Not bad...

197.0 today.  Not bad seeing as how yesterday was suppose to be a 'relaxed' day.  Or cheat day.  Whatever you want to call it.  LOL  I told myself I could have whatever I had been wanting, but all I ended up having that probably was a bit over was two of those mini-cheeseburgers and some fries.  Then I had ice cream with vanilla wafers, bananas, and caramel.  Even that probably wasn't too bad, though.  I didn't eat huge portions and stopped when I was full.  I also took yesterday off to just take it easy and read a book.  But not so for today.  Today I need to balance the checkbook, pay bills, and do some pick-up... especially dishes.  They piled up over the last couple of days so I need to get them caught back up.  I also need to finish putting away youngest's winter stuff and cleaning out his dresser.  I never did get to that a week or so ago and now his room is REALLY in need of being finished!  But I'll do that later when oldest is home to help me out a bit.

I have decided that today is the day.  I have GOT to get back to exercising and the ONLY way I am going to do it is if I MAKE the time to do it.  No distractions.  No FB, no book, no TV... NADA.  I need to just get down there and DO IT.  And I have also decided to stop trying to push myself to do things I really have no interest in.  Like, running.  I just don't like it or enjoy it so why do I keep pushing myself to try to do it?  I love the walking and I love hiking, but I really don't enjoy running.  I think somewhere along the way I got it in my head that healthy people run and well, I'm purging that NOW.  Running is great for some people, but it just isn't for me.  At least not right now.  After I lose more weight, I may change my mind but until then, I am going to stick with the walking.  Oh, and Pilates.  I really enjoy the walking and stretching and even Pilates.  So, I plan on sticking with those for now.

I FINALLY wore my pedometer the other day but I don't feel like the reading was very accurate.  I did a LOT of housework that day, but it only registered like, 1000 steps.  You see, it doesn't count any 'rocking' motion or upper body work which most of you probably know you do a lot of at home!  Our upstairs isn't very large (only about 1100 sqft.) and half of that is blocked off for the baby.  So, I don't do a lot of long trips across the house.  But I was still really disappointed in that number.  I felt like I moved a lot that day but it wasn't reflected on the darn thing.  My hubby said not to worry and that it was the average of the week or even month that was important.  But I was so frustrated, I didn't wear the darn thing for a couple of days.  One of those days at the zoo.  I should've worn it that day!  I would've been high on steps for sure!  Anyways, I have the darn thing on today and I have to start tracking it on our insurance sight if I want credit, so I am going to start that this week.  I also need to review and see what other things we are suppose to do for it.  I know we're suppose to do some sort of bloodwork, agree to talk to a health counselor, and of course the step thing.  I refused the counselor.  I'm busy enough most days without having to deal with that, too!  But I don't mind doing the bloodwork and the walking.  I don't even know if we can get in for check-ups in time for it or not this year.  Oh well, if not, there is always next year.

I am going to go ahead and try to dye that dress.  I have nothing to lose!  And after reading up on reviews of dyes, I think I will go with the RIT or the Dharma ones.  They are both suppose to be really easy to use.  We used the RIT ones for my BIL's wedding for the bridesmaids dresses and they came out really pretty.  I would've kept the dress for future use if it had fit me well!  So, here is to hoping I can do that and save the dress.  I just wish I knew where the weird yellowish stain came from!  I'm normally able to get out ANYTHING and for whatever reason, this won't come out at all.  UGH.  Even with straight bleach!

I am also thinking of dying something else... aka, my hair.  I have had red hair now for over two years and I love it, but I am thinking it may be time for a change.  Here lately, it seems like it fades faster and faster.  That or just time is moving faster!  Either way, I'm tired of this shade of red but I'm not sure where to go from here.  My options are to go with a brighter red that will 'pop' more or to go to a dark brown.  I'm leaning more and more towards a dark almost black brown.  My skin is REALLY pale so wearing anything that's not a rich color tends to wash me out.  Right now, this red has faded and I look washed out.  BLEH.  When it's fresh, it looks great, though!  But right now I have roots, gray, and fading.  Plus, I need a trim.  I go for my trim on Thurs.  I am thinking I need a new color.  I think the dark almost black chocolately brown is the way to go.  I had thought of trying a blonde color again... but I just don't know if I want to do that right now.  It would be a PAIN to strip out all this red to go blonde, but I could do it.  But I think I would need at least 3 processes to get it all out.  AND, I would have to get some facial bleach just to keep my eyebrows lightened.  Hmmm... that sounds like a whole lotta trouble... thinking darker is better.  Maybe someday if I have more money to spend on going to a salon I will try the blonde again.  I don't know... I guess I will look the next time I go to buy color and see what I can find and how I feel and then decide.  But for now, thinking the dark is the way to go.

Well, it's going on 10:30 so I need to get up off of my tush and get a few things done.  At least I am all caught up on my mail, blog, and FB!  You chicks have a great day!