Wednesday January 11, 2012

Today's Good Things:
Up at 5:30
Morning Pilates - 10min (core)
Bible time
Family bible time
Breakfast on time
Productive morning school wise
Lovely bible study with friend
Stuck to my menu plan well
Enjoyed a delicious nap snuggled up with the baby on the couch.  <3
17 minutes of wii fit this afternoon
Kept up with our basic routine decently

Today's Not So Good Things:
Can't think of any :)

Okay, so today was about the little things.  I worked hard to make the little choices and little things count well today.  This afternoon, after I finished my snack, I was rummaging through the house looking for another "little something".  After picking up and putting down various items, I chose to have a cup of black coffee instead.  From there, I chose to get on the wii and do some moving while waiting for the children to finish up their choring.  After that, I was so pleased with myself that I didn't even want to bother with any little somethings.

Speaking of the wii. My intention on using it today was to weigh myself. Our scale broke a while ago and I haven't really been able to keep track of how much I've gained this pregnancy very well. According to the wii, it looks like I'm up around 14 pounds so far. That's more than I gained last time, but still not as bad as I was thinking.  Compared to the scale at the doc's office a couple of weeks ago, I'm down a couple of pounds even. But, comparing different scales is obviously not helpful.  So far, I'm still under my highest weight when I started working to lose last year. That's a comfort. Watching the wii tease me about being "obese", however is not a good feeling. Wish it could hear me when I say, "Hey! I'm PREGNANT you know!" :-P

I still have my evening 20 minutes of pilates to get in. I'm actually excited to do it. I'll wait until after our family movie time is done and the children are in bed. I have to say, though, my legs are sore! I knew that was coming.  Pilates is one of those things that feels like you're not really working hard but it hits you the following day and you KNOW you were working your body in completely new ways. I like that feeling.

Had to reschedule my u/s for Friday due to a big storm coming our way.  I'm still struggling to feel great during the day, but maybe some shoveling will be a decent remedy. ;) 

My husband just called me while on his way home from work asking if I wanted anything from McD's.  Since I know he'll be eating too when he gets home, I decided to have a small chicken sandwich for my evening snack tonight.  I miss him when he's gone working late, but it's fun to have some special time together late in the evening too.

Today's Food Choices:

Breakfast: 1 english muffin with peanut butter, decaf coffee - black

Snack: 2 oz cheddar cheese, 8 triscuit crackers, decaf chai tea - black

Lunch: hm turkey soup, 1 dinner roll w/ butter, water

Snack: 1/2 grapefruit, 1 cheese stick, water

Dinner: 2-3 oz turkey, Nachos (corn chips, pintos, cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce), water

Evening snack: Chicken sandwich? Still unsure, as I was really looking forward to my plain greek yogurt and orange segments.  Maybe I'll offer the sandwich to a helpful child instead. ;)

ETA: For some reason, blogger isn't letting me access the comments page so I can respond to the notes left from yesterday. Thanks for your encouragement, ladies! It means a great deal to me. :)

FINAL REPORT:  Gave the sandwich to the girlies. Just finished my 20 minute exercises (buns & thighs and flexibility).  I am about to enjoy my plain greek yogurt with diced orange sections. Mmmmm...my favorite. :)

I'm choosing to ignore my nasty heartburn and headache. :-P
Great day!

Tuesday November 15, 2011

Today's Good Things:
Up and dressed before the children
Woke them with a smile
Bible & journal
Morning walk with the fam
Followed meal plan fairly well until dinner (enter date night)
Worked out some strategy to deal with tough home issues

Today's Not So Good Things:
Children were not so enthusiastic about my fresh start to the day
Tough issues with one dear child
Date night dinner was too hard to resist

Today I started well.  I am very glad for that.  I'm sad because I can see the transition to get us back on our regular routine is going to be a rough one.  Today was hard, dealing with a lot of those emotions and working on behavior that has been let go for too long.  Emotionally, I'm drained. 

We had a wonderful date night tonight, though.  I'm grateful the Lord always gives hope even when we don't even know where to look for it. 

Tomorrow I hope to start as strong.  I also hope to get in an afternoon walk instead of sitting in my own emotional pity-party.  I should have at least walked off those blues. 

I also have my first mw appointment tomorrow. I wasn't expecting to go this soon, but I am excited to meet with her and hear more on her thoughts for keeping my blood sugars balanced. 

Oh, and starting to think about the Thanksgiving day menu.  I want to include my family's favorites, but I want to be cautious about tempting myself with all of those goodies.  It will be a challenge, for sure.

Feeling Lost

I'm not even sure what my plan is this week.  Well, I guess my plan is no plan, really.  I have been up each morning at my 5am wake up to pray with my sweet husband and then out for my 1 mile walk, my oldest joining me today.  My sweetie and the boys have been getting in their pt in the mornings too, they even got in a quick swim after their run this morning. It was already that hot at 6am!!!

So, I'm doing pretty well getting back to that part of my routine. I haven't been logging, though, or blogging.  I didn't weigh-in Monday. I was just too scared to see the number. I didn't want to feel down about it, since I do think I worked hard to do well while on vacation. I didn't do well on our weekend of cookouts, however, so Monday I was hiding from the scale. *blush*

I'm still so super tired from our trip. The 1 mile a day is about all I can muster aside from the work of getting our home and hearts back in order.  I even caved on date night tonight and devoured my very own Mocha Chip ice cream.  Sigh.  I guess being tired and worn down weakens my resolve. 

So, for the rest of this week I'll put rest, walks, and more water on my goal list, praying those will strengthen me for making better choices.

Monday January 31, 2011 Shoes On

Goodbye January!!

Today's Good Things:
Hard but productive day of lessons
Short but meaningful bible time
Morning and Afternoon 15 done
Met my water goal
Coffee out with friend

Today's Not So Good Things:
Missed Bible sharing time with the fam (I've been up with the babe and just could not keep my eyes open)
Felt a little like walking through molasses today, trying to get things done
Fussy baby
Heavy on the carbs today
Missed my workout

Today was a good start to the week. Even though I got going a little late, I was cheerful and eager to work on some changes. 

I started with a new outfit I bought over the weekend. I wanted another pair of pants to wear when I go out for my afternoon walks. (it's getting so cold out there!) I was pretty excited to find something from off of the Misses rack rather than the Women's that would fit. An added bonus was getting a $50 pair of jeans for only $5!! Add a $5 sweater and I'm a happy lady. ;-)

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I bought new clothes. I typically go second hand with what I wear, but I wanted to try on "real" sizes in the store and see where I was at. I'm not in the sizes I was hoping for, but I am on my way. I'm excited about that. :-)

I was SO dragging this afternoon and Did Not want to go outside to walk my mile. But, I grabbed a walking buddy and we hit the trail. I'm always so glad to be out there once I get going. The fresh air, cold as it is, wakes me up and keeps me going until dinner time.

What helped to get me out the door was my new strategy for the day. I've decided to wear my shoes all day to keep me moving and ready to go at all times. Something about wearing shoes makes me feel like I need to keep active and get on to the next thing. It was good. So, I'm adding Shoes On to my routine as well.

Fussy baby again tonite. Oh, how I could use some good sleep. ;-)

ETA: I forgot to mention the scale. I recorded my official loss from the weekend. However, when I stepped on the scale this morning, I was down almost 2 pounds from Sunday morning. ::shock::  I'm not counting it as yet, but I'm hopeful for the end of the week. If it sticks, that puts me at over 10 pounds gone and ready for my first reward. :D 

I've decided to weigh in daily and see how my scale likes it. I'm still getting off readings. Step on it once, get a number. Step on it again, get a number 2 pounds higher. Step on it again, get a number 1 pound lower. That's annoying, to say the least. But, when I can get a number to read the same 3 times in a row, I'm calling that good for now.