A different way of life
I have been working on loosing weight for years! I've tried Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Counting Calories, you name it, I've tried it! I received some very good advice from my massage therapist and friend. She said to try eating in moderation. She has lost over 50 pounds in the last year from eating what she wants, but just half of what she use to eat.
When I first started on this journey I was STARVING! Then I got another tip from one of my best friends. She told me to take a big drink of water in between bites. This makes it so that you HAVE to put your fork down and take a minute. Also the water helps to fill you up. Once I started doing this simple little trick it made all the difference in the world!
My biggest weakness is Starbucks! I LOVE starbucks! My old favorite was a Grande pumpkin spice latte with a piece of pumpkin bread. Now I have a tall decaf brew with a little half and half, cinnamon & nutmeg or a grande sugar free vanilla latte with HALF of a cinnamon scone. I make sure to take a drink of coffe inbetween bites of scone so that I only have HALF of the scone.
I had the weirdest thing happen last night. My hubby and son talked me into having a bowl of ice cream and some cookies. So I decided that I would have just half of what i use to have, mind you I haven't had any real dessert in a month, I just haven't craved it at all! Anyway, after I had this little bowl of ice cream and cookies I actually felt sick! And my first thought was that this was a good thing! I have always been so bad about eating a lot of sweets, so it's awesome that I felt sick, it makes it so I don't even want to have dessert anymore! YEAH!
I have also started walking with my hubby and our little Jack Russell girl, Chelsea, every night before dinner. We walk for about 45 minutes which is about a mile, and it's perfect!
As of today, 30 days since I started this new way of eating and lifestyle I have lost 10 pounds! I love the way I'm feeling and the way I'm acting! I'm actually enjoying life again!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Wii Fit for the family
Wii is better than a club membership!
Well, I finally got my Wii Fit game today. My Hubby & Son gave me an IOU for the game as my Mother's Day gift, but it didn't come out until this week. What an awesome game, way better then getting a club membership, and a lot more fun! You even get a personal trainer, it measures your BMI, weight, balance, and posture and tells you how to get this in perfect order! We all set up our profiles today, and will work at loosing weight and getting in shape as a family, that's the best part about it! So far our favorites are Skiing, Ski Jumping, Running, Yoga, Hula Hoop, Step Areobics, & some of the strength training.
My son is upset because his Dad FINALLY decided to pay the Wii for the first time tonight, and now we can't get him to stay off the boxing game that comes with the Wii sports game. He keeps saying, "Dad, can I play now?" It's really funny!
I know that I am usually really frugal and would never dream of paying $90 for a game, but it's worth the money if you have extra to spend. When you figure a club membership for 3 of us @ $39 each a month, just one month pays for the game! WE feel that it's way better and a lot more fun then going to the gym, and you can do it in your pj's, and save money on gas by not leaving the house to get your exercise. We also walk every night now, but when it's pouring down rain you really can't walk outside!
So check out the Wii Fit game at www.wiifit.com Of course you need the game console, which we got for Christmas, but they are running about $249 now, $245 @ Wal-mart, and they are getting lower than that on ebay.
Thanks for all your support! Please check out my website at www.frugalandpampered.com
Well, I finally got my Wii Fit game today. My Hubby & Son gave me an IOU for the game as my Mother's Day gift, but it didn't come out until this week. What an awesome game, way better then getting a club membership, and a lot more fun! You even get a personal trainer, it measures your BMI, weight, balance, and posture and tells you how to get this in perfect order! We all set up our profiles today, and will work at loosing weight and getting in shape as a family, that's the best part about it! So far our favorites are Skiing, Ski Jumping, Running, Yoga, Hula Hoop, Step Areobics, & some of the strength training.
My son is upset because his Dad FINALLY decided to pay the Wii for the first time tonight, and now we can't get him to stay off the boxing game that comes with the Wii sports game. He keeps saying, "Dad, can I play now?" It's really funny!
I know that I am usually really frugal and would never dream of paying $90 for a game, but it's worth the money if you have extra to spend. When you figure a club membership for 3 of us @ $39 each a month, just one month pays for the game! WE feel that it's way better and a lot more fun then going to the gym, and you can do it in your pj's, and save money on gas by not leaving the house to get your exercise. We also walk every night now, but when it's pouring down rain you really can't walk outside!
So check out the Wii Fit game at www.wiifit.com Of course you need the game console, which we got for Christmas, but they are running about $249 now, $245 @ Wal-mart, and they are getting lower than that on ebay.
Thanks for all your support! Please check out my website at www.frugalandpampered.com
Stimulus Refund, NO VACATION!
Well, I just found out that since I paid my tax prep fees with my refund I was getting in January, I won't be getting my stimulus refund until after July 11th! So this means NO VACATION FOR US! By the time I get the refund it will be too late to get cheap airfare, or hotels. So our trip to Disneyland that we have been planning, and saving for is out the window, our son is are devistated! So, Mr. Bush (I refuse to call him president) isn't going to get the Fox family to put the stimulus refund back into the economy, it's going in the savings account instead. But, we did decide since are arent going to Disneyland we will be buying a family season pass to the local theme park for about $300, so that's around $2500 that won't be going in to the economy like we were going to spend, yeah for us thou.
You know, to me this stimulus thing is a real joke! You would think that they would MAKE sure that people had this refund before summer started so that they could be planning trips and such and really putting it back into the economy, or at least get the checks sent out sooner then they are. I know, they go by the last 2 digits of our ssn, but come one, July 11 before it's even sent? Then I guess now people on the news (Here goes my Mom again!) are saying that maybe people will spend it on school clothes. Well personally I am NOT going to spend $1500 on my son's school clothes, $200 at the very most! She also told me that the government is going to KNOW if you didn't spend it and if you put it in savings, then they are going to make you claim it as income if you didn't spend it. How are they going to know if we spent the refund, or your own money? That's just stupid! They are just trying to scare people into thinking that they HAVE to spend it, since most people are saving it, or paying bills with it. My husband is actually glad that we aren't going on any vacations this year, He said he is really leary about spending any money right now, especially on vacation! I on the other hand am sticking with positive thinking, hoping that after the November election, things will get better. This has happenend in the past, higher gas, higher food, and so on, until you get new blood in D.C., and then there is a sigh of relief so to speak, and prices start to come back down. I am planning on this being the case with this election too, but I am also being a little conservative on what I spend my money on.
The biggest thing on my mind right now is, do I get rid of my car that I have a payment on? I have about $6000 of trade in that I would receive in cash or towards something else. Do I trade it in and get a $6000 car and for go the $395 per month car payment? $395 is a lot of money that could be going to paying off credit cards even that much faster! I know that I would for sure be trading down, but does it really matter? And I know people will start talking about us and that maybe we have money problems and such, which we don't, but do I really care what people have to say? I guess this will be something to keep thinking about, but it sure is something that the Universe is pushing me toward, so I feel like I had better start listening and do it!
I'm so mad at the credit card companies right now for raising our interest to the point that we can't pay more to pay them off quicker, but have no reasoning behind it! I will NEVER have a CHASE credit card again. In fact they will be canceled one by one as they are paid off. I decided to pay these off first instead of going from lowest owed to highest, just because they bother me so much being open and getting more of my money then they need. I am so tempted to just stop paying them all together, but that is a really STUPID idea! I guess that's just my stubborness coming out to play.
So, let me know what YOU are going to do & what you think about this whole stimulus thing!
You know, to me this stimulus thing is a real joke! You would think that they would MAKE sure that people had this refund before summer started so that they could be planning trips and such and really putting it back into the economy, or at least get the checks sent out sooner then they are. I know, they go by the last 2 digits of our ssn, but come one, July 11 before it's even sent? Then I guess now people on the news (Here goes my Mom again!) are saying that maybe people will spend it on school clothes. Well personally I am NOT going to spend $1500 on my son's school clothes, $200 at the very most! She also told me that the government is going to KNOW if you didn't spend it and if you put it in savings, then they are going to make you claim it as income if you didn't spend it. How are they going to know if we spent the refund, or your own money? That's just stupid! They are just trying to scare people into thinking that they HAVE to spend it, since most people are saving it, or paying bills with it. My husband is actually glad that we aren't going on any vacations this year, He said he is really leary about spending any money right now, especially on vacation! I on the other hand am sticking with positive thinking, hoping that after the November election, things will get better. This has happenend in the past, higher gas, higher food, and so on, until you get new blood in D.C., and then there is a sigh of relief so to speak, and prices start to come back down. I am planning on this being the case with this election too, but I am also being a little conservative on what I spend my money on.
The biggest thing on my mind right now is, do I get rid of my car that I have a payment on? I have about $6000 of trade in that I would receive in cash or towards something else. Do I trade it in and get a $6000 car and for go the $395 per month car payment? $395 is a lot of money that could be going to paying off credit cards even that much faster! I know that I would for sure be trading down, but does it really matter? And I know people will start talking about us and that maybe we have money problems and such, which we don't, but do I really care what people have to say? I guess this will be something to keep thinking about, but it sure is something that the Universe is pushing me toward, so I feel like I had better start listening and do it!
I'm so mad at the credit card companies right now for raising our interest to the point that we can't pay more to pay them off quicker, but have no reasoning behind it! I will NEVER have a CHASE credit card again. In fact they will be canceled one by one as they are paid off. I decided to pay these off first instead of going from lowest owed to highest, just because they bother me so much being open and getting more of my money then they need. I am so tempted to just stop paying them all together, but that is a really STUPID idea! I guess that's just my stubborness coming out to play.
So, let me know what YOU are going to do & what you think about this whole stimulus thing!
Helga Homemakers guide to living a happy life on a budget.
I just got done publishing my first ebook! I hope that you will all check it out, and enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Click on the title of this blog to purchase this new, exciting, ebook!
Helga Homemakers guide to living a happy life on a budget.
Chapter 1- Your own wal-mart
Chapter 2- Date night done right
Chapter 3- Menu planning the fun and easy way.
Chapter 4- Fun, free or cheap things to do in the Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer
Chapter 5- The library is your friend
Chapter 6- Ebay?
Chapter 7- On a budget with kids in sports.
"Triple coupons were my Mom's best friends and I only got sugar cereal if it was on a super duper sale, or she had a triple coupon for it. I remember having about $100 worth of groceries in our cart, and only spending $18 for the whole cart!"
About the Author:
Julia Fox lives in the Northwest with her loving husband & son. She has been a homemaker for 14 years, and has learned lot's of tips and tricks from the best.
Helga Homemakers guide to living a happy life on a budget.
Chapter 1- Your own wal-mart
Chapter 2- Date night done right
Chapter 3- Menu planning the fun and easy way.
Chapter 4- Fun, free or cheap things to do in the Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer
Chapter 5- The library is your friend
Chapter 6- Ebay?
Chapter 7- On a budget with kids in sports.
"Triple coupons were my Mom's best friends and I only got sugar cereal if it was on a super duper sale, or she had a triple coupon for it. I remember having about $100 worth of groceries in our cart, and only spending $18 for the whole cart!"
About the Author:
Julia Fox lives in the Northwest with her loving husband & son. She has been a homemaker for 14 years, and has learned lot's of tips and tricks from the best.
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