B-A-N-A-N-A-S! LOL. Much thanks to Gwen Stefani as this song really pushed me today on my RUN!!!!! That's right people, I said RUN! Yes, I know I probably shouldn't have gone out because I'm still sick but I was dying to get out there! It's been since last August people!
So I kind of had to take myself back to like week 3 of C25K but I still did it. I did a 1.5miles. My pace was not great-- but it's been since AUGUST PEOPLE! You dont' know HOW GOOD it felt to get back out there! My lungs were burning yet all I could think about was "I can't wait to tell all my EP buddies!!!!".
I couldn't take DD as it was only 43 degrees out (but absolutely beautiful). I had to BEG my mom to watch for that short time so I could get out there.
So I've also been cooking all week. I've had no Smart Ones and no Lean Cuisines. This is amazing in itself. I am enjoying it but I wish my family would appreciate it as well (and me for that matter).
I rarely eat red meat but tonight I had a 4oz steak with some herbs. I took some red potatoes, chopped green onion, chopped parsley, and minced garlic and I put it all in a steamer bag. I served myself a total of two red potatoes with on tablespoon of nonfat sour cream. This was a very low point dinner and very filling!
I sneaked on the scale this morning and I'm not down that much. I did use some flex today but I'm going to try really hard not to use any again until WI.
I love you guys!
EDIT: Have any of you ever visited WebMd before? You can do a total health profile on there for free and they will evaluate it for free. It is so cool. It will tell you if you are getting enough of certian vitamins and minerals in your diet or too much. Check it out it's fun!
Well, there's not much news. I'm on track. Not much activity as reported before and you all know why. My eating is on track. I've used some flex points but no all YET, which is good. I'm recording everything. I guess my biggest feat this week is I haven't had any lean cuisines or smart ones. I've made everything. Oh WAIT, that is AMAZING because I DON'T cook! lol.
Tonight I made Cod--- so good. I sauteed fresh lemon, garlic, olive oil, and parsely in a pan and then added the cod with some herbs. YUMMY! Too bad my husband just informed me he HATES it. M****er F*er! I cooked a pound and a half and only had a 4oz serving. This stuff is NOT cheap. I took the rest to my parents so it wasn't wasted.
I'm still sick. Tried to go to work today. I made it about 2 1/2 hrs and then came home. It's hard when I have the baby too. She drains a lot of energy.
I got flirted with tonight... Of course he flirts with me everytime he sees me. BUT he still thinks I'm cute before and after having my baby which makes me feel good. It FEELS good to be noticed. You know?
Love you guys!
It's going pretty well. I've gone to the store and my fridge and cupoards are healthy. In case of a sweet craving I have WW lemon cakes, chocolate cakes, and their chocolate carmels-- all just 1pt. I'm really going to try and cook more. Even if it's just steaming chicken and veggies in the Zip'n'Steam bags.
If you guys have not tried these--- TRY THEM! It's sooooo easy. Throw your veggies and whatever seasoning you want in the bag. Put in the microwave and in minutes you have fresh steamed veggies. You can also do the same with the meat. It's healthy and uber FAST!
I'm still pretty sick guys. I don't know what to do. Tomorrow is my last day of antibiotics. My daughter is still rattley in her chest and she's been done with antibiotics for 3 or 4 days. Oh, my neck is killing me too!
I want this to be a really good week. I wish I could exercise more but when you can't really turn your head.....what to do? I have to listen to Chiro's orders.
Eating is in check! Off to check on all my buddies!
OH! I almost forgot. I'm a huge animal lover and owner as some of you know. Willie Nelson was on Ellen today and he has been an advocate to stop the slaughtering of horses.
They managed to shut down the slaughter houses but they are still shipping horses overseas where they are ending up on asian menus (think Palamino steak). My mom has also been an advocate for stopping this. He has a website about this and connected to this website is a wonderful website called Habitat for Horses. They rescue abused horses and ones that have come close to being slaughtered. I have become a Virtual Foster Parent to Naysa. Please take a minute just to look at the pics. Her story is heartbreaking but she is recovering. I'm donating what a can each month to help with her care. Here she is after a lot of recovery. She is still pretty thin though. (on the right)
So I have finally got to return to my much missed WW meetings. It was SO GREAT! They leaders genuinely were so happy to see me and welcomed me back. They had even saved my paperwork so I didn't even have to "start over". They gave me the option. I thought at first I wanted to start over but then I decided not too. This way when I reach goal, I can show a great weight loss.
I bought a new cookbook there called "Shortcuts". As you can see there is a huge jump in my weight graph which I was expecting. Since I weighed with clothes, at the end of the day, and having a crappy week of not counting points! That okay because I hope I can have one of those great "FIRST" WW weeks where you lose like 5lbs! That would be great! So WW wise I've gained a little over half my weight back and have an official loss of 12.6lbs. This is where I get upset with myself because I had reached a whole 30lb loss and I let it go.
I'm still a little sick but have two more days of antibiotics to go. My neck is killing me but I'm surviving. I go back to work tomorrow which I'm not looking forward to.
I checked on the IRS website to check the status of my return. It said I can expect it March 4th! WTH???? Why is it taking so long??? I want my treadmill dammit!
I'm just so happy to get back to my meeting. Oh, I forgot to mention that I have to take DD with me and other people take their babies sometiems and the leaders are way cool about it. Anyways, Ciara is much older than the last time I took her and she had the hardest time sitting still. It was really hard! She kept wanting to show off for people and touch them. AAAHHHH, what am I goin to do with her??! lol.
I don't have much to post about today. Eating has not been good since I've been sick. I did get on antibiotics yesterday and feel so much better today. Then guess what happened to me???!!! I got into a coughing fit and my neck snapped! Immediate pain and stiffness set in. I couldn't even turn my head. I called my chiro and got in today instead of my follow up appt. for my hip that was scheduled for tomorrow. Even after adjusting me, he said my muscles in my neck were so inflamed from whatever happened that I'm going to really sore. NO SHIT! It hurts so bad!!!!
So tomorrow is my return to WW meetings! I'm so excited! A little nervous though. I KNOW I will have to report a gain tomorrow considering that WI will be with clothes, at the END of the day, AND my week. That's okay. Time to start fresh.
I'm watching the season finale of Nip/Tuck. I love, love, love that show! Then time to watch my honey on TBL! LOL. I've gotta go guys! My Dr. Christian Troy is calling....
The pain in my head and ears just got to be too much so I got into the dr. today. I have a bunch of fluid in my sinuses and fluid in my ears and he said they are swollen tight inside. Which explains the pain. He prescribed me an antibiotic and the kind of sudafed that you can't get over the counter anymore. He said he may have to put me on prednisone for a little while if I don't get some kind of releif soon. I don't want to have to do that.
Since I've been sick, I haven't counted points and I've ate whatever I wanted. Now I feel incredibly fat and sick to my stomach. Do you guys know what I'm talking about? I had to get on the scale at the dr.'s today and it said 162. BUT that is after eating and drinking and fully clothed. I've ate horrible. Hopefully Wedesday it won't be that high. Wednesday is my return to my meetings--- I'm getting kind of excited. This is also kind of why I took a hiatus from counting points because I knew I would have to "start over" WW wise. I knwo that's not an excuse. But it's done....lol.
I think I'm goin to go to bed. I'm feeling pretty lousy. I love you guys!
Yes, I'm so incredibly sick that I want to DIE! Yes, DH is finally here to help me to day with DD BUT it just seems to be more work for me. I have to WATCH him WATCH our daughter and the dog! He's just not attentive enough and it's irritating and even more work for me when I'm sick.
I sure hope I'm better by wednesday when I'm supposed to return to my WW meetings. I haven't been since august and I miss them so much. In regards to this, I haven't been watching my eating much these past few days since when I return to the meeting I will have to start ALL OVER WW wise. I can keep my journey the same here on EP. On the WW website I will have to restart my starting weight and all that. BUT my starting weight will be way less than my last starting weight (which is here on my graph).
I mentioned something to hubby about turning the room into a gym and getting the treadmill. I was very sly about it. I was like " so since we are getting a little more back than I originally thought, are we going to buy something for ourselves and then pay our bills????".....it got the conversation going. I explained what I wanted to do with the room......he didn't say ANYTHING.....LOL. .....WHICH IS GOOD! I'm going to get that treadmill dammit! lol. More to come later on this......
I'm just now downright miserable. I take care of everyone else when they are sick and noone's here to take care of me.
I can't taste anything-- which is probably a good thing. I commented on some blogs but wasn't as thorough as I would have liked because it hurts to type and look at the screen. Sorry guys.
DD is finally showing signs of getting better after 4 days on antibiotics. Thank goodness because it's been really rough and I was worried about pnuemonia.
Unfortanately, I'm very sick now. It really sucks.
Somehow I got motivaton to cook something. I picked a WW recipe and made individual pizzas that had feta cheese, tomato, and spinach. It was really, really good. I would probably add a little more garlic next time. I used a smaller pita than the recipe called for so it was only 4pts a serving instead of 6. These things are huge and VERY filling. I was stuffed for only 4pts. I was amazed. I'm also amazed I attempted cooking again. lol.
Actually, I would like to cook more. I just get frustrated because 98% of the time DH won't eat what I cook so there's no point and it's a waste. I just suscribed to Cooking Light and maybe it will help me. I know that I'm happy with my Biggest Loser cook book.
So I'm pretty sure I'm going to get that treadmill when my tax returns come. I pretty much get what I want if I REALLY want something and don't give a crap what DH says. He can be a butt so noone get offended. I would love to get the NG ipod Nano in pink like SwimKatt but I just got a Nano not even a year ago. I would also love to get a pink Sony digi camera. Mine is so old and outdated and I've been taking still pics with my camcorder and the quality just isn't there. But more than that, I really want this treadmill. That's the one I want by Gold's Gym. It's a midgrade one. It has all the features I want without the major extravagant cost. I really want to convert that extra room to a gym. I wish it was all finished though!
Remember when I said since the weather is better I can start going to the WW meetings again? Well, a friend (who went to highschool with my mom) called me yesterday and has decided to start going to the meetings too since last spring/summer when I was going I was doing so well. We are going to go together every Wednesday and one week she will drive and the next week I will drive to save on gas. We couldn't go last night because Ciara is so sick.
I will probably show a gain on the scale since I will have to WI fully clothed.
I'm also really contemplating buying a treadmill when we get our refund. I want to turn our spare, unfinished room into a gym instead of an entertainement room as earlier planned. One problem, there is no electrical outlets in there yet and I certianly can't afford an electrician. So I'm not sure what to do.
Hopefully Google Reader will be working correctly--- or EP. I'm not sure who has the problem. lol.
Of course he flirts with me everytime he sees me. BUT he still thinks I'm cute before and after having my baby which makes me feel good. It FEELS good to be noticed. 
You know? 
Off to check on all my buddies!
