FIRM This Fanny

Goal??

161 YIPPEE This is the lowest I've been all month. My goal was to make it to 160 but I've have decided to give myself until Saturday to reach that goal. I have made a few decisions ...

1. 2 meals (low carb) and no snacks helps me lose the fastest. Less choices make my life much simpler!

2. Simplify exercise so that I will be consistent with it. I have decided to just do the treadmill for 30 minutes per day 5-6 days per week. I am going to focus on losing the weight then get into weights before the summer. I just have to get some of this fat off before you can even see the muscle! Consistency is the key .. if I make an elaborate exercise plan I know I won't stick to it. I will start doing weights or the Firm in March. Actually I might just do weights on my own in February then do the Firm starting in March in order to get my body in bikini shape (since I am going to lose this weight before summer!) I probably should walk longer than 30 mins but I am going to keep it simple this month. For the rest of this week at least it is only 30 mins TM and I will figure out if I'm doing weights next week.

My weight goal for Feb is 155. I haven't been that low in a long time! Finally time to get out of the 60's. I have lost 13 lbs since Thanksgiving. I didn't screw up too bad in Dec but January was really hard for me for some reason. I had a lot of 'off' days and restarts. I feel like I am in the groove now. My diet partner (my sister) is super motivated so that is helping me stay focused too.

Flowers & Chocolate

It’s that time of year again … the love and valentine commercials are all over the place. My husband and I have been together for almost 14 years and he has never done much (if anything) for me for Valentines Day. I know it shouldn’t bother me but it is nice to get a special treat just to say I love you. Since we are so health conscious now he could splurge and get me some Organic Valentine's Chocolate. Actually, Chris is the chocolate lover in the family so I guess I should get them for him. He loves his chocolate and if it’s organic it makes him feel as if he’s not eating so bad!

Traveling Scale

161.5 How pathetic is this - I brought my own scale with my to my sister's house since I spent the night there last night. I really didn't want to miss a weigh-in this week and I thought it might help me stay on track and not snack last night. I did 'cheat' and have a few animal crackers. I can bypass donuts but give me crackers (animal, saltines, trisquits, etc) and I have no staying power. Weird I know.

I always sleep like crap over there so this morning I woke up with a headache and tired. I am only wearing 1 contact since I have an eye infection in my right eye. I am getting glasses today - they came in quick! The eye doctor won't fit me for a new pair of contacts until the infection is gone and I am not suppose to wear my contact. Lovely. I feel gross, ugly, fat and now glasses with ugly, dorky hair. Just great ...

Facelift?

I slept over at my sister’s house last night because her husband is away on business. She is a chicken and gets scared staying by herself. I told her I would only stay 1 night but we had a great time last night. I highlighted her hair, drank wine and watched reality TV. We were watching the Housewives of Orange County. There was an episode where all the ladies went to a cosmetic surgeon’s office for a consultation – champagne included! I am turning 40 on 12/27 this year and I am starting to really think about how cosmetic surgery might be an option in the future. I saw Dolly Parton on TV saying that if she sees something sagging, drooping or hanging she is going to get it nicked, tucked or sucked. OMG don’t you love it! A Detroit facelift might be in this girls future and I think my husband wouldn’t fight me on this one. I'd love to start out with some botox but for now I'm just doing my face exercises...

Hair Troubles

162 Ugh same today as yesterday. Just have to stay on track. My sister's husband went away again on a business trip and I wasn't going to spend the night there but my sister tempted me with an evening of wine and hair highlighting. I tried to do Jillian Michael's 'Frontal' DVD today and that woman just about killed me. I think I'm going to stick with the Firm. I was drawn in by the workout only being 30 minutes. I have spent the whole day searching hair and looking back at all my old hair pictures. I can't decide what I want to do with my hair. I feel so ugly lately. I have this Victoria Beckam 'Pob' hairstyle that I am not quite sure how to grow out. Whenever I cut my hair I then want to grow it back out but once I grow it out it looks like sh*t and then I want to cut it again. When it is long it is always in a ponytail also but when it is short I am forced to do my hair.

Kelley said she would make a taco salad tonight so I will eat on track. I think my calories were a bit high yesterday so maybe that is why I'm not down. I am going to bring my scale with me so I can weigh myself first thing tomorrow AM at her house.

College Grants

Chris and I started having a conversation about our daughter’s college education (AKA expenses!). We have started a college savings account but the expense of college is going to be more than our savings. I am a firm believer that kids should be responsible for part of their college expense. I am not saying that they have to take on a huge burden but they should have some responsibility. My youngest sister (“backstabber”) cost my parents over $40k and she barely has any credits before she dropped out due to poor grades. I am hoping our daughter will get college grants to help with the expense. That is why we are pushing her with music. She isn’t much of a sports person but she excels with music!

Weekend ER Trip

162 I totally screwed up on Saturday. Chris and I went over to my sister's house for my niece's birthday party and as soon as I saw the chex mix my hand was in it! I do fine if I stay at home but once I leave the confines of my house I screw up. I don't know why I do that to myself! My 3 year old nephew got pummeled by the older kids going for the pinata candy and it ended up (after a 5 hr ER trip) that his collar bone was broken. Not a fun weekend! I stayed with the kids while my sister brought him to the ER so Chris brought me Chinese food. Not a good weekend! I was up 2 lbs on Sunday but I'm down 1.5 today. I have to get to 160 by Saturday - if I stay OP that shouldn't be a problem ... crossing fingers!

Family Tree

My father and I were having an interesting conversation this weekend about our family tree. He remembers a lot of his relatives but I wish I had gotten more specifics from my grandmother before she died. My mother remembers a decent amount also so I think it would be great for my daughter to have a family tree of my side of the family. My husband on the other hand doesn’t know his family tree at all. His father is dead and he hasn’t spoken to his mother in years. His brother probably remembers more than Chris does but that isn’t saying much either! What a great gift to give your kids though!

Weekend Fears

161.5 (-.5) I am down to what I was last Saturday before all my screwups last weekend. I sure hope I am good tonite. I didn't get a chance to workout this morning but I will be spending the day cleaning. My niece's birthday party is tonight so I pray I am able to resist all the crap kid food. Chris wants to order Chinese tonite. I can do chinese pretty low carb. I have a tiny bit of rice with my pepper steak so that shouldn't be too bad.

Weekends are so freaking hard! Stay strong!!

Wonky Eye

I noticed yesterday that my right eyelid is super droopy and I've been having a hard time seeing out of that contact. I have hard contacts which I love but I don't have a pair of glasses to where when the contacts get irritating. I made an eye doctor appointment but I think I will be buying my contacts and glasses (lenses and frames) online. Here is a Great Discovery: www.ZenniOptical.com. If you only use your glasses at home and where contacts the majority of the time then I think this is a great way to save some money!