I didn't do so well this week. I had bad snacks (animal cookies with Tristan!) and ate too much for dinner. I didn't get to the gym once, but was able to get out an walk a few times.
I do feel like I have tons more energy, and my body just feels better. I am liking how I feel, but would feel much better if I had lost more weight!
Here are my stats this week.
10/03 10/10 10/17
Weight 202 199.4 198.8
Bust 46.5 46.5 46
Waist 40 39 38.5
Hips 50 49 49
Leg 24.5 23.5 23.5
Arm 12.5 12 12
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
The Things You Never Thought You Could Do
Do you look back on your life and see all the mountains you had to climb and remember thinking "how the f*ck am I going to do this?" I think that should be one of the motto's of motherhood. You are looking up at that huge mountain that is raising a child and wonder if you can climb it.
However, now looking back at some of those mountains you are saying to yourself "wow I actually did it and it wasn't so bad!" I have been thinking lately at all I have accomplished that I just never thought I would accomplish at the time of facing it.
1. Labor/Delivery- What woman isn't afraid of this aspect of having a child. It is amazing how that even through all the time, the pain, and the healing I am still willing to do it all over again!
2. Sleepless Nights- Yes, you do adjust and it's unbelievable what you can still accomplish with only 4 hours of broken up sleep.
3. Breast Milk Weaning- So I didn't have much of a struggle here as Tristan had decided he was done and had made the decision for the both of us. My struggle was the emotional turmoil that came with it. I wanted to breastfeed until at least a year, I only made it 6 months.
4. Solids- This is still a challenge for me because of my one choking incident. But it is a mountain that I am slowly climbing down the other side of, but just don't feel like I have accomplished it yet.
5. Naps- As many of you know I had been holding Tristan for naps for an entire year. Yes, that means an entire year of holding my son for 4-6 hours a day. Everyone should be in awe of what I could actually accomplish in those few hours of not holding him or when my husband had him. But for about a month now Tristan has been taking 98% of his naps IN HIS CRIB! Yes, I worked hard on this. Yes, it has been one of my biggest if not my biggest struggle. A mother needs those few hours of downtime to recharge and for an entire year I was not getting it. My friends and family are lucky I am not insane locked in a room with padded walls. Who knows, maybe I still should be.
6. Formula Weaning- I thought this was going to be a huge mountain, but really it was the smallest hill ever. Tristan took whole milk like a champ! Like father like son I guess.
7. Bottle Weaning- This is the one I am terrified of. This is the one that kept me up at night, that I dreaded for 3 months before he turned 1. Cutting out the daytime bottles was cake. The morning bottle was somewhat of a harder battle. It just consisted of lots of distraction and a filling solids breakfast. I have yet to remove the bedtime bottle. I don't think I plan to remove that bottle for a few more months. Tristan is just not consistently sleeping through the night and not needing a middle of the night bottle anymore. I am just not ready to disrupt that with taking his bedtime bottle away. You pick your battles in motherhood.
I am sure I have tons more mountains to climb (did anyone say potty training?) and I am sure there are many more I forgot, these are just the ones on my mind. So for all of you moms out there in the midst of starting to climb or in the middle of climbing those mountains, remember once you reach the other side you are going to look back and no longer see that huge mountain but just tiny grain of sand (huge thanks to Miss Carrie Underwood!)
However, now looking back at some of those mountains you are saying to yourself "wow I actually did it and it wasn't so bad!" I have been thinking lately at all I have accomplished that I just never thought I would accomplish at the time of facing it.
1. Labor/Delivery- What woman isn't afraid of this aspect of having a child. It is amazing how that even through all the time, the pain, and the healing I am still willing to do it all over again!
2. Sleepless Nights- Yes, you do adjust and it's unbelievable what you can still accomplish with only 4 hours of broken up sleep.
3. Breast Milk Weaning- So I didn't have much of a struggle here as Tristan had decided he was done and had made the decision for the both of us. My struggle was the emotional turmoil that came with it. I wanted to breastfeed until at least a year, I only made it 6 months.
4. Solids- This is still a challenge for me because of my one choking incident. But it is a mountain that I am slowly climbing down the other side of, but just don't feel like I have accomplished it yet.
5. Naps- As many of you know I had been holding Tristan for naps for an entire year. Yes, that means an entire year of holding my son for 4-6 hours a day. Everyone should be in awe of what I could actually accomplish in those few hours of not holding him or when my husband had him. But for about a month now Tristan has been taking 98% of his naps IN HIS CRIB! Yes, I worked hard on this. Yes, it has been one of my biggest if not my biggest struggle. A mother needs those few hours of downtime to recharge and for an entire year I was not getting it. My friends and family are lucky I am not insane locked in a room with padded walls. Who knows, maybe I still should be.
6. Formula Weaning- I thought this was going to be a huge mountain, but really it was the smallest hill ever. Tristan took whole milk like a champ! Like father like son I guess.
7. Bottle Weaning- This is the one I am terrified of. This is the one that kept me up at night, that I dreaded for 3 months before he turned 1. Cutting out the daytime bottles was cake. The morning bottle was somewhat of a harder battle. It just consisted of lots of distraction and a filling solids breakfast. I have yet to remove the bedtime bottle. I don't think I plan to remove that bottle for a few more months. Tristan is just not consistently sleeping through the night and not needing a middle of the night bottle anymore. I am just not ready to disrupt that with taking his bedtime bottle away. You pick your battles in motherhood.
I am sure I have tons more mountains to climb (did anyone say potty training?) and I am sure there are many more I forgot, these are just the ones on my mind. So for all of you moms out there in the midst of starting to climb or in the middle of climbing those mountains, remember once you reach the other side you are going to look back and no longer see that huge mountain but just tiny grain of sand (huge thanks to Miss Carrie Underwood!)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Talking To A Puppet
My lovely grandma made Tristan a cute little duck/flamingo puppet thing for his first Christmas. Now that he is starting to build imagination, he is loving this puppet. He will actually bring it to us so we will stick our arm up it's butt and make it talk. Cute right? So cute.
Anyway, my husband, Tristan and I were all hanging out in his room after his bath like we usually do. He handed my husband the puppet and like usual Bryan was talking with the puppet and Tristan was loving it...until he got bored and/or distracted like all toddlers do. But my husband just kept talking with the puppet. Not talking to Tristan anymore but talking to me. AND I RESPONDED! Yes, I was talking to a puppet for a good 5 minutes before I even realized WTF I was doing. Not so cute. No, Tristan was not even paying attention, so I wasn't talking to the puppet for his sake. I was talking to the puppet I decided because motherhood has made me CRAZY!
Carrying on a conversation with a puppet was not on my bucket list, but it sure as hell was hilarious!
Anyway, my husband, Tristan and I were all hanging out in his room after his bath like we usually do. He handed my husband the puppet and like usual Bryan was talking with the puppet and Tristan was loving it...until he got bored and/or distracted like all toddlers do. But my husband just kept talking with the puppet. Not talking to Tristan anymore but talking to me. AND I RESPONDED! Yes, I was talking to a puppet for a good 5 minutes before I even realized WTF I was doing. Not so cute. No, Tristan was not even paying attention, so I wasn't talking to the puppet for his sake. I was talking to the puppet I decided because motherhood has made me CRAZY!
Carrying on a conversation with a puppet was not on my bucket list, but it sure as hell was hilarious!
Monday, October 10, 2011
1 Week Check In
I have been on my 90 Day Challenge for 1 week now! It sure has been a week of learning. Learning what kind of shakes I like, learning the best snacks and dinners for me to eat, learning to exercise, learning learning learning!
I had some really good shakes this week, but peanut butter is by far my favorite. I have made everything from cafe mocha to pumpkin pie all which have been delicious!
However, I know you are just wanting to know my status, so here it is!
10/03 10/10
Weight 202 199.4
Bust 46.5 46.5
Waist 40 39
Hips 50 49
Leg 24.5 23.5
Arm 12.5 12
So slowly but surely things are changing. I totally feel more energy, and feel better about my body in general. I just really need to get back into the gym and back to walking. Anyone want to join me?
I had some really good shakes this week, but peanut butter is by far my favorite. I have made everything from cafe mocha to pumpkin pie all which have been delicious!
However, I know you are just wanting to know my status, so here it is!
10/03 10/10
Weight 202 199.4
Bust 46.5 46.5
Waist 40 39
Hips 50 49
Leg 24.5 23.5
Arm 12.5 12
So slowly but surely things are changing. I totally feel more energy, and feel better about my body in general. I just really need to get back into the gym and back to walking. Anyone want to join me?
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
90 Day Challenge!
Today is my first day on the Body By Vi 90 Day Weight Loss Challenge! If you want more info see it here
http://brittnie.bodybyvi.com/
Basically you are replacing two meals a day with meal replacement shakes that can taste really good! This morning I had a cafe mocha shake. However, I used too little coffee and too much chocolate so it tasted just like chocolate milk. But it was still good!
Ultimately I would really LOVE to lose 30 lbs (baby weight!) in my 90 days, 10 pounds a month. Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not. I am going to try to take it one day at a time, one meal at a time.
Here are my beginning stats. I plan to get the pictures up later tonight so stay tuned!
Weight: 202
Chest: 46.5
Wait 40
Hips 50
Thighs: 24.5
Arms: 12.5
http://brittnie.bodybyvi.com/
Basically you are replacing two meals a day with meal replacement shakes that can taste really good! This morning I had a cafe mocha shake. However, I used too little coffee and too much chocolate so it tasted just like chocolate milk. But it was still good!
Ultimately I would really LOVE to lose 30 lbs (baby weight!) in my 90 days, 10 pounds a month. Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not. I am going to try to take it one day at a time, one meal at a time.
Here are my beginning stats. I plan to get the pictures up later tonight so stay tuned!
Weight: 202
Chest: 46.5
Wait 40
Hips 50
Thighs: 24.5
Arms: 12.5
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
My Husband Has the Patience Of A Greek God
Okay, so maybe not a Greek God because from what I read they try to kill each other in a microsecond, but it sounded good didn't it? Not to mention I am reading the Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Greek Gods have been on my mind lately. But my husband has the most patience I ever seen, especially in a man.
It is something I really admire about him, the extent of which amazes me everyday. While I am tearing my hair out, screaming in my head, and crying because Tristan will not go to sleep at 2AM he will come in, calmly pick him up out of my arms, "ssshhhh" him and rock him back to sleep.
I guess that is why he is my lobster:
The mac to my cheese
The peanut butter to my jelly
The pop to my tart
The rock to my star
The M to my M
The lucky to my charms
The snoop to my dogg
The key to my board
Ok, so I could go on forever......just one more!
The Ben to my Jerry :)
oh wait!
The Chunky to my Monkey
The Phish to my Food
Haha that opened up a whole new door.
Long story short....I LOVE MY HUSBAND!
It is something I really admire about him, the extent of which amazes me everyday. While I am tearing my hair out, screaming in my head, and crying because Tristan will not go to sleep at 2AM he will come in, calmly pick him up out of my arms, "ssshhhh" him and rock him back to sleep.
I guess that is why he is my lobster:
The mac to my cheese
The peanut butter to my jelly
The pop to my tart
The rock to my star
The M to my M
The lucky to my charms
The snoop to my dogg
The key to my board
Ok, so I could go on forever......just one more!
The Ben to my Jerry :)
oh wait!
The Chunky to my Monkey
The Phish to my Food
Haha that opened up a whole new door.
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