It has been over 2 weeks since I last posted here or anywhere. I have been away visiting my family during that time. I brought a laptop with me and guess what? It died! On day 2. I was able to check my email but then I stopped at that. I felt that it was a good break for me to be off the computer for a bit, and it was!
So, I got back home on Saturday night - what a long drive back, 735 miles, all done in one shot! With kids and dog (DH didn't go with). I had some serious travelers edema from the trip back. Am now pounding water. I will weigh myself in a day or two, once all the water retention (and I do retain alot) is out of me.
While I was away, I met up with RDH14. She used to post here, but hasn't since January. She is from my hometown. What a lovely person she is. She really made me laugh and I enjoyed chatting with her and sharing stories (my our lives seem similar!). We went out for dinner (she was good, I was not that good) and walked around chatting non-stop. I am so glad that I finally got a chance to meet up with her and hope to see her next time I get home.
Ok, so where is Twinkletoes? She seems to be missing. Most likely busy getting all the bad guys. I hope that you get back here soon - missing hearing from you.
I have been up for 1.5 hours, getting my kids ready for camp. Did I mention that they are going to sleepaway camp for 4 weeks? I am going to miss them so much. They tell me they are excited about going, but I see that my son (the older one) is getting a little nervous about it (he woke me up at 1 totally unable to sleep). He has been away to sleepaway camp before (3 years ago) but that was only for a week and that seemed like forever! So I hope that I am able to hold back the tears as they board that bus, but I am sure that I wont be able to. I am tearing up now as I think about this. I know they will have an awesome time and we will be up there to see them after 2 weeks. but they are my babies.
(After drying eyes and sniffles are gone). I dont know what my house will be like without them here. It will be quiet. I will be able to go through their big toy room and get rid of all the stuff they dont play with anymore (anyone want over 125 barbies and all her stuff? Yes, that is alot of barbies, but that is what is in my house - get the picture?).
I am hoping to play alot of golf. Heck, we are playing a few hours after they leave (they will be at camp already at that point so why the hell not!).
Ok, so off to make my coffee. After getting up at 5 AM yesterday and 4:00 AM today, I am going to be TIRED!
I am down a 1/2 a pound - and that is during TOM - not too bad. I can't wait to see where I am at after TOM is over.
i was wrong on how far I was walking - I am actually walking farther than I was giving myself credit for.
I walked 2 miles then 2.4 miles. That is all hilly walking here girls! I need to get dressed now and get my bottom outside and get walking and sweating!! I feel so good doing it and so much better when I am finished.
And come back another year!! It has done nothing here but fucking rain!! Since last Thursday night, we have gotten 11.5 INCHES of RAIN!!! YES, that number is correct, not a typo. 11.5 INCHES!! Do you realize how much that is? Almost a foot. And guess what? It is going to start raining again! Only today it will rain harder than it did yesterday. And yesterday it rained pretty damn hard!!! Things are flooding everywhere here. The government is shutting down cuz the streets in DC are flooded. There is a neighborhood in my county of 150 homes that are condemned cuz they are flooded with so much water. This just sucks!!! There is a point near my house that feeds into a major river, it is almost to the road. It has never gotten this high. If it floods, well, we kind of are stuck here for a while then. Cuz there are 2 ways out of here. And the other way, well, it will be flooded there as well.
Fortunately for us, we live in such a hilly area (we are talking with ravines, big hills, etc), that we will not flood. It would have to rain every day, really hard for us to flood.
On another note, I need to get back into excercising! I need to get my ass up and work out! The last 2 weeks of school I started slacking off (remember all those school parties I was planning, etc?), well I have not gotten motivated again after that.
I need to though, cuz I will never lose this weight without working out.
So, I am recommiting to myself. How many times have I done this? Well, I will keep on doing it.
I will get back into doing my cardio and also working with weights. I will work on doing crunches, starting with 100 per day and working my way up from there, back to where I was at (200 per day). Argh! I can't believe that I have slacked off this bad. It didn't sound as bad until I typed it up here!
Drink you water! And have a good day.
UPDATE: I did get out and power walk 1.6 miles. I made it back home just in time, cuz it is once again RAINING!!
We have alot of parties this weekend (starting last night) so I will be good - no drinking!! Last night I did very well, had a bit of steak and chicken and lots of fresh veggies (lots and lots of them). I did have 4 cream puffs and drank diet coke w/lime and water all night. I am happy.
Last night we had such storms, we got 4.5 inches of rain (in about 5 hours). I hope the sun is shining wherever you are.
Not much new going on here except that all the parties are finally over! Summer break is here! YEAH!!
now we are getting ready for recitals. My daughter has been going to 5-7 hours of dance per week. Next week we have blockings, rehearsals and of course recitals. She has 1 day off - Tuesday.
On my weight loss front, I have maintained! Yeah! I am happy with that. Of course I would rather have lost but I will take what I can get and maintaining is just as hard as losing. So I will not complain.
Off to run some errands. Have a good day and drink your water!
That I finally broke into the 70's!!! Yeah. Ok, so it did take me a while to remember to WI also. It has been so crazy here with the parties and all that we are doing for the 2 grades. It is all over my house. I cant wait to get it out.
So here is a question, do you know how many 2-liter bottles of soda (pop for you midwesterners) you need for punch for 600 people? ALOT OF FREAKING SODA!! That is what I need to purchase this weekend for the 6th grade graduation on Tuesday. We have 160 kids (this is the largest class we have ever had, by 60 kids) and they each can bring guests. Not sure where we are all going, but since I will be at school 1 hour before it all begins, even 1 hour before school opens, I will have darn good seats!! I will be sure of that with all that we have been doing.
So, I am so excited to be in the 170's, it has been a long time. 4 years to be exact - when I first threw out my back - I was in high 150's. Then all that weight came on with my injury.
I am getting up so early lately, way too early (lets say 3:30 AM 'ish), so I keep forgetting to WI. That is ok, I am doing well still. I am sure to hit the new decade soon - as soon as I remember to check it out.
It has been a long time since I last posted. I have been quite the busy person. Getting ready for all the big 6th grade graduation stuff that I am working very hard on. There is 1 huge party that the parents pay for at a racquet club. We have been working on this for months and it is almost here. Then we have party at school with lunch. Then we have graduation (dont forget all the prep work for that) as well. Can't believe my baby is moving on to middle school!
I have not WI this week. It is TOM and I am so damn bloated. I will see where I am at tomorrow morning. I have been walking when I play golf so I am getting in lots of excercise that way - about 5-6 miles.
I am drinking alot of water and eating pretty well. I need to watch my portion control, that is always going to be an issue with me. I know that portion control is a huge issue with many overweight people, and it such a hard thing to control. So it is something that we all need to watch. It is interesting how we think about it alot but then there are those times that just creep up on us, those times when the food just looks to good that we just "forget" about how much we should be eating vs. how much we really are eating!
With TOM this week I have been pretty good. First I have to say that the damn thing snuck up on me. I thought it was going to be next week - I have to pay better attention to that. So I really didn't have junk food cravings. I am not sure that I really craved anything at all. I usually will chow on the chips and popcorn (airpopped but I love it with margarine).
Well, I will post tomorrow after WI. I am hoping that I am down to that new decade!!!
ARGH!! I am just 1/2 pound away from being in the 170's. I hope that in a few days I will be there.
I am working out like crazy, sweating like you wouldn't believe. I have my cardio up and it is working!!
Ok, so why couldn't I have been losing like this all along? I have not freaking clue!
I still am not eating the junky foods and eating lots of fresh veggies & fruits. Gosh, I love this time of year when all the yummy fruits are out there.
