ok so this year we have had a real tornado, i was hit by a drunk driver on the highway, J broke her knee 2 weeks ago and today my uncle passed away. oh yeah and all with twin babies and a six year old. i may be ready to ring in the new year!
today we celebrated S's bday at the gym with 7 6 year old boys and 1 little girl (very tolerant of the 7 little boys :) We did rock climbing and it was a huge success.
J broke her knee 2 weeks ago trying to get a tension rod out of the door frame - this has proved to throw a kink in our house but J has been a trooper and other than being bummed about not being able to run she is really making every thing else work. here's to hoping and praying that she will be able to start her Big Sur 20 miler training next month.
more about me soon, when i can find a few extra minutes to update. long story short, i am now at 41 pounds down. 41 pounds, that's 8 bags of flour - that's a lot of flour.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
i am not good at blogging
i am not good at blogging, not sure if its because i have no time, have noting witty to say or just find myself boring. anyway here i am a week later.
this week was hard, i was hungry all the time and craving all sorts of crap. i have been no stop focusing on food also which is completely consuming every thought and moment... i am missing cheese big time this week also and as a result i bought a super expensive french brie from our local cheese shop. i was really good any didn't eat it on crackers and only had a bit but oh boy it is so tasty and now its in my house. i don't know if it is better to not even buy it or have little bitty splurges?! see, lord i am boring!
my race is in 1 week, i am almost ready. no plans to be that fast just to finish. i am excited to do it and proud that i am at this point. i did the warrior dash this summer and thought i was going to die, glad to be in a better place just a few months later.
my friend just finished the Portland marathon and J is just 2 months away from the Memphis marathon - crazy running in my life right now. i know that i can be where they are in the next year or so if i continue what i have started! but i am nervous about 3.2 miles so 26 is not even something i can comprehend at the current moment. i am glad though i am surrounded by great people who are positive influences and who support the heck out of me :)
i lost 3 lbs this past week. well actually 3.2 but i don't count if under .5 i for the ease of remembering, i simply do full and half lbs. 33 pounds - i still have what seems like forever to go but 33 is a good number!
this week was hard, i was hungry all the time and craving all sorts of crap. i have been no stop focusing on food also which is completely consuming every thought and moment... i am missing cheese big time this week also and as a result i bought a super expensive french brie from our local cheese shop. i was really good any didn't eat it on crackers and only had a bit but oh boy it is so tasty and now its in my house. i don't know if it is better to not even buy it or have little bitty splurges?! see, lord i am boring!
my race is in 1 week, i am almost ready. no plans to be that fast just to finish. i am excited to do it and proud that i am at this point. i did the warrior dash this summer and thought i was going to die, glad to be in a better place just a few months later.
my friend just finished the Portland marathon and J is just 2 months away from the Memphis marathon - crazy running in my life right now. i know that i can be where they are in the next year or so if i continue what i have started! but i am nervous about 3.2 miles so 26 is not even something i can comprehend at the current moment. i am glad though i am surrounded by great people who are positive influences and who support the heck out of me :)
i lost 3 lbs this past week. well actually 3.2 but i don't count if under .5 i for the ease of remembering, i simply do full and half lbs. 33 pounds - i still have what seems like forever to go but 33 is a good number!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
great weekend and 30 pound mark!
great weekend full of lots of activity. Saturday was the diaper dash and 1/2 miler. the twins rocked their crawl, official bib and all. it was rather funny to watch all of these babies just sit there looking at everyone. baby boy was quite excited that a mom had a sippy cup as enticement for her daughter. needless to say we had to bring him back a few times from flirting trying to steal the cup. baby girl sat there really the entire time eating grass. :)
big brother rocked the 1/2 miler and ran with a friend that we ran into. all three got medals for their great work.
J ran the 10miler today and even after a few weeks of limited activity finished ahead of last race. weather was great so we hung out and waited for the men and women's elite to finish the marathon. absolutely amazing how they can make 5:30 miles look so effortless!
i went to boot camp 2x's this week as well as the gym every other day. it was a great week, busy busy but i feel like i am in the groove! i find myself going longer and harder and i am starting to feel the results. as well i look like i may have lost a few pounds.
i will blog more tomorrow what i have been doing but i need to go to bed now :)
i lost 4.2 lbs this week! for ease of tracking (maybe lazy) i always round down to even numbers if under .6 so 4 lbs it is!!
bringing my total to 30 pounds!!! that is a fun number to report!
big brother rocked the 1/2 miler and ran with a friend that we ran into. all three got medals for their great work.
J ran the 10miler today and even after a few weeks of limited activity finished ahead of last race. weather was great so we hung out and waited for the men and women's elite to finish the marathon. absolutely amazing how they can make 5:30 miles look so effortless!
i went to boot camp 2x's this week as well as the gym every other day. it was a great week, busy busy but i feel like i am in the groove! i find myself going longer and harder and i am starting to feel the results. as well i look like i may have lost a few pounds.
i will blog more tomorrow what i have been doing but i need to go to bed now :)
i lost 4.2 lbs this week! for ease of tracking (maybe lazy) i always round down to even numbers if under .6 so 4 lbs it is!!
bringing my total to 30 pounds!!! that is a fun number to report!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Biometric screening tests today
oh it seems like my weeks are not getting any slower or less full. thankful it is friday :) i had a biometric physical today.
BP
132/89
Total Cholesterol 154
HDL 45
LDL 97
Triglycerides 63
Fasting Glucose 103
so plan of attack is - continued weight loss for the BP and then re assess in a few months.
Cholesterol was really good - need to work on boosting my HDL(good cholesterol) - continued diet and weight loss as well as specific good fat foods.
fasting glucose 103 - weight loss should also help this improve.
i was weighed - 4 pounds less than i am weighing at home. not sure what to do with this, i think i am just going to stick to what my scale says but still a bit tickled that it was 4 less than i thought :)
heading to the gym now back from the gym
BP
132/89
Total Cholesterol 154
HDL 45
LDL 97
Triglycerides 63
Fasting Glucose 103
so plan of attack is - continued weight loss for the BP and then re assess in a few months.
Cholesterol was really good - need to work on boosting my HDL(good cholesterol) - continued diet and weight loss as well as specific good fat foods.
fasting glucose 103 - weight loss should also help this improve.
i was weighed - 4 pounds less than i am weighing at home. not sure what to do with this, i think i am just going to stick to what my scale says but still a bit tickled that it was 4 less than i thought :)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
eggplant meatballs
i made eggplant meatballs last night. now there are many food items that i make that are supposed to be a healthy version of something and taste kinda sucky honestly. but oh my these eggplant balls are pretty amazing. even the boy(6 years old) asked for 2nd's. they do not taste a darn thing like a meatball but they are flavorful, hold up under sauce and are good!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
peer pressure after a crazy week...
long, long week. had a presentation to give this week that was as much presentation as it was deep dive discussion into my teams and culture of my district. it was great but the unknown prior to it was stressful. i have been with a lot of people this week, through prep sessions, meetings ect.. and all week i had done a great job with eating what i had packed or carefully selected off a menu. yesterday when we were all finished we went to a bar for a drink and a bit of decompression. when placing orders for drinks and apps i ordered a salad sans dressing and i then proceeded to listen to everyone saying aghh its no big deal, just let loose and enjoy that we are finished ect... i know that no one was trying to be mean or even recognize that they were acting like peer pressuring bullies but it sucked. i felt like i had to justify my decisions and why i cant just have a few nachos or fried green beans like everyone else - i suck at moderation and because of that i needed to have my salad and not bar food.
peer pressure at 38 who would have thought.
with everything going on this week i was in the groove with the gym and eating, i lost 6 pounds this week! 6 pounds!
total weight loss so far 26 pounds!!
peer pressure at 38 who would have thought.
with everything going on this week i was in the groove with the gym and eating, i lost 6 pounds this week! 6 pounds!
total weight loss so far 26 pounds!!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Don't call it a comeback. I have been here for years...
aghh it has been a crazy 2 weeks, from trips to Iowa to our national sales meeting i am worn out. i realized it had been a long time in between posts and thought i would do a quick one.
trip to Iowa with peers was fun! i have what i think to be a 2nd degree burn on my knee from a 4 inch strip i missed sunscreen on. i did really good with alcohol and food though i did eat some crap. i ended up losing 2 pounds that week. even better was that i was able to not go crazy with beer and chips!
last week was our sales meeting and typically it is a week of up till 2-3am, parties, tons of alcohol and really bad food choices. i did extremely well and as a result was probably the most alert than i have ever been. i was able to actually sleep for more than 3 hours most nights, never woke up with a hang over and did very very well with food. the big meeting was outstanding - a bit mellower than years past music wise, but wow! James Taylor, Tony Bennet, Beyonce, Allison Krause, Oprah, Taylor Swift oh and the little Willow smith. Tony Bennet was OUTSTANDING!!!
i am behind on my running which is my fault for not taking risks and using the hotel gym during the meeting but had a great workout at the gym today hope to catch up on my missed 3 days. total weight loss this past week was just shy of 3 lbs.
total weight loss so far 20 lbs!!
trip to Iowa with peers was fun! i have what i think to be a 2nd degree burn on my knee from a 4 inch strip i missed sunscreen on. i did really good with alcohol and food though i did eat some crap. i ended up losing 2 pounds that week. even better was that i was able to not go crazy with beer and chips!
last week was our sales meeting and typically it is a week of up till 2-3am, parties, tons of alcohol and really bad food choices. i did extremely well and as a result was probably the most alert than i have ever been. i was able to actually sleep for more than 3 hours most nights, never woke up with a hang over and did very very well with food. the big meeting was outstanding - a bit mellower than years past music wise, but wow! James Taylor, Tony Bennet, Beyonce, Allison Krause, Oprah, Taylor Swift oh and the little Willow smith. Tony Bennet was OUTSTANDING!!!
i am behind on my running which is my fault for not taking risks and using the hotel gym during the meeting but had a great workout at the gym today hope to catch up on my missed 3 days. total weight loss this past week was just shy of 3 lbs.
total weight loss so far 20 lbs!!
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