Wild weekend ahead! Hope I can hang on! Kache is playing in a baseball tourney today and tomorrow in St. George, Brinley and Kolby have violin festival competition in the morning. I am trying to plan my R.S. lesson for Sunday, get supplies and start on Kache's career fair project due Thurs. and get R.S. Birthday party all planned/prepared before Wed. Plus clean/organize my house, workout, plan free day and the list goes on!!! If I think of this as positive pressure hopefully my attitude will stay up!!!
Workout:
NOTHING! (YET) I got up to work out and was even on the treadmill when I felt a sweet little tug from behind. When I turned to see Kolby awake at 6 am I knew something was wrong (usually it takes a spray bottle to get that kid out of bed). He has fever and bad sore throat (please don't be strep)! I held and cuddled him instead this morning and I feel great about it! Don't worry I have a plan to get my workout in this afternoon after Kolby see's the doctor.
Meals:
(1) cottage cheese/yogurt
(2) apple/string cheese
(3) 180 cal. meal
(4) protein bar
(5) chicken tacos with cabbage
Gratitudes:
-I have to say that I just LOVE the way I feel!!! I have energy, am so happy, not having trouble getting up early, love eating clean, feel less overwhelmed even though I am busier than ever! This alone makes EVERYTHING totally worth it! There have been so many unexpected "perks" in this journey! I am so loving it! Have a great Friday!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Keri 3/2/10
I am grumpy and don't feel like doing anything!! On Monday's I always get my house totally clean from the weekend and get all my laundry caught up so it is easy to take care of for the rest of the week. Not yesterday, I didn't do one thing!! That is probably why I am so grumpy cuzz I hate to be in a mess but I have no ambition to do it. I also wanted to get caught up on the assignments this weekend and didn't get that done either. I am a slacker!
I also got 35 viruses on my vinyl computer and had to have the whole thing deleted and then reinstalled. It deleted all of my fonts that I have ever put on it! Nothing like having to start over!!
My eating has been clean but I don't think I am eating enough cuz yesterday I only ate about 23 points when I should have had between 30-38 points.
Workout yesterday and today were good (at least that is what Leslie said!!) I just have a fear of running and can't get passed it!! I am trying to conquer the "I can't" attitude that is in my head!! Any ideas of how to do that?
M1-Special K
M2-Protein Shake
M3-EFL Asian Stir Fry
M4-Protein Shake
M5-EFL Chicken Enchiladas
I am hoping for a better day and a little bit of ambition to get something done!!
I also got 35 viruses on my vinyl computer and had to have the whole thing deleted and then reinstalled. It deleted all of my fonts that I have ever put on it! Nothing like having to start over!!
My eating has been clean but I don't think I am eating enough cuz yesterday I only ate about 23 points when I should have had between 30-38 points.
Workout yesterday and today were good (at least that is what Leslie said!!) I just have a fear of running and can't get passed it!! I am trying to conquer the "I can't" attitude that is in my head!! Any ideas of how to do that?
M1-Special K
M2-Protein Shake
M3-EFL Asian Stir Fry
M4-Protein Shake
M5-EFL Chicken Enchiladas
I am hoping for a better day and a little bit of ambition to get something done!!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Joanna - FRIDAY!
I'm with Kami - I'm glad it's the weekend. Not entirely sure why - becuase I always seem to build the weekends up to be great and almost every weekend I feel disappointed.....I need to stop putting quite so much pressure on a couple of days.
I had Leslie do my assessment this morning and I was really happy with it. I went into it with NO expectations - just hoping not to be down and cry about it like I did last time when we were done. I have had a stall on the scale the last couple of weeks and was getting really upset about it. But this week I had a loss - a total loss from the beginning of 11 lbs. That excited me a lot!
Even better than the # on the scale is that I've had some other people have noticed a change. I had a woman I don't know particularly well comment about it to me last night and it made such a difference. She said she hadn't seen me in a while and just wanted to know what I was doing because I was looking good. It caught me so off guard and I just kind of bounced all the way home with a grin on my face.
When I got home I started looking in my closet and tried on some shirts I had bought when I was skinny a few years ago. I started putting them on just to see how far I had to get into them and almost all of them fit! Not perfectly, there were bumps in places I didn't really want - but I could get them on - and that is a huge accomplishment for me! It was exciting to see results like that. It got me so excited I pulled out my "skinny pants" from my closet. I should have done that at the beginning - I'm really excited to get back into some of those clothes! Cute skirts, jackets, capris....And I didn't look at it like stuff I'll never wear again - I was looking at all of them in a different, more positive light. And I'm looking at clothes in stores and I'm actually excited to shop in a couple of months for some new spunky stuff. :)
Ok - food today:
I had Leslie do my assessment this morning and I was really happy with it. I went into it with NO expectations - just hoping not to be down and cry about it like I did last time when we were done. I have had a stall on the scale the last couple of weeks and was getting really upset about it. But this week I had a loss - a total loss from the beginning of 11 lbs. That excited me a lot!
Even better than the # on the scale is that I've had some other people have noticed a change. I had a woman I don't know particularly well comment about it to me last night and it made such a difference. She said she hadn't seen me in a while and just wanted to know what I was doing because I was looking good. It caught me so off guard and I just kind of bounced all the way home with a grin on my face.
When I got home I started looking in my closet and tried on some shirts I had bought when I was skinny a few years ago. I started putting them on just to see how far I had to get into them and almost all of them fit! Not perfectly, there were bumps in places I didn't really want - but I could get them on - and that is a huge accomplishment for me! It was exciting to see results like that. It got me so excited I pulled out my "skinny pants" from my closet. I should have done that at the beginning - I'm really excited to get back into some of those clothes! Cute skirts, jackets, capris....And I didn't look at it like stuff I'll never wear again - I was looking at all of them in a different, more positive light. And I'm looking at clothes in stores and I'm actually excited to shop in a couple of months for some new spunky stuff. :)
Ok - food today:
- breakfast smoothie
- cottage cheese with Mrs. Dash tomato/basil/garlic seasoning (YUM! taste like some kind of a filling for a rich pasta dish - it was yummy!), small orange and carrot sticks
- protein bar and celery sticks
- turkey rolls & green apple
- ?
- ?
I'm grateful that BOTH of my boys are sleeping right now. My poor little Gabe has taken naps the last 2 days for the first time in MONTHS. He was sick yesterday and I think he still has a bit of a funk. He was waiting for me to get a movie put on for him and fell asleep on my bed. Poor little guy. But while it's quiet - I'm going to take a couple of deep breaths because those kids have worn me out today :)
Happy weekend everyone!
Kami 2/26/10
TGIF ya'll!!!!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEE! I don't know what I'm so excited for. It's not like I have any major fun plans for the weekend or anything, just glad it's here! I have planned my menu for Sunday dinner (free day) and can't wait to cook up a storm! I will be making lil' cheddar meatloaves, cheesey (and I mean a lot) augratan potatoes, fairy rolls, My fav. choc. cake from scratch recipe and lots of vanilla ice cream! If only I planned my clean days so far in advance! lol
Workout:
LBWO and abs
-tired legs feel great!
Meals:
(1) ww muffin/veggie omelet
(2) banana/string cheese
(3)180 cal. meal (aka. not much food)
(4) protein bar
(5) ???
Gratitudes:
-I am noticing small changes in the food choices of some of my kids! Last night Kolby asked for a sweet potato w/ cottage cheese. For a snack the other day I caught Brinley mixing up cottage cheese and yogurt! I took Leslie's advice by not trying to change everyone's food habits at once, just my own which is the only way to start, but I am tickled pink that my kids taking notice and making better food choices for themselves! Baby steps!!!
Workout:
LBWO and abs
-tired legs feel great!
Meals:
(1) ww muffin/veggie omelet
(2) banana/string cheese
(3)180 cal. meal (aka. not much food)
(4) protein bar
(5) ???
Gratitudes:
-I am noticing small changes in the food choices of some of my kids! Last night Kolby asked for a sweet potato w/ cottage cheese. For a snack the other day I caught Brinley mixing up cottage cheese and yogurt! I took Leslie's advice by not trying to change everyone's food habits at once, just my own which is the only way to start, but I am tickled pink that my kids taking notice and making better food choices for themselves! Baby steps!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
8 weeks!
anyone who would like an 8 week assessment can come over on Fri. from 7:30-9 am or set up a time with me. I can't wait to see how great you did! Keep working hard! Leslie
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Mindy Wednesday
So I ran 2 miles yesterday in 22 minutes. I was so excited. 20 minutes is my next goal.
I ran 1 mile today in 10:25. My hip is hurting from the 5k I ran Monday. But I'll push through it.
I've been neglecting my lower body and was planning to do that and upper body today, but my hip said no so I just did upper body. My shoulders still hurt.
Alecia bought me a subscription to Oxygen magazine for my birthday and it is pretty inspiring. I want to cut out all the pictures and post them all over my wall in my exercise room.
I was wondering about the end of week 8. Leslie, is there any way we can have a time in the early morning either Friday or Saturday to get our pics taken and weight/stats done? Actually I can do my own pics, I really would just like to borrow your scale since that's the one I started out on. Let me know. Thanks so much. Hope your birthday was awesome!!
Gratitudes: A baby that is STILL totally an angel baby! He is still sleeping about 18 hours a day. And he is so happy. What a joy he is in my life. I cannot believe that I almost didn't have him. I didn't want more kids, but I'm so glad Jesse talked me in to it. What a blessing of joy he is to me.
Grateful for a supportive husband who never places blame on me or makes me feel like a failure. He is by my side through everything and supports me in whatever I choose.
I ran 1 mile today in 10:25. My hip is hurting from the 5k I ran Monday. But I'll push through it.
I've been neglecting my lower body and was planning to do that and upper body today, but my hip said no so I just did upper body. My shoulders still hurt.
Alecia bought me a subscription to Oxygen magazine for my birthday and it is pretty inspiring. I want to cut out all the pictures and post them all over my wall in my exercise room.
I was wondering about the end of week 8. Leslie, is there any way we can have a time in the early morning either Friday or Saturday to get our pics taken and weight/stats done? Actually I can do my own pics, I really would just like to borrow your scale since that's the one I started out on. Let me know. Thanks so much. Hope your birthday was awesome!!
Gratitudes: A baby that is STILL totally an angel baby! He is still sleeping about 18 hours a day. And he is so happy. What a joy he is in my life. I cannot believe that I almost didn't have him. I didn't want more kids, but I'm so glad Jesse talked me in to it. What a blessing of joy he is to me.
Grateful for a supportive husband who never places blame on me or makes me feel like a failure. He is by my side through everything and supports me in whatever I choose.
Joanna
Learned something (or was reminded of something) this morning: Not working out makes me grumpy! I have had some yucky pain in my right ankle the last 2 days. Kept me from running yesterday with Leslie so I decided to get in some cardio last night. I could only last about 7 minutes on the treadmill running but I was determined to finish my 2 miles - so I walked the rest. The walking felt better than the running - but still hurt a lot. After I was done it hurt more than when I had started by quite a bit. Then this morning it hurt a bunch too. Felt better when I iced it - but wasn't going to let me workout. After talking to Leslie decided to let it rest today and see if I can do anything tonight and hopefully tomorrow. Makes me mad because my last 4 workouts with Leslie went really well I thought and I felt like I was getting back to the swing of things.
Anyway - I have found that today has been a tough one for me; and I really think it's because I didn't get the blood pumping this morning and get those healthy endorphins. I keep thinking about that brain scan picture Leslie shared with us and remembering how much better the exercised brain looked. I am pretty sure if you were to do a brain scan on me right now you'd see all kinds of grumpy colors. (My kids would attest to that too!) Hopefully this can be resolved soon - I like the happy Joanna better.
Food today:
Anyway - I have found that today has been a tough one for me; and I really think it's because I didn't get the blood pumping this morning and get those healthy endorphins. I keep thinking about that brain scan picture Leslie shared with us and remembering how much better the exercised brain looked. I am pretty sure if you were to do a brain scan on me right now you'd see all kinds of grumpy colors. (My kids would attest to that too!) Hopefully this can be resolved soon - I like the happy Joanna better.
Food today:
- protein bar
- turkey w/ laughing cow cheese and orange
- green salad, cottage cheese & apple
- spinach wrap with chicken
- chicken noodle soup (wheat noodles) & string cheese
- celery sticks & fruit/yogurt smoothie
- LOTS of water!!!
Gratitudes - that we live somewhere with seasons, bedroom doors (so we can have a *little* quiet at times, endorphins.
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