Forgive Me, Fellow Dieters, for I Have Sinned!

There1 I've said it! I admit it! I am on vacation and I have eaten like I'm on vacation. I have had 3 pieces of fudge, 6 Milk Duds, Garlic Shrimp Penne Pasta, 1/2 bag of Doritos (lunch size not the big one), Cuban Sandwich, plantain chips, a popscicle, mashed potatoes, German potato salad....OH and popcorn! I didn't just fall off the wagon, I took a nose dive into ocean of sinful foods!

I may not get on the scale for at least a week after I get home and start eating right again! Oh well, I've had a great time this week anyway.

Still At It!

I have lost 17lbs. now! Just 5 lbs. and I will be within my normal BMI. My waist to hip ratio is already where is should be. 7 1/2 lbs. and I will be where the Dr. wants me to be. Hoping to get there by the end of the school year. I think I am going to make it!

Braggin' Rights!

I have to brag on my son! He has been accepted to the Engineering Physics program at the University of Illinois in Urbana. It is tough enough to get in to this program but he has also been named as a James Scholar! This is a very special honor. Only about 400 students of the over 35,000 undergrads are selected for this (about 100 per class). This honor allows him special privileges to the library and computer labs, a special adviser, special research projects, and special honors courses. He will also have this designation stamped on his transcript at graduation. There are other honors and benefits as well.

Congratulations, son! I'm proud of you!

Weight Update!

I have lost 14 lbs now! I am just 10 1/2 lbs from my goal. Still persevering. I hope to have met my final goal by the time school is out.

Feeling Better, Sorta

Got back on the scale today and the pound and a half was gone again. Yeah! I was feeling some better this morning. I am feeling worse again now. I am hoping that if I have to feel poorly that I will at least get the benefit of losing weight this time.

Misconception

It has come to my attention that a previous post may have been misunderstood. I spoke previously about getting on the scale "6 times". My husband indicated that I was going overboard. That I should not weigh that many times in the same day. All six of those measurements took place back-to-back. The scale was doing weird things that day so I wasn't certain that the number given was correct. That is why I got back on the scale. Sure enough, I got a different number almost every time I got on the scale!

Now, here is another thing that amazes me about my weight. When I get sick, I often GAIN weight instead of lose it! How fair is that!? I have not felt well this weekend and REALLY feel bad today so what is the benefit? A GAIN of 1 1/2 pounds! ARGGG! We'll see how tomorrow goes!

Ode To The Love of My Life

I'm not really a poet but I did want to let my husband know that I feel like the luckiest woman in the world to have him as my husband and father of my children. Whether times are lean or plentiful, I am still blessed!

Happy Birthday my love! (Happy Valentine's Day as well!)

I Think I'm Winning!

I got on the scale yesterday - 6 times - and each time I weighed something different. Once it showed I had gained a 1/2 pound, then I lost 1/2 pound, then I was the same, then I gained again, then lost... I tried cleaning the bottom of the scale because sometimes fuzz gets caught around the feet and will mess up the scale. I tried it again with the same erratic results. Finally, I gave up and said I'll try again tomorrow.

Today, I got on the scale and had lost a net of 1more pound. I got on the scale again to make sure and it was the same! I decided to not press my luck by trying it again.

I am now down by 13 lbs. I am 9.5 pounds from my acceptable BMI and 11.5 lbs from the goal the Dr. set for me.

Now, today will be a challenge. I have been offered Hersey's kisses today (which I politely accepted but have sitting on my desk to take home to my sweetheart) AND today is my love's birthday so there WILL be cake.

I don't want to lose my momentum being so close to my goal but how do you turn down a piece of your husband's birthday cake!? Especially when it is RED VELVET!

I did fit into my size 6 jeans today (without lying on the bed and sucking in my gut)! I was really pumped by that! Hopefully that will keep me on track.

We'll see how I fair tomorrow!

The Battle of the Bulge!

In addition to blogging firewalls, I have been battling my weight. The doc told me to lose 15 lbs about 2 years ago because my "bad" cholesterol was getting a little too high for his liking.
All of my other numbers looked great with the exception of my good cholesterol which needed to be a little higher. I told the Doc that it was hereditary. My entire immediate family battles this thanks to my wonderful genes (not jeans, folks). All the more reason for Doc to tell me to lose weight but now he wanted me to lose TWENTY-FIVE instead of 15!!! That'll teach me to keep my big mouth shut (well, probably not but we can always hope!) I argued with my toothpick-sized doc that I could lose 15 but that other ten would really be a challenge to which he replies, "Well even I had to take off a few more pounds after looking at the BMI chart!" Remember I said "toothpick-sized doc"? After that statement I knew I didn't have a leg to stand on so I agreed to try to follow the doctor's orders. (Blast those stupid BMI charts!! Who ever came up with that idea anyway!?)

Well, I went to work on the diet. I lost 15 lbs! The doc was pleased. I was pleased, my husband was pleased. Things were going great! Then I fell at work. 2 months of sitting on my behind taking dose after dose of steroids took care of those fifteen pounds! I was starting over.

I got better finally, started taking the weight back off, was down 10 - 12 pounds again and BAM I was exposed to a dangerous chemical at work. Guess what the treatment was? You got! Two more months of steroids!!! Now I'm back to within a 1/2 lb of my original weight! Pretty much back to square 1!!!! ARGHHH!!!! It was closing in on the holidays by that time so I decided to weight until January to tackle this again. In spite of getting my favorite candy for Christmas and still having some left, I was emotionally ready to start again on January 2, so I did.

I am following the low carb diet the Doc recommended for me and I am pleased to say that as of today, I am down by 12 lbs!!! Just 2 1/2 more lbs and I will be back to where I was before I fell almost 2 years ago. Frustrating? Absolutely, but I am pleased that my clothes are starting to fit again and I am almost 1/2 to my goal!

I'll keep you updated on my progress so stay tuned!

I JUST MIGHT BE BACK!

For about 2 years now I have been locked out of blogging by the firewalls where I have worked, therefore the blogging was at well pretty much a standstill. Yes I know I could have blogged from home but somehow I just don't get the urge there. Like my husband, blogging was a release. Sometimes things just get so intense at work that I need to step back, take a breather, and think on something else for awhile to clear my head before I can get my mind back on what I should be doing. After the break, I am generally more productive and creative.

Well, today I discovered that the firewall will let me in again! I am hoping this is not a temporary situation. If this new found freedom becomes permanent, you might just be hearing more from me again.

Look out cyberworld! I'm BAAAACKK!!!