I Know... I'm a Dork!

Ever heard of e-mealz?  We signed up for it!  I am SO excited.  We went grocery shopping and saved a TON of $$$ too!  The fact that my meals are planned out for me and they are simple (and cost effective!) is so exciting!  It is official... I know... I am a dork.  Hopefully this will help us in many ways.  Eating at home not only saves $$$, but also saves CALORIES!  Hooray for e-mealz!

My school schedule is changing in the spring.  Hopefully this will give me more time to take care of myself and my family!  One more final exam and then I can relax.  I can already breathe a little easier.  Ahhh...

This morning, as I was driving across the lake from taking C to school I thought about how beautiful it was. 

 I did NOTHING to deserve this beautiful view.  God is such an amazing artist!

Seeing this sunrise motivated me.  It made me want to RUN. 

As soon as I got home, I changed clothes, grabbed the leash, and headed out with Darcy, my eleven month old miniature dachshund.  That little dog made it 2.3 miles!  She's tougher than I thought.  Of course, it was NOT all running.  We did walk some too.  She's now passed out on the couch.  I guess I wore her out!

Here is another picture I took of the sky when Darcy and I were out.  Sorry about the shabby photography.  The pictures were taken with my phone.

What a great start to a great week!  

Thank you, GOD, for the beautiful sunrise!

New YUMMY Breakfast!

Okay, well it probably is not really anything new.  It is new to me though! 

I could tell I am living a little healthier when I was in Kroger scanning the cream cheese spreads and thought "Hey!  You have strawberries in your cart!  Just get the plain Weight Watchers spread."

Today's breakfast: (5 pts)
1 slice of double fiber bread (The brand I got was 3 pts a slice.  Oops!)
Butter spray
Toast in oven.
After toasted, add 1 serving of Weight Watcher's cream cheese spread (2 pts)
Sliced strawberries on top of that. (ZERO pts)

I will have to say it is SO good!  There was also a time when I would have turned my nose up at this.  Hooray for progress!

Speaking of progress...
I weighed last week on the Wii and I am back down to 175.  I was at 187.  Twelve pounds!  God is good! 

My newest goal (which I set along with a precious friend) is to lose 15 pounds by December 9th.  This is her 50th bday and we are going to accomplish our goal with HIS help!  It can be done!

"The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope in him."  -Lamentations 3:24

I would love to hear all about your journey!  Do you have any good breakfast ideas to share?  Have you reached a goal recently?  Have you set any goals lately?  What scripture(s) has the Lord used to help push you through temptation?  

I Heart Our Wii!

I think I have mentioned before that I weigh using our Wii Fit Board.  We don't even own a set of scales and to be honest, every time I look at them at the store and see how much a decent set costs, I decide I'm too cheap to spend the money.  We have a Wii, why don't I just keep using it?  It seems to be pretty accurate too.  I have used it just before going to the doctor just to be sure.  As long as I keep the batteries fresh, I think it is just fine.  Especially today because it told me that I weigh......

wait for it................

are you ready??????????????

178.6!

Can you tell I'm happy about this?  YES!  I am!  Here is just one more reason that weighing daily works for me:

My mom and I have a Starbucks date planned for this morning.  I was SERIOUSLY considering getting breakfast there.  They have some YUMMY food!  Do not get me wrong, Starbucks does offer some healthier options.  The only problem is that the things I really like are the things that tend to be the worst for me, and NOT so healthy... imagine that!  

So after weighing and seeing that I am down more, I have chosen to wait on that cheese danish, pumpkin bread (my favorite), or reduced-fat cinnamon swirl coffee cake.   This will be my reward when I hit 175.  My stipulation is that I will only eat half of it then and either throw the other half away or share with a friend (Lisa???).  I do not NEED the entire thing!

I am also thinking I will skip my drink of choice, a skinny, soy, venti caramel macchiato or skinny, soy, venti peppermint mocha, and just go for some simple black coffee.  I LOVE coffee and spending time with my sweet MOM so it is still a treat!

What are your favorite treats?  Do you have a set of reasonably priced scales you would like to recommend? Any suggestions for rewards or goals for myself?  I would love to hear from you!

Have a wonderful day!

Changing Things Up a Bit (4/18/11)

Okay, I have NEVER posted before and after pics.  I honestly did not take any the first go round.  Sure wish I would have!  SO... tonight I WILL have Mike take some yucky "fat" pics of me and I'll post them tomorrow.  Fun stuff, huh?  I am finally going to do this because I know it will motivate me.  Something has got to give!
I just weighed.  I weighed later in the morning and had already gotten into my jeans and outfit for the day.  I'm going to use that as my excuse that I've gained 1 pound.  :(

182... yuck.  It is okay though because it is a new day of a new week!  

It is Easter week!  We had the opportunity to spend yesterday with the sweetest little group of 2 year olds, the Honeybees.  I really think Mike may enjoy subbing in their class more than I do.  It is TOO cute!  Yesterday we taught the Honeybees all about Palm Sunday.  They were so sweet as they waved their palm branches and shouted their verse.

"Hosanna!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."  -John 12:13

Today's breakfast is YUMMY!  Last week I posted about the Cinnamon Chex with raisins.  Today I cut up some strawberries and put them on top and it's WAY better!!!

Cinnamon Chex, Sliced Strawberries, and Skim Milk

My word of the week is going to be NEW.  I've chosen this word because it is a reminder that HE makes all things NEW... even me!

NEW!

Okay, I have NEVER posted before and after pics.  I honestly did not take any the first go round.  Sure wish I would have!  SO... tonight I WILL have Mike take some yucky, unflattering "fat" pics of me and I'll post them tomorrow.  Fun stuff, huh?  I am finally going to do this because I know it will motivate me.  Something has got to give!

I just weighed.  I weighed later in the morning and had already gotten into my jeans and outfit for the day.  I'm going to use that as my excuse that I've gained 1 pound.  :(  

182... yuck.  It is okay though because it is a new day of a new week!  

It is Easter week!  We had the opportunity to spend yesterday with the sweetest little group of 2 year olds, the Honeybees.  I really think Mike may enjoy subbing in their class more than I do.  It is TOO cute!  Yesterday we taught the Honeybees all about Palm Sunday.  They were so sweet as they waved their palm branches and shouted their verse.

"Hosanna!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."  

--John 12:13

Today's breakfast is YUMMY!  Last week I posted about the Cinnamon Chex with raisins.  Today I cut up some strawberries and put them on top and it's WAY better!!!

Cinnamon Chex, Sliced Strawberries, and Skim Milk

My word of the week is going to be NEW.  I've chosen this word because it is a reminder that HE makes all things NEW... even me!

BEST.BREAKFAST.EVER.

Ingredients:

Cinnamon Chex

1 Box Raisins

Skim Milk

Directions:

Pour all ingredients in bowl.

Eat!

YUM!