Think About It Thursday

What gives?

So, just a few things. No, I haven't disappeared or fell off the wagon.

1) Halloween night baby girl spews tummy contents all over my parents carpet.

2) I turn up with Bronchitis & an upper respiratory infection as well as fluid in both ears a week after Halloween. Totally my fault for waiting a week to see the doctor as I started getting sick November 1st.

3) Baby boy now has tonsillitis and for two nights straight I had no sleep. We were waking every hour-hour and a half. Oh my God am I drained. This started three days ago.

So of course we had a follow up appointment yesterday am at the same time I weigh in. So for the first time since March 27th I did not weigh in. Crossing my fingers I can catch back up on my sleep and move forward. I'm so over illness around here. :P

Think About It Thursday

My First Half Marathon

Yes I'm crazy. I have never ran a half marathon, but why not? Okay, okay... so this is my first Virtual Race which means I technically don't have to run the 13.1 miles all at once. I'm still in the air as to whether or not I want to run it all at once or break it up over two days.

My bff said she'll run it with me. We'll see how things go I suppose. The "race" will be held from January 1st through January 31st. So I'm pretty sure 13.1 miles is conceivable in one months time. Now, weather in the Midwest in January could hinder this though. As part of the conditions of signing up for the race you agree not to run in crazy extreme weather that could put your health in danger.

Yay! I'm a super crazy Mama now aren't I?

If you're interested in signing up, go >>>> HERE. 

It's $11 if you want a medal and a chance to win prizes (not based on race times, strictly random drawings) or you can sign up for the free race which doesn't include a medal and the prizes aren't as awesome. :)

Getting to a Smaller Size

This is probably going to be a jumbled mess as I'm typing it while watching the election results. Forgive me, okay? LOL.

I tried a new recipe and am in LOVE!!! I love buffalo wings, so I tried combing a couple of recipes to make a crockpot version. Mmmmmm, spicy, tender chicken wrapped up in Boston lettuce? Yes please!

Since Halloween is over and the kids brought home twenty pounds of chocolate I had to work quickly to get it put away. I tried this method for their Easter candy as well, and it works beautifully! In fact, they just ate the last piece of Easter candy a couple of weeks ago.

First I bust out my handy Food Saver vacuum sealer and jar attachment. Then I sorted the candies into different jars, yes I have severe OCD and they have to be with like candy. Then I simply stick a lid on (minus the ring) followed by the vacuum attachment and hit "cannister" on my vacuum sealer and voila! Candy that is oxygen free and will last forever. Okay, so not forever but long enough that it will probably still be around come next Halloween. 

As you can see there's the "good stuff" sealed up in jars and to the left are three more containers of candy. Sigh. That is the "crap" I won't eat. It's also stuff I use as rewards from time to time (aka suckers, hard candies, gummies and the like).

So why? Well I have found that if I simply allow the candy to sit in the kitchen I will devour it slowly binge on it all at once. You know the old theory "I can't throw it away so I'll get it out of the house as quickly as possible method which requires me shoving every last piece in my face." Say I'm not the only one? So I starting vacuuming the candy that I normally would eat and placing it out of sight in the dry storage. This seems to be the method that works for me and has kept my hands out of the candy jar.

In other fabulous news I recently was sent to buy a new pair of jeans. I guess the hubs is tired of my jeans coming down without being unbuttoned. LOL. So I decided to grab a smaller size and head off to the dressing room and in my mind I knew they would be too small. I mean really I haven't seen this size in 15+ years? To my surprise they fit... and comfortably. I sat down in the dressing room and proceeded to bawl my eyes out. This was a huge step for me in the right direction. My daughter happened to be with me and she was worried about me, but I looked at her, gave her a kiss on the forehead and told her Mommy was okay. That I simply had tears of joy in my eyes.

And to get back to my election results... (I'm not usually a nerd when it comes to political stuff but there's a lot of issues I'm following this year)...

I did my duty and with two kids in tow all before weigh in. :-)

Weigh In / FFFC

 

Weigh in Day!!!!

10.30 = 222.2

11.06 = 220.8

-1.4 pounds

Total Loss to Date: 56.8 pounds

It has been quite the week. I started getting sick last week and it only got worse. I haven't worked out all week, my throat is on fire and every time I cough, which for the record is every 2 seconds, I pee myself (thank you big headed babies). :/

So I'm slowly getting back on the up swing and dropping lozenges like they are tic tacs. I'm hoping to feel like hitting the street again real soon. Until then, water water water water. I will also be writing up a catch up post here soon.

Today's first-thing-wake-up-naked weight:

Fit & Fabulous Fall Challenge over at Thunder Thighs!

Start: 228.0
Week 1: 225.3 <2.7lb>
Week 2: 225.3 <0lb>
Week 3: 223.6 <1.7lb>
Week 4: 222.5 <1.1lb>
Week 5: 222.3 <0.2lb>
Week 6: 221.4 <0.9lb>
Week 7: 220.6 <0.8lb>
Week 8: 220.1 <0.5lb>

TOTAL CHALLENGE LOSS = < 7.9 LB >

Just shy of 8 pounds in 8 weeks. Not too bad. Could it have been better? Sure, but I will take it. :)

Sweaty Mug Saturday

Welcome to Sweaty Mug Saturday! 

Here are my sweaty mugs for the week.

Sunday - Rest & Recovery

Monday - Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs (I just wasn't feeling it)

Tuesday - 3.35mi run, with kids in tow + Not Enough Time Workout

Wednesday - 3.37mi run, with kids in tow

Thursday - 3.19mi run + Not Enough Time Workout

Friday - 3.19mi run

Saturday - Rest & Recovery

I made a great move this week. I wasn't seeing the results I expected so I changed my routine. I am so much happier now that I'm back in my groove. :)

How was your week?

What is Sweaty Mug Saturday? Check it out HERE.

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