Raising money for Autism

I'm raising money for Autism. My goal is $250 and if you wanted to help me out, all you have to do is click on this link right here. I'm looking forward to being on the treadmill for three hours. What? I didn't say I was going to RUN for the three hours. I can walk. I can do whatever I want.

So donate if you can. Pass it on if you want. Tweet it. Blog it. Do whatever you want. I thank you for your kindness!!

Just watch

I had a rough week. I really rough week. My exercise and eating didn't go as planned. I'm not beating myself up about it. But, I also didn't blog much about it either. I felt like I didn't really have much to say this week, so I just kept my mouth shut and did my thing.

My eating was pretty bad. REALLY bad. But, I'm over that.

My exercise wasn't as bad. I worked out Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I ran 10 miles. I did some kettlebell workouts. I only used my Bowflex once.

I miss going to the gym. I said it. I just miss the whole atmosphere. But, the gym I currently belong to (and I'm about to cancel that membership) isn't what I want. So, I'm thinking of going back to my old gym. Or there is actually a Planet Fitness that I want to go to. It's only $10 a month. Yes, I love my treadmill, but I miss the whole gym thing. Is that crazy?

I have to talk about it with the husband first and see what he says. $10 is not bad, considering I pay $30 now. So we would be saving $20. But, I did ask for the Bowflex and said I would cancel my gym membership. But, I'm thinking if I explain everything to him, he'll understand. And I'll offer to work a little O.T. at work and bring in some extra cash.

January hasn't been the month I wanted, but it's alright. I'm going to make 2012 the best year yet. Just watch.

Lean and Mean

I've decided since we'll be going to Texas in a little over 3 months, I want to get as LEAN as I can. I keep telling my husband I'm going to get "Lean and Mean" for the trip. I want to be in the best shape that I can possibly be in. So that while I am there, I can relax a little bit and enjoy myself (eat, drink and be merry).

So...starting tomorrow (today is done exercise wise. I did 45 minutes of Kettlebells. You know how much I love my Kettlebells). I plan on 6 days of exercise which will include 6 days of cardio (running of course) and 4-5 days of weights. And I want to eat as clean as possible. I need new recipes so badly, but I'll do what I can until I get them.

I took my measurements yesterday and they didn't change from November. Which is good, considering. I just have to make it through Valentine's Day and Easter. But I think I can do that. I KNOW I can do that.

If you have ANY good ideas for food, please feel free to email me. Or comment here. I am feeling really awesome about this!!

HAE

Coming out of my Benadryl coma. The past day and a half has been foggy.

Thursday night was great. We went out with the hubby's boss and wife for dinner at a fancy Japanese restaurant. Luckily we were not the only ones there. I was nervous. I mean, this is my husband's BOSS!! Ha!! (I also ended up wearing flats because it had snowed just a little the night before and I didn't want to slip and fall on my butt).I ate good. I had steamed broccoli and chicken with rice. My stomach still wasn't feeling right so I didn't eat too much anyway.

After that we went to see Brian Regan. He was funny!! The place he played at was really cool, too. It was an old historic theatre in Massachusetts. We had a great time. We were home by 10pm.

When I woke up on Friday morning my face pretty much looked like this, but only ten times worse:


I should mention I noticed my left eye was a little swollen when we left for dinner, but I thought I had it under "control". When I woke up on Friday, not so much. My left eye was almost shut and I had a hard time walking. Plus, my right hand was swollen so badly that I couldn't even close it. Both my feet were swollen and it hurt to walk. I HATED to call into work, but what could I do? I couldn't drive and I could hardly walk or see, so I had no choice.

I know I've mentioned Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) but it is very unknown. I only started having flare ups 10 years ago. This is the worst one I've probably ever had. It's really embarrassing to me. How do you explain it to someone? You really can't. Luckily I work in Healthcare so people understand it, but it's still hard. It's ruined a few fun times for me. I need to find a doctor that will HELP me. Every time I go see my allergist he wants to give me a steroid. I refuse. I'd rather swell. I need to find a specialist in HAE who can HELP ME! I don't care how far I have to drive in Connecticut (or Massachusetts or New York) to find one.

I don't know what caused it. I did have a piece of hubby's steak which was cooked in front of us. It was also cooked with Scallops. I guess shellfish can cause flareups.

Anyway, on a happier note, I lost 2.8 pounds this week. Which really surprised me because I popped a lot of tums and other stuff because I wasn't feeling well. I didn't work out that much. Only 4 times. And it's the week before my period. But I will take it.

I will be going to Houston at the end of April. I'm not sure of the actual dates yet, but I cannot wait. Hubby has another trade show and his boss told him I can come. I've never been so I cannot wait! I want to slim down as much as I can. And enjoy myself when I get there. It should be so much fun!! Plus I hope to get the chance to meet THIS awesome lady while I'm there.

Food poisoning?

Hubby and I are thinking we might have a touch of food poisoning. I've never had it before, but we both have been having issues since Sunday night. We ate out and we both had steak and since that night we've been feeling "off". He is having more issues but I'm not feeling so hot myself. At first mine was the heartburn but today I started feeling something worse. My boss is sick, but I don't know if it's that. I'm not normally someone who worries about stuff like that but it is just sort of strange that we both started having the same side effects at the same time.

Meh. Moving on.

My heartburn is almost 100% gone. Thank goodness because how many tums can one girl eat??

I've been a bad, bad, BAD runner. I haven't run since Sunday. Today I managed to drag my butt out of bed and do a Kettlebell workout before work. I thought about running when I got home from work, but if you are a regular reader of my blog, you know how much I seriously hate running at night. So instead I did 20 minutes of weights with my Bowflex. I figured that was good. And I worked out twice in one day. Bonus!!

Tomorrow night hubby and I are going out to dinner with his boss (GASP!) and his wife. After that we are going to a comedy club to see Brian Regan (and for you NASCAR fans I keep calling him David Regan-I hope I don't do that tomorrow night). I have to dress fancy because the restaurant we are going to is super upscale. I got a really nice dress and I can't wait to wear it. I will try to get someone to take a photo of us together. And I hope to not break my neck in my heels. I might have to pass on them if it is raining. I don't want to slip.

Tomorrow I plan to get in a much needed run. I need it and I miss it. Sometimes a break is needed.

Heartburn

I woke up in the middle of the night with some horrible heartburn. It was terrible. I've had it happen a couple times before, but it was just awful. I popped a few tums, but it took awhile before it faded and I was able to go back to sleep. I was up for probably 2 hours before I was able to go back to sleep. I got something to drink, snuggled with the cats, tried to find a more comfortable spot to sleep in. But it didn't help.

I had hoped to workout this morning as I didn't work out yesterday or Saturday. But I was so tired after being up for 2 hours that I just couldn't. And all day work I was feeling the heartburn. I feel better now, but it's still there. I haven't had it this bad EVER! Hubby has some serious heartburn, too. I'm thinking it has something to do with what we ate on Sunday night. I guess we won't be eating there again for awhile.

I'm a little nervous about going to sleep tonight and afraid I'll wake up in pain again.

In happier news, a friend of mine on Facebook was selling some of things and I bought one of her Coach Bags. It came in the mail today and I'm so excited. I have wanted one FOREVER!!! Plus, she threw in a couple samples of these brownies she is always raving about. I tried one. OMG! They are so good!! And only 156 calories!! I am going to order some this weekend. I have one left and I can't wait to have it tomorrow.

I'm off to get my new purse all ready. I'm so in love with it. lol

Live in harmony

Remember this post where I talked about my awesome Kettlebell workout? And that I felt like at first I wasn't really workout out until I got to work? HaHa. HA!! Friday morning EVERYTHING hurt. Kettlebells are no joke I tell you. NO JOKE!!

I gained two pounds this week. I knew it was going to happen. I wasn't upset or mad at myself. I've been struggling really badly and I just got over it. I had a rough weekend, too. Hubby and I went up to New Hampshire and I got sick. I don't know if it was something I ate or what, but we came home a day early. He was not too happy with me at first but he got over it. I felt really bad about it, but what can you do?

Right now my exercise is spot on. But my eating is not. I need to get them together so they can live in harmony.

I'm getting there. I haven't decided if I'm going to weigh in this week or wait a month. Sometimes I like to do that. That is the luxury of doing this at home. I don't have to stress about it.

And a big shout out to my friend Kelly who ran the Disney Goofy Challenge this weekend. For those who are not familiar with this, it's 13.1 miles on Saturday and 26.2 miles on Sunday. That is pretty amazing. I dream of at least running the half one day, but to do both? Awe inspiring.

That will teach me

It was cold when my alarm went off this morning. I didn't want to get out of my nice warm bed and go outside the cold garage where it was 20 degrees. I wanted to stay all snuggled up under the covers with my husband and my kitties and enjoy a little more sleep.

But I didn't.

I didn't go outside and try out my new triceps rope. Instead I decided I would try out my knew Kettlebells. The whole time I'm doing the workout, I'm watching the DVD and how the people are sweating and saying how they are really feeling it. I'm like really? I'm just not with you. I'm enjoying it because it was nice to do something different, but I didn't feel like it was THAT big a deal. I did get warm and knew I was working myself. But I didn't feel like it was that hard of a workout.

Until I got to work. HOLY MOLY!! My arms! I was sore. And now I really feel it in my butt. That workout really was no joke. I am going to try and do that more often because I really did enjoy it. I liked the motions and how fast paced it was. I think the running has made it so that I need to work HARDER to break a sweat.

I guess that will teach me to complain. I need to use my medicine ball next. And my Bosu ball, too.

Wish me luck!!

Guess what came via UPS to my house today?I cannot wait to use it! This was one of my favorite things to use at the gym and now I have one for my Bowflex. It does amazing things to your stomach.

On a sad note, my Mom went home today. I dropped her off at the airport this morning. I'm sad. It was nice to come home after work and have her here. After 3 weeks I was used to it. I enjoyed cooking for her and everything. I hope to make it out to Arizona this year to visit her. She called me to let me know she made it home okay. I miss already.

I got in a slow 3 mile run this morning. I was up at 4:30am for the drive to the airport and I was exhausted. My neighbors woke me up a couple times (fighting-I cannot wait to get out of this apartment) and I probably got about 5 hours of sleep. But I got my run in.

I'm having a real problem with this weekend. We're going to New Hampshire and I'm afraid of my eating. I'm struggling big time right now. Ugh!! Wish me luck!!

All about change.

And January 2012 is off to a good start!!

Right now the family and I are getting ready to head off to Texas Roadhouse for lunch. My Mom has never been so I am really excited to take her there. I already tracked my lunch (chicken, sweet potato and salad) so I know what to expect.

With the beginning of 2012 I have decided to give the new Weight Watchers program a shot again. What do I have to lose, right? I know it works because people have lost weight with it. I joined online about a month ago and I didn't use it. So I started tracking online yesterday. Meetings are just not my thing. I know I can lose weight with it. When I followed the program last year I lost weight. I just would cheat too much.

Friday the husband and I are going up to New Hampshire for the weekend. The hotel we are staying at does not have a fitness center (the HORROR!!) but apparently I get to use the nearby gym for free. It's a Gold's Gym. It's also the first week of the near year. It should be really interesting.

I really hate how tight my jeans feel today. I'm very uncomfortable in my skin. But I can change that. 2012 is all about change.

Happy 2012!!

I had planned on sleeping in this morning, but the cats had other ideas. By 9am they were crawling all over me. I guess they were hungry.

I started the day off PERFECTLY with a 3 mile run and a 20 minute weights workout. I would have gone for a longer run, but I'm still dealing with a sore back and didn't want to push it. I figure tomorrow (since I don't have to work) I will go for a longer run if I feel up to it.

I've actually have a 3 day run streak going on starting with Friday. I'm pretty excited and proud of that.

I had a healthy bowl of oatmeal with strawberries, chocolate chips and PB2 after my run. 2011 was fantastic, but 2012 is going to be even better. I plan to make it that way.

I cannot believe my Mom will be going home on Wednesday. Didn't she just get here? Yikes! We're going to pick her up at my Aunt's in a bit. 3 weeks goes by so fast. She went over there last night to give me and the hubby New Years Eve to ourselves. We enjoyed the night, but I fell asleep before midnight. I don't remember the last time I saw midnight on New Years.

My nephew got engaged last night. I'm so excited and happy for him. I knew he was going to propose, but I'm still happy. She is a great girl and I hope they are very happy together.

And with that my friends, I wish you a Happy New Year!