Weekend Recap...

Happy Monday! How was your weekend?

Saturday Justin had to work for a bit so I relaxed Saturday morning, slept in and caught up on household stuff. After Justin got off work I met him at an outdoorsman event he wanted to go to and then we headed out for an hibachi date. Word to the wise - there is nothing healthy about hibachi lol :) I hate half and didn't bring the other half home. We headed to Lowe's and Kohl's afterwards to do some returning and start pricing blinds.  It wasn't a super exciting day, but we enjoyed being together and crossing some stuff off our to-do list.

Sunday, I went back to Weight Watchers. I was excited to be back in the meetings. (If you are on the fence or not about the meetings/online - Do the Meetings, you have someone holding you accountable, someone who is there week after week to encourage you! It really does help!)

So today begins the tracking. Are any of you on Weight Watchers online, we can be friends on WW :)

During the meeting, one of the ladies was talking about how Weight Watchers is a fresh start each week. You keep track of one week at a time, weigh in - reflect on what was good/bad and what you can improve on and then start over the following week! It is nice taking this one week at a time, small goals seem so much more attainable! Weight Watchers has started a new program called Simply Filling. On this program you don't have to count points - you just simply eat power foods and go from there. I am counting points this week but I may try the new plan in the next few weeks. Right now, I need to count points, watch portions and really monitor what I am eating. 

Today ( I work 4-10s and off Mondays) I am going to take the pups on a walk, it is beautiful here! I have to run to Kroger's, DMV and post office. Hopefully those errands won't take too long. Tonight The Husband and I are going to watch The Mountaineers (WVU) play Texas. We are going to eat at Panera and I am not going to get the most delicious roasted pecans at the basketball game - those are my weakness :)

How was your weekend? Did you make healthy choices? Did you start something new/different?

Today, I was smart. I packed my Progressive soup, Special K Crackers, Laughing Cow, water and fruit - ready for lunch and snacks... Then we were gifted Chick-fil-a for lunch. I was so excited not to see those crispy little nuggets on a tray - because those, those are my favorite. I did eat a wrap (no dressing) 340 calories, not horrible..... What is horrible is the chocolate chip cookie I ate - my goodness it was good and the 8oz of sweet tea. Now, I am not calling today a failure - actually it hasn't been bad. I am on track with my points and my dinner is pre-planned so I will be good there - my cheat of a cookie and tea didn't put me over. So I am feeling pretty well with my choices today.

In other news, I caught up on Biggest Loser last night. I wasn't sad about who went home this week. I just don't have the connection with that contest that I do with others... That show inspires me, I know I don't have the resources and time that the contestants have while they're on the show - but I love watching and and hearing the weight loss stories.
 Marie's story, well I totally relate. She started doing the Biggest Loser to lose weight to have a baby. One of my main reasons to start this weight loss journey again.  Do you watch? Who are you hoping is the Biggest Loser?


We are expecting warmer temperatures this weekend. Finally we are out of the negatives! We have to clean out our garage. Since we moved in our house in September our garage has been a catch all - a place where boxes of unorganized stuff goes to die. I am hoping to get a handle on it some of the chaos this weekend!

Weekends are usually harder for me to stay on track. We typically eat and snack on whatever we want. That will have to change this weekend! I will let you know how that goes!

Thanks for everyone that has stopped by or sent well wishes, your support and interest is exactly why I decided to sign up for this Challenge! Have a great weekend!

Day 1

If you are visiting from Skinny Meg's blog, welcome! Thanks for visiting! I am so excited to lose this weight once and for all!!

For those of you who are regulars, Hi Mom, let me recap what I am doing. I am participating in Skinny Meg's Diet Bet Challenge. I have until Feb 4th to lose 12lbs - that is 4% of my weight. If I do that I at least get my money back I invested with a chance of winning more! Weekly I will write into Meg, tell her what I am struggling with, how the changes are coming and let everyone know if I have lost any weight!

Blog wise - I am going to post daily, but I will do a weekly recap for Meg and post it here as well. I hope that you will stick around after the 4 weeks and watch as I completely transform :)

My goals for the next 4 weeks are simple -

Eat better
Eat less
Move more
Sit less

Sunday, the 12th I am joining Weight Watchers again. It works, if I do it. I am ready to do it. Exercise will be at home until it warms up, then I will start running again. I refuse to run when it is negative outside. I have an eliptical an Jillian videos that I will use until the weather warms up. I also o Yin Yoga every other Sunday evening - but that is more for relaxation :)  I am excited.

Last night as I was trying to find an outfit to wear for my pictures to send in to Meg, I was trying to find an outfit that showed how big I was, but still looked cute. I usually try to hide everything, wear Spanx and suck it in. It was very hard to take the pictures that I shared with her/you. But I want this to be an honest journey (yeah, I put lotion on my extra dry legs and painted my nails before I took them - I wanted to look some what decent). I am excited to share it!

So if you are reading this, let me know about you. Where can I read about your journey? What tips do you have for me? Any advice? Encouragement? I can't wait to hear from you.