the struggle with dieting and my weight loss journey

hello everyone

for years i have been battling my weight tried everything to loose it fallen off the wagon too many times to count but now i really have to try and get it done. at current i weigh 389 lbs shameful i know. So when i found this out i looked at myself and said i have to change its time to diet and this time stick to it no falling off the wagon. First thing i did i had a long discussion with my husband, now he is no skinny mini himself at 245 lbs i told him if i am changing we both have to change as he does most of the cooking he had to change the way he was cooking. Now don't get me wrong i love my husband and his cooking but he makes enough to feed an army he also cooks too much potatoes and rice and pasta and not enough vegetables. What have i been buying frozen vegetables for them to sit in the freezer ? So he agreed to change his cooking habits now every night we have vegetables and i feel better eating more healthy. second thing was to get myself to drink the recommend 8 glasses of water a day i had a very nice Rubbermaid water bottle i bought from target for bowling so why not use it every day it holds about 2 glasses of water maybe a bit more as it holds 20 oz. Now i really do hate the taste of water so i do add crystal light or other singles i know this adds calories but most are only 5 calories so its not so bad, i do drink the bottled water plain but it has to be real cold to drink it there is just something about the city water or warm or Luke cold water that just tastes nasty. Now a friend of mined who is also trying to loose weight recommended a website the other day as i guess you're supposed to keep track what you eat its called myfitnesspal its a great website i can track what i am eating and it shows how much calories i can consume a day and i can even track my exercise. Now i just got to work on my weaknesses not eating fast food ( this cant be avoided all the time but i think its okay as long as i check to make sure its a bit healthy or has healthy options), no chocolate or chips or other junk food (i will allow one cheat day a week), cut down on the pop ( i drink diet pop but still try to limit to 2 cans a day). Now i just got to find an exercise routine its hard in the winter as with ice and snow its not clear enough to go for walks so what can i do for exercise indoors ? I hope maybe to go swimming at least once a week oh how i wish i could afford a gym membership but that is not in the budget right now. all i can do is try and hope i am successful i will be successful i need to if i want that baby one day i just got to take this one day at a time, anyone else been on that weight loss journey ?

the frustrations of computers especially involving aware etc...

hello everyone

as you know i love my contests/freebies but for the past month or more i was not able to could not figure out why when using rafflecopter or any other widget the links to like Facebook or follow twitter they would not be there. Then when entering contests or requesting freebies on Facebook they would not load or i could not submit even to log into websites with Facebook it would not let me  it was driving me nuts i wanted to throw the computer off the balcony.

now i had been having issues for a while with my search engine i had it set to Google but for some reason it kept going to this snap. do search engine. For the life of me i could not remove it only when i started having this problem with entering contest/freebies i noticed maybe this search engine may be the cause again i tried to remove it with my settings with no luck. Finally with some searching on Google i found this website that told me how to remove it thank goodness now it took a few steps including downloading an ad ware removal program but i finally have it back i'm so happy i really thought i would had to bring it in to a computer shop and fork out $100 plus to get it fixed now i'm doing my happy dance.

did this happen to any of you ? 

blogger opp

Hi everyone!

 I am super excited that Jenny Saved A Penny now has it’s own domain! What better way to celebrate than to host a $100 PayPal giveaway! There is an option for a free sign-up option with announcement of the blogger opp and this giveaway is for everyone. I am so excited to be hosting this giveaway and if you have any questions, please feel free to shoot her an email at jennysavedapenny@gmail.com. Feel free to check out the website Jenny Saved A Penny and give her feedback. It is still fairly new and a work in progress but she would love the input. The details are as follows.

menu plan monday

hello everyone

finally getting back to blogging after so long feels good to be blogging again. This weeks menu is not too big as it is the end of the month trying to stretch the budget again lucky we did not eat so much meat this month as i have extra :)

Monday : bbq ribs with vegetables  and chicken rice

Tuesday : pork chops and vegetables

Wednesday : slow cooker steak with gravy  and vegetables 

Thursday : chicken with rice and vegetables

Friday : american chop suey 

Saturday : homemade pizza (as its date night)

Sunday : slow cooked pork roast

i'm linked up to the following parties : 

http://orgjunkie.com/2014/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-2414.html

well that's all for this week until next time happy menu planning 

freebie monday

hello everyone

i know we have not had freebies in so long but i was on a hiatus for a while finally back on track YAY !!!!! got lots of great freebies for you all.

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free pin

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Join The Kit Club for Free Product Samples and More

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FREE Bumper Magnet from trip advisor

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free Advil Nighttime Sample

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Free Good Deeds Canvas Tote, Greeting Cards, Goodie Bag & More

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Free Issue of Limiter Magazine

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Take a Survey & Get a Free NeilMed Sinus Rinse or NasaFlo Kit

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Marble Slab Creamery Free Cone on Your Birthday

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Free Tena Sample Kit

Tena is giving away free sample kits of their products. Click the 'Request a Trial Kit' button on the lower right of the page and then complete the questions and submit for your free Tena sample kit.

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Free Robax Platinum Pain Reliever Sample

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Free Winsor & Newton artisit Product Sample

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Free Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline Fragrance Sample

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Free Aerius Kids Sample

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quebec residents are not eligible but can get a coupon for dollars off the product

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Free ASPCA Pet Rescue Window Decal and Magnet

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Free Poligrip Strong Hold Denture Adhesive Sample

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free welcome kit from similac 

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Granny's Free Slow Cooker eCookbook

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Free U by Kotex Liners Sample Pack

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Free One Heartbeat Away Book

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Free Samples of Enfamil Enfapro A+ Formula

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FREE sample of Colgate Sensitive toothpaste

Fill out the form below and we will send you a FREE 22 mL toothpaste in the mail§!

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Free printable Breastfed Baby card 

print this card to  put in the baby cot if you have a hospital birth so that staff know not to give your baby formula.

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febuary random reads

I seen this on imlovinbooks and i thought i would join in this monthly meme and show you what books are on my to read shelf but i got over 3,000 books so its gonna take me years to even read them 

so using random.org this month's book off my goodreads shelf is #476

denali skies

by danielle rohr

She needed a break, a change from the ordinary, an escape to something far away from what she considers familiar. With romantic ideals and a compulsion for self discovery a lone twenty two year old woman leaves the Central Valley of California bound for Fairbanks Alaska. In Denali Skies Liz finds herself walking the line the between the call of the wild and the call of her drinking buddies! This coming of age story explores some extraordinary moments of a very ordinary girl who happens to find herself waiting tables to droves of tourists in one of the most scenic and phenomenal corners of our world. The Midnight Sun, grizzlies, and Northern Lights illuminate the landscape of a surreal and elusive journey.

this book has been on my shelf since april 2013 i wonder if i will ever get around to reading this one but it seems to be a good book i love almost any book but this one i think will be a very interesting read

 thats all for now until next time happy reading

Insomnia sucks

As of late i have been having sleeping problems also know as insomnia. At least twice this week i have had insomnia epsoides i know having depression can make you have insomnia but since being on prozac i have never had an episode until now. Why suddenly i am having these episodes i have no clue it had started to drive me nuts all i wanted was to be able to fall asleep but i was not even tired 2 am would come still not tired but i would go lie down anyway 4 am comes still not asleep then 6 am would come i would start to feel tired but i believe more out of frustration then actual tiredness. So today i went to the doctor asked his option he said that the electronics before bed can cause insomnia. But i ask myself how is it never bothered me before why now ? So he gave me some sleeping pills and sent me on my way i really dont want to start taking sleeping pills but i have promised myself to only take them if absolutely necessary. I hope by doing things like no caffeine or computer an hour before bed as the doctor said. Weather it work i dont know i had never had problems with any of these things so why now ?