Happy Saturday!

Happy dance time...

Except I'm not going to post THAT video...at least not until I'm dancing around at 150!

Previous random weight: 236

TODAY:........234.5

Granted, it's happy news, but not EXCITING news as I really didn't DO anything.

Well, I did drink more water this week, and made some better food decisions.

So hey, give credit where credit is due!

Go me!

I wanted to throw some exercise into my life but my knee is ridiculous.

So this week I'm just going to focus on water and food.

I am going to ROCK this weight loss shiz!

Busy, busy!

More on the productive side today!

Breakfast: two pieces of toast

Lunch: McDonald's

Dinner/Snack: raisins and a banana

Today's problem was lack of time and lack of food. We went shopping late this evening, so things will improve tomorrow in the food department!

Water: 24 oz.

Exercise: none

I mismanaged my time this evening. I need to work on that. I'm so exhausted, but have so much to do! I NEED to make the time for myself and my body. It desperately needs it.

Tomorrow's Goals: drink 24 oz of water, exercise for 30 minutes.

September is here.

I think I set myself up for failure when I say things like, "I'm back for good!"

So I won't say that. Even if it is what I'm thinking!

I had family pictures taken at the beginning of July. I've gained a good 5 or 6 pounds since then.

I looked at the pictures today.

I died a little on the inside.

That can't possibly be ME?!?!

So it won't be.

I got this.

WHAT?!?

Has it been another month?

Goodness.

Tomorrow morning, weigh-in and goals.

Off we go, round 5689273891723817293!!!!!

I'm still here!

Still here. Getting back into the swing of things.

I'm adopting a new attitude. I'm learning how to love myself just the way I am. Yes, I want to get healthy. Yes, I want to lose weight. But while I'm doing all that? I'm going to love myself.

It's amazing how the power of positive thinking changes things! I'm no longer staring at myself and critiquing everything and feeling sorry and ugly and fat. I really don't feel that way. I do feel beautiful! My husband loves me and tells me I'm beautiful constantly. I don't think he makes that up!

But for me, to be healthy, I'm going to do this. Because I love myself, I'm going to do this.

Today, I did a Walk Away the Pounds with Leslie Sansone video - 30 minutes, 2 miles. It is a great start.

Tomorrow's goals: 30 minutes of workout and 20oz of water.

Game time, people, it is game time!

Day 12 - Sit down before you read it!

That's right, people.

I exercised.

TWO DAYS IN A ROW!!

What now!?!?! WOOHOO!!!

FOOD: Didn't log calories today. To be honest, I don't know why I didn't. I had Sparkpeople up on my screen while I was working, so I'm not sure. I need to do better with keeping track.

WATER: None. However, that is my goal for tomorrow. Be gone, pop, be gone!

EXERCISE: I actually woke up early this morning with every intention to work out! I was so pumped, and so proud of myself! Then...the kids woke up. Literally within 5 minutes of me getting out of bed. Perfect! So I changed my plan and adapted to the situation. The Baby Boy took a nap after lunch, and I set up the Princess with some coloring goodies and some special toys, and I did another 1 mile Walk Away the Pounds video, followed by a 10 minute leg strengthening and toning video. Fabulous! It felt great!

GOALS FOR TOMORROW: I have two goals for tomorrow: 1. Drink 24 oz of water, and 2. Do the 1 mile walk in the morning and then a harder cardio video in the evening.

Alright, here we go!!!

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.

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!