DARN CAMERA

I cannot get my camera to take a picture. It's bad enough I can't see what I am taking because my son cracked the screen. Now it will turn on but it won't flash to take the picture. GRRRrr I hate electronics these days they do not hold up... Any way um for some reason I can't think of what my last weigh in was. I think I lost 4 lbs. I sent Kari the pic. threw my phone to her e-mail. I have never done it before so I hope I did it right. Well I think I am going to RCwhilly's tonight, SOOOooo maybe I can talk my husband into a camera...lol Hope so

Lovin the better weather.

I love the spring, it's my favorite time of the year. Taking the kids on Easter egg hunts, watching everything come back alive. I feel I come back alive on getting outside more often and more exercise with my kids. We have been doing soccer practice so I have been at the park at least four X a week. Which is nice, get some energy out of my kids and away from electronics. It helps with depression a great deal and that is one of my problems with my weight. When I am depressed I like to have comfort food. And it is the worst in Jan and Feb so I it is good that I lost weight in those months.

I am not doing as good as I should AGAIN this month but I am doing OK. Just have been busy, with Collin starting preschool, Soccer, Piano, Scouts, and etc. I bet all of you know how it is. Today I decided to just stay in my PJ's with Collin and hanging out for a couple of hours then get dressed and my but in gear.

I need to take some stress off, that defiantly is a problem with me when I am trying to lose weight. My heart has been doing better. But of course, I haven't been running on the treadmill. Still can't find the key. It's not a very good excuse though. So I am going to find something I can just slide into my treadmill to get it to work.

I also would like to get all of my kids and my bike fixed so we can go on a long bike ride. There is a long trail out here that ends up at a pond. It would be fun the ride, then go fishing with my family...

I am going to do a crunch time the next couple of weeks. Plus Easter is this next weekend, I would like to look better when I see family members I haven't seen for a while.. You know how it is.. Oh and I have been dealing with the stress with my grandpa, he had a heart attack and was in the hospital for a while, they can't do surgery for him because they can't knock him out he's not healthy enough for it. He is at home stable on medication and oxygen. They started Hospice for him just to keep him on top of medication and make sure he is using the oxygen. I hope he at least stays with us until next year. I would like at least one more year with him, it will be to weird without him. I love my Grandpa. SOooo that's what going on.

Hope everyone is doing great.

MY 4 YEAR OLD HID MY KEY

Collin my 4 year old hid my key to my treadmill. I haven't been able to find it or talk it out of him. So i haven't been able to run on the treadmill. My diet has been doing good. But exercising not so much, I am determined to find it today. I need to keep running then I would lose so much more weight and inch's. My real goal is to get into a smaller size and running on know will help out a great deal.

I am losing weight

This month I have started to lose weight a little faster hopefully it keeps up. I have been getting on the treadmill and running. BUT my Tachycardia is acting up. I just about passed out yesterday a couple of times because my heart rate was to fast. I also have been really dizzy. Today I woke up dizzy, tired, and week. I hope it stops acting up. I hope nothing more serious is arising.

I started to get my chest pains again. I decided to try and take it easy early today and then run on the treadmill tonight. Maybe I am just really stressed out. Collin has been becoming very hard again. Well I take that back it seems like it's every other day. The ADHD is better because of the medicine. But he can't take medicine for ODD. "HOLY CRAP," everything is a fight with him from the moment he wakes up until he goes to bed. SOOO I guess that's probably why I am worn out and that I started exercising again, and dieting better.

I am not going to give up running! I hope as I keep going my heart will get better and slow down. It did a couple of years ago when I last lost weight. So I hope it does the same thing.

Oh and I love the warm weather and sun. Well today is chilly. But the rest of the week should be gorgeous. I am excited for spring, Oh and too plant my fresh veggies. I went yesterday and bought some snap peas(seeds) to plant. I just might do that tomorrow. Mmmmm love sugar snap peas. I have my tomatoes, and cucumbers growing in my kitchen right now. My cucumbers are taking off. OH, I can't wait for Cucumbers and vinegar. I would eat it instead of chocolate, I am not a big fan of chocolate. I Love Carbs mostly, and I tend to go over board and eat to much Italian. Anyway I hope everyone is doing great for this month so far.

It's ok at least I am losing weight "right?"

I have started to run on the treadmill about 2 mi. or more. I do feel a whole lot better when I do. Well I lost, I was 181.8 now I am 178. Ok So that's 3.8 lbs. Not good.... But if I keep up on the running I should do much better. I had a not so good week, I had cravings like no other, I think it's because of being frustrated and stressed out with my four year old. He is really pushing my buttons. Well I will and I can do better for this month.

Not ready for the weigh in

I ate some Recess eggs today. I am the type of person if I have some junk it sticks to me. Going to have to work it off tommorrow. I hope Amanda gets first place this week. I am excited to see. I am still losing weight but very slow. I hope I will be able to keep it off this time. Can't wait until we have more warm days. My weigh comes off faster. Cause I am always outside instead of being of facebook. I love to garden/Yard work.

Doing Great

I have been doing great on the dieting but not exercising. I have been busy with my children. But at least I have been losing weight. It's crunch time before the 5th comes. I have been not eating out at all, cutting out a lot of calories and eating more of the clean diets. I don't eat all clean foods but most are. I hope all of you are doing amazing on your diet. I am excited to see.

Starting to try a different diet.

I have been trying to do a different diet this week to see if it works better then what I have been doing. And started to take vitamin suplements again I know it helps. And I am going to up my workout 15-20 a day isn't enough for my body to lose weight. I am going to get second place this next month. I can't say first because Amanda Burke is going to get first place. She deserves it, Amanda has been working so hard. She is a great example to me. My kids are finally all better, hope all the crap stays away from my family. I also added a miles ticker Hopefully within a week I can run that many miles then I will for sure be able to lose weight and inches.

Wahoo It's Friday

I am so glad today is Friday it has been a very long two weeks my two youngest caught pneumonia and my to older were lucky and just have a bad cold. Collin my four year old was up all night with an earache he would not take any medicine, lay on the heating pad or let me put drops in his ears he was crying most of the time. Never had one of my children with such a bad earache. Well anyway all my kids except Collin of course went to school today so I see light at the end of the tunnell.

Well anyway I am glad it is starting to get warmer. When it's warm I like to walk my kids to school and home that gives me a lot of exercise it's close to a mile and half just there. I am struggling with my diet. Well I only lost just under 6 lbs last mo. I am trying to get the ambition to be better about it I am having a hard time finding it. Life just seems like it gets more hectic daily. I going to fight it and keep going. Right now I am going to try harder on my diet I know I can do it I have done it before I wen't from a size 16-18 down to a 5 in about 7 mo. I want to do it agian. So I know I can I am just really trying to find a diet I can stick with the rest of my life so I can keep the weight off this time. I need something perminent. Does anyone have any suggestions?

A GOOD WEEK

I am having a good week. Well it was ok yesterday but today is better. I able to have more time to get things checked off my to do list. My diet is ok and exercising and stretching is good I know I'm not going to be in first this week but that's OK at least I am losing weight but slowly. I hope I can pick it up though.
I also have been trying out essential oils, going for the natural way with my back and arthritis. It is working. I have been putting a drop of Grapefruit under my tough a couple of times a day. It's supposed to help speed up your metabolism. And deep blue, lavender, well I try different one's at night and I sleep so good with putting them on my feet,back, and neck. Some nights I have my husband message my lower back for a while with deep blue then lavender. I sleep sooo good. I haven't for so long.
I am going to pick it up a notch the rest of this week. I plan on running longer on the treadmill and try to stay off of facebook I am so addicted to the games. I need to walk around the house cleaning or go for a walk outside more often.... Facebook is just so much fun. lol Oh I can't wait to start growing seed in a cup for my garden it's coming up fast... :) Mmmmm fresh veggies are amazing. Hope everyone is having a good week.

LAUNDRY DAY

Working on catching up on laundry today so I will be home most of the day trying. I havent gotten onto the treadmill yet I am going to in a few minutes. I stoped doing physical therapy it was getting to exspensive to go twice a week. I just need to keep up on running and doing my stretchs they taught me to do. I might have a new job soon. I am going to be very tired when I start. But I hope I can just keep going on trying to lose weight and exercise. So far I have had a yoplait yogart and a suger free pudding. I think it is a good start I'm thinking I will make my brussell sprouts for lunch after I run/stretches. It a gorgous day. I also think I will go outside with my kids and go for a walk. The sun is shinning, if it stays that way. Maybe I just might clean my garage out it needs it bad that will give me some exercise, fresh air and feeling good my garage was cleaned out. I am staying strong today.

Last week was hard week

This week I am going to do better. I am going to kick myself in the butt and work it off. I did better when I blogged on a daily basses so I am going to do it daily this week.

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Not having a very good day. I need a big boost. Everyday stresses are getting to me and I miss warm weather I need sunshine. When it rains it pores with trials in life. Thats when I start being an emotional eater. I'm ok with eating. (right now). I didn't wiegh myself this week. I didn't run on treadmill and do my stretches yesterday either.

Ummmm my husband needs to be kicked in the butt.

Yesterday my husband offered me a peace of pizza I told im NO. He got me one anyway. Stupid me couldn't resist. I ate it of courst but today I can tell I ate that peace of pizza I have acid reflux NICE. So today I have not given in. Tonight for dinner I had Colflower with some cheese. It was good. Usually I eat the whole bowl but I got full. So I decided not to eat the rest.

I have been exercising (running) on the treadmill and doing my stretches daily. Today I did push myself to do it. I woke up with sinus headache and preasure. The one that makes you dizzy. But I ran and stretched anyway. It's really helping my back, I don't want to go backwards.

Don't think I lost any weight for this last week. I might skip weighing myself this so I don't get disappionted.

Not giving in..

Yesterday I was out and about. I needed to get my son lunch, he wanted Wendy's. Has I pulled up I was thinking maybe it wouldn't hurt. But guess what.. I did not give in. I just got him a kids meal. I waited until I got home and ate some veggies and rice for lunch.

Today I actually don't have a desire to over eat. I am not hungry has long has I eat meals and healthy one's. My body is getting the hand of it. My husband brought home peanut m&m's last night. He left the bag so I can give some to my four year old. Guess what I am not eating any... Usually I would be eating just about the whole darn bag..:)

It's a good day...

I have been crazy today. I haven't had the desire to over eat. I did weigh myself today this time with the clothes on I took the picture with and weighed in the first time. The ticker is a little wrong at this moment. I don't want to change it cause it will be correct end of this week :) I lost four lbs. Wahoo. It just gave me a big boost to keep going.....I shows it is working what I am doing.

I was so into fast food I forgot how much I love Brussels sprouts cooked. In the past I would eat a full bowl of veggies for a meal. I am trying to get back into that habit. Now that I really think about most fast food taste like card board. McDonald's.

I had my physical therapy today it felt so good. My back is much better compared to Sunday night and Monday... I did sleep all night last night thank goodness.

having a hard day......

I AM HUNGRY...I am trying to hold back on eating unhealthy foods and to much. I have ate healthy so far but it is driving me nuts. I didnt sleep at all last night my back kept me up all night. Even with Loratab.... I finally slept from 6-7 then had to get my kids to school. It is feeling better right now. And I do see the physical therapist tommorrow. I just love to eat when I am tired. I am going to try and take a nap while Collin my four year is taking one which is not very often and the other three are walking home so I don't have to worry thank goodness. I have been doing my stretches still and taking anti-inflammatories. I know I can do this.... I am going to lose this weight and get into my yellow pokadot string bikini lol.

Amber's Diet

I have been doing pretty good with my diet. It has been hard starting out, but has I stick to it the easier it gets. I have cut down the intake of food and calories in my diet. I have been going to a physial therapist with my back he has been working with me to stretch, to manage my pain, and to get it so the nerve in my back isn't being pinched. So far it's going good. I would like to exercise with my diet but not until he says it's ok without hurting my back anymore. I have noticed my stomach slowly shrinking. I need to get out the measuring tape and keep track of how many inches I lose. Just haven't gotten to that yet.