A change: week 3

Ok - I'm discouraged.  This is going to be a total debbie-downer post.


Weight Gain/Loss:  -0, no gain, no loss. (-5.2 total)

Exercise this week:  I ran 3 times (couch to 5k program), weights once, and a little bit of Zumba.  I didn't do as much as I originally wanted to.

Overall health: Feeling pretty good.  Much more active and conscious about wanting to get up and do stuff instead of sitting on the sidelines. 

Hardest thing this week: Jaxon *hates* going to childcare at our gym.  This deserves a post of its own, but each day when I have to convince, beg, and eventually end up TELLING him we're going to the gym is such a struggle.  I already have this internal battle with myself to go, then I finally get myself all pumped up and get ready to leave... only to begin the fight over again with Jaxon.  I'm absolutely not blaming my lack of going "above and beyond" this week on him - but it does make it so much harder.

Overall thoughts:  I should have taken measurements when I first began.  I had 2 different people encourage me to do that this week, and I need to get a tape measure.  I am starting to feel different (and some clothes are beginning to fit differently), but this week the scale didn't reflect that so I am discouraged. Also, I went over on my calories 4 of the 7 days... so no wonder.  Ugh... I have such a love/hate relationship with food and my inability to say 'no' sometimes.  1200 calories is SO hard to do on the days you don't exercise... which of course, just means I need to be doing some kind of exercise each day. 

This coming week: Running, and I'm dreading it.  Yesterday's work-out was BY FAR the hardest one I've had, and by the time I was done I wanted to never step on a treadmill again.  I started getting these shooting pains up/down my back, which spread to my front, and turned into massive stomach cramps while I was running.  My brother also encouraged me to do more weights this week, to burn more calories... and I'm going to try and go to a couple classes.  Maybe even some Jillian at home. 


What about you - how was your week?  Gain?  Lose?  Hanging steady?  Share below!

A little bit random.

How was your weekend?

I traveled to my parents house for the day on Saturday to spend some QT with my Dad... if you know him, you can probably guess what we did!

Played volleyball in the front yard.
Went swimming.
And played games that night.

Sounds just like him, yes?  I love you SO much, Dad!

Sunday we had a low-key day.  Our boys slept until almost 5pm so Tyler and I were lazy in the afternoon and then closed out the night with a squirt gun fight in the backyard and a little Sonic ice cream.  Well, Tyler had ice cream.  I didn't, because the MINI size was almost 400 calories... crazy stupid yummy delicious not good for you ice cream.

My husband really is the best Dad I could ask for to Jaxon and Cohen.  He drops everything the minute he walks in the door and plays with them until they go to bed.  He is SO patient!  The man hardly ever raises his voice and loves to teach them how to do new things.  I am so so so thankful for him and the role he is playing in our boys' lives.

Still one of my favorite pictures of him...

On a completely unrelated note, today I checked out a preschool in our area for Jaxon.  Such a surreal experience... one you think is YEARS from happening, until you blink and it's time for you to start thinking about that.

We are trying to decide if we'll enroll him in the summer program or not, but I'm confident the fall program will be here before we know it and he'll be away from me 2 (half) days a week.  What will Cohen do without him?

But then, in the same minute, I'm thinking... he's only 3... 3-year old preschool is not a necessity... is it worth the money... is it worth being tied-down and not being able to leave town if I wanted to during the week... is this the right route to go?

So, what do you think?  Will you enroll your child in 3 year old preschool?  Will you wait till s/he's 4?  Or will you just skip right to kindergarten?

I'd love to hear your thoughts, and why.

Have a great Tuesday!  Tomorrow is weigh-in... yikes.

 

“I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.

    I will advise you and watch over you."

Psalm 32:8

A sting.

I was sitting on the living room floor playing with Jaxon yesterday afternoon when I said to him,

"Jaxon, thanks for playing with Mommy."

"Yep!" he replied.

"I like being your friend, buddy."

"You're not my friend.  I don't want to be best friends.  And I don't want to play with you."

Yeah, he's 3 years old... I get that.  And in the big picture, I also know I'm not supposed to be his friend, but his parent.

But, it stung.  Quite a bit actually.

He's been saying things like this more frequently than not lately, and while part of me wonders if he really understands what he's saying, I also realize there's going to be a day (probably sooner than later) that he will fully understand it and still say mean things.

Sigh, this parenting gig really is hard work.

A change: week 2

I am really starting to ENJOY this!

That's a huge statement for me.  The running is getting more enjoyable, the counting calories is really turning into a breeze, and I am feeling so much happier overall.

Weight Gain/Loss:  Down 2.2 pounds...!!  (5.2 total)

Exercise this week:  I ran 3 times (couch to 5k program), weights afterwards, plus swimming twice and a fast walk/run with the boys last night. 

Overall health: Still tired a lot, which I'm hoping will get better.  This probably has a lot to do with me staying up too late... but I love that no-kids time with my hubby!  

Hardest thing this week: Beating myself up on the 2 days that I went over on my calories.  I really let it consume me on those couple nights, and I need to be better about not doing that.  

Overall thoughts:  I was under/right at my calorie goal 5 days out of the 7... happy about that!  Also excited about the 2 pound loss this week, right before I weighed myself I was thinking that I would be happy as long as it wasn't a gain, so a 2 pound loss was happy for me! 

This coming week: Zumba, 3x running, and hopefully some more pool time.  Summer is fun! 

I have gotten texts, emails, and facebook messages from a few girls who don't have blogs but are also participating... so, to anyone who is joining me in this... WE CAN DO THIS!  Let's focus on what we've lost and not how much farther we have to go.

One of those amazing ladies shared with me this morning:  "We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves."  Ouch... conviction!  

Leave me a comment or message and let me know how you did this week... 

Here we go!  Week 3! 

Preach it.

I was walking through the Target clearance aisle the other day, when I spotted this beauty.

I started feeling like it was preaching right to me as I begin to follow my dream, so it now hangs on my wall.

My original intention for this space wasn't necessarily a gallery wall, but as I keep adding things to it, I'm starting to realize it may end up that way.  I hope to add a family picture soon.

So I guess I'm curious... are you doing what you love?  If not, what's holding you back?