Weekly Weigh in

I lost 1 pound this week!  I'm 5.8 pounds lighter!  But I'm just going to say it's an even 6.  I can't wait to look better.  There are some people who have only known me being overweight and I hate that.  I was a pretty skinny kid growing up until I left for college.  9 more pounds until I start running again!  I can see changes in my attitude and my physical abilities. I am exercising 5-6 times a week for 1 sometimes 2 hours each.  It makes me super hungry but I am learning how much and what is okay to eat.  Fat free sugar free pudding is my favorite sweet snack of choice.  Apples are on top of the list as well and I usually eat one for breakfast before I workout. Then as a snack after the kids go down I have a slice of bread with peanut butter topped with sliced bananas.  It's so good and I only get to eat it if I have the points at the end of the day. (It's worth 7 points which is the same as most candy bars).  I'm still working on getting all of my fluids in during the day.  I got 5 of 7 days with all my fluids so this week I'm shooting for 6 days.

Weekly Weigh in

I lost 2 pounds this week!  I'm so excited.  4.8 pounds total gone.  10.2 pounds to go until I attempt running again, and hopefully 25 pounds to lose total before my Triathlon in July.  60 pounds more to lose for my goal weight.  I can't wait til I drop a pant size.  It should be coming soon since when I started I was in between sizes.   I didn't do very well with my goal last week of drinking the amount of liquid I need per day so this week we will work on that again.

New Year's Resolution update

So by now most people have dropped their resolutions so I thought I'd check in with mine.  I feel that I've done a good job.  Except for the 1 month of no junk food.  I lasted 5 days.  And I think I'm going to throw that one out the window.  I've decided to allow myself junk food but in moderation.  I have discovered fat free sugar free instant pudding and I am in heaven! Jacob and I have not missed a date night yet.  This weekend we are going to a hockey game.  Our first!  I'm doing much better at keeping up with the housework.  My fitness goals of running the triathlon and improving my 5k time are going well.  I can register on the 1st for the triathlon.  I'm going to the gym 4-6 times per week and have started switching up my routine.  I love how I feel when I workout.  I was a very active child/teenager and it feels so good to be getting back into that.  So here's to more success in this coming year!

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Weekly weigh in

This week I thought I did awesome.  I did one more class at the gym than I did the week before, I cut back on eating junk... I still ate it but I really watched what I was eating.  I didn't use up all my weekly points either.  So why in the heck did I gain 1.4 pounds??  Seriously!!??  Oh man I was/am pissed! But apparently being on your period makes you gain weight.  Who'da thunk it?  So yes I am discouraged but I am going to continue to do what I've been doing and someday the scale will show it.  This week I am focusing on getting enough water in during the day.  I think this may have been part of the problem this week as well.  I suck at drinking.  So here's to a new week!

2 posts in one day!? What!?

So I've been thinking about my wonderful husband  a lot lately.  It could be that our anniversary is coming up in April, or the anniversary of the day he proposed to me is also coming up (Feb 15th.  Smart man).  But I have realized more and more just what an amazing husband I have.  We have been through some sticky mud together and our relationship continues to need mending but I love him with all my heart.

I was reading his patriarchal blessing today (which he had lost and just ordered another copy after a few years of searching) and was brought to tears reading about what the Lord had to say about him.  He got his blessing after we got married and before we went to the temple.  What an amazing man!  I knew from the moment I saw him that something was very special about him and now I know there is more than one something that's special. We in no way have the perfect marriage, but we have our love of the Lord and each other and it keeps us going.  He helps keep me in line when I start to get mad at the kids and I keep him in line when he gets mad too.  We are so open and honest about everything and I love that I can tell him when he's pissing me off and he listens and works it out with me.  And he tells me when I piss him off and we talk through it as well.  If you haven't met Jacob you are missing out!  Okay, bragging is now over. :)

Silly Sisters

Linnea is really into shoes right now.  She needed a little help walking from her big sister.

Both girls sat on Emma's bed and read stories together for over an hour the other day.  I got so much laundry done!

Who loves flour??

Linnea does!

My weekly weight check in

I went to weigh in today and I had lost 4.2 pounds!  Not the 5 pounds I wanted but pretty close. This week I focused on breaking my habit of going into the kitchen when I wasn't hungry.  Every time I went in I asked myself if I was really hungry or if I was doing it out of habit.  I would say 90% of the time I answered the question as "habit".  This week I'm going to work on going to the gym one more day than I did last week.  Last week I went 3 times.  Hopefully the weight will continue to fall off!