I swear the bike took off without me and tried to leave me behind!! It has been a seriously crazy two weeks. Not that this week isn’t crazy with Spring Break but HOLY CRAP! Running around with the kids and everything they’ve had. Golf has started again so my weekends are pretty much shot. I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up and it really hasn’t worked all that well.

I didn’t post my weight last week because I had stayed the same AGAIN. I was getting really frustrated with it. Over a month stuck in the same spot. Maybe a tenth of a pound either way. Maintaining is fine. I’m all for that. Once I reach my target weight that is. I have lost it now though and I’m down to 201. Hopefully by next week I’ll break that 200 pound barrier.

We had a huge blow up with my ex MIL. I’ll probably be posting on it later because it’s STILL bugging me. I understand she’s his Grandmother but I’m his mother dammit and some rules you just don’t break. (Can ya tell I’m still pissed?)

I’ve been writing. My muse has actually not been a stubborn pain in the arse lately. I’ve written Eight chapters in the last few days. I’ve got another project I’m working on but I’m still waiting for the last few things I need to trickle in so that we can launch said project. Beltane is almost upon us. I am SO not prepared!! I know Big Daddy is prepared for Beltane itself. One of his favorite holidays. (But hey we are talking about men and sex here.)

Have I mentioned I feel like a piece of taffy being pulled in several different directions now. Someone find the crazy glue because humpty dumpty is about to break and I might need a lil patching up.

The time seems to be flying by. I can’t believe how fast it is going. Where did March go? Ostara has come and gone and I haven’t been able to get my head to stop spinning. Ideas and organization needs seem to be swirling through my brain like crazy. It’s putting them into action that seems to be the issue. But Ostara passing means Beltane is coming. One of my favorite holidays (hubby’s too) The veil is thin between here and the Summerland.

As for my weight…well I am down to 203.6 Almost a half a pound. Not much but it’s something. The past month has been filled with family parties and get togethers. All of which I haven’t eaten the best at. But the weather is getting warmer so I’m hoping to be able to get out and go walking with my neighbor.

I know I missed my weigh in post yesterday but I was bogged down with a few things. One Sadie got me extremely addicted to the House of Night Series and I read all five books starting on Friday and finishing yesterday. Yes it’s VERY addicting!!

I’ve been struggling lately and it’s not something I’ll probably post a lot about since it’s very personal. All I will say right now is that having a loved one with Alzheimer’s sucks beyond all belief. Dealing with it and trying to stay strong in front of the kids without breaking down and crying is touch. I’m emotional…I’m a Pisces what can I say.

As far as my weight. I stayed the same. No real change here. Seems I’ve hit a slight plateau. Need to correct that so I can keep going down.

On a final note this video was being tweeted around and what better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day then with a rendition of Danny Boy

This is going to be short my brain is honestly elsewhere at the moment. Working on a project and trying to get everything straight for it so that I can post it here. I’m very excited about it and cannot wait to share! Anyway on to the weigh in. No change this week. I know it’s going to happen from time to time. And I’m okay with that. I just try harder this week and see where we go. There’s a big party at my parents house this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day so we’ll see how good I can be. St. Patrick’s Day is like a National holiday in my family. Anyway I hope everyone has a good week and I will try and update again soon

Currently my muse seems to be on vacation. She’s been plotting and working on something behind my back that is being worked on behind the scenes. It will probably be a little bit before it’s revealed since it’s going to take some work to get together but I’m excited it about it nonetheless.

Anyway onto the weight. This week was pretty good. I admit that while playing in the tournament on Saturday I had a little personal pizza with broccoli. It’s veggies right? Okay so not exactly core but it was small and dang it all I wanted pizza. Needless to say I got on the scale this morning and was down to 204 lbs. That’s down 2.4lbs!! I’m quite happy with that and I’m very happy to see that little ticker move. I’m only four pounds away from that 200 mark. I’m so excited!

It’s weekly weigh in time again. And this week I fully expected to have gained again. Not only did one of my specialists mess with my meds (a water pill) this weekend we seemed to be eating out constantly. My parents were here for the weekend and they took us out to dinner. They said I could go anywhere I wanted. Trust me when I say I wanted to go to a different place but I was somewhat good about my choice. I picked Applebees figuring that they have the Weight Watchers stuff on the menu. We all ended up getting the two for $20 deal and I had a steak and lots of veggies. So I was core-ish that night…lol.

Sunday night we went to Golden Corral with the in laws. Okay definitely not my favorite but my rationalization was that they had the huge salad bar and I could eat somewhat healthy. Needless to say I was almost good. But I had some yummy mashed potatoes with gravy and two rolls. I fully expected to get on the scale and at the very least not have lost anything and most likely gained. It was quite a surprise when I saw that I had lose 2.6 pounds.

We’ll see how today affects the rest of the week with my weight. We took Little Prince to school this morning and Big Daddy took me out to breakfast at IHoP. (definitely filling but not core) We went to watch Big Daddy’s niece Ariel recite a poem at Barnes and Noble. They were having a fundraiser there for the school. It was nice to see all the kids getting up and reading. Afterward we went to ChickFilA and had dinner with everyone again. Needless to say that was definitely not a core meal. Tomorrow night we are all going to a play at the Little Prince’s school. Seems like we are seeing family constantly the last few days. Not that this is a bad thing…

This past weekend was a child free weekend with us. It was oddly quiet and almost creepy at times. I mean even after the kids are in bed I usually hear the occasional night time bathroom trip or something, but no it was quiet. Big Daddy had some free hockey tickets fall into his lap the weekend before for Friday night. So with no kids we had a double date night with his sister and her hubby. It was Triple A Hockey but it was still a good game. Actually ended with a shootout so it wasn’t boring to say the least.

How were we child free you ask? Well this weekend was Little Prince’s weekend with his Dad and Mister Man…well he was kidnapped by some good friends of ours. Their son Lucas* is a year younger then Mister Man and they are best friends. We finally got Mister Man back yesterday. When we got him back it was already dinner time so we all decided to go to Cici’s Pizza. Not exactly the best choice for the diet but hey if I’m gonna fall off the bike I may as well get all scraped up before I get back on right? We were sitting there eating and talking. The kids were talking and eating and still having a good time. When Allie* (the Mom) looks over at Kayla* (their daughter) and says “I’m sorry Princess but you can’t have any salad until you finish your dessert.” Okay about this time Big Daddy, Tim* (the Dad) and I all look at each other before we look at Allie completely confused. We all laughed and Kayla went along eating her dessert. She eventually went back and got some salad after she was done.

Needless to say it was a nice evening hanging out over dinner and talking even if it was a quick impromptu one. We made plans to play in a Magic tournament at the end of the month together. I’m looking forward to that…although I’m quite rusty.

Check back tomorrow for our customer service nightmare while at Cici’s

*Names changed to protect the innocent

So it’s that time again…the weekly weigh in. I gained three pounds. I was bad this weekend. I had Chinese on Saturday…that’s all we ate. We ordered it and ate some for Lunch and then ate the rest for dinner later. Not exactly core. You know I’m not going to let it discourage me though. So I had an off week. I get back on the saddle and do better this week. That’s all you can do really.

My birthday is a week a way. A week from today actually. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting closer and closer to 35 or what but I just do not want to turn a year older. Thirty Four isn’t supposed to be that bad right? It should be interesting though. My parents are coming down for a quick trip and want to take me to dinner on Saturday. We are supposed to have dinner with the in laws on Sunday and then we are going to watch Big Daddy’s Niece Ariel read a poem at a function at Barnes and Noble on Monday. It’s going to be hard trying to eat responsibly and not letting it all go like I did this weekend. Birthday calories don’t count right?

This week’s update is short I know. But I figured I’d save some material for later in the week

Again another week has come and gone. Honestly I was really bad this past week and I was barely on Twitter if at all. I didn’t read blogs. Hell I didn’t do much of anything. So I have a lot of catching up to do now. I’ve done some meditating though and pulled mine and Sadie’s oracle cards for the new moons of this year.

Yesterday I took the boys shopping for shoes that they needed. Mister Man is definitely turning into a man. He’s wearing what will probably be his last “kids” shoe. He moves into the adult sizes after this. Little Prince got a pair of Sketchers because he wanted to be like his big brother (granted his brother got Nikes since Sketchers don’t come in his size anymore but that didn’t seem to bother Little Prince.

The boys helped take the tree down yesterday. Yes our Christmas tree was still up. With my surgery and everything else going on. There was a suggestion made that we just take the ornaments off and put little hearts all over it and make it a Valentine’s Tree. Then take those off and put Shamrocks all over it. Something for each holiday. I just opted to take it down and put it all away until November again. The idea was tempting though.

My Birthday is quickly approaching and I don’t know why this year it’s making me feel so old. It’s not a 5 or a 0 year. For the first time in my life I’m actively working on getting myself in better shape in a safe way and not a crash “divorce diet”. I’m making steady progress towards my goal. And yet I still feel like I’ve been hit by a truck most days. It’s days like this that I wish Tara still lived close by and I could hang out with her. (She has an infections energy that will leave you buzzing after hanging out with her) She was the one that taught me I was more of a fire then a water. Can’t seem to get the fire going lately though…except in small bursts.

Anyway enough of the depressing crap on to the weight. I’m down to 206.4!!! Another 2.4 lbs!! That puts me at 15lbs lost now. Slowly but surely getting there. Big Daddy said he can see it in my face. I can actually feel it in my clothes, although I can’t see it like he does. I can actually pull my current jeans down over my hips without unbuttoning them! I briefly entertained the idea of making a video to show it off like Lotus but I’m not quite that brave. Little Prince, Mister Man and I made the Chocolate Chip cookies from Chubbie Chica. It was one of her 12 Days of Christmas Cookies recipes. I think we are going to try the Ginger Snap ones next. But the Chocolate Chip cookies were WONDERFUL! And only 1 point!! The kids loved them too.

Well that’s it for me today. Let’s hope I can get my rear in gear long enough to do some more posting this week. I have a book review I need to post as well. But I’m struggling with how bad the book really was.

Oy these days are going by SO fast lately. I can’t believe it’s Monday again already. I weighed in this morning and not as much lost as last week but it’s close to “that time” so I know I’m retaining water like crazy at the moment. But I still lost 1.2 pounds. I lost…that’s what’s important here.

Last night we went to my SILs house for a Super Bowl Party. It was nice and I was good despite all the party food. I ate a lot of veggies from the veggie tray and a little of the corned beef and cabbage she had made. I admit I did splurge and I had a brownie that I swear was the best brownie I have ever had. Then again I’ve had little to no chocolate in the last month. All in all it’s going well. Keeping my fingers crossed that things will keep going the way they have.