Progress? Kind of...

So, it's been almost two weeks since I got started counting my points. I think I have done pretty well as to what I'm eating but I haven't included my drinks. Sodas, alcohol, milk...
And I haven't been drinking water... I have got to do better.
I just still get caught up in whatever and don't pay attention to how many drinks I have throughout the day until, well, I just don't think about it. I know I'm not eating and to add up the empty calories would be too much of a reality check perhaps.
SMH. Well, since I put that into the atmosphere I better get to it.

Life has been moving at a pace I'm enjoying. Since I left my full time office job I have really tried to focus on family and my new business. I am enjoying meeting new people in all different stages of professional accomplishment. I'm young in the world of local business owners and that has its own advantages. I understand a lot more about SM than a lot of the older crowd and that's no surprise since I started to use sites such as Myspace when I was in my early twenties and gradually have integrated all the sites into my daily and weekly routines.
I love being able to communicate with family, old and new friends, and SM is also a place to build business relationships. Well.. I could go on about the benefits of using SM and I will leave that for my work blog :)

The kids are wonderful. They are in their own zones and it's all good.
A few more weeks of BBall season for my daughter to cheer for.
Spring concert for my son coming up for chorus.
All my youngest talks about is starting school.... I'm going to have to get him in an Early Pre-K.
Sigh... I love being a mom and I feel so blessed to be able to take care of them, teach them lessons they need in life, and they make me so very proud.
Being a wife is my hardest job. It is a lot of work and dedication. He's my best friend and I love him.

It's Saturday night so time to get a movie on with my sweetheart and enjoy some cuddle time.
Nite nite.

J

Today is a special day. It is my babys birthday! He's three now so I guess technically he is not a baby anymore but he is my youngest so... you know how that goes. He is still in sleep mode from the oldest two's Christmas vacation so taking a nap at six p.m. is a habit I'm currently trying to break. Sigh. We had a great day today. We headed out early and ran errands, got lunch, went by my daughters school to drop off something for her basketball game (she cheers), and played outside for hours. That may also contribute to him crashing at this time of day too.

I met my girl from TA (my old job) at BK today and she hooked me up with her Weight Watchers books so I will read up tomorrow and start fresh this upcoming Monday. 
Only because the groceries are on minimum until this weekend and I need to prepare myself. 
Yeah, that may sound silly but for this whole past year the word healthy has not been in my vocabulary. I hadn't avoided it, I just never had it on my mind. It was more of a system of I knew when it was meal time and I ate what everyone else ate and to be honest, I can't do that. 
My body is just not set up to be able to eat like that without gaining weight. 

I realized in high school that I was going to have to get strict and impliment diet and exercise. I do have big women in my family and that will no longer be a justification to why I continue to yo-yo from a 14-20. I am beyond frustrated with the hard work I put in twice after pregnancy and with a consistant result of another pregnancy. I love my kids I just don't love what it did to my body.
Toxemia with my first child contributed to a 105 lb. weight gain. I lost eighty of that and got pregnant with my second which added 42 back and I only lost 30 of that before gaining that 30 back. Then came my youngest.... every woman has a pregnancy story, a weight gain story, a reason why they want to lose a few pounds or more.

I am going to set my goal for my birthday mid July and take a current photo next week. I'm excited! 
I hope to hook up with more people who use Weight Watchers to talk. I could use the support for sure.

J