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Well, I survived yet another day and my first quiz in anatomy. I think I missed 2 out of 20 which isn’t to bad.  I hope I do that well on my algebra test and psych test this week. 

My day started off real well.  I had a small bowl of cereal then I went to the mall and walked for an hour.   I then went to Wal-mart and put money on a gift card and downloaded some songs off of Walmart.com.  I burned them on a cd to take with me to the mall tomorrow to listen to. I just don’t like the mall music.  It was great because I found the song that was played at my wedding. It’s called The Battle Hymn of Love by Kathy Mattea.  I can hear it when I’m walking and it will remind me of one of the reasons I’m doing this and that is to live longer with my hubby.  I’m a fan of  different types of music.  I like everything from Toby Keith, Rodney Atkins to Bon Jovi and Motley Crue.  I’m mostly country but the cd has a little of everything. 
Well, I hope you all are doing good.  We have to remember to take this one day at a time and we will slowly reach our goals and make our wishes come true!!!!

Have you ever thought of making a game out of weight loss?  I have.  I have two friends, one I met in my job at Wal-mart and one I met online three years ago who has become my best friend.  It was something I thought of a couple of months ago.  You know how hard it gets to get in water, exercise and how easy it is to make excuses to get out of it.  Well, our game gives incentives to get them in.  Basically the way it works is, we get five points for water (each bottle), 30 min of exercise, fruit ( one per meal and snack up to 6), veggie (same rule as fruit), breakfast, and each pound lost ( weighing in no more then once a week).  If you don’t get in any of the previous with the exception of weigh ins, then you have to subtract five points.  You get bonus points for not eating out with the exception of subway.  You also get bonus points for exercising for an hour a day.  It may sound silly to some but it usually keeps me from making excuses of not exercising and all of the above.  Our points challenges run six weeks at a time.  Whoever has the most points at the end of the six weeks, gets rewarded with an angel we are passing around and with a personal gift from the last place person that costs only $5 or less.  It is fun and we give each other a lot of support as well. 
I believe that you can never have to much support. I love getting and giving support.  My friends there and here are absolutely awesome.  I know I can come on here and read other blogs and get inspiration and get comments on my blog.  It’s great because I’ve been other places where you can spill your heart out and no one seems to listen, comment, or care.  I don’t expect comments everyday but so far I’ve gotten one here everyday and it feels great. 

My family is supportive as well. I know Mary was talking about in her blog how her husband wouldn’t let her quit.  It was very inspirational.  My hubby is the same way but he’s been very hard on me.  The poor man came up to me the other day and told me that I needed to buy him some jeans that were a size bigger then he’s been wearing.  I had to laugh.  This is the first time he’s admitted he needs a bigger pair of jeans.  He used to wear  a size 29 and now I’m getting to buy him a size 36.  I’m trying to convince him that he needs to do this with me.  I think after I go into phase 2 and the food in the house changes that hopefully  he’ll lose.  He keeps saying that he’s going to go to the Y with me and wouldn’t let me cancel the membership.  I don’t mind paying for it as long as someone is using it.   He’s not a big man.  I just don’t want him to end up with a bigger weight problem.  He is starting to understand my plight more now.  He’s always been supportive but not understanding.  He thinks you need  willpower and that will do it.
Anyway, I’ve rambled on enough. I’m in a talkative mood tonite.  Thank you all for listening.  I love it here. 

I’m feeling pretty yucky today.  My uncle is watching my grandmother tonite for me so I can stay home and relax.  I’m getting ready to go and take a bath and go to bed but i thought I would update on here first. 
I’ve not done to bad today but it’s simple when you don’t feel like eating because all the food makes your stomach cramp.  It’s been like this for two days.  It’s a little better today but not the greatest.

I still managed to get my exercise in.  I promised my son a trip to the mall so we went a half hour before it opened and walked.  It was hard to do when I didn’t feel well but I’m glad I did it.  I normally would have backed out and just came home. 
I’ve got a lot of studying to do.  I got a note in the mail today regarding a dean’s list party.  I wasn’t going to go but decided that it would be nice to go so my family and I are going. It’s next Sunday.  I’m not cocky enough to think that I’ll make the dean’s list again so I want to bask in the glory while I can…lol!!! This semester is so much harder. I’m trying harder but I don’t feel like i’m absorbing the information from the chapters that I’m reading.  I have reading to do in three subjects (english, psychology, and anatomy) and then I have an algebra class which I haven’t found to difficult. Math is nice though.  You do the problems then you are done.  I’m using every resource available to help me in my other classes. I’m not to worried about English except for the two essays and that’s only because I can’t think of topics to write about. They have to be argumentative essays.  I hate those kinds.  The whole point of my rambling is that I don’t expect to get straight A’s again this semester.  It won’t be for a lack of trying though.
Okay, well I’m off to bathe and go to bed. I get to sleep in tomorrow morning and then it is off to the grocery store. I’m out of fruit.  YIKES!!!!!

I wanted to verify the diet I’m following and what it entails. I am doing Bob Greene’s Best Life diet.  During the first phase you don’t change what you eat.  Instead you:

1.  Stop eating 2 hours before bedtime

2. take a vitamin

3.  work on incorporating or upping exercise

4. eat breakfast

5. Drink water

He believes in taking small steps.  He also has you starting to work on why you eat and what got you into this position in the first place.  The first phase only lasts four weeks.  The second phase has you work on food.  I think it’s good because it doesn’t overwhelm you at the start.  Now, I took it overboard on not changing what you eat.  I should have never picked up pop but I’m going to quit now.  I’m going to work on fixing healthier food. 

i want to thank everyone again for the comments left on my journal. I really appreciate the concern. I look forward to coming on here and seeing the comments people have left me.

Okay, I got a rude awakening tonite.  I know since starting phase 1 of my diet which says not to change your diet. I’ve gone back to pop and stuff that isn’t good for me.  The only thing I’ve overdone is the pop.  Well, it has stopped now.  While I’m following the diet to every other point, the pop was not a good idea.  I tried on a pair of jeans that fit a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t even come close to getting them on. I don’t feel that it is just from the pop but from a number of things. One being my monthly is due and my tummy has been upset and bloated the last couple of days.  I need to get my act together though and do this right. I ended up putting on another pair of pants that were tight but I could fit them on. I’m going to work hard to get this weight off.  Nothing will stop me.  I’m saying good bye to pop for the last time. 

Well, I got a pleasant surprise in the mail today. It has nothing to do with weight loss but it was a great pick me up.  I got a notice that I made the Dean’s list at school last semester. I made straight A’s last semester but most of them were in the basic courses so I didn’t think they counted. I was thrilled to find out that they did.  My 10 year old thought it was great as well.  I’m pretty happy about that but it doesn’t mean I will do it again. It is an accomplishment though and one to be proud of.
Diet wise today wasn’t to bad. I’m not feeling good so that helps. I think I’m getting the stomach flu which isn’t a good thing.  I’ve not ate much so that should help me.  I did go to the mall and walk. I’m making a weird decision when it comes and that is I’m going to cancel my Y membership.  Why?  I don’t  use it. I have an elliptical, stationary bike, and weight bench with weights at home. I prefer walking when it is nice.  I am spending over forty bucks a month on the membership and don’t use it so I’m going to cancel it on Monday.  I am going to continue walking the mall.  It’ll be easy to do most days.  The mall is not in the town I live in but is in the town I work at and go to school at. I walk the mall before the stores open so I don’t have to worry about spending money.  It’s also not a huge mall so there isn’t many people in there. I do enjoy it though. It takes ten minutes to walk the entire mall. 

I want to thank everyone for their comments on my blog. It really inspires me to know that you care enough to read and comment.  I’m getting better about coming on and updating.  Again thank you!!!!

I went walking for an hour at the mall today. I hope to do the same tomorrow.  It’s nice to be able to walk indoors where it is warm. I was the youngest one doing it but I don’t care my health is what is important.  I want to lose this weight badly.
My tummy has been upset today. I just realized a few minutes ago that I never ate supper. LOL!!!!  I’m not hungry either so I’m not to worried. I’ll probably wake up famished in the morning but that is okay.  I’ll eat a good breakfast. 

I’ve been real busy with school and homework.  This semester is so much tougher than last semester.  I’m really liking my psychology class.  The teacher is wonderful and I’m learning stuff that i can apply to real life which always helps.  I’ve got two tests next week and one quiz. I’m not looking forward to them but I will try to be confident that I can do good. I’m handling the classes and my diet better this time around. I’m sure that it is helping that I’m following a more formulized plan. I am going to enter 2008 much smaller than I started 2007.

I’m just checking in.  There isn’t much that has happened today and not a whole bunch to say.  I’m on though and I’m checking blogs and finding support. 

I’m not a football fan but think it’s cool that the Indianapolis Colts are going to the superbowl. I live in Indiana so it’s cool!!!

Okay, the hardest part of my new plan is staying off the scales. I was one of the daily scales people. I would weigh every day after I got up.  I can’t get on the scales for four weeks.  UGH!!!  I don’t know if I can make it or not.

The one thing I’m finding out is that I’m not craving anything bad.  It’s weird because for the first four weeks you don’t make any changes to food other than make sure you get all three meals in and you eat what you want and how much.  I guess it goes back to the old adage that you want what you can’t have.  I guess now that I can have it I don’t want it. I’m not arguing because I was really afraid that I would gain during this four weeks.  I’m thinking maybe I’ll actually lose because I’m not obsessing over what I can’t have and therefore not really wanting it.
I did well yesterday including a 90 min walk with my sister in law in the mall at Logan.  She’s having problems with my brother and needed to talk.  We have a great relationship.  I hope her and my brother can work things out but will understand if it doesn’t.
I’m looking forward to another great day. I’ve been trying my best to get back on here everyday.  I did catch up on reading my blog subscriptions so that was a great feeling.  YOu all are so positive here that I love it.

Well, today was another good day.  I started it with a 90 min walk in the mall.  I’ve done well and am pretty proud of myself.  I think it may help that since I’ve relaxed a little with the first phase of this diet that it has helped.  I  think sometimes I try so hard that it doesn’t do me any good.  I am not going out of my way to eat wrong. Heck, the only think I’m doing wrong is pop and then I’m still limiting it.  I’m still eating my fruits and veggies and drinking my water.  I’m still exercising.  I’m still doing what is important.  The second phase which starts in four weeks is alot more to do with food and I plan on going through my cupboards and getting rid of junk and also during this four weeks I’m going to work on a menu and do my best to stick to it.  I haven’t been this excited in a long time.  My mother in law is even going to do it with me.  YOu can never have to much support.