How many times have you heard something like this at your house? I hear something about some item being lost at my house daily, however, this one struck me as quite comical.
Over the years I have realized that I am a clutz who misplaces things. I have accepted it and moved on. However, of late, I thought I was getting it together. Weekly menus were planned and grocery lists made. Laundry was getting done on time for the most part, homework for both Nathan and I was getting completed and getting completed well. Things seemed to be going well. Then it happened......
I went to the grocery store on my way home from work, which happens quite often. I will admit, I was not thoroughly prepared, nevertheless, we had to have a few things from the store. My honey bunny had been asking for white bread and peanut butter so he could make old fashioned pb & j sandwiches for his lunch ('tis the season of Lent). I proceeded to buy what I thought was healthy white bread and further down the aisle I grabbed a jar of peanut butter. The pride eminated from my face and I was thrilled to be able to provide this simple pleasure for him. He doesn't ask for much and this was one thing that was pretty easy to give to him.
When I got home, my nugget helped me put the groceries away while I got supper started. My HB (short for Honey Bunny) arrived home and I was anxious to share with him I had his fixin's for pb&j. It's the simple things in life sometimes......he seemed happy as well that he could chomp into a piece of heaven soon as well. He went to get the bread out and made me aware that I had not purchased white bread, strike 1. I convinced him to maybe use the bread I bought. He then proceeded to get the peanut butter out of the pantry....can't find it. I asked the nugget to look for it since he put it away, or so I thought. After a few minutes he declared, "Mom, I think I lost the peanut butter"! What? Are you kidding me? You lose Lego pieces, pens and pencils, homework, even shoes from time to time. Those are all things I expect. But you lost the peanut butter? How does that happen? I got up and went to the pantry to look for myself because I just have to. I couldn't find it either. Our house ate a jar of peanut butter.
It dawned on me that I had left the Onion Powder I bought at the store, at the checkout as well. My guess is the cashier put the Onion Powder and the peanut butter in the same bag that was left at the checkout. I do not know this for sure, but I'm going with it. After all, I'm really not losing it so badly that I think our pantry consumed a jar of peanut butter.
Life gets crazy sometimes. There are times in your life that are quiet and peaceful and enjoyable. There are other times when life gets hectic and feels like someone dumped a whole truckload of "stuff" on top of you. Those are the times when you think you lost the peanut butter. We had a good laugh and realized that together, we can do what it takes to make a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It may not be the bread that we want and we may have to use different ingredients to make our sandwich. At the end of the day, we will still eat the sandwich and enjoy the journey it took to get that sandwich made, as long as we are on the journey together.
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Are you talking to me?
The majority of my life, I have been "fluffy". There was a short period of time in high school that I wasn't, but for the most part, I have had a little extra to love. Oh wait, I was less than 5 pounds but that didn't last very long. Yesterday was my official weekly weigh-in day. I am officially 43.8 pounds gone on this weight loss journey. That number is just astounding to me. Many things about this journey is shocking to me.
My clothing.....the fact that my "skinny" clothes that I bought a couple of months ago, which were snug but I was bound and determined to wear them, are loose. The fact that I can wear a pair of leggings underneath my "skinny" pants and they be loose, well it just makes me chuckle.
People's comments make me chuckle too. Lately, I have been receiving a lot of compliments about my weight loss. I'll be honest, they are flattering and good motivation. But every time I get a compliment from someone, I look around and think "are you talking to me"? They couldn't be talking to me could they? Wait, maybe I think they are. That's pretty cool......
I say these things, not to gloat. Although, I am proud of the fact that I have lost almost 44 pounds. I share these thoughts for a couple of reasons For those that think they can't do this, YOU CAN! I really can't believe how much easier this is than I thought. Don't tell anyone, but it's actually become kind of fun. Shhhh, don't say a word! :) I also am finding that challenging myself has become something I'm enjoying as well.
I also share this because there are people who can relate to this bu may not want to say anything. Being confident in yourself and sharing accomplishments can be difficult for those of us who have been "hiding" in the shadows of our weight and obesity. To put ourselves out there for people to see can be intimidating and downright scary. As we shed the extra pounds, we end up shedding alot more than just weight and bigger clothes. We shed walls that we have built up over time that have been built up as the extra pounds that we have packed on throughout our lives. Sometimes we realize this and sometimes it sneaks up on us with no warning whatsoever. As those pounds or walls start to crumble, we start to see ourselves for who we are. We even start getting ideas and inspiration to become the people that we have always wanted to be. I earned my Associates Degree and am looking forward to hopefully soon working in a field that is closer to what I really want to be doing. That journey started before the weight loss began, however, I am more confident with that decision then I was before. It truly is amazing how just changing to a healthy lifestyle can really affect the rest of your life in a good way.
These days life is hectic and stressful at times. One thing is certain, I am enjoying this "blog" thing. Other people are reading it and enjoying it too. As always, thanks for stopping my front porch of the worldwide web. I hope you enjoyed this piece of my journey. Come back again soon!
My clothing.....the fact that my "skinny" clothes that I bought a couple of months ago, which were snug but I was bound and determined to wear them, are loose. The fact that I can wear a pair of leggings underneath my "skinny" pants and they be loose, well it just makes me chuckle.
People's comments make me chuckle too. Lately, I have been receiving a lot of compliments about my weight loss. I'll be honest, they are flattering and good motivation. But every time I get a compliment from someone, I look around and think "are you talking to me"? They couldn't be talking to me could they? Wait, maybe I think they are. That's pretty cool......
I say these things, not to gloat. Although, I am proud of the fact that I have lost almost 44 pounds. I share these thoughts for a couple of reasons For those that think they can't do this, YOU CAN! I really can't believe how much easier this is than I thought. Don't tell anyone, but it's actually become kind of fun. Shhhh, don't say a word! :) I also am finding that challenging myself has become something I'm enjoying as well.
I also share this because there are people who can relate to this bu may not want to say anything. Being confident in yourself and sharing accomplishments can be difficult for those of us who have been "hiding" in the shadows of our weight and obesity. To put ourselves out there for people to see can be intimidating and downright scary. As we shed the extra pounds, we end up shedding alot more than just weight and bigger clothes. We shed walls that we have built up over time that have been built up as the extra pounds that we have packed on throughout our lives. Sometimes we realize this and sometimes it sneaks up on us with no warning whatsoever. As those pounds or walls start to crumble, we start to see ourselves for who we are. We even start getting ideas and inspiration to become the people that we have always wanted to be. I earned my Associates Degree and am looking forward to hopefully soon working in a field that is closer to what I really want to be doing. That journey started before the weight loss began, however, I am more confident with that decision then I was before. It truly is amazing how just changing to a healthy lifestyle can really affect the rest of your life in a good way.
These days life is hectic and stressful at times. One thing is certain, I am enjoying this "blog" thing. Other people are reading it and enjoying it too. As always, thanks for stopping my front porch of the worldwide web. I hope you enjoyed this piece of my journey. Come back again soon!
If you would have told me........
I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but I truly am shocked at myself. If you would have told me a few months ago, that I was going to get with the program, change my ways and lose weight, I would have told you you were full of it. Today, I'm 42.6 lbs. gone and to top it off, I won a weight loss competition I was a part of at work! Seriously; lazy, chubby, unmotivated ME won a weight loss competition! I don't mean I won by a hair, I won by 66% like holy cow! To be honest, I didn't over exert myself, I just followed my WW program. I lost 16 lbs. in 8 weeks. That really is astonishing to me.
What am I going to do with my "pot of gold" you ask? Many people thought I should buy new clothes. New clothes are short lived for me now because I don't intend to stay in one size for very long. I want something that will help me with my journey in addition to last longer than a few weeks like a new piece of clothing. Maybe a Coach purse? Nah, I don't need those and they won't help me on my journey. But a new bluetooth headset will! I always am bothered by the cord of my current earbuds when I'm walking. And last week, when I was at a sales conference, I used a treadmill in the gym at the hotel and was afraid of jerking my phone off the treadmill because the cord to my earbuds was too short. So, now the quest begins for bluetooth earbuds. I'm open to suggestions if you have any.
I did not blog last week because I was busy at our annual sales conference. Always a good time to see people I only see once a year. This year, it was really fun because people kept asking me where the rest of me was. I'll be honest, I loved it! That is one of the things I am enjoying about this journey. People are calling me skinny.....seriously? Me? C'mon now! Their kind words and recognition are truly motivational to me and what helps me keep plugging away.
When I was away last week, I was concerned about my eating. The last weigh in for the competition was the morning I came back to the office from the meeting. Are you kidding me? I have an opportunity for all you can eat 3 times a day and to eat at a nice restaurant downtown, and I have to behave? So I prepared and went in with a gameplan.
My first game plan was pack my snacks that I usually consume daily. My first daily item was my Weight Watchers oatmeal. Easy to travel and delicious! I took a few apples and my handy dandy 16 slice apple slicer. I also took a portioned out bag of Special K chips for each day and an extra one in case I got the late night munchies. Cheerios you say? I had a bag with me at all times in case I got the munchies. Popcorn was also my friend. I took a few brown paper bags and a few portioned bags of popcorn kernels, hoping and praying I would have access to a mircrowave. Along those lines, I made a new discovery (thanks to one of my colleagues who travels often) - Ziplock steamer bags. Put a sweet potato in one of these bad boys and nuke it for 7 minutes - pure deliciousness! So I took 3 sweet potatoes in steamer bags as well. Special K brownies and Weight Watcher peanut butter mini bars were also part of my arsenal. I knew there was going to be dessert lurking around and wanted to be prepared as I could be.
Coffee was another dilemma. My current coffee regimen is fat free half n half along with sugar free coffee syrups. Yes, I have these items at work and utilize them at least once a day if not more often. At home too! I couldn't take those things with me easily so I took it up on the advice of a WW leader I spoke with to use the Weight Watchers smoothie mixes as Coffee Creamer. I should have tried that before I actually wanted to do it. Not so much for me however, I only put half of one in a cup of coffee and well, it wasn't tasty enough for me. So coffee was consumed with skim milk and lots of Splenda.
For breakfast and lunch, I mostly ate my own food because there wasn't much I could have that was served. I made the best choices I could combined with the food arsenal I took with me and it ended up being a successful week. I should have drank more water last week for sure. But my steps were out of this world! One day I had over 22,000! For a gal that has a goal of 10,000/day that hasn't been achieving that goal lately, That was awesome! I'm very proud of how I handled the food last week. In the past, it would have been a free for all and I would have gorged myself. Instead, I prepared, planned and was a success. That doesn't happen often in my life and I'm so grateful it did last week.
Those of you stopping by for the first time, thank you so much for doing so. Those of you that are coming for a visit again, I'm so glad you stopped by. I am going to work hard at trying to post more about my daily routine with Weight Watchers as well as my journey of school, momhood and just life in general. I hope what I write inspires someone. If that's you, fantastic. If not, that's ok too. Keep stopping by, you never know what will be the next topic on my front porch.
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