Song of the day: All Time Low - Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Okay, so this week I'm finally getting back to being healthy. It definitely makes a difference being back into our normal routine at home. I hadn't been here in 3 weeks! I napped a ton yesterday and it felt so nice! The weather has been so nice, but unfortunately I left my swim suit at my parents (it's currently being mailed back, lol) so I can't take Elliot to the pool :( I went to Target to try and find a new one, and I can't find anything that I really like :(
Last night I made Pesto Chicken with black spaghetti. The black spaghetti is from Target's Archer Farms brand and was on clearance, so we thought we'd try something new. It was really good, and I don't think that it tasted any different. It was really pretty looking with the chicken and the pesto colors. It almost looked professional, lol. I even made the pesto with the basil from our porch! It turned out really well! I'm really excited for the leaves to mature again and then I'll make the meal again! I did change the recipe from almonds to sunflower seeds because that's what I had in our cabinet. I have a lot of mint so I'm planning on making wings with mint leaves and honey for dinner tonight! Except I'm exchanging wings for chicken breast. We also have some amazing honey that we got at our last visit to the farmers market, so it should be really good!
We went grocery shopping on Sunday and got a ton of food! Which was good because the only thing in our fridge was mountain dew, coke, a lemon, a lime, and kraft singles. We stocked up on Lean Cuisines to help curb our eating out habits. Now when we don't feel like cooking, we can just have one of those instead of spending $40 on Thai takeout. Good for the body, good for the budget!
This is my last week for two of my classes, then I have a break until July 25th! There's so much to do this week, and Kyle's brother Aaron is visiting Thursday and Friday, so I'm trying to work ahead. Hopefully I can get everything done!
1/3/11 - 232.6 lbs
1/31/11 - 217.4 lbs
2/28/11 - 206.0 lbs
3/26/11 - 208.8 lbs
4/25/11 - 206.0 lbs
5/31/11 - 203.2 lbs
6/7/11 - 202.5 lbs
6/14/11 - 204.0 lbs
6/20/11 - ??
6/28/11 - 206.2 lbs
Weight loss for Week Twenty-Five: +2.2 lbs
Weight loss Total: 26.4 lbs
Weight loss since my heaviest (5/22/10 - 264 lbs): 57.8 lbs
Well, I saw this coming. Thankfully the last two days I've eaten really well, and am planning on keeping it up! I also did some yoga last week and plan on doing it some more today and throughout the rest of the week. I'm still under my pre-pregnancy weight, and that was my main first goal, so I don't feel like a complete failure, lol. Okay, back to the day! Hopefully I'll have more time to write this week!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Day 172 - playing catch-up
Song of the day: Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Okay, so I've been super busy with school and life and I TOTALLY forgot which day it was and completely missed my weigh-in day Tuesday. That being said, I'm pretty sure I either stayed the same or gained. I haven't been eating really well, so, eh.
But today I am doing well so far! I had an egg, bacon, and toast for breakfast - AND I even had 2 glasses of milk! I cannot stand milk typically, but I am really trying to increase my dairy intake. Also, the government changed the food pyramid to "my plate" and I think it's actually more effective because I thought of that plate and realized I should have some dairy (not too mention I probably overdid the protein and didn't have any fruits or veggies). After breakfast Elliot and I played and then when he went down for his nap I did a yoga DVD on Netflix. Then I went for a walk/run for 25 minutes after that. I feel really good about today so far, and hopefully I'll keep this going! I think I'm going to move my focus from losing weight back to living a healthy lifestyle. Then I think I'll see progress.
This is my last week at my parents house and I'm excited to get back home, but I'm not excited to have to cook again, lol. Kyle's brother is visiting next week from Australia! We haven't seen him in about a year, so I'm excited that we get to see him! I'm really excited for Kyle to be home for two weeks in a row, then we're heading to Ely, MN to YMCA Camp du Nord! I'm so excited! I haven't been there for years and I'm really excited for Kyle and Elliot to experience for their first times!
I have one and a half weeks left in my polisci and abnormal psychology classes! I cannot wait! Then I'm done for three weeks, then I am taking a three week course in cognitive psychology. It will be so much easier with only one class instead of two. Okay, and now it's back to get some reading done!
Okay, so I've been super busy with school and life and I TOTALLY forgot which day it was and completely missed my weigh-in day Tuesday. That being said, I'm pretty sure I either stayed the same or gained. I haven't been eating really well, so, eh.
But today I am doing well so far! I had an egg, bacon, and toast for breakfast - AND I even had 2 glasses of milk! I cannot stand milk typically, but I am really trying to increase my dairy intake. Also, the government changed the food pyramid to "my plate" and I think it's actually more effective because I thought of that plate and realized I should have some dairy (not too mention I probably overdid the protein and didn't have any fruits or veggies). After breakfast Elliot and I played and then when he went down for his nap I did a yoga DVD on Netflix. Then I went for a walk/run for 25 minutes after that. I feel really good about today so far, and hopefully I'll keep this going! I think I'm going to move my focus from losing weight back to living a healthy lifestyle. Then I think I'll see progress.
This is my last week at my parents house and I'm excited to get back home, but I'm not excited to have to cook again, lol. Kyle's brother is visiting next week from Australia! We haven't seen him in about a year, so I'm excited that we get to see him! I'm really excited for Kyle to be home for two weeks in a row, then we're heading to Ely, MN to YMCA Camp du Nord! I'm so excited! I haven't been there for years and I'm really excited for Kyle and Elliot to experience for their first times!
I have one and a half weeks left in my polisci and abnormal psychology classes! I cannot wait! Then I'm done for three weeks, then I am taking a three week course in cognitive psychology. It will be so much easier with only one class instead of two. Okay, and now it's back to get some reading done!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Day 164 - digital digital get down
Song of the day: N*Sync - Digital Digital Get Down ...I heard this song while filling up my brothers car at Kwik Trip today, hahahaha!
I had a great time at dinner with Donna! I've had to cancel on her the last four times we made plans, so I'm glad that I took time out from school to hang out with her. Of course, I'm now realizing that I should have planned it for today instead since D2L for school is down, and there's not really a whole lot I can do without it :/
I've realized that I need to just maintain my weight for the next three weeks, and not really focus too much on trying to lose weight. I just don't have the time or energy to really try to lose weight. I do need to curb my snacking, but other than that, I'm not going to worry about changing things too much right now.
Elliot's still working on the six teeth that are coming in, and he was pretty beside himself as it got closer and closer to nigh-night. But! He did say his first two work sentence today! It was "more cracker." Well, really it sounded like "mooooooorr cacka." But I was really proud of him, and it was really cute :)
I had a great time at dinner with Donna! I've had to cancel on her the last four times we made plans, so I'm glad that I took time out from school to hang out with her. Of course, I'm now realizing that I should have planned it for today instead since D2L for school is down, and there's not really a whole lot I can do without it :/
I've realized that I need to just maintain my weight for the next three weeks, and not really focus too much on trying to lose weight. I just don't have the time or energy to really try to lose weight. I do need to curb my snacking, but other than that, I'm not going to worry about changing things too much right now.
Elliot's still working on the six teeth that are coming in, and he was pretty beside himself as it got closer and closer to nigh-night. But! He did say his first two work sentence today! It was "more cracker." Well, really it sounded like "mooooooorr cacka." But I was really proud of him, and it was really cute :)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day 163 - Tuesday Weigh-In Week #23
Song of the day: Owl City - Hello Seattle
1/3/11 - 232.6 lbs
1/31/11 - 217.4 lbs
2/28/11 - 206.0 lbs
3/26/11 - 208.8 lbs
4/25/11 - 206.0 lbs
5/31/11 - 203.2 lbs
6/7/11 - 202.5 lbs
6/14/11 - 204.0 lbs
Weight loss for Week Twenty-Three: +1.5 lbs
Weight loss Total: 28.6 lbs
Weight loss since my heaviest (5/22/10 - 264 lbs): 60 lbs
Well, I gained, which kind of sucks, but I've ate crap for the last few weeks with zero working out, so I'm really not surprised at all. But, like I said yesterday, I'm just finally getting back into everything. Also, I found out that my parents scale will change depending on where you put it. They have tile in their bathroom, so I think that's why. So, 204 is the average, but I also got 202.4 and 206.8 all within the span of a few minutes.
I didn't eat great yesterday, but I'm taking little strides I guess. My real problem was the bowl of popcorn I had at 11:00pm and I didn't go to bed until 12:30am. I really need to start sleeping more. I find myself absolutely exhausted during the day, and taking naps when Elliot is napping too. If it wasn't for school, I wouldn't really care about my sleep schedule, but when he's sleeping is the only time I have uninterrupted moments.
I'm having dinner with Donna tonight, and I'm really excited because I haven't hung out with her in about 4, maybe 5, months. It's been a while. I'm going to try to eat something healthy, but I really want to eat yummy as well, and at a lot of restaurants, that's a hard combination to find. I should probably just stay away from all things fried, lol.
1/3/11 - 232.6 lbs
1/31/11 - 217.4 lbs
2/28/11 - 206.0 lbs
3/26/11 - 208.8 lbs
4/25/11 - 206.0 lbs
5/31/11 - 203.2 lbs
6/7/11 - 202.5 lbs
6/14/11 - 204.0 lbs
Weight loss for Week Twenty-Three: +1.5 lbs
Weight loss Total: 28.6 lbs
Weight loss since my heaviest (5/22/10 - 264 lbs): 60 lbs
Well, I gained, which kind of sucks, but I've ate crap for the last few weeks with zero working out, so I'm really not surprised at all. But, like I said yesterday, I'm just finally getting back into everything. Also, I found out that my parents scale will change depending on where you put it. They have tile in their bathroom, so I think that's why. So, 204 is the average, but I also got 202.4 and 206.8 all within the span of a few minutes.
I didn't eat great yesterday, but I'm taking little strides I guess. My real problem was the bowl of popcorn I had at 11:00pm and I didn't go to bed until 12:30am. I really need to start sleeping more. I find myself absolutely exhausted during the day, and taking naps when Elliot is napping too. If it wasn't for school, I wouldn't really care about my sleep schedule, but when he's sleeping is the only time I have uninterrupted moments.
I'm having dinner with Donna tonight, and I'm really excited because I haven't hung out with her in about 4, maybe 5, months. It's been a while. I'm going to try to eat something healthy, but I really want to eat yummy as well, and at a lot of restaurants, that's a hard combination to find. I should probably just stay away from all things fried, lol.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Day 162 - getting back to it.
Song of the day: NKOTB - Summertime
Okay. Today is the day to get back on track! I haven't been eating horribly, but I haven't been eating great, and I haven't been working out at all. So, today is the day to get back to it. I started out my morning with a good breakfast, and am going to eat a healthy lunch, and healthy dinner. I also want to get out for a walk today, which should be easy because it is beautiful outside! Or if not a walk, at least some sort of physical activity. I can feel that my body is really starting to not like me again, so I think it's time to get it feeling better!
I think that the hardest part is going to get back into actually making food again. Really, it's just the next three weeks that are going to be tough, but after school's done (for about a month) I'll have no problem getting back into the swing of things. But for right now, it's all about time management. Oh man, weigh-in day is tomorrow!
Okay. Today is the day to get back on track! I haven't been eating horribly, but I haven't been eating great, and I haven't been working out at all. So, today is the day to get back to it. I started out my morning with a good breakfast, and am going to eat a healthy lunch, and healthy dinner. I also want to get out for a walk today, which should be easy because it is beautiful outside! Or if not a walk, at least some sort of physical activity. I can feel that my body is really starting to not like me again, so I think it's time to get it feeling better!
I think that the hardest part is going to get back into actually making food again. Really, it's just the next three weeks that are going to be tough, but after school's done (for about a month) I'll have no problem getting back into the swing of things. But for right now, it's all about time management. Oh man, weigh-in day is tomorrow!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Day 159-161 - What a FUN weekend!
Song of the day: Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
We had so much fun this weekend! Kyle got into town late Friday night, then early Saturday morning we packed up the car and headed to Hayward. My cousin Ashley graduated from high school a couple weeks ago, and her party was Saturday. The drive wasn't too bad, but we did take a long stop at Target on the way up, so that helped. But, yeah, Elliot is NOT a fan of sitting in the car!
When we got there Elliot was so excited! There were two "pup-pup's" (even though only one was actually a puppy) and Elliot kept trying to catch the puppy, but he was too fast for him, lol. He wanted to be doing whatever the other kids were doing, and kept trying to climb the play place all by himself. :)
We stayed a hotel for the night along with my mom, two of my aunts, and my cousin, his wife, and their three kids. We all spent a lot of time at the pool, and Elliot had a lot of fun showing off how good he was at "kick, kick, kick"-ing. Today we went out to eat and then spent some time in downtown Hayward. There is a very magical place there called Tremblay's Sweet Shop. I actually gasped in awe when we walked in! And the candy is so good! A lot of it was taffy and fudge though, so Elliot got a couple of safety pops :) But he's too little to really understand that he's missing out on something, lol.
Well, now it's 10:00pm and I have a ton of stuff to do for school tomorrow! It looks like it's going to be another fun week (well, three weeks) of school! Okay, where's the coffee??
We had so much fun this weekend! Kyle got into town late Friday night, then early Saturday morning we packed up the car and headed to Hayward. My cousin Ashley graduated from high school a couple weeks ago, and her party was Saturday. The drive wasn't too bad, but we did take a long stop at Target on the way up, so that helped. But, yeah, Elliot is NOT a fan of sitting in the car!
When we got there Elliot was so excited! There were two "pup-pup's" (even though only one was actually a puppy) and Elliot kept trying to catch the puppy, but he was too fast for him, lol. He wanted to be doing whatever the other kids were doing, and kept trying to climb the play place all by himself. :)
We stayed a hotel for the night along with my mom, two of my aunts, and my cousin, his wife, and their three kids. We all spent a lot of time at the pool, and Elliot had a lot of fun showing off how good he was at "kick, kick, kick"-ing. Today we went out to eat and then spent some time in downtown Hayward. There is a very magical place there called Tremblay's Sweet Shop. I actually gasped in awe when we walked in! And the candy is so good! A lot of it was taffy and fudge though, so Elliot got a couple of safety pops :) But he's too little to really understand that he's missing out on something, lol.
Well, now it's 10:00pm and I have a ton of stuff to do for school tomorrow! It looks like it's going to be another fun week (well, three weeks) of school! Okay, where's the coffee??
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Day 157 & 158 - just make yourself a dang quesa-dilluh!
Song of the Day: Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
Um, anyone else watch the Today Show on Wednesday??!! It was Meredith Vieiria's last day, and I cried, multiple times. I'm not joking, lol. I really liked her :)
Well, my eating hasn't been bad, but it hasn't really been good. I haven't been eating a ton, but I am addicted to the quesadilla maker that Logan got for graduation. I also have been making some quick guacamole for the quesadillas. I may have to buy him a new one before he goes to school with how often I'm using it! Elliot's a huge fan of them as well, so maybe we'll have to get one for home.... yep, use the kid as an excuse :)
I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. I had too much fun with too little sleep this weekend, and this week I've been up until at least 1:30 (2:45 at the latest though) doing homework. The problem is that I'm not behind, but I am on time, and the only time that I can freely work is when Elliot's sleeping. Well, I've been so tired that when he naps during the day I get about one paragraph into my political science book before I'm falling asleep. So when Elliot goes to bed around 7:30, I'm finally able to really dig into my work. But I definitely wish I would have brought my glasses with me. I didn't realize how much I relied of them - not really for sight, but just to keep the staring-at-a-computer-screen-for-hours headache away.
Kyle is coming up here tomorrow, and I'm still unsure what we're going to do for the weekend/next week. Tomorrow is my last day in my women's studies class, but I have three more weeks of poli sci and my abnormal psych class starts on Monday. Three more weeks of school, then I have a break until the end of July! I'm really glad that I decided to take classes this summer, because it's really not as hard as I thought it would be. It's actually really nice that I can get all these classes done in such a short time.
Alright, back to poli sci busy work... yeah, it's really a lot of busy work :/ Lame.
Um, anyone else watch the Today Show on Wednesday??!! It was Meredith Vieiria's last day, and I cried, multiple times. I'm not joking, lol. I really liked her :)
Well, my eating hasn't been bad, but it hasn't really been good. I haven't been eating a ton, but I am addicted to the quesadilla maker that Logan got for graduation. I also have been making some quick guacamole for the quesadillas. I may have to buy him a new one before he goes to school with how often I'm using it! Elliot's a huge fan of them as well, so maybe we'll have to get one for home.... yep, use the kid as an excuse :)
I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. I had too much fun with too little sleep this weekend, and this week I've been up until at least 1:30 (2:45 at the latest though) doing homework. The problem is that I'm not behind, but I am on time, and the only time that I can freely work is when Elliot's sleeping. Well, I've been so tired that when he naps during the day I get about one paragraph into my political science book before I'm falling asleep. So when Elliot goes to bed around 7:30, I'm finally able to really dig into my work. But I definitely wish I would have brought my glasses with me. I didn't realize how much I relied of them - not really for sight, but just to keep the staring-at-a-computer-screen-for-hours headache away.
Kyle is coming up here tomorrow, and I'm still unsure what we're going to do for the weekend/next week. Tomorrow is my last day in my women's studies class, but I have three more weeks of poli sci and my abnormal psych class starts on Monday. Three more weeks of school, then I have a break until the end of July! I'm really glad that I decided to take classes this summer, because it's really not as hard as I thought it would be. It's actually really nice that I can get all these classes done in such a short time.
Alright, back to poli sci busy work... yeah, it's really a lot of busy work :/ Lame.
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