A Moment to Breathe

Ahhhhhhhhhh ... finally a moment to breathe. It seems that since we got back from the World Series (the Saturday before school started), I have been running non-stop. Between my older son's football practices and games, my younger son's conditioning after school with his teammates, and my trying to get to the gym to work-out I haven't had a moment to sit down and blog. Please forgive me.

My weight loss is going great. I have lost nine more pounds since July 17th. Keep in mind that my weight increased during the two weeks of the World Series. Eating out every night at 10:00 PM or later did wonders for my weight loss (NOT!) But since I have been back, I am back to eating healthy and taking Alli on a regular basis again.

One thing that has really helped is that I stay clear of the school cafeteria. I know they work hard to make balanced, nutritional meals for the students but most of what they make won't cut it for me. I have talked an old friend that I used to teach with when I taught elementary school into going to the gym with me. Tonight we even talked about walking on Tuesday and Thursdays when the gym isn't open. I am looking forward to losing more and more weight.

My son noticed the other morning that my clothes are getting baggy and he suggested that we go on a shopping spree for mom. I went through almost $600 at several malls getting the boys all set for school. I told them that when I hit the fifty pound loss mark, then I will go and get some new clothes. Maybe that will be a driving force to keep me working towards the skinnier me.

World Series is Over

Our stay at the Dixie Youth World Series is over after a mercy-rule game with Georgia. We beat Mississippi in the first game and then lost the next two (Virginia and Georgia). They whomped on us bad! I tried to take a picture of a poster of my with a cell phone so the pic quality isn't the best but you can get the idea. The center picture was taken after he struck out one of Virginia's batters. It was so so sad when the boys had to remove the Florida State flag from the centerfield fence. It resembled a funeral march of sorts. The boys were crying and so were the parents. My sister said ... "That's just not right!" ... lol ... and vows that if she has kids they are going to be nerds so they don't have to suffer trauma like that ... LOL!

We have stopped in St. Augustine for a few days until my sister flies out to Ohio. It is nice to sit and relax without worrying about batting practice and the such. I will be starting back on my weight loss plan on Sunday. Hopefully it won't take long to get back on track.

Thank you Veronika for the wonderful comments on my son's team's blog. They really enjoyed watching the comments as they came in.

So So Sorry

I am so sorry that I have not posted in a decade or two. You see, I am the proud Mama of a Florida State Champion Dixie Youth Baseball player. This weekend (as a matter of fact today at 4:00) we begin playing in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!! You can check in our blog at http://okeejrdballstars.blogspot.com/

Feel free to scroll down to the bottom of the posts and find the post titled Timmy and leave him a good luck comment. You might just add that you are a friend of mom's. The boys are competing to see how many comments they can get, who gets one from the furthest point, and who gets the most from different places. They are really enjoying themselves.

Opening ceremonies were yesterday and it was quite amazing. Fireworks and fans everywhere. The boys got to post their state flag along the outfield fence. It was quite an experience for 13 year old boys. One I am sure they'll never forget.

Unfortunately, my weight loss plan has kind of taken back seat to all that has been going on. Between having to go back to Ohio and finish up my stay with my mom. Driving back down to Muscle Shoals, AL for the World Series, my car breaking down in Decatur and having to rent a car .... FAT IS GOOD RIGHT NOW! lol! I'll get back on track when my life resumes a little normalcy again. If that ever happens. Thanks for all your support for me, my mother and my son. You guys are all wonderful.