Well I didn't work out today.  I was so tired cuz lets just say I was up half the night & not b/c of my kids, but that's a whole different story.  I had a very busy morning I took the kids for blood work, which they all ended up doing really good & then they had their school Halloween party.  By time we got home & everyone ate lunch they didn't go down for naps till 1pm & I decided to take a nap myself. 

Here are some pictures from today at the Halloween party.  Of course I didn't get all three together at once.

Jake the Parrot (that's me in the blue & black, Lol)

Addisyn & Joseph

Addisyn

Joseph

Jake - past nap time..

I do have to add that when I go on the scale today it read 266.  I was surprise & excited b/c I felt so bloated they last couple days. 

Anyways, I will be working out tomorrow.  But in the mean time here is my food log for today.  I have to say that my dinner & lunch are mixed up b/c when I did it on my cell phone that's just what happened. 

Wednesday food log

Until next time.......

This is going to be short tonight cuz I have some things I have to get done on the computer while the kids are in bed.  I was able to do my treadmill workout 30 mins at 3.5 w/ an incline at 10 then ran 1 mile at 4.8mph for 12.3 mins then walked at 3.5 for 2 mins then ran 5mph for 3 mins.  The run was very hard today.  My knees were achy for some reason.  Well here is my food journal.

Tuesday Food Log

Tomorrow my morning is going to be packed.  I have to take all three kids for blood work, so that is not going to be fun & it's going to be heart wrenching thankfully my wonderful mom is helping me.  Then the twins have their Halloween party at school.  Hoping they don't cancel it since Halloween has been changed till this weekend b/c of hurricane Sandy. 

Well until next time...............

I didn't get on yesterday b/c I got a lot of books from my mom & Aunt so I was really into reading Toys by James Patterson.  I will probably be doing the same thing tonight.  Anyways I was able to get my workout in of 30 mins at 3.5 with an incline of 10 then I ran for 20 mins at 5mph.  For some reason yesterday was really hard.  I had this pain in my legs that was just annoying.  It wasn't bad enough to make me stop, but it was just bothersome.  I was very tempted to not run & just stop but I made it through & also after the bad weekend I had I needed to do it.    I ate good yesterday, but this morning I'm feeling really bloated after I had my green monster smoothie.  Maybe b/c my period is due in about a week & a half, who knows. 

Anyways, here is my food journal for yesterday.  I will post today's later after I figure out what I'm making for dinner.

Monday food log


I hope everyone is staying dry & warm during this hurricane Sandy.  The winds were crazy last night.  I hope there isn't much flooding or damage to everyone. 

Until next time............

Bad choices this weekend!!

Well I started off good Friday with working out & eating Okay, but then it was my husbands birthday so we ended up going to Daishin Japanese Steak House which was excellent & I was still under my calorie goal at that time but then we went out w/ some friends & all the beer I drank put me over the limit. 

Friday's Food Log

We did have a great time though.  It was nice to get a babysitter for the night & enjoy some adult time.  I am happy to say I also got my workouts in for the week by Friday so I was able to enjoy time off this weekend.  But I made some really bad eating choices this weekend & I think I'm going to pay for it on the scale.  Cuz it wasn't looking good this morning my scale had me back to 273 so that's 4lbs from Friday so I'm praying that it's just water weight b/c I was feeling pretty bloated & kinda still am. 

Anyways, Saturday was just a lazy day plus all this nasty weather we're having.  It's been raining for two days now & it doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon.  I was to exhausted to do anything but thankfully I wasn't hung over, the only side effect I got from drinking the night before was the exhaustion.  So pretty much I was in bed by 9:30 last night.  I just laid around the house all day yesterday watching TV & plus Joey wasn't feeling well so he clung to me all day & if I tried to get up he screamed & cried.  I did make bad food choices cuz I was to lazy to make anything healthy to eat all day.  I had pizza & that's it. 

Saturday's Food Log

So today I was more rested & I really wanted to workout, but didn't get too it b/c my sister is leaving for
Colorado this coming weekend so my parents had a little gathering at their house for her.  My mom made her famous pizza so I had more pizza today & that's really about it.  I only had two pieces at her house, but ate two more when I got home & sadly I have to say not b/c I was hungry I just don't know why I did.  UGH, hating myself for that right now.  I was way over my calories today.  I will have to do an extra workout this week to make up for this weekend.  I might even have to do it 7 days instead of 5 this time. 

Sunday's Food Log

Well that's really about all I've got.  I'm going to search the net since I haven't had a chance this weekend at all. 

OH I almost forgot on Friday night I got two complements about how much weight I've lost & it made me feel good that someone is seeing the results & not just me. 

Until next time......................

Today was a busy day.  Dropped the twins off at school & then came home & did my treadmill workout, while thankfully Jake napped.  My run was hard today, it took all I had in me to continue, but I did.  Then I picked the kids up & went to my parents to cut their grass which has a ton of leaves & their yard is pretty decent in size. 

I didn't get to relax at all today so I'm tired.  I was so tired that I didn't really feel like making dinner by the time I got home from my parents so I just thru a pizza in the oven.  I feel bad about eating it, but my laziness won this one. 

Thursday Food Journal

I'm going to try to get on tomorrow early b/c Chris & I have date night tomorrow for his birthday & we have a sorta busy day.  Then Saturday we might be going up to our trailer one last time.  I will try my hardest to update & keep track. 

Until next time....................

Today was a beautiful day outside.  It got up to 80 degrees.  I wish I felt like taking the kids somewhere, but I feel like I'm coming down with whatever it is that Chris & the kids have/had.  I still got my workout in I did 30 mins at 3.5 w/ an incline of 6 then I ran for 20 mins at 5.  My run started off alittle on the rough side my legs felt like they were jello, but after about 6 mins I started feeling good. 

As I said earlier I've been floating high & feeling pretty good today b/c they scale finally put me below 270.  I know 269 is still horrible for a female, but I'm the only person that let me get this way.  After all the hard work I went through a few years ago to lose 75lbs you would have thought I wouldn't let this happen, but I did & there is no one to blame. 

I went to the store tonight to pick up a prescription & I was very tempted to buy a pack of smokes.  It's not that I was really craving them, I really don't know why I thought about getting them.  It wasn't that I was going to smoke them but I thought about getting them to have them handy if needed.  I kept telling myself the pros & con's of getting smokes on the 5min drive to the store & I'm so glad that the con's out weighed the pros (since there really is no pros to smoking). 

So for dinner I made meat loaf but in a crock pot (my first time in a crock pot) then in the other half I made potatoes, carrots & celery.  The meat loaf was AWESOME, it was so moist & almost perfect.  It was better then what I've ever tasted.  I'm just feeling alittle bloated tonight.

Wednesday food journal

Well gotta go surf the net a bit. 



Until next time.................

I found one of my all time worsts pictures.  This was about 2 months after Jake was born November 2011. OMG, I never saw myself this big until I saw this photo.

I'm the cow on the left then my twins & my mom



Ok, I took a very embarrassing photo this morning.  Wish I had one from when I started out.  Anyways I figured this will help me see any progress I make.  This photo is very gross & disgusting, but I have to do it. 

10/24/12 269lbs



Yeah!!!!! Yes!!!!

I am so happy right now I just want to shout it.. I got on my scale this morning & the numbers actually said 269.. OMG, I finally broke the 270 mark after months & months of trying.  I know to some it doesn't sound like much but to me it's a step in the right direction.  I am now under the 100lbs to lose mark.

That is all..

I am so glad that this day is almost over.  It was truly the day from hell.  My kids were bad mostly Addisyn & Jake.  I know Jake is sick, but he just whined all day long at one point I just started crying b/c I didn't know what was wrong with him & I couldn't comfort him.  Then add Addisyn sitting next to me just crying & crying & I couldn't understand what she was saying.  Anyways, they are in bed right now & I finally have a moment to myself. 

I ended up putting Jake down for a morning nap & brought the twins downstairs & ended up doing my workout.  My day started off kinda slow cuz I was just so tired & just couldn't wake myself up.  I felt much better after I worked out.  I didn't 30 mins w/ a speed of 3.5 & and incline of 6.  Then I ran for 20 mins & I rotated between 4.8 & 5.0 in speed & I felt good. 

I kinds ate bad today or at least heavier foods but I still stayed under my calorie goal.  I just feel bloated today.  Also today was weigh in day & I was at 271 (UGH) I just want to break that 270 already.  I am happy though it was another 2lbs this week.  I like the 2lbs b/c that's what you're technically suppose to lose or it's a good amount to lose weekly b/c in the end you're more likely to keep the weight off longer. 

If that makes any sense.

Tuesday food journal

Well, until next time.............

I have to correct my programed workout it was 30 mins long this time not 20.  My run started out rough, but then it got better. 

I made a pretty good dinner tonight.  I made Carrot french fries & it was a hit with everyone.

This is a picture of mine.

Monday food journal

Tomorrow is weigh in day, so here's to hoping I FINALLY break the 270 mark.  Please, please, please.  I will be so excited it'll be like I won the lottery, LOL.  I'll have to make sure I completely empty my bladder for sure before stepping on the scale.

Tomorrow is up in the air for my workout b/c I have to go cut my parents grass.  I'm going to try to go after naps so that I can get my workout in or I'll have to try to do it tomorrow night, which I know if that's the case I'll probably use it as one of my skip days.  Well see what the day & weather brings. 

Until next time........................

So I didn't blog at all this weekend.  It was a busy weekend.  I thought about doing it yesterday but I was so tired from drinking all night Saturday.  So Saturday I was able to get a run in I did 20 mins of the pre-programmed intense work out & then I ran for 20 mins.  I went to my kids fund raiser that night & thankfully my brother was the driver so I was able to drink whatever I wanted.  Well we had a blast with my parents & brother.  We all probably drank alittle more then we should have (allot of empty calories).  I don't remember much from the time I got home & went straight to bed.  Oh & my mom also had a thing of her famous drunken gummy bears so that's what probably did me in.  I was really surprised when I woke up I wasn't even the slightest hung over.  I felt pretty good just very tired.

Here is my Saturday food journal. It's not 100% correct b/c I didn't keep track of how much I actually drank, just took a wild guess.

Saturday Food Journal

So I took my day off of working out yesterday, but I did workout 6x last week which was one extra day then planned.  Today I have lots to do w/ cleaning & laundry galore then I'm going to work out while the trio is napping.  Unfortunately they are all sick & we had to pass on two outings yesterday & today.  I woke up Saturday feeling kinda icky, but much better today.  I'm feeling kinda bloated after drinking so hopefully I can sweat that out today. 

Sunday Food Journal

I will update today's food journal later tonight.  Oh, I have to add that my jeans this weekend were feeling pretty good (loose).  Saturday I actually had to change the pair I put on earlier b/c they kept falling off even though the ones I put on were the same size they were fresh clean (you know were they fit you perfect out of the dryer) plus they are a different style so they didn't fall down as much as the other ones.  I was sooo happy.  I also like how I look down & I can actually see my tummy shrinking.  The only thing that concerns me is from it being so over extended for my twin/single pregnancy will I have all this extra skin hanging.  I'm afraid of that b/c I look at the skin now & just wonder how that will just go away.  I guess we'll wait & see, one step at a time.

Well until next time...................

Happy Friday!!!

I didn't have a chance to update yesterday.  I took the kids to Boo at the Zoo last night & we got home late.  I still did keep up with my food journal & I was able to get my workout in while the twins were at school & Jake napped.  I did my usual.  For some reason I didn't feel good, like I have been.  I felt fat & gross, well I know I'm fat, but you know what I mean. 

Anyways, I also got my work out in today while the twins were at school & I even got my shower in before I had to pick them up.  I am proud of myself b/c I did my weekly work out (5x's a week) already, so that means if I really want to I can rest this weekend.  Yahoo...  But if I do get motivated I will run, but I know Sunday I probably will be to hung over to wanna do anything b/c we have my kids school fundraiser to attend on Saturday night. 

Oh & I got on the scale this morning & I'm at 270.2..  I am about to FINALLY break the 270 mark.  Thank God, I cannot believe it.  I know it doesn't sound like much but if you were in my shoes & after 2.5 years of carrying all this nasty weight around it's great & for as long as it took me to get to this point.  It's a dent in my goal. 

Again, since the weekend is coming up I probably will not update till Sunday or Monday night unless I do get time I will try, but I'm not making promises.  I know probably keeping track of my dinner Saturday night will be hard since it's a fundraiser & they have different stations of different foods, but I am going to try to stay on track & eat good.  I know I will probably be drinking allot on Saturday so that'll be allot of empty calories there.  Plus I'm in the mood for maybe a glass of wine tonight after the trio goes to bed.  We'll see.

Here is my food journals.

Food Journal - Thursday

Food Journal - Friday

This is tonight's dinner: Tuna Noodle Casserole

Hope everyone has a great weekend and until next time........................

Well it was a busy day.  I took the kids to the park all morning & then we had a little picnic for lunch with my best friend Sheila & her adorable little boys.  Then came home & put the kids down for naps & did my work out.  20 minutes of the Jullian Michael which was rotating between an incline of 6-8 & a speed of 3.4.  Then I ran for 15 minutes today.  Then after dinner we had to go get a few items at Sam's Club then went & got the trio their Halloween costumes for Boo at the Zoo tomorrow (another busy day).  Anyways the twins picked pirates & I got Jake a parrot costume.  I will post a picture tomorrow if I can get one of them all together.  You know how hard it is to keep twin two year old & a one year old calm or still for a picture... 

Oh & I got on the scale again & it was at 271 this morning.  I cannot wait to finally get under the 270 mark.  I was checking my weight loss log on Excel that I created & I've been struggling between 276-273 since July... Fricken July, WTH??!?!?!?!  Well this is also b/c I got a treadmill & started using it faithfully & really started watching what I eat.  Plus keeping this blog has really helped me keep on track. 

So here is my food journal for today. 
Food Journal

I'm going to try to get on tomorrow early b/c I have to take the kids to Boo at the Zoo if everything goes according to plan. 

So until next time........................

I wanna start by saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM, LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

It's been a week today since I started this blog & decided to become serious about my get healthy/weight loss.  I feel pretty good & that's the motivation I need to keep going.  I try to remember back when I was really fit & healthy & want to be like that again.  I know I will never be that "skinny" again, but my goal currently is to get to a healthy weight for myself. 

I really have to stop weighing myself every day, but I really focus on the weekly weigh in.  For example Sunday morning I was at 271 & I was so damn excited that I'm finally going to break the 270 mark, but then Monday when I got on the scale I was at 274 & then today 273.  I know our bodies fluctuate daily, but I just have to.  It's kinda like for the three years when I was trying to get pregnant for the first time and peeing on sticks like crazy. 

So anyways, today I took the kids for a walk to the park & let them play for about an hour.  I was able to get my workout in at nap time too.

 Daily Food Journal

I made a pretty good dinner too, I got the recipe's off of Pinterest. 

Roasted Butternut Squash..

Garlic Chicken

They were both delicious & the kids loved them too.  I will add the links on my food tab.


Until next time........................



I am so craving something sweet especially something chocolate so bad.  I am so happy that I do not have any in the house or I would have craved & ate it, but if I did I wouldn't have felt guilty about it cuz I did good all day & I'm not going to stop myself from enjoying something I want to have just will not over indulge in it. 

I was able to get my workout in this afternoon & it was a hard one at first but of course when the run was coming to the end I was feeling better about it. 

Anyways, I wanna go search the net for ideas so I'm going to cut this short, but here is my food journal for today.

Food Journal - Monday

Well here is hoping to a much better non stressful day w/ my trio tomorrow. 

Until then..................

Not much... Stressful day today

Well it's Monday, blah.  My mood just isn't pretty right now.  Today just isn't starting off good & I'm not sure if I'm the one making it a crappy day or if it just is a crappy day.  I've had to yell at my kids all morning for not listening to me (nothing new there, but just worse today).  I really hate yelling.  I think I'm just feeling bitter b/c I work so hard 24/7 with not alot of help.  I literly don't get a break & by that I mean a moment to stop & think for myself w/o any interruptions.  Joey had a bad night going to sleep last night b/c he was so tired from playing all day & no naps so after I put them all to bed I got a quick shower in & then spent the rest of the night until I went to bed trying to get him to sleep, so no time to myself no time to read my book or anything like that.  Then I had to clean up the great big mess in my kitchen my hubby left last night.  Maybe I'm just bitter & add stressed out to that. 

Well anyways I cannot wait till the trio goes down for naps & I can get my run in & release some of this stress.  I am going to do my usual 20 mins preprogrammed & run 20 mins on the treadmill.  Then hopefully I have enough time to shower before the wrecking crew wakes up. 

This morning I had my coffee & the Green monster Smoothie.  For lunch I'm thinking a salad or maybe some steamed veggies.  I will update later today & hopefully after this run it'll clear my head & things will get better from here on out. 

Until next time................

Weekend's over

Well the weekend is coming to an end & it was a fast but fun weekend & I'm feeling pretty good. 

I will start off w/ Saturday.  I was able to run 20 mins on the treadmill & do 20 mins of Jillian Michael's on the treadmill while the trio napped.  Then they go up around 2:00 & we all headed over to my parents so that I can cut the grass & my hubby chopped down bushes for them.  Then we stayed for dinner cuz my mom made her famous pizza that is just perfect. I kinda pigged out cuz I was so hungry.  Here is my link for my food diary on Saturday.

My Fitness Pal - Saturday food

I also consumed lots of beer.  Even after all that & what I ate I actually woke up feeling pretty decent not bloated or anything.  I didn't sleep well so I'm sorta getting very tired as I type this & going to go to bed early tonight. 

Anyways as for today my food diary is alittle off b/c I went to my BFF's house for just a little get together plus it was the 6th Anniversary (Happy anniversary Pam & Mat) I absolutely love those guys.  I didn't eat much but nibbled here & there mostly tried to stick to the veggies.  I had four chicken wings & a very tiny piece of turkey & broccoli salad & hot dog.  All the stuff was home made.  My hubby also made stuffed cabbage so when I got home I was actually a bit hungry so I had one of those.  Plus I came home to a very, very dirty messed up kitchen which he isn't planning on cleaning it one bit.  I put it off till tomorrow b/c I'm sleepy.  I'm not too happy about that but that's another story. 

My Fitness Pal - Sunday's food

So we left for Pam's & Mat''s about 10:45 & got back home around 5pm so it was a fun filled day & my kids loved it & had so much fun.  They are passed out now, LOL.  I didnt' get a work out in today so I guess I'm going to use that as a skip day since my goal is to work out 5x a week.  My new week starts tomorrow (Yahoo, LOL).  Hoping my weigh in brings me great news.  I actually got on the scale this morning & was liking what I saw, which I was a tad bit worried it was going to be bad after drinking beer & the pizza but it was good. 

Well I'm going to take a shower & then call it a night.  Tomorrow is a new day & it's going to be a good day.  I've got lots of cleaning to be done. 

Until next time.........................

Ps.. The Green Monster Smoothie is much better w/ the frozen  banana's, it made it cold.

Thankfully everything fell into place & when the trio went down for their naps I was able to do my 20 mins of Jillian Michael's treadmill which consists of rotating between an incline of 2.0-6.0 & speed of 3.8.  This is for Week 1, Day 2.  Then I ran at my 4.6 for 20 mins. 

I had a regular salad for lunch & I'm having a Chicken Cesar for dinner.  Attached again is my entry to My Fitness Pal for all nutritional info & what I've consumed for the day. If anything changes later tonight I will update (Like if I go out w/ some girls & enjoy a couple beers). 

My fitness Pal

Hope you all have a great weekend.  I'm going to try to get on over the weekend, but my weekends are usually crazy busy so we'll see what happens, if not I'll update everything on Monday. 

Until next time......................

OK, so I made the Green Monster Smoothy & I really don't know what to think.  It didn't taste bad, but it wasn't delicious.  Thank God I'm use to eating nasty tasting protein bars.  Honestly I think it wasn't that great b/c it was warm even though all the ingredients were in the frig.  It probably would have tasted better if cold.  I didn't freeze the banana like it says to so I cut one up & am freezing it now for tomorrow & we'll see if that helps make it cold.  Anyways, the only thing I added myself was 1 scoop of my Max Protein vanilla flavor. The following is the nutritional info on that:

One scoop of Max Protein (vanilla): 118 cal, 2g total fat, 24mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium, 3g total carbs & 22g protein. 

Maxd Protein Powder

Well my kids are running a muck right now teasing the baby.  My workout has been pushed till their nap times b/c the twins had no school today.  Hopefully they nap long enough for me to work out & shower cuz hopefully tonight I finally get to go out w/ a couple friends (it's been a long time since that happened). 

I will update all the nutritional information on My Fitness Pal & post it later today when I add the rest of my meals.

Until next time..................................

Breakfast

I'm going to make this for my breakfast tomorrow & see how it tastes & give me that extra boost.  If it's a thumbs up then it may be an breakfast idea for my workout days cuz I'll be adding my protein powder to it.

Green Monster Spinach Smoothy



Ingredients:
1 frozen sliced banana
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 cup 0% Vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt
1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (or other kind of milk)
4 cups baby spinach (or more, or less)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional stats:
350 calories, 10g fiber, 21g protein


I got this from the following blog Iowa Girl eats

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham

I put all my meals/snacks/drinks into my Fitness Pal b/c I access it on my cell & it's easy to update.  So I included a link for my totals for the day.  I hope it turns up for you. 


My Fitness Pal food Diary

Today was definitely a "new" day.  I feel pretty good today, besides my normal the kids making me have to yell like a lunatic very early in the morning.  I dropped the twins off at preschool & then put Jake down for a nap & marched down in the basement to the treadmill & did 20 mins of Jillian Michael's workout which is intense (it is pre-programmed on the treadmill from the manufacturer) then I ran at 4.6 for 20 mins.  I have to work myself back up to running longer & faster.  It's been awhile (since the day before I left for Colorado  about a month ago) since I ran so I cannot jump back into it.  I feel so much better now that I got that accomplished.  I was planning on doing the same tomorrow, but found out there is no school tomorrow.  So I'll have to do it when they nap. 

So far my meals consisted of the following:

Coffee w/ cream & sugar - 3 cups.

Lunch: 2 El Monterey Beef & Bean Burrito (frozen) This is the total of both... 740 Cal, 34g total fat, 40mg cholesterol, 840mg Sodium, 82g total carbs, 22g protein.

That probably wasn't my healthier choice, but it was soooo good.

For dinner I'm planning on making spaghetti w/ penne noodles & Preggo sauce w/ fresh Italian sausage w/ garlic bread. Later tonight I will sit down & figure out the nutrition info for this.

Of course I drink lots of water throughout the day, everyday even on the days I do not work out. It helps that I love water.

Oh & I weighed myself this morning & was down a pound, but I'm not going to track it every time I weigh myself just track every Tuesday.

Until later tonight.......................

Slap my hand or yell at me

So I didn't work out tonight.  I actually do not have any excuse at all.  I cannot say it was b/c I didn't want to miss my shows tonight cuz I have a TV downstairs w/ the treadmill.  The only reason I can give is JUST PLAIN LAZY tonight.  I've gotta work on that.  It really is hard w/ three toddlers 2 & under running around, but I really cannot use that as an excuse either b/c it's not like I'm the only mom out there in the same situation.  All I want to say is it isn't easy & if I did have a choice or knew I was going to have another I would have waited till the twins were at least 3 or maybe almost 4. 

Today was a good day anyways & yes my good ole friend arrived today (AF).  Yeah for me, so maybe I can weight myself tomorrow or Friday & will be a couple pounds lighter, LOL. 

One thing I realized I have to work on is getting this stress under control b/c that is not helping in my weight loss journey.   I know one thing that defiantly helps my stress levels & that's running.  Over the next few days I'm going to "try" to do some research on running & diets so I can start some sort of routine. 

Well tomorrow is a new day & hopefully a good day.  Until then....................

This is my first official day of track my meals & exercise.  I've been really bad with eating breakfast lately b/c I'm so busy w/ the trio, but I have to work on that.  I usually have time to eat lunch which I've been making healthier choices.  Anyways, this is what I've taken in so far for the day. 

My everyday coffee w/ cream & sugar (I have to work on the sugar).

I brought the kids to visit grandma & grandpa today so I just had some of my mom's left over smoked sausage w/ sauerkraut & egg noodles. about 1.5 cups. Then I have a small amount of her homemade apple pie cuz I shared with Jake.

I'm not sure what's for dinner tonight, still working on that.  My 7 year anniversary was this past Monday & we got a gift card for Applebees so if we go there I'm probably going to get this




Creamy Parmesan Chicken - 470 cal, 13g Fat, 6g Sat fat, 1510 Sod, 35g carbs, 3g fiber, 55g Protein

This is on the Weight Watchers menu at Applebees.  We'll see what my husband feels like doing. 

Tonight when the kids are in bed I will be running on the treadmill.  I do 20 mins of the Julian workout & then I run at my own pace of 4.8 for 30 mins.  I saw something on Pinterest & I'm going to start doing it myself by placing a dollar in a jar for every time that I work out & when I have enough go buy something nice for myself maybe a new pair of jeans in a much smaller size. 

Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Not sure how healthy this probably isn't, but I want to make it.

Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Green Coffee Bean

I just read/watched the article from Dr. Oz about this & I went & ordered two bottles from Amazon to see if it actually works.  I trust Dr. Oz so I'm surprised I'm going for it. 

http://www.consumerlifestyles.com-21.tv/report/green-bean-diet-exposed-m5.php?

Introduction

Hello, I will start off by giving you a brief summary of what's up with me and how I got to where I am today.  Hope you enjoy the read...

First I wanted to start a blog on my weight loss journey for myself & if I'm successful maybe for inspiration to others.  I need to keep track of things I will be trying so I know what works & what doesn't work.  Plus so I have something to fall back on when needed. 

Well basically I've always been the "bigger" girl.  I look back in my school years & I was not a skinny girl but I wasn't obese either.  I was basically solid, but back then I thought I was "fat". You know how it is/was.  I played almost every sport that you can think of as a girl so that helped me not get really big.  It all really started in my college year.  I put on the so called freshman 15 several times over that year.  I blew up to about 210 lbs or so (not really sure).  Well I saw a picture of myself a couple years later & that literally changed my whole attitude on my health.  I started working out 5x's a week w/ running about a mile a day & then the about an hour at the gym & ate healthy.  I got down to 175lbs & for being 5'11" that was perfect for me.  My friends & family actually thought I looked sick, but I was healthy.  I actually had great abs.

This was Halloween maybe 2000/01

So I got married in October 2005 & I was still at a good weight.  Around 2007-2008 I started packing on the pounds then I went on fertility meds/injections & the weight really came on.  In April/May I started Weight Watchers & stopped smoking and in June 2009 I got pregnant with twins & I really don't even know how much weight I gained, but right before I had them I think I was about 305 (holy crap).  I cannot find any photo's of my right before I had the twins, but this was a month before....

So after having the twins I didn't loose much I probably only went down to about 280ish.  Then I ended up pregnant w/ Jake in January 2011 at the point I joined weight watchers & started losing weight & stopped smoking.  So with this pregnancy I retained ALOT of water.  My belly was actually measuring bigger then I was with the twins.  Oh Boy....So I gained alot of water weight with him.  At the end I was about 312.  Then after I had him I actually went straight to 291 right away.  So I have been struggling to lose weight ever since 9/26/11.   I cannot find any pictures of me before I had Jake (I avoid cameras).  Here a just a few to show how over weight I am.

This was Jakes Baptism alittle over a month old. I'm the one in stripes

This is my family this summer

 This was in Colorado 9/12

So basically I have to start losing this weight & NOW.  I now have a treadmill in my house so I don't have an excuse to not run anymore & I've started making sure I eat healthier.  I am having an extremely hard time getting past this 270 mark.  I have been so close for a few months now & it's so frustrating.  I'm currently at 275.  I keep swinging from 273-275.  I am due for my period this weekend & I always gain a few pounds right before.  So we'll see were I'm at come Monday since I'm due for it on Saturday. 

My goal is to keep a daily blog of my meals & exercise.  Wish me luck...