I AM HAVING A BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found out nearly a week ago now that I am going to be a mama for the second time and I am so excited. Jason and I have gone from shock to disbelief to joy and then to "oh crap, we need to save some money". A true roller coaster of emotion :) Sophie is really excited too, although she has her sights set on a little brother...and has gone so far as to say that she will send the baby "back" if it is a girl. Me? I really don't care if it is a boy or a girl. Having two little girls would be so much fun, but having a son would be outstanding as well. I am just glad that I don't have to choose :)
I have been feeling tired and peeing far more often then normal. My skin has seen better days as well. However, I feel great, with no morning sickness to speak of.
Okay, I am off to bed so I can get up and do some yoga in the morning.
Not afraid to lose!!!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Another pretty good day. Limited snacking and no unplanned eating episodes. Dinners are SOOOOO hard though. For example, tonight we had a chicken stirfry with chicken tenderloin, broccoli, red pepper, carrots, zucchini, lemon juice, reduced sodium soy sauce, and reduced sodium chicken broth. I served it over rice noodles (won't have those again...not so tasty). Anyway, the recipe said that a cup and half of stirfry would be about 225 calories. But I changed a few ingredients and the rice noodles were weird...and I have no idea how many calories I ate. Breakfast and lunch are so much easier because my meals are either packaged or a combination of simple ingrediants.
So that is my challenge. Working on simplifying dinner so that I can keep my calories in check.
It rained a ton today, so there was no working out. My goal tomorrow is to take Sophie for a walk tomorrow if the weather cooperates.
Good Night.
So that is my challenge. Working on simplifying dinner so that I can keep my calories in check.
It rained a ton today, so there was no working out. My goal tomorrow is to take Sophie for a walk tomorrow if the weather cooperates.
Good Night.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
BNL and burritos
I just got home from an amazing Bare Naked Ladies concert with my friend Tracy. It was so fun!!
Okay, so today I ate fairly well. I tried to keep myself from ever getting too hungry and it kept me from snacking randomly on anything and everything within sight. We did go out to eat (Mexican) before the show. I ordered a veggie burrito. I brought home half of it. The big question (that I probably could have asked the server, but can't quite bring myself to do yet) is whether the beans were chock full of lard or if they were vegetarian. There was cheese involved of course too...but all in all, I think that things could have gone much worse than they did, considering my deep love to all things involving tortillas, sauce and cheese. MMMMMMM!
It was chilly here today, so I did not get outside except to go grocery shopping. I do park at the very back of the lot so that I have to walk...so that is something at least...right?
Tomorrow is supposed to be stormy. Ugh, I need a treadmill or a gym membership :)
I am however...NOT AFRAID TO LOSE!
Okay, so today I ate fairly well. I tried to keep myself from ever getting too hungry and it kept me from snacking randomly on anything and everything within sight. We did go out to eat (Mexican) before the show. I ordered a veggie burrito. I brought home half of it. The big question (that I probably could have asked the server, but can't quite bring myself to do yet) is whether the beans were chock full of lard or if they were vegetarian. There was cheese involved of course too...but all in all, I think that things could have gone much worse than they did, considering my deep love to all things involving tortillas, sauce and cheese. MMMMMMM!
It was chilly here today, so I did not get outside except to go grocery shopping. I do park at the very back of the lot so that I have to walk...so that is something at least...right?
Tomorrow is supposed to be stormy. Ugh, I need a treadmill or a gym membership :)
I am however...NOT AFRAID TO LOSE!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
First post
I am having a hard time losing weight. This blog is going to document my journey to realizing a healthier me.
To summarize my current situation:
I graduated from nursing school about a week and a half ago. The last year has been about clinicals and homework and papers and definitely NOT about my health. The result of this neglect is an extra four very pesky pounds. This is on top of the extra six pounds or so I was carrying around to begin with.
The other issue is my out of control eating habits. I wake up in the morning and eat well. I have a yogurt with fruit and wheat germ or a bowl of cereal with sliced strawberries. I feel full after this meal. It only lasts for a couple of hours though. I still feel in charge though at this point and normally have some kind of snack...almonds and soy milk, cereal bar or hummus and carrots. Lunch can be pretty healthy normally as long as I am not starving. I normally eat a half a sandwich with one slice of lunchmeat, half a slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, mustard. With this I have a yogurt, rice cakes, and a banana.
Then it starts. About 2:30 or so in the afternoon I start wanting to snack...BAD. And it is not always "bad" food. Rice cakes maybe or fruit...but sometimes it is not so healthful...chocolate, giant bowls of cereal, diet coke, cake, cookies. Anything sweet and on hand. Alot of times I gorge myself and feel miserable.
Then it is time to make dinner for my family. And of course I am not hungry because I just went and ate about 500 calories. But I still eat dinner with my family. Our dinners always have a protein and starch and a veggie. However, some meals are definitely higher in calories than others.
Oh, and it should be noted that I am done with school and feeling stress now due to job searching and preparing to take my boards. I find that I am even more inclined to binge in the afternoon if I am feeling emotional...fearful, anxious....even really happy (I know weird, right?).
Exercise. That is a whole other story. I tend to exercise in spurts. Which is great when I am exercising, but not so great when I am on hiatus. My list of excuses for not exercising:
1. Time
2. Motivation
3. Weather (too cold, too rainy)
So, that about sums up where I am. I plan to post at least a sentence or two every night to update my status.
NOT AFRAID TO LOSE!
To summarize my current situation:
I graduated from nursing school about a week and a half ago. The last year has been about clinicals and homework and papers and definitely NOT about my health. The result of this neglect is an extra four very pesky pounds. This is on top of the extra six pounds or so I was carrying around to begin with.
The other issue is my out of control eating habits. I wake up in the morning and eat well. I have a yogurt with fruit and wheat germ or a bowl of cereal with sliced strawberries. I feel full after this meal. It only lasts for a couple of hours though. I still feel in charge though at this point and normally have some kind of snack...almonds and soy milk, cereal bar or hummus and carrots. Lunch can be pretty healthy normally as long as I am not starving. I normally eat a half a sandwich with one slice of lunchmeat, half a slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, mustard. With this I have a yogurt, rice cakes, and a banana.
Then it starts. About 2:30 or so in the afternoon I start wanting to snack...BAD. And it is not always "bad" food. Rice cakes maybe or fruit...but sometimes it is not so healthful...chocolate, giant bowls of cereal, diet coke, cake, cookies. Anything sweet and on hand. Alot of times I gorge myself and feel miserable.
Then it is time to make dinner for my family. And of course I am not hungry because I just went and ate about 500 calories. But I still eat dinner with my family. Our dinners always have a protein and starch and a veggie. However, some meals are definitely higher in calories than others.
Oh, and it should be noted that I am done with school and feeling stress now due to job searching and preparing to take my boards. I find that I am even more inclined to binge in the afternoon if I am feeling emotional...fearful, anxious....even really happy (I know weird, right?).
Exercise. That is a whole other story. I tend to exercise in spurts. Which is great when I am exercising, but not so great when I am on hiatus. My list of excuses for not exercising:
1. Time
2. Motivation
3. Weather (too cold, too rainy)
So, that about sums up where I am. I plan to post at least a sentence or two every night to update my status.
NOT AFRAID TO LOSE!
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