Good Morning!

Well I managed to keep myself on track for the rest of the day. I had to use the rest of my weekly points for dinner last night but that's okay. I only got my mall walking in yesterday as we were at the inlaws for the evening and then I was exhausted! We decompressed for about an hour and then were in bed before 10....which was really good because the little princess was up about 3 times before 5:30 =( This doesn't happen often but when it does I really feel it in the morning. She is just getting so busy and if she stays up a little too late she just doesn't seem to sleep as well.

It's still pretty early so I haven't eaten much today but so far so good. My mom is off work on Fridays so she is coming over to hang out today. We are having 2 sets of people over tomorrow and it'll be nice to have some extra help getting ready. My coworker friend and her family are coming for lunch and then some friends are coming to eat appies for dinner and watch the Canucks game. It's going to be a busy day but it was the only day we could make it work. Our late night friends are coming to help fix our electric fireplace in the basement and I am so excited - it's cold down here!

I think I am going to do the step stuff again tonight while I watch the game - I will have to see how the day goes. I would love to get out for a walk but the weather has just been SO wet and gross I don't want to be out there! I am actually kinda looking forward to my first official WI of 2011, I know it will still be up a little but that's okay, I know it is down from where it was at the beginning of this week. I have been feeling so much better now that I am really sticking to eating better....now I just need to keep it going!

Temptations

That is what I was faced with today and I gave in. I was at the mall and the cookie store called my name and I answered. I managed to ignore it when I was there earlier this week but I just didn't want to today. I know I can have cookies if I want them but I have been trying really hard to not over do it with the sweets. I have such a terrible sweet tooth! It's okay, I came home and made a really good lunch and I am past it. I am at the inlaws or dinner tonight which means that I will have a really yummy salad (my mother in law makes a really good one!) and then I am not sure but I can keep it in check.

I actually got 30 minutes of good activity in while I watched the hockey game last night. I improvised and used the Wii balance board as a step and did some step with weights that I made up as I went along. It got my heart rate up and it felt good to not just sit on my butt! I treated myself with some smartpop and a rootbeer after I finished my workout and enjoyed the game!

On another note I have been doing really good with the budget that we made up for the new year. I had found myself spending kind of mindlessly while on mat leave and really needed to get it under control. I have been doing some clearance rack shopping getting clothes for Grace for next winter. It makes it easier on me if I am prepared at a good price =)

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Another good day under my belt. I made smart choices and even cooked a really yummy dinner. I did not manage to get any activity in so I guess that was my rest day? I need to make it a priority - I just really prefer to be outside and with this weather, no thank you! I made a great/scary discovery last night, I really wanted a treat so I pulled out a vitatop and wanted some vanilla icecream with it. I didn't really want to spend the 7 points for 1/2 a cup like in the book. Well I checked the label for what I have in the freezer and it is only 3 points for 1/2 a cup! I won't be eating it every night but it is nice to know that I can if I want to.

Today is going really well so far food wise, again I haven't gotten any activity yet but I a going to workout while I watch one of the hockey games (GO CANADA!!!!!). I think I will do a bosu based workout after the little one goes down for the night. It will also be a good way to keep me from snacking. I have been eating the best Golden Delicious apples - they have been so crisp and juicy!

I am just watching the first episode of BL - I don't know that I could have gone with the unknown.....I think I would have gone with Bob and Jillian. The unknown would have been WAY too scary for me! What about you?

Yummy!

I have found my new favorite lunch! I have 2 light rye wasa crakers with cream cheese and deli chicken on it with half a package of chicken noodle soup and an apple. All that for 10 points! I have been making better choices again today and I think it is because I am back to my routine. Hubby is back at work and we are doing our own thing again. I have even planned dinner for tonight and tomorrow night and then we are out on Thursday to the inlaws and I am not at Friday yet....have to think about it. I am going to make grilled chicken, twice baked potatoes and steamed carrots with some fresh cucumbers too. Mmmmmmmm.

So I even managed not to snack my way through the night last night - huge NSV for me! We had some trouble getting the little one to sleep last night, this is usually when I reach for something to help me relax (popcorn) and last night I did not! I haven't gotten any real activity yet but we are going to walk up to the store tonight to pick up some cat treats so that will have to do for today. I am going to try and get on the Wii at some point but the little one is so busy I am not sure I will be able to!

Changes

I made a layout change to my blog to help bring in the new year! I hope you guys all like it, I thought it was pretty =) So I have been counting my points for about 1 1/2 days now and I made a discovery yesterday....SmartPop is not all that smart when you figure out the points! I would much rather melt real butter on air popped for 7 points! Oh well....we live and learn. That is what this is all about.....isn't it? Living and learning? Learning how to live a happy and balanced life? Well that is what it is about for me. No more over doing it, no more eating like crazy, no more dieting in weird ways. I need to apply what I have learned works for me and just do this. Not go crazy and workout for way too long and eat nothing...that is not sustainable.

So my choices today have not been perfect but they have been better. I am making sure I am adding more fruit and veggies and drinking alot of water. I hadn't been drinking much of anything over the holidays but I am back at it now and I feel SO much better. It is amazing what water does for your body. We also got out for a nice walk again today. It had been really nice having hubby home (since the 22nd) but I have to say that I am looking forward to him going back to work. I miss our daily routine and find myself overeating and not eating regularly. I think the second part leads to the first part. I love all the help but I need my routine back! Before I had Grace I had always said if I could be at work all the time I would be skinny because I all have to eat is the healthy options I brought with me ;) Now I find as long as I am in my routine I do better.

One day at a time.

It's a New Day!

I am back! It's like Christmas was never here...well except for the tree still being up. We have one more get together and then it will all be gone on Sunday. It was nice to take a small break from everything over Christmas and try and enjoy myself. I ended up getting a terrible cold and gaining about 2 pounds (I weighed myself this morning). This morning would have been the start of a new week for me so I got my tracker out and wrote everything down and made sure I got some activity in. There are alot of changes I want to make in 2011 and I am starting right away.

So over Christmas I ate quite a bit but I did not go crazy...I could have done alot worse than 2 pounds! It was so busy that I barely had time to relax! I love Christmas, I just wish it was a slower season...not packed into such a short time. I just find it all too hectic! I feel like I need a vacation!

I was thinking about posting some new goals....but I think I am going to concentrate on one day at a time. I don't want to put the excess pressure of a deadline on it, I just want to do this right......so here we go!

Christmas

So Christmas is coming very quickly and just as quickly I am slipping......I am really having a hard time right now. I don't know what it is...I just can't find it in me to get moving or not eat sweets. So I am going to take  a quick blogging break for the rest of Christmas.....I hope you will all hang in there and I will see you when I come back on the 27th with some pictures of Grace =) I hope you all have an amazing Christmas!