We're moving.
I'm up to my elbows in boxes.
Thank God I measured out all my food.
This will be a theme this week.
I'm eager to see how many more muscles I have during this week.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Day 50, Keeping on, keeping on
Man, we've been busy.
9:00pm arrives before I have any idea what's going on.
With packing on top of babies on top of work on top of... I just keep going.
PCP food is going fine -- I'm doing my skipping and running and ab work -- about every otherish day I get to the rest of them.
This week, we had technical issues with our server and some client email went down. People get very upset when their email isn't working (I know, I've been there too) but dang, it's been stressful. On the phone with support, on the phone with angry clients and now suffering financial fallout because their service was down.
Do you know how much I wanted a big piece of cake or stiff drink or what ever the hell while dealing with it?
Much.
But, I didn't.
Everything's resolved now, but I think I have Inbox PSTD -- I'm terrified to check email in case it's another avalanche of shitstorm.
It's been hard to post with all that awesome going on, so this week, this space will be a little more wordy.
9:00pm arrives before I have any idea what's going on.
With packing on top of babies on top of work on top of... I just keep going.
PCP food is going fine -- I'm doing my skipping and running and ab work -- about every otherish day I get to the rest of them.
This week, we had technical issues with our server and some client email went down. People get very upset when their email isn't working (I know, I've been there too) but dang, it's been stressful. On the phone with support, on the phone with angry clients and now suffering financial fallout because their service was down.
Do you know how much I wanted a big piece of cake or stiff drink or what ever the hell while dealing with it?
Much.
But, I didn't.
Everything's resolved now, but I think I have Inbox PSTD -- I'm terrified to check email in case it's another avalanche of shitstorm.
It's been hard to post with all that awesome going on, so this week, this space will be a little more wordy.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Day 46, Rawr
Hosted my daughter's "Meet the Baby" party yesterday and got so many compliments on my appearance it redoubled my commitment.
May I repeat that this mom of a ten week old baby was called "smokin'?"
I may repeat it?
I was called smokin'.
Yes.
I will take it.
I appreciate the reminder not to eat the same vegetables. I've downed so many steamed dark greens and broccoli that my daughter's burps smell like them.
Other vegetables ho!
I'm not much of a fan of the flavor of whole wheat -- will be trying out other options to see what I don't mind too much.
Yes, I've lost weight, but I'm also guessing a lot of it was hormonal and water weight related to the pregnancy. I'm expecting the weight loss to slow as my muscles come out, but who knows?
Patrick question:
I love my twice a day yogurt (Fage 0%, mmm), but is there something I can add so it's not so much like choking down sour cream? Honey? Applesauce?
May I repeat that this mom of a ten week old baby was called "smokin'?"
I may repeat it?
I was called smokin'.
Yes.
I will take it.
I appreciate the reminder not to eat the same vegetables. I've downed so many steamed dark greens and broccoli that my daughter's burps smell like them.
Other vegetables ho!
I'm not much of a fan of the flavor of whole wheat -- will be trying out other options to see what I don't mind too much.
Yes, I've lost weight, but I'm also guessing a lot of it was hormonal and water weight related to the pregnancy. I'm expecting the weight loss to slow as my muscles come out, but who knows?
Patrick question:
I love my twice a day yogurt (Fage 0%, mmm), but is there something I can add so it's not so much like choking down sour cream? Honey? Applesauce?
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Day 43 More Parents
Sneaking up to blog, having parents here seems to have decreased my available time. They're helpful, but seem to want to spend more time "visiting" than I'd anticipated.
I missed breakfast twice since they got here (uh, I was supposed to have MORE time for breakfast) and that throws my carefully balanced hunger off. Not that I'm eating off program to make up for it, but that I'm STARVINGDEATHSTARVING later in the evening.
See also the question, "How do I have even less time to exercise than before?"
Oh difference between public (helenjane.com life) and private (here) personas.
That said, it's awesome to watch them interact with their grandchildren.
Remember that, HJ. This is good practice for putting routines into stressful situations -- if I can maintain exercise and diet NOW (with all the ALL I have going on) I can maintain it through anything.
Almost half-way there.
I've lost 18 pounds.
Amazing.
I missed breakfast twice since they got here (uh, I was supposed to have MORE time for breakfast) and that throws my carefully balanced hunger off. Not that I'm eating off program to make up for it, but that I'm STARVINGDEATHSTARVING later in the evening.
See also the question, "How do I have even less time to exercise than before?"
Oh difference between public (helenjane.com life) and private (here) personas.
That said, it's awesome to watch them interact with their grandchildren.
Remember that, HJ. This is good practice for putting routines into stressful situations -- if I can maintain exercise and diet NOW (with all the ALL I have going on) I can maintain it through anything.
Almost half-way there.
I've lost 18 pounds.
Amazing.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Day 41 Parents arrive
So happy my parents are here for the next nine days.
It's tough on them to have me following this "weirdo diet" when they want to stuff me with all my homemade favorites, but I'm staying strong.
"You're wasting away!" my mom said.
(Not going to lie, that made me feel awesome. Also, I'm not wasting away, I haven't bought many in-between clothes yet so I'm still swimming in maternity clothes.)
Still, it felt good to have someone acknowledge my hard work, friends without kids think I should have been back to pre-baby body when I left the hospital and my husband sees me every day so change to him has been so gradual there's no noticing.
Also, will have a photo this week -- two weeks of photos are on my camera and I haven't uploaded yet.
Staying strong in the face of MOM is nigh impossible, but my husband has my back. (Also, extra time to exercise since the parents are babysitting.)
It's tough on them to have me following this "weirdo diet" when they want to stuff me with all my homemade favorites, but I'm staying strong.
"You're wasting away!" my mom said.
(Not going to lie, that made me feel awesome. Also, I'm not wasting away, I haven't bought many in-between clothes yet so I'm still swimming in maternity clothes.)
Still, it felt good to have someone acknowledge my hard work, friends without kids think I should have been back to pre-baby body when I left the hospital and my husband sees me every day so change to him has been so gradual there's no noticing.
Also, will have a photo this week -- two weeks of photos are on my camera and I haven't uploaded yet.
Staying strong in the face of MOM is nigh impossible, but my husband has my back. (Also, extra time to exercise since the parents are babysitting.)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Day 37, Ow.
Wow, my legs hurt.
And I was less hungry than I was the day before yesterday.
So, that's good.
My dog is loving the running. I also jumped yesterday, because James is here and I had a hot minute. We laugh about the day's pace, my me time is the 20 minute shower I take at the end of the day. This keeps eating less important for most of the day.
Time's been flying so fast as well. It keeps achey muscles in perspective.
My lower back is aching -- whether that be from the added weight from the baby carrier or the running and jumping on concrete, I can't tell. Am doing stretches (finally) to help with it.
Sticking with the same foods for the week really helps -- greens/egg/toast for breakfast, snack, broccoli/pasta/chicken lunch, snack, and my fun fruit dinner all take one extra decision I have to make out of the day.
Oh, I've also come up with one thing to help with my 3:00 monster hunger,
1. I drink a big glass of water
2. I wait another 20 minutes
3. I put tooth whitening strips on.
I can't eat for 30 minutes with my tooth whitening strips and by that point, I'm mostly past it -- it's almost dinner time and my teeth are getting lovelier.
Feel free to pass on ;).
And I was less hungry than I was the day before yesterday.
So, that's good.
My dog is loving the running. I also jumped yesterday, because James is here and I had a hot minute. We laugh about the day's pace, my me time is the 20 minute shower I take at the end of the day. This keeps eating less important for most of the day.
Time's been flying so fast as well. It keeps achey muscles in perspective.
My lower back is aching -- whether that be from the added weight from the baby carrier or the running and jumping on concrete, I can't tell. Am doing stretches (finally) to help with it.
Sticking with the same foods for the week really helps -- greens/egg/toast for breakfast, snack, broccoli/pasta/chicken lunch, snack, and my fun fruit dinner all take one extra decision I have to make out of the day.
Oh, I've also come up with one thing to help with my 3:00 monster hunger,
1. I drink a big glass of water
2. I wait another 20 minutes
3. I put tooth whitening strips on.
I can't eat for 30 minutes with my tooth whitening strips and by that point, I'm mostly past it -- it's almost dinner time and my teeth are getting lovelier.
Feel free to pass on ;).
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Day 36 Back at it
And boy, am I hungry.
And my belly is letting me know it.
Ran with the dog for 45 minutes instead of jumproping -- i love me some jumping rope, but if I can get double duty out of my exercise (dog getting out) then we're even farther ahead.
Dinner was wack.
Apple? Banana?
But fun.
The hunger wasn't a problem except for that 3-4 o'clock time. That's rough.
Loving the legwork.
Not loving the back stuff.
Story of my story.
And my belly is letting me know it.
Ran with the dog for 45 minutes instead of jumproping -- i love me some jumping rope, but if I can get double duty out of my exercise (dog getting out) then we're even farther ahead.
Dinner was wack.
Apple? Banana?
But fun.
The hunger wasn't a problem except for that 3-4 o'clock time. That's rough.
Loving the legwork.
Not loving the back stuff.
Story of my story.
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