10 Weeks Later: No Weigh-In Today:(

No bother weighing-in today. I'll start fresh tomorrow now that I've eaten all the peanut M & M's in the house I should be good to go. No more cheating until Thanksgiving. It's gonna feel good to get into the 160's!. In this photo taken on Halloween, yesterday, is my silly husband dressed-up as DJ Lance Rock, the host of a children's show called "Yo, Gabba Gabba!" Either you hate the show or love it. We, L-O-V-E, looovve it! Bliss is a Barbie Veterinarian, Landis is a wizard, Cubby is a Power Ranger and I just sewed my sons Batman cape onto my back, so I guess that would make me "Bat-Mom." The other pic is my daughter and me enjoying freshly dipped caramel apples. I found these awesome apples called, "Grapples." I guess thy are infused with grape juice. They taste like a grape popsicles. I was totally caught cheating.

7 Weeks Later 15 lbs Lighter at 175 lbs

I am happy to report that I lost 5 lbs out of the 7 lbs I gained last week in Montana. I didn't get a chance to take a pic on Sunday. Here is a pic taken this week with my Girl Scout Troop donating their hard-earned "Cookie sales" money to a nursing center. I am on the far left standing next to my precious daughter, Bliss.

Goal this week (among many): To lose the last 2 lbs gained in Montana and 1 more for good measure.

4th Week 15 lbs Lighter at 175 lbs.

First off, I'm sorry to anyone that was looking forward to last weeks weigh-in. I was camping with my daughter and 800 other Girl Scouts. But I was responsible for only 10 of them.

I managed to squeeze in a quick photo op today in the middle of my son's 5th birthday party. My son requested cupcakes with no frosting and a cake without frosting either. So I got a couple different ideas from the back of cake boxes and came up with this...confetti cake mix baked inside of ice cream cones with gummie Life Savers on top and the candle in the middle. My husband liked it he says, "Because there was cake all the way to the bottom." I liked it because it was sooo much easier to clean up after.

I gave myself permission to cheat yesterday at the end of 4 weeks. So I went to In-N-Out and ordered my usual. I have to say, "Huh, not so impressed." Kind of bummed

'cause I really wanted to lose myself in ecstasy. But also relieved that I can stop craving it. Now I crave seeing the scale move in the right direction.

Here's a funny story...I know where 12 of my 15 lbs I lost went to. My husband found them. In one month he managed to gain 12 lbs. He is so sweet and empathetic. I think he feels my hunger and starts craving food. He made 4 or 5 roast in the crock pot this month. Then devours it 'til it's gone(thank goodness for me). Next time he makes one I'll be sure to divide it up into separate lunch portions for him to take to work.

Before Pic 190lbs.

Okay now, this is me being really brave. I consider myself a moderately vain person. I guess 'cause I like looking good in clothes and my make-up and hair just right. So it's hard for me to be 190lbs. Outfits just don't look as cute on me when in size 16. I don't know...some people can pull off a size 16 really well. But not me. I bulge in all the wrong places. My goal is to check in once a week with a pic and weight amout. But my ultimate goal is to be a "Hot" wife at 40 in a year from now (I had my 39th last week.) So if you work at "In-N-Out" don't sell anything to this lady on your right. And to my friends and family, I humbily plead, "please don't invite me to lunch." Instead lets meet at the river trail or the lake.

p.s.
I soooo want to crop this pic and make me taller and skinnier.