Laptops

I swear, we have the worst luck with computers. Every laptop we have ever had has either just randomly stopped working or the hole that you stick the charger cord into has malfunctioned so it will no longer charge. My friends have laptops long enough to want to extend their laptop memory ,yet we usually end up just having to buy a complete new one. I guess we are hard on laptops somehow. Maybe we should stick to desktop computers.

Fitness gadgets and equipment

If there is one thing that I don't need it's to spend an arm and a leg onfitness equipment. I've had exercise bikes, elliptical trainers, a gazelle, you name it. I am interested for awhile and then I get bored. So I suggest if your going to buy some workout equipment, buy it used if you can. You will save money and you won't be out alot of you don't end up using it. There are plenty of places that sell used fitness equipment these days because apparently I am not the only one who has the boredom problem. Lots of people order those treadmills or stair steppers or other fitness gadgets on tv, and while most of them DO work because they are strictly for exercise use and not a magic pill, people get bored before they can even use them long enough to see the results. Because of this, you can find pretty much any type of equipment that you could ever want at a used price and probably in almost NEW condition.

Extreme Home Makeover

I just saw this episode of Extreme Home Makeover where they used stainless steel tiles that had some really cool butterfly designs embossed in them. I don't know how they do these things. I do think they go a little to far with all these crazy giant tvs in everyroom, but when they do something really beautiful and unique it's nice to see how they use their design creativity. I wouldn't mind having something like that in my kitchen instead of the plan white wall that has to be wiped down when I burn something, which just so happens to be often because I'm not that great of a cook. Anyway, stainless steel tiles rock in my book.

Totally Jealous

I can't complain to much, because the housing we were placed in this time around isn't to bad. Actually compared to the housing at our last base, this one is top notch. However, it is still small. I really wish that we had gotten into the brand new housing that has the shiny marble countertops and the stone sinks. You know, it's funny. When we had wall to wall carpet in our other housings, I couldn't stand it and wished we had hard floors so that we wouldn't have to worry about stains. Now that we have hard gigantic tile flooring we find that that isn't the best either. It's very hard to clean. It gets so dirty so fast. I guess i'm not easy to please! We just found out we are here in Guam for two more years. I guess I better start to like it!

General Hospital

I recently started really getting into General Hospital. I was always a Days Of Our Lives fan until I missed about a year of watching it and realized that I didn't miss a whole heck of a lot. Not to mention they have ruined most of the charactors. Ugh. Anyway, moving on. I had never watched the show before but was intrigued by the Luke and Laura storyline as I had heard that the actress who plays Laura had gone back to the show a few years ago for a brief stint. I remember reading that she had to lose some weight before getting back on tv and that she used the Medifast diet. I don't know if I could personally stick to that plan but it's certainly worked for her and quite a few other people. She looks great. I hope they bring her character back now that Jonathan Jackson is coming back (though briefly I hear) to play Lucky Spencer.

A Little Help

I have to say that I have tried a fewdiet supplements myself. Metabolife, Calogel and Therma Lean. I never took them long enough to see if they really worked. I kept forgetting. I couldn't commit long enough to see any real results. Some supplements are dangerous but there are a few that if taken properly really can help you with energy. What I tend to do, before I buy anything (not just supplements, anything and everything) is look at consumer reviews of the product to see how other people have felt while taking them. Whether the pills actually work and what side effects can happen can normally be found in the pages of the consumer reviews. ALWAYS research before you buy and be careful what you put into your body.

What it all boils down to.

It makes me sad that I just turned 29, and when I started this blog I was 27. In my bio off to the side of the page it says something like stay at home mom trying to lose weight and get healthy. Since I have started the blog I have gone up and down, up and down, up and down. One would THINK that in the last almost three years I could have dropped a significant amount of weight, but ohh no, not me. I get stuck with that all or nothing attitude and make it more complicated. Let's break it down. Healthy diet, exercise, weight loss supplements, water, ALL work. However, they only work as long as you stick to them. It's progress over time, not immediate gratification. I can do awesome with staying within my calories or points for three days and then absolutely blow it in like two with two day long binges. It's not exactly healthy. My husband and I have decided we really want to have another baby before my son turns 7 (he turned 5 this past June). I want to try and at least get down to 180-200 before I get pregnant. I am 247 right now. So I need to stop making things so complicated and just DO it. Eat less, move more.

Riding Horses

You know, I remember riding a horse once or twice as a kid. My father's cousin (not sure what that makes him to me..great cousin? part cousin? whatever) is married to a woman who takes care of horses for a living and gives lessons. I remember going down to the stables with her to feed carrots to the horses. She always had on these tight breeches and she was in fine shape so she could get away with that. Looking at myself these days, i'd have to get into pretty fine shape myself before I could pull off pants like that! I'd like to try riding a horse again some day. I think everyone has a fleeting fancy of wanting to own their very own pretty and perfect horse. That is until they are asked to help muck out a stable one day and remember that even pretty and perfect horses poop. Anyway, getting back on the fitting into breeches topic, I really wish there was a WeightWatcher's meeting out here in Guam. A reader asked me if we had one and unfortunatly we do not. I can do WW online but I have to say, for me personaly it hasn't been as motivational as when I first attended meetings. However, if i'm ever to be succesful, i'll have to get over that.