FINALLY!!!

Well after going back and forth for a few weeks with my weight I finally broke through and had a good weight loss.

I can't tell you how thrilled I was when I stepped on the scales at Weight Watchers and was told I was down 3.6 lbs. That brings me to 33.8 lbs. total so far.

Now I just need to stay on track so I can meet my goal of losing 10 lbs by the first week in Jan.

I still have 5.8 lbs to go and there is only 4 more weigh ins. But that is still a goal I can reach if I lose only 1.5 lbs. a week average.

I just have to stay away from all the cookies, candy and other treats that are everywhere these days.

I think I'll be able to do it. I really want to reach this goal.

How about you? Are you still shooting for your goal?

BACK FROM VEGAS A LOSER!

Last night I got home from spending four nights in Las Vegas with my brother.

Yes, I came home a loser and I'm happy about that. I lost 1.6 more pounds! That's now a total of 29.6 lbs gone!

If you have ever been to Vegas you know that everywhere you turn there is yummy food, lots of free high calorie drinks and of course so many great places to have wonderful desserts.

So, it's not easy to come home a loser. Except a loser of your money. LOL


We stayed at Paris and I was faced with all the beautiful French Pastries every day as I walked through the Hotel.

But, I was good and while my brother had one I just figured it wasn't worth it.

I even went for a 3 mile walk while I was there. That, on top of all the other walking helped a lot.


It was the first time since my brother had his stroke that he went on a vacation. We had a nice time.

He rented an electric wheel chair to use and really liked it. It helped him get around much easier and allowed him to have more freedom.

We had a lot of great talks and it was nice to spend the time with him.

On Sunday, he wanted to watch all the football games and of course he had bets on each of them.

I decided to go for a walk and I went over to the Bellagio so I could see the Conservatory.

If you have never been there, you are missing out. They always decorate it for the season/holiday.


It's now all done up for Fall. With beautiful oranges, reds and golds.

The flowers there are always so pretty too. Yes they are real.

I loved how they had big Fall colored leaves floating around and appearing to actually be falling.

This cute Scarecrow welcomes you to the Conservatory area.

All the flowers were so pretty and they had some Whimsy going on with things like big larger then life Venus Fly Traps.

Even the trees had faces and at time would talk to you.

Every inch of the place was filled with something going on. Big and little pumpkins were all over the place.

They even did a mini Bellagio with a water show.

Look at this tree with the face! It was very strange.

I loved the big copper leaves that doubled as a water fountain.

Vegas sure has changed since I first went there. It used to be all about gambling but now, well, you don't even have to gamble if you don't want to and your days and nights can still be full of excitment and fun.

I learned on this trip that I can go on vacations and still have fun without gaining a pound.

I've now gone to New York, two cruises and Vegas and lost weight each time.

So if I can do it, you can too!

The holidays are now upon us so make sure you keep yourself in check and with proper planning you and I can make it through to the New Year without not only gaining weight but also losing.

My goal is to be at least 10 pound lighter by New Years. What's yours?

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

Another one bites the dust! Another one bites the dust! And another one's gone. Another ones gone. Another one bites the dust.

Yes that is what was going through my mind this morning as I stepped on the scale at Weight Watchers and saw that another 1.6 lbs was now gone from my body.

Slowly but surely the numbers on the scale is going down, down, down.
I have now lost 28 lbs.

Wish it was faster but hey, I'll take it. We are now in the season full of holidays. Candy, cookies, party food and celebrations are everywhere.

I must stay firm and not give in. If I can get through the next few months then it should be smooth sailing for awhile.

So, I'll take it one pound at a time. I can do this. I know I can.

How about you? Can you do it too? Of course you can!

I'M GOING DOWN

It's true. I'm going down. No, not down into the ocean. Down in weight. It's Tues and that means it's Weight Watchers weigh in day for me.

I'm down another 2.6 lbs. That's a total of 18.6 lbs in 8 weeks. I'm pretty happy with that amount.

I have only one more week and then I'm joining the gym. I've made it a goal to join on the first of Oct.

I'm not looking forward to joining at all so I'm really trying to talk myself into this. I know I need to kick up my exercise and not just doing walking/hiking.

I hate to work out. I'm lazy. I admit it. So I'm going to come up with some kind of reward system to get me there. Not sure what yet.

Do you have any type of a reward system set up for you to stay on plan or exercise more often?

I know a nice weight loss should be reward enough for me but some how that just doesn't do it. Although it has been enough for me to get out and walk.

Maybe I'll get myself a nice fresh bunch of flowers for every week I reach my goal of working out. That would be nice to look at every day and know they are there because I did good.

Today is the first day of fall! Happy Fall to all of you! I love Fall. The weather is cooler, it means the holidays are just around the corner, time to change the decorations in the house and the crowds have all gone home.

However, it also means, candy, cookies, big dinners and all the wonderful fruits and veggies will be gone. So Fall can be hard when it comes to watching what one eats.

There will be great squash, apples, pears and nuts though. All good tastes and good for you.

So stick with me and we can get through the months ahead and come out like shinning stars.

JUMPING FOR JOY!

Well today was my first weigh in after starting on Weight Watchers. Even though I know I did good following the plan and I tried to get moving more this week then before, I still hated stepping on that scale.

Boy was I happy though when I did. I was 5.4 lbs down! Sure it's my first week and I know we all lose faster the first week. I was still happy to see that big chunk gone.

I figure some was water weight and some was fat. Who cares, weight is weight and I'm 5.4 lbs lighter in my weight.

My sister, Maureen, did just as good! She also lost 5 lbs! Good for her!

I do have to thank Maureen for joining with me. She has made it much easier for me to stick to this. We call each other to see what we ate and we went for walks.

It's always easier when you have someone to join you in your weight loss.

So now I'm on my 2nd week and I'm actually looking forward to my next weigh in. That is something I never thought I would say.

Hope all of you who said you were going to join me have now done so. If you did, let me know how you are doing.