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Out of It - Depressed - Lose Weight Blog

2009-07-14T07:42:00.001-07:00

I've been a little out of it lately, perhaps due to PMS or maybe just laziness, but I'm doing a bit better today and hope to behave where food is concerned. Yesterday, my husband took the day off and helped me with some of my websites by submitting our site to places that offer free web directory submission, and that lifted my spirits. I've had too much on my plate of late, so anything seemed to be bound to push me off the cliff so to speak.

You know, when we think about weight loss, especially if our scale seems to be showing us that we're going in the wrong direction, a shadow seems to fall over our day, at least that is the way it is with me. However, the sun is shining brighter today and I'm wearing green, so I'm feeling better. I hope you're doing o.k.

Back from Vacation - Weight Loss Moves

2009-06-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

I haven't been here in a while, not because I'm avoiding revealing my horrid slide into bad eating and weight gain. I've actually been out of town and although I could try to stay away from bat eating habits, when I'm with others who are in a celebratory mode, I just wasn't able to do it. My sister-in-law graduated from high school and is on her way to college, so when the family planned on getting together, the bad eating days were ON!

I had lots of tasty, delicious, not so healthy for you meals and therefore, have been avoiding the scale like horse supplements since I came back home. It's been a crazy ride up the scale and now that I'm back home, I can focus a little more on better eating. On top of that, I need to get it in gear since I was diagnosed with "high cholesterol" a few months back. I don't take medication for this, but it's something to be concerned about, right! I mean, I'm not that old yet and high cholesterol isn't even a family condition, so....

Oh well, I'm getting back to my healthy eating habits right away, so there's a light at the end of the tunnel.... I hope!

Vacation Week - Weight Loss Moves

2009-06-15T04:02:00.000-07:00

Today, I will not talk about weight loss since I'm no further than where I was last week. I am still maintaining even though I know I should be losing. It'll get better. I know it will, so I'm not worried about it.

This is the week that I'm going away and I can't wait to get there and be back home. I use to really look forward to vacations and I do now too, but it's a little different since I have a business. The business basically goes on the road with me and not having my files and my fingertips for several days at a time can throw my flow off a little bit.

On the other hand, I do have an awesome air card from Verizon that I take wherever I go, so it is a huge help. It's like being lost and having one of those gps systems to get you out of trouble. Without that card, I don't know what I would do. My business would not be able to run otherwise. I need internet access. After all, my business is online!

A few years ago, the internet was nowhere near as important for my family as it is today. Half of our income comes from this wonderful world of the world wide web. Anyway, until next time. Gotta run!

Weight Loss Moves Update

2009-06-08T04:26:00.001-07:00

It's hard to believe that one can let oneself go through so many ups and downs with weight loss, but there you have it! That's what I've been doing. I've been doing a self checkin once a week for a month now and I'm exactly where I started a month ago. During the month, I lost weight and then gained it back week to week. Just that small journaling is really telling. What am I really doing here? What are my goals? Am I to maintain weight that I know I need to lose or am I really trying to lose weight?

Well, I know that I want to lose 30 pounds. I know that I need to do it for health reasons and also because it's uncomfortable carrying around weight I don't need. It doesn't look good and doesn't make me feel good either. I've been reading about colon cleansers that boost weight loss, such as the Colonix program, and I know it's true that keeping your colon cleansed does wonders for your system and even keeps you having a healthy glow to your skin, but it's not enough to actually keep the weight down. You have to change your lifestyle!

So, here we are at the start of a new week and I am reaffirming my commitment to weight loss. My children are home with me for the summer and I'm determined to keep them active as well as myself. We'll see what exercise does to assist.

Weight Loss Update - Weight Loss Moves

2009-05-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

175 lbs...Oh Happy Day! I haven't seen that number in a few weeks. I was getting worried. I've been walking, cleaning, exercising and basically sweating everyday. My sweat periods have been specifically designed so that I could make sure I'm getting my heart rate up and toxins out.

I have also cut back "again" on eating meats. I tell you that this is a big factor in my particular weight gain. When I eat meat once a day instead of twice, replacing the meat with beans, nuts, or other veggie/fruit, things really start moving on the scale. On the other hand, there are just those days when I can't help it. I'm craving chicken or even fish. I guess fish is definitely the better choice there, but I'm not always in the mood for fish.

That reminds me that I need to go to Costco and the super market. WOW! Talking about Costco, are all Circuit City stores gone now? They were around for so long and the one I use to go to was on the way to Costco. I use to love making stops in there just to browse.

Anyway, I have just a few weeks left to lose some unwanted pounds before I go on my trip. I've lost about 5 lbs. I'm thinking I could sprint the no-meat deal for another few weeks just to get the extra 5 lbs off. I'll feel really great if I see 169 or something in the 160s. I want! I want!

So, I CAN DO IT! How are you doing?

Times are Changing - Weight Loss Moves

2009-05-18T05:33:00.000-07:00

Times are changing and so must I. My son is almost finished with his first year in school (Kindergarten) and my daughter is on her way in to pre-school. I'm going to be on my own for the first part of the day and will no longer have an excuse for my weight gain. I really shouldn't have an excuse now, but I can't avoid the fact that caring for a child at home does bring with it challenges such as exhaustion at the end of the day, entertaining foods that should not be eaten by a 36 year old without penalty and even the constant demanding housemaking workload. All of those things have certainly contributed to my feeling unmotivated to work out.

Yes, I know that working out is a stress reliever and that it's healthy for me, but tell my body that when all I want to do is sleep or just sit there and ignore everything I should be doing. Most days I dream of just laying down uninterrupted. Alas, it's still just a dream. Although, I must admit that lately, every now and then, my husband does allow me a little "me" time on the weekends.

I guess I have to gear up for the next step to parenting, that of taking the kids to their events, supporting them when they need homework help and the like. I'm glad I'm not in the acne treatments phase. I don't know what I'm going to do when they start going through puberty. Oh my goodness. I'll be in my 40s and they'll probably be taller than me. I'll just have to keep repeating to myself, "You're not alone. You're not alone." LOL!

Anyway, so this weekend was a bust for weight loss. I was PMSing big time and wanted to eat everything in site. On the other hand, it's all down hill from today forward. The monthly came and I'm no longer ravenous. I have to find a way to control those urges during that week before my friend hits. Oh well, on to more research on how to control urges to eat everything in site.

If you have any input, please divulge.

The Weather and Walking - Weight Loss Moves

2009-05-15T07:22:00.001-07:00

It's finally raining. Hooray!!! I guess that puts a damper on my walking plans for the day. Does that mean I'm not going to get my exercise in? It better not mean that even though I want to jump up and down and say, "YES! YES! YES!" The fact is that I can't let today go by. I was suppose to go walking yesterday, but my daughter had an accident, so I ended up taking her to the ER and was exhausted after we finally got home.

Thank goodness for health insurance. You know, I had so much trouble getting with MediKids here in Florida. I qualified, but the process took almost six months to finalize. In the meantime, since I wasn't sure what I was going to do if my daughter got sick, I was following up on all of these health insurance leads. I was really worried when she would catch a simple cold. There is nothing like the idea that you won't be able to pay for your children's doctor bills. It was pretty scary. When I finally started to make a decision to just buy into a health plan, things finally passed with MediKids and I'm in heaven now.

I can not tell you how much peace I have not having to worry about money whenever one of my babies gets sick or has an accident. I have to count my blessings.

New York and Weight Loss Moves

2009-05-15T07:07:00.000-07:00

I wonder what the percentage of overweight people is in a place like New York City where people are practically forced to walk day in and day out. I mean, I can't see how there can be fat people in NY City. I'd love to get one of those Wall St jobs so that I can be forced to walk everyday. It will certainly provide more incentive than what I'm giving myself now. I'd get paid and get skinny at the same time. On top of that, I love New York. I mean, I love the atmosphere, the hustle and bustle.

I have lots of family in New York and every time I visit, I get to go into the city to enjoy all of the noise. If there is one thing I'd love to do the next time I go is I'd like to climb to the top of the Statute of Liberty. Now there's a bit of exercise! I wonder how much it costs to get in. It's probably disgustingly hot in the summer time. Anyway, these are just some of my musings as I think about walking this afternoon.

Life Insurance - Weight Loss Moves

2009-05-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

My husband's job has finally offered him a way to get some life insurance. There still aren't any offers in the way of term insurance comparisons, but considering his preexisting condition, we thought this was awesome. Otherwise, it's been very difficult, in fact, impossible for him to qualify for these programs otherwise.

Hooray for his company! That being said, I've never really found it affordable or necessary to have life insurance. It seems so morbid to think of yourself dying while you're still in your 30s. I'm sure I'm not the only one to feel this way. However, talking about losing weight, I'm in a category of people who will have problems if they don't shape up.

I gain weight mostly around the belly area which means that my body is at a higher risk for developing disease since my main organs are being taxed the most. Being crowded with belly fat is not the way things were intended for them. That's why I have to get it together. I'm working on it, as you can see if you are one of my blog readers, but it is certainly a struggle and I'm not nearly as overweight as some. Well, happy weight loss.

Losing Weight is Like Taking Piano Lessons

2009-05-15T06:53:00.000-07:00

Losing weight is like taking piano lessons. The more you practice playing piano or any instrument for that matter, the better you become at it. If you don't practice, nothing happens. So, I've started walking to and from my son's school to pick him up instead of driving there. It takes about 30 minutes to get there and 45 to come back. The extra time coming back has to do with the fact that it's extremely hot right now and my son loves to rest under every shade we come across.

What I try to do is challenge myself going so that I don't waste my time walking for nothing. The other day I decided to walk in the grass instead of the sidewalk. I didn't mention this, but I push my four year old in a stroller, so walking on the grass is a pretty good challenge. The land is flat, so there's not much in the way of hills to make things versatile. That's why the grass is great.

However, now that I've been doing this for the past two weeks, I'm getting bored out of my mind. I've been trying to run and walk. I run a block then I walk three blocks. I found that I can't do too much running, especially not while pushing a stroller. It just feels too awkward.

Anyway, at least I'm moving in the right direction. Now if I could only curve my eating habits.

So Close and Yet So Far - WeightLossMoves.com

2009-05-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been so close and yet so far from a goal. I know what I can do to get there more quickly, but my mind and my body are doing two totally different things when it comes to trying to lose weight. I want to lose ten more pounds before my trip in June, but then there are all these goodies that I keep bringing home for the kids and hubby, goodies like cookies, chocolate, you know.

Well, I bought into a few magazines to rev up my body so it can go in sync with my brain or vice versa. I'm also PMSing, so I know that's why I'm having this crazy increase in my desire to eat everything in my path. I think I'm even overeating healthy food. LOL!

A while back, I'm talking at least six months ago, I took some pictures of me in bra and panties so that I could see my "before" shot. Well, I have slimmed a bit, but not much, let me tell you. I need to go back into that compact flash memory and print out the pictures so I can post them on my refrigerator. I hear visualization is a good encourager to keep moving forward. I don't know though, because I've tried that too.

What's really going on? Discipline. I need more discipline, oh, and I need to start running. The walking thing is good, but it's not good enough. I need more of a challenge. My body does nothing with the walking. Well, maybe it does a little something, but still. It's definitely not happening fast enough. I need to lose more weight!!!

Weight Loss Moves - Quote

2009-05-11T08:17:00.000-07:00

I just received an email and at the bottom in the signature section, there was this anonymous quote. I thought it would be perfect for today:

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

God Bless.

Colon Cleansing

2009-05-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

About a year and a half ago I read a book that I quickly became crazy about. It's called Fit for Life. In that book I learned a lot about how the body behaves to the way we eat. One of the most profound aspects of the book was how to combine food to make it work more efficiently in your system (i.e. Don't eat meats and starches at the same time, but rather eat one or the other). This was not a lose weight quick diet book. It was a book that broke down why your body gains and loses weight so that you can understand clearly what you are doing to your body when you pop that pizza in your mouth or that glass of bear at the same time that you're just sitting there day after day without moving.

Well, although I learned so much from that book, I'm ashamed to admit that I stopped working on the principals I was taught and started gaining back weight that I lost so slowly it was almost painful. It is even more painful to know that I could have been much further along had I stuck with the plan.

At any rate, one of the main concepts of the book helped me realize how important it is to make sure you colon has been cleansed of impurities and toxins so that the body can receive foods more efficiently. I forgot about that until just recently when I decided to get back to where I stopped so that I can move forward. I encourage this process since it really worked for me. Find ways to do it naturally.

On the other hand, if you are a pill popping kind of person and would rather help yourself in that manner, be sure to check out the colon cleanse reviews on the internet or even in books and magazines. Shoot, go to your local library. Don't just take it from one source either. Really be sure that what you are going to put into your system won't cause results that will land you in the hospital. It happens, you know! Be careful.

I'll leave you with a quote about dieting:

"Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life."

~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003

Body Reactions to Crazy Eating

2009-05-06T13:02:00.000-07:00

You know that old saying, "You are what you eat?" Well, I'm in my 30s and the older I get, the more true that statement becomes to me. My husband takes it to a new level when he tells our kids that if they eat too much chicken, they will become a chicken..replace chicken with whatever other food and they have this imagination that runs with the idea of becoming a brocoli/potato chip/french fry/tomato, etc.

Kids really catch on much faster than we adults too. My little girl is now telling everyone about how we don't go to McDonald's anymore because we're going to become chunky. She loves the fries, so talk is cheap, but she did get the point. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that our body does some crazy things when we don't eat right. The more oily the foods are, the more acne I see popping out on my face. Now, I'm not normally a person with an acne issue. That just goes to show you.

Another thing I notice when I don't eat right is how my functions start doing all kinds of crazy things. One day I'll be super regular, stuff coming out like a tube of tooth paste and the next nothing is happening and I'm all stuffed up. Yuck! It feels horrible. So, what's the solution?

You know what to do! Now as Dr. Laura would say, "Go do the right thing!"

Exercise vs. Diet Pills

2009-05-06T12:55:00.001-07:00

I am sure that there is a whole lot of research out there on the pros and cons of exercising vs taking a diet pill, much of which I may even have read thanks to magazine stands and catchy titles. I have my own take on the whole diet pill craze. What I can say is that there is more and more news on which pills work, which don't and which sort of work.

There are crazy notions about how much weight can be lost and lots of promises that all state in fine print how much the results can vary from person to person. One thing I can tell you is that although exercise has its dos and don'ts, the consistent notion that it is good for you is all over the place. It's a natural necessity of the body that produces natural chemical reactions not designed to harm you unless you overdo it. Let's face it, everything done to an extreme can be detrimental.

I promised myself that I would start walking again after I put back 10 pounds of the weight I worked so hard to lose. It is doing wonders for my self esteem and boosting my weight loss mentality to boot. I am stoked!

I hope you can take advantage of just a little walking daily. It is so good for you.

Weight Loss Books - Read Plus Action

2009-04-29T12:28:00.001-07:00

My weight loss blog is probably the only blog that I've felt really in tune with. I have had so many blogs, but I found myself doing more reporting and not enough about what I really genuinely think, like and dislike. That's why this is my favorite blog. On top of that, it's the only one I really maintain except for two work blogs that I have to keep up.

Anyway, I was looking at the Amazon books that I have at the bottom of this blog and wondered why I have them displayed. They're all about weight loss, but I've probably only really read one or two of those. One of my favorites is Eat This, Not That series and the Hungry Girl book.

The thing is though, you have to follow all of that reading up with action. That's where things get tricky. You know what the right thing to do is when it comes to weight loss, but you tend to sabotage yourself daily. Lately, that's what I find is the case with me. I start out great every morning. Then, KATAPLUM! I see these little cream cakes I bought for my children and decide I want to eat the whole box, not just one. After I do that, then I accept that my whole day is screwed, so I continue to eat badly for the rest of the day.

When did I become this trash compacting monster eater? I use to "eat like a bird" as my mom always said. So, I basically have to stop this cycle. I have to find out why I'm looking for comfort food and address that problem instead of compounding my issues. Do you find that you do that too? I can't be the only one. LOL!

So girls and guys, let's reaffirm our goals and get to it. Snap out of this slump! Move it! :-)

What I Wouldn't Do For That Body

2009-04-29T12:16:00.000-07:00

I catch myself looking at mom's at my son's school and see a lot of them in the same boat as I am in. Some of them, a lot of them look chunky, tired and out of shape. Others look pretty fit even though they are sporting newborns in cute baby carriages. Then there are those right down the middle, like me, who look a little like both depending on the day.

For a while now, I've been attempting to lose 30 pounds. For an even shorter span of time, I was actually close to meeting my goal by about 10 pounds. Then I got distracted and here I am.

It's hard to be in this spot, somewhere in the middle. So what can I do about it? It's not like I can go out and get an insurance quote for weight loss, pay for it and be done with losing weight forever. Nooooo!!! I have to actually work at it. There are all these magazine covers out there that show women who lost 40 pounds, 85 pounds, 120 pounds and a snippet of what they did to arrive at their goals. Are those stories really true?

I find myself buying those magazines, reading them and hoping, but nothing ever comes of it. Lately, the latest craze seems to be the acai supplement and colon cleanse idea. Do you know that I actually went to the store and paid $6.49 for the drink. I can't believe I did that knowing it'll probably not work. The intentions are always good, but the actions and the results mostly go nowhere.

O.K. I'm not really throwing a pity party here. I'm not that far gone even. I'm just a bit down is all. I'll write more when I'm feeling a bit more bubbly. Until then...

Much Needed Vacation Away from Stress - Weight Loss Moves!

2009-04-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

I've been planning on getting back to losing weight, but only slowly have been adjusting my eating habits so that they conform with that plan. It's been pretty rough going. I don't know why since I have two months to reach my short term goal. I know it takes baby steps to really get going again, but even the baby steps are rough going. It could be that I need to take a vacation from the stress I've been under lately. Perhaps I can just check in to the nearest Riviera hotel. LOL!

The most disgusting part of this whole scheme is that I have put on a few pounds. I really worked hard to get the pounds off, so the idea that I've gained weight again, even though I knew it was happening, just puts me completely off. I feel depressed and need a good boost of encouragement to get me going again. O.K. chin up! Take a deep breath, decide to exercise tomorrow and go forward from there. Don't think about next week or next month! Just think about today and tomorrow and the good choices you will be making very soon...as in NOW!

Neglect Over, Back to Work - Weight Loss Moves

2009-04-20T12:39:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how time passing after a death really brings things into perspective. I mean, April 7th was only about two weeks ago, but life has continued. Last week, my sister and I helped go through some of the things our grandfather left behind and it kept the feelings fresh, but the last two days, I've been able to actually catch up on some neglected issues at home. Even so, his death although so real, has not stopped our lives from continuing. It's how he would've wanted it, I'm sure!

Anyway, that's why I've resolved to continue my weight loss even though I really fell off the bandwagon these past few weeks. Another thing I've neglected is my garden. It's beautiful just the same, but it's in need of some trimming. I'd love to have a few dogwood trees out front, but I live in a place where there's an association, so everything has to go through all kinds of red tape.

So, about the dieting issues, I had a good time these past few weeks, but back to work, back to work!

Taking Metamucil Regularly to Lower Cholesterol

2009-04-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

I've been taking Metamucil capsules regularly to lower my cholesterol. I haven't taking any new blood work since I found that I had high "borderline" high cholesterol, but I've read enough about the main ingredient, psyllium husk, to know that there must be some good to taking Metamucil regularly. I thought it would make me even more regular than I already am, but it's been fairly uneventful. I never really had a problem in that regard anyway, but I hear that psyllium husk works well with cholesterol in the system to get rid of what you don't need.

On the other hand, I read about this colon cleanser called Colonix that's suppose to "change your life" when, in fact, the article stated that it was only "marginally effective." Have you tried the Colonix regimen? After reading that review, I'm not putting myself through that. Anyway, I'm going to stick to my Metamucil.

By the way, the article was found at sybervision.com/reviews. I don't know the owner's of the site, but I've been to their site before and have found some good information. Maybe you should bookmark it. Well, until next time.

Laid to Rest, but Not Forgotten

2009-04-11T19:37:00.000-07:00

After a hard week, we finally laid our grandfather to rest. He's going to be remembered for all the good times he gave us. I don't know if I mentioned that he's not really my grandfather, but as a close close member of my family, not by blood, but by spirit, he was seen as such. He was such a cool guy and left life as we know it after 95 years, what some would say was a long and full life.

I just came across this supplement called HGH and after reading it's description as something of the legal performance enhancing drug, I can honestly say that I need some of that right now. I am exhausted, emotionally and otherwise and I can't say I've been eating very well lately either. I have tried to stick to the no meat/little meat diet, but it's not what's served at family functions.

Oh well. I hope to get back on the bandwagon this coming week. I have a new goal of June 19th, the day I leave to visit my Northern family. That's a long way off, so I hope I can get myself together so I can lose some weight and become more healthy.

Death and Taxes

2009-04-02T05:28:00.000-07:00

They say the only constants in life are death and taxes, forget about weight loss, although that has been a constant in my life for many years now. However, my grandfather is passing away. He's not really my grandfather, but has been a part of my family these past 20 or so years and it feels like he's an integral part of my family. I'm so sad about that. Yesterday the doctor said she gave him 24-28 hours to live. I'm not sure how the 4 extra hours came about, but these doctors see this everyday, so it's coming from somewhere.

I just found out that he has been assigned a hospital bed that doesn't work in the leg area. You know that these beds are suppose to be able to lift the top of the body and raise the legs with the touch of a button. Well, the buttons that control the bottom part of the bed don't work or maybe it's the motor. Who knows? I wish I could get him one of those sleep number beds. He looks so frail and hasn't eaten or taken in any liquids for seven days now. The dying process is so amazing! I thought for sure that after three days of no liquids, that would be it, but up until yesterday, his body was still expelling.

On a happy note, my brother and his family visited from out of town this past week and so did my dad. We had a great time together apart from this sadness. We even took family pictures and I don't think my pictures came out all that bad. I could lose about another 30 pounds, but 20 down and 30 to go. I can do it. How the heck are you these days?

What are you grateful for?

2009-03-23T03:58:00.000-07:00

I am grateful. I have two beautiful children who are healthy and strong. I'm beautiful inside and out. I have a great husband who really works hard to be there for me the same way that I'm there for him. He is epileptic and that is a daily concern, but he lives relatively normally and is having a full life by my side. We don't have many health concerns like cerebral palsy or heart issues other than high cholesterol. We are meeting our responsibilities bills wise and making ends meet. We have a roof over our heads and food in our bellys. Our friends and family are good to us. Thank you God for all you give us and all you do for us. Amen!

Weight Loss Moving!

2009-03-23T03:52:00.000-07:00

No matter how much exercise I do, it seems that my scale wants to stay right where it is. Except, just the other day, I didn't exercise for two days straight and low and behold my scale moved. I was so happy. In fact, it went down two pounds. I'm now at 171 and it's stuck again. I'm almost at my 160s goal. My brother comes tomorrow with his family, so I don't think I'm going to make 160 something, but I'm good. I know what I have to do and I'm doing it. I also know that I have to be careful of the amount of calories I consume even though they are coming from healthy food sources.

I feel like I know so much about weight loss and what to do to get to your goals that I should be able to get one of those sales manager jobs at a weight loss or even nutrition center, LOL! Is it a passion of mine, losing weight? NOPE! I just know I have to do it. Do I really want to work in a place where I'm surrounded by people like me. Maybe. It might be the greatest stimulus to weight loss yet. Anyway, I'm still a stay at home mom and I love it, so I'm not going to be looking for work yet. When I do, maybe I won't need to look in the health area.

Getting Away From it All

2009-03-19T13:36:00.000-07:00

Don't you ever feel like taking weekend getaways? I'm going on one this weekend. Actually, it'll just be Saturday, but I'm soooo looking forward to it. I have never been to Peanut Island off of West Palm Beach, Florida, but I hear it's a quaint little island that you have to take a ferry to get to. I haven't taken a ferry in ages, not since I lived in Connecticut at least five or six years back.

There is absolutely nothing on the island except maybe some bathrooms, but that's about it from what I hear. I was hoping to have a better shape for this little getaway, but it ain't happening. I'm going to just make it work though. I love myself inside and out and that's what counts. My children are healthy, my husband is happy and what more can I ask for.

So what are you doing this weekend?