Sunday, January 31, 2010

Getting Back In Shape - It Begins

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Game On Diet - Week One Results...

IN FIRST PLACE

THE HAPPENIN HAMHOCK HOPPERS

Following on the Hoppers tail....

THE CHILLIN' CHITTLIN CHAMPS

And filling spot #3...

THE BANGIN' BLACKEYED-PEA BOMBERS

As for the others...


We'll get them next week!!!!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.

Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) Thanks!

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.

Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) Thanks!

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.

Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) Thanks!

Monday, January 11, 2010

We Are Family...

Talk about joining together as a family... In my determination to loose my baby fat & get healthy, I challenged my family members into a game of sorts. And you know what?! They joined up!! Willingly! Lol...

The Game:

I saw this on another blog and it looked like fun & a great way to get in shape. :) More information can be found here.

The Teams:

The Bangin' Blackeyed Pea Bombers










The Groovin' Grits Gang







The Chillin' Chitlin Champs








The Happenin' Hamhock Hoppers






And the best team of all (and I'm not just saying that because it's MINE!)!!! Lol...


The Slammin' Sweet Potato Pie Players
WHO WILL WIN!?!?!?!!!

I'm Committed

So here I am on Day #2 of the 100 days of weight loss. Day 2 simple asks you to make a choice, are you interested in your goal or committed. It says the main difference is that when you're committed, you will stick with your goals no matter what; however, when you're just interested in your goal anything can distract you from your goal!
In my case, I had a couple of distractions today. Those donuts that my mom-in-law brought into the house and the marshmallows that my son was eating while doing his homework - both of which I resisted!! This time around, I'm committed to getting the weight off!!!
As for the Game On Diet challenge with my family. I'm happy to report that we're all fully committed to sticking with this as well. It's nice to have the family along for the journey. :)

Saturday, January 9, 2010

2010 Update

Wow, didn't realize that I didn't update this blog. Oops...

Introducing Noah Wallace Cathey. Born October 30, 2009. He entered this world at 7:55am. Okay, so the time is a bit fuzzy. You'll forgive me, it wasn't a pleasant morning. Whoever said that planned c-sections were better... NOT!!! Good thing he is my last! I think a half dozen kids is MORE than enough. Lol... Don't you?!

So here is my baby...

Well of course in the above picture he was 4 weeks old. And as of Friday Jan 8th he is 10weeks old. And for 10wks I've missed sleep so much!!! :) But it comes with the territory. He's a joy and we love him.
Now that I'm back to work, my goal is to establish some sort of regular routine. I'm ready to get back into my bible study/reading (I plan on reading through the bible again this year), get rid of debt (Coupons here I come! I'm learning a lot about couponing lately) and get rid of this baby fat (back to the gym - I go).
Happy New Year!!!

100 DAYS OF WEIGHT LOSS PREP WORK

My 100 Days of Weight Loss Cont. One of the prep tasks for the 100 days of weight loss challenge is to write out 10 reasons why you want to lose weight & then make copies and place them where you can see them daily.
So here are my Top 10 in 2010!!
I want to lose weight because:
1. I want to be in love with my body again!
2. I want to be able to get dressed/undressed in front of my husband without feeling self conscious (even though he tells me he loves me no matter what)!
3. I want to finally wear a two piece bikini!
4. I want to have more energy!
5. I want to be fit & more athletic!
6. I want to finally be able to say that I DID IT!
7. I want to be the "Hot" Mom with kids! Lol... :)
8. I want to feel good about myself & what I can accomplish when I set my mind to it.
9. I want to be healthy!
10. I want to be an example for my family, epsecially those who suffer with diabetes & other ailments.

Blog Overload... Maybe...

I think I may have entered into blog overload. Lol... Trying to keep up with 3 blogs at once might prove to be overwhelming to me. But you know, as my Mom says, nothing hurts a failure but a try. So I'm going to TRY and keep up with all three at the same time.

So here it is 2010. My baby, baby boy is now 10 weeks old. It's time to start working on getting this baby fat OFF!! I don't want to be the same weight 3 years from now talking about, "I just had a baby". Lol... That does get old! ;)

What am I doing? Well so far I'm doing the following things to jump start operation remove baby fat!!

#1. Starting 100 Days of Weight loss Challenge





#2. Recommitting myself to Sparkpeople.com. The best weight loss website ever!!! I need to get over there now & log in my food etc., Lol...

#3. Game On Diet! challenge with my family. We're set up in teams of 5 and our challenge begins on Monday. Fun! Fun! Fun!!! :)







#4. Following Dr. Oz's concepts from You: On a Diet plan. My goal is to drop at least 5-6 pounds by my birthday - Jan 25th. Let's see how I do.

Game On!!!