Measurements

I finally took my measurements today. They've improved a little since last time I took them (the 12th) so that's good. I haven't worked out, so I thought they'd get worse.

I'm making a goal this week to include 90 minutes of exercise sometime this week. I'm crazy, crazy busy, so that might just be 15 minutes here and there, but I need to work out. 90 minutes is what a lot of people do in a day, but it's not possible for me to squeeze much in at all so it's my weekly goal :) Once the play I'm directing is done then I should be able to go back to my daily work-outs!

1/30/09:

weight: 167
waist: 35 3/4
hips: 43
r thigh: 24 3/4
l thigh: 24 3/4
r arm: 13 3/4
l arm: 14 1/2

Food Today

big glass of Pero
granola bar
string cheese
Healthy Choice frozen chicken & rice meal
homemade chicken noodle soup... yum!
corn muffin
cookies
water

You can see, besides the cookies, I did really well today. Yesterday I did pretty well too :)

LOL

I was uploading cookie pictures for my other blog and caught a glimpse of myself in the web cam. I thought I'd snap a pic and share the moment with all of you. Thank goodness those cookies are gone!!!!!!!!

New Week, New Start and A Couple of Bubbles Burst

Yesterdays food:
bowl of cheerios w/skim milk
banana
big bowl of minestrone soup
2 slices french bread
smores...lol
water

Bubble #1- I was mentioning to my hubby that I did great all week, but blew it on the weekend. I was feeling pretty good about the week overall until my hubby said, "If you blow it on the weekend you ruin everything you did all week. You probably did more damage than if you just wouldn't have tried at all." *POP* So then I felt like crap. Thanks hubby :(


Bubble #2- So, my morning today has been insanely crazy. But a food highlight of it was when I got up to make french toast for my kids. They love french toast and I rarely make it. I used whole wheat bread of course, which isn't as good as white, but healthier. It's been months since I've made french toast so I thought they'd be all excited. My daughter walks in the kitchen, "Nikee (her dads' girlfriend) made french toast for dinner last night with french bread and homemade syrup that was the best I've ever had." *POP* Well... I pretty much wanted to throw my french toast out the window. So much for doing something nice for my kids. And Nikee probably used my recipe for the stupid homemade syrup because I know Matt has it in a cookbook I made.

Anyways.... This week I'm gonna try and do good all week, even on the weekend.

Is this week over yet?

Food today-

Breakfast:
pancakes w/syrup
banana
water

Lunch:
squash
salad w/
romaine lettuce
mushrooms
shredded pork
fat free catalina dressing
water

Snack:
banana
2 snack-sized kit-kats
water

Dinner:
a yummy casserole w/
brown rice
spinach
turkey burger
a bit of italian cheese
and a sauce of skim milk, butter & flour
water

Snack:
orange
herbal tea
water

I'm off to bed now!

Wednesday Food

Breakfast:
huge bowl of oatmeal
natural apple butter
slivered almonds
1 T brown sugar
splash skim milk
1 c chocolate milk

Lunch:
granola bar
string cheese
snack baggie stuffed with carrots
water

Snack:
banana
20 oz cherry coke (I had a massive headache coming on)

Dinner:
large salad filled with:
romaine lettuce
shredded pork
kidney beans
corn
cucumbers
1 T sour cream
a bit of 20 calorie dressing
water

Snack:
1 square bliss chocolate

After work snack:
herbal tea
banana

Not too bad, I think. I felt full most of the day and I didn't really crave anything other than caffeine to get rid of the headache. I'm not sure if it's stress (most likely) or lack of sleep or the need for glasses, but I've been getting headaches frequently.

Brave or Crazy?

I'm directing a children's play at my kids school. There are 50 kids in it. I send emails to the parents all the time and I have my American Homemaker blog link in the signature, which means lots of parents at our school can easily find their way here to my list of measurements and weight. (Welcome school parents!) I was told by a nice (and skinny) mom today that I'm really brave to post my measurements and weight. So I ask, is it brave or stupid? Should I advertise what I weigh to everyone I know?

I also had someone tell me today I look like I'm getting skinny. Is it just because they saw my weight-loss blog and they want me to feel good?

I'm obviously not going to stop posting my weight. I truly think there is no greater motivator than knowing everyone I know sees if I succeed of fail, but it's just something I was thinking about. I had a friend that stopped donating plasma because my ex got a part-time job there as a phlebotomist and she didn't want someone she knew to know her weight. She lost out on extra grocery money and hello, it's not like his wife was a size 2! Anyways... I'm just rambling now.

Hope everyone is having a good week so far! I'm doing ok. I had blueberries, mushrooms and squash today. I've eaten other things too, but I'm proud of myself for sticking to my goal of eating more fresh fruits and veggies. I've slacked at the sleep thing. I DESPERATELY want more sleep, but my schedule is so hectic I just haven't been able to make it happen. But tonight I am determined!!! to get to bed by 11pm. Working out. Hhmmm.... yeah..... honestly I don't have any desire at all to exercise. Sad but true. I'm physically and emotionally exhausted every day and I think if I tried to fit in exercise I'd start crying. I'm not even joking.

Today:
1 egg
1 slice whole wheat toast
blueberries
2 granola bars
string cheese
stroganoff
mushrooms
squash
water

We won't even talk about yesterdays 1/4lb polish dog, coke and frozen yogurt I had at Costco :(