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A 40-something woman trying to lose 40-something pounds

Monthly Archives: August 2008

  

·         Bad puffy feeling finally gone.  Scale back to normal.  Just didn’t have the cajones to go weigh in yesterday afternoon, but bathroom scale surprisingly kind today. 

·         Feeling super sucky bc I told Laura I would get up at 4:45 this AM to work out – the same time she had planned to run.  Did I get up?  No.  Did I get up 15 minutes later than normal, thus making my morning a mad rush to get out the door on time? Yes.

·         Having major hair issues these days.  Want long hair, but hair gets stringy after 30 minutes.  Would I be a major dork if I got a perm???  I loves me some curls.

 

                                  

No, not these curls!!!                                         More like these curls

 

 

·         I love coffee.  Just plain ole cream and sugar coffee.  Okay well it’s actually sugar –free nondairy creamer and splenda, but you get the idea.

·         I figure if I’m going to go against my own wishes and consume 2 or 3 of the cheap store brand chocolate fudge cookies (think chocolate oreos), then I should just go ahead and get the cookies I really want and fully enjoy them instead of feeling guilty for something that I wanted to do anyway.  Nutter Butters, you have been warned.

·         The hubs wants to do “something” this weekend because it’s a long weekend.  I want to pretty much redecorate my whole entire house.  I don’t think that’s what he has in mind.  His “something” involves a boat.  My “something” involves paint and a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond.  Who will win?  Stay tuned…

·         Have declared this weekend to be the start of Super Healthy September.  Will commit try to walk 2 miles at least 4 days/week and drink lots of water.  Will make an effort to include more veggies – have really been slacking lately.  Would really like to lose another 20 pounds in 6 months before I’m 80.

·         You know why I love Fridays?  Because I don’t have to set my alarm when I go to bed.  I loathe my alarm clock.  If I could wake up to classical music and birds and bunnies gently pulling back my covers and opening my blinds…I’d be a much happier person in the mornings.

·         I had to go the post office yesterday afternoon and right beside the post office is a Braum’s Ice Cream Store.  In line in front of me were two other slightly chubby mom-types. I suddenly got the feeling that I shouldn’t be there, that all the other patrons would think that we (the Chubby Mom Club) should quit eating ice cream and go to the gym instead. Never mind the fact that the other patrons were also chubby, but  I left there, cone in hand, with my head down and eyes lowered, feeling a little guilty – almost as if I had just left an adult video store and didn’t want anyone to see my porn or something.  It was a weird experience, but the Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate was yummy. 

·         No, I have never bought porn, from an adult video store or anywhere else for that matter.  Just wanted to clarify.

·         Although the volleyball scene in Top Gun does it for me BIG TIME. Go to You Tube and pull it up. You won’t be disappointed. 

·         Going to Wendy’s for lunch today with the coworkers. Will be scarfing a  Frosty in 2 hours and 8 minutes.  Will have brain freeze in 2 hours and 9 minutes.

 

                                                                 Soon you will be mine…all mine.

·         Remember how I said a while back that I didn’t really like ice cream?  Um…yeah, forget I said that, k?  

·         Worked my azz off yesterday and still have To Do list 10 items deep. Guess I should get it done so it isn’t staring me in the face first thing Tuesday morning. So ready for the long weekend.

·         Hope you all have a good weekend!!  See ya on Tuesday, unless I have time to post this weekend, which will be a SURPRISE post, which it won’t really be a surprise now cause I just told you.  So maybe I won’t post at all.  So there.

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Oh my gosh I am the most bloated person ever in the history of people.  I don’t know what it is (TOM) but for some reason (TOM) I just feel so puffy.  And I can’t put my finger on why (TOM) but I just want to eat all the carbs in the world.  Something (TOM) is making me want to dive head first into a box of Goldfish crackers, and not come up for air until I have devoured every last little smiling fish.  Whatever could be wrong with me (TOM)???

 

The Priss’ first day of preschool went as expected: she cried, I cried, then she got distracted by the glitter/sand box and mommy was forgotten.  By the time I picked her up, she was all smiles and couldn’t wait to show me her papers.  Then we sang 40 verses of “If you’re happy and you know it” on our way to McD’s for a celebratory Happy Meal.  Then I spent the rest of the afternoon fighting a killer headache that came out of nowhere (TOM). 

 

It was a good day, but it made me realize how much the structure of my workday helps me to lose weight.  On a typical workday, I eat 2 eggs and 2 pieces of bacon around 7am.  Then about 9:30 I have a snack: almonds, or a protein bar.  Lunch is at 11 and usually consists of salad with grilled chicken, or a chicken salad sandwich.  I have an afternoon snack of an apple at 2 and then have another small snack at 4:30 when I get home. I do this same thing every day and I don’t get overly hungry – I’m pretty much satisfied all day.  It is a controlled environment, and I can only eat what I’ve brought for the day.

 

Yesterday however was different, but very much like the days when I was a SAHM for six years.  I wolfed down two bites of the Priss’ cereal at 8:00, then realized I was starving at 10:45, so I bought a box of protein bars at Suck Your Wallet Dry Wal-Mart, and although I really wanted to eat the whole box, I only ate one because I knew McD’s was in my near future.  At noon, we got to McD’s and I had a grilled chicken salad and practically licked the bowl clean, then had half of an apple pie. We got home about 2 and I won’t go into the details of the carnage, but let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.  I was practically ill from the carb overload.  I haven’t had a day like that in I don’t know when. I used to eat like that quite a bit, so it’s no wonder I gained weight!!  I’m glad to be back in my safe little office where the food demons can’t tempt me today.

 

I am most likely going to skip the weigh in on Thursday.  I don’t think my fragile psyche can take the disapproving sigh from the Nurse Nazi.  I call her the Nurse Nazi, but she’s really very nice, so I don’t want to disappoint her with my lack of loss.   

 

I’ve walked a couple of times this week and I have another planned for this evening, and maybe tomorrow morning too, so that will help, but I still feel puffy and oh so huge.  I’ll be glad when TOM packs his bags and gets the heck outta Dodge. 

 

               

 


    

Hey all!!  Just a quickie today…lots of work to do – it is Monday after all.

 

I noticed something strange when I was going back over my weigh ins.  I always lose the biggest amount of weight right BEFORE my TOM.  Isn’t that weird??  You would think I would lose after, but no, my kooky body likes to do things backwards.  Oh well, I’ll take it. 

 

The Priss starts preschool tomorrow, and I’m taking off work so I can take her and pick her up, so there may not be time for a post tomorrow.   I know, I know, but I’ll be back on Wednesday. (You can take that as a promise or a threat, whichever you prefer!!)

 

Hope you all have a calm and happy Monday!

 

 

 


One Fifty- Seven!! Hi! How are you?  It’s been what, two years since the last time I saw you?  Wow, you look great!  I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you again.  I’ve been thinking about you lately and here you are!  Well, I would love to stay and chat with you, but I know you can’t hang around long.  Hey I would love to see your friend One Fifty-Six, is she around here? Oh wait, I think I see her coming around the corner now…

 


     Here’s me in my boring old frames…

I'm sad - this is my sad face
I’m sad…this is my sad face.

  

   Here’s me in my Funky Fresh new frames!!

I'm so smart!!
E=mc2

 

Okay so maybe they aren’t that funky, but they are quite a change for me.  The hubs said I looked smart in them and I said “By smart, do you mean nerdy?”  He said no.  :)  So far everyone likes them, or they are lying to spare my feelings, either way I’m cool with it because I love ‘em!!
And speaking of new and fabulous, I have a new boyfriend…
His name is Yukon.
This is just a picture that I got from here, but mine looks just like this one.  Yes, we are some of those crazy people who ran out and got an SUV for a steal, while all the smart people are trading them in for more economical vehicles.  But, when the hubs and I compared what he wanted out of a vehicle (it has to be able to pull a boat) with what I wanted (to be able to haul the kids and the rest of the neighborhood around), this sort of fit the bill for both of us.  It is really nice on the inside – leather seats, 3rd row seating, dvd player, all the bells and whistles you could ever want!  Well, okay it doesn’t come with a margarita maker, but I guess that probably wouldn’t be such a great idea anyway.  I am extremely happy with it and feel like a pimp-daddy whenever I’m driving around town with the bass thumping the beat of the classic top 40 station I’ve been listening to lately (I know, I’m such a mom!).   Love it!!  
I walked another 2 miles last night and eating has been on track this week so far as well.  I’m hoping for a favorable number on the scale this week.  I would totally dig it if I could get into the 150′s.  How cool would that be?! 
Okay well that’s all I got for now.  Hope you all have a great day!   =)

HI! I’m here.  Frustrated and annoyed, but here.  I wanted to post some pics of the new specs AND the new vehicle (!!), but my camera won’t cooperate, so I’m going to try again this evening when I have a little more time.    

 

I’ll be back…

 


 

Unfortunately they got it right this morning and it rained on my way into work this morning which normally wouldn’t be a big deal, but my windshield wipers do not work.  Well that‘s not exactly true – one of them works, just not the one I need.  The passenger side wiper works like a dream, the drivers’ side? Not so much.  I don’t need a new wiper blade, I need the WHOLE wiper.  So driving to work in the rain was SUPER FUN!!!  Come hell or high water, I will get a new car this weekend!!

 

Weigh in yesterday was okay – 161 pounds. That’s 25 pounds down since February.  I’m thankful for the one pound loss, but I was really geared up to see 159.  Oh well, there’s always next week. 

 

I haven’t done very well with the Walking Challenge this week.  Out of the suggested 14 miles to do this week, I’ve done 4.  So basically that means I need to walk 10 miles between now and Sunday, which I can do, I just have to make sure to make time for it this weekend.  Then I have to do 25 crunches and 25 push ups – also doable, but I have to just remember to do them. 

 

Remember last week when I threw my lower back out?  Well now it’s my neck and shoulders. The Hubs just turned 40 and I’m the one with all the aches and pains!  Not fair.  I think I need a new pillow. The one I have now is a big fluffy moldable thing that I love – almost a little too much, so it hurts me to think I may have to replace it, but apparently it’s going to hurt more if I don’t.  If I could just get someone to give me a one hour massage everyday, I’d be golden.  Any takers???

 

It’s Friday and that means I get to sleep in as late as I want tomorrow, or as late as the Priss will let me (“wake up Mommy. It’s morning time!! I want some cereal. Now Mommy. Fix it now! Mommy wake up! Come into the living room right now! Mommy get out of your bed! Moooommmmmyyyyyy wake up!!”) I LOATHE getting up at 5:30 every morning, but if I want a paycheck, I gotta do it.  So on Saturday mornings I take my time getting up and then I spend an hour with my coffee and a magazine, or watching Fine living channel.  I love Saturday mornings.  

 

Hope you all get to sleep in late and enjoy your weekend!  See ya Monday!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Well Laura did a “Random Wednesday” post today and sh’e s cool, so I will too!  Here goes:

 

The weather outside is just about as perfect as you can get.  Eighty degrees, nice gentle breeze, sunny skies…and I’m stuck here in my office.  Figures.

 

I found out today that my son has to get SIX teeth cut out.  UGH!  He has a very small mouth (obviously not inherited from me) and too many teeth, so the dentist wants to send him to an oral surgeon to have all of them done at once.  I wonder how much THAT’S going to cost me?!  =(  Poor kid.

 

Still looking for a new car.  We’ve gone from looking at $36k cars to $26k to $16k cars now because all of our money is going to be in my son’s mouth.

 

Eye is still twitching.  I’ll let you know if it stops (cause I’m sure you are on the edge of your seat wondering!).

 

Did another 2 mile walk last night and I’m still sore from the push ups I did on Monday.  I might try to do some more tonight, or I might not.  Who knows?

 

Why does it take an hour and a half to get 3 kids to bed?  Really it’s just 2 kids because my son pretty much gets himself to bed (he should, he’s 11), but the girls?  Takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r!!!

 

Here’s a little something you may not know about me:  I can belch like a teenage boy. I don’t share this talent with many people for obvious reasons, but my family gets treated to a wall-shaker every now and then. 

 

I can’t believe I just told you that.

 

I am getting some funky new glasses on Friday – I wear contacts mostly, but I’m so blind (really, I am legally blind)  that I have to have glasses when I’m not wearing my ‘tacts.  I’ll try to take a picture when I get them and post it this weekend.

 

I guess I need to go shopping, because I am getting all kinds of comments about how big my pants are.  As in “why do you keep pulling up your pants?  Do you need a belt or something?” As a matter of fact, I do.  Maybe I just need to go buy a new belt! =)

 

Still craving ice cream – what does that mean? 

 

If you haven’t fallen asleep yet, you must have consumed a lot of coffee before you started reading this because, wow, this qualifies for “Most Boring Post EVERRRR”.

 

Maybe something exciting! and cool! will happen to me on the way home so I’ll have something that’s post-worthy tomorrow! 

 

Later kids!!!

 


Ho.Ly.Cow.

 

Boy are my shoulders sore today!!!  Not just my shoulders but my sides under my arms – what are those called? Anyway, OUCH!!  Who knew that a few push ups could cause such agony?  I think I’ll wait until tomorrow to continue the Push Up Challenge. 

 

I did my two mile walk last night and it was awesome!  Don’t tell anyone, but a peek at the scale showed a solid 160 this morning.  Squee!!!  I weigh in on Thursday and I would love to see 159.5. 

 

I forgot to bring my breakfast with me this morning and so for the first time since high school, I did not have breakfast. By the time lunch rolled around, I was starving!!  Did I inhale my turkey sandwich in one swift movement?  No, because I had the crappiest turkey sandwich EVER!  I don’t know why, but the turkey tasted…fake.  It was smoked turkey from the deli, and I guess I got the wrong kind because this was not turkey; this was a gag-inducing turkey-like substance.  I ate only half my sandwich and about 5 of my Kashi crackers.  So I’ll probably be starving again in an hour and nothing to munch on.  Did I mention the cupboards are practically bare at home?  Just call me Old Mother Hubbard…I hate grocery shopping.  Oh well, I’ve got lots of water and some gum with me today, so maybe that will hold me until I can get home to beef stew, which is stewing in the crock pot even as we speak, er, type.

 

On a completely random note, my left eye has been twitching for a week and it is driving me INSANE!!!!  Anyone got a remedy for this???  I’m ready to stick a pencil in my eye to make it stop.  Of course, I would prefer a less invasive remedy, so if you’ve got one, I’d love to hear it.

 

Guess that’s all I got today.  Oh wait, I was going to mention MizFit’s post today about doing a random act of kindness for someone today or tomorrow or whenever you can get around to doing it.  She’s on my blogroll to the right over there so go visit her and then do something extra nice for someone today, k?

 

See ya later, taters!! 

 


Monday August 11, 2008:  soon to be known as “The Day Jill Gets Her Shizz Together”.  I am starting TigerLilly’s walking challenge as well as the 100 Push Ups Challenge today, which is a good thing because apparently I have no upper body strength whatsoever.  I did 13 knee push ups, but then tried to do regular push ups – sad, very sad.  I could not do even ONE.  I’d like to think it’s because I tired my arms out with the knee style push ups, but I really think it’s just because I am a (insert Hanz &Franz voice here) weak little girly girl.  

 

So on the work out front I have a two mile walk planned and 12 push ups to do.  If I’m feeling particularly pumped, I may throw in some ab work, I don’t know.  I think I’m more motivated to work out when I have a goal in mind than if I’m doing “just because I need to”, so these challenges have come along at the perfect time. 

 

I wanted to start Phase 1 of South Beach today, but since I didn’t make it to the grocery store over the weekend, the only protein I have in my house is some turkey lunchmeat.  I’ll do my best though to work with what I’ve got.  Eating hasn’t been bad lately, but just not as great as I’d like.  I’ve been really lax about getting in fruits and veggies lately, so that needs to be a focus this week too. 

 

Other than that, not a whole lot to say today.  Had a great weekend with my sister and her family, and the hubs and I decided to buy a new or new-to-me car very soon.  The Honda has a death rattle that can no longer be ignored. 

 

Hope you all have a good productive healthy week!! 

 

Layta!!

 



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