I went to a friend's house for a week and then my ENTIRE family got sick!!! Tummy virus! YUCK! Last night was the first night in a week that I didn't have SOMEONE throwing up! Horray!
I did NOT stick to THM while at my friends! Oh well though........My weight didn't suffer and I am back at it now!!!!! (For a few days now....I got home Friday night and was *pretty much* back at it by SAT evening.)
I am 13 weeks tomorrow! I have heard the baby's heartbeat and that is sooooo exciting! I am looking so forward to being less tired,working out more,eating RIGHT (with no ms to hinder me!) and seeing how well I can keep the weight off! The most non exciting part of my pregnancy is over! Yippee! Now is time to hear the heartbeat,feel baby move,start showing..........I am so excited!!!!!!
I am pretty much 1/3 of the way done!!!!!! Crazy!!!
Watch out extra fat! I am ready to hit this hard now that my MS is *pretty much* gone! I just can't wait to see what I am able to do with this pregnancy by eating right and exercising.
I have never had a pregnancy where I didn't eat LOTS of sugar/white flour/carbs!!!!!
I have never had a pregnancy where I did strength training. I did lots of aerobic stuff and just general working but never what I am doing now! I KNOW it will make a huge difference!
Well,that is about it for now. I am off to deep clean! Hopefully my posts will be more regular now!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Grrrrrrrrrrrr
I am having a hard time getting back on plan!
I am eating *pretty* good.I am actually eating REALLY good compared to my OLD habits. It isn't that I am just eating all kinds of junk or anything.But compared to THM ways,I could definitely improve.
My sickness is SO much better but I still have *sick* times and at those times I have a harder time eating what I should.For instance,instead of eating scrambled eggs with cheese,I will put the eggs/cheese on a wrap with Barbeque sauce. A REGULAR wrap,not a low carb wrap lol. So the wrap AND the sauce is off THM plan but it still isn't TERRIBLE.Stuff like that.
Whenever I go *off* my plan for any reason,it is NECESSARY for me to stick with it 100% for a while when I start it again.After I have done excellent for several days I can start to have my cheats here and there and don't feel like I am hurting anything.Last night we had brownies and I wasn't motivated to NOT eat any cause I wasn't really on plan yesterday.This morning I wasn't motivated to NOT eat any because I wasn't on plan yesterday :). See what I mean? lol
So I KNOW that it is NECESSARY for me to at some point say "Ok,I am BACK to my PLAN 100%! Even if I don't always feel good!" I just need to take that step!
I am visiting a friend next week from Mon-Fri. I will be eating what they serve but making it THM style as much as possible. I don't want to go there feeling like I have not *started* yet though or I am MUCH more prone to cheat throughout the day! When I am on plan and have several good days under my belt? I am not even tempted to cheat for the most part.
So I am thinking...........Should I start NOW? As in right NOW? :) Get a few good days in me before leaving on Monday? My weight is back up to the 188-189 range.I expected it to do that.It always does when I lose.I am staying out of the 190's though! That is excellent! I was bouncing between 188-191 and now it is 187-189. I don't want to gain any weight from bad eating though! Why should I put it off? I really don't think I can use sickness for an excuse anymore.It is NOT that bad and I am sure it will get better everyday.
I am just rambling here!!!!!! lol I think I will say "I don't care if I already ate a brownie today.I am going to IGNORE it and start eating on plan NOW."
We are going to a soup/salad bar thing tonight which is a big treat for our family. See,when I am on plan I wouldn't even think twice about not cheating. I can EASILY go to something like that and stay on plan.But when I was off plan? I was already thinking of it as a hassle to stay on plan and already planned on cheating a little with some bread etc. if I wanted to. The mentality is SO huge! When I am motivated,nothing can stop me.When I have been off plan? I have small motivation. The VERY nice thing is that I eat SO SO SO SO SO much less sugar/breads bad foods than I used to! Even when I am off plan! That is just wonderful!
All of this to say.............This is IT! I am officially BACK on plan! I am not waiting until MONDAY or waiting until NEXT Monday. I am bad at that....."I will start Monday" stuff.:)
I am going to log my food here too.Just for a week or so while I get into the groove again.
I will be 12 weeks this coming Wednesday!!!!! Good-Bye and good RIDDANCE morning sickness! I am oh so amazingly thankful that I am not one of those ladies who is sick the entire pregnancy.
My plan for today......
Breakfast-Brownie......A SUPER small brownie though (with Cool-Whip!!!!! GASP).
Snack(restart)- 1 egg with nutritional yeast and some sauteed veggies.
Lunch-Sauteed cauliflower with cheese + some sort of protein shake.
Supper- Soup and salad buffet.
Dessert-Probably none as I am really not craving sweets at all right now.
LOTS of water (with minty chlorophyll in some of it! YUM)
Exercise today will be my Baby Bells workout I think and then some dancing with the girls.
I am already thrilled to be back at it!
I am eating *pretty* good.I am actually eating REALLY good compared to my OLD habits. It isn't that I am just eating all kinds of junk or anything.But compared to THM ways,I could definitely improve.
My sickness is SO much better but I still have *sick* times and at those times I have a harder time eating what I should.For instance,instead of eating scrambled eggs with cheese,I will put the eggs/cheese on a wrap with Barbeque sauce. A REGULAR wrap,not a low carb wrap lol. So the wrap AND the sauce is off THM plan but it still isn't TERRIBLE.Stuff like that.
Whenever I go *off* my plan for any reason,it is NECESSARY for me to stick with it 100% for a while when I start it again.After I have done excellent for several days I can start to have my cheats here and there and don't feel like I am hurting anything.Last night we had brownies and I wasn't motivated to NOT eat any cause I wasn't really on plan yesterday.This morning I wasn't motivated to NOT eat any because I wasn't on plan yesterday :). See what I mean? lol
So I KNOW that it is NECESSARY for me to at some point say "Ok,I am BACK to my PLAN 100%! Even if I don't always feel good!" I just need to take that step!
I am visiting a friend next week from Mon-Fri. I will be eating what they serve but making it THM style as much as possible. I don't want to go there feeling like I have not *started* yet though or I am MUCH more prone to cheat throughout the day! When I am on plan and have several good days under my belt? I am not even tempted to cheat for the most part.
So I am thinking...........Should I start NOW? As in right NOW? :) Get a few good days in me before leaving on Monday? My weight is back up to the 188-189 range.I expected it to do that.It always does when I lose.I am staying out of the 190's though! That is excellent! I was bouncing between 188-191 and now it is 187-189. I don't want to gain any weight from bad eating though! Why should I put it off? I really don't think I can use sickness for an excuse anymore.It is NOT that bad and I am sure it will get better everyday.
I am just rambling here!!!!!! lol I think I will say "I don't care if I already ate a brownie today.I am going to IGNORE it and start eating on plan NOW."
We are going to a soup/salad bar thing tonight which is a big treat for our family. See,when I am on plan I wouldn't even think twice about not cheating. I can EASILY go to something like that and stay on plan.But when I was off plan? I was already thinking of it as a hassle to stay on plan and already planned on cheating a little with some bread etc. if I wanted to. The mentality is SO huge! When I am motivated,nothing can stop me.When I have been off plan? I have small motivation. The VERY nice thing is that I eat SO SO SO SO SO much less sugar/breads bad foods than I used to! Even when I am off plan! That is just wonderful!
All of this to say.............This is IT! I am officially BACK on plan! I am not waiting until MONDAY or waiting until NEXT Monday. I am bad at that....."I will start Monday" stuff.:)
I am going to log my food here too.Just for a week or so while I get into the groove again.
I will be 12 weeks this coming Wednesday!!!!! Good-Bye and good RIDDANCE morning sickness! I am oh so amazingly thankful that I am not one of those ladies who is sick the entire pregnancy.
My plan for today......
Breakfast-Brownie......A SUPER small brownie though (with Cool-Whip!!!!! GASP).
Snack(restart)- 1 egg with nutritional yeast and some sauteed veggies.
Lunch-Sauteed cauliflower with cheese + some sort of protein shake.
Supper- Soup and salad buffet.
Dessert-Probably none as I am really not craving sweets at all right now.
LOTS of water (with minty chlorophyll in some of it! YUM)
Exercise today will be my Baby Bells workout I think and then some dancing with the girls.
I am already thrilled to be back at it!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Hello!
It is nice,quiet and RELAXING here right now so I thought I would write some!
I am feeling LOTS of motivation and excitement about really cracking down on eating and working out. I have been doing REALLY good but I am still fighting sickness so that makes it hard at times.
I have a brand new supply of groceries after going shopping yesterday, AND my house was cleaned SPOTLESS from top to bottom by my amazing dh and boys when I got home!
So I am just feeling VERY motivated to get myself back into gear in all areas! Keeping my house clean,keeping on our schedule,school,exercise and just LIFE. Being sick sure has a way of sucking the life out of you! LOL
I will be 11 weeks on Wednesday!!!! It won't be long until Lord willing,we can hear this sweet baby's heartbeat!!!!!!
So along with my motivation, my love of PLANNING is coming back LOL. I am getting my plan fresh in my head again!
Body brushing- I have slacked off with this since I have been sick but I am starting up again! 3-4 times a weeks is my goal,followed by an olive oil rubdown.
Water/tea- I am finding that I can get lots of water down without feeling sick if it is ICE water and ESPECIALLY if it has fresh lemon squirted in! I really want to start drinking my nettle/raspberry/mint/green tea and I want to add my chlorophyll into it,making a nice green and minty drink.Over ice? I don't think it will be bad at all! 1 qt a day of the tea/chlorophyll + 3 quarts of water. I am still nursing so I need to drink lots.
Exercise- Wonderful exercise!!!!! :):)
MON- AM-Long and Lean standing work plus stretching.(30 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
TUE- AM- Baby Bells pregnancy workout (40 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
WED- AM-Long and Lean floor work plus stretching.(30 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
THUR- 45 min to 1 hour of whatever the girls and I decided to do.
FRI- 45 min-1 hour of whatever the girls and I decide to do.
Food- Trim Healthy Mama style!!
Sleep-Always trying to get more!!!!! LOL
I want to take another picture tomorrow for my sidebar and I am excited to see if I can tell a difference! :) The last picture I took I was 36 lbs down and now I am 45.
Well I guess that's it! I hope everyone had a good weekend!
I am feeling LOTS of motivation and excitement about really cracking down on eating and working out. I have been doing REALLY good but I am still fighting sickness so that makes it hard at times.
I have a brand new supply of groceries after going shopping yesterday, AND my house was cleaned SPOTLESS from top to bottom by my amazing dh and boys when I got home!
So I am just feeling VERY motivated to get myself back into gear in all areas! Keeping my house clean,keeping on our schedule,school,exercise and just LIFE. Being sick sure has a way of sucking the life out of you! LOL
I will be 11 weeks on Wednesday!!!! It won't be long until Lord willing,we can hear this sweet baby's heartbeat!!!!!!
So along with my motivation, my love of PLANNING is coming back LOL. I am getting my plan fresh in my head again!
Body brushing- I have slacked off with this since I have been sick but I am starting up again! 3-4 times a weeks is my goal,followed by an olive oil rubdown.
Water/tea- I am finding that I can get lots of water down without feeling sick if it is ICE water and ESPECIALLY if it has fresh lemon squirted in! I really want to start drinking my nettle/raspberry/mint/green tea and I want to add my chlorophyll into it,making a nice green and minty drink.Over ice? I don't think it will be bad at all! 1 qt a day of the tea/chlorophyll + 3 quarts of water. I am still nursing so I need to drink lots.
Exercise- Wonderful exercise!!!!! :):)
MON- AM-Long and Lean standing work plus stretching.(30 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
TUE- AM- Baby Bells pregnancy workout (40 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
WED- AM-Long and Lean floor work plus stretching.(30 min) PM- 15 min dance/cardio.
THUR- 45 min to 1 hour of whatever the girls and I decided to do.
FRI- 45 min-1 hour of whatever the girls and I decide to do.
Food- Trim Healthy Mama style!!
Sleep-Always trying to get more!!!!! LOL
I want to take another picture tomorrow for my sidebar and I am excited to see if I can tell a difference! :) The last picture I took I was 36 lbs down and now I am 45.
Well I guess that's it! I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Friday, February 22, 2013
Measurements ! (10 weeks!)
I am 10 weeks and thought it was about time that I get my measurements recorded as that is the main way I will be keeping track of my fat loss throughout this pregnancy! Once I start gaining baby weight,the scales won't be a very good measurement of how much FAT I am losing etc.
First,here are my measurements from the VERY beginning! ( a little over a year ago) It is always fun and motivating to compare!!!!!
Left arm -13 1/4
Waist (under bra)-35 1/4
Waist (belly button)- 49
Waist/hips (3 inches below belly button)-52
Rear- 49
Right upper thigh-28
Left calf-16
Bust- 42 1/2
Feet together/both upper thighs together-49
Left knee-17 3/4
From TODAY!
Left arm- 12 (1 3/4 inches lost!)
Waist (at bra level)- 35
Waist (belly button)- 39 1/2 (9 1/2 inches lost!)
Hips- 43 ( 9 inches lost!)
Rear- 44 (5 inches lost!)
Right upper thigh-25 1/2 (2 1/2 inches lost!)
Left calf-14 3/4 (1 1/4 inches lost!)
Left knee- 15 (1 3/4 inches lost!)
Bust-39 (3 1/2 inches lost!)
Forearms- 10
That is a total of 34 1/4 inches ! I have no idea if I should double the thigh,arm,knee etc. measurements since I lost that many inches from EACH but in this figure I didn't double it.
I measured a few weeks ago and my measurements were kind of STUCK just like my WEIGHT has been stuck for the last few months. But TODAY I finally say a difference! My THIGHS have been stuck at 26 inches for the last 3 months bu they are DOWN to 25 1/2! My calf is also down to 14 3/4!! I am THRILLED! I KNEW my legs felt smaller!!!!!
First,here are my measurements from the VERY beginning! ( a little over a year ago) It is always fun and motivating to compare!!!!!
Left arm -13 1/4
Waist (under bra)-35 1/4
Waist (belly button)- 49
Waist/hips (3 inches below belly button)-52
Rear- 49
Right upper thigh-28
Left calf-16
Bust- 42 1/2
Feet together/both upper thighs together-49
Left knee-17 3/4
From TODAY!
Left arm- 12 (1 3/4 inches lost!)
Waist (at bra level)- 35
Waist (belly button)- 39 1/2 (9 1/2 inches lost!)
Hips- 43 ( 9 inches lost!)
Rear- 44 (5 inches lost!)
Right upper thigh-25 1/2 (2 1/2 inches lost!)
Left calf-14 3/4 (1 1/4 inches lost!)
Left knee- 15 (1 3/4 inches lost!)
Bust-39 (3 1/2 inches lost!)
Forearms- 10
That is a total of 34 1/4 inches ! I have no idea if I should double the thigh,arm,knee etc. measurements since I lost that many inches from EACH but in this figure I didn't double it.
I measured a few weeks ago and my measurements were kind of STUCK just like my WEIGHT has been stuck for the last few months. But TODAY I finally say a difference! My THIGHS have been stuck at 26 inches for the last 3 months bu they are DOWN to 25 1/2! My calf is also down to 14 3/4!! I am THRILLED! I KNEW my legs felt smaller!!!!!
The above picture was at 8 weeks and I never got it posted. I will probably post another one like this at 12 weeks and keep it up once a month. That is what I wanted to do anyhow :).
I am making a meal plan today for this next week! I feel pretty good today and so that motivates me! I can't wait until I start loving food again! I can't stand to cook right now.
I did my kettle bells workout today and I am SO excited about keeping this working out up throughout this pregnancy.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Nevermind!!!!!!! LOL
In my last post I said that I was down to 186.......This morning I saw 185!!!!!!!!!!! I was SO shocked!
Anyhow,that's all! I just had to come and post that!
45 pounds GONE!
Anyhow,that's all! I just had to come and post that!
45 pounds GONE!
10 weeks
I know I haven't been around much! I still have MS and while I am doing MUCH better,I still don't have a whole lot of motivation to blog! I am getting my exercise in about 2-3 times a week.Not as much as I should be but I know that will change when I feel better!
For now I am happy and guess what????? The scales went down!!!!!!! After 3 months of being stuck at 187,I was at 186!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! I got off and on the scale 3 times and it stayed the same! So that thrills me to be 1/4 way done with my pregnancy and I am down a pound! Granted,I NEVER gain this early but still...........lol It makes me feel good!!!! :)
I am no sticking with THM at this point 100%. I am just trying to eat healthy.I AM still eating THM sometimes (Like this morning,I am going to have Muffin In A Mug for breakfast with Redi-Whip) BUT I am not so worried about sticking to the S and E plan perfectly. I am eating a lot of crossovers basically.
I weigh everyday and definitely plan to keep that up throughout this entire pregnancy! I don't want to fall into the habit of ignoring the scales because I don't WANT to see what I weigh. I am going to FACE it lol and make sure that my weight gain stays under control.(I am really hoping to gain VERY little but we shall see!)
Well,that's all for now. I am off to take a hot bath and weigh........:) Then breakfast! Have a good day!
For now I am happy and guess what????? The scales went down!!!!!!! After 3 months of being stuck at 187,I was at 186!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! I got off and on the scale 3 times and it stayed the same! So that thrills me to be 1/4 way done with my pregnancy and I am down a pound! Granted,I NEVER gain this early but still...........lol It makes me feel good!!!! :)
I am no sticking with THM at this point 100%. I am just trying to eat healthy.I AM still eating THM sometimes (Like this morning,I am going to have Muffin In A Mug for breakfast with Redi-Whip) BUT I am not so worried about sticking to the S and E plan perfectly. I am eating a lot of crossovers basically.
I weigh everyday and definitely plan to keep that up throughout this entire pregnancy! I don't want to fall into the habit of ignoring the scales because I don't WANT to see what I weigh. I am going to FACE it lol and make sure that my weight gain stays under control.(I am really hoping to gain VERY little but we shall see!)
Well,that's all for now. I am off to take a hot bath and weigh........:) Then breakfast! Have a good day!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Morning Sickness
It got the best of me. I lost ALL motivation to eat healthy and exercise. I decided to just forget trying to follow THM until after the sickness was done.
After eating way to much JUNK I have had enough.I am DONE with it TODAY. So many times I just eat the food that sounds tolerable (and protein always sounds grose) and I end up feeling SO weak and shaky because of tooooooo much sugar and carbs. Even though I don't eat that much........I am just not getting enough protein along with the carbs.
I am NOT doing this!!!!
Yesterday I walked my dh up to his truck (up our long and steep driveway) in the COLD.
I had started to feel bad already before we left (6:00 AM) and I was worried about how bad I would feel by the time I got back.(He drives truck and I was going to go with him on a short,local run.) I couldn't bare the thought of eating though so I didn't.
I felt FANTASTIC by the time we got to the top and I continued to feel that way until about 9:00-10:00 AM that morning!!!!!
I am feeling bloated and fat from the junk food. I just can't stand it anymore.
I am going to start every weekday AM out with a 20-30 minute prenatal workout and then do a short workout in the afternoon too. (15-20 min) That will put me at around 45 min a day.
It feels so great to have my motivation back again!!!!!!!!!!!! I am STILL in the midst of my morning sickness but I am determined to stick this out!!!!!!!
After eating way to much JUNK I have had enough.I am DONE with it TODAY. So many times I just eat the food that sounds tolerable (and protein always sounds grose) and I end up feeling SO weak and shaky because of tooooooo much sugar and carbs. Even though I don't eat that much........I am just not getting enough protein along with the carbs.
I am NOT doing this!!!!
Yesterday I walked my dh up to his truck (up our long and steep driveway) in the COLD.
I had started to feel bad already before we left (6:00 AM) and I was worried about how bad I would feel by the time I got back.(He drives truck and I was going to go with him on a short,local run.) I couldn't bare the thought of eating though so I didn't.
I felt FANTASTIC by the time we got to the top and I continued to feel that way until about 9:00-10:00 AM that morning!!!!!
I am feeling bloated and fat from the junk food. I just can't stand it anymore.
I am going to start every weekday AM out with a 20-30 minute prenatal workout and then do a short workout in the afternoon too. (15-20 min) That will put me at around 45 min a day.
It feels so great to have my motivation back again!!!!!!!!!!!! I am STILL in the midst of my morning sickness but I am determined to stick this out!!!!!!!
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