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Weekend catch-up

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Wow, that was a pretty busy weekend. 

WW Day 11 or 12

I’ve been holding steady all weekend despite having to use Flex Points for two days now. 

Saturday

Saturday was pool day.  We got in and out of the pool from about 10 that morning to 3 that afternoon.  Scott and I were working on getting the water clean.  Turns out our filter had parts that were broken, causing sand to come out of the filter thing and also we needed chemicals so although the water is a little cloudy still, it’s a clean kind of cloudy now if that makes any sense.  Word on the street is this is the hardest year “pool people” have seen trying to keep a pool’s water clean, so I don’t feel so bad that we haven’t had crystal clear water since filling the thing up back in June.

Saturday was Heather’s birthday so we had dinner at my Mom’s, took the kids to IL’s and my sister and parents and us all went to see Bourne Ultimatum.  Wow, that was a great movie.  I’ll have to post a separate review on that.

Sunday

Sunday our church choir was having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser after church.  After all that, we came home and swam again.  It was definitely a “pool weekend”. With temperatures here hanging around 100, there wasn’t really much else you could do.  Yesterday evening we took the girls with us to a surprise outing with the youth group to a church member’s house.  Can’t really say just house though, more like ponderosa or something.  They live on 14 acres of land.  They have a log cabin which is fixed up as a retreat type thing with a big screen tv, pool table, etc.  They have in ground pool with a 13 foot deep end with an attached little pool house where you could change/use the restroom.  They had a frisbee and volleyball net set up.  It was really, really nice. 

Lexi was having a time with the diving board.  Everyone would clear out when it was their turn.  They’d see Lexi walk up and say there’s “daredevil” (they learned quickly she is no stranger to water) and she would jump off that board, trying to hold her legs up like the big kids to do a canon ball and jump right in.  Emma was much more timid.  She’d walk to the end of the board, hold her nose and sort of fall in.  That’s the way it is with them though.  I’m just glad they both aren’t scared of water and even went off it at all.

We had around 50 people go altogether and besides one leader about break her nose when someone dived on her right after she jumped off the diving board and then someone that pushed our pastor who doesn’t know how to swim in the deep-end and people had to jump in with all their clothes to literally save his life, it was a really good time.  Yes, some very serious close calls but honestly the rest of the time was enjoyed by all and I’m sure we will be invading their “house” again for another outing.

WW Day 10

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Woo Hoo!  I’m down another pound today!  Yesterday was a tough one too after going to the office and then to the baseball game.

For breakfast, I drank my instant breakfast and had to skip on the Krispy Kreme doughnut or Chick fil a biscuit I normally get. 

For lunch, I skipped on several good meals including a huge Mexican lunch I was actually wanting and opted to drag everyone to Applebee’s to get a 7 point shrimp and steak meal.  It tasted like 7 points too.  Won’t get that one again. 

For snack, no candy bar, but I did treat myself to a bottled frappuccino and a bite-size Krackel bar. 

For dinner, I got Subway and bottled water at the game instead of a hotdog and fries and a soda.  I only ate a few bites of dip and dots and funnel cake where normally I would have completely splurged on all the sugar.  When I got home and calculated, I think I stayed within my points and nothing could have rewarded me better than seeing that number on the scale.  To infinity and beyond!!  OK, I don’t know why I thought of Buzz Lightyear just then, I guess I’m just weird like that.

WW Day 9

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Holding steady again.   I put on a pair of jeans last night I hadn’t worn since the winter and I could definitely tell a difference.  Which is all I was asking for to begin with.  So that makes me happy.  I’m still going for 2.5 more lbs though.

WW Day 8

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I’m sure you can’t wait to hear what my scale told me this morning!  I was back down that 1/2 lb. I had gained yesterday.  So yay.

grrr…

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Posted a 1/2 lb gain this morning.  No wonder people quit dieting.  Play by the rules and STILL gain.  So one week, 3 lbs lost.  I guess if I was only doing weekly weigh-ins,  I wouldn’t be so disappointed but still.  Grrr.

WW Day 7

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I was way under my points yesterday especially after gaining points going to a class at the gym but my weight maintained this morning.  In case it’s hard to keep track, I’ve lost 3.5 lbs since I started last week and to meet my goal, I’d like to lose at least 2.5 more lbs, 4.5 if I’m being greedy.  I had hoped I’d continue with a pound a day, making this just a week process but it looks like the last few might be stubborn.

In really good news, I’ve found I actually like eating different, healthier things.  Last night I made sweet potatoe fries and they were delicious.  In fact, I think I would take a plate of those over McD’s fries any day.  I’ve found that I really like tomato sandwiches and the skinny cow ice cream sandwich fixes my ice cream craving just as well as a chocolate milkshake.  I’m not sure if I’ll stick to having 18 points a day for the rest of my life, but I do think this has opened my eyes a little to trying healthier, new foods and actually enjoying them.

busy day

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I think today was a pretty busy day.  Church, lunch at IL’s, Target for gift shopping, baby shower at church, shuttle kids to parents, choir, church, shuttle kids back to house, grocery shopping.  I think I sat down for a total of 20 minutes today.  And I’m still up typing here!

I mentioned being concerned about lunch at ILs today but they had corn, carrots, green beans and roast and FIL even made the comment, this should all be good for your points.  Which I thought was nice that they thought of me. 

Today I’m strictly under my points and I’m hoping to see that loss tomorrow.   Although Heather, who has been on the diet on and off before, insisted I shouldn’t be weighing myself every day, but weekly.  And she also highly recommended the meetings which I’ve heard from absolutely everyone.  So who knows, maybe you’ll find me at the meeting they have at the Y next week.  I do have some questions that have come up.  Like why in the world I haven’t pooped in 3 days where I’m normally extremely regular?  Is my body in shock?  Does it think I’m on vacation or something?  Who is this woman and where’d all the sweets go?? Ok, just kidding, TMI, I know.  I don’t think I could seriously ask that in a group setting.  But I’m wondering about these oils you’re supposed to have every day and which count and why.

Tonight at youth group bible study was really good.  St pitched the plan of small groups and teams we’ve been working on for several months as a leadership team and if it helped no one else, it helped me.  He encouraged them that they really could basically run the youth group on their own on a Wednesday night except for the pastor and it could remain the same and they can step up during small groups and within their teams and make the thing keep running. I needed that because I needed to hear that this isn’t the end.  That there’s hope even without him.  As I mentioned though, I wasn’t as worried about the youth group as the church.  No mention whatsoever was made that St was leaving in church today.  Nothing else exciting happened either.  St did the song special and honestly, I sat there and soaked it in, so sad that may be the last solo I hear him sing at our church.