July 26, 2006

  • Good morning


    My husband is a lawn mowing addict.  I swear.


    We are still enjoying our home-stay vacation.   He has spent a great portion of it mowing.  We have about 5 acres of flat.   A lot of we couldn't mow due to the rain, rain, rain.  Also due to the fact that all we had was an electric lawn mower.  Well first my parents gave us their old self-propelled push, and then we bought a riding lawn mower for $75.    He figured  out how to get the riding lawn mower working the day we got back.  And he's out on it early morning to late at night.  Oh he takes breaks, and he's giving the kids rides, but oh my word the lawn mower's seen more of him then I have.


    Today we are headed into Sequim to talk to the loan officer about a second.  We will also finally have Zeria's birthday dinner.    The kids each get to pick what they want for their birthday dinner.  There was no restaurant anywhere near where we were camping, so now that pay day has come, we will eat there.   Technically we're cheating as we would have had to eat out anyhow due to being far away from home at dinner time.  But don't tell Zeria that okay?  Our budgets kinda reeling still thanks to that lovely $700 van fix.


    It was a bit cold yesterday so no swimming, and today there will probably be none thanks to the time our loan appt is scheduled.  


    I have maintained the new weight for 3 days.  This officially means I've lost 20 pounds.  *yeah*    My baby goal is to hit 290.   It is just 2.5 pounds away.  It is what I weighed pre-Jeremiah.  I maintained that weight for almost 3 years.  I have no intentions of maintaining it anymore.  I vont to loose it.  ROFL.


    When I originally started this journey I did it with a long discussion with Rob about realistic goals.  He was a saint in discussing it, plus he's a nurse so he could discuss it from the healthy perspective.  And his extremely realistic view of what healthy is.   He thought that my goal should be 250.  He knows how big my bone structure is.  Its those good Irish peasant bones.  *snicker*     I would be ecstatic if I got there.  I also would be ecstatic if I lost considerably more.   I know what I weighed in college, and I know what I weighed for several years outside of college. 


    My dream-goal would be 180.   So a long long ways to go.  But 20 pounds hard won is still extremely exciting.

Comments (13)

  • Hi! I am glad to have found your site. I found it from munckin mommy!

    I know how hard the weight thing can be. I have had 9 children and the weight has stayed after many of them so now I am glad to just lose the pg weight and call it good! :)

  • I am so proud of you!!!  You are doing a wonderful job, losing the weight in a healthy way.  Keep it up!   And kudos to Rob for being supportive!!

  • Yay for you!  The younger you are, the easier it is... I speak from old experience... I am not sure mini-sticks of dynamite would work by now, LOL!  SO, GO YOU! *thumbs up!*

  • I'm a lawn-mowing addict, too . . . but we haven't had enough rain to warrant mowing it for the last month, the opposite situation of yours it sounds like! 

    CONGRATS on the weight loss!!!  20 pounds is definitely a milestone . . . hard won like you said!  Keep up the great work!!!  (I can relate, I've lost 25 pounds since last summer, and I swear I have fought every single one of those pounds tooth and nail . . . )

  • Way to go!  It is so hard to stick to it.  Every small goal will add up to that one big one.  Stay focused and give yourself a small reward, not food, each time you make your next goal.  You'll be at 180 before you know it!

  • You go girl!! 180 is just around the corner.

  • **huggles** You've got Rob's support.  That is a wonderful plus!!  And you will do it!! Yep, you will.  *g*

  • yah!!  good for you.  and

    You can do it, You can do it, You can lose that weight, you can do it... (sang to the cinderella song since that is ALL I am hearing these days thanks to prissy's latest craze)

  • yah!!  good for you.  and

    You can do it, You can do it, You can lose that weight, you can do it... (sang to the cinderella song since that is ALL I am hearing these days thanks to prissy's latest craze)

  • So Rob is lawnmowing- there's just something about men and things that go vroom :) .  Besides it is probably is somewhat peaceful and mesmerizing and feels like he's accomplished something that will look good for awhile (unlike washing dishes that only lasts for a few hours). 

    I'm very happy for you loosing twenty pounds.  Way to go!  Keep at it.  It will be so worth it.

     

  • Men and lawnmowers... hehehehe! My husband would LOVE a ride on lawnmower!

  • my dh is a lawnmower addict too! he mows 2x a week now! congrats on loosing weight!! you are doing so awesome!! slow and steady is the way to go!!!!

  • TWENTY POUNDS?!?! WOO HOO!!! That is such a huge difference!! WTG!

    As for the dog, I grew up with one. She was so wonderful. My parents got her when I was 6 weeks old, and had her until we were both ten years old, and she had to be put down. They are a wonderful breed. I hope you enjoy him.

    As for the sucker sign? I've seen that for a LONG time. LOL

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