July 15th Day 4

I gained .2 lbs yesterday-not off to a great start, but what do I expect? I always forget how hard this really is. I have a goal of 10 more lbs-I know I can do it!

My dad was diagnosed with sugar diabetes yesterday-still learning what this is and if it's preventable......I know it's hereditary.

July 13th 2010

Here I am again. I find this is easier than writing in a journal every day.

I have gained back 7 lbs in the last month because I stopped watching what I was eating (as carefully) and didn't start my exercise plan. Who has time to exercise with such busy lives? I feel guilty taking time out of my day to exercise.

My starting weight this time around is 168.

My measurements are:

Chest: 41"
Stomach: 43"
Butt: 41.5"

Austin is in Oregon this week at an ODP Soccer Camp. As a mom I'm pretty worried about him, but I think he's having a blast. The kids are out for summer and that's been a little stressful-none of them have anyone to play with. Hopefully we can change that.

We are getting Breanna into a dance class at the community college and the rest of the kids are playing soccer.

June 2

Today I was back to 161....this up and down thing is so hard mentally for me. I have 1 more week of maintenance and then I'll be joining Weight Watchers to lose these last 15 lbs.

Kelly is out of town again but back tomorrow night-yeah! This weekend is so busy....soccer and baseball Friday night....2 soccer games Saturday and Soccer Monday morning.

Matthew had soccer tryouts tonight and he felt really good about them. The "A" team coach also said he did really well-especially for taking a year off.

Total weight loss since January: 38 lbs...

May 28

So I'm in the maintenance phase now and not doing very well.....I have gained 3 lbs so I guess today is a steak day!

Kelly, Austin and Matthew are leaving for Portland today...Austin has an ODP tournament there. They will come back late Memorial Night and then Kelly will fly out on Tuesday afternoon. And the kids are out of school next Friday June 4th-I can't decide if I'm excited about that or not.

We finally found a budget form that is working for us-it balanced to our checking account which was AWESOME!!!!

Day 26

THe last few days have been pretty rough......I gained on day 23 and stayed the same through Day 25. Today I lost 2 lbs, which puts me at 161.2

I am done with the drops and now I'm on my first day of 500 calories w/out the drops. By this weekend I'll be on the maintenance phase and then I'll join Weight Watchers. This journey is not over! However.....my blog might be. We'll have to see.

Day 22

Yeah!!! Down to 163.2 today.........it's going to be a great day!

Day 21

Wow.....I should be almost done with this but I have enough drops to go a little longer and maybe lose these last 5-6 lbs. If I can lose 6 more pounds I can say I lost 40 lbs!!!! I only have 5 more to go to get to my goal weight, with this diet. I am going to join Weight Watchers in a week or so to maintain.

Kelly is home, thank heavens. The family always misses him when he's gone.

I'm down to 165!!!! Woohoo!!!!