Good morning, I am trying something new today. I am posting to the Garner Girl via text message. Isn't technology fun. Have a great day.

Blah & Boring.

I have been visiting other blogs and have decided that Garner girl is to blah & boring.  So expect some changes over the next few weeks.  One of my main complaints with my blog is the fact that I don't have enough photo's.  So just as soon as I find the cord to my camera we will remedy that.  The cord I currently have is for the old camera.

Our weekend was anything but blah & boring.  On Saturday I attended Relay University in Irving.  This is an all day intensive workshop to teach volunteers how to do their jobs as Relay For Life volunteers.  I learned some great methods of fundraising.  I also learned the proper way to end an interview.  When the interviewer ask you is there anything else you would like to add.  Don't say no or I think we have covered everything.  The proper response is to reinterate your main point.  Such as....   "Please remember that Relay for life is the largest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  So come out to support us on Friday May 20th, at Hall Middle School in Weatherford."

After a full day of training I went home to pickup the kids to take them to a slumber party.  When I got there I discovered that they had helped their Daddy paint a storage shed in the yard.  The oldest wore her newest jeans.  And the younger one wore one of the few pairs of pants that are still long enough.  Sometimes I wonder what their daddy is thinking when he does these projects.

So after they were dressed we started the 35 mile trip to the community center where the party was to be held.  We had an unfortunate incident with a coke along the way.  Somehow as I was sitting my large styrofoam cup in the cup holder I accidently poked a hole in the bottom of the cup, with the straw of my daughters drink that was in the other cup holder.  So here we are sitting at a red light with a fountain of coke going everywhere in the front seat of my Jeep.  I had to get it out of the car but if I went to the right I would get coke all over my daughter so I had to go to the left accross my own lap, steering wheel & door.  After I finally got it out of the car, and poured out in the street.  I used every napkin in the car trying to clean up the sticky mess.  So for the next few hours I had to wear wet jeans. 

The party was fun, all the kids had a great time running and playing games.  The hit of the evening was a Wii game "just dance"  those crazy kids played it untill 2:00 AM.  Need less to say when they all finally layed down they were out!   Which was a really good thing for us moms who decided to stay and help out.  There were 17 kids spending the night, they ranged in age from 3 to 13.  Only 2 were friends from school all of the others were relatives of my cousin's little girl.  (We have a very large extended family)

Sunday morning we awoke to a room full of little girls who were ready to play the Wii again. 
The mommies in attendance just wanted to sleep a little longer, but with a little coffee we were ready to start folding up bedding in preparation for the trip home.  As I was loading my Jeep I remembered the coke incident from the evening before.  My steering wheel was extremely sticky, but I did manage to get 95% of the sticky stuff off of it and the door before I had to drive home.

As I said earlier my blog may look Blah but my life is anything but boring. 

8 Amazing Blogger Weight-Loss Transformations

8 Amazing Blogger Weight-Loss Transformations

I thought some of these people had some really good ideas. As I have gained a pound this past weekend I realize how easy it will be for me to gain it all back. I worked hard to lose my 26 lbs and I need to get back at it and lose an additional 25 to 50 lbs. I am going to make a committment to start working out again and get back to the healthy eating.

A New year and I am loosing again!

I was surprised on Tuesday when I stepped on the scales.  I had lost another 2 lbs :)
Then this morning as I was getting ready for work I weighed and got a real shock.  Another 2 lbs gone, I am down to 192.4 lbs.
I was digging through my desk looking for something and found a little note card where I was recording my weight loss a couple of years ago.  We were having one of those office weight loss competitions and every time you lost you put in a dollar if you gained you put in two.  Well the very last date on that card was April 7, 2008 and I weighed 192.6.  So I guess it has been three years since I was this size.  I hope to never be this size again.  
I have been released by my Doctor to return to normal activities.  Now I need to get back at the workouts so I can continue to lose.  I got a Jillian Michaels workout for the Wii for christmas.  I think I will try it tomorrow.

Merry Christmas

I haven't been able to get on to post in ages.  My life has been just a little hectic. 
On Nov 6th.  My niece & work out buddy Ashlei got married.  It was a beautiful ceremony and the reception was so much fun.  We loved every minute of it.  My girls were the flower girls and looked fantastic in their red dresses with black sashes. 
Then on November 24th I had my knee surgery. The entire Thanksgiving weekend is a blur, I thought I knew what was happening around me but now I am not so sure.  Pain meds tend to leave the memory a little foggy.  I am healing nicely, and walking almost normal :).  I had my second session with the physical Therapist on Monday and then I get to go again today.  So all my money is going to them, not fun this close to Christmas.
On Dec.4th we celebrated my Grandpa's 90th Birthday.  It was a lot of fun, we had friends and family members from all over Texas come in for his party.  It was great we had 5 generations of our family in attendance.
On the diet and weight loss front my time with my trainer is officially over.  I had set a goal of loosing down to 200lbs by the wedding.  I met that goal!!  Now my next goal is 150lbs by June 1st.  Two of my friends from high School are getting married and have ask me to be a part of their wedding. Their wedding is May 28th.
As soon as this knee will let me I am going to have to get busy once again.  Because I want to meet (or exceed)  my goal. 

Please remember in your prayers, as I strive to lose this weight.

MRI Results are in!

I went to the doctor again on Monday, to learn the results of my MRI. Dr. Binzer wants to scope my left knee. (My first knee surgery was in 1998) This time he will remove some torn cartilage and move the kneecap over. The pain I have been experiencing is because one of the bones in my knee is rubbing on the back of the kneecap and it is wearing out the kneecap. Dr. Binzer gave me the option of waiting a few years or doing it now.   If we wait a few years we will be looking at a knee replacement, by scoping it now we are putting the knee replacement on hold for another 10 or 15 years. I really don’t want to even think about the pain involved with a replacement. So I decided to let him scope.

The surgery is scheduled for November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving. So while my family is eating Thanksgiving dinner I will be propped up on the couch.  I don’t need to eat all of that anyway. Now I need to get the house ready to be able to navigate on crutches (no toys in the floor). I also need to arrange for child care because a hospital waiting room is no place for a 4 year old, plus I want to be able to rest when I get home from surgery.

The work outs are going good, my 12 weeks with the trainer will end the week I have surgery so I need to work extra hard this next 4 weeks so I can show good final #’s.  My personal goal is to be below 200 in the next week. If I drink lots of water and really watch my diet I know I can do it. 

I realized last night while watching Biggest loser that I am like Elizabeth on the show.  I am a wimp and I give up on myself and make excuses.  If I don't do the work, I won't gain the rewards.  I know that I need to push through the pain and keep going.

Size 16!

Some of may not think a size 16 is anything special. But when you have been wearing a 18 or 20 it is a wonderful accomplishment.  The scales may not be showing big losses but I am wearing smaller pants.

I am really enjoying my more active life. I decided to ride my mountain bike on Friday afternoon. Elizabeth was on her bike and I was on mine with Becca and our dog Cookie running along with us. This sounded so good at the time but about a quarter of a mile into our adventure Becca was tired and we had to turn around.   Not to mention the fact that it was getting dark and  the stupid dog kept stopping in front of me.  I nearly had a wreck several times.

This afternoon I plan to chain  the dog and then run off from all of them and try my best to get in a good workout.   We have over 200 acres for me to explore just like Brian and I did when we were kids.  I am really looking forward. 

 If I get to tired Wade can always come in the truck to rescue me.

Mi vida loca

My crazy life. 
This has been a couple of crazy weeks.  We seem to be constantly running from one activity to another. 
Last Tuesday night was the Healthy Woman event where Ali Vincent was the guest speaker.  It was wonderful to get to meet Ali and hear about her experiences on the show.  (I will try to post the photo's just as soon as I get time to up load them.)  While at the event I saw a friend who I hadn't seen in months, she had lost 80lbs and is looking amazing.  I am so happy for her.   Ali said that when she didn't thing she could walk any more on the treadmill she would go one minute on & one minute off.  She said " I can do anything for a minute."  That was going through my head as my knee was hurting yesterday at the gym.  I can do this, one minute at a time.

On the work out and diet front I haven't been doing so good on loosing the weight.  I think I have been eating out too much.  So this week I have been carrying my lunch and trying to stay on target.  I did extremely well yesterday.  When I added my callories for the day I discovered that I had only eaten 660 callories all day,  no wonder I was still hungry at bed time.  The good news was that my scales showed a loss of another pound this morning.!!!!!

Gotta run nearly time to go to the gym.

Small changes make a big difference.

I have to admit it is fun for people I have known for years to notice I am loosing weight. Today I am wearing a hot pink sweater set that a friend gave me. It is an extra large not a 2X ! I am also wearing a necklace that I quit wearing about a year ago because it was too tight on my neck.

Yesterday as I walked out of the dressing room at the gym I met my niece Ashlei. She had just joined the gym. I ask her if she wanted to work out with me. So off we went to find my trainer Bethany.

First off Bethany had us to jog around the parking lot. Then we raced up the parking lot & walked back. My competitive spirit kicked in, I couldn’t let my 24 year old niece beat me. So I ran my hardest.

Then we went back in the gym to do some squats and leg work. We had a blast and the time just flew by.

Then it was time to play catch with the bubba ball. I loved watching Ashlei try to get that ball over the bar. Here she is 24 years old and about 4 inches taller than me and 60 lbs lighter. She is in great shape and I realized that it was hard for everyone not just me. It made me feel so much better about what I can now do.

I have not had a coke since September 9th!  I feel like I have really accomplished something, I am making positive changes in my life. I know that without the Lord none of this would be possible.



Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.


PS.  Today is the day I get to meet Ali from Biggest Loser!  I will post pictures tomorrow

More Energy

I saw really good numbers on the scale this morning. Thank you GOD!

Today I am wearing a pair of pants that I have not worn for the past 2 years.

Due to a situation beyond my control I was not able to go to the body pump class last night. I was really looking forward to it.

I barely made it to church last night. Every mussel was so sore from Tuesday’s workout. After my Bible study I started to send my husband Wade up the stairs to get our girls from class. As he was starting up the stairs I thought no.  That is the old Loree who avoids stairs. The new more active Loree takes the stairs. So I jogged up, passing Wade as I went. One of the ladies who were coming up stairs behind me said “I can’t believe it. Where do you get your energy?” I told her I was sore from working out and wanted to get up as fast as I could. She then told me she could tell I was loosing weight. She said she could tell my face was getting smaller. :)

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  Philippians 4:13