"Rome wasn't built in a day".....

225# - No change

And my butt isn't going to get smaller overnight. I know there are two trains of thought on whether to base weight loss off of a scale or how your clothes fit. Weight watchers focuses more on what the scale says so this week is perplexing. For those of you unfamiliar with weight watchers there is a set amount of food points per day. On top of the set amount of daily points there is activity points (exercise can be traded for food) and extra weekly points. I do not trade my activity points for food and occasionally I dip into my extra weekly points depending on what the day may bring. So I have been working out twice a day for most of this week with no change in weight...yep the scale and I are not talking.

I am not discouraged by the lack of weight loss. I will weigh myself again in a few days and I anticipate that I will see a change. My clothes fit different, they are loose which is a huge change from what I am used to. On top of that I notice a difference in my waist and my face but I have not measured myself yet. I have found that you do indeed lose fat in your fingers because in almost eight years of being married I have never been so afraid to lose my wedding rings. I made an appointment to have them re-sized on Monday!

As many of you know my husband works a lot. I am grateful for his job and all of the opportunities it allows us but somedays it just sucks. Today (Friday) is the first day that the boys have seen him since Tuesday evening. I forget how hard it is on the boys and Luke to not see each other so much. I don't realize after three days of not talking to each other much that he really has no idea what's going on around the house :) So I spend 15 minutes talking as fast as I can to get it all in and hope he doesn't forget everything I tell him. He has the unlucky job of balancing his time with the boys and trying to pay attention to me before I implode!

My goals for this week are simple. I would like the scale to move down obviously. I would like a date night with my husband. I would like to spend less time mediating and allow others to communicate effectively. There is a very simple concept known as communication that does not involve arguing, contradiction, being right, snide remarks and most of all placement of blame. I refuse to take sides but lets just look at this simply. Life is short. There is so much to be grateful for and in the scope of things life is pretty damned good.

I love you all
I will try not to hit the scale with a sledge hammer.