188!

Broke the 190 mark! What a roller coaster ride! After last Sunday's weigh in I made the mistake of weighing myself on Tuesday a.m. and was @ 193 :( I was NOT a happy camper. I was frustrated to say the least after having told 193 goodbye forever! Lesson learned, though-pay attention to what week of the month it is and don't freak out to much. (Isn't it GREAT being a woman **sarcasm intended**)

Anyway, THE weigh in is tomorrow, so I'm off to get the groceries so that I can be back in time to do a 1 hour bike ride.

See ya!

Progress!

2 lbs. Well, not bad...considering how busy this week has been. I worked my butt off at the beginning of it and then got messed up for the remaining 3 days (as far as exercising). It feels great to be close to finally be leaving the 190's.

FOR GOOD.

I was discussing will power with Bob this morning and I tell myself

"It's only food. I have the rest of my life to taste it. Right now, to reach my goals this year I can go without that taste and WITHOUT the frustration of seeing the scale go up!"

According to my chart on the Biggest Loser Club website, my original BMI was 36.4 "Obese" range. Now, I am at 32.6. My goal is a BMI of 22

My goal for this week--May 24-30 is to lose 3 lbs. and get 4 workouts in. This will be a challenge since I'm planning to spend a LOT of time on my computer finishing up 3 videos and Thursday is my sister's birthday :)...

On another note--Jacob has lost 17 lbs. and is at 333 on HIS quest to reach 300! AND Bob has decided that he's ready to work out at the gym! He is down to 280 and determined to get down to 260!

I am so excited that our entire family is motivated to get healthy!

Growth

Nate the Great is growing FAST! I can hardly believe that my baby is pretty much finished with the 6th grade! This school year has flown by for me, maybe not for him, but definitely for me. Nate was on Student Council, Beginner Band, and in Choir this year. He sure was busy keeping up with all of his commitments. I am so proud of the young man he is.

Spring Concert

One of the joys in life is going to the middle school concert as a parent. The progress that this band has made in less than 9 months time is AMAZING! I mean, I do know that the beginner band took home some High Honors and some big trophies last weekend and they have been practicing hard--but to hear them play now versus at the Fall concert--WOW!!!

I had a a REALLY hard time getting photos of Nate from where I was sitting, but I want to share them anyway.

Poser

Jacob is funny-He loves to make goofy faces when I'm trying to get a shot of him. In this one I was trying to show his haircut.... got the eyebrow!

Spring Shoots

Okay, it's mid to late May already...but I'm finally getting a chance to post some photography of the blooms in my front flowerbed. This is my beloved Clematis all lit up with the afternoon sun.



This is a Bird of Paradise




And its leaves and branches.

Teen Driver

Aaack! Caleb is driving! It's been delayed as long as possible... and now we present THE PERMIT!

It's all part of the journey to manhood I'm telling myself. I'm just glad that we don't own any sporty cars--just two boring minivans with airbags ;) Congratulations Caleb!

As you can see in the picture, Jacob is right behind him waiting for his turn.