**One of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make a woman gain five pounds.**

Got up at 6:30 this morning for the SECOND day in a row!! Ran on the treadmill well... ran/walked on the treadmill but Im so proud of myself for actually waking up. I also spent yesterday making Chicken Chili, Lowfat Chicken salad and baking squash so I have a stocked fridge full of good food. I think Im finally back on track!

wow...

Wow, June was the last time I blogged and since its been that long since I blogged it should come as no surprise that I have GAINED weight. I just love food a little too much I think. Last night I was at Target. I decided to try on a sweater and while I was in that dressing room I started looking in the three-way-mirror (worst thing EVER invented). I was so disappointed in what i saw... back rolls!! Since when do I have BACK ROLLS!!! Holy Crap! I need to do something about this situation. So I am back to blogging. Got up at 6:30 and headed to the gym this morning and I have vowed that I am not eating :) ok... well, I will have to eat but what I do eat needs to change! its going to be hard especially starting at Christmas time but I am figuring that I am just getting a jump start on my New Years Resolution.

AAAAHHHH!!!!

Have you ever had one of those days when all you do is yell. You yell at your kids, yell at your husband, yell at the dog, yell at the kids some more!!! That is how my day is going. Im not sure why Im so stressed but I am seriously on EDGE!!! The bad thing is that all this yelling and stressing makes me head straight for the cupboard for comfort. So far I have only eaten a Fiber One bar for comfort but I can tell that if I dont change my attitude soon my evening is going to be a terrible snacky one! So... here I am blogging about it instead. I think most of my stress comes from the fact that my daughter has been home from school sick today and yesterday and all her and my son have done is fight. Im tired of hearing the tv ALL DAY LONG and it seems like I can get NO peace and quiet!

Oh Help Me!!! Summer vacation starts next week and I have this to deal with Every Day!! I better stock up on Weight Watchers cookies!!

No posts = No motivation

I think its funny that I can tell how a week went by looking at my blog posts and my food journal entries. Notice- the first week I posted every day, the second week I posted like 3 times and last week I posted.... NONE!! This is how that relates to my weight loss

Week 1- Posted every day- lost 3.5 lbs
Week 2- Posted 3 times- lost 1.5 lbs
Week 3- Posted ZERO- Lost ZERO!!

I have still kept up with my exercising pretty well but without good eating to go along with it, I dont seem to benefit as far as weight loss goes.

So, Im back to blogging in hopes that I will have a good week! I guess we will all know depending on how many days this week that I post :)

Todays Weigh-in

Well, I made it through the weekend and I managed to lose 1.5 lbs last week. Its not as much as I would have liked but it was a loss so Im happy.

Update for the week...

This week has been pretty good. I have stayed within my points on most days and I have only had to dip into my Bonus points a tiny bit! My exercise has been good, I have rediscovered my "Firm" Dvd's which make my butt burn. I am excited to weigh in on Monday as long as I keep within my points over the weekend :)

Where a kid can be a kid!

Summertime always brings out the most scantily clad, oddly shaped people that I have ever seen and if you would like variety to gape at just pay a visit to your local Chuck E. Cheese.

Now, I am no Barbie doll (FAR from it) but I know what parts of my body should ALWAYS be covered up NO matter what!! I honestly have a hard time thinking that these particular people can look in the mirror and say "I look good, I am ready to go out into public." Anyway....

My children have been begging me to take them to The Cheese for quite some time now and since its been raining pretty steadily here, I finally broke down and took them. I had no sooner opened the door when I was greeted by a 6 foot tall smiley mouse asking for a high five. The pizza was expensive and disgusting and their "salad bar" had more fattening, creamy side dishes than it had actual salad.

Not only was the food disgusting but I am somewhat of a germ-a-phobe and watching my kids touch every game and token was just about enough to put me over the edge. Combine this with the extremely large and sweaty lady in a wife-beater tank top that was standing next to me playing skee ball and I packed up my children and quickly vacated the premises.

So that wraps up my fun-filled day! I will NOT be visiting there again anytime soon!

**Note** If you are the woman who happened to be playing skee ball next to me, Im sure you are a lovely person, just purchase some deoderant :)