17DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy crap there is a lot to do! Carlos is coming home and I want to look great. I got to get my hair done and nails did, lol! I just started tanning and I love it. Yes, I am bronzing myself for him too. :) Well every time I go to tan I want to fall a sleep in that bed and the I hear the little cracking sounds of the acrylic. I have been tanning before and know that this is normal but I can't help but think what would happen if the glass breaks and I fall through. My butt will be the first thing to fry......So I lay there still trying to think myself light on the glass, lol!!!! I also have discovered that I think I am a tad bit claustrophobic. I don't like the bed closed all the way. I can't help but feel like a clam:)

The New New Diet, LOL!

Ok so it has been like what 3wks since I last wrote and promised to divulge my weight loss progress. Well we were hit with major colds and minor flu's here. Wow talk about out of commission. Thank you Jesus for helping me get better!!!!!! So on to the weight stuff, I have lost 12lbs from being sick, lol! I find this hilarious since this was not part of my weight loss regiment. But none the less I am happy. :) Now to keep it up, that is the challenge but I think I can do it.

The 46 day diet, LOL!

So as of today, my sexy hubby comes home in 46 days! Now I have had practically six whole months to lose the weight that I gained in '08 ( I stress ate). Ummmmm. Considering I have yet to do so, I feel a little pressured. LOL.... Ok seriously, I know that 46 days is an unrealistic, unhealthy time frame to drop weight drastically. BUT I AM GONNA TRY.... :) So here is the deal. At the risk of seriously humiliating myself on the Internet I am going to ask you to help hold me accountable, please.... Everyday I will post on my progress with workouts and eating habits. Today doesn't count, I had pizza.... At the end of the week I will post with any pounds lost and inches. Also before you ask, I am not posting my starting weight so don't ask. You are just going to have to trust me, lol. On a personal note, I could use all the encouragement you can muster up. Thanks ahead of time :)

By the way share your weight lost ideas/concoctions :)

Quotes:

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." -Ronald Reagan

"Change has come to America!" -Barack Obama

"Who wouldn't want change? You don't have to pay taxes." -Diania Alfonso

It's tough being a super hero

10 Little itty bity things....

I wrote this a while ago but decided to share...

I decided to write this, well just because.

10 Things never to say to a parent of a child with Autism

1. I don't know how you do it.

Duh! I don't know how I do it either. Must you keep reminding me each time you see me? I just do what I have too.

2. I could never do what you do.

Duh again. This is usually said by the same person who says the above. Do me a favor? Just count you blessings you don't have too.

3. Why did you have him if you knew he was going to be Autistic?

Because life begins at conception and I choose not to play God.

4. Why did you have more if you already had a child with Autism?

This one is plain rude. Because God blessed me so. And none of them will ever go unloved.

5. Is he like Rainman?

Are you?

6. My kid just won't shut up today.

This one makes me want to cry. If I can ever have a conversation with my son, I will never utter that.

7. Can you control your child?

One day in my shoes will take away your foggy perception of a crystal clear situation.

8. I can barely control my one child, and I watch you with (autistic child's name) and feel like a loser.

I am not the one to give you the pat on your back you seek. I am still trying to catch my breath.

9. Do you think you are being punished?

Only by this question...

10. Why do you think God did this to you?

What is someone thinking when they ask this? C'mon... Because HE knew that my child would need someone extraordinary, like me, to love him the and protect him from people like you.

Diania Alfonso

mother of three

10-10-08