Great deal on Kashi

I LOVE Kashi cereal and LOVE it even more when it is cheap.  I got these five boxes of cereal for $ .99 each.  How did I do it you ask? Well, our Kroger store (Smiths) has Kashi cereal on sale for $1.99 as long as you buy it in groups of four.  Then I went HERE to print off a coupon for $1.00 off one box of Kashi Crisp (you can print it twice).  I already had a coupon for $3.00 off fruit when you purchase three boxes of Kashi cereal (and since I was already buying fruit, I figured it as $3.00 off three boxes of Kashi).   Score!

 And as long as we are talking deals take a look at THIS deal. Cheap diapers from Amazon  shipped to your home for free.   You just need to sign up for Amazon Mom (which if you haven't you should cause it's free and awesome) and the subscribe and save option, (which you can cancel as soon as your diapers ship).   A box of 180 size four diapers for under $25.00 and you don't even have to go to the store. Your welcome.

All I need to know I learned from my six-year-old

Here are some great things that I have thought about lately after watching my SUPER sweet daughter grow from a chubby toddler to a very lean six-year-old. You could call this the six-year-old's diet plan and I think we could all learn something from it:

1. Never stop moving
2. Eat when you are hungry
3. Stop eating when you are full
4. riding your bike=fun
5. If you have the choice between walking somwhere and riding there in a car...always pick the walk
6. Parks are for running, climbing, and swinging....not for sitting on a bench
7. Dance your way through life
8. Real beauty comes from the inside
9. Nothing matters less than the size of your pants
10. EVERYONE is beautiful

Ya'll Ready For This!

Are we so excited girls?  January first is almost upon us and we get to make that ever popular obligatory weight loss goal!  I'm super stoked because I need some motivation and a new year really does it for me (for at least a week that is).  Actually I'm mostly excited because I found THIS This is by far the best price I have found on the Metabolic Reset shakes I love so much.  I give these shakes five stars.  I like the taste better than other ones I have tried and they really do fill you up AND when I was really working at weight loss they worked!  I'm having a big old tub of this protein powder shipped to my house once a month for $17.84.  The same size sells at Smiths for $34.99 and at Smiths Market Place for $39.99 (I know, rip off!), and they don't even carry them at walmart.   My exercise plans for the new year?  Jillian Michael's thirty day shred to start me off and then P90X (I'm borrowing from a friend, you know I'm too cheap to buy it).  I'm hoping by May to see some serious results!  Good luck to you and may the weight loss force be with you!

So depressed

Really people, all that good attitude and motivation from a week or so ago, gone. This last week has involved soooo much stress from extended family, messy unorganized house, too many bills not enough money, a sick husband, out of control kids, a five year old that doesn't sleep (seriously, I was up every two hours the last two nights, don't bring up this post here, http://sheaintheavysheismysister.blogspot.com/2010/08/operation-sleep-in-your-own-bed-update.html it is just too depressing). There, rant over, now I go to sit on the couch and watch my daytime Utah shows!

THE CIRCLE OF PANTS...

I hope you sang that title to the tune of Lion King.

Here is the cycle of my jeans:

Normal Size........
Barely Pregnant Size........
Bigger Pregnant Size.......
Maternity.........
Just had the baby and still pretty much look pregnant size..........
Fat post-pregnant size (this size can easily last a year)..........
Struggling to loose baby Lbs size (approx same size as barley pregnant)..........
Normal Size.......
AND..........If I am lucky, Skinny Jean size.....

And then I usually get pregnant and the cycle starts over again

I am happy to report I am officially in "Normal" size jeans....well as normal as a size can be when you have had four kids....Do I even dare to ever even try to "skinny size" again?!?!?!?!

Sigh

I went to bed last night and found a box of chocolates on my pillow. Sweet, yes. But not so helpful when you are on a diet. :(

Being Realistic

About food, that is. Today I threw away some nicely frozen portions of Lentil and Rice Casserole. Zonya (who I really like and enjoy most of her recipes) says something like "this recipe makes a ton but you'll love it so much you'll be glad to have leftovers". Not so much Zonya. As good as it is for me, me and my children are never going to love a big dish of Lentil and Rice Casserole.