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Brain freeze this week?

I realized this morning, I haven't posted all week! Sorry, to my two whole readers...lol It's been an INSANE week at work. We rolled out new software, and I have barely come up for air. Plus, I've been so tired in the evenings, I can't even think.

I've been doing ok with eating, and am down 1.8 lbs this week, which is ok, but I do need to tighten it up more. I'm still cooking at home and really enjoying it, but I've been letting portion sizes go a bit. So that will be very much controlled again this next week.

This past week, I made the Swiss Chicken from the E-mealz and it was delicious!! We are having company over this evening, so I wanted to make the E-mealz meatloaf last night ahead of time, but...I forgot to get egg beaters, and D was already in bed. So I searched online for an eggless meatloaf recipe, and found one that looked good. Yeah, not so much. It's basically salsa-flavored HAMBURGER. :( FAIL. I've been assured that they'll still eat my hamburger meatloaf, but uggh I feel awful about it.

Anyway...in other news, I'm gearing up for some fundraisers for the 3 Day. I've got some great ideas, so stay tuned for news about that, including maybe a raffle or two on here.

A lovely weekend!

We rested, we got outside, we had fun...it was a great weekend!

On Friday, I weighed in for the DFW Area Mom's Biggest Loser competition, and am down 4.2 lbs this week. Go me!

Friday night I hosted an MNI (Mom's Night In) at my house, and a wonderful group of ladies came. We had so much fun...we played a game and talked and laughed all night long. It was awesome!

Saturday, we didn't leave the house even once. It felt weird, since I am so used to us being on the go, but I enjoyed it anyway, and got my workout in. D was in an EXCEPTIONAL mood, and we just had THE best day at home. He was sweet, and funny, and goofy (but not over wild goofy), and gah...I *heart* my kid.

Until he woke up today in an arguing mood. lol Yay! Ok I still *heart* him, but I also considered pitching him out a window a few times. Maybe just a first floor one?

Anyway, we still had a lovely day, I was just definitely ready for him to be in the bed tonite. We hit up Campion Trails for a 3.5 mile walk, and then joined some friends for lunch and a movie. We saw The Tooth Fairy, which was quite cheesy, but cute. And who doesn't wanna see The Rock with no shirt on??? *drool*. D was in the bed right on time tonite since he did not get a nap, and I did half of my workout. After the workout on Saturday and the walk this morning, I was feeling weak so only did one set. But that's ok, tomorrow is a rest day for my muscles, and then Tuesday night, my trainer comes back!

The choices we make...

I had the option and the opportunity to grab fast food this evening. Well, I guess I always have the option...but anyway, yeah, I had a chance to. And a very valid one to most people. I think a lot of people would have been like yeah that's understandable. But I pushed past it.

We took dinner out to a friend who recently had surgery, and stayed longer than I intended. That led to us getting home around 7:45. I very easily could have grabbed fast food instead of worrying about cooking or eating at home. But I wanted, really wanted, to rise above that. So we came home, and had cereal for dinner. lol Hey, its not fast food! I ended up having some toast with I Can't Believe Its Not Butter and some parmesan cheese, later this evening, as I was low on cals. I just kept thinking, that I have foods in my house that I do want sometimes in the evening, like the cereal and the parmesan toast, but I can never have them since I'm usually at my cal limit already. So I was able to HAVE those tonite since I didn't eat other crap. It worked!

This was also great for me considering it was a stressful day. D had another seizure today at school, and those days are hard. It took every bit of control I had in me, to not leave work right then and go get him. But I knew he was ok and that there was nothing I could do. I just couldn't comfort myself with knowing he was with me, nor could I comfort him, which does leave you feeling pretty helpless!

Kick butt and take names?

Not yet...LOL but I think I've found just the right trainer to help make it happen!

My trainer came by tonite and we ended up doubling all my sets, plus adding in reverse crunches, and last week, had already upped my weights. It was a great workout! She's not a Jillian Michaels so doesn't holla at you or anything. But she definitely inspires me to keep going, and doesn't let me slack with it along the way! And she even does the workout with me! How's that for inspiring?

Check out her website if you need some help accomplishing some fitness goals, getting into fitness for the first time, or just need some help gettin a great looking butt!

http://www.wellnessformama.com

I did good for dinner tonite. I've been CRAVING Red, Hot and Blue's pulled pork nachos, so...I made my own healthier version! I used baked tostitos scoops, pulled pork that I'd let sit in the crockpot overnight, some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, reduced fat shredded cheese, and fat free sourcream. Oh and PLENTY of salsa!! MMMMMMMMMMM It wasn't near the size of the portion that Red, Hot and Blue gives, but it was just perfect! (Though, it does help that I knew Janie was comin over, and didn't want to be puking during the workout, so that REALLY helps keep portion sizes down!!)

Manic Monday

So...today is a holiday. Martin Luther King Day to be exact. I knew it was a school holiday but was sure that D's afterschool care would be open, and hadn't heard otherwise. Yeah, not so much. We showed up to a dark, locked down church. And D got to join mommy at work. He LOVED that, except for one point he said "mommy, this is just boring" lol that's life, kiddo.

He made it til about 11am, which was fine. I was able to at least get SOME work done. We headed out from there to enjoy the rest of our day. And of course, we enjoyed the nice weather! Well, my allergies didn't enjoy it much, but the rest of me did.

I did great on food today, despite the abrupt schedule change. We had sandwiches and apple slices at Beth's house for lunch, while hanging out with them. And then cooked one of my E-mealz over there...beef and broccoli...YUM!! I had been wanting to try it, but was abit overwhelmed at the amount of meat. It CALLS for 1/2 a lb. But its sold in a little over a lb packages. Don't laugh, I really do get overwhelmed very easily in this. So we made it a fun dinner with all of us, and now that I've DONE the meal, I feel more comfortable with splitting that meat up, or just cooking all of it at once. Progress is good!

Starting over weekend

Well, it felt like it anyway. We hit the trail for a bit this morning (the first trail walk of the new year), and only did 2 miles, but to me, it felt like I had basically started completely over in walking. I felt every one of those footsteps, and every pound that I have gained. I hate that feeling! But I'm using it as more encouragement to get back into the 3-4 mile walks every other day or so...esp as it starts staying light longer, and the weather changes some.

We had a busy, active weekend tho, which felt great. On Saturday, D had a dentist appt, which he did pretty good at. After that we walked around the mall a bit, met some friends for lunch (my eat out day!!! We did Aparicios which is some delicious mexican food!), and then spent 3 hours at IKEA. Yeah, 3 hours. And then we hit up a house party for a bit to top off the night! We ate there, so only ate out once on Sat.

Today was just as busy. We had the 2 mile walk in the morning, then lunch at my grandma's. After lunch, we hit up the zoo for a couple of hours! We did eat out again for dinner (Jasons Deli tho, and both of us can eat there for 10 bucks or less). And then this evening, we joined my best friend and her little boy for a grown-up (although PG) movie. We didn't get home til late, but it sure was fun!