5 MILES August 10, 2007

I walked 5 miles today!  Can you believe it?

Hubs left for work and I popped in The Illusionist and hopped on the treadmill.  I walked for an hour before #2 woke up!  I got 3 miles in before I stopped!  Then I remembered that a friend wanted to go to the gym with me at 9.  So I called her to see if she still wanted to go and she did.  So we met at the gym and walked 40 min.  That gave me 5 miles!  I walked for an hour and 40 min this morning!  I’m so happy with that!  I didn’t walk much last week.  I kept allowing myself to use excuses.  It’s time to change that!

Friday Already? August 3, 2007

It’s Friday already!  Hubs has been off most of the week and I keep getting my days mixed up!

I’m a pound down from last week!  I guess all of that work in the yard yesterday payed off!  Let’s hope it pays off some more, cuz today I get to weed eat and trim the hedges.  Then I get to move to the back yard!  I don’t know what I’m going to do with all of the branches Hubs cut down.

I also got an HOUR on the treadmill yesterday!  #1 is at my parent’s house for 2 days and I was able to get a whole hour with out anyone bothering me yesterday morning!  The other 2 boys will sleep later if their brother isn’t up making noise!  It was very nice to be able to get an hour!  It was over before I knew it.  I put in a DVD of the first series of a show I’m watching.  I started watching it on season 2 and never have seen the first series, so now I’m catching up!  I didnt’ walk today(yet).  Hubs snored all night.  At 1 AM, I went to the couch.  Needless to say, I didn’t sleep much!  Then after I fixed his breakfast and sent him off to work, I crawled back in my bed and slept until 8!  I only planned to sleep until 7 so I could still get on the treadmill.  Oh, well, best laid plans, huh?

28 POUNDS and counting!

THREE TIMES July 27, 2007

That’s how often I worked out this week!  I walked 45 min twice and then I got 30 min plus an upper arm work out today! 

I’m convincing myself that is why I actually have a loss this week.  I shouldn’t have lost this week, I should be retaining water.  But, I am ending up with a loss!  It just might be back tomorrow, but that’s OK, because it’s gone now!

ALSO, do you remember when Hubs and I took his mom to that meeting at the end of March?  I bought a pair of capris that day for $10, didn’t try them on.  I got home and tried to put them on and I wasn’t able to even get them over my butt! 

WELL, I actually wore them yesterday!  I’m so excited!  I’ve been trying them on, pretty much daily.  I hadn’t tried them on in about a week, and then I tried yesterday, not expecting them to fit.  I’ve only lost one pound since last week, but to my surprise, THEY FIT.  I was so happy!  Of course, I can still lose some weight and they will still fit.  But they aren’t bust a seam tight, they are just touching me tight!  I can bend and move with out fearing for the safety of others around me!

Off to do the 10 second tidy in my bedroom

excercise July 23, 2007

Ok…I am back to running about 3.5 miles 4 times a week. Not bad, but the weight doesn’t seem to be coming off. I know I need to give it time and improve the diet! I am glad that I have built up my endurance though! It seemed to take forever!!!

ZIPPED ~ UPDATED July 1, 2007

Ok, so I just had to update this little post.  I’m able to get those shorts on and breathe at the same time.  I almost wore them out the other day, but there’s still a bit of lagniappe hanging over the top of the waist line.  So I’m hopeful that I’ll be wearing these shorts this summer.  I was really wanting to wear them last week, but I probably wouldn’t have even if they fit.  They are a bit short for wear I was!

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originally posted June 5, 2007

Not sure if I’ve admitted this to you, BUT, I haven’t been able to fit into my shorts that I wore last summer   They haven’t fit for quite a while, but it was winter and I always thought I’d get back into them.  I couldn’t even get the button to think about meeting!

WELL, I got them on and zipped yesterday!!!  NO, I still can’t wear them.  I almost lost conscientiousness(sp?) yesterday before I got them off!  BUT THEY ZIPPED!

Maybe in 2 weeks I’ll be able to wear them out!!

I’ve about lost all hope in my scale.  I got on this morning and weighed, got off, stepped back on and gained 1.8#, stepped off got back on and gained 2#, stepped off got back on and lost 3#!!

Hubs says we’ll see about getting a good scale Friday when he gets paid.  Got any advice/thoughts on scales?

Scales June 14, 2007

Hubs and I finally got a new scale yesterday.  It’s reading about the same weight as the other did.  But it’s doing crazy like the other one did also.  This morning I got on the scale and was pleased, according to that number, I’d lost 20 lbs.  So, I go and do my morning shot, and then go back to the bathroom and I weigh again and according to the scale, I’d gained 2 lbs!  Either way it’s a loss.  From last Thursday, going by the higher number, I’ve lost 3 lbs!  Not too bad, HUH?

That’s 17 lbs so far!

I did get some weight training and cardio in yesterday.  Hubs and I did deadlifts and I’m feeling a little twinge in my inner thighs this morning.  If history tells me anything, then I am anticipating sore inner thighs tomorrow!!!  We also did shoulders and I can feel the area around my shoulder blades this morning.  They don’t really hurt, I just know that they are there!  It’s a good feeling, even knowing that I probably won’t be able to move tomorrow, I like the feeling of knowing that I did something!

Hubs is off again today, so I’ll stay after work and walk on the treadmill.

Movies June 3, 2007

As you know, I love movies.  The problem is, I like to eat heavily buttered popcorn while I’m watching movies.  AND one bag isn’t usually enough.  So, I haven’t allowed myself to buy any popcorn in about 2 months.

I watched Mission Impossible 3(more about my feelings of this movie in another post) this afternoon and was doing very well.  I got my cell phone out and checked my email and then I played a few games of Pop-It, and then I got the lotion out and rubbed lotion on my feet and legs to keep my hands busy a little while longer.  I also had a huge bottle of water.  This was a great ploy to keep food out of my mouth and worked very well, for this movie.

Then I got busy around the house, tidying up and sorting laundry.  Then I saw that Mission Impossible 2 was coming on.  So I sat down with my water to watch it.  I wasn’t so clever with my hands during this movie and ate a whole bag of Kettle lightly salted chips.  Luckily I only bought the 5 oz size!  I keep telling myself that this was just a minor set back and that I shouldn’t blow a whole day on one failure!

BUT, I also haven’t walked today.  I’ve been moving with mopping and sweeping and laundry, but I haven’t spent 30 minutes on the treadmill.  I can’t give myself an excuse, not even for one day.  I know me, if I give myself an inch, I’ll take a mile!

Hubs is off tomorrow, and I’ve already got gym time scheduled for when I get off work!!!  I’ll just have #1 with me and he like to get in the ab lounge while I work out!

I do have dinner planned, so we won’t be at the mercy of the 2 fast food joints in town!  We’re having something very simple, grilled chicken, green beans and zucchini!

Missed Weigh In Yesterday! May 25, 2007

Hey, I missed weighing in yesterday.  How have you been doing?  I got on the ARC yesterday after work and set the program to ‘weight loss’ and that was a good work out.  It changed resistance for me, I didn’t have to think about it!!

My days at work are going to be switched around a bit.  Starting next week, I’ll be working M,T,Th!  And, there will be another sitter on W,F so I’ll be able to go and work out!!  Hubs will be off one of those days each week, and we’ll go together one day and lift weights, and the other day I’ll just go and do cardio!

OH, I’m down another 4 lbs since last weigh in!  That’s 8 lbs since April 18th!!

Weigh In May 10, 2007

Well, since I’ve lost, I’ll go ahead and weigh in without you!!! 

I’m down 4 lbs since April 18th.

Doin’ the happy dance…….which by the way burns calories also!!!

I’ve walked 2 days this week, plan on getting in 30 min this afternoon.

Next week will be mainly walking everywhere we go!

Just Bloggin’ May 7, 2007

I know you’re enjoying time off, but I’ve got that bloggin feelin!!

I went to the dr for my first visit on Wed the 18th of April, since then, I’ve lost 3 lbs.  I know that doesn’t sound like much, but that’s a pound a week!  I started taking my thyroid and sugar meds on Thurs. the 3rd of May.  The sugar meds were supposed to make me sick to my tummy and they haven’t.  BUT, they are supposed to make things taste different and so far they’ve made things smell funny.  On Sat. night, I fixed myself a glass of Coke.  The bottle was almost empty and I knew Hubs wouldn’t drink it because he thinks when they get too low, they start to go flat!  So, I get my glass and start to drink it and it smells like garlic!  Hubs got home and mentioned the fact that I was drinking the last of his coke and I had him smell it.  He thought it smelled just fine!  Not bad, EH?

I’ve walked 2 days in a row!  I know that will help my sugar levels more than anything!  My sugars were perfect last year when I was exercising regularly.  I’ll get #1 started on school and #3 involved in a movie and then I’ll be able to take 30 min for the treadmill!

I had an appt to get my hair done tomorrow.  Had Hubs make sure that he was off to watch the kids.  Had the aerobics teacher at the gym change her class to 15 min earlier so I could be off in time to get to my appt.  Then my stylist called yesterday and told me that there was a death in the family and we switched it to this morning, which I am very greatfull that she was able to fit me in!  BUT, Hubs is working!!  So luckily my mom will take the boys to bible study with her and let them play in the nursery!

Ok, through the magic of internet, I’m back from getting my hair done!!  It looks so good ifIdosaysomyself.  Since it’s only been 4 weeks since I had it done, there wasn’t much to do!  BUT, I’ll be on vacation next week and I want a fresh ‘do’ to go with!!

I got a pair of crocs a few weeks ago and they are going to be great for the beach!  Now Hubs is realizing that he doesn’t have anything to wear on the beach!  SO, I went today and got him a pair.  He’s probably going to be a bit upset because they were $40!  But, they’ll fit his big foot!  He can’t get too upset, I called him twice about other shoes and he never would answer his phone!

While we were at the mall today, I went to Master Cuts to get #1’s hair cut.  It was a horrible experience.  The lazy no good receptionist seemed irritated that I was interrupting her phone conversation.  After she told me where to sign in, she said “Anyways” to the person on the other end of the phone to continue her conversation.  As #1 was getting his hair cut, #3 started asking to get his hair cut, so I put his name down on the list.  Ms. Lazy saw this and kept talking.  Then she hung up and a lady walked in and she told her to sit down in her chair!  So, when #1 was finished, I just paid and left, didn’t even have them do #3!  There’s a lady in town that I like better, but I have to make an appt with her.  Guess #’s 2&3 will be seeing her this week!