Ex-families, drama, etc.

So, this is not a weight related post, though there will be an update at the end :D

How do you relate to an ex's family who you haven't spoken to in 6 years without discussing the ex? See, I have a son who VERY rarely (every 2-3 years) sees or speaks to his dad. Well, he is almost 11, and so I was playing on facebook and found his grandpa, and thought (in my stupid, slow brain) that it would be a great idea to talk to him again. Now here is the question, what do you say? He made a comment on his facebook before I found him that he has lots of other grandkids but no recent pictures. I know that my ex has a picture of him from Christmas 2007, so do they just not talk, how do you find this stuff out?

On another drama front, my middle son hates me! He went to live with his dad about a year ago and he wanted to come down for spring break, well it is an 9 hour drive one way. So I told his dad 2 weeks in advance that we could meet halfway on Friday or Saturday. On Thursday his wife calls my dad to change plans. WTF? Really? So I spent all weekend trying to work out a way to go get him in between work schedules, visitations, etc. and no matter what I did his dad wouldn't do it. SOOOO its my fault. Gotta love it!

Anyway, on the weight loss front, I have not weighed this week cuz its, ya know, that time. However, I was steady at 244 last time I weighed about a week ago! So that takes off all the funeral weight and stuff because I got lazy. I also purchased Hip Hop Abs from the internet because my husband and daughter think that would be a great purchase, so we shall see. It should be here by this weekend, which means I start on Monday because I will be out of town before that....

That's all from the funny farm.

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So, for all of my friends out there who are "stuck" like I was, I want to tell you that Lipo-6 Hers is working for me. I do not regularly buy "diet drugs" but I was definitely looking for something to boost my energy. I cannot drink anything with artificial sweetener, so all those energy drinks are out of the question, though my husband swears by them.

I have lost 5 pounds since last Wednesday as of this morning. This makes me not hungry and it gives me a needed energy boost. I am still not back where I started, but I am 2 pounds away so hopefully in the next week or so. What I LOVE LOVE LOVE is that I have the energy to work out, and it really does suppress my appetite.

I do not think that this is necessarily for everyone, and it is not a long term option for me, but it just seems like the cycle goes no energy, lazy, eat more, workout less, gain weight, start over. I am so tired of this I was willing to try anything! My hope is I can lose 15 to 20 pounds on this, get my energy level up naturally, and then wean off and do it all on my own.

In other news, I am going to try to figure out how to get some pics up that my dh took of me yesterday. They are not attractive, but they are an honest look at where I am starting, and it scared even me.

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?

Almost didn't make it....

Okay, so its almost 1 in the morning, and I was laying in bed with my dh and my pit (who was insistent on sharing my pillow) I realized I was only 3 days in and already not getting my goals done. I could not sleep knowing that, so here I am.

I did not do great today, I didn't drink any green tea (which is my water, unsweetened with lemon) and I did not exercise. However, I will definitely be getting back on both the weights and the treadmill tomorrow.

I think it is PMS time because I am just exhausted and really want to sleep. I try to keep track of that, but my body is just so strange some times that I can't predict what it will do. I know that is because of my weight. It seems that if I can just lose 10 pounds I can get everything sync'd again.

Anyway, I don't talk much here about my food so far because I just don't eat that much, but I know my diet goes against all conventional diet regimes. Right now, I am on a modified version of the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet because that is what works best for me. The problem is we are low on food and trying to get bills caught up in this tough economy, so my "no carb" foods aren't on the top of my priority list. I generally just don't eat right now until dinner time, my days consist of coffee with a shot of milk and no sugar and the aforementioned green tea. However, as springtime approaches we are planning a huge veggie garden, so that will be a big help! I just can't wait to get outside and get my hands in the dirt again. Wintertime is so hard on dieting!

Anyway, that's it for now, I will post again tomorrow, sometime when dh isn't looking as this is still a hidden blog.