Monday, August 9

All's quiet on the home front....


So I skipped water aerobics this morning. I had a valid reason, though.


I fell back asleep this morning after getting the kids on the bus. I was sitting in my chair matching socks, and I woke up and it was noon. I figured since I didn’t get to take a birthday nap yesterday (yes, yesterday was my birthday. I turned 25. AGAIN.) I was counting this one as a gift. Plus, I had NO BIRTHDAY CAKE, nor cupcakes, or cake batter or icing. That is a first. I did, however, have a big bowl of broccoli. (BTW- thank you all for your b-day wishes on Facebook. I appreciated all of them!)


I also am a little hesitant to go bouncing in the water. Aunt Flow should be here any day, and while I am completely open to writing about my humiliation on the blog, starting my period in the pool was one blog post I’m not willing to risk. Mostly because I ADORE water aerobics. And I want to be welcomed with open arms. Not with fear and trembling.


So the weekend went fairly well. I did bounce back up a little bit (back to 185) however, I indulged with egg salad and a birthday bread bowl. I am back on track today, and as soon as Mother Nature drops off her gift, I will start sliding down. Because I feel fantastic!


My body is starting to tighten up again. It had gotten really flabby over the last year, and just after a few weeks of water aerobics I can feel the difference. I can’t see it yet, but I can feel muscles aching that haven’t ached for a long while. And I can feel the cottage cheese on my rear moving closer together. That’s a good thing.


Just to update you all on a few other points of interest:


1. Still no word about the Crystal Light commercial contest on Poptent. Hopefully there will be an update sometime this week. I’m doing my best to be patient. And we all know how patient I am about stuff like this.


2. I am getting my volunteer hours in at the kids’ school. Each family is required to get 26 hours in per year, and I am already at 9.5 hours. So there is something productive!


3. Matt and I are working on getting our credit cleaned up so we can buy a house in the next few months. We have fallen in love with one, and we are doing our best to figure out how to get it. You may also recall about the Diet Credit Report post I wrote a while back. I had my metabolism tested a few weeks ago, and I learned that my body burns about 2000 calories per day if I moderately exercise for 30 minutes. So as long as I stay in the 1400 zone (not counting veggies unless they are starchy), I will lose weight. Unfortunately, I struggle with 5 days of the week being satisfied with 800-900 calories. It’s not because I am starving myself, but because my metabolism is so slow. I just don’t get terribly hungry most days. My goal for this week is to eat breakfast every day. That is hard, because normally I fill up on coffee until noon. I think this is a good way to start changing the way my body handles calories.



I feel like this post is nothing but information slapped together. Sorry, gang! I have nothing exciting to tell you at this time. No hiking trips gone awry, no big news, no humiliation at the Y- just a simple quiet weekend with nothing exciting.


Although Margaret the Saint and Dan the Man did give me an emergency fanny pack for the next time we go out into the woods for my birthday… that was pretty funny! And I got to hang out with my bestie on Saturday while Matt and Tim were on a fishing trip in Indiana. Basically, I had a normal, low key weekend. Sorry if you were hoping for a big hoopla or something ridiculous. I-for one- found it to be a relief!


So how did your weekends go? Anything exciting or amusing happen to you?

4 comments:

sinn said...

Happy belated birthday! That's so awesome that you didn't indulge in cake. You're my new hero ^_~

It is pretty hard coming up with the money for a down payment. Just make sure that you are able to make the payments AND eat. My husband and I depended a little too much on my student loans. Needless to say, the sooner I get a job, the better we will eat :P But, in the long run, home ownership is worth it! LoL, especially when your still trying to potty train a puppy!

How do you get your metabolism checked? Probably through your physician ^_^

Losing It said...

Happy belated!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Happy Birthday! I won't say "belated" because I firmly believe that birthday celebrations should be stretched out for as long as possible.

Our weeked was great,too! Relaxing and quiet, just the way we like it. We puttered around the house fixing a few things adn putting in under cabinet lights, and introduced our teens to the awesomeness that is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey. I had forgotten how hilariously dorky those movies are! (And Keanu was so YOUNG!)

It's Tuesday, so that means abs class with Buff Chad. At least he has relented on Running Up Hills for a while until this heat wave breaks.

Keep up the most excellent work, Charlie! Party On!

Kaci said...

Happy belated birthday...birthday naps are the best! =)

 
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