Monday again

So, at one point last week I was down another half a pound. . .and now AF has reared her ugly head and I'm up again today. To make myself feel better, I'm going to ignore today's numbers and go with the better numbers from last week.

I'm been a little hormonal and hate it! I'm so done with having kids that I'm looking forward to this phase of my life being over.

Until next Monday :-)

Monday Review eats Chicken Soup

Happy Monday, everyone! How was your week? Since I got to spend most of the last two days in bed with a fever, a sore throat, my hubby and the laptop watching season 4 of House, I'm calling it a win. Alright, so I didn't lose any weight and I did drink my body weight in Coke before realizing I was so tired because I was sick and should probably just rest instead of trying to trick my body into being productive, but I can't remember the last time I felt as rested as I do today. And I still managed to work out a few times. Enough rationalizing, on to new goals:
This Week: 1/2 lb
Drink water, not Coke (or at least more water than Coke)
No take-out
How about you?

Checking in

So, I've lost a total of 6 pounds and have about 30 more to go. In some ways, it feels overwhelming but I think the important thing for me to remember is to break it down into reasonable and realistic increments.

I've been much better at watching what I'm eating but trying to find time to fit in regular exercise is hard. I know that I spend too much time online and should trade some web surfing for exercise but I get sucked in way too quickly and for too long.

One thing that is helping is that we made a decision to no longer leave our dogs in the backyard so a few times a day, we've got to take the 3 of them for a walk. And we're doing it family style so we're all out there walking which makes it more fun and not such a chore. It's cute to see an excited 4 year old hold a leash :-)

Anyway, one pound at a time is what I keep reminding myself.

Monday Review is totally on top of things!

Happy Monday everyone! How was your week?
Mine was pretty good. I lost one pound, which is great and remembered to drink lots of water. I did kind of slack off a little last week, not doing quite as much as I should have and snacking more, but not too badly. Only about 20 lbs to go! Of course, that's not how much I have to lose to be at my 'ideal weight', but I'll worry about perfection when I've conquered normal:)

Goals for this week: 1/2 lb
Stop snacking on junk
More time exercising

How about you?

More Links

Hey guys, I ran across this site and this one as I was tirelessly wasting time. I know, I'm amazing. I do it all for you:) Anyway, these might be helpful for logging calories and exercise. Check them out and let me know what you think. Also, if there are any websites that you find useful, throw those in the comments as well. I would love to check those out.

Feeling Rested?

About the sleep thing: I am a lifetime insomniac. So when I read about a sleep study preformed at a college in Conway, AR where participants ate considerably less and lost weight when they got an extra 2 hours of sleep every night for 2 weeks, I was intrigued. So I did some research and found this article and this website. Check it out and make getting a better night's sleep a priority!

Monday Review takes holidays off...

Sooo, how was your week? Mine was...different. I'm having a hard time re-aligning our schedules and routines to fit into school. Getting up early is not something I relish. Other than stressing myself out for no apparent reason about every aspect of our daily routine, I did really well this week. I've lost 2 more pounds. I've been walking Pippi to school in the morning, which I think is really helping, and working out with the Wii, which I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing me rave about. Also, I didn't really snack a lot this week, which has been kind of a big deal breaker for me. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with my progress thus far. Now if only I can get the rest of my life in some semblance of order...

Goals this week: 1/2 lb weight loss
Get more sleep (more on this later)