Monday Update

So after hitting a bit of a wall later in the week I still managed to drop about 2 lbs last week, so the total is -5lbs so far. I watched an episode of the Biggest Loser and apparently week 2 is notorious for being a hard week. So I am feeling better about that. Today is quite busy, I need to go up Megan's, and back down here all by 4pm! Wish me luck!

A Little Less There!

So this is just a little update on my weight loss goals. I think I'll do this once a week, hopefully on Mondays, that way it will keep me being good on the weekend. So far it looks like I have lost 3lbs! So I am excited about that, it is a place to start if anything. I am not sure how good the weight scale is on the Wii, it doesn't seem to correspond with my bathroom scale. However, I am pleased with the start even though today proved to be a test. Baby William has been a little more fussy than usual which made my chance for some good exercise slim to none! The air quality right now in Utah is terrible, the worst in the country, so I can't go for a walk yet either. To top all that Kenneth made brownies for a treat tonight for FHE.
I think will power is overrated! I have been trying to cut off my nightly grazing through the cupboards and I think it is the main reason why I have lost 3 lbs in a week. So we'll see if I can keep it up, knowing there might be a few cheerleaders looking for these posts and cheering from the blog sidelines help me keep going and resist eating the entire pan of brownies!
Thanks, and we'll see what this week brings!

Reality Check

Reality hit me square in the face yesterday as I admired our family photos we had taken. I was as proud as a peacock as I look at my children's darling little faces, but completely horrified when I looked at myself and I started to question if that could possibly be me.

We all have our trails, shortcomings etc, I always thought mine was that I flourished a little too much in the roll of "Older Sister!" It is a running joke amongst my siblings that they are never "really" sure what my opinion is on something! (that is being sarcastic, they ALWAYS know what I think about a situation). Allen loves to tease by saying: "Come on Bon, tell me what you REALLY think!"

Be that as it may, and I really don't think that it is going to change anytime soon :), another one of my biggest harships is that I seem to take on the size of a whale after each child is born. Not only that, but it seems to take an eternity to get the weight off, and by that time, there is another child on the way.

So now I sit, knowing that it is the new year, also knowing that I am 99% sure that there really shouldn't be any more babies coming, so now there is no more excuses. This year I have finally come to the realization that life is passing me by and I am watching from my FAT pants! NO MORE. I want to look in the mirror and not have to wonder who is behind me casting that enormous reflection!

I have set the goal to lose 100lbs this year. Yes it is daunting to look at that big number, but I really need to lose that much! I would state what my weight is now, but I am not sure I want that figure rolling around in cyberspace at the minute.

So from time to time, there may be a little update on my progress, my ups and my downs, how much to date I have lost etc. I really didn't plan on writing about this, but I realized that if I did, someone might be checking up on me!
So the big goal is 100lbs by December 31, 2010. Short term goal is 10 lbs, hopefully by Jan 31, 2010!
Wish me luck, I'll need it!