Sunday it is!

So I've rented my truck, pushed most of my belongings into the living room/kitchen area and have almost cleared out both bedrooms. It's official, I'm moving on Sunday! I'm picking up my truck tomorrow and will load it all day and then do some major cleaning. I dropped more stuff off at my used bookstore and at the Goodwill so I don't think any more trips are in order there. I really tried to purge as much as I could and think I did a good job.

I'm nervous because ex-boyfriend is working tomorrow so I have to pick up this 16 foot truck WITH the car dolly on the back and drive it all by myself. YIKES! I'm so used to driving my little Honda Civic that I hope I don't get into any accidents on the way home...

I'm really excited to see my parents and my nephew...but sad to be leaving some friends (including ex-boyfriend) behind...Trying not to think too much about it but it's inevitable...

I'd better get some sleep! I have a long two days ahead of me. :)

Moving is expensive and food for thought, literally.

Does someone want to pay for it? Because this whole $1200-1800 move does not make me happy. At all. :(

In other news, I'm canceling Nutrisystem, while I love their Apple Strudel Scone breakfast, pizza dinner, and desserts, I'm just done with it all. I have a whole month's worth of food at my parent's house waiting for me and I still have about 2 weeks worth of food here so I'm definitely going to use it, but right now I've found some new cookbooks and I really want to get back to cooking. My mom told me that she is going to give me her debit card to go grocery shopping. This helps her out because:

1. My parents don't cook. All my friends say, Oh aren't you excited to go home to Mom's cooking? And I say, Umm..what cooking? My parents, especially my mom, don't cook.
2. I loooove to grocery shop, my parents don't.
3. My parents don't enjoy cooking, I love to cook. It was so much fun to cook for my husband when we were married, being single it isn't as much fun, plus you have a TON of food leftover which can get old. Don't get me wrong, I love leftovers, but not for 2 weeks straight.
4. I can control (to a point) what my mom puts in her mouth. I can really help her find healthy eating habits and establish a healthy diet for her.
5. I'm going to be eating much better than pre-packaged meals and lots of yummy fresh fruits and veg and whole grains.
6. My parents eat out way too much. Probably 5+ times a week, I want to show them that preparing healthy food can be fast and affordable.
   

I don't get it..

My weight loss has stopped. I've plateaued and I don't know why. I'm mixing up my exercise, actually KICKING up my exercise to whole new levels and it hasn't budged in a while. I'm doing quite well on the Nutrisystem plan and trying to eat 100% most of the time, but of course sometimes I just want "normal" food (restaurant food) and so I'll go out and still eat healthy. I'm down 12 lbs and definitely one dress size so far so I know that the scale is not a good indicator all of the time but still, it's defeating sometimes when I was on a roll! I think I'm going to weigh myself once a week, starting Saturday and judge from there.

I also think I'm going to stop my NS shipments and start cooking again. I've gotten hooked on Cook Yourself Thin on Lifetime and found some of the recipes look so yummy! I also know this will help my mom as well if we work together and cook to create healthy meals; I really have a problem with portion control so this is definitely something to work on.

In the meantime I'm going to continue the exercise, all though this is my last week of my free trial.. boo.. I'm definitely excited to move to Dallas and start the gym there! :)

Still waiting..

And wondering what is going on, that's okay, I'm not being stagnant, I'm working on packing up the rest of my house and continuing planning the move. I'm hoping...hoping that I will depart Tucson on Sunday (yes, this Sunday). I'm really anxious to get out of here already!

In weight loss news I'm down 12lbs since starting Nutrisystem, all-in-all my parents are going to see about a 24lb weight loss since I last saw them at Christmas. I can't wait for their reaction. I feel so much better now and am still seeing my definition take more shape everyday. I joined a gym on a two-week free pass and have been Spinning; I did a lot of this in England and it's amazing how it just makes you feel so powerful during and after the class. The only way I can describe this is euphoric--if you've never been Spinning, I highly recommend it! I've also been doing workouts at the gym combining weights and cardio. I forgot how much I have missed the gym and can't wait to get my mom hooked on it too when I move to Dallas. Getting back into this groove really makes me think about going back to school to become a Dietician. I'm really knowledgeable about food and nutrition and great at preaching it, what I'm working on is practicing what I preach. I've thought about this for a number If for some reason the Air Force does not work out, I'm definitely going to pursue another Masters degree and then continue on and become a Personal Trainer as well; talk about a double threat!

I'm still off of sugar since Lent; I'm amazed that I was so addicted to sugar I would just binge a lot of the time and while those 40 days of Lent was definitely NOT the easiest thing I've ever done, I don't have the cravings any longer. I enjoy having my Nutrisystem treat at night and sometimes I don't even crave it or really want the sweets, I just eat it because it's on the plan. What an amazing transformation. I really can't get over that, I used to be a girl who had to have dessert EVERY single day and would eat chocolate several times a day.

In any event, I'm still looking for jobs, hopefully something comes through soon.

Phoenix...

I guess I should mention I DID in fact go to Phoenix for my physical. It went well and I met lots of really great people (and stayed at a SUPER nice hotel). Yes, I am physically qualified to be in the service, so that long day (4:00am-3:30pm) was totally worth it. Like I said, I met some really great people whom I hope to keep in touch with while they continue their journeys through their branches of service, all of them are going enlisted so they have a much quicker process than I do (jealous) and their pretty much guaranteed a spot as long as their drug tests come back clean.

In any event, I have two more steps to go through, I just hope I can get through them as quickly as possible so I can go in already!

Things are in motion...

I'm almost packed up! :) I have just a few little things here and there to pack away and a yard sale that I need to get on (but hate trying to think about doing it...) but I'm trying to get on track. I really want to get out of Tucson as soon as possible because my family keeps asking when I'm coming down, and really, there is no point in sticking around except for my interview with the commander to continue my AF pursuit. In all actuality, I might just contact a recruiter in Dallas today to find out if she/he can help me finish everything!

Not much else exciting going on, just trying to get everything in order.. whew, I hate moving..

Since I've been gone...

I wish I could say to you that I've been crazy-busy running around like mad getting everything sorted. I really wish I could. But then I'd be lying. Truth of the matter is...I've been really lazy. I'm trying to get motivated to get things done, to do more things with my time, but I just can't. I suppose it comes from having satellite TV and no one around to support me through my move--but those are also just excuses.

I've been busy exercising for sure, no, I haven't neglected that. I'm sticking pretty much 100% to Nutrisystem right now and that has brought me down 10 1/2 pounds so far. I put on a pair of jeans the other day that I haven't fit into (well, didn't have to squeeze into) since I moved to Tucson almost two years ago. They fit so well, it's nice to have my old clothes back! On Sunday, I wore a top to breakfast with ex-boyfriend and it was like a tent and was falling off of my shoulders, literally falling off; no more wearing that top I guess! I feel better and let me tell you, running with the girls is actually getting to be fun right now! I enjoy our runs in the mornings or late evenings. I'm trying to get in exercise about three times a day--this includes running/and or walking with the girls, cardio/weights, and a bike ride. I think the more exercise I get, the days will go by faster and I won't feel so lazy watching marathons of The Real Housewives of New York City. Oops.

In any event, I'm going to try and add a day blog on my list of things to do! In the meantime, I'm going to try and hold myself accountable to this items that need to get done ASAP:

1. Stop by U-Haul store for packing paper.
2. Get Ruby to the groomers. She is looking ultra-shaggy.
3. Get yard sale items ready for yard sale (hopefully this weekend!)
4. Post yard sale notice on craigslist.
5. Continue to pack items and get at least 2 boxes done per day.
6. Organize file folders and get rid of unnecessary paperwork.

I was lucky enough to find a guy on craigslist who is going to give me his empty moving boxes; in all reality I really don't think I have that much left to pack inside the house; it's really the storage shed where a lot of crap is (crap that needs to go on the yard sale!). Whatever doesn't sell is for sure going to Goodwill--I really don't need to tote anything unnecessary to Texas with me.

In Air Force news, I should be going to Phoenix hopefully on Wednesday or Thursday to complete my physical. After this is complete I will have a meeting with my recruiter's commander and then my package is submitted to the board; then I will have my decision. I'm hoping to have my physical stuff and meeting done before I move, otherwise I will move to Texas and get it done then.

I promise I'll do better with posting. I hope you all are doing fabulous!