Haven't been on in a bit. Travel and holiday makes busy times. Trying to get this house wrapped up in Arkansas is stressful. I'm still at my weight loss journey. Sure is hard to stick to it when you are not sure where you will be for your next meal so travel eating wasn't so good. I still managed to loss some even having a few meals not on plan (Rally's cheeseburger). 

I'm down.... 11 1/2 pounds since I started. 

Of course it would be more if we didn't go to Arkansas, which I might add I hardly ate while we were there add a scrapbook weekend. Just updated my 2nd order with a few changes. I've found a few tasty things and a few not so tasty things. I've definitely branched out and tried things I wouldn't normally try like an Egg Life wrap, it appears like a tortilla. It's a little weird but works in a pinch. Hopefully this week I can do better. Well off to go run some errands and find something to fix for lunch.. 

 Day 2

I survived my first day. I was a little short on my water but I did better than I usually do, about 40 ounces. Breakfast on the run today and a little Chipotle for lunch with chicken, lettuce and a little bit of cheese. Wasn't much maybe an ounce of chicken or so. Still trying to figure out how to eat every 2-3 hours, man that's a lot. The doctor's scale was off from mine for the better so I'll have to check it against mine today... I'm sure the doctor's one is better... haha. 

 I never realized how much 6 ounces of ground Turkey actually was... way more than I thought that's for sure. Still learning which "Fueling" snacks are good and not so good. Honey mustard sticks.. not as good as you would think but dipped in some low-fat Baby Bell Cheese made them pretty tasty. Now these... a little like cardboard with cinnamon sprinkled on them. Tonight's dinner will probably be leftover Turkey meatloaf from last night.

My Baby is not a baby anymore...

She is now a licensed driver... look out world! Sure will make the trips to Arkansas easier having another driver. She is lucky enough to be able to drive my Marine's truck... a 2012 Ford Raptor.. yep you read that right. I know, crazy to let her drive that but the way I see it.. it's paid for and was just sitting in Arkansas and he would want her to drive it (better it than either Mustang). 

Well back to my paper shredding to get this craft room cleaned up so I can get these cup orders out and try out my new heat press for T-Shirts ... more tomorrow.. 

Remember though... Family is everything, the fights and the disagreements can be forgiven, do it before it's to late and they are gone. Cherish your family.. tell them you love them 💖

 Boy has it been a minute since I was last on here. 

So much has happened that's for sure. Divorce, Job changes, house purchase, Covid 19, loss of more family just to name a few. 

Started a new journey today... the dreaded Weight Loss...  

Where to even start. I'll go back a couple of years. My knee slowly started to bother me, I'm sure old Roller Skating Injuries 

I went to an orthopedic doctor to get it checked out and it's Osteoarthritis and it was almost bone on bone at that point. Jump ahead a couple of years and it is now bone on bone and a torn meniscus. Well with Covid 💀 that brought us all to a halt and brought us home which then in addition to the bad knee getting movement was greatly reduced which you can imagine added to weight gain. I'm not proud of it at all and after stepping on the scale today sickened by it. I'm opening myself up now and sharing the truth, which is hard for me to do. I try to hide pictures of myself even... 

My knees hurts daily which makes exercising close to impossible, walking up or down stairs is painful and difficult, I'm short of breath doing just about anything. I have to often take breaks and sometimes don't want to even move. This is not me! Most people know I'm usually pretty active doing all sorts of things, camping, gardening, housework or anything but sitting on my Butt..

At a Christmas party I saw my boss's wife, she was like half a person. So skinny and looked amazing. We started talking and she shared how she had been losing weight. Turns out it's the same program Jenna's dad had been on also. Ellen has lost 60 pounds!! I've been thinking about it since I saw her, if she can do it with her crazy schedule then so can I. It's expensive to start out but it provides all the snacks, materials and a coach... Ellen is a coach now which makes it even better. 

So fast forward.. I'm signed up and started the program today. What is it you ask.. It's called Optavia! It makes you eat and from what I see you won't ever be hungry with eating every 2 hours. Holy Cow.. how in the world do you eat every two hours... guess I'll find out.  Getting in the water might be a challenge but I'm up for it. Traveling is going to be the challenge for sure. The trips to Arkansas means I have to plan ahead and pack prepared snacks. Summer is around the corner as well as camping season and the Davis Family reunion. So stay tuned and follow me with pictures and stories of my journey..

Below is Day 1 Breakfast... Mashed potato(fueling) made as a waffle, 1 wedge of light Laughing Cow (1 healthy fat), 1 oz of Avocado(1 healthy fat), fried Egg (counted toward lean but not full portion) with some Everything Bagel sprinkled on top.