03/25/2011 01:53
Been a while
It's been a while. But I'm down. My team won our biggest loser at work. I got about $175, so that's pretty cool. Losing weight was my goal, so I think I'll do something nice for my husband.
Life is really hectic and I'm trying to squeeze in exercise, but it's really hard to get it in. It's also really hard to cook good meals since we're so busy.
Still plugging away. I don't want to buy new clothes yet, but I might need to buy a belt or suspenders. I think I have plumber's crack all the time now.
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03/08/2011 01:28
Booo-yaaaaahhhhh!!!
I broke 20 pounds! Woot Woot!!
I still feel miserable. I needed a stress break today, some chocolate or something. However, we had an "ice" day today and didn't get to weigh in, so I need to hold on until tomorrow. Hang on, it's going to be a rough night listening to my food monster lure me into the kitchen while my brain says, "SHUT IT!!!"
Maybe I'll plan my treat tonight for tomorrow. A TREAT, not an over-indulgence.
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03/06/2011 22:01
Seriously sick
I'm so tired of being sick. I can barely breathe, I've had vertigo for days... Really hard to keep up with a one year old like that. Plus getting a new house ready to move into. It's a good thing I'm so plugged up that I CAN'T taste anything, otherwise I'd be eating everything from the stress. I really am looking forward to being able to inhale without coughing up a lung, then, perchance I can exercise again. Not looking forward to the scales tomorrow.
All I can say is that I have the BEST husband in the world taking care of me, despite the fact that he works nights and is missing out on some much-needed sleep.
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03/03/2011 20:39
Do an extra 10 for me everyone!
I have another cold. I NEVER get sick, and so far this season it's twice. And not just sniffles. This morning I thought I might have to go drink a fifth of vodka to make my head stop hurting from sinuses. I may have regretted that later.
My exercise regimen is non-existent right now, which really bothers me. But I need to have the energy to get through the day before I go spending it on exercise.
I hope everyone else will help me out here. I can't exercise right now, so it's up to you. Do an extra 10 minutes for me!
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03/01/2011 04:28
I don't want to talk about it...
Rough weeks. I'm up and I don't want to talk about it.
New day. New attitude.
Back from vacation and back on a schedule. As much as I'd like to hang out with my little girl more, I do need a routine.
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02/16/2011 04:48
Having a little life
I feel like I've had no life. Work home clean cook kid clean work REPEAT. Quality time with husband? Time to just talk? Time with BOTH husband and kid? That's ludicrous! Don't talk crazy!
Tonight, after getting home late, not getting to see my kiddo before bedtime, I got some quality time with my husband. I got a little glimpse of my little life, I remembered how good it is. It wasn't a lot of time together before he had to go to work, but it was quiet, it was peaceful, we talked, we laughed, we were us. Not even the dog between us.
Aaahhh... kind of makes the school work I need to do now a little more bearable, and seem a little less important.
On another note... anyone tried Zumba before? I'm trying it out tomorrow.
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02/14/2011 04:04
Uhg
The little one was sick this week, after me. I took two days from work to get better, 2 days after that my little cherub got sick too. There's nothing sadder than a one-year-old that is all cheek anyway having eyes that are practically swollen shut. But she was in such good spirits that she smiled and laughed all week; when she did her face seemed to disappear because her cheeks just met her swollen eyes. Oh, so adorable and sad at the same time. What a trooper. I do feel bad having to pin her down to administer eye drops. She screams so much and so hard that she does her ugly cry. You know the one, she gets a splotchy, red and snotty. I think she got so upset she gave herself hives. Poor thing.
Me? Oh, well. I'll take care of myself once she's better. All the times I tried to get to the gym this week I had to run errands to get things for her. Eating? Well, I tried. But I had some sad personal news that knocked me for a loop, got over my own illness, and dealt with a sick kid... so eating healthy was not a priority. I know I'm an emotional eater and I let it take over.
I did get to the gym today for a new class they're starting. It's called Body Attack. Yes, I feel like I have been beaten. In fact, my calves stopped working as I paid for some purchases at Target a couple of hours after class. It was an awesome workout. So good I almost threw-up halfway through. But hey, I can only get better at it.
SO I have to weigh in tomorrow. I wonder how many calories thinking burns. It must take energy for all those brain synapses to fire. I wonder if I ponder "String Theory" I can stave off a gain for the week.
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02/07/2011 18:07
And Another Thing!
I was running low on cold medicine, so I saved my last "hit" to go to the grocery store with the baby. So we all know how I looked, no make-up, hair limp and ragged, clothes that might have been on the floor for several days, etc... I'll preface the rest of my story with this: many of us have kids, and the majority (forgive me for generalizing) had them come out in the usual way. The rest of the story:
I kept, almost literally, running into this particular woman. She was tall, long beautiful sleek hair, knee-high stilletto boots (did I mention I live in central Maine?), tight leggings, etc... the whole nine yards. And, it all looked amazing, no lumps where there shouldn't have been. I hated seeing her every time I turned a corner, she kept blocking the way... grrr. So wasn't I thrilled when I turned down the aisle to see her browsing the toothbrushes for what I'm assuming to be perfect pearly whites. She was, yet again, blocking where I wanted to be: Preparation H. I had to reach around her while she watched me. I really wanted to see her fall down in the parking lot. No such luck.
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02/07/2011 17:56
So sick...
I have been ridiculously sick the past week. I haven't been this sick in years. Just when I'd start to feel better I'd get knocked down again (probably because I wasn't well enough to start doing things again).
I did peak at the scales today and despite having not exercised at all and not written down anything that went in my mouth, I was still down. I did try to mentally keep track of calories, but not that much. I just tried to listen to when I was actually hungry, since I wasn't doing anything to burn off calories.
Tomorrow I have to weigh in at school for our competition, so we'll see what that one says. I normally don't weigh myself that much, but kind of necessary right now.
I'm hoping to be well enough to go to work tomorrow. I hate having a sub in my classroom. I stuck it out all last week (try teaching high school with severe laryngitis), but just needed a day today.
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02/01/2011 00:07
stupid scales
My scales at home said a loss of 3.5 lb. The scale at school said 2 lb. It's still down, but it should match up better. Those school scales are a bit wonky.
I was a little bummed about my 3.5 lb. Not that it's a bad number (it's great, in fact), but I had a secret goal of 15 lb in one month. But 14.5 is nothing to sneeze at!
I know I can't keep up this much loss for much longer, my body will catch on and start a revolt. But I'll just monitor along the way.
I've found, however, that I lose weight in the most useless places first. My chest lost 2 inches and my feet have never been sexier. Fantastic.
Anywho... life is plowing along at light speed. In the last 3 weeks my daughter has gone from sitting still to crawling EVERYWHERE and getting into everything. Right now she has gotten into the recycling and is playing with empty milk jugs.
Our house remodel is at a standstill right now, which is so frustrating. My husband and I have opposite schedules, so I'm not around to kick him in the butt to get a move on. I try to get a few things done at night that aren't noisy (so as not to wake the baby), but it's hard when my work time is late at night when I should be cleaning, exercising, getting some planning and grading done, and working on assignments for the graduate class I'm taking in bioethics.
I watch my daughter play with and enjoy something as simple as milk jugs and I envy her and love her all the more because of her simple joys and simple life. I hope that I can create a life for her where she can enjoy her childhood for a long time and not grow up too fast.
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