Sometimes and Always

Another week hooking up with Megan for Sometimes and Always!


Sometimes...I make fun of the hubby for stopping at the Disney Channel and watching Shake it Up and Good Luck Charlie.
Always...watch them with him. (And sometimes I watch them without him!)

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Sometimes...I yell at Leo.
Always...wonder why since I'm trying to teach him better ways to handle his feelings.

Sometimes...I just want a Diet Dr. Pepper.
Always...lately I've been having a hard time drinking a whole can/cup.

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Sometimes... I get so mad watching my teams play so sucky (yeah...I'm talking to you Royals!)
Always...support them!

Weight Watchers Week 2

Starting Weight: 147.2
New weight: 144.6
Down 2.6 pounds!!

This week has been an interesting week in terms of stamina/accountability.  I have exercised quite a bit more...5 out of 7 days.  Not too shabby.  And I did a variety of activities.  I checked out a Biggest Loser DVD from the library so I did that 3 days, I walked with my mom and aunt twice and I bowled once.  And if you're counting at home...I did exercise twice in one day (bowling and walking).  So I can definitely say I've been more active.  I also have been very conscious of what I've been eating and the portion sizes.  And while I feel like I am starving a lot of the time I just need to re-train my body to know what proper portion sizes are.

Biggest success of the week: Other than exercising so much my biggest success was how I ordered when I went out to eat over the weekend.  We went to one of my favorite Mexican restaurants.  At the meeting last week they talked about if our points that we were choosing to eat were worth it.  So instead of ordering queso (my favorite thing ever in the whole history of all eating out establisments) AND getting an entree that was chalk-full of cheese and sour cream I chose to get a small queso and a grilled chicken breast with none of the toppings.  So instead of maxing out all my daily points plus all my "bonus" points in one meal I had leftover bonus points to help me through the rest of the weekend.  Woo hoo!

Worst part of the week: I didn't really have a bad day or feel like I wanted to quit this week.  But we don't have a lot of healthy snacks in our house right now (payday is Friday...haha!) so when I've been hungry after I've eaten dinner I haven't been able to snack on anything to make my stomach feel full.  So thankfully Friday will be here in a few days so I can stock up on fruits and veggies so if I do get hungry I can grab one of those and eat to my hearts content without feeling guilty or feel like I'm wasting points!

Spin Cycle: Words can't describe

Gretchen had this awesome idea to create a picture within a picture with words.  You use a website Tagxedo and it is really cool.  And it actually came at the perfect time.  My aunt passed away on Saturday after a 4 year fight with cancer.  And while she is in a much better place and is feeling no pain it has been a rough week.  So this gave me an opportunity to do something to remember her by. 

This was a picture that I stole from my cousins Facebook page.  It is of her and her mom and sister.  It is so amazing how strong they have been through this whole process and I am amazed at the strength they have shown this past week.  Also, they rock.  I don't think I could have made it through something like this.  But they have proven to be very capable of withstanding the horrible.  So say a prayer or send happy thoughts to them and their dad as they are going through this really hard time.