I Hit a speed bump!

Last Wednesday I shared with you what my heart looks like (in case you are new, it was my girls). Today I present you with a picture of what my gut looks like!

Yes, those are speed bumps and yes, they are lining my mid section.  I got on the scale this morning and nearly shat a brick.  

Of course, I didn't need to get on the scale to tell me that I am over weight.  The muffin top hanging over my jeans was screaming "fat ass, stop eating cookies" loud and clear.

So today I vowed to go back to eating a more healthy diet and getting into the gym no matter how busy I am.

That meant heading to the gym for the first time in forever.  I'll admit that I was a little worried that my membership was going to burst into flames when I swiped it through the entrance gate. I heard they do that when you don't use them enough.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the cross training room had some new treadmills waiting for me to try out.   Really fancy ones with an ipod hook up and a cool touch screen complete with a little virtual track so you can watch your progress.  Why didn't they tell me they put those in?  I'm sure I would have come in more if I would have known!

So here is getting back into shape.....and to all of those women who managed to maintain your girlish figure after giving birth........I admire you.  For those of you who are a fluffier version of your former self.......I love you the best.  Wanna join me at the gym?  We can be fluffy together.

A little out of hand!

I seriously dislike clutter and with a little house like mine you really have to keep on top of it or it will take over your life.  Utilizing space efficiently is important so I have the Elfa closet systems from the Container Store in every closet in the house, except for the hall closet.

The hall closet is very neglected.  It is in it's original state of having one shelf and one rod (gasping in horror).  The shelf is piled high with photo albums and the clothes rod is over stuffed with jackets and hoodies we rarely use.  

Today when I went to get out the vacuum cleaner I noticed that the clothes rod looked like it was about to burst.  So I started the task of clearing it out.  I was more than a little surprised when FOURTY hangers ended up piled around my feet!  

So now I am sitting here with the forty hangers in a neat pile ready to be given away and trying to figure out how I can once and for all whip that hall closet into shape. 

Does anyone have any great organizing blogs or websites that you would like to share??

Weight loss update:

For those of you who might be wondering how the weight loss is going, well keep on wondering!  Just kidding......things are sort of at a stand still at the moment.  Personally I blame it all on my cousin Sarah and Aunt Nancy for coming to visit and messing my diet up......again, just kidding!  

I have taken a break from eating the South Beach diet way, but I am happy to say that the weight that I have lost has not come back.  I am still eating fairly healthful, so that is good.....but if I want to reach my goal weight and lose those pesky remaining 12 pounds I need to buckle down and most importantly......start exercising!!  I'm hoping the desire to go back to the gym will come, but so far that hasn't happened.  Maybe this weekend..........

Derailed!

My new eating plan was derailed a bit this week due to a visit from some very special out of town visitors.  I don't know how much weight I've gained because I didn't dare get on the scale, but judging from the puffier nature of my gut I'd say the fat cells are enjoying themselves.  The little break from my tree bark diet was nice, but those group photo's we took were enough to scare me straight.  Is it just me or do the rest of you feel you look fatter in pictures than you do in the mirror?  ;-)

"Yummy Tree Bark!"

My cousin Courtney's very funny comment on my blog reminded me that I should update you all on where I am with my new eating plan/weight loss goals. I will avoid using the word diet here since it has become such a four later word these days!!  You know as in....diets don't work, blah, blah blah!! 

I think my body is adjusting to this new style of eating.  I think my worst response to a lack of sugar occurred the other day.  As I pondered which of the nine types of veggies residing in my fridge I would fill my salad with  Reid sat down next to me with a bag of Frito's (thank you Jim).  I took one whiff of those Frito's and said to my sweet daughter, "If you value your life you will get up now and leave the room."  With a tad bit of fear in her eyes she, clutched the delicious smelling bag of Frito's to her chest and moved out of my sight.  So other than almost ripping my kids heads off for eating foods that I can't eat, things are still going well.  I am still dedicated to eating better and have shed 7 pounds so far.  It is amazing how a little thing like 7 pounds can make you feel so much better.  Now I have to start exercising again if I am going to continue to lose weight.  Another mental hurtle to overcome.  Alli-00p!

So Far So Good!

Day three of my I have to stop eating like I'm a 20 year with super sonic metabolism and I'm happy to report I'm hanging in there.  In fact I'm feeling pretty darn good.  Since I am a rule follower I decided to dust off my South Beach Diet book and use their daily menu's to get me started.  I'm sure I have lost some water weight because I am already feeling less fluffy.  Now if I can just convince my hormones not to go crazy and beg me to eat everything in sight I think I might be well on my way to getting things back into control!  Woo-hoo!  You know, with as big of a control freak I am you would think I would be able to control what I ate.  :)

Sweet Niblets!!

If your kids watch Hanna Montana on the Disney channel, then you are familiar with the term "Sweet Niblets" and you know it is used when something goes wrong in the lives of the shows characters.   Well, things have gone wrong, terribly wrong!  

I dared myself to get on the scale this morning and, drum roll please.......I have official crossed that line.  That line that you set before you buckle down and stop eating ice cream every night? Well, my time has come to say goodbye to the nightly bowl of fatty goodness.  

While I mourn the loss of my bad eating habits and lack of exercising I told myself that if I crossed the line that I would start posting on my blog how I was doing weight wise.  I figured that if I put "it" out there then maybe it would help motivate me stick to the straight and narrow (no pun intended).  So here I sit with my 6 foot self and 181 pounds of pudge, BMI of 24.5, and .5 before I am officially considered overweight on that BMI calculator.

Now I have to go back to Weight Watchers online and admit my defeat.  When I type in my current weight I will get back a note with a sad face telling me that I have gained weight since my last weigh in (duh).  When I go to the graph of my weight loss life on WW online I will see that the line is currently back up where I started 15 months ago.  Then these words will come out of my mouth, @#%#@%!

So here I go ladies......I am either going to lose these 20 unwanted pounds and get down to 160 pounds (my official feel good weight), or I am going to end up on the "The Biggest Loser" saying, "I don't know what happened, the next thing I knew I was 300 pounds."  Wish me luck....cause I'm going to need it!