Start of a new week...

It is now Monday and the start of a new week!  I'm trying to feel more positive this week as I felt like last week was a flop.  Not that I did horrible, but I didn't lose!  We ate out -- A LOT!  And then I had an off day yesterday just because I felt like it.  And for some reason, I feel better today.  Not really sure why.  Maybe I just needed a zone out day not to think about everything.  I literally sat on my butt on the couch all day reading an awesome book.  And for some reason, my son was perfectly happy to work on little projects, watch a little TV, and then spend some quality time with Daddy.  It really was super nice for me!  And I don't think I went crazy.  I just had whatever I felt like I wanted that I hadn't had in a while.  Which was just one serving of ice cream, an apple with PB, some pasta for dinner, and I think I had a sugar cookie at some point, but that's all.  See, not tons of craziness!  LOL

But today, I feel good and feel like I'm ready to get back down to business after a week that was just not good enough to lose.  So, I'm drinking my big bottle of water right now and will be having a shake momentarily along with my vitamins.  Then I'm going to try to motivate myself to get these tons of dishes cleaned up!  My stupid dishwasher is broken!  And the darn thing is NEW.  URGH.  I'm ready to sell it and buy another one!  I have come to the conclusion that I HATE Maytag products!  Our fridge and dishwasher are both Maytag and have done nothing but give us heartache since we purchased them when we first moved in.  URGH  I am seriously thinking that if I run this load and they come out clean (we used that dishwasher cleaner stuff yesterday) I may put the stupid thing up for sale.  After it's sold, I'm going to purchase a Kenmore, Fridgidaire, or LG.  I'm just sick of this one!  And I've tried to keep up over the last few days, with the dishes.  But let me tell you, it's hard!  I never realized how much time I had spent on dishes in our old place that didn't have a dishwasher.  :O  Shocking!  Of course, things are different now with a child, our diets, and even the hubby's job.  Makes a big difference in the amount of mess!  LOL

Anyways, back on point, this week is going to be a good week diet and exercise wise!  I am going to be sticking 100% to plan and now that I can get to my treadmill and my living room isn't a disaster area, I will be able to work out!  Sleep is much better than before and I am trying to remember my vitamins, too.  SO, I think that this week will be good.

Well, I better get off of here.  I wanna go get a shake and read a few blogs before I get started for the day.  I know -- late start!  But, I take advantage of sleeping in whenever I can!  But it's okay, PROGRESS is the name of the game!  OHHHHH!!!  That's what I was going to say!  I'm going to be getting some stickers to help keep track of my progress on my calendar.  I was just hand writing everything on there, but it was getting too messy.  So, I have a 'home' calendar which has all the family stuff including my hubby's schedule and stuff going on at my son's school and birthdays and now I have my own personal weight-loss calendar to keep up with my 'on' days, my weigh-ins, etc.  I also made the decision to blog only about weight loss on here and to keep my MySpace page to overall updates.  And the other forum I'm on, well, I'm still posting there, but not keeping up with much.  I figure I'm doing enough!  OK, NOW that's all!  Off to catch up!