Loving the Atkins lifestyle!

I have done great with the Atkins lifestyle so far.  I have not felt hungry and have not even wanted to cheat.  They had a party at work for a co-worker that was leaving and I had on trouble avoiding all the high carb goodies that everyone brought and a few days later a friend at work brought a birthday cake for a coworker - Triple Chocolate Delight - and I did not even have a struggle turning it down while I snacked on my pork rinds and ice water, this is a change for me because I have been a life long dieter and diet cheater.  I have had a steady weight loss each day.  So for this has been my progress

8/1    303.4
8/3    297.2
8/4    296.0
8/5    295.2
8/6    294.2
8/7    292.2
8/8    290.2
8/9    289.6
8/10  289.2
8/11  288.9
8/12  288.4

12 days done and 16 pounds gone.  I still have a long long way to go but I am thrilled with this start.  I actually am looking forward to stepping on the scales everyday and believe me that is not an experience that I normally have, LOL.
  

Atkins Lollapalooza Day 1

Let the party begin....

I am starting day 1 of Atkins induction today.  I have done Atkins before with success but I was lured back to my overeating carb loving ways by a parade of breads and starches.  I am vowing to stick with it this time and make a life style change.  I have my husband on board with me this time so that will make it easier.  He actually did all the grocery shopping (with a list provided by me of course :) ) .  I have a bad hip and it has been a real pain (pun intended, LOL) lately so I was not up to all the walking of grocery shopping so being the prince that he is-he volunteered to go.  He is is excited about it too.  I will be a day ahead of him since I let him oversleep this morning and he did not have time for either of us to get his lunch together so he will be starting tonight with his steak and salad for supper.  I had scrambled eggs with bacon pieces and cheddar cheese for breakfast.  I will have another egg with a piece of hard cheddar for lunch and for my supper tonight I am taking leftover steak with grilled onions and I am trying to choke down a small salad (I hate veggies) with some ranch dressing.  I am working tonight so supper will be around midnight tonight.  I love working nights, but it does make regulating meal times interesting.

I have about 160 pounds to lose so I will be documenting here as I undertake this journey.  I hope it will help keep me accountable.  I just weighed myself for the first time in months and I am so disappointed in myself.  I knew I had gained weight but I had no idea how huge I have gotten.  I weighed in at 303.8.  That is the biggest I have ever been.  Wow, that was a wake up call, I am absolutely going to be successful at this.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!

Another day of living on the surface of the sun....

Well, we are in for another day of this horrid heat.  It was 85º this morning at 7:30 am with highs forcasted to be 107º with heat indexes of 110º or greater.  I heard a tapping on the door this morning and looked out to find a flock of birds on the porch with a sign "Will sing for air conditioning" .    My poor dogs are house dogs and they are not dealing well with the heat at all. They have become champions in the art of the "speed potty" .  The hotter it is the quicker they get their business done and are back at the door to be let in.

Have you ever noticed how you can sit down and start reading a few of your favorite blogs and then you see one that they follow that looks interesting and so you click and go to take a peek and then of course you love it too so you look to see who they follow or recommend and you click to take an look and the cycle begins again....  I sat down yesterday morning and was taking a "quick look"  at some of my favorites and so it began...hours-yes I mean literally mean hours- later I was still reading blogs.  It was soooo much fun and I found some great new blogs to follow.  There are such neat ladies out there sharing their lives, families, crafts and opinions.  I appreciate each and every one of you.

Have a great day and try to stay cool on this hot summer day.  Think Popsicle thoughts and snowcone dreams.

How could they?!?!?!?!

I am in such shock and disgust that the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty on all counts regarding murdering her precious baby.  I try not to be judgmental but no mother fails to report her child missing for 31 days and during those 31 days parties, gets a tattoo, sleeps around and gives not a moments thought to her beautiful precious daughter.  Even if the jury saw no other evidence they knew that she did not report her missing for 31 days, that should have gave some red flags to someone.  I bet that she walks out of jail on Thursday after the sentencing, I think that they will give her "time served" for the lying to police charges.  She will be out partying on Thursday night. Another disgusting thing that will come out of this is that she will make a fortune giving television interviews, magazine interviews, writing a book and probably even a movie deal. She murders her baby and makes money from it, so very very wrong.

The jury...I wonder how their family and friends will feel about the verdict and how will the jury feel when they find out all the information that they were never allowed to know during the trial.  I wonder if they will feel guilty or remorseful about letting a baby killer off scott free?  I found it odd that none of them wanted to give a press interview but I sure bet that they will also be making some money by giving interviews with the press now that the trial is over.

Rest in peace sweet baby girl.  Sleep in the arms of Jesus where you will not experience any more pain or heartache.

Crocheting and sweet tea

I am so enjoying my vacation. I have not done a single productive thing at home in days. Today I spent the day crocheting and drinking sweet tea and watching television. It was pretty good...:)

I am not a very good crocheter but I sure do enjoy it. It is so much fun to take some yarn and a hook and make something that is either pretty or useful. Ok, mine aren't usually all that pretty, like I said I am not that great at it but they are useful. I have been making dishclothes lately. I love them for cleaning and wiping countertops.  These are a few of the ones I have made lately.

Do you crochet or knit?  What are your favorite things to make?

Well Hello Vacation....

I started my vacation err my staycation yesterday. It is so nice to have a little time off from work. I have been horribly lazy and just watched television, read and napped for 2 days. It has been wonderful :) . Hopefully tomorrow I will be more motivated to be a little more productive and get some housework done. I have a PhD from the school of Procrastination so I think that the chances are not all that high for the housework.

I have been watching The Voice on NBC and it has been so good. I have really enjoyed it. I am a big fan of Blake Shelton and he has been a hoot on it and seeing him perform has been a great too. He dueted with Brad Paisley tonight and wow-what a fun performance. I really like all the finalist, it is hard to pick who I want to win. They are all so diverse and talented I will happy to see any of them win. I love reality shows, they are my guilty pleasure. I am looking forward to Big Brother starting next week, now that is truly a guilty pleasure, it is a show without a single redeeming value but darn I love to watch it. LOL

I hope everyone's week is going great!

Those crazy Anthonys

Wow, what a day of bombshells in the Casey Anthony murder trial. I am so disappointed in Cindy Anthony. I really felt sorry for her during the prosecution's side of the trial but now I am seeing a different side of her. I think that she absolutely told her attorney that she thought Casey was guilty but she never ever thought that it would be made public. It seems like now that that information was out, she is trying to come up with a defense on her own to save her daughter. I don't believe for a minute that she made any of the google searches that she is claiming she did. Now the brother is on the stand talking about how no one in the family talked about Casey's pregnancy until a few days before the birth and he did not go the hospital when Caylee was born. That is all very strange....

On a more pleasant note...only 3 more work days until my vacation! WooHoo! I am not going anywhere, it will be a staycation but it will be nice not to have to work for almost 2 weeks. We are having a July 4th, well actually a July 3rd :) party, we have one every year and we cook out and the kids shoot off fireworks but this year we are in such a horrible drought that all the counties in our area have outlawed fireworks, both selling and shooting them so we will not be having fireworks but hopefully we will come up with something else for the kids to do. We are incorporating a 1st birthday party for our grandson, Spencer AKA Pookie :) so that will be fun.

Well, we are having another 100 degree + day here. I think this is the 19th one this month, this may be a record breaker. I sure feel sorry for those who are having to work out in the heat. Ugh...

I hope that it is cooler and nicer where you are today.

Hello Blog, it's been a while.....

Wow, 2 1/2 years since I blogged. I debated about whether to just delete this blog and start over but since it is already set up and running I took the easy way out and will just continue on. Hopefully I will manage to post a little more often than once every 2 years, LOL.

I have been sucked into the Casey Anthony trial on television like a moth to fire. I come home from work each morning and sit glued to the television watching forensic experts detailing everything from trash to botany. I have already decided that she killed her poor baby and am watching and hoping that the jury sees that also. I heard a report this morning that her parents have acknowledged that they don't think that she is innocent but that they don't want her to get the death penalty. I think it is pretty telling for her own parents to admit that they think that she did it. I do hope that she gets the death penalty. If she manages to get herself put on the witness stand, I am sure that she can talk herself into a trip to the "chamber" . The prosecution will have a field day with her. What do you think about the case?