Hello....Rock Bottom!

All my life, I have been a "Skinny Minnie".  I was born 4 lbs 9 oz. and stayed underweight until way after I was married.  I was totally okay with that. Then I had Nathan and stayed around 135 for a long, long time.  Then, I got pregnant with Sophie at 138 and stayed there until I was 6 months along and then the weight creeped up..and up....and up.  

I weighed myself on Monday (the 7th of May) and realized "HOLY CRAP!  I am 180 pounds!"

So, today marks the first day of the diet & exercise from hell.  

I like food.  I like to eat.  I know I eat more than I should and later than I should, but I like food.  I just am not good with portion sizes.  I used to like exercise.  Hell, I used to be a fitness instructor and personal trainer.  Well, technically,  I am still knowledgeable in these things, I just let my certifications lapse when I had Sophie.  I just don't do it anymore.  You know the deal:  I don't take the time to do it!  

Anyway, I kinda freaked last week and realized that it was time to do something.  Sure, I joined the Move More, Eat Well movement with Cathy Zielske at the beginning of the year, but I have fallen off the wagon.  I think I LOST the wagon, forget falling off!  Ha!   How could I let myself gain so much weight?!?!  I guess it is easy when you aren't paying attention and wear comfy clothes all the time.  Crap Happens.....

So, here I am, Cyn M, getting serious about this....again.....

Starting Weight as of today: 181 lbs.   Here we go again! Time to get to work!

Until Next Time,

SCRAP ON!
~Cyn~

Wordless Wednesday....

MMMM!!!!  Taco Soup for the weekend of Scrapbooking!

Simple Woman's Day Book - Week 14

Monday April 2, 2012

Outside My Window....it is sunny and gorgeous!
I am thinking...the freezer is broken and I need to cook everything in there or give it away!!!  ACK!  
I am thankful...for Jess and her kidlets for coming over to help us eat our food...CHICKEN FEAST!
In the kitchen...I have a chicken feast and a bunch of vegetable dishes from my broken freezer....
I am wearing...blue shorts and a pink tank top.
I am creating...page completion kits from Skyline that I didn't complete while I was there.
I am going...to North Carolina later this week to watch a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game versus the Montreal Canadiens.....GO HABS!!!  
I am wondering...how to get in a nap while Ben drives to NC.
I am reading...The Hunger Games Trilogy.
I am hoping...Sophie takes a nice long nap tomorrow.
I am looking forward to...our little family trip at the end of the week. I have already lined up the housesitter/petsitter too.     
I am learning...there are a lot of rude, over the top people that really don't know how to treat others....it is disheartening at times.
Around the house...Nathan and Sophie are playing with Sam and Erica in the backyard, Ben is watching Jeorpardy with Jess and I.
I am pondering...what projects to take with me to my next retreat.  
A favourite quote for today....

"What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be." (not sure who said this, but whoever it is sure is wise...)

One of my favourite things...my computer

A peek into my day....

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Until Next week, SCRAP ON!!!

~Cyn~

February 11th - Day 42 - Thanks Christy!!!

I have a new favourite dessert and it takes 25 minutes of preparation. It is idiot proof and Cyndi proof!!! Peach Crisp! YUM! Christy brought it for the crop on Saturday and since then, I have been eating it non-stop! Love the stuff and hey, I could be eating worse you know!!!

~Cyn~

Day 41 of 365

My new favourite place to eat....but it can get pricey!!!! Moe's Southwest Grill....I get Chicken Fajitas, salsa, chips, Barq's Rootbeer......I am drooling just thinking about it! Yum!
When Ben got home tonight, we went looking for Yoda through the neighbourhood and then took the kids to Moe's. It was so good!
Until tomorrow,
~Cyn~

Lunch with Daddy at Moe's....Day 26

Sophie and I met daddy for lunch at my new favourite fast food place......Moe's Southwest Grill....

Marcy got me hooked and now I can't get enough! I am not really sure that it is fast food, but it really isn't a sit-down restaurant either. It was Ben's first trip there and he said it was pretty good when he got home after work tonight.

I love the fajitas and Ben had the chicken club quesadilla. Sophie ate off my plate and man was it ever good food! Ben doesn't usually take time for lunch out and usually eats at his desk in 10 minutes. So it was a nice change for him. He had to stay late tonight at work and I am really glad he had a hearty meal for lunch. He said he was glad he went out too.
~Cyn~