Spring Break

I am definitely not ready for summer because my eating over this short week home has been horrendous.  I can only imagine how bad it will be over the summer.  There were sweets in the house due to my hubby and damn I have no willpower.  Now, for the past 2 days we have had company and you know what that entails...eating out for lunch and dinner on some days.  I am not ready to go back to work, but I need to get my eating under control.

Speaking of summer, I was feeling good about myself a few days ago and decided to try on the dreaded bathing suits.  WOW...not what I had envisioned in my head.  I bought 2 bikinis with good intentions at the end of last summer because they were on sale for cheap and they were cute.  I am not sure if I am going to be able to pull off the old 2 piece ever again.  We will see...I need to get rid of the pasty-white skin first and maybe that will do the trick.  The weather has been great and it has made me contemplate laying out and soaking in some rays, but then the wind blows a little and it is too cold for me.  I like really hot temps when I am laying out.  

Alright, enough rambling.  I need to go and work on K's room.  I hope it turns out good because turning it into a big girl room has taken up all of my spring break!

Day 5

Today is day 5 of my advocare cleanse and dang I am ready for it to be over.  The actual cleanse really has not been too bad and I am getting some results so it keeps me going for another 5 days, but it is tough to think about every little thing you eat and if it fits the guidelines.  It has curved my sweet tooth, which was taking over my entire body and the main reason I decided to start the cleanse.  So, overall I would say it has been a success with minor negatives.

I have worked out 3 times this week and wow it is completely different on a cleanse.  I have done the same workouts, but I have gotten really dizzy afterwards.  It has been to the point that I have had to sit down which is so not normal for me, ever.  I have never passed out, but the other day I thought I was going to.  Yesterday's workout was much better and I wasn't seeing birdies afterwards.

On a very positive note, Spring Break is next week.  Hallelujah!!!  Then only 11 more weeks until summer! That is not very long before I will be in a bathing suit almost every day.  

March 2012

Well, it is a new month, new blog background, and new weather.  I have taken the kids outside to play each night because it has been so pretty, but I know that sooner rather than later it is going to be too damn hot to do anything outside.  I have to enjoy it now!  The problem with it being so pretty outside is that my plans of working out in the evening get crushed and set aside because I would rather sip some wine and play with the kiddos than hit the gym.  I have to stay focused...so I took some march pics and did some measurements.  I thought I threw away my measurements from the beginning of December, but I was surprised to find them.  So here are my comparisons.  

December    March

Arms:  10 5/8 in.   10 1/2 in.

Chest:  37 in.  35 in.

Waist:  30 1/4 in.  29 in.

Hips:  37 1/4 in.  36 in.

Thighs:  22 in.  21 1/4 in. 

Some are very slight changes, but hey a change is a change and none of them went up.   I feel the exact same, my weight is the exact same, and my clothes fit the exact same so I really wasn't expecting anything.  Definitely still have lots of work to do and I need to get my butt back in gear.    

Back to the real world

We survived our virus infected trip to GWL.  I am so tired of my boys being sick.  Being a woman makes you tough and just get through it, but boys are a completely different story.  My big boy turns into a baby and my little boy is just sick and I feel bad for him.  L had a fever the whole weekend despite the antibiotics we started him on Friday night and I guess Chad has the same thing.  I was up all night with L at the hotel Saturday night while Chad came home and slept.  I think I slept an hour total.  It made for a really long day on Sunday.

On the other hand, our trip was pretty good.  I will definitely take them back when they are older and can ride all of the rides.  They have a cool kid area, wave pool, and lazy river that Kaylee enjoyed.  They had a little coloring area, arcade, and story time as well.  K really liked it and wants to go back.

I did pretty good with my eating while there.  We went out for mexican food on Saturday night and I had the soup and only a few chips.  Sunday morning I felt "hungover" due to the lack of sleep so the eating went down the drain all day on Sunday.  I was horrible.  I had a big cinnamon roll for breakfast, Fudruckers for lunch, and ramen for dinner along with lots of girl scout cookies.  How much salt can one person ingest in one day?  My goodness....

Now that I have a bazillion cookies in my house, it makes it hard to get back on track.  I gained 3 pounds over the weekend so I really need to get them back off.  I have to stick to my diet this week and hit the gym.

Meal Planning 2/26-3/3

Meal Planning 2/12-2/17

SUNDAY-Out of Town

MONDAY-Hot and Cheesy Chicken Casserole

TUESDAY- Left Overs

WEDNESDAY-Tex-Mex Chicken Casserole

THURSDAY- Left overs

FRIDAY- Baked Potatoes

SATURDAY- Left Overs

Good Weeks and not so good weekends

Weight loss is a never ending cycle of ups and downs for me.  I don't know if I am just not consistent enough, my husband life gets in the way, or if this is just normal.  I'm pretty sure it is a mixture of all 3 and probably some other stuff as well.

I have been doing great during the week, but the past 2 weekends have been rough with being out of town and our V-day celebration without the kiddos.  Who can resist good food and wine when you don't have kids to watch for the night?  It is called total relaxation and I enjoyed every bit of it.   This weekend is sure to be the same as the past two since we are going to GWL.  It never fails that after a day of swimming, I am starving and eat like a piggy.  I am going to try and keep it to a minimum.  Who am I kidding...it's not like I will really be swimming since I will probably be the one with L in the kiddie area just hanging out most of the day.

After this trip, I don't have anything planned until...well for a long time.  Therefore, I will be back on track.  I have started to feel better about the way I look since working out more regularly.  I have not lost any weight (I'm sitting at 149) but I feel like the cellulite and jiggly is getting a little better and I got a compliment on my ass which hasn't happened since I was about 24 years old.  So that is an compliment I will soak in and be happy very about!

Do you have any big plans coming up?    

A little update...

Well the past week or so has flown by and there is not enough time in the day to get anything accomplished.  I have been fighting off some horrible sweet cravings for the past week and to be honest I indulged quite a few times.  It has been rough and my scale has confirmed it.  There is always tomorrow, right?

I am back on track and have lost the 2 lbs I gained last week and yes, that means I paid $5 into our 90 day weight loss challenge.  On the other hand, my mom is killing the competition.  She has lost 15 lbs in the past 5 weeks and my dad is not too far behind.  They have done an awesome job eating and working out.  We all got memberships to Lifetime fitness and while it is sort of pricey it is amazing.  We all really enjoy going up there.  It is big and spacious with plenty of machines so you don't have to wait.  It is clean and the kid area is big and my kids like going there.  The kid area is included in our monthly cost and they will watch them for up to 2 hours each day.  The best part is the pool, sauna, and hot tub area. It is sort of like a hotel without rooms.  We all go work out and then swim with the kiddos for a while.  It has been fun!

So, I really am going to take some pictures at the beginning of March to see it there are any visible differences in my body.  My weight has pretty much been around the same for the past 2 months, but I feel like I am building some muscle.  I can't tell too much and/or maybe it is all in my own little head.   Who knows, but the next 2 weeks are going to be really busy with K's birthday, going to Austin for Chad's grandmother's birthday, and then Great Wolf lodge the following weekend.  I am so excited about GWL, but not excited about the bathing suit part...can we say pasty white skin...Ugh