Theme change!

I think if I change the theme of this blog I will probably post in here much more. So I will be doing that sometime tonight and! Brightening up the place too.

I live in the north east and the weather has been cold and wet for the past week. Everyone has been breaking out their fall clothes, but we know that it will get hot again.
I just started a new job and it was sort of a lateral more but not in all aspects. The pay is the same but its closer to home, and the position is basically the same but the new job has a better newer system so its easier to do the job. And best of all the new job has $2500 tuition reimb no matter what your trying to learn and to me that is the best thing.
I also just moved into a much bigger place on 7/1, the bills vthat come with this place are much bigger too. We will be okay tho.

In terms of health, I think that living in this bigger placeand just having to go up and down the stairs all the time, has made me drop a few. In another week or so, I am going to try tae bo amped! This is Billy blanks' new video and it is cheap. And I am really motivated to do it.

As for my family, my kids are about ready to go back to school and I cant wait. It will be so great for the house to shut down at 8:30 pm again. Homework is the only thing that I dread and its funny, my job doesnt assign homework. I will not let my kids fall behind this year, although there is only one who seems to fall behind at times. My 13 year old, I actually heard a letter on the redio today written by the parent of a 13 year old boy here it is.

Subject: Pregnant, single, and raising a 13 year old boySubject: Good morning to all Steve I have been waiting for the chance to speak to you and Shirley, or have you to speak into my life. I am a single parent of a 13 year old boy. My son is very intelligent. A straight a student. My concern with my son is that i feel he lacks common sense. It is very frustrating. I tried the best way i know how to help him in this area of his life, but it seems as if i made it worse. How do you teach a child common sense? We really need your help. Because of this situation we have limited conversation, he is scared to talk to me. I know its because i made him feel like that, but what am i suppose to do? I just want to know when he is out in the world he can and will make the best decisions on his own. I feel so bad to the point that I cry and ask God to help me. I don’t see want i am doing wrong, but its obvious that i am doing something wrong. For the record let me just put it out there, It's not the pregnancy. He has been like this before i even thought of having another baby. Here are a few examples of his behavior (keep in mind he is 13): 1. I have to remind him to eat. If you don’t ask him he wont get up and feed his self. 2. I have to remind him to bath. Days can go by and he wont think on his own to take a shower. Sometimes i wont say anything just to see how long it would take for him to take a shower on his own. 3. All he wants to do in the house is lay around. I mean he balls his whole body up and would just lay there. Even when we go out he would lay his head on a table or ball his legs up in a chair. I don’t understand. I use to be light with my words, but lastly I have been hard on him because i cant take it anymore. 4. He will not groom his self. I am the complete opposite, so i don’t know where he gets this from. I tell him how to groom as a man but i cant show him. Like, he cant stay in the room with me when i am getting dressed. Anyway he cant do everything i do he is a boy. Our communication is fading because he feels scared to talk to me. Please help us Steve. I am open to any suggestions to develop a healthy relationship with my son. I have to be honest with you and the public I feel i am to blame for this situation escalating because now its hard for me to talk to him without already being frustrated. What approach should i take with him? P.S. No he does not have a man role model in his life. Not even the guy i am pregnant by. (That is a whole another letter) Sincerely, frustrated Mom

Funny isnt it?

On the move!

HELLO!
I know its been a long time since I posted anything on here but I have been very busy trying to find another place to live. Right now im still renting, but I plan to buy a home in 2009. Anyway, between trying to find a place, and working more, I have been really tired every night. But I have some good news to report. I have lost 10 pounds and my BS have been better. I feel a little better as well. I sort of have a new out look on life. I am going to do everything RIGHT, without cutting corners. And I'm going to start going to bed at 9pm. According to my mother, going to be earlier will help me lose weight.
I am really going to try to get on here and write something everyday, even if its a little off topic, just so my blog can grow.
Thanks Susan!
Maybe you should send me a message once a week reminding me to exercise. LOL
Bye!

Day 1

Hi,
Today is day one of me being on atkins induction. So far today I had bacon, one boiled egg and about 10 macadamian nuts (only 1 net carb). I am only supposed to have 20 carbs, I will use the rest up on salad dressing, For lunch I have a salad with tuna, no carbs in that, but the "Light done right" dressing has 2 carbs perserving and Iwill have like 2 servings so that will be 4 carbs. For dinner I will be having steak and salad, again I will be having salad dressing. Right now I feel good. I will the blog posted as to how im feeling tomorrow. Hi Susan! Just want you to know that you're my inspiration. Anyone visiting this blog should click on susan's name she is amazing.

Anyway, i'll holla!

Well

I just want to say that I have alot going on in my life right now. I am trying to do so much at once, Im trying to get my finances together, trying to lose weight and be healthier. Trying to find another job, I hate my job right now. I love the benefits though, this is why I will not be going anywhere until I find the perfect new job. I have an interview tomorrow, this job pays 9 to 12 thousand dollars more than what I currently make so....... We all know that im praying for this one. So anywaytrying to become a different person is hard but for me its needed because I'm getting older and I just really want to see myself accomplish something.

I missed a doctor appointment because I didnt get my blood work done and in that case what is the use.
I havent been doing to well in the bloodsugar department, but writing this blog makes me a little motivated. Im going to exercise when im done here.
I have officially quit smoking.
I really love keeping a blog but I havent been here much because everything that is going on with me, has nothing to do with the blog, I dont want to change the topic. Si Iwill be back in another day or so.

Peace to all the people who visit this blog! I love hearing from you too.

Thanks!

Well

Hello out there if you visit this blog and you are interested in what's going on with me. I am feeling under the weather today but I still wanted to put in a new post, mainly because I think im going to start up an audio podcast along with this blog. Here is an update.
I never joind WW. I am doing the Atkins diabetes Revolution diet, and guess what?? I just started it today.

Here is what I've eaten so far today:

Breakfast- Bacon and eggs, plus I took my medication 30 min prior to eating this. My fasting BS was like 278 (extremely high, I'm killing myself). I also took dayquil because im sick. Right after that I had tea with one packet on splenda in it(big mistake) took my BS 30 min before lunch and it was 286. No more tea and no more splenda.

Lunch- a small piece of steak like 1 oz, some cauliflouer with cheese(I gotta give y'all the recipe) and some spinich(fresh but wilted, nothing on it). It is now 2:15 and i'm not hungry but I am still craving carbs. I will keep you posted on how im doing tho.
Peace!
Oh I wana give a quick shout to Sara of Determination Podcast, and also my girl (she don't even know me) Christiana of One pound at a time podcast. The later is a video podcast and I like it. Its very clever.
Anyway, I'll holla

Too pooped to pop

It's been too long since I've posted any of my thoughts. I have been feeling under the weather and since I don't like to miss a day of work. I've been working and coming home to the kids, feeding them and going to bed. I didn't end up joining Weight watchers yet. One of my really sweet co-workers gave me the little book and also the calorie, fat, carb grid. And I really appreciate it. There are some prospective changes going on with me so I will have to adjust accordingly. The most definite thing is that I will be starting a real estate course. I must remember that bringing lunch is the key. I will not be caught in the ordering trap. Its like when you're at work or school there is something cute about ordering out for lunch......... No more for me. Ordering out is expensive and if you get something half healthy, you pay even more. So here are my goals for the up coming week.

1. Have breakfast each morning.
2. Bring my lunch to work each day.
3. Drink lots of water.
4. Stay away from caffeine.
5. Do some form of exercise (each day)

P.S. I really admire Susan of Irunformylife.blogspot.com she gets up in the morning and she runs. I really want to begin walking, jogging, running. I sincerely hope that I can achieve it.

Peace!

Not feeling well

Well last night I came home from work and ate dinner. I then went to the laundramat at 6pm, I got home at 8 I finished folding clothes, watched tv until 11 and then went to sleep. I did not have anything else to eat. This is my new thing, quit eating by 6. I get of work really early ay 3:30 so I think that this will be do-able. Another thing that I will try is, when I get the munchies, I will take a nap. I need the rest anyway. I did not wrk out last night but doing laundry outside of the home is exercise. Trust me on this folks. Later.

La