A Day By The Pool

I'm still working on my Wayback Wednesday post, which may become a Throwback Thursday post.  I've had a lack of time over the last few days. 

Anyway, this weekend we went to my Mom's house, and on Saturday we sat by the pool soaking in sun rays, reading, swimming, and generally watching the kids and nieces and nephews in my life have fun.  My sister came down for the weekend, and my kids always enjoy playing with her kids.

I took many photos, but I took this series of Number Two and Darling Daughter that I just love.  She is warming up to him, after months of not letting him touch her.  Now, every time she walks into a room she says in her cute toddler voice, "Where is Lelam?"  She can't say his "real" name.  She also is constantly trying to copy him now, which is just so funny to me!!!

Goal Post for Tuesday, May 8, 2012

My poor blog has been neglected.  I have been so busy the last couple of weeks, and I have not been writing enough.  I feel I never have enough time in the day, if only I could add an additional six or so hours of "awake" time! 

My biggest goal this week is to finish my Wayback Wednesday post.  I started it last week, and I have not finished.  It's proving to be long, and I have to look through the photo albums to post photos with the story as well.  It will be worth the wait, I promise!

As far as weight loss, let me just say one word: BOO! I'm on a plateau, and my body is clinging for dear life.  Granted this weekend, I did drink in celebration of Cinco De Mayo, and I spent much of Saturday by the pool and eating chips.  Not actually (or ever) food to help you lose weight.  I also partook in a vigorous almost 90 minutes of kisado and TKD, and then I swam for part of the day, wrestled kids, and went home to fall into bed exhausted around 8:30 PM. 

Speaking of Saturday, I took this classic photo of Number Two shaking his head like a dog and Darling Daughter laughing hysterically at him.  It just cracks.me.up!!!

This weekend is busy again so blogging may come last again.  I have a goal to blog my Wayback Wednesday post tomorrow, blog some more on Thursday, and then probably be off the computer for the rest of the weekend.  

My other goals this week are to do 50 extra crunches a night.  I also want to add tricep dips, as I'm trying to strengthen my arms and get rid of what I like to call the "lady hanging fat."  Yes, every woman knows what I'm talking about, that fat under your arms that just hangs there.  Gross.  My arms are looking better, but I still wish they were slimmer.  I'm getting there though.  I've crossed so many of my goals off my list this year.  I know I can achieve what I set out to do!

And of my goals last week:

Read: Yes, I read.  I read Train Dreams by Denis Johnson.  I read it in a day.  It's a wonderful book.  I'm still working on Anna Karenina.

Log Onto My Fitness Pal:  Done!

Exercise 5 Days a Week: Let's see, I went to TKD on Monday, Tuesday lunch class, Wednesday night, walked Thursday night, and exercised Saturday morning!  CHECK!!!  WHOO HOO!!! Goals Accomplished!

How About Some Watermelon?

Goal Post Week of May 1, 2012

I'm moving the goal posts back to Tuesday.  I like it here, at the beginning of the week, giving me more to aspire to as I move through my days.  When I post them on Thursday I tend to forget them in the weekend shuffle.

I have a eating problem right now, as in I'm eating everything in front of me.  I don't know why, but all of a sudden my appetite is back with a vengeance.  I think this may come from my new found love of cooking.  When you start to cook again, you can open the refrigerator and imagine the possibilities!

This week I made this yummy olive bread from the Pioneer Woman site:

Source: thepioneerwoman.com via Lauren on Pinterest

I know, it has olives in it right? So it has to be healthy for me.  Um, it also has a whole stick of butter, mayo, and a whole pack of cheese! Delish, yum, bad for my hips! So, needless to say, I did not lose my pound this week.  I didn't gain a pound either.  I'm sort of just stuck at my last number, and I still need to lose at least twenty pounds.  I hate feeling stuck.

As for my goals last week, I didn't do such a great job! I think I'm going to carry a sticky note around with me and cross them off the list as I do them.

I managed to clean the bathrooms.  I deep cleaned the two downstairs bathrooms, and we vacuumed and mopped the living room area, de-cluttered, cleaned the kitchen, and that was enough for me.  Son Number One had friends over on Sunday (and we had their parents over!) and so the upstairs looks like it was destroyed by a tornado!

I also made food last week twice.  The family wasn't so appreciative of the salmon I made on Saturday, but I'm trying to add fish to our diet at least once a week.  I'm trying to make what we eat healthier.  Needless to say, the kids may drop a few pounds, because they keep turning their noses up at everything I make! 

My goals this week:

• Log onto MyFitnessPal (MFP) every day, and be honest with my food intake.  I need to track how many extra calories I'm eating, so I can cut down and lose.  MFP wants me to eat 1200 calories a day, and it seems like so little.  Of course, I can eat more on exercise days.
• Workout five days a week.  I'm switching to day classes twice a week to be home more at night.  I have to push myself to go in the middle of the day, because if it's a hard workout it leaves me really tired at work.
• Read.  This may seem like a silly goal, but my reading has taken a backseat to everything.  I'm in the middle of Anna Karenina, and I'd like to finish it before the end of the century.  Plus my writing is not coming along like I wish it would so instead I'm going to find the time to read.  Reading can help aspiring writers!