Weighed in today for liighten up and was down 13pds! Very pleased and surprised by that because I thought I only lost 10 and that's because I stopped weighing myself everyday. I was alittle later than the weigh in time of 12:00 noon because I was at a memorial for a young girl who died. I actually missed seeing everybody but I was told alot of people did great and one man lost over 20pds! I was happy for him, but must admit a little jeaous, but I tell you if I lost 13pds every month I would be happy! I celebrated today with a pasta dinner and am ready for the month of March! If I can continue with what I am doing at the gym and eat healthy I will be ok! I wish it could be so easy, but its not.

I am not losing as fast as I was the past two weeks. I think I am weighing myself too much, like everyday. I don't think you are supposed to weigh yourself everyday because when the scale doesn't move that gets frustrating. I will ask some of people who are in the lightneup contest what they think and I will probably get the right answer. Meanwhile I stll feel pretty good, but I still have my moments of eating something I shouldn't not that I am binging but even eating a cookie because its there is not what I want to do. What I am trying to say is self control, self control, self control!!!! The weigh-in Sat will be fun. Bye for now Patty.

A miracle has happened in my life. I said before I like working out at the gym, but now I am beginning to love it!lol! I want to exercise and I think its because I know if I am eating right when I exercise I get a bonus of losing weight because well you know burn MORE calories. And yesterday I did something crazy. I didn't get to the gym so to get some exercise i rode my bike. Why is that crazy you ask/? I rode from Wickliffe all the way to Mentor to pick up my van! Hahaha I had on two sweatshirts a hat and gloves and I made my destination in 45min. I actually rode by the News-Herald and thought if Laura could see me now she would be proud. Can't bike anymore this week there is a snowstorm going on so I am glad I did that. BYE for now.......

I have lost some weight. Maybe about 10 lbs.and  I am noticing my clothes ftiting better, and I do have more energy, and I am going up and down the basement steps easier and dare I say faster. All these changes might seem so lilltle, but they feel good to me. I am eating the right foods and exercising at the gym and that is soooo good. But, most importand of all is it really is not as hard of a struggle taking care of Price, because I am more flexible in my muscle tone and I can breathe better! WOW! All this from losing 10lbs? I can't wait until I lose more!!!

I always considered Saturday the end of the week, even though Monday starts a work week I am so tired on Sat. I always look forward to Sunday the Lord's day when i go to church  and come home to try to rest. Anyway my week with eating right was a bit on and off. I did well at the beginning of the week, but then I got stressed and not only that I got a cold. Oh boy.. did I go crazy overeating? I can honestly say no, but I did eat when I wasn't hungry and i didn't eat SALAD!! ha ha I still went to the gym in the morning and worked out and that's what made me feel GOOD! I am realizing when I am stressed, and tired and sick, food is my answer. It is not really though.... I  need to realize that eating for just eating sakes is not what will help me lose weight or for that matter it won't help me al all!! The week ahead will be better!!

Out of all foods that are good for you the best is probably a salad. If you put alot of good veggies in it and don't use much dressing it is so good for you and low-calorie, but I have come to the conclusion that I really don't like them. I feel like I am choking it down! And them I picture a rabbit eating all the greens! I know from past experience that I better be careful how many i eat because i get tired of them and start eating badly. Why don't I like them? Other people seem to enjoy them. Anybody else out there feel this way or is it just me? Any suggestions?

I shared with the world my story yesterday with the article about the contest in the paper! Wow! Everybody seems happy and excited for me to be doing this and I am so happy for the support and encouragement! I am doing very well eating right(that is oatmeal, salads, chicken or fish,ect....) and the working out at the gym is getting to be fun! Now that's weird. My husband says I am addicted, but i say there are alot more worse things to be addicted to! I had a stressful day and still stayed on a good eating plan..I wonder what tomorrow will bring? Pray for me.