One More:-(

Well after a terrible week.....Valentines Day, pound cake for breakfast, and two birthday parties later....I only lost a pound. I can't be disappointed because of what I ate. I think I lost my mind temporarily. What was I thinking????? I didn't want to go weigh but...I figured I may as well see what happened. I am committing to go to the gym this week and not eat CAKE!!!!
Hopefully this time next week I can say that I lost 3 or 4 pounds..... I will not give up!!!

3.8 more!!

SO I lost 3.8 more pounds!!! I guess Weight Watchers does work! I hope that this continues every week.... I am praying that the pounds keep coming off. I haven't been excercising the last few days. Mandy has hurt her knee so my walking partner is down and out!! No excuse really, I should do it without her. I plan on hitting the gym in the morning(maybe even tonight) :-) I want next week to be a loss too!!

Keep praying for the Miles 4 Madeline event... We are in constant work mode trying to make it all come together perfectly for our sweet Madeline. I am believing that God will put the right people to be involved, and if you feel like you may be one of those people then call me or email me. miles4madeline@yahoo.com

Christa

Pray

Hey everybody.... I have a request.... as many of you know we are planning a 5K walk/run on June 7th(Madeline's birthday). Ideas have been flying around and I need you to all be in prayer that we make the right choices and the right people get involved so that the event will be a success. We believe that this is what the Lord wants us to do, and we believe that it is a way that we can honor our precious little girl. She has such purpose and meaning to her life and we all want to share how it changed us. So if you will all be in prayer that we see this through with what God wants it to be. I am amazed everyday at the people who sit in my chair at the salon or that I just speak with that are making this happen and develop smoothly.
Thank you all for reading this blog and Mandy's blog. It means so much to us all.
Christa

American Girl Trip!!!

Disappointed:-(

Okay....I didn't do what I thought I should but.... I have many good reasons and its not that I didn't follow my plan. I had one bad night but still didn't use all of my points...!!! 2 pounds isn't that bad, at least I didn't gain. I am going to the doctor about my problem so maybe at next weeks weigh in I will see some better results. I have been working out. I am getting up at 7:00 and going to the gym...and if you know me well then you know that that is a huge accomplishment in itself!!!! I HATE mornings!!!! I love getting up and getting in a good sweat before going to work. I even went today and I didn't have to be at work!!!! So I think I should have lost more but....we shall see next week. I am NOT giving up. I am in this to win it!!!
I hope that you all got your email from me about the "Miles 4 Madeline" and I pray that you all can come and support the cause. I will be keeping you informed about all of the plans. If you want to help then let me know, I can give you a job EASILY!!!
Gabrielle is turning 4 next week and I can't believe that I have had her for four years, I can't really remember life without her(except for the naps!!). God has blessed us with a beautiful loving little girl and life with her is great. She is growing up so fast.
I am starting a womens bible study in the morning. I haven't really ever done this outside of church before, but I am excited about what God can bless us with by getting together and having extra support for life.
I hope God blesses you all this week....

A missed week!!!

Well I know that you probably wanted to see if I lost this week but..... I missed this week. I didn't miss because I was bad or have given up but because my friend Bonnie and I took our girls to Atlanta to the "American Girl" store and bistro!!!! It was so much fun, I may have had as much fun as the girls!!! The store was AMAZING!!! and we got to eat lunch with the babies!!!! If you have a girl then it is a must, all pink and girly!!! So who knows if I lost any weight. I wouldn't have wanted to weigh after the wonderful lunch we had anyway! Cheese and chocolate fondue??? How many points would that be? A 1000? So it was well worth me not weighing and me blowing it out!!! I had all of my points for that day plus all of the flex points for the week so..... maybe I didn't gain.

So next Tuesday should be interesting...at least 5 pounds!! I better, I will be disappointed if I haven't lost 5 iwill n two weeks. I went to the gym tonight!!! 40 minutes on the treadmill and I didn't die:-) I even ran for a little bit. Confidant, huh?
Well I post some pictures from our "Girl Day"!!!

I'll be back!!!!
Be praying for my whole family, so many of us are sick... Mandy has a house full of sick boys!!!!

Girls Night!!

Tonight was girls night and of course it was centered around food !!! Out to dinner we went...I tried to make good choices for dinner, grilled chicken strips, steamed veggies, slaw and a few fried mushrooms. I should have left off the slaw, but I do love it from this particular restaurant. It was worth the extra calories to be out with my beautiful friends. I have invaded my sisters friends since moving to Milledgeville, since I don't really have any that live here. I love spending time with them and can see why she picked them as "girlfriends". It is such a blessing to have women in your life that you can turn to for anything. "My sisters friends" ( that are mine now too!) are such special people, including my sister(my very best friend). They are so genuine, honest and real. Nicole (who is like my sister, she has been a part of our family for 30 years) just had a little girl, she came up from Dublin for a haircut (you have to travel for the best!!!!!) and for a girls dinner. It was the first time for me to meet Claire, she is perfect in every way. She has the cutest mo-hawk!!! For those of you who know me know that I love mo-hawks!!!! Especially on her:-) Jill and Mandy completed our night, I have a picture but was warned not to post it. I had fun, I appreciate girls night so much. It is refreshing to be able to laugh and talk about things that only another women would understand. I hate leaving Gabrielle and Dreau at home, especially since I work late 2 nights and now have Weight Watchers, but I think that we need that from time to time. We women need each other and I feel blessed to have had it tonight. Thanks girls.
So I hope that tonights meal doesn't start the week off making me want more. I think that I am going to eat all of my points this week and see if that makes a difference in the loss. Some people say that it is necessary to do that in order to lose??? I am going to try eating the points this week and if I don't see much loss then next week I am going to back off some. I am waiting on the gym to open, hopefully tomorrow. I am planning on going early( that should be interesting!!! I HATE mornings). I have lots to learn in the exercise department, the tennis shoes and I need to get to know each other!! We are such strangers. I will let you know how that goes!!
Jill, Mandy and Nicole (Sally too, sorry you missed it) thank you for having me for girls night tonight. I love all of the times that we get together. Hopefully we can do it again really soon.
I love you all and pray that you all have wonderful days tomorrow, especially since you have to get up early. I will be thinking about you around 10:00!!!

My First Weigh In

Okay....3.8lbs lost!! I had hoped for more but it is better than no pounds:-) I have been praying and really trying so I guess I did something right. I hope that this will continue, if I do 3 to 4 lbs a week I will be on track. Weight Watchers works, it teaches you how to eat and be able to eat anything that you want. Diets like no carbs never work long term for me, because as soon as they say I can have bread I gain it right back....this way I get to eat whatever, whenever. I even had a margarita tonight for celebration:-) 3 Points!!!! Things are looking up!!!

Another day

Well....it has been "another day"!! It has so been a Monday. I am glad that I have tomorrow off, although I will be back at the salon for a day of cleaning at some point. Also, tomorrow brings my first weigh in for Weight Watchers???? Who knows what the results will be. I have worked hard this week and hopefully it will pay off. I will not be discouraged if I haven't lost any weight. I have lost 15 or so pounds so far so I have not failed!!
Oh, I joined the gym tonight!!!Who would have thunk it??? I also bought a pair of tennis shoes last week...I didn't own a pair!! I have not been the exercising type but I hope to become that way. I can't wait until the gym opens and I can set up my workout with the trainer. I have a lot to learn!!!
I have been trying to grow in my relationship with God and been praying like crazy!! I am working on so many areas of my life, I think I could write a book about it all:-) I am reading several books right now and I must suggest that all you wives get this. It is called "The Power of a Praying Wife" It is awesome. I bought Dreau the "Power of a Praying Husband" and so far so good for him too!! I have learned so much. I can't put it down. It makes you see where your weaknesses and strengths are for your husband and yourself. I highly recommend it. Thank you Bonnie for giving me a copy!!!You were right!
Well, I will let you know how the weigh in goes tomorrow night...maybe it will be good news.

Why?

Why I decided to start this blog????
Well, many things are going on in my life and I thought it would be a good way to share it with people who may be interested. There is so much happening right now and I think that sharing "my story" may help someone.
I am a wife, mother( of one little girl, named Gabrielle), a business owner, a hairstylist, a sister, an aunt to 6 little boys, a friend, a believer of Jesus and God, a women on a diet, a daughter, a women with not enough hours in the day, and am almost 30!!!
I am married to the most wonderful man in the world( I know everyone says that but ladies I really do have him!!!), his name is Dreau. He is the best daddy in the world too. I could go on and on about him but...
We have a little girl named Gabrielle. She will be 4 next month. She is the love of our lives. She is a gift from God and I treasure her.
In July of 2007, I purchased my first salon, Glow Salon. It has been an adventure like no other. It takes a lot of time and energy but so far God has blessed me with success. I absolutely love to do hair. It is so rewarding. I love to watch someone be transformed. It is the best feeling making them feel good about themselves again. I have met some of the most wonderful people in the last 7 months of working.
I have a older sister, named Mandy, and a younger brother named Austin. We all live here in Milledgeville together. My sister has 4 little boys(Maxwell-9, Ashton, Grayson & Harrison-4)
and a little girl named Madeline who went to live with Jesus. You can read Madeline's story at madelinegracehopkins.blogspot.com
I recently have been working on many things in my life, including getting closer to God and learning to lean on Him for everything. I also have been trying to get healthy. I have been doing my own thing for the last few months but when I only lost 2 pant sizes I decided to join Weight Watchers. I will be posting my results for you. My first weigh in is Tuesday. Say a prayer, please!!! I hope all goes well and I am down a few pounds. I feel like all I do is eat on this diet, but we will see....
Well this is just the start of my blogging journey. I hope it doesn't bore you all to death, but it is my life:-)
I will be back....soon!
Christa