Feeling success!

Well, I've now been a Power Loser (www.powerlosers.com) for just over 2 weeks and as of today I've lost 10 pounds!!! It feels so good to finally see the scale going the other direction for a change. I felt some dispair last weekend when I felt like I was giving up so much and wasn't seeing results fast enough. I was mourning over the food I love but couldn't eat. I was a bit discouraged to say the least, but then I realized that I was being unrealistic and that a sure fire way for me to stay in my weight rut was to continue doing what I've been doing the past few years. I truly do want out of that rut and even though I've had to give up some things that I love, I realize that I'm choosing a better future for myself. I'm giving something up for something better. I've been really diligent in following the plan and I'm feeling really good about my progress. I'm grateful to have found a weight loss plan that is doable and that works for me. I'm no longer in mourning - I'm excited!



Onto a different subject, my awesome 12 year old, who has a natural talent for acting, auditioned for the play Tom Sawyer this past Friday and Saturday and got picked to be a part of the cast! He is going to be one of the school boys. He was hoping for a bigger role, but we explained that this will be good experience for him and eventually he'll start getting some of the bigger roles. He was really good about it and is excited to be a part of the play. To make it even more exciting, Grandma Janet, Papa Keith, and Aunt Joy will be visiting us from Utah one of the weekends he will be performing so they will get to see him! It'll be nice to share something like that with them for a change.

I just recently joined my sister's craft blog at www.bugaboocorner.blogspot.com and will be posting my crafty things on there now. I've been busy trying to decorate our home finally and have been making some things. I'll be posting pictures over there really soon, so check it out!

After day 1

Well, I made it through day 1 and am part way through day 2. I've felt a bit hungry, but I was told that that would be normal the first 2 or 3 days. Today is actually better than yesterday, so I'm assuming that tomorrow will be even better. The food I've been eating hasn't been bad at all. I've only found one thing I really don't like, but there are plenty of other things to choose from so that's not a problem. For those of you who don't know anything about Power Losers, you should go to the website www.powerlosers.com and check it out. If you sign up through that website you get a free health coach and 2 weeks of free food over your first 2 months. I can hardly wait until I start seeing results, which shouldn't be that long, hopefully. Thanks for all your support and good wishes!

By the way, we've been enjoying snow around here the past few days. The kids have even gotten to do a little sledding. It isn't quite enough snow to build a snow man, however. The grass is still peeking up out of the snow, but it's still been a lot of fun. They even closed school for 2 days, which is amazing to me since I'm a Utah girl. But, I guess since there is no way to clear it off the roads, it becomes dangerous here. It's still a bit comical to me, though. I've enjoyed having my kids home from school, however. We've really been lazy (except for the mounds and mounds of laundry I've done) and enjoyed reading books, playing the Wii, playing outside, and drinking hot chocolate. I love those kind of days!

I'm a Power Loser!

I've decided to get serious about my health and joined the Power Loser family. Today is my first day on the program and so far so good. I'll post my progress periodically, more for myself than for anyone else. I'm hoping to be my "old" self again before I go to Utah next summer. My goal is to get down to the weight I was when I got married. I plan on being more serious about exercise as well, however I have to wait 2 - 3 weeks before I can add that in. I'm ok with that. Baby steps, right? I decided to wait until after the holidays so I wouldn't be so tempted and possibly fail. I should be good to go now. Here are my "before" pictures, which is a bit morifying, but this way I'll feel a little more accountable - now that it's all out there!

Percy Jackson series

I recently finished reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and LOVED it! I was sad when I finished the last book, realizing that there was no more, BUT I was glad that it was left open-ended so another series could come later. I really hope that happens. I really enjoyed all of the greek mythology, which I had mostly forgotten. I thought it was new and original and creatively written. It kept my attention the whole time. I could hardly put them down. They are great books for anyone age 8 and up.

Right now I'm reading The Hunger Games and can hardly put that down. I'm almost done and can hardly wait to read the next book, Catching Fire. I find that this book has been mostly unpredictable. Usually I can figure out where the book is going and what will happen next, but not so with this book. It has some good twists and has kept me guessing. I highly recommend it!