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I know that is has been well over a month since my last post, and since the last time I even logged in, but life has a way of moving at breakneck speed sometimes!

I have NOT given up on my weight loss journey….in fact….I’ve been doing great! I even decided to stop doing Weight Watchers on my own and actually go back to meetings…..what a HUGE help that has been!!

Anyway….we are all set to go on vacation tomorrow, so when I return in a week, I will update my page with my current weight and fill y’all in on how things have been goin’. I miss “talking” with all my buds….I hope that everyone is doing great!

I’ve been reading through my past entries and I’m so dizzy  from watching myself just go around and around the same ole’ mountain, but never doing anything to climb to the top!

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Words are so easy to say, but actually getting up and making it happen?? Totally different story!

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The way I figure it? The time is gonna pass anyway, right? In one year, it will be June 2008. Well….I can either be thin and healthy in June 2008, or remain fat and unfit. The choice is 100% up to me. It is hard to stick to a program and make the changes needed to lose weight?? YES! But, is the hard work worth it?? YES!

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So….as of today…no more talk! As my mama used to say, “Talk is cheap!”  From now on, my weight tracker is gonna do the talkin’! I updated it this morning to reflect my true weight and every Sunday, I will update it again.

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Here’s to June 2008! (And a skinny me who will actually wear shorts next summer! )

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I confess….I’ve been slipping up this past week, making really poor eating choices and not working out….UGH!….not a good combo! 

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It’s so easy to get off track, isn’t it? If only it were this easy to stay focused and lose weight, huh? Well….they say that the things worth having in this world, are the things worth fighting for. Losing weight and having a healthy, happy (and yes…sexy! ) body ARE worth fighting for to me….so I guess I better get busy kickin’ some serious rear, huh?

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The ONLY way I ‘m going to lose this weight and get my body into the shape that I want it to be, is if I do it! Complaining about it, won’t get me there. Pigging out on Baked Cheetos..(those things are dangerous! LOL!)..won’t get me there! Sticking to my plan, working out and doing the best that I can….WILL get me there!

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Anyway….I updated my weight tracker to reflect my new (gained a few pounds) weight and have confessed to all of you….so it looks like I’m all set to get back on track and make things happen!

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Here we go…..

Boy, I’ll tell ya last week was rough! I am SO glad that’s over!

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Isn’t it amazing how much of a hold food can have over you, if you let it?? Just goes to show that this weight loss battle will be a life-long battle…so I better pull myself up by my boot straps and kick some butt, huh?

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It’s a new week…and I’m so happy! It’s a fresh slate…time to get serious and start losing some serious pounds!

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Thanks to all my buds who do such an awesome job of encouraging me! I’d be lost without y’all!

This was my first week joining the Wild Cats team and I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to all my team members and say AWESOME JOB!!!  

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Even though I was pretty quiet this week and I didn’t post all the much….(havin’ a two-year old can keep ya a little busy! )….I was with y’all! I don’t really know everyone very well yet….but I’m lookin’ forward to making some new friends as the weeks go on.

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Well….it’s crazy time at my house right now! Trying to make dinner, trying to keep my kiddos from fighting and trying not to lose my mind in the process!  I need to run! Hope y’all are doin’ great and had a wonderful week! Keep on keepin’ on! We can do this!

Today was a “Mom’s Day Out” for me! I look forward to those like a parched man to water! (I only get them about once every 3 or 4 months!!) I mean, I love my kiddos….but after a few months of 24/7 I want them FAR, FAR, FAR away from me!

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Okay….so I head out to the mall ready to SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!  After a half hour drive, I arrive. I begin to stroll around, check out a few outfits, try some on and finally find some pieces I like. I buy em’ and head over to the food court. I’m sitting down to a nice little snack when my cell phone rings. Who could it be, you ask?? Why it’s my wonderful hubby wanting to know when I plan on coming back. He is tired, you see, and would like to take a nap!

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Needless to say….my “Mom’s Day Out” turned out to be my “Mom’s 2 Hours Out”.  (But that’s okay….Mother’s Day is coming up soon and I’ll make him pay then!!  LOL!)

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On a good note?? Well….I actually found some cute clothes that looked good on me! Usually, I dread the fitting room….but this time it was different. I guess it’s because I’m working on changing my body….so things don’t look so bad on me anymore. And….a HUGE vistory for me!!! I didn’t pig out at the mall! I bought a snack at Arby’s and only ate half! I threw the rest away! WOW!

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Okay, eating within my Points (or calories)….I seem to have somewhat of a handle on.

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Writing down all the food that I eat….I can do that!

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Gaining control of night-time nibbling….I’m doing better!

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But….excerise??? Um…well….to be honest???….I um….HATE it!!!

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Yes…I know that it’s good for me! Yes…I know it helps you to lose weight! Yes….I know it helps tone your body! Yes…I know it can help lower blood pressure, reduce your cancer risk, etc. Yes…I know all these things….yet….I still HATE it!

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We have a wonderful treadmill with all sorts of fancy gadets. (Did I spell “gadets” right?? ) I have a ton of great exercise DVD’s that promise all sorts of amazing results…..but sadly….they are all collecting dust.

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They say to find something you enjoy doing. Sounds good…..but anything that requires sweat, aches and being out of breath….is NOT something I enjoy!

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Well, I guess that I had better find something, huh? Being lazy is a hard habit to break! Maybe I just need to suck it up and get off my wide behind??!

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As many of us here, I have tried SO many times in the past to lose weight….but I never really got anywhere. I would do good for a while, but somehow I would lose my focus and come crashing down. Know the feeling??

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This time, things just feel different. Maybe that sounds weird, but that’s really the only way I know to explain it. I still have the urge to pig out, to stop eating right and just “start over” tomorrow, to not count my Points, to not write everything down and to not exercise….but the desire to FINALLY succeed is far stronger!

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The cycle of binging, starving, binging, starving….UGH! Come on….there HAS to be a better way to live! The daily disappointment when I stare at my reflection in the mirror….UGH! The real me is underneath all that fat and she ain’t nothing to be disppointed about!

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Come Hell or high water, I’m gonna find out what it feels like to love the way you look and feel!

The hardest part of this “life-style change”? Night time! I can rock along during the entire day doing great….then…night time hits, the kiddos are in bed, the T.V. is on….and I want to stuff my face with all sorts of salty and/or sweet garbage!

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Night time is SO hard for me! Many times in the past, I’ve decided to just go ahead and pig out….tomorrow is a new day and I’ll just “start over” then! I’ve determined that this time I will NOT do that! I will NOT give in! I can’t! If I do….I’ll always be overweight and that is something I just flat out refuse to be any longer!

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You know what? Writing all this down has actually helped! The “pig out” desire is not 100% gone….but it’s not as strong as it was when I first logged on! I guess I’ll be writing in this blog A LOT!

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On a different note….I didn’t get any excerise in today. I planned to walk on my treadmill for a bit, but it just didn’t happen. Oh well. I’ll have to make my butt get on it tomorrow! At least I stayed within all my Points today! YEAH!

I just found this web site today while searching for weight loss information. This place looks great!….I think I’ll kick back and make myself at home!

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I’m on Weight Watchers and pretty excited to finally be doing something about all my extra weight. I’ve done Weight Watchers before and was about 10 pounds away from my goal weight….when….BAM!….I got pregnant! My son will be turning three in August….I think it’s time to get the post-pregnancy weight off, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve got a long way to go….but if I’m gonna be happy in my own skin, I gotta do this!

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