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Where does the time go ? I jumped on here to see I haven’t been here since Friday ! Then the weekend hit and poof, there went the time !

Today I weighed in after my first week of NutriSystem ! Now I had to admit, I did have some cocktails at the Concert Friday Night ( which was just awesome by the way ) And Some wine Sat and Sunday Evening. I can tell you on the days I did that I did not have any more weight loss. But that’s ok because I ended at 6.4 lbs ! WooHOOOO ! Feeling great about it ! I still have not had time to finish the reviews on the 3 diets I have tried, but I have to tell you, Nutrisystem seems to be a keeper ! Cost effective, food is good to great depending on what you add to it and the support system, awesome ! So I’m going to keep on it this month and I have mine on Auto Delivery so I will get my order for next month on the 1st

We have exactly 7 weeks until Cancun ! Too bad I couldn’t lose 6 lbs a week ! HA ! I’ll keep on keeping on and see what happens

I have been working out, running my 5-7 miles a day depending on what time I get started. I have been trying to get up by 5 am but that doesn’t always happen but I’m getting better at it

Ok here is a product review of something I just purchased ! As you may have read we were in Monterey last weekend and the bed was just heavenly ! I slept so great and it had a feather bed pillow top, so Of course upon checkout I had to check out the bed to see what brand this was and then my next mission was to find where I could get one ASAP ! The feather bed is made by a Company called Pacific Coast Feather Company ! As soon as we got home, I ordered one and it arrived in just 3 days ! I put it on Friday and I will tell you this weekend, we both slept GREAT ! I thought we would have to buy a new mattress because I had just been tossing and turning etc, and with this on there ! Oh Its PURE Heaven ! Be sure to check it out, you wont be sorry you did ! Just fantastic Just click on the photo below and it will take you to all the information about it

One of my mission’s here is share items that I personally purchase and try. If I Love them I’ll let you know, if I buy something and hate it, well I’ll let you know that too !

Of course my other mission is to cheer you on with your weight Loss Goals ! So Keep up the good work and keep moving forward !

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See you all tomorrow !

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Well I missed getting on here yesterday, one of those screwy days. You know what I am talking about, You wake up raring to charge the day and then things, one after another, happen and keep you from what you should be doing !

But that’s ok I am here today and VERY happy to report that I am down another Pound ! That makes my total weight loss for this week so far 6.4 lbs and I don’t officially weigh in until Monday Morning ! This isnt my first Train Ride on the Weight loss thing and I know when you start a new way of eating you do lose water weight, but Hey, 6.4 lbs, I dont care where its coming from, I’ll take it !

I am really loving Nutrisystem ! I didnt think i would like it and I am doing really well with it. I have not CHEATED once because, well, truthfully I am so full that I don’t think about it. The worst time was at night when the hubby was at work, I would be laying in bed reading, tossing and turning. Next thing, I’d be sliding out of bed thinking NO NO don’t go to the kitchen, next I’d be 3 scoops into the ice cream along with the see’s candy ! Geesh !

The other weakness - RED WINE ! OMG.. I have not had ANY since Last Saturday ! HOLY COW ! I am blown away ! I am glad to report that I am not an alcoholic ! HAHAHHA ! I was maybe starting to wonder if I would ever really give it up ! Sure only a few glasses, but still ! So I am feeling awesome ! Actually if you want to know the truth I am feeling like a Million bucks !

I have been thinking about the Mom’s and the drinking discussions ! Why is it that, Me included, tend to ” hide  ” the fact that yes we do drink Red Wine, etc, but we are scared to admit just how much and how many days a weekend. I have ran into friends that insist they do not drink during the week, only to see them at school the next day saying, I gave in, had to have one. Is it the society we live in ? Fast pace of life that drives us to the stress level of needing something to relax. Something to think about ! Or do we do it just because we do !

Anyhow enough of my rambling ! How boring !

I have had some emails as to how the baby chicks and ducks are doing ! Oh they are doing all right ! I’ve been transfering them now out of the cage and into the actual chicken pen as they need to get out and see how things are done in the chicken and duck world ! But that means each morning taking 12 birds by hand out and at night catching and putting 12 back in ! They should be able to get up to roost soon, but until then I need to protect the little guys from our possum who has so kindly decided to make a home in my son’s TREE fort ! Not sure what we will do about that this weekend but if you read about a California mom running with her red wine being chased by a possum and the ” when wild animals attack ” vision going through my mind you will know it was me !

Until then here is a picture of the little ones Everyone have a great weekend ! 3rd friday in a row we are off to another concert ! What has gotten into me !

Take care and keep on making the best diet choices you can ! If you slip up, well all do, just get back on as soon as realize you have slipped

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Ok so I know you are wondering what CDTC Means right ? That is short for Count Down To Cancun

Today was a GREAT DAY ! I guess you can say I ” cheated ” a bit. No, Not with food ! With the Scale ! My rings were feeling loose this morning when I got up to Run at 5:15 am ! Walked in to get my running clothes on and thought Oh what the heck, we only live once right So I jumped on the scale and get this ! I have lost 5.4 lbs since Sunday ! I am sure its all Water weight, Cutting out the wine and working out, but that’s ok ! I’ll take it ! So I am clearly on my way ! Loving the diet and well, I am feeling very good about it. I still have several Bistro MD Meals to get through but I am favoring the NutriSystem Diet ! If you click on the link you get 3 weeks of free food and feel free to contact me via email if you want to order as I have several 30.00 coupons ! The NutriSystem is the lowest price of the 3 and actually the one that is proving, so far anyhow, showing a nice weight loss.

Honestly, I didnt have high hopes for the program, but I am finding that its fitting into my lifestyle a bit better than the Fresh Food Delivery Places I have tried. I have to say the food is Great at Diet-To-Go, Food is Excellent at Bistro MD and The food is Good to Great with Nutri System so far. I like the way you can ” Dr things up ” on Nutri system ! Ok here I go rambling ! Lets get to business here !

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Breakfast - N/S Scrambled Eggs with Veggie Sausage, Fresh Mushrooms and Onion, Cottage Cheese ( nonfat) and Fresh Pinnapple Juice made in my Jack LaLanne Juicer I just bought ( love that thing )

Lunch - N/S chicken Noodle Soup, 1 97 % Fat Free Nathan’s Hot Dog, Onion and Tomatoes Plus a bit of Mustard ( I was supposed to have a whole wheat bun with this but didnt have any and didnt want to blow it with white bread See how good I have been

Afternoon Snack - 1/2 Bananna, 8 oz of skim milk, ice, a touch of vanilla extract, blended ! YUM !

Dinner - N/S Cheese Ravioli With Basil Tomato Sauce, Green Beans and Zucchini Cooked, Apple W/ Peanut Butter

Dessert - Strawberry Shortcake Bar

Workouts - AM - Running on Treadmill, 5-6 mph between 5-9 % Incline for 1 Hour and 10 Minutes PM Workouts - Power 90 by Beach Body Work Out

Alcohol Consumption - Happy to report, once again ZERO !

So that is the update today ! Down 5.4 lbs so far ! I know this rate will not keep up week after week but when I weigh Sunday, it should be interesting as I know I’ll have lost more weight, the questions remains just how much !

Until Tomorrow ! Keep on Going ! You are doing GREAT !!

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Well here we go ! The Countdown to Cancun ! Last year I was looking ever so HOT ! Ok, well what’s important is I thought I looked HOT ! I would Love to lose 20 lbs, by then of course would be great. I am giving it my all, my strong attitude and willingness is back after its own vacation ! As you know I have been trying out 3 different meal delivery companies. My reviews will take some time to type, however, I am already leaning towards a favorite which I will post by the end of the week if I still feel the same !!

So I am counting today as day 1. Here we go !

Monday Aug 5th

Workouts - 5 am - Treadmill Running, 5.5-6.2 mph for 60 minutes alternating between a 5-9 % incline. ( Thanks god for good music on my iPod !

8 PM - Jillian Michaels Full Frontal Workout ! OMG ! This was my first time doing this workout and I honestly think I worked up more of a sweat in 30 min then I do running for an hour ! That’s girl is CRAZY ! Holy Cow, but I will see how it goes.

Menu -

Today I followed NutriSystem’s plan. It’s pretty cool as you get to pick what you want to eat, breakfast, lunch and dinner and desert then you add your fruit’s and veggies, etc…And Of course The Getting 3 weeks of Free Food was a good choice with their special above !

Breakfast - Apple Scone, NF Yogurt Berry, Apple

Lunch - Ham and Bean Soup, Green Salad with FF Dressing, 1 Hardboiled Egg and 1/8 Avacado

Afternoon Snack - ( Oops should have had some dairy or protein and a fruit serving but the day got away )

Dinner - Chicken Florentine, Artichoke, Cantaloupe

And for Desert - The MOST Wonderful Chocolate Chip Pudding with whip cream ! How can you go wrong with that !

And because I am a mom, a stressed out one at that, like most of us, I will also be tracking and keeping reign on my Alcohol consumption. For the last Several Years I would say I would have 2 glasses of Red Wine a night at least 5 x a week ! BAD BAD BAD ! I was down to 136 when I started that lovely little ” relaxing ” habit and its’ put me back up to 157 ! So I am happy to report

Alcohol consumption - ZERO ( Of course this has been zero since the Beer Fest we went to over the weekend and the stuff that was going on there, made me think, relax ? These people are nuts ” LOL

So total today Calorie intake was - 1140.2 ( which isn’t probably enough, so I’ll be sure to add those few extra snacks I missed !
Workout Time - 60 Min Running - 30 Min Strength Training !
8 - 8 oz glasses of Water ( Very Important )
Weight - 157 ( Oh great, it will be interesting to see what it will be next week )
Night for Now ! See you all tomorrow ! Keep on thinking THIN ! YOU CAN DO THIS !

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Well this last weekend was totally NUTS ! Off to the Sammy Hagar Concert and Scorpions ! What a blast from the PAST ! We took off Friday around Noon, which took 3 hours each way ! So we had to drive back after the concert because the next morning I had to pick our son up from his friends and drive to my moms because we were off to a Beer Fest, Yes a BEER fest in Monterey, CA. We ended up arriving home about 3:30 am Friday night and had to be up at 7 am ! Yikes ! I am too old for this ! Well of course we pull up and there sits a box on the front porch. It’s dark, well of course it’s dark it’s 3:30 AM ! So we pull up and its my order from my next order of Bistro MD. I figure I wanted to try 3 food delivery places and Bistro Md Was 2nd on my list So here’s the food ! Great ! Well I am all excited to check it all out and I finally get it put in the freezer, etc by 4:30 am and all I know is that 7 am is coming fast ! Headed with my son to my mom’s, visited for a bit and off we went to the Monterey Brew Festival ! It was fun but boy was it crowded ! Then it was back to our room at the spin drift inn on cannery row and out for an ” early ” night. Well that early night ended up being until 2 am ! Holy Cow ! I am getting to old for that stuff ! I did dance alot so hopefully wore off some calories there ! So we got home late Sunday afternoon, did some things around here on the farm, including taking care of all our new chickens and ducks ! Holy COW they are HUGE !! I’ll get a picture over the next few days and post it so everyone can see it !

So Monday comes, Son is at school, we run our errands and lo and behold another BOX on the front porch, this time a BIG box. Of course my husband who weighs, oh 100 lbs WET says ” what on earth is that ” . I said Oh, I think that’s my diet food. He freaks out and says ” You have got to be kidding me, AGAIN ? ” So I told him that Nutri System had a great deal and I was trying 3 so that was my 3rd ! So I am switching back and forth for one week, trying Bistro MD and Nutri System. Either way Cancun is coming with or without me so I need to get my butt in gear !

Also starting today, I will be posting my menu for the day, my workout and weight, but weight will be weekly as I am going to give up the daily weighing !

I am also going to do reviews on all of the 3 diet Meal delivery places I have tried, which have been Diet-To-Go, Bistro MD, and Nutri System. I will give my pro’s and con’s on each and let you know what I think ! I even have lots of pictures to show of the food

So that’s the update ! Hope everyone has a great week !

Keep on keeping on and Never Give up and Never Give In !

I will add the Nutri System Coupons as well as the Bistro MD coupons if you want to check out their websites !



I am totally excited and ready for the next step of my journey ! Are you with me ??

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