Happy last day of November!  I don’t know what it is but I’m totally in the holiday spirit this year!  I don’t normally decorate our house so much but I think that I have to make up for the fact that I don’t have a cubicle to decorate this year.  Yesterday I set out to get us a Christmas tree.  We normally don’t put one up but this year I was determined.  I’ve been trying to be good about money so I was happy to put together a tree I love with little money!

The ornaments and tinsel are from Big Lots and only cost me $13.  I have enough to decorate 3 more trees!  Hehe!  The tree itself is a 4ft fake beauty that I got on sale at Michael’s for a little over $20.  The tree came out exactly how I pictured it in my mind and for like 35 bucks!

I also love that because the ornaments & tinsel were so inexpensive, we could have a different color scheme each year!

Sorry to only post about WW.  I promise to add more content that doesn’t revolve around me being fat.

Week 3 weigh in came as quite the surprise.  It was Thanksgiving week and although I made good choices – you never know.

I’m proud to let you know that I am down another 2 lbs!  Bringing my total weight loss for 3 weeks to 6 pounds!

I’ve got a lot of work to get done before my kickboxing class at 5:30.   Adios!

Today was my 2nd weigh in.  I was nervous because I’d peeked a few times during the week but I’m happy to report that I…

Lost 1 pound!

I know 1 pound doesn’t seem like a lot but it’s a slow process and each pound counts.  Heck, each half pound counts.  That puts me at a 4 lb loss with 36 left to go.

This week I plan to drink more water and get exercise in!  Also, we are going to run 3 miles on Thanksgiving morning and eat yummy food but I promise to be sensible.  We gotta treat ourselves, right?  I just can treat myself without pigging out!

It’s been one week since I started my “diet” and Wednesday will mark my one week on Weight Watchers and I’m excited to tell you that I am down THREE POUNDS!

It has been fairly easy to stay within my point range.  I do stress when we go out to eat but I just try my best to make smart choices.  We went to Cheesecake Factory the other night and I tried their chicken salad for weight conscious people and it was really good and 590 calories.  Usually 590 calories is a lot for one meal for me but with all my other options, that was the best for the situation.

I’ve discovered new meals to make for us.  My new favorite is to throw together a spinach salad with chicken, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, apple pieces and raspberry vinaigrette.  It is delicious!  I’m always looking for new meals to throw into the mix!

This week’s goal is to get in a few runs before Sunday!

Today, I signed up again for Weight Watchers. I used to be on WW a few years ago and had GREAT success! I’ve tried it a few times but gave up right away. I’m trying to promise myself to stick with it this time.

I’ve set up my account and am all ready. I started today and was able to get in an hour walk this afternoon with Chris. I also made a trip to the grocery store and loaded up on tons of good & healthy foods.

I’m hoping to lose 40 lbs but I’m going to just see how this goes. Wish me luck!

LeAnn Rimes’ new song hits radio this week. Click below to listen to Crazy Women. Lyrics are also below:

Who’da guessed that Aqua Net
Could start a fire with a single cigarette
No, she wasn’t drunk, she wasn’t stoned
Just sick and tired of wondering if he was comin’ home

She drove around, she found his car
They heard the boom from in the bar
Well, he called the cops, she called his bluff
They hauled her off in high heels and handcuffs

Crazy women, ex-wives and old girlfriends
Keep their crazy hidden til they’re pushed off the deep end
Oh yeah, God forgive ‘em, they weren’t born like this
Oh no, crazy women are made by crazy men

Well, he told his friends she was depressed
Borderline bipolar bitch with PMS
Well, he cheats and lies and then plays the victim
He don’t know why they always seem to pick him

Crazy women, ex-wives and old girlfriends
Keep their crazy hidden til they’re pushed off the deep end
Oh yeah, God forgive ‘em, they weren’t born like this
Oh no, crazy women are made by crazy men

Some take a pistol; some take an axe
And boy if you feel the fire, you better bet she’s got a match
It might be the teacher, just down the street
The hairdresser, or the housewife, or the waitress that’s so sweet

No you won’t see it when you meet her
So be careful how you treat her
Cuz she might look just like me

Crazy women, ex-wives and old girlfriends
Keep our crazy hidden til we’re pushed off the deep end
Oh yeah, God forgive us, even though some weren’t born like this
God knows, crazy women are made by crazy men

Last year, an older male coworker told a friend of mine and I a great idea for the holidays that I’m going to share with you.

It’s the Twelve Days of Christmas. You gift your significant other a small gift each day for twelve days. My friend and I were so excited to do this for our guys! We shopped together and shared our ideas. We bought business card paper and made little tags for each day to tie on the gifts. It was easy to find Xmas clip art online and make the little tags that read “on the first day of Christmas…” and so on.

I gifted Boyfriend small gifts like gloves, a picture frame, hand warmers..etc. The good thing is that they don’t have to be big expensive gifts. They can be just little tokens or things that they need.

The Twelve Days of Christmas went over very well and it was even more fun for me to try and come up with twelve small gifts.

More like.. where have I been?

I realize I haven’t blogged in a few weeks – bad Leslie!

This past week we were busy entertaining out of town guests. It’s nice to have people visit who haven’t ever been to the Bay Area because it’s an excuse to do all the fun touristy things! We were able to go to the Tech Museum, Winchester Mystery House, Egyptian Museum, Rose Garden, California Academy of Science, Pier 39, and walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.

We’re back onto our regular schedule this week so I’ve got an arms length list of errands.

I can’t believe Christmas is almost here! I decided that this year, I’m going to get us a cute tree and decorate it. Our place is really small but I really want to have a tree – so I’ll make room!

Last week I was able to decorate our fireplace mantle for fall and I just love how happy it makes me.

46 days until Christmas! Yikes!