Just some thoughts

I was just checking my e-mails and one caught my attention. This one was talking about the cookie diet (yes I said the cookie diet). Now my first thought was WOW what women out there wouldn’t want to lose weight while eating cookies. My second thought was that this could be counter productive. So being the women that I am I decided to read that particular e-mail it was from a trusted source so it didn’t fall into the category of delete and ask questions later. After closer inspection of the e-mail it was titled the seven downsides of the cookie diet. The premise of the diet is to eat a cookie three to four times a day and then a low cal meal. The downsides are fatigue and irritability from too few calories, too little protein, possible constipation, too little calcium because the milk is not included with the cookies, unmotivated to exercise from the fatigue, and the largest downside is the lack of nutrition; as fruits and veggies are also not included.


Well I think I will stick to my original plan of following the Biggest Loser diet and exercise plan. At least I know I will be getting all the nutrients my body needs to produce the energy it needs to live as well as enough to exercise.

As part of my resolutions to improve my lifestyle I did a big clean out of the fridge and freezer. The first thing I tackled was the big chest freezer I tossed anything that I could no longer recognize because of the frost crystals covering the mystery item. I then looked at the dates on the other items anything with a 2006 or 2007 date was sent to the trash. The last to go was anything that I know we would never eat, I tend to save leftovers for the simple fact that I hat to toss good food in the garbage. I am trying to fix that problem in that I am trying to reduce the amount of food I make for a meal so that there isn’t too much left over of something that I know we won’t eat out of the freezer because as we all know certain items only taste good when made fresh. The next was the fridge after looking in there I was shocked to see NO science experiments. That’s right I had no science experiments in my fridge for the first time in quite some time. All the jars, bottles and etc with the dribs and drabs were trashed. You know the stuff the jelly jar that only has a tiny bit left not even enough for one piece of toast and the condiment bottles that are nearly empty that a full one has also been placed in the fridge next to the empty. I was pleasantly amazed that the light actually now goes all the way to the bottom shelf.

I am also getting rid of all the canned and boxed foods that are not going to fit into my new lifestyle. My thought is out of sight out of mind. Since I do all the grocery shopping those foods are not getting back into the house.

Happy New Year

WOW a new year already! Who can believe it’s already 2010, it seemed only a short time ago we were celebrating the new millennium and now we are 10 years into it. I just want to wish everyone a joyous and prosperous New Year.
Well it’s that time again to take stock of what’s happened in the last year and look forward to the New Year. This is the time that everyone makes their New Years resolutions to improve some aspect of their lives. As I sit here thinking about where I would like this New Year to take me, I remember years of the past and how some have been good and others not so good.
As I think about my resolutions for this upcoming year several things come to mind that I would like to improve on first like 19% of resolution makers I would like to lose some weight, but not only would I like to lose weight but I would like to make some lifestyle changes as well which I hope will benefit me in my weight loss goals I want to exercise more and improve my diet. Being a single mom of two active boys I would think I got enough exercise chasing after them but obviously it don’t work that way.
My next resolution involves my business as a CTMH consultant. I want to grow my business and earn one of the incentive trips that are offered. I have until September 2010 to earn enough points for the cruise to the Eastern Caribbean which is my goal for now. Part of making that goal I need to really work on getting parties booked each month.
I’m not sure yet how or where I will do it but I would like to start a club or crop each month.
I also am resolving to use the papers and stamps that I have accumulated but haven’t use as of yet. CTMH has such awesome papers and stamp sets that I tend to want it all but then don’t have the time to use it. So now’s the time to make time each night or at least once a week to scrapbook and use what I have and to prepare for parties and get new ideas.
I resolve to set aside at least 2 hours a week to work on business building.
My last resolution is to keep up with this blog. I have several goals in mind for this blog. I want to use it as a business builder tool, but I also want to showcase some of my artwork and share the happenings of my immediate family with my extended family.
WOW nothing like lofty goals for the coming year. We will have to see if any of these goals come to pass or not. Tune in next year and see what was accomplished.