Gotta loose this weight!!!!

Hi, starting on August 22, 2011, I am going to try to kick the sugar habit and get back on track with my weight loss. Today I weighed in at 254.8. I will be using the Weight Watcher’s plan. Back in 2001 I lost 75 pounds on WW, but gained all but 20 pounds back. I will be working out 4-5 days per week. This will include walking up to 5 miles and toning and weights. I will alternate days.

I also have a new Breville 800JEXL juicer. I will incorporate juices and…I have my Vita-Mix that I just love, love, love. So with those two appliances I will no doubt get my veggie/fruit quota in.

I will be 50 this year and would like drop 5% or more by my birthday. It’s 12/27, so I think I can meet that goal. Wish me luck!!!! 

Here is before pick that was taken last month.

sewing room...

looks like YouTube blocked it!!! that took me so long to do.

My sewing room...part 1...

Hi…well I am ALMOST done with the sewing room/beading room. I’ve been in my home for over a year now and finally started on my room. When I moved in I just had the movers dump the boxes. I was sick of looking at them, and they didn’t seem to want to put my crap where I wanted.

I haven’t really sewed anything for a while. I did make a skirt for my brother’s wedding. It was a Polyester Crepe Suiting Black, lined that I got from www.fabric.com. So I got a nice lined skirt for my size for a little under 20.00. Can’t beat that!!! Sewing is great. I have posted something on YouTube here is the link about the progress of my room.

After I painted, I got my cousin in-law to do the floors. I won’t use him again, because he cut corners and I was aware of it. When I questioned him, he just grunted. He could have been saying something, but there is a language barrier. I can understand the Caribbean accents, but I don’t think that he had his teeth in.

He did have someone to do my trim. He quoted me 130.00 plus dollars. I figured that I could do it myself and I did!!! It cost me a little more, but I have the satisfaction that I did something myself. I got myself an air compressor; it would have cost me about 100.00 to rent it. I got a reconditioned one from The Home Depot. So for what I paid for the materials and the worked that I did, I still think that I came out on top. Reason being, I learned something new!!!! It cost me about 160.00.


I got a new TV at a “mart” store. Great price! I also got a TV cart that I have to assemble.

It’s good to have a “forever” home for your sewing. Although living my apartment was cool. I just didn’t have enough space for all my stuff.

So in the coming days, weeks I will be posting and blogging!!!!


XOXOX

SIX POUNDS!!!

Don't know how I did it, but I am down 6 pounds. Just watching it and walking a mile or more almost everyday after work. About 4-5 X's per week....Yay me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blogging....dieting and other things....

Hi, hope everyone is doing well. I've started back on my WW diet. I just do the old 123 program. I have great results with that. I have decided to "try" to drop 50 pounds my by birthday this year. Will be the big 50 and that would be a nice present from me to me, along with a pair of diamond earrings that I am saving for.

My sewing room is almost together, just have to decide what I am going to do with the floor. I think I am going to get it sanded and finished. I really don't like the "pergo" type flooring. I am the natural type.

The room is painted a nice yellow. Had to do it twice and then I have the nice flowers that I put on one side of the wall. I think I start downloading pic and post on my YouTube account.

It's Sunday and it's my laundry day and I also prep for the work week....

Anyhow...these are just my thoughts for the morning.

Happy Holidays!!!!

It's snowing in Philly..yuck. I have to go to work in the morning. I hope this crap stops...I may work from home. Depends on how much "Nog" I have...LOL...anywho, I have to do some touch up painting on my sewing room. My husband did the painting, but his thought is to just complete the job regardless of how it looks. Anyway that is another story. I did have to get a gallon of paint again, but not as expensive as the first gallon. I also have to go back and get ceiling paint again. The color is called Vibrant by Behr and the ceiling is just white. I am going to get the flooring this week and try to get that completed before the end of Jan. 2011.

The only sewing that I've done is a black crepe skirt for my brother's wedding. I came out nice. I was lined and all. I look pretty good. I had a gold V-neck sweather and my black square toe heels...I had it together....thanks to my Spanx!!!

Hope to blog again soon...

Setting up my sewing room...'bout time!!!

Hey...it's been awhile since I last posted. I am such a bad blogger. Anyway, I am in the process of getting my sewing room together. I moved all the boxes out and pulled up the carpet. I have that rubber stuff and that border and nails to remove. I don't know the proper names for that stuff. Not yet anyway, I have my Home Depot 123 book and tons of stuff online to study. I am going to try to put down that laminate flooring by myself...lol. But first I am going to paint. I wanted to get a nice color. Still trying to decide on a color. Something soooooothing. I will post some pics of before, during and after when I get a min to down load from my cam. Peace!!!!