Eat Skinny 2012: Day 1

Today was day 1 and the first challenge. The challenge is "Water". We have to drink our first 8 oz. within the first 15 minutes of being awake....Ya know to get the juices in the body flowing.... :) Then the goal is to drink a glass or 8 oz before each meal for a total of 5. I have accomplished this goal today.... I actually had 9 glasses total and my cup is a 16 oz cup....so yes... I have been a frequent flyer in the ladies room today! I even drank one of those 16 oz cups with 2 tsps. of Apple Cidar Vinegar in it....(somewhere I have read that it helps to speed up your metabolism) and boy does my meta need all the help it can get!

We shall see how the bladder does tonight... I sure hope I won't be frequent flying tonight!

Emotions run wild.....

Today I am an emotional wreck!! What is going on here?? The only answer I can come up with is that I miss my children! I miss them being little and asking lots of questions. I miss seeing the wonder in their eyes as they begin to see the world.... I  miss the laughter in my home....and I mean the "my belly hurts from laughing" kinda laughter... the random acts of silliness, kindness and all time love. I miss the Saturday morning rumbles as mom wakes the sleeping beauties with the vacume and my homemade versions of silly songs. I miss the Saturday soccer games, Friday night football games and the days of squeezing in homework, chores, practices, dinner and a littel bit of family all in a day! Somedays...I even miss my "Soccer Mom" van.....(oh boy...I am definitely certifiable now!). Do you know how much stuff and people you can pack into a Soccer mom van??? Trust me....a whole lotta stuff!!

Don't get me wrong I love watching my now grown children venture out into this world with the tools they were taught and explore. It gives me no greater joy than to watch them succeed at LIFE! I just go through phases when I just can't handle my house being so quite and my days being so lonely.

Oh what is one to do....I am gonna go shopping! Todaloo for today!!

Slacker of many things!

So....it's been too long since I have posted anything on here...once again... I am the "slacker" of many things like dishes, vacuming, laundry, ironing, working out, feeding the dogs, washing the car, working out, making the bed, scrubbing the shower, working out....ok...so you get my point...

I have made a new commitment.... I am starting a new challenge with one of my friends/coworker....we are doing "Eat Skinny 2012". I have resolved to do this....I just have to rememver that it is about today...and what I do today, not tomorrow, next week, next month or next year....just today!

I can and will do this! Positive thinking never killed me!! and besides....it's the thought that counts right??

The Beginning is the START!

Well....here it goes....This is my very first blog ever! I am not sure where to begin! I am starting a new journey in my life. It is called "Taking care of ME"! I have spent the majority of my life taking care of others....from siblings.... to my own children....5 of them to be exact (children). Now that they are all grown and going about their own lives all over the United States and now it is ME time!

My first goal is to be better at my eating habits. I want to know without a doubt that the food I am putting in my mouth is a good food choice. I can't say that I will never make a bad choice but I am hopeful and mindful of my choices.....even though just thinking about a Snickers and Pepsi make my mouth water.....I will be better at my choices.

Second goal is to increase my movement....yes...that means EXERCISE!! It's not that I don't like to exercise cuz I do....its just that I have a difficult time MAKING the time to do it! So I guess the most important part of this goal is to MAKE the time! I even pay for a membership to the "Y" (and let me tell ya...that's not cheap) and I don't use it enough to pay for it!! What is that about? I hate wasting money!!

My third goal is to participate in another 5K! On Mothers Day I participated and finished my first ever 5K run....I didn't run....but I did finish! It was a very freeing day for me....to know that I can do it! I really can do it! and it's not about the time on the clock....its about finishing and I finished it in 1 hour! I would like to complete the next one in less time and I will.... I can DO it! and maybe next time I can run at least half.....if it's not up these Seattle hills....cuz than I just might crawl.....either way... I will DO it!!

I will post a beginning picture after I figure out how this blogging thing really works! Until next time :)