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I have been drinking more water and less soda….most days only one. I had 2 today!

I haev only done my stretch bands one time..so I am going to get them in today adn again on Sunday…..

Eating has been pretty good…I am definatley doing better at eating real food adn not boxed or processed stuff…my reality is I can overeat anything….overeating healthy foods is better, but still calories adn overeating!

I weighed in today and was down 1.4. I am glad, it brings me to where I was 2 weeks ago……I am 206 today. My goal is to be under 200 by Easter–one month.  I have made this goal numerous times over the last 6 months….seroisuly look back thorugh my blog…but this time I AM GOING TO DO IT!

Better run…lots of work to do and nap time has just begun…….

Jen

Wow..I have been busy and off my normal routine….we have had company and trying to get some bookwork finished so we can get our taxes done…ok, seriously, I am trying to reconcile 7 months of banking:(  Anyway…..

but I have been eating ok! I have been drinking 1 pop a day and drinking more water and trying blog every day. I worked out tonight…..I didn’t want too..but i did.  Anyway….so much to do, I have to call some perspective daycares, I work from home as my husband adn I run a small business adn I just need mroe days to get stuff done. I know it is what is best for everyone, I am jsut finding the idea of finding the daycare daunting…when we lived in MN we had the best daycare every!!!!  And I think I am still grieving loosing her—i just need to go and meet a few poeple and I have learned it is good to follow my gut feelings……

anyway…..I am off to do some owrk and take a shower…wanted to check in.

Also, Ifinally ordered vitatop last week when Hungry Girl had a promo and man, I amlving those things for a point. I had been meannig to order them forever and I am so glad I finally did.

Jen

I posted after my WI Friday adn then it was a BUSY weekend, we had company. I did ok. Not terrific, but I didn’t give it all up.

So I got back on counting points yesterday afternoon….and today we are off to a good start.  I have been doing ok with my cardio owrkouts the last 3-4 weeks…I get in 3 or 4 times a week…..and I know I need to step it up with some weight training. I had bought some stretch badn things awhile ago adn they have sat on a shelf. I broke them out this morning and when my daighter was dancing I did some lifting stuff..it worked well. My goal is to do it 3 times this week.  I think my daughter was slightly entranced by what I was doing….:)

Anyway…I have to run b/c I have a ton to do. But I wanted to blog…..I have been reading others blogs adn folks aorund this place are inspiring…..

Here is to a good Monday.

Jen

I didn’t post yesterday…the day was crazy–good, but crazy–had a Valentine Party in the morning for the kids and well, you kno whow it goes when you get off your schedule and routine with the kids–no naps, nothing got done.  The husband and I had decided we were going to get takeout–I called him and siad let’s just grill steaks..I will go pick them up….I did, large yummy ones.  I had healthy sides though and I showed awesoem restraint at the kids party—those cupcakes were adorable adn I didn’t have one!! But–I did have 2 glasses of wine and a large old steak…..oh well……I held back on sides adn desserts…..The night before I did poorly with dinner as well……..I received a Nano for a present for Valentine’s…I love it and can’t wait to get to the gym to use it–I realize I may be the last person on this earlth to own an MP3–but what fun. LAst niught I used my Itunes gift card adn downloaded songs….specifically thinking of fun songs that make me want to move….and it was just fun to get it all set up!!

So…..WI…..I was up .8 today. I am not surprised….I did well most of the week, except the last 2 before WI adn I think that affected me as well as those glasses of wine last ngiht….and I have my period for the first time in 18 montsh…oh what fun–I would have loved to see a lost but to be hoenst…I am ok with it….I woudl appreciate it holidays wouldn’t fall on a Thrusday though!

Friday…yeah….it has been a nice relazing day with the girls today….catching up on things aorund the hosue and we made it to our local library thi smorning……I have a ton of work to catch up on this afternoon!

I better run…..

Jen

TMI ahead…:)

My daughter has had some serious constipation issues over the last couple months, it has been really bad the last couple of days, so we went to the Dr finally today. Have you ever had one of those moments as a mom where you are like, I feel bad I didn’t get her in here sooner…anyway…..I am glad the Dr thinks it isn’t food related necessarily–I have pretty much taken out anything that could be constipating her at this point–and think it has become more behaviorual….she has pooped and it hurts so she doenst’ want to do it again..so instead of pushing she is actually holding it on.   Makes sense, since she tells me she doens’t it want it to come otu….anyway…I had to give her an enema..maybe I am the only one the planet who has never had or given one of these before.  It wasn’t bad giving it dd acutally did very well..but she tried to hold it in and it was so hard for her and for me….I felt awful adn just wanted to make her better. Long story short, she got it out and is happy as a clam now..:)  Anyway….now we are to add some stool softener to her food to softener her stools to try and retrain her that it doesn’t have to hurt…..Anyone have any experience or insight on this whole thing…..enough poop talk.  As a mom with 2 kids under 23 months, it is way to big a part of my life already.

Eating..today has been good. Older daighter slept in so I had a little extra time and made a yummy veggie scamabler for breakfast…..got my period today for the first time in 18 months since 2nd daughter was born….:) What a great return–at least that explains why I have had a backache all week.

Anyway..gotta run but wanted to get my post in….

Ok..so I had a great morning and breakfast…usually on the way home from playgym we stop and pick up chicken nuggets for daughter at Wendy’s. Some days I get something some I don’t. Today we just got the nuggets and orange slices for her….but, when we got home, what was in the bag–fries…now my daughter loves fries, but eats like 3 of them….so, I ended up eating the fries and her leftover nuggets…..hmmm…9 points I am guessing, I had had 5 so far, so I am counting them and going to stay op today!!!  That puts met at 14 so far, I am going to eat the salad I made for lunch for a snack later…..that is 2 points and that will leave me about 9 points…I can do it…..

So, I had a bad moment, but in the grand scheme, I will stay op so it won’t be too bad..:)

Jen

I just clicked on the Yahoo homepage tonight and their was a link to a Good Morning America show that talked baout how articfial sweetener can really make you fat, they were saying even one diet soda a day. Hmm……I am thinking about all the things I eat wtih artificial sweetener……something to think about…….

I couldn’t get the link to pop up, but it was a GMA clip right on Yahoo homepage…..

I weighed in on Friday morning…206.6. Today I stepped on the scale to see what it had to say after a few too many treats this weekend…..211.6. Is it really possible I gained 5 lbs…I don’t think so I think it was a lot retention, b/c even though I did overindulge at a few meals, I still worked out and ate ok at other times….

So…today, back on track….I actually ended up being low on poitns for the day so I ate a couple snacks tonight……and went to the gym, I was tired and didn’t want to be there, but I walked for 40 min, made myself……I am blogging–had 1 soda–drank water–stayed on poitns……:)  Good start to my week.

My hair has been bad..I had it colored in like early Oct and haven’t since, to be hoenst, I just can’t affort o keep up the highlights and it is looking BAD!!!! So, my neighbor had the day off and she, her son, my girls and I took a fiedltrip bought home hair color and we all helped in the coloring of my hair…nothing drastic, a bit darker and hiding some of the grown out highlighs, but the awesome thing was my gray covered up….since my 2nd daughter was born the gray hair has been coming in something fierce…so today, it is gone…not sure what I will do long term, but for now I think I am happy with the results…I have never colored my hair at home before….:)

Well-off to read for awhile before bed.

Goodnight.

Well, I did a lot of consiously poor eating…..last night we went out with friends to a bar and hungout and played pool–it was very fun. Not bad on the drink front since I was driving, but I did over partake in the bar food…you knwo the greasy plates!!! This morning was ok 2 wheat pancakes with spray butter…but then I decided to make a frozen pizza for us for lunch. I also made a huge salad thinking, I will fill up on salad and only eat 1 piece of pizza…no, I ate 1/2 the pizza…..so…..now the kids are getting ready to go to naptime and I am going to the gym. I wasn’t going too, but I need to and I have a healthy dinner planned….I am not waitning til tomorrow, I am getting it under control now.

My oldest is having a terrible morning….you know the type, where your toddler wakes up whiney, clingy, argyumentative and well, just pretty difficult to be around and stay patient…needless to say she is down for an early nap and I still need to work on figurring out why when she acts that way it makes me want to eat!!

Off to the gym….

This is the way a Saturday is supposed to be…..

I worked out this morning, ran some errands, cleaned the house, did some relaxing and hubby and I are going out with freinds later…the sun is shining and we are pushing 50 degrees…:)

I wayyyy overate last night we got chinese…I knew going into it I was oging to overat…:)  but..it still felt yucky,..oh well, I got up and went to work out this mornng to counteract it as best I can…..I love it when the husband is home and I can get that workout in during the day rather than waiting til evening…..anyway…once both kiddos are up from naps we are taking a walk!!

Tongiht will be the first time we have ever left the girsl with a high school age babysitter…a gal our neightbors use and recommended–hoping it all goes well. 

Anyway…..just wanted to get my post in, the one slip of the day was I had a second pop, it was caffeine free in my defense..maybe on weekends I get 2….:)

Jen