I've gained

I found this and just thought it is all so great and it is all so true and in this instance
yes it is a good thing to have gained!!!

Wow...I Gained!!!

Although I have LOST 92 lbs, I realized this morning how much I have GAINED!

I have GAINED a new healthier, balanced diet, a new variety of foods that I love that are good for me!

I have GAINED a BMI of 25, a healthier heart, a longer life.

I have GAINED a whole new wardrobe of cute skinny clothes!

I have GAINED the ability to go up and down stairs without huffing and puffing, walk all day without tiring, and keep up with my kids!

I have GAINED increased strength and coordination - a new appreciation for fitness.

I have GAINED a respect for myself!

I have GAINED social confidence.

I have GAINED a sense of impowerment - my life is in control!

I have GAINED a big smile on my face when i look in the mirror and see ME again.

I have GAINED an understanding of how I got so overweight and what to do to avoid ever going back there.

I have GAINED a new way handling problems rather than medicating myself with food.

I have GAINED the respect of other who didn't think I could do this, and never believed I would stick with it.

I have GAINED the knowledge that I am setting a good example for my children of a healthier attitude towards food and exercise.

I have GAINED faith in my ability to accomplish anything I commit myself to achieving!

I have GAINED a wealth of friends through my meetings...a circle of support!

See "GAINING" isn't such a bad thing!

yummy applesauce

with all those yummy golden delicious apples we then made applesauce. we got 17 pints i dont think they are really pints but more for jelly but for us the perfect size. It was not so hard to make and did not take too long really. The best part was tasting it after it was all ready and finished. It sure has a yummy taste compared to store bought. A friend of mine told me if we got the golden delicious that they are sweet enough you do not need to add sugar and she sure was right. In a few weeks we will go get fuji one of our favorite apples.

apple picking

these are pictures we took when we went to pick apples at eckets these are golden delicious.

This one pic of me holding the apple is as big as my hand it was a huge apple. I am going to make applesauce with the apples. a friend of mine told me they are the best for making applesauce and you do not even need sugar when you make them with these apples. I will update you on what the applesauce is like when i make it.

workout machine

This is pretty much the weight machine i have been working out with. Don't you all want to come join me so we can have fun torturing each other together? They say weights are good for you but since i have decided to really get serious and not be lazy with it lets say that there is some pain not a lot but still it is there. The workout today was called hot legs day one. wonder how many days i have to workout to that for my legs to really be what they call hot legs? just something interesting to think about.

It really is not all that bad but when you add something you are not used to it is not the easiest thing to do and you feel some of the effects it is not so easy to just ignore some of it.

do any of you do weights that have tips for me on what is

good and what really has been great for you let me know.

Lose for Good

That is the new campaign for weight watchers. here is a link to show you more

http://www.weightwatchers.com/templates/marketing/Landing_1col_nonav.aspx?PageId=1039731

I have decided since I am in a maintaining mode with my weight and not losing and i think

what weight watchers is doing is great that i am donating food up to the amount I have lost so

far to my weight watcher center who is collecting food to donate to the food shelter in that town.

I think right now so many are just not making ends meet so for me this is just a great thing all the way around.

Air show

Saturday was the air show on the base here and well i do not like the crowds or the noise i opted to stay home and see what i could from home which was still quite impressive. Keah and her Dad went to the base and watched the air show. They said because of the rain that it was not as bad as it could of been but by the time the thunderbirds performed it was not raining and was perfect for taking pictures and video of it all. Keah the photographer only took 314 pictures that day. I am putting a few of the ones she took. watching it on the slideshow in fast motion makes it look like you are watching it in real life again without the sounds and the crowds.

a few things I am grateful for....

I woke up this morning and was in a better mood i have been tired and when i am tired I am grumpy and not motivated to do much. The one that seems to have to deal more with my grumpiness is Ben so was thinking of how much he does for me and how wonderful it is to have him by my side. In this world where there are so many problems and all it is nice to come home or have him come home and be a team. He is my big number one supporter in anything i do. He supported me do weight watchers and at times I kept telling him but it seems to cost more to eat healthy and he would come back and say but you are worth it. Everytime that i would come up with something negative about it or anything he normally can find a positive for it. So just wanted to put out that I love him and he is such a great guy even when i am grumpy at him.