My Weekend

Well when I hit the gym on Thursday, I had lost another pound! Friday, I was not able to get to the gym because I had lunch plans with a good friend of mine and of course was preparing to leave for Illinois to be with my best friend for the weekend!

After work on Friday, I went to pick up Kyle and then we ran Ryan's medicine to him for the weekend. We had to stop by the house to make sure that the Guinea Pigs were fed and watered and then I gave Mudzie her food and water as well. We then hit the road for Illinois. We made a stop in Dyersburg to grab some dinner before hitting the bypass that would take us across the Mississippi River into Missouri. I was doing pretty good and Kyle fell asleep about 9:30 and then of course, I had to go to the bathroom. We were in Illinois so I was trying my best to just wait it out until we arrived at Carol's house...but alas, we had to stop and the only thing around there was a rest stop, which was pretty nerve racking to say the least. I grabbed up Kyle and he was still sleeping and ran in to do my duty and then we hurried back to the truck. My heart was beating so fast and all I could hear was my hubby on one shoulder and my mom on the other saying "what were you thinking??!?!?!?!?" LOL But we were fine and no one bothered us. Of course I caught it from my mom and Jim when I told them what I had to do!

The weekend was spent having a great time with Carol and her family and I kept wishing that it did not have to end even though I was missing my hubby and my other children. Kyle and I drove back last night and got home around 9:30. I watched a few shows on TV and then gave out to exhaustion!

Not going to the gym today because I have to leave early to get Maggie from the vet. We boarded her this weekend since it was so cold and we were all out of town. Looking forward to Bunco tonight with my lady friends and really wishing that we were OFF WORK TODAY!!!! But for some reason....we are HERE!

until later....

luvs
Jenni

Weight Loss Goals

Ok of course every year people make new year's resolutions to exercise, eat better and lose weight. I did real well with this when preparing for my wedding a few years ago and our honeymoon cruise, but since having Kyle, I have not really been doing all that well. I weighed myself around Christmas and was terribly disappointed in myself when I saw what that scale was telling me! I was 200 lbs! Jim has gained some of his weight back as well after losing right at 90 lbs when Kyle was born. So we have both started watching what we eat again as well as exercising.

Yesterday was my first day back at the Peabody Athletic Club and I was so scared to get on their scale even though I know I have been watching what I eat and exercising a little bit at home. I was at 190!!!!! that gave me the boost I needed to get out there and really get a good workout going.

I put myself on 20 minutes on the stationary bike and before I knew it I had biked for 7 miles. I then moved to the treadmill and walked for 1 mile and then jogged the 2nd mile. I also did 50 ab crunches on one of the weight machines using 70 lbs of weight. To relax, I took a good hot shower and then headed back to work. Amazingly, I got so much more work done and snacked on some reduced fat wheat thins with fat free cream cheese for my lunch than if I had went out to lunch with my friends and come back full, lazy and sleepy!

Watching the Biggest Loser on NBC is a great motivational tool too. I wish I could afford to have a personal trainer that would really make me have a great workout and be able to really see the results from it so I just have to hope that what I am doing will start paying off and then keep it off!!

Would love to have any comments from others that are also trying to lose weight and get healthy!! Here is my before picture and I will post another picture in a month to see my progress :)