Sewing, Dinner, American Idol, and WW's

Well, yesterday was a roller coaster. I talked to all three of my siblings yesterday. I think that was a first! By the afternoon I was having a great time. I was in my sewing room cleaning it and laid out some fabric for another skirt!!! It was great to do something fun, just for the sake of having fun! I was listening to music, and then talking to my sister. I was going to clean house in preparation for today, but I just felt I needed to take care of me, so off to the sewing room I went.

I had a contest for my Weight Watcher members that lasted about two months. They had to do several things and every week they would turn in a little paper with their score. Everyone that participated got a prize, then I had 3 Places. All 3 places got to choose certain WW products with 3rd being the least expensive and on up . First place got a prize and dinner at my house, with a choice of fish, starch, salad, and bread. The lady that won first place is really nice and she brought her husband and the bread. She made it and for my children it was delicious and less than a point. I got the recipe, I think I will try it. It's whole grain. They were so sweet and we thoroughly enjoyed them. Today was the big day for the dinner so today I cleaned after a leisurely morning. I slept in, (much needed) and then kept a pretty brisk pace to get the house clean and ready for a tour. Thankfully it wasn't really dirty, just needed some touch-up. But it still took several hours, because I had to vacuum the whole house, mop all the floors, and clean my bathroom. Make a few beds and hide a few things. :-) I knew Steve would want me to give them a tour, so that meant everything that was obvious needed some touchup. Wouldn't it be great if we kept our houses clean all the time so we wouldn't have to do things like that!!!! I can dream!!! They were so generous and complimentary. They have a huge house with granite counters and etc. But they are also very down to earth people, she loves fishing and is always pretty casual. Steve and I were both very glad we did it.

Well, today was American Idol!!! Yea!!! This first part is always hard because we don't really like the people that want to be freaky, and foul. We finally started muting it and Steve kept leaving the room saying he wasn't going to watch it until they got done with this part. But he couldn't keep himself from coming back out. The last girl came out and within 3 seconds, (I'm not exaggerating) I said to Steve (he was in his office) I bet this girl is a Mormon. And sure enough she is. She didn't say she was, but she said she doesn't watch R rated movies or drink or etc. So we have two people to root for, one of the girls is from Oregon, the other a Mormon. At least through the Hollywood Round. It was fun to talk Amy in every commercial. I think for me that is half the fun. We entertain Steve and Mike. I think Mike gets a bigger charge out of it than Steve, but Amy is a bit more dramatic than me.

Well, the final news. I got word from my boss today that I need to start losing consistently to goal every week, turn in my weight every week, attend a meeting every week, and then maintain. If I start to gain, I will be pulled from being a leader for a month! Talk about motivation. I told her I had never actually done maintenance. which she didn't know. So I am glad to finally have some accountability and be a member (in the sense that I will be attending a meeting at another location as a member and not a leader) for awhile so I can reach goal as a member. After all that is what WW's teaches, that you will lose 3 times faster if you attend your meetings. Being a leader is not attending a meeting. That is serving others for an hour and a half if I have new members, a little over an hour if there are no new members. The first half hour they are weighing in and I am walking around talking to them. I feel very hopeful and it is interesting the reaction I had, I was grateful. I also realized that I will have to do everything I know how to do. I will have to plan, focus and follow program. No cheating. To lose every week means focus. I needed this. I have been playing around with 10 pounds for 3 years. And even though that in itself is an accomplishment for me, it is time to get on with it and reach goal. I will be a better leader and I will feel better about myself. I will be able to let go of a big huge weight on my shoulders that I have been carrying around for 3 years. I don't regret the last 3 years though, I learned a lot. Time if you are trying teaches you a lot. I have learned a lot. Well, I have rambled on enough. Love you all!!!!