weigh in day

This morning I got on the scale and it read 178 a loss of 4.8 pounds since last week. I guess that fill I got last week helped more than I thought. Only 2 more pounds to get to 40 pounds lost.

Today was the first day of pre school for the princess- she is usually an early bird and wakes me up between 7 and 7:30 but today on her first day I had to go and wake her up at 8- figures.
I was a total wreck but kept calm. She on the other hand was having more fun than I care to admit. Being the clingy mom that I am I stayed at the rec center the entire time (3.5 hours) and 3 of those I was in the gym getting my sweat on; nothing too strenuous- the elliptical, the bike and the treadmill.... I am already feeling it. I planned on going again tomorrow, not nearly as long- just to get some cardio in and some toning... but right now I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure I will go.

Then tonight I took the princess for her first swim lesson- a mommy and me kinda thing, she loved it- I had a hard time getting her out of the water. I sense a lot of time at the rec center pool this summer.

Well that's all for now. Hope you're having a great week. Thanks for reading.

Motivational Monday

I am really slacking on getting my sweat on, I am full of bad excuses when really I have no good excuse. I hope to get past this lazy phase tomorrow; the princess starts pre-school at the rec center that I work out at so I will get my sweat on Tuesdays and Thursdays for sure while she is there and then my wonderful mother in law will take her when she can. It's been 3 months since surgery and I'm still trying to get a rhythm going.
I am thankful that every day I get the chance to try and do better, now I just need to do it.
Hope your week is off to a great sweat. Thanks for reading.

Lazy days of winter

I seem to be slacking on the blog front so let me catch you up on my week- not very exciting but here goes.
On Monday the hubs and I went bought a new living room set, leather couch, love seat and recliner- I cant wait, it will be delivered tomorrow. In anticipation of my new furniture I practically rearranged my house on Wednesday then Thursday I got a fill, my doctor was happy with my loss so far and gave me another .8cc in my band but I have had a few 'stuck" moments and may have to go in and have a little taken off the top either that or I need to ssllooww ddoowwnn when I eat.  Saturday night my kids went to a swim/slumber party (yes I know it's still winter, even here in the desert) it was at a hotel with a heated pool.  I decided to swing by and grab some junk food to help with the snacks- a good idea in theory but a bad idea when I was swimming too and was hungry with a capital 'H'. The mom of the kid made a run to the store and ended up with a flat tire and a spare that wouldn't hold air; fortunately there was another mom with me and she went and rescued her leaving me with 8 kids and nothing to eat but the sugary sweet  treats  and cheesy covered puffs and chips that I brought. I had been so good for so long and I caved... the puffs the chips the chocolate creme filled cakes they all made their way into my mouth. I was shoveling it in, making for a few minor stuck episodes and yet I kept eating. Then today after picking them up from the sleepover we stopped by panda express... Mandarin Chicken and spring rolls anyone... don't mind if I do and again stuck... too much too fast. This time I stopped and finished my single order of chicken for dinner this time I took my time and didn't get stuck.
I did have a NSV- I had to get a new swimsuit and it doesn't have a skirt or shorts to it... it's a black halter style (kinda retro 40's style) I tried on a 16 and it fit great, a little loose in the butt so i tried on a 14 and it fit too, not as nicely at the 16  but I got it on- I stuck with the 16 no use looking like a busted can of biscuits even if I was able to get the 14 on.  I'm sure that I will have to get another suit before the end of the summer.
That brings me to the here and now- Like I said earlier I am getting my new furniture tomorrow then on Tuesday the princess started pre school at the local rec center- 2 days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12:30, finally a little time to myself but where will you find me, at the gym at the same rec center. We also have swim lessons starting this week, again on Tuesday and Thursdays. My boys will be taking samurai sword classes at the rec center too on Thursdays and then another class for the princess on Fridays.... I went from doing not a lot during the week to doing a lot. I hoping I can keep up with everything.
Well that's all for now, thanks for reading, Have a great week full of new beginnings.

Weigh in day

Just a quick stop on my way to bed to note my loss for the week. Only a half pound but seeing as it was Valentines week with candy around every corner and TOM has been around and in full force I'll take any loss I can get. I do go in Thursday for a fill, hopefully it will help with my snacking, still can't seem to get that under control.
Well that's all for now. Good night all, thanks for reading

Who you calling skinny?

Met the hubs for lunch today with the princess for Valentines day then over to my aunts shop where I was refereed to as "skinny" then at PTA today I was again called "skinny" - I am no where near "skinny" but it was an ego boost, thanks to those of you who are rooting me on, you have no idea how much that means to me.
I did go through my closet tonight, not that there was a lot to go through (never have been a slave to fashion) but I have a lot of things I will be donating and will be looking to replace slowly through the upcoming months.
I didn't get to the gym today but will be there tomorrow (as long as the princess gets ready in time to be at Nana's) then a full day of cleaning (while the princess destroys everything)
OK I'm rambling now so I better get to bed.
Good Night all, I hope you all had a great day.

Weigh in day!

Stepped on the scale this morning not sure what I would see, even being the scale whore that I am
I never know what the scale will tell me on my actual weigh in day, the only time that it "counts"- This morning I was thrilled to see 183.2 a 3.4 pound loss form last week!!! And with this loss I pass the 30 pounds lost since surgery, in fact I've lost 32.4 since surgery!
I am trying to keep under or just around 1200 calories a day (not the three 4 oz meals the doc says to do) I am still hungry after I finish my meal and find myself snacking but I have been getting my butt off the couch and over to the treadmill. I go in for another fill next week and I am anxious to get to the popular "green zone". I am definitely not complaining about my weight loss, I just want to eat and be done and not have that want need to eat more.
Well that's all for now. I hope you are having a good week. Thanks for reading.

Motivational montage Monday

First lets start with yesterday- I found it hard to log any of my food choices on MFP because I was constantly grazing... dangerous territory I know.  I have no idea what exactly I ate or how many calories I consumed. I know it wasn't too horrible because I don't keep a lot of yummy stuff in the house. My new addiction is Oven Roasted Almonds - Dark Chocolate Flavor- they are so tasty but the serving size is 24 nuts at 160 calories and I kept grabbing hand fulls...way over the serving size I know, not to mention 3 double chocolate chip cookies that my son made while at his Nana's house...very dangerous- can we say PMS? But I did get my tread on- 3.5 miles and 307 calories done- I know that because I got a Polar FT4- yeah!!!  (I knew my calorie counter on my treadmill was off, but I didn't realize how off it was- it said I had burned over 500 calories!)
Anyways, onto a new week with better choices.
As I have mentioned before I love Pinterest. I have found so many different motivational sayings that I have created various montages of them. I eventually plan to print them up and post them through out my house to keep me motivated.

Feel free to "steal them" if the mood suites you.

Happy Monday, here's to a new week of new chances.

Thanks for reading.