249 My first day using Spark People...
What a revelation it has been to force myself to do something I've always hated...keeping a food journal! J... Read more
Doesn't that make it a great day then no matter what the day may look like?
I live by this quote every day! Today was a great day even tho... Read more
Breakfast: Chai from Speedway and a apple with peanut butter
Snack: Nature Valley dark chocolate/peanut butter granola, V8 V-Fusion
Lunch: Grande... Read more
So I'm back on the horse once again, after some major life changes that lead me back down the emotional eating spiral. But things are looking up, and... Read more
I ate oatmeal off the floor of my car this morning.
I was running late for work, so I took my big soup mug of cinnamon raisin oatmeal that I'd m... Read more
Two hours in my flower bed around the arbor using the hand cultivator . . . raging war on the dandelions . . . and winning!
I thought the frost h... Read more
What do I do on my day off? I spent the whole day working on household chores and loving every minute of it! The Oklahoma tornado from yesterd... Read more
Got up at 6. Got girls dressed for school Sam up and ready. Picked up SAMs friend took them to school dropped them off at 7 30 School had 2 nice char... Read more
This month has been ups and downs like crazy. It's been storming a lot lately! D= I have not been eating as well as I would like to. There's been a l... Read more
I took pictures from the garden, it was a really good day. A girls only day and it was an excellent choice. We spent the entire day just cruising arou... Read more
Thanks to everyone who commented on my blog. So, so appreciated.
It seems like he has actually improved since I wrote the blog. I am not goin... Read more
Today's blog entry is supposed to be about picturing my life in ten years. The interesting part of Coach Nicole's visualization exercise is that not... Read more
God it got so hot and I thought I was going to pass out and was in so much pain I wasn't sure what the heck was going on till we had severe thundersto... Read more
Hey everyone! So here's what's been going on. If you've been wondering what I've been up to (besides working out! LOL!) I've about finished with helpi... Read more
I spent a lot of time crying at our OA meeting tonight. I really needed the meeting and felt much better after having been. Between the OA meetings &... Read more
So I can confess I have an addiction... my personal addiction is sweets, chocolate in particular. I wouldn't need much food, in fact, I don't eat much... Read more
Today's Spark Coach video was about cooking, and how we need to learn to plan and cook to be successful. I am guilty of not cooking as much as I coul... Read more
I'm going to start writing this at least weekly, if not more. I need to write down my feelings, goals, accomplishments to help keep me on track. For m... Read more
I can feel it... that slippery slope that leads to bad eating and living habits. It happens to me when things get overwhelming and I have so much goin... Read more
It was so nice today. I was walking down the hall and one of the 2nd grade teachers stopped me and told me I looked great. Then she asked me how muc... Read more
Until a few years ago I never went outside my comfort zone. I may seem talkative and outgoing but I am actually a private person. I don't like to st... Read more
This week's blog assignment for the Aspire to Inspire BSG challenge is to list 10 things I will tell my future self. So, here is my list to my future... Read more
Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some
men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right
cannot... Read more
It seems like I got bum rushed all of a sudden...
I just sent out my e-vites for my party in 2 weeks. I'm gonna talk with a friend about my cake... Read more
I changed my goals to a more attainable goal to start with. Right now, at 5'4" and weighing 203 lbs, I am officially obese. My new goal is to become... Read more
I lost 7.4 my first week. I'm thinking this week isn't going so well so far. I went to the cities last weekend and walked the Mall of America....I k... Read more
It is hot her again today & I have had another bad MIGRAINE HEADACHE day. 198 so I don't have a lot of energy again today. I did a little work on the... Read more
I am as big as a house!!! SERIOUSLY!!! My stomach is out of control!!! I had to wear a skirt to my Dr's appointment today because ALL of my jeans g... Read more
Today i watched, through pictures, as a good friend of mine gave birth to her first child - a child she waited 4 years through fertility treatments, l... Read more
I am not sure when or why "Swimming With Sharks" became a Dream of mine. But somehow it did, and when Ann told me that there would be Shark Feed... Read more
I texted one of my girlfriends tonight and told her I was feeling bold. I was cleaning my room. Yes, with my organizational skills cleaning my room... Read more
Yesterday my fitbit steps were 4835. I figured with all the driving and the hockey game they would be lower than normal, but I was hoping I would hav... Read more
Other than chair exercises and walking, I have chosen to listen to my body.
With all the times I had to get into an overheated car between patients,... Read more
And on the 9th day, God looked down on his planed paradise and said, "I need someone to live where the red dirt is settled." So God made Okies. He sai... Read more