This morning I tried a Green Monster smoothie. I used a banana, cup of 2% milk, 2 cups spinach and around 10 ice cubes. It was yummy! And my 10 year old who hates veggies even drank one.

It is a light green from the spinach but you don't even taste that. You taste the banana and milk. I can't wait to try other varieties.

See that loss over there, I was afraid it was wrong but according to my scale it's only off .2lbs, I weighed a 10lb dumbbell on it and it came to 10.2. So anyway, that is suppose to say 10.9 but MyFitnessPal apparently rounds to the nearest number. I'm sure the numbers will slow down soon. I am losing water weight I know. I take a water pill daily to help with swelling in my feet and ankles. They get so bad that you can actually push in on my leg with your thumb and the indent will stay for awhile. It's gross! But since taking the water pill and cutting out salt, it's not too bad.

I ordered my 5lb goal reward to myself. I have a cell phone cover coming for my Blackberry.

I'm going to give myself little rewards on the 5lb marks. For my 10lb reward I want a Travel Mug w/tea infuser. I've found one but I won't order it until Saturday since that is my weigh in day. I'll post a picture when I do.

I know some of you don't know but I host a meeting once a month in my home with about 5 other girls. We get together and bring a low fat dish along with a print out of the recipe for every one. We talk about what is working for us, how we are doing and what's been going on. Just a get together for girls. We get a chance to visit without kids. I havent' hosted in a few months.

In June of last year we were hit by a tornado and well the Summer just went to heck. It was so devastating that nothing mattered anymore. No one in my area was hurt. We lost both our cars. There use to be 2 giant trees in my yard and a little milk shed building. They are all gone. The one beside the house fell in the backyard just missing the back of the house. Our little milkshed landed on our side porch. And the big tree in the side yard fell on both of our cars.

Our cars are under there. My daughter's boyfriends parents brought friends to help get things cleaned up. In pay they took the wood for this Winter.

That's my beautiful or was beautiful Regal and the minivan we had just bought in May and had recently gotten the transmission fixed on. Destroyed! But that was the only damage our property received. Others around us lost homes, campers, animals but no one in our lost their lives. A few counties over lost all we lost plus a few of them didn't make it. In a way we were blessed. We have picked up and moved on. I will say we have more sunshine in our yard now :) I made tons of sun tea over Summer..lol.

 We spent many nights in the basement of my In laws that Summer. That was a Summer we will never forget.

Friend Making Monday

Did you make any resolutions? If so, what are they? Have you stuck to them so far?

Yes I did. My resolution was to do Weight Watchers at home, give up pop and drink more water. I have done all 3 since Jan. 1, 2011 and I plan on doing all 3 until Jan. 1, 2012.

So far I've lost almost 10 lbs.

1 week in

The scale this morning would give me three different sets of numbers no matter how many times I stepped on it. So I'm taking the high number and that would put me at 7.4lb loss, if I take the low number that puts me at an 8.6lb loss. That's great for my first week!

I made it a week with no pop. I am taking water pills to help with my ankle's swelling from the sodium. As soon as I adjust to the water pills I'm sure the loss won't be so high. Darn! But it's ok. I'd rather lose than gain.

Today I'm having spells of my ears ringing and some dizziness. Not sure what's causing that. I know my mom has those spells but she's diabetic. I'm on this weight loss plan so that I don't have to take pills or shots. She is on 2 shots a day. Dad has high blood pressure so there is another reason. Plus I have not had any heartburn at all since I started the diet. Normally I suffer from that several nights a week. Outside of the ears and dizziness today I've felt pretty good.

No pop still. Weigh in is tomorrow. A little scared on that. I'm weighing in at home. I don't attend any WW meetings. This is all on me. I have a reward set for myself if I lose 5lbs, I'm ordering my phone cover for my Blackberry. I'm trying to set little rewards for every 5 lbs lost. The next 5lbs I'm ordering a travel mug with a tea infuser. I've been wanting one of them. Still working on some other rewards like a new hoodie, makeup, flip flops (not Walmart ones either), something from Pampered Chef...etc. Any ideas? I do know that my final reward will be a makeover in a new outfit that my hubby won't see until that day. And I'll get my hair and makeup done.

Mother Nature decided to bless herself upon me yesterday. I'm hoping that doesn't affect my weigh in but if it does that just means I'll have to work harder next week. I can deal with her. I'm hoping by losing weight that maybe she won't hit me so hard in the coming months. I swear she is evil, I mean really evil to me the first few days. I know that no woman likes her.

The family has been supportive. I can't explain why this time around feels different. It just does. Like I know I'm going to do this. Before I would last maybe a day or two and fail. The first time I did WW I lost 30 lbs. Took me about a year to do it since I messed around on it. I had your normal gains and losses but didn't work hard at it. This time though it feels different.

Day 4

I'm still doing good. Still following WW PointsPlus. I did however cancel my online membership and I bought a PointsPlus calculator so that I can still follow the plan just do it on my own. Somehow, I can't explain it, but it feels like I am really going to do this. I felt that same way 7 years ago when I quit smoking. I knew I was going to be able to do it and be ok. I have that same feeling this time.

No pop yet. Having headaches due to the caffeine withdrawal. I've been drinking hot tea with a teaspoon of honey and that's been helping. I think.

I do need to add more activity.

First day of the New Year

Today I am starting the New Year off with a resolution to drop these unwanted pounds. I guess that's a typical resolution that everyone makes. I do feel like I have determination and motivation to do this. I joined Weight Watchers online and will continue to follow them for as long as it takes me to achieve the weight loss that I so desire. I did really good today with 4 points left over. My family took me out on a walk. I think they tried to kill me. That was a very long walk.

That's me before the walk.

And that's me after the walk. It was a little chilly but I was sweating. I'm not use to activity.

I did make several New Years resolutions.

1. No pop/soda

2. In bed by 11 and up by 7

3. No swearing (it's not that bad but if I can cut it out all together that's even better)

4. No candy, pasta unless it's whole wheat, no white bread...I know there is more here but can't think of it right now.

5. 2 hours tops on the computer instead of all day

6. I would like to read more.

7. dinner is to be eaten at the table every night.

8. Follow a schedule instead of doing things when we want (nothing ever gets done otherwise)

9. Keep the house cleaned no matter how tired or lazy I want to be.

10. Eat more fruits and veggies.

11. Get outside more.

Yes the list can go on. I'm sure I'll add more as I figure out the things I would like to change this year. Anyway that's my Day 1 on this journey to a New Me!