tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219535470484889762024-03-13T07:09:52.450-07:00Living, loving, laughing, and losing 100 pounds in 52 weeks.Follow me on my journey of losing 100 pounds in 52 weeks.Ali B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-73697002483580697862011-05-22T09:33:00.000-07:002011-05-22T09:33:20.064-07:001 month weigh in!!!I am a few days early but I decided today would be my one month post. I weighed in this morning at 187 even. That brings me to a total of 16 pounds lost this month and a grand total of 39 pounds since August. Not to bad I must say.<br />
I still feel great. I am getting a little tired of salads every day but this week I am going to look into ways to mix up my meals to keep it from getting boring.<br />
We have been a little busy playing catch up this week from Vegas last weekend and getting ready for Shawn to be out of town for the weekend this weekend for us to get in much exercise. When I know we won't be bike riding I really keep track of my eating to make sure I am still eating enough but enough to still lose without the exercise. I do feel better when we get out and ride so we are going to make sure to fit it in a few times this week.<br />
This week Garrett will graduate from 8th grade and Cody from 5th. We took the boys shopping for special outfits for tbe big day and boy was that fun. Garrett has to wear dress pants and a tie. He wants to wear jeans and a t-shirt so I left him home and went shopping without him since he didn't seem to care what he wore. I ended up with a pin stripe black pair of slacks and matching vest, a beautiful blue dress shirt and matching tie. He put it on and got a whole new attitude. I think he really likes looking snazzy!<br />
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Well off to get ready for the hubby to come home. Have a great week. <br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-58727211603752550972011-05-16T14:40:00.000-07:002011-05-16T14:40:28.148-07:00Week 3 check inHey everyone,<br />
Happy Monday! I am back again which means one thing....I am still on track:)<br />
We went to Las Vegas for the weekend and I was so worried about eating off track and coming back and not wanting to restart the diet. I decided to eat on track or close as I could in Vegas except alcohol. I did pretty darn good. I ate eggs, fruit, meat, veggies, etc. I stayed on track except for a few cocktails. I had martinis and margaritas with a ton of sugar and I woke up feeling terrible. I am not sure if it was to much alcohol or sugar but either way Sat. I had like 1 margarita and was on track the whole day. We had a great time and it was so mice to get away without the kids. We don't do it very often but it was nice.<br />
We came home and as a thank you for watching the boys took my brother, sister in law and niece to sushi. I once again stayed on track except for some green tea ice cream and I didn't even eat it all. I woke up this morning and weighed in at 191. That is only .8 up from Friday morning. Not bad at all for a vacation weekend.<br />
Anyways that's the scoop for this week.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-58114718311335455752011-05-11T17:23:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:52.100-07:002 week check inHey,<br />
Can you believe it has been two weeks already? Crazy how time flies. With life being crazy hectic I may be checking in once a week instead of every few days like I planned to do. Anyways I am doing great. I made it through the Renaissance faire and Mother's day on track. I ate sushi once last week but like my dietitian says "if rice and raw fish are the worst you are ghing to do you have no worries." <br />
Anyways I weighed in at 193 which is below the weight I was in Dec. before my very long Christmas break. I am officially losing new weight and it feels awesome. I woke up for the first time today and I felt thinner. At least I feel like I am starting to get a waist again. Shawn and I have been riding out bikes like crazy and have been getting in between 20 and 24 miles a week. We love to ride and Pj and Cody always go with us.<br />
Life is busy as the kids wind down the school year in less than 2 weeks. We get out in May but head back in the first week of August. Lots of field trips and graduations heading our way.<br />
The block business is doing better than I ever could have imagined. I just hit 325 sales in 4 months. Not to bad. I work all the time but I am still loving it. I love the interaction with people and the design element it takes to make each block to match whatever theme or color they are doing. April was our highest amount of sales and each month grows from the month before. Hopefully someday it will become a full time job but for now I am still being a Nanny for my niece and nephew.<br />
Well that's it for now, off to eat dinner and hang out with my family. Oh ya I forgot to mention that this weekend the Hubby and Iare heading to Vegas and buffets galore. Should be a fun weigh in next week:)<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-18115399805463924112011-05-02T08:12:00.000-07:002011-05-02T08:12:27.000-07:00Made it through a weekWell I made it through the first week. Yay me. How do I feel? Actually sometimes this is the point where I say (excuse my language) screw this. It is better to eat whatever I want and be fat! Not this time. I know it has only been a week but I feel fantastic. I have more energy and already feel the difference. Even Shawn said this morning "Babe, I can already tell." To me my feel look skinnier which is odd but I will take it. Maybe if I have the best looking feet I can be a foot model! Haha, so kidding.<br />
Last week Shawn and I started riding out bikes again. I must say I love bike riding. I feel pumped when we get back. Except by rear which feels not so good for a few days. We were hoping to make our long ride on Saturday morning but woke up in the middle of the night to incredible winds. So the Saturday ride was out. We ended up riding almost 16 miles last week. No to shabby. Hopefully this week we get in even more. <br />
As far as eating I am eating protein and unlimited fruits and veggies. I hit the local farmers market last week and went strawberry crazy. They are perfect this time of year and got me through my sweet issues. I was very proud of myself yesterday. My nephew Caleb was baptized. It was so neat to be a part of it. We actually bought him a star as his gift. So fun. Anyways we went to this fun restaurant called T. Phillips. This place has beers galore and the best creme brulee. I was so good. I had an apple and chicken salad, water, 1 hard cider, and 1 single small bit of the creme brulee. I came out full and happy that I had made it.<br />
My official weigh in is tomorrow but as of today I am at 195. something. I think that is around 7 pounds. Even cooler because I am 2 pounds away from my Christmas weight and when I stopped dieting.<br />
Thanks so much for all your support and see ya soon,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-72158088479269884842011-04-27T09:20:00.000-07:002011-04-27T09:21:45.013-07:00Day 2Hey!!!!<br />
Can you believe it I actually followed my word and I am back. <br />
I started again yesterday and I did fantastic. I ate on plan and felt great.I weighed in at 203. Ouch! which is 10 pounds higher then Christmas. Not happy about that but it will be off again soon.<br />
Shawn got the ok from his doctor after his knee injury to get back on his bike. Last night when her got home from work the whole family got on our bikes and went for a ride. It felt really good to get out. I was really surprised because the very first time I went riding I thought I was going to die after a very short stretch. By the time we were getting pretty far we were rising about 12 miles a day. We made it to the park that I thought I was going to pass out at the first time we went riding and I really could have kept going. Shawn knew the kids were tired so we turned around and rode home. We tracked our ride mileage once we got home and we rode just over 7 miles. Awesome right? The best part is I wasn't dying.<br />
I am feeling the bike ride today for sure. My booty and legs are like jello. We take today off and we are back on the bikes tomorrow. Wed. is Shawn's night to go to Bible study at out old church and my night to catch up on block sets. I would love to go to Bible study with him because it is all the juicy stuff about woman in the Bible and not all the nice story board versions we hear. Unfortunately with the kids and school it would just be way to long of a night. It is great that it gives me a night off to catch up on the business.<br />
I have to admit why I was so thankful that I have been writing this blog. I went to start my right eating and couldn't find my food list of yes's and no's anywhere. I didn't really keep a food journal and was bummed that I wouldn't remember all the details. Well I remembered that after my first trip to the nutritionist I posted the whole list on here. I was able to go back to that post and print it. Now no need to freak out. What a relief.<br />
Well I am off to take care of the daycare kids and if they happen to nap at the same time get a block set or two done.<br />
Have a wonderful day,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-18971184126738388002011-04-18T12:30:00.000-07:002011-04-18T12:30:53.831-07:00It's me....Ali! Rememeber me?Hey guys,<br />
Here I am again apologizing that it has been 2 months since my last post. Holy cow time flies.<br />
So what has life been like in the Brenner house over the last 2 months you may ask well I will tell you.....<br />
Blocks, blocks and more blocks. I hit 300 block sets sold. I am basically a full time business now and I am still loving it.<br />
I am officially closing Ali Bee my purse company to eventually do the blocks full time. <br />
But enough about blocks. What else?<br />
I was walking through the mall the other day and saw a bathing suit I looked away horrified at the thought only to be looking at moo moo dresses. Hmm, is that a hint or what? So Monday the 25th (of course it is a Monday) I am going to be back on track. My Christmas vacation is over:) I have been terrible and it is time to get back on my bike and get eating healthy again. <br />
The kids are all great. Pj is almost done with kindergarten! Time flies. Cody wrote a play for class that a play company is learning the lines for, making costumes, and is going to perform for his whole school in a few weeks. Exciting! Garrett is a pain in my butt teenage, I love him but ahhh most days I think he is the sole reason for all my gray hair. Just kidding. Garrett is doing great too. He will be starting high school in a few months which is plain old scary. He makes me feel old. Shawn is doing pretty good too. He fell at a soccer game almost 6 months ago and we learned this week that he tore his ACL in his knee. He has gone for an MRi and we will be getting the results in a few days. He may need surgery over the summer to repair it. No fun but at least it is an easy surgery.<br />
That is life in a nutshell. SO for now I am off to do more blocks and re read all my diet info. So much fun. Can't wait for Monday to see if I am 300 pounds yet:)<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-38495467775795834122011-02-14T19:20:00.000-08:002011-02-14T19:20:47.144-08:00I haven't forgotten about youI have been even busier than normal. Pj got really sick and was home and didn't move from the couch for over a week. He had this flu that is going around with a 103 plus fever the whole time. The awesome part was we only had one night that was rough but the rest of the time he slept normal. I swear if he hadn't slept normal I would have lost my mind. Sick kid means no babysitting kids bit it also meant it was really hard to keep up on my blocks. Combine this with my 33rd bday and it made for a long week of falling behind. What a rough 2 weeks.<br />
Today was our first day back to normal. It was also the calm after the storm in which I started to rethink about starting back to dieting. Not my favorite thing but I need to get back on that horse.<br />
Let see what else is going on. my business is booming. I hit 6 weeks tomorrow and 98 sales. I have been a working fool but I love it. I get a rush with each order. Planning themes, colors, ideas, it takes a ton of thought but I really enjoy it. Good thing because with the average name being 5 blocks I have made over 500 blocks.<br />
I must admit that I have been terrible at my New Years resolutions. I have only packed the boys lunches like 10 times since January and the rest of the time I hand them money. It has been crazy. <br />
Ok, well enough for tonight.<br />
Talk to ya soon,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-50605763189936989342011-01-27T21:00:00.000-08:002011-01-27T21:00:23.228-08:00Pleasantly surprisedWell Jan 1st came and went and I am still not back on track. I am not going crazy by any means but still not being good. I have a theory, a really bad one but still a theory. I think that if you don't weigh in you technically weigh the same as the last time you weighed in. I told you it was a bad theory. Well I decided today would be a good day to see if I had gained all of my weight back. I felt like I had gained but I was shocked when I got on the scale and 196. I am not at the 103 I was last time I went to the doc. but I also am not the 198 I was right after Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least.<br />
Well it had been awhile so I had to check in. Now back to block making.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-2335343056250805252011-01-12T12:51:00.000-08:002011-01-12T12:53:14.208-08:00Holy COW!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TS4UkRnz4jI/AAAAAAAAAEw/d74mYPBq8As/s1600/gin1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="109" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TS4UkRnz4jI/AAAAAAAAAEw/d74mYPBq8As/s200/gin1.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TS4UnlcAtOI/AAAAAAAAAE0/6P6su5FEBRc/s1600/adrian2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TS4UnlcAtOI/AAAAAAAAAE0/6P6su5FEBRc/s200/adrian2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Well Have a been busy or what? So as you might know I started a new online business making the block name sets. I figured I would get a few orders here and there for extra money. Oh my that isn't what has happened at all. I opened one week ago and today I hit 17 sales. I am a busy woman. I am thrilled and trying to keep up with it all. I have mu babysitting business during the days and as soon as they leave I am a mad woman in the kitchen painting and cutting away.<br />
In other things I am having the hardest time getting back n track. I haven't gained anything more but I just need to get my butt in gear. I figure after anniversaries (my hubby and my 14th is next week) birthdays (I will be 33 in a few weeks) I will get back on track and get to losing again.<br />
Ok well I had to do a quick update to keep you all posted but off an running I go<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-91146050792126071392011-01-04T12:33:00.000-08:002011-01-04T12:38:31.515-08:00**GIVEAWAY**<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">**GIVEAWAY**</span></span></span><br />
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I enjoyed my Christmas break SO much. I slept in, stayed up late, ate off track (but not totally nuts) crafted, sewed, baked, and hung out with my boys. I don't realize how much I miss my boys while they are in school until I have to send them back after time off.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TSNOMJG8gTI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qLT_9_bXfj8/s1600/purse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pLh19esTk0/TSNOMJG8gTI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qLT_9_bXfj8/s200/purse.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>So here are my crafting projects from my break. I wanted to get more done but we were so busy I wasn't able to. I of course fit in a few purses, I think I ended up sewing 6 for orders and gifts. I also started a new adventure in personalized name blocks. I love making them and enjoy seeing the final product. I open up a new etsy site to see if they sell or not but it's more for fun then anything. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/personalizedblocks">www.etsy.com/shop/personalizedblocks</a><br />
Let see what else I have to tell ya'll about. Hmmm so I ate while on break. I didn't go wild but I didn't hold back much either. I was careful not to eat 500 cookies and candy and egg nog and all the list goes on and on but I did eat "normal" food and didn't keep any one thing out of my diet like sugar. I knew I was gaining but I wasn't worried about it for those 2 weeks. I gained about 4 pounds which isn't bad at all. Now I just have to get back on track and get them off again.<br />
So with January first in the air it seems like everyone makes these crazy New Years resolutions that they never actually stick to. I heard from a good friend that New Years resolutions are just like when people make an attempt to give something up for Lent. What i mean by this is many people say they are going to give up coffee, meat, cell phones, etc. for Lent only to get a cup of coffee 2 days later. My friends view is that by failing you are not a failure but you have learned lessons about failing. Does that make any sense? Seems like he worded it so much better. Anyways here was my point I am not making New Years resolutions but instead am going to "try" to work on things in my life that I feel need a little work. There is nothing more frustrating to me than when Jan. 1st comes and people go crazy dieting and exercising and fall off quickly because they went so hard core to start. So here are the things I am going to be working on<br />
- Continuing to pack my kids lunches each day. I know they enjoy knowing that they will have a lunch that they can eat instead of worrying if the school is going to feed them bean burritos or some other food they don't like. I also get to show them how to eat healthy and the bonus is the amount of money we save.<br />
- Continue my quest to lose 100 pounds in 1 year. I have 9 1/2 months to go (Sept. 20. 2011) and 70 pounds to go. Slow and steady wins the race. This means that I can lose like 7 pounds a month and hit goal.<br />
- I really want to work on budgeting our money better. My husband and I have a money system that we call columns. Basically in short I get an allowance every 2 weeks to pay for all household items and any extras that I want or need. By household I mean all groceries, cleaners, clothes for the family, entertainment, Starbucks, basically anything that isn't a bill that our family does. I do pretty well but I could do so much better. So this in one area I want to really get a grasp on.<br />
- Having a crafting/sewing business that allows me to stay home with my boys.<br />
- Being a better listener. I love to talk and interrupting mid sentence is a terrible habit I have. (Especially with the hubby)<br />
- Being a better Mommy and wife (but this is an on going job, right?)<br />
- Being more spur of the moment and enjoying life's little moments. So many times I am doing something instead of enjoying my family or what have you. Last night I was cleaning up dinner and getting the house ready for the next day while Shawn and the boys played Wii bowling. I finally sat down and Garrett says to me something about finally Mom can have fun with us too. I need to kick back and realize that time with my boys is so important and a dish or load of laundry can wait. My boys are getting older by the minute and I don't want to look back and regret anything especially with Garrett starting high school next year and it getting to where they would rather be with friends.<br />
Well I think that is pretty much it for things I want to work on and continue doing in my life. What about you? what are some "New Years resolutions" that you are working on?<br />
Have a wonderful rest of the day,<br />
Ali <br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=256762&id=643791358">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=256762&id=643791358</a> and here is one of her hand drawn little do dads. Cute right?<br />
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Anyways last night I got an email from Heidi Grace to tell me how much she loves my purses. I was so excited and honestly in disbelief that she emailed me. I know you may not see the bog deal but this woman hand draws designs that are printed on fabric. In my eye's she is the Picasso of the fabric world.<br />
To make it even more thrilling Heidi grace want's to feature some of my purses on her blogs. That's rights she has two. One of her blogs is her personal design blog and the other is for a company that she works with called colorbok. Colorbok is an art supply company that makes scrapbooking and other fun stuff. I can't even tell you how excited I am. I'm not sure about how much traffic she gets but since I started sewing everyone tells me that all you need to do to start selling a bunch is get one famous person to carry or talk about your purses. Well since I'm not buddy buddy with Angelina Jolie this is the next best thing.<br />
What this means is Ali has a reason to start sewing again. I have done a few custom things in the last few months but honestly I got really discouraged when I took my stuff to craft shows and didn't do well at all. I know it was the show I was selling at and not my stuff but it was still really discouraging. So who knows Maybe just maybe this will help make sewing a better paying option for me to stay home with my boys instead of childcare.<br />
Well that's enough of that but I had to share my exciting news.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-9878936853976688982010-12-18T09:35:00.000-08:002010-12-18T09:35:37.249-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Well the holidays are fully upon us. Life has been busy with parties, baking, movie nights, and life in general. I have been good on the diet front. I balance my cheats with my good days and so far I am maintaining at 193-194. I am not going to hate the holidays but instead of going wild I am choosing my battles. Anyways the boys are out of school for 2 weeks. I am planning on catching up on some sewing and crafting, maybe paint a room or something, and enjoy my 2 weeks off of work. Look for me again in 2011. I may post before but no promises. Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful start to 2011.<br />
What does Ali want for Christmas??? For Starbucks to have more choices in sugar free coffee flavors. Maybe for 2011 they will. If not, oh well. What else??? Nothing but a great relaxing 2 weeks off. Ya, I am trying to rub it in a little:)<br />
Until next year,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-79127370849686358182010-12-09T20:24:00.000-08:002010-12-09T20:24:09.695-08:00Week (I really have no idea, but I think 11) weigh inWell I woke up this morning still feeling under the weather but by about 3pm I was feeling so much better. I have been putting off going back to the nutritionist because of my cheat week or 10 days but who's counting? I made a point to go today even though I was still moving a little slow. Did I mention that I didn't cheat at all while sick. Yay me. Ok, mostly because I couldn't even keep water down but that's ok.<br />
Anyways I went to the nutritionist today finally. I was totally freaked out to weigh in since I hadn't since a week before Thanksgiving. I was so thrilled when I got on the scale and they told me I had lost 3 pounds. I was shocked. I attribute the loss to the flu but I will take it anyway I can get it.<br />
So nothing new other than that today. Just taking it slow and getting feeling better.<br />
Have a great weekend,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-1291135851815930192010-12-08T16:23:00.000-08:002010-12-08T16:23:17.784-08:00oh man!Well I was great yesterday. I ate perfectly all day. I however woke up at 2:30am with the flu. I have spend the whole day today on the couch and out of comission. I had to sign on to cheack my emails so figured I would give you an update. I changed my doc. appt. to tomorrow since I didn't want to pass on the germs. <br />
Hopefully better tomorrow. <br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-37608876886734942772010-12-07T13:39:00.000-08:002010-12-07T13:39:15.287-08:00game on....again!As you know I told you that I cheated a little after Thanksgiving. Well I wasn't totally honest. I cheated a bunch. I cheated from Friday after Thanksgiving until last night. I was bitter and wanted to not have to diet. I went right back to old habits and ate totally off track including Pepsi (which is from the devil I will add) I can't go easy and cheat a little I go nuts. I ate my ass off. Ok, not off or I would have lost weight but you get the point.<br />
Here is what I have noticed while cheating. I am tired and feel out of energy most of the time. It is hard to get up in the morning and I don't feel like doing anything. Is this a way to live? No! I want to fit into the clothes in my closet and feel good so today I am back on. Am I happy about it? No! I love food and eating but this is how I got fat. I skipped my doctor/nutritionist appt. for the last 2 weeks but I am going back tomorrow.<br />
I woke up this morning and had a little talk with my hubby. He asked if I was going to wait until after the holidays to get back on track. My response was No. If I wait until after the holidays I will gain all 32 pounds back that I worked so hard to lose. I lost a bunch of weight before and was 19 pounds away from my pre pregnancy weight before garrett. I kick myself all the time that I let myself go and go back up to 225 pounds. I am catching myself before I am back over 200 this time and getting my butt back in gear.<br />
I have eaten on track all day today so far and I am bitter and don't want to do it but I know I have to. I need to get back to being excited to get up and get on the scale each day to see how great I am doing. I am not going to get up and pray that my pants still fit anymore. Today is that new day and I am back. Excited? No but back.<br />
thanks everyone for letting me vent.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-77117289985097961472010-12-02T08:56:00.000-08:002010-12-02T08:56:51.018-08:00a wee but frustratedThis getting back on track this is so much harder then I thought it would be:( I wake up everyday and drink my coffee and do so good until lunch, the rest of the day is a struggle with myself to not eat everything in the house. I don't know what happened. I have had cheat meals before and not had a problem getting right back on track. This week has been a cheat festival. I am trying to be good but man oh man is it tough. I strated today with my coffee and we will see how the day goes. I am hoping and trying to be better but the good thing is there is always tomorrow to start again.<br />
I read a blog about a man who lost over 200 pounds and he had a quote that I really liked.<br />
"Honestly I think my family is tired of hearing "someday." I know I am!"<br />
Have a good rest of the day and I will check in again soon.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-72978970677446046292010-11-29T10:25:00.000-08:002010-11-29T10:25:16.099-08:00The after Thanksgiving check inHey everyone, <br />
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know I did. I was so good on Thanksgiving. I ate a little but of "bad" stuff and didn't even have pie. I actually lost .4 the next day. Friday we ate pizza and ice cream, Sat. I ate a burger and some chips, and Sunday I ate that darn leftover pumpkin pie:( Anyways I wasn't willing to weigh in today to see how my oops's affected me. I will give it a few days back on track and then weigh in. I wasn't upset because I did so good the rest of last week and will continue being good again today. What would a holiday be if all I ate was salad? <br />
We had such a great weekend with family and friends. We had 40 people at our house for Thanksgiving complete with 4 turkeys and all the sides you can imagine. It is always fun to pass out the side and see how each persons stuff is different then the way you might have done it. <br />
Sat. we went and watched some family and friends play football in the park. The kids iceblocked and we had a bbq to finish it all off. My sister in law is a certified hoopnitic instuctor. Basically this means that she is awesome at hula hooping and can do tricks and the whole shebang. She came to the park with about 40 hoops and gave us all a lesson. It wasn't pretty but it was fun and the boys loved it. We ended up buying 2 hoops so that we can continue hooping at home. <br />
Our house is decorated, the tree is up, the outside lights are done, and we are ready for Christmas. We have our normal traditions of going to see the lights in a highly light neighborhood, we bake cookies, shop, gift exchange, watch a million movies, and more. This year we are going to add going to the mission inn in Riverside California to our list. They light the whole place up and there are singers and everything. What is your favorite Christmas tradition? I still want to add more. <br />
Well I hope you all had a great hoilday and I can't wait for the next month of festivites. <br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-53220562305717581022010-11-23T09:16:00.000-08:002010-11-23T09:17:13.808-08:00I haven't left you.Once again life has been busy and I still can't seem to kick this cold. I now have a sinus infection:(<br />
I have the week off of work and with company coming for Thanksgiving so I have lots of work to do. I decided that I would paint the white trim and stuff in our bathroom last Friday to freshen things up for the holiday. One thing lead to another and I have been a painting and fixing fool. New toilet seats, painted laundry doors, trims, the whole TV room, new door knobs, you get the picture. I CAN'T STOP!!!! This isn't a good thing because I still have a list a mile long and not enough hours in the day to get it all done. The good thing is it looks so pretty and clean. ok enough about my crazy ADD fixing marathon.<br />
I have a new found love......No, not a hubby replacement. I have discovered clementines or cuties. They are basically seedless tangerines. Our good friend Matt described them like Pringles chips "no one can eat just one." He was right! I have been eating like 5 a day. They are the most addictive little things ever. So if you can afford a new "bad" habit give them a try:)<br />
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AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-51336005221667598962010-11-17T12:08:00.000-08:002010-11-17T12:08:56.245-08:00Week 8 weigh inWith being sick last week I wasn't able to get to the doc./nutritionist. I went yesterday for my 8 week weigh in. I can't believe it has been 8 weeks. Where does the time go? Anyways I lost 4 pounds in the two weeks despite being sick and not feeling like dieting. I lived on tea with honey and lemon for about 5 days so I was afraid of what the million tablespoons of honey did to my weight loss. The doc said I am doing great and that at my 12 week appointment he wants a testimonial with pics to show future clients. How cool is that? I don't know about the pic part because I still don't fully see the weigh that I have lost being gone but hopefully in 4 more weeks I will.<br />
I am starting to wonder what I will do in 4 more weeks. I could keep going and weighing in weekly but it isn't cheap. I like the one on one time I get with the nutritionist and doc each week to make sure I am on track and doing well. I hope I can do it on my own but I honestly do better because I know I have to stand on the scale, my myself in front of someone. My other concern is that I am supposed to be done just before the holidays. Last time I lost a significant amount of weigh I made Christmas cookies and in one month gained 30 pounds back. I am scared for my willpower during holidays and celebrations. I am starting to think that instead of signing up for another 12 weeks I might see if I can go every 2 weeks until I feel like I have control. I want to be successful and if in order to do that I have to check in weekly I might just fork out the money and do it.<br />
Ok, well enough about my fears and concerns. Have a great Wed.<br />
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Hey everyone,<br />
I am back from a little sick leave from blogging. I started getting a little sick feeling last Tues. and was able to hold it off until Thur. By Thur. night I was done for. I pushed myself a little to hard over the weekend and was out of commission yesterday. I felt so terrible I even called in sick to work and took it easy on the couch all day. I feel like today is the first day I can function almost fully. I hate being sick.<br />
I didn't weigh in at the doc. last week because I wasn't feeling well so I go back today for the first time on 2 weeks. I ate on target for the most part but there were a few days that the thought of cooking was exhausting and cereal ended up as the meal of choice. I didn't go crazy but I wasn't very good either. I am back on today and in full force. I still managed to lose about 4 pounds over the 2 weeks but I think the last week was just maintaining.<br />
Today is a day of getting the house back in order, laundry done, and a market trip in at some point. Funny how if Mom takes a day or two off so does everything else in the house. The only thing I am not going to do is mop. The whole downstairs of our house is hardwood and to mop it takes a caffeine induced energy boost. It may just be an excuse to not do one of my least favorite jobs but it works for me today.<br />
I am heading to the nutritionist today to weigh in and all that jazz. I will blog tomorrow to let you all know the results and stuff.<br />
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I must admit that I almost got totally off track while I was sick. I am taking today to remind myself why I am losing weigh and how much better I feel now. It is funny how a few bad days can lead to a slippery slope of bad eating. I still use food for comfort and I need to find a new comfort. Any ideas?<br />
Have a great Tuesday,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-80839457140028850202010-11-12T13:23:00.000-08:002010-11-12T13:23:40.899-08:00A Thankgiving bento for the boys.With Thanksgiving just around the corner I decided that the boys might enjoy a fun themed bento for lunch.<br />
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The kids had the day off so I had a little extra time to spend on it as well as the no traveling factor on my side. I actually was so excited to make this that I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. I know I am losing it. I feel like since graduating from art school I don't get to use my creativity all as much as I would like to. The great thing with bento's is they can be as simple as a waste free lunch packed into a tupperware all the way to an art piece in a tupperware. I am really enjoying this and I think the boys are as well.<br />
There are a few bento blogs that I follow and love to read for ideas and inspiration. I was reading one of my new favorites <a href="http://www.goodbyngirls.blogspot.com/">http://www.goodbyngirls.blogspot.com/</a> and they have a fun November themed lunch bento contest. I decided that feeling a little under the weather, the kids home from school, and a clean house all lead me to have a little extra time to throw a Thanksgiving themed meal together. Oh and did I mention that the cucumber and some of the carrot is from our very own garden? Our first carrot and cucumber of the season. Very exciting! and the kids got to see the whole process from seed, sprout, growing and eating the veggies.<br />
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- <b>A "turkey" sandwich </b>(haha, I couldn't resist that one) He is made of whole wheat bread, turkey, a slice of cheese (all were cut with the rim of a cup) His feathers are carrots and cucumber stuck in between the 2 slices of bread. His face is simply some of the crust of the bread glued down with a little mayo. His face is 2 circle of string cheese cut out with a straw and I drew his pupils with food market although olive would work too. His beak is the edge of the slices cheese from in the sandwich, and his hanging thing (I have no idea what that is actually called) is carrot. His feet are also cut from the edge of the cheese I used in the sandwich.<br />
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- <b>A veggie and cheese kabob and ranch dressing. </b>All I did for this was skewer some string cheese, cucumber and carrot on a appetizer pick and add a side of ranch.<br />
- <b>2 leaf cookies</b> that we had in the cabinet.<br />
- a handful of <b>organic graham cracker squares </b>from Trader Joe's<br />
<b>- our own trail mix recipe </b>that has organic raisins, raw cashews, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips all from the bins at Henry's.<br />
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So there you have it. A fun and healthy Thanksgiving themed bento that the boys loved!<br />
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Have a great weekend. Oh ya, by the way diet is still going awesome and I am starting to feel a little better from this darn cold and sore throat.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-85198853197831362882010-11-10T09:39:00.000-08:002010-11-10T09:41:27.983-08:00Another milestone<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Property_number_30.jpg" width="400" /></div><br />
I reached 30 pounds lost this morning. I wasn't expecting a large loss at all and when I got on the scale boom! there is was. I can't believe I have already lost 30 pounds. It seems like such a big number until I think that I still have 45 to go to get to the minimum amount I want to lose. I am not getting discouraged. I am thrilled with 4 pounds a week. I am going to check with my nutritionist because it seems like 4 a week is high but so far they don't seem concerned. Alright short and sweet today.<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-70345105912777892572010-11-09T12:41:00.000-08:002010-11-10T11:03:57.585-08:00Bento linksSome of you have been interested in how I have been packing the boys lunches recently.<br />
I am trying to win a new set of boxes to pack their lunch at this blog <a href="http://duklings.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/easy-lunchboxes-giveaway/#comment-5385">http://duklings.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/easy-lunchboxes-giveaway/#comment-5385</a><br />
The second link I am sharing is just ways to make your kids feel better when they are sick. We have had a cough and yucky week around our house this week.<br />
<a href="http://reviews.bentolunch.net/2010/10/similisan-share-your-story-when-your.html">http://reviews.bentolunch.net/2010/10/similisan-share-your-story-when-your.html</a><br />
If you are interested in packing bento style these boxes are perfect ideas and sites to visit.<br />
Thanks,<br />
AliAli B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09473335222958102515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521953547048488976.post-75072340193671812622010-11-09T10:46:00.000-08:002010-11-09T10:46:54.002-08:00How on earth did I forget to mention......<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="240" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs973.snc4/76610_1577429367924_1601319793_1406268_7015222_n.jpg" width="320" /></div><br />
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I am officially an Auntie again. My sister Pam and her husband Dirk had a baby on Halloween.<br />
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Welcome to the world Mr. Caleb Mattius<br />
8 lbs. 13 oz. and 20.5 inches long<br />
I personally think with a birthday like Halloween they should have named him Dracula, Jack, Frank, or something cool like that but I will let it slide.<br />
Anyways here are a few cute little pics of the guys.<br />
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Other than that we started Christmas shopping last night. I know we are a little early but last year we ended up not getting or having to pay more for items the kids really wanted. We made a night out of it and went shopping and after had dinner (sushi of course)<br />
It was a nice little date night. It is interesting shopping for our kids this year. This is one of the first years that Garrett is wanting teenage things. We went to Toys R Us and I don't think one of the things on his list was there. Pj on the other hand could be completely done at one store. So a little done and a bunch more to go.<br />
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I was supposed to weigh in tonight but Pj was invite to a bowling birthday party by his bowling league buddy so I had to change the weigh in to Thursday. Have I mentioned that all 3 boys are in a bowling league on Friday nights? Well they are if I hadn't.<br />
So until Thurs.<br />
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