Some peace and quiet, and good news!

So, I just got done working on the treadmill. I call it working because it is somewhere between a walk and a run, my goal is to get to 0.5 mile as fast as I can. Today I did it in 11:00! That ROCKS for me! Not too long ago just a few minutes on the treadmill and I thought I was dying. :D

I did my ab ball workout today and yesterday, so I am getting better, but now it is starting to hurt. My muscles just don't understand what I am doing to them right now!

Anyway, the kids are in their rooms, one is asleep! My husband is at work, and until my teenager comes out to have mom time, I get some peace and quiet. This is quite strange in my house (see previous post).

The kitties have settled quite nicely. My dh came home last night and the one we call Killer meowed, growled and hissed all while getting petted and obviously enjoying it. This morning he started following my husband around and trying to climb his leg if he wanted more attention. It is so cute!

I will have to figure out how to post pictures on here, I have a couple of kitty pictures that are just adorable, and the pictures of my pit bull. (Please no negative pit bull comments, I have one, he is our baby, and we love him!)

Anyway, all in all it has been a great day around here.

Duh! The best news of the night is that pretty soon dh and I may have the same days off! That is very exciting as it has been a long time since we have both had jobs and had the same days off. The hours will still suck (he works 3:30-11:30 pm) but at least we can travel a little and enjoy our time off together.

And day 2....

So day 2 of the new plan with good expectations but not overwhelming goals seems to be going well. I got on the treadmill again today, just once so far, and was on it for 10 minutes at almost 3 mph! I am also doing okay on my diet. Today is the best I have done so far, and I have been doing the Slim-Fast for a couple of weeks now. My kids don't understand why mom wants all the junk out of the house! The teenager is the worst about it because she has her own money and she will spend it all on junk if I let her. I have tried and tried to teach that girl good eating, but it just doesn't sink in anymore.

Oh well, one thing at a time. Let's get me healthy and DH healthy then we can start on the kids, right? I think they call that living by example (whoever they are, damn them anyway :) ).

And I am back....

So, after a very long and emotionally draining trip to Texas, I have returned and am getting back on track. As we went with my parents, the whole trip seemed centered around food. The problem is the only meal I could "skip" was breakfast, and only then if we were in the hotel. If I don't eat my parents drive me INSANE. So I am sure that I am still working away that weight, rather than on the old weight I was working on before.

However, I did get back in the swing of things yesterday. I had stayed away from exercising right after I returned as I was having some sort of kidney problems, which is not unusual for me, I just deal with them, but I didn't want to make them any worse, so I just took it easy for a few days.

I did get on the treadmill for 15 minutes yesterday and 15 minutes already today! I will lift weights later, and hope to get back on treadmill after work.

My Valentine's day was good, we didn't do much, but that is pretty normal around here, and I was so exhausted that it was fine with me!

Anyway, back to work. I am not going to weigh this week, but I am going to get back on the wagon and I will be weighing in next Tuesday.

So 4 days in and I screw it up!

So today was my day off work. I didn't use the treadmill or weights on Wednesday, so I was going to do it today, but I got lazy. I would love to say I got too busy, but that is just not the truth. I had a lot of errands to do today and I am out of town right now, but I did have time in there to at least get on the treadmill, its only 20 minutes! But I got involved in my baby shows and just didn't do it. However, I did meet my goal of 3 days a week on the weights, so at least I have something, right?

So tomorrow it is back on the wagon! My mom has a Wii Fit and I am going to try that on for size at least while I am here. I guess if I do it for 30 minutes that might make up for the treadmill.

It has been tough trying to get into this in between my jobs, my kids, and my husband, but that is why my goal is only 25 pounds. I figure at that rate I will be done in a little more than 3 years, but it will probably take longer as somewhere along the line I want to have my tubes untied and have another baby. That is tenatively in the future, but no guarantees yet.

More tomorrow!

And we run....

So, I don't have a lot of time to post before dh comes back to see what I am doing, so I will just say that I went 1 mile on my treadmill in 23:31 today! I actually ran the equivalent of 1/10 of a mile in 2 parts! I am so excited.

I have done my weights once today and am getting ready to go do them again.

I am finding it hard to stay off the scale. I have always been the type to diet and weigh every day, but have learned that it is not the best thing for you, as weight fluctuates greatly from one day to the next, especially with women. So, I have said once a week and I will stick to once a week if it kills me! I cannot even go into the master bathroom because it looms there and starts screaming at me as soon as I walk in, so I am using the kids' bathroom for now.

That's it for today, I want to get my treadmill and weights in tomorrow so I can take the weekend off as I am going to see my parents and they don't have the workout equipment I do, as they sold theirs to me... Funny how that works?

At least my dog still loves me...

So, today I got on my treadmill and walked 1 mile. To anyone who is not struggling with weight and being in shape, this is probably not a big deal, but to me, it is. Let me introduce myself, I will go by Fluffy. I am a 33-year-old mother of 3 and a stepson who lives in the middle of nowhere Missouri and has been inspired by Dietgirl at dietgirl.org not to lose my weight (I started that journey already) but to be accountable to the millions (ha ha) of people out there who may come across this blog.

I am a medical transcriptionist. I work from my home (such as it is) and take care of the kids and the house. I rarely get out except to grocery shop or go see my parents, and that is where the trouble really lies. I always go shopping when I am hungry, and my parents, well, let's just say they aren't the best examples in the world. I got my eating habits from them and my sweet tooth as well.

I don't really know what to say, except that I am the largest person in my household and I am sick of it. My husband, bless him, does not know my weight, and does not ask. My children continue to tell me I am not fat, but my son gets asked at least once a year if his mom is pregnant. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I will not post my weight today, as I have not weighed, but what I will do is list some goals:

1. Weigh myself ONLY once a week and post it here for all to see.
2. Get on treadmill four times a week and lift weights at least three times a week.
3. Get OUT THERE and do something. I am a consultant for a line of food that is really yummy and not so bad for you, but I am such an introvert (although my friends would not agree) that it is hard for me to go out there and sell myself. I always say I am just too fat.
4. Lose 25 pounds by the end of this year. That is 2 pounds a month, give or take, and I hope to lose a lot more, but for now, this is the beginning.
5. Post here at least once a day, even if it is just a sentence.

So, for anyone out there with words of wisdom, encouragement or whatever, I am listening :D