Its another day to get this right!
Day 4-
I woke up planning on not exercising, but when Kyle suggested having egg wraps for breakfast, I changed my mind. If we were going to eat a healthy breakfast, then I was going to do everything I could to keep myself in that healthy frame of mind.
And, so far, so good! I added 10 more jumping jacks to the two reps that I'm doing- totalling 60 altogether, and as far as the posture stretches goes, I added two more to make the hip flexor (??) portion 5 each instead of 3. I could probably add a lot more to that routine- it isn't strenuous at all.
At lunch, I ate the same as the kids- a cheese sandwich and a glass of fruit smoothie (todays concoction was peach, strawberry, banana, spinach). I made another one after nap time, and that concoction is peach, banana, pineapple. (There's still some left in the fridge). Yum!!
Since J is over right now, and probably will be staying for supper, I'm whipping up a couple pizzas.
Last night was pretty low, which is why I kind of woke up in the wrong frame of mind. I seriously pigged out on peanuts before bed time, which is a huge no-no. At least, I've been struggling not to do things like that. So, I fell off the bandwagon last night, but through Kyle's gentle persistence, I got back on! Thank goodness for that!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Different
Day 3--
The day started off unlike it usually does; I was woken up at 9:30 by my sister of all people, climbing up onto my bed. Before I opened my eyes, I thought it was Kyle leaning on our bed to give me a kiss goodbye before leaving for the day, but when I rolled over, it was sister!!
You're all probably wondering why I was still in bed at 9:30 this morning. Well, all four of us had an incredibly rough early morning- between 3:30 and 5:30, Addison wouldn't sleep. I'm not sure what was going on, but she'd settle for a while, but then start crying all over again. I'm beginning to wonder if this child is ever going to sleep through an entire night in her life??? Getting up multiple times throughout the night for her got old long ago!!!
So, the kids probably would have kept sleeping- for how long I'm not sure, but sister asked if she could go in their room and wake them up. Of course she could. If they didn't get up then, they wouldn't want to sleep at nap time, and then at bedtime. Bedtime is already a tough enough fight trying to get Miss Addison to bed when she is tired. I've concluded Addison is in the midst of the infamous 'terrible two's'. I'm beginning to worry what age 3 is going to bring us. If we fight with her this much now, what will it be like when she turns 3?! Oi!
So, because the day didn't start off like usual, I didn't get any exercising done. I did, however, eat a well-rounded breakfast. This time, including eggs! I haven't willingly eaten eggs in a coons age, so eating something other than toast or cereal felt really good! The girls liked it, too. So, note to self: actually cook breakfast a little more often! Eggs, especially. They've tried eggs here and there since they were able to eat solids, but they've never appeared to like them. Until now. Phew!
And, on that line of thought, I didn't really snack much today, either. At lunch time, when I probably should have eaten lunch (but wasn't really in the mood for it), I munched on two cookies that the girls didn't want to eat after eating their own lunch. It kind of surprised me, but oh well. If they weren't going to eat them, then I would! I ate only two. No more.
It might not have been a wise decision (because I should have eaten a good lunch), but I feel that eating only two cookies is another personal victory. Usually I have no self control when it comes to goodies like that. So, yay on me!
Then, late this afternoon, after my appointment to see Dr. Mwanza, I picked up a Dr. Pepper and peanuts at the pharmacy, while I waited for my scrip to be filled. I've heard that nuts are a good source of nutrition, so I thought that would be a good, small snack to eat before I got home and had supper. I wanted cashews, because they're my favourite nut to munch on, but there weren't any. Boo. Peanuts were the next best thing.
Supper was just a left over hamburger from last night. Unfortunately, no salad, though, or veggies. Oops- I did realize I had a fruit smoothie today too- with oranges, strawberries, bananas and plain yogurt. It was good, but I hate the rind when I add oranges. Bleh.
Tomorrow there won't be much exercise either, but we will be walking around the airport most of the afternoon, so I'm going to consider that my exercise for the day!
(Tomorrow is the W.C. airshow, and we are taking the girls and my parents to see it). Its been pretty neat watching the airplanes- specifically the snowbirds- flying overhead in formation while they practice. Hopefully the weather stays nice for it!
The day started off unlike it usually does; I was woken up at 9:30 by my sister of all people, climbing up onto my bed. Before I opened my eyes, I thought it was Kyle leaning on our bed to give me a kiss goodbye before leaving for the day, but when I rolled over, it was sister!!
You're all probably wondering why I was still in bed at 9:30 this morning. Well, all four of us had an incredibly rough early morning- between 3:30 and 5:30, Addison wouldn't sleep. I'm not sure what was going on, but she'd settle for a while, but then start crying all over again. I'm beginning to wonder if this child is ever going to sleep through an entire night in her life??? Getting up multiple times throughout the night for her got old long ago!!!
So, the kids probably would have kept sleeping- for how long I'm not sure, but sister asked if she could go in their room and wake them up. Of course she could. If they didn't get up then, they wouldn't want to sleep at nap time, and then at bedtime. Bedtime is already a tough enough fight trying to get Miss Addison to bed when she is tired. I've concluded Addison is in the midst of the infamous 'terrible two's'. I'm beginning to worry what age 3 is going to bring us. If we fight with her this much now, what will it be like when she turns 3?! Oi!
So, because the day didn't start off like usual, I didn't get any exercising done. I did, however, eat a well-rounded breakfast. This time, including eggs! I haven't willingly eaten eggs in a coons age, so eating something other than toast or cereal felt really good! The girls liked it, too. So, note to self: actually cook breakfast a little more often! Eggs, especially. They've tried eggs here and there since they were able to eat solids, but they've never appeared to like them. Until now. Phew!
And, on that line of thought, I didn't really snack much today, either. At lunch time, when I probably should have eaten lunch (but wasn't really in the mood for it), I munched on two cookies that the girls didn't want to eat after eating their own lunch. It kind of surprised me, but oh well. If they weren't going to eat them, then I would! I ate only two. No more.
It might not have been a wise decision (because I should have eaten a good lunch), but I feel that eating only two cookies is another personal victory. Usually I have no self control when it comes to goodies like that. So, yay on me!
Then, late this afternoon, after my appointment to see Dr. Mwanza, I picked up a Dr. Pepper and peanuts at the pharmacy, while I waited for my scrip to be filled. I've heard that nuts are a good source of nutrition, so I thought that would be a good, small snack to eat before I got home and had supper. I wanted cashews, because they're my favourite nut to munch on, but there weren't any. Boo. Peanuts were the next best thing.
Supper was just a left over hamburger from last night. Unfortunately, no salad, though, or veggies. Oops- I did realize I had a fruit smoothie today too- with oranges, strawberries, bananas and plain yogurt. It was good, but I hate the rind when I add oranges. Bleh.
Tomorrow there won't be much exercise either, but we will be walking around the airport most of the afternoon, so I'm going to consider that my exercise for the day!
(Tomorrow is the W.C. airshow, and we are taking the girls and my parents to see it). Its been pretty neat watching the airplanes- specifically the snowbirds- flying overhead in formation while they practice. Hopefully the weather stays nice for it!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Feelin' It
Day 2-
Its another day to get this right!
And, I think I did pretty good.
So, I'm just trying to feel things out and get a rhythm for a work out routine that works good for me. I came across stretches on Pinterest to help improve posture, and the only two items that are in my personal workout arsenal are jumping jacks and sit ups. (Right now). I want to expand on that, and get the old heart pumping for a little longer than it currently is when I work out. There is a couple cardio videos that we have, but I'm not sure I want to do them. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like a failure when they can't keep up with the program via dvd?
I did good again today. I exercised after eating breakfast (which, I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast- which the kids helped me with when they finished their toast). I didn't snack (or even think about it, honestly), until lunch time. The kids and I shared another fruit smoothie, and I made us kraft dinner. Food didn't cross my mind again until sometime between 3 and 4, which was when I started getting hungry again. I realize that its probably alright to have a snack, as long as I keep the portion small and healthy. And, I probably would have a snack, but for the fact that I'm always eating it at exactly the wrong time. Such as when supper is about to be prepared. Or, just when I should be going to bed.
I saw, somewhere, that Dr. Oz recommends not eating 3 hours before hitting the sack. I'm going to try and subscribe to that ideology. It was definitely a struggle last night, at 10 or 11 when I really wanted something to munch on, but I didn't cave. Yay me!!
...and Murphy's struck again. As I'm typing this, the ice cream man is driving through our neighbourhood. Cruelty, or what?! Its a test. Good thing is, most of the stuff that all ice cream men carry I don't care much for anyways. So, not much of a temptation. I do, however, have a Reese's Pieces ice cream sandwich in the freezer that's been calling my name for the last two days. Kyle brought it home a couple nights ago (along with a slushy- sorry, I just can't turn down a cold, refreshing Pepsi slushy when its ridiculously hot out). One of these days I will eat that delicious morsel of goodness, but not now. I'll give it a few more days, and then treat myself for doing a job well.
Getting back on track...I'm going to have to make some sort of visual chart to follow when I exercise. The two things I've got going so far- sit up and jumping jacks, and postural stretches- is great, and I feel good knowing that the outcome will be beneficial, but I forgot to do the sit ups this morning. Having the kids around and distracting me didn't really help either. So, if I had something to check off after every event, then I wouldn't forget anything! Its on my to do list.
Supper tonight was hamburgers and salad. I'm not sure I ate enough, because I still feel hungry, but at least its staved off the serious hunger pangs. I had a hamburger and a half (which is normally a lot for me, when I snack a lot in between meals), and a plate full of salad.
Hmmm...I wonder if...now that the sun is shining...we should take a walk with the kids.
Alright, I'm off. Going to run it past husband- hopefully he's game!
Its another day to get this right!
And, I think I did pretty good.
So, I'm just trying to feel things out and get a rhythm for a work out routine that works good for me. I came across stretches on Pinterest to help improve posture, and the only two items that are in my personal workout arsenal are jumping jacks and sit ups. (Right now). I want to expand on that, and get the old heart pumping for a little longer than it currently is when I work out. There is a couple cardio videos that we have, but I'm not sure I want to do them. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like a failure when they can't keep up with the program via dvd?
I did good again today. I exercised after eating breakfast (which, I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast- which the kids helped me with when they finished their toast). I didn't snack (or even think about it, honestly), until lunch time. The kids and I shared another fruit smoothie, and I made us kraft dinner. Food didn't cross my mind again until sometime between 3 and 4, which was when I started getting hungry again. I realize that its probably alright to have a snack, as long as I keep the portion small and healthy. And, I probably would have a snack, but for the fact that I'm always eating it at exactly the wrong time. Such as when supper is about to be prepared. Or, just when I should be going to bed.
I saw, somewhere, that Dr. Oz recommends not eating 3 hours before hitting the sack. I'm going to try and subscribe to that ideology. It was definitely a struggle last night, at 10 or 11 when I really wanted something to munch on, but I didn't cave. Yay me!!
...and Murphy's struck again. As I'm typing this, the ice cream man is driving through our neighbourhood. Cruelty, or what?! Its a test. Good thing is, most of the stuff that all ice cream men carry I don't care much for anyways. So, not much of a temptation. I do, however, have a Reese's Pieces ice cream sandwich in the freezer that's been calling my name for the last two days. Kyle brought it home a couple nights ago (along with a slushy- sorry, I just can't turn down a cold, refreshing Pepsi slushy when its ridiculously hot out). One of these days I will eat that delicious morsel of goodness, but not now. I'll give it a few more days, and then treat myself for doing a job well.
Getting back on track...I'm going to have to make some sort of visual chart to follow when I exercise. The two things I've got going so far- sit up and jumping jacks, and postural stretches- is great, and I feel good knowing that the outcome will be beneficial, but I forgot to do the sit ups this morning. Having the kids around and distracting me didn't really help either. So, if I had something to check off after every event, then I wouldn't forget anything! Its on my to do list.
Supper tonight was hamburgers and salad. I'm not sure I ate enough, because I still feel hungry, but at least its staved off the serious hunger pangs. I had a hamburger and a half (which is normally a lot for me, when I snack a lot in between meals), and a plate full of salad.
Hmmm...I wonder if...now that the sun is shining...we should take a walk with the kids.
Alright, I'm off. Going to run it past husband- hopefully he's game!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Its a New Day
Its just after midnight, so a new day- a new beginning!
Yes, its already begun, but this is just another way that I hope staying accountable to myself, my husband, and my children--and now to you, the world wide web--will keep me on the skinny 'straight and narrow'.
I suppose the main objective of my blog is to journal my thoughts, the struggles, the successes- everything related to my goal of losing weight and getting back into shape.
I'm glad you've joined me on this journey!
Yes, its already begun, but this is just another way that I hope staying accountable to myself, my husband, and my children--and now to you, the world wide web--will keep me on the skinny 'straight and narrow'.
I suppose the main objective of my blog is to journal my thoughts, the struggles, the successes- everything related to my goal of losing weight and getting back into shape.
I'm glad you've joined me on this journey!
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