A Plan For Success

Tomorrow will be a new start.  I’ve got the week planned out for meals and snacks and all items have been purchased!  No reason to fail this week!

Wow today was a productive one.  This afternoon was the UK/UL game which means the city is nearly empty :)  I was able to get a lot accomplished with minimal waiting anywhere I went.

First stop was to Walgreens for flu shots for both Kiddo and me.  I have never had one before and I was shocked that it wasn’t painful at all!  We then hit the mall and I got some nice things for work and Kiddo a couple pair of new shoes.  Got great deals too!  We had to come home to drop some thing off and caught the tail end of the football game.  UK won.  We then headed to Costco for spinach (for green monsters), little peppers (red, yellow and orange peppers) and a fresh pineapple.  Also picked up a chicken that we had for dinner tonight.  Then we went to the grocery store to get everything else for the week.

Next weeks is shaping up to be a good one!  Now it’s off to bed since my head is POUNDING!

Getting Back

Today was an ok day.  Not great since I ate WAY too much at lunch.  But I didn’t have breakfast and really didn’t have dinner either since I was still full from lunch.  Now I know that is a horrible way of eating but it’s just how today turned out.  Can’t change it now so not gonna sweat it.

This weekend I’m going to just lay low and get stuff around the lapartment done.  Because I was so ‘whoa is me’ this week, this place is a mess!  So lots of picking up and cleaning to do.  I’m also going to head to Walgreens to get our flu shots – if I don’t chicken out.  I don’t normally get either of flu shots since we are both very healthy and neither of us have had the flu.  Plus I HATE needles.  But since we’ll be going to Disney in the midst of flu season I think it might be best for us to get them.  I’ve heard there have been some pretty long lines but I’m hoping that since the big rivalry football game between University of Kentucky and University of Louisville starts at noon tomorrow, the lines won’t be bad.  To be honest, when these schools play in football and basketball the city is about empty.  People are either at the game or at a game watching party.  Cool for folks like me who don’t care about either team.  The malls and other stores are empty!! 

I’m also going to plan my meals and snacks for the week so I can make sure I get everything at the grocery store.  My sister just sent me a recipe for pulled pork that looks good so I’m going to make that Sunday in the crockpot while I watch football!  What could be better?  Well the temperature could be about 15 degrees cooler :)

I hope everyone had a great week and has an even better weekend!

Stuggling….

I have been really struggling since May.  Like REALLY struggling.  Struggling as in gaining back about 20 pounds of the 38 that I lost.

I don’t really know why but I’m not noticing that I’m a girl of extremes.  Either I’m really focused on losing weight and cutting calories.  Or I’m binging and eating everything in sight and gaining weight like no tomorrow.  Why is that?  Why can I not just eat what I need to eat?  Do I really need to eat a lot of pizza AND have a lot of CinnaPie from Papa Johns?  I know I’d have been satisfied with a couple of pieces.  Why must I eat 4 and have Cinnapie?

Also, this little ‘deal’ from McDonald’s is EVIL.  Just EVIL!  Now I know that it’s my decision to order the Dr Pepper and drink it.  But damn, why do they have to offer a large drink for only $1.06?  Damn them!!  Damn them to hell!! :)

Another thing I’ve noticed this summer is how I am not accountable for myself.  When it comes to other people, if I say I’m going to do something, I do it.  No ifs, ands or buts.  But when it comes to myself, for some reason I give myself permission to bail out.  I need to treat myself as good – well better really – than I do other people.  I do deserve it but I’m  nice and don’t get mad at myself. :)

I have signed up for another challenge, but haven’t really been doing well this week either.  It’s been a hellish week and I haven’t been sleeping well at all.  I may be down a little when I weigh in Saturday but nothing like I should be for a first weigh in.  I really need to get to the grocery and buy some weight loss friendly items to eat and drink drink drink my water.  Goes back to may past post about the fundamentals.  Do them and I’ll be successful! 

We leave for Disney in just 22 days.  I can’t believe it.  I’m not going to count anything while I’m there but that said, I’m going to try to be very conscious of what I’m eating and stop when I’m full instead of when the food is gone. 

Sorry for the rambling post, but it’s necessary when getting back on the horse.  I’m really going to try HARD to get back on the boat. 

Ahhh

Wow, what a relaxing weekend I had! I didn't really do a darned thing except clean the apartment and go to the grocery store this morning. While cleaning the apartment is 'something', it took me 2 days to do it -- and my apartment is NOT big. I'd clean one of the bathrooms, then hit the couch for rest. Clean up the kitchen. Hit the couch for a rest. You get the picture. It was NICE! I also watched 2 movies this weekend which is odd for me. I'm just not a movie watcher. I watched Obsessed and He's Just Not That Into You. Obsessed was really good. The other was really dumb I thought. Thank goodness for the $1 movie rentals at McDonalds -- only 1 of my hard earned dollars wasted :)

And tonight won't be much different. Watching golf for now. Waiting to see the Michael Vick interview on 60 minutes and then Big Brother. Then it's time to get the clothes out for tomorrow and get my lunch packed. But once I get off here, it's time for kiddos bath and hair wash.

A rough, but good week

Although I've had a really rough week professionally, educationally (is that a word?) with the Kiddo and personally I had a good weigh in this morning!!

This morning I weighed in at 208.4 for a 2 pound loss. I'll take that ANY week but especially this one.

I hope you all has a great week and have a better weekend. I'm looking forward to a relaxing one.

A blast from the past

I had a good day! Ate well even! Kiddo had a doctor's appointment this morning and since I was so late to work, I didn't get to go to the gym. But I did take a two mile walk around downtown.



WOW was it hot today! I didn't realize how much we've been spoiled by the 'cool' weather until today. It was hot and VERY humid. My shirt was soaking wet! I'm glad I put on a tshirt instead of staying in the shirt I wore to work. It stormed again tonight so I didn't get a chance to take a walk after dinner. I have come to really enjoy those walks :)

Here are some pictures that I scanned this weekend at my mom's. Her scanner stinks and I don't really have red splotches on my face. I'll have to find a better scanner somewhere and scan them again.

Me at about 6months old


August 1990 -- my senior pictures. WHOA -- the hair!!


The Kiddo's hospital picture....


Here is one of my favorite pictures that we have had taken together. Her expression shows her personality :)

Wow...busy!

I've been a busy busy girl lately!

First things first. My weigh in yesterday was 210.4 for a loss of 1.4. Not as good as I'd have liked, but a loss is a loss is a loss, right? I've been doing really well in the exercise department and ok in the eating department. So I guess the 1.4 pound loss is good!

Exercise this week included:
Couple of workouts at the gym
Bike ride along Louisville's River Walk
Multiple walks after dinner with the kiddo

I found a new app for my iPhone that I just LOVE! It will track my walks, runs, rides via GPS and I can see the map of where I've been. It will also keep track of pace, speed, distance, time, and elevation. How cool is this? We live right near a park and we took 2 circles around it. I was going to 'share' my walk, but it shows street names and such and don't wanna put all that out there. Never know what sort of freak-os stumble around here. Trust me, it's cool! If you have an iPhone or iTouch, check out RunKeeper Pro. Way cool app and worth the $9.99.

Today the Kiddo and I went outlet mall shopping where I got me new workout shorts and bras of all things. WOW, I'm sassy and stepping out on the wild side eh? :) I got her some bottoms for back to school. She grew a ton this summer and all of her shorts/skirts were too short and not dress code approved! :) So now things will be too big in the waist so they'll be the right length. Thank goodness for adjustable waist pants/skirts/shorts!

I hope you all have a great weekend! Tomorrow I'm going to my Mom's to use her scanner to scan in a ton of Kiddo's baby pictures -- which were pre-digital camera. Also found my senior pictures. WOW! I graduated in 1991 so right in the middle of the BIG hair era. But I was thin (only I thought I was fat back then. Oh to be that 'fat' again!) I'll have to post a picture after I get them scanned.

Since we're having a flood....

We're in the midst of a flood (for real) I figured I could tell you how my day went yesterday and so far today.

Yesterday was great and went almost as planned. The only thing that wasn't just as planned is that I didn't get to the gym. We were having system problems at work and my boss needed me back to sit on conference calls by 1230. So I didn't have time to hit the gym. But I did go for a walk downtown so it wasn't a total wash. I ate what I had planned and drank my water -- 8 glasses.

Today was just plain weird. If you've watch the Weather Channel you'll see how our city is flooded. But between the storms, I was able to get to the gym. While I was 22 minutes into my elliptical workout, my daughter's daycare called asking me to pick her up since daycare flooded. So I hoped off, showered and then headed off to pick her up. So I did get my workout in today. Food has been good and I've already had 8 glasses of water.

So I've had a great coupe of days. Getting back to basics is working! Imagine that.....

**Edited to add. Ended up going to Chick Fil A for dinner because the electricity went out here for a bit. I got the kids meal with Coke Zero so I still stayed under my calories. After we ate, I strapped the Kiddo into her wheelchair and we went for a walk. I forgot my watch and I don't know what time we left so not sure how long/far we went. But for the day, I'm over 12,000 steps according to my pedometer! Go Me!!

Lazy Weekend

Wow was this a lazy lazy weekend. I really didn't accomplish a darned thing except for going to Target and the grocery store. Oh, I filled up my car with gas too. SCORE!

For some reason I was just plain exhausted all weekend. I took a nap Friday when I got home from work. Another nap on Saturday afternoon with the kiddo. And then again this afternoon. And I still feel like I could go to sleep for the night right now. You know that feeling of being SOO tired when your pregnant? That's exactly how I feel -- only not pregnant.

As far as my 'back to basics' go, I am set to succeed this week. I have my ingredients for my morning green monsters. I made a pot of taco soup for lunch. And I planned all dinners for the week. My bag is packed for either bike riding or the gym tomorrow. And my water bottle is already filled for the ride to work!

Here's to a great week!!

Back To Basics

Back to basics. That's where I need to go in a big way. I have just totally fallen off the wagon and finding it harder and harder to get back on.

My weigh in this week saw a 4 pound gain up to 211.8. Boooo! But it isn't in the slightest bit surprising considering all of the junk I ate throughout the week.

So here's how I'm going to get back to basics.

• Water Water Water!!! I need to really get back to drinking water -- plain water. I like water - a lot (luckily our tap water in Louisville is really good) and when I'm in a groove, it's nothing for me to drink 12-15 glasses a day. I need to get back there.
• Planning. I need to start planning out all of my meals and snacks for the week and make sure I get all necessary items at the grocery store. I usually go to the grocery on Sunday and then make ahead my lunches for the week. They usually consist of a soup so it's easy to make a big pot on Sunday and then dish it into individual take a long bowls for the grab and go convenience. One other thing that helped me a lot was to make sure I eat lunch before going out on Saturday errands. This way, I don't 'have' to stop for lunch at most likely Chick Fil A. It gets me started on errands a little later in the day than I'd like, but it saves a ton of money and calories.
• Exercising. I've made too many excuses in the past few weeks to not exercise. It's raining. My knee hurts a tiny bit. It's too hot to walk to the gym. Blah blah blah and BS! I'm going to ride the company bike each day it isn't raining. And when it is, I'll just go to the gym instead. I own and umbrella so walking to the gym in the rain isn't going to hurt me. I surely won't melt (float would be more like it).
• Inspiration. I need to continue to find inspirations in myself and from others. I need to keep up on my blog subscriptions as well find inspiration from others at work. It's also nice to hear someone tell me I inspire them. So I need to do my part to get inspiration as well as hope to inspire others.

So getting back to basics is where I find my mojo. I'm going to Disney on 10/10 and I want to be back in ONEderland by then. That's over 2 months away so I know I can do it!!

Have a great Saturday y'all. I'm off to make lunch and then head out to Target for school supplies for the Kiddo.