Weight Watchers

Ok, I've started it. On Monday, I started Weight Watchers. My mom had great success on it, she started in January 08 and by April or May (not sure which month exactly) she had lost 20 pounds! And she didn't have to eat any kind of yucky foods or anything..she just had to watch her portions and do some LIGHT exercise (walking mainly). Well, Mom kind of got off her program a couple of months ago and gained a couple of pounds. She decided to start back at it. I decided to join her. I really would like to trim down a bit. I am 5'4 and weigh roughly 138-140 lbs. When I graduated high school in 2005, I weighed in at 109 lbs, so this weight I am now makes me feel like a big fatty. I just want to lose about 10 pounds and would LOVE to by the end of this year! My ideal weight is 120 lbs. so I'm hoping to get there by February 2009.

So, anywho--I started Monday. I had a bad experience because I was so gung-ho that I didn't pack enough to eat for that day. I felt so sick by dinner time that I could hardly eat my dinner. So basically I got a fresh start Tuesday. Now, for those of you not familiar with WW..it is based on a points system and I get 21 points for the day. So, I have to be careful about snacking and how much I eat of something. Monday and Tuesday I just about starved but yesterday, I really got the hang of it. I had a WW snack bar for breakfast and a Diet Mountain Dew, then a SmartOne meal for lunch (spaghetti..yum!) and some cantaloupe. I had a light snack @ work then grilled chicken, green beans and broccoli for dinner. I had a WW piece of candy later that night. I felt full all day Wednesday and still stayed within my points! I've done well so far today, too. Let's see how I do this weekend in Pigeon Forge!

Our American President

Well by now everyone knows that Obama was elected as our country's 44th President. He is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2009.


The decision was made and its final(at least until 2012). He was elected, as he won the popular vote and the electoral votes. He is the man that 63,484,527 Americans wanted to see put into office. For the other 56,132,935 of us that voted for McCain, there's nothing we can do now, except pray. I believe that everything happens for a reason. There is a reason for this, even if some of us don't understand what that reason is just yet.

Regardless of what your political status is (R or D), please pray for Obama and for our country. I hope and pray that Obama will lead this country in the direction that it needs to go and that good will come out of his time in office.


I hope there will be positives come out of this and I hope that we, as Americans, will stand up and support our leader, regardless of who we voted for. If we tear our leader down, what does that say for us? And what good does that do for our country?

I encourage everyone to pray for our country, our leaders and for ourselves. Pray that our country will prosper and that things will get better, pray for wisdom for our leaders and pray that we, as citizens, can provide for our families and that we can continue to vote and contribute our opinions to the issues in our country.

Remember, God is in control and he works in mysterious ways. Prayers work wonders.

Voting Rights

Be glad you have the right to vote.

EXERCISE THAT RIGHT!

To me it's not only a right, but an obligation.

If we don't vote, we can't change anything or complain about who's in office.

Here's a few quick facts about the history of voting rights.

-The 15th Amendment was adopted in 1870, five years after the American Civil War ended. It prohibited the states from denying a citizen the right to vote because of race.

-Women were not allowed to vote in most states until the ratification of the19th Amendment in 1920.

-The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gave citizens living in Washington, D.C., the right to vote in national elections.

-In 1971, the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 for all state and national elections. Before then, only 10 states had allowed citizens under age 21 to vote.

Be grateful of your right, and USE it! GO VOTE!

Taggy Tag Tag

I don't know if I'm doing this right or not but I'll try!! I was tagged by my cousin Donna and this looked like fun!


7 Random things about me.....let's see.....


1.) I have dyed my hair more than 30 times in the past 8 years..seriously.


2.) I have a double jointed middle finger that I can do this really freaky popping thing with.


3.) I am ridiculously afraid of mice. I will go to extreme lengths to avoid them. I once slept on the kitchen table because I was afraid it would crawl in my bed. (We had a small mouse at one time)


4.) I can't handle it when I step on a wet floor. I freak out and get someone to mop it up or bring me some shoes (even when I get out of the shower!)


5.) We have a P. O. BOX and, when I was pregnant, I craved the smell of the post office so much that I would go in sometimes when I knew we didn't have any mail.


6.) I love popcorn and m&ms together..its like the best thing since sliced bread!


7.) I have seen all 296 episodes of Beverly Hills 90210



Now it says I am supposed to tag some other people to do this! I'm going with Amber, Amanda, Kara and Gaye!