down some weight....

I am happy to report that I am finally down some pounds! Whew. That took forever. Actually, I lost 10 lbs. in 6 weeks. I started spinning for a half hour religiously on tuesdays and thursdays. now that I am in California i am trying to go, but taking care of three kids makes it hard. So, officially, I am down 11 lbs. and need to shed 7 more for goal!

oh yeah, even the flu can't make me lose weight.

uh, yes. i had the flu bug for a little over 24 hours and i did not, i repeat, did not lose a pound.

NOT ONE POUND!

i do not heart running.

seriously, why do people enjoy running? I do concede that while living in Bellingham there are amazing places to run at ever turn; the beach, the many trails that run through the town, the lakes, the gorgeous scenery in general. I really enjoyed being outside, but not running. Maybe because I suck at running and get too bored. I don't know what it is but i hate it. I wait for the endorphins to kick in, but i am sorry, when does that happen? Like, how long into a run must i be before the "endorphins" kick in?

Okay, so having said that i decided i would give the treadmill a try during the winter. Man, if I hate running, i hate running on a treadmill even more. Boring. BOR-ING. So boring. I also wanted to give it a try because spin class was hurting my neck a ton (past car accident) and i had overheard random people talking about how running was the only thing that took the weight off, blah blah blah. So, i am trying it.

I am starting the old fashion way and just working up. I started running this last week and doing only a mile. This week I started to push it up to a mile and a half. This is huge for me because again, so boring. And, if anyone has any fun songs to download to my ipod, i am all ears.

Today I hauled all three kids to the gym to make it there by 9:00 am and I ran, did the stair thing, lifted weights and went to half a pilates class. i seriously got my can kicked in pilates class. It was ridiculous. It was a nice excuse to bail and go feed Ella.

And, speaking of nursing, i got my period back a couple weeks ago. I couldn't believe it! I ONLY nurse, no bottles, not even any pumping. I thought i was supposed to go a whole year without my friend. I can tell my milk supply is tanking and it could be a combo of not enough food, period, pre-period, whatever. Pick one, I am sure it isn't helping.

anyway, if anyone has any tips or jokes, send them my way!

So very tired...

of seeing "My butt hurts" every time I log into my blog, therefore I am posting again. I am a serious slacker in more ways than one. It's been almost a month since my last post...slacker. And I fell off the bandwagon for Schwans Peppermint Stick ice cream. Slacker again. Although, it's seriously the best peppermint ice cream ever! Love that stuff.

Anyway, I have still been going to the gym but running into slight problem. E turned 12 weeks last Thursday which is the required minimum age for the kids club. They can only take 4 babies since there are only two gals in there. When I got there there was only one gal and 3 babies so they couldn't take me until the second gal got there. Which was just fine since my yoga class didn't start for awhile so I nursed E and then put her in a bouncer. The problem is there are two maybe three regular gals that get there before I do because I drop Jarom off at school. I can't make it in there earlier and the gals are there for two hours everyday so I can't try and get some time in before I run Jarom to school. Friday Jarom has no school so I got there early for spin to adjust my bike and be there right when the kids club opened. There was one gal waiting before me and a split second later another gal walked in. This is the same girl who was pregnant when I was only she had her baby in June. She only gained 18 pounds her entire pregnancy and I saw her back at the club when I got back from Utah. Her baby was 13 days old! Seriously, go have a nap! You should have seen her face when she thought she wasn't going to be able to work out b/c there were already two babies in there. She look PISSED OFF! I think it's kinda cruddy that she takes her two year old and baby EVERYDAY for TWO HOURS a day and leaves them in there. Every other day whatever, but everyday? Give your poor kids a break.

Okay, that was a small rant. E. woke up this morning at 4:45 so I fed her and put her back to bed and here I am back from my workout and BLOGGING at 7:13. Everybody is still asleep and I am enjoying the quiet, so I am off to get some reading done.

And just for the record, my butt doesn't hurt anymore!

My butt hurts

I wonder how many weirdos are going to google this and come to my blog. Regardless, it's the TRUTH!

So last night I ended up at spin class. I told Lindsey I must have still been processing the crack in the kreme filled donut to think I could make a 5:30 am class. That is just absurd.

I haven't been to a spin class since I was pregnant and so certain muscles just haven't seen this type of workout for awhile. It was painful. I felt like I did the day after I got released from my mission and went to the gym. I was running on the treadmill and felt like I was dragging 400 pounds around. I felt like that last night.

The plus side is that I have been through this before and know with a little perseverance, okay A LOT, I can eventually make it to the other side.

Daniel just walked in the door with four hot chocolate chip cookies (oh man am I a huge sucker for these ) and I just said, "I cannot have those".

Now I have to go run them under water so I am not even tempted because I probably would dig them out of the trash!!

This is a start...

18 Pounds to Lose
I thought I would start a weight loss blog with the hope of putting my goal into cyberspace possibly knowing that my friends will hold be accountable (cue you, my friends). My friend Tiffany started a fitness blog awhile ago and has just reached her goal! Go Tiff.I think my problem lies with sugar. I have a huge sugar addiction. I will let you into a deep, dark secret. I got addicted to these when I was pregnant. I am not one of those Krispy Kreme fanatics who wait in line for years to get a donut. No. I am loyal to Mr. T's. However, the people at Krispy Kreme must put crack this donut because it is truly addicting. My lowest low came when I went through the drive through and inhaled one then headed to Sports Authority to return some soccer socks. When I got back in the car I noticed that I had filling smudged on the side of my face! It was humiliating, yet so telling of my addiction to sweets.I don't plan on listing all of my obsessions. Suffice it to say, I have many if they come in the form of desserts.

I do intend to layout my plan:The classes that I want to go to at the gym are at 5:30 IN THE MORNING! E is pretty much all over the place, but if I get enough rest I can still possibly make it. Classes do much more for me than just working out because I get too bored. So I will be doing spin and pump classes. I have to do some form of exercise everyday but Sunday. If I miss the gym, I have to go on a walk/run or do a yoga video. Some form of exercise. I need to reduce my food intake and virtually eliminate sweets. On Tuesday I am taking the kids to pick out a toy if they will give up their Halloween candy stash because we all know who eats that candy anyway.

So to sum it up, my name is Amy and I have a problem. I need to lose 18 pounds. I weigh 148 pounds and have to get down to 130. I would love some encouragement and if you have a goal and would like to join, let's get together and I can add you to the sidebar.

Until later...