I did it!

We had 50 degree weather yesterday! Can you believe it? So much different from this weekend when we were snowed in.

Anyways, I got off work early to go pick the kids up from school since Chip's brother was having surgery. It was soooo nice out. As soon as we got home, we went in to use the restroom and headed right back out. Ginger and Jackson grabbed their bikes and Chely & I walked. We walked for about an hour. It felt so good to be out in the sun. I highly recommend it if you get a chance and the weather this week.

That just started my evening off great! From there we went inside and did homework. When we were done, Ginger wanted to watch the movie "with that girl and the football." So I put The Game Plan in. Really good movie for family. Then we ordered pizza and salads and just made a movie night out of it by ending with 1/2 of High School Musical 2.

Today for lunch I reheated my left over fajitas from Monday and used some wheat tortillas. (You have no idea how much I Iove to eat out - so re-heating is a big accomplishment for me). My plan today is to walk for about 1/2 an hour with a co-worker since it's still so beautiful outside.

Goal Tending: Week 2

Week 2 was marginally easier and yet not too much different from week 1. Here's the low down:

1) No Soda: only one soda this week - pretty darn good for a 6-8 soda a day girl! Oh wait, I forgot the 3 rum & cokes I had at Red Ball. Oh - but wait - those are counting in week 3. So - yeah this week, bummer for next!

2) Coffee: Kept right on this one all week, except the day after I only got 4.5 hours of sleep. Correlation? Heck yeah! Otherwise, I'm realizing many days I have coffee simply because it's habit. So, maybe I can cut this out altogether in March's goals??

3) Water: I really hate water! It's so PLAIN. And no fun at all. But, I'm trying! I can usually suck down two bottles, but sometimes it's a chore. Any thoughts on how to make this better/easier? And no, flavored water is just as bad (and usually has added calories and sometimes fake sugar as well!)

4) Sweets: So much better on this one - until Valentine's Day. That darn husband - trying to be so sweet and romantic and totally blowing the diet for that day and much of the next. *crying*

5) Workout: Getting better at this. I keep the handweights by the bed, so I can grab them on the way into bed or on the way out. Plus the 15 - 30 minutes or so on Sunday morning jumping around as I lead KidStuf is a definite workout! OH - and that sweet hubby from #4 above also brought in the treadmill finally - maybe he felt guilty over the chocolates...

6) Screen time: Still a challenge, but definitely better this week. Realized hanging out on the computer of boredom is no reason to be online. Books are better. Kid-time is best!

7) Sleep time: Better here as well. When I don't get tied up in a computer game or IM session, I get to sleep earlier! Go figure! I'm still a night owl though, so the thought of going to bed before midnight is just "wrong" somehow! But, I'm trying to switch to being an early bird...although worms suck almost as much as water... ;)

Thoughts on the water thing especially (and anything else you want to comment on) greatly appreciated.

Goal Tending: Week 1

I know this is a little overdue, but this is the first real chance I've had to sit and write! Here's my recap for Week 1:

1) No Soda: In the first week, I kept to this really well. In fact, I only had one soda the entire week - and that was the very first day! Otherwise, it was fairly easy to bypass most days and I was only tempted once or twice to say "screw it".

2) Coffee: Kept pretty well to this one as well. Especially when my coworkers informed me my big big cup is only 16oz, not 20. Whoo hoo! I went back and adjusted my numbers and instantly felt even better. Notice that on the weekends I usually don't have any coffee at all - and that's usually when I need it the most. Hmmmmm....

3) Water: Since I wasn't drinking coffee or soda, water was usually the easiest to grab. Sometimes I would have a tea or lemonade, which of course don't get factored in anywhere, but they have to be better than coffee and soda!

4) Sweets: This one is MUCH harder for me to keep, especially at night and on weekends. It just isn't routine for me to grab fruit or whole wheat crackers or something. Not when a reese's cup or ice cream sound SO much better. But, I'm learning and working on it. Someone needs to yell at me more on this one though...

5) Workout: Ok - when you get home at 6pm, feed kids, do homework or crafts, cuddle and are supposed to be going to bed early, when exactly are you supposed to workout?? I started (finally!) doing some weight work before I go to bed (and I HURT thank you very much!). I also realized that walking 2 malls for 4 hours DOES count as exercise. Especially when you're not really stopping to try things on, cuz nothing looks good. And when you walk in the mall like I do, it is definitely aerobic. No sauntering for this girl - pick a destination and it's walking so fast I'm nearly jogging. Saturday morning, my legs felt like jelly!

6) Screen time: What was I thinking on this one?? Seriously - 60 minutes or less? Just writing a post to both logs can take up that time! And forget about games. Once I get started on one of those (my recent favorites are Build-A-Lot and Chocolatier 2) I lose all track of time! When I next look up, it's 1am and I'm screwed. Gotta get this under control.

7) Sleep time: This is definitely in direct correlation to screen time. One goes up, the other goes down. So, to get more sleep, definitely need to get the screen time under control.

So - that's the first week. I don't really feel any better and I'm actually suffering from a constant headache. Nothing is making this bad boy go away. But,I was having these massive migraines before I started this goal tending thing, so maybe it's something else. I was hoping if I got myself better hydrated my headaches would improve. Now, I'm thinking I probably need to go see a doc about these. Will keep posted there. Otherwise, the experiment continues...