I found this new website and I am addicted. I need to go to the gym, but still here I sit reading fitness articles. Ha! Today is going to be filled with the gym, meal planning and grocery shopping, and a date with my 6 year old. We’re going painting 
Happy Sunday, chickies!
I ate perfect today. As in no screw ups. Woot! I wish I could do that every day. It seemed so easy today. I think it is just this high I have right now. My high extended into running. I just WANT to run! It is so awesome to be able to say you have run a marathon, and I want to do that. Strike that… I will do that. So I made myself go to the track tonight and though it was HELL after last nights indulgences, I pulled through and felt so strong at the end. New goal: track at least 5 times a week. We’ll see how that one goes!
Night chickies!
Yes, impromptu drinking and dancing technically disqualifies me from a perfect day, but the scale said different… I was about 3 pounds lighter than yesterday! Crazy thing.
Yesterday was a busy day and I was struggling through it with a headache. I HATE those days. Nothing really exciting… oh, other than I FINALLY got approved by the Board to take the CPA. Now I suppose I actually HAVE to start seriously studying. Boo! My gym buddy called to see if I wanted to go to the gym, and somehow it turned into girls night. ha! We had a blast and I stayed down to 4 beers all night. Much better than the last time we went out and I was yakking. I so learned that lesson! I think the dancing negated the beer or something
Aiming for a perfect day today, and I have a STRONG resolve. I better meal plan and grocery shop while I am in this mood…
Happy Saturday, chickies!
I am a machine. Seriously. An ass kicking machine. I ate right, paid my dues at the gym, and maintained a good attitude. Oh, and I weighed myself, although that part could have been better! Anyway, just wanted to say thank you my chickies for being so motivational to me. I could never have had a perfect day without you =]
Night!
is a plan. Yes, I used to have an eating plan that I followed precisely. But, that was back in the day when I was weightlifting and was trying for high protein. Now that I am doing WW, it seems that I have a norm breakfast, a few options for lunch and dinner, and snacks are the filler. Well, my snacks SUCK as of late. 100 calorie pack cupcakes? WTF even is that?! I would never have eaten this crap when I was eating “clean” so why now that I am trying to lose weight would I think I can have this junk?? Today is Thursday so I will let this week go, but tomorrow I am going to get myself a meal plan. AND, I am going to stick to it. This should take all the guess work out and ultimately help to keep me losing… maybe at an even higher rate. I am such a slow loser… But, I think the food has a lot to do with that. For instance, yesterday I stayed within my points, but come time for the gym I was cashed after 30 minutes. My mouth and my feet hurt and it was so hard to keep going. When I was lifting I was always perfectly fueled. Yay, I am getting excited about this!!!
Today is a planned perfect day, thanks to the motivation of Patty Let’s see what I can do! Oh, and I asked my sister, who is 26, incredibly trendy and effin gorgeous, about What Not to Wear, and she said I totally should be watching it. Hmmmm… maybe I am not as trendy as I thought?! hahaha
Hope you have a fabulous day, chickies!
YAY!! So I got on the wii, as I have been neglecting it lately… as in almost 4 weeks… and I am officially overweight now and not obese! hahahaha It’s the little things that make me happy.
Patty, what the hell is What not to Wear?! I am so outta the cool loop. I pretty much don’t watch tv so we don’t even have cable, which I am suspecting it is on. Maybe I could netflix it?! 
I weighed in today at work and was down .4, which I will take considering I just started a new month of pills and I usually go up a little the first week. I am setting a goal for myself of 2 pounds per week from now on. This is totally do-able, I just need to log my food and be mindful of what I am eating. As for the perfect day today? I think I am doing just dandy so far! I haven’t had dinner, but I’m feeling blah so I think I will wait til after the gym and maybe do a protein shake or something. I had a HUGE potluck lunch, but it was all healthy, lo-cal stuff. How FUN! I almost blew it after an afternoon of rethinking motherhood, but managed to eat just a fiber one bar and some romaine with salad spritzer dressing. I was pretty stoked. I have got to get this emotional eating under control. Anyone know of any self help books they have found useful or heard were useful?
Okay, I am going to take my overweight self upstairs to get dressed for the gym. The hubby took lil man to soccer so I could stay home and regain some sanity, and they should be back shortly. I plan on promptly meeting them at the door to kiss him hello/goodbye!
Night Chickies!
Oh chickies… I had a day from HELL!!! I woke up about 4am feeling like I was gonna vomit so that was a great start. Got back to sleep and reluctantly woke up with the alarm. Although I didn’t feel well, I wanted to make sure I went to work since I missed yesterday. I HATE missing work. So, I started to get ready. Then my little one walked in and I FREAKED out. The weird rash was back, covering his eyes. It’s called petechiae and it is basically bleeding under the skin. So, I called the doc and got an appointment for noon. The hubby was worried too, so he was planning on going with me. Well, there was a HUGE wildfire last night about 10 miles N of us on base and the displaced residents came to our housing area when evacuated. I tried to help out our new neighbors and the hubbs and I were talking about what WE would do if we were evacuated, since we hardly know anyone here. Then of course today a fire starts and it is near us. As we were leaving for the appointment, we considered getting the boys, but then decided against it since there were no warnings for us. The hospital is 30 minutes away from our house and LITERALLY as soon as we got there my 1st graders teacher called to say the school was evacuated. OMG. Luckily I have a friend that ran to get them for me, as well as all the important docs out of my house. The hubby left the hospital and went to retrieve them. So I was stuck alone with lil man and the doc, who was at first convinced someone was trying to strangle him, and worried about my other men. I am happy to report we were never evacuated and our electricity is back on now. I feel so badly for the people that had to leave their homes. 
So, lil man had to get MORE bloodwork and the doc assured me she would call right away and let us know, especially since once I convinced her there was no abuse then she was thinking leukemia. Yeah, so she didn’t call back for FIVE hours. As in 5. Heartstopping. Hours. I was dying. Apparently she was consulting with the hematologist in San Diego, so I am okay now, but not knowing he was okay was a horrid, horrid feeling. He is okay. He has a weird virus and it takes 4-6 weeks to clear the body. He is 2-4 weeks in, so he will probably get more of the rash, but after that he should be fine. We have an appointment Friday to check his progress and another in 2 weeks. I am just feeling so thankful right now…
Tonight we carved, or rather started carving (it got too dark!), our pumpkins! Here’s a pic of me and the ewwey gooey goodness that my 6yo took
Good times!
So, for the wretched day that it was, I really did well on my eating. I packed fruit and drank extra lattes for protein since meals were erratic and I wasn’t really hungry most of the day. Perfect is a stretch, but perfect under the circumstances is definitely in order! I suppose we’ll see tomorrow at the weigh in!
Happy Tuesday, chickies, and remember to be thankful for all that you have…
Status: FAILED!
So this perfect day stuff is quite tricky! I came no where close. I lost it on the corner of Chocolate Donut Ave and Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffin Blvd. Ah, such is life!
Today started out good, and then I went to drop off the little one and the daycare was closed for Columbus Day. WTF?!?! So, I have been here… all day… snacking with a three year old and eating nothing of any substance. Staying home with little ones makes dieting impossible for a grazer like me.
Speaking of, I am thinking of quitting my job and going to school to be a paralegal. Of course law school is my ultimate goal, but I am just not ready to commit the time, effort, and money to do that, not to mention we won’t be here long enough for me to finish anyway, so a friend suggested the paralegal certificate as a good way to get my feet in the water. My grandmother is a retired judge, and she said that she was the only one in her class that wasn’t a legal secretary prior to law school… out of the women of course. My grandmother was the first woman at her law school to graduate, and I think the 2nd or 3rd in the entire state to graduate. Crazy, huh? I love talking to her, especially about politics and women’s rights. She is so bad ass. Now you all know where I get my drive and determination from. I have had some pretty amazing women in my life. So any paralegals out there who are studying for the CPA, too? Hahahaha Okay, and paralegals? Oh, and I foind a military program that will pay the almost 900 bucks for my CPA exam. Cool, huh? Now if I could just get the California Board of Accountancy to approve me. They have had everything they needed to do so since May. I called today but guess what? They were CLOSED! I think they may be in cahoots with the daycare…
Happy Monday, chickies!
I am the first one up and I think that this could quite possibly be my favorite part of the day. It’s quiet and clean and the day is full of possibilities…
I didn’t keep track of my food yesterday after lunch. I know, I am an idiot. I ate chips and salsa, too. But man, was it good! I didn’t really have dinner though, because I wasn’t hungry, so I think it balanced out. Either way, I am down a little this morning from yesterday morning. I am obnoxious in how much I weigh myself. Really. I probably do it 5 times a day. BUT, to keep me sane I only count my official weigh in on Wednesday’s at work. Wow, how’s that for alliteration.
Today I am going to get back to the basics and start with some meal planning, a trip to the commissary, and some good ole fashioned apron wearin! I need to get some cardio in sometime this morning, too, because we are taking the boys to see a movie this afternoon. They absolutely LOVE going to the theater, and Sundays on base they replay old movies that they have. Today is Wall-E, which we have already seen, but again… it’s the theater experience they are wanting. How fun! Oh, also we got a flier from the boys school about the theatre, as in the Nutcracker Ballet will be in San Diego ON my BIRTHDAY! It is one of my favorite ballets, and I was the sugar plum fairy in… um, I think 2nd grade, maybe 1st. Anyhow, the hubbs and the older two boys are taking me for my birthday. We’re going to get ALL dressed up and go to dinner first. How fun is that?! Come on December 19th!!! And, I have the PERFECT formal dress (yes, I realize there may be people there who are not dressed formal, and no, I do not care. If anyone gives me any shit about, I may whip out a tiara, so there!), BUT it is a little snug still, so how’s that for motivation?! I am so excited!
Oh, and I forgot to mention… my Aunt emailed me back!!! She asked for my number in the email, but hasn’t called yet. I was stressed when I wrote he back, saying “a good time to call? what is that?!” so hopefully she takes a chance and picks a time soon! I am so ready to have her back in my life!
Okay, that’s all I got. I’m going to try to have one of Sistah Pat’s “perfect days” today, so I’ll letcha know how it works out.
So as you all know, or more probably do not know, my beloved Sooners lost today. How sucky is that? And you know what I have noticed? Most girls complain about growing up and seeing themselves turning into their mothers… I am going to one up even that. I am turning into my father! YIKES. I was actually pissed off we lost… enough to be a pissy pants! Thank god my haircut is fabulous and changed my mood! 
And, I am eating crap today. I just felt like tortilla chips and salsa. Damn living so close to Mexico and having great salsa!
