The World According to Leslie

So yesterday started well. I did my 1/4 mile walk. I showered and waited on the family to get ready to go. Unfortunately, my family was in SLOW MOTION so no one else was ready before 1pm. I wanted to go walk through the shops in downtown Myrtle Beach, but I was not going in the hottest part of the day. The temperature here has been 88 with about 95% humidity! OMG! That's too much for me! lol So, we sat around the house so long that I finally fell asleep. I took a TWO HOUR NAP! Can you believe that? I can't! I rarely do that! Anyways... when I got up, we started making plans to hang out with Tony's sister and her family. They wanted to go to a place called Captain George's to eat. I'm sure the food was good, but I didn't eat any. I know we are on vacation, but I did not see a need to pay $30 per person to eat a seafood buffet. It ws not worth it to me. So while everyone else ate, I talked to them. We ordered Chasity a cheeseburger with fries, a...

Wow! I haven't updated about my weight loss in a while. This is probably because I haven't really been doing anything. I have gained a pound and lost 2. I have gained a partial pound and lost the same the next week. BUT... today when I weighed in, I have lost 3 more pounds. Last week I only lost like .6 lbs. So.... I think I'm doing OK. I really need to be more cautious with my food... but... I haven't been. I know that! Grandma? Well... she's in the nursing home. We have fewer than 20 days to decide (family and doctors) if she will stay there or go back to the assisted living facility. I'm pretty sure we are going to move her back, but my mom and her siblings have to decide. Speaking of my mom's siblings, my Aunt JoAnn is very sick. She's had cancer for awhile! However, we were told yesterday that she may not make it to next weekend. When she goes, I know she will be better off. Right now, she's in a lot of pain and doesn't reall...

If eBaying is not a word....well then we should make it one! I love selling Chasity's old clothes on eBay. I get a little extra cash and I get to empty out her closet. I have learned that--especially the really good stuff--I can get more on eBay for it than by going to a consignment shop. Many of Chasity's clothes are from consignment shops or consignment sales. I love it! I get great deals on practically new stuff! (Now...if they just carried clothes in MY size....BUT... I'm still working on that!) Speaking of working on that, I weighed in this morning at 367.8....that means that TOTAL, I have lost 50.2 lbs! I'm so EXCITED! AND... I got a new scale.... it only weighs up to 400.... I had to buy a special on last time that went to 450! (It cost to much and broke toooooo easy! So I don't need it any more!! Ok....so now.... I guess that since I'm not in school right now, I need to work on getting my rear in gear and exercisizing! I know... I keep saying I...

I know I haven't really been great at keeping up with things, but.... I just updated my other blog-- Poetry by Leslie Jackson . Check it out! Also....Weight Watchers update. Ok...so weight update! For the past 3 weeks, I have stayed at 370. So this week, I was a little busy and didn't really keep up with what I was eating (but kept up with points, if that makes sense) and I gained 8 lbs. I'm back at 378. However, I knew I was going to gain weight, so that was NOT a surprise. I just have to do better THIS week! :) School....I am completely finished (waiting on final grade) in my EDUC class at UNCC. This week is my FINAL WEEK until August! Can you feel the excitement in the air? :) UNFORTUNATELY.... between now and Wednesday, I have two books to read. I also have to check out the other books that we read since the mid-term to refresh on characters! I have that final Wednesday night! In my other online class, I have a final exam, but I have the questions alread...

If I'm not mistaken, it was Bill Clinton who initiated the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy into the US Military..right? Anyways...the President doesn't matter. I just thought I'd add that part. However, my bathroom scale and I have a "Don't ask, Don't tell" relationship. I won't ask the scale how it figures the numbers, and it won't tell me anything I don't really like! lol That's a great relationship....right? So yesterday I weighed in again. I was dreading it because I had paid attention to my food, but I hadn't really be up and moving...because of homework that I HAD to get done! So I had basically been stuck on my backside doing work. I really didn't expect to see much of a change in my weight this week. HOWEVER....when I got on the scales yesterday, I weighed 375!!!! YES! THAT WAS MY REACTION TOO!!!! HOLY COW!! OHMIGOSH!!!! I lost 10 lbs! Not that I believed it of course. I got on the scale....s...

I haven't really had anything much to say lately. Actually, that's not true! I've had lots to say, but just haven't really wanted to take the time to say it. For example, I gained 5 lbs again! This time, I don't know how I did it! I just did! So now, I'm having to stress about that! Maybe I'm just supposed to stay this size until I get a job and can get more clothes! Clothes cost money....money I don't have until I get a job....a job I will hopefully have in August! So maybe I am going to shrink more after August! However...I am planning to continue trying NOW! Weight Watchers hasn't failed me; I've failed it! I'll get back on the wagon again! Girl Scouts are coming to an end soon. We still have a few more cookies to sale, but I think we might get those gone soon! Chasity has a few more things to do this year...then next year for the older Daisies, it will be easy patches. The NEW Daisies will have the harder ones to get! I ha...

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama . You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week. Ok....so let's get this show on the road! As you may (or may not) know, I have been doing Weight Watchers since January. I am loving it. I have lost almost 40 lbs. I have hit my initial "goal weight" that WW set for me! So...it would NOT have been me who went through McDonald's today and got a vanilla milkshake! I would never try to sabotage myself like that! It was not me who went shopping for black pants yesterday. Of course, after finding the black pants, I would NEVER pick out a jacket and skirt to wear for Easter Sunday. I wouldn't find three adorable shirts that I love the colors of....all 3 shirts would not be exactly matching (EXCEPT for the color) either! I wouldn't buy three shirts that are exactly the same...just in different colors! Chasity had her first coach's pitc...

I weighed in (in my bathroom of course) on Sunday. I'm now at 380. That's another 5 lbs that I have lost. Now... since I'm braindead at the moment, I don't know how many pounds that is total. So when I can figure that out, I'll post about it. I think it's 31 or 32. I have to keep going back to look. I guess I'm trying to block out painful memories of the weight that I was! Anyways... Until next time........

So... this week I didn't lose anything! Guess I'm going to have to get my butt in gear and start exercising! I have been trying to see what I could do without it first...just for fun. I always knew I'd have to start exercising, but I just wanted to see how long I could actually lose weight without doing it! I guess this was the end! lol However... it just means that it's a new beginning! The beginning of being sore... The beginning of walking... The beginning of being healthier... So I'm still at 385 now, but next week....well...that's a different story! Until next time........

As of yesterday, I lost another 3 lbs. That puts be at 31 lbs lost in 7 weeks! I'm loving Weight Watchers! (I'm watching the weight go away!) lol I now weigh 285!!! Yesterday turned out really well. Chasity finally calmed down once we actually got to church. Then last night we had a blast at Crossover Kannapolis. I wish everyone could have been there! It was great! I'm still using Lisa's computer! She is so super nice...when she wants to be. :) This Friday, I'm going to be attending a job fair for teachers only. I'm really in need of a job. All of the local school districts will be there, so I will get to interview and talk to them then! (I need to go shopping again to get that outfit I really wanted when I went shopping last Thursday! lol It would be AWESOME for that job fair! Since I think I need to get other things done, I won't be going to the store again this week. I will have to find something else cute to wear to the job fair! :) I...

Today I thought I'd write something inspiring. Then I decided that I'd just include an update on my world instead. This week has been pretty uneventful. Over the weekend (after I tried to break my ankle) we had Girl Scout cookie booths. We set up our table and sold 114 boxes of cookies in just a couple hours! It was a blast! Monday I went to a Home & Garden Party party. Hmmm...maybe they should work on the name of that.... Anyways...I bought this cute little angel thing to go in Chasity's room. (It's called "In God's Hands".) I wanted more stuff, but I'm saving money to go shopping for new clothes this weekend!!! Yesterday I mailed off my taxes, some clothes (that were borrowed), and some Girl Scout cookies to my sister-in-law in WV. She's wonderful! (I included some surprises in the box, but I can't put them here until she gets the box. She reads this sometimes!) So I should have my taxes done in the next week or so! That mea...

So yesterday I weighed in (at home of course). I am now at 388. OMG! That means I've lost 28 lbs total since starting WW. I lost another 2 lbs last week! I'm so excited! So I had a great weekend! Friday night, we were supposed to go out for my birthday, but my kid sister, Lisa, had to babysit. So we waited until Saturday night to go out! WOW! We went to Applebee's to eat! I love it because they have Weight Watchers stuff on the menu! So I didn't have to really think about what I was eating! I just enjoyed it! It was awesome! Sunday, my parents too me out to eat for my birthday because they didn't go Saturday night with us! We went to a local place for lunch, Mr. C's. I had grilled chicken. It was really good! I was supposed to go SHOPPING yesterday, but....my mother made other plans, so she couldn't go with me. I have to have something to wear to a special church service on Sunday night (next week) so I have to go this week to get something!...

Last week, I didn't weigh myself because I was sick! Plus, I didn't really eat anything much at all last week. I did, however, register for Weight Watchers online. So I did spend time reading up and learning about the program. Today, I got on the scale. Two weeks ago, I weighed 402. Today, I weigh 390! In two weeks, I have lost another 12 lbs. That makes a total of 26 lbs. so far! I'm excited! Yeah, if you look at the previous post about my weight, it says that I started at 412. Yeah... I looked at the paper wrong. I started at 416. I lost 4 lbs the first week. I lost 4 lbs the second week. I lost 6 lbs the third week. Then I didn't weigh in last week. I weighed in today at 12 lbs down! I can tell it mostly in my pants. I HATE for my pants to be baggy, so I buy them to fit! Yesterday, I wore my black dress pants to church and I had to keep pulling them up. I'm going shopping next Sunday with my mom! I'm so happy! Next Sunday is my bday! So.....

OK! I guess it is time that I share something that I have been holding in. I have been struggling with my weight for years! When I was teenager, I knew I was bigger than all the other kids. I didn't go shopping with my friends because I had to shop in a different department because of my size. In college, I couldn't shop with my friends because I had to go to completely different stores to get clothes in my size. Today, I just can't go shopping. Sure, Catherine's and (sometimes) Fashion Bug have clothes in my size. Now, the problem is that I am in the upper end of what those stores offer. Now, I have to use the specialty catalogues. That's aggrivating when you can't see what something is going to look like on you. Anyways, I shop through Roaman's , Lane Bryant catalog , and Woman Within . Sure they have a LOT of the same stuff, but often the prices and colors are different. Anyways, for the past couple of years (4-5) I have been trying really ...