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Only worked til noon today, Yay! Of course, thats because I have to work Saturday morning, but I'll worry about that on Saturday. For now, I'm just enjoying the afternoon. I picked up my grandson from daycare and we went and got my car inspected. Once we got home I had some lunch and now I'm checking in here. I think I will go outside and rake a bit. I like doing that so much more than regular exercise! Tomorrow is weigh-in day, and I just dont feel lighter. I've done okay with my eating, but I know I'm not exercising enough. Alright... I MUST go get my body moving!!

JodieHut — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:39:06 GMT

Only worked til noon today, Yay! Of course, thats because I have to work Saturday morning, but I'll worry about that on Saturday. For now, I'm just enjoying the afternoon. I picked up my grandson from daycare and we went and got my car inspected. Once we got home I had some lunch and now I'm checking in here. I think I will go outside and rake a bit. I like doing that so much more than regular exercise! Tomorrow is weigh-in day, and I just dont feel lighter. I've done okay with my eating, but I know I'm not exercising enough. Alright... I MUST go get my body moving!!

Another gorgeous day in VA! I spent twenty of my thirty minute lunch walking outdoors. It felt so good! These sunny warm days make such an improvement in my mood. After work I'm going to get my car washed and clean out the inside.... woohoo, fun!! Have a good day everyone!

JodieHut — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:27 GMT

Another gorgeous day in VA! I spent twenty of my thirty minute lunch walking outdoors. It felt so good! These sunny warm days make such an improvement in my mood. After work I'm going to get my car washed and clean out the inside.... woohoo, fun!!

Have a good day everyone!

Feeling good, even if I am at work and its a beautiful day out there. I just spent my half hour lunch sitting outside in the warm sunshine. I know, I could've been walking, but then I get all sweaty.... plus, I wore a dress and heels today. It feels so good to be wearing all the size 16 clothes that had been packed away for years again. I'll be glad when daylights savings is in effect so that I can do some outside activities after work. Yay for Springtime.... I feel it in the air!

JodieHut — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:43:29 GMT

Feeling good, even if I am at work and its a beautiful day out there. I just spent my half hour lunch sitting outside in the warm sunshine. I know, I could've been walking, but then I get all sweaty.... plus, I wore a dress and heels today. It feels so good to be wearing all the size 16 clothes that had been packed away for years again. I'll be glad when daylights savings is in effect so that I can do some outside activities after work. Yay for Springtime.... I feel it in the air!

I'm writing this as I sit in a lawnchair in my front yard enjoying a gorgeous, warm, sunny day in Virginia. I decided to put off the rest of the raking til next weekend. Once again, my body is aching in places that havent ached in a long time! Putting on a tank top is a good reminder of how much more work I need to do. The sizes I'm wearing may be smaller now, but I still have a long way to go. I MUST stay committed!

JodieHut — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:02:43 GMT

I'm writing this as I sit in a lawnchair in my front yard enjoying a gorgeous, warm, sunny day in Virginia. I decided to put off the rest of the raking til next weekend. Once again, my body is aching in places that havent ached in a long time! Putting on a tank top is a good reminder of how much more work I need to do. The sizes I'm wearing may be smaller now, but I still have a long way to go. I MUST stay committed!

And I'm not complaining... I'm loving being outside and getting my yard in shape too! Today I worked on raking and removing loads and loads of leaves from the front yard. I also uncovered all the deck furniture and porch swing. I cant wait till its warmer and I can sit out there grilling with a drink in my hand!! Time to go make myself a healthy dinner!

JodieHut — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:08:51 GMT

And I'm not complaining... I'm loving being outside and getting my yard in shape too! Today I worked on raking and removing loads and loads of leaves from the front yard. I also uncovered all the deck furniture and porch swing. I cant wait till its warmer and I can sit out there grilling with a drink in my hand!!

Time to go make myself a healthy dinner!

Love that Friday feeling! Work is a little busy today, so its going by quickly... always a good thing. Five more hours to go! The weather is supposed to be 60 degrees and sunny this weekend, so I'm excited for that. I plan to spend lots of time outdoors with my grandson. Enjoy the day!!

JodieHut — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:04:01 GMT

Love that Friday feeling! Work is a little busy today, so its going by quickly... always a good thing. Five more hours to go! The weather is supposed to be 60 degrees and sunny this weekend, so I'm excited for that. I plan to spend lots of time outdoors with my grandson. Enjoy the day!!

Finally, some good news on the scale.... down 6.7 pounds from last week!!! I cannot tell you how good it feels to get further away from that 200 number. I'm getting more and more excited about the summer and all the opportunities that are waiting for me. I am just realizing that this is really happening..... I AM going to reach my goal this time. I feel like I'm walking on cloud nine today!!

JodieHut — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:25 GMT

Finally, some good news on the scale.... down 6.7 pounds from last week!!! I cannot tell you how good it feels to get further away from that 200 number. I'm getting more and more excited about the summer and all the opportunities that are waiting for me. I am just realizing that this is really happening..... I AM going to reach my goal this time. I feel like I'm walking on cloud nine today!!

We got a little snow here in VA so work is delayed for two hours! I got up and showered before I found out, so now I've got lots of time to kill this morning. I think I'll do some arm toning exercises and crunches before I drink my shake. Tomorrow is my weigh in day and I'm looking forward to it. The last two weren't so good, so I'm looking forward to posting a loss! I bought my reward for the 'double dog dare ya' challenge last night. New exercise clothes! Its a cute two piece outfit, navy and turquoise blue. I tried it on, but I'm not going to wear it until the challenge is over on Monday. Time for coffee... then some toning!

JodieHut — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:29:21 GMT

We got a little snow here in VA so work is delayed for two hours! I got up and showered before I found out, so now I've got lots of time to kill this morning. I think I'll do some arm toning exercises and crunches before I drink my shake. Tomorrow is my weigh in day and I'm looking forward to it. The last two weren't so good, so I'm looking forward to posting a loss! I bought my reward for the 'double dog dare ya' challenge last night. New exercise clothes! Its a cute two piece outfit, navy and turquoise blue. I tried it on, but I'm not going to wear it until the challenge is over on Monday. Time for coffee... then some toning!

Smile... life is good! You know, I still have all of life's normal issues, but I am choosing to see the glass half FULL. I am realizing how much my mental attitude contributes to my physical health. Anyway, today is my sixth day of 'back to basics' eating. Feeling great!! I took the day off from exercising yesterday because my body was still recovering from all the weekend yardwork. I ordered several seperates of swimwear online and got them in the mail yesterday. Wow, so much improvement from last year! I cant wait to go to the beach and not feel self-conscious. I know I'll never have the perfect bikini body of a twenty year old, and I'm okay with that. I'm a 47 year old grandmother.... and thats all I need to be. Hope everyone enjoys the day!

JodieHut — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:41:07 GMT

Smile... life is good! You know, I still have all of life's normal issues, but I am choosing to see the glass half FULL. I am realizing how much my mental attitude contributes to my physical health. Anyway, today is my sixth day of 'back to basics' eating. Feeling great!! I took the day off from exercising yesterday because my body was still recovering from all the weekend yardwork.

I ordered several seperates of swimwear online and got them in the mail yesterday. Wow, so much improvement from last year! I cant wait to go to the beach and not feel self-conscious. I know I'll never have the perfect bikini body of a twenty year old, and I'm okay with that. I'm a 47 year old grandmother.... and thats all I need to be.

Hope everyone enjoys the day!

I love waking up to a sunny day.... still cold, but nice and dry. March 1st is one of my favorite days of the year.... cause QVC has 24-hours of sterling silver!! I've already spent my limit, so I hope nothing else tempts me. I had a great weekend.... got lots of yardwork done and my arms are feeling the pain today. I had a shake for breakfast and I brought chicken for lunch. That means..... I'm having a shake for dinner! I love eating on the basic plan.... so easy to figure out. I'm at work, so I better start working!!

JodieHut — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:21:46 GMT

I love waking up to a sunny day.... still cold, but nice and dry. March 1st is one of my favorite days of the year.... cause QVC has 24-hours of sterling silver!! I've already spent my limit, so I hope nothing else tempts me. I had a great weekend.... got lots of yardwork done and my arms are feeling the pain today. I had a shake for breakfast and I brought chicken for lunch. That means..... I'm having a shake for dinner! I love eating on the basic plan.... so easy to figure out. I'm at work, so I better start working!!

Had a nice relaxing morning. Once again, I got on the scale and it moved down again! I'm not complaining, but its scary how quickly it is going down! Let's just say, its not normal for me to lose on a daily basis. I'm on my fourth day of 'back to the basics' eating. I feel so good. Yesterday I spent two hours cutting down more of my backyard jungle. I'm headed out again in just a few minutes, then planning to watch the Nascar race this afternoon. I wish I could bottle this happy feeling for next month's PMS days!!!!! LOL

JodieHut — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:51:08 GMT

Had a nice relaxing morning. Once again, I got on the scale and it moved down again! I'm not complaining, but its scary how quickly it is going down! Let's just say, its not normal for me to lose on a daily basis. I'm on my fourth day of 'back to the basics' eating. I feel so good. Yesterday I spent two hours cutting down more of my backyard jungle. I'm headed out again in just a few minutes, then planning to watch the Nascar race this afternoon. I wish I could bottle this happy feeling for next month's PMS days!!!!! LOL

Saturday morning, sitting in bed with my grandson..... watching cartoons and drinking my shake! Love it! Not sure if the scale is playing tricks on me, but I stepped on the scale this morning and it says I have already lost the three I gained. Is that really possible in two days? Losing weight is still a mystery to me. Regardless of whether the scale is correct, it is always a nice feeling to see it go down. I used to dread the weekends because I would get off track with my eating more often, but not anymore. Weekends are easier to get more exercise in and I have learned to stay on my eating schedule by planning ahead. Weeknights have become my enemy. I think after a day of stress at work, I come home and try to forget about it by eating for relaxation. Then, I start thinking about the issues at home and eat more. Why is it during PMS we always see the glass half empty? I am grateful for all that I have, even though its not that much. I have a wonderful family and a paycheck! I hope I never take either for granted. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so that I can get outside today. My jungle in the backyard needs lots more work!

JodieHut — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:03:37 GMT

Saturday morning, sitting in bed with my grandson..... watching cartoons and drinking my shake! Love it! Not sure if the scale is playing tricks on me, but I stepped on the scale this morning and it says I have already lost the three I gained. Is that really possible in two days? Losing weight is still a mystery to me. Regardless of whether the scale is correct, it is always a nice feeling to see it go down. I used to dread the weekends because I would get off track with my eating more often, but not anymore. Weekends are easier to get more exercise in and I have learned to stay on my eating schedule by planning ahead. Weeknights have become my enemy. I think after a day of stress at work, I come home and try to forget about it by eating for relaxation. Then, I start thinking about the issues at home and eat more. Why is it during PMS we always see the glass half empty? I am grateful for all that I have, even though its not that much. I have a wonderful family and a paycheck! I hope I never take either for granted.

Hopefully the weather will cooperate so that I can get outside today. My jungle in the backyard needs lots more work!

I've had two really good days after yesterday mornings truly awakening weigh-in. I feel like a new person! I've had two shakes and one meal each day, along with very healthy snacks. I've already got myself prepared for the weekend too. I have hard-boiled some eggs... love them for snacking! I've cut up a cantaloupe. Got my chicken thawing, and my shakes chillin'! It's supposed to be a cool, but dry weekend here so I'm planning to do some yard work. Easter is only five weeks away.... I really need to make some progress on the scale. I really appreciate all the support and uplifting words from my SF buddies. You gals are the best!

JodieHut — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:58:35 GMT

I've had two really good days after yesterday mornings truly awakening weigh-in. I feel like a new person! I've had two shakes and one meal each day, along with very healthy snacks. I've already got myself prepared for the weekend too. I have hard-boiled some eggs... love them for snacking! I've cut up a cantaloupe. Got my chicken thawing, and my shakes chillin'! It's supposed to be a cool, but dry weekend here so I'm planning to do some yard work. Easter is only five weeks away.... I really need to make some progress on the scale.

I really appreciate all the support and uplifting words from my SF buddies. You gals are the best!

First, I'll just put it out there.... I gained THREE pounds this week. I was going to start the laundry list of excuses, but there are no excuses. I reverted to my old coping friend, food. I have spent the past couple of days feeling scared. I was scared that I wouldnt be able to get a handle on my emotions and stop. I wondered what it would take... who did I need to tell me to stop.... what did I need to hear? I got my answer this morning when it stepped on the scale and saw the number, I woke up. Then I cried! Then I had my SF shake and packed another one for lunch. I am going to re-read my fav book on emotional eating over the next couple of days. Apparently I need a refresher course!

JodieHut — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:01:44 GMT

First, I'll just put it out there.... I gained THREE pounds this week. I was going to start the laundry list of excuses, but there are no excuses. I reverted to my old coping friend, food. I have spent the past couple of days feeling scared. I was scared that I wouldnt be able to get a handle on my emotions and stop. I wondered what it would take... who did I need to tell me to stop.... what did I need to hear? I got my answer this morning when it stepped on the scale and saw the number, I woke up. Then I cried! Then I had my SF shake and packed another one for lunch.

I am going to re-read my fav book on emotional eating over the next couple of days. Apparently I need a refresher course!

.. so I added one to my profile page! I'm not sure why I am apprehensive about adding a pic to my actual profile, but I am. Guess its just my way of staying incognito! This way, I have a pic up for those who are interested enough in me to view my profile page.... and if they arent, then they are missing out! I apologize for the terrible background on this one. I was playing around with my laptop camera while eating lunch at work one day!

JodieHut — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:33:09 GMT

.. so I added one to my profile page! I'm not sure why I am apprehensive about adding a pic to my actual profile, but I am. Guess its just my way of staying incognito! This way, I have a pic up for those who are interested enough in me to view my profile page.... and if they arent, then they are missing out! I apologize for the terrible background on this one. I was playing around with my laptop camera while eating lunch at work one day!

Okay... I gained half of a pound this week. Why you ask.... could it be the Valentine's goodies, or the sodium loaded Spam I have been eating all week, or possibly the fact that I did NOT do any cardio the entire week? Hmmmm..... kind of a no-brainer! D - all of the above! I think my primary problem right now is that I am feeling so much better physically and emotionally that I am not working hard at losing anymore. I want, and need, to lose a lot more so I just have to keep reminding myself that I can feel even better by continuing this journey. I know this is just an excuse.... but if the cold weather would ever go away it may put me in a better frame of mind. I can hope anyway!!

JodieHut — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:47:02 GMT

Okay... I gained half of a pound this week. Why you ask.... could it be the Valentine's goodies, or the sodium loaded Spam I have been eating all week, or possibly the fact that I did NOT do any cardio the entire week? Hmmmm..... kind of a no-brainer! D - all of the above!

I think my primary problem right now is that I am feeling so much better physically and emotionally that I am not working hard at losing anymore. I want, and need, to lose a lot more so I just have to keep reminding myself that I can feel even better by continuing this journey.

I know this is just an excuse.... but if the cold weather would ever go away it may put me in a better frame of mind. I can hope anyway!!

I'm giving it a try! I am constantly reading books on fitness/diets/weight loss. My latest read is Michael Thurmond's 'Six day body makeover.' For years I've wanted to try his Six Week Body Makeover program, but I just never have the extra money to invest. So, I saw this book at the library and figured I'd give it a try. Once again, I'm just looking for something to give me an extra boost on this journey. I started yesterday, so only five days left! The food is a lot of proteins, greens, potatoes, and berries. Nothing too drastic, but no sugars or breads at all. I'm just glad its only six days, cause I could never eat like this for an extended time period. But if I can drop a few extra pounds this week, then I may do this 'diet' every few weeks. LOVE the weekend... lots of time to exercise! UPDATE: Well, it's 6:30pm and I went off the six day diet!!! Made it almost two full days! The food was just too strict... I needed my snacks! Oh well, back to my SF shakes twice a day... at least I know I can stick to that!!!!

JodieHut — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:29:58 GMT

I'm giving it a try! I am constantly reading books on fitness/diets/weight loss. My latest read is Michael Thurmond's 'Six day body makeover.' For years I've wanted to try his Six Week Body Makeover program, but I just never have the extra money to invest. So, I saw this book at the library and figured I'd give it a try. Once again, I'm just looking for something to give me an extra boost on this journey. I started yesterday, so only five days left! The food is a lot of proteins, greens, potatoes, and berries. Nothing too drastic, but no sugars or breads at all. I'm just glad its only six days, cause I could never eat like this for an extended time period. But if I can drop a few extra pounds this week, then I may do this 'diet' every few weeks.

LOVE the weekend... lots of time to exercise!

UPDATE: Well, it's 6:30pm and I went off the six day diet!!! Made it almost two full days! The food was just too strict... I needed my snacks! Oh well, back to my SF shakes twice a day... at least I know I can stick to that!!!!

Okay.... back to the one pound loss this week! Weighed 191.1 today. I just dont understand my body at all!! I havent 'cheated' or gone over my calorie limit at all. As of today I am NOT keeping a food log. I'm simply going back to the two shakes and one healthy meal each day (with snacks in between). Thats what I did for the first four months of this journey and I lost more than I did since I started counting every calorie I eat. A couple of days ago I started working my arms much more. I was trying on some short-sleeved shirts and noticed how awful my arms look. Lots of flapping going on!!! Dont know how much I'll be able to tighten the arms up, but I'm gonna sure give it a try.

JodieHut — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:06:40 GMT

Okay.... back to the one pound loss this week! Weighed 191.1 today. I just dont understand my body at all!! I havent 'cheated' or gone over my calorie limit at all. As of today I am NOT keeping a food log. I'm simply going back to the two shakes and one healthy meal each day (with snacks in between). Thats what I did for the first four months of this journey and I lost more than I did since I started counting every calorie I eat.

A couple of days ago I started working my arms much more. I was trying on some short-sleeved shirts and noticed how awful my arms look. Lots of flapping going on!!! Dont know how much I'll be able to tighten the arms up, but I'm gonna sure give it a try.

Weigh-in day..... and I'm thrilled right now! I lost 3.7 pounds this week!!!!! Weighed in at 192.1, for a total lost of 60.1 pounds. The one pound a week loss was getting old, so I needed this. I got back to eating the basics and upped the exercise a bit. I did some calculations to really find out how many calories I need to be eating if I want to lose two pounds per week. I came up with 9800 calories per week. A book i'm currently reading suggested we spread those out over the week UNevenly so that you are not eating the same amount of calories every day. So, I'm trying that starting today.

JodieHut — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:58:25 GMT

Weigh-in day..... and I'm thrilled right now! I lost 3.7 pounds this week!!!!! Weighed in at 192.1, for a total lost of 60.1 pounds. The one pound a week loss was getting old, so I needed this. I got back to eating the basics and upped the exercise a bit.

I did some calculations to really find out how many calories I need to be eating if I want to lose two pounds per week. I came up with 9800 calories per week. A book i'm currently reading suggested we spread those out over the week UNevenly so that you are not eating the same amount of calories every day. So, I'm trying that starting today.

I am so optimistic about my journey, that I have started building my size 14 wardrobe! My size 16's are fitting perfectly these days, and since I'm confident that my weight loss will continue I figured I'd see what a size 14 looks like (I havent hung a size 14 in my closet for at least 20 years!). My first purchase was a 3-pc outfit (skirt/top/blazer) on ebay. I paid $12.65, and it is gorgeous. The blazer and skirt are both about five inches from closing, but I will be wearing it this summer! I also got a huge lot of summer tops and shorts on ebay for about $30. Today I stopped at Walmart and picked through the clearance racks. I bought a size 14 pair of jeans for $7!! (They are even cute and stylish!) Got them up and over the hips.... they are about four inches from closing. I'm gonna make the first of each month my try-on day to see how much progress I am making. As I get closer to fitting in these new purchases I'll have to buy more, but I am happy with what I have for now!!

JodieHut — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:45:41 GMT

I am so optimistic about my journey, that I have started building my size 14 wardrobe! My size 16's are fitting perfectly these days, and since I'm confident that my weight loss will continue I figured I'd see what a size 14 looks like (I havent hung a size 14 in my closet for at least 20 years!). My first purchase was a 3-pc outfit (skirt/top/blazer) on ebay. I paid $12.65, and it is gorgeous. The blazer and skirt are both about five inches from closing, but I will be wearing it this summer! I also got a huge lot of summer tops and shorts on ebay for about $30. Today I stopped at Walmart and picked through the clearance racks. I bought a size 14 pair of jeans for $7!! (They are even cute and stylish!) Got them up and over the hips.... they are about four inches from closing. I'm gonna make the first of each month my try-on day to see how much progress I am making. As I get closer to fitting in these new purchases I'll have to buy more, but I am happy with what I have for now!!