I am such a loser...

I am such a loser.  I did NOT eat well today.  Actually far from it.  I had a chili dog, french fries, and coleslaw for lunch.  I truly enjoyed it, it was yummy, but so not on the list of healthy foods.  Well, I guess the coleslaw could be considered a little healthy?  Yeah, not really.  That's what I thought too.

I also didn't walk today.  I was going to (yeah say that all the time) but I just didn't feel like it.  Then I started playing on Facebook and Runsforcookies (http://www.runsforcookies.com/)  and time just got away from me.  It is raining and storming now, so now is not an option.

I wish that I was more computer literate and I would link up to other peoples blogs.  I have seen people do it, so I know that it is possible, just no idea how to do it.  YET!  Hopefully I can figure it out.  

I signed up for a postcard exchange today.  I think that will be pretty cool.  Exchanging postcards with people from all over the world.  My first postcard is going to a lady named Kate in Russia.  I just need to get her a postcard.  I am thinking about going to Cumberland Falls tomorrow and picking up a few.

I need to find more things to do in my life (besides housework and work).  I want to become more active with my kids and my life.  We only have one life to live, and I need, WANT, to make the most of mine.

I think my new closing is going to be toodles.  So toodles!!!  :-)

Jogging, walking...or is it walking, jogging???

That's about how I look when I jog.  lol   No really, I am sure that I look hilarious   Although I am only jogging to about 15 secs, then walking, then jogging, then walking, I think that I will slowly be able to build up my endurance for jogging.  I wish that I was a natural born runner.  I have ALWAYS wanted to be a runner, but I just never have.  So that is one of my many goals: Be able to call myself a runner!

I feel like a big fatty patty today.  I bought a calzone and ate almost the whole thing!  :(  What is wrong with me?  I was doing so well.  Then I just kind of snapped.  Ordered that stupid calzone, ate about the whole stupid thing.  Now TMI, had explosive poo after I ate it.  I am just hoping that I pooed off half or most of the calories.  Probably not, but I can always pretend.

My weight had been staying pretty steady between 186-187 lbs.  Hopefully the calzone doesn't do that much damage.

I am still drinking juice twice a day, but I need to increase to 3 times a day again, and do the fast for another 10 days.  I  just get so stinking hungry!  I know that it has to be all in my head.  Hubster is going on a little over two weeks and he hasn't starved to death, so it is obviously do-able.  He has also lost 30 lbs already!  So proud of him!  <3

Lily (my four year old) walked with me today.  We walked about a mile.  Of course she was all hyper running and being silly.  I wish I had her energy!  I would be doing amazing things.  lol

Work this week is sucking.  Some things going down that I really can't talk about, but I am not happy about them.

Need your prayers to get through the next week and a half, so send up a prayer for me if you don't mind.

Toodles......

Fail...

That is me.  I have no excuse for eating an Arby's sandwich today.  :(

I wanted to start another 10 day juice fast today, but I just got so hungry and Lily wanted curly fries, and I just got a sandwich, and I just ate the whole thing, and you can see where this is going.

I know that there is always tomorrow to start the juice fast, but I seem to be telling myself that alot lately: there is always tomorrow....

On to my juice.  I did have a juice for breakfast and I plan on having a juice for dinner.  I just royally screwed up lunch.  But to move on.  The juice has a strong ginger taste.  Hubster put about 2 inches of ginger root in the batches of juice that he made for the day.  It is definitely a different taste.  Not really bad, just not really good, if that makes sense.

I really feel like such a failure today.  I couldn't even make it through the first day.  What is wrong with me?  Why don't I have  more willpower?

On another note, Hubster is on day 15 of his 60 day fast.  He broke down the other night and had a sandwich, but I am still proud of him.  He is doing such a fantastic job!  I hope that he can see a big weight loss, he deserves it.  And he needs it.  He is feeling really down on himself right now, and I hate that for him.

I didn't walk yesterday, another fail.  I was just tired and didn't want to walk.  I started to, then I changed my mind.  By the time I had myself talked into it, it was getting dark outside and I didn't want to be walking on the road in the dark.

I just feel blah.  I am not sure what is going on, but it sucks.  Hopefully I can snap out of this mood soon and get on with the rest of weight loss journey.

Spring Cleaning....

Hubster, kids, and I have been Spring cleaning today.  We have collected about 15 bags of clothing, and toys for Goodwill.  We can kill three birds with one stone: 1) Clean up the house 2) donate to those who are in need 3) get a tax write off for our taxes.

Lily is such a little blessing.  She asked why we were putting things in bags for Goodwill and I told her that it was to give to little kids who didn't have toys and clothes like her and her brother and sisters, so she decided she was going to go through her toys and give the kids somethings to play with.  She got slap happy and put all 4 pairs of her shoes in the bag to donate as well.  lol   Have to go in behind her and take them out.  But what a blessing that she has such a good little heart!  I <3 her!  :-)

I walked two miles last night with Regina, Sandy, and little Riley Blake.  I didn't get winded or anything. No shin splints, and I had a pretty good time.  I am hoping that I can try to three miles today or tomorrow so I can gauge whether or not I can walk the 5k here in the county August 13th.  

Hubster and I are taking the kids to the movies today at 4:25.  Bella, Lily,  Alexis, and I are going to watch The Croods while Hubster and Donovan watch G.I. Joe.

I have had 2 juices today, one for breakfast and one for lunch.  I have had about a hand full of frozen grapes just to have something to chew on.  It is going to be hard to go to the theater and not have popcorn  :(

Wish we luck on not having the popcorn and on hopefully get my 3 miles in today!

Spring Break.....

Today was the first (of only 2) Spring Break days for Alexis.  I stayed home from work today (YIPPEE) so that we could do something fun.  We went to Mr. Gatti's (a pizza place with a playroom) and bowling at Briar Bowl in Somerset.


Lily with her bowling ball.



Alexis with her bowling ball.


Our shoes.  lol


Lily loved bowling, Alexis-not so much. At least it was a good experience for them. Now at least they can say they have been.

I had juice for breakfast.  At Mr. Gatti's I had a salad, a small serving of pasta, and a piece of pizza.  Sounds like a lot but not nearly as much as I would have ate a month ago. I plan on having a juice for dinner.

Sandy and I are going to go walking at Barren Fork this evening, so I will at least be able to get a little exercise in.  

Lemon to the thumb

I just finished peeling the lemons and oranges for the Hubster and my juice for tomorrow.  Lemon juice under the thumb hurts!  lol  We have oranges  lemons, carrots, apples, kale, and celery. We don't follow a recipe anymore, juice kind of add veggies and fruits until the color looks right.

I made a really good juice last night (oranges, apples, grapes, celery, kale, carrots, and STRAWBERRIES). The strawberry taste was prominent, so of course I loved my juice!  Come to think of it, I made add grapes and strawberries to the one tonight too!



I had juice for breakfast, juice for lunch, and just had a small salad for dinner.  I am going to try to have 2 juices a day and a small dinner and see if I lose any weight doing things that way.

I walked 2.1 miles today!  And my legs didn't hurt and my knee didn't really hurt (thank you God for taking care of me!)

I was hoping to be up to 3 miles by April 13th because there is a 5k in my backyard (not literally but close enough) and I really, really want to do it.  I have until August 10th to preregister so we will see...

Work went by pretty quick today, so that is always a plus.

Dermatologist Appointment with Mom....

Of course today was a good GREAT day 'cause I didn't have to work and I got to spend the day with my little stinker Lily and my mom.

Mom and I bought had a dermatologist appointment this morning, so I took the day off so that we could go and just hang out. I have Seborrhoeic dermatitis.  (Typically, seborrheic dermatitis presents with scaly, flaky, itchy, and red skin.)  My face (around my nose, my nose, my forehead  and my eye brows get super red and flaky).  :-(  It is very embarrassing when the break outs occur. But now that I have a medicated lotion, I have not been having the break outs, so I hope that the meds will keep it under control.  

Mom had to have a biopsy on a place that she has on her face, and we will have to wait 4-6 weeks for the results to come back.  Keep her in your prayers that there is nothing there to report on...

Today is my tenth day of the juice fast.  I have lost 6/7 lbs.  It was 7 lbs yesterday, 6 lbs today.  So not bad for nine days.  I had Chinese for lunch and within 5 minutes I was in the bathroom having to poo.  But it is fine now.  I guess it is just where my body was not use to solid food, that it decided to move it on out.  lol

I think that I am going to keep juicing for breakfast and lunch, and have a small healthy dinner for the next week or so and see if I lose anymore weight.  If I do, then I will probably fast indefinitely if I keep seeing results.  Now that Beau and I have the recipes down (and the juices actually taste good-yes I said good), I don't mind drinking them.  

I jogged a little today.  When I say little,  I mean about 5 times up and down my neighbors driveway while Lily was riding her bike.  We were racing and of course she won every time, that little booger.  We both had a good time.  I am so hoping that I can be a runner one day.  I don't want to be the fastest, I just want to be able to do it.