1515

1,515 is supposedly the magic number of calories i should take in per day, given my current amount of activity, weight and weight loss goal..........

what does that actually look like????

PLUS i am frustrated. i have been actively been trying to lose weight since LAST january. turns out i had a "slightly" inactive thyroid.....so taking a med now. which means that perhaps p90 did not work during the 60 days i tried it due to the thyroid. then i worked out hard--biking, roller blading, running, etc and SAW nothing. so i have been trying something different since this january--kempo martial arts 2x per week, weight lifting 2-3 days per week and indoor soccer 1 day per week AND NOTHING! i have been eating fairly well. drinking my one glass of wine with dinner instead of in the evening. i have been skipping snacks at night (sigh so sad to say bye bye popcorn) or if i am eating one, it is fairly low calorie. i don't eat a lot of sweets (not even a daily "save me chocolate"). so this leads to FRUSTRATION!!!!!! 

i went to the sleep doctor this week. she said that sleep apnea (which is what they suspect) can lead to troubles with weight loss. i am not putting all my eggs in that basket but it sure would be nice to know why i can't lose weight.

whose kid?

Me: Luke who's the president?
L: Mitt Romney.... I mean Obama. I just like Romney....

Whose kid is this???? :)

the adventures of jack's teeth

once upon a time, there was a giant adult tooth. we shall call him henry. henry started pushing his way into jack's little mouth many moons before he was supposed to. in fact, henry was so pushy that he did not wait for the baby teeth to move out of his way. he just keep pushing and pushing and pushing. henry was so inpatient he even pushed so hard that he started to come into jack's mouth at a funky angle. well henry got his way--the dentist said the baby teeth would have to go so henry could have space and try to correct his angle. henry was so excited! he knew the big day was coming up--monday! he could not wait! well on friday henry got an even bigger present and surprise when dr.bob's office called and asked to see jack that very day. oh henry was so excited--he wanted his own space so badly! jack's mom picked him up, gave him his relaxing med {which he spit most of it at her!} and they headed to dr.bob's! OOH the time was near! jack was not even really nervous. he told his mom he was grateful he did not have to wait until monday and man oh man so was i! the assistant took jack back, a few things were done to help him not feel pain {i could see it all happening and waited in anticipation!} and finally I WAS FREE to have my own space! those little buggers were out!!!! wooooo hoooooo! it only took  about 30 minutes. jack did great. he was a bit groggy but that was normal. he even ate some dinner and more "dinner" at bedtime.

menu for the week.... kind of ;0

saturday: date night at chipotle

sunday: supposed to be broasted chicken but i lost it in the van....cereal ;)

monday: roast, rice, gravy, peas, yummy herbed rolls

tuesday: pan cooked chicken (marinaded in italian dressing), white rice (leftover), leftover rolls and peas again

wednesday: mom has appt so breakfast or chicken nuggets/patties

thursday: v-day--out after boys' haircuts

friday: boys gone

saturday: out for lj's bday

sunday: boys with grandma--make your own

monday............. TBD :)

my post

snippets of my life recently:

**snow day on friday!!! 12 inches of gorgeous snow and when it was done falling from the sky, the sun came out and life was beautiful


**homework homework homework: 5 grad class credits. all independent study........


**i am trying to get in more exercise--weightlifting a few days a week, kempo martial arts a few days a week and soccer on sundays!


**speaking of soccer, i made a goal today!!! and my team worked really well together to win 5-1


**josh and i took a date last night (thanks mom and dad b) and ended up buying stuff for our basement ceiling!!!!! :) oh i cannot wait! and then after that (and saving more money up) on to the floor!

jack's post

I did AWESOME at soccer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

luke's post

wuns upon a time pockee mon wer ulive !

the end.

broasted chicken

i bought a broasted chicken yesterday with the intention of having it for a "make your own dinner" night tonight since i had soccer, josh had hockey and everyone would be eating at various times. josh texted just before my game was about to start asking where the chicken was. funny enough i looked for it earlier today in the fiidge and didn't see it right away but thought "oh well the fridge is full....the chicken is somewhere in there". i was a bit crabby he texted and my response to him was IN THE FRIDGE! he texted back.... NO. well low and behold the chicken was in my van the ENTIRE time since yesterday!!!! good thing it is NOT summer but we still did not eat it as it was sitting over the heater vent.......... i thought something had smelled funny............. ;)

random puke

warning: as you can tell by the title this post may be a bit graphic

random puke occurred today. we were having dinner at aunt s and uncle a's house for o's birthday when all of the sudden luke came racing into the kitchen {where i was standing} and had a panic look on his face. he threw up a tiny bit on the floor and then a teeeeeeny tiny bit in the toilet and was done. not sure what happened. he came out and acted fine. perhaps it was because he ate his hot day WAY too fast. perhaps it was because he drank ginger ale and had a burp stuck. perhaps it was because i was supposed to have an exposure therapy moment.

i was a bit in shock. josh got up and cleaned up the floor. everyone just sat and continued eating. i put luke up at the counter to have some water while i finished my meal. he acted fine and asked for more hot dog.....and then a cupcake. he ate. then played fine the rest of the evening.

other than taking 10 minutes to myself on the couch to just sit and breathe, i did pretty well. i was able to get back on the "horse" and play. i did not incessantly worry about luke and i didn't obsess about it.

go me ;)

i do hope this puke was a fluke for small luke (yes i rhymed)...... no one really wants the stomach flu!

O turns 2!!!

o and aunt t

o with his great grandma troyer (great grandpa passed a few weeks ago)

three sweet peas

pure cousin joy as owen now plays with the boys and enjoys chasing them! we had a spectacular game of hide and go seek! :)

snippets

in the birthday tent!

hollywood

who's 2???? :)