I made a cake for my friends birthday this weekend.

Me and the kidlets at the Zoo :O)

Cupcakes that I made for my son's class.

Hey guys, I've been really busy the last 2 weeks celebrating 4 family birthdays (mine, my dad's, my son and my daughters) and my anniversary.

This is Ty's cake. 18 batches of rice krispie squares for the stadium and four 13 X 9 cakes for the hockey rink. The icing was rootbeer flavoured.





Jade's cake. She was very specific. She wanted one big butterfly coloured purple, pink, green and yellow.

Hello Everyone!

Yes, I'm still alive. Thanks to those who have checked in on me because I haven't been posting in awhile. I've been busy getting back into my running groove. Gotta make use of those new runners. I am having problems though, just like I was before. It seems like once I get up to the point of doing 20-25k a week (besides my other activities) I start to have problems with energy. I feel weak, dizzy, tired, sore, and headachey. It's almost like the flu. I know what it is, it's because I'm anemic. My doctor did blood tests on me to confirm this, and I am on an iron supplement. It seems that the running is what is effecting this though. Does anyone else out there have this problem? Some of my research has shown me that it can be related to running. I'm wondering what I can do to fix this because I can't keep making myself sick like this from running, and I don't want to stop because it's my most favourite activity. I'm bored with using exercise machines, and I need that high intensity activity, so I'm not willing to just go for a walk or swim.

As far as the tummy tuck thing (someone asked for an update on that). It's kind of funny because I went into the plastic surgeon asking about coverage for my tummy tuck, and the doctor said that he could get a portion of costs covered (basically only hospital costs) but that he could fix my breasts for free. Excuse me? LOL! I wasn't even asking about my breasts, and I didn't know there was a problem there HAHAHAHHAH! Anyways, I updated my doctor on all of that the other day, and she was FURIOUS. I have never seen her so angry. She said "forget that, we will try someone else then...there is a medical reason for this". So, I guess my quest for a tummy tuck isn't over yet. I will leave it in my doctor's hands.

Today is haircut day! I haven't gone for one in 5 months. I will try to get hubby to take some pictures to share with you all :O)

As always, I will finish my post with a pictures of my beautiful little Missy. She is nekkid, so don't be shocked ;o) She is growing up to be such a pretty girl. Her fur is growing. I can't wait until it reaches the floor. She is now 8 months and 1 week old, and she had a growth spurt, she is now 3 lbs 6 ozs. I'm still hoping that she may reach 4 lbs, we will see! My little girl has healed up perfectly after her leg surgery and spay. The money we spent to fix her broken leg was definitely well worth it. She has healed 100% and can use it just like normal.



And one of her in her new Burberry overalls :O)



And showing off her new "Epik" dog boots. These are THE best dog boots I've seen. She is so comfortable in them.

I bought new Asics last night. Finally, I can start running again. I've had to stick to the ellipical for the last couple of weeks.

Here's Missy in her new Louis Vuitton *designer inspired* playsuit and hooded jacket, and her hooded skull tutu (kinda matches the decor of my blog dontcha think?

A little update...

I went off of the Diane35 pills that I was taking for acne. Low and behold, I can't eat all my flex, I have more energy, I'm less irritable, and I'm down 4 lbs for this week. I am so glad that I made that decision. Also, I was given a FREE elliptical trainer, which makes it much easier to get in my daily workouts since hubby is on night shifts and I can't always get to the gym. Those WATP Dvd's were getting pretty boring.

And of course I have to update about my lil Missy Mouse too. That screw ended up rejecting from her leg. So she had to have yet ANOTHER surgery to get it removed, and then tomorrow she goes for her spay operation. This poor little thing has been through SO much these last 9weeks. I can't wait for her to be off of "restricted activity" and go back to being a playful puppy. We went shopping, yes AGAIN :OP She got some booties and did amazingly well walking in them for her first time. She's a natural born fashionista, that's for sure! She won't be wearing booties all the time. I just got them for the mornings when it's chilly and she INSISTS on coming to my son's school. She gets SO cold, even though I carry her and she wears a tracksuit and jacket.

Here's a video of her first steps in them, and a couple of pics.

I ♥ dressing my furbaby :OP~~~

Yes, we went on a shopping spree. As you can tell by the last photo, she liked it! :O)

Spoiled little girl in her pink and black velour Juicy Couture tracksuits, her Juicy parka with the fur lined hood, and her Chanel T-shirt.

So, I reopened my WW.ca account just to double check that I have been tracking everything properly on paper. I'm really baffled as to why my weight has crept up from 137 lbs to 155 lbs over my 2 yrs on maintenace (Yes, it will be 2 yrs in May woohoo). I don't understand it because most of the last 2 yrs I've spent with my pts lowered to try to lose the lbs that have crept up on me. Anyways, I am calculating everything right, so I dunno. I guess that I should just be happy that I'm still healthy. The healthy weight range for my height is 139-174 lbs. As long as I keep eating right and exercising, what more can I do? Oh, and I have that appt next week with the plastic surgeon to find out about my tummy tuck. I still don't really believe that it will end up happening. I'm not getting my hopes up. I will update you all after I have my consultation.

Missy goes in for her spay surgery in the next week or two. She is now 6 weeks post-op from her leg surgery. She has to have follow up xrays done so my vet wants to do her surgery at the same time because she will have to be sedated for xrays anyways. I'm a little worried because she is still so tiny. It has to be done though! I just hope that everything goes OK.

Here's pics of my little darling Missy in ANOTHER new "go.fetch" dress. I ♥ dressing my dog :OP

First, a little bit of weight loss news, since that IS what this blog is suppose to be about :OP You know how I've been trying to get my weight back into the 140's since June? I've been kinda floating around the 150's all this time, and my weight went all the way up to 159 recently even with my points lowered for losing (23 pts per day plus flex) for all this time. Well I finally got it back down to 153...how? By getting a WICKED case of the flu. My kids and I have been SO sick all week. Now, how do I get the loss to stick? I'm not sure what to do about my points. I can't lower them anymore, that's as low as they can go...I'm wondering if I should actually try increasing them a tad. Not as high as maintenance, but maybe somewhere in between. Or keep them lowered, and see if it works since my body may be kicked back into losing mode from being so sick. Suggestions?

Criz-tawl, to answer your comment about "Cute ... but I do feel bad for dogs that are made to wear clothes. That's not what they're meant for ... they aren't dolls!"...Missy isn't MADE to, she LOVES to and she HAS to. Why? Because she is a Yorkie and they don't have an undercoat (particularly the silkies which is what Missy is). Their fur is just like human hair, so her running round with nothing on is just like her being forced to run around naked. When she's naked, she shivers her butt off whether she's inside or outside. She's still a puppy! Do you think I cut her out sock sweaters in her earlier months just for fun? It was necessary! Otherwise her blood sugar levels would drop and she could die from a hypoglycemic attack (which she battled with anyways)! She wears clothes almost every minute of the day and night. Maybe in the summer she'll be OK, but for now she gets mad at me when I take her clothes off and comes running to have them put back on. It's very cold where I live in the winter months. Trust me, I do NOT enjoy brushing the mats out of her fur from her constantly having to wear clothes. I figure because she has to wear clothes, she might as well look cute in them. Plus, I have to custom order from a very nice lady because of her small size. She just so happens to sell gorgeous dog clothing in small sizes (www.mygofetch.com). I think it's best not to judge until you've done your research on the breed. So many people do this and it infuriates me! No, a German shephard shouldn't be made to walk around in a sweater, but a Yorkie or Chihuahua, or Mexican hairless may very well NEED to be dressed, particularly when they go outside!

Here are some more pictures of Missy DRESSED UP in all her cuteness. This is her first dress and a pic of her new trick....sticking her tongue out at me! Check out how she smiles for the camera now. SOOOOO CUTE! She's such a little angel. I love this dog :O)

Missy got some new duds :O)

I whipped this cake up last minute for my hubby's friend. I made the tools out of chocolate and painted them with luster dust for the metallic finish. My border is sloppy because my icing was too soft. It was getting to crunch time so I didn't have time to fix it. Oh well!

Yeah, I'm still kickin' around. Taking iron pills because I'm anemic and cutting back on strenous activity for a month or so. Just sticking to walking, swimming...stuff like that.

Here's a picture of my little one in her first set of pigtails.

Life has been CHAOTIC! Geeeez, here goes.....

On Sunday, I went to set Missy (my puppy) down on the carpeted floor. She is always so eager to be put down and does this little pounce as she's getting close to the floor (maybe 3-4 inches above). Well this time when she pounced, she landed the wrong way. I guess jumping off a hand kind of threw her off balance. She landed, and kind of rolled and started yiping like crazy! I went straight to the yellow page and found a vet open on a Sunday. He was just finishing up a surgery early, so was able to see her immediately. He examined her and said that he didn't feel it was fractured, so he gave her a shot of Metacam and sent me home with more to give her orally at home. Well, he prescribed and gave her a shot of 2.5 times what she should have for her size, so she was flyin' high! She seemed like she was getting better until Monday night...she had the most horrible sleep ever. Alot of crying, so the next morning as soon as my vet opened I called them and asked them to see her.....
They did xrays, and discovered a fracture of her right knee. They weren't able to repair it because it's such a complicated fracture and she's so teeny, so we were referred to a (VERY EXPENSIVE) specialist as an emergency case. They called me within 2 mins of receiving the referral and booked Missy to have surgery the following morning. We went to the consultation before surgery and learned that she's fractured her right lateral humeral condyle. Basically, she busted the one side of the knuckle where her upper leg bone connects to the lower. The specialist had to put in a screw and a pin to hold it in place. She needs 6 weeks of restricted activity because he said if it gets wrecked again, he won't be able to repair it twice. Missy was doing really well yesterday, but then last night she got her bandage wet, so I had to take her in and have it replaced. Now it's bothering her because it feels "different", so she as to wear her cone. Monday the bandage comes off and I KNOW she'll want to chew those stitches, so she'll probably have to wear the cone for the whole 2 weeks. She is on 3 different medications taken at 5 different times of the day. Poor thing...so, that's the story. Total vet bills and surgery cost me $3,500 (that I don't have). Thank goodness my wonderful Mom gave me a loan. I don't know what I'd do without her.



THENNN, amongst other little things going wrong constantly throughout the week. I ran out of gas (close to bedtime wih 3 kids) while hubby was on nightshift. My car was parked somewhere that it couldn't just sit, so we had to talk allllll the way home, pray there's a jerry can of gas in the shed for the lawnmower (and there was), and walk alllll the way back. Fill up the car, dumping gas all over myself...then head to the gas station where my bank card, for the first time ever, wouldn't swipe.

All 3 of my kids and I are sick.

I got my blood test results back from the doctor, and I'm anemic!

Oh, on the positive side. We went to Monster Jam again this year, here's a pic. Also, I'm down 6 lbs! Stress always does that for me.

Missy's new Napsak bed. Too cute not to share :O)

I was down 3.6 lbs last WI, but nothing has budged since. It's like I'm stuck. I want to get back into the 140's and I can't! My weight creeps up a couple lbs, then down a couple lbs. It's really frustrating. I'm still totally healthy, and I know that, but I just felt better about 5-10 lbs less. I stick to my daily points of 23, eat all my ap's and flex...and I earn 20-28 ap's per week. My doctor ordered me blood tests. I went and had them done yesterday. It's just to check on my thyroid (issues run in my family), iron levels, and all that. I'm pretty sure it will all come back as normal. Anyways, I've increased my strength training for this week, hoping that maybe adding more muscle will help things. Time will tell :O)

Anyways, just thought that I'd pop in to say "HI", and letcha all know I'm still around.

These pics are too cute not to share. Here's Missy in her new nightie and jammie's from mygofetch.com

Hellooooooo everyone! I'm just poppin' in to update. I haven't been blogging but that's because it would be boring! I have nothing to really say right now. I did gain 3-4 lbs over Christmas, and I'm at the gym full time again. Still counting my points like a good little girl, and I've already dropped those 3 lbs. Still want to lose a few more though! Seems my body is just stuck here. Ah well, I'll keep trying. Exercise and eating well is good for me anyways. Here are a few recent pics. Some of Missy, she's 16 weeks old today and a WHOPPING 2 lbs LOL! The last pic is of the kids and I. We had this one done a couple of days before Christmas :O)

Made these cakes for a beautiful friend of mine.




These cupcakes were made for my son's class party. It was a multi-cultural going away party for someone who's from England, so I did the cupcakes like the flag of England.



And, here's a cute video of Missy's little bark

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H*A*P*P*Y D*A*N*C*E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you know how much my doctor ROCKS? She has been trying to get me covered for a tummy tuck at no charge, and it looks like she pulled it off because I just got the phone call! I have a specialist appointment for March 24th :O)

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME! A new puppy and a tummy tuck, I couldn't ask for anything more :O)

Down 7.2 lbs today. Wow! I must've done something right this week :O)

I am struggling so much with weight right now. It's very frusterating. After months of trying to lose and not getting anywhere. I kind of gave up, and for the last 2 weeks I've been eating what I want and not counting points. Stupid, I know...but I needed a break. Today was my WI, so a start to a new week. I am going to buckle down again and try to lose. I will change the foods that I'm eating and see if that helps. I've pretty much been eating the same things for the last 2 years. Maybe my body wants something different, who knows.

On a positive note, I had someone contact me through my blog about a product called Mary Lou's Weigh http://www.marylousweigh.com/ She asked if I'd like to try their product and post a review on my blog. I figured why not! I'm always into trying something new. Mary Lou's weigh is a scale of sorts, but the one thing that differs is it never tells you your weight in numbers. I did my first WI on it last week, so this week when I stepped on the scale, it told me that I was down 1.5 lbs and offered some encouraging words and tips for the coming week. It's pretty neat actually. I like that it talks to you. I will update on the Mary Lou Weigh thing more in the coming weeks.

Here's a pic of Jade showing off Missy who is 10 weeks old now. I can't believe that people recommend NOT getting these tiny Yorkies as pets if you have kids. I beg to differ! My kids are incredible with this puppy. They treat her like gold, and are sooooooo careful. They've yet to break one of the "rules". So, I guess it must depend on the kid, because mine are great :O)



Look how sweet and innocent Missy looks. Is she fooling you?


Here comes the inner demon...


RAWRRRRRR! And she lunges at the camera. This dog seriously thinks she's 10 feet tall LOL! It's hilarious!

9 weeks old! These little dogs don't have an undercoat, so they get cold easily. It's necessary for them to wear clothes in the colder months, it's not just a fashion statement. She's so small that I can't find clothes in her size though. So I made her a sweater out of a sock :O)

Lil Missy needed a new bag :O)








It's a Pet Fly carrier. Here's the LINK

What my new baby's been up to...












I love this little bundle of cuteness. She's the best :O)

I was up 1 lb for WI....AHHHH! So frustrating.

But, I've got other good news. Check out my new baby. She's a little 1 lb, 7 week old Yorkie, named "Missy". I am SO in love with her. She's a sweetheart.

Psssssttt...WI is 3 days away, but I'm down .8 already for this week. I felt "skinny" when I woke up this morning, and that's before I peeked at the scale :O)

I don't wanna jinx myself butttt *knock on wood*...I think after 4 months of trying, I may have finally kick started my body back into losing. I sure hope so anyways! I had two nice WI's in a row. I lost 2.8 this week, and 1.6 last week. Next WI will tell for sure. If I could just get back into the 140's, I would be SOooo happy :O)

And no it's NOT about the number on the scale. It's about this bulge around my middle :oS

Some more pics from Halloween. The cupcakes that I made for Chad's class, some Chocolate Spider Lollipops and mini Chocolate Spiders, and a couple of shots of the kids. My oldest was the Hulk by day, and Batman by night :O)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Another weekend means another cake! Here's the one I made for Brodiegirls daughter for her Sleepover Birthday Party tonight :O)

Boop Boop A Doop!

Made this for a friends birthday. The big heart cake is a confetti cake, the mini heart cakes are chocolate. Those music notes are chocolates that I made. I designed Boop and drew her on the cake in icing. It was tough, especially the eyes. I hope she likes it :O)

First cake of the weekend made and delivered today. One more to go, then another a few days after. Phew!

Cake pic to share. I made this for Brodiegirl's son for his birthday :O)

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Brian did it! He passed his goal of losing 100 lbs today! This guy ROCKS, and has a great personality. He's reset his goal to lose another 20 lbs, but I think he look amazing as he is now.

Please check out his blog, and if you have time maybe post him a comment to congratulate him. I know that online support means alot to Brian. Besides, it's so neat to see someone lose over 100 lbs! :O)

http://q102briand.typepad.com/waistmanagement/

WAY TO GO BRIAN!

It was Dh's birthday, so I of course had to make a cake. I didn't have time for anything extravagant, but he loved it none the less. It tasted delicious! Mmmmmmm, chocolate :OP

What a fun weekend! Bellaboo hopped on a plane and came to visit us VPC'ers. Azriel and Pamalam drove several hours to get in on the action. It was a blast! I haven't had that much fun in a long time. Brodiegirl, being the gracious hostess that she is, had a get together at her home for everyone. I couldn't partake in all of the weekend festivities, but I guess the ladies went for Sushi, Gelato, and had pedicures done.

Here is a picture of Bellaboo and I. I ♥ this lady. She is just an absolute sweetheart, and it was so nice to meet her in person.

Azzie brought everyone some of her infamous "porch wine". It's the best! She insisted that I take a bottle home (twist my rubber arm).

We played some Rockband. MsBlingBling has quite the voice!


Here is a pic of Brodiegirl and I sampling MsBlingBling's fabulous Vodka Fudge. Normally this fudge is only 2 pts per serving. I'd imagine with the vodka it would be more...but who was counting that night? ;o)

Thanks everyone for a fantastic night! I loved seeing you all, and can't wait until the next VPC get together. We'll have to plan one soon!

Another person with a weight problem :O(

It's my son, and he's only 6 yrs old. I've noticed him "growing" these last few months. Back in spring, I started to become concerned. Particularly when I did some research and found out that he should only be 56 lbs. At that time he was 67 lbs. Since then, he's grown an inch taller and gained 8 lbs. At the doctors last week, he weighed in at 75 lbs, he should only be 58. She was a little concerned, and offered a few suggestions. So, I've changed some things at our house. Juice is now limited to ONE per day (she said not to buy it at all, but I feel one per day is OK), and that goes for all 3 of my kids. Just because the other 2 are at a normal weight doesn't mean they can't eat healthier as well. I am serving more veggies than I was before, and not catering to fussiness. If they don't like what's on their plate, they can pick it out or avoid it. I'm hoping that by offering a variety of foods, they will take the plunge and try new things from time to time. My 6 yr old has already tried several new foods this week. Most importantly we are watching portion sizes. My son tends to eat VERY fast, then wants 2nds before his brain has had time to realize his tummy is full. Now I ask him to wait 10 mins, and if he's still hungry I will give him more food. Not once has he waited the 10 mins, then needed more. We are also putting more emphasis on drinking water, cutting down on sugar, and increasing the amount of activity that they get. My kids are already very active, but I'm giving them even more opportunity for exercise. I am proud to say that after one week of making these few changes, my boy is already weighing in 4 lbs less on the scale. I'm not putting him on a diet, or trying to make him lose weight...I'm just guiding the kids towards a healthier lifestyle. If he loses weight then great. Right now my goal is just to prevent him from gaining anymore.

Now, as far as my weight loss attempts go...starting Monday (weigh in day) I'm going to try Sparkspeople.com again. I used it in the past, and loved it. I just found it a little more time consuming than counting points. Something mustn't be right though. For me to be on plan for this many weeks, and not lose a single lb, is just odd. I like how accurate sparkspeople is. So, that will be my experiment for next week. If it doesn't work for me, I'm done trying. There is no point in depriving myself of food if it's not helping me to lose these 5-10 lbs that I'd like to get rid of.


And since this post was partially about my kids, here's a pic I took of them yesterday showin' off their new haircuts :O)

Still tryin' to lose, still not getting anywhere...this week I'm not using any flex and keeping my pts lowered to 25 per day. I will earn my 28ap's this week as well.

Soon, I'll just give up. My body is comfortable in the 150's whether I like it or not.

AH WELL - tis life I guess!

Wow - I got an email from another blogger sharing the link to his (yes I said his) WW blog. I was so totally blown away by him that I have to share the LINK with you all. He's lost 89 lbs since February, and his goal is to lose 100 lbs in total. It's looking like he'll reach his goal in under a year. Now THAT'S pretty freakin' amazing!

ANYWAYS, I found this guy to be very inspirational, so I figured you all would too :O)
http://q102briand.typepad.com/

P.S. I started at the gym again today after some time off. I'm trying kind of a mid-range pts for this week. I normally do 30 for maintenance, and 23 for losing, but 23 hasn't helped for several weeks now. I'm trying 25 (plus flex and ap's of course) for this week. Hopefully some good workouts will help get things moving. I'd really just like to get back into the 140's again...PLEASE!!!

Still a big kid at heart :OP

Here's the cake that I made for my 6 yr old. Everything is edible except for the Hot Wheels cars. The big Spiderman and the spiders on top of the cake are made out of chocolate. The buildings are royal icing, as well as the little web shooting out of Spiderman's hand. This is a stacked cake, the bottom tier is a 14" round, and the top tier is a 6". This is my first stacked cake, it was interesting that's for sure :O)

My son requested Wall-E cupcakes for his birthday party yesterday. Phoenix lent me the stand, isn't it awesome? That's 38 cupcakes there. I'm making a cake for his actual birthday on Wednesday. I will post pics :O)

Say....CHEESE!!!

This pic was taken in Kamloops :O)

I have a couple of new things to show you guys :O)

First...a new haircut!



Second...a new bag! This is the Core Gym Bag *Dip Dye by Lululemon. I LOVEEEEE this bag!!!


Here's the Description...

* Rich Purple (a beautiful range of shades) patent-leather like exterior (wipes clean), with matching light purple lining with teal accents in the interior
* Faux croc trim and bottom part of bag
* Long handles for over the shoulder carry
* Exterior material has script from the lulu manifesto written on the front, along with little embroidered emblems randomly dispersed on the bag
* Engraveable name tag on front
* Many pockets and compartments, including a lap top pocket and a large zip pocket seperate for your gym gear (with a shoe bag). There are also 6 pockets on the outside of the bag that you can't even tell are there
* Comes with detachable shoulder strap
* Water resistant liner wipes clean easily
* Tested to hold 50 lbs

All for $98 bucks. I think that's one heck of a deal :O)

Sharing some pics of my family and I that were taken on my trip last weekend.





Haha, my 5 yr old took this shot and told us all to pose "like silly statues". This is my Dad and his girlfriend in the photo. We were over at their place for a BBQ.

My new plan is working! One day of lower points/healthier eating, and I'm already down a lb. The lowest I've been in 5 weeks. I hope this continues! I'm excited! I want to see those 140's again :O)

I really appreciate all the helpful comments everyone. I'm so lucky to have all this support :O)

So, I'm done pouting and moping about my body not wanting to lose weight. I'm ready to tackle this again. I've tried low points, I've tried high points, and I've tried mediocre points...all of these options have gotten me nowhere. Now, I'm going to try the NOT GIVING MY BODY A DAMN CHOICE plan. I will drop my points again to 23, and I'm NOT going to eat my flex this week (which will be hard because I always eat my Flex). I'm going to revert to the old WW plan and only eat up to 4 AP's per day. I will do my best to earn 28 ap's during the week despite this crappy ankle injury that I have. I'm also going to take some of your great suggestions and try to incorporate more of the Core-style foods into my menu. I'm still going to count points though because I don't trust myself not to overeat. I guess that I'll be doing kind of a Flex/Core combo. I really hope this kicks my body into weight loss mode. I think once I get the ball rolling, I will lose consistantly like I did before.

Wish me luck!

(Oh, and weigh in today was 151.5 lbs, so basically I stayed the same again)

Well...I'm 151.6 lbs today. Which is down 2 lbs from last week, but right back to where I was the week before. So basically, in the last 3.5 weeks of lowering my points, I haven't gotten anywhere. I GIVE UP! I'm sick of eating so few points, especially since it's not working. So, I'm bumping my points up to 27, which is 3 less than I normally do for maintenace, and 4 more from what I've been doing these last few weeks. I feel totally defeated :O(

This will be my last week of eating 23 pts. It's just not working! I will finish the week because that's just my style. I don't quit. The lowered points isn't doing a darn thing though! I've been trying for 3 weeks now, and I've been earning my AP's just like I usually would (28 per week).

Just poppin' by with some cool cake pics. I made my graduation cake for Wilton Course 2 tonight, and I'm also sharing pics from my Gumpaste Flowers class on Monday (Sweetpeas and Orchids). The cake is a low fat yogurt, vanilla cake. I worked out today, so I can have a piece. I'm really trying to keep my activity level up with some good workouts. I can't run right now because I've done something to my calf muscle...how weird is that?!? Watching PHOENIXRISING *LINK* working so hard this week is really helping me to stay motivated though. That newbie enthusiasm is so catchy :O)

GAIN - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *jumps off bridge*

I lowered my points from the 30 that I usually eat on maintenace, down to 23 for losing. I earned 28 ap's this week. Ate all of my flex and AP's, and what do I get? A FREAKING GAIN! Up 2.6 lbs. Do I even bother to try again this week? It seems so hopeless.

Omggggg, I stood on the scale this morning and despite lowering my points and exercising lots this week, my weight is going UP! I can't believe this! I've switched my WI's back to Monday, so hopefully things change by then. Something tells me it won't though. Talk about frusterating, I could just SCREAM!

Ok, so I've found something that I suck at. Royal Icing! Last week I made a batch for my Wilton class, and it was totally runny by the time I got it there. I couldn't make it form a flower if my life depended on it! So this week I made sure to make the icing good and stiff, and it still didn't do me any good! I CAN'T make Royal Icing flowers at all! Here's a pic to prove it! They just look like blobs! LOL! Feel free to laugh at me!



However, I can still make cupcakes. Here's some that I made for my cake instructor/friend that I mentioned below. It was her 30th birthday today. See what a good little "weight loss" friend I am? *mwahahahhahah* She's a "Wall-E" fan, and these cupcakes are chocolate cake with my homemade Hostess Twinkie Filling, topped with Chocolate Buttercream :O)



As far as weight loss goes...I'm on my 2nd week of trying to lose. I need to get my weight down about 10 lbs or so. No, I'm not overweight, but I'm not where I like to be. The extra weight always shows right in my gut, and I HATE THAT! So, week 2 of lowering my points for losing, and am I getting anywhere? NOPE! Since being on maintenance, whenever I try to shed a couple of lbs, my body won't give it up! I will win this battle though. Mark my words.

Here's what I learned in our Gumpaste Flowers class tonight...

These are fondant flowers that I made in my second "Gumpaste Flowers" Class on Monday night. The second pic is of the Superman cake that I made for MsBlingBling's hubby.

Oh, and the scale is down 3 lbs so far. Hopefully it's a good weigh in on Friday :O)

I haven't posted any pictures of myself in a couple of months, so I thought I'd share these (of me stuffing my face) that a friend took at the company picnic.

OMG, my weigh in was SO terrible today! I'm not sure why...but I was up 6.7 lbs! THAT'S INSANE! I've lowered my points for now. I think it's because I haven't been earning as many AP's as I usually do :O(

Here's a cake I did last night. It's a frozen strawberry cake I had kickin' around in the freezer and wanted to use up. Plus I had leftover icing, and I wanted to try making the apple blossoms out of marshmallow fondant to see how it would turn out.

I just got back from a little holiday. I took the kiddo's to visit my family. I love going to their place. All the meals and snacks are point friendly, and they entertain my kids so that I can go for runs in the hills behind their house. I hit the trails with their boxer dog. I actually outran the poor thing! The dog turned around and ditched me in the hills to head back home after about 5-6k. I had to chase her down to get her leash back on! She was at the bottom of the hill laying in a puddle on the street and drinking out of it. When we got back to the house, she laid in the kiddie pool panting LOL! She's just lucky that she's cute ;o)



Anyways...I'm home now, and back to my cakin'. Tonight, I started the Wilton Gumpaste Flowers course, which was SO much fun! We learned apple blossoms, daisy's, and cala lillies. These were made out of fondant, and were a little bit rushed. I know that I could have done them better, but there was just so much to do this class! I'll make a cake later this week to decorate with my newly learned flower makin' skillz. Then I'll be able to take my time. Just thought that I'd share a pic anyways :OP

Here's the cake that I made this weekend.

The cupcakes that I did for my son's Kindergarten class's end of the year party.

Here is the cake that I made to complete the Wilton Course 1 tonight. We were allowed to do whatever we wanted for our cake. This one reminds me of my blog :O)

HEY GUYS! I'm sorry that I haven't been around. I've been so busy! People are asking me to make them cakes, I'm taking the Wilton Cake Decorating Courses. School is winding up, so there's celebrations and get togethers. It's total craziness, and I can't wait for summer holidays to start! Anyways, here's what I've been up to. This blog is turning from weight loss to CAKES, how crazy is that? LOL!

YAY! All the birthdays are over. We had my daughters 3rd birthday yesterday, and all went well. The cake turned out AWESOME! When you ask what her favourite part of the birthday party was she says, "MY PRINCESS CAKE"! That makes staying up until 4am decorating totally worth it. It was so good that I had to have TWO pieces :OP

Here's a few pics.

I was a little freaked out for my weigh in today. I had three birthdays to celebrate this week (mine, my dad's, and my daughter's), plus my anniversary. I had tons and tons of cake, homemade ice cream, alot of wine, steak and snacks. I was over my points for the week by at least 50...BUT I was down 3.6 lbs :O)

PHEW! Close one ;o)

I made the cake in this first picture for my Dad's birthday. He really liked it. Then there's a few pics from throughout the week. I'll post more later.

ANDDDD here's a pic of the cake that I made for my son's 4th birthday today. The basketball is a chocolate chip white cake (as per his request), with a Vanilla Butter Cream Icing. The cupcakes are chocolate with peanut butter filling, and a Butter-Butter Cream icing. This is my first "decorated" cake and I'm very pleased with the results. I've signed up for the Wilton Cake Decorating class in June, so that should be fun :O)

Here's some pics of my new haircut. I always get it cut in time for my birthday. It's the big 31 on Tuesday :O)

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO! Today I celebrate ONE whole year on maintenance! I weighed myself this morning, even though it's not my official weigh in, and I am 146 lbs. Which is almost 4 lbs LESS than I was when I started maintenance exactly one year ago. I know you all think I make it look easy, but it truly is something that I struggle with daily. I'm DARN PROUD of myself :O)

This is what I do in my spare time ;o)

A field trip to the Beaver Dam with my son's Kindergarten class. And yes, Jade's wearing a boys jacket...can't argue with a 3 yr old :O)

Pics from the last VPC get together.

These are preview photos from the Sun Run that I can purchase online if I chose to. Some were bought for me last year as a gift, but I don't know if I will bother getting any this time around. I think that I will start to run more races this year, and the pictures really won't be a big deal since it's not my "first race" anymore. Anyways, here's a peek. They aren't that good of quality, but it's proof that I did cross the finish line ;o)

I am dressed in all black, with the yellow bib.







And to celebrate, I bought myself a new pair of ass kickin' Asic Nimbus 9's (magenta and silver coloured, offered only at the Running Room). I'm going to take them for their first spin tomorrow :O)

My official time for the race was 58:45 :O)

Hey Guys! I just got home from the 10k Sun Run. I was able to run the whole thing, and my shins are fine! YAY!!! I stretched really well before and after. I also took some Ibuprofen when I got home, and did some icing on my shins. Despite having only 5 hrs sleep and a major tummyache for the last 3 days, I made my goal of doing the race in 50-some mins. My Nike+ clocked me at about 57-58 mins, so we'll see when the official times are printed in the Vancouver Sun tomorrow. At about the 8k mark I felt like walking. I was really getting tired, but I checked my time and it was 47 mins. So, I KNEW that I had to really motor in order to reach my goal. I had to push myself near the end, but I did it! I'm so happy!!! This year I used a different strategy. I started right at the front of the pack of people. So I crossed the start line 30 seconds after the horn was blown (rather than 20 mins later like last year), and I didn't have to deek and dodge passing people the whole way. It was wayyyyy better. So I knocked about 9 mins off my time from last year, maybe I can take another 9 off next year too :O)

Showin' off the new little top that I got at the Lulu outlet last weekend. Brodiegirl, MsBlingBling and I went out shopping and we had a BLAST! I got this cute, little, green and black top for TWENTY BUCKS! It was regular $30 (outlet prices), but I made them discount it even more. It is a "SAMPLE" top, which means it was created by Lulu, but then never put into production. So this is the only one in existance! Anyways, I like it. It's great for layering. I'm wearing it over a t-shirt in this pic, but the black sections on the shirt are kinda meshy and see thru, so it looks nice with a tank top underneath too. We hit up the Mac makeup store as well. I spent a load of money, but got alot of nice new eyeshadows and "lipglass". I made one other teensy purchase the following day. I bought a black bathing suit that is cut like a dress, you wear your bikini underneath it. The best thing about it (besides the awesome deal I got) is the size! An XSML! :O)

Anyways, enough braggin' from me. It's my blog, so I can brag if I want to...right? :OP

So, I emailed the guy who wrote that article and MAN...am I ever shocked at his response! Here it is...

"Ordinarily I'd tell you to bugger off, but that's a reasonable request. The article has been removed from my website anyway; the only way you could have found it is by following a link I forgot about".

He also said, "Oh by the way, obviously you don't look anorexic. Hyperbole makes for good writing, and I was on a roll".

He seems like a nice guy actually! I do understand the need to be controversial to attract readers. I mean look at some of my fav music artists etc. I think what bothered me was the use of my REAL name linking to a group with my photos. Then again, maybe that information shouldn't have been open for the public to see in the first place. Anyways, lesson learned...keep my personal information PRIVATE!

You're criticized when you're fat, and you're criticized when you're thin.

I did a Google Search on my name last night. I found my name on a site where some guy lists Facebook groups that he thinks are unnecessary, and why he finds them annoying. I don't know this person, but this is what he had to say about the group that was created as a petition when I was denied as a Success Story. "HOLY FUCK, IT'S TWIGGY, BACK FROM THE DEAD! Seriously, from obesity to anorexia is not much of an improvement. Damn bitch, eat a sandwich or something".

Down 0.8 lbs for WI today. That puts me at 145.2 lbs. I earned 24 AP's this week. I'm pretty proud of that considering I'm unable to run right now. Shins are still sore. I'm just going to do the same this week as last week. Ride the bike, a bit of elliptical, and lots of walking. Oh, and weights!

WAHHHHHHHHH, I dunno if I'm going to make this race! I managed to do 30 mins of cardio yesterday. I started on the stairclimber but after 15 mins I could feel it in my shin, so I switched to the bike and that was OK. For the most part my shins feel OK, except for 1 certain spot right on the bone in my left leg. This tells me that I *may* have a stress fracture. I hope not, but I think I might go to the docs if it's not feeling better by the end of the week. If it is a stress fracture the Sun Run is definitely out because they take quite awhile to heal. I'm just going to keep up with my walking (been doing that daily), strength training, and a half hour on the bike every couple of days. Not much else that I can do :OS

For those who have been offering suggestions, I appreciate it. This injury was totally due to overuse though, and I know that. It's not that I need new shoes, I have new Asics with custom made Orthotics. I was just pushing it too hard, and did too many runs on concrete. It's my own fault. I should know better :OP

Well, I tried running tonight (on grass), just to see how my legs would feel. At first it was ok, but after 5 mins I had to switch to a brisk walk. I dunno what I'm going to do if I can't run the race. This sucks!

Weigh In today was exactly the same as last week. No change in body fat% or weight. I'm finding it hard to rest and heal these shinsplints. I may swing by the gym tonight and see if I can handle the elliptical or recumbant bike for a little workout. Pool running sounds like a great idea, except that the pool is a long drive for me AND I just dyed my hair :OP I'm also going to look into possibly getting a sport massage. I've heard it may help speed up my healing. I'll post again soon :O)

Oh MANNNNN, I'm totally screwed. I overtrained with my running and now I've given myself shinsplints. The last time I got them, it took 1.5 months of rest to heal. My 10K race is in exactly 19 days. I am STRESSING OUT! I was really getting to a happy place with my running. I was going further and faster than ever before, and now this? What a setback for me! Will I even be able to run the race? I don't know :O( I tried the Elliptical, the Stairclimber, and the Bike the last couple of days at the gym. I've just been trying to find something that I can do to keep my cardio level up. None of these worked for me. I am in pain even when I'm just sitting here. WHY ME?!? I'll tell you why, because I didn't listen to my body. My legs started to hurt during a run, and what did I do? Kept running! And then what did I do after that? Ran again the following the day! What a stupid thing to do. Now I pay the price.

Up 3 lbs for WI today. I'm not worried about it, I know that it's directly related to my hardcore workouts this week. I'm noticing that the weeks I do alot of running and strength training, I weigh a couple of lbs more. I'm pretty sure it's just my muscles retaining water to repair themselves. I feel great, and that's what counts. I ran 6K 4 times this week, and did 1 half hour run on the treadmill at a speed of 5.5. I also did 3 X 30 min Strength Training Sessions. All for a measly total of 28 AP's earned, it seems like it should be worth way more ;o)

Now I'm going to take 2 days off and let my muscles repair. I'm a little bit sore, but not too bad :O)

A pic of my kiddies and I that was taken at the Wildlife Park on Easter Weekend :O)

Weigh in today = 143 lbs even! Woot Woot! Back to maintenance I go!

I just peeked at the scale even though WI was 2 days ago, I'm already down another 2.6 lbs (making me 143.6). I'm retaining water too, my rings are tight. I wonder if this will stick...

FANTASTIC Weigh In today! WOOT WOOT! I don't even know how I pulled this one off, but I'm down 7.4 lbs! YAY! The scale showed me 146 even this morning :O)

Well, I've earned my 28 AP's in for the week, and I stayed on plan eating 23 pts per day (my target for losing), plus my flex and ap's. I hope that my efforts pay off and I have a good WI on Friday! I will update then. Thanks for all the support this last week :O)

Weigh in today was a big OUCH! I'm up 3.4 lbs putting me at 153.4 lbs, and I totally deserve it! Shall I say Oreo Cakesters, Lasagna, Tin Roof Sundae Ice Cream, Chips and Dip, and Smarties...oh and I had Cupcakes too. Yep, believe it! I was 100 pts over my flex this week. That is technically enough to gain 1.5 lbs of fat. I am one of those people who lose and gain weight quickly, so I was dinged with a 3.4 lb gain. That is double what I should have gained. You can say it's water retention all you want, but my rings are loose as can be, so it's not. This is my first time falling off the wagon in 2 yrs. I don't know what happened to me. The whole birth control pill thing (for acne) screwed me right up. I've quit taking them now. It effected my mood making me depressed and anxious. It made me hungry as all hell. I just caved and snacked right out not caring at all. I tried on my black capri's last night, the ones in the pictures to the right....yeah, I can't even pull them all the way up, let alone do them up. So it's back on the losing train I go! I need to lose 10 lbs :O(

UP 3.6 lbs. I think it's because I started the birth control pill. NOT COOL :O|

Eeek, WI's tomorrow. I slowed it down a bit with the exercise this last 2 weeks, earning only 17 ap's each week. We'll see if it was a good thing or a bad thing. I really felt like I needed the rest to get rid of that cold that I'd had for 3 weeks, and to heal my muscles. I'm a firm believer in listening to your body, and my body was telling me to chillax. I'll crank up the activity again this week to come. I'd like to keep my fitness level high for the race mid-April. I'm hoping to get somewhere in the 50-58 min range for the 10K. That may be pushing it, but we'll see!!!

Brodiegirl had a party last night to celebrate hers and MsBlingBling's Birthdays. Blingy made the yummiest point friendly cake ever, I had 2.5 pieces and weighed myself today...I'm down a lb because of it. That happens everytime I have cake! There were jello shooters galore, and I drank wayyyy too many. I just can't drink like I use to. It was nice to have a night out to myself with no kids, and to see these ladies because they are SO MUCH FUN! Here are pics that were taken of me throughout the night.














This is what happens when you have too many jello shooters LOL!

WI Today.....*drum roll please*.....down another 1.4 lbs putting me at 146.4 lbs. More food IS better for me. I'm eating maintenace points (30 plus flex/ap's) and losing, go figure :O)

Brodiegirl, her Dh, and I took the kiddies to McDonald's today to celebrate their daughter's Birthday. Here are a few pics of us with our cute girls. The kids had a blast! It's always so much fun when we get our crew together :O)

I failed miserably at the scale separation. It kinda sorta wasn't my fault though. I went to the doctor 2 days ago because I've had that sore throat that I posted about since the 5th, AND my 3 and 2 yr olds have come down with fevers and are really miserable. Turns out they both have strep throat, and I may too (just waiting for the swab test on my throat to come back). While I was there I decided to talk about my weight issues with the doctor, so she of course weighed me and I was 150 lbs (big surprise, been stuck there since beginning of January). She told me not to worry about my weight, said I look nice and lean and I'm very healthy. So that day I quite agreeably stopped the Wendie Plan and upped my daily target points back to maintenance (30pt). I ate a little extra because I was just starving from trying to lose the past 1.5 months. I did that yesterday too andddddd....low and behold, for WI today I'm down 2.2 lbs :O)

So more food IS better for me. I guess it's because I exercise so much. Whatever reason it is, I'll take it :O)

(Oh, and I only earned 22 AP's this week...I've been sick, the kids are sick...that's just all that I could manage to do. Oh well, better luck this week)

If I post these pics that my 5 yr old took (not the best quality), can you guess where I went last night?





Yeah...yeah, Lululemon once again :OP
Those are the Be Still pants I'm wearing, and a BBB V Neck Tee that I found there. Underneath it all is the Bounce Breaker Bra which is THE best bra I've ever owned. It's so awesome for running and working out. I couldn't be more thrilled!

7AP's earned for today, 5 for 40 mins cardio high intensity, and 2 for 50 mins of strength training.

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7AP's today for my 60 mins high intensity cardio at the gym. After drinking a bottle of wine the night before I might add :OP

So, I've decided to do the Wendie Plan I'm not sure if I will do it for the whole month off from the scale or not. I will definitely do it for 2 weeks though. Hopefully it helps!

I just wanted to say thanks for all the nice comments that have been left on my blog recently. The support that I get here is just amazing, and it really does help me to stay focused. I appreciate it :O)

*sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh*

150 lbs even today. Yes, I know it's .4 less than last week but that means nothing to me. Not when I've been juggling this same lb for several weeks now. These are my last 7 WI's since I reached the dreaded 150's...150(todays), 150.4(last week), 148.8, 149.2, 149.2, 149.2, 150 lbs. Two days ago I was 148.4, but that didn't stick. And no it's not water retention, my rings are totally loose and I drank tons of water yesterday to prepare for my WI today.

Sooooooooooooo, I've decided I'm divorcing (or at least seperating) from my scale. I'm putting it away for ONE MONTH. It's going to be really hard for me. I am a daily weigh-er, and sometimes I even weigh more than once a day. I am sick of obsessing about the numbers though, and being ruled by the scale. I will continue eating lower points than I did for maintenance (waiting to hear from Runny if I should stick to the 26 or not), and I will also continue earning 28 AP's per week. The only change will be....BYE-BYE scale! I'm kickin' yo ass to da curb :OP

TEN AP's for today!!! That makes 29 AP's for the week. I met and BEAT my goal for this week. Woot Woot! I'm still sick. I have a sore throat and I'm losing my voice. I wasn't too sick to workout though, I ROCKED IT! I did 65 mins of high intensity cardio at the gym, and followed it up with 30 mins of weights and ab work, and then I shoveled snow tonight and did some light Yoga.

After I got home from that crazy ass workout, I stepped on the scale. It is being kind to me again. Hopefully the number I saw today sticks for WI Friday. I'll update then.

Ugh - I woke up with a sore throat this morning. I still made it to the gym for my workout. 7 AP's earned for 60 mins of high intensity cardio (treadmill and elliptical). Then I came home and did 30 mins of Yoga for another AP. So my total AP's today is 8, that's 19 earned for the week so far. Only 9 more to go! They have a fancy dancy scale at my gym, so I weighed myself just to see if *maybe* hopefully my scale at home is off. Yeah, well...no such luck there. I was 150 lbs on the dot. What wishful thinking that was! :OP

AP's for today = 8
60 mins high intensity cardio at the gym and 30 mins Strength Training at home.

I forgot to add my 3 AP's that I earned on Friday to my blog. I like to keep track here to keep me accountable. So that's only a measly 11 AP's for the week so far. I have 3 days to get 17 more. Will I do it? I guess we'll find out :O)

As promised...showin' off the Lulu-gear, and the new 'do. In these pics I'm wearing the Carry Less Pants, a Reverse Lulu Hoodie, and I'm not sure what the tshirt is. I also bought a pair of the Reverse Groove Pants. They are in the wash so I couldn't wear them today. I look so grumpy in the first pic, but I swear I'm not :OP










Here's some MONSTER JAM Pics from last night. I took 250 of them, but only sharing a few here :O)













AND, here's a video of my favourite truck...Maximum Destruction. He rocks!

So, did dropping my points and working out do anything this week? YEP! It made me GAIN 3 LBS!

I'm sooooooooooo ready to go jump off the bridge right now. I don't even want to adjust my stats. What was the point of working so hard all week?

I think I'm going to try upping my points a little bit to 26. That's right in between what WW says (22) and my regular maintenace points (30). I may not have been getting quite enough food (thanks Gail for pointing this out). I have suspected this before in the past, that WW food amounts weren't *quite* enough for me. It could be the reason I lost so quickly throughout my weight loss journey, and why I had to add 18 pts per day just to make my body stop losing when it was time.

Hopefully this works!

It's OFFICIAL - I just registered for the 10K Sun Run in mid April. This year I get to order a size SML shirt rather than the XL I had to get last year :O)

I earned my 7 AP's today on the stairclimber and treadmill. Now tomorrow I'm just going to relax, drink my water, and wait for Friday's outcome on the scale :OP

Then this weekend is Monster Jam with the family, and a new haircut!

Thanks for all the supportive comments yesterday, you guys are awesome.

45 mins Strength Training
45 mins High Intensity Cardio

I took a little peek at the scale today, it has not budged. Tomorrow I'm going to earn my last 7 AP's for the week to make a total of 28. I'll take Thursday off, and do my official WI on Friday. I'm really not getting my hopes up though. I think my efforts are going to go unrewarded :O(

On the plus side, I do see some muscle definition coming back in my arms and legs and I feel great! So, that counts for something!

60 mins of high intensity cardio at the gym earned me a much needed 7AP's today :O)

So, what do I go and do? I use all my flex in my first 2 days of my WW week. *sigh* I've got a tough week ahead of me. The only way that I'm going to be able to do this is by earning lots of AP's!

Todays workout...
45 min high intensity cardio
55 mins strength training

Weigh in today was 147.6 lbs. I'm really sad about it *sigh*

I didn't want to accept the fact that my weight went up a couple of weeks ago. I was hoping it was just some kind of water retention from getting back to the gym. But it seems as though the gain has stuck, and now I have to switch back to "losing". I'm sooooo not looking forward to this. It is my own fault though. I quit working out from mid-November until the end of December, and this is the price I pay.

Wish me luck please. I'm really not looking forward to less food. I've been quite happy with my 30pts per day.

Today was a busy day and I was tired, but I drug my butt to the gym anyways. Some days are really like that. I already took 2 days off at the beginning of my WW week, so I felt that I had to get'er done! I forced myself out the door.

Tonight I did 45 mins of high intensity cardo at the gym, and 30 mins of Yoga at home.

Oh and, Karineeee *said in my best whiney voice*...I know I promised a pic but I have to get my hair done. It looks terrible! I can't be showin' off the new gear with poofy hair! :OP
I made an appointment for next Saturday. Can ya wait that long? ;o)
Love ya *mwa*

30 mins Strength Training
30 mins High Intensity Cardio

5K run and 30 min of MUCH needed Yoga. Man, am I sore!

I took the last two days off as far as workouts go, so today I really pushed it. 1 hour of swimming, a 5K run, and 30 mins of Strength Training. My run was SOooooo awesome!

Just got home from getting my new Reverse Lulu Hoodie! Whhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeee!!! So excited! It's like a grey/green colour, matches my Hazel eyes. I'll post a pic later :O)

I was a lazy bum last night and only did my strength training. I've got a pretty bad cold, and TOM's creepin' up on me. Tonight I'll hit the gym though. I promise, and I'll update when I do!

UPDATE - 45 mins high intensity cardio done at the gym. My WI is tomorrow, I"m not sure about these Friday WI's.

I had an extremely busy day, and I'm a little sore from yesterdays workout. I just sat down for dinner at 10pm with 16 pts left. So, I'm taking the day off from exercise, and I'm going to bed as soon as I figure out how to finish off these points. I'm thinkin' an ice cream sundae :O)

Anddddd, I'd like to give a WARM WELCOME BACK to my beautiful friend Jen who has been off plan for several months now. She was one of my main support people during my weight loss journey. She checked in on me faithfully for all my WI's. It was often her words of encouragement that got me through the week. I will never forget the way she cheered me on, and I'm hoping to return the favour now as she is BACK ON TRACK and READY TO KICK SOME ASS. You can check out her BLOG HERE. Jen I'm rootin' for ya! Just like I always have! You can do this, I know you can!

I had a wicked AP day today. 6AP's for 50 min high intensity cardio, and 1 for 30 min strength training. I'm finally getting my cardio level back up a bit, I can tell. Workouts are becoming more enjoyable, and not so freakin' hard! I'm seriously considering that 10k Sun Run mid April. We'll see how I'm doing by the end of the month, and then I'll commit either way. Dropping my points from 30 down to 23 this last 4 days hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. I was scared that I wouldn't be able to switch back to the losing phase. I guess that it's all in your head because I can't even tell that I am eating less food. Maybe it doesn't bother me because I know it's only temporary. One thing that I did notice at the gym today is I seriously need to work on my Core. I thought that my little Ab-ball workouts were doing me some good, but not really! When I tried to do some plain ol' situps tonight at the gym, it was much harder than I thought it would be. So, I'm going to try increasing the Core portion of my strength training. Maybe it'll help a bit with the pooch :O)

I did my 5K run tonight @ 10pm. It was raining and freezing cold out. I'd already taken the kids swimming for 1.5 hrs too. Digital Devil, please be kind to me ;o)

I made it to the VPC get together at Kirin Sushi today. Here's some pics from today.

I just did 40 mins of strength training last night, and no cardio. I was seriously lacking sleep from buying this Wii LOL! But the good thing is, the digital devil is being much kinder to me today. I'm 146.8 lbs. So, maybe my body needed the break. I will be going for a run tonight :O)

Well, I'm sad to admit that I didn't get those 4 AP's that I wanted to yesterday. So I only made 24 AP's for the week. Another thing I'm a little choked about is my "digital devil" as Mousearoo calls it. It has been telling me I'm 150 lbs all week. Well today was my *new* WI day so I have to accept what the scale says, I'm 150 lbs and that is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE in Shrunk's World. I don't wanna be 150-nuthin'. Yes, yes...I know, I've been working out all week and it's my first week back, and I'm likely retaining water, blah blah blah...WHATEVER! I'm dropping my points to losing, and knocking off 5 lbs. TAKE THAT DIGITAL DEVIL!

Today's AP's = 5 (30mins running and 30 mins strength training)

OH, and I've uploaded a newer, better version of the Bulging Brides show. It's in Mpeg so better quality, and the end isn't cut off like in the previous one (Thanks Nev). I just replaced the one down below with the new one.

As promised, here is the segment of the show Bulging Brides that has the WW Girls on it with Sarah :O)



And here are the pics from Sarah's Premiere PAR-TAY, which was a BLAST! As you can tell by the photos, I just couldn't get enough of her baby belly. It's so cute!

The show Bulging Brides is airing all weekend long. Here are the showtimes for it on the Slice Network. A relative (whom I ♥ dearly) will be recording the clip that has us girls in it with Sarah. I will post it on my blog for those who don't get Slice.

Worried In White
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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I'm keeping up the activity. I think I'm going to earn 28 AP's my first week back in the game! This is too cool! Today I did 50 mins of high intensity cardio at the gym, and half an hour of Strength Training. That totals 24 AP's for the week so far, with tomorrow being the last day. I MUST get 4 AP's in tomorrow!

If I do it...I will reward myself with a Lulu Remix or Reverse Hoodie ;o) Aren't I terrible? I reallllly like those hoodie's though!

Oh, and tomorrow's the BIG DAY! Sarah's show Bulging Brides airs tomorrow, and I'm super stoked. Just praying that they don't show me pole dancing with her because I am SOooooo not graceful. Mostly I am looking forward to seeing the WW Girls. Sarah is having everyone over for a PAR-TAY, it'll be loads of fun! I'll try to take pics while I'm there.

Remember how I was planning my next purchase at Lulu? Yeah well, consider that done LOL! I got a pair of the "Carry Less" pants tonight. I'm soooooooo in ♥ with Lululemon. I still have one more thing that I want from there. I realllllly like their hoodies. They fit so well, and are such good quality. I didn't like any of the colours/styles that they had in stock right now though, so I'm going to wait for a new shipment.

Today for activity I just did an hours worth of Yoga. I'm very sore, so I figured I'd better take it easy. Plus, I had to go shopping! Now I need to stay away from that store before I go broke ;o)

30 mins Strength Training Done - CHECK!
5K Run Done - CHECK!

A trip to Lululemon Done - CHECK! (Oops wait a minute, that wasn't on the list of things to do today LOL!)

That store seriously rocks. It was my first time. It is hella expensive, but worth every penny. I bought a pair of the Groove pants (in black of course), and a kick ass black top to go with them. I ♥ Lu, and I'm already planning what my next purchase will be.

♥ Bulging Brides ♥

I just thought that I'd let you all know one of the regular posters (Goonabeslim) from the GDT will be on the Premiere Show for "Bulging Brides" on the Slice Network @ Thurs, January 10 @ 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT. There may be a few other people from the WW Boards on there as well (yes, myself included). There is a glimpse of us in the commercial. We were there for her Stagette, pole dancing the morning after...and some attended her wedding (I unfortunately couldn't make it to that). Check it out if you get time. The show looks awesome, and Sarah is so much fun :O)

Here's a recording I took of the commercial from TV...

I found another old photo of me. This one is from 2 yrs ago. I almost feel sick to my stomache when I see this. If this doesn't help me to stay motivated with my workouts, nothing will :OP


BLECH!



Or how about this one...



Or this one? YUCK!

I just took it easy today and went bowling for 1.5 hrs with my 5 yr old. I had a late night last night hangin' out with my friend. I haven't seen her in 6 months and I really needed some unwind time. I felt like playing with my new camera that my bro got me for Xmas, so here I am goofin' off trying on her sunglasses (she's got like a gazillion pairs).

These ones aren't bad, although she could clean her lenses...


but I LOVEEEEE these ones, partly because they are black...


and partly because of CHECK OUT THAT BLING on the sides BAY-BEE! Sweet!


Anyways...on tomorrow's agenda is another 5k run, and some weights. I'm actually looking forward to it...kinda...sorta LOL!

Phew, K...I did it. But MAN...WAS IT HARD! I did 30 mins high intensity cardio, and 30 mins of strength training. I will sleep VERY well tonight ;o)

I'm not sure what I'll do tomorrow. It depends how sore I am. I may just do something a little easier on the body, like swimming. We'll see.

Well, I did it! I ran a 5k in 30 mins tonight. I'm going to be sore tomorrow I can tell! It feels good to be back on track though. I'm really disappointed at how poor my fitness level is, but I guess I deserve it after taking all of that time off. Tomorrow I will hit the gym, I promise. 30 mins Cardio, and 30 mins Strength Training. Thanks for all the support you guys, and for the warm welcome back. Mouse and Shirls, I was thinkin' of you two when the going got tough. It helped to keep me motivated and really push it. I know there are days that you guys just don't feel up to it, but you still get your run in :O)

Today is the day that I get my ass back in gear. I am switching my weigh in days to Friday, and I am going for a run today (as I promised Toby Lyn from the GDT). If things go well this next month, I will sign myself up for the 10K Sun Run in mid-April. I think that's enough time to whip myself back into shape. Setting a goal should help me to stay on track. I need something to motivate me to exercise because it is so hard to stick with it when you are not gaining from lack of activity. It is important to me to be healthy, and KEEP MOVING. For those of you who haven't already checked out Antonia's Blog Broadsides, check it out in my links to the right. Her most recent post titled "The Other F-Word" is seriously motivating :O)

I had an AWESOME Christmas. I hope that you all did too! Not a lb gained. I'm lucky though because I ate like a pig. I think that it was the constant running around that kept my weight in check. All of our relatives came to my house this year, so I was a busy Mama! Here are some pics from New Years that my Dh took of me skating with the kids. I just thought that I'd share because it's so nice to be able to do these things now that I'm a healthy weight. Excuse the no makeup/hair not done.

Hmmmm, I heard a rumor? It's that I am no longer posting on my blog because I'm gaining weight? LOL, just to humour "the rumor" I will post a pic my 5 yr old took of me today.

I aint ever goin' back....

Well, after only 5 days of lowering my points I'm already down 6.4 lbs. Today I'm 144.4 lbs. Too weird...guess I'll wait and see what WI has in store for me Monday.

I'm up to 151.2 lbs (TOM). I have been working on gaining weight these last few weeks since my body didn't seem to like being in the 130's. But now I'm feeling that 150 is a touch too high for me. I am going to work on getting my weight back down to 143-145ish. Gonna step up the exercise and eat a bit less for this week and next. That should do it I figure.

144 lbs and all is good :O)

Hey Guys! Just checkin' in with my weigh in from Monday. I was 140 lbs, so my weight has dropped a little bit. That's ok though, I feel good.

Life is kinda, sorta settling down for me. I should be back in the swing of things next week. I hope you are all doing well :O)

Hey Guys!

Some of you are starting to worry about me because my posts have slowed down alot. I am doing just fine weightwise, maintenance is still going well. My body seems to be resting comfortably at 143 lbs.

My personal life though is a mess. I am dealing with alot of crap right now, and it's nothing that I care to discuss on the world wide web (sorry). HOPEFULLY things will be back to normal by Wednesday. I will probably miss posting my WI on Monday because of this. I've got alot to deal with Monday and Tuesday.

Please understand that I'm not myself. If you have sent me an email and not received a response, this is why. I promise to catch up when things are back to normal. Right now I just need to focus on taking care of my kids and getting through this.

Take care everyone!

WI Monday = 143 lbs
Down 2 lbs

Well, this week I proved that I can gain weight just as easily as I can lose it! I'm 145 lbs, so I've gained like 3.5 lbs (on purpose). I feel a bazillion times better. I think this is a good weight for me. I have so much more energy, my acne has cleared up, and no more spotting or cramping. So weird that 5 or so lbs can make such a difference to a person. Now, the tricky part is finding what I need to do to maintain my new weight. I'm also going to get back to the gym this week after taking the last couple of weeks off.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Enjoy your yummy dinners :O)

I've decided to try gaining a few lbs and see if it helps with my medical problems and my energy levels. I'm going to start by bringing my weight up to 145 lbs. Hopefully that's enough as I don't really want to go to 150, but if need be I will! I'm just getting way too many comments about how "skinny" I am, and my health isn't that great, so I figured why not just gain 5-10 lbs and see how I feel. If I don't like it, I'll just lose the weight again :O)

Well, I'm up 3.4 lbs. I went from 138.2 up to 141.6 lbs. Looking back at my weight chart this seems like the norm for me. Always fluctuating between 137-142 lbs. Which is fine by me...

I went for that ultrasound yesterday. What the doctor was positive was a fibroid in my uterus isn't anything at all. They found nothing. So now I have to go back to the doctor today and find out what to do next. Why would she "feel something" in my uterus, and why would I be measuring as though I'm 12 weeks pregnant when nothing is there? So strange, I will update when I know more.

Downnnn 5 lbs today, putting me at 137 lbs. I'm pretty sure it's because of stress.

Celebrating 16 weeks on Maintenance!!!! WOOHOO! I didn't realize it has been that long. I'm impressed with myself :O)

Anyways, I'm up 2 lbs for this weeks WI but I am not worried about it one bit because I know the reason why.....TOM! LOL! Hopefully I have better luck next week. I'm enjoying Sparkspeople.com and I don't miss my WW online account ONE BIT. I have still been tracking points, but just on paper until I am use to counting calories.

I just cancelled my Weight Watchers Online account. I'm a little freaked out, but why should I pay forever? I think I've got enough of a grasp on this maintenance thing to venture off on my own now. Monday will be my 12th week of successfully maintaining my weight. I have to admit I am still a little ticked off at being denied as a Success Story. I'm also upset that I was offered the opportunity to write an article for Weight Watchers about my blog and now they just keep putting me off. I don't think they were sincere when they asked me to write the article, I think it was offered just to keep me happy. I am going to continue maintaining my weight by using www.sparkspeople.com I like the idea of counting calories, it seems far more accurate. I also like the fact that it's FREE! I will continue to track my points for the first while in my sparkspeople account just until I am confident in what I am doing.

Wish me luck!

PHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I had a close call with some cake for my 5 yr old's birthday on Monday. I was worried all week because I ate 27 pts worth! Yep, that's 5 pieces! Anyways, cake had its usually effect on me, I'm down a lb. YAYYYY :O)

WI this week = up 1 lb...no biggie :O)

I had to go to the doctor today for a physical because I've been having some troubles with spotting, cramps, sore back, messed up TOM. While doing the pelvic exam she right away said "There's something in your uterus, it feels really large". So I have to go for an ultrasound Sept 29th. She thinks it's probably a tumor (fibroid). I will update when it comes time. She suggested it could be from losing so much weight, but I haven't found anything like that online yet in my research.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited about WI today. Down the 2 lbs that I had gained last week. WOOT WOOT! Must've just been water retention. So I'm 140 even bay-BEE!

Thanks to those who have suggested that I DON'T adjust my points this week (Wendy, Shirley, Runny, Misti). You guys are right. I'm just freaking out a little, and I shouldn't be. I am going to follow your advice and just go on as normal this week. Hopefully this little gain was due to TOM.

Andddd, because I always share...here's a pic from last night. This is my very good friend Synthia and I.




And a family shot. The lighting's a bit weird, I guess because it's night maybe.

GAINED another 2 lbs this week. I am SO freakin' frusterated! I dropped my points by 2 per day, AND I earned 28 AP's at my new gym this week. I just don't get it. TOM did arrive this A.M. but still :O(

So, I'm dropping 2 more pts for this week. Back down to 26 per day which is what I originally started maintenace at before having to add points to stop my body from losing. I feel sad, I really enjoyed getting 30-35 per day, plus flex and ap's. It was so much food! Oh well...

How I love the leggings trend, and being thin enough to wear them :O)

Excuse the angle on this shot, my 4 yr old took it.

I'm so excited! My brother lives in Mexico and doesn't get home to visit us until his summer holidays and Christmas every year. Well he sent me a text yesterday telling me that I have to go to World's Gym before 1pm. He bought me a years membership! I AM beyond thrilled! This is something that I just couldn't afford to do on my own (family of 5 living on one wage). Since my gym pass at the Rec Center ran out mid June (which he also bought), I've been seriously slacking on the exercise. My knees just can't seem to handle too much running, and my bike keeps getting flat tires. Excuses I know, but I've also had alot of stress with what's going on with my Mom. The result of my lack of exercise was my gain of 3 lbs last week. I guess my metabolism finally slowed. Anyways, my new gym is literally one block away. I'm not kidding. It would be ridiculous to drive there! And it's HUGE, like insanely massively huge! At least 20-25 times bigger than my other gym. There is a co-ed section, a ladies only section, a room that they do classes in (that I attend for free). There's tanning beds, childcare (awesome looking room) where they will take all 3 of my kids for 5 bucks! There's a store that sells clothing, protein drinks/bars, and water. Andddddd what I'm most excited about it my FREE session with a personal trainer! Yippee!!! I went last night for an hour, and it was sooooo empty. There's hardly ever anyone in there, or maybe it just seems that way because it's so big. There's TV's everywhere, way more then needed, and I love how the entire one side of the building is garage doors, so they open them all up when it's a nice day and you feel like you're outside :O)

Here's to gettin' buff, and growing some muscles :O)

Eeeek, gained 3 lbs this week putting me at 140 lbs. That tells me...that I have to get off my ass and start exercising again. My metabolism must be slowing.

So I got my blood test results today. They were completely normal. YAY! It was a different doctor who saw me to give me my results, so I got her opinion on my weight. She also said I am the perfect weight right now, and not to change a thing. I liked her so much that I am going to continue seeing her as my family doctor. She seems to think the problems that I've been having are related to stress.

To all of those people that are saying I'm TOO SKINNY

HAHA! I'm actually really excited about this...I went to my doctor yesterday because I'm feeling a little blah lately. I'm just tired, headaches, a little lightheaded. Alot of people have been making comments that I'm too skinny, and I've taken the weight loss too far, so I thought I might as well check with my Doctor who would know best. Well he did all his fancy little calculations with this little electronic gadget thingamajig and a physical examination, and he came to the conclusion that I am IDEAL WEIGHT! WOOHOOOO! It felt SO good to hear him say that. He repeated it several times. He said don't lose another lb, you are just right where you are at. You look good, you're healthy. He did send me for blood tests to figure out why I'm getting the blah feelings. He figures it could be my thyroid, or low iron. I will find out in a couple of days the results.

Anyways, just had to brag. What a great feeling!

Sooooooo, tonight I FINALLY got to meet Shirls aka Happychix and let me tell you...her pictures do her NO justice. This woman is stunning in person. She just radiates this glow, and her eyes are so twinkly and sparkly. She REALLY is a HAPPY Chick :O) Here's some pics from tonight.

Me and Shirls


The whole crew (Rocki, HappyChix, Brodiegirl, Shrunk, MsBlingBling, StormyRock, Jen, and Goonabeslim)


Shirls and Tamie (aka Brodiegirl)


Sarah (Goonabeslim and I)


Me and my girl Kelli (aka Rocki)

Weigh in today...I'm still 137 lbs.

COPIED FROM THE WW MESSAGE BOARDS

I'm sorry that I haven't been around for the last 2+ weeks. As some of you have seen on my blog, my Mom is having some major health problems right now. I have been traveling back and forth between her city and mine taking care of her, and just being there to support her. I've been very upset as my Mom is my bestfriend. I have avoided the GDT mainly because of lack of time, but also because I don't have anything cheerful to post. Rather then bringing the board down, I have just stayed away.

My weight has stuck at 137 lbs for my last two WI's. I think it's because of all the stress in my life right now. I have been eating 30 daily points and every one of my Flex points. I guess the important part is that my weight has stabalized, and I'm no longer losing. Once things settle down in my life, I will work on gaining 5-10 lbs back.

I hope you are all doing well. I have really missed you guys, and I have lurked when I find the time. I am not gone forever, and will be back to posting regularly once my life is back to normal.

GOOD LUCK on those WI's ladies (and gents). I hope you are all continuing to do well on your journeys :O)

Just a quick update to let you all know what's going on with me. My Mom is having health problems so I won't be around very much the next few weeks. I am doing alot of travelling between her house and mine. We live 3 hrs apart. I just want you all to know so that you understand if I am unable to return emails, or just don't seem like myself. Take care, and GOOD LUCK on those weigh in's everyone :O)

This week I proved that I gain weight just as easily as I lose it :OP

Im up to 141 lbs which means I gained 4! Yay! This was a good thing. Last week my weight dropped below the healthy weight range for my height. I couldn't stop my body from losing. I am so grateful that Runny and Tdufour took the time to analyze my points for me and figure out what I should actually be eating in order to maintain. If I would have kept with Weight Watchers guidelines I would have continued to lose for who knows how long. Runny worked it out that I should actually be eating 40 points per day (that includes flex) and to double my AP's when I eat them. It worked like a charm! I packed on 4 lbs and I've been sitting at 141 for 5 days straight. I feel like a million bucks. Those 4 lbs made such a difference! Now I finally feel like I've got the maintenance thing under control. At 40 pts per day, I can definitely keep this weight off for life. That's alot of food! There is a light at the end of the tunnel :O)

Although I added 4 pts ABOVE my regular maintenace points for this week, it still didn't stop my weight loss. I'm down 3.8 lbs this week and I'm not happy about it. I am now 137 lbs. Now I need to work on gaining weight to get back into the healthy range for my height :O(

Weight Watchers responded to the petition and my letter today, here is their response...

Hello Shaunna –



Once again, I’m extremely sorry about these circumstances. Please know that your ineligibility has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with your appearance or your tattoos, and it pains me that you would even think that. This is most assuredly not the first time we’ve had to reject a candidate because of rapid weight loss. Anyone who loses more than 2 pounds a week on average is simply not eligible to be a success story. Candidates have averaged 2.1 pounds a week, and still been rejected. Unfortunately, this is a requirement that we must abide by. Time after time, our science and nutrition team has told us that there is no wiggle room here.



I’m glad you think the blog-article is a great idea. I think it will be lots of fun. We want to share your story, and this is a way for us to be able to do it. It’s also a way for you to be in your element and use your unique voice.



Please let me know if you are officially interested, and we’ll put together some guidelines.



Best,

Jamie

DENIED as a Success Story. Yep, you read it right. My application was not approved by the Science and Nutrition Team at Weight Watchers because I lost my weight at a rate of 2.3 lbs per week. Their "rapid weight loss policy is based on the threshold at which poor outcomes are more likely to occur, and it states that a healthy rate-of-loss must be 2 lbs or less per week from starting weight to goal weight". I feel like I am being punished for being an overachiever. How is it my fault that the program works this well for me? I can't control the rate that my body loses weight.

Should I have cheated on the program? Exercised less? Not been ON PLAN every freaking day? I only did what Weight Watchers tells us to, and to the "T" I might add. I visited two different doctors throughout my journey just to be sure that it was OK to lose the way I was. I wanted to make sure that I was doing everything right. I know that I was losing fast, but as I said I was doing what the program says! Both doctors felt I was VERY healthy, and were quite impressed with my weight loss and fitness level. They told me to continue exactly what I was doing. I can't believe I will not achieve one of my personal goals because I did the job too well. It seems so unfair.

There is a petition on the Weight Watchers Message Boards to try to get them to change their minds. Here's the LINK for anyone that wants to sign.

THANKS TO EVERYONE on the message boards I belong to. Your support was exactly what I needed today. I AM a Success Story, I'm YOUR Success Story. I never could have done this without you all.

Today was my 6th WI on Maintenance and I'm down 3.2 lbs. I don't know why the weight keeps coming off, I'm thinking it's because I'm so active. My Body Fat% dropped too. It's at 19.9%. I weighed in at 140.8 today, so I've lost half of myself now. Kinda neat. Here's the scale shot as proof :O)

My first set of high heels, my first pair of Size 6 pants, and a Size Small shirt. 141 lbs :O)

Well, today was my 5th WI on maintenace. I was a little freaked out to get on the scale because this week was my first week EVER going off plan. I had two sets of company stay at my house, and I went over my flex points by about 8-9 pts. I really thought I'd be up on the scale today, but I'm not! I lost 2 lbs :O)

UP 1.2 lbs for my 4th WI on maintenance. Here's how my maintenance WI's have gone, I switched over when I reached 149.6 lbs down at the bottom there.

Weight 146 lb Change 1.2 lb
Weight 144.8 lb Change -3.4 lb
Weight 148.2 lb Change 1 lb
Weight 147.2 lb Change -2.4 lb
Weight 149.6 lb Change -1.8 lb

It's kinda weird to have these small gains. At first I want to get upset but then I realize that my weight is suppose to stick around here, so that means sometimes my weight will fluctuate a little up or down, and I just have to learn to accept that. I'm getting use to it...I think :OP

I'm still losing weight! Guess my body doesn't want to stop. Check out what I saw on the scale today. Down 1.6 lbs since WI on Monday. Geesh, I've almost lost exactly half of myself. If my body decides to drop another 2.2 lbs I will have! Crazy! So, I may have to add another couple of maintenace points. I don't want to lose anymore. My ass is disappearing LOL! Flat asses aren't very attractive :OP

My 3rd weigh in on maintenance was today and I'm down 3.4 lbs putting me at 144.8 lbs. My weight seems to be fluctuating between 144 and 148. I'm happy with that! I get 26 points per day now, and I'm eating every single flex and activity point that's available to me. It feels like I'm getting tons of food now and I'm having no problem staying on plan. I'm finding maintenace alot easier now. I guess that I just needed a couple of weeks to adjust :O)

My Mom and her DH took a few pics of me this Saturday. I thought that I'd share :O)

This weekend I went bowling with the Weight Watchers ladies (Vancouver Points Club) who live in my area. It was a blast! Check out this first pic...who knew XCalibur bowling would be X-Rated? Bwahahahhhah! MY EYES! MY EYES! It was much worse in person. We saw two full games of this chick flashing her jiggly bits for all to see. LOL!

UP a lb for WI today. Thks TOM, can sure tell you're arriving soon. I think I'll switch back to losing for this week. I liked the lower 140's better than the upper range.

ARGHHHHH!!!!! I'm going to jump off a bridge! ;o) I'm up 6 friggen lbs today! I went from 144.2 to 150.2lbs. How the hell does that happen? I'm so pissed off, you have no idea...

Down ANOTHER 2 lbs today! And here's pics of the 2 birthday cakes I indulged in this weekend for FOUR nights in a row. I still can't believe eating cake made me drop over 5 lbs this weekend. Crazy!

Geesh, I had another piece of cake last night (all within my points) and dropped ANOTHER lb. This is so weird! So I'm 146 lbs now. My weight range for my height is 139-167. I feel good :O)

So I had my first WI on maintenance today and I'm DOWN 2.4 lbs! I had a really, really warped week. The worst I've had on WW so far. I was SO incredibly stressed about switching to maintenace. I can't even begin to explain the mind trip I went through. I was SO resisitant to stopping the losing process. I feel kind of ripped off. Yes I should be happy, I've lost a ton of weight. BUT, this is not what I expected to look like. I am definitely going to need some plastic surgery (tummy tuck and breast lift), and I fully plan on having both procedures done. I think I will maintain my weight for 3/4 - 1yr first though, let my skin snap back as much as it will. I also feel a little sad that my journey is over, I really enjoy losing weight. Heck, I'm good at it! Anyways, because I was so stressed out, there were actually two days this week that I didn't eat all my daily points. I was 12 pts short one day, and 15 the next. I just couldn't eat. I was too upset, and had no appetite. I've only ever shorted myself in points ONCE before, and it was only 2 pts because I accidentally fell asleep early one night. This is not the norm for me, I am very strict about eating ALL my points. I smartened up for the next two days after that and ate the way I should. Then this weekend was my birthday, my anniversary, my sons birthday, and my Dad's birthday. I had 2 different set of company staying at my house. There was ALOT of eating out, and cake. I didn't count points at all, so I have no idea if I went over or not. I for sure used all my flex. I was SHOCKED when I stood on the scale this morning and it showed a loss. I thought for sure all that birthday cake, wine, and restaurant food would make me gain BUT IT DIDN'T! Somehow dropping 2.4 more lbs made me feel a bit more comfortable with my weight. Now when my weight fluctuates it should hopefully stay in the 140's. I'd like to stay right at this weight now. I guess we'll see what happens this week. I'm going to continue with adding the 4 maintenace pts even though I showed a loss. My week was so screwy I think I need to give my body a chance to level out before I go adding or subtracting anymore points.

Surprise, Surprise...I hate maintenance! I know it's only been 2 days, but I've been up 2 lbs on both those days. I hate seeing my numbers out of the 140's. I hate being so friggen full with a tummy ache, and I hate that I won't see a loss on the scale this week. I hope I adjust to this soon. I have a feeling I will see a gain on the scale come Monday. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Celebrating the 140's with a pic :O)

Edited to add, official WI for Monday was 149.6, the loss stuck and I'm switching to maintanence:O)



The infamous scale shot ;o)

I'm 149.6 today! WI should be good on Monday, if I don't screw up tonight with the dinner party I'm hosting. I may switch to maintenance after this WI, if not this week then next week for sure. I can't believe the losing part of my journey is almost done. I feel a little sad :O(

The scale shows me down a pound today (not official WI though). Wow, I'm a little surprised. I kinda had the feeling that my body wouldn't let me lose anymore. Now the question is...how low should I go? I'm 150.4 today. Input you guys! What do you think?

Weigh in Today = Stay the Same, I knew that was comin'... it's TOM.

I got my haircut!



This is a very good friend of mine, I won't let anyone else cut my hair but her. I swear she cuts each hair 20 times, it's perfect!



A really cool shot that she got of the back (love that reflection in the mirror).



Here I am in my workout gear. I took this pic to compare to my "174 lb" pic that I have in the same outfit.



A front and back shot taken on a crappy camera phone.



Punked out to go out ;o)



Enough Orange for you Happychix? LOL!

I am getting so annoyed. Why can't people just be happy for me? After my big loss this week I am getting comments from people that are pissing me off. Things like, "you're starting to get that sunken hollow look", "you don't want to go too far", and "you need to stop losing weight if you want to stay healthy". Why is it that people are so bothered that I'm going below my goal weight? I set my goal weight for the very top of the weight range for my height. I am now in the middle of the weight range for my height. What's the issue here? If I wanted to, I could go all the way down to 139 and still be within that range. I don't plan on it, but I could! My body fat % is 22.7, an athlete would have 14-20, someone who is fit would have 21-24. I think that I'm right where I should be. What do you guys think? Am I wrong? I think I look fine. Maybe I should post an updated pic.

Well, the Wendie Plan just broke my 2nd month long plateau. I'm down 7.6 lbs today. YES, I typed that right....lol, 7.6 lbs. Un-freaking-believable. I'm trying to decide...do I stop here, or shave off that last 1.4 to make myself weigh 150 even. I guess that I can stop losing anytime I want now. I had been hoping to get to 153 lbs, but now I just passed that...I'm at 151.4. I can't believe it! I took one of my usual scale pictures, once I figure out how to get it off my new camera phone, I will post it :O)

I LOVE YOU Wendie!!!! Seriously, whoever invented the Wendie plan I love them. This was my 2nd month long plateau (one month as of 2 days ago that my weight hadn't changed). Wendie broke that plateau today! I've worked really hard activity wise and been doing the Wendie Plan and the scale shows me down 2.6 this morning! I can't wait for Monday's WI, this better stick! *jumping up and down* YAY!

I'm noticing there's a new trend between me and the scale. It's the up and down trend. One week up, the next week down. This was my up week. +0.6 lbs sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...My weight has basically stayed the same for the last 3 weeks. I'm getting a little frusterated. Going back on the Wendie Plan again this week, hopefully it works like it did the last time.

I went to a VPC (Vancouver Points Club) Pot Luck last night at Lindsays house. It was so much fun! I always love getting together with those ladies. The food was GREAT! Mmmmmmmm 2 pt fudge, and 1 pt chocolate cheesecake! Yum! Again, click on the pictures if you want to see them biggie sized :O)

Here's the Sun Run Photos. Thanks Dad! Although I still think you're crazy for spending so much money on them :OP

Clock on the photos to biggie size them :O)

My Dad and his SO have just bought me ALL of the Sun Run Photos. I can't believe it! So, I'm just waiting for my order to be filled and to receive them by email, I'll be sure to post them ASAP!

Preview pics from the Sun Run, I'm trying to decide which to buy. Pretty neat to get to see myself crossing the finish line :O)

YAY for weigh in today!!! Back down to the 150's...Woot Woot! Down 2.6 lbs putting me at 158.4 and 24.8% body fat (trying to get that number down to 23).