I am so pumped! My ticker doesn't say 0 pounds lost anymore!!!!! Yay!!!!!
I stuck to my work out plan all week, and stayed under my calorie goal - sort of. I am working on learning portion control. Sometimes I wonder if my calorie log is really accurate. But I guess I'm not too far off if I've managed to loose 2 pounds :)
The trick will be not to gain it back this weekend. We have 2 birthday parties for the boys, which means no time to work out and lots of really bad for me foods :(
Friday, August 26, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Ready?
Yeah, so I was ready for the first day of school... Until we started and the curriculum software I had for my oldest wouldn't work. Every answer we tried to put in it would pop up an error window. So I wasted an hour and a half ordering and setting up new curriculum. But I was able to order basically the same curriculum in an online version. So we were able to start right away, and it is no longer taking up hard drive space on our computer. And I can access it from any computer, any time, any where. We ended up finishing schoolwork about 6pm. But we did it.
And then there was today. My oldest had a follow up appointment with the dentist from his dental surgery. He checked out fine, and on the way out I decided to schedule the next one to start his work. They were able to see him right away, so I figured since we were there might as well get the ball rolling. He is going to need 1 crown and 4 fillings. They think they can get it done in two office visits, and they offered to start right then, but I really had to get home so we left. I'll get him scheduled to start in the next week or two.
We had no sooner walked in the door than my cleaning crew arrived. And of course the house was a disaster. So the whirlwind of cleaning-so-the-cleaning-crew-can-clean began. We got two subjects of schoolwork done while they cleaned. And my niece arrived for my to babysit (a new regular thing on Tuesdays - I'm actually really excited :) Then we all went out for lunch to try to relax (my m-i-l was having a pretty bad day too). After lunch we squeezed in the rest of school work before the boys got to go to my m-i-l's and my b-i-l came back for his little girl.
So now I have some quiet time. I'm starting to feel like today was actually pretty productive. Tomorrow will be better. It has to.
And then there was today. My oldest had a follow up appointment with the dentist from his dental surgery. He checked out fine, and on the way out I decided to schedule the next one to start his work. They were able to see him right away, so I figured since we were there might as well get the ball rolling. He is going to need 1 crown and 4 fillings. They think they can get it done in two office visits, and they offered to start right then, but I really had to get home so we left. I'll get him scheduled to start in the next week or two.
We had no sooner walked in the door than my cleaning crew arrived. And of course the house was a disaster. So the whirlwind of cleaning-so-the-cleaning-crew-can-clean began. We got two subjects of schoolwork done while they cleaned. And my niece arrived for my to babysit (a new regular thing on Tuesdays - I'm actually really excited :) Then we all went out for lunch to try to relax (my m-i-l was having a pretty bad day too). After lunch we squeezed in the rest of school work before the boys got to go to my m-i-l's and my b-i-l came back for his little girl.
So now I have some quiet time. I'm starting to feel like today was actually pretty productive. Tomorrow will be better. It has to.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
School Time
It is time for school to start, and I am actually ready! All my lesson plans FOR THE YEAR are done ahead of time. My oldest is finally old enough for Switched On, which means all his lessons will be on the computer, and it's already done for me. The program even grades it and keeps all his records. I ordered written curriculum for my middle child, and I have worked out all my lesson plans so all I have to do is study the night before for the next day. I have them in another computer program so I can input grades and attendance for him. I thought I'd copy all of the oldest into the program also so I could have them all in one place, but that seems like an awful lot of extra work.
I have stayed under my calorie goals on myfitnesspal so far, but I haven't input today yet. I am wondering if I should just skip Sundays and let them be my cheat days. I think I need to weigh in and take measurements tomorrow. Not sure if I want to do that weekly or monthly, but I haven't really done it since January, so I really should.
It's weird, but for the first time ever, I feel like I can do this. I can loose this weight. I can learn how to be healthy.
I have stayed under my calorie goals on myfitnesspal so far, but I haven't input today yet. I am wondering if I should just skip Sundays and let them be my cheat days. I think I need to weigh in and take measurements tomorrow. Not sure if I want to do that weekly or monthly, but I haven't really done it since January, so I really should.
It's weird, but for the first time ever, I feel like I can do this. I can loose this weight. I can learn how to be healthy.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Fitness Pal
I've found a new site, MyFitnessPal.com, and I am loving it! It seems kinda like facebook, except everyone is tracking weight loss. Kind of companionship and accountability. They even have this cool tracker which I have added to the top of my page, so I can show off my progress :) And know that the world will be able to see if I fall backwards... Hopefully it will just be good motivation.
I've been really struggling with the strength training. I was finally healed up and tried to start working hard, but I hate being sore. And then I got sick. Maybe the yucky feeling was because I was sick. At any rate, I'll try again next week.
Of course school will be starting next week too. I am happy to say I have ALL of my lesson plans for THE WHOLE YEAR done!! Of course, I will still have to go back each week/day and prep specifically, but I know what I need to get done. I'm kinda excited. And kinda scared. I have got to do this right this year. But I am very happy My Angel is doing much better than I thought with reading. He's got the nuts and bolts down, we just need to work on fine tuning.
I've been really struggling with the strength training. I was finally healed up and tried to start working hard, but I hate being sore. And then I got sick. Maybe the yucky feeling was because I was sick. At any rate, I'll try again next week.
Of course school will be starting next week too. I am happy to say I have ALL of my lesson plans for THE WHOLE YEAR done!! Of course, I will still have to go back each week/day and prep specifically, but I know what I need to get done. I'm kinda excited. And kinda scared. I have got to do this right this year. But I am very happy My Angel is doing much better than I thought with reading. He's got the nuts and bolts down, we just need to work on fine tuning.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Back to work!
Ab seems to be fully healed, and I am back to hard work! I am so excited :) I have been doing 20 minutes of dance cardio 6 days a week, 20 minutes of pilates 3 days a week, and 10 minutes of ab work 3 days a week. It is amazing how good I feel. I'm finding it easier to get up in the mornings now. I actually can't sleep past 6:30! Yay for progress :)
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