Well I've managed to loose 14 lbs. exactly in only 5 weeks! I'm so proud of myself. I was so happy when I weighed my self Saturday morning that I decided to have a pig out day. First thing I had was donuts. Not one but 3, lol. Two of which were cream filled. Total of 22.5 points....I normally only get 20 pts. per day. I still managed to stay in my weekly allowance points but I used every single one of them. Normally I only used about 5-7 for the week. I figure one pig out day every 5 weeks is aok in my book.
On to the kiddies. Brandon has been GROUNDED for the last week. He's decided not to do any work in class and fiddle around with his pencil and paper. So much so, that he even had to stay after school last Wednesday to finish some work. Either he is a complete angel or a total stinker. All of you with babies, or wanting them...just you wait! As far as bball, he's gotten much better and loves going to practice and games. He had pictures Sunday, I'll post them when I get them in.
Kaitlyn is doing great as usual. She is scooting backwards a lot now, especially during diaper changing time. It's so cute, she gets all worked up and away she goes. She finally decided to flip over last weekend, too. I watched her and didn't even notice until my husband turns around and says..."Hey she rolled over, I just put her on her tummy!" At which point I realized what I had just seen and started jumping up and down in joy. Too bad she only did it once though, lol. It's amazing how the smallest things completely make your day.
Till next time...
Surgery SUCKED!!! It was so unbelievably painful. In the recovery area I was given Demoral, Morphine and Vicodin....and I was still crying in pain. I'm glad it over with. I'm feeling much better today and I return to work tomorrow. The only good part is that my incisions are very small. One in my belly button that no one will ever notice in a couple weeks and one more on the lower left side of my abdomen (probably will barely notice it either). Not that it really matters because the stretch marks Kaitlyn left on my sides will prohibit me from ever wearing a tiny bikini again....its tankinis in my future from now on.
So on to Weight Watchers news...... I am down to 148.4. That's 1.8 lbs. lost last week, and almost 12 total. I never thought loosing weight would be so easy. I'm not allowed to do my crunches for 4 weeks, but until a couple days ago I was doing about 150 every night or other night. I do the online version of Weight Watchers and it is sooo easy. Only $16.95 a month...which is cheap actually compared to other sites and programs. It makes logging in my food so easy and quick. I also love the recipe tracker which allows you to log in the ingredients in your favorite recipes and get the points per serving. The website also has a huge library of about 1500 recipes....those who know me well know I love searching through recipes and I'm always making something different for my family. One of my (and Brandon's) favorites is Taco Chili....so easy to make and only 2 points per cup which really fills you up. We actually had it for dinner tonight. I also love the Applesauce Sour Cream Coffee Cake. It is so moist and delicious. I cut it into nine pieces for 3 points per piece and substitute Splenda Brown Sugar in and Light Sour Cream instead of fat free. I checked and the substitutions even themselves out for no additional points. Try it...you'll never know its low fat. My dad even loves it when I bring it to work for breakfast.
Well time to get back to the kids....It's been hard doing stuff with them being so sore, hopefully I'll be all healed up soon.
Well....I've done it! I've officially lost 10 lbs. I feel so much better about myself now.
In other news....my little peanut has some kind of bug. Two nights ago he developed a fever of 101.3 and it still isn't gone. He's the only kid I know that will get a fever but have no other symptoms..very strange.
Kaitlyn, on the other hand is doing wonderful. Knock on wood, she hasn't contracted any of the millions of diseases Brandon brings home every day. She's really starting to play with all of her toys and interact more with us. She's talking up a storm now, too. The other night I swear she almost said mama. She loves when I make her toes touch her nose. This morning she was cracking up. I absolutely love hearing her laugh. It completely warms my heart.
It's been a rough morning for me otherwise. We went out to Don Tequila's last night for dinner with my parents and I had one too many margaritas. My head is killing me. I couldn't help it though....margaritas are my absolute favorite and I hadn't had one since before I got preggers. Oh well, we all had so much fun though and it was way worth it. A couple of years ago I would have never thought we would enjoy hanging out with my parents so much. Its nice having such a good relationship with them. They celebrated 20 years of marriage this week. I was so happy for them. Now if we can make it that long. I sure hope.
I'll post the official weight loss for the week on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
So instead of paying 12 dollars to get weighed in last night, I decided to go out and buy a scale. It's supposedly incredibly accurate (it's says so on the box, and we all know that the box is always right, lol).
So the official weigh in weight was 154.8. That's 5.4 lbs. lost. I'm so excited!!!!
It really hasn't been to bad being on Weight Watchers. For the most part I haven't been starving at any time. My hungry hours are between 2:30 and whenever I make it home for dinner. But I haven't given in to the evil vending machines in the kitchen right next to my cubical when they call for me. I've been strong. Also, I've been doing well with the crunches. I've done 50 at least 4 times last week. Last night I made it to 80. My goal is 250 a day. I haven't been so good with the working out doing Dance Dance part. I'm so tired by the time I get home every day, I'd rather just cuddle with the kids. I justify my lack of nightly workout with the fact that I really do walk around at work more than I thought. Some days it seems like I'm on the move more than I'm at my desk. When the weather gets nicer, I'll go for walks to the Cathedral at lunch time like I did last spring and early summer.
I've managed to find a bunch of really yummy Weight Watchers recipes that I've been trying out on Dave and Brandon. No complaints so far (except the icky 0 point Asian Soup). They haven't even noticed the healthy substitutions and extractions I've made. If anyone wants any recipes, I'd be happy to make a copy for you.
Wish me luck with the next week!
I'm officially overweight for the first time in my life.
I went to Weight Watchers last night and my weight was 160.2 lbs.
The good news was that I actually enjoyed the meeting. I met some really nice people including 3 that were also trying to loose baby weight. I'm actually considering going every week. I figure that I deserve that one hour a week to work on myself.
Happy New Year!!!!!
My first resolution for this year is to loose my baby fat. With Brandon the weight just melted off and six weeks later I looked like I never had a baby. With Kaitlyn....well not so much. The only weight I have lost is the five pounds that she weighed.
So with that, I have decided to start Weight Watchers today. I go to my first meeting tonight. I've talked to a couple people that love it and they have convinced me to give it a try. Throughout the last week or so I've been researching a lot of diets, trying to decide which would be the best for me. I need something that will work with my lifestyle and won't cause me to always eat differently than my family.
I hate to post this but I figure having this for the world to see will really motivate me to change.
While pregnant with Kaitlyn I went from around 120 lbs. up to 165 lbs. Right now I'm about 155-160lbs (ugh). I also went from a size 0 to a 10 (even worse).
The only excuse I have is that I did spend 10 weeks on very strict bed rest or in the hospital. I swear the lack of movement caused me to develop fat deposits I never had before.
I'll post my weights for the world to see every week.
I also plan to incorporate some kind of exercise into my routine....my husband loves Dance Dance Revolution (and I think its pretty fun too), so I'm hoping we can do that for 30 min three times a week and I can get in some crunches 2-3 times a week.
Wish me luck!
