Crazy Weekend

So I am posting again because I didn't want to include all this with my WLJ post.

We started this weekend by going Friday night and buying the rest of the supplies we needed to finish our 4th bedroom. Trevor and Bryce painted Friday night so it would be ready for carpet on Saturday. We woke up Saturday morning and started on carpet. Much to my surprise, Corey offered to come and help Trevor so it actually went faster than I anticipated. Of course Trevor let Corey do most of the work so it was Corey sweating and not Trevor. So we got all the rooms switched around on Saturday and then grilled some food and had some family out to join us. What a long day.

So Bryce woke me up this morning with this: Mom, Desi's parents are coming here at 11AM to talk to you and dad. So of course it is 10:45AM at this point so I jumped out of bed and brushed my teeth and hair and waited. Of course they didn't show up so I got myself all worked up for nothing. We then did a little shopping (NEW TV for my NEW OFFICE) and then came home and got ready for Hockey. After hockey my lovely husband got into the attic and set up my phone line so I could have internet access in the new office. THANK YOU TREVOR!! I got to talk to my mom tonight for about 15 minutes so I am happy about that too. Now it is 10:20PM and I am heading to bed.

Week 1 of my WLJ

I am going to start off with saying that I LOST 4 POUNDS this week.

Ok so now onto the story behind these 4 pounds. Trevor and I decided last week that since we weighed in on Sunday and really actually started last sunday that we would weigh in on Sundays. So I wasn't actually sure how I would do because I only walked 4 miles this week and I totally bombed one whole day. I ate at a breakfast buffet with Felicia and then we had lunch with Trevor at Jethro's BBQ and then we had pizza for dinner. Talk about going all out on one day. I have been logging all my food and drinks and it really makes me say to myself that oh I don't need that today. Trevor lost 1.4 pounds and he was a little disappointed once I weighed in but hey it was a loss and I am certainly proud that he lost and that we are doing this together.

My goal for this week is to exercise a little more and lose some more weight again next sunday.

Weight Loss Journey

Well awhile back I let all of you know that I was going to start exercising and eating healthy. I have been very committed to doing this so after talking with a friend I decided to go ahead and purchase some exercise equipment because I have never really liked going to a gym and I knew that I wouldn't in the future either. So over the weekend I went and purchased a treadmill and I have ordered a small version of an elliptical. That is just like a normal one except it doesn't have the arm thingys. I also downloaded a personal tracker on my phone so I keep track of all my exercising and food intake. I knew I could stay committed to exercising but I wasn't so sure I would be able to track all my eating but I actually really like it. It has my calorie intake at 1690 per day. It is actually a challenge for me because I go on it every time I eat or drink and I watch my calories. As most of you know I don't like to be beat at anything so my big challenge is to stay under in calories but still eat healthy.  I know that it has only been 4 days since I started but I am so happy with my progress that I want to share. I have been under in my calorie intake and I have been eating a lot of veggies and fruits. Fruits have never been a problem for me but veggies have. I actually find myself liking them and wondering why I haven't done this before now. I have also committed myself to walking 1 mile a night and once I'm more comfortable I will do more. I have met this challenge as well. I will keep everyone updated on this journey as I know at some point I will need as much support as possible.

Simple? Not Totally Sure!

Well there is so much I could ramble on about so I will try and just keep it simple. I have been a little down in the dumps lately between being very stressed out at work and dealing with the complicated family that I have. So I will start with work. I sometimes wish that everyone had the motivation that I have when it comes to their job. Some people are just plain LAZY. The next month or so is going to be quite busy for me and I am just hoping I will get through it with my sanity still in place. I have city inspections, IFA inspections, pre-inspections for all this, vacation, and of course all the daily and monthly things that I need to do for the property. OH BOY!! I am so thankful that Felicia will be there to help get me through this. :)

Things were going so great with my mom and the kids until last week. Now I am super sad and the kids are upset again. I honestly don't know how to deal with this or what to say anymore so I am hoping that any one of my friends will be able to help me through this or at least open an ear and let me talk, cry & whatever else may come out without judging. Just giving advice or listening would do a great deal for me.

Now onto the fun stuff... We leave Friday night for Texas and I couldn't be more happier. We decided that we would leave at night so that way the kids would (hopefully) be sleeping most of the time and wouldn't be asking every 5 minutes if we are there yet. We are ready for this break. We have a lot of things planned out with the kids so I really hope they have a great time. I can't wait to see their faces when we take them on the Duck Tour. I will have my camera ready and praying that I get a good shot. Of course I will fill everyone in when we get back and post lots of pictures.