This last one is of the window I had just cleaned.
Notice the hand print?
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Food blog
1 cup of coffee with milk (ran out of coconut milk.)
1 slice of whole grain toast with natural peanut butter
6 bottles of water
Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread
Handful of kettle chips
Iced coffee (this one was in a can, I got it for free)
2 Lorna Doones
Handful of parmesan goldfish
Grilled chicken breast
Veggie rice
Decaf iced coffee with sugar free whipped cream and a small scoop of chocolate ice cream
Activity/exercise
Walked mall with Carter and Emmy in stroller.
Played Dance Central on the Kinect.
Did the Emmy arm exercises that I did yesterday.
Did crunches with Emmy. I moved her from side to side while I crunched.
1 slice of whole grain toast with natural peanut butter
6 bottles of water
Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread
Handful of kettle chips
Iced coffee (this one was in a can, I got it for free)
2 Lorna Doones
Handful of parmesan goldfish
Grilled chicken breast
Veggie rice
Decaf iced coffee with sugar free whipped cream and a small scoop of chocolate ice cream
Activity/exercise
Walked mall with Carter and Emmy in stroller.
Played Dance Central on the Kinect.
Did the Emmy arm exercises that I did yesterday.
Did crunches with Emmy. I moved her from side to side while I crunched.
Food blog
Here is the list of food I ate yesterday...
1 cup of coffee with unsweetened coconut milk and a tsp. of sugar
1 slice of wheat toast with natural peanut butter
6 bottles of water
Quesadilla (homemade) with light cheese, black beans, and corn tortillas
2 Homemade iced decaf coffees with coconut milk and 2 tsp. of sugar.
2 turkey hotdogs
Handful of Kettle BBQ chips
About 10 bittersweet chocolate chips
The activity/exercise for today:
Did a mini arm workout by lifting Emmy up over my head, then to chest level and out. Did this 10 times and my arms were burning. FYI I think she weighs around 15-16lbs.
Took a brisk walk/run with the boys to the pond. I pushed them in the double stroller (not the jogging stroller which would have been easier but it was hung above the car) for most of the walk. I also ran after Maddox while Carter was still in the stroller for half the walk. I'd say that it was a 1/2-3/4 of a mile length. I would have liked to have gone longer but the bugs were bad.
1 cup of coffee with unsweetened coconut milk and a tsp. of sugar
1 slice of wheat toast with natural peanut butter
6 bottles of water
Quesadilla (homemade) with light cheese, black beans, and corn tortillas
2 Homemade iced decaf coffees with coconut milk and 2 tsp. of sugar.
2 turkey hotdogs
Handful of Kettle BBQ chips
About 10 bittersweet chocolate chips
The activity/exercise for today:
Did a mini arm workout by lifting Emmy up over my head, then to chest level and out. Did this 10 times and my arms were burning. FYI I think she weighs around 15-16lbs.
Took a brisk walk/run with the boys to the pond. I pushed them in the double stroller (not the jogging stroller which would have been easier but it was hung above the car) for most of the walk. I also ran after Maddox while Carter was still in the stroller for half the walk. I'd say that it was a 1/2-3/4 of a mile length. I would have liked to have gone longer but the bugs were bad.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Weight
So, how much weight do I want to lose? Good question. Let me start from the beginning.
Almost 6 years ago I got pregnant with my first son. At the time my weight had crept up higher than normal, but was not too bad. From that starting weight I gained 60+ pounds during that pregnancy. You can pick your jaw off the floor now. I gained that much with all 3 of my kids. No matter what I did, my body just gained. My doctor was never concerned about it since I was really healthy otherwise. That being said, by the time of Carter's first birthday I weighed 15 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant with him. It seemed so easy to lose the weight. I worked out at the gym and watched a little bit of what I ate, but nothing too strict.
When Carter was 20 months old I got pregnant again. This pregnancy was stressful and ended in a miscarriage. I gained about 8-10 pounds during that pregnancy.
Two months after the miscarriage I got pregnant again with Maddox. I gained the 60+ pounds again (I don't know the exact amount of weight since I stop looking at the scale somewhere in the third trimester with my pregnancies.) When Maddox was a year old I had only lost about 40 pounds of the weight. By the time I got pregnant for the last time (when Maddox was 15 months old) I weighed 25 pounds more than I did when Carter was a year old.
So, the last pregnancy I gained the usual 60+ pounds. The weight this time is not coming off as fast as it did in the beginning like it did with the other two. I retained a lot of water after the surgery and it just did not go down for almost 2 months after she was born. As it stands now, I've lost 31 pounds from the week before Emmy was born. Some would say this is decent, however, I am really overweight. And if you do the math, I need to lose at least 50 more pounds to get to where I was after Carter.
So, this is the countdown to lose 50 pounds! I can do it! If the lady on that "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Addition" can lose 100 pounds in 90 days, I can lose 50 pounds in 9 months.
Today is Weigh-In Wednesday. My weight today is what I will base my 50 pound weight-loss on. I will also be posting my food blog and exercise/activity blogs each day. I can do this, and so can you, whatever your destination weight loss is!
Over and out,
Stef
Almost 6 years ago I got pregnant with my first son. At the time my weight had crept up higher than normal, but was not too bad. From that starting weight I gained 60+ pounds during that pregnancy. You can pick your jaw off the floor now. I gained that much with all 3 of my kids. No matter what I did, my body just gained. My doctor was never concerned about it since I was really healthy otherwise. That being said, by the time of Carter's first birthday I weighed 15 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant with him. It seemed so easy to lose the weight. I worked out at the gym and watched a little bit of what I ate, but nothing too strict.
When Carter was 20 months old I got pregnant again. This pregnancy was stressful and ended in a miscarriage. I gained about 8-10 pounds during that pregnancy.
Two months after the miscarriage I got pregnant again with Maddox. I gained the 60+ pounds again (I don't know the exact amount of weight since I stop looking at the scale somewhere in the third trimester with my pregnancies.) When Maddox was a year old I had only lost about 40 pounds of the weight. By the time I got pregnant for the last time (when Maddox was 15 months old) I weighed 25 pounds more than I did when Carter was a year old.
So, the last pregnancy I gained the usual 60+ pounds. The weight this time is not coming off as fast as it did in the beginning like it did with the other two. I retained a lot of water after the surgery and it just did not go down for almost 2 months after she was born. As it stands now, I've lost 31 pounds from the week before Emmy was born. Some would say this is decent, however, I am really overweight. And if you do the math, I need to lose at least 50 more pounds to get to where I was after Carter.
So, this is the countdown to lose 50 pounds! I can do it! If the lady on that "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Addition" can lose 100 pounds in 90 days, I can lose 50 pounds in 9 months.
Today is Weigh-In Wednesday. My weight today is what I will base my 50 pound weight-loss on. I will also be posting my food blog and exercise/activity blogs each day. I can do this, and so can you, whatever your destination weight loss is!
Over and out,
Stef
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Carter is 5!
Carter turned 5 on June 14th. For his party this year we decided to wait to have it at the theater so the kids could watch the sequel to Carter's FAVORITE movie "Cars." Plus, our house is for sale so we didn't want to have it at home. It was really nice that the theater had a party room that didn't cost to rent out. All we had to do was pay for the tickets and the kids' pack which consisted of popcorn, a drink and a fruit snack. Let me tell you, it was a success! We had the room for an hour before the movie started where we ate cake, took pictures and opened presents. I did not see the movie since I had Emmy to deal with, but from what I've been told (by Brady) it was not as good as the original. In fact, it didn't even seem to be a sequel since it was more about Mater than McQueen. However, the kids loved it and that's all that matters.
The cake.
The candle wouldn't light, so we pretended.
Maddox enjoyed the cake.
Presents!
Emmy in her party dress.
Carter and his friends.
I think it was a good party...
Stef
The cake.
The candle wouldn't light, so we pretended.
Maddox enjoyed the cake.
Presents!
Emmy in her party dress.
Carter and his friends.
I think it was a good party...
Stef
Meet Emmy!
I have not yet introduced my newest baby to the blogging world. I've been a bit behind on things. So, without further ado, meet Emersen Violet Scott or Emmy.
This was Emmy just minutes old. She weighed 8lbs. 12oz and was 20 inches long. She was over a pound bigger than both her brothers.
It's fun having a girl!
And now here she is 3 months old.
We love her!
Stef
This was Emmy just minutes old. She weighed 8lbs. 12oz and was 20 inches long. She was over a pound bigger than both her brothers.
It's fun having a girl!
And now here she is 3 months old.
We love her!
Stef
Keepin' It Real
I've decided to try and keep myself in check and use this blog to help me with my weight loss. The weight I've gained with my third pregnancy is not coming off like it did with the first two. In fact, after each child it seems to have gotten harder to lose weight. I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting older, if I'm busier with the kids, or some other factor that is contributing to my lack of weight loss. I do know that I need to take it more seriously. And I cannot make excuses! I will not let my back pain get in the way (that's a story for another time.) So, I'm going to keep a food and exercise journal on here. I know that maybe the 1 person (hi Amanda) that reads this will keep me to it, right?
If there is anyone out there who would like to join me in my weight loss journey, link up!
Over and out,
Stef
Link to keep yourself in check.
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