Day 5 with nothing delish

I want to drop a lot of weight that's been hanging around for a lot of years now. My first goal is 20 lbs. My first reward will be a new pair of walking shoes. My second goal is another 20 lbs. The reward, once that goal is reached, is an MP3 player that's all mine. :)

Of course with all this weight loss, a girl's gotta have new clothes. :)

I actually feel really good about this intentional deprivation. I feel good when I make it through a craving & don't give in. A little factoid about cravings: they only last 15 min. If you can make it through those 15 min. without caving, you're in the clear (for now) & YAY!!! for you. :D

I can't wait to not look like my older brother anymore. Not that he's bad to look at, or anything. It's just that with my short hair & multiple chins & our mother's good looks, sometimes I don't recognize myself in pictures. LOL I remember, just after I had Ty 13.5 years ago, catching a glimpse of myself in the mirror....it was just out of the corner of my eye....& doing a quick double-take because I thought I just saw my brother standing in the hallway just outside the door. I had short hair then, too. It kind of startled me because he left for his mission the week before so I was shocked to see him standing behind me! I think I was equally shocked to realize that it was me & not him.

It's been a roller coaster with my weight since then. I know I'll never be a svelte 125 again. I'm okay with that. I'm not doing this for the way I look. I want to be around to meet my great-grandchildren. There's no way, at my size, I'll be able to do that. I'll die early & that thought just doesn't sit well with me.

So, here's the game plan: I've cut out all processed foods. I'm consuming alot more fruits & veggies & limiting my meat intake. Everything fried or sweet (other than fruit) is a no-no. And there will be no eating after 5:00 p.m. Also, once I get the dang machine out of the garage & into the house, I'm going to get at least 30 min. a day on the exercise machine (can't think of its name) or on walks with my kiddos & puppy.

Seems like a good plan. I look forward to seeing the results. Being such a fat kid, I'm hoping the weight comes off faster than it would if I wasn't such a fat kid. I meant to say fluffy...really. :)

2010 Book List

Since last years goal was reached & exceeded, I thought I'd try for a higher goal this year. I'm going to work on 50 books this year, though that number is very intimidating to me. I'm afraid I'll run out of books I want to read long before the 50 is up! But I will try, none the less. :)

1. Tower of Thunder by Chris Heimerdinger
2. Kingdoms and Conquerors by Chris Heimerdinger
3. Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
4. River Secrets by Shannon Hale
5. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
6. Eldest by Christopher Paolini
7. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
8. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
9. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
10. The Last Summer of You & Me by Ann Brashares
11. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
12. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
13. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
14. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
15. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
16. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
17. The Testament by John Grisham
18. Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox
19. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
20. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
21. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
22. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
23. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
24. Emma by Jane Austen
25. Fearless by Max Lucado
26. Marked by P.C. & Kristin Cast
27. Betrayed by P.C. & Kristin Cast
28. Evermore by Alyson Noel
29. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
30. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
31. Chosen by P.C. & Kristin Cast
32. Untamed by P.C. & Kristin Cast
33. Hunted by P.C. & Kristin Cast
34. Tempted by P.C. & Kristin Cast
35. Burned by P.C. & Kristin Cast
36. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
37. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

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2009 Book List

I love to read & I really love to keep track of things. :)

My goal for the year is to read 40 books.

Here's my 2009 list of books read so far:

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
5. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
6. The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
7. The Book of Mormon
8. The Horse & His Boy by C.S. Lewis
9. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
10. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
11. The Voyage of the Dawn Trader by C.S. Lewis
12. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
13. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
14. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
15. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
16. The Work & the Glory v.1 by Gerald Lund
17. The Davinci Code by Dan Brown
18. The Lightnening Thief by Rick Riordan
19. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
20. The Titans Curse by Rick Riordan
21. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
22. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
23. The Work & the Glory v.2 by Gerald Lund
24. The Work & the Glory v.3 by Gerald Lund
25. The Work & the Glory v.4 by Gerald Lund
26. The Work & the Glory v.5 by Gerald Lund
27. The Work & the Glory v.6 by Gerald Lund
28. The Work & the Glory v.7 by Gerald Lund
29. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
30. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
31. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
32. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
33. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
34. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
35. The Work & the Glory v.8 by Gerald Lund
36. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
37. Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites by Chris Heimerdinger
38. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
39. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Books 1-5, by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
40. Gadiantons & the Silver Sword by Chris Heimerdinger
41. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
42. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
43. Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares
44. Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares
45. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
46. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
47. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
48. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
49. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
50. The Feathered Serpent Part 1 by Chris Heimerdinger
51. The Feathered Serpent Part 2 by Chris Heimerdinger
52. The Sacred Quest by Chris Heimerdinger
53. The Lost Scrolls by Chris Heimerdinger
54. The Golden Crown by Chris Heimerdinger