Pounds that is! I have lost 2.7 pounds this week! TOM has finally left the building~
Yes, I was absolutely shocked when I weighed in this morning! SHOCKED. I only got one walk in but have done a lot of house cleaning and laundry. In my house, that is a workout. I have really watched what I have eaten, keeping my calorie count down to around 1500, only going over a little if I do.
This weight is one of my milestones. I have several milestones that I have to pass. When I started here on extrapounds a few years ago, I got down to 234 and had passed my pre pregnancy weight with my #4 child,242 pounds. Then I got pregnant. I got back down to 236 after I had my little man but gained 20 due to my physical therapy. Now I am back to where I left off!
NEXT MILESTONE: 226 pounds. Pre pregnancy weight with my #3 child
It has been a week of weeks. This is the last week of school, and half day Monday, so it has been going by fast. Today I took a nap after dropping off the kids. I have not done this in a LONG time. Mainly, I don't because I have my 14 month old and 4 yr old at home. I used to do this all the time when my older kids were first in school. Then again, this is when I battled depression and gained the most of my weight.
Anyway, I had to take a nap or I wouldn't get anything done, let alone walking. I had stayed up too late the past two nights; last night my baby didn't want to sleep and the night before that, the All Star game took FOREVER! It started 5 pm my time and ended at 10, 1am eastern time. My 'baseball boyfriend' won the game. (yes, Justin Morneau is hot as can be! Oh, and he won the Home Run Derby.)
I felt so refreshed! I made lunch for us and then picked up the rest of my kids. I ran and errand and even filled up my tank before my walk. Yes! I finally walked this week. With TOM visiting, it just wasn't happening. I have been drained all week and my baby had a cold. Yup, that is the end of my excuses. No more, it was just an off week. I will try and make up for it tomorrow and this weekend.
Well, gotsta go shower. I am now cooled off and ready to get CLEAN~!
Yeah, I have not watched her show but man! I think the lunch I just made tops anything she could cook up. I pan fried me IN 2 TBS OF OLIVE OIL a salmon filet with Misquite seasoning. Right at the end, I added some white wine (so about 20 to 40 calories) and seared in the taste. Then threw in my steamed veggies to grill in some flavor. Oh my goodness that was good! Total calories was just a shade under 200.
I tried on some clothes that i have not worn in years, literally. First were a pair of kkaki Lane Bryant 14/16 pants. I could actually botton and zip completely! Now, I couldn't breathe or sit, but dang! I could button! i had plenty of belly and butt room. My stomach is absolutely deformed from having so many lovely babies so I have no real waist, hence asking in a previous post where it is supposed to be. Anyhoo, I wore these when my 7 year old was a baby. I weighed 226 at the time.
I also tried on some white shorts I used to wear after my first baby, 12 years ago. These were true 16's. I don't know what I weighed at the time, my guess around 190. I got them on and my butt fit perfect. My tummy, well, yeah.....no. Absolutely not at all. LOL I did get them on all the way, just not zippered. I now know that I will see 16 and maybe even 14 again!
My son is home sick, again. There is only a week left of school and this kid has missed 4 days this month alone! This stomach thing really needs to get dealt with. I will have to reschedule him in and make a bigger fuss I guess.
I didn't walk yesterday. Or pilates. I ran a bunch of errands, fixed a stroller, when through some rubbermaids in the garage and did some cleaning. Walking will have to be put on hold until the girls get home to watch their brother.
Off to get some work done. I want to organize the garage and vaccuum my car. That will burn plenty of calories. My van is really dirty. I need to get moving and get it all done before the All Star game tonight. Oh, and who won the Home Run Derby? Oh, that's right....my boy Justin!
I posted earlier this morning and weighed in. First it was 237.4. I used the restroom and it went up by .1. I then continued to weigh in multiple times to see what would happen. It ranged from 237.9 to 237 even. After I eat my breakfast, I am off to get a new battery. I needed to get some things out in town anyway so I will do it early this morning. I will post and weigh in again. At this point, I am going to leave my weigh in blank and see what happens when I replace the battery.
Yeah, you buy a new battery and lose a pound! HA!
I am .2 pounds away from TEN POUNDS! Since moving to Cali I am .2 pounds away from TWENTY POUNDS! I am at my half way point so I have decided to update my goal weight for this deployment to 26 pounds. We are two months into a six monther so I think I can power off another five before he comes home. That would make me at an even 220.
walking in the heat, or being FAT. Hmmmm. Obviously by the thick layer of sweat that has covered me and soaked my clothes through, it is the latter.
Man, it is hotter than heck out there! I have decided that I am going to save on one of my credit cards for an elipitical machine. I thought about it before and thought that I really wouldn't need one. I thought putting the kids in the double stroller and walking would do it for me. Yeah, how about...no. That isn't my only concern. I am worried about the sun exposure. It is absolutely ridiculously bright! I was sun burned about two weeks ago. I rarely sun burn thanks to my Native American background. I am more so worried about my kids, especially my son. He is just a baby.
Anyway, enough venting. I am more irritated that my older kids didn't clean the livingroom while I was gone for almost an hour walking. (their mess) They did an eighth of the job. I told them if it isn't clean by the time I am done on here, I am not filling their pool!
I am going to do my pilates tomorrow. It seems that my big numbered week was when I did the pilates consistantly that week. I am going to have to incorporate that into the mix. I think this is the only way to tone those muscles that haven't seen daylight in years.
Have a good weekend. Hopefully, I can get on here later and see what everyone is up to.
I really did NOT want to walk today. I just wanted to sit on my butt and do absolutely nothing but watch TV. I then proceded to get angry and irritated. Mad that I had to and then irritated with my son because he is up into everything, as a one year old should. My hormones are so out of wack. The irritation and moodiness is going to kill me! Plus, the bloat.
Sorry, I just had to vent off some frustration. I did my 3 miles, b*tching and moaning the whole time, literally. My shins have been hurting again so I didn't jog as much as I normally do. Plus, it is HOT out there! We are under a power saving thingy. You are supposed to shut off lights not being used, don't use any major appliance until after 7 pm and if you have to use your AC, keep it at 78. Go Cali. Then again, on some of the drive thru food places (haven't been in a LONG time by the way) they have warnings about their food might cause miscarriages and deformities. Weird state.
I went and did my 3 miles today. It felt like it was about 100 degrees out there when it was about 78. My body was so not used to doing all that work. On top of it, there were a bunch of Marines out there loading up Humvees near where I was, watching this fat chick do laps around a ground squirrel infested patch of dirt. My last three laps had an MPO (military police) car sitting in the shade on the last leg of my laps. I did it though. I got my big butt out there and pounded the pavement.
I am changing a bit of my motivation tactics. I was using negative motivators before. It worked for about a week and then........nothing. I had to pray through a good portion of my workout, asking Him to help me gut through this and get to my goal. I know that in the end, only positive motivators are going to work or they just aren't worth it.
I know, typical excuses. Last week, I did nothing. My two older kids were on a field trip downtown all week, getting home around 4. My son was ill two of those days too. I actually took him in for his stomach aches, which are still continuing. They did an X ray, blood work and had him give a urine sample. I will just have to wait on his news. Then, my water bottle broke and won't dispense cold water. I did everything the manual said to do so now I have to call and get a new one.
Anyway, my doctor called and said my blood count is normal after my retest. My thyroid is good and so is cholesterol. It was at my heaviest too so I knew what the outcome was going to be.
I need a kick in the butt. TOM would have been visiting this past week but because of my IUD, I he won't but I get all the nasty symtoms, including the irritability and bloat. Bleck!
I am going to get my head in the game and really think of the reasons I am here to begin with! Remember my goals and my motivations! Who knew one week could set me off this far!
I guess I will go weigh in now.....
REUPDATED
OK. I releveled my scale after I found out my kids touched it. I only gained like .3 pounds. Now I need to work extra hard this week to burn off that and extra.
I lost a little more than a pound this week. I was freaking because I just wasn't seeing any movement on the scale. I just need to stay away from that thing until weigh ins.
Strength training is a great idea. I know my dh has a resistance band in the garage but I think I will go by my own. His straight up looks like a giant rubber band, kid you not!
Honestly though, I really should do the pilates. I know I dread it and Tatumsmom you are right. When you dread something, you usually don't follow through. I really need to strengthen my core. I can actually feel my stomach muscles bunched up on my sides from having so many babies. That was why I just couldn't find my waist. Thank you GCQmom for the tip! I am going to remeasure this morning before my son's singing performance. This poor kid has dreaded this for weeks.
I will try to do the pilates this week. I usually have my two older girls watch the baby while I do it. He has a tendancy to come sit on me while I am working on the floor and pitches a fit if I don't hold him. They have a four day field trip this week downtown San Diego and don't get home until about 330 to 430 everyday. (My kids go year round if you are wondering why they are still in school) If I can't I will stick to alternating walking and wogging. I DO need to wear sunscreen from now on. I got so lobstered yesterday! It doesn't hurt but it looks bad.
