Wednesday weigh-in

Wednesday weigh-in....nothing gained and nothing lost...it's a sad, sad week!!! I think i have hit a platoe(sp?) But on another note..starting Friday I will probably be bike riding for exercise! I told hubby to pull it out of the garage and pump up the tires...Amber and I are gonna ride! Hopefully the weather won't get crazy!

WHAT I AM WORKING ON NOW!

I'm working on a huge granny square afghan for my daughter Amber....She picked this color...it's a mixture of blue's and green's making a very interesting color blend...she likes it and so do I!

This is what i have been doing this week....

Wednesday weigh-in

Only 1 pound this week, total 26 pounds. I will take it, I know I was not perfect this week, I will do better hopefully by next Wednesday.

I finished this last week

Well this was my very first attempt at a baby blanket... I like it alot..only i will know where my mistakes are. It is very soft to the touch, I can't wait to give this to her at her baby shower. I hope she likes it.... What do you all think?

I started on my daughter's afghan last night...We went shopping on Sunday for the yarn, she picked a yarn mix with blues and greens...I chose to make a huge granny square, she says she is liking the pattern so far and I am too! I'll post some pics as soon as it gets a bit bigger.

I DIDN'T FORGET

I didn't forget weigh-in Wednesday...I just did not work yesterday and i have no scale at home. I weighed myself this morning and it showed 2 more pounds down....that's 25 pounds down now...It's not been easy at all! In fact i was panicking for a few days because of the weight gain you get while on your cycle...(TMI?) But all is good now, as long as it's at least 1 pound from the previous week I am happy.

I'm going to try and make that lady at the top of my blog run all the way across those hearts...At least give it my best effort anyway. Here's to hoping!

MY LATEST CROCHET PROJECT IN THE WORKS

This is what I have been working on so intently, I love how it's looking! It's a thin baby blanket but since the baby is coming in late August early Semptember it will do.

If you would like to see the pattern click on this link

WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN

This week showed another 3 pound loss....Down 23 pounds in total!!!! It gets easier every week...but I won't say that I haven't been tempted in many ways...My stress level is at a high right now and that is one of my triggers, stress and boredom...really been putting all of that energy into my crocheting..working on my very first baby blanket and I am loving how it is coming out. My only wish is that it was thicker yarn, I did not think about that, I was just thinking I want really soft yarn for a baby. It's still going to be nice and the baby is going to be born in September.


I hope everyone has a great week!

I had to reboot my whole computer today, If i had your email address please send me an email to add you back into my contacts...Thanks

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN

First thing i did this morning was run to a scale, then I could not believe my eyes so I ran to the other side of the hospital to double check my weight on another scale, it said the same thing. Down 3 more pounds!!!! 20 pounds down!!!!! woot!!! I thought maybe one pound, if anything but not 3, I'm excited! Go Me!!!

The projects just keep coming!

I found this beanie pattern on youtube and used the rest of the yarn from my 2nd hat to make this cute little hat...

Darin liked the pattern so much, but did not like the colors so he asked me to make him a beanie with colors that he liked. I chose Black and grey for him and wiped this hat up in just about one day! He loves it!!!!!

My first hat found a home with my mother, god love her, it's not perfect but because it was my first project she insisted that she wanted it! I just need to find a home for the 2nd project (blue hat) and the 3rd project (blue beanie)...probably will go into some donation box.

I love crocheting! I knew that i would. Plus it really does keep my mind off food.

I have yarn for another hat project in darker blues and then I will be working on a couple afghans (or at least try).

Well take care!!

I know it's not Wednesday

I know it's not Wednesday, but I'm not working tomorrow and I just had to know what this week brought me....Got on the scale and found out I lost 3 more pounds...That's right 17 pounds down!!!!! Go Me!!!! I'm so excited!!! Hopefully I can keep this going!

My second crochet project!

My second crochet project...I'm really proud of this hat!! It's exactly like the book!! I love the colors. Now I am getting the hang of this crocheting thing...

Projects that I am going to do:

Amber wants me to make her a afghan

Someone at work is pregnant, so I thought I would try and make a baby blanket

Also I will search for a pattern for dog sweaters for my little Chihuahua's

This should keep me busy for awhile...Gotta get some more yarn!!

WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN

I was shocked when I stepped on the scale and saw that I am down 14 pounds all together!!!!I'm thrilled...excited! I am the exact weight that I was when I first started working at the hospital.

It's getting easier everyday. But sometimes i want to stray, but this time I am motivated and have lots of support these days...Keeping my mind off of food by crocheting...did I mention that I started to crochet??..I even finished my first project!!! I'm actually quite proud of it.. This is my very first attempt crocheting something that can be used!!!! Thanks mom for showing me how to do it! This is with a brim up

This is with the brim down....I love the colors!!!

I watch alot of You-tube on crocheting, I'm better at visual instructions then reading them!!! I know that in the near future I want to start looming!!! It looks like so much fun!!

Amber wants me to make her a Throw, and someone at work just found out that she is pregnant so I might attempt a baby blanket in my near future! So I got plenty to do to keep my mind off of food!!!

In other news.....my daughter got suspended from school friday, she had to miss Monday because she was a bit too mouthy to a teacher, she has had problems with this teacher since the beginning of the year...Thank god she only has one more day with him, then her classes change for the semester!

Darin is in the middle of some exams...I hope he gets his grades up...he thought he would slack off during progress report time...I hope that I talked some sense into him...

Well that's all that's been happening on my end....hope you all have a great week!!

WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN

*drum roll*

9 pounds down!!!!! not bad for 13 days worth of dieting!

My blood sugars are fantastic!! It's getting easier to do the dieting. Don't get me wrong, I still want to eat, but I just keep telling myself i can do this!!!

WAYYY BACK THROW BACK!!

On facebook they had a way back throw back week going around..So i posted these pictures on my profile...
I love this picture..I actually remember this day. I remember it so well because of how much i loved the dress i was wearing...I felt so pretty in it. It was a full length dress and my hair was cute, that's why i remember it so well! It's my kindergarten picture...34 years ago!!!

I can't be more than a year and a half in this pic...mom will have to verify that for me..But many people have looked at this pic and say i look like the gerber baby!

I know what happened to me...lol

I'm still dieting, 10 days now, and i think i am doing very well. My sugar this morning was 98..perfect!!! I'm so proud of myself!! I haven't weighed myself lately...I'm going to try and do like a weigh in wednesday...it will give me something to post, and see some results...at least i hope to see some results....still no sweets have passed my lips...no pop and i have cut way back on my eating...impressive!!!! I find myself not even eating everything that i put on my plate...another impressive feat!!!!

anywho, I just thought i would share some really cute pics of muah!!

Have a lovely week!

I can do this.

weighed myself last night...*drum roll please*.......8 pounds down!!! Yeh, I know first 10 just falls right off, after that it's going to be hard...But it's a start!

Welcome to my pity party.

In my last post I wrote that i was dieting...I still am...I'm trying really hard, mainly because the doctor told me my sugar is out of control. But mostly because i really need too! I have so many health issues that there is no other alternative.

Health issues that i have:

diabetes-I do take pills and i inject insulin 2 times a day! It started when i got pregnant with my son 3 months into the pregnancy and ended after his birth....Then came back when i got pregnant with my daughter 30 weeks into pregnancy and ended after her birth. About 2 years after her birth I had to start taking pills. Only about the last 3 or 4 years I have had to inject with insulin also. Seems the more weight i have the worse the diabetes gets. So this is one reason for trying to diet.

heart problems-I've had high blood pressure for a very long time, and when i was 33 I had a heart attack in my left anterior descending artery (also known as the widow maker) I waited 4 days to see a doctor with the pains i had then ended up with angioplasty and a stent. They told my husband one more day probably would have killed me. So this is another reason for the diet. I take 4 pills for this condition alone, 3 in the morning and 1 at night!

Thyroid- I take synthroid for this...and as of right now my doctor says is still under control.

Vitamin D- only recently started to take this because I was so darn tired!!! And my levels were very low.

I have so many pains in my body that i live with on a daily basis, I hurt all the time!! My elbows, my fingers, my legs, MY BACK!!, And I deal with this even while I work 8 hours on my feet walking all day. I come home and all i want to do is sit and relax, but that's never the way it is for me...there is always something to do around here, every once in awhile I just let it lay, but that makes it just worse later. If i don't do it, it won't get done is always how i feel, but i know it's not true, all i have to do is ask my husband or kids and they will help....but the trouble is asking!!!

I take on a daily basis 11 pills and 2 insulin shots a day. That's alot for a 39 year old woman to be taking!

My reason for dieting is for my health and the 2 people you see here:

I got to do it!

So if you follow me on facebook you know that i have been dieting. This is day 4, I decided to try and diet because my doctor says that my sugar is way to bad. The first 3 days of dieting I found my sugar has been the best it's ever been. This morning I woke to a discouraging sight...my sugar was pretty high...I guess glazed ham is something that i should avoid!

I have cut way back on my eating. No pop, no extra sweets like candy, cake, things like that, no extra nibbling and the big thing, no eating after 7 pm. It's hard...I'm trying to keep busy so that i don't think about eating...I know i'm tired of cleaning!!!

I hope I can keep it up. I'm a grown woman, I should have more will power.

I weighed myself 2 weeks ago and I weighed myself yesterday and it shows a 4 pound difference..it's a start.

Let's hope that I can do this...

It's an update...sorta.

New Years was spent working, but i had a wonderful day. Afterward we went to my mothers for a bit of pizza party. Around 10ish everyone was looking pretty tired so we went home, mostly to beat the drunk drivers. Frank, Darin and I walked across the street to our neighbors to watch the ball fall. Darin danced around with the other kids. Pretty uneventful, but safe, all good!

Amber had to see the doctor again today, she is still breaking out with the sores. Doctor gave her 3 more weeks of antibiotics! We shall see what happens this time.

Now back to our scheduled routines..work, school, doctors...I need a vacation...lol