UGH

I'm rather wasteful when it comes to time.

I've done nothing since I last posted in here.

Will I do anything before the holidays get rolling?

Unlikely.

I'll check back in on Monday.

Days 8 & 9 - Go me...not

Ummmmm...

Yeah.

If I could pretend these two days did not exist, I might just do that. I've done nothing. I realized this afternoon that I hadn't even had any water today at all. Way to make this a priority, right?

I'm a little embarrassed, to be honest. I hate that I did squat and have wasted another two days of my life.

So.

Gotta move on, right?

Gotta make the commitment, right?

RIGHT!

After all, my dear, tomorrow is another day...

...blah.

Day 7 - Keep on truckin'

Eh.

I woke up yesterday morning, Day 7, and kicked butt. I did a Walk Away the Pounds 1 mile walk. It was a great way to start the day! I had goals and dreams and aspirations to work out again when the kids went to bed, but I was struck with yet another migraine (story of my life!), and I decided to just get to bed at a decent hour. I feel much better today, so hopefully this evening I can make up for that!!

Food: Pretty good day overall! Had a great start with a healthy breakfast. Lunch was ok, not the best, but I needed something quick as the kids were wearing me out, so I had some leftover pizza. Dinner was great - chicken breast, mashed potatoes, and carrots. Even the kids ate it up!

Water: 21 oz. Not quite goal, but pretty good!

Exercise: See above.

So there you have it. Not excellent. Not fabulous. Semi-productive, perhaps. I'll take it!

Day 6 - Off the Saddle, Ugh

I had a crappy day yesterday. It wasn't just me, it was my kiddos, too. Everyone was grouchy and cranky and nobody wanted to do anything. We sat in our pj's for most of the day, watching movies, snacking, just laying around. Lots of fighting between the kids, lots of refereeing by yours truly. Tons of fun!!

...not.

So I really have nothing to report, just that it was a day of nothing as far as weight loss goes, but I couldn't help it. I didn't want to do anything.

I'm happy to report today is already off to a better start, so that's something!

Crappy days happen. I can't fight that. I'm just glad this one is now in the past. The kids were great this morning. I'm hoping that pattern continues, but you just never can tell with these people...

Day 5 - Back in the Saddle

Another emotionally compromising day today. Another dear friend lost a loved one, her beloved baby boy. I'm conflicted, my heart is broken, and I just can't figure out why life works this way. It does keep hurdling forward, and amazingly enough, so did my attempt at weight loss. I guess that's something to be proud of within this whole mess.

Food: I was right on until this afternoon, before dinner.

Water: GOAL WAS MET! WOOHOO!! I made it to 28 oz today.

Exercise: I did 22 minutes of the Biggest Loser Cardio Max, and wow, it was great! I then attempted to do a yoga video, but it was a bit too advanced for me. I think I saw a more beginner video on there, so I might give it a try tomorrow.

I'm exhausted. Emotionally, mentally, and physically.

TUESDAY GOALS:

1. Drink 28 oz again. (Have to reach this goal a few times before I up it!)

2. Work out.

3. Healthy breakfast.

No humor today. Maybe life will be a bit funnier tomorrow.

Weigh In #1

My usual weigh-in day is Sunday, however, due to the extenuating circumstances over the weekend, I opted to wait until Monday morning to weigh in.

The results:

Previous weight - 227 lbs.

Current weight - 225 lbs.

RESULT: -2 lbs.

YES!!! I'm feeling so good about that!! That's the inspiration to kick my butt back into gear! I'm anxious for my workout tonight. I'm pumped and ready to go!

Days 3 & 4 - Life Happens

I did not have the best weekend, emotionally or otherwise. It was a rough one. My husband's best friend was dealing with a horrible loss and we went to spend the weekend with him and his family. It happened very suddenly Saturday, so I didn't have time to prepare or work out any exercise plan. Sometimes life just happens and you just have to roll with the punches.

I'm reeling from this emotionally. A whole family perished in a house fire. Husband, wife, daughter. Beyond tragic. How can things like this be explained? What to you take away from it? How do you comfort people who are in so much pain over their loss? It's hard. It's rough. Words can't even begin to explain it.

So, I pretty much ate whatever this weekend, I did not exercise even a little. I was there with my husband being a friend to people we love. That's all I could muster.

Tomorrow is another day.

Day 2 - Pushing Myself

Today required a lot from me. I was moody and cranky. Once the kids went off to bed, I was ready to plop down on the couch with a movie and forget about working out. I don't know what came over me, but I decided that I was still going to watch a movie and linger in my crappy attitude, just AFTER I worked out. What a great decision! I already feel better, plus I'm proud of myself. Score one for me!

Food today: Still a problem area. It wasn't so much WHAT I ate today, it was just my lack of eating, and my lack of eating at normal times. Definitely room for improvement.

Water today: Ugh, only 14 oz, again! All during my workout.

Exercise: Walking Cardio Shape Up with Chris Freytag, again courtesy of OnDemand. I had opted for something that I thought would be nice and easy - walking, come on, how could that be hard? Well, shoot, they fooled me! It was intense, but I really got a lot out of it. It did require use of dumbbells, which I didn't have on me, but I still did the motions without them and felt a burn. I need to figure out where the dumbbells ended up in the move. Garage, maybe? Eh, that's a job for the hubby!

Saturday Goals:

1. Drink 28 oz of water.

2. Workout!

3. Eat a healthy breakfast.

Day 2 overall: Powered through, thus I feel semi-successful!

Day 1 - Not Too Shabby!

So I did. I got the ball rolling today. Step 1 is often the hardest, right?

Food today: Crappola, but shopping day is this weekend, and I will make a better effort to provide healthy snacks. The Princess has been in a snacking craze lately, and I need to be sure she has better options.

Water today: Ummmm. Yeah. Okay. So how come I enjoyed water so much back in high school? That's all I had at practice, after school...ohhh yeah! That's right. I used to be athletic. Athletes drink water, period. No wonder this is so hard! I drank 14oz today, go me! I drank way more than that in Big Red, which was delicious, but probably not as helpful to the cause!

Exercise today: I kicked it!! OnDemand is a beautiful thing, especially a little channel they have called Exercise TV! It's so hard finding the time to work out with kids and jobs and cooking and cleaning and chauffering and blah blah blah. I have the hardest time in the history of the universe waking in the morning before the munchkins, so doing it before they are all up is not really an option. That's a goal, though, for sure. So today I worked out after they were in bed. Did 45 minutes of a Jillian Michaels cardio kick-my-butt-into-shape thing. Oh my word, I'm still feeling it!

Friday Goals:

1. Drink 28 oz of water.

2. Work out, somehow, someway!

Day 1: Sort of a success!

First Post!

My first post! About time I get the motivation to get down to business, right?

There have been a few motivating factors lately.

I was reading a blog yesterday about the nicest woman, she's pregnant, she measured herself and found out she was 48 inches around her belly, and she was shocked and appalled. So was I, momentarily, until I realized that I had just measured my own non-baby-filled stomach and it measured in at a whopping 50 inches. Well, crap!

Last night I watched a tear-jerker of a movie. I lay on the couch, sobbing away. My daughter wakes up and comes to cuddle with me, I let her so I don't have to pause the movie, and I realize the combination of the sobs and her weight on my chest, I couldn't breathe. Come ON. I felt ridiculous!

Then there is my wedding pictures. That's all I need to say about that one...

So now is the time. Why wait any longer? I want more babies, I want to enjoy my life now, I want to keep up with my kids, I want to be the super hot mom.

Soooo here I go! It ain't gunna be pretty, folks, but it'll be real and honest and hopefully I come out the other end looking and feeling smokin' hot!