The Weekends....

The weekends are killing me! I starve, work out, lose 2 lbs. during the week, good job! The weekend comes along, I go out to dinner, throw back a couple beers...gain 2 lbs...it's killing me! But what does a person do? I even quit ordering my own meal when we go out, I now split with my husband, or order 1 item ala carte. But it will always be more calories than a bowl of Special K and carrots! So, it's Monday and here I go again.....can you say lap band??????????????

What the heck has happened to us?

Normally I save this stuff for my "Common Sense" page, but it is weighing heavy on me today. I tend to listen to more National news and Political news because that is where my interest lies. However, now that I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area I have been listening to more and more local news.
Everyday, and I mean EVERYDAY, a child dies a horrible death, beaten, strangled, kidnapped and murdered. I am in shock over the violence and crime that take place in our cities daily. What the hell has happened to us? Where is God in all this?
We have taken God out of everything so we will be politically correct. Political correctness is what is killing our great nation. Because we have free speech we allow all the crap and evil out there to be spread in all of our TV shows, movies, music. Is it any wonder our children are confused? Where is the good? Forget about what we can do....what about what we should do? Where is our moral conscience? Because abortion is legal, should we teach our young girls that this is the answer. Should we glamorize sex, porn, adultery, and whatever other bullshit we can think of because we can? We need to protect our children, teach them morals, teach them that there are consequences for their actions. We need to change the direction of the country. We need take care of the victims, not the criminals. God gave us the choice between evil and good. It's that simple. We can choose the good or the bad. I personally don't care anymore about the rights of people corrupting our society. I know in our government all people are protected and have rights. But somehow we have twisted every evil and bad deed into someone's rights. What about the good? Why can't we just choose the good? Not because its the legal thing to do but because its the right and moral thing to do?

The Size of Texas.....

People are always referring to things "the size of Texas."
We had a hamburger the size of Texas, he's got arms the size of Texas, etc. Well when I moved to Texas several people told me about the bugs in Texas....said they were big, and plenty of them! Well, to anyone who knows me, knows I HATE bugs....so I am always on guard here. Anyway, I have noticed lately in the mornings on my walk/run there have been more and more grasshoppers jumping around. They have been the smaller brown ones, really not that big of deal, I can handle these little creatures (I'm getting better in my old age)....but lately the big boys are out! Big green ones, they don't hop, they fly, and dive. These suckers are making me a little nervous every morning....I do NOT want one flying at me, looking at me, landing on me, well, you get the picture. So the other morning, in front of Tom Thumb's (local chain grocery store)you guessed it....one darts right at me! Actually hits me in the waist, now I am jogging, and all of a sudden I am attacked! So now I am screaming and jumping and shaking my t-shirt (ready to strip down if I have to) and it jumps off. After gaining my senses, I look around praying that no one has seen this spectacle I have made of myself...whew, I think I'm in the clear, oh, wait, not one, not two, but a truck load of Hispanic gardeners working on the grounds are all staring at me...they are not laughing. They look sympathetic actually...I will not make eye contact..just keep moving. I doubt that they even saw the grasshopper the size of Texas, I'm sure they think I have Tourettes or something...anyway, when they say grasshoppers the size of Texas that's what they mean!

Random Thoughts

One month into this diet/exercise thing...3 lbs. That's it!
!@#$$%^&**&^^%%%!!!!!!!!!



I was sooooooo excited for the Lion's this year....and now we all have the wind knocked out of us....I can't stand the thought of Jordon being hurt, I want to make it go away....the Mom in me.
If I could make it my knee, I would. But each day I remind myself of how much worse it could be....but I'm sure he's tired of hearing that..."it could be worse", and yes it could be....but right now, it stinks! Anyway, as my groovey sis and I always say....one day at a time....love you Jordon, heal quickly....

Eating our way through the greater ....

Eating our way through the greater Fort Worth area...okay, so My hubby and I are stuck here in TX. We really have no friends or family. We have each other. Good thing we like each other and we do know how to have fun together. Friday and Saturday night we go out to dinner. Not good for my diet, but we have to do something. So every Fri. and Sat. night we try a new restaraunt. Very fun. Especially since there are so many great places to eat around here. Barbque, Tex-Mex, and anything else you would want.
But here is the fact: I am tying to lose weight.
I have been exercising, and dieting. I know what to eat when out and what to drink when out. My drink of choice and not too bad on the caloric intake, light beer, I usually have 1 or 2. So Saturday night we went to this great littl Mexican dive, frozen margs....probably about 500 calories each, I never drink these things...but it was hot, and whatever...I started with a light beer. Then one marg. Then My hubby says lets split one more marg. Yummy, then he says lets split one more but brings back 2....now I am not only drunk, because I am a light weight....but I feel the pounds and fat piling up on my poor body...all that work during the week...running, walking, yoga, the carrots. Crap, thank goodness today is Monday...here we go again. :(

Random Diet Thoughts....

I hate my scale, it is the bearer of bad news. Are you kidding me? I cannot lose weight. So obviously I am still eating too much. I have been counting calories, my cardinal rule is to stay under
1500. I would say I average about 1300 a day. This is not enough to lose weight, I don't gain (Thank goodness) but don't lose....here's the deal, the more I exercise the hungrier I am. How do you run 3 miles and not get hungry?
Isn't there some rule floating around out there that says once you reach 50....pot belly's are cute? Why can't they be? Chubby thighs on babies are cute, how come they can't be on me?
If I eat one more raw carrot, I will barf.
Okay, can I eat 1,000 calories today and not go over? Are there any lunches at Outback that are even under that amount? (Since I have a lunch date there today)...wonder if I can have one rib and raw carrots there? Pray for me.....:0(

Ugh!

I BOUGHT A SCALE! HUGE BUMMER....Here I thought I was doing so well. Eating healthy, cutting back on food consumption, exercising more, trying to run...really? I have lost 1 and 1/2 lbs in 3 weeks, that's it. Okay, I am not going to give up on this quest, but thank goodness I bought a scale...so now...let the games begin. I am obsessed, I am counting calories. The biggest mistake I was making is not counting those little bastards (sorry). But seriously...my glass of juice in the morning is 180 calories, so there you go...and when you grab a handful of almonds or walnuts and think its a healthy snack, it is...but they are HIGH in calories, so yes, you have to count them out! Lord help me....its exhausting just thinking about it, but I did run/walk 45 minutes today, so at least my heart is getting healthy...too bad it has to pack around this bug butt!