Hot for the Holidays - Week 3?

I'm losing track of where I am in Hot for the Holidays. Week 3 or 4. I could go back and look, but that seems like so much work now that I'm into posting!

So, do you want the good news first or the bad news?

Okay, let's start with the bad news...this is what I look like. (Ha! Ha! Gotcha, Jackie! Now it's YOUR turn!)


And if you haven't eaten your breakfast yet...my friend took this glorious shot of me this past Monday. Ick!


She tells me "Oh, don't doll all up with makeup and hair! Let's just go as we are. Don't you know we look younger without the makeup?" And what does she do? Takes my picture! (My hair is darker because I haven't been afford to have the hairdresser highlight it again.)

I would like to at least get rid of a couple of those double chins. Let alone some of the bulk. Do you know that I weighed 115 when I got married 21 yrs ago and around 120 at age 34 when we adopted R? There's some incentive for you young mothers to work out each day and watch what you eat! lol

I haven't been able to do much exercise this week because of my knee. It's still swollen and bruised and painful.

But the good news...I lost another 1.5 lbs! With all of the stress I wasn't sure if I would lose or gain this week. But that makes a total of 3.5 lbs so far. Because I have so much to lose I can't tell a difference with my clothes yet, but there's always next week.