Week 11

Finally some good news to report.......I lost 4 pounds this week! I had a really great talk with the Behavioral Therapist, Cheryl, this week. We are going to be meeting once a week for the rest of the program to keep me on track.

Realization of the week: You have to change your lifestyle to fit the program, not fit the program into your lifestyle. I promised Cheryl I would write this down somewhere to keep reminding myself that it is about making a life change and not going back to old habits.

Action taken this past week: Got rid of my cable:) So far, this has been a great action. I find that I am discovering old hobbies that I once really enjoyed. My house is starting to get clean on a regular basis, and I have finally been listening to full albums of music I have bought off itunes. I've started journaling and it has been very therapeutic. It has really helped me re-evaluate my life and how I spend my time.

Things that made me smile this past week: I can now fit into almost every shirt in my closet (accept for my two goal shirts). Everyone at work thought I got new clothes, but really they are some shirts that I have had for at least 3 years, and have not been able to fit into.
I had my Physical assessment with the exercise specialist and she said that I have a great resting heart rate and I am in the 100 percentile for strength for my age. She said that each test that she gave me I continually impressed her with what great shape I was in for my weight. I took a copy home so that I could prove to Dustin that I was strong for a girl. He has a way of comparing me to men and what girl can live up to that when it comes to muscles?

Week 10

Blah, blah, blah......lost 1 pound.......blah,blah,blah.........recommitting.......blah,blah,blah.
I just want all of you to know that the blah, blah, blah's are because they are just words. Words are nothing with no action and I can talk as much as I want but until there is action they mean nothing. I don't want to try to write another inspiring blog entry that leads to me losing 1 pound! So for now wait and see.....I will show you how dedicated I am with my actions and then try to inspire with my words because we all know the saying "Actions speak louder than words". My actions will be screaming!

Week 8 & 9

I am going to go ahead and pronounce these last couple of weeks a success because of a 2 lb weight loss, and here's why:

1. It was my 30th birthday on May 30th and after a bout of depression over turning the big 3-0 I gorged myself on Sushi and birthday cake. I got many positive messages about thirty being the new 20 and that your 30's will be the best decade thus far, but I'm not buying it. Especially when the only people I know who are in there 30's are Dustin, and People who live in Utah. All my Grand Junctionite buddies are still enjoying their youthful 20's. My movie buddy is 19! Let's just say that if she invites even one of her friends to go to the movie's with us I feel like a chaperon!

2. Had a fabulous girls weekend in Arizona. What Supportive Sisters-in-law I have! Millissa went walking with me everyday, and Jen made sure to not have any junk in the house. I even made an absolutely under no circumstances could we go to an Italian restaurant law, and everyone stuck to it. (Pasta is my downfall!)

3. Homemade chocolate tort. nuff said.

After a thoroughly inspiring behavioral class last night, I am once again recommitting myself to the shakes and nutrition bars. I want so badly to have another 5 pound loss and I know it will happen if I stick to the plan.

10 more weeks to go!

Girls Trip 2009!

What a wonderful idea to have a girls trip, I wonder who came up with that fabulous idea? This last weekend all the Johnson girls got together to spend a fun weekend with Jen in Arizona. It was so fun to see all the girls in one place, and leave the husbands at home, even though we talked a lot about them.

Day 1. We got Pedicures and Manicures. See if you can guess who hands and feet belong to who.
For dinner that night we went to a delicious restaurant called Kona Grill. I had a sweet salmon that was to die for! Talk about melt in your mouth! Afterwards we shopped around at the outdoor mall, and did I mention that the weather couldn't have been better. I know it was raining all week in Utah, and Colorado, but it sure did make for a bearable climate in June.

Day 2 we started the day out with a little swimming. We took Ryan and the kids on this trip, and Ryan said one of the funniest one liners that I will always remember, "Google is the big talkers nightmare." I laughed for a good five minutes, I can't even remember what we were talking about to make him say that. If your nor laughing, you probably had to be there.

Later, we went to a Dentists office to get Facials. That's right I said a Dentists office. Jen has a friend that does facials on the weekend in her husbands Dentist Office. It was a little nerve racking to sit in a dentists chair, but after a while of not hearing the zing of a drill, you got very relaxed.

That night we went to the Cheesecake Factory and sat outside to enjoy the lovely weather. Can you believe that I didn't gain a single ounce this weekend! For Reals!

Day 3 we had a lazy Sunday watched Maddie play Wii and make Wii characters of all of the family. That girls got creativity in her. Speaking of Maddie, in case Jen doesn't write this down, One morning Maddie wok up at 6:30a.m and Jen asked her why she wasn't sleeping in like she normally does and Maddie replied "Not when we have customers". She meant not when we have guests but from then on the entire weekend we were known as "customers", what great customer service we had!

Day 4 we shopped til we dropped and caught a plane back to Utah where Millissa turned into Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Warning: Millissa should be sedated before she flies. When the plane landed Millissa was all but kissing Angela and I's faces for putting up with her on 2, count them, 2 plane rides. She was completely different person after we got out of the airport and returned to her lovely self.

All in all it was a super fun weekend and I got a great split pea soup recipe out of it. Jen your the best for putting up with all the girls. I love all you guys and can't wait until we can do it again!