Today was a weigh-in day

Well yall,I went this a.m. to the local Weight Watchers office and stepped on the scale....Drum roll please....I lost another 3.4 this week. That is a total of 10 lbs in 3 weeks, yay! I am still bored but I am making better choices most of the time, but here is the deal...sometimes I don't. That makes me wonder... how much fat and calories was I consuming before? I know it had to be alot just by the numbers...not so much as how much but what it was I was shoving down my gullet...Usually it was whatever I wanted with no reguard as to the fat or calorie content. I look at food a lot differently now, which is so weird being only three weeks into this deal. I really don't want it if it is loaded with fat or empty calories. Oh don't get me wrong, If I eyeball a piece of chocolate cake long enough, I can still figure out a way to rationalize its way into my mouth. I wanted a piece of cake so badly today I thought I could knaw my way into the glass counter it was sitting in....but I want a loss at my next weigh-in more. I am in a competition with myself...I CAN do this, I WILL do this, I HAVE to do this, I have NO other options at this point. I want to shop wherever I want to. I want to tuck my shirts in. I want to wear a belt. I want to be able to cross my legs at the knees. I want to wear a bra with less that 85 hooks on the back. So basically like I have said in previous posts, I know exactly what I want. I just have to stay focused and get out there and get it...I am starting back at the gym this weekend..I really HATE this part...but I have to get in a little better shape for my trip to Asia. I love yall and please continue to pray, it is working...I will let you know how the gym thing is working out...pun intended. L.

A WHOLE LOTTA NADA

I just thought I would blog about nothing, diet is still going good but I am getting bored with that...but I am still motivated, just bored. I have come to the realization that my life is incredibly boring...I mean a real snoozer. I work (highlight) and go home...every day is the just about the same. So I have no idea what possesed me to remotely think I would be a good blogger. I really have nothing going on and alot of it. I wish it would rain, that would make things a little more exciting...OMG I just realized something....holy crap...I found excitement in my FOOD and going out too eat!!!! I have got to find something new to do...maybe I will take up blogging.L.

New Ticker

Alright, I put a new ticker on my page. For some reason it doesn't say total lost but I think people can figure it out. I saw a video of myself last night ( thanks Andrea) and was re-motivated as well as disgusted and frustrated. I know what I want, now I just have to go and get it. L.

Weight Loss Update

I lost another 1.2 lbs this week to add to my 5.4lbs loss from last week, so my total is a loss of 6.6 lbs in two weeks...I have to admit this week was alot harder because I did not plan as well and I went out to eat a few times and didn't make the best choices...so to have a loss was really shocking. I am so thankful for you prayers and support,I couldn't do this without it!!L.

Busy week

I will have a new post next week. This week has been a very busy week, no time to blog...nothing exciting anyway. I forgot my friends birthday...still dieting ...by the way the first three letters of dieting spells DIE, but I did save all my points for a great meal. It was worth it!!!I will be at Discovery this weekend. After that hopefully I will be free to blog..I weigh in on Tuesday and I will for sure post my progress( hopefully).If not I will let you know about that too. ILY L.

First week update...

It is just my first week but when I stepped on the scale at the local ww meeting place, I held my breath...The lady behind the counter looked up at me and smiled and said 5.4! I was stunned at first, how could I have gained 5.4, then she said "thats great" so I assumed at that point I had actually lost 5.4lbs...woohoo.....That is pretty good. I am happy and still alive so I guess it is something I can stick to...thanks to all of you for praying for me and my diet...it is working, lets keep it going ok? L.

I Love This Performance!! Sing it Sister...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4kdvXtjdY

Powerful oh so powerful

Wanna see something powerful click on the link below in the last post and watch this video.!!

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Fried Green Tomatoes....mmmmm

Alright, I admit that I may have some food issues. I LOVE food. I have a relationship with it. I even sometimes think about my next meal while I am eating one. When I found out that most people do not feel the same, I was shocked!! Some people have said they can't remember ever having a great meal...I mean they remember the experience but not the actual flavors and textures of or smells of the food. I remember a seafood salad I had on the boardwalk in Los Angeles and a grilled Mahi Mahi sandwich off the coast of Santa Montica so vividly that my mouth begins to water every time....oh, by the way, that was eight years ago. Thats right....issues. My issues go as far back as I can remember so getting help seems to be the solution. So yesterday, after "my last meal " that consisted of two pieces of fried fish, two hush puppies, garlic mashed potatoes, two flash fried biscuits and a full order of fried green tomatoes with a thousand island dipping sauce, almost sick and wreaking of fast food grease, I waddled my bloated, fat booty into a local Weight Watchers meeting and joined. As I wiped the crumbs from the front of my shirt, I picked the plan that doesn't count points but allows you to eat from a selected list of good foods, called The Core Plan, but heres the KEY, you can eat as much as it takes to feel satisfied...from this list. No counting, no starving!!! I think I can do that. I am ready to try. I will have accountability with the meetings and the fact that alot my friends are doing it too. I will have a ticker up soon to let you know how I am doing. I will be going to Asia in October and I would like to be 25lbs lighter. It will be a fight, but I am willing to tough it out. Nothing, and I mean nothing in my life has been as hard to deal with as my weight issues. Please pray for a strong will and motivation if you think of it, as I will need it on a daily basis. Food has always been my comfort and in some ways the love of my life. I need to put that focus back on God , where it belongs. I don't think I have ever admitted that till now. L.

Stop by...My new Salon

I have been tagged...Enjoy at my expense!!

I was tagged by my friend Ericka to give 8 random facts/habits about myself.The Rules:1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. (**if you’re a non-blogger, you can email them!)4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog. Unless everyone on your list has already been tagged, then you just feel very exposed as you reveal some of your innermost habits or random facts.....Enjoy. Random Fact #1.................. I am socially retarded....I am not good with meeting people for the first time or even worse in a large room with alot of people. I am o.k. with an introduction but I guess because I know that I am not going to remember them in 3 minutes, I flake out. I have been absolutely alone in a room literally filled with people, many, many times. If I am ever surrounded by people and I am the life of the party , it is all a tiring act that I have gotten really good at. It is incredibly frustrating. Random Fact #2 ........... In the fall, right before the first cold front comes in, I, as if possessed by the spirit of a hibernating bear, begin putting plastic and duct tape around all windows inside my house. I fill all gaps with expanding foam. I clean and dust off all heaters in preparation for the big chill. I go to the store and buy extra blankets and lots of meat to fill the freezer. I am not sure why I buy the meat. I just threw away bags and bags of meat some with a sell by date of 2oo1.... I kind of quietly freak out about the weather in the winter. I actually still have a window duct taped and plastisized, just too lazy to take it down for summer. Random Fact #3...........I have a rational fear of becoming hairy and moley. My grandmother was a moley woman and my Dermatologist said it was possible because of genetics, already very hairy, I just fear the day when I can't wax, shave or tweeze.... Random Fact # 4........... I often question my sanity...They say it is the artist in me...I don't know, I just question....Random Fact #5............. I would put a few habits on here but I have recently come to the realization that I don't really have any habits. I used to smoke but was able to break that habit, I can drink coffee or not doesn't matter, I don't really have any habits....I find that weird. If I don't put my watch out where I can see it, I won't put it on that day. I don't even have the habit to look at my empty wrist a 100 times on the days I didn't wear it. I look at it once and forget about it. I don't put a necklace on everyday, I just leave it on. Same with earrings. It is really wierd, to me anyway. If you can think of a habit that I may have let me know, it would be helpful. Random Fact # 6............. I have three dogs two of which are Huge ( over 150lbs) all of which stay inside the house and I have been told by many people that I NEVER smell like dog. Huge Huge ....huge. I have a secret...I just don't touch them after I get out of the shower or before I leave the house. Once my clothes are on, I am out the door...no touch the mama...Random Fact #7............. I collect things to put things in, containers, I typically don't put anything in them I just keep them in case I needed to. This is one of those time when I use Random Fact # 4. Random Fact #8................ I usually wait until I get the RED letter to pay my water bill, not really sure why, I pay all other bills on time but I have waited until disconnection day to pay it. It is kind of a control thing, I don't know, again Random Fact # 4....... I am looking forward to reading yours.L.

Cops the t.v. show

As I watch Cops the T.V. show, I am keenly aware that these people are clearly my neighbors or in the very least blood relatives of my neighbors. They proudly sport their mullets and wife beaters, and drive station wagons with artifical side paneling with a rusted mufflers...I am serious when I say I live in the WT GHETTO! I got up this morning and there were people in the dumpster across the street. Looking for God knows what. I came home and the little neighbor girls said " lock your doors somebody broke into our cars last night and stole a bunch of stuff ". The apartment complex across from my house is REALLY bad . It is one of those "ALL BILLS PAID" kind of places. So you can imagine the type of people it has attracted. My big issue is with the parents, they can't afford to pay their bills or utilities but have three or four bad-a** little kids who run up and down the street and by the age of 6 are better cussers than me. Until my doggies have passed away and gone to heaven I have to wait to move to nice place like my friend P. I can however pray that the government finds a way to add birth control to the water system of places like those across from my house . Until then....we are assured of one thing....many more episodes of Cops the tv show, as the next generation is now in training right outside my door. L.

First Day Jitters...

Today was the first day at the new place. Most people would be like " it is just a new location, it can't be that different." They would be wrong...it is so nice. This location has so much more class even though it is way smaller. Being smaller , it feels more intimate. I don't feel the stress and coldness from the noisy, ceramic tile hallways. I never even knew I experienced stress over that until today,when it wasn't there. I never thought I could work in a "station" as I have always had a "room" to work in. So far, I like having less "stuff " to worry about. I really like the people at the new salon, they are super sweet. My clients that came in today said that they loved it . That is what matters to me, my sweet clients. First day jitters aside, it was a great first day. L.