weight loss week 6

We got a real curve ball thrown at us last week; a MAJOR life change. And no i am NOT pregnant!! :) In spite of this and some slip-ups here and there, I still lost 2 lbs! I am so excited that I am on my way to 20lbs. However, workouts were non-existent. I know it probably would have helped reduce my stress level but i just didn't have it in me last week, not with all that is going on. I am just happy that I am keeping up by slowly losing and at least i didn't gain any, which could have easily happened considering the circumstances. I am still really struggling with figuring out that food does not fix things. Although I am obviously doing better by the results I am seeing, I still seem to immediately want to turn to food when things go awry...and this last week was definitely proof of that. Of course, it's hard to find any suitable way to deal with stress when you have 3 small kids to take care of. I normally have a hard time getting in my workout time, and then when life hands you a heap of crap to deal with...well things just get even more complicated. Let's just say, working out wasn't even on the back burner last week, i think it got pushed off the stove and fell onto the floor. I am not giving up on working out, but now I really need to start over and just even take a walk a few days this week. My mom always told me that life is 1 step forward and 2 steps back. She is one wise woman.

weight loss week 5

I went down another 2 lbs this week which puts me almost at 15lbs!! I am enjoying many of my old clothes fitting me again. Really, I can't wait until i can go on a little shopping spree, maybe when i hit the 25lbs mark. Then I will need new clothes for sure. I have actually been wearing a pair of Josh's jeans since mine are too saggy. I really like men's jeans, at least this pair. They are slim fit and really squeeze my hips in!!

I have to admit I have been straying a little from my diet. I don't think it's a big deal, per se, but if i want to keep losing weight at a good rate, i have to get back on track. Plus, i just feel a whole lot better when i eat well all day and every day. I haven't done anything extreme by any means, the worst was probably Super Bowl Sunday when i had a few snacks (but skipped the dinner). So at least I didn't go completely overboard or anything. But now with the holidays and football season out of the way and with spring looming just around the corner, I am ready to step it up a notch.

Working out has been a real challenge lately. Yesterday, I had an eye doctor appointment after Josh got home from work and it just totally threw off our whole schedule! We usually eat dinner really early, then workout, take showers, clean up the house, play with the kids, help ethan with homework, do baths/showers with the kids as necessary, bedtime snack and playtime/downtime and then put them to bed. We did not get to eat early as we like to, since i had my appointment, plus i had to stop at the store after my appointment which already took long enough. By the time we ate, cleaned up the mess, helped e with homework and got the kids settled i was way too tired and it was too late for me to work out. And starting tomorrow, Josh has a Wednesday evening class at UW-Waukesha from 6pm-9pm, so Wednesdays are totally out for workouts all together! This spring and summer are already gearing up to be VERY busy with all the kids birthday within a month of each other, our Florida trip, Josh's class, lots of annual appointments with dentists/doctors, Ethan's baseball, 2 weddings, showers (baby and wedding) WHEW! Adjustments will definitely need to be made to accomodate our workouts. Well, at least we can look forward to getting outside and running or just playing out with the kids for exercise Hurry up spring!!!!

We are really bored with our dinners still. We have run out of steam on the chicken and vegetable curry dishes and we NEED to find some new recipes and flavors. I really believe keeping healthy eating interesting and fun is super important to the success of eating well. I have been looking in some food magazines but i just don't see anything that looks good and healthy. I have found some interesting soup recipes and Josh really wants to try an Italian wedding soup so maybe we'll go that route for awhile! Another reason i can't wait for spring...so we can start using the grill again!! Need change NOW! :)

Weight Loss Week 4

In the mess of last week of me being sick AGAIN with a nasty respiratory virus and the kids getting over their ear infections i somehow managed to lose 2 lbs! Yay! Eating was fine, not as strict as I was the first 2 or 3 weeks but workouts sucked since a person can't run much when her lungs are on fire.

I have been getting back to running this week and then dealing with hacking up a lung afterwards :) Not much to report for week 4. Except we did make the "tilapia" tacos minus the tilapia. Since we had so many chicken breasts we substituted that for the fish. But it wasn't as good as i thought it would be. In fact, I don't think i would even make it again. The avocado was over ripe and it didn't go well with the black beans. It was like too much mushy stuff or something.

Hopefully I will get back on track with working out this week, as I did have two pretty good runs already.