My Keurig Karrot

I slipped up because I sipped.  As you will recall I dangled a karrot, uh carrot in front of myself by vowing not to open my new package until I lost 5 pounds ( stop and smell the coffee ).  As the days progressed I realized that WW encourages losing no more than 1-2 pounds a week.  At that rate I'd get to open my prize in a month.  What if it didn't work-- the diet or the coffee maker?  What if in a month I lost my 5 pounds only to find out that my Keurig was faulty?  Would they accept my "I needed to lose 5 pounds before I could open my package" defense at the returns desk?  So I "lawyered" (cross examined and argued, etc) myself into opening it and at least brewing one cup of coffee to make sure it worked.  It worked all right and can I just say "I LOVE MY NEW KEURIG!!!!!" 

My Keurig Karrot

See it dangling in front of me? 

Pay no attention to the hole in that "K-cup."  It was to make sure my coffee maker works.  I'm back to the waiting game.  I vow to drink no Keurig coffee till the 5 pounds is off!  This is going to be a delicious carrot.  I have 3 pounds to go...well 4.2 but 3 looks better and I'm all about fooling myself.  Till that 3 (4.2) comes off, I'll have to dress up my old coffee maker and wait.....

Now that's a cup of coffee!

Happy Saturday

Happy Saturday, Grainiacs,

I don't usually post on Saturday but I wanted to write about my slip-up last night.  Hubby prepared a wonderful feast of grilled chicken and peppers and onions.  The boys ate their protein in a taco shell.  I ate mine sans the grains.  I felt great and empowered and then it hit.  The Christmas cookies began beckoning me.  Then they began whistling "over here....we're here unopened....if you don't eat us we'll go bad."  That sort of talking and then I got up and walked over to them and opened them and ate.......uh......4 of them to shut them up!!!!  Did that stop their talking?  Nope, they talked all night in my digestion system.  Man, those cookies are full of hot air!  Tee Hee....Poor Hubby. 

W.T.F.

What's That Feeling?!!!!  Ahhhh, the pain in my arm.  Lest you think I'm having a heart attack, I worked out in the weight room yesterday.  I didn't even do that many repetitions.  I have come to the conclusion I am totally 100% flab.  I don't get it; I lift quarters and nickels and dimes for a living... I should have a few muscles, right?  I guess I'll have to start working out at the office.  One and two and three and four.  My customers will think I've gone insane lifting their coin deposits and change orders over my head, but I'm starting my new beginnings and that might mean I lift coin over my head.  I can hear Jane Fonda now: Feel the Burn!  Yes, my co-workers' faces will be burning embarrassment red at the sight of me, but at least I'll be turning flab to fab.  Right?  Am I over-thinking this "work-out" suggestions at the office.  You've seen them, right?  Stand and tighten your butt.  Sit and suck in your tummy, hold it and count to 10 and exhale.  That takes concentration.  One could look like they are holding in a bowel movement- now that's embarrassing!!!  So my suggestion of grab a tray of quarters and lift over your head multiple times shouldn't be too out of the question.  Of course be careful of a concussion.  That $100 of quarters can really do some damage and then someone will definitely be saying "WTF."

Rush Hour

Where did the time go?  Boy and I went to the Y this morning and now it is one hour till work.  I did get A LOT accomplished, though.  I exercised for 40 minutes (toot!) and ate healthy for breakfast and lunch (toot toot) and made a huge pot of veggie soup (honk honk honk).  I don't have healthy snacks packed for today so I can't honk my horn too loudly.  So I'm writing a rushed post.

Today I received a confirmation that my package (Keurig coffee maker) is in route.  I really want to drink some Keurig coffee and my package arrives today!  4 pounds to go and yum, I'll be sipping some flavored coffees.  I can't wait.  In several posts I write that I need to fool myself into thinking something different-- it's this whole "going against my grain" thing.  But I'm not the only one.  Yesterday's post sparked some comments (you won't see them here because some Grainiacs are having a problem with the blog's comment page...sorry...you'll have to take my word about this!).

One Grainiac wrote saying she wouldn't open her emails till she exercised.  Now I know why I haven't heard from her in such a long time (just kidding).  Another Grainiac called saying she hasn't set any resolutions this year and she is accomplishing more than ever.  You know, it has taken a long time for us to realize how our brain ticks but the good news is we are ticking and honking and moving ourselves to a new beginning ( new us) in 2012.  I hope you find peace knowing that you are individually and wonderfully made and I'm so glad we are on this road (honk honk) together.

P.S.  If you have a bumper sticker that states "Honk if you.....(fill in the blanks here), be sure not to cuss out the person behind you when they are honking away at you!  They are just letting you know that they love it too.  That....or you are driving like a maniac so slow down and enjoy the route.   oooh, it's almost Route 44 crunchy ice time!

Stop and smell the coffee

Have you noticed all the commercials for weight loss?  It's a new year and like most others, I want to lose weight.  I want to lose it NOW.  I'm not strong on the patience-side of things...just ask Hubby.  We've been talking about getting a Keurig coffee maker.  We love coffee but we have a perfectly fine coffee maker (two to be exact!).  Both cost about $40.00 between the both of them.  So why did I have to purchase that Keurig?  I don't know.  I wanted it.  Period. 

Last night I told both boys in the house "I'm getting a package and it's mine. Don't open it.  Ya hear-- it's mine!" 

Hubby says "What if it's something I bought?" 

I retorted "Mine is bigger than a book box" (Hubby has no restraint when it comes to books.). 

Boy wanted to know if it was something for him.  Ha ha ha...silly Boy!  It's after Christmas and after his birthday which both fall in the same month so NO, it's definitely not something for you!  pppffff 

Getting back to topic (I'm still doing it/ I'm sorry) I want to lose 5 pounds (forget the 7 in a previous post...I'm perking for 5).  And I do mean perking.  I want to lose my 5 pounds and THEN I get to open my prize package.  WW encourages giving non-food rewards when you meet a goal.  Makes sense, right?  Why sabotage your victory with a hot fudge sundae (yes, I do like my H-F-S)?  Why not sabotage the pocketbook?  After the weight comes off, I'll tackle my "shop till you drop" addiction.  One thing at a time. 

Boy wanted to know if there would be more incentive to lose the 5 pounds if they got to open my package and start drinking MY coffee?!  I see a politician in the works!  Poor kid; I don't think he thought through that comment!  My look and baring of teeth told him the answer.

The great thing about WW is not feeling deprived.  I, on the other hand, might be deprived for a week or two, but I will have my coffee and drink it too!

New Beginnings

This past Sunday, the sermon title was "New Beginnings."  I mentioned I liked that phrase better than New Year's Resolutions.  2012 is a new beginning--I have plenty of things to begin again, but for this blog, it is weight loss.  Last night I bit the bullet and weighed in at my WW meeting-- every member gets a "pass" if you don't want to weigh in on a particular day (p.s. you can't do that EVERY meeting, though!).  After writing yesterday's blog, I thought I'd better start getting accountable again--even if it meant a weight gain.  Talk about your new beginnings-- I lost three....3....pounds.  Helpful Hubby remarked "That's a mistake!"  Thank you.  Yes, it probably was a mistake. We can't only look at that slithery scale whom I affectionately named "Kaa."  That Kaa can be mesmerizing and deceitful!  After all, I "helped" myself to a breakfast taco while in South TX and let's face it--everything and I do mean everything is bigger in TX.

You gonna eat all of that?! This is a dinner plate and not a dessert or salad plate!

The artery-clogging special- egg and bacon and lard. yum

I ate pizza with friends--twice!  I went to two tamaladas (a tamale dinner with all the fixin's), a traditional turkey dinner (think Thanksgiving) and now I'm on my way to get the Alka-Seltzer.  For the record, I consumed 1/2 of my humongous breakfast taco, 1 and 1/2 slices of thin cheese pizza...one time with a garden salad, I only had 2 tamales at each of the dinners, and I only ate turkey and non-creamed veggies.  So although I wasn't perfect (what's that?), I did watch what I was eating and didn't go crazy like in times past.  May I hear "Bravo?"  LOL  So Kaa might have taken a little vacation too and looked past my holiday decadence and gave me a pass- but just this time.  I have to celebrate the non-gain but not take it like I can eat that way and still lose.  This morning, my new beginning morning, I am serving up a power breakfast.  I love McDonald's yogurt parfaits and really they are only $1.00, but I'm still in my jammies and would prefer to make my own.  That way I am in control of portion sizes and brands and hands that make it.

 

 Here is how it rates with WW.

My power breakfast = 4 WW PPT

1 cup of WW vanilla yogurt = 3 ppts

1 cup of blueberries= 0 ppts

2/3 cups of Post Just Bunches Cinnamon cereal= 6 ppts.  (note: I did not want the whole 2/3 cups of cereal so I measured down.  2/3 cups can be divided into 6 Tbsp of cereal so 1 Tbsp=1 ppt.  Not a bad way to start the day, huh?  What are you having for breakfast?  Let me hear.

I Resolve to...

NOT make any resolutions!  It just reinforces my failures.  This new day, er, new month, hell new year I will focus on new beginnings.  Out with the stinkin' thinkin' and in with  new thoughts....a new attitude.  How about you?  Any new beginnings?  By the way, Happy New Year, Grainiacs.  I missed you but December was a whirlwind month.  May I brag?  I didn't gain a pound during the Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year celebrations!  I have definitely learned to maintain this weight.  Whoo hoo.  Too bad I didn't have just 15 pounds to lose!  :o)  This morning I was talking to a peach of a friend and she has lost 11 pounds.  Way to go, Peaches!  I love this journey...especially traveling it with friends.  I have more to say, but it will have to weight wait till later.

I'm so glad you are my friend and confidante.  Let's ring in a new year and a new us. 

I meant to send this greeting in December but that was last year's Strawberry.  Now is as good a time as any.

Merry belated Christmas from our 4-legged Grainiacs.

Awww, do they look like happy elves? This look is more like I'm peeing on you while you sleep!