Woke up this morning to a sweet little voice saying, "Wake Up Mommy!" - with clapping for emphasis. I love my little Piper girl and her wake up calls. I guess I didn't wake up fast enough though because by the time I made it to the living room, Danny was up and playing with the Ipad and Piper had totally wreaked havoc on our TV/Receiver. Currently, the only channel I'm getting is PBS (wonder how she managed THAT one??). Hoping the hubs wakes up soon to fix the problem, or else I'm stuck watching Curious George all day haha
I also woke up to 171.4 on the scale - woo-hoo! Under two pounds to go until I'm in the 160's. I can do this! Last night I spent a considerable amount of time on weight watchers' website looking up recipes and tips. Right now, I'm not 'officially' doing weight watchers (read: I don't pay or go to meetings), but as soon as I'm back to 161, I'll be back to my lifetime weight watchers weight and will be able to attend for free again. So only ten pounds to go until I can go back to meetings! I reached lifetime status back in 2004 when I lost 60 pounds. I kept the weight off for about 2 years, then I started grad school and the weight started creeping back on. Two babies, a big cross-country move, and too many cheeseburgers later, I am now in the 'overweight' category. I can't wait to be in a healthy weight range again and to fit back into my clothes. I had gotten down to the 150's last May and bought new clothes - which now just don't fit quite right. Can't wait to get back into them (especially since a lot of them are summery clothes!).
Today, I'm hoping to do an 8 mile run and then I have to come home and do some work. Today is almost my last "free" day to put in a lot of hours at my work-from-home job. Tomorrow I start a whirlwind meetup extravaganza. Wednesday - Saturday, I'll be driving into "town" for meetups with different groups - two of those meetups will be with my running group, which I can't wait to try out. Hopefully it won't be too hot; it's supposed to be in the high 80's. Can't wait to tell you all about it!
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Cookies
Cookie attack! After begging me all morning, I caved to my son wanting to make cookies. So we busted out the mixing bowls, butter, chocolate chips, and sugar and got to baking. We made 30 chocolate chip cookies. I ate four, but am trying not to beat myself up about it because they were REALLY, REALLY good and hit the spot. I'd been hungry since lunch and had tried to make a healthy snack of lunch meat and reduced fat cheese, but it just wasn't filling me up and wasn't filling the 'void' in my stomach/heart/brain that I needed it to fill. The cookies were just the right mix of yummy deliciousness to make me un-hungry. Sometimes you have to give in to a craving in order to not eat a whole bunch of crap that you don't really want but is "healthy." In other words, a bunch of healthy stuff can have just as many calories as a little bit of unhealthy stuff. I'm glad I ate them - even if that means that I am going to have a big plain salad tonight instead of the taco salad I had planned.
Update on the Reset
I am so proud of myself! While I haven't hit the 160's yet, they are RIGHT around the corner. This morning I weighed in at 172.0 - which is huge because it was the Monday after a holiday weekend and a Mom visit. Family visits (which we have a lot of here recently) and holidays are super hard for me to lose/maintain weight. There are just so many treats around and so much going out to eat. But all this weekend, I just told myself that if I really want to see the 160's then I have to realize that family visits and holidays are going to happen and that I can't let them stand in my way. So I didn't. We even ate out and I stayed right on track. Go me!
I've also been drinking water like crazy. Like 90 - 120 ounces a day. I had been drinking about 40 ounces of water a day and about 48 - 60 ounces a day of pop. It was diet pop, but still, not all that great for you. I'm hoping the increase in water is helping me flush all the junk out of my body and filling me up so I'm not just mindlessly snacking.
I kept pretty busy this weekend too. I ran 10 miles on Saturday (in 2hours, 10 minutes!) and then did the Run Like a Mother 5k on Sunday with my Mom (race recap coming soon). It felt good to run so much and keep my legs moving. Today, I'm taking a rest day - which is good because I have a major headache. These weather changes we are having here in Texas are killing my sinuses!
I joined a running group this weekend too. It's a meetup group that meets on Saturday mornings in Plano and does their long runs together. I'm going to my first one this Saturday and I'm hoping that they can help motivate me to run a faster pace. I really want to run my marathon in 5 hours or less. That just means I have a lot of work to do between now and December. My last half marathon was done in 2:53 minutes - and my half in two weeks (from today - eek!) I'm hoping to do closer to 2:45. I'm contemplating signing up for the Hottest Half in August - but I'll probably take that one slow because of the heat. It will definitely be a challenging run!
I've also been drinking water like crazy. Like 90 - 120 ounces a day. I had been drinking about 40 ounces of water a day and about 48 - 60 ounces a day of pop. It was diet pop, but still, not all that great for you. I'm hoping the increase in water is helping me flush all the junk out of my body and filling me up so I'm not just mindlessly snacking.
I kept pretty busy this weekend too. I ran 10 miles on Saturday (in 2hours, 10 minutes!) and then did the Run Like a Mother 5k on Sunday with my Mom (race recap coming soon). It felt good to run so much and keep my legs moving. Today, I'm taking a rest day - which is good because I have a major headache. These weather changes we are having here in Texas are killing my sinuses!
I joined a running group this weekend too. It's a meetup group that meets on Saturday mornings in Plano and does their long runs together. I'm going to my first one this Saturday and I'm hoping that they can help motivate me to run a faster pace. I really want to run my marathon in 5 hours or less. That just means I have a lot of work to do between now and December. My last half marathon was done in 2:53 minutes - and my half in two weeks (from today - eek!) I'm hoping to do closer to 2:45. I'm contemplating signing up for the Hottest Half in August - but I'll probably take that one slow because of the heat. It will definitely be a challenging run!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Resetting Your Brain
The past two weeks, I've been having some 'woe is me' days and just feeling lonely and sorry for myself. I saw some pictures from our trip to the Fort Worth Zoo, and was just ashamed. I looked really heavy. And the truth of the matter is, I haven't been working as hard as I could be. I've been cheating on eating healthy and it shows. The scale has gone up. I feel bloated and unhealthy.
So I decided I would reset my brain. Yes, I'm not where I want to be, but I'm not going to get there if I keep just putting food into my mouth without thought. Losing weight is hard, but I've done it before and I can do it again. I don't think there is a person out there that will tell you they lost weight and it was super easy. Because it's just not. Whether you are trying to lose five pounds or fifty, losing weight is a challenge. It takes a lot of will power, sweat, and tears to get to where you want to be. And I need to work on my will power. Something might look delicious, but if it makes you feel like crap after you've eaten it, then it is totally NOT worth it.
I also keep comparing myself to other people. I just need to remember that I am the only one responsible for what goes into my mouth. If other people can eat tacos, brownies, cupcakes, and drink beer and still lose weight - good for them. But I am not that person. I can't tell myself that if they do it, then I can too. Because it doesn't work like that. Not for me anyway.
I hope this motivation holds and I can keep it going. I need to hold on to my motivation. I really, really want to bust out of these 170's. I know it's just a number on a scale, but right now, every time I see a 170's (which is always), I just get so disappointed in myself. Mainly because I've been in the 170's for about 6-8 months now. I've been close to the 160's but haven't made it there before I overeat and shoot back up to the high 170's. But now, I'm changing that. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. I just need to repeat that a few times to myself and maybe it'll stick :)
So I decided I would reset my brain. Yes, I'm not where I want to be, but I'm not going to get there if I keep just putting food into my mouth without thought. Losing weight is hard, but I've done it before and I can do it again. I don't think there is a person out there that will tell you they lost weight and it was super easy. Because it's just not. Whether you are trying to lose five pounds or fifty, losing weight is a challenge. It takes a lot of will power, sweat, and tears to get to where you want to be. And I need to work on my will power. Something might look delicious, but if it makes you feel like crap after you've eaten it, then it is totally NOT worth it.
I also keep comparing myself to other people. I just need to remember that I am the only one responsible for what goes into my mouth. If other people can eat tacos, brownies, cupcakes, and drink beer and still lose weight - good for them. But I am not that person. I can't tell myself that if they do it, then I can too. Because it doesn't work like that. Not for me anyway.
I hope this motivation holds and I can keep it going. I need to hold on to my motivation. I really, really want to bust out of these 170's. I know it's just a number on a scale, but right now, every time I see a 170's (which is always), I just get so disappointed in myself. Mainly because I've been in the 170's for about 6-8 months now. I've been close to the 160's but haven't made it there before I overeat and shoot back up to the high 170's. But now, I'm changing that. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. I just need to repeat that a few times to myself and maybe it'll stick :)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Picture Time
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| Danny and The P playing at the park |
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| Piper giving Danny a ride in the truck. She loves to drive. |
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| Piper making muffins. |
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| Danny getting salmonella...I mean eating muffin batter. |
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| My Mom, step-dad, Danny, and Piper. |
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| My brother in law KC playing with Danny and his new fave toy: a squirt bottle. |
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| Piper wearing a dress up ear ring and trying to figure out the squirt bottle. |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Busy Days
Oh busy, busy May days! It never ceases to amaze me how busy May always becomes. My work always increases in May just because May is finally warm enough in Washington State to get out and do things, and it's beautiful here so the kids and I are spending lots of time outside. Plus, we had my Mom and step-dad here for the weekend, and then my brother in law is here this week from Alaska. Seriously - it has been a mad-house here!
On Saturday (which was like a bajillion degrees with 105% humidity), we took the fam-bam to the Fort Worth Zoo. Loads of fun and pictures to come (my mom played photographer). This was our first trip to the Fort Worth Zoo and it was amazing. I think the meerkats and the Asian Rhinoceros' were my favorite. If it hadn't been so hot, we would have walked around more, but after two hours in the steamy outdoors, we called it a day. Danny ended up with a minor sunburn on one cheek and the top of his lip. Next time we will make him wear a hat in addition to the sunscreen - that boy is so fair skinned! Piper didn't burn but missed her nap so she was a hot mess. We got snow cones to cool off and I was super excited to find out that they have a wedding cake snow cone flavor. How cool is that? After that, we went out to Fuzzy's Taco for a beer and tacos for Cinco De Mayo. It was super yummy as always and the kids even behaved themselves (even though they didn't really eat) so we all had a good time.
Sunday morning, my Mom and Step-dad left and my brother in law came in a few hours later. We hadn't seen him for a long, long time, so we were really excited to see him. Piper kept calling him Papa. I guess she thinks anyone that is not Derek is a 'papa.' Yesterday, we took his brother KC to McKinney to go to their downtown area. We went to Loco Cowpoke (which has phenomenal salsa and BBQ marinades/rubs - great place to go for Father's Day presents) and the Mom and Pops popcorn/candy store across the street. I got a jar of salsa and Danny and Piper got a few handfuls of candy. After that, we went to Derek's work to show KC around, went to Celebration Park for some let the kids run wild time, and then toured Allen looking at some of the houses our realtor sent us as our next possible rental house. Busy day! We then went over to my sister's house and watched the Capitols game (boo they lost!) and got Torchy's tacos (an Austin based company that just started a new location in Allen). I also got Orange Creme Ale - which was delicious!
With all that food, I'm sure you can guess that I have not been losing weight. I've come to terms with this even if it does make me a little sad that I gained 4 pounds from the time I weighed in on Friday morning until I weighed myself today (*sigh*). I did my 30 Day Shred every day last week, but haven't done it since Friday. I did my measurements on Friday and I had lost a total of 6.5 inches, so I'm hoping that I continue to lose after I start back up on my shredding tomorrow.
I have my Run Like a Mother race on Sunday with my Mom (yes, she's coming back into town on Friday). Can't wait for the 5k race, but really can't wait for the t-shirt haha I just think it's going to be cute. Anyway, gotta get back to family time.
On Saturday (which was like a bajillion degrees with 105% humidity), we took the fam-bam to the Fort Worth Zoo. Loads of fun and pictures to come (my mom played photographer). This was our first trip to the Fort Worth Zoo and it was amazing. I think the meerkats and the Asian Rhinoceros' were my favorite. If it hadn't been so hot, we would have walked around more, but after two hours in the steamy outdoors, we called it a day. Danny ended up with a minor sunburn on one cheek and the top of his lip. Next time we will make him wear a hat in addition to the sunscreen - that boy is so fair skinned! Piper didn't burn but missed her nap so she was a hot mess. We got snow cones to cool off and I was super excited to find out that they have a wedding cake snow cone flavor. How cool is that? After that, we went out to Fuzzy's Taco for a beer and tacos for Cinco De Mayo. It was super yummy as always and the kids even behaved themselves (even though they didn't really eat) so we all had a good time.
Sunday morning, my Mom and Step-dad left and my brother in law came in a few hours later. We hadn't seen him for a long, long time, so we were really excited to see him. Piper kept calling him Papa. I guess she thinks anyone that is not Derek is a 'papa.' Yesterday, we took his brother KC to McKinney to go to their downtown area. We went to Loco Cowpoke (which has phenomenal salsa and BBQ marinades/rubs - great place to go for Father's Day presents) and the Mom and Pops popcorn/candy store across the street. I got a jar of salsa and Danny and Piper got a few handfuls of candy. After that, we went to Derek's work to show KC around, went to Celebration Park for some let the kids run wild time, and then toured Allen looking at some of the houses our realtor sent us as our next possible rental house. Busy day! We then went over to my sister's house and watched the Capitols game (boo they lost!) and got Torchy's tacos (an Austin based company that just started a new location in Allen). I also got Orange Creme Ale - which was delicious!
With all that food, I'm sure you can guess that I have not been losing weight. I've come to terms with this even if it does make me a little sad that I gained 4 pounds from the time I weighed in on Friday morning until I weighed myself today (*sigh*). I did my 30 Day Shred every day last week, but haven't done it since Friday. I did my measurements on Friday and I had lost a total of 6.5 inches, so I'm hoping that I continue to lose after I start back up on my shredding tomorrow.
I have my Run Like a Mother race on Sunday with my Mom (yes, she's coming back into town on Friday). Can't wait for the 5k race, but really can't wait for the t-shirt haha I just think it's going to be cute. Anyway, gotta get back to family time.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Miss You
The past couple of days have been a struggle for me. My heart is just not in anything. I think I've just been missing my people back in Spokane. I was talking to a friend from back home and some things happened in her life about a month ago. And it just broke my heart. First, my heart broke for my friend and then after a day or two, my heart broke again. Because our friendship had become so distant that she didn't call to tell me her news right away. I know. I'm the one that moved. But it still hurts that my friends and I have become distant.
I just miss having good friends and I feel like I'm in a sort of friendship limbo. I just have to repeat to myself that I will have friends here in Texas. I will have friends here in Texas. It just takes time.
Being kind of bummed out, I haven't really felt like doing anything other than lying on the couch and reading a book. I didn't do my 30 Day Shred Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (I did my race Saturday, and then no other exercise at all for the last couple of days). Today I got up and went to the gym and did some bike workouts. I tried running, but I just couldn't get into it. So, I left the gym. I am going to do my 30 Day Shred today. And I'm cleaning up the house. I started that yesterday. I am a firm believer that if you want to feel better about life, start by cleaning your house. Not that I'm an impeccable house keeper (actually, far from the truth), but if your house is clean, you will feel better about life.
Plus, I get to spend time with these lovelies. Life is good. Really.
I just miss having good friends and I feel like I'm in a sort of friendship limbo. I just have to repeat to myself that I will have friends here in Texas. I will have friends here in Texas. It just takes time.
Being kind of bummed out, I haven't really felt like doing anything other than lying on the couch and reading a book. I didn't do my 30 Day Shred Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (I did my race Saturday, and then no other exercise at all for the last couple of days). Today I got up and went to the gym and did some bike workouts. I tried running, but I just couldn't get into it. So, I left the gym. I am going to do my 30 Day Shred today. And I'm cleaning up the house. I started that yesterday. I am a firm believer that if you want to feel better about life, start by cleaning your house. Not that I'm an impeccable house keeper (actually, far from the truth), but if your house is clean, you will feel better about life.
Plus, I get to spend time with these lovelies. Life is good. Really.
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