Pretty Happy!

So, I don't know why but I got up this AM and decided to weigh.  Nothing official, mind you.  I just wanted to see.  I don't really know why I wanted to see since I've NOT been focusing on that and only been getting on the scale when I had planned to.  So, I was pretty darn happy to see 203.5 this AM.  That's down 2.5lbs!!!  And yesterday was my first 'low' day.  Although, I do think I ate more fruit than I should've.  Not a ton, but maybe half a cup over all.  You see, my hubby went to the store and he bought bing cherries.  I don't normally buy them since they are higher in natural sugar, but they are also higher in fiber, too.  I think it's about 9g of net carbs  for 1/2c.  Which when you really think about it isn't bad at all!  But overall, I had felt good about yesterday and the moderate day before that.  So, I really felt rewarded to wake up to 203.5 this morning.  It also made me feel like the vacay weight really was water and not fat!  I know I didn't eat GREAT down there, but I did make an effort to not eat horridly the whole time and make better decisions.  I DID eat a lot of salad down there!  You chicks know how I love my salad!  And not a singe illness other than this darn cold I picked up!  Aargh.  Thankfully I'm feeling a bit better today.  But I did go to bed earlier than I thought I would.  I had planned on staying up late to watch a movie, but instead watched a TV show and went to bed.

I am VERY happy to feel a bit better today.  I did end up doing a bit of cleaning last night.  Nothing drastic, but some vacuuming and picking up the kitchen.  I didn't want to over-do, but I am just sick of how it looks already.  LOL  I plan on doing some more later!  I also need to do some more unpacking and maybe get laundry going.  I would LOVE to really clean my floors tonight, but it looks like more rain is rolling in, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to clean them.  I may go ahead and at least do the back half of the house and maybe the kitchen, but leave the dining room since that is where the dogs tend to track in the most yuck.  The kids rooms just need vacuuming and dusting, thankfully.  I also would like to do a quick clean of the downstairs.  I won't get to it all today for sure, but I need to get back on track with the house so we can get going on some projects.  Believe it or not, we sat down yesterday and went over the schedule to make a rough plan for projects.  It really lightened my head and heart to get it down on the calendar again just so that we had an IDEA of what we were going to do and get done.  If we can just do half, I will be happy!  But we have 3 or 4 big projects down to work on.  And as long as nothing major happens, I am thinking we will finally make some progress that will be REALLY good for us.  I know we will still have a lot to finish, but if we can just make some headway on what was started before, I will feel like we are going towards the finish line.

Another thing we did yesterday was to call about the damage from the storms.  I really don't see the purpose in using the insurance for the cars -- mostly because both are paid off and the deductibles are high.  Not to mention mine is an '03 and what was damaged on it would be cheaper and easier for us to do ourselves.  I think I can find a hood fairly cheap OR we may have a friend of the hubb's fill, sand, and paint the one we have.  I think that would be the best option.  The only other things damaged were the vent visors around the windows and I can just buy new ones at the car shop like Advance.  I am think that if we do it ourselves, we're talking about $300-400.  If the insurance does it they are going to want to take it somewhere to do it and the amount will go up.  And our deductible is 1k, so it just seems pointless.  Not to mention we will lose our no claims status which in the end would make our rates go up.  But as for the house, well, we will just have to wait to see if there is indeed damage and if so, what that number is.  If we end up doing the roof/gutters, we are just going to pay the 1k deductible and the difference for them to go ahead and do the soffits.  I am pretty sure if they do the gutters they will have to do the facia, too.  Even though all of that is fairly new.  That alone would knock several things off of our To-Do list.  We had already planned on doing the roof this Fall -- along with the soffit's.  But if someone is going to be doing the work, might as well do it all and just be done.  If we are able to do our list and then the insurance takes care of the roof stuff, that will only leave us finishing paint outside and then deciding on the backyard.  I am thinking of soliciting a few landscapers to get ideas for the backyard.  I may not hire out for it, but I would love some new ideas.  Our ideas are pretty great, I think!  But maybe they could help with a better layout.  I guess we will see!

All of this talk of work is making me feel productive!  LOL  And it makes me feel good about what is going on in my life right now even if it came on the tail-end of drama.  I don't know why, but feeling more positive on the house makes me feel more positive even on the weight-loss front.  I mean, I know we are going to be busy but I am still thinking that we will make good progress!  The idea of all that good stuff just makes me want to stick to my diet and see progress, there, too!  I DO know that exercise may be an issue at times, but as long as I am MOVING, I am not going to be too hard on myself.  My Granny is 99 and never exercised a day in her life.  I think she's 120 now (which is very low), but for the most of her life she was always slim.  Not because she dieted or exercised but because she was always moving.  Every day of her life, she gardened, cleaned, worked on little projects, and stayed busy.  Knowing that life is how it is in modern society, I'm not as busy as she was so I DO need formal exercise, but I am NOT going to consider it defeat if I spend a day of working in the garden or on the house instead of walking on the treadmill and pilates.  Man, I sound so positive right now!  I sure hope this sticks around!

On a side note here.... If you ever want to get motivated to do things, watch that show 'Hoarders' on A&E.  I'm telling you, nothing like seeing other people's mess to make you want to clean your own life up.  I know I don't have a tendency to hoard, but I've seen it in real life and it can be a battle.  So watching this show and seeing how these people live can really make you want to do something NOW before things get out of hand.  Weightloss really is the same.  I know it sounds like a stretch, but it's not.  'Things' and 'pounds' can pile up in the same way.  A few things here, a few things there, and day after day of just sitting something on top of those piles and before you know it, your whole couch is covered.  The same happens with weight.  You gain a few here, you gain a few there and if you keep letting it go, over time you've gained 30lbs!  Or MORE!  I guess that is why I keep fighting the fight of weight-loss.  It DOES get tiring and old, but at the same time I guess it's a lot like housework -- you have to keep doing it or it gets out of control.  And anyone that knows me knows that I like a clean and neat house -- as much as is possible with kids!  LOL  So, I guess I'm going to keep 'cleaning' my diet and exercise.  Knocking out a section at a time like Spring cleaning and then trying to maintain past that.  Little by little.  Knowing that I will always have to keep at it, but as I finish these 'projects' it will be easier to maintain.

Ok, ok.  Enough rambling!  I am going to get off of here and decide what to do with this day.  I know it's cleaning and maybe a project, but I'm not sure what I want to do first.  Have a great day, chicks!