Thanksgiving wrap-up

Had a fun Thanksgiving week with family! Here are some pictures of the boys' first time bowling, for their birthday:

Here is baby Charlie in his favorite location at Gaga and Papa's house: We had a little party for the boys with strawberry cupcakes and fun birthday glasses:

Pretty girl Charby at Thanksgiving dinner:

Courtney and baby Charlie: Miss Beautiful Beads:

More twins!

All the gorgeous cousins posin' with their princess dolls:

Wednesday Weigh-In and Charms

I got 2 bright and shiny charms to add to my 10% keychain today - the 16 week charm which means I have been in attendance that long....AND....the 25 pound charm! I hit 25 pounds today, and I am thrilled.

What am I doing that is working?
-Exercising a lot. I do the stairmaster, I have been running, and I love going to spin class. Last week I earned 35 activity points.
-Following the WW plan. Staying on my points is key.
-Pre-tracking. If I pre-track my day, I don't eat anything that I didn't already type in. This has been good for me and keeps me in check mentally.
-Talking about it. I talk to my friends and family about my progress and what happened in meetings, etc. And I blog!
-Going with friends. This helps us all motivate each other. I was out of town for today's meeting and the first person I called with my news was my friend Anna, who has been doing this with me since the beginning.
-Choosing healthier foods. I'd rather eat a sweet potato than 2 oreo cookies - this is a big change for me. Yes, i still want the oreos....who doesn't....but I would rather choose the more satisfying potato 9 times out of 10.

I have dropped 2 pant sizes and 1 shirt size. It's exciting and motivating.

You can do it, too!!!

Photo credit

Wanna see my allergy pictures???

So, the results of my peanut testing is.....drumrolll.....inconclusive! Hooray!

I need to get a blood test to confirm, but as you can see from my reaction to the skin prick test....I am either allergic to all nuts or not allergic to any nuts! Exciting, yes?

Wednesday Weigh-In

Down 1.6 this week. One of these weeks, I'm gonna gain, I know it!

Weight Watchers is unveiling its new propoints plan the week after next. I have been checking out European blogs to see what people think - it looks like a lot of feedback is positive, so that's good. Tonight our leader asked us if we accept change willingly, sort-of accept change, or don't accept it well at all. I think I am in the middle, and if I continue losing the weight, then I will be happy with the change. We shall see.

Next week I am supposed to earn my SAS Charm (I don't know what that is....) for continuing to go without missing a week for 16 weeks! I can't believe I am doing this!

Eating 6 biscuits for dinner was not on the plan.

I feel like I come to my blog to celebrate my successes with my weight loss, but I am neglecting a side of my journey that should also be shared!

Mistakes Happen.

Everyone makes mistakes now and then, especially people like me who have been eating too much for a long time. My problem has been mindless eating, which is when I eat for no reason - not because I am hungry, not because I am stressed....just because it is there. Last night I gave the kids their dinner and then sat and ate 6 biscuits with grape jelly. Big biscuits.

Today has not been very on "point" either, so I will need to do some big workouts the next few days to make up for it. I have eaten all of my extra points already this week. I am planning on going to spin class tomorrow morning and Monday night, then doing a run on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hopefully weigh-in Wednesday won't be a gaining one....

Benefits of losing 10% of your body weight....

1. You lose 10% of your body weight.
2. You get a nifty key chain at weight watchers.
3. You lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.
4. You have more energy.
5. You get a strong sense of "YES I CAN"
6. You have a decreased risk of some other diseasy crap.
7. Others can tell that you have lost weight just by looking at you.
8. You can motivate others to make changes because it is working for you.
9. You can make your facebook status say, "10 percent, bitches!"
10. You feel happy! :) :)

Weigh-In Wednesday (one day late)

I hit the big 20 pound mark last night! Woo hoo! I'm super excited. I lost 1.8 this past week. Then last night Anna and I went out and ate delicious shrimp, rockfish, and chopped salad. (Mamere, you and I will definitely be going to this restaurant when you come for Christmas) after our meeting.

Last night's meeting was kind of a bore - all about metabolism. Yawn!

Today was a HUGE moment for us. A friend suggested we go to the gym together and let her kids play with my kids at the kids' room. I was really nervous, consdering this happened last time. The boys and Charlotte played for an hour and had such a great time, they didn't want to leave. This is an outstanding acheivement - to be able to go to the gym with them is a major thing for me. I am so excited.

Halloween! Halloween! Trick or Treat! Our costumes can't be beat!

Vampire Charlotte for school Halloween:

Before heading out:

Trying to keep up with brothers:

After: