Yesterday was full of chaos, frustration, and food! I got in a 1 mile walk and since I barely sat down I earned 7 activity pp for the day!
My daughter and I had planned to have a quiet day, hang out at home, do a little grocery shopping, and buy her socks for track. She wanted her hair curled so we sat down and got busy. I pinned it up, curled the bottom, and as I got to the top, I found lice! There was a girl with lice a week or so ago in her class. The school and I both checked my daughter and didn't find any.
I immediately went to the store and spent $ 35 on Lice shampoos...treatment and preventative. Next time there is an outbreak at school, we will start using the preventative right away...I had never seen it before, but now I know!
We spent a few hours working on her hair...lots of combing and 4 showers later, I thought we got it all. Her scalp was very dry from all of the washing, so we went over to a friend's for a second opinion. I am almost to the end of the laundry...I sprayed and vacuumed the house and the car. We put her beloved stuffed animals in a plastic bag, sealed them up tight, and will be able to see them again in 4 weeks...just in time for her birthday.
I hope I got all of the lice and we don't have another round.
Yesterday was eaty in spurts...by dinner time I was done eating. A few hours later I was hungry and just had a bit to eat. I hope someday stress, frustration, and exhaustion will no longer lead me to food...until then, I will do the best I can to control it.
Today we are going to have a lazy day and finish up laundry. I gave my daughter another shower and will check her hair again. Tomorrow morning when I take her to school I will take her to the office to let them know and have them check it again to make sure.
This will be another busy week with the gym, doctor's for my parents, and track practice. I am looking forward to the gym and my walks at practice for sure!
Onto to tackle day 44...
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Days 39 ~ 43 & Weigh in...
This week was a bit off. I tracked half-heartedly and then stopped by Wednesday. My eats were not totally out of control or totally on track and I was super tired and worried about my GI Procedure.
I did walk every night at my daughter's track practice...M ~ Th. I also went to Zumba on Wednesday after a 30 minute walk first thing in the morning. Tuesday and Thursday I took the mornings off from exercise. Friday I did not exercise at all and only wore my ActiveLink for a short time. I was nervous about the GI test and not able to eat or drink after midnight. We got to the doctor's office at noon and we got home around 2pm. It thought it would take longer and it wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be...I didn't even get nauseous or throw up from the medicine...1st time ever and so thankful! I had some crackers and regular Coke in the afternoon...I think it might have helped!
I ordered pizza to be delivered for dinner...the price of delivery pizza kills me, but I was supposed to rest and not drive so that is what we had. I ate a few pieces of boneless honey bbq wings...they were super tasty! I also had a few slices of super thin crust Hawaiian pizza.
This morning I weighed the same as yesterday so I know my eats were not too bad last night in spite of the crackers, Coke, and chicken.
I did not sleep well last night but did get up this morning to go to WW. I got there, weighed in, walked a quick mile, and made it back for the meeting. I was down 1.8! I am so excited because I know that it was deserved and not just because of yesterday's procedure and eating schedule. I earned 57 activity pp for the week and I know I would have lost more if my eats would have been better. I am still not looking for perfection, just progress! This is my journey and it might take me longer than many to reach my goal, but sitting back and really looking at my living situation, responsibilities, and lack of "me" time, I think I am doing ok.
I am off with my daughter to do a little grocery shopping and get some socks for track. I am already feeling a bit frustrated this morning so I think getting out of the house for a bit will do me some good!
Onto make Day 43 a good one!
I did walk every night at my daughter's track practice...M ~ Th. I also went to Zumba on Wednesday after a 30 minute walk first thing in the morning. Tuesday and Thursday I took the mornings off from exercise. Friday I did not exercise at all and only wore my ActiveLink for a short time. I was nervous about the GI test and not able to eat or drink after midnight. We got to the doctor's office at noon and we got home around 2pm. It thought it would take longer and it wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be...I didn't even get nauseous or throw up from the medicine...1st time ever and so thankful! I had some crackers and regular Coke in the afternoon...I think it might have helped!
I ordered pizza to be delivered for dinner...the price of delivery pizza kills me, but I was supposed to rest and not drive so that is what we had. I ate a few pieces of boneless honey bbq wings...they were super tasty! I also had a few slices of super thin crust Hawaiian pizza.
This morning I weighed the same as yesterday so I know my eats were not too bad last night in spite of the crackers, Coke, and chicken.
I did not sleep well last night but did get up this morning to go to WW. I got there, weighed in, walked a quick mile, and made it back for the meeting. I was down 1.8! I am so excited because I know that it was deserved and not just because of yesterday's procedure and eating schedule. I earned 57 activity pp for the week and I know I would have lost more if my eats would have been better. I am still not looking for perfection, just progress! This is my journey and it might take me longer than many to reach my goal, but sitting back and really looking at my living situation, responsibilities, and lack of "me" time, I think I am doing ok.
I am off with my daughter to do a little grocery shopping and get some socks for track. I am already feeling a bit frustrated this morning so I think getting out of the house for a bit will do me some good!
Onto make Day 43 a good one!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Day 38...Activity - Success...Eats +/-...
My hubby and I finished our movies last night and then he went to bed. I did the dishes, some more laundry, and my to do lists for this week.
This morning I woke up feeling good...both physically and in good spirits! I wish I could say the same for my mom and kids...they were tired and grumpy. I think my son's cold has come back as he has not been feeling well since Saturday afternoon. Luckily his cough is not back, but he is still pretty miserable. I kept him home from school and he has slept most of the day.
He decided to go back to sleep when I took my daughter to school so I went to they gym as planned. I got there really early and tried about 10 bikes before I finally gave up and picked the best of the worst. I still had plenty of time before class so I walked a quick 2 miles on the treadmill. I walked at a 4% incline and it only took my 28 minutes...woo hoo!
I went into the spin room about 5 minutes early and started slowing spinning to ease my way back into it. To my surprise, I felt so good and was not as out of breathe as my last spin class. I think walking has really helped with my stamina and breathing. Half way through the class my mom called. She had mixed up my dad's pills. My first thought was to run home but then I regrouped had her tell me which pills she had so I knew what was missing. We worked it out and I went back to class...sadly I missed 5 minutes of a standing climb, which I really like to do, but at least I didn't just give up and leave.
When I got home I took a quick shower and took care of my son. I felt super rushed because I had to take my mom to the chiropractor and she was ready even though I needed a few more minutes. I nicely asked for a few more minutes so I could make a quick batch of pizza dough so it could rise while we were gone and lunch would be quick when we got back. Sometimes people really make me feel like I am "taking up too much of their time" when I am the one giving all of my time away...ugh!
I dropped my mom off at the chiropractor, ran a few errands, and we got home about 2 hours after we left. I made lunch for my mom, son, and I. I usually sit and eat at the table, but I was tired and decided to sit on the couch with my feet up and watch a recorded show.
Today has been a bit of an eaty day in spurts, but I have tracked everything and have plenty of weeklies since I didn't use many over the weekend. I have 1 daily left so I will probably use about 10 weeklies for dinner...we'll see!
Tonight my daughter has track practice and I am going to walk. I have already earned 8pp today and I am excited to see how many I have by the end of the day!
Day 38...Success!
Onto Day 39...
This morning I woke up feeling good...both physically and in good spirits! I wish I could say the same for my mom and kids...they were tired and grumpy. I think my son's cold has come back as he has not been feeling well since Saturday afternoon. Luckily his cough is not back, but he is still pretty miserable. I kept him home from school and he has slept most of the day.
He decided to go back to sleep when I took my daughter to school so I went to they gym as planned. I got there really early and tried about 10 bikes before I finally gave up and picked the best of the worst. I still had plenty of time before class so I walked a quick 2 miles on the treadmill. I walked at a 4% incline and it only took my 28 minutes...woo hoo!
I went into the spin room about 5 minutes early and started slowing spinning to ease my way back into it. To my surprise, I felt so good and was not as out of breathe as my last spin class. I think walking has really helped with my stamina and breathing. Half way through the class my mom called. She had mixed up my dad's pills. My first thought was to run home but then I regrouped had her tell me which pills she had so I knew what was missing. We worked it out and I went back to class...sadly I missed 5 minutes of a standing climb, which I really like to do, but at least I didn't just give up and leave.
When I got home I took a quick shower and took care of my son. I felt super rushed because I had to take my mom to the chiropractor and she was ready even though I needed a few more minutes. I nicely asked for a few more minutes so I could make a quick batch of pizza dough so it could rise while we were gone and lunch would be quick when we got back. Sometimes people really make me feel like I am "taking up too much of their time" when I am the one giving all of my time away...ugh!
I dropped my mom off at the chiropractor, ran a few errands, and we got home about 2 hours after we left. I made lunch for my mom, son, and I. I usually sit and eat at the table, but I was tired and decided to sit on the couch with my feet up and watch a recorded show.
Today has been a bit of an eaty day in spurts, but I have tracked everything and have plenty of weeklies since I didn't use many over the weekend. I have 1 daily left so I will probably use about 10 weeklies for dinner...we'll see!
Tonight my daughter has track practice and I am going to walk. I have already earned 8pp today and I am excited to see how many I have by the end of the day!
Day 38...Success!
Onto Day 39...
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Day 37...
We slept in until 8am this morning, a rare happening and it was super nice not to hear the alarm! My hubby wanted to go to the swapmeet and since my mom and kids were having a "rest" day, just the two of us went. After a little over an hour of walking at the swapmeet, we went to Walmart. From there we headed to Lowes and Ross. In the middle somewhere we had a few tacos...I had two and counted out 6 tortilla chips.
From there we decided to stop at home so I could cook lunch for my mom and kids. Then we went up the freeway to a tool store he likes. I took some fruit and string cheese for the car ride. A few hours later we decided to have a late lunch. We found a new Hibachi buffet, but when we got there we found they were not opening until tomorrow...bummer.
We ended up at Sizzler. I had 1 piece of lemon chicken, the salad bar, and water. From the salad bar I had tons of veggies, 1/3 of a backed potato, fruit, and some soft serve ice cream. I skipped the dressing, fried foods, creamy salads, cheesy bread, yeast rolls, and didn't miss any of it! I took pictures with my phone and tracked everything.
For a late dinner I made potato soup topped with freshly grated 2% cheddar cheese, 1/8 cup of chopped green onions, 2 T of bacon bits, and 1 small piece of bread with yogurt butter.
All of my eats today were delicious and I only used 6 weekly pp for the entire weekend to include 3 times eating out...woo hoo! Now I just need to keep the momentum going for the rest of the week.
I have already made it past 100% and earned 3pp of activity for the day. I have a few more things to do before bed, so I a might make it to 4pp. My hubby and I rented a few movies. We were watching one and the neighbor called for help real quick.
My hubby is back so I am going to return to my "date".
Day 37...Success!!!
Onto Day 38 and my 1st spin class in months!
From there we decided to stop at home so I could cook lunch for my mom and kids. Then we went up the freeway to a tool store he likes. I took some fruit and string cheese for the car ride. A few hours later we decided to have a late lunch. We found a new Hibachi buffet, but when we got there we found they were not opening until tomorrow...bummer.
We ended up at Sizzler. I had 1 piece of lemon chicken, the salad bar, and water. From the salad bar I had tons of veggies, 1/3 of a backed potato, fruit, and some soft serve ice cream. I skipped the dressing, fried foods, creamy salads, cheesy bread, yeast rolls, and didn't miss any of it! I took pictures with my phone and tracked everything.
For a late dinner I made potato soup topped with freshly grated 2% cheddar cheese, 1/8 cup of chopped green onions, 2 T of bacon bits, and 1 small piece of bread with yogurt butter.
All of my eats today were delicious and I only used 6 weekly pp for the entire weekend to include 3 times eating out...woo hoo! Now I just need to keep the momentum going for the rest of the week.
I have already made it past 100% and earned 3pp of activity for the day. I have a few more things to do before bed, so I a might make it to 4pp. My hubby and I rented a few movies. We were watching one and the neighbor called for help real quick.
My hubby is back so I am going to return to my "date".
Day 37...Success!!!
Onto Day 38 and my 1st spin class in months!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Day 36 & Weigh in...
I don't know what was going on with the WW scale today, but it seemed that everyone lost less than they expected, myself included. According to my scale, I lost about 1 1/2 pounds...according to the WW scale, I lost .4! Oh well, a loss is a loss and I will take it especially since this week was not one of my best!
My husband didn't have work this morning, but did have plans to help the neighbor. He woke up when I did and instead of getting up and getting in the shower, I took the rare opportunity to lay in bed a little longer and converse with my hubby. I made it to the meeting, but not early enough to walk. I decided it was ok since I had plans for a busy and active day anyway. Sometimes I miss my husband, even when he is home because we are so tired and or busy.
Today I told my WW leader that I only have 2 more meetings until I switch to online until Track season is over. She is concerned that I will not do well which in turn made me concerned. I really want to shock everyone when I go back in three months by losing enough that it can be seen. Quite a few members told me how much they will miss me while I am gone and called me "the heart and sole of our meeting group"...I like to participate and apparently it is appreciated! I really love our group, leader, and meetings, but I know this is the right decision for me this year as last year really threw me off track trying to go to different meetings and never feeling as good as I do with our original group.
I spent some time with my 3-Month tracker this morning after the meeting and wrote many things down, made stickies for exercise and dinners, and really took time to reflect on how I have been doing program and what changes I want to make going forward. I know that getting more exercise in to include the gym, morning walks, and walking at Track practice will help me alot, and I really need to focus on my food choices and tracking. If I have to write reminders 100 times and put them in 100 places, I will if that's what is takes!
My daughter and I had a great day out. We went to the library, the bank, took my mom's sewing machine to get repaired, went to Joanns, went to lunch at Claim Jumpers, and went to the mall. We spent all day getting in and out of the car and walking. So far I have earned 4 activity pp...I think maybe we weren't walking fast enough, but it still counts as activity! For lunch my daughter had the kids ribs and I had the salad bar. I chose veggies, cottage cheese, turkey, and fruit. I did not have any bacon bits, croutons, dressing, or creamy pasta salads. I was so proud of my choices that I didn't even miss the "pointier" foods I didn't choose! After a few hours of walking around the mall we had frozen yogurt for a snack. I had the guy weigh it twice so I could get the amount I wanted and count the pp. The only topping I had was 1 peanut M & M and it was enough. A few hours later we made it to Target...the last stop of the day. We finished there and got some drinks, beef jerkey, and popcorn for the ride home. I asked for 2 bags 1/2 full and ended up only eating 1/2 of that which made it 1/4 of a full bag. The beef jerkey was in sticks to it was easy to count and track.
When we got home we picked up my son, unloaded the car, and I made "Dorito" tacos for dinner. I weighed and tracked everything and my pp worked out exactly...I used exactly my dailies and not even 1 weekly...woo hoo! I have eaten so much fruit and veggies and drank so much water throughout the day that I am super satisfied and know I will not have the need to "pick" when I make my hubby's dinner later tonight. It is really amazing how much food you can get out of your pp when you choose the right ones!
Off to put away laundry and put my feet up...it has been a long, but good, day!
Day 36...Success!
Onto Day 37...
My husband didn't have work this morning, but did have plans to help the neighbor. He woke up when I did and instead of getting up and getting in the shower, I took the rare opportunity to lay in bed a little longer and converse with my hubby. I made it to the meeting, but not early enough to walk. I decided it was ok since I had plans for a busy and active day anyway. Sometimes I miss my husband, even when he is home because we are so tired and or busy.
Today I told my WW leader that I only have 2 more meetings until I switch to online until Track season is over. She is concerned that I will not do well which in turn made me concerned. I really want to shock everyone when I go back in three months by losing enough that it can be seen. Quite a few members told me how much they will miss me while I am gone and called me "the heart and sole of our meeting group"...I like to participate and apparently it is appreciated! I really love our group, leader, and meetings, but I know this is the right decision for me this year as last year really threw me off track trying to go to different meetings and never feeling as good as I do with our original group.
I spent some time with my 3-Month tracker this morning after the meeting and wrote many things down, made stickies for exercise and dinners, and really took time to reflect on how I have been doing program and what changes I want to make going forward. I know that getting more exercise in to include the gym, morning walks, and walking at Track practice will help me alot, and I really need to focus on my food choices and tracking. If I have to write reminders 100 times and put them in 100 places, I will if that's what is takes!
My daughter and I had a great day out. We went to the library, the bank, took my mom's sewing machine to get repaired, went to Joanns, went to lunch at Claim Jumpers, and went to the mall. We spent all day getting in and out of the car and walking. So far I have earned 4 activity pp...I think maybe we weren't walking fast enough, but it still counts as activity! For lunch my daughter had the kids ribs and I had the salad bar. I chose veggies, cottage cheese, turkey, and fruit. I did not have any bacon bits, croutons, dressing, or creamy pasta salads. I was so proud of my choices that I didn't even miss the "pointier" foods I didn't choose! After a few hours of walking around the mall we had frozen yogurt for a snack. I had the guy weigh it twice so I could get the amount I wanted and count the pp. The only topping I had was 1 peanut M & M and it was enough. A few hours later we made it to Target...the last stop of the day. We finished there and got some drinks, beef jerkey, and popcorn for the ride home. I asked for 2 bags 1/2 full and ended up only eating 1/2 of that which made it 1/4 of a full bag. The beef jerkey was in sticks to it was easy to count and track.
When we got home we picked up my son, unloaded the car, and I made "Dorito" tacos for dinner. I weighed and tracked everything and my pp worked out exactly...I used exactly my dailies and not even 1 weekly...woo hoo! I have eaten so much fruit and veggies and drank so much water throughout the day that I am super satisfied and know I will not have the need to "pick" when I make my hubby's dinner later tonight. It is really amazing how much food you can get out of your pp when you choose the right ones!
Off to put away laundry and put my feet up...it has been a long, but good, day!
Day 36...Success!
Onto Day 37...
Friday, March 1, 2013
Day 35...
This morning I had planned on walking and then looked at my to do list and decided it would be best to tackle that and get ahead for the weekend. I have not tracked my eats all week and decided to start today. I don't know why I think I can not track and still lose weight considering if I don't track what I eat, I don't remember what I eat! Tomorrow starts a new week, but I started today with tracking breakfast and planning dinner. When I get over tired and stressed out, tracking is always the first thing to go...that needs to change! I have to remember that I tracked 100% faithfully for almost a full year in 2011...through many tough times!
Today has been long and tearful. I am just too tired...tired of struggling with food...tired of struggling to find enough time in my day...tired of worrying about $...tired of not being able to go anywhere or look forward to anything fun...tired of being tired. I am thankful for everything I have...my family, a roof over our heads, food on the table, reliable cars, hot and cold water, indoor plumbing, at home laundry, etc, but sometimes I fill like we are simply surviving rather than actually living.
Next Friday I am having an upper GI test. I am nervous. I hope they don't find anything bad, or at least not anything that cannot be fixed. My liver and spleen are enlarged and my blood platelet count is low. My "blood" Doctor thinks my spleen is eating my platelets, but he is not sure why. Last June he did a bone marrow biopsy, but thankfully it came back ok.
My eats started out well today, but then went wrong...not terribly wrong, but definitely not right. I should have taken my morning walk, but I really had to get some things taken care of before I took my mom to the Chiropractor.
Tomorrow I will go to Weight Watchers...not sure what the scale will say, but I will be there. I will weigh in, walk a mile, go back for the meeting, and then walk another mile.
Hoping to feel better tomorrow...
Onto Day 35 and Weigh in...
Today has been long and tearful. I am just too tired...tired of struggling with food...tired of struggling to find enough time in my day...tired of worrying about $...tired of not being able to go anywhere or look forward to anything fun...tired of being tired. I am thankful for everything I have...my family, a roof over our heads, food on the table, reliable cars, hot and cold water, indoor plumbing, at home laundry, etc, but sometimes I fill like we are simply surviving rather than actually living.
Next Friday I am having an upper GI test. I am nervous. I hope they don't find anything bad, or at least not anything that cannot be fixed. My liver and spleen are enlarged and my blood platelet count is low. My "blood" Doctor thinks my spleen is eating my platelets, but he is not sure why. Last June he did a bone marrow biopsy, but thankfully it came back ok.
My eats started out well today, but then went wrong...not terribly wrong, but definitely not right. I should have taken my morning walk, but I really had to get some things taken care of before I took my mom to the Chiropractor.
Tomorrow I will go to Weight Watchers...not sure what the scale will say, but I will be there. I will weigh in, walk a mile, go back for the meeting, and then walk another mile.
Hoping to feel better tomorrow...
Onto Day 35 and Weigh in...
Day 34...
Yesterday went so fast, I had way too much to do, but got quite a bit of it done! When my daughter got home from school, we had a quick snack and I had a chance to sit and put my feet up for about a half hour. After our snack, we put laundry away, picked up around the house, and got started on homework. She got it done quickly and then she and my mom had a light dinner. I had snacked too much throughout the day and decided not to eat.
Right before we left for track practice, my daughter told me her tummy hurt. I think it was due to being tired and not drinking enough water after school. She said she would try her best and she did. I walked around the track a few times and then stayed with her while she was doing the drills. Even though I didn't get too much walking in, I still managed to earn 8 activity pp for the day.
When we got home I fixed her a light snack and then had to go back to the school to get my son. He was at an away track meet and PR'd in Discus...PR stands for personal record, and when you "PR", you beat your own personal record. He threw the discus 7 feet further, throwing 93 feet! His goal is to throw 100 and he has made fast progress this year considering the season just started a few months ago and he ended last season throwing in the 70's!
When I got home I was super tired and feeling "eaty". I had a few bites of the Milanesa I had made for my husband and then decided to drink water and eat a banana. I fixed his dinner, and some for my daughter, and then she and I were off to bed!
Track for both kids has thrown our schedule way off, but I think we are getting the hang of it.
Right before we left for track practice, my daughter told me her tummy hurt. I think it was due to being tired and not drinking enough water after school. She said she would try her best and she did. I walked around the track a few times and then stayed with her while she was doing the drills. Even though I didn't get too much walking in, I still managed to earn 8 activity pp for the day.
When we got home I fixed her a light snack and then had to go back to the school to get my son. He was at an away track meet and PR'd in Discus...PR stands for personal record, and when you "PR", you beat your own personal record. He threw the discus 7 feet further, throwing 93 feet! His goal is to throw 100 and he has made fast progress this year considering the season just started a few months ago and he ended last season throwing in the 70's!
When I got home I was super tired and feeling "eaty". I had a few bites of the Milanesa I had made for my husband and then decided to drink water and eat a banana. I fixed his dinner, and some for my daughter, and then she and I were off to bed!
Track for both kids has thrown our schedule way off, but I think we are getting the hang of it.
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