LIV- I LIKE YOUR IDEA OF A PLEDGE EACH WEEK. I WAS ACTUALLY UP A POUND AND A HALF A WEEK AGO BUT TOOK IT BACK OFF THIS WEEK. SO MY TICKER IS ACCURATE. MY PLEDGE FOR THIS WEEK IS TWO POUNDS. THAT WOULD PUT ME ABOUT 141ISH. I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE UNDER 140 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONTANA. I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO FEEL EMPTY BUT NOT HUNGRY.

A Pledge

Okay people, I need to get serious here. So I'm going to make a pledge. I'm actually up a couple pounds this morning due to the fact that we have homemade bread in the house - never a good thing. We'll see if this helps me stay motivated for the week. If so I might pledge every week.

Liv's pledge for next week: 3 pounds

Food Blog

Our Best Bites. This is by far my favorite food blog I've found so far. I've only tried a few recipes but they've all turned out great. These ladies know how to cook. Last night we had THIS for dinner. We made the salad at the bottom of the page with the fabulous Bermuda Vinagraitte dressing. The dressing is good enough to drink...sweet but not overpowering. Look around on their blog...there is some yummy yummy stuff, not all of it is healthy but they have a lot of variety.

Actually I think I'll add their button to the side of our blog.

WOW

Look at us go! Great job mom and dad! Sammy, only 15# to go. Do you realize that as a whole, we've lost over 130 lbs. Keep it up!

WHILE IN TUCSON WITH LORI WHEN SHE TOOK BRITT TO THE AIRPORT I FOUND THE BEST BRA! I DECIDED ON A WHIM THAT SINCE WE WERE IN TUCSON I'D TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME SHOPPING. MY TWO BRAS ARE 100 YEARS OLD OR SO AND I WAS GETTING DESPERATE. LOR AND I HAVE A HORRIBLE TIME FINDING A DESCENT BRA THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE TORPEDO THING GOING ON. SO WE WENT INTO MACY'S (NEVER SHOPPED IN A MACY'S) AND THEY HAD ALL THEIR "MINIMIZERS" IN ONE PLACE NO MATTER THE BRAND. EVEN THOUGH I HAD REMOVED THE TAGS ON MY OLD BRAS, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY ARE "PLAYTEX." SO I ASK FOR A PLAYTEX MINIMIZER. SHE GAVE ME A DISGUSTED LOOK AND SAID THEY DON'T CARRY PLAYTEX. BUT SHE DIRECTED ME TO THE ONE BRA THAT SHE SAID, "YOU'LL NEVER WEAR ANOTHER BRA ONCE YOU'VE HAD ONE OF THESE." I TRIED IT ON AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS REALLY NICE. NEVER DO I GET A FIT LIKE THAT WITH A BRA, ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST TRY. SO I LOOK AT THE PRICE TAG AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT SAYS $68.00, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON AND THOUGHT I'D READ IT WRONG. I HADN'T! SO I GO BACK AND ASK TO LOOK AT A COUPLE MORE. I THINK SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED. BUT I FOUND TWO OTHERS THAT LOOKED SIMILAR FOR HALF THE MONEY. THE "BALI" FIT BEAUTIFULLY, EVEN BETTER THAN THE EXPENSIVE ONE. PLUS IT'S SOFTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE. $34.00! IF I'D BOUGHT TWO, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THEM BOTH FOR ABOUT FIFTY BUCKS. I TRIED TO CONVINCE LORI SHE NEEDS A BRA BUT ENDED UP JUST GETTING ONE. I'M AFRAID IF I HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY COMFY 36 D'S, I WON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MORE WEIGHT. NOW I KNOW YOU DON'T EVEN WEAR A BRA ANY MORE NIK, BUT LIVA THIS IS A "BALI PASSION FOR COMFORT" MINIMIZER IF YOU NEED A BRA.

Aar Bear

Is Aaron dead?

A GOOD WAYS TO GO YET- WAIST TO GO, THIGHS TO GO, BOOBS TO GO

scales?

O.K., tell me this, I weigh 133# on my electronic scale at home but just weighed at Dr. Schutte's this afternoon and it read 128#!! What the heck. His is a balance scale. I weighed on it in Jan. and it said 152#, so it can't be off. Anyhow, I don't know what my actual weight is. Aren't the balance scales the most accurate? I certainly don't mind being 128#. I always felt like my doctor's balance scales weighed me heavy. Maybe I just was really heavy!! Anyway, it was nice to see that low number!!!!! Doesn't really matter, because my size 8 American Eagle jeans are really nice and comfy, actually a bit loose!!! Sam and I have decided it's all about how good we feel (and how much easier it is to hike around in the back country)!!!!

LIFE HAS A WAY OF DRAGGING ME OUT OF MY ROUTINE OF GOING TO BED EARLY, GETTING UP EARLY, EATING NO SUGAR, CUTTING CALORIES, AND EXERCISING REGULARLY. SO I'M GONNA TRY SOMETHING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. I GOT UP THIS MORNING AND REALIZED IT'S THURSDAY. THURSDAY IS THE DAY I STARTED A PROGRAM THE YEAR I GOT TO MY DESIRED WEIGHT AND STAYED THERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO I LIKE THURSDAYS. ANYWAY, I SAT DOWN AND WROTE OUT A MENU FOR ONE WEEK. I WILL REPEAT IT FOR THE NEXT MONTH. THIS IS JUST TO GET MYSELF GOING SO I CAN MAYBE STAY ON TRACK. WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS. ANYBODY SEE BIGGEST LOSER TUE. I WISH NICOLE COULD HAVE STAYED A COUPLE MORE WEEKS, BUT SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING JUST FINE AT HOME. EXPECT HER TO TAKE THE $100.000 PRIZE. SAMMY- I DREAMED ABOUT YOU LAST NIGHT. I THINK CAUSE I TALKED TO NIK RIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED. ANYWAY, IN MY DREAM YOU WERE AMAZINGLY SLIM AND LOOKIN' GOOD. KEEP IT UP! HOPE YOUR VAN SURVIVED TIMMY'S BOO BOO LIVA.