December 2, 2002: Ugh! If you have looked at the chart on the front page, you will have seen how much I gained this week. 7.8 pounds!! But, I had a great time in NYC!! And, I weighed in. I wasn't going to because I knew how much I was going to gain but I figured I had to face up to it and OWN those pounds. So how did I gain that much?? Let's have a look at what I ate...filet mignon, twice, appetizers, every meal, breakfast, margaritas, and the coupe-de-jour...I found the Hershey store in Times Square!! Two three pound chocolate bars did me in for sure! lol At least now I know how to get the weight off. This isn't bothering me...I can lose this weight quicker than you can say "King-Size Kit Kat"!



December 6, 2002: So sorry if anyone has been looking for updates here...I have had a cold and I think my computer is crashing. :-( I'm not sure at the moment what it is doing but I don't think it is good. I'm online right now with "Mike" from HP. Very frustrating. Another thing that is frustrating me is my diet...salt and chocolate craving time of the month and I am trying hard not to indulge it. Salt monster is calling my name..."eat me, eat me, add chocolate!" Evil. Anyway, hoping for any sort of loss on Monday. I can't get discouraged though...I have come this far. If I can just get feeling better. :-)



December 9, 2002: Did you hear that? Listen,.....struggle, struggle, pull, struggle, swish swish, struggle, ahhhhhhh! That was me yesterday trying to get into my size ten pants with this extra weight on me. lol I didn't realize how much difference ten pounds really makes in my waist...ugh! Anyway, I weighed in this morning at 178 which is down .6 since last week. I was so cocky, thinking I could lose all ten pounds in a week. Not so. That's okay though...it will come. Excuse me now...I have to go unzip my pants so that I can breathe again.



December 12, 2002: My computer is driving me completely crazy!! lol I have had to do a complete over-haul on it and now my sound isn't working. Can you hear Christmas music on this page? I hope so because I can't. lol My weight is chugging along...it chugs up, it chugs down. Ho hum. It will be January soon, right??



December 14, 2002: Hi all...I have my computer working well again and I can actually hear the sound. lol I had to decorate for Christmas...I found some great vegetable dip with no calories, no fat and no sugar. It's called Walden Farms Vegetable Dip. I like it with carrots. I'm trying to lose weight...well, maybe I'm not trying as hard as I should but, I'm not gaining which is good. Trying to get back on that exercise bike...





December 15, 2002: Here I am on my exercise bike...trying to undo a week's worth of food in one day. Weigh in is tomorrow and I have been a bad girl. lol Good grief, I have to get back on track.



December 16, 2002: I don't know how it happened but I ended up losing 2 pounds this week. ????? I'll take it though, lol. I hit 60 pounds lost again which is a good feeling...I just have to make it through Christmas without gaining another 7 pounds!! I have a new job at work...I work at a local Shaw's grocery store and I have been a Co-assist (which means I run the front end) for two years. I put in for a night managers position and I got it!! Which means, I am now "upper level" management. :-) I never thought I'd be working in a grocery store for a career, but I enjoy it and it pays well. (I got a $4.00 an hour raise) Another great perk is picking my own hours...that way, the kids have never had to have day care or anything. Looking forward to starting...I'm training at the moment. The store is big so it means more walking, which can translate into exercise points!!!



December 22, 2002: Whew!! I haven't been here in a while...lol. Christmas is almost here and I can't wait. My parent's are coming on Tuesday and my sister-in-law is coming too. I have already recieved one Christmas present from Mark...a 1 carot diamond ring with three stones...past, present, and future. He is so sweet...I love him. My diet is not going well this week...I have just decided to start fresh again after Christmas. I am still going to get weighed in and stuff...I am just going to have a gain and I have to deal with it. :-) I will post me weight tomorrow.



December 27, 2002: It took me long enough to get back here...Christmas was wonderful!! My parents came down and we had a nice time. We opened presents, we ate, we played Scrabble, we ate!! The kids are at my parents this morning...they left yesterday and they wanted to spend some of their Christmas vacation at "Mammy and Papa's"...so I get a little break. I have nothing to do though!!!