Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Weight Loss Wednesday
Well... i suck! I told you all last week that we don't have a scale, so I have to drive to base and walk through all the people actually working out and go weigh myself and walk back out. It's incredibly embarrassing, and a huge pain in the ass. So since Jeremy is working today I couldn't bring myself to load Jayden in the car and drive all the way over there, and bring her in with me. So my weight will have to wait till Friday! But I'm guessing it's not good because I had soup and salad from Olive Garden twice and might have done a little breakfast cheat too. Oops =( So... check back on Friday!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wedding
I was feeling Nostalgic today, so I decided to post some wedding pics. So here they are.
Married November 16th, 2008
Married November 16th, 2008
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Weight Loss Wednesday
Again already?!?!
Well I have officially been on Nutrisystem for one whole week. And it is getting easier and easier everyday. My stomach has shrunk a bit so I am not hungry all the time. And to be honest most of the food is actually really good! I actually crave their pizzas, and their cookies are really tasty too.
So, here it goes, the first weigh in. I went to base to weigh myself since we don't have a scale (which is really annoying by the way). FOr my first week I lost 4 1/2 lbs! Which i know is not going to happen every week, but I think that's a pretty good start.
3/17/2010 - 187lbs
3/24/2010 - 182.5lbs
I'M ON MY WAY!
Well I have officially been on Nutrisystem for one whole week. And it is getting easier and easier everyday. My stomach has shrunk a bit so I am not hungry all the time. And to be honest most of the food is actually really good! I actually crave their pizzas, and their cookies are really tasty too.
So, here it goes, the first weigh in. I went to base to weigh myself since we don't have a scale (which is really annoying by the way). FOr my first week I lost 4 1/2 lbs! Which i know is not going to happen every week, but I think that's a pretty good start.
3/17/2010 - 187lbs
3/24/2010 - 182.5lbs
I'M ON MY WAY!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Changes
There has been a lot going on around here. The first thing is sort of a controversial topic. We have been doing Cry It Out with Jayden. I never thought I would be one of the moms trying this, but after 5 1/2 months of the sleep issues we have been having with tiny, I changed my mind! First I will tell you about when we tried this at 4 months. Her pedi had recommended this to me and at first I was really mad and against it, but I thought I should at least try. It was a disaster to say the least. We let her cry for 1 hour, it was so hard for me. She never calmed down, and when we went in to get her she was covered in sweat and throw up. I scooped her up and held her and cried while she sat there looking around completely fine.
Fast forward a month and a half and it brings us to Sunday night. She has been swaddled since birth, but she had learned how to roll over in her swaddle and ended up face down one night and couldn't turn back over. So I decided to go cold turkey with the swaddle. I spent a few nights with her sleeping with me and it was not working. I read that someone had tried again at 5 1/2 months and it was a success. I decided we were going to do this again. I was at the end of my rope.
Instead of just letting her cry we decided to do checks. We put her to bed and left the room. After 5 minutes of crying I went in and stroked her cheek and said "I love you and you are doing a great job" and then after 10 min, and 15 and so on. It was rough at first, I almost gave up. The night wakings were the worst. one night she was up from 12:25-3:45 and then 4:15-5:00 and then up for the day at 6:50. After that night I called my husband at work and asked him to take the next day off. I just needed help. We put her down like we had the 3 nights before and I was dreading it big time. But it turned out so great. She woke up a few times, but after a minute or two of whining she put herself back to sleep. I fed her once at 4:30 then she slept till 7:30! 12 hours!!! And last night it went about the same!
She is able to put herself to sleep all the time, and for naps she sometimes doesn't cry at all. She does have some harder times but overall I could not be happier that we did this! And to make it even better, my little monkey is so much happier now, it's amazing what sleep can do for the both of us.
Another change would be our solid food journey. I have been making her food here at home and she is loving it. I will write more about that later.
Fast forward a month and a half and it brings us to Sunday night. She has been swaddled since birth, but she had learned how to roll over in her swaddle and ended up face down one night and couldn't turn back over. So I decided to go cold turkey with the swaddle. I spent a few nights with her sleeping with me and it was not working. I read that someone had tried again at 5 1/2 months and it was a success. I decided we were going to do this again. I was at the end of my rope.
Instead of just letting her cry we decided to do checks. We put her to bed and left the room. After 5 minutes of crying I went in and stroked her cheek and said "I love you and you are doing a great job" and then after 10 min, and 15 and so on. It was rough at first, I almost gave up. The night wakings were the worst. one night she was up from 12:25-3:45 and then 4:15-5:00 and then up for the day at 6:50. After that night I called my husband at work and asked him to take the next day off. I just needed help. We put her down like we had the 3 nights before and I was dreading it big time. But it turned out so great. She woke up a few times, but after a minute or two of whining she put herself back to sleep. I fed her once at 4:30 then she slept till 7:30! 12 hours!!! And last night it went about the same!
She is able to put herself to sleep all the time, and for naps she sometimes doesn't cry at all. She does have some harder times but overall I could not be happier that we did this! And to make it even better, my little monkey is so much happier now, it's amazing what sleep can do for the both of us.
Another change would be our solid food journey. I have been making her food here at home and she is loving it. I will write more about that later.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Weight Loss Wednesday
Today is my very first Weight Loss Wednesday. It's about time I get started on this. Well as I mentioned before I am starting Nutrisystem. Today is officially day 1, and even though I have only had one thing, so far so good.
I am hoping to add pictures soon, I just have to get the guts first. =) For breakfast I had a cinnamon roll and a banana. It was pretty small, but tasty. I will let you know how soon I get hungry.
Now to the embarrasssing stuff. I am going to give you all my real weight! I have lost about 25 pounds since having Jayden, but I am still 16 pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight. My real weight as of yesterday is.... 187 lbs! Eew, I hate seeing that written down.
My first goal is to make it to my pre-pregnancy weight which is 171 lbs. But I would be lying if I said I was happy with my weight before I got pregnant. So, my second goal will be my final goal. I am going to try to be realistic about it. I have always been heavier than I look. In college, when I was really happy with my body I was still 140-145. And so, my final goal will be 155. Of course I will re-think my final weight when I get that far. But I think that would be a comfortable weight for me.
And now, my inspiration pic. I know it's a random picture, but I am probably around 145 in this picture and I would LOVE to look like this again!
I am hoping to add pictures soon, I just have to get the guts first. =) For breakfast I had a cinnamon roll and a banana. It was pretty small, but tasty. I will let you know how soon I get hungry.
Now to the embarrasssing stuff. I am going to give you all my real weight! I have lost about 25 pounds since having Jayden, but I am still 16 pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight. My real weight as of yesterday is.... 187 lbs! Eew, I hate seeing that written down.
My first goal is to make it to my pre-pregnancy weight which is 171 lbs. But I would be lying if I said I was happy with my weight before I got pregnant. So, my second goal will be my final goal. I am going to try to be realistic about it. I have always been heavier than I look. In college, when I was really happy with my body I was still 140-145. And so, my final goal will be 155. Of course I will re-think my final weight when I get that far. But I think that would be a comfortable weight for me.
And now, my inspiration pic. I know it's a random picture, but I am probably around 145 in this picture and I would LOVE to look like this again!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Coming Soon
Weight loss Wednesday. Enough is enough. Jayden is over 5 months and I am still 16 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight. And I am still in my maternity jeans! This is pathetic. So....my mom and I have signed up for Nutrisystem. It has been shipped, so as soon as it gets here I will start and keep you all updated. Now i have to decide if I'm going to post real weight numbers and pictures. What do you all think?
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