I am surviving. I have lost 6 pounds and I am so stoked! Just to see what I can do this week. The little changes really make the difference. Omitting, for me- tea, others may have to reduce soda intakes. And I have discovered Fresca... it is really good. My goal for now is just under 25 lbs... I am about 1/4 of the way there. Little goals, and I will keep increasing.

One week...

Well, the first week of Weight Watchers is over and I cannot say it was either REALLY hard or REALLY easy. There have been so many times I wanted to have a "little" more or just TASTE something. I could have, really I could. I just think that if I don't tap into my extra stash of points, I could knock the weight faster?! And of course I was anxious about weigh in, but it snowed, then it sleeted, and then it rained and they canceled the meeting. It was like God is telling me... "If you really want to know- you have to stick with it for another week." Or as as my husband puts it, he could be telling me I didn't lose, or I gained and God is giving me another week to get on track. Whatever!
But the snow actually got us outside yesterday. It seems like the only good reason to go out when it is freezing cold. Jeremiah didn't care for Mikah being wrapped around him in a sled so we gave up on his first ride on a sled. He didn't want to be put on the ground, either. Not even to beat up his big brother. He just wanted to be carried around and look up at the snow. When I finally took him in, he and Daddy watched from a window- then he wanted to be out again! But Mikah on the other hand, he is the perfect playmate for snow. You can body check him into the snow and he just gets up and laughs. A few times I thought I was a little rough and he just got up and chuckled a bit! One time he actually face planted in the snow and got up with snow packed to his face- and he laughed it off! I just knew that that incident was gonna send him retreating to the warmth of the house! But he stayed out with me, throwing snowballs at the window little brother and Daddy were watching from. Very amusing for the baby until the window was completely covered... and then they had to find a new window to watch from. Daddy did manage to take a few shots from the window as we wrestled around in the snow. It was a fun afternoon. I only hope that Saturdays storm will bring us enough to go and do some sledding. After our ride to Toys R Us to get the baby some snow pants, I decided side roads would be too covered to venture out to our favorite hills. So maybe we will have a little more fun this weekend! I look forward to every little bit of snow we get... I will always be a kid!

What have I gotten myself into!

I have felt a certain "tug" on my spirit for quite some time now that I have been ignoring, with everything I have! Well, today I have given to God what is His- myself. Or atleast my body, the temple of His Spirit. It is aweful to admit it in this way, but I think this is probably a great start for me... to admit my problem. After high school, marriage, a loss of activities, and 2 boys later I have packed on the pounds as if I could continue forever. I have starved myself and I have over indulged, I have skipped many meals and I have eaten a day away. I have never truly felt accountable to God for what I was doing to myself. Now I realize that it must stop somewhere and that I need help. There, I said it! So... tonight I attended my first Weight Watchers meeting. Now, I cannot promise anything. I will try, though... and pray ALOT. I am not one to have the resolve within myself to care enough to truly "watch" what I eat. But I know NOTHING is impossible with God. So cliche, I know, but it is true nonetheless! Isn't that a wonderful promise? For nothing to be impossible? I (temporarily) feel empowered! I say it that way because I know this will probably be the hardest thing ever and that Satan is GONNA use my weakness to attack me. If you feel led, pray for me- my strength easily fails. I think my husband is onboard and ready to assist with point counting and I am very excited to see what will happen, no matter how long it takes. I just want to stick with it! But man... regular crust pizza, garlic bread, and mac n cheese will be hard to part with. Remember, I have a man that wants to "plump" up... and I am the one who suffers! Here we go, anyhow!

Just begun

It is nearly midnight and we have a busy day tomorrow... yet I am starting a blog space? Like I said, "I should probably be elsewhere". No idea. Just in the mood to find a better way to talk with friends, other than Wed. and Sun., as well as a mutual place to share photos. Not professional, barely novice! But it is a fun toy to have around when you have children and a husband willing to be INFRONT of the lens! I enjoy firends, talking without being interrupted, and taking pictures... this must be the perfect place for me!