sausages and meatballs

There are things you notice about yourself when you are done doing an exercise type walk....you are thirsty, hot and sweaty, ready to start the day and.....what used to be 2 thumbs and 8 fingers are now 2 meatballs and 8 sausages. This drives me nuts!!! I feel like my hands belong on the Michelin man. You couldn't make a fist if you had to. Sure mr. mugger take whatever you want but you'll have to take it off because my fingers are so damn fat right now that I can't move them. argggghhhhhh


We had stuffed tomatoes tonight. Very simple to make, cut top off tom, scoop out pulp, remove seeds, mix with some parsely, chopped green onion, breadcrumbs, little olive oil, crumbled feta cheese. Stuff toms, bake 350 for 15 minutes. very good. mmm I ate two but hey they are vegetables! I am hoping that eating those will counter eating that new 3 Musketeers mint candy bar. OMG are they good. I swear if C brings me one more of those stupid things......>>I will probably eat it!!!!!



I am still looking into pilates classes but haven't gotten very far. Any hints on what makes a good class? instructor? Hit the comment button and let me know.



Gonna get going, I have a baby shower and pampered chef party to go to , have to take a shower since I just finished my walk and have to make the manicotti for tonite's dinner, I already have the sausages and meatballs!!!!

Throw those fat pants away!

Okay, so today I did it! I gave my fat pants to Nelma (the laundry lady). They are waaaay too big - pause for cheer here......- and even though they are so very comfortable, I don't want them hanging around. I want that safety net gone. The next size down ( and NO I am not telling you the size they are ) is starting to be big on me. Not big enough yet, but still alittle big.

Did you know that it is 15 weeks until the new year? Did you know that if one loses 1-2 pounds per week that it could mean 15-30 YES 30! pounds gone by the new year? OMG baby steps could mean a HUGE difference in weight. I am not worried about gaining over the holidays as that's not my downfall but as we were chatting while sitting around at Jenny's today (yeah, that Jenny, as in Craig) we came up with some observations. People will flood the gyms and weight loss places at the beginning of the year because everyone waits until after the holidays 'cause they know they are going to pig out and gain 5-10 pounds. But wait, then you have more to lose and it's a wash at first 'cause you are only losing what you didn't need to gain. So our thought is to start NOW and you could be 15-30 pounds lighter at the start of the new year already. Man, are we brain surgeons or what?

I am looking for a pilates class now as someone said it's a great way to get in shape as you lose weight. Has anyone done one of these classes? I've heard of yoga and hot yoga, is there a hot pilates? I am sort of like a cat, I like the heat and sun. I hate being cold and the snow unless it's just for Christmas day. One day that's it!

Everyone is back in school and settled down so now I should be able to get back on track myself. I should be losing more but have plateaued a bit. This is the YEAR OF THE MOM so I am not the room mom, the GS leader, baseball mom or anything else. I am on the God Squad at school (haha what were they thinking???) which isn't too busy and the membership chair for the women's club at the church (again what were they thinking?). I am getting alot more done around the house and maybe this year I will decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving and even Christmas earlier instead of the day before each holiday. At 7:30 the last kid is dropped off and I can go for my walk and get my day started.

I posted a picture of J in his mechanic clothes that he wears for school. He is in an automotive tech program at a vocational technical school and is working at a restaurant at night. This should give him minimal free time for trouble. CROSS YOUR FINGERS! We are waiting for the first report card. He seems to really like school.

I will update again, now that I have time.