My husband and I almost never go on dates anymore. At least not out of the house. Part of it is financial. We can't afford to get a babysitter usually... Read more
Life is still going strong. The streak of positive health got derailed though...
Basically I've blogged about her in the past, but if you look b... Read more
Okay, I do not think I have ever made a blog entry in any of the three times I signed back up for SP, so this is a first for me.
I am working... Read more
I love that warm weather is now here, it means that I'm out walking in our new neighborhood. With plenty of parks, play structures, and beaches around... Read more
For the second time in my adult life, we planted a garden. Last year (our first attempt) was not super successful. We partnered with some friends and... Read more
We spent the last 5 days or so at my in laws. I actually quite like my in laws, and I love how they treat my kid. I feel grateful to have such a close... Read more
Random photo blog day... Not much has changed. I swear my doctor's scale is off by 5# compared to the one at my house. It says higher, so I'm incli... Read more
Thank Jesus that the scale is moving down. It honestly made me feel better to see 189.7 this morning. Even though its just 0.3# from 190, that made... Read more
This weekend I spent a lot of time running around to various markets, price comparing on their veggies and organic produce.
My best friend and... Read more
My kid has pinkeye. Which is fairly miserable for her. My husband and I are doing everything possible to avoid her reinfecting herself, and avoid get... Read more
I had my birthday this week. Generally I have never been one to really make much of a big deal out of birthdays. I find it stressful to have to deal w... Read more
Yesterday was my Day 1 of rebooting. Done. Just barely under my calorie goal. But under. I also redid my tracker/goals. Spark called me a crazy w... Read more
8 pounds of frustration...
I haven't weighed in for just over two weeks even though I wanted to. I had been doing fine, not necessarily losing mu... Read more
Broke out the cute bento boxes and such today. I have HAD this stuff awhile, I just don’t USE it. But it looks so nice instead of the clean containe... Read more
Well that hurt, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been... Stepping on the scale this morning, I just said to myself “screw it, whatever it is, is... Read more
I’ve got a confession to make. I secretly LOVE dresses and skirts. I have a whole bunch of them. Sundresses, and floral skirts, pleated skirts, bus... Read more
After being a member of Gold's Gym for the past 3 months, I made a shocking discovery - I absolutely LOVE BodyPump! I can't believe that it took me so... Read more
My city had a half marathon today. And no, I didn't run in it. But a good friend did, so my daughter and I went to see her and cheer her on. The mara... Read more
Well, it's been almost a year exactly since my last post here.
In that time I have moved to another city and gotten a new job! My weight's fluctu... Read more
I went on m first 5K today!
Okay, I walked it. It took JUST under an hour. But I did it. And it was pretty fun. My roommate went with me, and... Read more
Yesterday was a really hard day for me. I openly admit I have a lot going on in my life. My typical day goes something like this 6 am-2:30 PM work job... Read more
By FAR my favorite of the bento I've made, was today's.
Here it is in all its glory!
The chicken was marinated for a day in a Caribbean Jerk... Read more
I don’t consider myself much of a cook. I can throw stuff into a pot and call it soup, I can throw chicken in the oven and cover it in BBQ, I can fol... Read more
I find it interesting how great health advice is really great life advice. A few days ago, there was a Spark email about how to say no when people off... Read more
Yesterday worked so well, that I packed myself another Bento today.
Here it is:
Today’s fair was lemon chicken, a few grape tomatoes, celery... Read more
At work, I make sure I track my end of the month stats. I track all sorts of metrics daily, and at the end of each month, I am easily able to see how... Read more
Okay... so I'm doing this again. I shouldn't expect to be perfect and be in my calorie range right away day 2. I'm close. I tracked -- so that's be... Read more
Today is Day 1 of reinventing my lunches that I take to work.
I’ve decided to play with the idea of Bento, Japanese lunch boxes. They are small,... Read more
Today marks one year from when my Dad passed away. My sister visited this past weekend and we had a family dinner last night. My sister is getting mar... Read more
Three accomplishments I am proud of:
1) I started a new exercise program today (and re-set my goals on SparkPeople).
2) I got some things ch... Read more
My clothes have been feeling pretty loose for the past week or so. They looked bulky and way too roomy. So I decided to try on some old clothes this... Read more
This week has been kind of difficult for me. Not because I haven’t been exercising, or couldn’t track, but because I prefer to keep my sodium low (un... Read more
My daughter is in physical therapy. She's 18 months old, and it was very difficult for me to admit she needed help. She has no actual medical issues,... Read more
The weekend, while a nutritional disaster, was really fun, and I got right back to tracking and working out as soon as Monday rolled around. I went t... Read more
Finally starting to see some progress.
I am moving forward in my degree, after hitting a serious mental road block during the winter. I realiz... Read more
I have allowed stressful situations in my personal and family life lately to distract me from keeping up healthy habits and have the weight gain to pr... Read more
Today is the last day of my cleanse. Yesterday was supposed to be but on two days in the past two weeks I didn't end up having dinner (over-snacked in... Read more
