It has been a busy week so lots are going around in that crazy head of mine. In no random order........
-I am so tired today because i was bad and stayed up WAY too late last night drinking wine, watching Grey's and chatting with some of my closest friends, especially my neighbor. Love her, I love that we can talk about our husbands, marriage and sex like I can with no other friend that I have!
-I got the opportunity to stay in an AMAZING house on monday night. I was in Indy visiting another franchise like the one i work for and the owner is a close friend of my parents. I stayed with him and his wife in their 10,000 sq ft house.....yes i put in the right number of zeros!!! It was unreal!!! Seriously like an MTV cribs house. Half court basketball court INSIDE with the Virgina Tech logo on teh floor and wall...I mean COME ON! Two outdoor fire places and the most beautiful decor I have ever seen! I wish she could come decorate my house. I honestly cannot imagine living in a place like that! CRAZY
-We have definately had our ups and downs in teh potty department the last week. We took some steps backward over the weekend and had to put her on a non constipating diet because she was backed up from not wanting to poop on the potty which then caused her a lot of pain when she finally did go..this happened twice since last Thursday...so i have really been watching her fruits and juice intake and limiting and restricting her dairy...it has been helping but she still hasn't pooped on the potty since the first time....if she doesnt poop today i will be adding some myralax to her juice to help her because i really don't want to see her in so much pain, it was awful to see. I swear this potty stuff has been the most challenging thing I have done as a parent other than teh sleep deprivation and colic that came with the first few months. I am really hoping things get better, although so far the latter part of this week as been much better and she has gone back to peeing on the potty regularly instead of holding it all day long like she did last weekend.
-Fall is finally coming to MI and there is a part of me that is excited for jeans, sweaters and I love that fall smell in the air. I am looking forward to heading to the apple orchard as well in the near future. Fall is such a great time of year...until it brings winter....
-I was so proud of Iz last night. My uncle is in town from CA and we went to a resturant that i had not been to in years...we walked in and i was immediately stressed b/c it was what I would call a pretty upscale place, not a place for a toddler AT ALL. I was worried about how she would do and I am happy to report that I had nothing to worry about. She did great. She ate and sat during the meal and we were there well over an hour. I even had waiters coming up to me to tell me how well behaved she was. She even went potty 3 times while we were there (i think she was using it as excuse to get up from teh table but she did pee all 3 times even if it was just a little)
-DH has been out of town since wednesday and he doesn't come home until tomorrow night. I have no idea what Iz and I will do tomorrow, no plans...we will have to come up withsomething good...i have pawned her off a lot on my mom this week, not really on purpose just due to curcimstances so I am looking forward to picking her up today and spending the day with her tomorrow
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday Thoughts
It is friday and I have only a few minutes to drop the few random thoughts in my head.
--i am so proud of Izzy as i have previously stated this week. I must admit that the smallest part of me is a tiny bit sad that my baby is no longer a baby anymore, especially since she will be our only one...
--Izzy had her first Terrific Two class at the gym this week and I didn't know what to expect and I was plesantly suprised and disappointed. I was suprised to see there was a typed lesson plan and involved shapes and colors..i thought it was just going to be a play class, so there is actual learning involved, it was a structured plan for the class that included a story during circle time, a game related to the shapes and colors along with the organized play time...my diappointment was that izzy was the only kid in the class!!! I guess there is one more child registered but she wasn't there...i hope she comes next week even though Iz did fine and had 1:1 time with the teacher. I was able to work out during the 45 min class and the teacher even said i can leave the club during this time, which i won't do but was suprised to hear i could.
--i was reminded this mornign of the issues my mom has with hoarding...when i dropped off izzy this morning she wanted more milk and since my mom was still in her bed (which is their routine in the morning, they spend time cuddling in nana's bed) i said i woudl go get it..well i opened the fridge and was appalled at how stuffed full of food it was , so much so i quickly closed it and told my mom she would have to get the milk because i was afraid to touch anything b/c i was afraid something (like the eggs stored on their side end wise) would fall out. My mom has a serious hoarding problem with food and a shopping addiction.....My brother and I have talked about tryign to do an intervention of sorts but have yet to do this. I know my mom's issue is not as bad a extreme cases you see on Oprah or on the A&E show Hoarders...but it still exists and I struggle every day with how to handle it since my dad has given up....part of me thinks it is his problem to deal with but i know he doesn't know how which is why i feel like i need to try...but it isn't easy.She gets very defensive and emotional the second you make any sort of comment. It is terrible that i think about what will happen the day she is no longer on this earth and how the heck we are going to deal with getting that house cleaned out........i feel bad for thinking about it but I certainly do.
--our first book club meeting was wednesdya night and it was interesting...a very eclectic group of women from my subdivision...and it was kinda cool that we all got together b/c normally we probably wouldn't..there were 30 somethings like me and some of my neighboor friends and there were 40 something's, 50 something's and a 60 year old that were also there...kinda a neat get together. I am looking forward to ready to reading the next book which will be Jodi Picoults plain truth...i have been wanting to read a book by her
--i am so proud of Izzy as i have previously stated this week. I must admit that the smallest part of me is a tiny bit sad that my baby is no longer a baby anymore, especially since she will be our only one...
--Izzy had her first Terrific Two class at the gym this week and I didn't know what to expect and I was plesantly suprised and disappointed. I was suprised to see there was a typed lesson plan and involved shapes and colors..i thought it was just going to be a play class, so there is actual learning involved, it was a structured plan for the class that included a story during circle time, a game related to the shapes and colors along with the organized play time...my diappointment was that izzy was the only kid in the class!!! I guess there is one more child registered but she wasn't there...i hope she comes next week even though Iz did fine and had 1:1 time with the teacher. I was able to work out during the 45 min class and the teacher even said i can leave the club during this time, which i won't do but was suprised to hear i could.
--i was reminded this mornign of the issues my mom has with hoarding...when i dropped off izzy this morning she wanted more milk and since my mom was still in her bed (which is their routine in the morning, they spend time cuddling in nana's bed) i said i woudl go get it..well i opened the fridge and was appalled at how stuffed full of food it was , so much so i quickly closed it and told my mom she would have to get the milk because i was afraid to touch anything b/c i was afraid something (like the eggs stored on their side end wise) would fall out. My mom has a serious hoarding problem with food and a shopping addiction.....My brother and I have talked about tryign to do an intervention of sorts but have yet to do this. I know my mom's issue is not as bad a extreme cases you see on Oprah or on the A&E show Hoarders...but it still exists and I struggle every day with how to handle it since my dad has given up....part of me thinks it is his problem to deal with but i know he doesn't know how which is why i feel like i need to try...but it isn't easy.She gets very defensive and emotional the second you make any sort of comment. It is terrible that i think about what will happen the day she is no longer on this earth and how the heck we are going to deal with getting that house cleaned out........i feel bad for thinking about it but I certainly do.
--our first book club meeting was wednesdya night and it was interesting...a very eclectic group of women from my subdivision...and it was kinda cool that we all got together b/c normally we probably wouldn't..there were 30 somethings like me and some of my neighboor friends and there were 40 something's, 50 something's and a 60 year old that were also there...kinda a neat get together. I am looking forward to ready to reading the next book which will be Jodi Picoults plain truth...i have been wanting to read a book by her
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Major Potty Milestone
YIPEEEEEE I am so proud to report that my girl pooped on teh potty for the first time ever tonight!!!!!!!!!!!! The poor girl hadn't pooped since monday and had clearly been holding it since yesterday and after ALOT of trips to the bathroom this evening we finally had success! The poor girl had the biggest poop I have ever seen come out of such a small tush!!! She was crying a little while she was going but did not want help. When she finally stood up I couldn't believe the size of it!! Poor girl. We gave her lots of praise and she was so proud of herself. Tonight she can't stop saying I went poopie...it was huge!
She is such a strong, independant little girl, right before dinner we had put her into a pull up because we needed to eat dinner and she needed a little break from the back and forth to the bathroom...sure enough when we finished dinner she told me she wanted to go poop (even though she had on a pull up and could have just went in that) I then let her go in teh bathroom herself and she shut the door and was in there forever but didn't want help....I am SOOOOO proud of her!!!!
What a great job she has done this week, she has been in underwear most of everyday since Sunday and other than one very small pee pee accident on Wednesday with teh babysitter she has had NO accidents!!! And the best part for me is that for the most part we have just gone about our normal routine, no being trapped in the house. She goes on public toliets like it is no big deal!
My baby is growing up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is such a strong, independant little girl, right before dinner we had put her into a pull up because we needed to eat dinner and she needed a little break from the back and forth to the bathroom...sure enough when we finished dinner she told me she wanted to go poop (even though she had on a pull up and could have just went in that) I then let her go in teh bathroom herself and she shut the door and was in there forever but didn't want help....I am SOOOOO proud of her!!!!
What a great job she has done this week, she has been in underwear most of everyday since Sunday and other than one very small pee pee accident on Wednesday with teh babysitter she has had NO accidents!!! And the best part for me is that for the most part we have just gone about our normal routine, no being trapped in the house. She goes on public toliets like it is no big deal!
My baby is growing up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Potty Training Day 3 Update
Today is the 4th day Izzy has been in underwear most of the day and all and all it is going well. We have had a couple challenges and today will be another test.
Yesterday she was with my mom all day...i took her over in her underwear in the morning and was successfull in getting her to pee on the potty before i left my moms (after a few minutes of stalling) My mom then had her the rest of the day and part of their Tuesday routine is to go to my mom's gym..my mom works with her trainer and Izzy goes to the child care...well my mom got to the gym early to give her time to get Izzy to go potty...this is where Izzy started crying and clinging to my mom, she didn't want my mom to leave her in the childcare...well Izzy won, she didnt go potty and my mom didn't leave her in the childcare and had an abreviated session with her trainer up on teh mats while Izzy watched. My mom then took her home fed her lunch , put her in a diaper and put her down for a nap......I got to my mom's house about 4:15 and izzy was awake from her nap and still in a diaper (URGH i asked my mom to put her in underwear as soon as she woke up) So I took off her diaper which was dry (so at this point she hasn't peed since 8:30 this morning when i dropped her off!!!!) After a lot of stalling by Izzy i was able to get her to pee on the potty before we went home.
So apparently my child has incredible holding power...which worries me a little but I am hoping it is all part of the learning process and getting comfortable. She went 2 more times last night and one of them was at the neighbors house during our pizza party so I was happy that she went succesfully while playing with her friends.
Today she is with the babysitter at our house...so we will see how that goes. She has used the potty in the past for the sitter, and I am hoping she will again today (even though she has gone before for my mom, but didnt' yesterday) She also hasn't pooped since Monday night (which was a HUGE one and in a diaper) so i am pretty sure she will have to poop today. I told the sitter if she is really uncomfortable with Izzy in underwear then to put her in a diaper as a last resort if she has to poop. I do feel a little bad leaving this job to the babysitter but at the same time i don't want to take a step backwards and put her back in a diaper.....
I can tell Izzy is very proud of herself when she goes, and she enjoys the praise we give her. She also clearly prefers beign in underwear so I am hoping everything continues to go well. She still has yet to have an accident due to her crazy holding power...i am just hoping that she doesn't give herself a bladder infection in teh process....
I have 3 diapers left in the house and am debating about buying diapers of moving to pull ups for naps and night....i think pull ups are overpriced and probably not needed but I also think it might be a good sign for izzy to have all the diapers gone and the move to the pull ups for nap and night as a sign to her that she is done with "diapers" even though I know that pull ups are essentially a diaper....
Here hoping for a good day with the babysitter...
Yesterday she was with my mom all day...i took her over in her underwear in the morning and was successfull in getting her to pee on the potty before i left my moms (after a few minutes of stalling) My mom then had her the rest of the day and part of their Tuesday routine is to go to my mom's gym..my mom works with her trainer and Izzy goes to the child care...well my mom got to the gym early to give her time to get Izzy to go potty...this is where Izzy started crying and clinging to my mom, she didn't want my mom to leave her in the childcare...well Izzy won, she didnt go potty and my mom didn't leave her in the childcare and had an abreviated session with her trainer up on teh mats while Izzy watched. My mom then took her home fed her lunch , put her in a diaper and put her down for a nap......I got to my mom's house about 4:15 and izzy was awake from her nap and still in a diaper (URGH i asked my mom to put her in underwear as soon as she woke up) So I took off her diaper which was dry (so at this point she hasn't peed since 8:30 this morning when i dropped her off!!!!) After a lot of stalling by Izzy i was able to get her to pee on the potty before we went home.
So apparently my child has incredible holding power...which worries me a little but I am hoping it is all part of the learning process and getting comfortable. She went 2 more times last night and one of them was at the neighbors house during our pizza party so I was happy that she went succesfully while playing with her friends.
Today she is with the babysitter at our house...so we will see how that goes. She has used the potty in the past for the sitter, and I am hoping she will again today (even though she has gone before for my mom, but didnt' yesterday) She also hasn't pooped since Monday night (which was a HUGE one and in a diaper) so i am pretty sure she will have to poop today. I told the sitter if she is really uncomfortable with Izzy in underwear then to put her in a diaper as a last resort if she has to poop. I do feel a little bad leaving this job to the babysitter but at the same time i don't want to take a step backwards and put her back in a diaper.....
I can tell Izzy is very proud of herself when she goes, and she enjoys the praise we give her. She also clearly prefers beign in underwear so I am hoping everything continues to go well. She still has yet to have an accident due to her crazy holding power...i am just hoping that she doesn't give herself a bladder infection in teh process....
I have 3 diapers left in the house and am debating about buying diapers of moving to pull ups for naps and night....i think pull ups are overpriced and probably not needed but I also think it might be a good sign for izzy to have all the diapers gone and the move to the pull ups for nap and night as a sign to her that she is done with "diapers" even though I know that pull ups are essentially a diaper....
Here hoping for a good day with the babysitter...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Off the healthy eating wagon...but it was worth it
So i have been doing decent at my healthier eating the last week, with the exception of drinking a few more beers that normal sat night (hey it was our annual block party, i'm alound) and last night...but let me tell you it was SOOOOOOOOOO worth it.
DQ has a new blizzard of the month...it is called Cookie Jar...OMG amazing...it is so simple but SOOOOO good. It is cookie dough and oreo cookies!!! Delicious!!! This is the first blizzard i have allowed myself to eat all summer..since looking at the nutrional info(all summer i just ordered a kids size twist) ...and let me tell you..it is a good thing our DQ is closing at the end of the month for the season.
It was awesome, and I don't feel quite as bad by eating it because we rode our bikes there and back..6 miles total and I split mine with Izzy, I didn't eat it all..............and I packed my gym bag last night so i have no excuse for not going to gym today!!!
If you want a guilty pleasure, be sure to check it out..YUM!
DQ has a new blizzard of the month...it is called Cookie Jar...OMG amazing...it is so simple but SOOOOO good. It is cookie dough and oreo cookies!!! Delicious!!! This is the first blizzard i have allowed myself to eat all summer..since looking at the nutrional info(all summer i just ordered a kids size twist) ...and let me tell you..it is a good thing our DQ is closing at the end of the month for the season.
It was awesome, and I don't feel quite as bad by eating it because we rode our bikes there and back..6 miles total and I split mine with Izzy, I didn't eat it all..............and I packed my gym bag last night so i have no excuse for not going to gym today!!!
If you want a guilty pleasure, be sure to check it out..YUM!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Potty Training....again **with an update
well we started potty training again, based on following Izzy's lead this weekend...it started Saturday morning we were at our favorite coffee shop in town and she said she had to go potty (she had a diaper on) at first i thought she just wanted to go in their bathroom and watch me because we always go to their bathroom before we leave, so at first i didn't do anything, but she kept telling me, so i took her in, took off her diaper adn sure enough she went pee!!! Saturday night, she wanted to go on teh potty before her bath, and she did it..not just drippings as she calls it but actually emptied her bladder. Well then Sunday morning she had a diaper on, and pooped and when we changed her she asked for underwear. So I put her in underwear and we went out to breakfast. She said she had to go potty while at the resturant and i took her to the bathroom and sure enough she went! So we left her in underwear all day other than nap and bed and she had ZERO accidents!
This morning she is in underwear again, and although she hasn't peed yet on the potty, she hasn't had any accidents. She won't go anytime i ask her to go but she hasn't gone in her underwear. I am just hoping that she will hold it till she wants to go (or can't hold it anymore and has to go). I know now that she can hold it as long as she wants..i just hope she will go this morning before we leave the house. We have 2 errands to run and then are heading to meet my mom for lunch..so we will see. I have spare clothes packed.
I think this is my sign to force underwear even if she resisits a little, she is clearly ready...so we will see. Stay tuned.....
** we just got home from our errands adn lunch and I am happy to report Iz did GREAT. I was able to get her to pee before we left the house (with the help of a swedish fish) and she tried to go at hte library until the automatic toliet freaked her out...but she did go at the resturant!!!! YIPEEEEEEE. I put her in a diaper for her nap but she will be going right back into underwear when she wakes up. She probably will have to poop this afternoon so that will be our first real test of pooping on the potty..she has yet to ever do it or even try.....we will see what happens!
This morning she is in underwear again, and although she hasn't peed yet on the potty, she hasn't had any accidents. She won't go anytime i ask her to go but she hasn't gone in her underwear. I am just hoping that she will hold it till she wants to go (or can't hold it anymore and has to go). I know now that she can hold it as long as she wants..i just hope she will go this morning before we leave the house. We have 2 errands to run and then are heading to meet my mom for lunch..so we will see. I have spare clothes packed.
I think this is my sign to force underwear even if she resisits a little, she is clearly ready...so we will see. Stay tuned.....
** we just got home from our errands adn lunch and I am happy to report Iz did GREAT. I was able to get her to pee before we left the house (with the help of a swedish fish) and she tried to go at hte library until the automatic toliet freaked her out...but she did go at the resturant!!!! YIPEEEEEEE. I put her in a diaper for her nap but she will be going right back into underwear when she wakes up. She probably will have to poop this afternoon so that will be our first real test of pooping on the potty..she has yet to ever do it or even try.....we will see what happens!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday Random Thoughts
It is friday, not sure how much randomness is in my head but we'll see
--Despite my good intentions, i did not pack my gym bag this morning, which means I will have only made it to the gym once this week...urgh!!! What is my problem!!! Next week is a new week and I will make it there 3 days....but I did eat MUCH better this week and feel less bloated etc than I did earlier in the week...so i guess that is good
--I am thinking it is time to push it with iz and her potty training..her size 5 diapers are getting too small and for some reason i refuse to buy the size 6's.....i know she can handle it, i just need to suck it up and do it. DH is going out of town for 5 days the week after next and I am thinking I will start teh aggressive potty training then..less stressful on me not to have him "helping me"..plus i read that in teh beginning it is better if one parent takes the lead...so starting Thursday either Sept 24, Izzy will be going diaper free other than naps....please keep me accountable on this!!! Don' t let me chicken out :)
--i have my first book club meeting next week, they are starting a book club in my subdivision...the first book was already assigned and I am finally getting into it...the first half was a little slow and predictable but the second half is much better, i hope to have it done this weekend...first meeting is Wednesday night.The book is called Patty Janes House of Curl...strange name for a book but it is a nice story about 2 sisters and the trials and triumphs they go through and it takes place in teh 50's. Kinda cool because i don't think i would have selected the book on my own so we will see if I like the book club meetings.
--Although there was a part of me a few weeks ago kinda bummed izzy wasn't old enough to start preschool this year..the more and more i think about it, the happier I am that I have another year with her in a unstructured manner....since she will most likely be our only child..i really need to charish every moment....she is growing up so fast that I can wait till next fall to have her go off to "school"
--I am afraid Izzy is going to have so many scars from picking her mosquito bites, this kid just picks and picks and picks her scabs so they get bigger and worse versus getting bigger. The only solution i have found so far is to put a bandaid on them but then if they stay covered up they don't heal quick either. I really don't know what to do. She also still has a spot on her back from a bite she got back in July, it was one of the few bites she couldn't pick at because of where it was located, but it has left a brown mark on her back. I am thinking about taking her into the doctor to have it looked at because I find it strange it would still be there 2 months later!!!! I don't know if part of it is from her darker skin and it is normal or if it is not normal...it is weird.
okay enough procrastinating on non-work stuff. not sure why i am not so motivated this week, must be a leftover of the great weekend.....hopefully i will have more drive at work next week....
--Despite my good intentions, i did not pack my gym bag this morning, which means I will have only made it to the gym once this week...urgh!!! What is my problem!!! Next week is a new week and I will make it there 3 days....but I did eat MUCH better this week and feel less bloated etc than I did earlier in the week...so i guess that is good
--I am thinking it is time to push it with iz and her potty training..her size 5 diapers are getting too small and for some reason i refuse to buy the size 6's.....i know she can handle it, i just need to suck it up and do it. DH is going out of town for 5 days the week after next and I am thinking I will start teh aggressive potty training then..less stressful on me not to have him "helping me"..plus i read that in teh beginning it is better if one parent takes the lead...so starting Thursday either Sept 24, Izzy will be going diaper free other than naps....please keep me accountable on this!!! Don' t let me chicken out :)
--i have my first book club meeting next week, they are starting a book club in my subdivision...the first book was already assigned and I am finally getting into it...the first half was a little slow and predictable but the second half is much better, i hope to have it done this weekend...first meeting is Wednesday night.The book is called Patty Janes House of Curl...strange name for a book but it is a nice story about 2 sisters and the trials and triumphs they go through and it takes place in teh 50's. Kinda cool because i don't think i would have selected the book on my own so we will see if I like the book club meetings.
--Although there was a part of me a few weeks ago kinda bummed izzy wasn't old enough to start preschool this year..the more and more i think about it, the happier I am that I have another year with her in a unstructured manner....since she will most likely be our only child..i really need to charish every moment....she is growing up so fast that I can wait till next fall to have her go off to "school"
--I am afraid Izzy is going to have so many scars from picking her mosquito bites, this kid just picks and picks and picks her scabs so they get bigger and worse versus getting bigger. The only solution i have found so far is to put a bandaid on them but then if they stay covered up they don't heal quick either. I really don't know what to do. She also still has a spot on her back from a bite she got back in July, it was one of the few bites she couldn't pick at because of where it was located, but it has left a brown mark on her back. I am thinking about taking her into the doctor to have it looked at because I find it strange it would still be there 2 months later!!!! I don't know if part of it is from her darker skin and it is normal or if it is not normal...it is weird.
okay enough procrastinating on non-work stuff. not sure why i am not so motivated this week, must be a leftover of the great weekend.....hopefully i will have more drive at work next week....
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hungry!!!
I have officially started my healthier eating, and getting back to the gym routine. Started yesterday and all i have to say is i am HUNGRY!!!
My last 6 months of poor eating and not enough working out is finally catching up with me and I am putting my foot down!!! No more!!! I will not see that scale go up another pound. So I am now going to eat better and get to the gym 3 days a week most weeks!!!
Yesterday was day one of tracking what I eat and up until dinner I did fine. I had forgotten i had agreed to go to my grandparents for pizza night....so dinner not so good but the rest wasn' t too bad
Breakfast--Coffee with creamer
Greek Yogurt (honey flavored) with strawberries and 1/4 cup granola
Lunch--1 can v8
Bowl of chicken noodle soup
1 banana
Dinner- 2 1/2 pieces of pizza with pinapple
couple of pieces of watermelon
Nothing to eat OR DRINK after dinner. I have gotten in a VERY bad habit this summer of drinking a glass of wine (or sometimes 2) in teh evening while watching tv. I will be breaking this daily habit and get my alchohol cosumption back down to only Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays....too many empty calories being consumed!!!
I was SOOOO hungry last night it wasn't even funny!!! But i refrained.
Today so far so good although I am quite Hungry and will be eating lunch soon.
My gym bag is packed and ipod is charging so i am ready for a good workout after work! I need to pick my workout days and workout plan so I know what I am doing each week. I think that really made a difference when I was in that class was having the set schedule and knowing that Mon and Fri were weights adn Wed was cardio...I need to come up with a similiar plan! and i will do so by then end of this week and will be posting it.
I hate this part of the process...the first 2 weeks of goign back to healthy eating is alwasy the worst, i am almost always hungry thinking about all the things i want to eat but won't let myself.
I need to put snacks back in my eating habits too...healthy options like veggies, string cheese and fruit.
Why is it that I knwo all the things i need to do but once out of the habit it is so hard to get back into it.
Well blogging about it and tracking my food and workouts is where I need to start...so expect to see more from me in this area (feel free to skip reading them as they are probably not an exciting read but an important tracking item for me personally)
On that note I think it is lunch time.
For lunch today i have greek yogurt with strawberries and granola and some of my grandma's AWESOME home made gazpacho soup. Yum!!! And dinner tonight...will be home made Chicken stir fry with brown rice....
My last 6 months of poor eating and not enough working out is finally catching up with me and I am putting my foot down!!! No more!!! I will not see that scale go up another pound. So I am now going to eat better and get to the gym 3 days a week most weeks!!!
Yesterday was day one of tracking what I eat and up until dinner I did fine. I had forgotten i had agreed to go to my grandparents for pizza night....so dinner not so good but the rest wasn' t too bad
Breakfast--Coffee with creamer
Greek Yogurt (honey flavored) with strawberries and 1/4 cup granola
Lunch--1 can v8
Bowl of chicken noodle soup
1 banana
Dinner- 2 1/2 pieces of pizza with pinapple
couple of pieces of watermelon
Nothing to eat OR DRINK after dinner. I have gotten in a VERY bad habit this summer of drinking a glass of wine (or sometimes 2) in teh evening while watching tv. I will be breaking this daily habit and get my alchohol cosumption back down to only Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays....too many empty calories being consumed!!!
I was SOOOO hungry last night it wasn't even funny!!! But i refrained.
Today so far so good although I am quite Hungry and will be eating lunch soon.
My gym bag is packed and ipod is charging so i am ready for a good workout after work! I need to pick my workout days and workout plan so I know what I am doing each week. I think that really made a difference when I was in that class was having the set schedule and knowing that Mon and Fri were weights adn Wed was cardio...I need to come up with a similiar plan! and i will do so by then end of this week and will be posting it.
I hate this part of the process...the first 2 weeks of goign back to healthy eating is alwasy the worst, i am almost always hungry thinking about all the things i want to eat but won't let myself.
I need to put snacks back in my eating habits too...healthy options like veggies, string cheese and fruit.
Why is it that I knwo all the things i need to do but once out of the habit it is so hard to get back into it.
Well blogging about it and tracking my food and workouts is where I need to start...so expect to see more from me in this area (feel free to skip reading them as they are probably not an exciting read but an important tracking item for me personally)
On that note I think it is lunch time.
For lunch today i have greek yogurt with strawberries and granola and some of my grandma's AWESOME home made gazpacho soup. Yum!!! And dinner tonight...will be home made Chicken stir fry with brown rice....
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Weekend review
We had a fabulous weekend! The weather was GREAT and we made the most of it. Izzy had a great "Daddy day" on friday, i came home a little early so i was home by the time Iz woke up from her nap. We then went on a nice bike ride to the park and for Ice Cream.
Saturday we went to teh football game and Izzy did the best she could. I was hoping she would make it until half time to see the band but no such luck..too hot and crowded...we will try again in a couple years. She did like meeting all my old friends and most importantly loved wearing her "go green shirt" so she looked cute.
Sunday we went for a long walk to town for breakfast adn then to the park. After nap we went to our friends house and hung out on teh pontoon and swam with friends. Iz is our little boater girl. She lOVES it. I really need to get this kid in a swim lesson, she loves the water and the soon we don't have to hold her the whole time the better. She can't quite swim on her own even with a life jacket. This winter once she is officially 3 i will put her in a class, seems like most classes don't teach swimming much earlier, it is just all about getting used to the water which she already is.
Monday was a relaxing day at home and had nana and grandpa over for dinner. It was a FABULOUS weekend.
Now back to reality and work but that is okay. College football has officially started and NFL starts thursday. Although I am not quite ready for summer to be over at least I like the fall....now if i could just hold off winter............
Friday, September 4, 2009
Friday's Random Thoughts
It is friday and here are the random thoughts running around in my head
-I have the best husband ever! Today he decided to take the day off to have a "daddy day" with Izzy while i am at work. How sweet is that!! And of course Izzy is very excited that she gets to stay home with daddy instead of going to Nana's house. I am sure a long bike ride is in their future this morning now that daddy got a new tube for his tire.
-Tomorrow we are goign to Izzy's first Michigan State football game. I am super excited because before the game we are getting to gether with a bunch of people I went to high school/college with that I have not seen in ALOT of years and thanks to facebook we have reconnected. I can't wait to see them and meet their kids!
-I have not been so successful with my workouts this week...i made it to the gym zero times!!! Partly because I had the worst cramps ever two days this week and partly because I just didn't feel like it. I did go to the zoo yesterday and do tons of walking, does that count? Probably not. I dont' know why i am having such a hard time getting back at it!!!!
-I have found a new favorite breakfast. I had kept hearing the benefits of greek yogurt, and how good it is...so i decided to try it. The first one i tried was some brand i can't remember and it was vanilla flavored....it was HORRIBLE, i could hardly choke it down even mixed with bannana...it was so sour tasting, yuck, i don't care how much protein is in it i could not eat it...well a bunk of people told me to try Okios honey flavor, so i tried it and it actually is pretty good especially mixed wiht fresh blueberries and a little dry cereal for crunch. It is filling, and I get my morning protein and fiber from the the fruit/cereal. I will be buying it again. It is certainly different that "normal" yogurt, different texture and a little more sour taste. It is certainly growing on me.
-I can't believe that summer is essentially over! School starts next week and I really can't believe it!!! While I love fall weather in Michigan, I am not ready for it yet, we hardly had a summer...snow will just be around the corner
-Speaking of snow, apparently Izzy is ready for snow, the other day she found the winter boots and gloves a friend has given us that their daughter outgrew, put them on walking through the house and outside to "play in the snow"...winter should be interesting
-Our neighborhood is starting a book club. I have never been part of a book club before and do love to read so I think I am goign to check it out. They already assigned the first book -Patty Janes, house of curl....i picked it up at the library yesterday. So far i dont' know if i can make the first meeting because Dh will be out of town but I will see if my parents want to come for dinner or somethign and then can put her to bed while i go to the meeting....so we will see how it goes. I am at least going to try it for the first book. I hope there is wine...is that terrible?
-DH is going to be gone a lot this month, he has a business trip to chicago next week for 3 days I think and then will be up north all weekend and then is leaving the following Wednesday until Sat night to do training in Philly. I am not looking forward to being a single parent.....not to mention I know Izzy is going to miss her daddy, that is the first thign she says in teh morning when i go get her if he has to work early, is "where's daddy" Should be interesting. Hopefully it goes by quick.
Well i suppose I should do some work now seeing that i have been here almost an hour and done nothing work related.
Have a great holiday weekend!! I know I will!!!
-I have the best husband ever! Today he decided to take the day off to have a "daddy day" with Izzy while i am at work. How sweet is that!! And of course Izzy is very excited that she gets to stay home with daddy instead of going to Nana's house. I am sure a long bike ride is in their future this morning now that daddy got a new tube for his tire.
-Tomorrow we are goign to Izzy's first Michigan State football game. I am super excited because before the game we are getting to gether with a bunch of people I went to high school/college with that I have not seen in ALOT of years and thanks to facebook we have reconnected. I can't wait to see them and meet their kids!
-I have not been so successful with my workouts this week...i made it to the gym zero times!!! Partly because I had the worst cramps ever two days this week and partly because I just didn't feel like it. I did go to the zoo yesterday and do tons of walking, does that count? Probably not. I dont' know why i am having such a hard time getting back at it!!!!
-I have found a new favorite breakfast. I had kept hearing the benefits of greek yogurt, and how good it is...so i decided to try it. The first one i tried was some brand i can't remember and it was vanilla flavored....it was HORRIBLE, i could hardly choke it down even mixed with bannana...it was so sour tasting, yuck, i don't care how much protein is in it i could not eat it...well a bunk of people told me to try Okios honey flavor, so i tried it and it actually is pretty good especially mixed wiht fresh blueberries and a little dry cereal for crunch. It is filling, and I get my morning protein and fiber from the the fruit/cereal. I will be buying it again. It is certainly different that "normal" yogurt, different texture and a little more sour taste. It is certainly growing on me.
-I can't believe that summer is essentially over! School starts next week and I really can't believe it!!! While I love fall weather in Michigan, I am not ready for it yet, we hardly had a summer...snow will just be around the corner
-Speaking of snow, apparently Izzy is ready for snow, the other day she found the winter boots and gloves a friend has given us that their daughter outgrew, put them on walking through the house and outside to "play in the snow"...winter should be interesting
-Our neighborhood is starting a book club. I have never been part of a book club before and do love to read so I think I am goign to check it out. They already assigned the first book -Patty Janes, house of curl....i picked it up at the library yesterday. So far i dont' know if i can make the first meeting because Dh will be out of town but I will see if my parents want to come for dinner or somethign and then can put her to bed while i go to the meeting....so we will see how it goes. I am at least going to try it for the first book. I hope there is wine...is that terrible?
-DH is going to be gone a lot this month, he has a business trip to chicago next week for 3 days I think and then will be up north all weekend and then is leaving the following Wednesday until Sat night to do training in Philly. I am not looking forward to being a single parent.....not to mention I know Izzy is going to miss her daddy, that is the first thign she says in teh morning when i go get her if he has to work early, is "where's daddy" Should be interesting. Hopefully it goes by quick.
Well i suppose I should do some work now seeing that i have been here almost an hour and done nothing work related.
Have a great holiday weekend!! I know I will!!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Almost wordless Wednesday
How beautiful are these flowers!!!!! Gorgeous Red Roses for our 6th wedding anniversary which was Monday!! How awesome is DH. By far the prettiest flowers he has ever given me!
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