A Little Less Mrs. Smith

So here I am, messed up for 4 straight days! Eating terrible, but I shook it off. I ate my total for breakfast. Never stopped exercising. Just slid off the wagon and was wogging behind it, caught up, and pulled myself back on. *phew* that was a close one.

I am off to shower, eat a Healthy Lunch, and go look at houses!

Update everyone! If you are falling, pick yourself up and get on here!

Down with the pounds (and my Mom’s chocolate chip cookies, is she the devil in an apron or what?)

Nicole

 That is me, down 20 pounds, getting ready for Saturday’s overnight.

The “romantic” getaway was very nice, but as I swam in the pool I was over come by Mommy Guilt, and missed the girls terribly. As much as they drive me bonkers, I love them ridiculously.

I did manage to squeeze in some cardio other than the “planned cardio”. We swam for 20 minutes on Saturday plus I did 20 minutes on an elliptical and 20 minutes on their bike. Man the elliptical is hard!!! I have never done it before. Plus their bike was like 10 times nicer than my old piece of poop! Then on Sunday morning I did 7 minutes on the elliptical, 13 minutes on the treadmill, and 15 minutes on the bike.   I wish I could afford a new piece of equipment.

After we checked out we went and drove by some homes for sale that we had seen listed online. One we both kind of fell in love with the neighborhood. I think I just need to pray about this, give it up to God, and acceptthat if it is meant to be, it will be.

This is my last easy week for a while. Which sucks, the more I work, the harder it is to control my exercise and eating.

It is supposed to thunderstorm so i want to take the girls out to ride bikes before the weather turns.

Down with the pounds!

Nicole

Step by step, God do I love New KIds. NKOTB 4 life, LOL

Anyways today my weigh in was 239 to 236, I lost 3 pounds!   I am super happy. I am down 20 pounds, I got a thumbs up for reaching my minigoal, and I am ready to reset my minigoal.

In my head I have a lot of minigoals.  Ray weighs between 226-231, so I am setting my next minigoal for 226.  I would like to be there by June 28th, which is Ray’s Mom’s side’s family reunion.  I would love to go there down 30 pounds!  But at the very least I want to be out of the 230’s by then.  After I hit 226, my next minigoal will be 207 pounds which is what i weighed when i graduated highschool.   Then it will be 199, and I am excited to hit that. That is my Christmas goal.  

I need to start straightening my hair. Big date departure time is coming up, in less then 3 hours.

Have an awesome weekend.

Down with the pounds, up with my confidence, and let’s go Pens!!!!(and Heartbreakers!)

Nicole

Hey everyone! I am super-pumped because this Saturday at 11:45 I am going to go to a movie, dinner, and to a hotel with my hubby. Just Ray!  I have never been away from the girls over night so I am a bit nervous, but we are going like 20 minutes away……but I am excited.

The next morning when we check out we are driving down to the local casino. I  have never been gambling, and we will be on the low end of the casino…..but I am excited.  Plus the Penguin Game is on at 8 on Saturday, and Ray will want to watch that, so I am going to work out and swim in the pool while we are at our over night! (Plus I will get to exercise on something different then the exercise bike) Plus I am sure there will be other cardio involved *blushes*

The girls will be fine. They can last 36 hours right?   They will be great. They love my Mom and she is staying at my house. It will be fine.

Must remember my ipod! Must remember my swimsuit. Must remember something naughty…………..

Down with the pounds! (and a big Awesome to getting a full nights sleep)

Nicole

Yesterday was a nightmare. Ugh I hate it when on my days off when i feellike going into work. Pammy has this new thing where she thinks it is okay to wake Danielle up from her nap. Danielle pooped all over the floor (While airing out the diaper rash)  and I have just had it with all of  this rain.  Could I go for a walk outside at some point?   This is alot of complaining. But here is a pic from Resa’s grad party she had on Saturday, she finally graduated from college last week and I am so proud of her!   I think I can see a lot of changes in me in the pic, and it makes me happy. (I have also begun noticing the smallerness of my boobs-of course!)

Down with the pounds (and  my poor boobs as well)

Nicole

 I need to organize this day, because I have no idea where it is going.  I still have a sore throat. And the other night Ray sprung on me he thinks we should move…….I have issues with change, it scares me. Maybe that is why i have been fat for so long?  Deep thought, off to cook my mini-monsters breaky.

down with the pounds,

nicole

Reading the BL Success Secrets, I read this quiz on sabatogers of diets and you write down the people’s initials if they do the list of things they describe. People listed more than once are sabatoging you and you need to tell them- and tell them what you need them to do to be more supportive. Be specific.  So Ray is my number one sabatoger. He always wants fast food, pizza, to order out, and I hate cooking and don’t resist.

 I try and cheat on Saturdays and be back on point on Sundays….not this weekend.  I ate terribly all weekend. In Bob’s book he talks about writing down and acknowledging how you felt when you ate something out of your plan…..so I have been noticing…I feel like crap.   Not guilty, but my stomach is upset, I feel lethargic and tired…. so I guess I am always learning.

I decided I need to get the food ads, see what is on sale, and plan out some meals. The only really healthy thing I know how to make is my stir fry.  need to start making more meals. If we even had some loose plans…it would be easier then ordering pizza.  I am terrible cook, or more so, I am not interested in cooking remotely.  

I havea head cold and I work 12 hours today. I am not working out, not even 6 minute abs. I am taking the day off but will stay in my calories.

Down with the pounds(and this nasty sore throat!)

Nicole

This day belongs to Bullets because I have a lot floating around in my head. I need to organize it.

• I lost 1 lb today. I wanted 2, but woill take one. I put practice what you prach because I am always all about Yay for a pound now at  2 weeks in a row I was not as impressed with it. A loss is a loss and I am still heading in the right direction.
• Today was Danielle’s 1 year well check, she is a little peanut, weighing only 18 lb 3 oz, and I lost 17 pounds, I almost LOST the saize of Danielle.  That’s Awesome!
• (I’m still working on bringing awesome back)
• I noticed when I eat well I ahve a hard time going number 2, but when i eat crap on Saturdays I am in the bathroom. It makes me think how on cheat day how bad things actually are that I am eating.
• I did not want to work out today, but I did it.
• My cousin is coming back to work soon so I will be back to 4 days a week  These 3 day week have been great and I am going to miss them!
• One pound away from my next minigoal. Less then 10lbs away from passing Ray and finally being smaller.

The diaper rash is doing a bit better.

Down with the pounds!

Nicole

I work today, here is hoping for some big tips.  I ahve been exercising good all week, eating with in my calories but I am just down in the dumps. My period is over….I don’t know what my problem is. Danielle has not been sleeping well, and she just st6arted having a  severe diaper rash yesterday. We go for a well check tomorrow morning, and the kid is RED!  I always use balmex or ad or soemthing and just out of no where we got this severe redness. I think maybe she ate something that didn’t agree with her. (Her sister’s chocolate milk perhaps?)  She pooped 5 times since yesterday. the lasy 3 times a bit runny, only fussing after the poop and when you are changing her.   I am off to get ready for work.

Down with the pounds(And pink eye and diaper rash)

Nicole

JUST FYI- I typed down with the pants instead of pounds at first, where is my mind today?

That is my mood today. Pammy has pink eye so we were out the door and at our peditricians office by 9 AM.   Got her prescription at Walmart so I could pick up my pics from Danielle’s birthday. Now I can finish her book….but that has me down too. Can you believe my baby girl is a year old already? Time goes so fast!

I treated myself to 2 new just my size solid print shirts, they are solid colors orange, and like a red orange, and i boughht a kerchief to put in my hair for what Ray lovingly calls “the cleaning lady look”  that matches both shirts. The shirts are only 6 dollars, look fine with shorts or capris and I don’t feel bad when the girls stain them up. But even that didn’t break my out of the doldrums today.  I am tired of Just my size anything.

 It will come, have patience.

I think I forgot to mention that the other day on the way to work a tow truck drifted back into my brand new van! Ugh the adjustor is coming today to look at it and I guess we will get it fixed next week.

Today I walked for 15 minutes, rode the bike 15 minutes, did BIggest Loser Cardio Max 20 minutes, and 6 minute abs. I think I am going to try and take a quick walk again because my mood is dumpy.  I need to be in a better mood so I can cheer the Penguins on to victory tonight.

I need a new bathing suit. That sentence feel ominous to me. I think that is where my black cloud might be stemming from.

Somebody cheer me up-!

Down with the pounds (and pink eye too!)

Nicole