skinnychris

Yup, that is the attitude I woke up with this morning.  If I want to be successful I must fight.  Fight the good fight, turn away the bad and march ahead to my goal weight.  Yes, thats right my buddies…I am going off to war to lose the last few pounds keeping me from my goal.

I’m not obsessing or changing anything up, I’m just keeping my head in the game and looking down the road.  As I blogged yesterday, I have picked Fathers Day weekend as my goal date and I am ready!  Already been to the gym today and about to go grab my bike.  Yup, the park is back open and I am ready to feel the wind in my hair and the sun on my face!  The scales are going to remain my friend the next 5 weeks because they are constantly gonna be going down, down, down! 

Now, with all the pumped up talk out of the way….let me tell ya something buddies.  I am WORN OUT!!  LOL!!  I think I way over did it over the weekend.  I am so glad I took today off afterall.  I didnt get out of bed until after 9 today and then sat and stared into space until after 10 when I finally forced myself to fix breakfast.  I did feel better after that so I changed and headed off to the gym.  Had a great workout, I so love that Curves south of me.  She has 3 other machines that my gym doesnt have, one is a lateral lift and it really works your sides.  I can feel it in my belly, the tightness and soreness.  Now I love that feeling.  But anyway, since I was so close to Tom’s office I went by and grabbed him and we went to Subway for lunch.  But afterward I got so sleepy I thought I was gonna have to lay down on the floor and take a nap! But I made it back home and now I am trying to decide if I want to go on to the park and go ride or if I want to clean some.  I have so much laundry to do, the kitchen floor is trashed, the dishes are backed up. But thats really the only mess I have. For the most part the house is still clean even though we ran steady all weekend long.

The weather is suppose to stay gorgeous here for the extended so I should have plenty of time to spend outside, especially this weekend.  There is a chance I might actually get the pool opened!!  Maybe it will be warmed up by the 4th of July!! LOL!!  I love looking outside and seeing the sun pour down.  Something we have not seen in a long time around these parts!  But its suppose to be super cold here over the next few nights. They are saying record breaking lows…YUCK!  I need heat damnit!  I am sick of being cold.  Plus I have all these new cute SUMMER clothes to wear Mother Nature!!

Thanks to all of you who supported me last night thru my mini meltdown concerning the pooch.  He stayed here all night long right up until I left to go to the gym today.  I’m not sure where he is right now but I doubt he is far.  I bet he has found himself a cool shade tree to lay under for a nice afternoon nap.  I hope thats all the drama we have for awhile.  And atleast dude knows we are gonna take care of him regardless.

Ok, I have droned on enough.  I need to get my ass up and get on that bike.  Goal isnt gonna come knocking on my door, I gotta get out there and work for it.  Time to burn some rubber, burn some miles.  Ok, so I wont be burning rubber on my mountain bike but it sure sounded good didnt it?

Later days buddies!  Keep strong and look down the road at your goal!  Imagine how happy you are gonna be.  Because nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!!!!

For my buddies that have been following the puppy saga at my house…we came home tonight to find him chained up at his old owners house.  He is over there right now crying at the top of his lungs.

His owner brought in a pitbull this afternoon and chained him up to a tree in his backyard.  Totally pissed me off as I had to hear the poor pup yelp all afternoon. But I was so glad big B was here with me.  We left to run over to a friends house and came home to an empty backporch.  We called and found a pityful cry.  Tom snuck thru the woods and found my worst fear confirmed.  He now has him too chained to a tree.  I am crying my eyes out. Not my big ol baby.  Tom is heading over now to beg him, let us keep him.  Dont do this. 

Hello again buddies!  We just got in from town and getting Tom his new boots and jeans. But it wasnt a total wash for me, I got a new pair of Ariat mules that I adore!  Funny they have them out now when they are really a fall/winter type shoe.  Oh well, they can sit in the box until September.

Lets see, where to begin??  My family got in Thursday afternoon and wow, you can tell the weight loss on sis and bil!!  In fact as my bil was walking up the front porch steps he started losing his jogging pants.  His hands were full and he couldnt do anything about it.  I started laughing and told him that he didnt have to panty moon me just because he was getting all fit and trim and trying to show off!  Of course making him laugh made his pants fall down even more.  By the time he got inside they were down around his ankles!!  Yup, he has lost ALOT!

Sis was really looking good too.  She like myself, shows it in her face.  Thats where I could really see it on her.  I had pulled out alot of my larger clothes and put them in their bedroom for her to take home with her.  So she tried on a pair of 18 shorts I had and said no way would they fit.  Well…they did!!  She was over the moon!!  She kept a big ol smile on her face the rest of the night.  Friday we went by our town’s pharmacy to get her a candle.  She went to the counter to check out and I was still looking.  So I got ready to catch up with her, looked at the lady at the counter checking out and then kept looking for my sis.  But the lady at the counter WAS my sis!  From the back I didnt know her.  I could really see it in her backside!  Of course she wasnt laughing because she has no ass anyway and now she says she just has a back with a crack!!!   She is shrinking in front of my eyes!

Thursday night we grilled out center cut pork chops and veggies and had a wonderful dinner.  Friday we got up before the sun and went yard sale-ing in our hometown with our grandmother.  As luck would have it I found me a pair of RocketDog clogs!!  I have been looking for some, didnt really want to pay retail.  These were brand new, still had the tags on them and I got them for a dollar!  I found my bargain of the day first thing!  Before even 7 am in the morning! LOL!!!  But anyway, the yard sales were awesome this weekend, you would not believe the clothes I found.  I dont understand folks selling brand new or almost new clothing so cheap.  My sis got a brand new, tags still on it (so why not return it instead?) Ralph Lauren corduroy skirt.  The price on it was 79.99 and the chick let it go for 5 bucks!!!  A pair of Lucky Brand jeans, retail on the tag said 65, sis got them for 3.

I think in all I ended up with around 6 pairs of capris, a pair of khaki dress pants, probably 12 or more tops, 4 or 5 tees, I think 5 sweat/fleece shirts and 4 sweaters.  Uhm, 4 purses and a pair of dressy red flip flops.  A nearly new Columbia all weather lined jacket (very nice, only paid 3 bucks for it…didnt need it but I had to get it!  It was 3 friggin bucks! Those jackets are 60+ in sporting goods stores).  A rooster cookie jar, a hanging rooster mold, a rooster soap dispenser (I collect roosters and my kitchen is done in them), a couple of grilling pans for my veggies, 5 books…and a partridge in a pear tree! LOL!! 

Did I forget anything?!?!?!?!  

Friday night we hooked up with our little sis and went out for supper at Applebees.  I love their WW’s garlic chick but sis and bil thought it was too garlicky.  Not for me, I cant get enough!  But yes, Saturday we went out for Chinese.  Of course yesterday morning the scales were showing almost a pound lost!  I started not to go and eat it but I did.  But I kept it very light.  Only a spoon full of the things I like and only 1 crab rangoon.  I did have a little strawberry ice cream though! Hehehehehe!  But I managed to stay full and only had some broccoli and a corn on the cob for supper last night.  We were all so worn out from running for two days we came in, snacked a bit and vegged in front of the tv.  Sadly they left this morning but they should be able to come back home again around July or maybe the first of August.

I do have to admit I woke up strong this morning (and btw, the Chinese…well my belly didnt take to kindly to it if you know what I mean) and loving the scales.  Probably had something to do with my upset belly.  So I thought to myself its the start of a new week, I ate a little yesterday but now I’m on track.  Until Tom and I went to make our last stop at Wally World today.  We passed by our favorite Mexican place.  And I kept driving.  But as I got ready to park at Wally he tells me he really wants to eat there.  I didnt but I cant force him to miss things because of me.  So we went.  And I ate.  There, I said it.  First Chinese then Mexican.  I was very cultural this weekend!!  But no regrets, it was good and we havent eaten there since my birtday in January.  I’ll make up for it, I swear!!  And I wont be all down if my weigh in isnt good this week.  I’ll just keep at it because I know I’m headed to goal.

Speaking of, our float trip is scheduled for Father’ Day weekend this year.  If I counted right that is 5 weeks away.  So there is my goal date.  The Thursday before Father’s Day.  It it totally doable and guess what?  I’m gonna do it!!  I told Tom at lunch (yeah, the Mexican) that if we are going on the float that lunch today would be it until the trip.  Not even next weekend will be an excuse.  He agreed and said he may even try to drop a few pounds by then.  So eating the Mexican and Chinese may have a been a good thing.  Got it all out of my system and ready to look ahead.  The scales this morning said 177.2 (again, may not be accurate since I have the green apple trots) so that would put me 8.2 pounds away from goal.  Its crunch time baby!!! Time to hit it hard, take charge and look hot as I am floating down stream in a canoe! 

Ok…I know this is looooong and drawn out but I had a few days to catch up on.  Plus I did want to throw that in about my goal date.  The sun is shining and hopefully the park will re-open this week.  Back to the gym and my date with my bike. But right now I gotta go help clean up our nasty ass yard.  Do you know what 12 inches of rain does to a yard when you cant mow it for 3 weeks?? 

Love to you guys!!  Have a great rest of your Sunday!!!

My sissy is gone!!!!  whhhhaaaaaaaa

But we had a really great visit and I’ll be back later to update on what all we did and how much fun we had!  Both she and my bro in law are looking great!  But for now I need to go run thru the shower and get ready, we’ve got to go into town and do some shopping today for Tom.  But its perfect weather for it, the sun is out and no more rain is expected for days!!  We might actually dry out!! 

Enjoy your day!

Sis is almost here!  But I wanted to check in and say I did have a loss this week.  A whopping .8 of a pound!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!

NOT!

What a joke.  All my hard work for that?  Well I said I would be happy with a maintain so I cant go back on my own word.  Any loss is better than a gain, right?

Got one obstacle this weekend.  My grandmother is hell bent and bound on taking us to eat Chinese Saturday.  I just dont get it.  Why all the sudden is she trying to sabatoge?  Not only my diet but now my sister who really doesnt need a buffet of tempting Chinese food!!  I am gonna talk to my sis tonight and see if she can talk some sense into our grandmother.  Its gonna piss her off if I go to Subway while they go to the buffet but I know me and Chinese food and its a disaster waiting to happen.  You guys can tell me all day long to only eat a little bit of certain things and I will say ok.  And I’ll say ok.  Until I walk in the door.  Then all bets are off.  Its a total red flag food, no control whatsoever.  So its either not go or splurge.

More rain moving in but it looks like we will get in one good day of yard sale-ing tomorrow.  And I will be taking my lunch tomorrow, no trips by the Sonic or Mazzio’s!

Ok…I need to jet.  My pound puppy decided to dump his food bowl ALL OVER the backporch today.  I have no clue what that is about.  First he couldnt get enough to eat, now he would rather dump out the food and chew on his bowl!  Just like a kid, he has all those toys out there now and he still is chewing on everything else!  LOL!  But he is happy and that makes me happy.  You were so right in your comment last night Becky. 

Guys have a great weekend!  Talk to ya soon!  {{hugs}}

Hey buddies!  Let me start off by saying I was really upset with Biggest Loser last night.  All that hype and such a let down at the end.  I’m not going into any detail because a fellow buddy asked to warn her before we talked about it (I dont think she is watching it until tomorrow) so I’m not gonna mention names here just in case she stumbles on my blog.  But anyway…enough of that.

I am still up a pound.  Weigh in is tomorrow and I really thought by now the bloat would be gone.  At this rate by next week I am gonna be 10 pounds up.  I even weighed at the gym this morning to make sure my scales are right and they are.  I guess I’m gonna have to go ahead and start TOM next week.  I am so not happy about this at all.  Why am I bothering to try to stop my period with hormones when my body is gonna do what it wants to anyway?!?!?!  Two more years, if I can make it two more years and then GOODBYE uterus!!!

I came in tonight and decided to clean my car since my nephew will probably need to use it this weekend.  Of course my new fur buddy was out there with me.  All the sudden I hear a whistle and someone calling his name.  He did too.  He looked at me, looked at the woods and then looked at me again.  As much as I didnt want to I told him to go on.  So he did.  And was back in less than a minute.  I had to laugh.  A few minutes later, the same thing.  This time he was gone maybe two minutes but was right back and laying in front of my car like he was saying “yeah, I like you better”.  Tongue hanging out looking all goofy with his block head!  This time I was really laughing so he came over to join me.  I was squatted behind my car waiting for dude to walk up and snatch him away but he didnt.  So there.  He knows where his dog is but isnt too concerned I guess.  I went this afternoon and got him a bunch of things to chew on since he seems to be really liking my turtle family out back.  Not killing them but I bet the turtles think he is! 

Sis comes in tomorrow so I might be gone for a few days.  This is gonna be a super short trip for them this time so we have alot to accomplish in about 72 hours.  So I’m gonna send out HAPPY WEEKEND wishes to you now and see ya (probably) Sunday!!

but does it all have to happen in one day?!?!?!  The hormones have hit full force.  I woke up a bloated, night sweaty mess this morning.  Scales?  Up 2 pounds.  Not really letting it bother me because I know why they are up but it still pisses me off that the human body can be such a bother.  How hormones can totally screw you up.  On the way to work this morning I had the worst road rage.  By the time I got there I was ready to kill!  Thats so not like me.  And I literally had to force myself to go to the gym.  And thanks to the shitty weather I had to park two blocks away and walk in flooded streets to get to the curb.  I had on sandals so I guess you know what they means?  Then I left my umbrella in the car when I got back to work so when I got off I had to walk to my car, another block in the rain…and lightning.  Took me over 45 minutes to get home because the rain was so heavy and the roads were flooding.  By the time I got in the house I was soak and pissed!  With PMS!  Get out of my way, I was ready to tear this place down.  If screaming off my front porch would have helped I would have done it!  I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of this rain.  ENOUGH already!

Anyway, major binge moment is happening.  I was able to stay away from the homemade cheesecake next to my office today (another damn birthday) but I wasnt happy about it.  I had made up my mind when I got home I was getting the french onion dip, Wavy Lays and a cold beer, grab Mollie (who I had to stop and get from Tom…she is bad upset from the storms) and crash on the couch with my favorite blankie.  But I decided to go see Dozer first (thats his real name Becky). And I guess since he’s been stuck on the porch with the rain and all he was worked up.  Jumping all over the place, going crazy and chewing on my arm.  I didnt think I was ever gonna get him to calm down.  Plus he had a tortoise and was chewing it like crazy!  Not my turtles!  I protect them like I would him!  He wasnt happy when I told him no and took it away.  But he made me laugh so instead of running to the fridge next, I stopped by here.

And thats where I need to thank Kama.  She has no idea she alone stopped me from blowing it.  Her post today about tonight’s Biggest Loser.  That stopped me.  I have watched that show the entire season and like her I have cried with those folks.  Almost every week here lately.  Yeah, I agree about their way of losing isnt the best but we have all been where they are.  Down, struggling, feeling like its never gonna happen for me.  I feel their heartache because its my own.  In a way I feel like maybe I have kept them going just like they have me.  I know that sounds weird because they have no idea I am even alive but by watching their show and crying with them, I am supporting them.  So how in the hell could I come in here and drown my hormonal bad day with beer and dip and then watch that show tonight without tears of guilt running down my face instead of tears of pride for them?  So thank you Kama.  I guess I find support in strange places but I sure am glad I saw your post when I did. 

So while I’m not getting on the elliptical, yet…I’m not gonna go eat either.  Well, I am.  I’m gonna have a snack but a healthy one.  Tom is gonna be late tonight so I wont be cooking a huge supper like I normally do and I probably wont wait on him either since I am feeling hungry and vulnerable to a binge but I think I am ok for now.  If nothing else I’ll let goofyhead in and have him chase me around the house with all his energy.   That will change Mollie from being scared to just mad!

Funny story and I’ll shut up.  Last night before bed I checked my email and saw I had a message from myspace that Steve had sent me a message.  I thought hum, I dont have a friend name Steve on there or in person.  But I do have an ex boyfriend named Steve that I was just thinking about last week.  No shit, it was HIM!  I about died!  He wanted to know if I was the same Christy!  He’s not from here originally so I was shocked to see he was still in the state.  I messaged him back letting him know that yes it was me and he replied that one of his old friends had mentioned me and he decided to look me up!  Talk about a blast from the past!  I was crazy about him!  Of course I was only 17 but he was my Maverick from Top Gun.  He was older, in the Army and actually looked like Tom Cruise.  Funny to hear from him after all this time.

Ok..its snack time.  GO TARA!!!  I cant wait to see her take it all home. I hope Helen comes in last….I am SOOOOO not gonna miss her.  Yeah, she has done really well but I am sick of her whine!

Thanks for the prayers for my dad.  {{{hugs}}}He’s not any better but he’s not any worse so we will take that! Maybe the meds will kick in and knock it out quickly before it gets a hold on him.

The sun is trying to play peek-a-boo this afternoon.  It forcing its gorgeous sunny face thru the clouds to give us a temporary shot of vitamin D.  Bring it on Mr. Sunshine, I know you wont last long.

I got most of my house work finished yesterday, all but the floors.  I did sweep them but why bother mopping?  In fact I’m glad I didnt because we had some friends over for supper last night and they tracked yuck all over them.  But I’m not complaining, its all apart of it.  Once my sister gets here with her 3 dogs, my nephew, my dog and cat and our orphan dog they are probably gonna look alot worse!

Speaking of the pooch.  My neighbor thru the woods has a habit of bringing home dogs he has no intentions of taking care of.  So guess where they end up?  This is number 4 in the 3 years we have lived here.  Normally they either end up disappearing or found dead because he has a shine for large breeds and they look dangerous.  And the one this time is a mastiff.  But he is a total sweetheart.  He made his way over here 3 weeks ago when I was on vacation.  I would play with him but not feed him ( thinking he would make his way back home).  And we have kept that up.  But yesterday morning he showed up on the backporch (someone forgot to close the gate Saturday), dripping wet.  No lie, he was so hungry he was licking the mud off of Tom’s boots.  No more, we couldnt take it.  Tom got dressed right then and went and got him some puppy chow while I got out towels and dried him off.  He is only around 3-4 months old but he is as big as a full grown boxer…and getting bigger.  But he has manners (I have no idea how since his owner has spent zero time with him) and doesnt tear anything up.  I have no idea what we are gonna do.  It breaks my heart to see such a sad face looking up at me, I cant force him to go back where he is miserable.  I keep thinking his owner will miss him but not so far.  We are just gonna do what we can.  He’s not ours but I REFUSE to let him starve.  I just hope no one hurts him because he really looks scary when you see him running toward you.  But all he wants is to love on you.

Now for the diet part of my life! LOL!!  I did really good yesterday, like I said I cleaned and it seem to stir something up in me.  It was like I was jonesing to exercise.  Like my body needed more.  So I dropped what I was doing, grabbed my mp3 player and got on the elliptical.  And workout did I.  I felt wonderful!  Soaked to the skin but wonderful!  I worked out again today at the gym and just took another spin on the elliptical.  Now I need supper!!

Scales are not my friend today, up 1 pound.  But its my own fault, I know what *I* did Saturday night!  All I can probably hope for now this Thursday is a maintain.  Not if I can help it though, I plan on working my ass off until then!  If you smell something its gonna be me, sweating that 1 pound off!

Thank you for the comments about my dad.  It is bronchitis.  Not good considering he only has one lung that functions properly and cant cough forcefully because he has no sternum (MRSA staph destroyed it after his last bypass, he has a piece of stomach muscle there holding everything in).  The doc gave him a breathing treatment and a system to bring home and mom has to keep a very close eye on him over the next 48 hours.  Good thoughts, wishes and prayers would be great.

Ok, thats enough for now!  Sometimes I am really long winded!  I’m gonna go grab Herc off the backporch (my nickname for the big brut) and run around the yard enjoying the sun while he soaks me to the skin with his big ol feet.  Later guys!!

Yup, guess what.  Its raining.  Big surprise I am sure.  While my mom is finally getting over whatever yuck she has had for the past week now my dad is getting it.  So we are still banned from visiting.  In fact he is bad sick with it and she is getting everything together for a doc’s visit tomorrow.  I say everything because he is a sick man anyway, he has severe heart disease and we almost lost him this time last year due to it.  So when he goes she has to gather all of his medications (21 of them currently) with dosage info so that nothing they prescribe mixes wrong.  Needless to say I am worried, a common cold to you and me can be a weeks stay in this hospital for him.  Or worse.

So my mood is sorta blue today.  To start it off, I had a very upsetting dream about my grandfather last night.  The one we just lost in December.  I know it was caused by my grandmother being so upset yesterday.  Without going into it all, I woke up this morning out of the dream sobbing.  It almost scared me at first because I couldnt figure out why I was so upset.  But I remembered the dream and now I am just spent mentally.  Not really in a bad mood but just feel drained.  I got on the phone with my mom earlier and I started crying and just couldnt stop.  The more I tried to talk the harder I cried.  Now tell me my hormones arent jacked up? 

Last night was pathetic.  It stormed, I was worried about my mom, my dad and just all around sulked and ate.  And drank.  Not drunk drank but drank alot more than I should have, point wise.  And since I ate all that crappy mess my belly is letting me know it today…if you know what I mean.  Again, thanks hormones.  I know you are doing this to me!!! 

But I have on my mp3 player jamming to my work out music and I am cleaning house today.  Even though I feel like I do I’m excited to see my sister and nephew in a few days.  Oh and my bro in law too!  They both have lost a bunch of weight so I cant wait to see what they look like.  I’ve never known my brother in law small so this should be interesting!  So while its nasty out I am taking advantage of it and cleaning.  But I would rather be outside.

Ya know, it may not even be hormones.  It may be the rainy day blues.  I need some vitamin D damnit!!!!  It has been raining for 2 weeks straight now.  And guess what?  Its gonna keep raining for the next week! I’m gonna look like a prune before long!!

Ok, gotta get back to cleaning.  I need to keep moving and burn something besides time!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all my buddies out there!  Hope you have a fantastic day, you deserve it!!!

Karin, I had to laugh at the booster note you sent me!  That was perfect!  But tell Noah to make it 5!

We are under a thunderstorm warning right now.  We made our rounds this morning and was just leaving Wal-mart from buying groceries when the sirens went off.  Well crap!  We made it home in record time and got ahead of the storm but its really starting to rattle out there now.  Drugged the dog, got the cold stuff put up and now we are waiting.  Tornado warnings down in the SW, close to Texarkana.  So far they are NOT moving this way but there is still alot of nastiness suppose to come thru here.

Today has sucked from start to finish.  Stupid ass storms woke us up early this morning, nothing like the NOAA screaming in your ear at 2 in the morning.  We got a small break at 7 so we took off to my hometown to check out an estate sale.  Well that was a JOKE!  A pair of sissors for 7 bucks?  I kid you not.  So we went to check on my grandmother, she isnt having a good week.  Not sure what has set it off but she is very low and missing my grandfather terribly.  She spent most of the time crying and I felt horrible when we had to leave.  Of course she made us eat with her and she had nothing for me really.  So I ate half a dry ham sandwich and some fresh fruit.  The fruit was really good but I knew it wouldnt stick with me and now here it is a few hours later and my stomach is growling, real hunger not just me stressing over the storms.  NOT good.  I hope I can hold off until supper and not break but right now I want something.  I bought a small bag of not good point wise trail mix at Wally to eat on the way home, saying ‘f’ it because I wanted it.  Well, I didnt.  Its still unopened over on the counter.  Later I may open it and throw it out in the backyard for the birds instead. 

Anyway, it looks like a long bumpy afternoon/night for us.  I’ll see you guys when I can!  I know I am way behind on comments and booster notes but I cant do it today and risk blowing up my computer with a lightning strike.  If you are one of the unlucky ones with a chance of this mess please be safe!!