What a boring Labor Day weekend....my DH is off on a camping trip in Elkins, W. VA.  My daughter is with her BF.  So it is just dad and I.  We've got out every day and ran around, but nothing exciting.  I did have a WOW moment today at the grocery store.  Dad and I were coming out of the grocery and we ran into a couple we new from a long time ago.  The older gentleman said to his wife, "The last time I seen her she was about this tall" and he measured with his hand about 4' tall.  He asked how my mom was.  He thought I was my daughter.  I think that is just so funny when people do that.  His wife said to me, instead of getting older you just keep getting younger and younger.  I'm lovin' these folks.  It is so amazing to me when this happens though because I still feel like I'm the same person.  Although when I look in the mirror I do see a big difference.  I don't always recognize myself...LOL.  I can't believe I actually have neckbones.

I'm stuck at 176lbs.  I had went down to 173lbs for two days, but popped back up to 176lbs.  I'm sure part of it is due to the number of carbs I've been eating.  I really have to watch my carb intake.  It is so easy to get in the habbit of consuming more carbs that we are suppose to.  I have been feeling like my pouch has stretched as I seem to be able to eat a little more these days.  I watched Big Medicine tonight and there was a girl on there who thought the same thing but because she was gaining weight.  They did a upper GI and said the pouch wasn't any bigger than it should be at 18 months out, but that it was her diet.  She had been consuming the wrong things.  She said that she had the mindset if it didn't hurt her to eat it she should be okay eating it.   That was a reality check for me.  I sometimes have that mindset.  I'm definetly better with my food intake and eating the right things when I am at work.  No one said this would be easy and I realize now that at my stage of the game is the hardest part.  I now feel like I must diet (and I suck at dieting) to get the other 46lbs off.  I think I hoped this wasn't a diet and it would come off on its own.  I was wrong and I realize that now I have to work to get where I want to be.  I have to remember to eat protein first so I get full and leave the carbs alone. 

I haven't been going to the gym as faithful as I should be.  So come Tuesday...I'm back on board.  I can't come this far to quit.  I'm gonna reach my goal of 130lbs.  It will happen!!!