Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday I have:

• not lost any weight
• not gained any weight
• lost inches
• exercised 4 days
• brought my lunch 4/5 days
• drank my water
• followed good snacking habits

And guess what!!! Today was Week 7, Session 1 on the Learn To Run program. It consists of 5 min warm up, 4 sets of 10 min run, 1 min walk and 5 min cool down. Total 54 minutes. Distance 3.03 miles (5.31 kilometres).

I am more proud of myself for running than I am for losing weight.

Don't get me wrong. I am very happy with the weight loss but I am extremely proud of my increased fitness level. This is unheard of!

Earlier this week, I pulled out my summer clothes. You know the clothes that I wore this past summer when we went to New York? Yeh, they're too big.

Horns, Mama!

Hilarious, no?

I have no idea where he learned this one. To be honest, I have no idea where he picks up 80% of the shit he does. And no, it's not Steven.

Karma, Where the Crap Was She?

You would think if you were the only one to speak up for the lady with the baby in the stroller, when the masses were pushing & shoving their way onto the bus, that the luck Gods would shine upon you and let you on said bus.

But no, after shouting out "Why don't you let the lady with the baby on the bus first?" You proceed to get pushed and shoved out of the way and when you are the next person to try and step on the bus, the driver shouts out "Stand Clear of the Doors. Wait for the next bus". And then he leaves.

People suck. I don't know why this always surprises me.

Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday, I have:

• lost weight
• brought my lunch 4/5 days
• exercised 5 days
• drank my water, maybe too much actually

I didn't measure this week so I have no idea whether I lost any inches.

I am also trying to be a grown-up. I have been doing my hair, wearing make-up, wearing my high heels AND accessorizing! AMAZING! Look, I even curled my hair. I put rollers in my hair and slept with the rollers in a la 1975. My hair is so curly! But sadly, because my hair is so long and thick, by the end of the day my hair was straight again.

AND guess what I figured out today? My treadmill is miles not kilometres. This puts an entirely different perspective on everything. I am much further ahead than I originally thought.

Yipee for me!

Guitar Hero, John Style

He made a guitar in Music Makers class. This is definitely not what I pictured when I read the program outline. I didn't realize that he was actually making a guitar. I thought they were playing with guitars or ukuleles, or whatever. You'd think that it'd be okay because it has no strings so therefore it would be quiet.

You could think that.

But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong.

My son is a human music machine. Well, actually he's simply a noise machine but since he's holding a guitar we are allowed to call it music.

And Good God, he's even got the finger and hand positions down pat. Where did he learn this?

Next thing you know, he's going to freaking have groupies.
Where oh where is the smoke machine?

And introducing, Riley on drums.

I mean, really. Look at John. He's just picking away at his little guitar.

Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday, I have:

• lost weight
• lost inches
• brought my lunch 5/5 days
• exercised 5 days
• not drank all my water during the business day. I really need to drink more water and less coffee.

It has been 7 weeks since I started "Operation Lose My Ass" aka "Preventative Measures to Avoid Being Cut of Your Own House".

• I didn't complete my February goal but I was close.
• I took my "skinny clothes" out for inspiration.
• I am able to fit comfortably into my clothes again. I am also able to wear some clothes that I had to pack up at the beginning of winter. (Yippee for me!)
• I am on Week 5, Session 3 on the Learn to Run a 10km. (42 minutes, Run 3 minutes/Walk 1 minute: 8 x)

I have also created some boundaries at work and am working on my life/work balance.

Farewell February

I was looking at John the other night and realized that his face has thinned out. He's growing so tall that his size 3 pants fit his waist but are too short and his size 4 pants skim his ankles but fall down because the waist is too big.

He's growing up so fast. I thought I'd take a stroll down memory lane.

February 2007 - This ultrasound is actually not from February but earlier.

February 2008
8 months old

February 2008

February 2009
20 months old

February 2010
He's so cool.
2 years, 8 months

February 2010

February 2011
3 years, 8 months

I called him my baby John today and he corrected me. No I'm John.

No more baby. :(