Phlufster needs to fit in her wedding dress! (comments welcome)

[phlufster]

I just joined WISH today, and I am really excited!! I have been trying tons of different diets, but I just can't find one that I can stick to. I think my biggest eating challenge is convienence. I will eat whatever is available to me right now. If that is carrot sticks and celery, great, but it is usually chips and crackers, not so great. I also don't have a really good plan as far as what kind of diet I want to be on. I have been researching the ABS diet and I like it the best so far. I am trying to get my DH2B to diet with me.

Another obsticle for me is the cold weather. I don't have a treadmill, or access to a gym, so I am basically stuck. I did TIVO some exercise shows that I haven't gotten around to doing yet. :guilty:

My basic game plan is to eat breakfast everyday (something I don't do) and to slim down my lunch. I have a bad habit of eating leftovers, not just a little, all of them!

I need to find some healthy recipes, I love to cook and my DH2B will eat whatever I put in front of him, so it makes it easy for me. He is really great that way. He has commented on a few of things I have made, but usually he just loads it up with hot sauce and eats it anyway!

SO here is my plan... Find a diet plan that I can stick to and that allows for "slipping." (not Atkins) Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Find someway to excersize everyday whether it is doing an exercise video or walking around the mall or lifting weights. Cut out the things that I know I don't need, brownies, cookies, extra cheese on everything!! ( I can turn a salad into a diet nightmare!)

I know that I need to make a lifestyle change, not just a try to lose some weight.

I also recently quit smoking (5 weeks today!!!!!) :Pinkbounc so that is one more thing that contributes to my wanting to eat more often. I know that I don't want to start smoking again, but I also don't want to gain 10 pounds either! I heard chewing on cinnamon sticks helps...

ANyway, I am psyched and ready to go, now I just need to maintain this mind set when I log off my computer. It is so much easier to type this stuff than to actully do it! :)

Here's to getting healthy!! :cheer2:

Jocelyn

[Strings]

Hi jocelyn,

Welcome to the WISH journals. You've come to the right place for support.

First, congratulations on your upcoming marriage and quitting smoking. I'm a CCU nurse, and stopping smoking is the very best thing you can do for yourself.

It looks like you've got some great motivation, and I am sure you can get to your goal. As for exercise, the WATP tapes, at target, are great. They require very little space or equipment, and the choreography is EASY. (I'm not coordinated) You also might want to check out your library for cookbooks and cooking magazines. Mine carries Cooking Light.

Keep us posted and have a great weekend,
Beth

[sarahsmom73]

Hi Jocelyn!! Welcome! I'm Jen!

This is the most awesome, supportive place! you will love it here! Congrats on quitting smoking! Way to go!!!

I find alot of new recipies on the web! It is nice to have a variety as I know i start to slip when I get stuck in a rut!!!


Glad you are here! :cool1:

[phlufster]

Thanks Beth and Jen!

It is nice to know that there are people out there for support!!


I had a rough weekend, we went out for dinner and I was weak. I was pretty down on myself, but then I realized that part of my problem was PMS. Tomorrow is a new day and I can do this!! I went and bought some whole wheat bread and traded that out for my white bread. (baby steps) I also didn't buy any snack stuff while at the store. I amd going to donate my "bad" foods to the local food pantry so I can get them out of my house. Good bye Townhouse crackers, goodbye Hamburger Helper, Goodbye Little Debbie!

Jocelyn

[Blueeyes101817]

hi jocelyn--im jen--just wanted to say welcome

[Alysa]

Just wanted to say hi and good luck - baby steps work! I know you will hit your goal! Congrats on the 5 weeks of no smoking! :cheer2:
Cute picture of you two as well!

[sarahsmom73]

Yes! One step at a time! I cna't keep the bad stuff in my house either! If it is there it tempts me!!! You are doing great! You are strong and you can do this! :cool1:

[phlufster]

Ok, I have putting alot of deep thought into the whole idea of dieting...

It is so wierd to me that we as humans want to eat the things that are bad for us and we want to do things that are bad (drink, smoke, etc.) I wonder what it takes to reprogram yourself to look at those things as the bad things. I think 9 out of ten people would rather have a Hershey's kiss versus a carrot stick, or drink a soda instead of water. Why is that? Some cruel joke from above...really good marketing ploys...brainwashing?? And how do we go about reversing it?? I want to be able to choose the carrot stick and not think twice about it. I want to laugh as I am saying, "of course I would pick the carrot stick, who wouldn't?" So I think, for me, the first step is to "un"brainwash myself. I want to reprogram myself to make the right choices and feel good about it. Where did we go wrong? If we were never introduced to chocolate, would we feel as if we were lacking something in our lives?? I have always wondered about people that don't like the bad things, people that don't eat at fast food places, people that don't think ranch dressing is a food group. How did they become so different, and how do I change?

Here's to picking the carrot stick!!!!

Jocelyn

[wilderness01]

Hi :wave2: and welcome. Congrats on your upcoming wedding :bride: :groom:. It is also wonderful that you quit smoking. Good for you. :Pinkbounc

[Strings]

Hi Jocelyn,

I think that at least 1/2 of weight loss is mental. There are so many games that you can play with yourself. Like, I just spent 30 minutes on the elliptical, so I can eat that cookie. TOM can also play havoc with out resolve. You figure that out, and you'll definatley be on your way.

Keep up the good work,
Beth

[sarahsmom73]

Definitely mental!!! I still fight the stress / chocolate corrolation!

[geetey]

Those are some excellent questions, Jocelyn! I wonder if, as a parent, I am setting my children up for the same challenges. I can't say that they would pick a carrot stick over a chocolate. :( I know my dd would pick fresh raspberries over chocolate though. I guess that's something. You have given me something to think about. Thanks and Welcome to the WISH Journals!!

[phlufster]

First of all, thanks to everyone who has replied and took the time to offer words of encouragement. Thank you so much!! It really helps to know that other people are doing the same thing and also that other people have weaknesses too! I know we can all be strong together!

So I have been working on my babysteps. I have managed to not snack as much as usual. One of my weaknesses was Dunkin Donuts because I stop there to get coffee everyday and I always get a donut. Yesterday, no donut! I am struggling with lunch options because I am a nanny during the day and I usually just eat what ever I make for the kids, (PB&J EVERY day!!) but when I get sick of those things, I want to get fast food because it is so easy for me to just stop on the way back from picking the oldest up from school at noon. I need to start packing a lunch. I always feel so rushed in the morning though. I think what I will do is just get the things together the night before and then I can just make my lunch when I get to work. I need some easy lunch ideas that will be easy for me to throw together and take with me. I thought about trying to do salads. I could just get everything in a tuperware the night before and then put my dressing on here. Also I could bake a bunch of chicken breasts and just have them precooked so I can grab one and do whatever with it (sandwich, salad, by it's self with a veggie)

Right now I am living with my DH2B, his sister and her 2 kids. It is hard to eat healthy at home because I am the only one doing it. Last night I got home from work and my roommate was making some shrimp, cheese and noodle baked dish. I didn't want to be rude and refuse, so I had a really big salad and then a small portion of the shrimp. I felt really guilty about it. I know she wouldn't be offended if I made my own food, but then I feel like the fat girl who can't sit down and eat with everyone else! In 4 months my DH2B and I are moving out and it is going to be much easier then. I will control what foods come into the house as well as what we eat for dinner.

Jocelyn

[Alysa]

I felt the same yesterday - I had a cheese sandwich and a cookie at a friends and chinese food at my sister - we need to come up with some ideas on how to avoid these situations! I am seriously considering upping my weekly exercise as I can't seem to say no to my freinds and families food! It's either that or become a hermit!
Good for you with the doughnut btw! My weakness is cookies and chocolate...

[sarahsmom73]

DOn't feel guilty! Today is a new day so make it a good one! :flower:

[phlufster]

OK, so far today has been good. I had a handful of walnuts, half a banana and a piece of chicken breast for breakfast. (I am not a traditional breakfast food person) I am going to stop at the store and get some V8. I find that when I get hungry during the day that a V8 fills me up and I get all those vitamins and stuff. Lunch is going to be more chicken and carrot sticks :) .

I had to post even though it is only one meal, just because I am finally really doing it right. The last week has been more mental preperation than anything and now today I feel like I can really do this!!

Jocelyn

[Alysa]

now today I feel like I can really do this!!

You can really do this - you are going to be great - you already are!
:cheer2:

[sarahsmom73]

YAY!!! Great Job!!! See! You are doing this!!! :cool1:

[phlufster]

OK, I have had a great start to my diet. I am really excited and proud of myself. I had one cheat night on superbowl, but that was my cheat meal for the week. Next week it will be on sunday which is my birthday, DH2B is taking me to The Melting Pot and I know I am going to splurge a little. I will have to do some extra excercising to make up for it. I am still trying to find a good excercise video or show with hand weights. I have taped a few excercise shows on my TIVO, but nothing has really been that great yet.

SO far so good!!!!!!

Jocelyn

[pettyone]

OK, I have had a great start to my diet. I am really excited and proud of myself. I had one cheat night on superbowl, but that was my cheat meal for the week. Next week it will be on sunday which is my birthday, DH2B is taking me to The Melting Pot and I know I am going to splurge a little. I will have to do some extra excercising to make up for it. I am still trying to find a good excercise video or show with hand weights. I have taped a few excercise shows on my TIVO, but nothing has really been that great yet.

SO far so good!!!!!!

Jocelyn

I think alot of people had a cheat night with the SuperBowl...no biggie!!

Yes, you must :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc before you go to the Melting Pot, because you MUST have dessert--the yen/yang dessert is my favorite...can't remember the name, but do remember it's Dark Chocolate/White Chocolate...after all, dark chocolate is heart-friendly (but white chocolate is hips-friendly?).

:cheer2:

[phlufster]

I know, I just love the dessert there!(melting pot)! Luckily most of the other stuff fits into my diet!!

So this morning I had a V8 and 4 low fat fig newtons for breakfast. For lunch I had a small piece of steak with mushrooms and raspberries (very yummy) and sweet potato with pecans and raisins on top. It was all very yummy and filling. I stayed within the guidelines of my diet and I feel really good about it. I am still full and it has been almost 2 hours since I ate. Usually I have to eat twice of what I did just to feel full. I am so excited that I am sticking to this. WIsh me luck for tonite because I am taking my DH2B's nephews to Chuck E. Cheese!! I am not going to have time to have dinner before we leave, so I am going to grab a V8 and some string cheese for the drive there. Hopefully that will be nough to fill me up so I don't gorge myself on pizza! I have decided that I will allow myself one slice of pizza with no meat, and thin crust if possible!! I love my Abs diet book because it gives you all these scenarios for eating out that have the "lesser of two evils" choices. It is really helpful. It covers the things you don't think of, like how many extra calories are in a deep dish slice versus a thin crust slice.

Here's to another good day!! I hope everyone is doing great as well!!
Jocelyn

[sharoncity]

Jocelyn- Welcome to the journal boards. Just a couple of quick hints for you. I don't know what plan exactly you a following, but fitday.com is free. You can log your food and exercise and track calories, carbs, fiber,etc.It is a great way to figure out how you are doing. You'd be surprised sometimes at what is bad for you! :earseek:
Looks like you are doing well with drinking water which is good because it really helps! Especially if you eat a lot of sodium (restaurants, frozen food). Which leads me to another tip, Lean Cuisine or Smart Ones could be a nice option for you for lunch. Just grab it and go. Throw in a piece of fruit or celery, carrot, cucumber sticks and you'd be in great shape! I like to keep a bunch of snacks here at work "just in case" 100 calorie packs of cheese nips, honey nut cheerios, kudos bars, packages of oatmeal. That way if I'm famished, I have options other than the vending machine (or in your case, the kiddos snacks! ;) )
The other big thing is to find a way to get moving. I lost a ton of weight when I was out of work and my DD was 2 yo. I would put her in the stroller, grab a bottle for her, a water for me and then GO! Lots of hills in my neighborhood, but we'd walk up and down for a good 45 to 60 min. She enjoyed seeing the squirrels and birds, etc. and lots of times end up dozing off. I got a super workout by pushing the extra 25 to 30 lbs up all those hills!!! :teeth: My other idea is to second the WATP videos. They require very littlle space, are easy to follow, and I find the 3 mile with abs to be a great workout for me.
Again, welcome to WISH and congratulations on quitting smoking! I just know you can drop these pounds in no time!!! :cheer2:

TTFN- Sharon :sunny:

[geetey]

Don't forget that Chuck E Cheese may have a salad bar! That may be a good option for you as well, plus you won't be starving when you get home. :)

Please post if you find something worth taping on tv. I have been checking out FitTV but haven't found anything worth taping and working out too - just a couple of interesting shows.

Melting Pot?!?!? YUMBO!!! (That's a jumbo yummy! ;) )

[kelyn39]

HI Jocelyn, welcome to the boards! I was on here last year when I was trying to lose weight for my wedding and it did wonders!! I went from 169 to 153. lol Of course I went up a bit after the wedding, but I'm back down now that I'm here again:) So I have been working out to some of the FitTV shows recently and I recommend the shows with Cathe Friedrich, she has one on tomorrow at 11am, here's the description:

Cardio Blast
Supersets

Cathe Friedrich leads a total body weight training workout that provides great variety for muscles and as an overall workout program. The unique format utilizes a continuous series of exercises performed in repeated rounds to ensure a full body challenge.

Good luck! I'll be taping it tomorrow and do it later so I'll tell you if it's any good.

[sarahsmom73]

How did it go? I am sure you did great! You seem really comitted to making this work and it will work! Kepp it up! :cheer2:

[phlufster]

I'll start off with the good news, I lost 5lbs!! Now that may be water weight and partially due to the fact that I was at the end of my TOM when I started, but I will take it!!!! :Pinkbounc


OK, chuck E. Cheese didn't go as well as planned, HOWEVER it wasn't that bad either! Basically I am over it yesterday was a new day, and so is today!! I am happy that my outlook is still positive! I had some downer moments, but then I logged on and got over it! :)

Yesterday went well, the only thing I was bummed about was that I had a cookie at the library, but it was only one cookie and I was great the rest of the day! Last night was whole wheat pasta with chicken and marinara. I got into a tiff with DH2B because he wants to diet with me, but then he got all mad because I wouldn't let him have garlic bread (one of the dissadvantages of non-dieting roommates, seperate meals) I got really frustrated with him because he tells me that he wants to do this and that he is unhappy with his wieght, but then when we sit down to eat he makes it sound like I am forcing him to do it. I told him that it makes me feel bad when he does that and that he was welcome to eat whatever he wants, but then I don't want to hear about his "fat gut." He realized that he was being a dumba$$ and that it is just hard for him too. The hardest part for him is lunch because they eat fsat food everyday. I gave him some good options at some places, but he doensn't seem to grasp the concept. He was all proud that he had the filet-o-fish yesterday and I had to explain to him that if things are are breaded and deep fried that they basically lose all nutritional value! I give him credit for trying though! I told him to stick with grilled chicken! He only has this job for a few more months, so hopefully when he gets a new one he will be able to have more control over his lunch.

SO far today I had a breakfast burrito made with scramble eggs (nuked), salsa, half slice of cheese, and some tomatoes. It was ok, not the best I have ever had, but not too bad. It needed more flavor. It was supposed to have green onion, but I didn't have any, I think that would definatley help.

SO, here's to another good day.
BTW, It has been 7 weeks of no smoking!!! (and no cravings or urges to smoke!!! :cheer2: )

Jocelyn

[sarahsmom73]

Great job on not smoking :cool1: !!!That is awesome!

Also Congrats on the 5 lbs! You are doing great!~ :cheer2: Keep it up!

BTW dieting men are such babies!~ :rotfl2: My DH has been sneaking chips etc at lunch and I just look at him and roll my eyes!

[geetey]

:cool1: :banana: :cool1: CONGRATS on NOT smoking!!! :banana: :cool1: :banana: That is REALLY worth celebrating! You are adding years to your life. Congrats!!

:Pinkbounc :cheer2: WOO HOO on the FIVE pounds!!! :cheer2: :Pinkbounc That's awesome! You should be SO happy! You are doing great!

I love having someone who wants to diet *with* me, but I hate when I am supposed to be dieting and planning for two. :rolleyes:

[phlufster]

Yesterday was a great day!!! First of all, I didn't cheat at all!!! Secondly, we found somewhere to live!! We (DH2B and I) live with his sister and her two kids and they just sold their house. We have to be out by March 14th and before yesterday we had no idea where we were going!! That added alot of stress to everyone, as you can imagine. We put in an application for this great duplex that we really wanted, but we hadn't been hearing anything. Finally I told her to call and the guy said we had it!! YEAH!!! I did the happy dance (does that count towards exercising??) :) So, now we have somewhere to go and I can stop stressing and start packing! Luckily I don't have that much stuff, DH2B in the other hand, has way too much! The one thing that is kind of a bummer is that we are moving to Wisconsin in June, so we are basically going to have to move in March and then again 3 months later! We are focusing right now on packing up things that we won't need at the new house so it can just stay in boxes. We're hoping to have most of our stuff still packed when we are ready to leave in June. WE would go right to Wisconsin now, but I have a commitment with the family that I nanny for to stay through the school year. The other great thing about this new place is that it is almost half of what we pay now, and just as much room!!!

Ok, on to my diet...yesterday was cheat free!! I made a really nice dinner last night. It was baked tilapia with red, yellow and green peppers served with brown rice and a black bean ragout. It was so simple and it looked so nice. This is something that you could make for company and they would be impressed and have no idea it was so healthy!

So here's to another great day!

Jocelyn

[lmhall2000]

Phlufster!!! You are doing GREAT!!!! 5 pounds is AWESOME and the variety in your foods is GREAT!!! I need to take some hints from you!!! :) I love all your musings about why we tend to not choose wisely...it's all a comfort thing I guess...we've built such bad habits that it's comfortable...but I promise after 2-3 months of eating like this you will prefer it!

Whenever I start a new weight loss I have to do something stark like just one week of no carbs because then I realize how much of my meals are CARB loaded! EEK! Then it makes me more aware of when I start adding them back in to make them good ones...like veggies and whole wheat...I cut out french fries, white flour products (down to croutons :)), and refined sugar...I'll let myself have semi-sweet chocolate chips as a cheat but only about 10-15 and only when I'm desperate (TOM usually)...it also helps me to weigh everyday for the first month just to get a handle on what helps me lose/gain/stagnate...and last but not least...I add in exercise after that first week of no carbing and really try to up it each week! Hard...but it can be done.

Your wedding is going to be BEAUTIFUL not because you're thinner or the dress fits better it's because you are treating your body like it should be!! Fit and FABULOUS!!! :)

Keep up the great work!!!!
Tara

[sarahsmom73]

Congrats on the living arrangements! :cool1:

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Jocelyn,

I just got around to reading your journal. I really like your deep thoughts on dieting. If you master the "of course I'd choose the carrot stick" let me in on the secret!!!!!!

Five pounds lost AND 7 weeks smoke free is an incredible accomplishment :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Keep up the great work :flower:

Sunny

[phlufster]

OK, the weekend was rough with my Birthday and Valentine's Day, but tomorrow is a new day!! I got my exercise ball for my b-day so I have another fun exercise to do!! YEAH!! My boss also just got a Gazelle, so that will be something that I can do over there. THat was one of the things that I wanted to do was start exercising at their house. I planned on just doing pilates videos, but the Gazelle will be much more fun and a harder workout!

I am not going to talk about this weekends eating because it wasn't always good, but it wasn't all bad either. I am excited to get back to my strict dieting. I got a couple of cook-books at the library today!!

I don't know if anyone is watchign todays Oprah, but it about a guy that lost 500 lbs! It is crazy!! If he can lose that much, I know I can get rid of 25!!!

Happy V-Day!!
Jocelyn

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, Jocelyn! Well, I just read your journal and it is very entertaining and inspirational! It is wonderful that you quit smoking and you are doing great so far! My b-day is in 2 weeks so it is nice to see another Feb. b-day girl on here...lol! Anyway, I just have to add that is a great pic in your sig. You and your DH2B look so cute together and I think you look great whether you lose weight or not. Of course, don't take that to mean you should quit dieting. A healthy lifestyle change would be fundamental even to the thinnest person out there. ;)

[sarahsmom73]

I watched Oprah!!! That was amazing! ( I was on the tredmill!)

Yes, the weekend is over... Look forward not back and you will be great! :flower:

[phlufster]

Thanks to everyone who writes in my journal, it is so fun to see what advice and words of encouragement people have to say! I really enjoy seeing new posts! Thanks!


Well I am getting over the flu right now. Monday night I started to feel sick and ended up throwing up all night. Yesterday I tried to sleep most of the day and I feel somewhat better today. I felt so bad calling into work, but then I found out that the woman I work for was sick too, so her husband stayed home with the kids. Today we are both feeling somewhat better. They had the kids' grandma watch them until 11:30 this morning so I could sleep in and that definately helped. I am still feeling icky, but the kids are napping so I can just rest for a bit. The good news is that I definately didn't cheat yesterday! I was able to eat some chicken soup for dinner and then a handful of wheat thins later on. I also tried to eat a small piece of cheese pizza (I know, I know) but that wasn't so good for my tummy! It was funny because I was so bummed that I was sick, but this little part of me was so happy that I didn't have an appetite!

Anyway, that is where I am right now. I feel like I am starting over with my diet, but that's ok. I am just hoping that I will fell like exercising soon. I was so excited to start with my new ball and now I have to wait. I tried to do some crunches and then realized I was crazy and stopped. Maybe tomorrow I will fell up to it.

Did anyone else see Oprah's boot camp?? I am thinking that I am going to incorporate some of those ideas into my diet, like to no white stuff and no eating after 7:30.

Hoping to feel better soon!
Jocelyn

[Alysa]

feel better!

[sarahsmom73]

I am so sorry you are sick!!! I hope you are feeling better today!!!

Oprah's boot camp here we come! :cool1:

[phlufster]

Well, I am feeling a little bit better today, but still don't have my strength back. I tried to go work out in the Gazelle and I had to stop after two minutes. My body is not ready yet.

I am so glad to get back to eating good again, I let myself slip a little the last couple of days since I barely ate anything at all. Today I am back to it, and I am not looking back. The good news is that I seem to have lost a pound, but I am not going to count it yet. I want to wait and see if it stays off, or if it is just from being sick.

This morning I had about 6 huge blackberries for breakfast. I just wasn't hungry for my oatmeal so I didn't have it. I brought two V8's today because they seem to really do the trick as a snack. They fill me up and I feel so healthy after!! Also they are incredibly easy to have anywhere. Instead of stopping at Dunkin Donuts for coffee, now I just grab my V8 and drink that instead!

Jocelyn

[sarahsmom73]

Glad to hear you are feeling a little better! :grouphug: Get some more rest!!

TGIF!!!! :flower:

[phlufster]

That is funny because when I woke up this morning I was thinking TGIF!!!

I am doing much better today, I still don't have all my energy back, but I am feeling pretty good. I am really looking forward to a 3 day weekend with my DH2B! We have to get some more packing done, but other than that, we are just going to have a lazy weekend. I do want to go to Barnes and Noble since I have a $40 gift card there. I just can't seem to find any books lately. Any recommendations???

So far today I haven't eaten, but I am starting to feel hungry so I think I will have some oatmeal soon. I made baked ziti with chicken last night. I used whole wheat pasta, low fat mozzarella and marinara without high fructose corn syrup. I wanted to make quesadillas with black beans tonite, but DH2B is tired of black beans already. I love them and could eat them at every meal!!

I called my mom yesterday to try and convince her and my dad to switch from Atkins to Abs diet. My dad is one of those people that cheats on his diet all the time and I think that he needs a better plan. Atkins really doesn;t allow for much cheating. Right now he eats eggs and bacon for breakfast, sausage and cheese for lunch and then steak and more steak for dinner. That wouldn't be bad except that he will cheat and sneak a bag of chips or french fries. Well that just made his entire day full of fat and unbeneficiary according to the atkins plan. I was thinking if he switched to Abs where you basically make healthy choices all day, he would be much better off. If you cheat at Abs it doesn't stop Ketosis and send you into a "tizzy," you just have to exercise a little extra or make an even healthier choice at the next meal.

well, I am getting hungry so I need to go have my oatmeal now!

Oh yeah, one last thought... I just read that you aren't supposed to drink 8 glasses of water today. You are just supposed to drink when you are thirsty. Evidently there is no research to validate drinking that much water and it can actually harm you instead of help you. I found this info ion the Today Show website if anyone wanted to follow up on it.

Jocelyn

[Blueeyes101817]

just wanted to say hi--hope you are feeling better!

[sarahsmom73]

Glad you are feeling better! I hope your energy comes back soon!!!

I love the confessions of a shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella. They are no brainers but funny as heck!!! During the school year I need "light" reading!

Have a great day!

[phlufster]

It has been a few days because it is crazy at our house right now! We spent most of the weekend packing and getting ready for our moving sale. That will be this weekend, so hopefully we will have a good turn out and get rid of our stuff! I have lots of clothes to sell and some big things like couches and stuff. I just hope that we all make some money because moving can be such an expense!

I haven't been eating too good this past weekend, I have let the stress get the better of me, but I am definately doing better then I normally would. That is one of my big goals right now is to make some little changes that will be beneficial in the long run. I have been working on healthier choices and substituting wheat for white, things like that. My other big thing is to not smother everything in cheese! I found this Green Tea that I really like. It is made by Turkey HIll (local I think) and it is Green Tea with Ginseng and HOney. It only has 5 calories a glass and less than 1 carb. I have been drinking that alot.

Wish me luck with my moving sale!!

Jocelyn

[pettyone]

Wish me luck with my moving sale!!


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(that should help!)

[sarahsmom73]

I wish you very , very, very, very very good luck! :wizard:

[Blueeyes101817]

just checking in and saying hi!