Addendum, or Going Out With A Bang...

Here's Thursday update for you.  We weren't able to attend our first WW meeting last night so we will start tonight. Again, wish us luck!  I am still very proud of the work I've done so far but have decided I really need this structured jump start.  And since I'm going to jump start, my sick brain decided I'm going out in a blaze of glory (preach, Jon Bon Jovi!).

So there I was, in the car with my friend. We'll call her 'Floyd' for anonymity's sake. Low and behold, the car drives right to our closest 5 Guys restaurant!  I'll spare you the details but it was an ugly, barbeque sauce-covered mess.  With fries.  And a Coke.  Ok so we feel guilty, gross and bloated now, but it was soooo good!  It went a little something like this --------------------------->
No words that I type could convey my love for 5 Guys accurately but this guy does the trick! I'm convinced we would be best friends if we met.  From now on, when I want 5 Guys I'll just watch this instead.





Don't judge.  I'm addicted to food and you all already know that! Getting better....No more 5 Guys...

I'm no jive turkey...

Well y'all, Thanksgiving came and left with little fuss.  My brain is a bit fuzzy as my diet for the past 24 hours has consisted mostly of Nyquil for a funky little chest cold that I have going on over here on the sick-couch.  To make this post easy on all of us, I'll list some highlights and lowlights for the Thanksgiving weekend and the past couple of days.

Thanksgiving highlights
I had a nice easy day shopping with my mom in the morning and a dinner with our my husband's family.  Our dinner was nice and mostly healthy and there was no corn & mashed potato mountain of doom. (I have witnesses!)  I avoided the green bean casserole and that almost killed me! I could hear it crying after I shunned it. I did not avoid pie - though I only had 1/2 a slice.  Little victories.  I also did not step on the scale after; or since last Sunday. We'll get to that later.

General highlights

Gosh!

Again this past few days, I have had friends check in on me to see how I'm doing. And I have one friend who IMs me nearly every day just checking on me. I some bad-ass friends I tell you.  Even my friends who I never see rock - even a little text or email helps!

I started 'playing' Just Dance on our Wii U.  I have to say it is awesome! -And hilarious for my husband to watch as I try to look like Nicki Minaj.  It is one heck of a work-out! I think this is a great way to stay mobile; especially when its gross outside.  Before you even think it, NO, this is not like saying "Oh, I do Wii fit...".  You must MOVE to hang in there with the songs.  And of course I'm doing my own karaoke show for myself along with each song.  I'm perfecting some pretty sweet moves.

New decisions
So I made some progress in the first weeks of my little project, but I don't think I'm structured enough.
-And I don't think I can build the structure I need myself.  So my buddy and I are going to give Weight Watchers a shot. I'm going to start going tomorrow, which is why I didn't weigh myself.  I was getting a little kooky about it so I'll let the WW people take care of that for me.  I did try this program a looooong time ago and it seemed to work when I followed it - which lasted about two or three weeks. Ugh.   Wish us luck!

In off the ledge (or, A Niblet's Demise)...

Well I'm proud to say I'm back down to 276!!! I buckled down a little bit more since I last posted and feel a little better about my whole deal. -Just in time for Thanksgiving. Hopefully I can control myself, but y'all just don't know what mashed potatoes do to a big girl!

See - I'm not the only one...

I mean here's how sick I am. WAS. How sick I was. I'd have to have a giant pile of 'taters that had some height to it. Why? Duh...because I'd have to dig a hole and fill it full of butter and precious little corn niblets!! Then after a few bites with the nearest spork or other utensil, modern conveniences won't do and I have to start using my rolls ( yes plural ) to dip! You get the picture...do you need a cigarette? Whew! I sure do!

Not this year. I'll enjoy myself for sure; but no potato mountains. And I certainly won't be talking to the poor little niblets as they drown in Country Crock. -Not that I ever did that, I'm just sayin'...

All gluttony aside, though, I really do feel a little better. I'm finding that it's still tough keep these new habits in tact but I'm trying. I feel like I may need some sort of new jump start soon. Suggestions welcomed.

Now sorry to get mushy, but I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and can spend some time with family and friends. My home-town community got hit with a harsh dose of reality this week with the sudden loss of a child. Things like this make one think hard about the ones closest to us. Just do me a favor and have a great time over the holidays, but think some good thoughts about folks who are struggling.

So...yeah...I've got that goin' for me...

I'm back after an unplanned blog hiatus.  My last post on October 28th was short, sweet and exciting!

Now what?

I'm back up a few pounds and have not been active at all in the past week.  I guess one could say I've fallen off the horse.  It's so funny how a person can work to form new habits, be doing really well with them, and then BOOM goes the dynamite. I know, given my history, that am always one Wendy's #1 combo meal away from sliding off track.  Once you have one, you can't stop!

Our trip to GA - Cropped from boobs-up of course.

Well, yeah, so that happened.  We went a little vacation to visit friends and it was awesome! We had a blast but I made the mistake of uttering those famous fat girl words, "Dude, I'm on vacation! I'm not worrying about my diet..."  -And in the week since, I've taken that same lazy attitude with me a bit. Things at work are very busy, college basketball season has started, and my time is stretched a little bit thin right now.  So during times like this, my high-maintenence, serious friends like vegetables and my 5k Training App tend to get the boot and I prefer the company of pizza, Dr. Pepper and sweet tea.  They're like the friend you have who might be a little bit dumb, but you love him/her because he/she is low-maintenence, easy going, sweet and readily available.  I've been taking this route, and this combined a little natural hurdle can be so discouraging!

**Warning to men (and women in denial) - I'm going to talk briefly about my /<gasp> /<whisper> PERIOD.**

Look y'all , it sucks.  We know it's coming. We know what it does to us medically - always a headache, cramps, general shrewish behavior, sore bits-n-pieces and ALWAYS water/weight retention.  We KNOW this. Yet still when the scale creeps up and our jeans are a little tight it's still very, very discouraging.  So what happens? Pass the cheese fries, please!  I know we women should be thankful for our period (yes, y'all, say it out loud - period. It's okay.) because we know our bodies are carrying on well naturally.  But, other than the life disruptions we have to go through monthly when it shows up, menses seems to derail our whole train of logical thinking and make us a little bit brain-dead. Why is that?  I know all of these things and yet still I'm discouraged as heck!

Anyway, enough about that.  The good news is there's always tomorrow and I'll get back on the horse. -Had a healthy grocery shopping trip last night and I got a safety light for being on the road after dark (thanks a lot, time change!)    So I've got the goin' for me, which is nice. ----------------------------------------->

Lastly today, I've had a few friends check on me this week just to see how I'm feeling or how I'm progressing with my new life choices.  You all win 100 cool points from me! I really appreciate that!!

This week, I need to try and plan meals a little better, use myfitnesspal (because it helps!) and get out on the pavement!