I’m sitting here at the kitchen table; my youngest son is here with me, procrastinating about studying life science for his mid-term; my husband and older son are outside hanging Christmas lights; my younger daughter is hanging ornaments on the tree and laughing at Whiskey Bob as he tries to attack dangling ribbons and doodads.  I love Sundays.

Weight:  Back to normal, 156.5

DO-IT:  The Dress. Done. In fact, I’m going to wear it tonight for a Christmas Party.  edit…jump ahead a few hours to party time…

 That is a stunning red dress, if I do say so myself.  I ended up with a size 12 but oh gracious, it’s a snug 12! It’s still an entire size down from where I started in September. Just to let you know how hard I’ve been working out…no spanx under there, no control top hose, no shapewear.  Just a regular slip. And a very pushy up bra.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. Kept to the dailies, which are now 26. Thank you WW for looking out for me.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Yes! Oh my gosh, I’m back in business.  68 points this week, including a bike ride, two kettle bell training sessions and self-defense, and a couple of hours on the elliptical.

DO-IT: Consistency. I must be the most boring, predictable person on earth. Really.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.  Lots of hot tea because it’s cold here, dang it!

DO-IT:Read a Book.  Bad Girl!  I didn’t read at all this week.  Well, not my book.  Instead I read a case study for my continuing education requirement for my engineering license, I read two infiltration reports for a sewer line project, and I read an environmental impact statement for a project site.  No ‘fun’ reading at all!

DO-IT: One update post a week. And yes, it was about my behind.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive. Yes!  And I’ll visit you all this week, too!

Look! It’s me and Mr. Pea!

Wear a Red Dress!  Keep the Faith.

This will be quick.  I got totally distracted today shopping for our Catholic Charities Angels – three little girls FUN! – and then decorating here at home, and then laundry and then I look at the clock.  I’m just getting in under midnight Mir’s time!

Weight:  Meh.  Officially weighing in 1 pound up at 157.8.   I also weighed in wearing my jeans and a heavy sweater instead of my usual bike skirt and tank. I’m calling it a hold.

DO-IT:  The Dress.Done.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. Kept to the dailies

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Yes! Biking, kettle bell training, self-defense, lots of walking and four hours of trail building on Saturday morning.  In the rain. Which counts for double, don’t you think?

DO-IT: Consistency. I must be the most boring, predictable person on earth.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.

DO-IT:Read a Book.  Oops.  Back to it, almost done.  I hope to post a review before the end of the week.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Didja see my blurb about plateaus over at the Christmas Dress Challenge Site?

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive. Yes!  And I’ll visit you all this week, too!

Smile and Wave.  Keep the Faith.

Week Eleven ended with Thanksgiving Day, one of my most favorite holidays. I love taking  time away from work and spending my hours with family and friends.  The Pea Family had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. The kids were off of school, Mr. Pea and I took several days off of work, Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Twyla and the cousins came down to visit, Cherry Ames was home from college, and the weather was grand.  We have so much to be thankful for.

Tuesday I won second place in a Chili CookOff.  With vegetarian chili.  Seriously! No meat!  Shocking, I know, especially to the hardcore chili chefs in our office.  My veggie version is made with lentils and black beans, Very Tasty Indeed.

Sunday was my parents’ 48th Wedding Anniversary! Forty Eight Years!  My sisters and I spent some time on Thursday afternoon tossing out ideas on how we can celebrate their 50th.  So far the plan involves contacting someone at their church and getting their congregation involved, contacting family members far and wide and having everyone show up as a surprise and champagne.  We still have plenty of time to plan, right?

Oh!  On my time off, I finally finished working through several years of photographs, getting everything organized and ready for making scrapbooks. I found a picture or two of myself when I was heavy.

Before:  not the most attractive angle.  This picture was snapped by The Architect during a field trip to the zoo…I think he was in fourth grade at the time. 🙂

After:  also taken by The Architect a few months ago at the parish Fall Festival.  More than 60 pounds lighter, and a bazillion percent healthier!

This week I weighed in at 156.9 pounds.  One tenth of a pound up from before Thanksgiving.  Here’s the rest of the wrap up for the week.

DO-IT:  The Dress.Done.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. I used up all of my weekly points on Thanksgiving Day for a glass (or two or three) of wine and some yummy goat cheese with pear preserves.  I skipped dessert – honestly, I didn’t miss it, but only because it didn’t involve chocolate.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Yes! Yes!  I’m finally feeling better.  The entire family went mountain biking twice this week, I got lots of walking in and a few rounds of weight training.

DO-IT: Consistency. Routine, other than Thanksgiving Day, which was celebratory!

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.

DO-IT:Read a Book.  Oops.  Didn’t even look at it.  I’m still miffed over the side swipe with the primitive eating theories.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Oh sadness.  I didn’t make it this week.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive. Yes!  And I’ll visit you all this week, too!

Celebrate Life!  Keep the Faith.