Recovery

We've been sick, our whole family in varying degrees, since Easter. I've taken a few long, long walks, pushing the stroller all over town, but have otherwise not exercised lately. The good news is that I ate very little Easter candy - almost none.

I'm still sick with a bad flu bug - the third I've caught since just before Easter, and am recovering from pink eye as well. Every time I exert myself the least little bit to clean, shop, or babysit, as I started doing lately, I come down with something.

I weighed myself on the WiiFit today. My goal, three months ago, was to have lost about four pounds a month. So far, I've lost 2 1/2 lbs. Total. That's all gains and losses considered.

Just wanted to write it down somewhere so I can look back and realized how far I've come, or how slow the going is. Today, I'm satisfied if I can just last a week or two and not hack up a lung or crumble in a heap of infectious ooze. My goal right now is to stay well until mine and Paul's anniversary in May. It'll be our ten year anniversary (!!!! :)))), and we have a few nice plans. I want to be well enough to enjoy it!

Lent failure

Alright so the whole lent thing sounded like a good idea and I did great for a week!! Then my period came. And I needed chocolate I had to have it. So I gave in to my PMS and fed it what it wanted. I have so many things I need to give up. I also need to get back on my wii fit. I have no clue how much I gained. GGRR!! Being a woman can ruin your best attempts at losing weight. Alas I will try again. I did good til I lost enough to fit back into my pants and now I m comfy again. Time to try on clothes that are the next size down to get my butt in gear. Good luck to us all.

No Pain, I Gain

I took six days off from the Wii Fit. I took a long walk one of those days. I got back on the Wii scale today and I'd gained three and a half pounds in six days. I also looked in the mirror just now and have a ton more grey hair and wrinkes than I remember having last time I dyed my hair (a month ago). I'm not amused. I'm also not enthused.

In the perpetual freezing temperatures, I think my body's inner barometer is set for "Pre-Hibernation Gorging Mode." Whatever the problem, I can always think of something other than myself to blame it on. Perhaps one of the reasons I can't lose weight this week, though, is that I am FED UP with myself. Cranky.

Foods to remove from my diet:

-chips
-cheese
-chips with cheese on them
-Apple Jacks
-sweetened granola
-'Scotch Krispie Treats (think Rice Krispies Treats, but waaaaaaaaay better, and with way more fat and calories)
-Wonka Bottlecaps
-butter

What has been keeping me entertained the last six days:

books
all of the above

Dorothy, I sincerely wish you much weight loss success in light of your Lent sacrifices.

And with that, I'm off to bed. The Wii can crab at me tomorrow about my sleeping habits.

Wiitastic

Hey we got a wii fit too. But I have not been able to use it in a while. I love using it but I jurt my back and then got sick. And now I am energyless and jusst lay around. Mainly because I have been drinking pop and eating sweets. Why you may ask? Because tomorrow is lent. I am giving up pop and sweets. So I ahve been having Fat Tuesday for the past week and I can really feel it.

I had been eating so well that eating like crap is really noticeable. I feel sluggish and yucky. I think that once i get rid of that stuff all will be better. I will let you all know Next week if I feel better. I am going to get back on the wii and burn off those pounds. To losing weight!! HEAR HEAR!! :)

Are Wii Fit Yet?

We got a Wii Fit. We couldn't really afford it, but it's cheaper than a gym membership or a treadmill, and a whole lot more accessible and usable with the space we have. It's fun, fun, fun. Though I'm rather uncoordinated and unbalanced, I seem to do very well with yoga poses and have good stamina.

This past week has been disastrously delicious as far as dietary habits go. I've been to no less than four birthday parties (two for my daughter and two for friends) and celebrated Valentine's Day with cheese cake and candy. I skipped the cake and ice cream on my own birthday this week, but made up for it with plenty of cake sneaked for breakfast, lunch, and midnight snacks.

For the record, here's what the absolutely, 100% guaranteed accurate (well, pretty darn good) Wii says about me:

I started out on Feb. 15th with a BMI of 26.04 and about 9 1/2 lbs to lose to reach a healthy BMI.

As of today, Feb. 18th, my weight and BMI have risen slightly to 26.4-something and 10.1 lbs to lose.

I'm not too concerned, considering this is the week before my period. But my goal is to lose about a pound a week for the next two months, and so far, no good. Maybe next week I'll lose two pounds?

Yes, I'm a yo-yo who has plenty of trouble not gaining and losing the same 15 pounds every year. Winter is a waistline KILLER for me because I CRAVE foods that help me keep a layer of fat, and have very little desire for the fresh vegetables I crave when it's hot outside. And with the kids' constant barrage of colds, I can't take them outside for walks, let alone leave the house myself. The Wii has come in mighty handy during these three months of perpetual illness.

Oops kept forgetting.

Well I have been pretty good I have lost a total of 11 lbs. I am super excited, but this is a bad week fo me, PERIOD WEEK!!! All chocolate hide or you will be eaten. I have decided that I am going to start participating in lent again. I am going to be giving up soda pop and all unneccesary sugars (ie candy, cakes, cookies). I am close to getting a wii fit and hope that it will help me to excersice more because it is so much fun. I am going to be writing more often in the blog because I canceled my weight watchers cause I don't really use it and the 3 months is up. I learned a lot and will keep on using the tools. I am also reading "You: On a Diet" by Dr. Oz it is an awesome tool. I am excited for warmer weather and the chance to go outside and play witht kids and go for walks to the beach. This is the year of change for me. 2009 the year I get healthy :).

Helloooo! I can hear an echo!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's been neglecting my post(s). I'll sum up my winter weight loss efforts quickly: Bad Habits. All of them. Haven't taken walks. Eaten plenty of fattening, sugary, starchy, empty calories. I always do well with my fiber intake, but otherwise? Cheesecake, cookies, marshmallows, chocolate. You get the idea. I've only taken three or four walks since the snow first fell. Sunny weather has returned, and eventually we'll all be over our colds and I can go out walking again. I went to the doctor in November and found out I weighed 155. I haven't weighed myself since then.

What's new with you?

Another one bites the dust.

Well another pound has been shed from my body. YEAH 140's here I come. This week I will be trying to walk atleast 3 times a week. Maybe more weight will come off. I do not feel deprieved because I can eat whatever just on a smaller scale and as long as I do not go over in points I am good.

Walking, Sit-ups, and the Wii

It's been about a week since I last took a walk. That's the longest I've gone without a walk in, I don't know, almost two months, not counting the time when I was sick with a bad cold and probably took time off. I'm wondering what the lack of vigorous walking has done for my weight.

We bought a second-hand Wii as a birthday/Christmas gift to us all, and it's fun! Tennis is probably the best calorie-burning workout so far, or boxing. Baseball, especially the homerun derbies, are a workout for the arms, something I also need. My upper arms and thighs are the last place I lose weight. My breasts - those are the first thing to disappear, and often the only thing. Playing on the Wii is not real, actual, full-on exercise, but it's a great alternative to sitting on the couch, watching TV and eating, and encourages more interaction with the family, and thought. You can't eat or space out much while you're on the Wii.

My goal for this upcoming week is to do 40 sit-ups a day - 20 in the morning and 20 in the evening. I went past the bathroom mirror while I was giving T a piggyback ride and noticed that my tummy still clearly isn't flat.

I must crack the whip and drive myself to perfection, or die trying, right?!? No. I want to look my best and be all hot and svelte and cocky and all, "Yeah, that's me." Why not? Gotta have some goals, and only one life to live!

I've been eating hard candy, but haven't had egg nog all month, and I love the stuff. I've been too busy eating Paul's birthday cakes. ; P

Like I alluded to, I don't know what weight I'm at this week.

YEAH!!!!

So I joined weight watchers a week ago and just with the eating plan I lost 3 lbs. I have never lost weight so quickly. I am starting to walk this week in hopes to encourage more weight loss. This is the first time I feel like I can do it.

It has been way too long since I posted anything...

Sorry, guys didn't mean to ditch you... Ok so here's an update.
Week to week my weight has fluctuated from a "low" of 284 to earlier this week I weighed myself and it said 292! Ahhh!!!! Well the obvious reason is I didn't work out for a week and a half. But holy cow! 8 lbs!!!!
I can't seem to keep weight off. I'm starting to wonder if the infertility treatments are causing it to be more difficult to loose weight. I haven't been eating very well or drinking my water. I'm a stress eater and right now, there is so much stress it would take up an entire afternoon to talk about it all! No wonder I can't get pregnant! Stress, weight, infertility, will it ever end?!?!
So today to try to get myself back on track, I went to the gym and burned 668 calories or an hour on the elliptical. Maybe that will erase that Frosty I ate today... I joined Weight Watchers a long time ago but have been too ashamed of my eating habits to even admit it to myself.
Any way that's where I'm at...
love you guys, sorry it has been so long since I posted something or encouraged you on your journeys.

Moving furniture

So a really good exercise to move heavy furniture all by yourself. I am cleaning a room a day this week to get ready for some friends coming over this weekend. I re-arranged our room all by myself, what a workout. My weight is about the same. Which means I am not gaining :) but I am akso not losing :( One day it will all come together.

For the first time since my children were born...

I bought a BELT! Since even before my children were born, my waist had been growing, growing, growing over the years. I kept buying bigger pants, hoping I could climb back down through all the sizes someday. After the birth of my second child, my waist has gradually, gradually shrunk and I have been returning to slimmer pants. It's been a slow process that's taken over three years. The entire time, I've tried to be far more active than I was during my years at a desk job.

Well, for the first time in at least five years, I've had to buy - A BELT!

I'm delighted!

I weigh about 135 and need a belt. Siiiggghhh.

Halloweens over

So I have eaten hardly any candy from my kids buckets. Of course it was in the car for the first few days. My weight has stayed the same but that is better than gaining. I am thinking of joining weight watchers in my quest to lose weight. My mom and aunts are doing it and they are losing weight. Well till next time.

I'm So STOKED!

Despite a cold that's getting worse, and despite the clutter in the house, I'm stoked on one account: MY WEIGHT!

Last week I walked an average of 2-4 (yes, 4) hours a day, almost every day. Yes, sounds crazy, but in the weather we were having - wonderful.

I've felt great energy-wise, ache and pain-free wise. And when I got on a scale, it said I weighed 130-135 pounds. (I weighed myself several times on two scales, and it averaged to 130-ish.) I'm not sure whether that's accurate or not, but I'll take it and run with it!!! I haven't weighed 135 since shortly after P and I were married!

My "Daphne" Halloween costume? It fit without looking ridiculous. Hooray!

Almost Halloween

I have a love-hate relationship with Halloween. I love dressing my kids up and letting them have fun, and say "Trick or Treat". But I hate the candy part of it. I end up eating all the good candy and throw the rest away. This year I vow not to eat ALL the candy. I will let the kids have a peice or two then donate it to the church :) These weeks just seem to fly by. But I am planning on getting a gym membership after I get my first paycheck from my new job. Maybe that will help me kick my butt into gear. Eating wise I have been pretty good. But I am having a problem drinking all my water and less pop. Well here is to a new week. I am going to see if renting new workout videos off of netflix will help, who knows? New things sometimes help.

Dazzling October Sunshine

The sunlight and crisp temperatures have been tinting the leaves in rich hues and scrubbing the blue sky clean. I haven't had any trouble the past couple of days in getting exercise. I walked for over two hours yesterday with T in the stroller, two hours the day before, and an hour and a half the day before that, I think. Did I mention I like to take walks? Not only do I get exercise while walking, but I don't get bored enough to eat. I figure I better get in as many as I can before the weather turns too cold or -eep- SNOWY? FREEZY?

EGGNOG SEASON looms before us. Eggnogg is one of my big downfalls. I drink it in my coffee from mid-October to mid-February (I stock up right before it's off shelves in January.) I adore it. I saw it in Safeway yesterday and have yet to buy any. But it will happen. I'll crumble with a big smile on my face.

We made a huge pot of chili at the end of last week and a pot of borscht earlier this week, so we've had some really healthy, warm food. Borscht is an acquired taste, but very healthy. It's made primarily of beets (I used canned) seasoned with dill, can be made with or without meat, and contains whatever other vegetables you like. I put potatoes, turnips, beans, carrots, and brown rice in mine.

I'd like to also recommend a pasta. Barilla makes a series of noodles in yellow boxes called "Barilla Plus." The pasta is made with eggs and legumes like chick peas and lentils, and whole grains. It's high in Omega-3's and fiber. A serving of this pasta contains almost as much protein as a serving of hamburger, and only slightly less than a serving of shrimp. The noodles have a denser, springier texture than most other noodles and are more flavorful - really yummy. These noodles ARE almost twice the price of generic white noodles, but they have WAY more nutrition and you don't have to serve them with meat to make them nourishing. I eat a bowl or two of Barilla Plus with my favorite cheese sprinkled on top and call it a meal. It's an easy way to add both protein and fiber into your diet without the hassle of preparing and cooking meat (which to me is a major pain.) I'm a lazy but healthy cook.

Poverty is a good weight-loss plan. No ice cream or pop this week except at a birthday party last Saturday, and hardly any candy. Can't afford it. I baked a batch of chocolate chip and flax-seed cookies (again hitting with the stealth Omega-3-fiber foods) and accidentally left them at my dad's house. I made pancakes (with ground flax and flour) and ate them with a pile of bacon and sausage. That was my big indulgence earlier this week.

Yesterday I weighed myself three times on a scale in a store and it averaged out to about 135-7. Don't know if it's true, but I'll gladly take it. If only my arms would tighten up and get buff. They make my breasts look smaller than they really are. I guess lifting a three-year old repeatedly every day isn't the same as lifting weights in the gym. The workout gods are unfair!

Another week gone.

Man havew I been behind. I got a cold and my head is just not working. I started my new jon so I am trying to set up office and get things done. I also stayed up till 1:00 to help Joe finish his paper. This 28 year old body can not handle that anymore. I jumped on the scale and it is about a pound lower. YEAH!!!! Still trying to keep up on the exercise and water drinking. Not doing to well. But I bought whole wheat bread and flour and I am trying to eat better, Although having cookies and ice cream is not good.

progress

So the scale hasn't moved but I'm improving in other ways. I exercise for an hour 3 times a week. Yesterday I made it for 20 minutes on the elliptical. WOOHOO!!!! Yay, for me! This is in is a complete victory for me. When I first got on a couple weeks ago, I couldn't last for more than 5 minutes. My eating has not been so good which is why the scale hasn't moved. What can I say, I'm a sucker for ice cream. Today I did much better than I have all week. And last night I made a Mexican salad with an organic salsa for the dressing and chicken and some black beans and some cheese. It was great! And Tony actually ate it... Now to get him to stop drinking soda... Then I won't have to have it in the house calling my name. Water intake hasn't been so great either. Somebody wanna light a fire under me. I thought I was doing pretty good until I started writing this! I'm terrible, if a skinny person we're ready this, they would be disgusted. Ugh!

Keeping Track

For the record:

The day before yesterday - Wednesday - I finally reached the water intake goal. I drank around 64 oz. of water that day. And I did at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise as I pushed a stroller up a steep hill. I've been doing stretching and dancing as I take care of things around the house. I don't know if they've been exacty 15 consecutive minutes, but at least the exercise is kinda working its way in there.

How are you two?

Anyone else out there want to join in?