Results are In!!

It's Wednesday evening so it must have been weight in and American Idol day! First the good. I MADE 35.2 #'s today!!! Ya for Me!!! I was so excited to go to my meeting and get recognized for the lost. However it was a short lived celebration. The next person to get her reward was a woman who in 13 months had lost 100 pounds. Everyone went crazy. As if that was not enough to burst my bubble, the next person to get the award was a woman who had lost 90 pounds. So while my 35 pounds' was not as significant as 90 -100 pounds, it was still good for me. I lost my trainer Herschel (do you think I was just too much of a challenge for him??) but he left me with a really good program that should not have to be updated for about 8 weeks. By then I should have found another trainer to work with. I am enjoying going to the gym and especially like it this week because I am off work and am able to go during the day. Speaking of my vacation - I am having a wonderful time. I have been to get a hair cut, done a million little errands and managed to spend some quality time at Target and Walmart. I even got to the mall today and felt walking around was a good exercise - I stopped infrequently to buy which kept my heart rate up. I miss Michele but she is having a wonderful time in Florida so I am happy when she is happy. They return on Friday and hopefully I will have my new car by then. I did not want to tell everyone about my new "baby" until I can post a picture of it on line, but just let me say, if this is a mid-life crisis, I am enjoying it. My new vehicle is bright (and I mean fire engine) red with beige leather interior. I have never had a leather interior car and I figured I deserve it. Finally no Wednesday blog would be complete without a mention of American Idol. Has the show lost all validity???? People are going and yet Sanjani continues on.......there must be people out there who are voting for him as a joke. Too bad. I voted for my girl Lakisa and she remained which makes me happy. I will continue to watch and vote and hope that America gets tired to making a joke of Sanjani. Well off to bed. Michele said she would update my weight tracker - what would I do without her.

A Bad Place

Its Saturday morning and I am in a bad place. I went to bed last night grumpy - hungry and still not feeling great. The only thing that got me to fall asleep was the thought that in the morning I would be having my favorite Weight Watchers breakfast - a waffle and banana with sugar free syrup. It is my favorite breakfast but because it is 4 points I only have it twice a week - Saturday and Thursday morning. Yes I am a bit anal but then again that is who I am. Anyway I woke up early this am and immediately thought of my breakfast. I went downstairs to make it and found that someone (!!!) had eaten my last remaining banana. Now if any of you know this household, you know there are only two people living here so the culpit was very evident. I went up stairs and in a very sweet voice asked Rich if he had seen my banana. He immediately said how sorry he was, he had a snack last night of cereal and my banana. He said he would go get me some more right away. Now nice Debbie would have said, no problem. I'll get them later. But right now I am DIET DEBBIE and so I said "Fine. Go Now. I am Hungry!" To which he preceeded to fall back asleep, snoring loudly. So here I sit typing on my blog because I am beginning to think I am losing it. Rich mentioned last night that we would go pick out my new car today and I am thinking Mercedes - something small and racey. Afterall
4 tons of machine will in my mind equal one banana. Deb

Good and Bad Day

Well it is Thursday and it has been a really good and bad day. First the good. I lost 3.8 pounds at Weight Watchers this week. This is always good, but it leads me to the bad. Probably the reason I have done so well is that I have had the stomach flu. It has been really bad - so bad in fact I went the the urgent care facility at 5:00 this am because I knew I was getting into trouble. They gave me two bags of IV solution to combate the dehydration and several medications which has taken care of the nausea, but makes me feel very loopy (as if I needed medication to do that) Anyway my goal and hope is to make it to school tomorrow because it is the last day before spring break and there is a talent show that many of my kids are in. But a part of me wants to take to my bed and not come out for 3 more days. American Idol is getting me mad. Simon Cowell is quoted in People magazine as saying if Sanvari wins he (Simon) will quit. I agree. My girl Lakisa did great, but I just don't know if America will agree. Michele came over today to comfort me and climbed on my bed and went right to sleep. She is feeling better, but is still very tired. It was good of her to come and visit me. They are leaving Monday for a week in Florida and I will miss them a lot but they need to get to a warmer climate for awhile. I just love hearing from you all.

Weigh In day

Well it is Wednesday night and two things always happen on Wednesday - American Idol is on and I go to weight watchers. Tonight was a bummer for both of these events. I wanted Sanjani to go and he did not. In addition, I only lost 1 pound which makes me 1 pound short of losing 30 pounds - my goal - for the completion of 10 weeks which is tonight. I am trying to not be too depressed - there is always next week for Sanjani to go and I know that losing one pound is better than gaining a pound. However, when I think about all the denial and hard work, I am putting myself through right now, it seems like I should be getting more rewards. I know I can not think like this, but tonight is a low point in my dieting life. On a happier note, it looks like Matt, Cortney and Biggie Boy are going to be coming back here for a visit. After some discussion, we have decided that rather than Rich and I go to Idaho for 3 days we would bring the kids back here to enjoy the 10 days break Cort has after classes. I will miss watching them walk across the stage and getting their diploma's but the trade off is that I get Kyle to myself for 10 whole days. They will come in April and the weather here will be perfect - hear that Lord - I said PERFECT and we will be able to be outside and play, play play. I am going to look for a tricycle for Kyle to ride on and when he is gone I will put it in his room and just cry because he is gone. Well I better get my beauty sleep. I am being interviewed tomorrow by our local television station about the upcoming pageant. I love the p.r. part of the job, but hate all the behind the scenes details. Thank goodness for Michele who is more than happy to handle all those details and allow me to have the limelight. Such a good daughter. Bye for now. Debbie and Mom

Bond Family Pictures

These pictures were taken on Sunday after our weekly family dinner.

Monday, March 12, 2007

It is Monday and I really hate Monday's. Reading logs to correct, spelling tests to give and if that wasn't enough, the time change makes the kids sleepy and grumpy - oh wait that is me who is sleepy and grumpy. The weather today for all you California bloggers, is a warm 60 degrees. I keep telling my son in law Nathan that spring has sprung, but with the promise of 30 degrees and snow later this week I don't think he will believe me. We had a nice weekend, although when I am tired it is so hard for me to keep up the diet. I did o.k., but this is such a mental game that I am really down - so far to go and such small results. I know Chelsea can relate. It seems like the weight went on so much faster than it is going off. I keep focusing on the end, but who keeps moving the end!! My new boyfriend Herschel (o.k. he is my trainer, but that is what Rich calls him) keeps telling me to think positively but that can be so hard. I had Michele, Nate, and David all over for dinner last night. David put some new songs on my MP3 player so going to the gym tonight should be fun singing away to Carrie Underwood. Yes I do sing out and the people at the gym just know not to work out next to the crazy lady who thinks she should be on American Idol. Speaking of my favorite past time - WHEN IS Singia GOING TO GO. I loved Sundance, but my all time favorite is Lakisa. She gives us fuller figured gals a good name. And what a voice. I hope she goes all the way. Got to run - Take care all. Glad Marcia and Susan are o.k. with the fire - I remember those winds and they are nothing to take lightly.

My Adorable Grandson!

Michele found this picture of Kyle and Nate at Christmas (my two favorite boys!)so I wanted to show off my adorable grandson (and son-in-law)...

First time blogging!!

This is a new experience for a computer illiterate such as I but I have never been one to let my little sister do something I would not try, so here it goes... It is my hope that through this blog friends and family will be able to keep up with the comings and goings of the family Bond. As I type this I am losing weight. Through my blog, I will keep you posted as to how I am doing. On the other hand, my honey girl Michele is putting on weight and not really liking it! She is 10 weeks pregnant and still feeling the nausea and fatigue that goes along with a new pregnancy. We are in a contest to see if our weights will ever cross as I go down and she goes up!!
I am counting down the days until Rich and I go to Idaho for Matt and Cortney's graduation from BYU-Idaho. It has been a long time coming and is highly anticipated. The best part about the graduation is that both Matt and Cortney will be busy and Kyle (Grandma's biggie boy) will need to be held! I am more than willing to do the job...
David continues to fly with Loyola Medical Center causing me many sleepless nights, especially during the treacherous Chicago winter! Speaking of winter (and Uncle Dick will LOVE this) today we reached a record 52 degrees. Considering that we have not seen 50 degrees for 4 months, it was cause for celebration.
Gotta go rush the kids out the door to the bus...