SAHM 1/11-1-17/2010
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Glad you enjoyed your pampering, Stacey.
I was really bad tonight. I made a HUGE batch of sweet and sour pork, and Andy & I each had 1/3, with Grace having 1/2 of the last 1/3. It filled a giant bowl. It was mainly chow mein veggie mix in addition to 1 large chopped onion, and 2 very large chopped bell peppers. There was only a pound and a half of meat in there, but I feel like I overindulged. It was good though! I have a headache tonight & don't feel like working out. And I had an ice cream sandwich. Yeah... I was baaaaad. After company leaves, I am just going to have a hot shower & crash on the couch. I hope my poor choices don't affect my weigh in tomorrow too much.
Andy has tomorrow off (yaaaay!) So maybe I can get a run in at some point. At least have a heated discussion with that hill!0 -
I don't mean to start the day on a sour note, but I'm kind of upset. Weighed in today, and lost less than a pound. I stay under on my calories, am a water drinking machine, stay under on sodium, and work out regularly. WHERE IS MY 2 LB WEEKLY LOSS?! Grrr!
I know I should be happy (at least it's not a 1 lb gain), but seriously... less than 1 lbs? COME ON!
*sigh* Sorry. Guess I'll hang on to this grump & train that hill. Let the frustration fuel me up it. Stupid hill with your stupid incline.
Busy day today. Andy's got to get some blood work done, then I'm picking up my friend to work on the studio, then Grace has her 18 month checkup, and we go to chiropractor at noon. At least it's pay day & my friend will stay & watch Grace so Andy & I can go to dinner by ourselves. One of my favorite sisters-in-law is coming tomorrow. I haven't seen her since Grace was 3 mos old.0 -
GM everyone!
sorry trish--some weeks are like that.
just a thought--since you are cranking out so many exer cals--maybe eat AT your cals, not under. or just stick w/yr plan for the next 2 wks and then change it up.
need to clean--but forgot the kids are all home today. we'll go out for awhile and then i will put them to work later. muwahahaha0 -
Keep your head up Trish! I bet it was only because of what you ate the night before. I like to allow myself one meal a week to indulge a little. I do not do this every week but I allow it so when I need it I don't beat myself up about it. However, I weigh in on mondays which means that meal has to be eaten some time before Thursday because it will effect my weigh in if eaten after that. We are all human but YEA YOU STILL LOST!!!!!
I envy you all for running. I can wear 3 sport bras and it is still uncomfortable for me to run. I wind up literally holding my boobs into my chest if and when I do run. Love my boobs, hate their mobility!
DH is coming home early today, so excited since I was away most of last weekend and half the week. I am trying a new recipe out tonight, cashew crusted flounder. Spraying the fish with Pam olive oil, dipping it in crushed cashews and baking for 20 minutes. Fresh steamed green beans and a baked potato for DH. You can do the same with chicken, also great made with macadamia nuts.
Got my walk in yesterday pre nap and doing the same today! I will be adding in strength training in next week. Just got Jackie Warner's new circuit training dvd in and Bob's Biggest Loser yoga for weight loss as well. Gotta love netflix!
Have a great on track day everyone!0 -
Hi everyone! Trish...don't be hard on yourself...I was in those shoes last week remember? But I had stayed at the same weight and gained 2 lbs for 3 weeks...because of who knows? It is good to take it out on the hill. That is another reason why I love running and working out, a great stress reliever!
Stacey...There is no such thing as child labor laws in the house.
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Erica- That cashew crusted flounder sounds awesome! Let us know how it turns out!
Me...I am soon off to the library. Kyle has to do a research paper....some extra reading time for me!:happy:
Shera- if you are lurking, I am going to be in Eureka on Monday...0 -
hi girls! day going well so far. but VENT AHEAD
dh came up with adorable idea for running spa day with the kids. we are having fun with it! when i called to thank him, said he was busy and HUNG UP on me!
later i em'd him saying thanks for the great idea and the spa will be open later for "after hours services". wink wink And what does he do?? em me back and say he might not be home by then....
arrggghhh! when do they learn that these things are just heart crushing!
i know he's beyond busy w/work rt now which is good b/c it means he's getting paid, but still
i know i'm being whiny. i know i married an eeyore. but just sometimes i wish he would remember that my feelings are more fragile and i wd love the sweet feedback.
and yes, i do count my blessings that in so many respects he is a good husband and provider. just sayin....
deep breath in/out. now to vacuum some more. oldest is paying me her mommy money for maid service (to vac her room). maid service is VERY costly! hehe0 -
well, eeyore called--all better. it was just one of those em's that don't come across right.
me--overreact?--never!0 -
Glad hubby was able to get off so you could have some sanity time, Stacey
Today I badgered hubby into running the 5k with me (YAY!) and buying a year-round family membership to our local rec center. I have access to every piece of fitness equipment under the sun now!
Nicole, what setting should I put the treadmill on to simulate a 5% incline like my hill? Any other equipment I should use, training up to the 5k? The TMs at the rec center seem pretty nice/newer models.
Saw my chiro today & he encouraged me to work my pecs a little since they are good sized, and will help me with the recent shoulder problems I've been having.
Going to Olive Garden for dinner, just hubby & I. Can't wait!0 -
Stacey- ((hugs)) I married an eeyore too!
Trish- There should be a button that you can set the incline to 5 %. I would either do manual, and when you are around the 2 mile mark, put it up to the 5% inlcine for that 1/4 of a mile, or just do the hill workout and make sure the incline is at 5%. Does that make sense?
Edit: if you are going to be using the weight room, I recommend you do leg extensions and leg curls at least. Make sure you give your legs enough rest before the race, like 3 days before stop lifting.0 -
Another triumph today. We had dinner at Olive Garden, and while I looked up what I was having 2 weeks ago (Parm crusted Tilapia with fresh veggies and pasta), I took further action to make it even better for me!
1) I asked for extra veggies instead of pasta, with no salt.
2) When the meal was brought (which they brought extra veggies AND pasta), I asked for a to go box. The waiter was surprised I wanted a box already, but complied. I put 1/2 my fish and all of my pasta in the box.
3) The BIGGEST triumph. The entire dinner, I only ate 1/2 an Olive Garden breadstick. OHMIGOSH! You KNOW how hard those are to resist! OG has the best breadsticks.
4) I hadn't had any water today, but I managed to drink 4 glasses of water. I think they were at least 16 oz each, so i got my minimum water in.
I feel so proud of myself. Since it's still early, we're going to go get our groceries tonight. Andy wants to sleep in tomorrow before his sister comes so we can have a fun day together 0 -
excellent trish! i love og--salad and soup are my fave. i cd eat endless amounts!
i am going to end the day strong as well. i will get in some more water to get to 6 glasses. and i was only 300 cals over for the day. if i get around to exercising before bed, then i'll be even on cals.
ate lots of fruit and some vege.
hope you all end your Friday doing great!0 -
Great job Trish--funny I was at olive garden last night & well. . . I love your idea of the extra vegies & will remember it--I didn't realize they would do that. The breadsticks were too hard for me to resist.
Stacey--I hate those days where hubby & I seem to be on different wavelengths or planets or something. Hope you all got it straightened out.
Today started out to be a BAD day but got better. We did the road trip yesterday & visited the college. It was fun but tiring. Eating out is just no good. I love it but it is BAD on the scales. I had lost a lb and maintained it all week. Eat at BK & then Olive Garden & two lbs show up! Crazy since I was only over on my calories by 500. Sigh--it was the salt I am sure of it.
Got up--clouds everywhere--no sunshine. Not helping me get up and going when I am exhausted! I had an activity with about 10 wonderful teens tonight to go babysit about 1/2 an hour away and had to arrange rides for that. Not fun to work out--but it did and without any fuss all all. Finally got really going about 1 this afternoon. I drank a ton of water in the morning. I think that is why I felt better. Didn't keep track but I know I made my 8 glasses.
Kinda sad because I didn't walk today but I swear we walked at least a mile yesterday touring the college--it wasn't at my normal speed but my legs sure hurt! So I am going for a walk tomorrow since we don't have school to do.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Kim0 -
kim, i'm sure it is the salt. glad the water helped you feel better. amazing what that one simple substance can do!
today is starting well. kids not fighting. dh and i straightened everything else yesterday so when he came home at 10pm, we were happy to see each other.
have plans in place to exer this am before girl's gymnas at the Y. and will work out again later. yesterday house chores took priority; today it's exercise.
hope you all have a lovely saturday!!0 -
Stacey- I hear you about the chores over exercise; that seems to be what might happen around hear today but I have it in my plans to go power walking after DS wakes from nap. DH is sick so the laundry and kitchen from all the cooking wont clean/do them selves.
Kim- I hate it when road trip food leaves us with little healthy options but 2 lbs is not that bad!!!
I read a discussion about diet soda and cake mix yesterday and so I just had to try it. I took betty crocker devil's food cake mix and added 12 oz of diet cherry pepsi. That is all, then mix and bake as directed. I made 24 mini cupcakes and each cupcake is 80 calories and they are delicious!!!!!!!! AND, the combination of diet sodas and cake mixes are endless.0 -
There is nothing quite like an awesome cherry chocolate combo!!0
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My accomplishment today: Jogging 1/2 way up the stupid hill. It's a quarter mile on a 5% grade. After I caught my breath, I jogged some more. Mainly I jogged on flat surfaces, and grinned when Maroon 5's "Harder To Breathe" came on cuz I just couldn't breathe. *Gasp, gag, save me!*
Altogether it was a 1.63 mile jog/walk
At least the air quality is improving.
Oh, AND I earned enough calories for dibs at the movie tonight! Andy owes me from the last 3 times (they were out)0 -
went way over but don't feel like i did. but if you count my late night snacking....then yeah. i'm OVER.
rough afternoon with the kids today. #1 cdn't keep it together and it caused #2 to be problematic. and then boy is just tired cuz no nap. u know how it goes.
did not get in exercise. will go get my new eyeglasses tho.
yay trish! you are so amazing with your commitment and enthusiasm! enjoy those dibs!
to brighter tomorrows!0 -
Sorry your day was not ideal, Stacey. Hope Sunday is better
Nicole, is it normal to still be wheezing & coughing like you have bronchitis 6 hours after a run? Tell me this diminishes over time. It's kinda obnoxious. I'm getting a headache from the coughs.
I am doing a 3-3 and 2-2 breathing beat when I run.
I did want to note that I don't smoke, nor have any family or friends who smoke, and have never had a history of asthma.0 -
Trish, yes that is normal in the wintertime!0
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blasted kids! making me think they actually liked cinnamon rolls when all they really want is some frosting!:noway:
and stupid mommy for not thinking that one thru!:laugh: (dh kindly threw away the last 2 1/2 of them!)
have a great day everyone!!0 -
just reporting in
3 glasses h2o done
walk/jog 2 mi with leslie done
corep90x done
now onto the chores. hope you all are having a lovely day!0 -
The cowboys play today and so my DH is dead to the world. Tempted to walk infront of the tv with no clothes on to see what he does (the kids are asleep). Got my walk in already with the entire family. Will try to get in 30 minutes on the elliptical or trampoline later today since tomorrow is weight in day. Hope it goes well; had a great week other then my chipotle slip up on wednesday night but I should have caught up to what ever damage that may have done.
Enjoy your sunday0 -
Ok Trish- I Have more time to explain about the wheezing. When it's cold out, I sound like I have a smoker's cough. I don't smoke! I also sometimes (yes I am admitting this!:blushing: ) breathin through my nose and mouth at the same time, so some of that cold air hits the lungs. I did see that someone said on the running thread about ex. induced asthma...I'm not sure if I buy that yet. I don't think you will have any problem in the gym, when you run on the treadmill. Just my 2 sense!
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It's been a great weekend, so far, i hope everyon is having a great weekend too!
WTG Stacey on the exercise!0 -
I asked my 2 running friends at church today if what I experienced last night was normal. One refused to train in the cold, so she didn't know, but the other had trained in our cold before & she said it's normal. Tomorrow the neighbor girls are coming over to watch Grace so Andy & I can hit the gym! I will be able to see if it's the crappy air quality & cold, arid nature of our state, or if it is EIA.
I had a very hard time NOT breathing from my mouth about 1/2 way up the hill. I was 90% sure my chest was going to explode unless I breathed through my mouth. That's probably what did me in. At that point I was at a 1-1 beat for breathing.0 -
Trish--sounds like you are really battling the breathing in the cold air--I could NOT run outside uphill in the cold. Keep up the great work!
Stacey--I walked 2 miles today on the treadmill too! AWESOME!
Erica--not sure I want a report on the husbands reaction to your "walk" in front of the TV!(grin)
It's been a good weekend around here. My hubby had a long weekend off starting Thurs through today. We had to rip out our main bathroom a few months ago and the remodel is taking a while. Can't imagine why--the guy only works and has to take care of his family too. Can you tell I am in sarcasm mode today? So while he's been doing drywall I have been cleaning/clearing out. House looks good for the start of the week. We have a plan to move this year but there is so much to be done between now and then. It overwhelms me sometimes.
Since I was cleaning house & such I didn't work out yesterday but definitely climbed enough stairs to count for something. Was bummed to see the scale this morning--still holding on to the 2 lbs that I gained when we were gone & ate so yucky on Thursday. So I walked today & will again tomorrow. Have planned my meals for the week & need to enter them on here. Haven't gotten my water in today so I am off to drink it up!
Kim0 -
kim, glad you checked in. good job on the walking and stair climbing!
trish, what about getting a gator to cover your nose and mouth--then the air gets warmed as you breathe it in. that's what i do for skiing.
later--0 -
Cuz THAT won't scare the bejeezers out of anyone I run past! ROFL. I like the idea though. Will have to look into it. Thanks, Stacey!0 -
nice pic trish! seriously, try garts or online for a normal one.
here's the link for this week
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/77028-sahm-1-18-1-24
come chat over there!0
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