Getting fit in '09 update #11

Yay! I'm down 2 pounds this week :) I weigh 153, for a total loss of 18.5 pounds! I've hit my first mini-goal, which was 10% of my starting weight. I am so happy I have stuck with it, even during the hard weeks when I gained for no apparent reason. I'm half-way there...18 down, 18 to go!

Things I did this week: Did pretty good at staying within my points, worked out once, took care of sick kids and a husband

Things to do this week: Work on water intake, I really suck at that.

Getting fit in '09 update #10

Holy cow! I have made it to the halfway point in my journey! It seems to have gone by really fast. Keeping this journal has helped me keep on track along with the support and comments of all of you, family, and friends.

This week I am only down .5 pounds, which makes me kinda sad, but at least it's something. I didn't eat the greatest this week, but I did get in a couple workouts using Jillian's 30 Day Shred (and...wow...that kicked my butt!). I also got to go on a couple walks because of the nice weather. I will count them even if they were slow ones....Alex refuses to sit in the stroller and insists on helping me push these days. Anyway, I am at 155 so only 20 more to go until I hit my goal. I have to maintain 2lbs a week to reach it, and that worries me a bit.

I took some pictures yesterday so I could see the difference 16.5lbs has made, and I was pleasantly surprised. Even though I have dropped from a 16 to a 12...it was still hard for me to really see how my body has changed. So here are my before pictures, with my halfway there pictures:

Getting fit in '09 update #9

I am down 3lbs this week! I am at 155.5 (only 5.5 pounds away from pre-Carter weight!) I am totally shocked, as I didn't get to work out at all! But I ate pretty good. Having strep really sucked, but at least I still lost weight. Stay tuned for next week...it marks the half way point and I will be taking some comparison pictures! I am excited to see the changes. :)

Things I did this week: Nothing but recover

Things to do this week: Get back into the swing of things...start off small, so it's not so daunting!

Family updates!

It has been awhile since I posted updates on the family. So I'll start with the boys, because that's all you really want to hear about anyway, right? ;)





Alex is still loving going to 'school'. I am thinking about registering him for pre-school in the fall. He'd go 3 days a week from 8:30-11:30. He has been through potty-training and has done really really well! I can't believe how easy it was. He still is in a diaper at night, but I have a feeling that one is going to take awhile to master. He hasn't had an accident during the day in over a week! He still loves reading books, singing songs, and running around like a mad man, of course!

Carter turned 9 months old yesterday! Where has the time gone? He has mastered crawling and pulling up on everything. He can kind of wave, but I don't think he knows what he is doing yet. His favorite 'phrases' are baa-ba-baa and mama. He can even 'walk' with the use of his walker! (Video to come, eventually) He takes two naps a day, and has started sleeping 11 hours through the night before waking me up to nurse. He loves playing with his big brother, his face lights up every time he sees Alex. He eats 1-3 meals a day of baby food, his favorite is the apple/squash mixture. He loves to play the drums and dance around in circles with his mommy. He weighs 18.5 lbs and is 28" long (according to my own measurements...so they could be way off! LOL)

Jason is finally moving out of scheduling as the two KC-135 squadrons combine. Hopefully work won't be as bad for him, and we'll get to see him more often....even though he is taking two classes to work towards his Master's Degree! He is also thinking of going on a volunteer deployment come early fall so he can reenlist overseas to get the bonus tax free. Just pray that it's not one doing convoys!

As for me, I still have strep and just got a second round of antibiotics started yesterday. Hopefully this does the trick. I'm still right on track to losing 35 pounds by my birthday so I can go on a huge shopping trip in Grapevine, TX for new clothes!

I downloaded a bunch of pictures to our website http://www.ktnjasonsfamily.myphotoalbum.com/ please go check them out.

Getting fit in '09 update #8

Wohoo! I'm down another 2lbs this week! I weigh 158.5 as of this morning. I am now convinced that I need to take it easy on the high-intensity work outs and just focus on eating right while I am still nursing. I will probably try to squeeze one in a week just to keep my heart healthy, and I will do pilates so I can continue to tone those new muscles I am forming.

Things I did this week: Gave up coffee for lent and started drinking green tea (I think this probably helped a lot too), did one pilates workout, ate pretty well.

Things to do this week: Get in 3 pilates workouts, keep up on the water, and get one high-intensity workout in

Alex's Tales...

This boy can make me laugh with every new word and phrase he learns. Here is a conversation we had a couple days ago as Alex, Carter, and I are all sitting down eating our breakfast...


Alex: Oh my gosh, Mommy!

Me: What?! (as in, what did you just say? I didn't quite catch that..)

Alex: Oh my gosh, Mommy! Oh MY GOSH!

Me: What?! (as in, what's got you so worked up, and where the heck did you learn that? As I really don't say it that often)

Alex: Carter's sitting!

Me: Wow! Yes, that is amazing, isn't it?

Alex: yeah...

And he continues on with his breakfast like nothing ever happened. Seriously...this has got to be my favorite stage of life so far...

Getting fit in '09 update #7

Hey all! I weighed in at 160.5 this morning, and I am not sure if being sick helped out or not. 4 days of chicken noodle soup is not fun! But it is a 2 pound loss, so I'll take it. I'm probably not going to get back into workout mode this week so I need to be sure to stick to my points. I need to get over this awful cycle of gaining and losing before I go crazy!

Things I did this week: Absolutely nothing, got strep throat

Things to do this week: recover from being sick, ease back into some pilates, drink lots and lots of water