Woohoo!

So, if you follow my blog you know that I have struggled with the weight loss game. But, girls!!! I am here to tell you I found the diet that works...after 2 1/2 weeks, I have lost 19 lbs!!! I am sooo excited about it! So, if anyone is interested, I can send the info to you. It doesn't cost anything, just your willingness to stick with it. I was at 194 and now I am at 175!! I know I have a lot to go still, but with results it is a lot easier to keep going. I would love to be down to 140...s0 I will keep on it. It is not a hard diet...even Troy has done it and lost about 10 lbs. He is all for it. So, with 35 more lbs to go, I am willing to give up all my fave summer foods to hit it!! I guess not all my faves...if I could stand to eat potato salad in the morning it wouldn't be so bad. I am really hoping to hit 170 before California Saturday...so cross your fingers!! These five pounds just might be the hardest! I know this is a very personal thing, but I am so happy to share with you my loss!! I have my dad to thank for introducing me to this very easy, inexpensive diet. I am so glad he had the patience to help me get it going. I have Dr. Willey in Pocatello to thank for developing this wonderful diet! Like I said, it is cheap...even cheaper than regular groceries because you eat less and healthier. My biggest struggle is balancing my diet with things the kids will eat. But so far we have managed.

CONGRATS!!!

So I have some congratulating to do!!! Congrats to my brother, Jesse and his wife Carlie for having a beautiful little boy, Carson Dean. (I know he came two days late, but good job on being a soldier and sticking with it!) He was born on Wednesday. We were able to run down to see him. He is a sweet boy. Tevan hated that I held him though!! Good job Carlie, having a baby isn't the world's best thing to go through, but the end result is so precious!

And to my sis in law, Danielle. She and her husband Todd had a beautiful little girl yesterday. Sadie Grace. So, congrats to them too. We are hoping to make a trip to SLC this weekend to see them. I heard she has a ton of long black hair. She wasn't due until April, but Danielle's liver was having some problems and the Dr didn't want to risk anything. So at 39 weeks she was able to deliver a beautiful baby girl. Good job, girl!

Next up we have Kayla (girl) and Hailey (boy)! All these babies are so fun...and I get to enjoy four of them without having one of my own!!! I like that idea!

Home

Just a quickie...we got home late last Friday night. We had a good time and the boys loved swimming in the hotel. I had plans to see a couple of friends on the way home, but my sister in law thought she was having her baby, so we scooted home as fast as we could. It was sooo good to be home. I got butterflies as I pulled into the driveway. Troy had told me he had a surprise for me, so I was a bit anxious for that. Tevan took a couple of hours to warm up to Troy, but then was very happy to see him. Daeson was ecstatic! And of course, the toys went flying and the books were read. Next time I don't think we will stay quite so long.

If any of you have been to my house in the last four years and have seen my bathroom, you now that the redone bath was not all the way finished. The tub front was not in place. But, when I came home, it was all finished and it looks so nice. So now I don't have to look at the tubes and the bottom side of the tub. But, the real surprise...If any of you have seen my bathroom in our bedroom, you know that it was crumbling away and unusable. Well, he made me a brand new shower. He raised the ceiling, added a light, and tiled the most beautiful shower...complete with lots of shelves!!! So now our old bathroom is new and finished...or just about. I get to paint the trim now. So, I will post pics as soon as my computer will let me. I am sooo sad I didn't get any swimming pics, really sad about that. I have pics of the quilts we made, too. So I will post everything soon.

We're comin' home! (skinnier)

Okay, so anyone who has been away from home for more than a couple of weeks knows what I am feeling right now. It has been fun up here, but the boys and I are ready to come home! We will be bringing my mom and she is staying with various family members until July-ish. So, that will be fun to see her more this summer...she will even get to be around for the kid's b-days! I have started packing...never can start too soon...and we will be on our way Thursday. We are excited.

Now, some really great news. My thyroid tests came back okay...normal...so that was a relief. But that same day, my dad put me on a very rigorous diet. It is a 1400 cal diet...and it deals with glycemic indexes. So, I was eating the right foods, just at the wrong times. The bad news?? I am kissing Johnny Carino's goodbye. No more pasta on this diet. But, since I have started that...mixed in with Lipozene supplements (the alli that he suggested was a lot more money, so we went with this) I have lost....assuming my scale and my mom's are the same...13 pounds!!! In just over a week!!!! I know, huh!!! I had no idea that peas and carrots were so high in sugar...so my "healthy" snack was not so healthy. Also, because metabolism can become stagnant, this diet allows you once a week for three hours to "cheat". So, this works out great for me on date night. This diet is found in the book, "What Your Dr. looks Like Naked". So, if any of you are interested, I am sold on this diet. It is the only thing that has worked for me. I also bought "The Firm: Cardio Dance" video. It's a pretty good little workout. So, hopefully when I get back I will continue to lose and continue to be happy. One other sad note, I found out I have an intolerance to chocolate...so no more chocolate for me...at all. But things could be worse. It is so nice to find out what our bodies are trying to tell us!!!

So, we will return to IF on Friday and get back to our crazy schedules. Take care all!!!

We are still alive...

We are all doing great...I cannot tell you how we have spent the last week mostly because I cannot remember. It is crazy how time is flying!!

We got here late Wednesday night, everything went well. My dad got a little too lead footed and got pulled over just before Gville. I guess he didn't realize how my minivan can fly!!! LOL But the boys and I settled right in. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all blurs. I am not sure what we did. Sunday was fun. I got to reunite with some of the girls I have become friends with. I hung out in the nursery with Tevan and Daeson, believe it or not, was terrified to go to Sunbeams, even though his friend Johnny was there. Monday we had FHE and started a quilt for Jesse and Carlie. We hand quilted the sucker and it is so stinking cute!! We have since then started another one for them. I think we have about 10 quilts total that we are going to be completing. Finally all that material in my closet will be used. I bought some for every member of my family...so all those having babies, beware!!! Tuesday night my dad watched the boys...I know!! It was great! My mom and I went to a Stampin Up class. We came home with some great things...all finished!!! That is the best part. Did you know that you can make paper swirly things with shaving cream and ink??? It is the coolest thing! Wednesday, Thursday and today have all just kinda run together. I did get all the American Idols caught up...Thank heavens Tatianna is GONE!!! What a drama QUEEN...,and the FAKE accent??? Whew! But, I am so happy Jorge is continuing on as well as many more. So between all the American Idols and quilting, there has not been much more time for anything else. We have hit all the stores here, Kings a few times! But hey, there is always something I can't live without.

Anyway, Daeson has spent most of his time in time out, or getting spankings. He has been the hardest part about being up here. I am not sure if it is that he misses Troy or that he is just being awful!! Maybe it is the three-just about four stage??? I don't know.

Tevan is cutting a cuspid SP?. He has had a chronic runny nose since we have been up here. So, he is dealing with that. He has handled it pretty well, considering.

I was able to run outside one day, still training for htat stinkin 1/2 marathon. (It has been crappy weather) Gville does have a gym that I might do a two-week membership to. I have been doing the bike the other days and my buttocks is sooo sore! I have been heavy dieting...for about two months now. I started dieting about four months ago, but now it is pretty hard core. I have not had one chocolate anything since the Sunday after Vtine's Day. But, I have stayed right around 1100-1400 calories every day. Today my dad had me get my blood drawn to check everything out. I have not lost one single pound!!! I am ready to give up. In fact, I figure I can eat super healthy and work my but off to stay the same...or I can eat onion rings and yummy things and not gain, staying the same. I am so ready to switch back, but I know this is so much healthier for me. I would love to lose 40 pounds...that is not asking too much!! In fact that would put me at a pretty healthy weight. I guess my goal of losing 20 before Cali is obsolete. I am so sad about that. I really wanted to look good!!! Oh, well. As long as I don't pass out during the race, I will be just fine. I told myself, however, that I couldn't get prego until I was a bit less...so Troy will be happy when I put that off!

So, there you have an update. Tomorrow we are headed for an auction and then Sunday, church again. Not too much ahead planned. Oh, I did get through the Twilight Saga. I must say book one was the best...the rest were just okay. There was so much DRAMA! But, if I married a vampire, there would be a lot of drama. So, on to the next series of books if anyone has suggestions! Hope everyone is well....see you all soon!