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***DISCLAIMER***
* I started this post last Thursday....and never finished....so just pretend it's still last Thursday for the beginning of this post...k?



I'm not sure when it really hit me that I only have three years left in my 20's...
I think it started with The DeShazo informing me a couple months ago that I would be 27 this July...and not 26 like I truly thought.
It hit hard this morning...while driving to work.  I am a radio channel surfer.  Just to be clear- I don't tv channel surf. Big difference.
I hate radio commercials.
Back on track- I was channel surfing and was really enjoying my ride to work...until I realized I was jamming to Hal Ketchum...and then I realized that I was listening to "classic" country. Not.OK. I'm getting old.  If Hal Ketchum hadn't come on... I probably would have kept listening to it!
I immediately switched stations.  I stopped to sing along with The Bangles....and then realized that that is even worse than the classic country ! What is happening??! I almost had a meltdown in my car....so I turned on LG's kid songs to complete my drive to work.
Now- I have no issue with old music- I love the Beach Boys-Temptations- and though it's hard for me to call them old...Boyz II Men....but I draw the line with classic country.  When did this getting old thing start bothering me??!!

I may need medication.

Another thing this morning....today was the last day for us to weigh-in for the weight loss competition in our office. J won with a whopping 19 lb loss!! You go girl !!!!!!!!!!!!! I am truly happy for you!!
Anyway, I took my snapshot of my scale and realized that the camera on my phone was totally in the reverse mode and since I bent down to take the photo in order to get the # in the pic....my boobs were staring back at me.
I am losing my mind.
What if I wouldn't have realized and sent it to The DeShazo? Our friendship would never, ever, be the same.
You just can't come back from that.
I already had to start bending down to take my photos b/c one day my scale photo had a little too much leg in it....and I didn't realize that until it was too late. The DeShazo barely recovered from that one.
I've totally lost my mind, my vision, and my sanity.

Last Wednesday, I committed to logging my food in order to reign everything back in....My weigh-in was 166.2....but this morning...., 162.0! YAY for a 4.2lb loss!!!

Folks...it really works...The DeShazo is doing it too and she lost 3.4 lbs.


Here's what my week looked like..

See..you can eat ice cream and still lose weight...just measure it!!! Measure everything....and having a friend telling you "no" when you suggest Braum's crinkly french fries for snack helps out too:)

I'm taking myself to bed....and will wake up in the morning with only three years left of my 20's.

I hope I survive.

Who has the absolute best work place? Well...that would be me.

It was delicious....and while eating, J informed me that 1 tsp of sugar sets back 2 days of weight loss...
When it comes to buttercream....

I'll just take a two day set back... or 10.

I'm blessed with a great boss who treated us to a movie as well! Fun day.

We are back to the present now....

J was right about the sugar set back...because I'm back to 164lbs.  Not only did I consume crazy amounts of buttercream icing....I drank only cokes over the weekend (when I usually drink at least 100oz of water a day now)... and I ate gelato.....and cheetohs.
This week has been rough....I'm exhausted for whatever reason....and I want coke.  I'm making myself drink water...and I've been drinking at least 100oz...but man, I want coke.

You can thank me for this advice later...Never, EVER buy this..

It tastes like chocolate flavored dirt.

Actually, dirt would taste better.

And yes, it's sitting on my bathtub ledge....my favorite place to eat...mostly b/c if I have time to get a bubble bath and listen to Steven....LG is asleep...which means I get my snack all to myself:)

The "lactose intolerant friendly" phrase caught my eye, along with the calorie amount.  I am a little lactose intolerant..I can still eat things with milk in them, but in portions or else my throat will close up...but I'm just not going to give up ice cream.  My solution? I drink a coke with it to cut the thickness.  It works for now with most things, though it stopped working with cheese dip.  Go ahead, just imagine an "MD" behind my name:) Solutions, solutions...

I will also add that the little amount I ate....had the same effect as the sugar free  taffy.  If you missed that post....that's a shame.


So....Martinez was dropping by the store a couple of days ago so I asked him to get me some oranges...
I'm afraid this was a grapefruit...and not an orange...and I didn't realize it until it was peeled...

It went in the trash....it wasn't even edible with an entire packet of splenda on one wedge.

I will also add that Martinez dropped the above pictured grapefruit on LG's head...and instead of her whining b/c she was hit by a giant grapefruit...she whined b/c it knocked her bow out and her hair was messed up.  I'm afraid her teenage years might be a little rough:)

Again, with my new age, enlightens the fact that my vision is gone since I also thought this grapefruit was an orange.

The Martinez family had to buy a riding lawn mower.....This made me happy and sad.  Happy b/c we actually have a yard big enough to need it....and sad b/c my wallet is empty:)

LG said " That's MY drive"....

I leave you with this....

I was watching Breaking Amish and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo came on afterward.
I got sucked in.
Not only did I sit there crying from laughing so hard- I got my boss sucked in.  Martinez keep telling me we were losing brain cells by watching this...but I couldn't turn it off. I physically couldn't turn it off.
I watched the kids pour vegetable oil in the kitchen floor and then coat themselves in butter and slide around it it.  WHO DOES THAT??!!!  All I could think about was how angry I would be if that happened at my house! It had to take hours to clean that up!!! HOURS!!
I really hope I never get sucked in to that mess again...but it was so funny!  No wonder people watch it !!!

With that....  pictures from last weekend...

Oh wait...one more thing...

Last week, I hit the jackpot at Sak's- a pair $198 Hudson jeans for $46.00!!!!!  They needed to be tailored b/c they were too long- I picked up my tailored jeans today...making my jeans a $57.00 pair....and I was pumped.....because they are 29's!!!!This is equivalent to a size 8!!!!!!!!! Nineteen months ago, I was a size 18!!!!! 10 sizes down means the world to me!!!

To my old neighbor D who roughly scolded me last week for my jeans being too big....if I can get one more pair on sale....you may have my two pair of too big Miss Me's and we will both be happy:))

Until Next Time...

Ma'dam Martinez

Catching Up

It's been almost two months since my last post....I know you've enjoyed the break:)

The last two months have flown by.  I'm trying to recall what all has actually happened...I know there was a birthday party for Martinez and LG that was super fun...

Can't believe two years of LG's life have gone so fast !!

We've had family visitors three times in the last couple of months- which included a visit from my brother and his family and it was awesome....except for the tornado running we endured !

Let's see...we also got some storm damage from the 5/31 tornado that caused us to take our house off the market....which is really strange b/c the following week someone made an offer on it who had previously seen it online.  Totally weird....totally unexpected....totally stressful....and totally a God thing b/c the Martin's really wanted to move!

After one day of house hunting and accepting an offer which granted our buyers early occupancy...we had 10 days to pack and get the heck out.

For those of you who know me well...I went crazy in my head...and out.  I need 10 days just to pack and organize for a weekend trip!! In the midst of this happening, we had to find new summer child care for LG...which can be a load in its self when you are trying desperately to keep your little one from attending a regular daycare (no offense to anyone who uses or works at a daycare- it's just not our preference).  Anyway, thanks to awesome neighbors and awesome friends for the solution to this !
Thankfully, we were able to find a house in the our preferred school district with a little land for LG to play on and with four bedrooms which was something that we really wanted...and we were able to get a storm shelter put in the garage! Super yay!

#1 favorite thing about the new house....is my laundry room ! I actually have some space to do my daily chore!!!!Score!!

#2 favorite thing....having a sitting area with an open floor for LG to run and play with her toys that's not in the TV room...

My thoughts on moving:
1) I'm never moving again
2) Measuring is a little important- my favorite piece of furniture could not fit in the den- Bright side to this? I got a new piece of furniture for the den:)
3) Being specific on my descriptions of the contents of boxes would have been helpful- just marking "kitchen" or "living room" isn't enough.... that's why a few decorative candles melted down to nothing from sitting in the hot garage
4)10 days is not enough for one to keep sanity...or normalcy for a 2 year old
5) I'm never, ever moving again.

Our move also resulted in renovating the piano. We have a piano that I believe has been passed down to a couple family members in Martinez' family over the last few years.  About two years ago, it became ours.  It has always lived in the office and Martinez kept his military awards displayed on top of it... and the bull with gold balls.  Again... measuring is important....it was going to have to be turned up to fit through the doorway of our new office and Martinez was not having that...so he wanted it to live in the sitting room....and I was not having that...at least not without a face lift and an agreement that the military awards....specifically the bull with gold balls.... would stay in the office.  I made sure Martinez knew that Hobby Lobby had plenty of shelves to choose from to display his awards....in his own space.
So you know I'm not lying...

Why, o Why??
Thus, the piano was renovated in the midst of unpacking, and the gold- balled bull is in a plastic tub awaiting his place on a shelf....that has yet to be hung:)

Weight Loss....the whole reason this blog was started.....
My lowest #...160...65 pounds of loss.
I've fluctuated the last few months and 163-164 seems to be my number. I'm pretty pleased that I haven't gained much since the move ...since we ate out for about 2 and a half weeks straight. I'm not really certain how many slices of pizza I've eaten....or how many pints of sea salt caramel gelato I've consumed.
It's time to get busy again.  Our move has pushed me about 15 min from kickboxing, so there is no way I can make it to kickboxing now and that makes me super sad....I was just starting to get some muscles too:)
Weight this morning- 166.2-blah- but I'm actually pleased that it's not worse when I think about the eating out, slices of birthday cake...and again...the gelato.

The DeShazo and I are recording our food choices....who wants to join us???

Speaking of The DeShazo...several months ago, she got started on Zeal. Now, I must admit...I thought all this stuff she was saying about her "new found energy" was an exaggeration. Now that I'm completely exhausted and trying to wind down from the craziness that has been my summer.... I need some help....and my trial of the Zeal...helped.
It kills me to admit that because I don't buy into "drinks".
Folks- I seriously suggest this.  It's healthy- and it basically gives you all the vitamins you need!
They have a weight management program with shakes and stuff, or you can do the all natural drinks which is what I've ordered...

Try it!

That's all I've got and I think I'm caught up:)

Until Next Time....

Ma'dam Martinez