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Blessed Memorial Day!
Remember to take time to remember those who've given their life for our freedoms as well as family and friends who've left this earth but live on in our hearts.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
WEIGH IN 5-20-19
162/167/135
As you can see, the scale hasn't budged. I'm stuck - again! But I have a plan.
My husband is always telling me 'it's good to have a plan'. Coming from someone who doesn't plan things, I find that quite funny. I'm the planner! lol I like to have a road map. And I've got one in hand going forward for the next two weeks.
#1 - More veggies. I've gotten away from eating salads/ veggies.
#2 - The Gazelle
On the second one, even though I'm getting in anywhere from 6,000 - 14,000 steps a day (yes, you read that last number correctly), I still need a bit of cardio. A good clip walk on the gazelle should help.
I have two weeks to drop at least one, preferably two, pounds. Since neither Bob nor I won the last weight loss challenge, the pot is at $200 when he comes home on the 30th. Boy, could I use that. I put in my largest Stampin' Up! order in twenty years, a couple of weeks ago and I need the cash to pay off the card without dipping into my CO trip money any more than necessary. So, yeah.. gotta put forth a bit more effort.
How do you handle plateaus? I'd love tips right now!
Enjoy the Journey!
Monday, May 6, 2019
WEIGH IN 5-6-19
162/167/135
Okay.. so you were treated to a different type of blog post last week. LOL That Weekend Travel post was to go under my An Ozarks Journal blog. Geez. I usually catch those burps but in trying to get posts up so that Bob and I could spend our last couple of days together, that one went by me. Now I know why the post did NOT show up on the journal blog.
Okay.. so a couple of things to cover today. I sincerely hope you'll understand what I'm about to say.
First off, I HAVE to do better about my weight loss. My glucose numbers are reflecting the fact I've put five pounds back on. I'll admit. When Bob is home, I don't do my salads here at home every day. I don't eat the amount of vegies I should.. because Bob's intake is limited to two things:
canned peas (ewww)
french style green beans with cheese sauce (I like these actually LOL)
But I can only eat so many green beans. When I make him peas I will eat them if I can mix them with mashed potatoes. Otherwise, I will make frozen peas.
As you'll see below, if you don't know already, I am a Stampin' UP! demonstrator. I placed a reasonable order last week from Clearance to build up my future Etsy shop plus put in a big order (the largest I've EVER placed) on our pre-order in preparation for the 2019-2020 catalog releasing June 4th. I have to pay for that so I'm turning in all of my change.
But here's the thing..
1) I found a hidden $100 bill yesterday from a previous weight challenge won
2) Last weigh in neither of us one... making this new round worth $200!!!
Winning this current challenge would pay for half my order. That would be really sweet. I have enough change stashed in the office to cover the rest... I hoard my change and in this case, that's a good thing LOL
So I REALLY need to buckle down and get back to eating properly.
Stress also raises glucose numbers and I've been stressed a lot trying to get time in the garden between rain drops, keep up with blogs (which I'm only succeeding on 2 at the moment), get the house straightened up before the girls' arrival and stay on top of office stuff in general. Did I mention writing Book 2 in the series? LOL
So yeah.. something has to give!
Last week was a perfect example of how crazy things are here... and with the girls' arrival on June 1 the time allotments will only get tighter. I HAVE to cut some things.
June 1 - the girls arrive
June 4 - Stampin' UP! new catalog release
June 20thish - Launch Etsy shop
July 1 - Book 2 in my series releases
Mid-August - the girls go back home
August 25 - Contest entries due
September 4 - Stampin' UP! Holiday catalog launches
October 1 - Book 3 in series releases
While this blog began as a weight loss journey, I'm not getting comments/ feedback.. lots of voyeurism. I'm okay with that as long as I know what I'm sharing is helping someone to at least feel they are not alone on this journey.
So here's the deal..
Based on the afore mentioned schedule, I have to step back from the blogs that are not part of my income flow at the moment. My summer is dedicated to book writing, new product launch, prepping for the Etsy grand opening and most of all - TIME WITH MY GIRLS! We will be doing all kinds of fun stuff. Abby's my crafter and Adrian is my garden buddy. Plus there will be field trips and library days, time at the creek... well, you get the idea.
So until September 1, this blog will be my Monday Weigh In. I KNOW I can't plan anything else.
In the mean time, I hope to get some other posts organized so I can get us through the rest of the year without fail.
By the end of this year I will know whether or not this blog continues into 2020....
... and a big part of that decision will come from you.
If you want this blog to continue, if you get anything from my posts I NEED to hear from you.
For now... I'm stepping back and Enjoying the Journey
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