Tidbits

This weekend is the annual slow-pitch tournament in Edson. My hubbies family goes to it every year, they have a team that is entered to play and usually they do fairly good - especially for a team that only plays once a year! This weekend is kinda like a family reunion/ get together, it is nice cause my family never used to get together for anything except Christmas, Easter and maybe Thanksgiving! Games start Friday and teams come from all over to play, for the more serious leagues it is quite the tournament but for teams like ours it is all about having a good time! There are 24 diamonds and they are usually full from 8am till 8pm, all weekend! They usually have a "home run contest" that I have never gone to watch but have always wanted too, maybe this year? I played once on the team and was hurtin for like a week after! This year I will not be playing even though I am probably in better shape now then I was 3 years ago when I played? I'll play if they need me too but so far I'm not on the list. For the last couple of years our team name has been "Wickedly Awesome 2", we wore bright yellow and orange t-shirts with 6R and 9R on the backs of them so we were the 69R's ! he he This year they are changing our team name and jersey too a farm animal theme, I forget the name of the team but it is something like "Farmer Tator Tot's Team" ? My hubbies uncle is the coach and he will be "Farmer Tator" and all the players will be his farm animals. The t-shirts have different animals on them to depict what they are, there are horses, cows, cats (pussies), dogs (b*tchs), a donkey (a$$), pig and a rooster (cock) oh, and a sheep that the farmer might chase every so often with velcro gloves! -- it should be fun! he he Hopefully it is good weather this year, one year it snowed and we were playing ball with toques and mittens!

Weekend Review

Boy was it hot this weekend!! The heat sure does help with the weight loss. You don't even have to do anything physical, I was sweating by just being outside! Instead of taking the dog for her walks in the evening after supper I decided to take her in the morning when it was still cool outside. I would like to get into the habit of doing this during the week too but I'm not a morning person and I think it would take me a very long time to get into that habit! ;) We set up our little plastic kiddie pool for the dog and changed the water in it for when friends came over and their little girl went for a swim.

Friday night we went downtown to see some friends and of course stayed out too late, we never got home till 2am! Then Saturday I had to get up fairly early to pick up my MIL too go to the Farmer's Market. Saturday was an awesome day, I'm so glad I got it off work! We met my Dad at the market and took our time walking through it, I found my hubbies sauerkraut perogies that he likes and also picked up some baby potatoes and baby carrots. After we walked around for almost an hour we went for lunch and met my SIL and niece's (which I haven't seen for a very long time), we had a good visit and 2 hours later we headed off to the car show! My Mom met us at the show and we walked around for a bit but it was so hot by that time that it was almost unbearable! My hubby was helping work at it, his station was the "buck a hit" truck, with all money being donated to the Stollery Hospital. But since it was so hot not too many people felt like swinging a sledge hammer! Saturday night we went downtown again but there wasn't too many people out, we did however get to watch a bit of the fireworks from the Exhibition and there was some kind of bar fight beside us that needed four cop cars and two ambulances too control the scene! There was also a foot chase involved, it was quite exciting!! :)

Sunday was quieter, I cleaned the house a bit and the hubbies friend came over to work in the garage. Later that night his girlfriend and kid came over and we had a BBQ, steak and my baby potatoes and carrots that I had just bought at the market with salad! It was very yummy! It was a good night except for the fact that the house was too hot to sleep in, making it a very long night. I think I tossed and turned till midnight when it finally started cooling down enough to sleep! Hopefully tonight isn't as hot and I can have a good night's sleep! ;)

TGIF

I'm so glad the weekend is finally here!! Although the week did seem to go by fast I still like weekends! ;) I'm so excited for tomorrow and the farmer's market, just in time too - I really need some fresh veggies for lunch and some fresh fruit would be nice too! I am going to put a cooler in the

back of my car with ice packs so that we don't feel rushed to get home, we can take our time, go for lunch and the car show. Today is one of our driver's last day, our best driver's last day! We always loose the good one's, she is quiting to go work at a "doggie daycare" !! How fun does that sound!? She takes her own dog to this place and they have nap time and snack time just like a normal day care but this one is for dogs!? She is going to get paid to play with puppies all day! I think that is awesome - something I think I would like to do!? So last night I went shopping to Costco and found some gifts for her (I had to go anyway so I volunteered to buy her something), they already have Christmas stuff out at Costco!!! :o I was hoping to find a basket of some sort but they didn't have anything so I just got a set of flower pots, a vase and a calendar pack with puppies on it. All that for only $30! We are also going to be having a BBQ today for her so I brought some FF hot dogs for myself while everyone else has burgers.

You Are Not a Cheapskate

When it comes to money, you're very fair.You're generous when you can be, and you never cheat anyone out of what they deserve.If you have the money, you enjoy splurging. But you never overspend.

Are You a Cheapskate?

Wednesday weigh in!

Week 48=169.8lbs

(-1.2lbs)

I am slightly surprised by this loss, I have increased my food intake and I am still loosing weight!? Not that I'm complaining, it sure did feel good to look at the scale and see 169!!! But I'm sure next week it will go back up again, I think I am at the point now that my weight will fluctuate every week. I am so hoping that I don't become a statistic and end up gaining weight back over the next few years! It seems like everyone I know or have heard of that has lost a significant amount of weight ends up gaining it all back within a few years (most times they gain more then they lost)! I really don't want to have to go through this again and again! Hopefully as long as I keep that train of thought I will stay on track!

I have my last order on it's way from NS, hopefully it has my last bears in it too! Even though I haven't technically reached the goal I set for myself almost a year ago, I am hoping that I was close enough that they would feel pity on me and still send my goal bear!? I will not be ordering anymore food through NS so after this last order I will be 100% on my own! I believe I have learned enough to keep me on track and I believe that this last order will last me a very long time! However I do like the convenience of NS and will probably miss the grab and go type food, I am hoping to find replacement items at the grocery store that will be equivalent. I will still do my weekly weigh in's for at least the first few month's on my own but I think eventually I will cut down on my weigh in's and only do it once a month!?

Well - I think that's all for today, Happy Hump Day!! ;)

Tuesday tidbits ...

I'm so happy I work where I do, my boss has got to be the most easiest going guy around. Most people that work for this company are, they treat you like family, you are more then a number to them, and I like that. I say this because I was suppose to work this weekend but I gathered some nerve and asked my boss if I could have it off instead. I haven't worked a Sat in a really long time and I am probably due too work one. My boss has been super good at letting me go early on Fridays so I can work my "part time" job and very flexible with me working Saturday's. Now I don't need this Sat off since there are no race's this weekend but I was really hoping to go to the Farmer's Market in my home town. They have thee best farmer's market ever!! I bet there are over 150 booths set up, you can get anything from carrots too flowers and even homemade crafts! So I asked if I could have it off and he said yes!! YAH ! So this Sat I will be taking my mom's to the farmers market and then we will stop at a car show that my hubby is helping at. It should be an awesome weekend, especially now that I don't have to work!! ;)

I was mad yesterday .... I couldn't get on Facebook!! :o It's a good thing we were short staffed so I stayed fairly busy answering phones all day! Have no fear .... I already checked and it is back up running today! he he I'm so addicted, plus I was worried that all my info and stuff was floating around in web space for anyone to find!? LOL

I think I have decided that I am done trying to loose weight, I'm happy with where I'm at and I'm tired of always thinking about it. I have increased my food intake, not by much - I've added a fruit and dairy serving for the day, and I have a way bigger salad for supper then I used to. I know these are things that I shouldn't even consider as "add on's" because there is no way you are going to gain weight from eating a bigger salad and more fruit, but I still want to eat healthy. I guess we will see tomorrow just how the week went but I think I will change my goal weight too 170 and try too maintain that weight for now.

Weekend Review ...

Well the weekend wasn't too bad, Friday night street legals went fairly well until the end of the night when a "problem racer" blew his engine and almost hit the wall! Then it started raining so we were unable to clean it up that night and had to clean it in the morning. I call him a "problem racer" because he apparently was giving everyone a hard time about his car, when tech asked him questions he lied to them and when safety wanted to shut his car off after his engine blew he denied that it had blown up and claimed it was just water?! Needless to say this driver will be getting a letter from the drag manager telling him that he is not welcome back!

Saturday and Sunday were also fairly smooth races .... for a change! :) On Sat. night I went for a shower at a truck stop that is close by and when I got back I was going to go over to the oval races too watch for a bit but got stopped by one of my co-workers (on the drag side). He was giving me a guilt trip and kinda pressuring me too buy a trailer. I don't think I've ever

mentioned it but the lady I work with in the tower was interested in buying this guys trailer cause it's bigger then hers and I kinda mentioned how I might be interested in buying hers cause it has a bathroom and ours doesn't. So now I guess this guy made an offer on a trailer and was hoping to sell his to the other lady

in the tower but she won't commit to buying his till she sells hers -- make sense? Anyway so my hubby looked at her trailer and said it is way too small, he doesn't want it!!! So the guy that made an offer on another trailer is going to loose his deposit cause now this lady isn't going to buy his and we aren't going to buy hers? ? ! What a story hey? Not that I'm going to loose sleep over the deal and not that it's in any way my fault that this guy is going to loose his deposit, in fact I find it a little humorous!? oh well... :P

I also got a guilt trip from the drag manager about how I am taking my birthday weekend off. The other tower lady wants too take the same Sunday off as me and they both seem to think that I should just change my birthday party too the weekend before! Which maybe I would have if they hadn't screwed me around for the Nationals! But since they didn't do me any favors for working that day I don't really feel like doing them any favors! It may sound childish but I am not going to change my plans just to make their lives a little easier! I signed up for part time at the race track and I already have worked way more then I planned on!! The drag manager is just going to have to figure it out on her own, and maybe if she treated me a little better at the last race I would be more co-operative now!

I am once again tired from the long weekend and was hoping to go to bed early tonight but had forgotten that today is my FIL Birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIL!! :) So we will be going out for dinner this evening with them! Not sure where yet but I'm not picky, anything is better then cooking at home especially in this heat! ;)

Fun Friday !

Well, back to the race track tonight after having a week off! Last night I had to pack all our food and get everything organized, I had forgotten how much of a chore it is to get everything ready! :P I am hoping that everyone has relaxed a bit from the last race. I'm still a little bitter about how I think I was tricked into working the tower all weekend! But that's the way I am, I always hold grudges - I know it's petty little crap that I shouldn't waste time thinking about but I do!? The thing that pisses me off the most is the fact that they (the drag manager and other tower lady) kept acting like they had no idea that these were the rules but then seconds later would giggle and laugh about it - like they knew the whole time but jut didn't want to tell me!? Any who - they better not try and suck up today or it will just piss me off more! ;)

Here are some "healthy" snack ideas that I thought you might like!



**Jell-O Light Strawberry Gel =5 Calories Fat 0 g, Carb 0 g,Fibre 0 g, Protein 1 g
**2 Tbsp. Cheez Whiz Spread with1 medium celery stalk= 80 Calories Fat 6 g, Carb 5 g,Fibre 1 g, Protein 4 g
**1/2 cup Post Shreddies Cereal with 1/2 cup blueberries= 120 Calories Fat 0.5 g, Carb 29 g,Fibre 4 g, Protein 3 g
**1 Kraft Light Singles Slice with 1 medium apple, sliced= 130 Calories Fat 4 g, Carb 21 g,Fibre 3 g, Protein 4 g
**2 Tbsp. Hummus with 3 Stoned Wheat Thins Crackers= 140 Calories Fat 4.5 g, Carb 22 g,Fibre 2 g, Protein 3 g
**1/2 cup Post Selects Cranberry Almond Crunch Cereal with 1/4 cup fat-free yogourt= 140 Calories Fat 1.5 g, Carb 27 g,Fibre 1 g, Protein 5 g
**2 Tbsp. Kraft Calorie-Wise Ranch Dressing with 10 baby carrots=100 Calories Fat 4.5 g, Carb 15 g,Fibre 2 g, Protein 1 g

Weigh in Wednesday....

Week 47 = 171.0lbs

(+0.4lbs)

I feel like I am at the yo-yo part of my weight loss journey, one week I loose the next I gain?! Although I am quite happy with this teeny little gain considering I went to a Ukrainian wedding with perogies and cabbage rolls, I indulged in too much wine, went for dinner with our German friends and have been way too lazy to take the dog for her walks -- I would say that only gaining 0.4lbs is pretty darn good! ;) I feel that maybe my body is where it should be now and even though it would be really nice to see 16_lbs I am extremely comfortable in my size 8/9 (which I still find hard to believe) :O I am just not ready to stress about those last 10lbs, I think I will worry about them after I have kids. For now I am very happy to be at a much healthier weight!

We are back too racing this weekend, it sure was nice to have a weekend off. I am ready to go back but I think that after the last race I am no longer willing to do anyone favors. I am not going to work Hot August Night (which is on a Wed and goes all night), I am not going to work the next bike drag (that they really want me to work at), and I am not going to change a day I have already booked off just so the other tower worker can have it off! I am doing this job as a hobby job and it is suppose to be part time, it's not suppose to feel like a full time job (which I feel that it has become) and if they don't like it I sure would like to see them find someone else that would do the job!

Well that's about all .... happy hump day! ;)

Tidbits

Last night we went out for dinner with the hubbies family from Germany, they sure are really nice people. Their English is actually really good and made it easy for us to communicate with them. Of course I was full of questions, which apparently I had already asked at the wedding but I couldn't remember cause I had too much wine! ;) I would love to go to Germany and see how they live, I always kinda pictured it like England where the houses were right beside the sidewalk and no one had front yards but by the way it sounds their property is more like ours with yards and gardens!? After dinner we went back to my in laws for a visit and we went in the hot tub for a little while. They are leaving today but we made sure to get their e-mail address so we can send pics and letters, thank goodness for the Internet! :)

I will be totally surprised if I do well with tomorrows weigh in, with the wedding, having a few drinks and going to for dinners I don't expect to do very well but I feel like I am more in a maintaining my weight then loosing weight stride. I think I need to find the happy medium too maintain but not loose/ gain weight!? I think it will be a little tough to find that happy point, today I brought some extra food for lunch so we will see how tomorrows weigh in goes!?

Weekend Review .....

The weekend was really nice, no races on Friday so it made the weekend feel extra long! It felt odd not having to work Friday night but it sure was nice to have it off!! ;) The hubby went downtown Friday night and I just stayed home and relaxed. Saturday was our cousin's wedding and I think the hottest day of the year! Boy was it hot, I would hate to be one of the guys on the bridal party and have to wear a three piece suit! The ceremony started at 1pm and was at a Catholic church so we figured it would be at least an hour long but the priest was awesome and kept it short (30min). There were so many kids at the wedding I was amazed! We had 3 hours in between the ceremony and reception so we headed back to my in-laws for lunch and a few drinks. The reception was at this tiny little community hall that had no air conditioning, which made it a little uncomfortable. The food was really good and I especially liked the homemade perogies and cabbage rolls that my hubbies uncle made! :) I found that the speeches were quite long, lasting an hour and a half! The dance didn't start until 9pm! It seemed like after speeches were done everyone headed outside where there was a slight breeze and thankfully the DJ followed and set up speakers outside! We danced outside till 11:30 and then were forced to bring the party back inside but by now the hall had cooled down and was comfortable! I clearly drank too much wine and was feeling really good by the time we left (about 12:30am - I think?). It was a really good night and the bride looked awesome, I loved her dress!

The next day (even with me sleeping in) I wasn't feeling that great but it wasn't too bad of a hangover! ;) We were extremely lazy on Sunday and didn't get anything done, work wise. My Dad came over after lunch for a visit and brought my nephew with him. My nephew and hubby played around in the kiddie pool we have set up for the dog, it was cute! Then I downloaded a few pics from the weekend and went to bed early! I'm still feeling tired today and will probably go to bed early again! ;)

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UPDATE !! NEW PICS :)

In the beginning, almost one year ago, starting weight = 251.8lbsPresent day with the help of NS and a low GI diet, down a total of -81lbs !!

Down -68lbs (last time I took pics)

Another 13lbs down, totalling -81lbs.

I'm not really liking my muffin top in this pic. But now the muffin top is almost gone! ;)

Me and hubby at his cousin's wedding on the weekend.

Happy Friday! : )

For those of you that are superstitious (like me) .... it is Friday the 13th! :o I don't think I am that bad but I do notice when black cats cross my path or if there is a ladder on my path I will go around and not under, little things like that! And if anything bad did happen today I would blame it on being Friday the 13th~.

Last night I went out for coffee with an old friend that I reconnected with on Facebook. We went to elementary school together and then she moved away and I guess we just grew apart in junior high?! We both were trying to remember what happened and why we had stopped talking? I think the best part of the story is that I introduced her too her now present hubby (who she has been with since 1992ish - when I introduced them) and they now have two boys and seem to be living a pretty good life! Whoda thunk it!? LOL We had a really good talk, caught up on all the old friends we used to have and each other's family. Next step is to introduce the hubbies to each other, we were thinking of having a BBQ!? ;)

We have a wedding to go to tomorrow and it is suppose to be really hot! Hubby and I are planning on going shopping tonight for new outfits. He wants to get a pair of dress pants (which totally surprises me - usually he considers black jeans as dressing up) and I need a new dress/ outfit. I'm not sure what I want yet, I'm thinking of just getting a skirt and nice top but maybe something else will jump out at me!?

Not too much else new in my life, I'm so glad to have a weekend off! No race track at all - not even tonight! I am hoping that I can find time this weekend to scan more pics and post them on Facebook, OH and I want to take a pic of me all dressed up for the wedding and post it here. I am down 13lbs since the last pic and I think you can really see a difference now! :)

Weigh in Wednesday!

Week 46= 170.6lbs

(-0.6lbs)

Not too shabby, I'm OK with this loss, I guess eating raw/ cold hot dogs for lunch and supper three days in a row wasn't too bad after all! ? :P I'm starting to feel that maybe I will see a 16_ # !? I think I am going to delay my NS order again, I bought a bunch of food off of Jordanna so my cupboards are one again full and I don't really need any more NS food yet. Plus if I delay my order a few weeks I may be able to get too goal and get all my bears!! YAH ! ;)

So the last time I was at Costco I picked up a book to read, now I'm not much of a reader and the last book I read was The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy, which by the way was an awesome book and I highly recommend it (even if your not pregnant - like me) ;) Anyway, so I saw they had all the Harry Potter books there and I have always heard good reviews about these books. But I have never read any of the books, I've just seen the movies, so I thought I would give them a try and I bought book one. I must say it is quite good, easy to read and follow. I'm excited to finish it and get the rest of the collection. I am also VERY excited to see the new Harry Potter movie that is coming out today! Anyone else excited to see the movie too!? :)

a little more rested ...

So after going to bed at about 8:30 last night I do feel quite a bit better today, not 100%, but better. It will definitely be another early night tonight. I can't wait to get back into my routine, I don't think I have taken the dog for a walk in a week!

Looks like we will probably be going to court soon! I don't know much about lawyer/ house buying hoopla but I will try to give you a little history first .....

So in Sept of 2005 we bought our first house and the previous owner did not get an RPR (Real Property Report) before listing it, our lawyer said he didn't need one but we wanted one (just in case). This report lets you know if any of your property is over property lines or not where it should be. Well our lawyer was able to get us the house without this report but then about 2 weeks after being in the house Epcor came by to do a survey of the property only to tell us that the shed that is attached to the back of our garage is on their Utility Right of Way (or something like that) and needs to be moved. This wouldn't be an issue IF the shed wasn't attached to the garage. Epcor also told us that the garage eaves is hanging over the right of way as well and we may need to move the garage. Well our garage is quite large, I don't think we would be able to move it without causing damage to it! ?

So anyway -- long story short, it is now 2007 (almost 2 years later) and our "shed" issue is still not settled. Yesterday we got a letter in the mail that pretty much says they were not able to get any type of encroachment for the shed OR the garage eaves and that the other lawyer was willing to give us the $1000 that he withheld from the sale of the house two years ago. Well $1000 won't even buy us a new shed never mind re-side the garage (where the shed was) or pay for dump fees. Never mind the issue on the garage now!

I hated house shopping and don't think I ever want to go through this again, but IF we ever do, I don't want to have to deal with this shed and garage issue then. So we need to deal with it now so we aren't the ones that pay for it later. I feel that the previous home owner is responsible for anything that did not comply because she never got the RPR in the first place and signed the papers saying that everything was where it should be. So now we are on the hunt for a good lawyer cause the one we were using for the sale of the house (recommended by our real estate agent - friend of the family) SUCKS! I refuse to use him any longer then we have too and don't feel that he would do a very good job at getting us what we want anyway! ?

Worst case scenario would be that we have to tare the garage down and rebuild a new one. I know it's kinda weird but one of the main reasons we bought the house was for the garage (I know for a fact that was the ONLY reason why my hubby wanted the house) so IF we have to rebuild I don't believe that we will be able to rebuild the same garage we have now (it would have to be smaller) and that would be no good! Not only would we loose equity on the house but my hubby would be very upset about that! The shed is kinda a minor thing compared to the garage issue except for the fact that it would cost us money out of our own pocket to re-side the garage ($1800). The thing that pisses me off the most is that the previous home owner is denying the fact that the shed IS attached to the garage and she is recommending that we use the door from the shed to fill in the hole that goes into the shed from the garage (but there is n door - cause the shed is attached to the garage, you have to go through the garage to get to the shed). If the shed was in fact NOT attached to the garage why would there be a door going into it from the garage!? We can easily prove that it is attached and we have already sent pics to our idiot lawyer that show how it is attached so it's not a big deal it's the principle of it that pisses me off, how can she deny it and act like we added this after the sale of the house!? Grrrr -- I hate house shopping !! I hope this doesn't drag on for another two years, I would really like to side the garage this year so it matches the house! ?

weekend review

So I am now wondering "WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING &*#^@!?" -- the weekend was a complete disaster, well maybe not a disaster but I am definitely feeling the effects of it today! I ended up getting off work early on Thursday and was quite excited to get out to the track and get started, so I went home, ate dinner, grabbed the dog and headed to the track. Well when I got out there my hubby was busy parking trailers (something he wasn't suppose to be doing) and I just walked around looking at all the cars (the first and only time I was able to walk around the pits). The original plan was that I was suppose to be the person that goes around, fills in for breaks, hands out bag lunches, water and do what ever else needs to be done. I just didn't want to be stuck doing the same position for the entire weekend (16 hours/ day). Boy was I fooled!

The track manager recommended that Friday morning I just go up to the tower and work till noon, then hand out bag lunches and start filling in for breaks. I thought this was a perfect idea cause then I get to do a little bit of tower work but not all day. Well when I got in the tower they inform me that if I choose to start doing tower now (Friday morning), I will be doing it all day and everyday! No switching off, no breaks, no changing - I will be stuck there for 16 hours everyday! So I suppose the good news is that they kinda gave me the option to do it or not, but if I choose not to do the tower then that meant that one of their people had to do it and I thought that it was probably better for me to do it!? So I did agree and commit myself to the entire weekend of sitting in the tower, so it's partially my own fault but I still feel as if they tricked me. I was especially ticked off when the track manager came up to me, after I had agreed to commit myself to the tower all weekend, and snickered as she passed me so I asked what was so funny and she said - "oh, you thought you could just come out here and slack off, do nothing and putz around all day. But not anymore, now you have to work." Then the other tower lady that was suppose to switch off with me says "yeah, I get to slack off now" !! I was shocked :o I felt like it was their plan the whole time, tell me that I can do the job I want and then trick me so that I get stuck doing the job that no one wants. I have to say that I didn't agree to commit myself to the tower job for them, it was definitely for the racers! And I'm hoping that I did a good enough job that everyone was happy, but next year ...... is a completely different story! I will definitely NOT be taking time off my real job to go out there and get abused! I had a radio in the tower that had this head piece you wear around you ears (it had arms like a pair of glasses you hook around you ears) anyway my ears are so sore today, I swear I have blisters behind them! Every time I answer the phone it hurts!

For the most part the weekend went fairly good, no big incidences, Friday was

the best day for staying on schedule. Saturday was a little worse, with cars breaking and having to do clean up it delayed the program a little but not as bad as last night. Last night was horrible, not only did we have cars breaking - which makes for a delay too clean it up, but it rained and it rained ALOT! We had a 2 hour delay because of the rain -- good news is that we were able to finish off the "fast/ show" cars before the rain but the bad news is that the program had to be finished! So at 10:30pm we were ready to race again! We didn't finish last night till 1:00am and after I packed up the trailer and drove home it was 2:00 in the morning!!! :O I think I was the only one that did not book today off, so after 4 1/2 hours of sleep I am at work and boy am I ever tired!!!



So I don't think they can plan on having me back there to work a National event ever again! I didn't even have enough time to run back to the trailer and warm up hot dogs, I had to eat them raw/ cold!!! We brought burgers out with us for dinner but never had time to cook them so Fat Free hot dogs was my lunch AND dinner!! I'm so sick of hot dogs and don't think I'll ever eat another raw/ cold wiener EVER! :P I didn't get to drink half the water I should have because I was worried I would take too many pee breaks. I feel hung over today maybe it's the lack of sleep or maybe I'm dehydrated, what ever it is I feel like crap! :( Early to bed tonight!

Weigh in Wednesday

WEEK 45 = 171.2lbs

(-2.0lbs)

I am quite happy with this weeks weigh in, not only was I able to loose the 1.4lbs I gained last week but I also lost 0.6 more ounces! And those ounces add up! ;) I believe that Canada Day helped me loose my weight, I was home all day by myself and it was so nice out that I took the dog for her walk early and then after supper we walked to the field that the fireworks were going off at so by the end of the day I had logged 13,316 steps!! That's the most steps I have ever done!! I had more "aerobic" steps then I normally have for the entire day! I have also upped my water intake by what feels like a ton! I really enjoy Crystal Light and have been buying the ones too make pitchers of juice and usually drink one of those a day plus about a litre at work! My scale this morning said my bf% was 29.7%, which I think is still a little high considering my BMI is 26.8 but I have not been doing any type of muscle building activity and probably should have. I only have 11lbs to go till I'm at goal, I still can't believe that I am the weight I am or the size I am!? I know it sounds funny and you probably don't really believe me but I still have that "fat" mentality, I honestly can't see the change? I still look at the plus models in flyer's to see what looks nice and I still look for sales at Addition Elle!? I think I need to take pics again, I'm down another 12lbs since the last time I took pics so maybe it will make me see the difference?

My bears:

10 - Pound (Female) Pound says congratualtions on your initial weight loss.She's here to keep you motivated as you continue toward your goal weight


20 - Commitment Losing 20 lbs. proves you have the commitment you need to succeed, but a little inspiration from Commitment couldn't hurt

30 - Community Community Bear says take advantage of the support systems around you. Wheather in a chat room or living room, don't be shy about your goals


40 - Determination You said you would do it and you did! That's 40 lbs. down and your very own Determination Bear to boot

50 - Encouragement Wow! Losing 50 lbs. is a great accomplishment. Encouragement Bear hopes you will help other people reach their weight loss goals

60 - Focus You set your mind to it and you stuck to your meal plan.Focus Bear wants to be the fuzzy little reminder that helps you lose more weight

70 - Willpower Just in case you need a little extra help.Willpower Bear is here to keep you on track until you reach your goal


80 - Workout (Female) Workout Bear is always on the go. She's the perfect walking partner, even on the rainiest of days

Weekend review

Hopefully everyone had a good weekend, I know I had a fairly good and very nice long weekend! ;) Canada Day was great, our community puts on a firework show that we usually go to just cause it's so close to home and we can walk there. There are less people that attend this show then the one downtown which is something both me and hubby like! Neither one of us is a crowd person.

I finished all my painting that I wanted to get done and almost ran out of paint. The garage doors look 100 times better being white and the fence looks almost new again! Now if only our lawyer would hurry up and settle the shed issue we could side our garage and have it match the house! I weeded my garden and got a grocery bag full of weeds!! But it looks good now! I also got most of my cleaning done and only have the floors left to wash.



The hubby did end up working out at the track all weekend and I guess there was very little excitement. The only thing he told me was that the lady they had doing my job was horrible! She spend more time gabbing then she did working which caused lots of mistakes. Apparently I'm not allowed to have anymore days off! he he It kinda makes me feel good that this other lady messed up so bad but then I feel a little guilty cause it made the track look bad, like they hired this idiot that doesn't know what she is doing!? I guess the drag manager was apologizing to all the bikers saying that this lady wasn't the usual tower person and that she had to give me a day off! I feel more like an asset now, maybe next year I can get a raise! ;)



I had a near death experience on Friday!! No kidding!! I have never been more scared then I was at that moment! Friday after work I headed to the track for

the Street Legal races and being the Friday of a long weekend the traffic was a little more congested then usual. In order to get to the track you have to turn left off the highway which sometimes requires you to stop on the highway until it is clear to turn. Well, this is what happened on Friday, I had to stop on the highway ... wait for on coming traffic to clear ... so I could turn onto the facility. Well as I'm sitting there waiting I glance in my rear view mirror and see this truck behind me that is not slowing down, he's not stopping!!! So I pumped my brakes in hopes that maybe he sees my lights flashing but he still seems to be traveling way too fast! I inch my way onto on coming traffic (crossing the center line) and at last minute this idiot swerves around me!! I swear I felt my car rock back and forth as he passed me!! I almost peed my pants! I guess I looked as white as a ghost when I pulled up! I was so scared, It just keeps playing over in my head. I hate that feeling, thankfully the guy went around me but It was close! soooo scary!