I'm back!

Well, it's been a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time since my last post, and ALOT has changed in my life. I am now the mother of three beautiful children. I had another baby in August of 2009. It was quite an experience. I went in for my scheduled induction and after they broke my water, little Charlie had a prolapsed cord, so I ended up having an emergency c-section to save his life. In the process I almost lost my own because I lost so much blood, I ended up needing a blood transfusion and was confined to my bed for nearly a week. We are doing great now, he is almost 5 months and perfectly healthy, we are going in for a check up later this morning to find out how much he has grown. Now that I am no longer expecting I am back on my Weight Loss Journey. So far since December 30, 2009 I have lost 8lbs, and 2 inches around my waist. I am not on any specific "diet plan" I am just eating consciously and exercising for an hour a day on my new Wii Fit Plus. We are also remodeling or actually reconstructing our entire upstairs. I'll try and post pics later of the "work in progress".

Continuing my Weight Loss Journey

Week 1 back at Weight Watchers was 3.4lbs lost! Tonight will be week 2 back at Weight Watchers. Hopefully I will do half as good as I did last week. I have done well for the most part I think. I did have a bad weekend.

Continuing weight loss journey

Hello anyone who is reading, I haven't been posting lately. I had carpal tunnel surgery in the beginning of September and after recovering from that I hurried to finish getting my School Bus Driver Permit so I could start driving the bus route my kids ride while it was available to me. I finished on September 23rd. I started driving the bus that afternoon after passing my driving tests. I started back to Weight Watchers on Monday of last week. I have not been successful with weight loss on my own, I do not want to take any pills, I didn't need them to get fat, I can get thin again without them too. I tried taking Alli and cannot deal with the side effects of that horrid pill. Not only is it very expensive to keep buying but the side effects or "treatment effects" as they call them are dreadful. So I figure for the past several months I have been paying for those pills so I would put that money towards my Weight Watchers meetings instead. So all that being said tonight was my first weigh in and I lost 3.4lbs!!! Yay for me! I'll post again next week if I can remember!

My Weight Loss Journey Week 7

Okay everyone, as you all know I started this journey to attempt to lose two dress/pant sizes by my sister-in-law Kendra's wedding which is Aug. 30. I have not quite gotten the full two sizes but I have continued to lose weight and will keep it up even after the wedding. Here are this weeks stats I lost another 1.4lbs for a total lost of 9.6lbs. Inches lost are Arm: -1/4", Bust:-0,
Waist: -3/4", Hips: -3/4", Thigh -1"! Yeah for me!!

My weight loss journey Week 6

OK, first off I know I missed last week completely, with school registrations for both children and trying to finish up all my certifications for being a school bus driver, I was slightly busy. So here are the stats for this week. I have now lost a total of 8.2lbs. Measurements are Arm:-1/4" / Bust: -1" / Waist: -3/4" / Hips: -1/4" / Thigh: -0. Well thats all for this week. See you all again next week!!!

Menu for Saturday Aug. 9 thru Friday Aug. 14

BREAKFAST

S-Bacon, eggs n toast

S-Biscuits n gravy

M-Cereal

T-Poptarts

W-Cereal

T-Poptarts

F-Cereal



LUNCH

S-chicken patties on buns w/ french fries

S-garlic bread pizza

M-bologna sandwiches n chips

T-corn dog muffins

W-veggie soup w/ grilled cheese

T-pizza cups

F-dogs in sweaters



SUPPER
S-rosemary chicken w/roasted potatoes

S-Grilled Herb Tilapia w/ grilled potatoes

M-Steaks w/ baked potatoes

T-Grilled Shrimp w/ veggies

W-Herb Tomato Grilled Chicken w/ potatoes

T-Super Grilled Salmon w/ veggies

F-Cumin rubbed grilled pork chops w/ cheesy potatoes

For more fabulous menu planning ideas head on over to Organizing Junkie! http://orgjunkie.com/2008/08/menu-plan-monday-august-11th.html

Making Flubber

Okay, as I have said before I hate with a passion this nasty hot weather. I am babysitting three children plus I have two of my own who are bored, bored, bored inside. I decided tomorrow we are going to do a project. We are going to make flubber we did it with the kids at their fun night on saturday, and I thought the kids would get a kick out of it. First the preacher found the idea on this website: www.omsi.edu/visit/chemistry/flubber.cfm

Okay now the recipe on that page makes an insane amount of flubber so I have halved the recipe, which still makes a large batch of flubber. I use quart freezer storage bags because they are simple and sturdy. You will need two bags for each "batch" of flubber you make, you will also need white school glue, borax, warm water & food coloring to color your flubber.

Container 1: 8oz white glue
few drops of food coloring(I use 20 drops to make
vibrant colors)
3/4C warm water
Mix these ingredients together very well.

Container 2: 2/3C warm water
1 1/2t borax
Mix these together very well & make sure the borax is dissolved in the warm water. Then pour the contents of container 2 into the contents of container 1. Mix well with your hands, squeeze out air if necessary. It will turn to "flubber" as you mix and mix. If their seems to be too much water you can pour some off, but make sure you have mixed well first. I pull the flubber out of the baggy and place in a bowl to let some of the water air dry for a few minutes then it is ready for play! It needs to be kept in a baggy or it will dry out due to the glue in it. My kids love playing with this stuff it is similar to slime only not nearly as ooey gooey and sticky, I would say it is similar to putty only not as stretchy.

P.S. I will post a few pics of this project and the finished result just as soon as I can get my digital camera working again.