Day 3

I was so proud of myself today. I had a piece of toast with a huge blob of peanut butter for breakfast.

Lunch? Today was pizza day at the office. So what did I eat? A nice big salad with green pepper, onion and cucumbers. Not one single bite of yummy delicious pizza. I was so proud of myself.

So then we come to dinner. Yeah. I was bad. Very bad. We had Chinese. And as most of you probably know, there aren’t many Chinese dishes that are GOOD for you. I had some sweet and sour chicken, empress chicken and sesame chicken. Just a little bit of each. With some white rice. Brown rice would have been preferred, but Chinese restaurants just don’t serve brown rice. Oh well. It was delicious.

Sigh. Maybe I’m not cut out for dieting. It always seems to make me want to crave the bad stuff even more. But I’m going to try to stick with it. Maybe tomorrow will be easier.

Anyway, both kids are sick. Fevers, body aches, whiney. It’s absolutely awful. I feel so terrible that I can’t do anything to make them feel better. Some tylenol here, some motrin there. But that’s about all I can do. Samantha has been laying around the house most of the time I’ve been home from work. We cuddled. A lot. That part was nice.

Anyway, I’m going to go kiss my kids and head to bed myself. Maybe watch a movie before going to sleep. It is a Friday night after all. Ah, the life of a mom.

Day 1 and Day 2

Well, I’m on the second day of my 29 day challenge. It’s going as well as can be expected for someone who absolutely loves carbs.

Day 1 Meals
Breakfast – 1 pouch of instant oatmeal and 1 piece of toast with peanut butter
Lunch – half a salad from Wendys and carrot sticks with ranch dressing
Dinner – a very small portion of spaghetti made with whole wheat pasta and a salad and 1 girl scout cookie along with a small handful of m&m’s… yeah yeah, I know. But I love carbs! I love sweets!

Day 2 Meals
Breakfast – 1 piece of toast with a large amount of peanut butter
Lunch – a salad with some baked chicken and a very very small portion of leftover spaghetti from last night and carrot sticks with ranch dressing
Dinner – Chicken soup is currently on the stove

I’m not doing as well as I would like, but I’m doing better than the “normal”, so it’s progress at least. Any ideas for some great low carb meals? Tell me! I need some ideas! Especially breakfast ones! FAST and EASY is KEY for breakfast. I don’t really have enough time to cook anything! :-)

Some life updates

The kids are getting bigger, life is getting busier.
But here are some fun moments from my life I wanted to share with you!

This picture of Bradley is awesome! Straight out of the camera! Love it! And here’s one of my sweet baby girl.
   

They love to be outside! This picture was taken in January. In CHICAGO! It was crazy nice out!

My sweet girl loves sharing with her brother!

 

And as I’m sitting here typing this, this is what our living room floor looks like…. lol

I tried to get some good family photos! Unsuccessfully I might add….

Bradley is ONE!

Bradley turned 1 on February 3. We had a blast and he LOVED his cake. Here are a couple pictures of the big day!

Bradley decided he wanted to try a bite!
 

I made the cake myself! And you can tell… lol. But I am happy with the way it turned out. Even more happy with his smash cake.

 

He LOVED his cake!

And last but not least, a picture of my two munchkins! It is SOOO hard to get a picture of the two of them together smiling. But I’m working on it!

Thanks for sharing this time with us!
Ta-Ta for now!!! (as Tigger would say!)

29 Day Challenge

A friend of mine, Jesse, started a 30 day challenge today. You can read all about it here. I am going to join her, except since I’m a day late, I’m calling it a 29 day challenge. I also will not be as strict as her. Because lets face it… I can NOT cut out all carbs. I just can’t. But I CAN limit them. A lot.

My goal is to lose at the very least 10 pounds. 10 pounds in 29 days? I think I can do it. I pigged out today with chicken tenders and fries for lunch and homemade pizza for dinner, and even snacking on some mini marshmallows after dinner. :-)

I’ve got my work cut out for me! Especially because I’m also making my goal a little bit more challenging by adding some workouts to my challenge. I’m aiming for making a trip to the gym 5 days a week, but at least 3 days a week for sure.

For those that don’t really know me, this will be a challenge.
Reason Number 1: I like to sleep. I cannot get up at the crack of dawn to drag myself to the gym.
Reason Number 2: I like my time with my kids. By the time I get off work, I’m ready to come home and see them.

This new routine will take some getting used to, but my goals are to get myself into a healthier routine that I can live with every day. A better diet, and exercise.

For the next 29 days, I will be posting regularly about my progress and without revealing my actual weight, will give you the pounds lost! This will serve as motivation to me as well…. Other people are going to see if I cheat? Other people are going to see if I gain a pound? Yeah, it’s going to be hard… but I can do it. And I’m doing it for MYSELF. I can’t wait!!!

Until next time…

Time flies

As Bradley gets closer and closer to his first birthday, (yeah... I said it. First birthday!) I am starting to think about what I want to do to celebrate the occasion. For Samanthas first birthday, I planned this huge party at our local rec center and rented a room. I ordered a huge gorgeous cake and bought a ton of decorations. It was nice, and totally pretty. But it was a huge waste of money. The cake was half eaten, less than half the invited guests showed up, and we were rushed to get out on time.

This time around, I'm planning on doing something that will look great, while staying on a tight budget. I'm planning a lot of DIY projects and instead of renting a room at the rec center, I am going to plan an at-home party for a smaller guest list.

I just started a pinterest account, and I'm loving it so far. I'm planning on stalking the pages for ideas for Bradleys 1st birthday party and Samantha's THIRD birthday party. Oh where did the time go!?

Bradley will be 1 in just over 3 months, and Samantha 3 in just under 5.

I'll keep you updated!

Bradley got his first taste of food!

He loved it! He has only had rice cereal and sweet potatoes so far, but we are going to start green beans tomorrow!

And sweet potatoes!

He even thought he could feed himself!

Samantha got her first haircut! Auntie Cassie did a great job!

All done! Pretty girl huh?