Still trying

Okay so day 1 went pretty good until the end. My eating was right on track for the day. I had lots of veggies and fruit, fish for dinner. Near the end of the night, my kids were making butter tarts. Well of course you know what happened then, I had to eat some. Not just one though, I had 4!!! I went for a walk after that with Bailey, my retriever, to work some of it off.

I'm looking forward to watching Biggest Loser tonight. It's on the last couple episodes of the season. I get so much inspiration from these people. Can you imagine being on TV with the whole world watching you try to lose weight. I only wish I could have a chance at that. You really have no choice; all the right food is there for you, all the training, all the exercise programs, emotional support, and people are watching you all the time. How can you not lose weight? To have a support team like that would be awesome... or just someone to coach you on.

I'm on this journey myself for now. My family doesn't understand that I need to do this now for me. I just hope that once they start to see the changes, they will come on board with me. I've tried numerous time to change the way we all eat, but they always end up sneaking stuff, snacking, overeating...I gave up trying. And then fell back into the old ways. Now I will just concentrate on myself and what I need to do. Hopefully they will eventually see the light.

Get a life!

So it's been ages since I was here last. It seems like forever. Not much has happened since then anyways, except I'm gaining weight again and starting to worry a lot about my health. I want to be around to see my children give me some grandchildren, and be able to have fun with them.

I need to reclaim my life, and stop worrying about everyone else. It's time to take care of myself.

As of today, I'm going to start watching everything that I put into my mouth. Not really a diet per se, but watching what I'm eating and how much. I also need to start an exercise program. My exercise nowadays is non-existent. I need to be doing something every day. With my thyroid problems, it's the only way I'm going to lose weight. I want to stop being a couch potato and start living my life. It's about time.

Starting today, I'll try to post here every day and document my journey to take back my life.

Starting again...

Okay so I've been gone a while. Too much going on in life.

I'm starting back on low carb again today. My meals for the day:
B - 3 pc bacon, 1 egg
L - 2 cups tossed salad, 1 tb ranch dressing, 1 chicken drumstick, 3 oz chicken breast
S - 1 cup mixed fruit (cantaloupe, strawberries, honeydew)
D - 5 oz pork chop, zucchini spears, cauliflower with crm cheese and cheddar (yummo)
S - sf jello

Today is my second day having no soda. It's killing me! I usually drink 2-3 coke zeros every day and I'm trying to drink more water. Lets see how long it lasts. BTW, there is still coke zero in the house...I'm trying to make the hubby drink it all.

On another note, I've just posted a link to a new blog I discovered recently written by Jennifer Eloff called Low Carbing and General Health News. Be sure to check it out.

Have a great evening...

I am coming back

So after all my indulgences and craziness, I am coming back to the BLOG.

My weight has crept back on and I'm ready to get moving on losing it again. Wish me luck!

I'll start posting again tomorrow...

My Fur Babies

I thought I'd take a moment to introduce my fur babies:

The first one is Bailey (named for Bailey's Irish Cream). He's 2 1/2 years old. He's all lab, and a big suck.

The second is Tigger. He's 4 years old. He's the boss. The other two are scared of him, even though he's small.

The third one is Bebe. She's my daughter's cat and she's a little fattie cat. I think she's about 1 1/2, she came to live with us when my daughter moved back home.

You should see the three of them play and run around, it's hilarious!

Been sick :(

Hello fellow bloggers. Just a note to let you know that I'm still fighting this sickness. My stomach has been doing funny things to me for almost 2 weeks.

Needless to say, I'm off plan again until I can eat properly. I'll start back at Day 1 again as soon as I'm well enough. This sux!

I probably won't post until I start back on plan, unless something happens that is post-worthy. Blessings to you all!

LC Day 19

Good day!

I thought I'd share some of my food with you today.

My breakfast was poached eggs with mock hollandaise, and leftover asparagus from last night's dinner. It was so good.

For lunch I brought a roast beef sandwich on a flax bun (recipe link is here somewhere). It's kind of falling over in the picture because I tried to show what the filling looked like.

I brought a salad to go with it but everyone knows what salad looks like...lol.

Here's what my dinner will look like. This is the thin and crispy pizza crust (mentioned in an earlier post) with all my toppings on it, fully cooked. I took this last week when I made it.



While my family munches down on their take out pizza, I'll be eating this. I think mine looks better anyways.