It's Wednesday...

Well, this week I didn't go to the scale skipping and singing a joyous tune.  Yet I didn't have to be drug there either by my heels.

Which is probably reflected in my weight this week.

I stayed the same.

Odd to be neither a loser nor a gainer.  But to be honest, I'd rather be neither than to be a gainer. *cocks an eyebrow for effect*  But if I were to choose an ideal, I'd rather be a loser.

*sighs* Oh well, let's put this week behind us and onto next week.

..........I'm hungry, I wonder what there is to eat?

Funny Monday

Nuff said!

Sunday Progress Pic

So I thought I'd show off my winter coat that I searched high and low for.  One thing I discovered this year was that all my winter coats were HUGE!!!  This year I went on the hunt to find a winter coat that was not only stylish but fit, hitch in that thinking was that I also knew (well prayed anyways) that I'd only be wearing it, one winter.  So I didn't want to be spending a lot of money on it.  When I put on my old winter coats, I couldn't very well wear those as they were so big I looked like the incredible shrinking woman in it and quite slovenly at the same time.  While I'm no fashion plate, I do at least pride myself on at least wearing clothes that fit and look decent on me.  So out with the old and in with the new.  Whatever THAT was.

Well, I stumbled onto a sale at Lane Bryant and found the cutest coat, but at the prices that LB charges, it's stroke inducing!  Thankfully there  was a sale going on, but still what I ended up paying for it made me weep a bit.  At least it's stylish and not something you'll see on every other person. 

Oh and one other thing...The Wonder One picked it out! lol Yeah, I know! *crows with laughter*

Well consider it done...

As his Valentine's Day/Anniversary gift to me (yes we got married on Valentine's Day) The Wonder One signed me up for swimming lessons.  On Valentine's Day no less! lol So my New Years' resolution (you can read about that here) will actually be met this year.  YaY me! .......and thanks goes to The Wonder One for getting me my lessons of course.

So my first lesson is at 11am  Valentine's Day.

I'm not certain whether to be filled with excitement...or dread.

Now I just need to beat the tarantula down to a manageable size. 

Blasting in my ears right now...

You know how you hear a song and it just worms it's way into your head and gets stuck there?  Both songs this week did that to me and stayed in my head until they made it to my play list.  Again both newer and older songs, have fun with both!

Thursday Review...

Tasty Thursday review for you today cheerleaders.  This isn't one of those health food types of reviews, but if you wanted it to be, I suppose it could be.  I'll explain.

But first, let's take a look at what we're taste testing.

 

 These are thick and dense and as the name states.....CHEWY!   A lot of times what I will do is have one of these bars for breakfast with a piece of fruit and it's enough to get my stomach to stop all that grumbly in the tumbly stuff.  As well I'll shove one in my bag on the way out the door so if and when I can't get away for lunch I'll drink my bottle of water and eat this!  Doesn't ever EVER replace lunch, however it does get me through until I can eat a good and proper lunch.  Given that it's only 4 Weight Watcher points (whatever they're calling it this year) I think that's a pretty good deal!  It's not a huge bar, but it's big enough and chewy enough that you feel like you're getting something to eat.  I like them, I'd like to try some of the other flavors that the company offers.  I know when Fiber One (cereal) first came out there was a comic that made the joke "Fiber One ~ 20% more fiber than rope!"  Which as you can see by the label above it does have 9 grams of fiber.  Which is fantastic!  Our daily fiber intake is recommended at 25 grams to 30 grams and with the American diet being as processed as it is, one bar probably exceeds the average Americans intake to be honest.  So when I saw that this one little bar has that much fiber in it, I was sufficiently impressed!  So when The Wonder One and I finish off this supply, we're off to find some other flavors, it's worth the repurchase.

**Note to those with allergies:  It is made with peanut, milk, soy, almond, sunflower and wheat.  If you are sensitive to any of these ingredients or their byproducts, I'm sorry but this is another product, you'll have to skip.**

I promise, I'm on the look out for a product that I can review that is tasty and program friendly and allergen friendly for one and all, when I find it, I promise I will sound the alarms!

It's Wednesday...

So it's the dreaded weigh in day...

I knew it was going to be dreaded because as I was explaining to Queenie when she was starting Weight Watchers, she asked "How often do I have to keep track of what I eat?" I replied "Every time you open your gob".

After losing twelve pounds in two weeks, this past week there was some drama that had unfolded and it took us out into a situation that we weren't expecting and we had to go and eat and we were unable to track our food intake.  So I tried to make wiser choices.  Ate half of what I got and took the other half home (ate it the next day for lunch), shared an appetizer with The Wonder One instead of eating a whole one (which I used to do easily) and just drank my diet soda, getting teased by the bartender that "I was going to pee the bed that night"!  I told him "Depends"  he laughed at my play on words and went on to serve others.  As well there was some drama at work which put me into my uncomfortable zone of not knowing how to handle some situations and put me right back into that mindspace where I revert to my two best buddies....you know the boys...Ben?  Jerry? 

So between the dramas and not getting to do the working out that I know I should have, there was some blow back.  So there was something to be learned this week.  What is it you may be wondering?  Well, what I learned in this week is that I needed to heed the advice that I gave Queenie and if I can't track it every time I opened my gob, then I don't eat it, that way I won't gain the 4 pounds that I did.  Granted, it was only four, and in the grand scheme of things, easily enough to come back off, however after having two good weeks, I was truly hoping for a third good one.  I've finally figured out that I truly HAVE to track everything because when I don't I'm just not going to meet my goals.

So I just got a wee bit too cocky with myself.  I can't take my eye off that ball (scale) for a second!

Help me cheerleaders!  lol Got to get in line to kick my butt to keep me on track!