TTT- my family edition

1. my boys are finishing up their 5th grade year and are moving on to middle school... where did the time go

                                                       

2. the princess finished up her pre pre-k class at the rec center and this coming school year she will be in the actual elementary school's pre k class- she will be at this school for 7 years and that means I will be at the school for 7 years too- did I mention that I am the PTA president for next year....

 

 

3. This June 8th will mark 19years that the hubs and I have been together

 

4. Tomorrow would have been my parents 44th wedding anniversary

 



5. my almost 4 year old has started the "why" questions.... this is going to be a long summer

 



 

6. I actually enjoyed watching my mom this past weekend

 

7. My father has been gone for 6 years and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss him

8.  Not sure if I mentioned it or not but my boys are the result of 3 rounds of IVF and I was originally pregnant with triplets but lost one very early on

9. My daughter was a complete surprise- I never thought I could have any more children without medical intervention, well I guess I did have some intervention because the met formin they put me on to help me lose weight helped me to ovulate, yeah they forgot to tell me that part- but I'm glad it happened.

10. If you can't tell my family means the world to me. My biggest fear while growing up was that I would never be a wife or mom but God blessed me with a wonderful loving husband and three beautiful, healthy children

thanks for stopping by and going down memory lane with me. I hope you are having a wonderful week.

 

 

6 month bandaversary

I can't believe it has been 6 months since my Lap Band surgery- I don't know how I've dropped 59 pounds, yes I do- my Lap Band! I am so glad that I decided to take this step for me and my health.

I have attached a few pictures of my journey

 

August 2012- 3 months before surgery close to 225 pounds

(my 38th birthday- I was bit drunk... no judging)

 

1 month out- No picture (not a big fan of the camera)

 

 2 months after surgery- 188 pounds

 

 



3 months out- 172 pounds

 

 

for some reason I didn't get a 4 month shot

 

 

 

5 months out- 163 pounds

6 months out- 156 pounds

 

 

I also checked my waist measurement- and I have actually lost 11 inches off my waist... makes me a happy mama.

 

thanks for stopping by and supporting me and my journey. Hope you're having a great week

weigh in revised....

OK, so I weighed again and it shows a LOSS of .4 pounds.... I haven't worked out and have only had a meal bar to eat (not an actual breakfast person) but I did go to the bathroom, was a little on the constipated side... TMI right, So I'm gonna keep this one as the official weigh in... is this considered cheating? Either way I'm not at goal yet but I will get there.
so that take me down 59.4 pounds since surgery.

So that's all for now... I think. Have a great day

weigh in day

I knew after all the crud I ingested this weekend I would see a gain but luckily it was only a .6 gain.
I'm not gonna let it get the better of me- I am human and this will take time- this is not a race, this is an on going battle and there will never be a finish line and I am fine with that. 

Well that's all for now- thanks for stopping by. I hope you all had a nice weekend with family and friends and remembered those who fought and are still fighting for our freedom.

worst mom ever

I swore I would never harp on my kids about their weight. I figured I would go the other route, buy better foods, no more cookies or sugary snacks.... I know I shouldn't be buying it anyways. Well tonight I had my son (the older of my two boys by 1 min) get on the scale so I could finish up the paperwork for his doctors appointment tomorrow. He is 11 and he weighs 173!?!?!? Earlier this year he got on the scale and it was 143... I don't exactly remember when that was but I remember it because I thought that that was the weight that I wanted to be. So since the beginning of the year my son has gained 30 pounds..... taking him to 50 pounds more than his twin brother.
I hated all those times my mother talked to me about my weight- it broke me down and made me feel like I wasn't loved because I was fat and now I feel I am doing that to my son.
I feel like I am the worst mom in the world for having talked to him about this. Have you had to talk to your kids about their weight? How did you do it?
I plan on no longer buying the sugary sweet stuff that I normally purchase, not that its a lot but it's a start. Now I have to get him moving.
I feel crushed for having said anything and I know he does too. I don't know what else to do....
well that's all for now thanks for stopping by.

TTT

1. got to the gym today and burned 700 calories in an hour and a half... booya

2. been better with the food today, but the kids are still up and it usually gets bad when the go to bed.

3. the princess had her last day of pre-k at the rec center today- that means no more long visits at the gym for a while- I will have to have my boys watch her so I can keep going during the summer.

4. It's a 4 day weekend for my boys... why is it I never get a 4 day weekend?... oh yeah, I'm a mom

5. taking my oldest to the foot dr tomorrow to remove an ingrown toenail- hoping that he will be go to go by Monday for a BBQ/pool party.

6. still working on the water intake today- i think my headache is because of lack of water

7. I have to watch my mom this weekend... a little back story; she had a heart attack and physically died but was brought back and because the brain was deprived of oxygen she has dementia. She was in a full time care facility for a few years but they kept raising rates, we moved her to another facility and they sucked so my sister brought her back home to live with her but she is going to her step daughters graduation so I get to watch mom. I know it sounds wrong that I am not thrilled about it but it's hard to see mom like this. sure she looks like mom but it's not her; more on this in another post

8. I do get to see some friends this weekend so I am happy about that - mom will have a care giver from 10-6 so I will get to visit with friends on that side of town

9. I just cleaned my house today, as I do everyday and it looks like hurricane hit.

10. I would love to be sitting outside right now but its too windy and mine and the kids allergies are acting up

well thats all for now- thanks for stopping by

Today sucked

Just a quick accountability update- I was so good today, except for my protein- as the weather heats up I have a hard time getting my protein in. I guess I'll be working on that in the upcoming weeks, thinking lots of of protein shakes with fresh fruits....
Well I say I was good... up until the kids went to bed, then my stomach and my head hunger took over and I succumbed to those damn tortilla chips the hubs brought home with refried beans and salsa- oh so yummy, and I followed it up with the cookies that jumped into my cart while I was at the store today. And don't get me started on my water intake, it has been sucky and then to top off everything today- no real workout- I did do some crunches and leg work while watching TV but nothing that really got me sweating and I like my sweat... makes me feel like I'm doing something.
Tomorrow is a new day of opportunities, my plan - more water, more protein, get to the gym, no eating after 8pm and no cookies!
Can I do it? only time will tell but I'm pretty sure I can... I haven't come all this weigh to be taken down by chips, salsa and cookies- If' I'm going down there better be more to it than that!
Ok, that's all for now- Hope you're all where you want/need to be.
Thanks for stopping by.