I canceled my lunch and have decided on a little shoe therapy, a workout and maybe a nap. I am heading out-of-town tonight and I want my mood to change. I started to pick up the things from a little party that was moved to my house last night and came across this wonderful little card… I just adore it and though, oh what a great little saying… “Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake”. Then I got to thinking… well, do I really want a cupcake? It sure would be yummy and tasty, then I thought… you know what I haven’t had in a while. On a day especially like today when I am feeling down. Not something I have done actually in a couple of years, but it did seem to help oh so many years ago when I first felt this way.  What the heck!  Just a big of vodka… … Oh yes I did.  Deep breathe… now I am on my way. It’s time for a new attitude, oh and water the rest of the day.

xo

Today I thought I would check out what all the talk is about this Couch to 5k.  I went on over to Running Into Shape With Carli Couch to 5 K podcast.  Downloaded it to my desktop then copied it over to my iTunes like it suggested.  Put on my workout clothes and walking shoes.  Told my Boys that I would have my headphones on and headed for the treadmill.

I was rather surprised to find that the Week 1 wasn’t as hard as I expected it to be.  You are supposed to take a day in between as a break, but I will be doing it again tomorrow.  If I am up to it, I may even do it twice.

I woke up with my whole body aching today.  Thank goodness I was able to fit in a massage for an hour.  I think that my body is trying to get sick and is fighting like hell.  I tripled up on the Vitamin C. I also still did this workout, which I was happy that I did.  I was dragging tired and ache all day, but it was worth it, absolutely.

I got my Bodybugg back up and running this past week as well. It seems I average between 2,000 and 2,500 steps per day when I am just hanging around the house. Today I logged 6,853 burning 2,267 calories as of this moment. Not too shabby. Going to get on it again tomorrow and see if I can beat it. I’ve downed 112oz of water almost too. All good stuff!  :)

xo

During lunch we talked about how she has encouraged me to write in the past.  Not just this piddly (is piddly even a word?) crap that I blog about, but write a book, and or short stories.  I told her again today that I have never been a story writer, but more of a story-teller.  She said EXACTLY!  I also told her the problem that I have always have is that I remember bits and pieces of these fun times, but not in their entirety.  I was telling her that I need to start the story, come with the idea and she can help with the finishing and help fill it in.  I could do it with her.  We laughed with hard thoughtful eyes and kept talking about different ideas.  She said that everyone should write and I agree.  One of these days I will try something a little different.

Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be great at keeping up with things.  I know that I have mentioned this many times in this blog… with weight loss… exercise… personal goals.  Maybe that is why my memory is the way it is.  I just don’t seem to think that most things are exciting enough, or worth my time, or memory.  Maybe I just partied too much as a teenager, and in my 20 and have too many dead brain cells.  What ever the reason, I will never know.  I just need to keep this brain strong and working one way, or another.  Sitting down and writing from time to time in enjoyable and helps.  Even a stress reliever at times.

As for now I just need to relearn to type with new long damn fingernails.  LOL!  :)

xo

First off I have missed blogging on the past 2 True Confessions. Go figure my days getting away from me and the next thing I know it is Wednesday, or Thursday. Who the hell knows what I am doing, but it is obviously something and not blogging like I should be.

Second, I was a bad, bad girl this week. I haven’t been drinking alcohol very much and this week I had a craving for Guinness BAD. This past Wednesday I had 1.  Friday I had 4.  Saturday I went to a birthday dinner and party and didn’t drink beer, but did have plenty of other things.  Sunday I drank 2 Snake Bites. Half Guinness and half Cider.  Last night I had one too.  Today I will have nothing, but water and the same for the rest of the week.  Well, at least I will try as of this moment.  Can you imagine what those calories did to me? I counted most of them, logged them, then by the time Saturday came around I didn’t log for the birthday party. Ug. Yep.  I was up 1.4 at my weigh-in on Sunday. Such an idiot!  My scale and the WW scale are never the same.  This morning my scale said 176.  BAD!!!  I am working hard to get back down by this next Sunday.  I want the 1.4 gone, plus a little more.  It is such a pity how fast it comes back on and how slowly it is to get it off.  Just sucks really!  I wasn’t even really that bad with my eating except for Sunday. Oh well. I own it.  Time to move on!

Starting Weight:  185

Highest Weight:  189

Weight Today:  176.0

Total WW Loss:  9.0

Total Loss Overall: 13.0

To Goal:  41.0

On a good note I have two of my Boys that started Tutoring this past week and it is going fantastic.  They come home with happy faces. Their self-esteem and reading/writing are moving forward. The Wilkins Learning Center in Gilbert has the most amazing people ever!

I finally hired a new housekeeper and she starts tomorrow. With a crew of 5 others!  How fantastic is that!  I haven’t had anyone helping me with the house for over a year. I know this may sound petty, but for me it is a life saver.  I have gone though a pretty hard year and a half personally and just the little things like this make me feel so much better.  I am a bit ashamed about the way my house looks now, others would disagree, but this is a step in the right direction for myself. A clean house makes for a happy Kathleen.

I started yesterday off by going on the treadmill not once, but twice, throughout my day.  I was in a weird bored mood and it really helped.  I can’t wait to get back on it today!

Today I am starting the 100 Push-ups program.  I have tried it before, but never finished. I have a good friend that started a few days ago, so I am going to try to catch up to her. I find that having someone to do something with really, really helps. Wish me luck!  Push-up can be damn hard.  LOL!

Today I am cooking Miso Soup for my Boys.  They love it when I make it for them. Pretty healthy and low points too. I am also going to make a vegetable soup today for the crock pot to have for whenever we want a snack. My oldest especially loves soup.  Soup and salad, how can you go wrong!

I closed down my Mom’s Making Time for Mom’s MeetUp group this past Sunday. It was time.  I have had it going since, well, I can’t remember… either February 2008, or 2009.  I just feel like it was the right time and the right thing to do.  I am going to look into maybe joining some other groups on my own and take it from there.  Life is an adventure right?!

I am going to be doing the Color Run here in Tempe this weekend with my family and a friend.  I can’t wait!  It just looks so fun and exciting for us all and such a great cause!

I also signed my Husband and I up for the Skirt Chaser 5k. Looks like a blast as well. I joined with a few friends and also found out at the birthday dinner I was at the other night that a bunch of those girls will be there too. Woo hoo!  Something fun and healthy to look forward too.  :)

xo

I have done this in the past as well with another challenge and also on my own.  When I first started it was very, very enlightening.  I was counting calories.  The next journal was making sure I was adding and getting rid of a lot of foods.  Now with Weight Watchers and counting points it is even more different.  I really like it though and find that it is imperative for me.  :)

xo

My water intake since I have started except for one day, yesterday, has been great!  I have been drinking a goal of 100 ounces a day.

As for my sleep that has also been going well this past week also except for one day.  Saturday night I went out with friend, then needed to be up early Sunday for my Weight Watchers weigh-in.  Does it count that I came home afterward and slept for several hours?  LOL!

May I tell everyone that I am loving this challenge and incorporating these things in my life and being aware of each of them every day.  Love it!  :)

xo

Today’s Weight:  175.6.

I can’t remember what my weight was last week at this time. Somewhere around 177 I believe.  Anyway, the Challenge for this week is staying the same as last week. Workout 3 to 5 times a week. Have I been doing this?  Some days yes.  Some days no.  I have gotten on my bike a few times in the past week, but still no Bikram and still no other exercising. Why? Well, because I am Kathleen and this is what I do.  On a good note though… I am getting a treadmill tomorrow night!!!  Woo hooo!  So excited!

When I WAS going to the gym the thing that I used the most was the treadmill, so having one in the house is going to be great. Not only will I use it, but my Father and Husband will want to use it as well.  I will have to keep my Boys in check about the rules of safety while using a treadmill, but I will for sure let them use it if they like.

The Assignment that went along with this weeks Challenge is “Dear Me“, which I have already completed as of last week. You can see it here… http://katbite.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/shrink-yoself-assignment-dear-me-in-2013/

Starting Thursday, or maybe Friday sometime, I will get my ass on that Treadmill and walk, walk, walk.  I also plan to ride my bike over to meet my Boys after school too. My 3 oldest rode bikes today, but my youngest didn’t. I think I’ll take the carrier over with baby girl and ride home with them all.  My oldest has his saxophone today anyway, so I can put that in the carrier for him as well.  I’ll take the exercise any way I can get it!

xo

The 52 Small Changes - Weed 2 Challenge is to “Get Your Zzzzs”.  What this means is for  Aiming  for  7 – 8 hours a night  . So far so good for me this week.

I have been making sure that I try to stay aware of what time it is at night, because I can let it get away from me.  Monday I slept for exactly 7 hours.  uninterrupted.  So nice.  Last night I woke up 5 minutes shy of my 7 hours.  When nature calls it calls.  :)

My sleep schedule can vary.  I don’t force staying awake, or going to sleep. I pretty much do what my body tells me.  I also have never really paid attention to the amount of hours I sleep at night.  I always figured it was about 5, or so.  This will be a good challenge for me.

We are also supposed to stick with drinking as much water as possible. This has been going great for me as I have been drinking 100+ ounces a day.  Yeah!  :)

xo

Just another morning with a couple grumpy Boys this morning.  Time to turn up the music and let it all go.  When ever a situation like this comes up the first thing I think of is a song my Mother used to sing… Don’t Worry Be Happy .  :)

xo