Still Here - Dec. pics.

Yes, I'm still here. I haven't given up completely, but I have been HORRIBLE with my eating and non-exercising, basically this whole month. I had been so bad that I really was avoiding the scale because I didn't want to see what the damage was. But this morning I bit the bullet and weighed myself. NOT PRETTY! Honestly it wasn't as bad as I'd been expecting considering all the junk I've been eating, but still, not good. I'm not going to change my ticker till January 1st. It will be a big gain, but it will also be a new starting point. Truly I am a little disappointed in myself for how I've totally reverted back to old habits this month, but I also was looking at the pictures below and I still have come a long way since January, and I'm not done yet!
p.s. sorry about the great pictures for Dec. Hayden took them as we were heading out the door one day, and Sydney refused to move.

Jan. 2010

Dec. 2010

Jan. 2010

Dec. 2010

anyone else???

Are either of you refusing to get on the scale after the holiday weekend?? I am!!! On top of the yummy food we had I am now retaining water like crazy!! It doesn't matter how much water I drink I am still retaining. I have a feeling it is because I've been on my feet so much. I don't think I gained any actual weight because I actually ate pretty well and stayed away from overindulging in the sweets. BUT...this water retention says otherwise. I am hoping to take the rest of the week to rest and put my feet up. Last night my feet were so swollen that when I was standing my toes did not touch the floor!! THAT IS BAD! I have never been that bad before.

I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend as much as I did!

My Complaint!

Well I did not quite make my goal! I had a great excuse and it was the rain! I hate that I used a excuse in the past nothing would have kept me from working out. Now if I can use a excuse I surely do and I look for them. But I did walk on Monday and today. So here is my complaint the other days of the week my kids were up by 6:15 am at sometimes even earlier. Monday they slept in till 7:30am and today 8:30am!!! What's up with that!! The two days I decided to workout they wake up late!! OH Well as usual I never like getting up to workout but it is something I never regret once I do it. Mostly with all the food I have been eating and enjoying!!!

I'm here, really I am.

Sorry. I went out of town over the weekend and thought I'd post about my week and weigh in. I didn't have time. Oops. I am proud to report that I did lose 4 pounds last week and I did relatively good with my eating and exercising. This week.... not so good. I haven't dared get on the scale since I got home. I'm afraid of what I'll see. I asked Jerry this afternoon if he could tell me anything healthy that I'd eaten today because I couldn't think of anything. Dang these delicious holiday goodies!!! I haven't exercised all week because I've been getting Christmas stuff ready. I am determined to do something tomorrow because I feel pretty yucky right now.

Day 1

Day 1 walked a little over 3 miles!!!

6 Days

6 Days without any of us posting anything!!! AHHH are we all still alive or enjoying Christmas a little to much!!! I think number 2 may win.(and I kind of hope it is the reason) But I have done something smart to help my scale. Gary is off for 2 weeks and I am beyond excited!! So for these two week I am going to walk 5 days a week!! I have slagging on motivation, so I asked Monta to join me in the morning to go for a walk with me. If I know she is waiting for me I will be there!! So I am sticking to this goal! And hopefully I can maintain over this holiday break. I am okay with gaining weight while I am pregnant, I just don't want to gain any of the excess weight that I really do not need. I heard it is normal to gain up to 50lbs while pregnant. I only lost 54lbs and I really do not want to end up back where I started a year ago. I am hoping to stay some what active to hopefully not start where I had to start last time.

By the way if anyone wants to join us walking you are more than welcome to!

Minor Victory

I did it!! I got on the treadmill! That was the first step, and it was hard. I ran 3 miles, and THAT was hard! Very hard. The first mile was the hardest, and it did get a little easier after that. It amazes me though just how fast my body has forgotten how to run for endurance. I did it though, and it felt great when I was done and I'll do it again. I'm planning to do weights tomorrow and maybe walk a little on the treadmill, or if I go to the gym I'll ride the bike. Can't swim yet because I have some stitches in my head. I'll run again on Wednesday for sure.
I've also been good with my eating so far today. But the night is young. First thing I did when I woke up was throw away all the left over birthday cake. If I don't see it, it is much easier! The week is starting off on the right foot so far!

New Prego Pic!

I've been meaning to get a pic up for 2 months now and just haven't done it. So far my total pregnancy weight gain is 10 lbs. Not good for someone who only planned on gaining 15 this pregnancy, but its not too late!! The holidays are almost over and I'll have 3 months to get myself back in gear and get it under control. I have high hopes that I can keep to my goal. Not realistic, I suppose.

So as of today I am 24 weeks and 1 day. I got lucky because I always start a new week on Sunday so it is easy to keep track. I've got a big baby belly to go with my weight gain so I don't feel too bad about it.

15 weeks 1 day

24 weeks 1 day

The black shirt is surprisingly slimming around my massive belly but all my other shirts are in the washer right now so it will have to do. I think we all get the idea. I have to say... the new haircut I got from Marlo does wonders for the way I look. LOL

4 months worth of picuters

By getting all these pictures together I have realized I have not really changed much. I enjoy to blaming the pouch on the pregnancy but it was their 4 months ago!

6 weeks(had no idea I was pregnant)

8 weeks pregnant

14 weeks pregnant

17 weeks pregnant( Aiden took this picture) Like how blurry it is but you can see the tummy.

I went to the doctor last week and he looked at his paperwork to see how I was doing on gaining or loosing weight. And he said, "OH 87lb weight GAIN!!" YEAH!! Not happening. Something went wrong there. He said they would figure it out before the next appointment. By scale at home is 4 pounds gained. I think I will take my scale over theirs! I am going to try keep up with this, but it rather depressing watching the scale crawl up and up and up and away! Each week!

Liar, liar, pants on fire!

I totally spaced weighing in on Saturday. I forgot to take a picture. I didn't exercise 5 days last week. I reverted back to the Sarah from last year. NOT GOOD! So I have some external motivation this week. I'm going to visit family in Utah next weekend, so I'm going to try to drink lots of water all week, eat good, and exercise so that at least I can take off some of the bloating, and maybe even get back on track for Christmas week coming up. I WILL take a picture this week, and I WILL weigh in this weekend.

Weigh in

I gained 2lbs. This month is going to be a hard month. No picture yet. Gary leaves to early to take a picture unless you want to see me in bed and when he gets home I am in my pjs! On Friday I will get a picture, if I decide to get dress for the ward party!!

100 cookies

Are just too hard to resist. I was weak. I gave in! DANG IT! But I won't beat myself up. Just going to change it. I'm going to resist the urge to say, I'll start fresh Monday. I'm going to do good tomorrow and get back on track. I know I will eat and enjoy more than I should this month, but I'm REALLY going to TRY to make a point of exercising at least 5 days a week.

Prego Brain

That's right I am blaming it on the belly. Its got to be good for something!!! So That is why I can't remember to weigh in! Tomorrow I have my doctors appointment. I will be exactly 4 months tomorrow, so I will take my picture along with my weigh in tomorrow. Which neither one will be pretty!! I always loose weight at the beginning of my pregnancy and then by the end I balance back out. But I have already started gaining!! I know it is normal to gain weight while you are pregnant, but it is still really hard on me. I have dedicated this whole year on getting healthy and being able to look into a mirror and to literally watch yourself grow. Is rather depressing to say the least. Last week all my pants became WAY to small, and the best part is I can't find my prego pants. I can find every shirt but no pants. Have no idea where I stored them, but here I am. I think I really may just have to go buy some. I am excited to go to the doctor tomorrow hearing the heartbeat gives me a boost of strength and reminds me how great this all is!

2 more days

I have 2 more days to lose my holiday weight. =( I thought I had more, but then I looked at my calendar and realized my appointment is on WEDNESDAY!! Ahhh! So, with this disturbing fact I hopped on the scale. I think I'll end up with a 2-4 lb weight gain, which isn't too bad I suppose. I know I'm supposed to gain and I have gotten BIGGER this month, but the fact that I'm not actually losing weight like my last 2 pregnancies is really irritating me. Although, the irritation comes from the fact that I haven't done anything to make it happen. It is all too easy to eat bad when you're on food stamps! I'm not even kidding!! You have all the healthy stuff available to you but you also have all the BAD stuff. We get a mixture of both and it is awful. My favorite guilty pleasure are the Etenmann's donuts you get at Walmart...so bad!! I gotta practice some self control when it comes to the shopping. I have gotten a lot better. My sweet tooth isn't as bad as it was last month, but its the holidays... I'm gonna have sweets.

My biggest problem at this point is my lack of energy. I have to pick and choose what I'm gonna do so I have energy to do what I need to do. I noticed a few weeks ago if I go to Zumba I have no energy the rest of the day...at all. I can't keep doing that to Skyler so we're gonna start walking instead. Maybe I'll brave riding a bike. We really need to get our son Jayden out to exercise because he is my little addict. He loves food and it is starting to show in his weight. This 8 year old kid is over 100 lbs! He doesn't look it, but his belly is starting to get a little pudgy and I really don't want him to end up like me or his dad. If that isn't motivation, I don't know what is.

Did you think I had abandoned the blog?

I thought I was going to check in pretty regularly, but I didn't. In fact I forgot to weigh in, so I'll use my weight from Thursday morning for my weigh in. Depressing. I don't want to, but I have to be honest with myself. I gained again. You'll have to do your own math to figure it out. haha. I am proud to say that I got out and exercised on Saturday morning. Sad to report that it was only the second time I exercised all week. And I ate bad all week. SO.... Tomorrow is day 1! New start! I know, not a good week to start fresh when there is a cookie exchange on Wednesday and I will be making 100 cookies, and bringing home 100 cookies. I will just have to exercise some major will power. I WILL exercise all week. My feet have been very sore this week. My cortisone shots have worn off and I want to let my feet heal, but I also want to make sure I get good workouts in. I'll be heading to the gym again this week to do some swimming and biking, and I'll continue running, but not the far distances for a while.
So- new Sarah! I'll post my picture for December on Friday. That will be my motivation to do well this week, and if nothing else get the bloating off. Wish me luck!!

Looking for motivation

Hard week. I did finally exercise on Tuesday. I walked 3 miles and ran the last half mile. It was so hard! How on earth did I run a half marathon just 2 weeks ago, and running a half mile was so hard. It probably didn't help that I hadn't eaten well at all that day. I WILL exercise today. I have to get back in the groove, but I'm having a hard time finding the groove. I've eaten bad every day this week. I am actually looking forward to Saturday's run as well, even though I know it will be hard, but it will be good to hopefully snap myself back into routine a bit.

OH To housework!

Since I am waiting for my laundry to get done to fold and Aiden and Robot Maynor(Aiden has a 3inch toy!) are cleaning and helping it is going rather fast! I only have 5 days left to get the YUMMY Thanksgiving feast off! My antibiotics are finally kicking in so I can swallow again!! But having strep throat all week has made it easy to resist food, see always a upside to everything! I keep jumping around on the scale hopefully next Tuesday it will be on the nice side. I have been a slacker with the working out, I really need to get a new schedule. I need to start doing workout video or something!! Looking forward to okay I just NEED! to do our run on Saturday!!

8 more days!

I have 8 more days to lose the pounds! So far I'm down 1 lb.... not much, but I'll take it!