Weigh In

I had my weigh in this morning and I was down 1lb (176). I'm not overly excited about it cause I know it could have been better if it weren't for my set backs :) But like I said last week, a pound is a pound and that makes my total since March 8th as 5.6lbs. I'm thinking I'd like to sign up for WW online. I thought it was going to work without it, but I find it's hard to keep track. We'll see.

I'm planning on doing day 3 of week 3 (C25K) tonight. Hubby isn't working tonight so it should work out as long as he doesn't get a fire call. I'm enjoying it, although after I did the last one, my thighs were a little sore!

I thought I would post a picture of some sugar cookies I made this morning. I know most people use royal icing to decorate them, but I didn't feel like making any. Plus I had lots of fondant left from previous cakes. Pretty cute eh?

I made 2 dozen, 3 of each design. It only took me about an hour or so to make the dough, chill it, roll it out, cut them out, roll out the fondant, cut the fondant, then bake and put the fondant on after they are baked. Pretty fun! I see tons of possibilities here! I still have some dough left so I might try to do some royal icing ones later in the week.

Eeks!

Wow, sorry I haven't updated since Monday! Bad! Anyways, not too much new here. I've had a few moments of weakness this week so I'm really hoping I can still see a good loss on Monday. I finished week 2 of the couch to 5k, and started week 3. I just finished day 2 and I must say it's harder than any of the weeks yet. The 2nd 3 minute run almost kills me! But it will get better.

I've been working on some parts of a cake that I am making for a friend. It's a John Deere themed cake and I've been making some farm animals out of modeling chocolate (just chocolate melted and some corn syrup added making a pliable dough). They look pretty cute! I'll post some pics once I'm done more.

Weigh In

Well, I was down to 177 (-1.4) this morning. Not as good as the 176 that I saw but I'll take it. I did have a pretty salty meal last night and there was some cake consumption this weekend :) And I took almost a week off of exercising cause I was sick. A pound is a pound and that pound will be gone!

Party time!

I finished Zachary's cake yesterday afternoon and I love it! I think it's the best cake I've done yet (I'm sorry if I sound conceited, but I find my skills getting better each time!) Here's some pictures! We're having a party for him tonight with all the family and friends.


I just finished day 2 of week 2 of C25K. I was planning on doing it last night but it was an off night. First we had supper, the my husband took Zachary down stairs while I got changed and then his pager went off (I'm not sure if any of you know or remember but my husband is a firefighter) so he had to go to a fire call. Then the kids were wound and wouldn't go to sleep so I couldn't go downstairs yet. My husband got back and I was gonna go down then, but then his pager went off again! So it didn't end up working out. But I think being on my feet so much yesterday counted for something :)

♪♫♪ Happy birthday Zachary♪♫♪

Actually it was yesterday but I just never got around to making it here! So I just wanted to wish a happy 2nd birthday to my little boy! I can't believe it's been 2 years already!


Well, I was planning on doing day 2 of week 2 but I just wasn't in the mood. I'm still getting over my cold and the kids were all so hyper last night. And it was Zachary's birthday so we did presents and cake after supper. Today I have to work on Zachary's cake for the party on Saturday so I'm really hoping I can get it done in good time and then I'll do it tonight. I will force myself to do it tonight since it's been a while. I hate that I haven't exercised in 5 days but I was feeling pretty crummy.

On a good note, the scale has been kind to me, even with me not exercising. I'm really hoping if I'm good for the rest of the week I'll see a good loss on Monday. Cross your fingers for me :)

Blah....

Well, I caught a cold from my kids, no surprise! So I was supposed to do the 2nd day of Couch to 5K 2nd week last night, but I really didn't feel good. I don't know if I'll feel up to it tonight either cause I'm still feeling icky. But as soon as I feel good, I'll get right back at it!

I stepped on the scale this morning and I was down to 176.4! I was shocked! I'm really hoping I can keep that and maybe more for next Monday. If I do, that would make it a grand total of 5lbs. I know that doesn't sound like much, but that is 5 sticks of butter! Plus, that is a huge step for me, cause normally the last time I tried weight watchers after Zach was born, I would always cheat big time after my weigh in and then try my hardest to get back down before my next one. But Monday morning after my weigh in, I still stuck to my points! I'm loving the motivation I finally have! I actually feel like this time around, I'll do it! I would love to be down at least 25lbs (156.6) by the time we go on vacation at the end of July. That gives me 18 weigh ins, so I would need to average 1.2lbs each week. I think I could do that. I just need to really keep myself motivated, and there is nothing like seeing the numbers on the scale go down, and seeing my clothes start getting baggy! The time that I lost 40lbs on WW, it took me 16 weeks to hit 25lbs. So we'll see!

My first weigh in!

3.2lbs!!!! I know the first week you always lose more, but that's still an awesome amount considering I ate pizza Friday night, cake and ate out Saturday night and had cake last night and went to a friends for supper (steak, mashed potatoes, buns etc)! I'm very happy!

And I must say that I'm very proud of myself cause that dinner last night was so good! I only had 1/2 a steak and really cut back on the potatoes, which is huge cause I love mashed potatoes. Normally they aren't bad, but he put sour cream and cream cheese with bacon and green onions in them so they were very fatty! And everyone else was having dessert, either a huge chocolate chip cookie or a bowl of Heavenly Hash ice cream and I said no!!!! That is a huge improvement!

I also took my body fat percentage this morning and my measurements. I'm not going to share those yet, but once I see a difference I will!

Toodles!

Success..... so far!

Well, I must say that I'm pretty proud of myself! Even with 5 pieces of home made pizza (they are small, so it's not as bad as it sounds!) and eating out last night at Kelsey's I was still down to 180.2 this morning! And I've done pretty good today so I'm hoping that I'll see a good loss tomorrow. Before I hopped in the shower yesterday afternoon, I was down to 179.6! I did have a bit of a salty meal last night and I haven't had as much water as I should, so I still have hope to get back to that number by tomorrow!

I finished week 1 of the Couch to 5k Friday night. I really didn't want to cause I had been on my feet all day making the cakes for the party but I pushed myself. And I'm just about to go down and do week 2 day 1. I'm addicted to exercising again and I'm loving it!

Here's pictures of the 2 cakes that I made for the party. We celebrated all 3 kids with my family since they all were coming from a distance.
So far I have 2 people wanting me to make them cakes so I'm really hoping that it'll spread with word of mouth and I'll get more!

It's Friday!!!

Well, I'm so glad it's Friday! I did the 2nd day of week 1 for the Couch to 5k Wednesday night once the kids went to bed. I found it to be a bit easier this time. I can't wait until it gets a little bit nicer out and I can take it outside. I'm borrowing a treadmill from my parents for the time being, but it's from the mid 90's so it's not a very good one. It's doing the job, and I'm thankful I have it but the fastest it goes is 6.4. I have a feeling that that speed won't suffice for too much longer. I would love to buy a new one but Jeff told me that I have to use that one faithfully for a while before we spend the money on it. I can totally understand why he says that, I have bought things saying I'd use them all the time and then I don't! I didn't end up doing anything yesterday cause I was still pretty sore from the Shred plus I had a massage in the evening. I'm going to do day 3 of week 1 tonight!

And good news, I lost 1lb this morning! I was down to 180.6! I know that doesn't sound like much, but I'm still happy. I'm hoping if I do good this weekend, I'll see the typical big loss for the first week. We are going out to Kelsey's tomorrow night with my family for all my kids birthday's but I'll make sure to do good the rest of the weekend to make up for it!

♪♫♪ Happy Birthday Juliana ♪♫♪

I just wanted to wish my little girl Juliana a very happy 4th birthday!!!!!


Well, I still haven't seen any of a loss on the scale, but I guess it has only been 2 or 3 days. I'm hoping that next Monday I will have some of a loss. I did the 30 day Shred DVD last night and I am so sore today! It was tough! And it was pretty cute cause all 3 kids were doing it with me at some point :) I must say that I am very proud of myself. I started exercising on Friday, I skipped Saturday cause we had Juliana's party and I've kept going since! I took the kids for a walk yesterday too so that's even more exercise!

I went and got groceries this morning and at the end of the checkout line there was a big bin with tons of licorice in it. That is a huge weakness for me. I could eat a whole bag if I wanted to. So I really wanted to buy some but I thought to myself, no! I'm going to succeed, so I didn't pick any up!!!!! That is a huge accomplishment cause that is something I wouldn't have done 5 days ago. Maybe I really have turned a corner in my weightloss, maybe I will succeed this time?????

Temptation rejected!

Well, I must say that I am very proud of myself! There is left over cake from Juliana's party and I would have normally had a piece of it last night. But I looked at it and didn't want any! I really need to start doing more of that so I can finally get on track. Jeff likes to joke that we need to have another kid so I'll lose my weight cause I couldn't lose it after Kayla, I succeeded after Juliana and can't do it after Zach! I told him no way!

My legs are a little sore today after running last night. But I guess I should have expected that since I have done squat in the past few months and then started up on the treadmill just recently. I'm taking the kids and dog for a walk this morning but I won't run again until tomorrow, so I can give my legs a rest.

I spent a good chunk of time last night reading really old posts from a few of my blogs and I can't believe how skinny I got after Juliana! I was down 40lbs from now and I really want to get there. I feel like I have a new sense of motivation right now. I don't know if it's Jeff's comment or seeing skinny pics of me or seeing myself in the mirror now but I really want to do it this time. I know it's going to be a long journey but I really want to get there. I'm hoping that if I stick to it I'll be at goal around Christmas. That gives me 41 weeks or so. That means I need to lose on average 1lb a week. I'm giving myself that much time cause we have a 2 week vacation in there and I want to enjoy myself a bit. I haven't signed up for Weight Watchers yet cause I've signed up many times before and never used it. But now that the computer is upstairs it will be a lot easier. So I'm going to give myself 2 weeks, if I can stay on track for that long, I'll sign up again. I have a points calculator and have an idea of how many I get a day so I can roughly do it. I really want to succeed this time. I'm sick of looking in the mirror and hating what I see. My clothes don't fit nicely and for the last few months I've been able to hide under a sweater, but now that the weather is getting nicer I won't be able to do that much longer. I want to be able to wear a t-shirt and not look like the Michelan man anymore. I want to be able to go swimming at the cottage and feel ok about it. I want to wear shorts and not feel like I'm going to start a fire from my legs rubbing together! So I don't know if anyone even reads this anymore, but I know that when I was doing WW last time, I had a blog and that really helped me keep myself accountable. So even if only 1 person reads this, then I have that 1 person to hold me accountable. I can do it, I've done it before. I went from 185 to 142 just before I got pregnant with Zachary. Just over 40lbs in 9 months. So join me on the journey, it should be interesting!!!

Starting up, yet again....

Well, it certainly has been a very long time since I've posted. I have really had a hard time starting up with losing weight. I did really well there for a bit, and then food grabbed hold of me and it won. So the almost 25lbs that I had lost in the fall, is back, blah! But I have found some motivation these past few days after my husband (very carefully and out of love) asked me if I had gained weight. That was a huge wake up call. And I'm not mad at him for doing that, he is my husband and I needed it. So these past couple of days I have really cut back on what I've been eating and I've also started using the treadmill I borrowed from my parents almost a month ago! I started the Couch to 5K tonight and it felt awesome! I actually really wanted to do it too, and didn't feel like I was forced to.

Anyways, to update anyone who still might be out there reading this blog, life is very hectic! Zachary is a crazy busy boy, who is constantly on the go! He climbs, runs, jumps, dances etc etc! But he has such a sweet heart. I love when he comes up to me, puts his head on my lap and says "Hi, mama!" He is going to be turning 2 in 10 days!!! It honestly seems like it was just yesterday that I was pregnant with him! Here's a recent picture of him ♥ (Excuse the messy face!)
Juliana is going to be 4 in 2 days and starting JK in the fall! I can't believe she is getting so big! I've always thought of her as my little runt, but she recently had a huge growth spurt and has gotten very tall! She is stubborn but can be very sweet too. She loves to cuddle and is a daddy's girl! Here's a recent picture of her ♥
And Kayla, she's gonna be 6 in April. She's in SK and has the biggest heart in a kid I've ever seen. We switched her to a private Christian school and are really seeing her excel there. She can read very well and can cursive write all her letters and many words too! Here's a recent picture of her ♥

And our most recent addition to our family, Lily! She's a Jug (a mix between a Pug and a Jack Russel). She's cute and hyper and can certainly jump like a Jack. We got her in October and it certainly has added to our craziness!!!!
Well, that's a quick update after not blogging for months!!! Another quick thing, I've started taking cake courses through Bulk Barn. They are the Wilton Method and I love it! I've completed course 1 so far (4 classes) and we learned many different things, like roses and drop flowers. I start course 2 in April and can't wait. I'm hoping to start selling cakes, and have 2 people interested so far. I'll update more about all that and post some pictures of my cakes later on. For now I'll just post a quick pic of Juliana's cake for her party this past weekend. It's a pillow cake with an edible tiara and wand. Very fitting for a little diva!
Well, that's about it for now. I will have an easier time keeping up with this blog this time around since we have a laptop now. I hope that this will finally give me the willpower that I need and I can finally kick my weight problem in the butt! I've been overweight for too long and after losing 40lbs after I had Juliana, I know I can do it!!!