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Speaking of debt... One thing that my husband and I decided to do was to stop putting every available penny on the bills and give ourselves a little spending money. If my husband can come up with a different plan that we are both happy with, then I will let you know...until then...this is what we have. I love you papacito. It may be hard to do, but it could be the thing that can break the cycle of us charging more. It is the same as a diet. If you give yourself unrealistic goals and a stringent diet plan and never learn to eat healthfully, you may lose the weight but you will probably gain it back and possibly a little more. But if you take the sensible approach to eating, such as permanently eating the calories you need to sustain you at the weight you want to be at for the rest of your life, rather than a temporary low calorie level to lose weight fast , it may take a lot longer to lose the weight but along the way you will learn permanent eating habits. With money, if ...

first week 194.5 last week 192 today 192 pounds lost last week 0 total pounds lost 2.5 Another week and no loss. Am I beating myself up ? No way! Do you know why? Because Wednesday (after weighing in at 192 last Monday) I weighed in at a whopping 195 or 196 (I can't remember which). So, my weighing in at 192 today actually represents me getting my over sized tail in gear, on Thursday, by writing up a diet plan, and even more miraculous, exercising every day!!! I am so excited. I am going to do this, people. Are you with me ?

My friend groovybabe has started a great weight loss forum for UK residents . If by any chance you live in any other location, you can use her alternate forum here . I was a little surprised to see that she had included the good ol' U.S. of A. since we are not really a nation of overweight people. I thought that we had an international reputation of moderation and minimalism. Anyway, all sarcasm aside, she is trying to get her forums off the ground. If you could go and check them out and maybe give her advice, opinions and oh yeah, just plain use them, it could be a great help to you in your weight loss journey. Happy weekend.

Up in the Night: Balcony Parenting Here is a blog that I enjoy. This time I enjoyed the post so extra-specially much that I thought I would pass it along to all of you.

So I wanted to really get down to the bottom of what it was that was contributing to my previous dank mood. I am usually so happy and I can turn any bad situation into an adventure, so I was at a loss to be able to explain what was causing this. I also had a hard time understanding why it was so longstanding. I had been feeling like this for months. Well, it finally came to a head last Sunday. I was forced to really stand back and look at all my faults (we even dragged out a few of Edgard's for good measure) and I really analyzed what had caused all those heavy months. In a nutshell: *I need to lose weight . I know this little revelation comes as a shock to everyone. Here is a little story for you all. Last summer I decided to lose weight. I started out at 191.5 lbs. I went to a weight loss clinic where they give you a well balanced diet plan and counseling. They gave me a plan that consisted of 1000 calories ( yeah, I know, don't say it ). I did well for one month.....

I won a very cool award from Rachel over at like a star. I have been reading her blog for a while now and really enjoy it. In my search for blogs, I like to find people that I have something in common with and that I can relate to. Not only do we have the same first name...we also have very cute children (look in these baby blues and try to tell me different). I really enjoy her blog because she also has a love for family that comes out in a each of her posts. In turn I would like to share the love... Here, in no particular order, are my personal picks for this award: groovybabe ---A fellow fighter of the fat. Always on track. Always bright and cheerful. She is my true inspiration. She writes a darn good blog too! LadyT ---She gives me the biggest laugh. She has such a great writing style. Very honest. Very Raw. Very determined. I love it!!! As previously mentioned I am a return reader to blogs that I have something in common with. So my last choice is.... Just Married Chile...

Loma Hermosa....this is the view that my husband had every day of his life, growing up. Chapultepec lake Avenida Constituyentes Our nephew Horacio at Antara Mall Here is a studio that Edgard visited with the guys that he grew up with. Some of his friends. Getting to do what he loves. One of the restaurants that we eat in frequently when we are in Mexico city. (VIP'S) The Metro Edgard had a good time and thankfully missed us and decided to come back. Always nice when that happens. If you would like to see more of the pictures that he took on the trip, then pop on over to our flickr page to check them out.

first week 194.5 last week 192 today 192 pounds lost last week 0 total pounds lost 2.5 By the way... I plan to update about where my head has been these last few months and what transpired when I decided to give myself a cold hard and appraising look. I feel so much better. I can't wait to give you all the details. I just have to say, though, that everyone that wrote me comments and e-mails are just so beautiful. I really appreciate that people who don't really know me, barely know me, or know me well enough to see all my hideous faults, gave me all those words of encouragement. You are all so appreciated. Stay tuned for what brought this all to a head.

I'm feeling a bit down right now so I am going to keep this short. Can you tell me why the world's most bubbly person (me) is so angry. I have been snapping at my husband and my best friend lately. I feel it. They also have mentioned it. I think that I have gotten better with my best friend but that still leaves it for my husband. What is wrong with me!!! Where is this edge coming from. I am taking everything ultra personal. This is not a one time isolated incident, either. I have been snappish for over a month. I can't even chalk it up to a recent problematic situation, though this situation ended up maximizing my personal feeling of anger about ten times, so what is this? Most importantly how do I get rid of it?

Jut in case you still don't think rugby is a rough game...

You may or may not remember how I had decided to surprise my husband when he got in from his flight from Mexico city. If not, here is the original post for your perusal. I then mentioned it again in the first half of this story which, again I will link to another post (first half of this story) for your perusal. I will assume that you did all of the tedious back reading...or can I assume that you know every word of my blog by heart? I am sure the latter is the case, right? But just in case...here is an excerpt from my original post about the surprise for Edgard: " I have another surprise up my sleeve for Edgard. He is flying into a city that is 2 hours distant. When he left, he parked the truck at a motel for a lower fee than the airport's long term parking. Now he is going to arrive Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. and by the time that he goes through customs and catches the shuttle to the hotel to get his truck it will be quite late and he still has a two hour drive in fro...

first week 194.5 last week 189 today 192 pounds lost last week 3(gained) total pounds lost 2.5 I would like to blame it all on the cupcake---and it was a good cupcake---but it was also the hazy blur of a weekend of uneaten pasta salad that I had to finish. Did I mention that love pasta salad and since I had to finish that pasta salad I might as well wash it down with a tub of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, right? Well lets just say it wasn't pretty. This wasn't even in the realm of emotional eating. This was just eating. So I was thinking of all the reasons that I want to be skinny. The things that top the list are all very superficial but I think that if the superficial ones help me---read: motivate me---attain my goal, then the important ones (i.e. be alive for my family) will benefit too, right? So, does it matter if I want to be skinny so that I can be the hot mom or that I want to be skinny so that if I see my husband's ex girlfriends I can secretly...

So...What do you think? J ust a little heads up...we are not actually finished...we still have a lot of trim work that needs to be painted. I also know there will be plenty of people that will prefer the blue and wonder why we painted. It is definitely a matter of taste. My husband and I just happen to prefer understated and neutral. p.s. I just have to say that I ended up killing all the grass while Edgard was gone (surprise honey) so that it definitely doesn't look very good. Maybe Edgard can work his magic......with the grass, I mean.

Painting the frigging house. Just a little side note on the weather. We had expected 80 (or less) degree weather for our project but what we got was a furnace. You know the kind of heat I am talking about, right? You walk out in it and it takes your breath away. You work out in it and your whole body is swollen and starts throbbing in a few minutes. Even after nightfall you open the front door to a humid outdoors. Let me give you a little time line so that you can understand what was going on: Saturday June 30th ----Edgard leaves for the airport at 4:00am and my mom and I get started painting the back of the house when we awakened. My sister Mary, 13 years old, babysat the children. The plan was to avoid the hot sun at all cost, like vampires. The back was also less scary place to start, away from the stares (or glares) of the neighbors. We got a full day in and nearly finished the entire back of the house. The plan at that point was to do the front and trim in one d...

first week 194.5 last week 191 today 189 pounds lost last week 2 pounds total pounds lost 5.5

He is back and we are both exhausted. I didn't get to weigh this morning so I will weigh tomorrow morning and announce it then, instead. After that? On with all the news! future posts will be including, but not limited to: before and after pictures, reliable friends, canceled flights, antsy children, one (pleasantly) surprised husband, continental breakfasts (and lunches), and one endless sleep deprived night!

I am covered in paint and exhausted. The house is not done....but done enough. I have another suprise up my sleeve for Edgard. He is flying into a city that is 2 hours distant. When he left, he parked the truck at a motel for a lower fee than the airport's long term parking. Now he is going to arrive Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. and by the time that he goes through customs and catches the shuttle to the hotel to get his truck it will be quite late and he still has a two hour drive in front of him. So this is the plan. My mom is driving up to the same city tomorrow. The children and I will go ahead and drive my mom up to the hotel where she will take the pickup from there and continue on to her destination and we will stay at the hotel. When Edgard gets to the hotel, late and tired, he will see our car instead of the truck with a note saying "Your nutty little family is room ###". I think that he will be very surprised and pleased since he has called saying that he ...

There will be no celebrating for me today.... I have a house to paint. Did I mention that we are in the middle of a heatwave. Did I also mention that today I am painting alone. Apparently people would rather go to barbecues and be with their families than help some crazy woman paint her house in 90+ degree weather on the fourth of July. Go figure. Well I did get the children and myself out of the house for a few minutes today. We went to Home Depot. At least they got their face painted. The face painting lady was so nice...she asked me if I wanted my face painted. I politely said no with mental visions of being wheeled away in a straight jacket if I had to come into contact with anymore paint. I am breathing, eating, smelling, wearing, dreaming paint...my life is consumed with paint. At Home Depot I bought a doorbell (chrome) and matching front and back door handles with deadbolts also in chrome. Does any one else find it creepy that they are called Dead bolts? I also bought o...

God has been answering my prayers about this painting fiasco. I am taking a quick lunch break so I cannot go into detail. I will post later about the people that he sent yesterday and is sending this evening. Just k now, though, that I am truly thankful Please think of me, for the time being, painting alone while my kids are taking a nap (Irene) and quiet time (Anthony). I don't think I remember a time of such high stress so I still would appreciate some prayer for that right now.

first week 194.5 last week 191 today 190.5 pounds lost last week .05 pounds total pounds lost 4 I figure that if I only lost a half a pound a week, I would have a permanent weight loss in two years. Two years are going to pass regardless so I shouldn't really complain about a steady---if small--- weight loss. By the way---- still painting. My main painter (mom) was throwing up last night and still feels sick. The scary thing is that she is my up high, ladder using, painter. She is the essential painter as I am scared of heights. Now what? Send some prayer my way please.

We are still painting......... ...for a little back story go here ...for a little back story on the back story go here