Weigh~In Wednesday

Like most of the people I know, I've fought my weight for what seems, like FOREVER.  Each year, my "normal weight" is just a little higher than the year before.  And I've noticed as I age, my body carries that weight differently.  At 47, it is really unflattering to have the muffin-top thing going on.

Tired of battling it by myself and looking for something, anything to help get me going, I recently joined At Home With Kim's Weigh~In Wednesday group.  I've been a follower of Kim's blog for a while and always enjoyed her posts.  I could always relate to her and her WIW posts.  But I always kind of hung in the background and didn't really participate.  I'd read her posts nearly every week, and occasionally I'd comment but never a real commitment.  That has changed!

At the first of the year, the WIW Group started to take off, and Kim created a WIW FB Group.  I love this group!  I love the accountability and the ideas that come from being part of this group.  Everyone is so good about cheering each other on, providing encouragement and even sharing recipes! I love that I am reminded of the weight loss basics on a regular basis (eat less, move more).

No more lurking in the shadows waiting for the magical weight fairy to rid me of my excess weight.  I am committed to this group and I am committed to achieving the weight loss and healthy goals I have set for myself this year.  The buck stops here and the trends end now.  I'm excited about what 2013 will bring!

So with this new commitment, I've lost 2.6 pounds this week.  Not a staggering loss, I realize, but I will take every ounce of it.  I follow WW online program, and it is amazing what happens when you actually follow the plan!

Thanks Kim, for YOUR commitment to this group.  I know we can all do this together!

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Why Red River Crossings?

Why?  I don't know.  Except that I spend a lot of time burning up the highways between the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma and the Dallas, TX area.  ALOT.  It's not so bad.  I used to drive between Oklahoma City and Dallas.  It is less of a drive now than it was then.  Yes, I am solely responsible for the wear and tear, and construction on Interstate 35 for the last several years.

Rad (my husband) and I have been married just a couple of short years.  Prior to meeting, I lived in the Dallas area and he lived near Oklahoma City.  After meeting up on week-ends, vacations and whenever else we could find time together, I moved to Oklahoma City.  His son had two years of high school left.  The plan was to sell the house in Oklahoma once he graduated, and we would move to the Dallas area, into the home I still owned.

And then he tricked me.  Rad had a cabin at Lake Texoma that his grandparents had built years ago.  We spent alot of week-ends there.  It was a great meeting point for us.  Not quite in the middle, but close.

We have since built a new home on the lake, which is within walking distance of the cabin.  We love living here.  I work for a company in the Dallas area.  I work from home the majority of the time, but am in the office about eight days a month.

And that's why I'm crossing the Red River.

My hope is this blog will become a common ground for all of the things I love to do like quilting, cooking, and fun at the lake.


Welcome!
Liane