JDELMIT's SparkPeople Blog

Working on a new normal

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:38:34 EST

For those of you that do not know I am a single mom of two great boys ages 13 and 17. Ever since I moved back to my home town after my divorce we have lived with my parents. This has been such a blessing because I was able to go back to college and not only get my BS degree but also my masters in literacy education. When my father died just 2 days after thanksgiving my whole world changed. I was used to seeing and talking to my father every single day and so were my boys. In a way he was...

Biggest Loser?

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:42:10 EST

First I would like to say thanks for the great support that all have given me about my blog post on losing my father. All your kind words make me smile and feel good. Now as I sit here watching the biggest loser and watch Jillian beat up on the woman and Bob and the other guy ( like him but can't remember his name) I wonder what kind of people go on the show. I mean who signs up to be humiliated on national tv? Would this really help? Maybe it would b/c some of the things I was doing w...

It has been a tough coupl of months

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:17:46 EST

Well I am back. My weight loss journey has been going well in this time that I have been gone. Unfortunately my life has been turned upside down. My father passed away not long ago. It was very unexpected. He was 59 years old. As you can imagine this is a difficult time for me and my family. My Dad had been in constant pain since he was in his teens and I take heart in the notion that he is no longer in pain. He died of a massive heart attack and I know that my health has not been the...

Struggling a bit

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:08:14 EST

My days lately have been working all day then running the boys home from practice and helping with homework and then falling into bed. This is great b/c I love this time of year when the boys are in sports and a new school year is starting for me and them. However, I have had a real hard time getting time to get on the site and track and log exercise (even have time to exercise). I am happy to report that my weight has actually gone down. I am very happy about that b/c it has been a crazy...

Liscense and Birthday

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 21:14:09 EST

Well today while I was at work my oldest son achieved his goal and received his license. This is the second time he took the test and he said that it went much better today. He was much less nervous and that is what was his down fall last time. Boy I am not sure that I am ready to let him actually drive on his own but tomorrow I will hand over the keys and let him take my car and his little brother to their practices. I guess it is time for me to loosen the reigns and let him go just a bi...

Labor Day

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 16:12:00 EST

How did we get here already? Of course I guess this is said every year all over the country. Well I am doing what many people are probably doing today and that is squeezing in things that I did not get to do all summer. For the boys and I it was going to play Frisbee golf at a local park. We had a lot of fun and I got in some exercise. I actually did many hills and uneven terrain. Feels great to get to have some fun and accomplish something healthy in the process. 334

First Day Back

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:18:29 EST

So I am pretty proud of myself today. I ate a good breakfast and very sensible lunch and I splurged a bit on dinner. It happens I am not going to beat myself up about it. I also did 2 miles on the treadmill. This day is a plus in my book!!!! 104 It was also a great feeling to have everyone tell me how good I looked. It is great b/c I really can't see the lose yet so I am happy to hear from others that all my hard work is paying off. Thanks to all my friends that wished me luc...

Good Bye Summer :(

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:51:28 EST

Well today marked the end of summer for me. Tomorrow I go back to work. The summer was great for me I slept late exercised on the wii during the day and walked at night. I at a good lunch and dinner (I hate eating breakfast pause for reaction). Well with my job I will be eating breakfast b/c I will be up earlier and I will need that. Alos I work at a job in which I am provided with breakfast and lunch. I work with kids and to set an example we should eat. the good news is that there is...

Belated Birthday

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:35:49 EST

Well this post was supposed to be written but didn't get there. yesterday was the day that my oldest son turned 17. It was a day that I sat back and said wow how in the world did I get here already? I mean yesterday he was going to kindergarten and today he is looking at what college to go to. When people say pay attention b/c it goes by fast well it really does. I have another son and he will be 13 on Sept. 4. So I will be that "full time" Mom for awhile longer but yesterday got me wo...

Back to the grind

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:39:04 EST

After a week of stress and running around and a weekend of parting and overeating I saw it on the scale. I went ip almost 8 pounds. I know that some of what was lost wa probably water so I know that my weight did not go up 8 lbs in a week(at least that is what I am sticking to). Today i got back on track. I started my wii fit challenge again after not doing it last week and I saw the lack of work in what I could do yoga wise. I was a bit stiffer and I was not able to stay as balanced. I...

Friday

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:57:43 EST

Well woke up today feeling much less stressed the I was yesterday. Good news is that my son is not upset anymore and he scheduled a new road test. Now all he has to do is practice practice practice. Got on the scale this morning even though it is not my official weigh in and it says that I gained about 3 pounds since the other day. I know that weight goes up and down but it still makes me feel bad. But I need to look at myself. I have not been tracking well this week. I have been run...

It is tough being a Mom

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:57:39 EST

Well today my blog has absolutely nothing to do with weight. Today I took my 16 year old (will be 17 in 5 days) for his drivers test. I want to know if my parents were are nervous for me as I was for him. I thought I was going to throw up. I am sure that it was b/c of the nerves for him but I am just as sure that some of it was the nerves about him growing up and taking the steps to get away from the nest. Well as I was sitting there waiting I knew that I was not alone b/c every other pa...

So Tired

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:43:08 EST

Today was the unofficial start to my fall season. My oldest son started organized soccer practice today for the Varsity team. This of course means that school and for me work is right around the corner. I realized that I only have 2 weeks left of summer last night when I was trying to go to sleep and just could not. Of course I had to wake up early today to take Matthew to practice. I am not an early riser by nature and have not been all summer so I wanted to get to bed early. Did not h...

Loss!!!!!

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:23:12 EST

So I stepped in the scale today and I was thrilled to see that I lost another 3 pounds. That means I am down 19 pounds. I admit that it has not come off as quickly as I would have liked but I feel so great that I did not give up and I kept going. This is the most amount of weight that I have lost in like the last 7 years. When I started college for my BS the weight just kept coming. Well know I am on my way and it feels great. I am doing really well with portion control and I am not eve...

A wonderful Saturday

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:44:13 EST

So following up on my blog from yesterday I decided to go and visit my family today. So off the boys and I went to see my grandmother and Aunt and spend some time with them. My cousin's son was also there so we got to spend some time with him also. I just wanted them all to know that I love them and I care about them. So we had a nice dinner together and did some shopping. Great day. I know that I did go over my calories though but I would say that just for today it was worth it. Now t...

Being there for everyone

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:49:18 EST

I know that being on SP has made me very thankful that I have so many people to cheer me on my journey. This has made me think lately about my "real life" relationships. There are so many times that I am there for so many of my friends but are they really there for me. I have counted so many times in the last couple of days that I have asked and checked in with how my friends are doing but they really do not return the favor. I also know that there are many times that I do not do this. I...

Sweatin and writing

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:28:21 EST

So I am writing this right after I got done with my wii work out. Holy Cow I did yoga and boy am I sweating. I always forget that yoga makes me sweat like this. I feel really good. There are so many times that I make the excuse that I do not have the time or stuff to exercise. Well I do. I watch alot of tv that I do not need to do. All I have to do is take 60 minutes from my rerun tv watching and make myself exercise. I also say that I do not have the right equipment. Well guess what...

Not sure what to say

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 22:26:51 EST

Well today has been a pretty lazy day around the Mitchell household. It was a rainy stormy day so outside play was a no go and it just seemed like a day to snuggle with a book or watch the Olympics. As I am writing this I am watching the woman vault at the Olympics and there is a 37 year old lady doing the vault. OMG in a sport where if you are 20 you are old how in the world can someone that old do this. As always when I watch the Olympics I am amazed by the athletes and what they can do...

#6

Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:20:10 EST

Well today I went hiking in Letchworth State Park, this park is called the Grand Canyon of the East. It has beautiful views and 3 great water falls. Well where there are water falls there are hills and I def hiked some today. I went with my best friend, my son and her daughters. Well since her little one is not quite 2 I decide that I would go with the other 2 to a little creek and waterfall area down under a bridge.

#5 Olympics

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 23:53:17 EST

is anybody else watching the Olympics (yeah stupid question) and getting inspired? I am watching the all around finals in woman's gymnastics now and feel so inspired. These girls are so young and they have achieved so much. Way to go. All of the athletes have tremendous abilities and I know that we all have tremendous abilities also. We just have to reach down and find them. We may not be going for a gold medal but we are all about reaching our own gold standard.

Day #4

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:40:01 EST

I had one of the best days today. It was senior picture day for my son. I loved watching him get his picture taken in all the different poses. He looks so grown up and I am so proud of him. The only problem of that day was that with the senior picture we got a family picture for free. Oh no I did not want to get in front of the camera. I did though b/c I have not had just a picture of me and the boys (besides a random) since my youngest was a baby and that was almost 13 years ago. So I...

Day#3

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:32:46 EST

Seems like lately I have been a day behind in my blog posts. Ah well at least I am writin g them and working through my feelings. Yesterday went for a walk with my BFF that is home from London. She moved there 3 years ago and I miss her all the time so it was great to walk. That is what we used to do all the time. Well she is on a weight lose journey also (she is ahead of me 39 ) so we shared some of our tricks of the trade. It was great to have the encouragement that she give...

Day #2

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:16:35 EST

So I have had a busy couple of days so I have not been on the website. I will catch everyone up. Thursday was just one of those days when nothing is really going on but you actually never get a chance to do what you want. I did manage to get in a 5 mile walk!!!! I have been doing the C25k program but my calves have been really hurting when I do it. I decided that I would take the work out outside and try to see if my legs felt any better. Well the did not and I did not even get through ...

#1 (now I am counting)

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:19:10 EST

Did not get a chance to write yesterday so I will update on the last two days. Yesterday planned out some trips to local amusement parks for me and the kids and my BFF's family. This put me behind on my C25k program but I manged to get it in after I dropped Matt (oldest) off at soccer practice. I got about 20 minutes through and had to stop I got major pain in my ankle and calf area. I have been running on the treadmill but I think that I need to try and do it outside. We will see tomorr...

Monday

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:24:47 EST

Well today was my day to play some Frisbee golf with the kids and my brother. Did not happen forgot that I had an ortho appt. for my oldest. Then of course had some more running around to do. Finally decided that I was gonna break down and buy an AC unit for my parents and myself as the boys room already has one. Made some french bread pizza for dinner. I think that I did pretty well since I was able to control what was on it and it was not as greasy as take out. By the time I looked at...

Reminders of how things are and could have been

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:13:50 EST

Today I was reminded of how fast time goes by. My oldest son will be 17 next month and today we did some things that reminded me of that. First we made an appt. for his road test. OMG it seems like just yesterday I was taking, and failing my first road test how can I have a son that is taking one? Next thing that we did is look at Syracuse University website b/c I am taking him there on Friday to look around the campus. Ugh just another reminder that my "baby" will be leaving me soon. T...

Day 2 of C25K

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:29:51 EST

Yeah I did day 2 today. It was not easy I can tell you that. My ankles (or there about) really ached when I was running but I stuck it out and finished the 30 minute program. I now need to look up different strength training exercises that I can do that will help to strengthen the ankle area of me so that they will not hurt as much. Good news with the portions today I did really well. I did have 2 sandwiches for lunch but I also did not have snack in between so I think that helped a lot...

Portions are my enemy!!!

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:09:23 EST

So this is the BIG problem that I have and that is that I can not seem to get my portions under control. Instead of having one bologna sandwich for lunch I had to have 2. Why was I really that hungry? Nope I could have ate one and most likely been satisfied but instead I made 2. Ah how can I get the portions under control. I really think that this is one of my biggest obstacles in my journey.

Me run....NO WAY!!!!

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:08:26 EST

Yes way!! I started the C25k program today and I finished it. I added it all up and I ran for 8 minutes today. OMG I would have never, ever thought that I could do that. I mean I am the one that can barely run 2 full minutes on the treadmill. Wow I started out running at a 4.5 and I did that for about half the time then I had to slow down a bit to 4.0(my ankles were hurting). I did not think that I would even get to the end, I had to keep bargaining with myself. You know how you do it ...

Drama

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:05:22 EST

Sometimes I feel like drama follows me where ever go. Then I think is it me? Well I had a day from hell today (at least the first part) in which I felt like the bottom on someone's shoe. I was made to feel like this by my brother and it really hurt. I wondered to myself why I continue to put myself in a situation where he can hurt me like he is. He is actually not the one that is really doing the hurting but it is his baby momma(they are in a custody fight and she is refusing to let any...

New to this

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:55:26 EST

So even though I have been a pretty active site user in the past year I have been doing many of the same things. i do not explore the content of SP. In fact I know that I am just going through the motions. Well I have been trying to make changes to that. Today I actually read things (many times I just skim articles so that I can get the points). I read about the stage one of the diet plan. yes I have the spark points for already reading it but see the sentence above. I know that this s...

Back From Vacation

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:12:47 EST

Well I got back from vacation yesterday. I actually arrived home at 3:30 in the morning after starting at 5 pm Sunday so I had a couple of delays. After getting my legs back into being home I weighed myself. Guess what?????? I did not gain any weight on vacation. This is a big plus for me. I knew that i would not get any exercise and I knew that I would be eating so I was worried. I however made healthy means most of the week and I only ate out a couple of times and it paid off. Now I...

Vacation

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 16:08:55 EST

Well I am on vacation for the next week. Bad news I am in SC where it is 100 degrees today and over the weekend it was 108. WHEWWWWW I am not used to the not weather. Thank goodness for the AC or I think I would melt. Good news is that I have been eating pretty good and plan to continue that. I walked 5 miles on Saturday and plan to walk again tonight (hope the temp goes down a little). So far I have not gained any weight, I have not lost any either but this is a win in my book. I also...

I hate Summer

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:56:02 EST

I hate summer. Well let me clarify I love summer but as a teacher this means I do not work and have tons of free time on my hands. This can be a good thing but not for me. Instead of exercising like I know that I should I sit around and be lazy. I sleep late go to bed late. Not good for me at all. Another thing is that I have all the time in the world to eat whatever I want. When I work I eat at the same time everyday now I do not I eat when I think that I should. Ugh I need to get on...

AHHHHH

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:02:50 EST

I am having a very bad day. Skipped breakfast, ate a burger and fries for lunch no dinner and then chips and pepsi and then I just had a thing of frosting. What is wrong with me? i know I did not eat any breakfast and then no dinner no wonder I overdosed on sweets. Duh I no better than this. I have been doing so well too. Okay this is the plan. Tomorrow eat my usual breakfast (milk and a granola bar) and then eat a good lunch and dinner. I will also fit in some exercise during the day...

Stress

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:53:57 EST

I had a very stressful day today. Work was crazy, I think the little kiddos were trying to lead a revolt against the teachers. We had an early soccer game tonight so... late dinner of frozen pizza. Good news is that I am under my calories for the day YAY! baby steps

Accomplishments

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:58:58 EST

Well I have not written in a couple of days so I will give you all the highlights and low-lights. Highlight #1 On Friday I turned 35. I feel pretty good about this. It is just a number and I have no problem with another year older. Of course my wonderful friends at work brought in and baked all sorts of goodies for me. It was like I was in Candy land. There were donuts and muffins and ho hos and fresh baked apple pie. All in all about 3 dozen. Ugh what was a girl to do? Answer have a...

Summer Soccer

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:33:17 EST

So today was Mike's (my youngest son) soccer game. He won so that was great and he and all his team mates had fun and that is what counts. I love this time of year, it seems like the schools where they play become their own little city as parents and children converge. I love hearing the parents cheering and the looks on the kids faces when they are playing the game. However, earlier in the evening when I was with my BFF watching her daughter play I was thinking about how they realigned ...

June 4

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:01:01 EST

So today was a pretty good day. Had a good day doing paperwork at work. Splurged a little and had a sub for lunch but I am still good on my calories. Drank more than my own goal of 2 cups of water, actually I am closer to the 8 glasses. Did 45 minutes on the treadmill and was right at the 20 minute mile pace. I think I want to try and find a work out to try and start to run. Nothing heavy duty b/c I am not ready for that but starting off slow. I know that there are many out there. Jus...

Good News

Sun, 3 Jun 2012 19:37:58 EST

I set some news goals for myself yesterday and the good news is that I am well on my way to meeting them. I achieved my goal of getting 2 glasses (bottles) of water today. Actually I think I had more than that. I also stepped on the scale and I lost 2 pounds. So I am on my way to losing 5 lbs for the month. I have planned my walking day for tomorrow while my son is at soccer practice. Right now I feel really good about where I am headed and I feel that I have set a good path to get ther...

Small Goals

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 20:55:23 EST

First thank you to all of you that responded to my last post. You gave me some great ideas that I will try and use in my SP routine.

So after reading and exploring some of the articles and blogs on SP I realize that I have not followed through with the goals that I set for myself in January. Big surprise. I also realize that I have set some long term goals weight goals but have not really set any small ones. So I think that I am going to change that right now. Here are my ne...

Please Read I need Guidance

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:53:52 EST

I have been pretty "active" on SP for almost a year now but as I was going through all my emails today and going about getting my points I realized that I think I could be getting more out of this site. I mean sure I read the emails and surf the blogs and stuff but I do not think that I am using the sight to my full potential. I know that there are people on here that are friends but I do not really communicate with them except for commenting on their blogs or them commenting on mine. I kno...

Am I afraid?????

Tue, 29 May 2012 21:37:01 EST

So I have been trying to get back on the SP band wagon. I have been reading articles, trying to get as many points as I can and reading my emails. So through all the things that I have been thinking about the same thing over and over... am i afraid to fail or am i afraid to succeed? I have had many successes in my life, I have raised 2 great boys as a single mom, I am a good daughter and sister and friend, I went back to school and received my BS and MS degrees in education, I have a job t...

Great Weekend

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:47:40 EST

So today was the last day of the 4 day weekend. What a great weekend I had. There was not anything spectacular about it but it was great anyway. My son when on a school trip to NYC and he went and returned safely and had a great time. Both of my sons and I went and saw the new Men in Black movie and that was fun. As I wrote yesterday we got the yard work done and played some Frisbee games. My brother and my sons and I had a nice fire last night. My brother took my youngest on a nice h...

Here we go again.

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:05:25 EST

So I have not posted a blog in a while. I have been being healthy though. I have been walking twice a week and I have manged to get past that number on the scale that seems to mock me. I am not sure what the scale says today but I feel really good about the weekend so I don't really think it should deter me. This weekend I attempted to push mow the lawn. Wow I never realized how much that took but I did it. I am really proud that I did this b/c I usually leave the lawn mowing to someon...

I'm Back

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:47:39 EST

Well it has been a little over a month since I posted a blog, and a little less then that since I have been on the site. It has been a hectic month that it for sure. First I had a really busy time at work, going in early and staying late = one tired camper. then came the vacation with my kids which was great minus the 15 hour drive on the way home b/c of an accident. then of course it was back to the grind and getting things done that you did not get done before vacation. Ugh well that i...

Terrific Tuesday

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:43:12 EST

My good week continues. Work was kinda trying but it was not to bad. I took a short nap when I came home ate a pretty healthy dinner and then decided that I would take advantage of the beautiful weather and go for a walk. I ended up walking for almost 4 miles. It felt pretty good. The only bad part of the day was that I stepped on the scale and gained a pound for last week. I am not too bummed though b/c I know that my eating was not great. I will try to do better. I packed up my frui...

Happy Monday

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:14:31 EST

I know those words don't usually go together at least not in my book. However today went really well. I had a very productive day at work, I worked out tonight and I am not hungry. I have been keeping up on the treadmill and I started doing my strength training again. My food intake has been pretty good just have to do some tweaking but I know that I will get there. Oh and a big plus is that the weather is getting nice so soon I will be outside walking with my BFF. Good times all around ...

Saturday Night

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 22:18:38 EST

Well I was not planning on exercising today because I have done it for 3 days in a row. However I decided that I could bust out a quick mile. Well I ended up with a new best time a mile in under 19 minutes and did a mile and a half in 30 minutes. I know that some people can do better but for me it is the best I have done in a long time and it feels great.

Eating continues to be my struggle. I did pretty well and then we decided that we would get pizza and wings for dinner for...

Friday Night

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 21:43:30 EST

Wow I kicked my butt on the treadmill tonight. I did 45 minutes and almost 2 and a half miles. I know that you can't really trust the calorie counters on the machines but it said I burned just under 300 calories and that gave me a pretty good feeling. The best part was that I did not feel like I was watching the clock when I was on it. I just rocked out to my music and the time went by pretty fast. I am especially proud of myself b/c all day today I was dragging and I still got on the tre...