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Well, yesterday didn’t quite go as planned. Christina and I had planned to go to Zumba class at the gym yesterday morning at 8:30. She called Friday night to cancel, so I had a hard time finding the motivation to go by myself. I didn’t. We did, however, go work on the float…in the FREEZING RAIN. It was frigid. My hands were like ice because I didn’t have gloves. The girls were helping to begin with, but the longer we were there, the colder it got and we just had them go sit in the car with the heat on.

I was supposed to meet with Lynne afterwards to go walking (over the bridge!) but her plans didn’t quite work out the way she’d hoped, so we decided to reschedule. By the time we got home from the float the last thing I wanted to do was go back in that weather to walk, so I decided to go buy the Biggest Loser game for the Wii. HUGE mistake. What a waste of money! For starters, I was really wanting the Biggest Loser Strength Training Kit because it has the 4 lb dumbbells, jumprope, resistance band, etc all compatible with the Wii for 34.99. On the box, it says “Compatible with the following games: Biggest Loser, EA Active, Wii Fit”. So, I figured we’d get the Biggest Loser game since it would probably be a better match. $79 later we get it home and turned on and it was NOT what I was looking for AT ALL. For starters, there’s NO interaction at all with ANY of the items that came in the strength training kit. NONE. Yeah, you can jump with the jump rope, but there’s no part of the game or anything that will monitor your jumps, reps or anything. So, they’re useless! I mean, really! So, I tried giving the actual game a try and no, no, no, just no. My opinion is that it’s a glorified workout video. I could have bought a workout video for $20 if that’s what I wanted! The interaction was just non existent and the graphics were HORRENDOUS. I thought I was back in the Nintendo 64 days! So, I’m going to return it…I was thinking of getting the EA Active because it’s around $30 vs the Wii Fit being $100, but I’ve read a lot of bad reviews about its glitchiness. I guess you get what you pay for so we will probably just invest in the Wii Fit Plus afterall.

Well, we’re headed back out to work on the float again today. At least it’s not raining today. Still cold, but the rain and wind are what killed me yesterday.

As you know, one of my goals this year is to plan/organize a family reunion. I have no idea how many relatives might can show up, but I’m hoping for the best! I created an event tonight on Facebook which can be viewed once logged in. I’m real excited about the possibility of meeting family members I’ve never met before and seeing ones I haven’t seen in years! For the last couple of years I have been tracing my ancestry and working on my family tree. So, the notion of having everyone all together in one place just fascinates me and I really hope many can come.

In other news, I’ve worked real hard this week on all my goals, particularly those related to my weight loss. (You can read more about that on my weight loss blog though.)

Tomorrow I plan on getting up early enough to get a good workout in the gym and then we are all going to help work on the float tomorrow afternoon. Madelyn is on the Bayshore Cloggers team and every year they make a float because they dance in all the local parades (and some not-so-local). We’ve missed a few weeks of helping with the float so we’ve vowed to go both days this weekend. After the float I’ve got plans to meet with Lynne to walk. We’re talking about walking over the bridge which excites me!

I’m so close to being 200 pounds I can taste it. Interesting choice of words, huh? I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I haven’t lost sight of my goals. I’m down to about 225-ish. I say “ish” because I’m not sure how accurate the scale I have at home is, but I do know that 225-ish is a lot lower than I’ve been in a very long time.

What I’ve been drinking

The best news of all is….I haven’t had any pepsi for 5 days now. AT ALL. This is huge for me. I’ve never went this long without ANY pepsi. I’ve been drinking Crystal Light’s “On the Go”. They’re packets that you pour into a bottle of water and shake. So far I like the taste of Raspberry Ice the best. The orange flavored ones remind me too much of Tang (which I have never liked). I am so proud of myself though for going this long without pepsi. Today my family had Wendy’s for lunch and it was the perfect opportunity for me to slip and have a soda, but I didn’t.

What I’ve been eating

I’ve been eating mostly Weight Watchers Smart Ones meals, but also some Healthy Choice ones too. My favorite food is anything pasta, so I get some great variety in these frozen meals. For dessert/snacks I’ve had the Keebler Right Bites. They’re bags of crackers, cookies, snack mixes that are 100 calories per bag. What’s most difficult for me is limiting myself to just one bag at a time. Even so, for me having two bags is A LOT better than me eating an entire large bag of chips. 200 calories a snack is better than 1000. I’ve also enjoyed the Smart Ones Chocolate eclairs. MMMmmm. I’ve had Subway more than ever! I’m no Jared by any means, but I love their ham subs and for only 6g of fat, I can’t go wrong. I don’t eat mayo (I like my sandwiches/subs dry) so that’s not an issue for me like it is for so many. For breakfast I’ve been trying to eat Nutrigrain breakfast bars or the South Beach meal replacement bars (Chocolate). It’s hard for me to be disciplined in this area because I’m not a big breakfast person. I also find that I am a lot hungrier come lunch time when I have had breakfast versus when I haven’t. Odd. At least I’m trying. If you know of any other foods/products that’s worked good for you, please let me know. I’m not a big cook, so I like pre-packaged, quick, easily prepared stuff. heh.

I’m going to buy a new scale this week, so hopefully my further weight posts will be accurate.