Day 2

So, I did step on the scale this morning. I couldn't help it. It was hard to not eat after 8pm last night.
So, yes, I stepped on this morning.

Weight Day 2: 208.1 lbs

Exercise:
1.5 mile walk with BigGirl to school - 231 calories burnt
1.5 mile Bike with family - 250 calories burnt

Breakfast:
1 Raspberry Muffin and 1 cup 1% Milk - 178 calories (it was Muffins 4 Moms day at her school)
Lunch:
BLT(3 slices tomato, 1 serving lettuce, 5 slices bacon, 1 Tbsp Mayo, 2 sliced cracked wheat bread), 2 bread and butter sugar free spear pickles and 4 mini tootsie rolls - 441.8 calories
Snack:
7 Vanilla Wafers - 140 calories
Dinner:
4 oz Chicken Breast, 4 Tbsp Guacamole, 1 whole carrot - 235 calories
Evening Snack:
Yoplait Fat Free Yogurt - 100 calories


Total Daily Calories: 1095
Total Calories Burnt: 481

On a family note:
Things are slowing down on some fronts, like my Softball season is over until Fall. And BigGirl has 9 days left of school and her weekly AWANA at church is over until Fall. But it is just starting for summer craziness! BigGirl has decided to do Coach pitch Softball AND Swim Club. And LittleMan has Gym Time Class for the summer (where this mommy will be attending with him) That means on a weekly basis I will be taking one kid to swim 3 days and softball 2 days, and the other kid to Gym Time once a week. And this mommy has a marathon in the future planned... more to come on that soon. And my 30th bday party ( YES I am demanding a party this year) and LittleMans birthday too. And the hubby bday in August. And our 9 years anniversary. It will be a fun filled time around here! Stay tuned...................

"Finding Myself"

As you will see in the right hand column, we have started a new road at this house. The hubby and I are counting our calories and exercising. The goal, to find our youthful bodies again. I mean really, We are YOUNG...heart ache to heart ache we stand! Sorry, a little 1980s music in my head. But seriously, we ARE young. I will be 30 years old next month, and the Hubby is a couple months out from 35 years old. Yes, we having been married for almost 9 years and together for more than 10 years, we have BigGirl that is 7&1/2 yrs and LittleMan that is 4 yrs next month. But hey! We are very young! And I refuse to look like this anymore. I LOVE my JOB(s). I work for KAIMH (Kansas Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and I am an Assistant Coach for Bethel College Softball. As well as being a full-time mother and wife. So, since I am not stressed about work, why do I have to be stressed about my clothes not fitting...?

So here we go.....

Myself:

Age- 29 yrs 11 months

Height- 5ft 5in

Weight- 210 lbs.

Are you grossed out now? This is a hard thing for me to.... well let it all hang out. It is sad, pathetic and I will not be this person anymore!

Daily Calorie Intake: 1691

Daily weekly weight loss goal: 2 lbs 

Utilizing www.livestrong.com and there tracking database.

Day 1-
Breakfast: 
8oz Orange Juice and 1 medium banana - 190 calories added
AM workout: 
2 mile walk in 34 minutes - 271 calories burnt
Lunch (had a lunch date with my dad already scheduled):
1 Chicken Chimichana w/cup lettuce, a slice tomato, 2 Tbsp guac, 1/2 cup Pico de Gallo - 434 calories
Afternoon snack (purging of the last bit of true junkfood):
2 oz chocolate fudge, 7 swedish fish, 6oz Pepsi Next - 396 calories
Afternoon workout:

Dinner:
2 oz Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast, 1 cup Parmesan Pasta Sides (Knorr) - 285 calories
1 Frozen fruit & Orange juice Cup - 103 calories

H2O intake- 8 glasses of 8 oz.

TOTAL CALORIES INTAKE: 1343 calories /1691
TOTAL CALORIES BURNT: 446 calories

My Mirror is now motivational too.

The Hubby is on board too. But he is not picture to the world ready yet. I am tracking him on everything just like I am tracking me. Wish us LUCK! And check back daily for updates. And don't worry, there will be running stuff and kid/family stuff within here again too. STAY TUNED!!!

Not feeling positive

Since January, I have been working from home. I enjoying being home with Littleman. I enjoy having a job that allows me a great boss.
Since January, I have put back no 20 POUNDS! (insert a ton of unappropriate adult language here!)

I turn 30 in 3-4 months and I am now 70 pounds away from the weight I was wanting! (again insert here)

I wanted to run a Marathon this year. I can't do Seattle (money) but I can do Wichita Prairie Fire. Now, I just need to be find time, maybe a running buddy.

Hubby is still awaiting word from job he REALLY wants. That adds stress to the household. He is not good at holding in the pressure.

What I really want... A hard ass trainer to kick this weight off of me and get me motivate to run this darn marathon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Night Date

While I am in the process of my new kitchen sink and dishwasher, I had an actual date night with the hubby. What did we do you ask....
 Let the Pictures talk....

Tattoo #3

Wasabi in Old Town for sushi

It was nice to get out with the hubby, to have some amazing sushi at a new place and to finally get littleman's tattoo in my other shoulder blade.

A Thunderstorm in FEBRUARY in KANSAS!?

Today, it is President's Day. My kids are both home with me today. And they are even playing nicely, ate their lunches, took naps, and are back to playing again. But as I await my hubby to get home, I am listening to a Thunderstorm heading our way outside. Thunder and Lightening in mid February. Really?! This is Wild!! Things have been crazy with the weather this last year. Major Drought (you could fall into a crack in the yard and fall forever), then 6 inches of rain in 2 days. Then one inch of snow last week, and a Thunderstorm Warning today. WHAT?!!?!

Adventures of a Stay at home (working) mom

OK, I have found Pinterest... which means I have SO MANY IDEAS! 

A friend of mine made circle crayons....

 so I jumped on board and made these...

 

So, I added a cute little saying... and TADA! Cason's Preschool Valentine's are done.

Now, keep in mind that I did a little test run the day before. After a huge mess, a oven fire, and 4 hours of Oven doing a self-cleaning (thank the lord for this invention). 

I had a good idea of what to NOT do.

So here is the what you SHOULD do...

Recipe:

Reheat Oven to 360

Find a pan that is the shapes you want. (Mine was a sucker/cookie sheet mold)

Strip the crayons of the wrappers (regular size crayons only, fat crayons don't melt in the middle)

Crop crayons and mix and match as you wish into mold.

Foil a cookie sheet to place under the mold sheet (just in case)

And place in oven until melted. Took about 10 minutes.

Take out and let cool, then flip mold and pop out crayons.

Another Book that is after my heart

So, over a year ago, I received this AMAZING book from my sis in law.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH, that I sent it traveling. Alas, I have never heard from it since the first mother it made it too. (thanks to Citymom- but where has my favorite book gone???)

So, I found out just this morning that those crazy moms that wrote "Run like a Mother" now have a NEW book coming out soon.....

"Train like a mother" 

I AM SOOOOO EXCITED TO READ WHAT FUNNY THINGS THIS BOOK HOLDS!!!

Who is going to add this to their wish list???