If you have had the pleasure of owning a Wii Fit then you can appreciate my segment tonight. In order to lose weight it is not only necessary by vital to do some kind of exercise. Since Ted worked until 6:30 this evening and left at 8:20 for his Monday night softball game, I thought it would be a good idea to have a Wii night after the kids went to bed. Excited that I was actually going to use the darn thing, I stepped on thinking I would have lost weight since the last time I had used it which apparently was 128 days ago. Yikes! Not only had it been four months since I graced my presence in the little Wii Plaza but I had gain 10 lbs. Double Whammy! A little hesitant I proceeded with my body analysis. I don't know what's worse, working out to a computer animated version of yourself or watching the screen as it blows your little Mii up until it looks like its going to burst. My fat Mii then proceeded to turn around trying to look at its plump rump. How pathetic! Even my computer Mii has issues!
Today didn't go exactly as I planned. I had a whopping 360 calories for breakfast, and a lean cuisine about 320 calories with a sugar free pudding about 60 calories. For an afternoon snack I had a 100 calorie pack of cocoa roasted almonds which are a delicious treat. Ted worked late as I said before but trying to be the loving wife that I am (it occasionally happens), I tried to wait until he got home before serving dinner. As time went on and Chris and AJ were asking for supper but me, I was good. Those 8 almonds I had really tied me over for those 6 hours between lunch and supper. I finally threw in some chicken taquitos we had along with some mini chicken tacos. I know Mexican food isn't the healthiest thing any of us could be eating but without knowing Ted's arrival and departure schedule, it was the best I could do. Fortunately enough, Chris tried his hand at making homemade salsa with his grandma the day before. I'm a bit of a ninny when it comes to hot things but as a mom sometimes you have to suck it up and try something, no matter how much it hurts. The good news is that any extra calories I ate tonight was easily burned away by the salsa I ate.
After chasing AJ around and getting her to bed and then Chris to bed it was off to change out some loads of laundry and jump on the Wii. Well you know how that turned out. 28 minutes of torture. Gotta love it!
I must tell you all this. As I was sitting here writing my blog my husband came home and we had a few laughs. Suddenly hit by a strong and nasty smell I told him that he needed to take a shower. I looked down because the smell was so strong and apparently at some point this evening our newest dog decided to poop right under my computer chair and I had been rolling my chair through it for the past 5 minutes. Something always happens!
Way to go Mii,
KJ
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday Already?
Well, it’s Monday and all I can say it that it’s the official beginning of this crazy ride we call a diet. I know that I told you that I started the third round of the Biggest Loser challenge at work and this technically marks the beginning of week 3 but my head just wasn’t in it the first 2 weeks. But, I did weigh in today and I’m glad to report that I have lost one apple, roughly 0.4 pounds. Sad I know but baby steps lead to strides, at least I hope. I’m hoping for a bigger number next week.
This weekend didn’t turn into the best weekend, diet wise that is, for me. My son, we will call him Chris, stayed over at his grandparents’ house Friday night to help do some household repairs and so that left my husband and I alone with our nearly 2 year-old daughter on a Friday night. Not really wanting to cook we opted for running errands and grabbing some Chinese food to take home. I ordered one of my faves and had Chicken Lo Mein which unfortunately, was greasier than the norm. Saturday came and as such a busy family we are, my son had a school choir practice on Saturday morning from 10 until noon and then we decided to check out the Aldi’s store in Frisco. Of course, everyone was hungry by noon and not wanting to go home and dig through our pantry we opted for Burger King. I don’t even like Burger King so what a waste of calories on my part. We did better on Saturday night though. I made chicken and vegetable kabobs. They were delicious! Watching Chris try to choke down grilled mushrooms and red peppers was about as painful as watching him if he were eating a worm or something. He acted like it was that bad. Sunday we had turkey meatloaf with mixed vegetables for lunch and homemade pizza for supper. It could have been a lot better eating wise around our house but a trip to the grocery store wouldn’t hurt.
My husband on the other hand, frustrates the fire out of me! Ted has moved areas in his work and is out in the field working on new construction sites and installing the A/C ducts and stuff rather than actually making the A/C duct work in a hot building all day. The only other thing he has changed in his schedule is that he is eating sandwiches, chips, and other stuff rather than processed frozen meals from Schwan’s. Ted has lost 14 pounds! Way to go for him but it really makes me mad when I consume Smart Ones breakfast, Lean Cuisine lunches, and supper with the occasional snack. Now in what world is it fair that men lose weight so much faster then women?!
This weekend didn’t turn into the best weekend, diet wise that is, for me. My son, we will call him Chris, stayed over at his grandparents’ house Friday night to help do some household repairs and so that left my husband and I alone with our nearly 2 year-old daughter on a Friday night. Not really wanting to cook we opted for running errands and grabbing some Chinese food to take home. I ordered one of my faves and had Chicken Lo Mein which unfortunately, was greasier than the norm. Saturday came and as such a busy family we are, my son had a school choir practice on Saturday morning from 10 until noon and then we decided to check out the Aldi’s store in Frisco. Of course, everyone was hungry by noon and not wanting to go home and dig through our pantry we opted for Burger King. I don’t even like Burger King so what a waste of calories on my part. We did better on Saturday night though. I made chicken and vegetable kabobs. They were delicious! Watching Chris try to choke down grilled mushrooms and red peppers was about as painful as watching him if he were eating a worm or something. He acted like it was that bad. Sunday we had turkey meatloaf with mixed vegetables for lunch and homemade pizza for supper. It could have been a lot better eating wise around our house but a trip to the grocery store wouldn’t hurt.
My husband on the other hand, frustrates the fire out of me! Ted has moved areas in his work and is out in the field working on new construction sites and installing the A/C ducts and stuff rather than actually making the A/C duct work in a hot building all day. The only other thing he has changed in his schedule is that he is eating sandwiches, chips, and other stuff rather than processed frozen meals from Schwan’s. Ted has lost 14 pounds! Way to go for him but it really makes me mad when I consume Smart Ones breakfast, Lean Cuisine lunches, and supper with the occasional snack. Now in what world is it fair that men lose weight so much faster then women?!
The Chunky Monkey's
So, a little bit about my family so you can understand a little more of where I’m coming from. We have been known to call ourselves the Chunky Monkey’s. Lovingly of course but that also brings out the fact that we are aware of our weight issues. My husband, we will call Ted, and I are on the overweight side of the scale. It happens over the years, you get busy and let things slip and then you wake up one day thinking the bed is shrinking because you are laying so close to one another. Thank goodness for king size.
Having overweight parents, you teach your kids not the healthiest of eating habits as well. Our son, we will call Chris, is overweight unfortunately and we discovered last summer that he has high cholesterol and he is only 10. The funny thing is his arms and legs are nothing but muscle, solid and thin but he carries all of his weight in his stomach. In our defense, he is extremely tall for his age as well. We met with a nutritionist and learned some of the things we could change to lower his cholesterol levels. We all started out really well and then got absorbed right back into our old routine. That is another reason why I wanted to start this blog was because if I’m held accountable for myself then I will be even more accountable for my son.
Our daughter, A.J., is nearly two and fortunately is growing on the right curve to a healthy child. Maybe if we get our eating habits under control now she won’t have to face any weight problems in the future.
Having overweight parents, you teach your kids not the healthiest of eating habits as well. Our son, we will call Chris, is overweight unfortunately and we discovered last summer that he has high cholesterol and he is only 10. The funny thing is his arms and legs are nothing but muscle, solid and thin but he carries all of his weight in his stomach. In our defense, he is extremely tall for his age as well. We met with a nutritionist and learned some of the things we could change to lower his cholesterol levels. We all started out really well and then got absorbed right back into our old routine. That is another reason why I wanted to start this blog was because if I’m held accountable for myself then I will be even more accountable for my son.
Our daughter, A.J., is nearly two and fortunately is growing on the right curve to a healthy child. Maybe if we get our eating habits under control now she won’t have to face any weight problems in the future.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Is that my weight or my credit score?!
Yikes, I stepped on the scale two weeks ago to start our third round of the "Biggest Loser" at work and I had gained back about 9 pounds I had lost from round 2! Not a good thing in my book. But what really is the correct number for a woman my age?
They say that weight is just a number but these days they are giving so many numbers out that I just don't know which one I should be concerned about. It used to be that if you were a woman around my heighth of 5'7" then you probably ran around the 130 - 140 pound range. Then about ten years ago they really started pushing the BMI number. So once you figure out that very difficult equation it will tell you if you are "normal", "obese", or OMG also known as "morbidly obese". I'll be honest by their calculations, I'm in the OMG section! Now you can add to the list of numbers your body fat percentage which I still haven't figured out how that comes into play and then thanks to the wonderful show that I'm addicted to, The Biggest Loser, you now have the phrase "Know Your Number" which I believe is your internal age. Let's face it by the time you figure out all the calculations to figure out all the terms of the previous numbers you will be 60 years old and your internal age will be 100 and you are probably in a bit of a predicament anyway. But its just a number, right?
Let us not forget the numbers we need to lose weight! You have the ever wonderful calorie counting and even then that can get confusing. You eat so many calories for what you weigh at that point in time and then you have to figure out how many calories burned compared to how many calories consumed which equals your amount of calories left to worry about at your next weigh-in. Then there is the glorious Weight Watcher points. You take the calories, fat grams, and fiber to equal your points and thanks to the most recent addition you now have an extra 35 points a week that you can either spread out or pig out depending on how you use them. I don't know about you but all of this makes my brain hurt. Or maybe my IQ points are too low as well.
So, I know I'm going to have to eventually tell you my weight in order for anyone reading this to actually track my progress but for now let's say I weigh the average of a 6'2" man plus a 10 month old baby.
Hopefully by my next weigh-in on Monday the baby would have changed a really wet diaper and for my daughter's case, that equals about 2 pounds some days.
Crunching the Numbers,
KW
They say that weight is just a number but these days they are giving so many numbers out that I just don't know which one I should be concerned about. It used to be that if you were a woman around my heighth of 5'7" then you probably ran around the 130 - 140 pound range. Then about ten years ago they really started pushing the BMI number. So once you figure out that very difficult equation it will tell you if you are "normal", "obese", or OMG also known as "morbidly obese". I'll be honest by their calculations, I'm in the OMG section! Now you can add to the list of numbers your body fat percentage which I still haven't figured out how that comes into play and then thanks to the wonderful show that I'm addicted to, The Biggest Loser, you now have the phrase "Know Your Number" which I believe is your internal age. Let's face it by the time you figure out all the calculations to figure out all the terms of the previous numbers you will be 60 years old and your internal age will be 100 and you are probably in a bit of a predicament anyway. But its just a number, right?
Let us not forget the numbers we need to lose weight! You have the ever wonderful calorie counting and even then that can get confusing. You eat so many calories for what you weigh at that point in time and then you have to figure out how many calories burned compared to how many calories consumed which equals your amount of calories left to worry about at your next weigh-in. Then there is the glorious Weight Watcher points. You take the calories, fat grams, and fiber to equal your points and thanks to the most recent addition you now have an extra 35 points a week that you can either spread out or pig out depending on how you use them. I don't know about you but all of this makes my brain hurt. Or maybe my IQ points are too low as well.
So, I know I'm going to have to eventually tell you my weight in order for anyone reading this to actually track my progress but for now let's say I weigh the average of a 6'2" man plus a 10 month old baby.
Hopefully by my next weigh-in on Monday the baby would have changed a really wet diaper and for my daughter's case, that equals about 2 pounds some days.
Crunching the Numbers,
KW
Thursday, May 13, 2010
In the Beginning
Something happened on my way to skinny....
Let's face it, when you are overweight you tend to find every excuse in the book of why and how you became that way. I do that plus find every excuse of why I can't lose weight. I've tried the cabbage soup diet...that was a smelly one. There has been Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, Weight Watchers (sadly, a total of 8 times that I've joined) and even diet pills prescribed by two different doctors at two different times. Unfortunately, I'm still overweight! No offense to any of those diets but the truth is, it ultimately comes down to me and me alone.
This blog is about the trials, tribulations, funny and torturous exercise moments, weird recipes, and overall obstacles that go on when you are trying to lose weight. Lets face it, something always comes up when you are trying to lose those extra pounds!
My story is like most everybody else's...you were a little chunky in elementary school, pudgy in middle school, you lose 25 pounds before your senior year in high school and all of the sudden you are hot chick with a popularity status. You get married, you get comfortable and size 7 short skirts become size 14 Capri's! Then you have kids and suddenly 10 years after your first baby you are still trying to lose that baby weight. Love my children but hate the fat cells they left me with.
So why am I putting probably the most personal thing to a woman on the internet for hundreds (hopefully) of people to read? Good question! Maybe with some readers cheering me on or at least giving some a laugh, I might actually be successful. I will be sharing lots of personal stories, reasons of doing this, and of course my weight loss journey along the way so please join me and hopefully if nothing else, I can make you laugh!
Let's face it, when you are overweight you tend to find every excuse in the book of why and how you became that way. I do that plus find every excuse of why I can't lose weight. I've tried the cabbage soup diet...that was a smelly one. There has been Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, Weight Watchers (sadly, a total of 8 times that I've joined) and even diet pills prescribed by two different doctors at two different times. Unfortunately, I'm still overweight! No offense to any of those diets but the truth is, it ultimately comes down to me and me alone.
This blog is about the trials, tribulations, funny and torturous exercise moments, weird recipes, and overall obstacles that go on when you are trying to lose weight. Lets face it, something always comes up when you are trying to lose those extra pounds!
My story is like most everybody else's...you were a little chunky in elementary school, pudgy in middle school, you lose 25 pounds before your senior year in high school and all of the sudden you are hot chick with a popularity status. You get married, you get comfortable and size 7 short skirts become size 14 Capri's! Then you have kids and suddenly 10 years after your first baby you are still trying to lose that baby weight. Love my children but hate the fat cells they left me with.
So why am I putting probably the most personal thing to a woman on the internet for hundreds (hopefully) of people to read? Good question! Maybe with some readers cheering me on or at least giving some a laugh, I might actually be successful. I will be sharing lots of personal stories, reasons of doing this, and of course my weight loss journey along the way so please join me and hopefully if nothing else, I can make you laugh!
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