Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
not giving up yet
For lack of a better cliché, today I almost threw in the towel about eight different times. I wanted to give up on weight loss so badly. I’ve had a pretty bad last few days diet-wise. I haven’t gone completely overboard, but I really haven’t stuck to the plan by any means.
Today was the roughest. It’s not that I was surrounded by cookies and doughnuts or whatever, it’s just that it was another day of you know… life. Anyway, it’s the winter blahs I’m sure. The weather has just recently changed to make it seem more like January and it’s depressing. Plus I don’t have too much going on at work which is making me LAZY. I haven’t wanted to run and yada yada yada… I could go on.
But you know what?
I just totally ran 3.0 miles! I am psyched! It’s such a good feeling of accomplishment when you finish a good run like that and I’ve said it umpteen gazillion times since I started running again this time around that if I could bottle that feeling and have a dose of it every day I completely would. It’s amazing and rejuvenating.
So I’m almost half way to my 10K goal and I didn’t cheat on my diet all day today. Also, I'd been putting it off, but I finally tried on the bridesmaid dress for my sister-in-law's wedding today and it's definitely too big. Tell me how much I rock.
Now I’m going to sit my butt on the couch and watch American idol.
Today was the roughest. It’s not that I was surrounded by cookies and doughnuts or whatever, it’s just that it was another day of you know… life. Anyway, it’s the winter blahs I’m sure. The weather has just recently changed to make it seem more like January and it’s depressing. Plus I don’t have too much going on at work which is making me LAZY. I haven’t wanted to run and yada yada yada… I could go on.
But you know what?
I just totally ran 3.0 miles! I am psyched! It’s such a good feeling of accomplishment when you finish a good run like that and I’ve said it umpteen gazillion times since I started running again this time around that if I could bottle that feeling and have a dose of it every day I completely would. It’s amazing and rejuvenating.
So I’m almost half way to my 10K goal and I didn’t cheat on my diet all day today. Also, I'd been putting it off, but I finally tried on the bridesmaid dress for my sister-in-law's wedding today and it's definitely too big. Tell me how much I rock.
Now I’m going to sit my butt on the couch and watch American idol.
Friday, January 26, 2007
my plans for the weekend
to do:
- finish this book
- download & then upload recent pictures off the camera
- buy groceries
- fix dinner for another family that had a baby
- pick up and try on a bridesmaid dress for a wedding that's in 3 weeks (yikes!)
- get said bridesmaid dress altered if necessary (pray it's too big!)
- watch movies with the husband
- enter grades into online gradebook for work
- send lesson plans to principal
- run
- buy a baby gift for a friend
- fill out a letter of intent for work next school year (double-YIKES!)
positive thoughts for Friday
I just read this and now (if even for only a few minutes) I have renewed motivation. About ten minutes ago I would have eaten 30 chocolate chip cookies had they been in front of me. Anyway, if it takes me a year to lose the next 21 pounds then it’ll just have to take a year because I’M NOT GIVING UP!
I went out to dinner last night for ladies night out which is always fun. I had a great meal, but ate just a small portion and didn’t get dessert. I’ve lost a total of 13 pounds and I have 21 to go. Weekends are always so hard to so I have to get myself psyched up today to do well over the next two days. Oh well. The good news is that my BMI has dropped to 25.07 which is totallyabsolutelyfreakingawesome. Anything under 25 is “normal” weight; a BMI above 25 is “overweight.”
It’s all hard work, but I’m determined. I have made running a priority in my life over the last seven weeks. Surely if I have already done it seven weeks then I can do it seven more, right? And I only have to run 2.75 miles tomorrow and then 3 on Tuesday. I am thinking about extending my training for the 10K to repeat every week on the training schedule two times before moving up to the next week. This way it will take a lot longer, but I am excited about changing my lifestyle as a result of doing this over the long run instead of as a quick fix. I am hoping that as the author of that article said, the more running that I do, the more I will become a runner.
Fortunately (and unfortunately), I am not losing my motivation to run, but just my motivation to eat well. I just love food too much. It is such a large part of my life. BUT I also love control. I am a control-FREAK! (my family can attest to that) and I am trying to teach myself that if I can control my eating habits then that will be just as fun as controlling any other part of my life. It’ll be a good thing.
Hmmmmm… that’s all the thoughts I have for now. Thanks for the free therapy session!
I went out to dinner last night for ladies night out which is always fun. I had a great meal, but ate just a small portion and didn’t get dessert. I’ve lost a total of 13 pounds and I have 21 to go. Weekends are always so hard to so I have to get myself psyched up today to do well over the next two days. Oh well. The good news is that my BMI has dropped to 25.07 which is totallyabsolutelyfreakingawesome. Anything under 25 is “normal” weight; a BMI above 25 is “overweight.”
It’s all hard work, but I’m determined. I have made running a priority in my life over the last seven weeks. Surely if I have already done it seven weeks then I can do it seven more, right? And I only have to run 2.75 miles tomorrow and then 3 on Tuesday. I am thinking about extending my training for the 10K to repeat every week on the training schedule two times before moving up to the next week. This way it will take a lot longer, but I am excited about changing my lifestyle as a result of doing this over the long run instead of as a quick fix. I am hoping that as the author of that article said, the more running that I do, the more I will become a runner.
Fortunately (and unfortunately), I am not losing my motivation to run, but just my motivation to eat well. I just love food too much. It is such a large part of my life. BUT I also love control. I am a control-FREAK! (my family can attest to that) and I am trying to teach myself that if I can control my eating habits then that will be just as fun as controlling any other part of my life. It’ll be a good thing.
Hmmmmm… that’s all the thoughts I have for now. Thanks for the free therapy session!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
ten months
Dear Julianna,
Wow! Times flies! You just turned ten months old and I can’t believe that in just two short months we’ll be celebrating your birthday! The first few months of your life you changed so rapidly. The next few not so fast, but now it’s like all of a sudden you are a true
little… well… person. You’ve got your own way of communicating and a definite sense of unique personality. You’ve become such a big girl and it seems more and more that you’re no longer a baby.
This month you’ve been clearly expressing your wants and needs by pointing us in the direction you want to go or tugging on our hands and arms. You grunt and babble as a sure indication of what you want us to do and you don’t need to cry nearly as much to tell us what you like or dislike (except when it comes to food – you’ve started crying when we give you veggies and pointing at the fruit or yogurt – smart girl).
You’re sleeping eleven hours at night and two during the day. You’re drinking three bottles and eating three meals plus two snacks daily with milk or juice in a sippy cup (and yes, sometimes you crawl over and grab a piece of cat food or two, but mama tries not to let you). You’re 23 pounds and 29 inches. You’ve moved into a bigger car seat and bigger clothes (sometimes 18 - 24 months size). Plus, you’ve moved up to the big babies Sunday School class. You’re growing up so fast!
The most exciting news this month is that you’ve begun to walk a few steps at a time – ten or twelve before you fall. Daily we can watch you become more and more brave as you willingly let go of whatever stable object you would have previously grabbed with a death-drip and venture out a few feet on your own. Yesterday you walked all the way across Nanna and Papaw’s office! Unfortunately, as a result of all the walking you’ve had lots of bumps and bruises this month, but you’
re also certainly now a very independent girl.
You say, “Hey” and “Bye” and you may have even said "Papaw" a time or two. You can wave and clap. You’re just learning how to blow a kiss. We’re still working on the sign language. You can sign “more” and “milk” and you’re improving everyday. We’ve also gotten several adorable videos of you laughing this month. Your laugh is infectious and thank God you do it often. We love to hear you laugh!
Wow! Times flies! You just turned ten months old and I can’t believe that in just two short months we’ll be celebrating your birthday! The first few months of your life you changed so rapidly. The next few not so fast, but now it’s like all of a sudden you are a true
little… well… person. You’ve got your own way of communicating and a definite sense of unique personality. You’ve become such a big girl and it seems more and more that you’re no longer a baby.This month you’ve been clearly expressing your wants and needs by pointing us in the direction you want to go or tugging on our hands and arms. You grunt and babble as a sure indication of what you want us to do and you don’t need to cry nearly as much to tell us what you like or dislike (except when it comes to food – you’ve started crying when we give you veggies and pointing at the fruit or yogurt – smart girl).
You’re sleeping eleven hours at night and two during the day. You’re drinking three bottles and eating three meals plus two snacks daily with milk or juice in a sippy cup (and yes, sometimes you crawl over and grab a piece of cat food or two, but mama tries not to let you). You’re 23 pounds and 29 inches. You’ve moved into a bigger car seat and bigger clothes (sometimes 18 - 24 months size). Plus, you’ve moved up to the big babies Sunday School class. You’re growing up so fast!
The most exciting news this month is that you’ve begun to walk a few steps at a time – ten or twelve before you fall. Daily we can watch you become more and more brave as you willingly let go of whatever stable object you would have previously grabbed with a death-drip and venture out a few feet on your own. Yesterday you walked all the way across Nanna and Papaw’s office! Unfortunately, as a result of all the walking you’ve had lots of bumps and bruises this month, but you’
re also certainly now a very independent girl.You say, “Hey” and “Bye” and you may have even said "Papaw" a time or two. You can wave and clap. You’re just learning how to blow a kiss. We’re still working on the sign language. You can sign “more” and “milk” and you’re improving everyday. We’ve also gotten several adorable videos of you laughing this month. Your laugh is infectious and thank God you do it often. We love to hear you laugh!
You still absolutely love to work on the computer with anyone who will let you. But n
ot long ago you somehow figured out how to turn Mama’s screen display upside down so we try to only let you play with it as a special treat.
Jules, you saw your first snow this month and you weren’t that impressed. One day soon you will understand the joy of that. I can’t wait for the day in the future where you really bask in the thrill of a “Snow Day.” You also celebrated your first Christmas this month and it certainly brought a new meaning to the holiday to your Daddy and I. (Your grandparents certainly do spoil you!) We all can’t wait to share Christmas with you next year when you understand it a little better!
You know what else you can do now? You can identify people in pictures when we ask questions such as, “Where’s Daddy?” You talk to Nanna and Papaw on the phone and smile. When Daddy comes home, you smile a great big smile, squeal with joy and either walk or crawl to him. We’ve had several special, “cuddly” moments with you this month when you’ve gently rested your head against our shoulders and just let us hold you. You don’t sit still much so it is such a special moment when it happens. We are enjoying every day with you, Julianna! We love you!
Love, Mama
ot long ago you somehow figured out how to turn Mama’s screen display upside down so we try to only let you play with it as a special treat.Jules, you saw your first snow this month and you weren’t that impressed. One day soon you will understand the joy of that. I can’t wait for the day in the future where you really bask in the thrill of a “Snow Day.” You also celebrated your first Christmas this month and it certainly brought a new meaning to the holiday to your Daddy and I. (Your grandparents certainly do spoil you!) We all can’t wait to share Christmas with you next year when you understand it a little better!
You know what else you can do now? You can identify people in pictures when we ask questions such as, “Where’s Daddy?” You talk to Nanna and Papaw on the phone and smile. When Daddy comes home, you smile a great big smile, squeal with joy and either walk or crawl to him. We’ve had several special, “cuddly” moments with you this month when you’ve gently rested your head against our shoulders and just let us hold you. You don’t sit still much so it is such a special moment when it happens. We are enjoying every day with you, Julianna! We love you!
Love, Mama
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
why am i so sensitive?
Why am I so dern sensitive?! My feelings get hurt so easily sometimes that it’s even a little funny, if not sad. I get hurt when someone doesn’t put forth the effort to come see me when we’ve been trying to arrange a visit for months. I get hurt when people don’t want to stay at our place at the beach when we get a group together to go even though they’ll pay MUCH more by going somewhere else. I get hurt when someone makes a joke with which they intend no harm, but my ego still gets a little bruised. Why am I like this? I don’t want to be. It's not like it's any big deal what happens because life is busy and stuff just happens, so I shouldn't care one way or the other. When I think about things like this I often wonder if it a male/female thing or if it’s just personality types or what.
Anyway, I’ve been catching up on some school work this morning and putting away laundry. Now I have to go get some grades entered before the little girl wakes up… actually I hear her now…
Have a good day everyone!
Anyway, I’ve been catching up on some school work this morning and putting away laundry. Now I have to go get some grades entered before the little girl wakes up… actually I hear her now…
Have a good day everyone!
Monday, January 22, 2007
which one?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Follow this blog with bloglovin
