Friday Morning Weigh In

Well, well, well.  After the holidays I am weighing in at 141.4 which is over my goal of only gaining 3 pounds but it's okay.  I kept telling myself that I would only eat treats at special occasions but I ended up indulging on anything and everything I saw and wanted.  I bought treats every 2-3 days at Walmart and with neighbor gifts, I overate a lot and it shows, but I enjoyed it!

Last year at this time I was at 144 so I am a little down from that weight.  I no longer have my BodyBugg subscription but that's okay, I stopped wearing it in the summer anyway because it was not a very attractive accessory and people asked what it was all the time.  I kind of felt silly.  I would wear it when I exercised sometimes just to see how much I burned, but I already know now what it's going to tell me.  If I exercise hard for 30 minutes, I burn just over 300 calories.  If I don't push myself, I'm usually around 200 calories so it's all good.  I'm glad to have had it to know what I really burn but I don't really need it to tell me anymore.

Well, luckily I am finally feeling treated out and ready to eat better.  Justin is going to be out of town starting January 13th for 6 weeks and that will mean lighter eating and lighter dinners with less cooking large dinners.  I kind of like that!  It's hard being a single mom when I'm up at night with kids and putting kids to bed, but other than that, it's not too bad with Timmy in school and Allie in preschool.  Plus I will get sitters to watch my kids at least once a week and have a break just for me or with some girlfriends.

I have already started eating a little better and thrown out some big desserts that didn't get eaten much and if they sat around, I would definitely eat them so in the trash they went.  I know it's wasteful but I just couldn't bring myself to eat the leftover 10 pieces of rich desserts in the fridge.

Another item on my mind has been pregnancy.  As those of you who follow this blog know, we have been trying to have a baby since last July and so far, no luck.  I was on some medication for my back for several months which can decrease the chance of getting pregnant so that is probably a major factor.  I did however find another solution in October I believe that gets me by and that's just taking one Tylenol PM at night and I sleep pretty well with minimal back pain.  By relaxing my body, I sleep better and I think my back has bothered me less and it is safe during pregnancy so I am glad to have found a solution.  It's not perfect, but it's better than just suffering with no NSAID's during pregnancy.

Anyway, we hope to get pregnant soon but if I get pregnant in January, Justin will be gone and I will be sick and not feel well when he's gone and that will be rough.  But, I don't want to wait much longer because then we will be having a baby during the holidays and while I think that's okay, Justin is not to fond of it.  Anyway, just my ramblings but it's nice to share this information with the few of you that read my blog.  Until then, I can work on getting back into the 130's and aim to be around 135 when I get pregnant.  If I get pregnant soon that probably won't happen but I will work hard to get down as fast as I can.

Until next week.....