December 30, Wednesday Evening:  Well all I wanted was a tiny quarter pound loss and I didn't get it.  I stayed the same.  In TOPS language we call that a turtle.  But hey, I didn't gain!  And the past week has been a bit more crazy with the food.  Not too crazy, but my husband made Chex Mix.  Usually he brings it to work but this time he didn't.  And he didn't lock it up.  Did you know we have a lock on one of our cabinets?  Yes, we do!  And only my husband has the key.  It's where he keeps his stash of junk.  And that's where the Chex Mix should have gone!  But instead, I ate a bit too much of it.  But now it's gone and I'm starting the new year with a brand new attitude!  I hope to lose 60 pounds in 2010.  That's an average of 5 pounds a month.  I should be able to do that.  Happy New Year everyone!!!

December 23, Wednesday Evening:  Whoopie!  The best Christmas gift I could ever give myself was a nice 2.50 pound loss at the weigh in tonight.  We didn't have a meeting because everyone is busy with the holiday.  But we did have a weigh in and I'm thrilled with my loss!  We have one more Wednesday this year and I hope to end with a loss... even a tiny loss.  I've lost big the past two weeks so I'm not expecting much next week.  But I know that I'll be eating right and staying on track through the holidays.  Holidays are not about food.  In fact, I have absolutely nothing planned for food but a nice pot of soup :O)  Merry Christmas everyone!!!

December 16, Wednesday Evening:  We had our TOPS Christmas party tonight, delayed because of last week's snow storm. What fun we had!  First we all ate.  It was a healthy soup and salad pot luck with some desserts (I had a few cookies!).  Then we had a wild auction using TOPS dollars that we earned for the past 6 months for various accomplishments.  Like if you lost weight you earned some money.  If you donated something to the weekly fruit basket you earned some money... and so on.  I had earned over $300 in TOPS dollars and won a crazy big stuffed gorilla that I will keep here for when my granddaughter visits.  I thought it might scare her, but instead it scares my mother!  She can't even look at it.  She's afraid of real gorillas, but a stuffed one?  It's just too funny.  But it was a fun night and I had a 2.75 pound loss.  I wanted more because that was for two weeks since we didn't get weighed last week.  But hey!  I'll take it!  It's over a pound a week for the two weeks so I'm happy about that.  I can't believe I'm getting close to weighing under 250!!!  I hope to get there by the end of January.

December 9, Wednesday Evening:  We did not have a weigh in tonight at TOPS because of a little thing called a snow storm.  Not really what I call a storm, but still, very messy and lots of shoveling to do.  So we did not have a meeting and tonight was going to be our Christmas party.  Now the party will be next week.  I sure am glad I didn't make the big pot of soup I was bringing to the party.  Right now I'm eating wraps and the soup would have been wasted.  I also wish I could have weighed in because I think I might have lost a little.  Now I just have to do even better for next week!

December 3, Thursday Afternoon:  I had a little gain this Wed at TOPS but only 1/2 a pound and I'm fine and dandy with that because I had my son here and my brother and we had lots of holiday food in the house for Thanksgiving and I also went to my nephew and new niece's wedding and had lots of beer.  I did my very best to really watch what I ate but I did stray a bit, including the beer.  But I had a blast at the wedding and I danced and so did my little granddaughter.  It was such a nice evening.  Now the holiday is over and my house is empty and I'm back to eating my veggie wraps.  I'm confident if I stick to my wraps and broth that the weight will continue to come off.  I just love my veggie wraps so much!!!  And I never dreamed that broth could taste so good and be so filling.  I drink a cup of hot broth while preparing my wrap then I have another cup with my wrap.  It really is quite satisfying.  My son and my granddaughter left on Tuesday and I hang on to the thought that they will return, hopefully soon.  I miss Skylar so much. She lit up this home!  She is just a living doll and my son is the best daddy ever.  Skylar truly is a joy to us all.