Little Debbie - No Good for Weigh-In Wednesday

I will go ahead an apologize to all of you reading today because today's post is pretty much have the same post I have had for the last several Wednesdays plus a little rambling.
 

I'm still at 210.4 and honestly have no idea how I haven't gained.  Not even an ounce!  In my past yo-yo dieting life, I don't remember the scale ever saying the exact same thing back to back, especially 2 weeks in a row.  It was always at least an ounce or two off.  I'm still blaming work for my lack of working out and for the fact that all I want to do when I get home is snuggle with a box of Little Debbie's.  Seriously, does the chick make anything that doesn't taste good?  I know, most people say don't buy it and you won't have that problem.  Well, I have 2 little people in my house full time and a man on the weekends that have to have snacks, specifically Little Debbie's.  If I don't buy them, they get hangry because there's no snacks in the house and I don't deal with hangry people very well.  I am trying to enhance their palate to include more healthy options like fruit, but it's a work in progress.  I have a husband who is pretty much meat and potatoes.  He eats a salad without the lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, just the toppings drenched in ranch.  He will eat chittlings but not carrots or cabbage or green peas.  Then there's his miniature version that doesn't eat cheese except on pizza, loves steak and a baked potato and lima beans are about the only veggies he will eat.  And lastly, is my mini me who loves veggies but won't hardly touch meat.  I once thought I may have a vegetarian in the making but she is starting to come around.  I guess my point to all that is that we all have different tastes and I'm having a hard time meal planning without spending hours in the kitchen each night cooking several different meals for everyone.  For example, spaghetti made with spaghetti squash would be great for me.  The boys wouldn't even look at it so I would fix regular pasta for them.  Then, I would end up fixing vegetables for my daughter.  Even though she eats spaghetti, she would also want corn, peas and butter beans with it.  Plus the hubs always wants cornbread but the kids prefer rolls.  So I've basically made a full spread in one meal.  I know some people say just make something and they could eat it or do without.  Well, they would do without and end up eating Lucky Charms with chocolate milk for supper every night and some Little Debbie's for dessert!  We are a work in progress to say the least!  Hopefully my work schedule will get back on track soon so I can put my workout time back on my schedule!  Once that happens I will have something to take up my time in the evenings instead of Little Debbie!  Hope y'all have an awesome Wednesday!

Friday Favorites with Lora

Rage Against the Minivan - I saw it passed around on Facebook several times & thought it must be worth reading if everyone is sharing it.  I loved it! 

Erin's post - This post that had so much truth.  I totally feel the same way Erin, thank you for posting this!

Lora's post - Lora was right on the money with my thoughts/feelings over the past few weeks.  Now I know exactly what's wrong with me thanks to Web MD Dr. Lora!!

Yeah, that's about all I've got today.  I have big plans to sleep & do laundry this weekend!  Yoohoo!!

Weigh-In Wednesday

This will be quick.  I have been super busy at work for the last several weeks.  This has been my main reason excuse for not keeping up my blog and not eating right and not working out.  Honestly, I've not been the best mom or wife either.  I've been exhausted.  Last Saturday, the weather was perfect and while my family was out enjoying it, I was napping.  For almost 4 hours.  I wish I could be one of those people that are determined not to let anything get them down.  They set out to prove the world wrong, but I usually give in and admit defeat and over indulge in sugary carbs.  So, that's where I'm at.  I've been headed here for the last few weeks and the scale shows it.  I weighed in at 210.4 this morning.  (Just imagine a picture of my feet on a scale here.  I was in a huge rush this morning to get out the door.)  It's surely not a huge gain and I'm honestly surprised it's not more.  Hopefully work will calm down after next week and I can get on a better schedule.  This will make for a much happier me! 

Be sure to vist Erin & Alex to read more Weigh-In Wednesday stories!

Weigh-In Wednesday

This week I'm weighing in at 209.6, barely under 210.

This is my 9th week to participate in Weigh-In Wednesday.  It's been 9 weeks of watching what I eat and trying to move more.  In that 9 weeks I've lost a total of 14 pounds.  I know that's better than it could have been had I not tried, but I'm so not where I wanted to be by now.  I've been in such a rut for about the last month and I can't pinpoint exactly what my problem is.  I know what I need to do but I can't find the motivation to actually do it.  I once felt on fire to workout, now it's the last thing I want to do after I get done with work.  I just need to follow the advice of this shirt:

Hope eveyone has a happy Wednesday!

Link Parties - Friday Favorites & Finish the Sentence

I have a great love for blogging.  I love meeting new people and no matter what you're dealing with, there's such a great support system to be found in the blogging world.  Too often I find myself being able to identify with someone and their posts could have easily been my words.  So today I am linking up with Lora to share my favorite posts of the week, in no particular order:

• Erin's post about getting back to the basics.  The last week was such a struggle for me and this post was exactly what I needed to read when I read it.

• This post from Alex.  This post is so true - there's no secret and I get so tired of people asking what it is and wanting a quick fix.  And I loved the sweet pics of Alex and her Addy.

• A post from Kristen that reminded me to cherish this time with my kids even when the days seem to last forever.  And to not take them for granted because there's no guarantee that every woman will easily have a baby.

• Hubby Jack's guest post on Skinny Meg's blog.  This was hands down the funniest thing I read this week. 

 

1. People always tell me that my daughter looks and acts exactly like me.

2. In the movie based on my life I would want it to be a comedy.

3. Typically, I end up regretting eating too much.

4. I always ask to leave off the mushrooms.  It's about the only thing I don't eat. 

5. Kim and Kanye really need to move to the middle of nowhere and out of the public eye.

6. My parents always reminded me what goes around comes around.
7. Every single day I always hit the snooze button multiple times before I will get out of bed.

8. This one time in college, I embarrassingly tried out for mascot.  I had no experience and my roommates were cheerleaders and talked me into it.

9. My grossest habit is I chew the skin on my lips, especially when they're chapped.

10. My latest white lie was telling the kids that they I would leave them at home by themselves if they didn't hurry up and get ready.

11. I know all of the words to tons of songs from my younger days.

12. When I grow up I want to be financially stable and super fit and healthy.

13. Sexy time is something that I never talk about publicly.

14. I will never ever get tired of visiting the beach.

15. I think it's hilarious when my kids say things they shouldn't.

Go visit these lovely ladies and Jake and join the parties!

Weigh-In Wednesday

*Disclaimer:  You will not find Positive Peggy here.  If you're looking for her,

please continue your search elsewhere.  You have been informed.*

I have really had a hard week.  I completely fell off the Jillian Michaels wagon.  I made it a total of 4 days.  I have had some not-so-healthy meals.  I honestly don't know how I got to this:

I know it's only a loss of 0.4 but it's still a loss and not a gain like I fully expected it to be.  (If you signed up for Erin's DietBet, you totally understand the random word above the scale!)

Sure, I have reasons excuses.  Like my daughter having a stomach bug which turned out to be mesenteric lymphadenitis which caused an ER trip that lasted until 3:00 am Monday morning.  Or how about this one, after starting the 30 Day Shred, co-workers would ask why I was walking so stiffly and slowly because my legs burned so bad.  So I quit because I really didn't want the extra attention I was creating for myself.  Or maybe this one, my husband was home for the weekend and we went out to eat.  That would have been fine, but the fried alligator, fried shrimp, fried catfish and rice & etouffe' wasn't the best choice, not to mention the blizzard from Dairy Queen on the way home.  Here's another one for you, I have been so swamped at work that by 5:00, I am mentally exhausted and just want to go home, eat junk and go to bed. 

I have let life get in the way of my goal.  Instead of pushing through it, I have let it take hold of me and drag me down.  Now, please understand that I know my week certainly wasn't as bad as it could've been and there are others that have it way worse than I do.  But, I guess my point is that I have reached a place that I know all too well but never wanted to be at again.  I'm at the point where it would be so much easier to give up.  In the past, I would have quit and wouldn't have thought twice about it.  That was the cycle, do good a few weeks, get discouraged, quit for several months, then start again.  I think about how much simpler my days would be without worrying about what I ate or how much time I would save not having to enter my food in My Fitness Pal.  And how much easier it would be to not have to arrange for childcare while I went to the gym plus the actual cost of the gym membership I could save each month.  But then I think about how miserable I feel and how much I hate to see myself in the mirror.  I think about what kind of example I am setting for my kids and wonder if they too will walk down this path later in life.  I want to stop this up & down roller coaster of dieting and struggling with my weight and the food I eat.  I want to feel confident and comfortable with my body.  I know that it is up to me and no one else but me but it is such a hard, hard struggle for me.  And I think there's a quote that says something like no one said it would be easy, but they promised it would be worth it.  I know that I will be glad I did it.  I know it will be worth it, I just have to get over this huge hurdle I'm at right now.