NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

Its seems so corny or common to begin the new year off by picking a resolution to lose weight. But all jokes aside, I have done exactly that. I have gained so much weight this year than any other in my road to fatness. So to pick up where I left off:

January 1, 2009
Breakfast: Whole Grain Cereal w/ low fat milk
Lunch: Subway-Turkey and ham on 6in wheat, w/ lettuce, pickles, and mustard.
Dinner: Turkey ground meat, whole wheat Spaghetti w/organic sauce. (different flavor but still good)
lots of water and 2 diet cokes.
Snacks: granola bar and a hand full of sun chips.
Activity: played tennis (sort of) at local middle school with kids. 1 hour and a 1/2
Needless to say I went to bed hungry, and sort of grouchy, but it will get better I know.

UGGG! THE HOLIDAYS!

COOKIES, CAKES, PIES, TURKEY, DRESSING, BREAD, BREAD AND MORE BREAD!!!!NEED I SAY MORE. I HAVE REALLY BEEN MAKING BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND REALLY TRYING TO PUT LESS IN MY MOUTH, (DID I JUST WALK INTO THAT ONE) MOVE ON LADIES!!!! BUT THE HOLIDAYS MAKES IT SO DANG HARD. I KNOW EVERYONE IS FEELING THE HUNGER PANGS OR PAINS WITH ME...AND EVERYTIME YOU PICK UP THAT COOKIE YOU ARE THINKING WHY DID I JUST DO THAT, OH BUT IT WAS SO GOOD.... REALLY THIS IS SO HARD TO MAKE A LIFESTYLE CHANGE NOT JUST A DIET A LIFE CHANGING EVENT IS HAPPENING......THIS WILL BE THE TESTAMENT TO MY CHANGE IF I CAN HANG ON DURING THE HOLIDAYS....

"the CUPCAKE"

OK THIS MIGHT SOUND SILLY TO SOME....BUT ON FRIDAY AS I WAS WORKING AT CHANNEL SIX I WAS OFFERED A "CUPCAKE." SO THIS GIRL WALKS OVER TO ME WITH TWO SEPARATE KINDS OF CUPCAKES FROM H-E-B AND SAYS "IS DEBBIE AROUND, I WANTED TO OFFER HER A CUPCAKE?" AND I SAID SHE IS UP IN HER OFFICE. THEN SHE SAYS "WELL I DON'T FEEL LIKE WALKING UP THE STAIRS, WOULD YOU LIKE A CUPCAKE?" DOESN'T THIS GIRL KNOW I AM TRYING TO BE MORE HEALTH CONSCIENCE OF MY FOOD CHOICES AND SHE HAS THE ODASITY TO OFFER ME A "CUPCAKE." AND I REALLY WANTED ONE THEY LOOK SO GOOD ALTHOUGH I TEND NOT TO EAT THE FROSTING AND JUST ENJOY THE BREAD.....IT LOOKED SO GOOD!!! ONE WOULDN'T KILL ME BUT IT STARTS THERE AND THEN I LOSE MY MIND.....SO I SAID NO TO THE CUPCAKE!!! ON ANY OTHER DAY I WOULD HAVE SAID YES IN A HEARTBEAT, BUT THIS DAY WAS DIFFERENT....THIS DAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF A NEW HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFE.....

FOOD!, FOOD!, FOOD!

OK SO, I FIGURED THAT A LOT OF MY PROBLEM COMES FROM WHAT I EAT OR DON'T EAT(DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?). BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE VERY HECTIC LIFESTYLES I TEND TO EAT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF ON THE GO FOODS. THIS BOOK "EAT THIS NOT THAT" TELLS YOU WHAT TO ORDER FROM A RESTRAUNT OR WHAT NOT TO ORDER. I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE AN IDEAL BUY AND A GREAT WAY TO BECOME ACCOUNTABLE. ALSO, I DON'T COOK ENOUGH. I ACTUALLY LOVE WHEN WE ALL 4 SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND ENJOY A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL. BUT I DO FEEL LIKE I COOK THE SAME FOODS ALL THE TIME. THIS FAMILY COOKBOOK ALSO SEEMS LIKE A GREAT BUY, TO BENEFIT ME AND MY FAMILY. AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE "EAT THIS NOT THAT" THEY ALSO OFFER ONE FOR KIDS.

BLOG FOR A CAUSE

OK SO THIS IS ME ON MY 30TH BIRTHDAY....UGGGH...GROSS....WHAT HAPPENED TO ME? TEN YEARS AGO I WAS ABOUT 120 POUNDS AND I LOOKED GOOD, TODAY NOT SO MUCH. OK SO LET ME THINK WHAT GOT ME TO THIS POINT WAS IT, PREGNANCY, MARRIAGE, LIFE, FOOD, EXERCISE (OR LACK OF IT)? LETS SAY ALL OF THE ABOVE. I HAVE BECOME THAT MOM, THE ONE WHO HAS NO TIME FOR HERSELF AND HAS ALLOWED HERSELF TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. I WANT ME BACK! HOW WILL I GET ME BACK? NOT SURE YET, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS PICTURE BELOW IS NOT WHO I AM....THIS BODY, THIS PERSON, IS FOREIGN TO ME, AND I HAVE TO FIND MY WAY BACK TO ME. SO ENJOY THE JOURNEY WITH ME, AS I BLOG FOR A CAUSE, AND FORGE AHEAD TO A RE-INVENTED VERSION OF THE OLD ME.