Step'en Out

I wish I could help with your baby, but I don't have one of my own so I don't have any experience with it. Getting a baby to sleep well while teething also wasn't covered in my developmental psych class :( I know when I was teething, my mom would get a gel-filled teething ring, and freeze it during the day so it would be nice and cold for me to chew on during the night, and it kind of numbs it a little.

Also, I'm glad you're sticking to your diet, and I agree sometimes it can get really difficult to find time to do all the things you're "supposed" to do. It gets easier with time though, I promise :)
 
Sleeping Beauty

Ahhh, last night was a wonderful night of sleep. Kennedi was such a beauty, very comfortable, and slept peacefully all night long. It was like the good 'ol days when I could count on her to do that. After going to the doctor yesterday and learning that she does not have an ear infection anymore, I decided her troubles were due to her new teeth coming in. To ease her discomfort I used baby orajel, something I never thought to do before, and it seemed to work like magic!

I also had John sleep in Steven's room, something Steven was so excited about, so that if the baby woke up I did not have to feed her. I could walk, rock, sing, pray, whatever....just not giving into breastfeeding. I did not even have to go through any of this because of the orajel. Wow! Sure wish I tried this weeks ago!

I'll be leaving in 30 min. to weigh in at JC. I am dreading this little necessary evil. Typically I get a bit disappointed when the weight does not come off quickly. I feel like it is so much work and I have to be too perfect to see such a small change. One of the things I will remind myself is that slow loss is better. I will also think of Steven, only 6 years old, trying so hard to master new skills. He works so hard and the progress is so slow. Bless his heart, he keeps at it! His hand writing, reading and math skills are coming right along....but not over night of course.

I'll write more after I weigh in today. It is my hope to put a little slider bar on my journal to track the loss. I tried to do it earlier in the week but could not figure it out. Maybe today I can find a few minutes to focus on it. I love looking at other peoples tracking systems...it gives me such encouragement!:rolleyes:
 
Congrats on the baby sleeping peacefully :) I can imagine how great that makes you feel.

Good luck with your weigh in. I just spent some time catching up on your first week of the diet world. It really seems like you're doing a great job!
 
Yipeeee

Well, after only one week, I weighed in at 6 lbs. 3 oz. less! Yipeeeee!

I ordered my food for the new week and I have to laugh. I ordered 7 breakfast sandwiches, 7 chicken sandwiches, and 7 veggie burgers. Snacks= 7 peanutbutter bars and 7 chocolate cakes. I am boring to say the least but it seems to help me think less.

The odd thing is how I feel right now. After this huge success, all I can do is feel overwhelmed. What is up with that? I suddenly see all of the things that need to be done in the house, in the garage, on the patio, heck...even my car needs hours of attention. What causes this need to sabotage? Anyone else ever feel this way?

Hope the "yipee" can last a little longer.....
 
Girls Night

I forgot to post in my journal about this evening's plans. It is Girls Night out with my group of friends and I worked hard to organize child care so that I could go. John is out of town and I did not want to miss this event even though he is not home to be with Steven. Kennedi is still a dream girl in social settings so it is easy to bring her with me. I am supposed to be there, at the party, in 30 minutes. I just can't bring myself to get ready. A night of good food and great wine with terrific friends sounds too tempting for me right now. I'm going to call and cancel :( I'll use this time to clean the house.
 
Cleaning House

Dieting sure does make for a clean house. Every time I want to eat, I find something that needs to be cleaned instead. Steven now has a really cool art center/homework station and I took all of the baby things into the trade center today and got $80 plus a clean closet! Both projects kept me from eating or going places that would tempt me to eat.

Tonight was another social event...a pre-shopping/wine and chocolate party at a friends house. She had several vendors there, a wonderful display of decadent chocolate desserts and a variety of yummy wines. Oh how I was tempted to indulge in it all. I did not over spend, but I did buy a darling custom jacket for Kennedi. Also, I held Kennedi the whole time, making it impossible to drink wine or eat while shopping.

I did not get a walk in today but I played a bit of soccer with Steven at his last practice of the season. It was quite fun and I wish I had been feeling good enough to be more "on the ball" earlier in the year.

Here is to a lean me next season!
 
You're doing AWESOME!!

You are doing so well. I do the same thing with cleaning over the weekend. I find that if I'm just sitting watching T.V. for whatever reason I should have something in my mouth. The other thing I've started doing is putting a piece of gum in my mouth, I guess it's something with having my mouth chewing on something...hehe!! Keep up the great work I can't wait to see your new results on Wednesday :D
 
Just stopping in to check on you! Your doing great! I cant believe you lost that much in one week! Look forward to seeing how you do this week! Hummm i've never tried cleaning instead of eating will have to try that because my house needs it!! I usually clean when I'm mad.. and I dont get mad very often maybe 2 times a month but anyway i'll stop by to check on you soon! Take Care!
 
Take the Cake

Today was Steven's final soccer game and the end of the year party. I signed up to bring the cake and ice cream...shoot me now! Why me? Next time I will bring the water or the plates and napkins! It was so hard to serve the cake and ice cream without wanting some, without licking my fingers, and without thinking about it all day long now! I made other people take the left over..."take the cake" I begged. There was no possible way it was going to come home with us. This is a first because typically I would not have any at the party, knowing that I could eat as much as I wanted at home after everyone was in bed, the house was quiet, and I could have some peace. Now...I see the cake as anything but peace. It is the evil doer and I don't want it in my house!

The past few days have been difficult because I am always on the go. I had morning coffee with friends three times....very difficult to pass on the goodies that go with the coffee. Thank goodness my friends are disciplined and they really want me to be successful. No one told me it would be ok to have something and no one encouraged it in any other way. It was purely my failure to not eat meals before I went or to say away from the house too long, so I had to buy food that was not on my program. I did well with ordering turkey sandwiches with no mayo or cheese...nonfat latte's that are totally ok on the program....and no cakes or cookies. So, in all I did ok but I should plan meals better. I hope the scale shows a loss again on Tuesday. Only three days left in this week for me...I can do it.

Thank you so much for checking in on me. I love knowing that people who are working towards the same goals are here for me! Your support is so important.
 
I'm a nursing mother too!

I also live in the south bay area and had questions about nursing/sleeping with my daughter. I found lalecheleague.org to be very helpful.This is a support group for parents with questions on parenting. There are groups in almost all cities. Check out the web site. La Leche League is a non profit group with lots of resources. When I have a question I just go to a meeting and ask. I've met some new friends with common interests and I have a lot less stress now.
And congrats on the weight loss. It feels so good, doesn't it?
 
Hey Kit looks like you are doing amazing with making healthy choices when going out. Thats awesome you are doing fantastic. Keep up the good work its great when you have friends that want you to do good so they keep you on your toes. Hope you have a great day!!!!
 
End of week 2

Hey there...thanks for being so supportive! I love knowing that someone from my area is looking in on me and that so many women with the same goals are right here with me. However, I don't deserve all of the kudo's. Yesterday was the worst day so far on this program. I took the kids to get the holiday photos and see Santa. I was so proud at getting everything done in one day...I was proud of the kids too. I had my JC lunch and then went to the school to get Steven. Then I took him to get his hair cut and Kennedi slept the whole time. So far...so good.

We got to the mall and had one hour to find blue pants for Steven. His cousins were to meet us at the photo place in an hour, they were going to be wearing blue pants and red sweaters. These details are not what is important but the shopping was quite a successes...something remarkable with two kids in toe. I ended up getting Kennedi a new holiday outfit too and the kids looked stunning.

Here is where it started to fall apart for me....hour 4 of errands and photos, hunger strikes. I did not bring my food with me and we were in the mall. Zero healthy choices at hand....hunger really kicking in. As smoothly as everything went it was still a lot of work and coaching of the kids to do everything just right. I got a Starbucks...Non fat latte....approved on JC. That did ok for me for about 30 min and then the cramps hit. The girl at Starbucks used whole milk! Bad for my program and to top it off I am lactose intolerant. Rushing to the commode with the kids was not and easy feat. Thank God I made it but not without panic and embarrassment.

Without my JC dinner and the drive home an hour away, I agreed to go to my sister in-laws for dinner with the kids. A salad with tuna was my plan...she had it all on hand. The glitch was the kids. Her infant needed her and mine needed me. When our husbands arrived with Chinese food from "Laura's" I caved in. I was trying to be careful but I truly was starving and I sat there with the feeling of defeat eating what I could. It felt like survival and failure at the same time.

I weigh in today at noon......
 
Hey Kit! I'm sure you will do just fine on your weigh in! Let us know how it goes. I know you feel bad for eating the Chinese food but I wouldn't let it bother me. You need a break everynow and then as long as it doesn't become a habit and you realize that you had it when you should't have... Dont beat yourself up over it.. Today is a new day!!
 
I'm with Christina, it's done don't beat yourself up over it. One day isn't going to kill you in fact they say a free day is best :)
 
You're right

You're right, you're right, I know you're right. (one of my favorite movie lines...can you guess the movie)? After reading my entry over again, it did sound like I was being harsh. I realize that a meal here or there is not going to break the whole deal. I am still motivated and I did not enjoy the dinner enough to give it all up for several more meals not on the program. I was more bummed out that I ate off of the program and it was not even something I had been craving. For example, I would really like to go to my favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner tonight! Or, wow, here is one....a rum and coke would be just the vacation I need from these past difficult days!!! I have to remember that depravation of a perfect size 8 is worse than depriving myself of a little rum or some chips and salsa! I can do without the yummy things...I'll just keep my eye on the prize!

Speaking of prize...imagine the feeling of victory I felt when the scale said I lost 4 pounds! That makes 10 pounds in two weeks! Sure, a lot of it is water and I can't expect all 50 to 70 pounds to come off so quickly, but geese it feels great to have success in my first two weeks! I'll remember this feeling as we celebrate Thanksgiving and my mother in-laws birithday this week. Good luck to all of us as the holidays begin!

Blessings....
 
Congratulations!!!! I knew you could do it!! Here you was being hard on yourself and you still lost weight! I'm looking forward to your next weigh in!!
 
San Diego Here I Come!

Hi there friends!
Happy Thanksgiving! We are having our big feast on Sunday so today was fairly easy for me. I do have tons of food in the fridge for Sunday though and the biggest temptation is the cheese! I never met a cheese I didn't like so it will be difficult to abstain. I know that as the day gets closer I will lose my strength and give in. I might even have some of those mashed potatos that I love so much!

Tonight I set a goal with my family that I am really excited about. I needed a way to motivate myself to walk on the treadmill every day sooooo.... I suggested we pick a destination that we would all enjoy going to for Easter Vacation, chart the miles we walk each day, and see how far we can go for our vacation destination. Everyone agreed that San Diego would be terrific so I printed a map from our house to a spectacular hotel on the beach. We figured it out to be about 3 miles a day between now and the holiday. The first person to "virtually" walk to San Diego will be treated to a full day of "wishes" once we get there. I'm sure my son would chose a day at Lego Land, I would chose a day at the spa, and my husband would chose a day at the beach. We all win either way! I am determined to be the first one to walk my way there because I desperately need the spa! I walked a mile and a half already....before I go to bed, I plan on walking the other mile and a half.

Happy trails.....
 
I'm a goof

I have no idea how to get that cool measuring tape thing on my page. I'll keep trying. Right now I need to read to my son but I'll be back.:p
 
Hey Kit! That is a great idea! I just know you will have more motivation to walk on the treadmill everyday!

To get the "measureing thing" (as you say..lol) on here you have to go to user cp and post it in your signature! I hope this helps!
 
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