To lose or not to lose, that is the question.

I pray I am finally truly ready to let go of it.
Saturday showed another big loss for me, I'm down 3.2 more pounds. So in the last two weeks I've lost a total of six pounds. This is great news since 3 weeks ago I had gained 4.6 after being away from my Weight Watchers meetings for exactly four weeks. Now the challenge will be can I continue to lose? I haven't lost this much weight so quickly since I first started WW. At this point I don't know if it is due to my daily 1600 calorie regime or the fact that I've been sick the last three weeks! Maybe it's a combination of both. Whatever the case, I'm a bit nervous. I think I've reached my boiling point. I want to be done with this goal and start my six weeks of maintenance so I can become a lifetime WW member. I only need to lose six more pounds. I think I actually want to lose more than that but I don't have too if I don't want too in order to qualify for starting the WW maintenance plan. Right now my BMI is in the healthy range so that is a relief and my waist size is a tad bit less than half my height. & although I am tall, I'm not a big boned girl so I wonder if I'd probably be a little more comfortable with even less weight on me. I guess that is another decision I have to make once I lose these last six pounds. I often hear the last five pounds are the hardest to shed. Maybe that won't apply to me since I haven't made up my mind yet as far as exactly how much I want to lose!

This week should give me a clearer picture in terms of how much I can realistically expect to lose on 1600 calories a day since I seem to be fully recovered from what I think may have been the flu followed by a nasty stomach virus that lasted four days. I'm surprised I didn't gain weight with all the white bread and salty crackers and ginger ale I had been eating. I haven't had a piece of fruit or a vegetable since last Monday! Today I will attempt a berry banana soy milk smoothie. Yum, I can't wait!
This week I commit to staying positive while I track my calories. I also commit to drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep and exercising at least one hour a day.
I have no illusions, I know it's not easy, yet I feel up to the challenge for today.

Every year we let our Yorkie Priscilla play with the wrapping paper on Christmas day. She loves paper. Here she is looking all innocent. If you had seen her just moments earlier you wouldn't have recognized her-kind of like me after I've eaten a chocolate bar!

sorry it has been so long in between posts...

time is flying by and this last month has been in a bit of an upheaval since Thanksgiving. My beloved grandmother passed away December 3rd and when I look at today's date I can hardly believe it is the 15th. Grieving has a way of warping time. It slows everything down while at the same time, of course time is still going by. I dedicated a post to my grandma on my Long Island Daily Photo blog about the christening outfit you can see here the day we laid Grandma to rest. Since then I have been concentrating on getting my son through his finals at school and keeping our family on a "normal" schedule. It's hard to keep things in perspective around Christmas time. I think the dilemma is we all want to make sure we show our loved ones how much we care about them by acknowledging them with gifts and such while at the same time one wants to keep the season of giving real.
I came upon the sage advice listed below while visiting Lydia's clutterquake. I wrote the original blogger Buddha of Hollywood, for permission to reprint it here. So thanks Lydia & BoH.

I Hope this helps you, my dear readers, with your holiday time management. It is certainly helping me. here it is:

How to Accomplish More

Also known as the 4D recipe.

It goes like this: Divide, Delegate, Do, Dump.

1) DIVIDE “The universe is made of atoms. If you can move an atom, you can move the universe.” Before starting any task, divide it up in smaller parts – even if you think you can do it all at once.

2) DELEGATE Have some one else do the work for you. A co worker, a professional or specialist, family members, relatives, friends etc.

3) DO If you can’t delegate the work, it is time for you to do it. If it seems too big, complicated or hard to do, go back to steps 1 & 2. If you can’t divide your task in smaller parts and can’t find anybody to delegate, go to step 4.

4) DUMP “The art of winning is the art of managing your loses”. I’ve seen so many people stuck in failed, dysfunctional relationships or dead end jobs, not knowing when and how to quit.

Time is the most valuable asset you have. So, stop wasting time on dead ends and move on to a new task.


This picture was taken at a Grumman's craft show. Go here for the complete story on this photo...unless you've seen it already.