Weather and Sickness…need I say MORE?!

First, I will start with the weather…

If you are a midwest gal like I am you will know that we have had snow, subzero temps, and now RAIN and a ton of it.  I picked up our little man from school yesterday and we went to get some frozen yogurt.  During our trip we say a 3 car pile up and almost slid into a minivan ourselves.  Then it took the hubs almost 3 hours to get home from work when it usually takes and hour.  With the slick roads and the dropping temps I decided not to go to the grocery store for my Dr. Oz list.

Second, the little lady in the house has been fighting a fever since yesterday.  

Today was a bad tummy ache on top of the fever.  So we stayed in today because this mama also was feeling a little "OFF" today!  I am hoping that everyone gets a good night sleep and we can start tomorrow.  The grocery store is the first thing on my list!

Since I didn't feel good I didn't eat very much today: a banana, some goldfish, and then I was starving at dinner and had gluten free pizza from Dominos and now I feel like I could get sick!  I think we may have a tiny bug in our house starting with the hubs earlier in the week.  With that said I am on my way to bed!  Yep, it is 8:30 and I am going to bed!  NIGHT!

Where Has The Time Gone and Why Has The Weight Stayed

2 years ago I started this blog.
2 years ago I wanted to start some serious weight loss.
2 years ago I started to watch what I ate.
2 years ago, many diets later, many changes in my weight up and down and I am still here!

With no serious weight loss…

So, I am SICK of it!  I am tired of not sticking to a goal and feeling accomplished.
I want to feel accomplished, successful, and HEALTHY!
I want to look HOT!

My husband and I both started Weight Watchers.  I know a ton of people who have been successful with this life style change.  I am so happy that my hubs is doing this with me!  Together we will MOTIVATE and DOMINATE!

I have had the winter blues.  Another reason why it is hard to get my ass off my couch and to the gym.  So, yesterday I went downstairs to start my day.  I got the kids settled and started making breakfast.  I went to the fridge for some milk and saw 2 of my favorite things…

The beach and Justin Timberlake!

I messaged my husband at work and asked him if he knew anything about the pictures up on the fridge.  He was like, "well yeah" and told me that I needed to figure it out.  So, with the information that I had I started searching.  It looks like this mama is going to see Justin in Miami…REALLY?!…Yep!  Ok, so we are going to South Beach where all the beautiful people are so MOTIVATION and DETERMINATION has totally set in!  Watch me to this…

To be held accountable starting tomorrow for 2 weeks I will be blogging daily.  Not only are we doing weight watchers, but Dr. Oz has a 2 week diet and we are doing it!  You can find all the information here: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-rapid-weight-loss-plan-one-sheet  Let me know if you are going to join me!!

So here we go 2 weeks!  BRING IT!

Swimsuit shopping...UGH!

I need a new swimsuit...
I shopped for a new swimsuit...
I cried in the dressing room...
I left without a new swimsuit...

Getting Naked

Ok, have you seen this movie?!  It's Friends With Benefits and you can see it here by clicking on this link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/.

I have seen it before and LOVED it!  So when it was on randomly last night I started to watch it and ryan also watched it with me!  Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis both get naked in this movie!  It takes a lot of balls probably to get in front of cameras naked!  I have a hard time walking from my bathroom to my dresser to get dressed in the morning naked!

Now if I looked like her I would walk around EVERYWHERE naked!  I know you can't do that but I TOTALLY would!  I mean EVERYWHERE!  I am hoping to continue to try to get to the point where I love being naked!

And who wouldn't love being naked next to Justin Timberlake!?  Am I right ladies?!

Until next blog................

Some People AMAZE Me

There are people in my personal life who AMAZE me everyday and there there are people that I don't even know that do the same thing:

I stumbled upon this man's story today and was AMAZED!  If you have a minute please read this article: http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/03/terminally-ill-dad-marathon-daughter-iram-leon/

And if you would like to see his entire story follow his blog: Picking Up A Hitchhiker

Although the people in my lives and stories that I come across may be different situations, ALL of them seem to AMAZE me equally!!

A Long Time A Coming

Ok, I have been missing in action for a while now and just wanted to catch you up on things..

I have been dealing with a ton of stress and eating from the pantry like crazy.  My little man has been 18 days into a tonsiletomy with a trip to the ER 7 days into his first surgery.  We've been cooped up, unable to get out of the house, and it has been snowing like crazy.  One would be a little stir crazy, which is an understatement for everyone in my family right now - NOT just me!

I was able to get out of the house to get a hair cut and go get some new skinny jeans.  I went to New York and Company when they were having there buy one pair get one free sale and I found some really fun jeans.  SIZE 8 - I know you can all cheer for me NOW!

So some of the girls that I craft with decided to run in the color run this summer.  I debated, debated, and debated!  Finally, yesterday I decided what do I have to loose!  I ran the Dirty Girl with obstacles last year and this one has NO obstacles!  So I am in!  I will be running it in August!

So now for the training.....and GO!

Stress Eating

Stress Eater...I am one...a BIG one!  Lately, this mama has been STRESSED!  

There is a lot of stuff going on and I am dealing with it in food and not exercise!  

Wish it were the other way around so here is my confession!

The list of stress foods for me are:

1. Cheetos (lately it has been the puff kind)
2. Mac and Cheese
3. M&M's (you know the ones that are supposed to go to the potty training kid when they go potty)
4. Oreos (they are not in my house but when I have a week moment I get them and eat them ALL)
5. Diet Coke (2 a day, when I was down to maybe one every 3 days)
6. Ice Cream (Lucky for me we don't have it in the house anymore and I am to lazy to go get it)

It is weird because yesterday I found myself in the pantry, getting the Cheetos, and standing there eating out of the bag!  REALLY!  I wasn't even hungry!  Stop the MADNESS!  So as of today I am telling you that I am going to be more aware of my pantry choices and the things I am putting in my mouth!  Instead of sneaking into the pantry, I should get my butt on the elliptical!

NO MORE STRESS EATING!