The Naughty List

Ange is hostess of the naughty list and she is running a little different today. Here are the rules as copied from her post:

She will ask a question, and the next person will answer it, and include their name in the linky. Then that person will ask a different question on their post.

Just look at the linky, and answer the question on the post of the person before you. Who knows, maybe you will find a new blog that you love by doing this.

Her question: Did you get anything horrible for the holidays this year? If so, what do you plan to do with it?

My answer: I did not get anything horrible at all. The only thing I am sending back is a ginormous ring that my loving husband got. I like bling but I dont like to be overwhelming with it. Love the man for thinking of getting me jewelry and it really was the best surprise.

My question for the next person:

Do you have any plans for making this next year wild and exciting?

Go link up and have some fun

Weigh-In Week 28 and other Randoms

154.6

previous 157.6

209.0

previous 208.

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I hope everyone had a happy holiday!!

Santa was kind to us even though he didnt bring my 145

no worries! LOL

I put on my pre-preggers jeans today and I would be bad if I didnt say how hot I look.

Maybe not but hey its a step in the right direction

(I really do feel hot)

I started a new pill to help with my depression yada yada

(the other one was affecting my sleep which is no bueno)

and it has made me quite nauseous

probably because the old one wasnt out of my system yet

I cant handle nausea feelings

I just throw up to get it over with

My kids got a whole bunch of make-up for Christmas

Is it bad that it is almost all gone from them reapplying it all day every day?

Thank goodness they are cute!

And happy!!

My little man got a guitar for Christmas and he has been rocking it

along with his sister's Ariel necklace

He really is the cutest kid ever!!

My mind really has been blank so forgive me if I dont blog for a while

I am trying to get ready for my 365 Days of What?! project

(I will not be a quitter)

And also recuperate from the holidays

Happy New Year to you all!!

Weigh-In Week 27

157.6

208.0

These are some great weekly numbers and such a great early Christmas present!
Hope you all have a great week ;)

I love this woman!

I am going to put it out there, just like it is....I am deeply, truly, madly in love with the owner of this blog!!!! There, I said it. She is an astounding example of patience at times, fun at times, silliness at times, but most of all.....love. She knows how to love me and for that I am grateful. As I look over this past year at all the progress she has made as she began the weight loss journey I am in awe. Thank you for your example you beautiful woman. You help me in so many ways and although I have always thought you were beautiful, I love to see how this weight loss increases your confidence and boosts your self esteem. I love you woman!

Apron, Doing Without, Just Because

Mint Julep Monograms has sent me my apron and can you tell how happy I am

The creator is Hillary and she can put a letter or a name and I chose 'Spice' because that was my nickname growing up and I think it turned out fabulous!

The full overall look with my nice dressy shirt and pajama pants and snow boots that you cant see hahaha Thank you soooo much Mint Julep Monograms for this awesome apron. She has many other items besides aprons including: bags, towels, robes, cups etc

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Well I did without the blasted sugar this week and it went really well actually. Besides the headaches I think it was rather successful. I did sneak a couple sips of coke and bite of cookie but definitely within the last two weeks there was a weeks worth of no sugar.

I havent really thought of anything to do my week's without but suggestions are always welcome.

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So this past week has been a crazy as far as my woman feelings and my body crazies. I seriously SERIOUSLY felt like I was pregnant. The headaches, the boob craziness, the pain in my lower abdominal region. So I made the man get a pregnancy test. Granted there is no way I could be, due to be 'tied up' but I just wanted to make sure. Why do women have to go through all these crazy body changes? Well the test came up negative so that made me feel a little better lol

Hope everyone has a FanFreakinTastic week!!

Sunday Stealing

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named CV Rick from the blog named Ninja Writer. It's 50 questions so we will do it in two parts. He stated that he grabbed it from Wry Catcher. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Ninja Meme, Part Two

Cheers to all of us thieves!

26. Whose responses to Stealing do you want to read the most? I dont really read peoples responses to much I just like answering questions

27. What color shirt are you wearing? ummmm i am not

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? never have but it would be interesting and cold probably

29. Can you whistle? yes

30. Favorite colors(s)? green! blue and purple

31. Could you be a pirate? no

32. What songs do you sing in the shower? i more relax in the shower rather than think of songs

33. Favorite girls name? dont have one

34. Favorite boy’s name? dont have one

35. What’s in your pocket right now? dont have pockets on but in my coat there are candy canes

36. Last thing that made you laugh? my husband

37. Best bed sheets as a child? ones i could fall asleep on

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? when i sprained my ankle numerous times playing volleyball

39. Do you love where you live? yes most days, you cant beat the country

40. How many TVs do you have in your house? How many HDTVs? two, one

41. Who is your loudest friend? eek!

42. How many dogs do you have? one

43. Does anyone have a crush on you? my honey

44. What are the most fun things you ever did? traveling is always fun

45. What are your favorite books? i am a twilighter i know cheesy but i like jude devereaux books right now

47. Favorite Team? i dont have a fave but my honey likes longhorns

48. What songs do you want played at your funeral? i stand all amazed

49. What were you doing at 12 AM? sleeping

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? i dont want to wake up lol

Thank you for playing this week on Sunday Stealing! Please leave a comment or link when you have posted. Feel free to stop back and visit other player’s posts. Have a great week. See you next Sunday!

Weigh-In 26

me: 160.8

hubby: 211.2

I think there is a pattern going on here!!
Not a good one might I add.

WTF is wrong with us?

Ok I know its the holidays and well ummmmm
Really we should still be trying but it looks like it is not working out
Hope for better numbers with the new year
lol

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This no sugar is kicking my A$$!

Did I mention I am on my period?

Did I mention that I am not a happy person on my period?

Did I mention that sugar makes me happy?

Of course not.

Day two and I am going strong with no cookies no sweets of any kind

So glad I am only doing this for a week because I would be going crazy!

I was really wanting some sugar earlier

because I was an angry hormonal woman

but then I drank some milk and it is amazing how sweet it tasted

almost drank the whole gallon.

The next week without I am going to choose something that is not food

but I have no idea what to choose.

Any ideas?!

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I have been working out in the morning and my legs have been killing me.

Slim in 6 really works to get you slim. lol

I have also been walking again which is good because I have been so lazy

hopefully it will get me out of these stupid 160's

How is everyone doing on their weight-loss?

Are you taking the holidays off or pushing forward?

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Dare for Ange and her Man

Ange has gotten 200 followers so she wants people to put up
Truth or Dares for her and her hubby to do.

I didnt know what to put at first but then I thought of something crazy to do.
I have always wanted to do it but I am to chicken to do it
BUT
If they do this then I will for sure do it ;)

So the dare is:

When you are driving out with the family pull over to the side of the road and run around the car screaming that there are bees all over the place.

It would be freakin hilarious!!

Are you up to it? ;)

PS: Dont forget to give me your addy so I can send this gift card

Post It Note Tuesday

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Love Actually

Temptations

So this past week I withheld from sugar and I did pretty good. I didnt realize everything that had sugar. I didnt have any special treats but I still had lemonade and the occasional soda and if I really wanted to be off sugar I would of not had that as well.

I included this graph because really sugar intake is rising and it is a big contributor to weight gain. We need to be mindful of what we put into our bodies. I got this picture at DailyMe



The week went well until about Friday. I wasnt craving any but without thinking and wanting my breath to smell minty fresh I popped in a piece of gum. When I went to the store later I was thinking oh I cant have that or that and then it hit me. Holy Shiz!! I am chewing a freaking piece of gum!! Can we just say disappointment. Then my husband gets me a vanilla shake and I look at him with a bewildered look. Then it hits him oh crap I forget he says. Well I for sure didnt let it go to waste although I could not drink all of it. LOL Monday to friday is how well I did without sugar.

This next week I am going to try and do it for reals because I dont want to move on to something else until I conquer this. I will be strong! No sugar from Monday to Monday

Sunday Stealing

There is this awesome blog called Sunday Stealing and I love how different the questions are each week! Go link up and have some fun!

1. What do you add to your coffee? i dont drink coffee. but i love walking down the coffee aisle and smelling it

2. What are you reading now? these questions ;)

3. Do you own a gun? the man does, does that count?

4. Are you registered to vote? yuppers but i need to be more informed before i vote

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? yes

6. What do you think of hot dogs? in moderation they are delicious, i really want to try a chili cheese dog

7. Favorite Christmas Song? o holy night

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? water

9. Can you do push ups? eek! yes like 5

10. What was the name of your first boyfriend/girlfriend? ummm that was in the first grade and i dont remember that far back lol

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelery? i am starting to like jewelry a lot more so this is a toughy. i love rings

12. Favorite hobby? reading, i love escaping into books whether it be a mystery or a steamy romance the adventures are endless

13. Do you work with people who idolize you? i dont work so that would be hard

14. Do you have ADD? no i am just spacey

15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? my depression because it affects EVERYTHING

16. What’s your Middle name? spice

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.

i need to feed the kids
i have a headache
i want a nap

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.

paper towels
egg nog
breakfast burritos

19. Name 3 beverages you regularly drink.

water
smoothies
milk

20. Current worry right now?

why are my breast tingling? (you know the feeling when your milk comes in? that feeling)

21. What side do you dress to?

i dont get this question

22. Favorite place to be?

in a hotel with my family

23. How did you bring in the New Year?

i think i was sleeping

24. Where would you like to go?

i would like to go to bed. a place i would like to go would be the east coast. i would love to see all the history and lighthouses

25. Name three people who you will see today.

husband
kids
husbands brother
his girlfriend

Winner of Pay It Forward Giveaway

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 10

Ok so not everyone knows how to follow directions lol but that's ok I included you all in the giveaway. By follow me I meant to go click the follow button the sidebar <------ over there but oh well this is my first giveaway and I want to giveaway no matter what. I am so excited to use Random.org to pick the number and I copied the box because I had no idea where to find the widget for it. So the lucky winner is comment #10 and that is Ange. Congrats!!

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Other random stuff! I am still going strong with no sugar but I dont know how good that is because I substituting it with other crap junk food. At first I was having real bad cravings for some yummy anything sugar but now it's not so bad. The only thing that sucks is the headaches but that could be because my body is going crazy.

I talked to the man about possibly writing a post once a week. It will be interesting to see what he comes up with!

This weekend is going to be crazy with three birthday parties, church events and baking. Eek!!

Happy Friday to you all!!

An AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!

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Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

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1. What is your holiday wish for your family? to have fun and enjoy each other without getting crazy

2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition? open presents and eat a yummy cinnamon roll breakfast

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? probably a vacation for the family

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? we decorate and read stories every night

5. What games did you play with your family growing up? rook, catch phrase, skip bo

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? we open one gift the night before Christmas

7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip? when we are away from home we usually visit family in Utah or Arizona

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Holiday Lovin'

There is this blog,

and it is called Love, Actually.

I love it!

For the holidays

Love Actually has had numerous ideas

on how to spice up your relationship.

This is what she had for

Thanksgiving

and

Christmas


She has put a lot more Christmas ideas such as:


Go check out Love, Actually for the free downloads and make it a memorable Holiday ;)

Weigh-In, Doing without?, Giveaway

209.6 for the man

160.0 for me

measurements will be updated on the side bar

I was doing so good yesterday in my eating. I had a smoothie for breakfast, exercised on the wii fit with me liv-ster and even had a sensible lunch. It started going down hill when we didnt eat dinner before six and had to go into town which was an hour away. What time did we get to eat you ask. We ate at 9:30pm on our drive home getting food from Wendy's. I know you can get healthy choices and eat light but I so did not do that. I was grumpy and frumpy and dammit I wanted a french fry. Side note: they have really yummy french fries with sea salt. YUM! but dont let me tempt you.

Which leads me into my next big excitement. I have decided each new week, Monday to Monday, I am going to do without something or do something daily. I am going to NEED YOUR help because I wont be able to think of these things on my own.

So far I have done a week without Facebook and this week I am doing without sugar, Drazil inspired me. When I say sugar I mean: cookies, cakes, ice cream and any other sweet treat. Pretty much everything in my kitchen at the moment. Two days have come and gone and I am still going strong. It is kind of nice to test your strength.

Dont forget to enter my giveaway!!

the only requirement is to follow my blog

<------------------------- click follow you know you want to ;)

Paying It Forward Giveaway!!

I have been rather blessed to have found some awesome bloggers and great support.

One of them happens to be this awesome gal

She had a giveaway a while ago and after reading my wishlist she reminded me to enter her giveaway. I dont enter many giveaways, one because I dont believe I ever win and two I want other people to be able to win the item and three well i dont like getting my hopes up to be disappointed. Any who I enter and I didnt win. No biggie. I wasnt too worried about it. But I receive this message from Charlie and she tells me that she is giving her gift certificate to me. (i guess Mint Julep Monograms gave her one for hosting a giveaway, super nice of her) So in the spirit of giving because I seriously felt so grateful to these ladies I would like to host my FIRST giveaway. Granted I have no idea how to do it I am going to keep it simple.

To enter:

All I ask is that you follow me, this fat girl likes support and happy comments every once in a while. Once I see that you are a follower then all is well.

<- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - go click follow on my sidebar ;)

The prize:

Every little bit helps right?!

This giveaway will end on Friday December 10th at Noon MST

PS: dont forget to leave a comment so i can include your name in the drawing

PSS: it wouldnt hurt my feelings if you promoted this giveaway on your blog. just saying ;)

I am such a sap

We have had cable for the past couple months and of course I have been watching the Biggest Loser. I dont think there has been an show where I have not cried. The change the contestants make is so incredibly amazing and cool to watch but it doesnt motivate me. Does that sound bad? Let me dig a littler deeper. When these contestants lose their weight they are looking good and healthy but their weight is what I am now give or take a few pounds. Here they are looking happy and good and here I am the same size feeling fat and frumpy. I am not here to throw a pity party just curious if anyone feels the same way. The random thoughts I have get me in trouble sometimes.

Update

I decided to forgo the challenge for the Get Fit for Christmas contest. The idea behind it is awesome but the energy and determination it takes to do it has not been there. Plus, although I think watching your weight during the holidays is important, for me it is not priority. I want to focus on family and that is what these last few months need to be.

To keep me on track my husband and I have challenged each other to move and lose weight. So far we haven't done the best but its a work in progress. My goal for this holiday is to maintain my weight if not lose more.

Weigh-ins are still Tuesday morning(another reason I had a difficult time with the challenge is it through me off because weigh-ins were fridays. it is all a mental thing, i know i am crazy) and this next Tuesday I will post updated measurements.

Week 23: 158.6
Week 24: 160.6
eek!! not the 160's again

These pictures make me laugh because it is a picture of our legs and it makes me think naughty thoughts. When it was just me all I thought was weight. Just another reason to get the man on board. ;)

hubby's weighin

Week 1: 207.6lbs
Week 2: 209.6lbs

Weighing in was exciting for the man because he thought he was around 215lbs but to find he was lower than that was a plus.

Stay tuned: Monday I am going to host my first give away titled Pay It Forward!