Minus 16.6!! Say What?

After not going to Weight Watchers last Sunday, Cheryl and I went to a Tuesday meeting and weighed in there. Then today we got back on track to our Sunday meetings. I must say I do like that group so much! They are fun and so is our leader! Anyways, I weighed in and had lost 3 more lbs! I was super excited! That puts me at -16.6 since January 9th. I feel like I am really accomplishing something and I am on my way to a healthier me! What I like so much is now when I look at myself in the mirror I don't judge myself and think I look gross. I look at myself and say look at how much more progress I can make! :) So it's a good day for me!

Besides doing Weight Watchers I have discovered a new hobby! For awhile now I have been trying to find something to do with my time other than think about work. Last year I learned that I threw too much of myself into my job and didn't pay enough attention to everything else around me! This was fine for last year, in fact it was needed, luckily that kind of focus on my job will only happen every few years! Now, I just need to find something to occupy my new found time! In addition to Weight Watchers, I have found a new love of coupons!!!! Laugh if you will, but I think it is so much fun! I can't wait until Wednesday's when www.consumerqueen.com posts all of the Homeland deals. I love Sunday's when we get the paper and I can get the coupons out! Plus, my friends Cheryl and Tiffany do it too and it's fun to coupon shop with a buddy! It's like a game and I want to save the most money possible!

Now, I see what some of you may be thinking. Are you buying just to buy or are you buying stuff you will use? Let me tell you. TJ and I have had more quality meals at home since I have started shopping with coupons. I get great deals on every type of food you could think of. I was in a grocery shopping rut. I would just buy the same things over and over and not mix it up too often. Now we are eating more variety and it's fun mixing it up!

I have got my mom and sister interested now too. Except they want me to do all the coupon cutting etc. for them. Once I do all the work they just follow me around the store and put in their baskets what I tell them to. So for that I keep all the great deals for myself as my payment! LOL!

I am enjoying myself and TJ likes having all the food in the house. He thinks it's kind of funny when I come home and feel the need to show him each thing I bought! People have also asked me how all of this food works with my Weight Watchers. Well, it's all about portions and your points will work out fine!

So that is pretty much what is going on in our silly little world. Hope everyone has a great week!

Here are some pictures of couponing trips!

You can't see these that well, but the total for all 4 receipts is 20.06. I bought the following items: Aussie Hair Spray, Aussie Shampoo, 2 Purex Crystals fabric softeners, 2 Pine Sols, Cottenelle Wipes, 2 409 cleaners, 1 Clorox disinfectant spray, 1 Soft Scrub cleaner, 1 Listerine pocket pack (3 count),  4 reach toothbrushes, 1 Farmland fully cooked bacon,  1 Glade Carpet deodorizer, 1 Sara Lee Honey Wheat bread, 1 Benedryl (100 count), 1 package Sargento Cheese, 2 8pks Juicy Juice, 2 Nestle Butterfinger snack size, 1 Aunt Jemima French Toast breakfast, 1 Aunt Jemima Pancake breakfast,  and 1 Gallon of Milk. Not bad for $20!!

This is an example of one of my shopping trips!

This is another. I only paid $.67 for all of that! :)