rockin’ the weight loss
We all know how hard it is to lose weight. We all know how hard it is to maintain your weight around the holidays. I have successfully managed to not only lose 15lbs this holiday season but keep it off and continue to knock the weight off.
I started at 175.5. Being that I’m 5”5, this is not a bad weight but it definitely has made feel extremely self-concious about myself. So for the past 5 weeks I’ve been making a strong effort to watch what I eat and drink. I’m still downing the sodas but I throw in a water during the day to make me feel better. I have cut the junk food intake down and when I do eat it, strictly in moderation. I have also been eating smaller portion size. And more importantly, more fruits and veggies. And these change in habits have brought my weight to a healthier 159.5. My pants and shirts are looser and I feel like I’m gaining a lot of confidence. It is a great feeling. Now let’s just see if I can lose 30-ish more lbs. Then I will be really happy.
because all I do is update the blog sporatically.
Christmas is only 7 days away. Freaking craziness. I’m not quite finished with Christmas shopping but will finish up this weekend. Sad to say I am ready for the holiday season to be over with so everything can calm down.
Work is the same. Some things bad, some things good. I find myself getting less stressed which is definitely a plus.
I snuggled with Skyler last night after hearing about an online friend’s son. My heart is still aching but it shows me how thankful I need to be to have such a healthy little boy. Please everyone, keep on praying. I’m a person who knows very little about religion and I am no where near being close to religious, but it’s times like these I question faith and pray for the answers.
Speaking of Skyler. He is doing great. Still trying (badly) with the potty training. I can’t even believe how big he is getting. Everyday I am shocked by how much of a little person he is becoming. From attempts at holding real conversations to his continous “Skyler do it” independent spirit, he really is growing up.
Unfortunately, I’m just not ready for him to grow up.
tis the season for giving.
I didn’t write a Thanksgiving post like I intended. Listing all that I’m thankful for. I didn’t blog because at the time I was feeling more depressed and moody than thankful. I was thinking of all that I don’t have. Then my mom told me that she is “adopting a family” for Christmas. More specifically, a single mom to a 13 year old boy. That hit me hard. Now all I’m thinking about is how much I do have to be thankful for and what I want to do to help them. Their wish list consisted of the usual needs. Clothes, bookstore gift certificates to help get the books for school, items for around the house and then their “dream item”. His is a PSP game and hers is simply a Walmart Gift Certificate. I know I’m always bah humbug around Christmas time. I blame working retail. This year is going to be different. This year will start a new Christmas tradition of adopting a family. Giving back when so many have helped me so much. I don’t know yet what I’m going to contribute to this amazing family, but I want to make sure that it makes a difference to their christmas. Every year I want to “adopt a family”. I’m lucky enough to not need to use the service myself, but I have used other government services. I don’t know what I would do if they weren’t there available to me. I want to give back and that will continually remind me to be thankful for what I have. It might not be as much as others, but I could be a lot worse off.