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Thursday, March 1, 2012

February Podcast: Running After Baby, Getting Started, Raising Eaters, Cals vs. Points, Habit Eating

Please excuse any foot in mouth slip ups or nonsensical ramblings. I recorded this month’s podcast so fast I can’t even remember what I said!

Topics include…

Running after baby.Why would you do if you were having trouble making the lifestyle changes you want so desperately to make but can’t seem to get your brain on board with it?Getting started. Raising good eaters – a ramble. Points or Calories Habit Eating

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No interest in watching an hour video? Here’s a few other my other recent posts elsewhere….

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Tree is Down, Points are Up and Other Stuff (Including 2 Fun Announcements!)

I’m in need of a chatty post. One where I just brain dump because I’m feeling all over the place.

The holiday break was totally awesome, but I fear my return to normalcy as I’m not quite sure what normal is. Working from home with baby is getting harder as he gets older and with the New Year comes more work. All fun stuff I want to be doing (the conference, a book idea, etc) but somehow I need to find time to focus and balance everything.

It helps to remind myself how lucky I am to work on things I love. I just need to take a deep breath and do what I can when I can.

Like today!

The baby woke up early again. I think his schedule is slightly shifting. Meaning my early morning workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays may be out. :( So after breakfast while everyone else was sleeping and baby was playing next to me on the floor, I got a post done for Baby’s First Year, updated my FAQs and cleared a few messages from my inbox.

Then when the husband got up we took down the tree.

I know for some of you it may seem early. When I was a kid we’d have it up for weeks after Christmas but honestly, I need it gone. Every day I see it after Christmas it’s a reminder that the holidays are over. It’s back to reality and there’s this big to-do that needs to be checked off and cleaned up. I just can’t seem to get motivated or organized staring at a post-Christmas Christmas tree!

I was happy to see it go, but Little Bean seemed so sad watching us take it down.

With the tree put away the family headed out for one last vacation outing. Little Guy needed a hair cut and the husband wanted lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. WHO, by the way, totally screwed me on a salad for lunch! I ordered the Honey BBQ Chicken Salad thinking it was a good choice with no croutons and grilled chicken. The rest of the salad is some greens, tomatoes and a little cheese. How bad could it be?

Well according to everything I found online, 733 calories and 38g of fat bad!

For a SALAD?!?

Geesh.

I calculated it at 17 points. Excessive for any one meal, especially a salad.

But what am I gonna do? I counted it and moved on. I have one more day to track this week. Click here to see my food journal so far. I almost used all my weekly points, but I’m not tracking Activity so it’s probably a wash.

I will weigh in on Wednesday but I won’t know if I lost this week as I didn’t weigh in last Wednesday. I just didn’t want to see the post-Christmas binge number and get depressed so I forged forward blindly. Best thing I could have done. I’ve been totally motivated. Especially in exercise department! I’ve been kicking butt on moving my butt!

Today I ran to the gym (it’s just over a mile away) and took yoga and then ran home. It was awesome and I’m going to do my best to take a yoga class once a week. My other goals are 2 BodyPump classes (weights,) 1 Body Combat class (cardio,) and at least one longer run (3+ miles) a week. I know it sounds like a lot, but I love every minute of it. It truly is the only time I have to myself. When I’m home (which is ALL THE TIME) I’m either cooking, cleaning, entertaining a 9 month old or helping a 6 year old with homework. I want to get out for an hour a day. Heck, I NEED to get out for an hour a day!

OK I feel like I’m "talking" your ear off. Let me close with a bullet list. It helps me figure out what I’ve done and where I need to go. Plus I have some fun announcements. Let me start with those…

Ok, I think that’s it. Brain dump complete. Thanks for reading if you made it this far!

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

New 2008 Weight Watchers Deluxe Kit with Points Slider Calculator and Booster

Three Month Journal 2008 - The Three Month Journal is a compact tool to help you stay on the plan and keep you motivated toward success. The tracking pages, tips, recipes and charts in this journal are designed to help you monitor your progress. Meal Survival Guide - 50 Recipes to Get You Started and Keep You Going. Complete Food Companion 2008 - Weight Watchers 2008 Complete Food Companion makes finding your favorite foods convenient and easy, whether you're at home or on the go! The Complete Food Companion is your best resource for meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, eating out or even entertaining. NEW AND UPDATED! - This edition contains over 18,000 foods, 5,000 of which have never been included before. Dining Out Companion 2008 - The only resource for finding POINTS values and Core Plan food listings from your favorite restaurants and food chains. We've expanded the Dining Out Companion to make room for 133 restaurant menus and added new chapters of advice and solutions to your main dining out dilemmas! Shot in the Arm - Written by Sharon Lee Riguzzi Your daily dose of motivation for your weight-loss journey! Start Getting Healthy - A Compact Disc designed for you by the experts at Weight Watchers to help you Eat Well, Move Smart and Work Out. Also, includes sleek new Blue Velcro Carrying Case to keep things organized. Also includes both a Pointsfinder Calculator and a Pointsbooster Calculator!

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