Well, the scales do not lie. I hesitated to even get on them this morning, since this past week was fraught with such emotional turmoil (not to mention eating out at restaurants for a solid three days – I NEVER have learned to make the best decisions when eating out…)

I am down only 1 pound. BUT…I will take it! I was sincerely hoping for three, so I could hit the big “10”, but alas, it was not to be.

I have been trying walking every other day (with the exception of my trip, where I walked not one whit — but sat in a car for 9 hours straight two days in a row), focusing on drinking MORE water, less tea. I have pretty much cut out all sugar except for the sugar in my tea and coffee…Note to self: buy some Stevia today. Funny thing is, I don’t even miss the sugar. Next out is salt (this one will really hurt, as I love my salt…it should be MY picture on the Morton’s salt cannister, not that little girl with the umbrella).

This week, my goal is to continue to make healthy eating choices – I am going to walk every other day if it kills me, and work my way up to 30 minutes of aerobic daily within the next two weeks. Gosh, when I read those goals, I feel like such an underachiever….but I have not been very active since the birth of our third child, so it will be a major accomplishment for me to stick to this!

Good luck to all of my fellow teammates at Tales from the Scales this week – and thanks for your encouragement!

UPDATED TO ADD: I am usually on top of my game when it comes to checking my scales, but in my blurry-eyed haze this morning, I didn’t notice that my 2 year old had MOVED the dial on my scale again (one of her favorite things to do)- so I’ve really lost FOUR more lbs (not one) for a total of ELEVEN gone!!! Woo hoo!!!! Words fail me.

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I will be taking a little bloggy break for the rest of the week. My aunt is seriously ill and I am driving my aging parents (76 and 87) to see her 8 hours to Lubbock that “one last time”. Ya’ll pray for traveling mercy and a good visit, won’t you?

Have a blessed weekend!

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This meme was given to me by Julianna, who knows how I feel about memes, but tagged me anyway. So…I shall do this JUST for her. It’s an odd one – never done one like this before, so here we go.

The seven deadly sins of Karen:

1. Lust. I admit it. I lust after my husband. Quit clucking your tongue, ladies…if you saw him, you would too.

2. Gluttony. I can literally make myself SICK eating Oreos. One time, when I was pregnant with our first daughter, I ate an ENTIRE package in one day with 2 or 3 glasses of milk to chase ’em down. Hm..no wonder I gained 73 lbs, huh???

3. Greed. This is difficult, because I don’t really consider myself a greedy person, unless of course, you count the fact that I am always coveting “alone time” for myself.

4. Sloth. Laundry. Piles of Laundry. Need I say more?

5. Wrath. I have an intense dislike for yelling and screaming in my household…although it’s usually me doing it…sigh.

6. Envy. I envy people who have time for themselves and no laundry piles on their beds.

7. Pride. I have to give all the glory and honor to God for the good things in my life – my husband, my kids…it’s hard for me to be proud of these things, because anything I’ve ever accomplished would not have been possible without God the Creator sustaining and enabling me.

I am supposed to tag 7 people, but I don’t even KNOW 7 people that would DO this meme!
1. Rachel @ Memories of Mine to Thine
2. Lisa @ Welcome to the Zoo
3. Kim @ Our Journey
4. Melissa @ Little Wool Gatherings
5. Jen @Girl Gone Wild
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