I Don't Get It

You know when you're going along in life just great and you're whistling a tune and you really like your outfit and you had a good hair day and you see your mate has filled your gas tank unexpectedly and you find twenty bucks in your pocket you forgot you had and you hear your favorite song on the radio like 3 times on your way to work and you feel like skipping-

THEN WHAM.

Yeah. It's been that kind of day.

And I don't feel like whistling anymore.

Next Leg of the Journey...

I made my first day of school goal! Well, I was within a pound(ish), so I considered that a win (ish). I went back to school -30 lbs. I set my next goal and it will be a challenge! To reach my goal of 140 lbs, and a BMI in the normal/healthy range, I have about 14 lbs left to lose. Give or take a few ounces. I would like to meet my goal weight by Christmas, and the District Holiday Party Day is an excuse to get a new outfit, so I thought that was a good date. By December 17th, 2010, I plan to lose said 14 lbs.

That is 14 pounds in 14 weeks.

This will be a challenge. I will have to continue the daily battle to get up at 4:30 and work out. It remains a daily struggle to eat good healthy food and not shovel in the packaged fake food loaded with sugar.

By the way, if you want, you can do the math, but I don't feel bad telling the interloop how much I weighed at the beginning of this journey, or how much I weigh now. I am proud of my loss so far and celebrate the fact that my knees don't hurt so much anymore and I haven't had heartburn in a coon's age. So that said, I started at 183.5 lbs on April 4th, 2010. My 10% goal was to lose 18 lbs. I hung out there for a while over the summer. After a kick in the butt and adding Shakeology to my diet, I started losing again. So my first day of school weight was 153.(ish) lbs.

Wish me luck and I hope you, dear readers, have a healthy day full of veggies and whole grains, too!

He Was All Over

We were very busy this morning. AJ and Mike had dentist appointments this morning. He wore his new shoes and looked just like Daddy. AJ held it together until it was time to lay in the chair. Then he let loose with both barrels. But after a trip to the treasure chest, he high- fived Dr. Kid and was all smiles. He knew that after the dentist was over, he was going to Lola and Lolo's house.

He played with trains, watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and then ate a Filipino Food Feast. Not good for mama's diet, but so tasty! He was fighting a nap on the couch at Lola's. He told me he did not want a nap. But on the way home the pull of sleep was just too much for him. He asked for "Blankie cover" and this is what happened: (click the link to watch the sweetest boy in the world.)

"No nap now, Mama!"