Weekend Away

I will be out of town this weekend at a photography seminar. So I am going to be very limited as to what I can eat. And I highly doubt I will get any exercise in. But I am going to have a great time and get some much needed ME time with no kids.

Input:
(I SO wanted Starbucks this morning. Cold early morning SCREAMs Starbucks especially when I have a long drive, but I did not do it!!)
Coffee (from the hotel)
Water with Lemon
Side salad with Tomato Balsamic Dressing
Baked Ziti
Side Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
2 Strawberry Daiquiris
Stuffed Crab

Output:
Yeah, didn't happen

Disaster Friday

Oh, by far today was a disaster. FIRST ~ I lost just a few ounces this week *cries!* which is totally nothing to even mention...oy! For the next weigh-in....its ON like donkey kong!!

Breakfast: Sadly, none
Snack: a chocolate truffle a co-worker made herself
Lunch: Annie's Burrito
Snack: two 100 calorie snack packs 1 cup muesli
Dinner: Guitless Tilapia (Chilis), Salad and 1/2 dessert

Weigh in: 151.6

Exercise: I worked REALLY hard in our warehouse today. I was hot the whole time (which icks me out because I was at work...your not suppose to get all hot and ick at work LOL) I felt like I was doing manual labor. I was climbing and squatting and lifting and pulling stuff. It was exhausting and the first time in a long time that I did not spend much time on the computer while at work. Anyhow, so I consider this somewhat my exercise today :)

I did it! I did it!

Today is weigh in day for my DAM Biggest Loser Competition and I busted my weight plateau. I finally made it under 200. I haven't seen a number under 200 in a very long time. I am so excited and pumped today. This is a great motivator to keep going. I can do this! I can!!





Still sick today. So not sure what my input and output will be. I am still hungry but my taste buds are off so nothing sounds good to eat.

Input:

Output:

Reason #15
My belly
I have a gut! GASP!!! I have never had a gut and I do. I want to get rid of this gut. It bulges out over some pants and is gross. Not something I am use to. Last night when I was working out and doing some stretches, I realized I was having a harder time bending over because of this gut. So another reason to keep working out.

Tired Thursday

Breakfast: Oatmeal + soymilk + brown sugar
Snack: A pear, yogurt & a soyjoy bar
Lunch: Edamame from Pei Wei + fortune cookie
Snack: two 100 calorie snack packs
Dinner: I didn't really have dinner. I just snacked (see below)
Snack: 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 1 alvacado, glass of wine, small bag of chez-its (220 calories) 1 yogurt


The Edamame from lunch really kicked me in the guts. That is so dissapointing because I normally really love to eat it. The first half tasted great, the bottom part of it tasted like it was mixed with meat. So, I don't know what that was about...but within 15 mins my stomache was cramping and hurting BAD. So bad that I did not take the kids to the library and fell asleep shortly after getting home :( A short nap and I'm still not wanting a full meal...yet!

Thursday Check In

Well, I am worse today then yesterday. Time to admit I am sick and see the doctor. I am going out of town for the first time without all three of my kids AND my husband. So I have got to be better by then. So I sucked it up and dragged my butt in. Good thing. I have bronchitis. Doc said had I tried to stick it out a few more days, I would have had pneumonia. So my husband is picking up my prescriptions right now. The funny thing is, the worst part of this is that I have no voice. Makes it hard to keep the kids in check when you can't yell at them. LOL So hopefully the antibiotics will kick in and I can get some rest and get my voice back by the weekend.

Input:
1 Chik-fil-a Chicken Strip
3 Waffle Fries
Iced Tea
2/3 Southwest Chicken Salad
1/2 Medium Sprite

Output:
Carrying a 50 pound box through the school LOL
80 Crunches
10 Push Ups


Reason #14
Health
When you get sick like this, the healthier you are, the better you body can fight it off.

It's a hump of a day!

Day 3 of being completely off the meds (anxiety). Feeling a bit dizzy, but thats okay. It is kind of obnoxious when your trying to concentrate though. ETA: My stomach started hurting tonight. Oy vey!! But, I cleaned a bunch, so that got my heart rate up. No gym. My goal is to go tomorrow morning before work....lets see if it pans out. I can't go after work because they kids are mega pissed that I have not taken them to the library in about a week, so off we go to a tween event.

Breakfast: 2 multigrain bagels w/cream cheese + strawberry jam
Snack: 1 pear two - 100 calorie snack packs (ouch!!) 1 yogurt bar 1 granola bar
Lunch: I didn't really have lunch (see snacks!)
Snack: 1 whole alvacado
Dinner: 2 cups of muesli & glass of wine

Feeling Better Wednesday

I am doing better today. Much better. Yesterday was a very rough morning. But my lovely husband came home and took control of the kids so I could get some rest. I have big plans this weekend and need to be better by then. So today I am better. I have no voice. Lost it yesterday, but my throat feels a bit better and not as much drainage today.

Input:
Whole Grain Wheat Toast with Margarine (2 pieces)
Blue Powerade
Hot Peach Tea
Philly cheesesteak
Baked Beans
Blue Powerade

Output:
80 Crunches
30 Squats
20 Push ups.

Reason #13
Since this is #13, this one will be about the next tattoo I want to get. I want to get a celtic clover with the number 13 in it somehow. Still working out the details. And I want to get it on Friday, March 13th. So one reason to lose weight and get my body in shape is so I can show off my tattoos better. LOL

Back to work!!

I was doing so well :( You never know what life is going to throw at you, so I definitely was not at a place in my weightloss/health journey to be able to cope with a bump in my routine. It was all shot over the weekend. But, this weekend proved to me again why you should be good to your body and be healthy.

Breakfast 3 mini-tootierolls (ugh!) oatmeal + soymilk and 1 tsp brown sugar
Snack: A few bites of yogurt, was gross so I didn't finish it
Lunch: Subway foot long veggie delite (alvacado, cheese, pickles, olives, honey oat bread)
Snack: 100 calorie snack pack, Baked Tosito chips + salsa and a few more tootsie rolls *blush*
Dinner: Black Beans + Brown Rice + shredded cheese + salsa and baked tostitos
Snack: 1 alvacado, 1 nectarine

Craptastic Tuesday

I am a bit under the weather. Well, I am A LOT under the weather, so we will see what the day has in store for me. No gym today. I am so frustrated. But throwing up and the treadmill just don't go well together.

Input:
Kids Cheeseburger from Sonic
Sprite
2/3 Chicken Salad from Chik-Fil-A
Blue Powerade

Output:
Ha, I can barely move
80 Crunches

Reason #12
New Jeans
I have a pair of Jeans I got around Christmas ordered from Victoria's Secret that are now my favorite pair. I ordered them a size down then what I had been wearing to help motivate me to lose weight. When I got them, they ended up fitting perfectly. Even a tad baggy. So I ordered a new pair one more size down (Size 14 WOOHOO!!). They came yesterday. I have not tried them on yet, but I am excited to. I haven't been a 14 in awhile. It's not my goal by any means. I hope to blow right past it. But for now, my new pair of VS Jeans is my short term goal.

Monday Madness with some Boobs thrown in or good measure.

It is back on the wagon today. I always get lax over the weekend. I thought I would have MORE time on the weekends since Hubby is home and can watch the girls, but it is just the opposite. I seem to have less time to workout. Tomorrow I am going to attempt the gym again. My youngest throws a fit and does not let me go to the gym. But she has been very friendly with strangers lately and not so attached to me. So I will give it a try tomorrow. And by posting it here, I will have to now. No backing out. If I could get her comfortable there, I could go at least 3 times a week. That would be a good start. And then keep up my Wii and stuff at home. I really really want to be able to go to the gym. Next year she starts pre-school, so I will definitely be able to go then. But that is months away and I was hoping to be skinny by then.

Input:
Special K Cereal with 2% Milk
2 Slices of Schwan's Cheese Pizza
Water
Roast, Carrots, Edemame, Small Portion of Mashed Potatoes
Water

Output:
80 Crunches
30 minutes on Wii - 10 min. Step, 12 min. Yoga, 8 min. Balance.


Reason #11
Boobs!!!!!
Yep, I said it. Boobs. I have always been flat chested, but they were still "perky" and where they were suppose to be. Then I got pregnant and nursed and had beautiful large breasts. I was pregnant or nursed for the past 6 years straight. This is the first time in 6 years I have not been one or the other and my breasts are definitely showing it. They are deflated and sagging. I know, I know, TMI. But I have to be honest with myself to make this work. They are pitiful. And my wonderful husband has agreed to support me in my venture to get new breasts! Woohoo!!!! BUT....But I have to lose some weight before I get them. I put this goal on myself. I know how badly I want these that I am using them as a goal to lose this dang weight. So, here's to new Boobs!!

Sweet Sunday

A pretty relaxing Sunday at our house.

Input:
Cinnoman Rolls
2/3 of an Asian Chicken Salad
Ice Tea
Cola Slurpee
1 Beef Fajita with the fixins'
A little extra Beef (no fixins or tortilla)
Chips and salsa
Water with Lemon


Output:


Reason #10
Bathing Suit Season
It is almost upon us and I would like to fit into my old swimsuit. I am not looking to be bikini ready by this summer, but at least comfortable in a bathing suit. I'd like people to see a fun, active Mom at the pool instead of a beached whale.

7 Fitness Don'ts for Exercise Newbies and Athletes

This is a pretty good article about things you shouldn't do while exercising. I am guilt of number one, especially when it is one with the heart monitors.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/7-fitness-donts-for-exercise-newbies-to-athletes-364376#photoViewer=1

Saturday Snuffer's Day

This will always be my worst eating day. We eat at a place that has the best Cheese Fries. I am sure I post about this place every Saturday. We have eaten here every Saturday for the last 8 years or so. It's just become a tradition. We also eat there for Christmas dinner. LOL And then Saturday nights are my night off....from the kitchen. It is the one night a week I know I don't have to cook and we get to go somewhere yummy for dinner. So again, not the healthiest eating. I need to really up my workouts on Saturday to account for the extra calories I take in.

Input:
Some cheese fries
Half a Marinated Chicken Wrap
Water with Lemon
Hot Chocolate


Output:


Reason #9
Snuffer's Cheese Fries
If I keep working out, I can keep eating Snuffer's Cheese Fries without any guilt. LOL

Saturday

I'm on my way out the door to go to my dad in Houston. The little ones are staying with my MIL, so it will just be me and Ashley....even though she is not 100% well. I can not prevent her from saying goodbye (if it comes to that) because she isn't 100% well. I will start again with my blogging when I get back. I hope it is tomorrow. Crossing my fingers that we get good news and some miracle happens that he comes out of the coma. I'm not so sure how he will be mentally though, as I think this will affect brain functions. Gah....the thoughts are just to overwhelming.

One bit of happy news. I was down a tiny bit this morning even though I was a wreck of a person with eating and not exercising yesterday. At least I don't have to continue to feel bad about gaining.

DAMBLC

Today was the start of my local Moms Group's Biggest Loser Competition. So I had to weigh in. Here was today's weight.

I have 12 weeks to lose the most percentage of my body's weight to win $150 and a healthier body!!



I wanted to add that my lovely AF started today. Guess that explains the extra pound. Hopefully next week will be less. Maybe even under 200. Please! Pretty Please!!!

Day off

I'm going to take the day off today with logging food and exercise. A family emergency has come up. I wanted to at least write something so I will remember why I did not log anything down.

Life is so precious and being healthy becomes much more important when the possible death of an ill family member or friend is staring you in the face.

Happy Friday!

This has been an off week. I am so ready for the weekend and a bit of normalcy in our life. Ha! Today should be pretty quiet. Just a run to the post office. So I plan to do some extra exercise today. Oh, and it is the start of the DFW Area Moms Biggest Loser Competition. Woohoo!!!

Input:
Bowl of Special K Cereal with 2% Milk
Tostada
2/3 Enchirito



Output:

Reason #8
Stronger feet.
I fractured my foot at the end of my pregnancy with my last child. I ended up in a boot for 3 months. It just wouldn't heal. Well it finally healed but not after causing nerve damage. I ended up with surgery and a lovely scar. I am still having issues and hope that by losing weight and working out, it will help make my feet feel better. Less weight for them to carry around. LOL

Pain is good, right?

My legs and butt are a little sore today. This is good. It means that 10 extra squats I did yesterday worked. So from now on, I have to do 30 squats. Well, at least until 30 doesn't make me hurt anymore. Then I will up them again. 5 years ago I took a exercise course called Baby Boot Camp. Best thing I ever did after having a kid. Sadly, it wasn't as easy for me to do with two kids, so i only did it after my first child. But I did learn some things to do at home and I am putting them to good work right now. Our teacher taught us how to do good squats. She explained it in a way I will never forget. She said to pretend like we are about to sit on the toilet. Go all the way down till we are about to fall. We are suppose to hold them for 20 seconds, but I am not there yet. HA! It must work, because the 30 I did yesterday I am feeling. LOL

I know I am not eating overly healthy things, but I have really worked on cutting my portions back. It is hard to eat healthy when I have 4 other people to feed as well. Three of which are kids who have very specific tastes.

Input:
Special K Cereal with 2% Milk
2/3 of a Chicken Nugget Salad from Chik-fil-a
Iced Tea
2 slices of Pepperoni Pizza
1/2 slice Cheese Pizza
Iced Tea

Output:
30 Squats
70 Crunches

Reason #7
Healthier Children
Teach by example. If I am eating better and exercising, then they will hopefully learn to as well. Not that they need to exercise becaue they are so active. But someday they might need to and if they are already in the habit of it, it will work in their favor.

I'm going to have to step it up

Even thought I *feel* like I have been commited to losing weight, getting healthy, etc etc...I'm going to have to really step it up in order to have progress ever week. I know there will be times where I will not lose weight, but these first weeks ~ it should be falling off. ARGH!!! I am going to guestimate that my loss this past week will only be about a pound. More ARGH!!! So, starting tomorrow, I will be stepping it up and really commiting. I have been weaning myself off the anxiety meds. I am really down to almost nothing. So, today, I will hopefully take my last dose. I've been having a glass of wine in the evenings to help with the headaches, but that has got to stop. I have been using a heating pad for my neck, shoulders and back...so perhaps that will help now. I've only been doing about 30 mins in the gym, that needs to increase. An hour min per day with one day off. What I'd like to do is switch the mentality of my meals. Most people have a light breakfast, medium sized lunch and big dinner. I want to have a big breakfast, medium lunch, light dinner AND eat dinner before 7pm each night. I ate really early last night and it killed me because I realllly wanted to snack on something. But, I didn't...and I'm proud of myself!

Breakfast: Plain oatmeal ~ brown sugar (I put to much in, like 3 tsp) ~ soymilk
Snack: Cheese cubes (7 cubes = 90 calories)
Lunch: 2 Morning Star Farms corndogs (150 calories each) + strawberry yogurt (170 calories)
Snack: A few tootsie Rolls :(
Drink: Med unsweet tea with 1 sweet n low
Dinner: Soup + Salad at Olive Garden + Italian Margarita (which I'm sure had a million and one calories)

I weighed myself before I went to dinner and I was 150...I was 153 when I came back *gasp* So, I'm fairly sure that the dinner busted any hopes of having a low # on the scale tomorrow *cries*

Excercise: 30 mins @ the gym (20 mins treadmill 10 mins eliptical)

Happy Hump Day

This has been an odd week. School Holiday on Monday and then my middle daughter home sick yesterday. I am all off schedule. But everyone went back to school and I am able to get back on track.

Input:
Bowl of Special K Cereal w/ 2% Milk
Special K Italian Tomato and Herbs Crackers (90 Calories)
1 chicken soft taco
Spanish Rice

Output:
30 Squats
80 Crunches
20 Leg Lifts

Reason #6
To feel good about myself. I want to be able to look in the mirror and be content with the way I look. Instead of trying to avoid all mirrors. Two years ago I did some Boudoir Shots for my husband. Dang, I was hot. Not perfect by any means. Heck, I had had two kids already. But I was very happy with my body then. I want to be there again.

I hope this frustration vanishes!

As I think I've wrote before, when I'm in the mode of losing weight, I tend to get on the scale almost daily. Even though I have worked out several times in the past week the scales have been screaming back at me "no go" on moving lower. Ok...maybe OUNCES, but ugh! I know that since I'm just starting out, that could be normal. But, with no coffee for a week now and making better food choices AND getting some exercise...I hope I at least see that I have moved a pound down when I weigh in on Friday.

Ugh, it is 9:59 pm and I want a snack SOOOO bad. I should have eaten a little bit later than I did. I ate at 5:30pm for dinner (I think...it was pretty early!)

Breakfast: Cereal + soymilk
Snack: Orange
Lunch: 2 Morning Star Farms corndogs (150 calories each) several cubes of cheese!
Snack: SEVERAL tootsie rolls (UGH!!) Medium unsweatened tea + 1
Dinner: leftover Pasta tahini sauce + peas and corn
1 cup Muesli
1 glass of wine
1 emergenC pack (trying to keep myself from getting any of the sickness going round!)

Excercise: 20 @ the gym (15 mins eliptical 5 mins on the stairmaster!)

I did 10 mins less at the gym today. The treadmills were full, but I got on the stairmaster for 5 whole mins. I'm just glad I lasted that long. I was hurting at 3 mins in. Ugh! That will have to be a mini-goal ~ more mins on the stairmaster!

2.17.09 Input/Output for Jamie

Well today did not start off as planned. First I was wakened at 6:00 by a congested 1.5 year old. Then I get everyone up and out the door to get the 5.5 year old to school. On the way home the 3.5 year old tells me her belly hurts. I realize she has not gone to the bathroom yet. We are almost home so I tell her she just needs to go potty. Get to the house, she runs in and gets on the toilet just in time....to throw up!!!! Ugh. So she has to stay home from her school today. And she does not slow down for anything. Even sick she tires me out. LOL

Input:
Goldfish
Potstickers (330 Calories)
Water with Lime
Spaghetti
Garlic bread
Green Beans
Water with Lime


Output:

Reason #5:
To be able to keep up with my daughters. I have three very special and very beautiful little girls. One of them is a little more spirited then most children. She never slows down. Today she was sick and still running around the house and keeping me on my toes. So I want to be in better shape to keep up with her and still have enough energy for my other two girls and maybe even have some left over for my Husband. ;)

Working through the pain

I'm feeling a bit anxious today. I brought my gym clothes to work and might leave early since I worked longer yesterday. My muscles (especially my bum muscles) still HURT like crazy!! I layed on a heating pad last night it was so bad. I should have soaked in a bath to relax my muscles. On to the food.....

Breakfast: Oatmeal (just can't get enough of this stuff for some reason!)
Snack: A whole pear
Lunch Oatmeal (again!) and an orange
Snack: Soyjoy nutrition bar (130 calories)
Dinner: Pasta with tahini sauce + corn and peas. I was tempted to get a second helping, but waited and then felt full. Although, I did end up having a glass of wine :)

Exercise: 30 mins @ the gym (15 mins on the treadmill and 15 mins on the eliptical)

A new week for Angie

I really feel confident about this week. That day off really did me well. I don't think I will get to work out tonight at the gym because I don't want to leave my sick kiddos. But, I will take a walk around my neighborhood to get in some exercise time.

This weeks mini-goal: To continue to NOT drink coffee :)

Breakfast: Oatmeal/soymilk + tsp brown sugar
Snack: Strawberries!
Lunch: 3/4 of a tuna sandwich (plain tuna, slice of cheese, 2 whole wheat pieces of bread & spicy mustard. Small bowl of organic fiber cereal + soymilk
Snack: 100 calorie bag of popcorn
Dinner: I'm SO boring...so I had black beans + brown rice + 100 calorie shredded chz pack + baked tositos + salsa

Totally passed the "no coffee" today rule...GO ME!!!

Yay...I actually came back to log down that I did some stretches at least. I worked over 8 hours and wanted to get home to my kids asap to make sure they were doing better. I hate that this sounds like an excuse, but I'm pretty exhaused and my muscles (namely my BUTT) huuuuuurt. Will be back at the gym tomorrow though as I get off at my regular time.

Monday Morning Weigh In

I just can't break 200. Grrr.

Happy President's Day

Today is going to be an odd day around my house. My husband did not get the day off but the girls do. Plus I am going to have an extra girl we are going to watch since she didn't have school either but her parents have to work. So, we have gymnastics for my middle daughter and then we are meeting Daddy for lunch.


Input:
Bowl of Special K cereal w/ 2% Lowfat Milk
Small spring mix salad
Linguini with Marinara
Ice Tea with lemon
Upside Down Pizza (only one helping, yay me!)
Water with Lime


Output:
I feel so guilty. My first day of not doing any exercise. I will do extra tomorrow.


Reason #4 - Clothes
I have no idea how to dress myself right now. So all I wear are jeans or capris. I refuse to wear shorts and am not comfortable in a skirt. So I want to lose weight so I can fit in my old clothes and wear what I like to wear. I have no idea how to dress this overweight body.

Tickers

I added some weightloss tickers and such at the bottom of our blog. I am such a visual person that it will help me to see the ticker counting down and the bar graph sloping down. LOL So be sure to check those out down there.

And just to be fair, I am considering my start weight on here to be 201, however, I was 208.5 when I started this journey. So I want to be sure to count that 7.5 pounds in my loss. I just wasn't blogging about it yet. So you may see that difference once in awhile around here.

Input/Output for Jamie 2.15.09

I have already been up and going for hours. We did our bi-weekly grocery shopping which ends with us eating at McyDs if the girls did good while shopping. It's not easy grocery shopping for an hour with 3 girls. So if they behave, they get a reward. Not the heathiest of places to eat, but I usually do pretty good by just having a salad. The girls got to play and burn off some pent up energy and I get to chill before heading home to unload everything.

Input:
1 cinnamon roll (150 calories)
2/3 of a Crispy Southwest Chicken Salad
Caffeine free Root Beer
Water with Lime
Chicken Enchilada Casserole


Output:
Approx. 2 miles of walking in the store while pushing a cart with two kids and groceries piling up. (This counts, I swear)
Wii:30 Minutes - 10 mins. Step, 14 of Yoga, 6 of balance
60 crunches


Reason #3
To help my children choose healthier foods. My oldest has become very interested in making healthier choices and my middle is very concerned about eating High Fructose Corn Syrup and making sure her baby sister doesn't get anything with eggs in it. So my reason for trying to lose weight and eat healthier is to teach them at a young age about the right choices. Before they get stuck in an unhealthy cycle of eating. Teach by example.

Day 4 of NO coffee

I'm going to try hard to make this upcoming week my last week on anxiety meds. If I can just keep going to the gym each day and eat better, it will be a huge help. I'm a little bold with the subject title because it is morning and I know I am getting out and about today. I will have the temptation and the cravings I'm sure. I need to go at least 14 consecutive days without coffee and then I will trust myself to have a small cup ever so often. But, hopefully after those 14 days I will not want any at all. That is how it was when I stopped dr. pepper years ago.

DARE I SAY....that I actually feel "ok" today. My neck still hurts and of course my shoulders, but I feel like I have a bit more energy. Taking off Friday and getting a bit of pampering in this weekend has done wonders! I want to keep this up....(feeling good!) so I'm OFF TO THE GYM again. w0000hooootie!!

Breakfast: Plain oatmeal/soymilk + tsp of brown sugar (this is getting old, but I like warm stuff for breakfast right now)
Snack: a medium size apple
Lunch: 6 inch veggie sub from Subway (alvacado, american cheese, pickles, baby spinach and spicy mustard. 1 cup of muesli
Dinner: Black beans + brown rice + baked chips + 100 calorie shredded cheese + salsa

Excericse: 30 mins on the treadmill @ the gym

Saturday + Valentines = a facial

Going to my facialist in a few minutes....I have not had a microderm in so long. I woke up wanting coffee AGAIN. I will not not not cave today. Caffeine is so evil. I'm back on my obsessed weighing myself each morning kick. I know they say that it is not good to do that, but it helps keep me "in check" for some reason. Argh, I'm so complicated ;)

FOOD:
B - oatmeal with soymilk 1 tsp brown organic sugar
Snack: a handful of almonds
L - cereal + soymilk ( I desperately need to go to the grocery store!)
Snack an Orange, a pear and a few pieces of cubed cheese
D black beans + brown rice + 100 calorie shredded cheese pack + baked tostitos
Oh! I had a glass of wine too!

EXERCISE: wOOt...I finally got my butt to the gym. 30 mins (20 treadmill 10 eliptical)

Happy Valentine's Day

My husband and I do not partake in the hype of this day. We learned years ago how bad of a Hallmark Card Holiday it was. We are pretty good about showering each other with gifts and love the other 364 days of the year that we do not need a Holiday to tell when to do it. This day makes WAY too many people feel bad or sad or mad or whatever. Nothing close to Love. I really wish it would go away, but that is just me. We do celebrate it with the girls since they don't understand our thinking behind it. They get a new James Avery "Love" charm every year. A charm that somehow represents our love for them.

But to all my friends (and you too Angie) Happy Valentine's Day. If I have not told you recently how awesome I think you are and how much I care about you, well, I do!! *Hugs*


So, off my soapbox and back to business.

Input:
Wheat toast (140 Calories) with butter
Bottled Water
1/2 Chili Burger
Cheese Fries
Water w/ Lemon
1/2 Chipotle Barbacoa Burrito
Iced Tea


Output:
60 crunches
30 squats
6 reps of 2 different yoga poses.


Reason #2:
Healthy Heart (It is Valentine's Day). My Mother died when she was just 45 years young. She started having heart problems before she even turned 40. Her first bypass at 40. Heart attack at 42 and her last bypass at barely 45 when she had a stroke during the surgery which caused a blood clot that went to her brain and ruptured. So, my reason for this blog and my adventure is to keep my heart healthy so my daughters don't have to grow up without a Mother.

My "mental" day off.....

FOOD

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tsp of brown sugar
Snack: One whole pear
Lunch: 7 or so cubes of cheese & bowl of organic cereal + soymilk (crappy, but I was on the run)
Snack: none
Dinner: bowl of cereal + soymilk
Snack: a few animal cookies



EXERCISE
argh!! ex was REALLY late picking up kids. It's late now and I don't like to go to gym at night by myself (to scared! I'm a wimp), so I'm going to do some stretches and exercises at home.


DAILY THOUGHTS

I feel like I have been running myself ragged at work and with doing things for other people during my weekends. Resulting in being mentally run down. I took today off to have a "mental" day to myself and relax and get things done that I normally have to wait for a weekend...and then they never get done anyhow. Pedicure here I come!

OH MY GAH!!! It was so incredibly hard to resist stopping to get a coffee today. What is my deal? I was yawning so much...and my first reaction is "I gotta get some coffee"...it is like this vicious cycle. Maybe I will look into doing some sort of detox to rid my body of the stuff (sugar, caffeine) I have been putting into it to cope with my crazy pain and sleepless nights.

Happy Friday the 13th

My Input and Output for Friday the 13th, one of my favorite days of the year (and we get three this year)

Input
Bottled water
Cinnamon Rolls (340 Calories)
Schwans Pizza (410 Calories)
Conversation Candies (110 Calories) (Kids Valentine's Party)
Boneless Beef Ribs
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Corn on the Cob with butter
Small piece of a Valetine's Cake (VAlentine Favor from party)

Output
60 crunches


Reason #1 (Why I am doing this)
I thought I would list a reason everyday as to why I am doing this. To remind me of the reasons why it is important to stick to this everyday.

So, Reason #1
Headaches
Doing Yoga is an attempt to relieve the pain I have been having with daily headaches believed to be caused by too much tension and muscle damage in my neck.

2-12 Input/Output for Jamie

I hope to post my Input/Output everyday. I will start the thread in the morning and update it as the day goes by.

So my Input has been

A couple of pieces of an orange
A couple of Triscuit crackers
1/3 of a Schwans Pepperoni Pizza (410 calories)
Unsweet Iced Tea
Water with Lime
McDonald's Chicken Salad (Daughter Fundraiser Night) (430 Calories)



Output
30 Minutes on the Wii (Yoga, Balance Games, and Step)

Starting Stats for Angie

Starting Weight: 151 (as of this morning)
Goal Weight: 125
First Mini-Goal: 145
Weight Lost so far: 0

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FOOD: Breakfast: Bowl of plain whole oatmeal with a teaspoon of organic brown sugar. Lunch: Black Beans, Brown Rice, 100 calorie pack of shredded cheese and some baked tostitos to dip. Snack: large orange Dinner (was a bit not so normal) 2 Kashi Go-Lean waffles with some peanut butter (for protein) 2 100 calorie packs of alvacado + baked tostito chips

EXCERCISE:
None - I suck :(

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY:

I can't help but be bummed about my starting weight. I have to get over this hump of feeling sorry for myself though. *positive thoughts - positive thoughts* I wanted sooooo badly to stop at McDonalds and get a coffee on the way home from work. HOW FREAKING SAD IS THAT? I mean...it wasn't even morning! But, I've been yawning all day long. I should have taken a walk around the neighborhood again, but there was a teen Valentine's Party at our local library that my daughter wanted to go to. I took her and then took the two younger ones to a park to play. Had I been in shoes other than flip flops, I would have walked around. Aunt Flo just left, so I'm hoping that my sugar cravings go away! I want chocolate and coffee....reeeeaaaaally bad!

Headaches

I have been having headaches for 6 months now. I have tried several different treatments for them. I have had an MRI. I have seen the doctor several times. And yet, I still have them. I went back to my doctor's office yesterday for more tests and saw my doctor's "boss". She immediately knew what it was. The muscle at the bottom of my head/top of my neck and all along my shoulders. She says it is common in Mother's who have diaper bags to tote, children to carry, etc. So she prescribed exercise. Well duh, I know I need to do that more. She asked me what I had been doing and I admitted "Nothing really, although I am trying to use my Wii Fit daily." She about jumped out of her seat. Well actually, she did. And then she started doing a tennis motion and telling me how she loves the Wii Fit and that that is exactly what I need to be doing. Who would have thought. So she has prescribed 30 minutes of Wii Fit a day. I need to focus on the yoga positions and the balance "games". I hadn't even looked at the Yoga stuff yet and I've owned the dang game for over a year.

So last night, I did yoga. Oh. My. Gosh. I think this doc might be on to something. I could totally feel how horrible tight my muscles were. I hadn't even noticed till I tried to do that stuff. Now I notice it just sitting here. I can not believe 6 months of headaches may be linked to tension in my muscles and that Yoga might be the answer. But this is a great motivator. I can't function all the time with these daily headaches. So if 30 minutes of yoga a night works, then I will do it.

Disclaimer: Doc did prescribe some other things to help me sleep, etc. So the yoga won't be the only thing I have to do, but it is the major part. She is also running other tests for other issues, so this is our current line of thinking for these headaches. It could change if something comes back on the recent round of tests.

Moment of Truth

I'm nervous, yet excited and totally ready to be honest with myself about my weight and overall health. My goal is to log my food and exercise down everyday and be *accountable* for what I put in my mouth and how much energy I put into exercising my body each day. Tomorrow morning, I will weigh in *gasp* and do my measurements. I got home from work today and was exhausted (as usual) but told the kids to get their scooters and we (I) walked around our neighborhood while they scootered. I'm hoping and asking that Jamie yell and scream at me for bad choices and encourage me to make better choices ~ and I'll do the same for her!!

GO US!!! We *WILL* be healthy (body and mind) in 2009!!! I'm ready for the tiredness to be gone and also the horrible horrible daily headaches that are more common to me than sleep now.

Jamie's Beginning Stats

My name is Jamie and I am a 33 year old Mom to three. I have been skinny my whole life. Even after two kids. Unfortunately, my hormones went crazy after baby #3 and I had to take some meds. Usually I am losing the weight during this time from breastfeeding and just general baby weight. But the meds made me so hungry. I didn't lose the weight. Now baby #3 is 20 months and I am ready to kick this weight off. So here are my stats as of today.





This is the heaviest I have ever been when not pregnant. I have lost 40 pounds since baby #3 was born, but I would like to lose another 40-50 pounds to be back to who I was before the kids.

My measurements. I have never measured myself. So this will be an eye opener.
Arms: 14"
Chest: 38"
Waist: 38"
Hips: 45"
Thighs: 26.5"

Monday Weigh In For Jamie

I went the wrong direction but only by a pound. I admit I did not workout at all last week ebcause of a horrible headache. But I plan to get back on track this week.