Day 41

I am so tired of blogging and I am not even 45 days into it! I am able to find the motivation to exercise (going to Disneyland again in May and want a good "after" picture to compare w/ last year's pic), but the blogging part is coming a little harder.

Today I didn't do much. I walked only a mile in 15 minutes. I guess it's a (non)rest day.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13)

Day 35

Today was a busy day. I went and got the Monkey Boy glasses. We did a lot of walking and while we sat (him in my lap) I decided it was a good opportunity to work on my calf muscles.

I did 40 calf raises, w/ the monkey boy in my lap (30+ lbs). Needless to say, my calves are a little sore. I guess it was another (non)rest day. I plan to catch up on my EA Sports Active 2 workouts tomorrow.

Off to bed. *yawn*

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13)

Day 32

Today is gonna be a quickie.

I did alternating lunges. My legs are sore now. I LOVE that feeling (but not the next morning). I did 50, on each side, in consecutive groups of 10. Monkey Boy joined me. He's so cute.

The end!

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13)

Day 31

Today was an exhausting day at work. I'm so glad I don't have to go back for 2 days and that I get to sleep in. Hubby is still on call until Friday, so we might get woken up until then (I didn't sleep well last night anticipating him getting called in again).

I got home and was just bushed. Mondays at work area always really busy. I'm so glad it's over. I got home, did some walking lunges and that's it. I guess it'll be a (non)rest day. I just want to go to sleep. Can I just say though, that I am super surprised that I can do walking lunges??? I haven't done those since high school volleyball. It's a good sign that I'm getting stronger! I couldn't even do them in 2009 when I felt like I was in better shape than I am now.

I did 5813 steps at work for 54:22 minutes. Funny how it's always around the 5K mark.

Off to bed.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13)

Day 22

Today was a family day for us (weekends when I am off usually are). We walked all over today, for the most part window shopping. I forgot to wear my pedometer so I am not sure how far total (I walked more today than the average day.)

After getting home pretty late I did some speed heavy cleaning. Have you ever done that? It's fun. It was a completely conscious thing (doing it purposely) so I could totally feel my heart pumping as I was doing it. I also did some lunges and squats to pick things off of the floor. Monday was my son's birthday so it looks like a little Tasmanian Monkey Boy hit this place. It was nice to get this place in some sort of order again.

I guess I would call today a non-rest day, as I didn't pop in my EA Sports Active (it's a rest day there) and do my usually stereotypical exercises.

Off to bed.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13)

Day 358 (day 1 / week 51)

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope everyone spent precious time with their loved ones or doing whatever it is you wanted to do.

Today was a lot like yesterday. Push-ups before bed and all. I think I am going to start doing them daily. We'll see.

This morning we did the Santa thing for our 3 year old. He scored and loves his drum set. I know all parents say this about their toddlers, but he is so talented! He has rhythm and he is already playing to his favorite songs (A-B-Cs, Happy Birthday and Old MacDonald).

While he was unwrapping presents, the cat came back. It meowed loudly at our front door until my hubby opened it and then it walked right in, like it lived here.

I won't let myself get attached to this cat. It's someone's pet. I feel stuck because we fed the cat and she probably isn't going anywhere now that we did, but it's like one of those situations that you can't win from. We couldn't turn our backs on it and just let it go out and die in our yard (the poor thing is so skinny--all you feel is bones when you pet it) and we fed it because of this, so it's not going away. She ate 3 cans of tuna and a bowl of milk. If we just take her to the pound, no one will take her (she is SO horribly skinny) and they would probably just put her to sleep. We still can't find her owners so I am going to venture out a little farther away tomorrow and put up posters. She has this distinct orange sweater on her that would make it easy to identify her with, and a really long tail, so that might help too. I can't help but wonder if God brought her to us because He knows we will care for her and that my hubby will tolerate her (he is a cat person), if her family didn't want her anymore and that my heart still aches from Pebbles. Logan has been really good to her too (very gentle).

My MIL says there is a cat hospital up the street that will look at her for free to see if she is chipped and/or sick. I am not sure how I feel about adopting this cat if it is just a stray and if in the end, no one turns out to want her, but in a way she already adopted us! We got a litter box in the meanwhile until we find her family, but she won't use it at all. I know nothing about cats (I'm a dog person) and my hubby says that it could be a sign of illness. She was a house cat at some point, so I would think she would know how to use it. *shrugs* Anyone got any tips, comments, suggestions?

Here is a picture of her.


That is my son's blankey she is chillin on. He is VERY territorial with it (understatement of the year) but he is ok w/ her laying in it ???. Strange boy. Strange cat. (thank goodness for washing machines! lol). Off to bed.

Merry Christmas. God bless!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 357 (day 7 / week 50)

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The family was nestled all snug in the bed,
and mommy was still awake,
doing push-ups and reverse crunches instead.

lol.

Seriously though. It's hard to do the exercise thing during the holidays with lots of family and a little kid, so I ended up doing something before bed. That's what I did for exercise. 3 sets of 10 push-ups and 2 sets of 25 reverse crunches.

As you all know, I miss Pebbles (my dog that we had to give back, that now has a happy home with someone else). Deep in my heart I want a pet, but I won't ever go find one. I was talking with God yesterday and in my heart I said that I would never go looking for a pet again. I thought the only way I would ever end up with a pet is if one found us (what are the chances of that happening, right?).

Today (Thursday December 24, 2009) a cat found us. The poor thing was skin and bones and just begging for attention. We were going to the grocery store and this cat approached my hubby and practically jumped in the car. It was the funniest thing. This was someone's family member at some point, because it's wearing an orange sweater, has been de-clawed but is totally emaciated.

When we got home from the store (45 mins later) the cat was still there. My son fell asleep in the car so I got him out and put him in his room, and as I came out of the hallway this cat was sitting in the middle of the living room. I have never seen this cat before today--it just totally welcomed itself into our house and home.

We went out searching for posters of this lost cat, looked on craigslist and local classified ads, but we haven't found a thing. She used to be someone's family member and it hurts me to think that she could have possibly been abandoned (so many animals in this area are being left behind w/ the foreclosure of homes). She stayed in the house and purred at our feet.

We ended up leaving again so we gave it some tuna, put it outside and left for the night. When we got home a 4 hours later, it was gone so we just went to sleep, somewhat relieved (and missing Pebbles). Funny cat.

Anyway Merry Christmas!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 354 (day 4 / week 50)

Monday December 21, 2009

It was a scheduled workday but I didn't go in. I ended up walking only about a mile and doing strength training--overhead tricep extensions. I just did them until my muscles fatigued (about 3 sets of 25-30 w/ 10lbs). I just remember walking all over the house doing them hoping that I wouldn't knock myself in the head. I didn't, thank goodness lol.

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 351 (day 1 / week 50)

Holy cow ravioli. I was sore this morning. My feet, ankles, hips, legs, even my arms were a little sore from yesterdays walk.

Today I decided to take it easy. I walked a very slow mile (30 minutes) and did strength training. I did 3 sets of 15 overhead triceps extensions (5lb weights) and 3 sets of 15 Single Arm Front Raises with 5lb dumbbells too (it took about 10 minutes total).

One of the things I want to focus on next year is listening to my body more w/ strength training. I know that if I can do so many reps w/ a selected weight, and by the end of the set, I am not feeling a little tired or muscle fatigue, then I am not lifting enough weight. Today I did. It was only 5lbs, but I can feel my arms and chest muscles jiggling. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! (jiggling arms instead of a jiggling belly lol).

See you in the morning!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 345 (day 2 / week 49)

Another shopping day. Almost done (1 person left). I can't believe how fast this year flew by. Crazy fast.

Have I mentioned that I hate shopping? I really do. The only plus is all of the unconscious exercise (walking, lifting, pushing). Definitely better than sitting on the couch, although after a long day it's nice. Even during a lazy day it's nice. Oh who am I kidding. I heart my couch. Dare I confess that it's because it gives my hubby static electricity and he shocks himself every.single.time he gets up lolol. Even the monkey boy notices, because it's one of the make believe games he plays. He pretends to shock himself when he gets up to go in the kitchen lolol.

Anyway I walked exactly 2.5 miles (5292 steps) and then went Christmas shopping w/ the hubby and monkey boy. It amazes me how much he is understanding. He sees toys in our cart and I tell him they are for his friends and cousins, and he understands. HE UNDERSTANDS. That just blows my mind.

Still no 30 day shred. I remember to do it like right before bed. I feel like I might be boycotting it in some way (I feel a tantrum coming on...I don't wanna do it! I don't wanna! I don't wanna! no. No. NO! I just don't want to do it!), but am SO proud of Erin for doing it. She's almost done! Like practically done pretty much. Today is day 27 if I am counting correctly. I really can't believe how fast the time flew by. You go girl! Go give that girl a high five. She's awesome for sticking to it and getting her entire family envolved. (sorry Erin! I will still finish my 30 days if it kills me though. It might take me a few months but I'll do them!)

Work in the am. *sigh*

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 344 (day 1 / week 49)

Friday, December 11, 2009

Friday I did some last minute Christmas shopping, and some walking w/ the Monkey Boy. I walked a little over 2 miles in 40 minutes. Not much, but better than nothing.

It feels like I am just going through the motions to get it done (exercise), then looking forward to doing it. I wonder if it's because the end of the year is coming up fast? Maybe boredom? (probably) *shrugs.* It's kind of funny how Jan 1 always feels like a clean slate, although all it is is another tomorrow, today and yesterday. No big deal. Just another number, right?

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 343 (day 7 / week 48)

Thursday December 10, 2009

I don't know why I let myself get so behind on my blogging. I didn't do much on Thursday. I walked 1.5 miles and did about 45 minutes of heavy cleaning. It must be a challenge for toddlers to see how messy they can get things, when they know someone is just going to clean it up.

I'm a little disappointed in myself that I have been doing the bare minimum with exercise and that I haven't been doing the 30 day shred. I have been talking to hubby about moving the Wii into my exercise room, now that it's clean, so that I can utilize it again, since that's what it is there for. I find myself not doing so much when he is around--I'd rather spend time w/ him, and I hate when he leaves the room when I exercise (I'd rather leave the room and go somewhere else to exercise lol--don't know what that's about). When I use that room, I find myself not caring if he is home or not to exercise. Now that it's clean again (yaay me) I need to use it.

I'm still a little sick but it's easy to ignore now. yaay :).

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 339 (day 3 / week 48)

Sunday, December 6, 2009

It was a workday but I called in sick. I did some walking, at the store, looking for cold medicine. My pedometer clocked 2440 steps (1.15 miles). Definitely better than nothing being sick. I feel yucky.

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 332 (day 3 / week 47)

Sunday Nov. 29, 2009

It was a scheduled workday that I got called off from. At around 5 am my work called me and canceled me. At 6:15am they called me again and asked if I could come back in. Do you think I went? Pssht. No, but mainly because when I saw my work calling the second time, I just rolled over and went back to bed. I checked my message at 7:30 and called and they had found a replacement by then.

I walked only about 1.5 miles that day and walked around to do more Christmas shopping. and I did some heavy lifting. I put our Christmas tree up. The monkey boy helped put some ornaments up. He put them all on top of each other and in the same spot lol. I left them like that. He thinks that the ornaments are all tiny drums so is always slapping them to hear the noise when it clangs against the wall, tree or another ornament. Thank goodness we got him a drum set for Christmas (doh!). I just hope my ornaments make it through till then lol.


Thank you guys so much for your comments and concerns with how I am doing with Pebbles being gone. I really appreciate you guys and I apologize that I haven't responded to the comments yet (I will, I promise!). I haven't been sleeping well because I am so worried about her in the cold. I still cry and I miss her :(. My hubby doesn't care or even notice how upset I am. If he does, he is ignoring it. That makes me angry, but what can I do? Gotta love marriage.

I am a bad girl. I haven't been making much of an effort to exercise as much. I have been doing the bare minimum, which I guess is better than nothing, because at this point I just want to do nothing at all. I've experienced a lot this year, and it's surprising to me that a dog sparked this reaction in me and not injuries, moving to a different state, finding a job and working or any of the other high stressers in my life. *shrugs*

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 331 (day 2 / week 47)

I haven't kept up with anything that I said I would (sorry Erin, I'll get back on track next week). I ate more mud pie today for breakfast and I am still not happy. Ridiculous. I had pumpkin pie for dinner, too. Whatever.

Today and tomorrow Pebbles will be down the street at the place that we adopted her. I pray she finds a home. A good home, if it's not too much to ask for. She didn't get adopted today (I called to find out), so she has to go back to the cold kennel, outside where it's raining. I hope she isn't too cold. The jerks also aren't going to give her stuff to her next owners (they "forgot" to bring it, which means that they will probably always "forget" to pack it). A crate, blanket, toys, food, treats--lots of stuff we paid for to waste. I am angry about that too, but whatever. I gave up my right to be angry when I gave up my right to give Pebbles a home. I am angry that I miss her so much and that I still cry about it (so stupid).

I did squats today and walked 2 miles. I have to go to work in the morning and I am angry about that too.

I can do this. I am a star. (the more I say this, the more it looks stupid)

Day 330 (day 1 / week 47)

Friday, Nov. 27, 2009

Still not happy. I did 42 Wii minutes on the Wii Fit. I also walked a mile. I did something else but I can't remember what it is, and I am too tired to turn the Wii on to see what I logged into it. I miss Pebbles.

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 307 (day 6 / week 43)

Today was tough because I felt pretty limited with what I could do with my sprained ankle. I kept it wrapped all day, put ice on it and kept it elevated for most of the day.

I had to go to work to fill out more paperwork in HR this morning, and I used crutches so that I could give my ankle a rest, like the ER doctor told me to. Man, crutches are hard! You have to be careful not to put too much pressure directly under your armpit because there is nerves there that you can do a lot of permanent damage too. You are supposed to support your body in between your bicep and like the side of your chest, and put your weight on your hands. It's hard and my deltoids are sore now from the crutches. I'll be using them again tomorrow.

I wanted to do my Wii Fit, but didn't :(. Probably isn't a good idea right now. I rested most of the day, until about an hour ago, where I did some heavy cleaning. I leaned on my good foot and babied my left ankle. It was only about 30 minutes of cleaning and dusting (my hubby helped me too--such a sweetie). I didn't vacuum or mop--I will wait until the weekend, when hopefully my ankle won't be as tender as it is now and I can put more weight on it.

I think I am satisfied with what I did. I really didn't think crutches would be much of a workout but they are. I am calling this a (non)rest day, using heavy cleaning as my mode of exercise for the day. I wonder what I will do tomorrow. It'll be fun to see how I am going to maneuver the crutches and my backpack lol.

Thank you for your well wishes! My ankle feels differently than it did yesterday--not good or bad. It's more achy today and puffy if I leave it unwrapped, but I am not having the sharp pain like I was yesterday. The top of my foot hurts a little bit too but other than that, everything is great (even with that everything is great!).

Hope you all have a great night! Make tomorrow count. Be creative! I know I will have to be! There are so many things that count as exercise. You'd be surprised!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 297 (day 3 / week 42)

I don't know how I got so far behind blogging. Friday's post not posting, really threw me off.

Saturday we walked a lot and I carried The Monkey Boy 95% of the time. For some reason he just didn't want to walk himself. My arms were sore this morning from carrying him so much. I am gonna call it a (non)rest day.

Have a good night!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 295 (day 1 / week 42)

I don't quite know how I forgot to blog for Thursday, but I did. I had my class (went great btw) and I did a lot of walking. The class was in a different building than the hospital, so I did a lot of walking between the 2. I also got on the Wii Fit in the morning, not for very long though.

Hope you had a great Thursday!

I can do this. I am a star.

Day 282 (day 2 / week 40)

It's bedtime. I have to make it quick because the hubby is getting frustrated.

I committed to the 30 Day Shred yesterday, and 100 days of no sugar, and didn't do 1 of the 2 today, like I said I would. Can you guess which one it is?

I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted sugar, but I didn't. It was hard, but didn't have any. I even made my son whole wheat honey chocolate chip pancakes, and made enough for 2, but remembered before I made it, that I committed.

I also committed to the 30DS but I am SO sore today. My legs are kicking. I was out of the house by 6:15 this morning driving to Pahrump to get Pebbles spayed, and got home early in the afternoon. The monkey boy took a nap, and so did I (he was up 3 times last night, because his nose was stuffed and he couldn't breathe well--gotta love Vicks vapor rub!). By the time I woke up the hubby was home and Pebbles needed some TLC... the monkey boy doesn't quite understand that she has bo0-boos and can't play with him--exactly what I was afraid of so I have to keep my eye on the little guy (he also keeps trying to force feed her and doesn't understand or refuses to understand that she just can't eat or doesn't want to eat yet after her surgery).

Anyway, as for exercise today, I didn't do the 30DS (boo on me!) but my hubby helped me take advantage of the time/places we were out. We went to go do some errands and went to the Apple store to trouble shoot my phone. We parked in the parking garage, and instead of taking the elevator, my hubby was fine with us taking the stairs. We also we also walked the long way around to get to the stairs, so I got a good workout going up the steep grade (man parking garages are steep!). We also parked pretty far at our 2nd destination, but we always do that. I have also been carrying 15ish lbs of puppy love around all day, as well as a 26lb monkey boy, who was a little jealous and also wanted to be carried. My arms are sore. Anyway, tomorrow, sore or not, I am going to do the 30DS. I know that once I do it, if I am sore or not, I will feel better. I remember that about this DVD. So I guess tomorrow will be day 2.

Hope you all had a great Friday!

Off to bed.

I can do this. I am a star.