Continuing On…
Well we’ve had some pretty good days with this whole exercising and eating healthy routine. Yesterday we took a break from the gym, since it isn’t entirely necessary to exercise every single day. Tuesday and today we went. Wow was today a little exhausting. Guess taking that day break may not have been the best idea.
Tuesday was superb! Felt great the entire day, but of course by the end of our day I was exhausted. This week has been quite a busy one between work, gym, rearranging house and the kids being constantly whiney. Literally constantly. As I sit here I am being poked while Wee Man is whining for a “special granola bar”. He calls them special which is great. I can get him to eat anything if I call it special.
The program we’ve put the kids into is awesome! They are both interacting with the other children wonderfully and Wee Man is getting a good trial run for school. Doing this will make it much easier for him leaving me for a few hours each day. He has absolute tantrums when we are leaving the gym wanting to stay and play with all his friends, but sadly they have a two hour time limit. Baby Girl was a little hesitant at first but now the moment we get in there she is running to the play room raring to go. She doesn’t fight as much to leave, but that will guaranteed change.
I use to be someone that was quite active when I was younger, so this whole exercise thing isn’t entirely new to me. I am mainly sticking to treadmills, bikes and the elliptical. Ever since I had the kids I’ve had back issues due to the epideral I got with them to ease pain. They informed me when I had it that it could cause back issues in the future and man were they not kidding.
Since I have to avoid straining my back I tend to avoid doing weights and stuff. The Hubby keeps getting me to try, but after a few crunches or whatever you call them I can feel the pain. I know I should push it a little bit and strengthen my back a bit, but I’d rather have no pain and amazingly toned legs! What I am doing will help me lose a lot of unneeded body fat (even though I am not technically fat for my height), but after having the kids I did gain over 100 pounds. I’ve lost 50 of that already over the past 3 years, so it will be exciting to lose the rest. Yes… I use to weigh 95 pounds and by the time I had Wee Man I was over 200 pounds. I put on weight purposely so I wouldn’t be a tiny twig anymore, but didn’t think I’d put that much on!
Now that Wee Man is turning 4 and Baby Girl is turning 3 it is time that Mommy gets back into tip top shape. They are hitting that very active point in their lives and I want to have the energy and stamina to get through it all and still be able to keep going. Motherhood does require constant services, so being in shape for it all will make it much less complicated.
Well… since I am on the verge of losing weight and none of my clothes fitting I’ve been doing some “window shopping” online. I am one that won’t buy something that is ridiculously priced so it will take me lots of time to find exactly what I want. Right now one of my biggest obsessions is TOMS Shoes. I know… shoes. I am female! And it is for a good cause so I can’t resist, I even have found tons of TOMS Shoes Coupons too so I can save myself some money for other adventures I may get into over the future. I am the budget queen… I can budget every single penny that comes into this house perfectly.
So… since I am continuing on with this whole diet/weight loss thing you may want to keep coming back. I am determined and when I get determined I tend to push until complete. I am not one to give up until I am successful, so help me through it! If you are dieting yourself tell me how it is going for you, I’d love to hear it. All I can say is I’m real glad I have the Hubby doing it with me. Having a partner through this path makes it much easier and he’s always going to help motivate me to keep going.
Well, clock says bedtime for the kiddies so off I go to put them to sleep and get a little R&R myself.
Day 1 of Healthy New Life
Today is the beginning of a brand new life, diet and health for myself and the Hubby. We’ve decided it is time to get ourselves back into shape and eating healthy, so we are going to do it! This morning we woke up, made breakfast, didn’t have any coffee (I usually drink 4-5 a day) and off we went to the gym. Yep that’s right, the gym!
We registered ourselves and the kids with GoodLife Fitness. I’ve looked into this gym in the past but never had the drive to do it. Now that I have him wanting to do it with me we can push each other each day and keep on going. And hey! 2 hours away from the kids while we work out, why the hell not. The price is right for doing it, $16 every other week for 2 kids… think it is worth it 
So, today is day 1 of our new healthy life. Now you are probably wondering, what do you mean healthy? Well, our diets are changing, our exercise habits are changing and our daily life is changing. We aren’t two people that generally eat mass amounts of unhealthy foods and we really aren’t overweight at all. It is just the want and need to be healthier. Not only will it help us, but it will help the kids develop proper health skills as they get older.
Well, let’s get into our day.
Breakfast
- 1 1/2 cup of plain oatmeal mixed with chocolate whey protein.
- 8 ounces of cold water
- Hydroxycut Advanced Weight Loss Supplement
- Centrum Vitamins
Now you might be thinking, wow how were you even full? Well… the protein helps with that and then the weight loss supplement pills also assist with making you feel fuller longer. Combine that with a big glass of water and it was the right mixture for a good morning work out.. and yes I know that picture does the oatmeal no justice, but hey… not everything looks good when it is good for you.
We went to the gym from 10am until 12pm. Once we dropped the kids off in their Jump! play program we were out on the gym floor working out. We worked out for about an hour and 15 minutes, I did a cool down at the end on the gyms fancy massage chairs just to avoid aches and pains later into my day.
Lunch
The hubby and I made together a very delicious lunch. There really isn’t a name or anything for it other then that it was delicious! Please note just about every meal we consume has an 8 ounce glass of water combined with. For our water with lunch we incorporated an 8 ounce glass of Berry Burst Metamucil… yep we take Metamucil! It helps all around to keep our systems running in tip top shape while we interchange our diets. 
Ingredients
- Avocado
- Red Onion
- Red Pepper
- 2 Roma Tomatoes
- 2 cups of fresh chicken
Directions
- Peel and cube avocado
- Chop up red onion
- Chop up red pepper
- Gut and slice roma tomatoes
- Chop up pre-cooked (fresh) chicken
Mix all of these items together and eat like a salad or spread onto whole wheat bread. We chose the whole wheat bread route and it was delightful.
Afternoon Snack
It is very important to snack throughout your day. For our afternoon snack we had another 8 ounce glass of water combined with Skinny’s Multi Grain Harvest French Onion Chips. Don’t worry everyone, they are baked not fried, only 110 calories per 28g serving. They are 40% less fat and 20% fewer calories compared to the regular multigrain chips that we consume.
Since it is only 2:30pm we have yet to do dinner, but I know exactly what we are having! Turkey burgers!!! Homemade of course. The hubby looked at the non-homemade option and I just couldn’t do it. If we are going to go all out healthy, fresh is the best. So I guess I am making myself a little extra work each day with cooking, but hey, I’d rather spend more time cooking and being healthy then spending less and having health issues in the future.
Weight Loss Goal
I have decided upon a weight loss goal for where I’d like to be at again. Anyone who knows me from before the kids, I was lucky to weigh 100 pounds soaking wet before I had them. Well… this is not the case anymore. I might not look like I weigh what the scale says I do (I think it was lying anyways), but I want to lose 41 pounds before I am satisfied with the results.
Current weight - 161.8 pounds
Goal weight – 120 pounds
This is very doable and I will do it!
Are you on any sort of weight loss plan? Are you trying to lose weight? Tell me what you are doing to lose weight! I’d love to hear it all.
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