Cheryl625

Ok so I just finished reading Jen’s blog and thought how that is sort of how my hubby is.  Never does he ask me how it is going with WW.  Even though I am and have been at goal for the past 2 years he still never asks how it is going, I guess he can see it is going good.  I am keeping the weight off.  He has the thinking that you don’t talk about weight with women.  Caveman!!!  He also never gives me compliments.  He will however, tell my friends that I look good, but never does he tell me.  Why is it so hard for hubby’s to be supportive, don’t they know we are in the end doing this for them as well as ourselves?

My hubby has pretty bad gout and is only 34 years old, which he doesn’t even try to take care of with diet and exercise.  Mind you I do cook healthy meals for the most part for the family, but he has no concept of portion control.  When he cooks, much like Jen’s hubby, he fries and loves gravy!  I have tried to get him more involved by inviting him to go walking with me, but he complains of knee pain, this is where his gout is located, and just sits on his a$$!  We all have bikes and still he refuses to ride.  We bought him a more expensive bike than mine, I have a trailer to haul my 3 y.o. in and the other 2 boys can both ride on their own, and still he will not go.  What gives.  A dr. told him that if he doesn’t take care of his gout he is looking at a total knee/joint replacement within 10 years, remember I said he was 34.  We have 3 boys and little Mama can’t teach them football or baseball, I am more into basketball and riding horses and things that have to do with animals.  Ugh!!!  I guess I will have to smack him upside the head.

Ok rant over!  Like I said Jen inspired me, I only wish my talks with Hubby would turn out like hers.  Maybe if I keep trying!

Ok it has been a while since I sat here and wrote any of my thoughts down. So I thought what better time than now when I doing my best to refocus and get going once again. 

At my last weigh in I was up 2.6 pounds, which in itself is not that big of a deal considering I am at my Weight Watchers goal, and there are things beyond my control that contributed to this gain, but to me it is.  So I have decided that I will work the program a little harder and get the weight back off, plus I have been getting my booty in gear and working out here at home.  My Mother gave me “The Bean” for Christmas and I am going to put that thing to good use.  Boy does it work those abs, plus on the days that I go to her house I am going to use her “Red” machine.  Then when I am no longer a walking icicle I will get back to the park for my walks.  (Kim, I do not see how you and Crystal can do it, I freeze here at home I can not imagine walking at the park.)   I know a lot of my friends look to me for motivation  (right now I see Kim as a motivation) and how can I be of any motivation when I am slipping up and letting 2.6  pesky pounds creep back on.  So even though there are some of us who have hit our goal we look at all different people as motivation I guess.  I know I do.  I look to one of my buddies for the motivation to help with my self confidence.  She just has so much that it is unreal, you know who you are.  Anyway I am going to end this blog here.  I plan to blog more later.