Sorry I haven't updated in over a week but with the holiday weekend and preparing for my father-in-law visiting this upcoming week(from Louisiana), I've been running around like a mad woman getting things in order around here. I will definitely update on Monday after I've had a second to breathe!!

Dee~

Sorry this is so late but I desperately needed to clean my house today. It was getting out of hand and driving me insane!!!I almost broke my neck on a toy last night! Anywho, I lost 1.1 lbs., bringing me to 156.3. I wasn't expecting that much since AF is here(for you guys, that's aunt flow, aka my period). I retain water like the Hoover Dam during my time of the month. Oh well, no sense crying over it. A loss is a loss!I also didn't drink nearly as much water as I normally would. For some reason, I just couldn't get around to drinking it all last week. Today, I finished with 120 oz. I'm trying to increase that but I have no clue how I would even be able to go on with my day with the repeated trips to the bathroom. I need to change up my workout routine. I got obsessed with the elliptical machine for the last few weeks and I think I might do nothing but exercise dvds for the remainder of the week to get some newness into the mix. I would use my treadmill, but the last time I used it, it started making this extremely loud noise when I would run 4mph or more. I have no idea how to go about getting it serviced:( Probably will cost me more to get it fixed than what it costs. Oh well, I need to figure out what to eat for a healthy snack then I'm going to some reading. Have a great week ya'll!!

Dee~

I normally only blog once a week, but I wanted to reflect a little on how far I've traveled on this journey and how much further I need to go. When I started this blog, I weighed in at 179.2 and I'm now 157.4. I feel awesome!!I have so much more energy nowadays. Its great to get so many things accomplished without feeling like a slug. For NSV, I'm now in a very comfortable size 10!!!!I haven't been that size since my 2nd child was born. I caught a sale at the Fashion Bug and stocked up on capris and I just knew there was no way I could fit into a size 10. Boy was I ever wrong!!It feels good to know that everything I'm doing for my body is working. I really hope that I'm inspiring someone out there. Even though I'm a mom of four children, I'm still thriving on this journey. I'm just in that "NOTHING can stop me" mode. I've been wondering if I should aim for 130 for my goal weight instead of the initial 136lb. goal that I set. I guess I'll access that thought once I see that number on the scale. As always I hope you all are having a great weekend!

Dee~

OMG!!!!I'm in the 150s!!!I can't believe it!!!3.1 lbs. down this week:D I have the biggest smile on my face today. NO case of the Mondays for me lol. My hubby was ecstatic for me as well. His support means a great deal to me. I don't think I could be on this journey without him in my corner. I did my bra shopping online since I completed one of my goals, which was to get down to 159. I actually surpassed that goal!!I feel like I could take on the world today. Accomplishment is a great energy booster. I joined this neat this blog giveaway today for a few prizes. Its a fun little way to keep on track with my weight loss goal. Learning from past eating mistakes and temptations. I hope that everyone has a terrific week out in the weight loss world. I might be back later but first I have to feed my rugrats.

Dee

160.5**
I'm so very close to my mini-goal of being in the 150s. I haven't been there since becoming pregnant with my 3rd child. I'm very pleased with how well I have been staying on track. I decided to take the day off from working out since I didn't get to bed until 1 am this morning. I don't think I would have been very productive even if I tried. Lately, I've fallen into the "frozen food diet" and I feel like I need to began cooking low calorie meals. I made Grilled Shrimp salad w/light ranch dressing which came to 437 calories. It was soooooooo good and filling!!!

I do think I've been lacking a little fiber so I've started taking Fibersure again. I've never been "regular" and I must tell you its no fun. I've also been trying to up my water intake. I can't seem to get in more than 100 oz a day. I wonder if that's enough though.

I've been really good so far with getting the kids out of the house daily(weather permitting). It makes me feel good seeing them enjoy being outside and its also a good way to have a great nap time lol. I'm not sure what we're going to be doing tomorrow though. I think its going to be the first day in which I don't have anything planned for them.

I think I'm gonna relax now and get under my blanket since my loving husband insists on having the a/c on. Brrrrrrrr its 60F in the house!!!

Dee

This week I stepped it up a ton!! I lost FOUR pounds!!!!!!I'm on cloud nine regardless of the fact that its been raining for three days. Here's what I did for workouts this week:

6/1/09 Monday

Elliptical
Miles: 4.84
Calories burned: 751
Time: 60:32 min.

6/2 Tuesday
Elliptical
5.08 miles, 60.21 min., 787 calories burned

10 tricep extensions
30 bicep curls (both using 10lb weights)
20 chest press (using resistance bands)
10 min stretch

6/3 Wednesday
Running: Treadmill
Event Type: Uncategorized
Time: 01:17:47
Distance: 8.38 mi
Elevation Gain: --
Calories: 1,012 C

Copied from Garmin: Device Forerunner 50

6/4 Thursday-Rest

6/5 Friday
Elliptical
45 min.
4.08 miles
633 calories

6/6 Saturday
Elliptical
5.19 miles, 804 calories, 60:25 min.
100 crunches
20 bicep curls

6/7 rest

I'm super proud of myself:) I really focused on myself and did really well with my calories. I stayed within 1200-1300 calories everyday. I found new foods to try so that I wouldn't get bored. I didn't think it would be easy to get full off of such a low calorie amount, but its totally possible.


I can't wait until this horrible weather clears. The kids are driving me insane! They insist on waking up before 7am. This is not cool for a mom who's never ever going to be a morning person. BLAH!! Oh well, nothing lasts forever right? I suppose I should feed the kids since they've been up for about an hour. Have a great week everyone!!

Dee

Today started off sort of blah but once I realized that it was such a petty thing to get upset over, the day ended up being totally awesome!!We went out for dinner and people were amazed at how well all FOUR of our children behaved. I get this reaction a lot actually. My kids are 6, 3, 2, and 7 1/2months old. Sometimes we wonder how we are blessed to have such amazing human beings. I can go anywhere with them and I honestly don't cringe or hope they don't do something to totally embarrass us:)Its truly a great feeling:)

I decided to see how long it would take me to do 10,000 steps on my treadmill yesterday. I finished at 1 hour 10 min. I ran most of it and burned a just under 600 calories!!I was very sore when I woke up this morning lol. I like challenging myself and I felt totally awesome that I got through it without one complaint.

My 30th birthday is next Friday!!!I'm actually happy about turning 30. I still remember when my mom turned 30 and was outside on our back steps crying like a baby. I still don't get what the big deal is about. I feel awesome!!Its just a freakin' number imo. I'm going to have a girl's night out on my birthday and I can't wait!!I refuse to let life pass me by. I'm loving life by living it.

Tomorrow I have a park play date with a friend in the neighborhood. The kids really enjoying spending time with them. I make sure to get them out as much as possible. Kids have tons of energy that needs to be burned daily. I need to renew our Zoo membership now that I'm thinking about it. We also have a membership to the Aquarium, so I'm sure to keep my bunch busy this summer.

Well, I think I'm gonna settle down for the night. Have a great one!

Dee

Last night was great!!Got to hang out with a bunch of moms and NO kids!!!I so needed some "me" time. The pic is me before leaving. It's my new favorite:)I've had a great day so far. Clarence took the kids outside and to the park, so I had quite a bit of time alone. It was too quiet in here!

I weighed in this morning at 165.3. Three more ounces would have been great lol, but I'll take it. I don't know what it is, but suddenly I have a desire to run when I'm on the treadmill. I ran a whole 3 miles yesterday without stopping and I actually enjoyed it. I NEVER thought in a million years that I would ever get to that point in my exercise routine.

Well I'm going to continue to enjoy my care free weekend. Have a good one!

Dee

Loss .9 pounds, bringing me to 166 even. I was kind of disappointed with that number today. I assumed I was going to be about 164:( Clarence(husband)thinks I expect too much of myself and may be he's right. Well a loss is a loss and at least I'm headed in the right direction, even though its a little slow than I would like.

Its Mother's Day weekend and I informed Clarence weeks ago and many times after that I would like to celebrate today and not on Sunday because everywhere you go on Mother's Day, its crowded. I would like to be surprised for once instead of having to plan my own day. Here we sit in our pajamas. He also said the yard would get cut today. Is 11:21 am and we're suppose to get more rain again. He's currently playing a game on the XBox 360. If I have to go out and cut the grass myself after taking care of four children everyday, its gonna be hell on earth in this house. Clarence is not an outdoors person at all. I think if he had his way, he would only be outside to get in and out of the van to commute to and from work. I'm going to end this now because I'm getting pretty pissed when I'm trying to give him a chance to rectify the day.

Dee

I'm still at 166.9 and I'm super happy about that. You may be wondering why I'm not upset? Well, I had some great food that I really shouldn't have eaten but it was my anniversary and girl's got to get wined and dined a little. I did awesome on exercising and burned over 800 calories on some days. I'm not going to cry about how I didn't lose anything because I did awesome at maintaining. I can't believe I'm EXACTLY what I was last week. Its kind of awesome. To me, it means that my metabolism is doing its job:)Next week I hope to be down to 163 or 164. I must admit the Chinese food was soooooo awesome:)The key is definitely moderation and LOTS of H20!!

I've been thinking about purchasing a kitchen scale to monitor my calories more efficiently but I haven't come across one that I'm willing to spend the money on. My main goal is to stay within my calorie range of 1400 calories a day. As I get closer to my goal, I may drop it down to 1200. Well no sense in talking about it now, although I'm very sure I will get there in no time flat:)

As for non-scale victories(NSV), I'm officially in a size 11!!!!NO laying on the bed to zip my skirt, NO inhaling to get it over my stomach!!!I'm too happy about that:)(Pics coming soon).

I think we're just going to hang around the house this weekend. I think everyone is due for some downtime. Next weekend we're going to take the kids to MN Zoo. Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far:)


Delisha