4 Miles

I think I might have been too quick to share our successes in potty training.  Will has been wearing underwear, and still goes to the bathroom when he needs to, but usually it takes getting his underwear a bit wet to remind him. So we're still dealing with wet underwear—just not puddles on the floor or anything like that.

I think I need to do better on the house cleaning area of my life. Yesterday, we were doing a "Major Cleaning Saturday", and Will asked "Is Grandma coming over?" While Grandma wasn't coming over, we are expecting guests Monday night. Then, when Will walked into the living room after James had vacuumed, Will said, "Ohhh! It looks so nice in here! SO clean!"  Whoops.  I normally try to do a bit a day, in the morning. But the mornings we have to go to the store, or things are happening, cleaning gets set back. I just struggle to find the time. Any time the kids are napping/sleeping is work for the office time.  So I try to clean while Alex naps and Will tries to "help" me.  Sometimes I can find things he really can do. Other times, I struggle.  At least this time I've cleaned our bedroom (usually the last thing to get cleaned, since most people don't see it, this time I made sure it was first).  But I don't like how quickly our house gets messy. Part of the problem, for both James and I, is a bad case of "clutter blindness" that I'm working on curing.  I do know we’re getting back into the habit of 10 Minute Tide-Ups each day. I think we’re going to try to do those several times a day, in several rooms—not just the living room, at the end of the day.   

I KNOW I'm liking this weight loss program.  And I KNOW a picture of me right now is NOT going in this site.    I also KNOW that I love how the program allows for Sunday to be a "free" day.  It was much easier this week to ignore food left over from our vacation travels because I knew I could have some Sunday. And I do like how I feel after I’ve worked out each morning.  James has mentioned how glad he is that we’re doing it together, and I’d have to agree. He’s a great help in helping me get up (nicely).  But, if he keeps dropping pounds faster then me, I’m going to get rather annoyed!  The other reason I like the program is I feel it just encourages healthy eating, not having you “cut out all specific foods”…which I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing, still nursing.  Monday was the hardest day for me, I felt hungry all day. I ate a bit more Tuesday, but the following days I have felt that I have kept with the portion guidelines.  I tell myself, Alex will get what he needs, and I have PLENTY of fat stores to live off of! (That’s the WHOLE POINT of this!)

Final thing I think—what’s the deal with how fast June is going?!? Alex will be 5 months old on Tuesday. He’s not 4 ½ anymore! I just wish the teeth that are cutting through would come out that fast. The kid has been drooling and shoving anything into his mouth that fits for the last several weeks…and I’m tired of all the fussing.  Yet the teeth don’t appear that close to coming out. Poor kid. Poor us!  

Week one is complete, yeah!!!!!  I am proud to say that I accomplished the work out and nutrition goals everyday this week.  It is tough trying to convince yourself to get up at 6am in the morning just to go to the torture chamber.  Just kidding.  I actually enjoy working out.  The fact that I have to get up at 6am is the tough part.

I choose 6 am so that I am in and out of there before my progeny get up.  I like to have a little relaxing time when I get back before they start climing on me.  Nothing like having a stinky 2 1/2 year old climing all over you when you are hot sweaty.

It has been a good week for both Tina and I.  I have had less cravings then Tina.  But, she is breast feeding so she needs to make sure she gets a few more calories so that The Otter can eat.  Really, God has designed the female body to feed the baby first.  So, that means that if she doesn't get enough calories it won't affect The Otter until Tina is malnuritioned.  So, she has had a tougher time then me.  But I am very proud that she was able to get up everyday and work out and she only had half a coke a day. 

My stats:

No picture this week.  No visible change.

* Weeks are listed as the end of the week. (i.e. 1 is the end of week one)

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