Wow! What a week! (and a WooHoo Weigh-In!)

I'll start by apologizing for the lack of posts this past week, but I have been so busy!  I hope you don't forget that I am a full-time working mom to a 3 year old rambunctious little boy and a wife.  Having said that, you can see where my blog might take a backseat for a few days.

Speaking of my son, we learned this week that he is going to have to have ear tubes put in and his adenoids removed.  I have so many emotions surrounding this recommendation, and not even really from a 'surgery' standpoint.  Yes, the surgery stresses me out, especially the anesthesia, but I am more conflicted with how he ended up with so many illnesses to begin with.  Yes, I suffer from the typical syndrome called "mommy guilt" and it is something that I just can't seem to get away from.  My son was in private care for the majority of his early toddlerhood until we made the change and enrolled him into pre-school.  I knew that a whole host of illnesses were going to slam our lives, but I didn't anticipate that he would constantly be sick for the next entire year!  It has been one sinus issue or ear infection after another since April of 2010.  Having said that, I would enroll him all over again if I had the choice.  He LOVES school and his friends and his teacher.  Unfortunately, sickness is going to be a part of it.  My guilt lies with the fact that he was very rarely sick before going to school and I feel like he is now having this surgery as a result of a selfish decision on my part to put him into school.  There were many, many reasons why we took him out of private care, but it doesn't really lessen the blow of watching your child suffer from chronic nasal and ear problems.  At any rate, we are where we are, and I can't go back and change it.  I can only pray that our next step will help resolve some of his issues for good and that Our Almighty Physician will lay his hands upon my son and make him better!

OK, enough with my ranting and sadness...

My WooHoo Weigh-In for today found me 1.2 pounds lighter this week.  Not as good as I had hoped, but I know I slipped this past week, so I anticipated this result.  A loss is a loss and I'll take it!  And as for the Mexican I had last Friday, it made me feel quite sick to my stomach, so it really wasn't worth it.  Major lesson learned!

There is something to be said for...

Waking up late, exercising in the morning, eating gooey oatmeal, cleaning your home at your own pace, showering at noon, grocery shopping alone, throwing your hair in a ponytail, wearing no make-up, the still of an empty house on a rainy day, and brushing your teeth even later...

"WooHoo Weigh-In"

I had another fantastic WooHoo Weigh-In today.  Another two pounds of me are gone forever!  The number on the scale truly is significant to me today because I officially now weigh the same amount that I did when I was six weeks postpartum.  I know that sounds a little weird, but I didn't gain that much weight during pregnancy and when I had my six week check-up, I actually felt really good about myself and the amount that I weighed.  But this time, I have worked harder to get here!  Last time, I lost due to postpartum stress. (Oh, and I also pushed out a kid, but who's counting, really?)

Today is a work holiday for me and my son's school was open, so I went ahead and took him.  It was his teacher's first day back from her 10 day vacation, and I know he missed her.  She is absolutely wonderful and I know he is happy there.  And I am happy here,  ALONE!!  My husband is an "essential worker" in the health care field, so he doesn't have these fun holidays off. 

I've already worked out for the morning and am ready to do some hefty cleaning!  It doesn't sound like a fun day off, but it is personal cleansing for me.  I hate it while I'm doing it, but it brings me total satisfaction when I'm done!

Oh, and I tried McDonald's fruit and maple oatmeal today.  Really good, but honestly, not worth it for th calories it packs.  290 for a small bowl.  But it was tasty and will give me the fuel I need to get through this busy morning!

So, here's to you past, present and future Presidents!

Got 30 minutes?

If you do, and you want to do the same exercise that I did tonight...then try this!  It's free!

Leslie Sansone's 2 Mile Walk!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!  And I did it right in front of my computer.  You don't need a lot of room!

Let me know if you make it all the way through!

And, no, I'm not related to Buddy from Buddy's Carpet (you Daytonian's know who I'm talkin' about).

This isn’t going to happen overnight…

OK, so I am about six weeks into this whole lifestyle change thing and I just can’t help but feel some doubt from time to time.  Doubtful that I can really pull this off, doubtful that I am strong enough to make a significant change, doubtful that I can actually do this or that exercise routine, doubtful that I am eating the right things, just a  lot of doubt!  I suppose that is a very normal part of the process.  I have been at this for six weeks and didn’t even really see real results until last week.  Of course, that is my own fault, but I am convinced that I have to pick up the pieces and keep going!  I need and HAVE to do this! 

Today I had a little bit of a milestone and while it may seem silly to those of you who don’t have this problem, it was a big deal to me!  I walked through our coffee break area at work, and once again, someone had brought some kind of devil snack to share with those of us who would take the bait.  It looked really good, so I thought, “Well, I haven’t had any chocolate in a while, I’ll just have one little piece.”  So, I took a piece and went and sat down at my desk.  I took one bite and it didn’t taste good.  And then (and here’s where I had a huge breakthrough), I threw the rest away!  Wow, what a concept?  If you don’t like it, don’t eat it!  You have to understand, I used to be the kind of person who ate just to be eating.  I love food!  But I think I’m starting to learn that I don’t have to eat all of the time.  I don’t have to finish something, even if it doesn’t taste good, simply because it is sitting there. 

Just a few thoughts that I had today and needed to convey by writing them out.  I believe everyone needs a good brain dump now and again.

"WooHoo Weigh-In"

Happy Valentine's Day!  I had two very significant things that occurred today already.  One, my husband gave me a new pedometer for Valentine's Day.  I have been wanting one and was SO excited to get it!  No, it isn't one of those gift that offends me.  I actually asked for one.  Now...a new vacuum, perhaps...

And two, I had a 2.8 pound loss today!  WooHoo for weighing in!  I am actually very excited about this!  Now, I am trying to keep my expectations low because I do realize that I may not have weigh-ins like this all of the time.  But for now, I am thrilled!

I took the time last evening to go outside for a walk.  The weather change is fabulous in Ohio right now.  I managed to get in 2 miles, which made me feel really great.  I want to take advantage of this weather while I can because those of you who also live in Ohio know that it could change in a instant.  I remember snow days as late at April.

I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!  Make sure to kiss the one you love!

Hooray for Saturday!

I'm just sitting down for a second on this busy, busy Saturday.  I have pretty much been active all day which makes me feel really good!

I have managed to continue to work out this week by doing the ExerciseTV videos and I am so excited to be adding a new routine to my fitness with weights.  A friend of mine at work was kind enough to loan me a set of dumbbells, and I am so ready to get started!  I also ordered myself a food journal this week with the recommendation of another blog I follow: priorfatgirl.com.  I hope I claim this title for myself one of these days!  The post can be found at http://www.priorfatgirl.com/2011/02/what-goes-up-must-come-down.html.  I purchased the DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal.  Not only will this help me to be accountable to myself, and all of you, but it will help me log and track how I'm doing and where I can change things. 

I have an awesome crock pot potato soup almost ready to go with some yummy sourdough bread to top it off!

Have a fabulous weekend, friends!