On my way back down.............

Dress my daughter's picked out.

I'm sure glad that I didn't see this picture of me in the dress before I wore it to the wedding,  it seems a little heavy in the middle:(  I actually felt pretty good in it, so I guess I "owned" it and I need to "get over myself" as my husband would say! We have another wedding this Saturday so I need something else new to wear. I am going shopping with a friend to the Nordy's sale on Thursday. Have I mentioned how much I don't like Nordstrom because I am invisible to the sales people there? Whatever!!! 

I have gotten back on track to a small degree with my food and I actually went to Zumba for the first time in a month yesterday. Usually that involves a weight gain so that will be a bummer, but worth the fun I have there. Have I mentioned that I don't really care for the instructor? 

Quit your bitchin'!!! Negative Nellie here! 

Seriously though, things are great here, the weather is amazing! I love the sun and I have a nice bronze to my skin. Hubby and I had a great day shopping and came home to a clean house and yes, I am TOTALLY spoiled! 

The wedding Saturday was amazing! I did not eat any cupcakes, but I ate a lot of other yummy things. We danced the night away to music that I recognized, and right when we were leaving they were passing out popcorn. The cupcakes were really cool. Each plate had 3 cupcakes, a chocolate, orange, and carrot cake.  My husband ate 5!!! 5 cupcakes!!! 

I have been seriously hankering for a coffee cake. I have looked at a million recipes on pinterest. Anyone have a great one to share? 

It sounds like my granite is finally done and should be installed next week. I am holding my breath, so if I never post again, I died:) Seriously it has been almost 4 months!!! 

So with this happy post I bid you adieu! 

Blessings and happy scales:)

Kitty:)

137.3 Better!

My loves:) 

Kayce and Karson were up at 4:00AM to head home this morning. I am sad:( They made it home safely and that makes me happy. Karson has a new back yard to go home to. His Daddy put sod down and put up a play set while he was gone. He was still going at 8:00 their time tonight. He has got to be ready to sleep for hours!!! 

Karson's Jef outfit

The outfit Karson has on is a tribute to Jef from the bachelorette. I don't know if any of you watch it, but Jef was our favorite and he loved straight jeans. 

My dinner for Marv's family turned out wonderful. I did have some mis-steps, like having the slow cooker unplugged for 3 hours while I thought it was cooking. I had to get up at 2:00AM to put the chicken in the fridge. I also cleared the timer on a pan of brownies and they were about 1/2 inch high when I took them out of the oven. Do over on those!!! The salad that I was so excited to make had so much sugar in it, that I didn't even take a bite. I truly have NO problem saying no to sugar, but sadly am still eating chips every night about 9:00. I have never eaten late! I think it was watching Kayce eat her goodies late at night.

My family! And yes, my mom is in there!

Next Monday I am going back to Zumba and back to being a good BFC girl. I found my S/C counter in Karson's toy box! If he hadn't have come to visit, I don't know how long it would have taken me to look in there! Doesn't everyone store their books in toy boxes? 

I was so excited to have a free day tomorrow and my older son called to have my other 2 grandkids to come over for the day! How can I say no when Kayce was just here for 3 weeks? Wish me luck!!!

Blessings and happy scales my BFC/Blogger buddies:)

I was up to 139!!!

Side view, tummy not too bad!

Holy Moly, yikes!!! I was up there!!! That was the slap on the a$$ that I needed to stop. This AM was 137.8. Really the only change has been to give up my potato chips and eat regular home food again. Kayce has been so busy, we figured out today that she hasn't even been here for dinner in 2 weeks! I have had Karson for the last 3 nights and I just love him so much that I could burst! We have so much fun together and I am already dreading when he leaves. Either Kayce has grown up, or I am not as sensitive, but we have had a really nice time together. Today was shopping with Taryn, Kayce and Karson for a dress for one of the weddings that I have starting next weekend. It is something that I would have never picked out,  it is form fitting and they swear (even Taryn) that it is flattering. I love I.N.C. from Macy's and always feel put together when I wear that brand.

Yummy spinach!

I am having my in laws here on Saturday to see Kayce and Karson. I think I am going to have 24 people! All of my kids and grand kids will be here:)  I  have never cooked for 24 people before. I am kind of excited. They all wanted to bring things, but I wanted to try on my own. We are having BBQ chicken sandwiches, spiral ham, baked beans, coleslaw, pasta salad with grapes, broccoli, pecans and BACON, fresh fruit salad, ambrosia, and potato salad. Dessert is my famous brownies, white cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate chip cookies. I need to think of a fruit dessert too. Tomorrow will be a busy day getting ready.

Anyone with any more ideas let me know:) 

Wish me luck:) 

Wow, have you looked at old blog posts?

I just looked back through several of my blog posts to find when I started eating the Healthful English muffins and Ideal sugar and it was so cool to see what was "happening" in my life! One thing that did not make me happy is seeing that my home was painted inside the middle of April, that's when we paid for 3/4 of the granite to be put into our home, and it is now the middle of July:( UGH:(((((((((
OK, so looking back my weight gain started in May. I started eating the Healthful muffins in February. The Ideal sugar was even before that. They aren't responsible for all of the bad things that I am putting in my mouth. I would love to believe by just removing those things, I could lose back down. Today was 138.3!!! But that is not the case. It is too many nachos, white bread, lay's potato chips, flour tortilla's, and fruit. I have been on a fruit binge since I decided I wouldn't count fruit sugars. So, there it is!
As I have mentioned before, I get it about how artificial sweeteners are bad for us, and I don't use most of them. I Do NOT believe that all of my friends, family and loved ones are going to die a horrible death because they choose to eat artificial sweeteners. My pregnant daughter has a fridge full of diet cherry pepsi. Do I want to wrap my head around what that could do to her or my new grandson? Seriously people, we can't take this too far. Artificial sweeteners very well could have contributed to some peoples deaths, but I doubt it has ever been listed as the cause of death. So with that said, we have to do what makes sense to each of us. If I allow a little sucralose because it helps me get my fiber in, so be it. I would not eat something with sucralose that had no redeeming nutritional value. I think Trina asked why we would use sucralose if we had the stevia, xylotol, etc. available? Because the Healthful English muffins aren't available with those products. I have to make changes that I can make for a life time. Losing weight truly is way easier than maintaining, in my humble opinion! I think that is why some of us who got to where we want to be are struggling. Slowly bad things creep back in and we test to see how far we can take it. Or at least that has been my problem.

Noodles!

Noodles make great water guns

The Girls:)

So with that said, here's pics from my amazing day yesterday. Truly if laughter would have burned calories, I would have lost 5 lbs! It was awesome!!!
Lastly, the picture of Karson and me looks like I have a fat roll, but it was the waist of my shorts. They were too big around the waist and they stuck out. My tee is also only a medium, but to me I look large:( I really liked it a couple of months ago when I felt thin!

Kayce is in a wedding today so Karson is with his other Gma for the day. It is quiet here, but it is nice:)
Hubby is out mowing the lawn, so I plan to go get more sun.
Blessings and happy scales....

Karson and Gma K

Happy Days!!!

Beautiful day at the lake

Grant, Cy and Karson

Cousins coloring

Cousins smiley face???

I am thoroughly enjoying Karson being here, he is just so unbelievably fun! Yesterday we went to the park at the lake that my oldest son lives close to. It was a beautiful day and just the right amount of sun for everyone. The boys loved seeing the fish, and both love the water. My Taryn went with us too and it was a great day!
Today was lunch with my gym friends and more time with Karson this evening. Kayce is in a wedding on Saturday so she is pretty busy with her friends.
My head is  really not liking the new ring around my tummy. That is a good thing because it makes food less appetizing! I had a pretty good day food wise. Wearing a bathing suit at the lake always slaps me upside the head too! I have my school friends day at the lake on Friday. I am actually really looking forward to it. I may be a little bigger than I was, but I am no where near where I used to be. Don't count me out just yet!!!
I hope everyone is doing well:)
Does anyone else read "Can you stay for dinner?" Today's post really hit home with me, just curious!
P.S. My oldest son reminds me of Larry the Cable guy!!! I don't think he would think that was a compliment!

Joyful:)

Kayce's here!!!

138.1...and I continue to gain:( du du du duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....that's supposed to be doomsday music!
Yesterday I let my tummy hang out and went to dinner and shopping so I could see how much I hate it:( I did hate it!

As good as it gets for trying to get a picture!

Kayce is here and along with that come temptations! I had a taste of an old fashioned donut and burped it up for an hour after:( TMI, but definitely not worth the taste. The maple bar was for me because I love them, used to love them! It is in a baggy on the counter for their breakfast tomorrow.

Kayce 24 weeks and Karson

I really am not eating that far out of the realm of my usual food, I am just eating too much and too many carbs. I ate a burger and spinach salad for dinner, that's not bad right? But the pasta salad, potato chips and brat for lunch, maybe not so good!

I am not giving up, I believe in this lifestyle completely, I am just on a small break! I will get it together, but I am forgiving myself right now.
Karson is such a joy, I am blessed!!!
Blessings and happy scales!!!

Having a great time:)

Beautiful Montana

Beautiful sky Montana

Well I haven't gotten my head in the right spot yet, but I have been having a wonderful time! We went for a quick trip to Missoula Mt on Monday. It was a beautiful drive over and a great, great time. My husband and I are so into habits of things that we know exactly where we are going to stop, eat, and stay. We never really stray! I'm glad that I found someone weird like me! We shopped and ate for 2 days! Did I mention bacon and I are going steady again? Seriously, a lot of bacon!!! We joined Costco again so I could have my bacon! Yikes!!!
In 1 hour we will leave to go pick up Kayce and Karson at the airport. I am beyond excited to see them and have the stress of them traveling over!!! They were late getting out of Atlanta because of lightening storms, but they are in Seattle and on time to head home! Our house is going to be pretty crazy for 3 weeks:)
I get my bra's in Missoula so it was fitting time again. I am now a 32DDD. I was a 34D. I guess being smaller around is a good thing? But a triple D? If you live near a Dillard's they carry a bra that is amazing for back fat etc. It is called a BFF bra and I love them! I didn't really find much that I couldn't live without, so it wasn't a very fruitful shopping trip. I guess that is a good thing for my husbands bank account!
I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. We have had a very relaxing and Blessed day!
FYI, BFC can be done for a lifetime, I have just been very bad. Carbs are as much my enemy as sugar, and the little devils sucked me in again!
Blessings and happy scales!