Happy Halloween!!!

I just wanted to remind myself someday that I did NOT eat one single piece of the 450 pieces that we bought for Halloween! Pretty darn proud of myself :) I also know that I would not stop at that one piece and my last month of getting sugar out of my life would have been for naught! Woot, woot!!!

Happy....

151.3

Today is 1 full month since I started over AGAIN with my BFC living. I have lost 5.7 lbs....Boo....but I will take it. It is coming off soooooooooooooooooooooo sllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. However, I am not caving and I have not had any sugar treats. I even told myself I could last Saturday because we didn't go out to a BIG dinner, we went to a little dinner....by the time I was ready to order, it didn't seem that important anymore.
We even went to Costco again and I handed all my treats to my hubby.
So far, so good!
Woot, woot!!!

I don't know if I have mentioned this, but I am reading the Century Trilogy by Ken Folette (Pillars of the Earth) I am on the last book and I have been able to sit out in the sun and read this Fall and it has been glorious. This was a rose that was saying hello to me. It is chilly, but it is sure beautiful! 

Blessings....

152.4.............

I may be losing weight at a snails pace, but I am regrouping, relearning, and recommitting to being healthy once again. I have really surprised myself with my ability to say "no" to my trigger foods, and eat less of the food that I allow myself. I am back in the spinach groove, and I haven't bought any white bread or rolls for 3 weeks!!! Orowheat multi grain sandwich thins are back in my life. I dislike them, but I have to have bread! 

Yesterday was a day that I want to congratulate myself for! I only ate 3/4 of my sandwich at lunch...ever little bit helps...and I did not eat my popcorn at the movie. That was huge for me, I love to slather the fake melted butter on my popcorn, to the point of leaving grease stains on my pants, but I didn't! I also went all through Costco and handed off all of my goodies, including mini candy bars to my hubby. It is getting easier. And I feel better. I will be much happier in another 10 lbs, but for now, I am seeing some light! 

I am LOVING my Fitbit. It seems crazy that a little device that I wear on my wrist would make such a difference in my sedentary lifestyle, but it does. On Zumba days it is easy to get in 10,000 steps, but on my off days...it's a huge challenge for me. I find myself walking around the house in circles, saying BEEP, BEEP at the door to the downstairs where my husband is (I love to annoy him) and adding up those steps and minutes of activity. I feel better...that's the second time I have said that in this post! 

We went to see the movie Fury yesterday. War is hell, and we have such amazing men and women that fight for this Country. May God Bless them. My son in law goes to Ranger school on November 2nd, any prayers and good wishes would be greatly appreciated! I am so proud of him and my daughter for keeping their home and family going. 

We finally got all of our new appliances in and working. It took 4 times...yes 4 times...to get a refrigerator that was  not damaged in shipping. We went with the new slate color and I LOVE it. Since the granite never worked out, we went with new appliances instead. I have picked out a new refrigerator before, but never all new appliances, it was quite fun and exciting at 57 years old. My gas stove has a built in grill on top and a convection over feature. I have used that for almost everything I have made. Love it....but for anyone that might have a convection oven....I thought it cut the cooking time? It really doesn't for me? 

I feel happy....and it feels good.....The colors outside are beyond beautiful, though our weather is getting colder....I am not a fan of winter.

Blessings and happy scales.....

My grand Cadence and me.

Madelyn Kay

My daughter in law with my future grandson :)

New appliances.

153.2

I can't believe I am excited to get to this weight! I logged into myfitnesspal on 9/1/14 and I weighed 152.1. I gained 5 lbs until I started being good 2 weeks ago. I am a bit frustrated by the low amount of weight I have lost, but I will take it since I am going the right way...down! I can look back at old posts and see how bummed I was to be 148....I would love to be there again!!! I think at this point in my life, being in the low 140's will be a happy spot.

I have really surprised myself with good food choices, we still eat out a LOT, but I try and remove as many carbs as possible. We even went to Arby's before my son's football game on Friday and I did not have their apple crisp, which is to DIE for....literally :) That was a huge success for me. I also was home alone all day yesterday and I stayed on plan...100%... except I am drinking some diet soda. It seems to be a treat that adds to my meals. I WILL quit drinking it, but for now, it feels like a luxury.

My son, that went to 6 different colleges on football scholarships, is coaching our rival school's football team. It is a BIG deal, and I am so happy for him. There are 2 high schools in our district and he is coaching on the opposite one he played on, and they won!!! The 'battle of the bell"..it was one of his happiest moments. You want to watch your kids have success and happiness, and that was a very cool moment. I felt like a traitor because I had gone to the other high school too, but it was 40 years ago, so no biggie!

Matthew's the coach with his folder down the back of his pants!

His selfie before the big game!

I feel good, am looking forward to feeling better....How's everyone else doing?

I'm back...... :)

Well my friends, I have eaten my way up to 157 lbs! I was on a roll and I was loving every minute of it, until I realized I would have to be wearing jeans in the winter! My hubby bought me a Fitbit last Saturday, and I have been a good girl since Tuesday. Today I was down to 154.3. I started some really weird habits right before I got a grip, eating late at night, eating tons of candy and sweets??? WTH??? I never did that. I had to overcome every bit of my compulsion last night at 10:00PM to not eat. Weird. It's 9:16PM and I am starving right now even though I had a great steak dinner with spinach salad??? Crazy!

My facebook friends have seen my vacation pics, but my friend Linda has not, so here's some of my favorites. It was the BEST vacation and I want to go back and live there!!! I'm afraid it would NOT be good for my "girlish figure"!

See the moon too...Sunsrise :)

Happy Selfie with the best coffee flask ever!!!

Heaven's glow

Whale

I only had a 20x zoom, this would have been so cool if I had a better camera!

My view every morning :)

Famous Haystack Rock

My best picture ever!!!

So there are a few of  my pics, I had 130 printed and have a million more that are good. It was so beautiful and magical! I really believe that I see more beauty in things as I get older. If I can get a grip on my eating/weight, I will be blissfully happy!!! 

Blessings and happy scales.....