Diane

The past couple of months I have been exhausted.  It doesn’t seem to matter how much or how little sleep I get.   Early morning exercise, afternoon exercise, evening exercise - it doesn’t make a difference.  Every time I sit down, I fall asleep.  Iron levels are through the roof so I’m definitely not anemic.  I’m sick of being tired all the time so I started something new this morning. 

My diet will pretty much be fresh fruits and vegetables with some grains and legumes and a lot of water.  No, I didn’t come up with this on my own so hopefully it will work.  I’m hoping that some weight will be lost, but the true goal right now is just to have some energy.  The reports I’ve read support that outcome.   It’s going to be hard because I don’t eat that many veggies.  Not that I don’t like them, I just don’t eat them.  I know, I’m confuse myself sometimes!

On a much more up note, I did 7 miles yesterday, or for me, 15,550 steps.  2.3 miles was walking the dog in the early morning.  The rest was grocery shopping, taking the kids to the museum, taking the kids for a walk around the block and just chasing after the kids in general.  I also got some flowers planted in the front yard.  It looks like someone actually lives here now instead of just existing.  I’m just hoping they’re still alive this weekend!  I don’t have a good track record with flowers.  I would love to have a rosebush hedge in front of part of the porch, but I don’t think I could make it live.  Tomatoes, peppers, any veggie and I can do great.  The only flowers I seem to be able to grow are ones you can eat.  Hey, roses are edible, maybe I should give it another shot!  lol  

Have a great week all.

My newsletter was a hit.  Always seems that the things I gripe about the most end up being the best end product.  I’m just glad it’s done.  This month was a complete redesign and there is nothing I hate more than proof reading something I’m creating.  Next month will be easier, I hope.

My exercise today was a whirlwind of house cleaning.  I got home from my meeting and there was a message from a new friend asking if I was still free this afternoon.  We’d been trying to get together for a few weeks and even though I really didn’t want to have company, I called her back and invited her and her daughter over.  That meant I had to clean the main part of the house after a day of being lazy and not doing it yesterday.  Didn’t help matters that we had spaghetti for lunch (I have a 2 year old if that gives some clue as to the mess) and my son decided to give his glass of milk to the dogs, without the glass.  I managed to clean the entire first floor in about an   hour, washing the kitchen floor and all.  It was worth it.  I had a pleasant visit.  It’s nice to talk to someone face to face sometimes.

I’m hoping the kids sleep in tomorrow morning.  I could really use it.  I doubt they will so I’m going to try to get some sleep tonight. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

My husband and I are in our 3rd week of the challenge and are tied.  Well, I’m two points ahead but that’s because I’ve already done my workout today.  One perk of being a sahm some days!  I couldn’t drag myself out of bed early this morning so as soon as breakfast was done and the kids were dressed, in the stroller they went and Abby was leashed to it.  We walked for almost 45 mintues and now the pup is sleeping!  That NEVER happens in the morning.  Tomorrow I’m going to try to take the older dog as well.  Not sure how that will go since she isn’t nearly as cooperative on a leash, damn that Beagle nose.

The game- I really didn’t think it was going to do anything for me.  I just wanted to get my husband to start exercising.  Well, it has forced me to be consistant.  There is no way I’m going to lose! (the game)  We decided that since weekends are a bit crazy around here that we wouldn’t count any workouts for those two days, but we’ve both been working out anyway.  Sort of don’t have a choice with 2 dogs.  He doesn’t like to walk the older dog because he wants to jog and she can’t so I walk both dogs for 1.5-2 miles and then he takes the pup for another 1.5 miles or so.   We will probably do it for another 8 weeks when we finish this one. 

If anyone is competitive, this game is really good.  There have been days when I REALLY didn’t want to exercise, but did because I will not allow myself to lose.  It also helps that my daughter tells me it’s time for me to play the game when my son goes down for his nap.  Their website is www.fitnesschallenge.com if anyone wants more information.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday.

Yesterday was a really bad day for me.  I was exhausted for no apparent reason and in a rotten mood.  I did make it to the gym and got my whole workout done. (silver lining one)  I also met a woman there while waiting for a machine that lives near a friend of mine.  They are friends as well so we’re all going to try to get together with the kiddies some day soon.  (silver lining two)

Yesterday evening I was trying to finish the newsletter, which was 6 pages instead of 4 this month.  I was to the point of just double checking it before printing and one of my pages had been replaced by a generic page having nothing to do with my newsletter.  I so dislike Publisher.  I have no problem with any of the other MS Office programs, but that one gets me every time.  Since I was about ready to make the house computer free, I took the dogs for a walk instead.  I got my beagle to keep up to a 3 mph pace and the pup to not chase after everyone else who was out exercising. (silver lining 3)  The best part of the whole day was that I got to see one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve seen since moving to Ohio.  (silver lining 4)  Got the newsletter finished and don’t have to deal with it for another 3 weeks.

Today I can barely move because of the workout yesterday.  I hadn’t done much except cardio lately and my muscles have let me know that they don’t appreciate not being used regularly.  I think not being over the bronchitis has something to do with it as well.  Tomorrow I may not do quite as much, but I will still go and do a workout.  Today I’m off to the park with the kids for a while and then housework for the rest of the day.  Okay, so I am going to try to make Pooh and Piglet out of fondant at some point so it’s not all work.

Have a good day all.

Yesterday I was getting discouraged by how long it takes me to walk a mile.  It seemed like I’d been needing less time when I first started walking.  I measure according to my pedometer since I can input my stride distance.  Decided to recalculate it.  My stride has increased by 4 inches!  I kept rechecking because I didn’t believe that was correct.  It also explains why the treadmill at the Y said I’d done a mile when my pedometer said I hadn’t.   Tis encouraging to not have to do as many steps to cover the same distance.  It also puts me a lot closer to doing 3 miles in 45 minutes than I thought I was.

I tried on my capri pants again today and I can’t zip them anymore.  Does anyone else have the problem that if you cut back on water you retain it more?  I’m not talking from 64 ounces down to 20, I mean 128 ounces down to 100.  It’s insane.

Other than that blimp, oops, I mean blip, today was pretty good.  We took the kids to the children’s museum and ended up getting a membership.  They loved it.  After a very late lunch, we all went swimming for a while.  I wasn’t so into that today since I’m still having some shortness of breath issues from the bronchitis, but it was mainly because my beloved Red Sox where beating up on the White Sox on Fox, one of the handful of games I get to see a year. 

Now I must work on a newsletter for a group that I don’t even participate in much.  Thought it would be a good way to get more involved, but the only thing it does is stress me out and take up 3-4 evenings a month.  I don’t think there really is anyone that cares about it, but I was the one silly enough to say I’d do it.  Oh, well, at least I’ve learned how to run MS Publisher out of it.  I’d much rather be trying out my new cake decorating tips.  No, no icing for me!  Just want to have another skill I’ll never put to good use.  So fun annoying my hubby with that!

Have a good one!

I made a batch last night, more for a creative outlet than for the food.  But they just sit there and taunt me.  Well, a few less are sitting there now.  And now I will double my exercise for the day.  Evil little things.  The looked nice anyway.  Last night I found a copy of directions to make Disney figures so now I can work on those without temptation of eating them.  No way I’m eating fondant. 

My husband is so loving being able to tell me to stop talking  so I don’t hurt my throat.  In all honesty, I do sound like I’ve been smoking for about 50 years.  No sore throat, just hoarse.  Too bad for him, I can still talk and now he’s actually got to listen to hear me!  he he.

I’m off to make lunch for the kiddies.  Don’t think the little ones going to take his nap this afternoon since he didn’t get up until 9:30.  Got my fingers crossed, though.

I can actually get my goal weight capri’s on!  I have 2.5 pounds to go to my goal weight and the capri’s are a little tight, but I can get them on and zipped up!  Today was the first time that happened.  I will be wearing them next week, with an untucked shirt, but wearing them nonetheless.

I also signed up for my first 5 K walk yesterday.  It supports the Susan G. Komen Foundation and will be in September in Mason, OH.  My goal is to do it in 45 minutes so I’ve got some work to do to speed up by then.  Maybe next year I’ll do it on a competitive level.  He he.

Have a great day everyone.

I have lost the weight that I gained while family was here so my ticker is now accurate again.  I have managed to get in my exercise every day for more than a week.  Yesterday wasn’t exactly what I wanted to accomplish, but I did get in 60 minutes.  I have worked way to hard to get to where I am to stop now.  I may wonder what the point is sometimes, but that is only surface questioning.  Deep down I know the answer.  There are days where it is hard to see beyond the surface and those are the days I question and keep going, figuring there was a reason I started even if I don’t recall it at the time. 

Yesterday I did find out the reason it seems my son has been sick since March is because he is allergic to something.  Not sure what, but just a little OTC and he is better.  They are both getting over bronchitis and are much better.  I will be cutting any artificial sweeteners, thanks to their dad, out of their diet and being more strict with the sugar.  Since they both like healthy foods, there’s no reason for sugary treats all the time. 

I know that my health issues are mainly stress and weight.  Lack of sleep plays a large part as well.  I’ve always been a light sleeper and having children has just compounded that.  My DS will be 2 next month and I think that it is time for the monitor to go, at least from our bedroom.  He’s a noisy sleeper and I wake up with every sound.  It’s not like I can’t hear him without it, I just won’t hear every sound. 

And now I just get the rest of my day going.  That dreaded laundry is laughing at me from the baskets where it sits, waiting to be folded and put away.  Oh, for a maid and cook. 

Okay, so lately I’ve been feeling like there is no point to any of this.  I’m tired all the time, nothing tastes good so I just eat what’s around instead of healthy meals.  Today I found out that I’ve got bronchitis and so do my two kids.  Most likely it is from the pool, even though my husband keeps it extremely clean.  Respiritory issues are not uncommon in my family.   I also have high blood pressure which isn’t helping the tiredness issues.  She’s giving me a few weeks to get over this and try to get the bp down before going on meds for that.  It’s been a little high since last November, but wasn’t much to worry about.  Today was a different story.

So, I really have to watch my diet and exercise every day.  Hopefully the cough will clear up quickly so I’m not having to deal with that during exercise.  At least I’m not starting this from scratch.  Though the 45-60 minutes of cardio a day don’t seem to be enough to help with the bp.  Guess I’ll add in the meditation and tai chi as well.  I really, really don’t want to take any medication long term.  Don’t like taking it at all.

Haven’t worked out for hours today or anything, but I feel like I have.  My two kids picked up something at Chuck E. Cheese last week and I don’t mean pizza.  The older one just sleeps more, but the younger one, omg, I’m about ready to shoot myself.  He is so cranky, unless of course, everything is going exactly his way.  He has this scream when he’s mad that could wake the dead and sends dogs cowering into hiding spaces.  To top it all off, it’s tom for me.  Yipee. 

I have gotten a minimum of 45 minutes of cardio in a day this week, yesterday and today it was over 60 minutes.  I sorta feel bad for my husband with the Fitness Challenge Game since he’s having to work late almost every night.  He probably won’t even be home tomorrow night so I think I’ll bend the rules a little.  The rules don’t allow for more than one recorded workout per day, but since he’s not going to be home at all, I think I’ll suggest that if he does want to do a second one on Saturday and count it for Friday, that’s fine.  I mean, we’re talking 30-45 minutes, not hours, basically, a dog walk.

I suppose I should go find something to eat.  All I’ve had today is a light english muffin, some milk, a small sandwich and some goldfish crackers.  Don’t have any premade food in the house and I really don’t feel like cooking.  But, since my stomach is complaining, I will figure something out even if it’s just a pb&j on whole wheat using an all fruit spread and natural peanut butter.  Okay, maybe not, that really doesn’t sound very good at the moment.  Nothing does.  Oh, well.  Just thankful I actually do have things to choose from, even if I am too lazy to make them tonight.

Dobry wieczor.  Have a good one.