SAHM 9/20-9/27

I've got my 8 glasses of water in today. I just need 3 more to be at half my body weight in water. I was using these little blue plastic cups and I was filling it up pretty good and chugging the whole thing in one sitting then filling the cup up again and setting it on the counter. So it was there I could be "gee, well it's sitting there so I really should drink it" Turned about they around 16 oz cups! And I've had 4! Geeze I didn't realize when I drank like 6 of um yesterday that I was going over the 8 glasses of water I try for everyday. So I got in 12 glasses yesterday. I'm gonna do my best to get my water in tomorrow while I'm at therapy. I"m just hoping they will let me refill my bottle as needed, I'm gonna take 2 bottles of water with me and hopefully just refill them alot.

Amy: My husband says the same thing. He's TOTALLY happy to throw ME under the needle though. :laugh: He's cute, so I keep him.

Stacey: Good job!! Your life kind of sounds like mine. LOL One in Karate, one in art classes, one in Ballet (that's the big one. 4 days a week. :noway: ). Sticky floors and all! hahahaha

Silver: You can do it! :flowerforyou: Good luck at therapy. ((hugs))

Lettuce: Glad to hear (see??) that you're on the mend!

Today is a rest day from the gym for me (tomorrow too) and I SO needed it. :laugh: I'm impatient to get back to it but I'm fighting the temptation not to take a 'gym weekend.' I know my muscles need recovery.

Did great for food, and had a SUPER yummy dinner. (Turkey burger grilled in teriyaki sauce with a slice of american cheese and a grilled pineapple slice. 354 calories. It was EPIC. )

Tomorrow is another rest day (I go to the gym Sat/Mon/Wed) so I'm going in to work for a little bit in a desperate attempt to finish the new cape for one of our Nutcracker characters. My biggest hurdle in the next few months is going to be to learn how to stay w/in my calories, and not fall WAY under or forget to drink water. Things get really insane during production time for Nutcracker and I'm not a champ at planning ahead. lol I'm learning though!

and angie you lost another pound i see! yay you!

morning ladies! what are your goals today? do you have your weekend planned out with success built in?
silver--you're probably off at therapy already, but i hope it's a good start to getting better. :flowerforyou:

i'm still kinda skitter skatter in my head. just having a hard time concentrating and executing....

did my walk/jog this am
will drink my h20
made a good dinner and now have to buy lettuce to go with it
laundry not out of control
minor cleaning left to do

ONE WEEK TIL CHICAGO TRIP!

planning on doing legs and back p90x today
tomorrow walk outside and stretch
sunday walk, arms and shoulders and ab ripper x
monday--fast for yom kippur (and rest)

i'm writing it here and my to-do list so i'm accountable. i want to report back + results!

have a great morning all :happy:

Good morning! Well I didn't get all my water in yesterday, but I got in 5 glasses so I increased by 1. Even with eating hot dogs and fries 2 nights in a row, I lost almost half a lb yesterday. We had the kids' "Meet the Class Night" at Nathan's Hot Dogs/Bruster's Ice Cream. Will's was Wed night & Samantha's was last night. I was able to get on the treadmill last night. My plan was to walk the 1.4 miles I would have walked if I had walked to pick them up from school. I was listening to music & watching a movie on TV, looked down and noticed I was at 1.5 miles, so I thought maybe I could make it to 1.7. I ended up walking 2 miles! :noway: I was feeling it for a while after I sat down on the couch w/ my water. But I'm feeling pretty good this morning! :happy:

I haven't really made a plan for eating/exercising this weekend. Monday is a Teacher Workday for the kids, so we're going to mil's cabin in the mountains tomorrow morning. The kids call it "Nana's camp house". :laugh: I'm hoping to get some exercise walking up & down the side of the mountain.

Amy, ZIPLOCK OMLETS!!

In a freezer bag (make sure it's a good one...) toss 2 eggs, along with what ever veggies you like in your omlets. You can make them ahead of time and stack them in the freezer. Move one to the fridge the night before you need it.

When you get up set some water to boil while you get dressed. Drop a ziplock omlet into the water (open the top a little to let the steam escape) and set the timer for 13 minutes and go about your morning routine.

That's it! It comes out perfectly cooked and just the right size and shape for a breakfast burrito if you want to stick it in a tortilla. YUM.

amy, excellent on the 2mi mark!! and have fun at the cabin. ahhhh

suggestions for breakfast:
i put out my bowl with high fiber oatmeal pkt + 1/4 raisins +1/8 cup sliced almonds in it the nt before.
then i turn on the tea kettle while i'm helping kids (tho i pk city i just warm up water in micro), then I pour water in, let it sit 2 min and eat. you can easily bring it in the car and if you don't make your oatmeal too runny it won't be messy either.

TB of pnut butter (straight from the jar) + banana (or other fruit) + carb if you want

bake your own muffins, freeze them and defrost as needed--they can be blueberry or oat bran or zucchini--whatever works for you. add protein or fruit as needed

make hard boiled eggs on weekend--if you don't peel the shell they will stay fresh days longer. grab 2 and fruit and carb and off you go!

the other thing--and don't yell at me--don't do the dishes and/or the laundry! those things suck up time like crazy and THEY CAN WAIT. i know it's hard to do but once you get in the habit of NOT DOING it, it gets easier. you need your fuel--the dishes and dirty clothes don't.

or use paper plates for breakfast and paper bowls and cups. i do that often. i know--not very green of me--but it makes my mornings that much easier. then i just toss silverware in the dishwasher w/o even rinsing them. (cascade complete really does the trick)

i don't remember the exact ages of your kids--but can they do more for themselves in the am? my 9 y.o. has been doing her own breakfast for awhile now. she can even use the toaster oven.

and the age-old--do more things at night to have mornings go faster. backpacks packed, dry goods in lunch bags, outfits laid out, water bottles filled (again, have them help--print checklist with pictures even--this is what i did for my 9 y.o. when she was younger. i can email you the powerpoint files if you want), make a week's worth ofsandwiches or snacks packed up on sunday, ready to go.
i'm HORRIBLE at the night before thing, but it can help

put on peppy music (not tv) to keep you and kids moving (again, do as i say not as i do )

check out familyfun.go.com for more ideas for good/fast breakfasts and other tips for getting mornings to run more smoothly (that is, less rushed for you)
bhg.com has LOADS of good recipes (by category) too.

whew! long post! more than happy to share more ideas if you'd like.:flowerforyou:
enjoy the cabin!

I don't know how I missed that article this morning, but THANK YOU for posting it. I needed to read it right about now.:flowerforyou:

Therapy went well, except the Step Van ride home took 4 and a half hours, next time I will pack lunch AND dinner to take with me and a book AND my mp3 player. Other than that I liked therapy.

i've been goofin around on the computer lately.

came across this cute handout --Mom, I'm Bored Chart (1 and 2)

here's the link

www.chartjungle.com/children/boredchartregular.html
www.chartjungle.com/children/boredchart2.html

next time #2 whines to me that she's bored...i'm sending her to the chart to pick one and do it. and then do another etc....

Silver, don't let it get to you hon. Remember that it may be a normal weight flucuation. Water retention, a trip to the potty, etc. can change that. Just keep at it. :flowerforyou:

Hit the gym today, and had to RUN my intervals. I couldn't get my heart rate up enough when I was walking! :happy: (this site REALLY needs a happy dance smiley. :laugh: )

Going to a friends for dinner, I'm bringing the salad.

Yay me! The scale dropped down to 181. I'm hoping it will drop another 2 lbs soon. So that I can finally be out of the 180's. Yay! :drinker:

I recently found out that my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches really pack on a lot of calories. So I went over my calories for the day, but not by much just 68 calories. *sad* So I've changed it to just eating butter bread, which allows me to still eat bread. Yay!

Hi Shera! :flowerforyou:

Why do we do that??? Know nothing has changed but we still stand there with the door opened staring into the cold little box hoping a box of cookies suddenly apprears!

We do that ALL the time at my house! haha My husband always says, "Are you grazing? Mooooooooo...." lol
Politically incorrect, but pretty darn funny. :laugh:

I made it through the marathon Nutcracker auditions today.....measured 115 dancersin 9 different places each!:noway:
Stayed w/in my calories all day. Planned ahead for lunch AND snacks. I DEFINITELY didn't drink enough water today though. And I'm still trying to fight off a cold. Blah.

Got home late and the kitchen was too trashed to cook, so we had BK....but I had enough calories left and we walked instead of driving. lol (We live at the BOTTOM of the big hill. BK is at the top. UGH! :laugh: )

Tomorrow it's back to the gym and I need to drink MORE WATER!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

How was everyones weekend? :happy: