Hanging in there

I am still here.... barely! I haven't been blogging much lately b/c my two children have been so sick. Baby Jack has two ear infections. Lisa has bronchitis, RSV, and pneumonia... all made worse b/c she has asthma. I am giving her breathing treatments every 4 hours, around the clock. So I am pretty tired. I was unable to make it to my last 2 boot camp classes and I haven't run since Tuesday! (My IT band it bothering me-- but that is another post all together!) I am staying at my parent's house so they can help me out w/ the kiddos. Keep us in your prayers.

The Awful Truth

Do you know what a person on 1200 calories a day eats? Next to nothing.

Less to lose=Less to eat

I have to eat less now. I am a lower weight. I fall into a lower bracket. I am hungry. The Jenny Craig computer system say I now need to eat 1200 calories a day to lose weight. I was eating 1500. That is a big difference. That is 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and an apple. I am hungry. I knew this was coming. I am adjusting. My consultant and I believe that I still have some wiggle-room b/c of my high exercise level. Like maybe I could eat up to 1400 and still lose weight. But probably not more than that. My favorite website, caloriesperhour.com, says I can eat 1500 as long as I am exercise 3 to 5 days a week. Five days a week is usually my minimum but... I don't always lose just like the calculator says I should. I am going to be trying different things out over the next few weeks as I adjust to this decreased intake level. I don't like to be so clinical but at this point I don't want to go backwards. So anyway- I need to get back to chewing gum and drinking water. Peace!

A Happy Birthday for a Happy Boy

Today my baby boy turned 1 year-old! Wow, the year has gone so fast. Baby Jack is getting so big. He has 2 teeth and weighs 25 pounds! Oh, where has the time gone? His party was a lot of fun. The cake was not on the Jenny Craig nutrition plan but I did save up some calories so I could have a little piece. Here is a picture of Baby Jack and me while everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to him. He was not sure what was going on. He just smiled, laid his head on my shoulder, and hugged me for the whole song. It was my favorite part of the day.And last but not least the eating of the cake. We don't let our kids have any cake before they are one so this first piece is such a riot. Jack had no idea what to think about it and was a little upset at first. He got over his concern quickly.

Happy birthday Baby Jack! Mommy and Daddy are so glad that God gave you to us. We love you!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOSH!!!!! I AM IN THE 130'S!!!!!!!! I cannot believe this! I lost 2.6 pounds today at my weigh in, dropping me into the 130's! I am so estatic. I BARELY got there, as I had to remove my watch and socks to tip the scale. But- who cares- I am there! What a great feeling this is. I've lost a total of 55.6 pounds and I have 14.8 left. Today that does not seem to terribly far to go. Oh, I am just so happy. I've been waiting to get to this decade forever. The only thing better will be the 120's! But I am not stressing about getting there b/c I just feel so great right now. I am going to be working extremely hard this week to make sure I don't slip back up. Goodness knows... I can't remove any more clothing during my next weigh in!

Feeling better

I had a surprising Non-Scale Victory today. I was in the kitchen making dinner for my children- mixed veggies, turkey sausage, and pancakes... odd, I know. That is what was quick and available!! Anyway, I was making dinner and guess what happened... my wedding ring fell off! Yes, it just fell right off my finger! This made me very happy. A visible sign of my progress! But then it made me very nervous. I don't want to lose my ring! I could just see it ending up in someone's pancakes! I think I will be taking it off until I reach my goal weight. I'll get it resized then.

In exercise news- I am feeling much better. I got a fartlek run in today. One mile warm-up. Two mile fartlek. One mile cool-down. It was really late but needed to happen. I also got a weight routine in. So I guess I am over the head cold stuff. Thank goodness! Now I can get back to work!

Sick and tired of....

being sick and tired. I've been trying to think of something witty and insightful to say but I just don't have any mojo right now. I am still a little under the weather today. I DID make it to boot camp class but only b/c I had to get out and exercise b/c I was becoming a mean person. It felt good to get out but I am really tired now. I am headed to bed. I promise to have some really funny things to say soon. How long can a head cold really last anyway?