Fall Fun!

We had a great weekend. Wonderful weather and a lot of family fun. Friday night we put our Christmas tree up while watcing Christmas movies. Yes you read correctly our Christmas tree is already up. My husband likes to have Christmas things in the house for longer than a month. Saturday morning Tim had to work and the kids and I went to the Pink Heels Tour in Wentzville. We had a great walk and a parade after. Then off to get pumpkins. We carvedd and played out in the leaves. Kids had fun burying each other. Then we went to a bon fire at a great friend's house. The fire was HUGE and hot. We all had a blast. What a very busy weekend. Sunday was spent cleaning house, watching football, and relaxing. I love having these times with the children. Jaxon and Tim are going to St James tomorrow to visit with Aunt Amy and family. Really looking forward to having some time off work and school. The rest of us have work and school to go to. But only 3 weeks until Tim and I are on vacay together.

I am doing well on my trek to lose weight. I am on day 3 with absolutly no soda. I have to say once I set my mind on it, it was easier than expected. Their are plenty of alternatives and I am feeling better about myself everyday. We wvwn went to a pizza buffet this weekend and I had water!! Have not gotten back on the scale but time will tell.

Determined to Lose Weight

This is a before picture.

I know this is a sensitive topic for a lot of people. It is for me as well. I got on the scale this morning and saw a number I swore I would never let myself get to. So I am going to take action today and everyday hereafter! I am determined to lose 50 pounds. I know this is not going to be an easy process but I am going to do this. By letting people know that this is what I am going to do I am hoping to get the support that I need. I will check in periodically and write about what I am feeling and chart my progress.

Today I am feeling slightly scared and overwhlemed about what I need to do. I have a gym member ship and plan on going to the gym at least 3 times a week. I have also made a decsion to completely cut soda out of my diet. Those are the 2 goals that I am working on right now. Friends and family please bear with me as I may be crabby in the next few weeks. Just know that my family and I will be so much better off! Pray for me to be able to do this!

A night with the kiddos.

I have Wednesdays off from school. The kids are at home with me. I love these nights. It feels like we do not get enough time to spend together anymore. The only thing missing is my husband. But he works nights so we can have the things we need. I am so very thankful that he can do this for us. I know in the future things will get better. We just take it day by day and wait for those better days.

I cherish these nights with the children. They are growing up so fast. I will take pictures this weekend and post them. We are going to the pumkin patch and a bonfire. Should be a busy but fun weekend.