Quick Update

Only down .8 pounds this week, which is a little disappointing after last week, but it's still a loss so I'm still sticking it in the success column. That makes my total for January -5.8 pounds. Hopefully success will continue in February.

It snowed 3" last night...in my house!

I adore my dog. I really, really love him like a child, but he has these compulsions. He knows he shouldn't do something, but can't resist. He HAS to do it anyway. When I got up this morning I found that the he'd shredded an entire box of kleenex in my living room. And by entire I mean just opened last night, maybe 10 had been used entire. Oh, and he shredded the box too. It looked like it had snowed in my house. My entire living room was covered in shredded tissues. They're quite fluffy when shredded. As a matter of fact, a full box of shredded tissues fills 2 trash bags. I wasn't even really mad about it. Just kind of in shock. Then I started laughing. It's hard not to laugh when you see that! Then I had to clean it up.

Lest you forget....I ROCK!

Ok so the official count is in. 5 lbs this week! Woo hoo! Plus I got a gold star. What more motivation could I possibly need? I think the meetings are actually really going to help me. I don't know why I waited so long to try them. Now that I think about it, it's kind of sad & pathetic that I'm motivated by getting a gold star & a pat on the head from the teacher, but hey, whatever works right? So I'm stupidly excited about losing 5 lbs. It's not much, but it's a start.

In other news, I'm going to have to find a support group for music download addiction. I finally got around to checking out a service yesterday and I'm doing the 2 week free trial deal. I CAN'T STOP DOWNLOADING. It's like, "Oh yeah, I wanted that album...and I like that song...that reminds me, I like her...oh yeah, and him...oh, I should go ahead and download that while I'm thinking about it..." and on and on and on! It's disturbing really. I think I'm just incapable of doing anything in moderation!

Small victories

Ok so I didn't lose any weight last week, but I didn't gain any either. And I feel like I'm off to a good start this week. Yesterday I managed to stay 5 points under my goal for the whole day. I also got in ALL my water (64 ounces), which may very well explain why I was peeing constantly all night!

It's 9 o'clock and I still have 5 points left today. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's not some microwave popcorn in my future, but that's only 2 points. Today I've gotten in all my fruits & veggies (8 1 cup servings), both of my dairy (2 servings) and 6 waters so far. I'm not sure if I'll make 8 today. Plus I exercised. So if I don't lose any this week, it's just hopeless!

Oh, I also haven't touched my weekly 'bonus' points for the week yet either. I am so AWESOME! Go me!

The quest for healthiness

So I'm trying to lose weight, what else is new right? Doing Weight Watchers which is a bizarre experience in and of itself. I feel like I should go in and say, "Hi. My name is Mandy, and I'm a fatass."

I'm kinda discouraged right now because I have to go weigh in tomorrow and I don't think I've lost anything. I've gone over on my points every day this week which sucks. On the other hand it is a learning experience. I can already see that I'm choosing healthier foods and considering what I eat more than I did in the past, so maybe even if I haven't lost any I'm headed in the right direction. Plus I'm exercising so that's a change for the better.

My arch-nemesis has returned. The sinus infection. The bane of my very existence. It frustrates the living hell outta me that I still have chronic sinusitis in spite of 2 surgeries and a gazillion different drug combinations to try to control it. Granted I get infected less frequently than I used to, but still between 4 & 6 times a year. That's a lot of time to spend being sick!

Random thought: I hate hate HATE the Mucinex commercials. You know, the ones with the big blob of green snot in a wife-beater sitting on the couch in what I presume to be a person's head? I don't even like the word mucus, let alone cartoon-like depictions of it giving it a personality and the ability to speak. Although at the moment I do feel like the little bastard is dancing a conga line through my sinus cavities.