saying goodbye to an old friend

Ice cream is one of my big downfalls. I love ice cream. I can eat tons of it. I love almost any kind. But we all know that eating ice cream in large amounts several times a week can wreck havoc on our weight. So at least for now I am having to say good-bye to my old dear friend, ice cream. I guess I can have skinny cows once in awhile, but no real ice cream. I am bound and determined to get into better shape, loose some weight and feel better about my body. I only started about 2 1/2 weeks ago and have already lost 8 lbs YEAH.
For anyone else out there that would like to loose some weight I would love to encourage and motivate each other.........

weighty matters...............

I have really let myself go because of my health issues. I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroidism. Because of the medications I am on for fibro and cfs I gained alot of weight, also due to being in pain daily and having extreme exhaustion I quit exercising, which caused me to gain more weight. I also started treating myself to ice cream and comfort foods because I didnt feel good most of the time. All of this has added up to alot of weight gain. I have decided to do something about it.
I have struggled with my weight all of my adult life. I had lost 105 lbs about 13 yrs ago and kept it off for 4 yrs. When I got sick I gained it all back plus more. So I know all the info and how to do it. It is just a matter of doing it. Putting my mind to it. And I know it is going to be alot of hard work.
I would love for people to join me in my weight loss efforts. It is so much easier to do when you have support. I will be posting tips, recipes, and my weight loss efforts.........HELP me to stay accountable.....PLEASE

Family camping trip

A few weeks ago we went camping. Our family, my daughter and her husband, my mom and her husband, 3 of my aunts and uncles and 3 of my cousins. We went up near yosemite at Pine Mountain Lakes campground. It was so much fun. Everyone took one day they that went in with one other family member to make meals , then everyone was on their own for lunch. It worked out so well everyone only had to do one day of cooking and we ate so well. Me and my mom went into together to do meals and we picked saturday. So for breakfast my mom did fried potatoes, eggs and bacon and I did pancakes and sausage and for dinner my mom did tacos and chili verde and I did taco salad and chips and homemade salsa. YUM. Also my aunt and uncle brought their 4 kayaks and we spent all day saturday at the lake. We had so much fun I think we may have to make it an annual thing........

rag rugs

This is a rag rug I recently made. It is a good way to use up leftover material or old sheets, and they look so nice.........

Plarn my new pastime

Lately I have discovered how to crochet with plarn. You take grocery bags and cut them into strips and attach them together like you do rubberbands and then use them to crochet. I have been doing purses. My husband took one to work to show the recycle specialist and 2 of the ladies at his work want one. So guess what I am busy doing?
Here is a pic........

our trip a few weeks ago

We were able to get away a few weeks ago and go to monterey. Can you tell the ocean is one of my favorite places. It seems to melt all the stresses of everyday life away. I would love to live closer to the ocean someday, but I guess for now I will settle for living within 2 1/2 hrs of the ocean......

We went to the ocean

my oldest daughter and the 2 grandbabies are visiting from nebraska for a few weeks. So on friday the hubby took off work and my other older daughter came up and we all went the half moon bay for the day and had a pic nic at the beach. It was so much fun. Here are some pics from our adventure.....