clean, redecorate, do crafts, Now i just sit and watch tv or play on puter.
oh well, with age comes laziness right?
Jeff just called and they are in quincy so will be home in about an hour. Guess I should get some laundry done and some food ready for them.
here is to another new week, new chance to succeed and new chance to make an impression in 2011.

Had a very trying weekend, I ate everything in sight, and then went and looked for more. What is up with that? I work all week watch what i eat and then on the weekend totally loose control. Will have to come up with a better plan. Even today, Karen comes to get me to go walking and we go to burgerking and eat breakfast and then go walking. aaaaaaaaargggggggggg...... So I am really starting to loose my ummph for my goals.
I am going to try to go to institute today. I want to go, but then for some reason the closer it gets to going, the more I mentally am talking myself out of going. Don't want to go out. Don't want to go face people, blah blah blah. I am really wierd. ok Well I am going to go take some will power and try to accomplish something good to today. Remember if nothing else I did go walking and that's enough to help me make an impression in 2011

This is a "good for me" day! whoo hoo..... karen's feet were hurting her so she couldnt go walking. So at 11 I took chris and went to the church. I walked for 20 minutes, Because the missionaries were there in a meeting, I walked half the loop and then back. when i would hit the bishops office I would run until after the young womens room, walk to the side doors walk back to the yw room run until bisops office and then walk to side doors and back.. well you get the idea. I didn't think i could do it, BUT "I" did. So if I don't get anything else accomplished today it doesn't matter. I will feel good because I excercised.
While I walked chris played hoops. I actually went in and played a game of horse with him and I won. whoo hooo..... Well i certainly am making an impression in my joints this year thats for sure! haha

excerize yes I said IT!

kudos to me and Karen. I actually went and walked today. I made Karen go with me and we walked for 15 minutes. After warming up for 5 minutes, I actually sprinted for 3 seconds after each loop around the church. I know that doesn't seem very long, but hauling my big butt that far is like a normal person running for 3 minutes. I was very proud of us. We went to the bistro for lunch where Karen tried my trick of getting dressing on the side and then sticking your fork in the dressing before loading up with lettuce, that way you get some on each bite but don't get all the dressing. So proud of Karen. We are going to go walking tomorrow morning and then will walk twice a week. I am depressed and a little deflated Karen has lost 7 pounds all ready, and I havent' lost anything. We both started on the same day. I am hoping to work on some crafts this afternoon after running Kim around. I also want to finish putting the christmas deco's away. Yup, its gotta get done. I will do it! Steph and Ryan are heading back to pullman, will miss them alot.

sleep fairy wanted....

The sleep fairy missed me last night! I actually started to drift into a light sleep about 1230 then about 3 woke up wide awake stayed up till about 7:30 slept till 8:30. What's up with that? I think the sleep fairy ran out of the good stuff and gave me placebos. It's been a long day today. I did go and get my nails done and then was able to go to institute. I really enjoy institute. Went shopping at walmart . picked up some movies and pizza and steph and ryan came over. The movie was a dudd, but then jeff put in music jam and we had fun watching how serious he gets when he plays. Reminds me of watching my sister in law chih when she watches kung fu movies.... watch out cause she flails her legs and arms and really gets into it :)
Chris went home teaching and then went to mutual. Jeff went to bed early.
I did pretty good today, I could have done better tho. i did avoid the oreo monster, but i was assailed by the noid and had to eat all the extra toppings that fell off from him! STUPID NOID! My belly is full, my brain is stuffed and I think i just might crawl into bed and snuggle honey while watching some tv........... I am making an impression in 2011

blah blah and oh yea blah.

ok, so today is tuesday, so what! Sometimes it amazes me how fast I can deflate. Yesterday all hyped ready for new year..... today blah blah blah and oh yea blah. Took dave to bank and around town. Kim took me out to lunch (i'm sure the highlight of my day) to the bistro and we ate our southwest salads. Thanks kim. Then we went and ran some errands and wound up at goodwill. I always have fun looking around and seeing what treasures I can find. Sadly I think a part of a hoarder lives in me when I bargain shop. I came home today with two purses (ok I admit it, I'm a purseahalic) Best find tho was a newborn size pair of little tennie runners SO cute. Chris just got a call from the missionaries they need a ride somewhere, so he headed off. He is fasting today, and he is having a tough time....... kudos to him, I struggle everytime! It's bitter cold out, but the sun is shining, its very disceptive. Seeing the sun out is making my body think its starting to be spring and I should be out doing yard work. (yuck). I think to day will definatley be a day I am going to struggle with my new life change, haha. I am sitting on the computer and I want to go eat some candy or something sweet! Good thing I put the two bags of candy in jeff's lunch box last night, knowing I would want them today! Ooops now you will guess my plan.... yup i'm sabotaging my husband. He can gain the weight getting bigger and therefore making me feel like I have lost more. I'm vicious I know, but everythings fair in love and fat right? Ok, so i will stop writing and go do something to keep my mind off of eating. Oh for that oreo monster.....I wish you were here.

OREO monster alert!

So i did pretty good today. Got some things done around the house. Actually put christmas decorations away..... yeah me! I ate healthier at least till 10:00pm then the oreo monster came out and I had to eat eight of them before they would let me be! Please people be aware of this vicious villian and protect yourselves from them.
Jeff heads back to work tomorrow and chris is back to school. I guess schedules are back on track. No more being lazy in the mornings and letting Jeff take kim to work. Poor Ziek, we took him to dr's today and he has a stye in his eye :( He is ok tho.
Steph and Ryan came over for dinner and then we played scattergories. Little wyatt was a hungry hungry hippo and wouldn't let Steph do to much. He sure is growing.
Chris is fasting and tomorrow he will go get his patriarchal blessing. I am so thrilled for him. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for him. Well I guess I should be getting to bed, mornings come way to early at my house. Oh and I made an impression in 2011 by eating the oreo monster away!!!!!!!!!

new year 2011 im gonna leave an impression!

Wow.... its a new year! I think for my motto this year its gonna be.... I'm gonna leave an impression in 2011! Yup, this is the year I am going to do great things. (keep in mind everything i write this time, its only the 3rd of the new year....so anythings possible haha). I have started a diet/life change again this year. I can't remember a year that I haven't started the year out this way. This is the year I will win! I have everything to live for and work towards and nothing but my own laziness and extra weight to hold me back.
I ended last year with a wonderful little package rolled up in a beautiful mothers arms. My daughter Stephanie had a little boy on Dec. 19.

His name is Wyatt Maka Koa. He weighed 7lbs 7oz and 20 inches long. He has darker hair and wonderful color skin (a lot like his handsome father). I was able to be in the room when he was born. Something I will always treasure. To see my little girl change from a woman into a mother in an instant is something quite amazing. I was also blessed to be able to go back and stay with them for a few days once they were discharged from the hospital. I will blog about that time later when i will also post some pics.

Back to my thoughts on this new year. I will be blogging every week, yes every week, that's the new thing i am adding to my new years wishes. I am going to track my life change (notice I didn't say DIET) here on this blog. I figure that way i can do my journalling (check) keep up with pics (check) be responsible to myself for my goals(check) and hopefully loose some of the stuff (fat) that is holding me down. Sometimes it may not make much sense to others who read this, but this year is gonna be for me. This blog will be a place for me to grumble, gripe, congratulate myself, do hoorays, and just BE! Well for now anyways, this is what's on this ole gramma's mind. I am sure I will be back when I have more to say untill that time remember .... make an impression in 2011.