Darcie's diary to happiness

No Mal learning to ride a bike again is not easy at all! I have fallen off a few times and I don't bounce like when I was a kid!I told my son I would put him up for adoption or he could just go live with his dad or something if he didn't keep his comments to himself. He didn't find me funny at all!

Go get a bike Mal I think you would love it! I will keep everyone posted on my balancing progress!
 
Good friday morning!! I have decided to go out with the girls dancing tonight and get in some good exercise!!I think dancing is about the only exercise I can say I like to do:rolleyes: I am not a fan of exercise at all but I really need to start doing some so I can tone up!

Bike update: still a little shaky but gaining better balance. My son made no comments yesterday!

Grill update; I have given up:cry: I think I am going to have to break down and finally ask some manly man to put it together for me.
 
ah the boy is either smartening up - or you're getting better :) I'm voting for getting better that's awesome :)

there's no shame in admitting defeat in the ways of mechanics - it makes the manly men feel good about themselves to rescue a damsel in distress :)

Did you mention above and I missed it what type of bike you got?
 
No I didn't say but it is a Next brand mountain bike. I am hoping to get good enough to go bike some of the many bike trails we have here in Idaho. I have some friends who go every summer and this summer I am hoping to join them!
 
So I did go out on Friday dancing and boy did I get in a workout! I danced nonstop for 3 hours! I woke up Saturday with muscles sore I haven't used in years but it was worth every ounce of pain! I have decided that I need to go do that more often since I didn't feel like it was exercise at all!
 
While eating dinner last night with my kids(chicken nuggets and fries) I realized that I eat alot of really stupid calories everyday in all of the comdiments that pass my lips:eek: I am not a ketchup fan at all I think it is a waste of a good tomato unless you are making fry sauce out of it but things like fry sauce, honey mustard, teriyaki dipping sauce these things really add up in cals sugars and sodium that I don't really need to be eating. My new resolution is to drop the condiments!! Yes it will be hard to give some of them up but really I should be giving up the food that I like to eat them with anyway. Maybe if the coniments are gone then the french fries won't taste good any more and I will stop eating them too!!:)
 
Good Friday morning!! I am so glad it is the weekend! I am going to go out dancing again this weekend and also try to get some swimming with the kids in! If the weather stays good anyways! I love summer! My kids are out of school now so we can enjoy all the fun together!

I finally got the hang of riding my bike again and I am really suprised how it may not seem like exercise but when I get off that dang bike I sure can feel it in my legs! I guess I shouldn't complain since I hate to exercise and riding the bike seems to fun for it to be exercise!

I still don't have the grill done I just set it on a shelf in my garage I figure someday it will get done!!

Everyone have a great weekend!:)
 
Happy Tuesday!! I finally got my grill put together this weekend so the kids and I are going to give it a go tonight and grill some chicken! Now I have never grilledbefore so I have told the kids we may end up eating cold cereal instead:rolleyes: They are okay with that too!

My ex husband took the kids all day sunday so I took advantage of a day to myself and the warm weather and took my new bike out for a spin. I am so out of shape for bike riding that after I got home my leg muscles hurt so bad that I had the hardest time even making it up the two steps to my house. Sore muscles aside I had a wonderful time and can't wait to go do it again!

I was very unhappy this morning when I stepped on the scales and was up 2 pounds. Now I know it could just be water weight but I have gotten so used to the scale staying the same give or take an ounce or two that it kinda put me in a bad mood. I am not going to change my ticker though unless when I get on the scales day after tomorrow it is still the same:mad:
 
Okay so we didn't grill last night. We got our new trampoline last night and it took two hours to put it up so by the time we finished doing that it was time for the kids to go to bed so grillin was put off a night but hey its al good becausse I got to play on the tramp after the kids went to bed and boy did I have a good time!! I had forgotten how much fun jumping on a tramp could be!! The kids will have competition for its time now!:) I told them it is good exercise for me!
 
It's really hard to stay away from the foods we love, eh? I have stopped eating ice cream altogether..and it's getting harder as the weather has changed...

Good luck with your weight loss journey, i'm rooting for you!!
 
sunkissbabe said:
It's really hard to stay away from the foods we love, eh? I have stopped eating ice cream altogether..and it's getting harder as the weather has changed...

Good luck with your weight loss journey, i'm rooting for you!!
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Thank you for the encouragement it means alot. I have to admt that with the weather warming up it will be harder and harder to say no to the ice cream but I guess I will just buy sorbet instead and then I won't feel as guilty. I will be better for the kids too!
 
the skinny cow ice cream sammiches are quite tasty - as are some of the weight watchers ice cream on a stick - the berry is really good -they're a little pricey for kids - but definitely a nice treat for the grownups :) especially after a good jump a bout on the trampoline :D

I think part of their charm for me is the portion controlness - my head will never understand that a pint of haagen daaz dulce du leche ice cream isn't a single serving :D
 
maleficent said:
the skinny cow ice cream sammiches are quite tasty - as are some of the weight watchers ice cream on a stick - the berry is really good -they're a little pricey for kids - but definitely a nice treat for the grownups :) especially after a good jump a bout on the trampoline :D

I think part of their charm for me is the portion controlness - my head will never understand that a pint of haagen daaz dulce du leche ice cream isn't a single serving :D
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It is my reasoning that if I forgo my morning coffee then eating that whole pint of haagen daaz coffee is justified!:)

I have never seen any of the skinny cow ice cream sammiches in the stores here and I have looked but I have had the weight watchers and portion control only works if you stop at eating just one not one box at a time!!:D
 
So I have found a really icky way to drop a few pounds this weekend:( I woke up this morning with a serious abcess in my mouth and I can't get it fixed until Monday. I can't even really open my mouth so I guess that means I get to fast for a few days until my antibiotics kick in.:cry: I am sure there are better ways to lose a few but hey I will have to work with whatI have got. I can always suck through a straw so I can have a milkshake or two!!lol!!! just kidding!!
 
So you would think after a few days of not really being to chew anything due to an infection and then 4 hours at the dentist to fix said infecton so that I really don't want to eat anyways that standing on the scale this morning would have been a happy thing for me........nope. I have gained 2 pounds since last week and I really am unhappy about it. I have to admit by not feeling good I didn't exersice nearly as much as I normally put do in a week but I also didn't come even remotely close to eating as much as I normally do. I also didn't sleep as much which usually takes a pound or two off when I am sleep deprived. Anyways I am bummed out about this today and it is raining and my mouth still hurts and I am tired and yes I am whining a bit......I however like to look at lif with a glass half full approach so I am sure tomorrow will be a better day for me:) I hope anyways:rolleyes:
 
I had a pretty good weekend all things considered. I didn't go crazy eating or anything like that and my exercise last week kinda sucked but I still managed to go down a few ounces! I joined a challenge (fall of for fall) and I made my goal 10 pounds. I think that is realisitic goal for me but I had a bad start to it all by gaining two pounds instead of losing any. Now I will have to work a little bit harder to reach it but that is ok!

So I have finally ventured back into the world of dating........:rolleyes: I am finding this alot more complicated than I remember. Now you must understand the last time I "dated" was 1993:eek: I am a bit rusty!! Anyways I get really nervous when it is time to meet someone for the first time because I am so afraid that this other person is looking for a pretty skinny, stunningly beautiful woman......Now I am far from thin so it really makes me nervous. Guys can say all they want about how looks don't matter and weight isn't a big deal either but I have had one guy already decide that even though we had tons in common and I could make him laugh he couldn't get over the whole weight thing. Yes I know that means he is a butthead and I deserve better than him anyways but that doesn't mean it made it hurt any less. So I guess what I am getting at is do I keep trying to meet new people or should I just wait until I reach my long term goal of 50 more pounds which could take years? I don't like to be put down or made to feel like I am not good enough so I don't know if it is worth the hassle. Now that I have that off my chest on to happier things!!:)

Grill done!! Cooked for the kids the other night....they were not impressed:rolleyes: I guess I need to learn how to grill better!!!

Bike riding!! I am happy to say that the bike and I are good friends now. I take a ride at least once a week and if it would quit raining here I will start riding it to work!!
 
I did my 20 minute pilates dvd last night before bed and suprised myself by getting up this morning and doing it before I showered for work. I am taking the kids to the circus tonight so I don't know if I will get it done again tonight but I am going to try to convince myself i need to do it. I hate to exercise.I hate it alot! I need to do it more often though. I also need to add in the yoga booty ballet once in awhile if I am ever going to go anywhere. I have already drank my water for the day though so I feel good about that! I am going to try to drink my 120 oz everyday this week before I go home from work. It is kinda like my own little mini challenge! I want to see my ticker hit that 200 mark here soon!
 
I am loving this week. I have been faithful to my water intake I drink 5 20oz bottles at work plus whatever little I drink at home!! I have exercised everyday so far this week. Yes some days it has ony been for 20 minutes but hey it is exercise!! I am down to 205.4 as of this morning!! One ounce at a time is my theory here this week!! That and making sure I look HOT for my blind date on Saturday night!!:p
 
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