still going well

I’ve still been running daily.

I checked out a new gym this morning with the kids (it was like 23 and I don’t have running ear muffs:) and it was ok. The kid activities were great…but the gym itself was very 80’s in set up. The nomrla one I go to is more interesting.

Tomorrow is my dd’s 10th birthday! I can’t believe I have two kids over the age of 10 now! God, where do the years go??

Anyhow…it’s midterms starting on monday so I need to put all effort into that right now. I will be “back” on friday (one after next) to update on my progress. I already feel better and have lost a lb or 2. 140’s here I come…my midmorning eight after eating working out and dressed is only 144 right now:) So I’ve lost at least 2-3 in the last week. I love running and am so happy that it’s easy and free and I’ve been improving my distances like crazy.

OK must go work!

So far…a great day!

G. made me a little scrap of sausage to have with my egg this morning. Cofffee was nice and strong. Then I cleaned a little bit and went out for a run. Not sure how long I was gone, I was just running for the joy of it. Met my distance goals of the year. Almost died last fall running that same road. Today, I made it and also ran a qyater of the way back as well. fun times.

 

Eating has been right on so far…though I just finished my snack and am ALREADY peckish. Water and green tea here I come.

Ben’s been impressive. He’s not overeating (most days off he literally is in the kitchen making and eating delicios food ALL DAY), and has been in the yard fixing things since about 10 (its almost 3).

Homework time for me starts. now. bleugh.

weekend update

lol.

So the kids are having a blast. Their camping trip was cancelled (by Ben) due to 20degree weather and snow. He just isn’t up to camping in that sort of weather with a 4,7 and 11yo. He wouldn’t be alone, other then the 1-2hr drive to get there. Its a biannual boyscout thing. There’s a lodge and everything….but the drive in the snow and sleet and up the passes just isn’t anything he’s going to do.

But, it’s less then 3″ of snow and I highly doubt it will cancel my last class. A night “off” would be nice though. I will let the couple call me if they want, but I won’t call or email them (that would look bad)

I’m quickly preparing for next weekends Baby Fair! I’m very much looking forward to promoting myself and meeting couples. I’ve already spent a lot getting my stuff together. I re-worked my site, ordered new business cards (matching mysite for once, lol), some brand pencils, labels for my handouts, had a mei tei made for a giveaway/drawing. I’m making folders now (very interested couples will get one), I’m thinking of re-working my brochures too (just to color.so they will match). I had a name badge made, ordered several birth shirts. I am making a birth bag (I really don’t take anything but snacks and a ball and some pens to births…but whatever…people expect you to have some special tools). I bought many things for my table, including fabric to make a name banner, a table cloth, several document and card holders, battery operated candles…gosh more then I can recall, really. I still have a TON of work to do on this. I need to make a list later today. I know I need to make a few fliers, get some snacks together, a fish bowl for the drawing, cards to use for the drawing etc.

Today I need to clean house, write and execute my last class (I’m such a slacker!!) and get them a card, and make them a rice sock too. Bah. I meant to knit booties too, but you know how that is,lol. I’m SERIOUS! I actually thought I’d have the time to knit booties.

So the weight management plan. It’s more of an ass-kicking  contest to help Ben attack his fat. He’s been worried about it again. He’ll be 35 this year so no wonder. He really does appear DONE with it all so I’m pretty sure this is where change happens. Anyhow we’re doing a 10-day beginning thing to see who will lose more. Does education and practice and past success (me) mean more then sheer pounds to lose? Who will lose more? I’m guessing he will, but I plan to give him a run for his money.  I know how to lose 2-5 a week without it hurting. It just is hard to want to work that hard alone..but it he’s not going to be eating ice cream in front of me—I’m in! I’ve been thinking this past year that I am still carrying too much fat for my stature. I think my long term goal (end of summer) is 20 lbs. That would put me at 127 which is perfect and still curvy for someone my height. I will probably look like a teenager (but for the face and hump on my back…lol), this is IF I don’t begin cycling with K. and get pregnant. If that begins, I will maintain and stay active which is what I did these past 2 years anyhow. I’m good and OK with that.

Today and yesterday, I began with a NICE breakfast and then worked out a few hours later.

Today 3 eggs, scrambled with mushrooms, 1/2 a LF mozz stick, salt, pepper and roma tomato. Now I’ll have a little plain yogurt with 1/2 c. Kashi.

Don’t know about lunch yet. probably a bean wrap. it’s 11 now I will run by 2pm and do my ab work.

I’ll have a myoplex after working out, and maybe a tea or coffee.

dinner will be stuffed shells. mmmmmm!

I’m not eating after dinner.

anyhow, day is wasting and I need some yogurt!!

and another month goes by….

without the idiot posting anything:)

wel, things ae WILD here.

I do homeowrk, I love on kids, I work I workout. End of story.

Weight has stayed basically the same (144-147 range). I’ve recenly decided to go ahead, bite the bullet and do WHATEVER it takes to knock myself under 140. This will be difficult. Stay tuned.

Still here

I do tend to drop off from time to time don’t I?

We had company for th last week or so. It was a huge PITA. I *do* love my In-laws. Their family is just functionally different from mine. I have said before when they show up ben becomes a fetus. *sigh* happened again…but now they have been home for a few days and things are getting back to normal.

Weight stayed stable through the visit. Workouts were difficult. Probabaly because of the dual blows of visiting (utterly exhausting to be to simple be around people) and AF making a delayed visit. I also wasn’t sleeping.

So, it’s a new year!! woo hoo! For us, this means maintaining health in all ways and getting out of debt. Our total combined debt isn’t even a third of our income and we haven’t had any debt but Ben’s school loans for several years.  I go to school debt free! We’re just eliminating reguklar bills, working to get more income to pay off his load RIGHT NOW that sort of thing.

Speaking of school..I just got on the ball last wek and squared everything away for next semester. The kids are set and ready for daycare. It’s three days a week 9-12pm.

well, today is slipping awayand I have SO MUCH to do. Update in a bit?

here goes

Christmas is over. I did meet my goals. Actually falling to 142 a few days before Christmas. The bad news is that I took that as LICENCE TO EAT and now two days after Christmas I am pushing 149 again. bah. The good news is that I took this ON christmas eve, as proof of meeting my goal:)

funny huh? well, there is is anyhow. the proof that I met my goal, if only for a few days. Weight is a funny thing on me anyhow I am the same relative body size at 160 and 145:)

I stayed at a good calorie intake yesterday and worked my ass off to boot. Same for Christmas and the day after so I know this isn’t a permanant “bounce” in weight. It’s just proof that I ate too many cookies and hot coco. It’s hard to clean it up too. It’s freaking cold and I’m sort of depressed (normal seasonal stuff) so it only follows that I gain:)

I’d still like to lose 5-10lbs before the next pregnancy. I have 6-10 weeks I’m guessing. Still waiting on the the “OK” from the clinic. My blood is still testing postive for live shingles virus:(

Not feeling so hot today

It’s been a long weekend and I overdid it. Frogged the nerves running through my back again….and I don’t like limping:(
I also have some sort of bug, which isn’t cool AT ALL.
Ben was off all day yesterday so we backed another TG dinner. We sort of had to. It’s an amazing experience to be broke…forever. I was reading a few message boards not too long ago and seeing moms lament about gifts for their kids. I didn’t comment. In our entire 13 year marriage NEVER ONCE have we had our bills paid, and been able to actually purchase gifts for our children. NEVER ONCE. It’s not something I’m proud of, but it certainly isn’t something to complain about. We have food, and we will keep the power on…and that’s enough. I don’t enjoy living so close to the edge for so long…but it is what it is. Besides, GP’s are TOO generous when it comes to that sort of stuff (toys and junk). Even if we had money all I’d do it bake fancier cookies and buy everyone warm blankets or much needed clothes. Not a big deal kind of person, really.
I’m just checking in to stay the weight stayed steady through the weekend, despite NEEDING to really chow down on Saturday due to all the work I did.

This week’s goal is to lose another 2lbs, which would put me at 45.8:)

Then I’ll just focus on the .8 the week before Christmas. No doubt there will be many treats to be had that week:)
Then I’ll hope to lose another one pound before the 1st.
OK that’s all the blogging I can do today. I hear my baby swearing and she needs to be stopped.

Her favorite is “Holy Cookies”! and I alo just overheard somehting about decorating their room with stickers….

Has it been a week?

I wanted to post my results and a few pictures, but I can’t recall any real “start date”. Bah.

well, I know I’ve been getting better sleep, drinking more water and gotten back to eating my greens and keeping to sugars to a minimum. I took the kids to the Y yesteerday, bought them candy and icecream and made do with a banana and regular Pepsi as my treat!

I know that on Monday I weighed 151 and today I weigh 147.6. It hasn’t been easy. I’m working out about 30-1.5hrs a day intensely, and since Wednesday have been limiting my calories to 1500 or fewer (HUGE change for me)!

Here’s to another great week and some more visible resluts by the end of next week. AF is around the corner in the current photos and I’ve been feeling tired and bloaty all week.

Yes this is me, in my undepants and balanced on the potty with one foot.

Keepin on

Sorry! Again! You know how it is between work, housework, multiple children their homework and activities and helping people move?

Things have been working here. I’ve lost 4-6lbs in the last few weeks. I’m just back to exercising and eating right is all.  I hope to streamline myself and lose a few body fat percentages before New Years:)  New pictures are coming, I’m just trying to decide what to wear.

Off to eat, there will be more later. Today’s workout was super sets LBWO and a 30 min fast paced walk. YES I had coffee but will keep my food moderate and low sugar today. I’m still struggling to eat right at the right times. I’ve often been finding myself with my face in a big bowl of cereal because nothing sounded good for lunch and I crashed and ate what was fastest. Thank goodness I don’t keep anything sweeter in the house….

So: what’s the plan??

Plan? what plan? oh…you mean the plan to NOT GAIN 60lbs with this new pregnancy?

I don’t really have a plan. I’m considering joining the Y next week:) That is motivating. I can’t stand being home with these little messy freaks all winter! And they have NICE equipment and childcare there….and it’s on the way to school! So that will be an early Christmas gift to the family. I think start up costs are over $100 bucks!

Anyhow this will be my inspiration. It’s a photo I found from when Adelle was about 3 months old. I’d already nursed and worked off 25lbs at that point.

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The black shirt is several months more current, and about 15lbs less then the one where I’m in the grey. The hot pink and jeans was Thanksgiving.

Now at 5′3 (in shoes) this is not only overweight but a drain on health. We have serious female related cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary problems in my immediate family (mom Grand-mom, even my 34 yo sister has a frighteningly fast resting heart rate and arrhythmias). I won’t get this fat again.

 

According to everything (but Brewer diet for pregnancy) says a gain of 15-25 will be perfect for someone my size. That’s my plan. I’ve done well at maintaining my weight and lowering BF% over the last two years (those fatty photos are about 2 years old) and I believe I just continue the lifestyle and habits I have to keep gains under control. The problem is: it’s never worked before!!