Wow-18

Not looking so hot this week, dammit. I have done my cardio daily (except Sunday) and I don't think I have lost anything. I have even upped my cardio to 1 hr 45 min now. On Sunday I didn't work out and we ate lunch at Red Robin and Tug made ribeyes for dinner and, go figure, I was down a pound on Monday morning. This morning I was back up that pound after eating clean yesterday. So I decided, since Tug wasn't home for dinner, to have McDonald's (hey, it worked on Sunday) but I am thinking that wasn't such a good idea. . .besides the fact that I feel like crap now. 

Any of you Biggest Loser watchers? Man Jerry showed me up. 65 year old losing that much weight, geez (though someone should have told his fans that on their sign it is LOSER not LOOSER. . .though his skin is much looser now). And boy was I annoyed that Helen won. I really don't like her. 

Alright, this week FOR THE REALS I am going to eat 'right'; and by right I mean I am going to count my calories everyday, keeping them between 1300-1500, and continue with the cardio.

I think next week I will start to incorporate weights. 

STATS: 

Regina: -0.5 (-1.5 but 1 was the gain from last week) 

Renee: -1

Amy:

Laura: -3

Christine:

Lena:

Sarah: 0

Keri: 0

Paula: 0

Calling all melancholics

My goodness gracious, I cannot believe it has taken me this long to review The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse for The Catholic Company. I finished this book eons ago. It was a quick read and relatively informative. While the first book The Temperament God Gave You isn't required to understand temperaments, I would recommend it. I have not read that book, so I was hoping the Spouse book would give a little more information about the temperaments (it does give overviews). 

I pegged Tug's dominate temperament immediately. I think I would need the other book to figure out his secondary temperament. I also think I would need the other book to pin myself down better. 

Overall I would highly recommend this book, if nothing more than for the laugh of finding out more about who your husband is. There are recommendations within the book of dealing with each temperament which can be helpful. 

I do recommend, however, also reading their first book to get a better understanding of temperaments. 

It's 3AM I must be lonely

That is what time I finally went to bed last night ~ 3AM. All caught up on Survivor now. I had to go back and make sure that Taj was alright, and I think she is. I also like her alliance (J.T. and Steve I think) but due to her marriage ties I am definitely going to Taj.

Coach's face the last 2 eliminations has been AWESOME. I think he finally realizes control is not his. 

Coach is a douchebag. 

Why didn't anyone tell me??

Helloooooooo you Survivor watchers ~ why didn't anyone tell me Eddie George's wife is on the show?? 

Heisman trophy winning Eddie George. 

#27 running back Eddie George.  

#27 former running back who won a Heisman trophy for THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Eddie George. Come on guys. Keep me in the loop. 

You have truly let me down. 

Back to CBS.com to continue getting caught up. 

Love is

your kids using their birthday money to buy themselves something. . .
. . . that will keep them outside for hours, leaving mom ALONE.





until, of course, someone breaks their arm.

WoW-17

Soooooo, I am writing this on Tues. night. As I said before, this week wasn't the best in terms of eating. I did get my exercise in though. Well, some exercise in. The girls got her on Thursday so I went to the Y earlier than usual to get my full workout in (1.5 hours cardio). Friday I did 30 minutes on the bike before going to the homeschool conference (and dinner/dessert/drinks at The Cheesecake Factory). Saturday I did not exercise, instead I started feeling a head cold coming on. Unfortunately that didn't stop lunch and dinner/dessert/drinks at The Cheesecake Factory again. Sunday I did 30 minutes on the bike and started to regain control of my eating. Monday and Tuesday were mostly back on track with 1 hr. 15 min. on the bike and mostly controlled eating (if you don't count chips with my Subway sandwich). Unfortunately I haven't gotten my running in since the start of this head cold so I haven't been on a treadmill since Thursday. I am planning to walk on the one I have at home (which is a total beast) and not start running again until I am feeling at least a little better. I am soooo glad Tug bought this exercise bike because the girls have no classes at the Y this week and I know I would not have exercised had it not been sitting in our living room. 

I haven't had any Dr Pepper since Easter. I have been brewing a big pitcher of green tea daily and have been drinking a lot of it iced and COMPLETELY unsweetened. . . it is an acquired taste. Honestly though it isn't so bad anymore. Jessica left some Chai tea mix here that I LOVED drinking while in Oregon. I made myself some tonight and had to throw it out, it was just way too sweet.  

I think I am finally making some progress. I don't think the scale will show me down any, this morning I was up 0.5, but based on my eating this weekend I am not too disappointed. But, I am doing better (not great) on my eating and am really enjoying getting back to exercising. 

STATS:

Regina: ugh, + 1

Renee:

Amy:

Laura:

Christine: -1 yay

Lena: + 0.4

Sarah: 0

Keri:

Paula:

GNO

Some of you were (okay one of you was) sweet enough to ask how the weekend went with my girly girls.  It was a grand time, though we didn't really do much. They got into town on Thursday and while Jessica went to dinner with family, Erica, Marci and I stayed at my house. Friday we went to the conference then to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. DOUBLE YUM!! I had never been there and was afraid it might be like Marie Callender's, but oh no, it was delish. Saturday the girls went to the conference while I went to {l}'s judo tournament (she lost a match and won a match so took 2nd again). We were at the tournament until around 2 then we went to lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. After, Tug took me back to the conference around 4. . .which meant the conference was basically done for the day. Once it was entirely done, Erica, Jessica, Marci and I went to get dinner at, dum dah dum, The Cheesecake Factory (I only had a Margarita and some dessert this time). YUP, within 2 days I went to The Cheesecake Factory three times. . . I am thinking WOW isn't going to be so fun this week!!

Here is a picture from Friday night.

don't bother clicking, you can't make it bigger ;)

From L-R we have Marci, me, Jessica, Angela, Erica, Kim and Heather. Two more wonderful ladies (Trina and Christie) were with us too but had already left by this time. In my hand is an awesome body scrub sweetie pie Heather gave me for my birthday. I can't speak for everyone, but I had an awesome time!! 

Crazy is a relative term

Over at Sarah's blog I saw her ask for votes because she was nominated for a blog award (vote for her here, I did).

While looking through the categories and nominees I saw that Laura was nominated in the 'bat shit crazy' category. HUH? Her blog isn't crazy in the least, but it turns out if you just title your blog something people will think you are it. (Though the new blog design she had me do is a bit odd, maybe she figures it will up her crazy factor[laura's blog].)

So, from here on out this blog shall be called "Best blog on the internet"

or

"It's an honor just to not be nominated"

(vote for Laura here, I did)