Remember me???

Hi, remember me? No? My name is Jill and I write rambling posts about pretty much nothing. Now do you remember? Sure you do.

Seriously though, I'm not even sure where to start to catch up. I feel like I had PMS for about 3 weeks and my head was everywhere except where it should be. I've been tired, I've been blah, I've been on an emotional roller coaster. Is it possible to go through the "change" at 35?

Fortunately, the Hubs and I were able to leave Thursday night after work and head down to Orange Beach for a 3 day weekend. Unfortunately, I am the curse of beach trips. I'm not sure how I do it, but I bring bad weather with me every single time. It rained like crazy and when it wasn't raining, it was foggy and overcast.

We still had a great time. We talked and laughed and shopped (outlets at Foley) and laughed and talked. Obviously, no one wants to go to the beach and not see the sun, but I chose to look at the upside. I didn't have to put on my bathing suit!

Speaking of bathing suits... I have to be honest with ya'll. I've been doing terrible with my self-imposed 20 Pounds N 20 Weeks challenge. I think I might weigh more now than when I started. I know! I could kick my own butt. I haven't been to Weight Watchers in 2 weeks so I don't  know my exact weight but I promise I'm back on track now. I'll give you an upate after I go next Saturday.

I do want to thank all of  ya'll who left me a comment or sent me an email saying you missed me. You know, stuff like that will bring a tear to the eye of a PMS'er. Hug, hug, kiss, kiss. Ya'll are the best!

Weekend in Review

This has been a great weekend. My youngest nephew spent-the-night with us. He's 3 and ADORABLE! When I asked him where he wanted to go eat Friday night he said Chick-A-Lay (Chick-Fil-A) so he could eat Chickit (chicken). Isn't that the cutest? So we went, ate, and he played on the playground.

After we came home, I gave him a bath and put on his cute little pajamas. He loved watching cartoons in bed with me. (Ok, all you Moms - how in he world do you stay sane watching those cartoons???) We made Uncle Jay sleep on the couch and James slept with me. I pretty much got no sleep because that little booger moved ALL.NIGHT.LONG! I must have drifted off at some point though because I woke up to him laying there with his chin propped up on his hand staring at me. I think my heart did a little flip-flop when he said "Hey Aunt Jill". Precious. And then I promptly took the sheets off the bed and put them in the washer when I realized little precious had tee-teed in the bed. Love it.

We had a fun morning. We dyed Easter Eggs and watched more of those terrible cartoons. And then, it was time to take him back to his Mama. I told him we could go through a drive-thru for lunch on the way. You guessed it, he wanted Chick-A-Lay. So of course, Chick-A-Lay is what he got. I love that sweet child!

Since I had little man, I wasn't able to go to Weight Watchers but my scale at home says I lost 1.2 last week which gives me a total of 1.6 which is .4 less that my goal BUT I'm still trying and I know I can do it! I am still commited to 20 Pounds N 20 Weeks! I don't have a picture of my poster because I'm just too lazy to go in there and take one real quick.

And today I have spent a wonderful day with the Hubs. Church, got my car cleaned up, and a little exercise. Wonderful weekend!

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

It was such a beautiful day which made it so hard for me to concentrate at work. I wanted to just stare out the window which is pretty sad since my only view is the Dialysis place next door. Also, I'm not facing the window so I have to actually turn sideways to get that good view. But just the sun streaming in makes me feel so happy!

I'm making progress in my attempts to workout for my self-imposed 20 Pounds N 20 Weeks challenge. Tonight when I came home and got ready to do The Shred, I put my pants on backwards, my bra on inside out but thankfully was able to get my shoes on the right feet. (I have no idea where my brain is these days.) In the old days, I would have taken all that as a sign that I didn't need to workout that night but the new and improved me worked out anyway. So proud! I'm thinking this week's weigh-in is going to be much better than last week.

Oh! Thanks so much to those of you who left me some recipe ideas on the last post. But based on some of your comments, several of you are in the same boat as me. So, in response to that, I've decided to find and cook a simple dinner recipe each week and share with ya'll. I'm gonna try to post one each Monday night.

Not what I hoped for

As promised, I'm reporting in on my 20 Pounds N 20 Weeks challenge.

I went to Weight Watchers this morning and let's jut say, I didn't hear what I wanted to hear. I only lost .4. Yes, you read that right - point 4. 

What?! I'm not gonna lie, I was sad. I failed on Week 1. But, I know the things I did wrong and I will not make the mistakes again this week. Here's what I did wrong:

• I only exercised twice.
• I went over on my points every single day.
• I didn't drink enough water.
• I didn't eat enough fruits and vegetables.

This week I commit to:

• Exercising 5 days.
• Staying in my points each day.
• Drink more water everyday.
• Eat my fruits and vegetables everyday.

Thank you so much to all of you who left me encouraging comments last week. I REALLY appreciate it. And, a special thank you to Amy for becoming my accountability partner. (Although, she may want to rethink that now that I didn't meet my first week goal!) Speaking of Amy, she's having an awesome giveaway right now so head on over!

This week, it's On like Donkey Kong and Ping-Pong and anything else you can think of that rhymes!

20 is my Number

What a weekend! It has been full of birthdays and fun that I'll be blogging about later in the week, but tonight I need talk to you about me and a goal I've set for myself. It's called:

 20 pounds -n- 20 weeks

Here's the deal. Jay and I are going to Hawaii August 21st and I can't even begin to try to explain to you how excited I am! Here's what I'm not excited about - the fact that I'm 20 pounds overweight. So, I made myself a plan. I have 20 weeks between now and the end of July and I am determined to lose this weight. In theory, it shouldn't be hard to lose a pound a week but I've been on this weight loss journey for a few years now and I know it won't be easy.

I started Weight Watchers a couple of years ago with a goal to lose 10 pounds. I did it fairly quickly and made Life Time. But then like an idiot, I quit going and gained it all back - plus 10. I've started back and weighed in Saturday morning. Ya'll, it was 155.0.

I know that as women, we tend to NEVER reveal our weight and I almost can't believe I just did it, but I need to. I need you to help me meet my goal. Will you? Will you keep me accountable?

I made this poster and hung it in my bathroom.

I'm going to report in to you each weekend after I weigh in. I'm hoping that ya'll will encourage me and really help me to do this. Thanks ya'll!!!