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With a lot of self talk and encouragement from my buddies, I was able to lose 4 lbs. this week. I feel so much better when I am on track and eating right. Now to get my butt in gear with excercise, I did this morning, I put in my Walk Away the Pounds 1 mile……..I only did a little over a half a mile, but by next Saturday, I will be doing the full mile………again.

My mom is doing better. The road to recovery will be a long one, but she is a strong woman. Yesterday that got her out of bed and into a wheel chair. She is able to say NO and OUCH pretty clearly. After the weekend she should be out of the hospital and into a facility for therapy. Thank you everyone for all of your thoughts and prayers.

I hope everyone had a great week!

Heartbreakers I sure hope we kicked butt again this week!

Have a great weekend!

For those of you who don’t know, my mom had a stroke last Friday. She is doing as well as can be expected. It is hard feeling a role reversal. I feel like a helpless parent, standing by unable to do anything to make her feel better. She is still unable to talk so her only communication is shaking her head. Thank God, she is now able to swallow so she is being given pureed foods. Why do they give such yucky food in the hospital. The other night for dinner they pureed a hot dog! They then reshaped it into a hot dog when they put it on her plate…..YUCK!

It has been one tough week sticking to plan with all I have going on, but I have done it, with a lot of self talk and the help of my wonderful buddies I have on here.

I am only working a half a day today! Hubby decided to take a half day and asked if I wanted to also. What did he think, I would say no……LOL………It will be great to have a little extra time together. He has been working a lot usually both days on the weekend also. This weekend he is only working Saturday!!

I hope that everyone is having an amazing week.

I am off to finish getting ready for work……..

A few weeks ago I had entered a contest, the prize was an Extreme Fitness Makeover with personal trainer, hair and clothing makeover. I didn’t win, but I did get a free phone consultation about goals and visions. It opened my eyes to what I have been doing to myself lately. I have been self-sabotaging myself. I have been hiding from things and reverting to my old ways! I can start my day off just fine and by evening I am making excuses why I am sitting there eating a whole bag of chips or cookies! I had a bad day, hubby is not helping me, nobody cares (boo hoo)! I don’t come on here like I use to because I am embarrassed that I have been so week. I have no motivation! I have no self-control! I need to be here for myself as well as for you! I need to come on here especially when I am having a bad day!

I want to share some ideas that were given to me during my phone consultation:

This will help with Mental Attitude

List 20 Strengths

Every night before you go to bed write down 3 positive things you did that day!

Food Journal (I use to do this and I quit doing it and I am going to take the time to do it again)

I hope you are all having an awesome day, I am going too now! I am going to get back on track and continue my journey no matter what obstacles get in my way!

Sorry buddies. I have been going through a tough time. I was still feeling sorry for myself and embarresed because I couldn’t motivate and help myself and felt if I couldn’t do that how was I going to be of  help to my buddies. I have still not gotten back on track myself.

I feel like I have been going in a hundred different directions lateley. I have been trying to be there for my hubby with all of the changes he has been going through at work. He is still not sure of all that is going to happen, but some things will be good changes and some just not so sure about. I have been trying to be Super Woman as far as taking my grandkids and although I love them dearly I am getting burnt out taking at least one every weekend! I hate saying NO to them. The one I have the hardest time is the one I have only gotten to know since she was almost 2. I was not allowed to be a part of her life for so long and now I am afraid to tell her mom, no I can’t take her this weekend for fear that she is going to not let me see her again.

I have been so tired both mentally and physically lately, and I know it is because I have not been eating right or excercising and I have nobody to blame but myself!

Today is a new day and I am going to get back on track today!

Thank you everyone for being here for me even when I haven’t been here for you!

((((HUGS))))

First I was having more internet issues. I have dreaded dial up, the only thing available to me where I live. It ended up with it being in the outside phone line box, it had bees in there building a beehive (weird huh)? Then I had my Birthday, it made me feel really down. My birthdays do that too me. I have not been sticking to my plan. I know I have too and I am done feeling sorry for myself. Hey, after all we all get older not just me……

I hope every one of my buddies is having a great week!