Happy May!!

Is it really May 1st already? This year is really flying by. I think it's all the work I'm doing. Working 6 days a week is really making for short weekends and long weeks. Even when I have scheduled time off I go in on Saturdays because when you are the only CSR in the office you have to do what you have do. If you know what I mean.

I'm getting my review on Monday and it had better be good. After all, they kept me didn't they? *Giggle*

So today was weigh in day and I saw 222 pounds on this scale. Which means I lost 3.6 pounds this week. Now that was super awesome considering I stayed the same last week. And exercise was pretty no where to be found last week. This week I worked out 2 times which was okay but I wanted more. But hey-that means I am super close to be out of the 220's and into the 2-teens! Awesome!!

I hit the gym this morning so I have already started this week off right.

Super excited that my Mom will be here on Wednesday night. I can't wait to see her. I have Friday off to spend with her and I can't wait. She'll be here until June 6th so that means lots of Mom time for me and my sisters.

Have I mentioned how much I love my new cell phone? Well I do. Just so you know.

Anyway, I still have pictures I need to post. I have to get hubby's help with that because I am not computer savvy with that stuff. Ha. I think we are going out soon to do some shopping. I need to get some new pants for work. Because all of mine are ridiculously big. I can't wear them anymore.

The weather here is GORGEOUS today! Love it! Happy Saturday everyone.

What snow storm?

I have a picture of me from yesterdays workout that I want to post. But since I'm not the computer geek that my husband is and a lot of other people are I have to wait until later to do that.

But I lost 1.4 pounds this week putting me 238! OMG! I was pretty darn happy. I am finally into the 230's enough to feel secure I don't be moving back up.

I am hoping to be at 235 by the time I go see my doctor next month. Totally doable for sure. That would be 10 pounds less then the last time I saw her. Not a huge about since it has been 3 months but enough for me to be happy and I know she will be proud, too. Have I mentioned how much I love my doctor? I think I have.

So I was so happy about my weight loss that I rocked my workout. I got a new "Biggest Loser" DVD from Netflix and I did that for 30 minutes. I was drenched in sweat. Then I jumped on my treadmill for 35 minutes and rocked out my run. I'm still working on my C25K program. I'm only on week 2 because I kind of took a little time off from it but it's a start.

Last night hubby and watched a movie on Netflix about beauty called "America the Beautiful". It was pretty eye opening. Of course hubby looked at me a few times when certain things came up and I know I am horrible to myself sometimes. But then I did tell him I have been feeling better about myself and treating myself better. And he agreed.

Speaking of Netflix, "Food Inc" is there and I am afraid to watch it. I think it might do to me what "Super Size Me" did to fast food. I might become a vegetarian!

We were supposed to get a big huge snow storm yesterday. It didn't really happen. At least not in my part of the state. We have about 5 inches of snow. Hubby and I decided to brave the crowds and ran out to do some shopping yesterday because if we got stuck in today we couldn't do shopping and I had to get my Mom done so I could mail her stuff to her Monday. But when I got up this morning the storm is pretty much over and we have 5 inches on the ground. But we're lucky. Southern Connecticut has like 2o inches. That is unusual. It's usually the other way around. Not to mention the fact that my older sisters leaves up in Cape Cod and she already has over 20 inches of snow and it's still snowing there.

I had planned on baking my cookie swap cookies today. We'll see. I need them for Tuesday.

Today is my Mother in laws Birthday. We may go over there if hubby wants to drive. Right now they are saying stay off the roads.

Okay so that is my big long update. I am going to workout again today.

I can't believe Christmas is this Friday! OMG!!

Mom Jeans

So I had to say goodbye to Mom last night. Her flight leaves today and I'm sad to see her go. Of course I didn't spend as much time as I wanted to, but she has 3 daughters to visit, friends and other family to visit with in a 3 week time period. It's kind of hard.

However the hubby and I are hoping to go visit her next year. We've only been once and that was 5 years ago. We had a total blast and there is so much to do out there.

Remember those Eddie Bauer jeans that a friend gave me? The ones I've been trying to get into for a few months? Well they fit now (HOLLA!!) but they kind of look like "Mom Jeans" so I'm not going to ever wear them. Ha ha. So after all that I am going to donate them with some other bigger clothes I won't be wearing. I just wanted to be able to say I am wearing a pair of Eddie Bauer pants anyway so it's not a big deal.

I'm feeling better now. I didn't have an appetite for 2 days but it's back today. My stomach is growling.

It's 65 degrees here today. I can handle that. It may be raining but it's not snow and I can handle that.

Heart Rate Monitor

I had a lot of fun with my Mom today. I was able to finally pick up "Fall to Pieces" by Mary Forsberg Weiland the ex-wife of Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots (my favorite band). I used my gift card that I got for my Birthday. We had fun poking around Barnes and Noble for awhile. We both love to read, although my sister and I could open our own bookstore with all the books we own. We out read our Mom for sure. Ha!!

I also was able to finally show my Mom the health food store by my house that I've been telling her about for awhile. She LOVED it. She bought me some organic coffee that I can't wait to brew up tomorrow. It smells like heaven in the package let me tell you.

I'm supposed to see her again tomorrow night with my sister for some more shopping.

My Mom was happy to see my cat, the Siamese, Molly. Molly used to be her cat before she moved to Arizona in 2002.

When I got home I got in my workout. I am really enjoying my treadmill time. I'm working on my running and thinking more and more about getting a heart rate monitor. I've been looking at the Garmin 305. I know some of you have one. What do you all think? My Mom in law likes to get a big gift for Christmas and this is what I am going to ask for this year. I want something that is going to tell me how many calories I am burning off because we all know that the treadmill is LYING when it tells me I am burning 600 calories in 60 minutes (I wish). So anyway the running is coming along nicely and I'm really proud of myself.

I have pie and cheesecake to make tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Eek! I can't believe it's nearly Thanksgiving. This year has flown by!!

Off to finish watching "The Biggest Loser".

Here is a new picture of me. It was taken at the end of October so it's not THAT new but I didn't have the chance to get it off the camera until now. But it was the day I was able to get back into that blue shirt for the first time in over 2 years so I was pretty excited.

Speaking of shirts, I went to Fashion Bug yesterday. UGH! What a disappointment. I didn't buy anything. I tried on 2 shirts which I liked but it took me so long to actually pick them out that I was just annoyed and the line was so long that I ended up leaving. Instead I found 4 online this morning at home that I can't wait to get. I got a Fashion Bug gift card for my Birthday from my in-laws. I also got an Old Navy card from my sister and I used that already.

I am so beat. I got up early today and worked out first thing. I did 60 minutes of cardio. Then I spent the rest of the day cleaning up the apartment. I am so happy that the hubby decided to help me out because I don't know if I would have been able to get it all done. And now I'm ready for sleep.

Tomorrow my Mom and I are going out for the day. We are going shopping, going to have lunch and who knows what else. I can't wait!!

Wednesday I have pies to bake for Thanksgiving!!

I also have to squeeze in more exercise along the way!! I keep up with this awesome job I've been doing.

I'm going to relax and see if I can have the hubby give me a foot massage. Ha ha. My feet are killing me!!

In it to win it!!

I gave myself a rest day yesterday from exercise but today I was back at it. 30 minutes of weights and 40 minutes on the treadmill.

Yesterday we went down to visit with my Mom and sisters. They got pizza but I had some sandwiches instead. I am totally serious about this. It wasn't worth it for me to have pizza. I am in it to win it for sure!!

Tuesday I will be spending time with my Mom again. We'll be shopping and other fun stuff. I can't wait.

Hubby and I are off to do some shopping. I'm hoping to spend some of my gift cards.

What I can't believe I forgot to mention is that my Mom got me a whole bunch of lara bars for my Birthday! I haven't seen the Lemon or Banana Bread ones she got me. The lemon are so good!! Yum!!

No more clutter!!

Another day of exercise under my belt. And today it makes 16 days of AP's. Ugh. A math genius I am not. Ha!!

My Mom is in Connecticut!! I can't wait to see her. My sister picked up at 6pm from the airport and brought her back to her house. I will be seeing her tomorrow night. I spoke with her before she boarded the plane. I am super excited. One because I haven't seen her in over a year (not since September of 2008) and two because my Mom has lost weight and I can't wait to see how she looks!!

My hubby stayed home from school today and cleaned up the apartment. Talk about a nice thing to come home to. I know I've mentioned before that I am not the best housekeeper in the world. I have been a better one in the past but a lot of it has to do with clutter around the house and now it's GONE! I am super excited.

I wore a shirt today to work I haven't worn in a long time. And a pair of pants that I have never worn. Nothing fancy or anything but it's like new cloths. I can't wear a lot of what I was wearing just a few months ago but the shirts are super huge and make look bigger then I am.

Off to watch "The Biggest Loser". I love the makeover show!!

Exercise

I know I haven't done a paid blog post in awhile so please just skip over that one below this. I need the money.

I'm not sure what my deal is with the gym these days but I have no desire to go. So I'm going to break out a DVD (I got a new Jillian one) and then hit the treadmill. Exercise is exercise and I'm going to do this.

I want to earn at least 20 AP's this week and next week. I want to work out as much as I can over the next 2 weeks. I have a Birthday and Thanksgiving to worry about. I know I'm going to try to be good on Thanksgiving. But my Birthday? No. I always let myself enjoy that day. Cake is my favorite thing in the world. So I know if I get in enough exercise I'll be alright. If I gain I'm okay. If I maintain even better. I'm going to do my best and see what happens.

My Mom will be here in 2 days! OMG!!