Walking

Exercise for today was walking around Ikea. Took the kids to their first Ikea store and had a fun time. We stayed there for about 3 hours and after enjoyed a nice meal in the restaurant and then went back to the hotel and went swimming later on.

Water aerobics/Swimming

My exercise for today was in the water. I was in the car for three hours traveling. To get all the kinks out I went for a swim and did laps and then jogged in the pool and did some aerobics. The kids were making fun of me, but I felt great. Had a fun time in the pool and slept great that night?

I did it!

It has been 30+ years since I have been on a bike. Today my husband and I decided to go down to the ferry landing here in town to watch the kids do a Sturgeon release. The Sturgeon release is where they have raised Sturgeon's at a fish hatchery and around this time of year they release a bunch into the rivers. We decided to go and watch them and also be with our children. Because it is only 12 km (round trip) we decided to bike it there. Oh my seeing me on a child's bike isn't very pretty. My poor husband having to stare at my backside the whole time. It was actually fun. The only problem is I have longer legs than my son and my butt is quite larger than his, so his little hard seat just wasn't that pleasurable for me. The whole time I was envisioning a new seat that would be comfy and fit my butt. I have a few ideas, so I need to go and see what is all offered in the bike section.

I actually enjoyed the biking, so I might do this everyday. It has been 4 hours and I can feel the stiffening of my muscles, but not too bad yet. We will see what tonight and tomorrow brings.

Oh my poor husband, he was riding our 9 yr old's bike and as he was riding down the highway the handle bars flipped forward and so he went to brake and he pushed the front brakes instead of back and front and did a flip over. What a way to start off the bike ride. He has his aches and pains, but he will survive. I am just glad that wasn't me as I probably would still be lying there.

Where has the time gone?

Can you believe it has already been a month since I last posted. Well, my plan isn't going so well in fact it isn't going at all. I have been quite lazy this past month and haven't done much of anything. My husband got me out walking one day, but then I came home and slept all afternoon. We are having such beautiful weather and here I am in the house sleeping- who does that? I know I am lazy. I think of getting up in the mornings and exercising, but my bed always seems more comfortable and so I don't get up till I have to and then I am in a rush to get the kids lunches made and get them off to school that after that there is dishes to be done, laundry to do and a house to clean and maintain and any hint of exercise goes out the window. Did I mention I was lazy?

My friend has a trainer and she has had huge success and I thought about hiring her, but she moves at the end of the month, so there goes that idea.

So, do I just give up and live with being tired all the time or do I pick my self up and get outside and move? Right now my house needs me, so today I will get the laundry done. With a family of seven we sure wear lots of clothes.

We are eating more veggies and fruits as it is approaching that time of year where more is available and I continue to stay away from white flour, rice and so forth. Just need to control the eating after dark.

Okay, this is enough complaining. Tomorrow will be a better day.

My friends weightloss story

Below you will find a link to the story of my friend who is fighting the food battle everyday and how she is striving to overcome it. Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ldsmag.com%2Fweightloss%2F100308found.html&h=5c6ac1cdf2fc8a812e37d9791fc8d4d0

Back to the basics

Took time off of the blog during the two week Spring break. It was wonderful just being with the kids and watching episodes of Smallville. Our tv addiction. We borrowed the first 6 seasons and watched them during Spring break along with other activities. I did get the kids out of the house one day and we raked leaves, pruned trees and moved around our compost pile. It was alot of fun and the kids were very thankful for getting out of the house and into the sunshine.

My one month off of sugar went very well infact I have had a bit of sugar in the month of March and have figured out that the best thing for me at this time is to just avoid it. It makes me feel sluggish, and tired, moody and bloated. I will continue to allow myself to have my 100% maple syrup and occassional honey to use as a sweetener. I will avoid all fake sugars and sugar wannabees. I just don't want to be dependent on them too. Infact during the month of February I didn't even chew sugarless gum- which I thought would be hard, because I love gum, but it actually was really easy.

I talked to a friend who was going to FAA- which is Food Addicts Anonymous and she has lost 60+ lbs. I went to visit her and she looks great. She told me she wasn't tired anymore, has lots more energy and most of her ailments are gone. She has been off sugar and flour for about a year.

She suggested to me her breakfast and I tried it and love it, so I eat that almost everyday. Her breakfast is:

1/2c. dry oatmeal, 6 oz. blueberries, 8 oz. plain yogurt. Once the oatmeal is cooked I mix in the blueberries and the yogurt and it is yummy.

She splits her blueberries up and adds them to the yogurt, so she eats the oatmeal and then for a treat has her blueberries and yogurt.

I will post her story that was in the meridian magazine.

March is here- time to get busy

Body Composition:
Hips- 39 1/2" (41 1/2" Feb.2)
Waist- 36 1/2" (40" Feb 2.)

Weight- 176 (182 Feb. 2)

Exercise:
Walking- 60 min.