Has it really been this long?

I totally missed the month of July! A lot has happened during the time I have not blogged. I don't know if there is any possible way to catch up on everything so I will just simply move forward.

Karah goes for an interview today at Promise Child daycare at Waxahachie Bible Church. It she gets the job (and I'm pretty sure she will) she will also be working at PDO at Baylor Baptist in Ennis. Thus....her journey to adulthood has truly begun!

William is on the road back to the Lord and I am so grateful. He seems so much happier even though he is going through some tough financial tests right now. My prayer is and always has been that whatever life gives him that it would lead him straight to the arms of God.

Deon is having a blast working for Scott after work and he takes his camera everywhere he goes. He is so excited, he has entered some of his photos for the State Fair. He has even made some money with his photography. I'm so excited for him. He's going to go to Austin when we got to Women of Faith next weekend for a Photo Hunt or something like that. I know he is going to have so much fun!

I am still plodding along on the WW journey. I have lost 40.8 pounds so far and I have gone from an 18 to a 14 and I can even get into a size 12 pair of jeans I have. I'm actually wearing them today! The last month has been really slow in weight loss but I know that slow and steady wins the race! I have started to exercise more and that will make a big difference.

Tammie

Yes...I Know it has been over a month!

Wow, time really can slip by so quickly if you let it. Graduation has come and gone and it was fabulous and I would not have changed a thing! VBS has come and gone and it was so much fun. I didn't really want to do the music this year but I'm glad I did, it was a blast! And the kids had fun too!!

I have found my determination again and I'm staying on the narrow road of this WW journey! I am now working on 11 straight days being OP and I am determined to stay OP even though we are going to my Grandma's 85th birthday this weekend. Boy can she cook so it is going to be a real test for me. It is going to be a wonderful weekend because I will get to see a lot of my family that I don't normally get to see.

More that being OP I have been getting in a 30 to 45 minute power walk 5 days a week. I am feeling stronger already. My body is changing and I even had to buy a smaller bra! I am almost at 40 pounds gone, I sitting at 37.4 pounds gone and I couldn't be happier. I do still have a ways to go to get the weight off and I have to rest of my life to eat healthy and get stronger!

I have started an OP chain and so far it looks like this:

W(week)~D(day)~D~D and I'm working on that next D. When I get 4 W that becomes an M. This is a fun way to motivate me to stay OP!

Tammie

Confused But So Thankful!

I was totally expecting to step on the scale this morning and find that I had gained a pound or two. I have been on such a food bender this week that it isn't even funny. I went right back to my old ways. I was sneaking chips, not drinking any water and eating everything in sight. I refocused Tuesday evening and excepted a challenge of staying OP and getting at least 3 AP a day for the next 21 days. So, Wednesday morning I started and I succeeded on Wednesday and then woke up on Thursday and made it through that day as well. Now mind you Wednesday and Thursday are the only 2 days out of my WW week this week that I was remotely close to being OP.

I get up this morning and I'm praying all the way to the bathroom and the scale. I will accept any amount that I gain because that is what I deserve or I would be really thrilled and grateful to just stay the same. I gingerly step up onto the scale and wait for the number to pop up. I had to do a double take, my weight was 183.8. I had lost 2.4 pounds, I was shocked and amazed. I have been so thankful and praising God ever since. He is more than faithful to me and I am less than faithful to Him. He is amazing and I will continue my journey only with Him by my side.

Tammie

What a Wonderful Mother's Day!

I had such a wonderful Mother's Day! Karah and Chelsea (the DD of my best friend, Wendy) played hooky from church yesterday! They were preparing a surprise picnic for Wendy, Judy and myself! Their dads were in on it and it was wonderful. Deon and I came home form church and I knew something was up because my truck was gone! Deon told me that we weren't going to go to the Stevens' for the Mother's Day pot luck and that Karah had a surprise. We changed our clothes and headed to the lake! The girls had planned the whole thing and made lunch too. We had chicken salad sandwiches, potato salad, deviled eggs, chips a guac, chocolate chips cookies and key lime pie. They even made homemade lemon aide! It was such a wonderful afternoon!

Then William and Athena came over for the rest of the evening. We had supper and then we had Java Chillers!! Yum yum!

But now it is back to real life and back on track with WW. I didn't journal or track anything yesterday so I don't know where I stand but that is ok. I know I used up all of my weekly flex points so I will just have to stick to my daily points and any Activity points that I accumulate.

Trying to Get Back On Track is Hard!

Prom was a smashing success and I know the kids had a blast. It was really nice to get to enjoy the evening with them this year even is we were "working" the prom. I'm really glad I brought healthy snacks because Deon and I both missed the instructions for ordering supper as did many support staff!

I made it through my niece's graduation last Friday but not before splurging on supper at Johnny Carinos! I have not been able to get myself back on track since then. I don't know what the lack of motivation is all about but I have to snap out of this before I start gaining weight!

We are making progress with the girl's graduation. I have ordered Karah's cap and gown and we have sent out the invitations. That is a big relief! We have another meeting for graduation tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.

Tammie

Good bye Doctrinal Study----Hello Prom!!

Now that the Doctrinal Study at church is behind us now we can concentrate on Prom. I know Karah is so excited. I'm a little sad that Deon and I are working the Prom and we won't get to be a part of the "getting ready" process. Deon has taken pictures of this process for the last 2 years and now we have to rely on Wendy to get that done for us. I know she will do an awesome job but it won't be the same as actually getting to be there to share it with Karah.

I am a little concerned about eating on Saturday. Deon and I go on duty at the prom at 4:30pm and don't get off duty until 1am when the prom is over. I don't know if they are going to feed us and if they do I don't know what they are going to feed us. They did tell the Support Staff to be sure and bring a book or something to do if your job got slow. So if we can bring in a book I wonder if I can bring in healthy snacks?? I think I will try.

I have had to get back on track with WW and I have now been OP 2 days and I'm working on day 3. I had to stop and remember that I can't do this and I have to give it all back to the Lord. It is only by His strength that I can walk this journey. It is only because Him that the journey is worth taking. I want to be healthy to bring Him glory!

Tammie

Lost Track of the Day #!

Yes, it has been forever since I posted a blog! It has been so long that it is a pain in the tushy to keep track of the number of day it has been since I started over on January 1 so I think I will stop doing that. I need to be more creative with my titles anyway!

Boy am I glad last weekend is over with. Karah's surprise 18th birthday party was a big success but Deon has forbid me to plan another party like that one!! Friday I lied to Karah and told her I was going in to work to make up for the time I lost being sick on Wednesday. That worked into the plan real well. It amazes me how everything fell together. Travis (10 yrs. old) and I got busy cleaning the new building. For those of you that don't know we are building a new sanctuary building at our church. It isn't ready yet to occupy but it is ready enough to do stuff in. We straightened up and then swept and mopped. After that we loaded 6 6 ft. tables and 40 chair and carried them over to the new building. That took 3 loads in my truck. Then we unloaded all of it and by that time Kelli was there to help set up. Then it was time to decorate. Travis and Kelli did most of the decorating because my feet were just wore out!

We ended up going out to eat with Scott and Kristy and Matt and Vivian met us at the movie theater. We went to go see "Expelled", it was a great movie and there was applause at the end! At the end of the day I had logged 20,000 plus steps that translated into 9 miles! No wonder my feet were hurting!!

Now it is Saturday and Karah's big day! Deon and I fixed here waffles, bacon and sausage and took it to her in bed....nothing better than breakfast in bed! We gave her a present, it was a scrapbook that she wanted and the stuff for her to fix up her trip to Europe last Spring. As she and I were heading out the door to go shopping Deon was leaving to go "work" with Scott. What he was really doing was the last minute stuff for the party.

Karah and I went to Wal Mart and she bought a dress she had been wanting with some of her birthday money. Then we headed to Tractor Supply and just as we walked in we saw a clearance rack. I told her that they were singing her song! The blouse she had been looking at and really wanted was marked down from $30 to $10, she snatched it up in a heart beat. Then she found another blouse for $5, she was a happy little cowgirl!

Next we headed to Chicken Express and got some lunch that we took to the park for a picnic. She said that that didn't let me off the hook....we still had to have a real picnic sometime soon. The park was lovely and we had a great time.

We went home and I opened up the 4 disc set of 1950's and 1960's music that I had just bought a Wal Mart and then we danced all afternoon. It was such a wonderful day together. Then it was time to go to church. She still thought we were having a Spanish Banquet for everyone that was interested in going on the Mexico mission trip. But....it was really her party! It was a blast and I think she really was surprised. I do know that she suspected it was for her but she was not sure and didn't want to get her hopes up!

By the time we got everything cleaned up and were home and ready to go to bed I had logged another 14,000 plus steps for a total of 6 miles. It was a good weekend for logging miles that is for sure.

Sunday started our Doctrinal Study on the Doctrine of Election. There is no rest for the weary. I don't think we are going to have Ladies Bible Study on Thursday because the Doctrinal study goes through Wednesday. Then I have Friday off and then Saturday is Prom....like I said.....no rest for the weary!

I have been struggling to get back on track this week with WW. For me, being very busy and very tired is a dangerous combination when it comes to eating and exercise. I am too tired to eat right and too tired to exercise....not good!

But, this too shall pass!

Tammie