Is it pms week for anyone else?

I about lost it yesterday.. I was so irritable I could not handle being around myself!! I don't remember it hitting me quite that hard before. Today it seems to be my 9 and 4 yr old sons turn? They are battling it out over everything! Both are now in the corner with their noses to the wall. Whew! Bring on bedtime!!

On a good note.. I cannot get over how good I feel. I had a small drink of Dr Pepper the other day and other than that I have not had any soda and I do not miss it!! That is a huge deal for me.. though we did not keep it at home, we always had soda when we were out. I used to crave chocolate cake so bad I would give in..but I don't now. I am able to control my cravings so much easier. I did have apple pie and ice cream the other night but I stayed within my calories for the day! :) My pants are loose.. I feel so good when I am exercising. Why didn't I do this sooner? :) Loving it!

I weighed in..

I am trying to figure out if I need to weigh again.. maybe i read it wrong. The wii says I lost 3 lbs.. but when I put my new weight into my fitness pal it is only showing like 1.5 lbs.. hmmm I always put my new weight into mfp immediately. Anyway I am at 217 now. That is actually the least I have weighed since my 15 week miscarriage 4 years ago.. so that is a good thing!! :)

A quickie post!

I am on my way to class.. Did I mention that I found out my walk class comes with a full gym membership for the semester?? Woohoo! Going to be making time to work out at least a couple of times a week.. Love my walking class, by the way. I found a walking buddy in my class! We are the same age and in the same shape.. how awesome is that? Ate too much last night.. but I will not let it get the best of me as I used to.. back on track today! Haven't weighed in again yet.. I don't want to get discouraged. :P

I am still here..

I have slacked off a bit but not too much. I am keeping up with my diet, though not getting as much exercise in.. I think the emotions of the last week caught up with me.
Today I went back to school.. I had grapes and cheese as a snack while I was there and then went to a restaurant with my little brother but did well according to my fitness pal. I have not checked my weight again yet. I think I will wait another week at least and see where I am at. Good news! My hubby has decided to join me. He started working out at the gym at work and keeping track of his food also. So glad about that! I was getting worried about him.
:)

The importance of better health..

My friend, Micki, died last night. She was 42, 5 months younger than I am. Micki has been quite overweight most of her life. She went through a very difficult ceserean 4 years ago with her youngest child and her recovery was long. Micki was diagnosed with colon cancer in December and the surgeon felt it was in her best interest to do the surgery sooner rather than later. They did that last week and felt optimistic that they had removed all of the cancer. I went to see her on Saturday and she was miserable.. but as Micki always did she smiled at me and she held my hand. I could only stay a minute as she was in ICU.. I didn't know that that would be my last visit with her on this Earth. Her body was just worn down.. she began having difficult breathing that night and by the next evening pneumonia had set in and they put in a breathing tube to help her. I am not sure what happened next but by yesterday afternoon they told her family that she would not survive.. Micki leaves her husband and 7 children and I was going to say 4 grandchildren but there were 7.. One of her sons had taken in his wifes 3 siblings and Micki immediately called them her grandbabies. That was Micki. She loved. She will be missed so much.

I first met Micki online. She joined a christian moms of many site that I had started and within a few weeks I found out that they were planning to move here not far from me to minister on the Indian reservation. I got to meet her and her family in person right after they came out and I was blessed. I did not get to see her often but when I did she was always Micki, always full of Joy..one of those women you know who exude the love of Christ.. She had such a devotion to her husband and children and her pride was very evident. I am thankful for the time I had to know her. Please pray for her family and for the many many friends, loved ones.. young christians that she was mentoring. She meant so much to so many.

Where was I?

I started a long post earlier and my computer locked up on me and I lost it all.
On a good note I just realized I have $16 in Amazon gift cards on my account from swagbucks.. whatever shall I use it for?? Any recommendations?? :)

Yesterday I did not get alot of exercise in. I did burn calories standing in line at the college bookstore for nearly 2 hours! I had to leave for a Drs appt and my daughter stood in line another 2 hours! Ouch! College books are fun.. but oh my word, how expensive.. Crazy! On a good note, last semesters math books are being used by my homeschooled highschoolers, so they get a good long life! :)

My drs office scales once again weighed me in about 6 lbs heavier than my Wii does. Last year I had a different scale and it was the same thing. This time I mentioned it to the Dr and she said it does the same to her and to consider my wii the accurate number.. phew! That was very discouraging.

I am managing to stay within my calories for the day, but I am not eating as well as i was last week. I need to be careful with that.

I need a good pair of walking shoes before my walk, jog, run class begins on Tuesday.. Hmm I'll go check Amazon! LOL

I am still here!

Yesterday was just a busy day. I did 3 miles of walking but have not gotten back to the Shred yet! I definitely intend to do that..and hate missing these days. But I am glad to continue on in my walking and eating pretty well. I love reading through everyones blogs, I love this way of having and being an encouragement! :)