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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

WW Wednesday

I am feeling really good today on "Weight Watchers Wednesday."
I was ~~really obnoxious~~ super happy at the scale today and even hugged Neighbor Melissa and the lady who weighed me in.
I might have even mentioned the desire for a victory lap.
Oh yes, yes I did. (I told you I was obnoxious.)

What can I say? Like I've said before, if I'm going to hold my head high on the bad weeks you better believe I'm going to revel in the great ones. :)
But I'll be the first one to congratulate someone else, too. I try to never hold in a congratulation or compliment. Why would I?

Anyway, I had a week of responsible food choices, even with a date night out at Longhorn and a movie on Saturday.

So, lesson learned this week: I'm so glad I learned to love SHRIMP! It's such a lean power food and I've had it grilled with a side of grilled pineapple (love) a couple times in the last week. It's definitely worth it to retry those foods you found gross as a child.

Goal for the upcoming week: Enjoy BigBoy birthday cake only at his party on Saturday. It's okay to splurge a little on special occasions, but I don't have to milk that special occasion for days afterwards.

P.S. We never even tasted the carrots I added to the spaghetti sauce last week. I only added 2/3 cup for this first time, but I'm going to double that next time. Give it a try!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

What's up?

I've been a bad blaaaahger lately.

I haven't been taking a lot of photos.
I haven't written anything witty, sentimental, or even particularly interesting in a while.

What can I say? It's summer.

(Well, technically it's still Spring.)

No schedule. No routine.

Playing with friends and doing what we want.

(Like how BabyCakes just goes after what she wants, no matter what or who is in the way?
We don't call her Lil' Dozer for nothing!)

...

BigBoy's 5th Birthday party is this weekend.
Maybe I'll take some pictures at that, but I kind of doubt it. Other than the obligatory candle-blowing shots, I doubt there will be much. I'm more of an "in the moment" kind of mom.
I don't document events very well.

I just live them.

Let's hope the Lord blesses me with a good memory.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Baby(Cakes) Alive

Earlier this week we received a package in the mail from Grandparents. It contained BigBoy birthday presents, handmade pillowcase dresses from Grandma, and this:

The doll bounces up and down and makes baby noises! It is soooo cute because we have our own little "Baby Alive" in our house. She even has curly blonde hair (although it's looking a little darker in this pic) and blue eyes.

She LOVES to bounce. Remember this video I shared? I think someone saw the video and then made the doll. She even has in a bow and everyone ("everyone" as in the 3 people who read this blaaaahg) knows I love me some hair bows. Upon further inspection, the crib is the same color of BabyCakes' nursery walls. too.

So, yes Papa, the baby doll is really cute.

But not as cute as the original. :)

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

WW Wednesday

I know that it has been a whole week around here without blog posts, but I am naturally back today for WW Wednesday.
Last week I said my goal was to eat breakfast and track every day. Simple as that.
Well I did what I said I would do and it paid off with a nice loss at the scale today.
I'm still clawing my way back from a couple gains I had in previous weeks, but I'm actually trying again and it is paying off.

(Gramps insists on grandchildren pics so here's one of BigBoy with his First Birthday strawberry cupcake. His 5th is rapidly approaching and I have three Transformers pinatas to prove it!)

In the spirit of healthier eating, I'm going to tweak my spaghetti recipe tonight by adding pureed carrots to the sauce.
Of course, BigBoy still won't eat sauce but because I myself am such a child when it comes to eating healthy vegetables (who can hate a potato?), I'm going to try to trick myself.
Whole wheat spaghetti, jarred sauce, ground turkey, mushrooms in J's (yucky... I told you I'm a child about food) and pureed carrots. I'll let you know how it goes.

Oh and Neighbor Stacy passed along this "Deceptively Delicious" cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld for me to try. (Gotta love a gal with a ponytail and a sense of humor! She's married to Jerry Seinfeld.)
Stacy's an old pro at hiding veggies in food. She even puts kale in brownies!

Lesson learned this week: I really do feel better all day and make better food choices all day when I eat breakfast.

Goal for the week: Maintain tracking and breakfast-eating, and sneak in veggies to at least 3 meals extra.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

WW Wednesday

Today at WW I was feeling pretty good. I didn't expect a gain at the scale but I wasn't sure about a loss, either. I tracked my points (food) last week but spent 3 days out of town eating high-point foods that I didn't track but I did semi-plan-for. My best guess was that I would have a minor loss.

And I was right.

I had a minor loss but it was a loss all the same.

Today at WW we talked about eating breakfast. We all know we should eat breakfast. It's not a secret that we will feel better and make better food choices throughout the entire day if we consume a reasonable breakfast.

Lesson learned this week: Once again I learned that even when I hit a low point in this journey, it's really only that -- a low point. All my efforts have not been lost. I am not a different person. I haven't failed anyone. It is possible to just pick back up where you left off and march ahead.
Every time it gets easier, especially when you aren't doing it alone. :)

It doesn't have to be all or nothing.

Goals for this week: Eat breakfast every morning. Track every day. Simple as that. See the results in one week.