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Hi...I am still alive and "kicking"! Life is still going at "fast-forward" but I have learned something about myself. Sometimes I do need to learn how to slow things down, but I do thrive on action. I get too bored when things get sedentary. I missed my weigh-in on Tuesday night because I had a meeting with my realtor. I have decided to buy a house, as I am so tired of pouring my paycheck into rest. I have a great landlord and she has treated me well but I need to make this change for myself. After my divorce I told myself I would rent for a year and learn how to live on my own. But when I started looking for houses at the "year mark", I soon realized that my teacher salary wasn't going to cut it. I felt very deflated and yes, very angry. I couldn't even afford to live in the community in which I worked. So much for being a valued professional in my community. So now another year has passed by and I found a house that is in my price range.(prices have dropped quite a bit this year!) It isn't perfect and I have to admit that I am scared. It is a big step but I know deep down that it is something that I have to do for myself and my kids. I have created a nice home where we live now but it isn't ours. So please wish me luck on my new adventure!

Now about weight loss.....I missed Tuesday's meeting and I have to miss the next one as well, as I will be in Pittsburgh attending a conference. I have decided to weigh in this morning. Weigh-in is in about 45 minutes from now.

After weigh-in, I am taking Pierre to the airport. Now that he is heading home, I will try to post more often. I really didn't want to spend the time on the computer when I wanted to spend more time with him.

I CAN DO IT!
Candee

THANKSGIVING on CAPE COD
~Grandpa and the boys putting the lobster traps away for winter~

























Although my house is calling for me to clean it, I wanted to sit down for a few minutes to write. I haven't posted in over a month and believe it or not, I actually miss posting! I have no clue where the last few months have flown off to...I can't believe it is already December!

This is my last month in a nutshell:
~Of course, working full time
~Being a mom
~Teaching a workshop on Vocabulary Development
~Teaching a workshop on Guided Reading
~Attending a Guided Reading workshop in Pittsburgh
~Visiting my parents in Cape Cod for Thanksgiving
~Nailing down all the paperwork for for buying my new house(I close on Dec 11th!)
~Working on my book...11 chapters are completed
~Getting ready for the holidays
~Being a mentor to a new teacher at my school

Unfortunately weight loss has been put on the back burner AGAIN! I have been trying to exercise when I can and make good food choices.

I've done a lot of soul searching and here I am again. My life has been very busy and I can see by the results on the scale and how I have been feeling lately that I have not made taking care of myself a top priority. I have let everyone and everything take the "front burner" so to speak. So you know where that has put me.... sitting on the back burner feeling the heat! I have known for over a month now that I needed to take action again but I was ignoring it. Using excuses like...I am too busy at work, I will wait until the weather gets nice again....blah, blah, blah, blah! I am so good at making excuses! The long and short of it is that I went back to Weight Watchers last night and after two years of this and having at one point lost 43 pounds....I have gained back 33 pounds! Yup, I have packed it back on! My clothes don't fit.....my self-esteem has suffered... I don't feel energized....and I certainly don't feel sexy anymore. My problem is that I am an "all or nothing sort of gal". When I do something I do it 100% and I do a great job. If I "fall off the wagon", I have a very hard time getting back on. After I walked out of WW and got into my car, I burst into tears. I knew I had gained weight but the harsh reality of seeing it written down hit me hard. I knew by the way my clothes fit, or I should say didn't fit that I desperately needed to do something. I cried for quite awhile but somehow the tears gave me strength. I know I have to do this for myself...nobody else can do it for me. I will have to get back to my walking like I did the first time around. The weight came off quickly when I was dedicated to getting 10,000+ steps in EVERY SINGLE day. Most importantly however, I have to believe in myself again. I did it once before and I know I can do it again!

Thanks to all the people that have dropped me notes and offered encouragement. I was just in a place where I was tired of thinking about weight loss and I guess I was feeling sorry for myself. But again....thanks for the support...I appreciate it!!

Just popping in to say hi...eating and weight loss is going well. No major problems this week...I should have another good weigh in on Tuesday. I still haven't started my mega-workouts like I did the last time I was losing weight. I do know however, that it must start soon!

Have a great week!
Candee

I weighed in tonight and lost -4 pounds! Yippee!

I have been walking to and from work every day and will soon start adding extra walks in the afternoons after work.

I hope you are all having a great week!
Candee