Brandy's Success Diary

Oh Brandy. I am sorry I am going to have to do this to you. This may be a moot point but I wanted to know if you have paid your mom for the 3 months you owe her? I hate to sound like a hard ass but if you haven't that is what the $175 should go to. Well not the whole thing but $150 so you can make it right with your mom. She loaned you the money for your car and you need to pay that off... even if she hasn't been that nice about it.
The exercise bike sounds like a great idea and I know it's your birthday money but you have to make the debt with your mom good and caught up. Once again if you have please disregard this and good for you:)
If you haven't and you use $150 to pay her you will have $25 left. What I would suggest is look on craigslist (I tried to check it out for you but I don't know which area is closest to you) or start looking around at yard sales and flea markets and look for a bike for $25. They don't have all of the new fangled things on them but they work and it will get you through one winter while you pay off your debt and save for next winter.
Sadly as an adult things like exercise bikes have to be sacrificed sometimes to pay bills and debts. After you get out of school and out of debt you can save your money and buy the things you want... because you won't owe debts. It's an amazing feeling. One I certainly hope to get to. sigh More Dave Ramsey of course. He is very sensible and tells it like it is which a lot of people get mad at but he is right... well at least imo.
Hope you are having a good night!!
 
lol just realized reluctantcabbie already brought up craigslist. Oh I love craigslist. I am going to buy all of my baby stuff through it:) I don't know if I'll be able to pay full price for anything agian! lol
However, garage sales have better deals. Especially if it's day 2 or 3 and they haven't sold the bike yet. People would start giving stuff away. I have gotten an awesome treadmill for $50!
 
Found this on craigslist.... lol

not sure if Boston is close. Looks like it's a few hours north but not sure if this guy is in Boston proper.
 
Michelle: I here what you are sayiing, and appreciate the butt kicking. But I don't have the $175; I've already used it towards debt. And I would pay my mom the money, and I don't plan on buying an exercise bike until I've caught up with payments to my mom, and all my other bills. The exercise bike was just a goal, I will be able to pay my mom off the extra money I owe her by next month. I am responsible enough to know I have to pay my bills first. I just promised myself not to forget about that $175, and that I deserve to buy something for myself for once.
 
ah ok then. I know your a smart cookie but the way it sounded in the posts. I wasn't sure if you had the money in hand or not:) I know you are working really hard and trying to be good with money so just thought I would check. :)
I looked through Boston's craigslist and found lots of great deals on bikes! I was pretty impressed. A bike would be a great reward! :)
If you don't mind my asking: how long will you have to make payments to your mom?

Also yay!! for eating healthy! That is awesome!:) Good days just feel great! You wonder why we don't always have good days lol ;)
 
Michelle: NO NO NO, I don't have the money in hand. I'll be making payments to my mom for like the next 3 years or something. But the only reason she wants me to pay her back is to show her responsibility and financial responsibility. I wouldn't ever screw my mom over by not intending on paying her. I wasn't planning on buying the bike for another month or 2, when I can catch up with payments to my mom. I live in Pembroke, MA... which is in Plymouth county. I think a bike is a good "reward" for myself, as well as a good motivation.

Karl: Thank you. :hug2:
 
Okay. This weekend was so horrible that I was up to 209 in the morning weight. Today I weighed at 206.2; which doesn't say much.... but if I eat well today, I know I will be able to at least lose 1 more pound. 11 pounds in 6 weeks for christmas!!! I really really want to do it. I will do my best to treat Thanksgiving like any other food day. But we all know that will be really hard. lol. I feel like this: :willy_nilly: around all the food and desserts on holidays. lol. Today is going to be another good eating day, and I'm thinking that when I pick up my 5 year old sister, we can play and get some exercise in. I am excited to lose weight. I think the mini goal is totally achievable, and it will be the thinnest I've been in over a year....Thats crazy. I found a "weight loss diary" that I made before senior prom. Maybe a few months before hand. And I was writing about how disgusting I looked, and how I wanted to lose weight before prom... and I set very UNREALISTIC goals for myself. I was only between 180 and 187. i would kill to be that right now!!! lol. It is so amazing how I could have let myself go this far. But whats even more amazing is how I'm going to lose it all, and finally reach my goal... eventually.
 
Good morning!!
I totally hear you on how looking at old pictures and remembering how you felt about yourself when you were fine!! I looked at pics yesterday where I was feeling crappy but now I would kill for that too. lol
I think your goal is great! You can totally do it. Maybe you could contribute some healthy Thanksgiving things to the meal? Of course it is all about portions! You can totally do it!
Have a good day and good weekend if I don't get back here... though I am sure I will find a way lol.
 
Thanks Michelle. Its a great idea to contribute something healthy to the meal. Maybe I will make some sweet potatoes instead of having only regular mashed potatoes??

I was 204.8 this morning!:hurray: And seriously, earlier in the week I was seeing 208's and one day a 209 on the scale... like a round Sunday and monday....because I just stopped caring. I'm proud to see that number.

I have a lot to do today, specifically picking up a birthday cake and present for Dan's father; homework, and a lot of cleaning. I might have my sister sleep over tomorrow night, because she is going to sleep over December 23rd to 24th; and I want to make sure she is ok with it. I like spending time with her. Its so cute...because she told me yesterday that she wants to be just like me. And it made me SOOOOOO happy to hear that.

I need to do major laundry, vacuuming, dusting, dishes, and cleaning out of my car!

Well, I have all day, so I better get started. I might now have enough time to do everything! lol.
 
Yay!!! Congrats on the new lower weight!! Yum sweet potatoes! I love those things! Hope you have a great day today!!
 
Hmmm... the past few days haven't been the BEST food wise, and pretty much completely lacking of any decent exercise. My weekends never go that great. I went on a brisk walk today, but it was only for like 15 minutes. Food was good calorie wise. I've been releasing some built up stress by playing a video game. I should replace it with exercise. lol. But my week is pretty much busy with all my priorities... so I bet I will have a new low on Friday's weigh in. I'm hoping to see a 202. *crosses fingers* I need to prioritize my time this week. I have a lot of things I want to accomplish. :D Well... Here is to a productive week!
 
:cheers2:Here's to a productive week:cheers2:

I finally had a good one, and it should get better from here (other than a certain Thursday in the near future).

Talk to ya soon!
 
Yesterday didn't go too great... but not bad either. I really need to work on exercise. I have an accountabuddy on sparkpeople. We check in with each other daily about food and exercise, and make personal challenges to each other. The challenge right now is to get 30 minutes of exercise a day. I started off today with a container of yoplait light strawberry yogurt, but I didn't finish it. For lunch I think I am going to have a salad, and a slice of meatloaf from dinner last night. I am hoping to get in a 30 minute walk. I definitely have time today, so it shouldn't be a problem.

For right now, I woke up WAY too early, and I'm going to take a nap so I have some energy for the rest of the day.
 
good luck w/ your challenge...I'm glad you found a good partner!

I understand what you mean 'bout getting up too early ...i've been going to bed way late and then getting up at 7 to get my dd to school, i almost always go back to bed afterwards, lol

heres to a great day :D
 
Congrats on the 204.8! :hurray: I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for the next weigh in. :)

I love my stationary bike, and it burns calories like nobody's business. I hope you can get one in a few months. I bought mine new in 2002 and paid around $150 for it. I know lots of people buy exercise equipment and then sell it when it's barely been used b/c it ends up being a place to hang clothes rather than for its intended purpose..lol. So you should be able to pick up a decent one for a good price. :)
 
Hope you are getting some rest. That is cool about the accountability partner on Sparkpeople. That's a good thing to have. I hope it's keeping you motivated! 30 minutes is totally doable. I swear half the battle is just getting out there to do it! After that it's easy:) Hope you have a great day today!!
 
Hormones are evil things. lol. NO... not time for TOM quite yet. I just get random mood swings for no reason... and they can be a bit extreme sometimes. *deep breath* Anyways... I did well calorie wise today, very well. But no exercise. My mood has been all over the place, and so has my mind. I need to get myself moving... seriously. I should take the rest of this week and this weekend to catch up with simple chores that need to get done. I could give my room a good cleaning, I have plenty of homework to do, and projects are starting to accumulate as it is going into the ending weeks of the semester, and I need to apply for some jobs. And of course... I need to exercise. I have been very stressed today thinking too much about the future... so I need to cut that out. The past is history, and the future is a mystery... but today is a gift- which is why they call it the present.

I went to my mom's house tonight to watch The Biggest Loser... and for any of you who watch it... I can't believe Amy voted Coleen off... what a STUPID move. STUPID. But Coleen looked DAMN GOOD when they showed what she looked like now!
 
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