4/13/11 Wednesday... been slacking on the blog

So the last check in was on 3/20/2011 and I was 201 lbs. Today 4/13/11 I am 192 lbs. :D I am 9 pounds down in the past 24 days. Not too bad lol. Also my start weight was 311 lbs in May 2010, so that's 119 lbs in 11 months! Basically here's how life has been... Running to the beach a few times a week. Playing Kinect as much as the kids share lol Acting crazy, listening to music while doing laundry and stuff. Dancing with the kids etc. Trying to cut down my portions and not have stuff I shouldn't have.. except in moderation. Basically that's it. Holly you happy with my update?? love you punk!

Tuesday 3/23/2011 Morning Beach trip.. Shells.. laundry.. pedometer :) lol

So today is Tuesday and it's early afternoon. Kylie is lying down for her "nap" which she is refusing to actually take. Yay.
This morning Kylie and I went to the beach for a walk and some seashell searching. Kylie got splashed up to her waist.... *sigh* .. in a dress. She had a blast. I wore my new Pedometer and we went about 1/4 mile or so just wandering and playing with water and trying to keep Kylie from playing with the Jellyfish'... we saw about 8 of them and she kept getting so excited. We found a bunch of those angel shells (where they're still attached to the other shell. They're beautiful! We washed them all up when we got home and now they're drying out on the counter. We're filling up vases with shells and sharks teeth to go with the shark paintings my brother did for us that are hanging in the dining/living room. Figured the shells would be fun and match.. so hey why not?
Yesterday we got Josh some new running shoes after talking to his P.E. teacher at school about how to help him get faster and in better shape overall. So he's in a 7.5 mens now at 9 yrs old... yowzas. Got a Pedometer for him and I and we're going to have a contest ending on the last day of school. Whoever can clock the most on their pedometer by end of school wins their choice of a game or something like that (out of our pocket ofcourse but it's fun). Josh is excited to run, so we're going to the track after school to practice running. Any tips appreciated! I also need to get him riding his bike, but I'm having trouble helping him due to him being 4'10" and 104 lbs lol

I keep tasting sand! Off to get more water and do laundry :)

Monday 3/21/11 Kids, Beach, Walk... n stufff

Today was a MOSTLY relaxing day. Took the kiddos for Dunkin Donunts for breakfast as a treat. They loved it :) Dropped off Josh at school, headed home with Kylie for laundry and kinect sports, dancing etc. Picked up Josh from school and went to the beach with Josh and Kylie. This was our first swim in the Ocean this year :) The kids had a BLAST in the waves even though the water was too cold. The weather was beautiful, not a cloud in the sky. We got nice and sandy and then met Eric up at Joe's Crabshack on the beach and had some crabs etc. Nom nom nom! I almost want to apply for a job there as a waitress... looks very fun! They're always dancing and goofing around. Very laid back. Maybe this summer...? We'll see.
Stopped by Walgreens on the way home.... then went for a walk when I got home. I walked 1.4 miles mostly at a "brisk" pace with a few sets of 1 minute "jogs". My back is really not good enough to handle much running. I'm surprised I can do any at all. I also did my arm rotations, stretches and crunches.
This body better be tightening up fast! lol
Ofcourse the 2 blueberry caked donuts this morning probably didn't help that but I'm hoping all the exercising will continue to offset that lol. I used to be able to eat 4-5 of those suckers!
Well I'm off to do some more stuff... thanks for the encouragement from my friends and family. This getting in shape stuff is not easy for me!

Sunday 3/20/2011 Busy busy busy!

Well Friday Holly and I went walking again after she got out of work. My 4 yr old, Kylie came with us. Mistake! lol. She had fun but we went slow lol. 1.6 miles was what we walked. I came home and did some Kinect sports and dance central. Dance central has a workout mode and it tells you how many calories you burn... I burned 80 that time. Saturday.... hmm... hung out with the fam.. then got a call and made plans to go out with Erin and Jill :) Had fun, ate more than I should have, had a few drinks that probably didn't help my weight lol. Mostly though, enjoyed friends. Slept in late today, hung out more with kiddos and honey. Dad stopped by and hung out for a few. Went to dinner at CiCi's pizza with the fam. Played some more Kinect sports with Eric and Kylie :)
Bout to go get on Dance Central and burn some more calories...
Oh and last weight was 201 lbs. So a total of 110 lbs. down from Christmas 2009/beginning 2010.

Other than that... I got an awesome shirt from Torrid, says "muggle" on it. I love i! lol Such a nerd!

Beautiful inside AND out.... eventually haha

Hi,
I'm starting a blog like my buddy Holly did. I've been working on my physical health for about 6 months, before that I was very ill and lost a lot of weight and was very weak. In August I could barely drive around or get from couch to car.
This is March and I'm going to start this "couch to 5K" thing with Holly. Today was the first day we walked and apparently we walked 1.4 miles on our first day.
We will walk again tomorrow after she gets out of work and hopefully add a little bit of walking on the beach as well.
I'm also doing other misc. exercising. Dancing, sports on the Kinect.. stuff like that. I try to take the kids to the park as much as I can and add activity when I can. I'm still not really eating the way I should be but I'm no where near the overeater I was.
So today I am 203 lbs. I am approximately a 14/16 clothes. Holly says this is a 9 week thing. I figure if I can go from barely being able to walk to exercising daily in 7 months.. well being able to do 5 Kilos or 3.2 Miles in 9 weeks isn't too far fetched of a goal.
We shall see! :)
To be cont'd.....