I lost 2 lbs last week, so I'm officially down 11 lbs. I like the sound of that, but you know what I like better? Fitting into my skinny jeans. :)
I feel like crap today though. I had to cancel a play date with my bff and our daughters. I have a bad headache and my stomach just isn't feeling right. I just want to lay in bed. ugh.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
WIW
I did my very first 5k on Saturday! It was pretty awesome. I'm so proud of myself. :) I ran/walked the thing and had a lot of fun at the event. Our local Autism Society raised $25,000 that day. What an amazing day.
I lost 4 lbs last week... can I get a woot woot? :) I am loving the differences I am seeing in my body. It hasn't effected my energy, but hoping the more I lose the more energy I'll gain. I've lost a total of 9 lbs so far. Yay! Only 9 more to go until I'm at my comfortable weight. I'd like to be 5 lbs lower than that, maybe even lower eventually, but my goal right now is 9-14 lbs. I got this! :)
I lost 4 lbs last week... can I get a woot woot? :) I am loving the differences I am seeing in my body. It hasn't effected my energy, but hoping the more I lose the more energy I'll gain. I've lost a total of 9 lbs so far. Yay! Only 9 more to go until I'm at my comfortable weight. I'd like to be 5 lbs lower than that, maybe even lower eventually, but my goal right now is 9-14 lbs. I got this! :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
WIW
Ok, So I've been thinking about WIW and this is what I'm going to do from this point out. I'm only going to post when I lose weight. If I gain or stayed the same, I'm not going to do a WIW. I want to share my excitement in this journey. So yah, that's the plan. I think I'll focus some of these posts on leading a healthier life, in whatever form that may be. That's my goal after all... to be healthy.
I did lose .5 lbs last week. I'm down to 168, from 173. My 5-htp has been working the last 2 nights, so I've slept decently well and my moods have been good during the day. I started taking a multivitamin again too, which I have been totally slacking on for a long time now. They make me nauseous, so I have to make sure to eat a big breakfast with them. I'm going to buy a new brand in the next couple of days to see if I don't get sick on those. I'm sure getting sick was the reason I stopped taking these in the 1st place. Who wants wants to be sick every morning? Not me!
Well, I need to start the bedtime routine with these kiddies. L8r, sk8r.
I did lose .5 lbs last week. I'm down to 168, from 173. My 5-htp has been working the last 2 nights, so I've slept decently well and my moods have been good during the day. I started taking a multivitamin again too, which I have been totally slacking on for a long time now. They make me nauseous, so I have to make sure to eat a big breakfast with them. I'm going to buy a new brand in the next couple of days to see if I don't get sick on those. I'm sure getting sick was the reason I stopped taking these in the 1st place. Who wants wants to be sick every morning? Not me!
Well, I need to start the bedtime routine with these kiddies. L8r, sk8r.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Ooommph
did you hear that... that was me... falling off the wagon.
On another note...
My sleep medicines ultimately failed. Suck. I was so hopeful. The Ambien worked for awhile and then I would get sleepier and sleepier and my sleep would become lighter as well. So then the doctor switched me to Lunesta and I slept worse on that even though the daytime sleepiness was a little better, it was still there. It just wasn't working for me. I decided on Thursday night to stop the medicines and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I've been on something to put me in a deeper sleep for months.
That night I couldn't fall asleep. Took some melatonin. Eventually went to sleep, but slept really crappy all night long. In my insomnia, I was researching on the computer and came across 5-htp. It helps your body produce serotonin and melatonin, which should make you calm and sleepy. sounds good. I bought a high dose with extended release.
Last night it took about an hour and a half for me to fall asleep. Once I was asleep I thought I slept soooo good for a long time, but damnit, it was only 2 hours. *sigh* Then, I was up ever 1.5-2 hours tossing. I guess that is better than the previous night.
I read some stuff that it can take awhile for some herbal remedies to work. It needs to build up in your body. Again, I am hopeful. I'm just tired of feeling exhausted. Then, when I get feeling like that I don't feel like doing anything at all. It sucks, big time.
I also busted my ankle yesterday. I was closing my daughter's door and somehow got my ankle bone in the way. I fell to the ground. Damn, it hurts. I probably bruised the bone, maybe even chipped it. It's red and inflamed. The autism 5k is next Saturday. At this point, my goal is to walk it. I'm a little bummed, but what matters is that I am going to do it... hopefully with minimal pain.
My post was all pretty crappy things. So, on a more positive note, I had a fun week with my sister in-law visiting. I also went out to dinner and drinks with a few friends tonight. Cooper has been coming up with some great sentences lately that really make me stop in awe. My daughter has been a rockstar with going to preschool and different child cares (the gym and autism society's during a meeting). She is getting so big. She used to cry and cry and now she'll wave and walk away. I love it because it allows me to be more social and get some gym time in. It allows her to be more social too. Score. :)
Going to go wind down... hopefully sleep soon....
On another note...
My sleep medicines ultimately failed. Suck. I was so hopeful. The Ambien worked for awhile and then I would get sleepier and sleepier and my sleep would become lighter as well. So then the doctor switched me to Lunesta and I slept worse on that even though the daytime sleepiness was a little better, it was still there. It just wasn't working for me. I decided on Thursday night to stop the medicines and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I've been on something to put me in a deeper sleep for months.
That night I couldn't fall asleep. Took some melatonin. Eventually went to sleep, but slept really crappy all night long. In my insomnia, I was researching on the computer and came across 5-htp. It helps your body produce serotonin and melatonin, which should make you calm and sleepy. sounds good. I bought a high dose with extended release.
Last night it took about an hour and a half for me to fall asleep. Once I was asleep I thought I slept soooo good for a long time, but damnit, it was only 2 hours. *sigh* Then, I was up ever 1.5-2 hours tossing. I guess that is better than the previous night.
I read some stuff that it can take awhile for some herbal remedies to work. It needs to build up in your body. Again, I am hopeful. I'm just tired of feeling exhausted. Then, when I get feeling like that I don't feel like doing anything at all. It sucks, big time.
I also busted my ankle yesterday. I was closing my daughter's door and somehow got my ankle bone in the way. I fell to the ground. Damn, it hurts. I probably bruised the bone, maybe even chipped it. It's red and inflamed. The autism 5k is next Saturday. At this point, my goal is to walk it. I'm a little bummed, but what matters is that I am going to do it... hopefully with minimal pain.
My post was all pretty crappy things. So, on a more positive note, I had a fun week with my sister in-law visiting. I also went out to dinner and drinks with a few friends tonight. Cooper has been coming up with some great sentences lately that really make me stop in awe. My daughter has been a rockstar with going to preschool and different child cares (the gym and autism society's during a meeting). She is getting so big. She used to cry and cry and now she'll wave and walk away. I love it because it allows me to be more social and get some gym time in. It allows her to be more social too. Score. :)
Going to go wind down... hopefully sleep soon....
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