Jasmine

Sorry I didn't post yesterday a little busy with work and the ER. I want to thank everyone for their prayers. She is still running a fever and probably will for the next couple of days. She has a horrible cough and nothing I can do except give her tylonel. She is still to young for motrin and since it is a virus no antibiotic. Please keep her in your prayers it is supposed to get worse before it gets better even though we caught it early it still has to run its course. She is going the doctor tomorrow, I am still worried about how deep her cough is. I am struggling with my diet this week with me working the overnight shifts I find I do not know how to budget my food so I have been over my calories the last two days. I am getting ready to go in to work tonight and then off a couple of days. However, next week I am back on third shift for a few more days so I hope that I am able to figure out some sort of system for my eating habits. I wish everyone the best of luck with this week on the challenge.

Planning for today, tomorrow, and Forever.

I found myself a little frustrated with my scale this morning when it started bouncing between my wight yesterday and three oz higher today. I walk a strong 5.79 miles yesterday according to my pedometer that is 12264 step not to mention I did my walk away the pounds video yesterday. I was able to get in all of my water easily with all of the physical activities. As I start each new day I get up and plan my food for the day, I have to or I would not be able to keep count of everything I need. At the start of this challenge I had a hard time working the diet in to my work schedule but as we are almost three weeks in I have made adjustments so that my weekend foods are as strong and planned as the rest of the week. I do switch things around in the middle of the day sometimes but I still count it to make sure I am under my calories. I found that the scale is not my friend. Salt is not my friend. I found that I hate diets but I want to be healthier for myself and my kids. I am willing to do whatever it takes to get there. I want to have the freedom to get up in the morning and run without the embarrassment of having my fat jiggling in the wind or my oversize chest hitting me in the face. I found that part of the reason I am frustrated with the scale is because I am thinning out a little, I could easily be back into a D cup instead of a DD seeing as how they are to big and my clothes are getting to big. I have found that some of my pants that use to be tight through the thighs are a lot looser there and getting looser in the waist but I still have a long way to go. Well I will stop boring anyone who is reading this and eat, exercise, and smile. I will try to post again later.

Bethany

Catching up

Sorry if any one has been anxiously waiting on a post from me. I find that I have very little time for anything as of right now. I am working full time again plus school plus the challenge not to mention my precious children, who do not sleep. I am starting some time on third shift to help with vacations. I am feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment I am working out and eating right and the scale is not really moving as much as I would like. I find that my school work is dropping to the bottom of my list of things to do but I am going to have to find time to get everything in. I really wish my husband could find a better job so I would not have to work so much but jobs are limited in the area right now because of dead season and even then its hard to find anything that pays more then minimum wage. He has finally decided to go back to school so that he will have a better chance at getting at least a management position. I find that I am getting tired and need a nap. I wish everyone the best with weigh ins this week.

to early to think

It is the awful hour of 5:30 am and I am exhausted. My work ran over and my son is not feeling so good not to mention up and down all night. My day is starting with a work out before work once again with walk away the pounds and then to work by eight this next couple of weeks are going to be crazy as I start back to work full time. I found in order to get my hours in I am having to pick up random shifts which means I am going to be on third shift so yeah no sleep for me. I will be glad when their vacations are done. After I get off I plan to go by mom and see if I can cheer her up and try the kettle bells work out. I hope that at that point I am still able to function. I see me going to bed early tonight as long as my homework for this week is done. I will see yall another day.
Bethany

Good Morning

Good Morning,
I found that this morning I felt pretty good I bought a new scale yesterday and I hope it measures right against mom's because I will be down three pounds already this week if so. I started my morning with water, breakfast, and walk away the pounds followed by Allan's exercises. I feel great and I am off to work. I hope everyone has a great day and Kelly welcome back. Mom I hope you have a decent time tonight with the family, give them my love.
To be continued.....
Bethany

OMG! I am tired.

I am not used to the additional exercising and the additional days of work so this week has kicked my butt. I have beat the devil, the water, and my bosses. The devil being my mother-in-law who brought over a quarter of a sheet cake to dinner the other night and no I didn't touch the dam thing. I struggled for two days before everyone else made it go away. On Fridays I normally work on the front register and do not have the freedom of running to the bathroom every ten to twenty min as needed so I have been trying to get it in by lunch so I don't have to worry so much about it later. In addition to these struggles my managers do not know how to make a schedule so we were slammed all weekend and I had to pick up shifts to help them out. I better be down again next week just from all the running around then we can talk about food I barely have enough time to get any food in with my crazy schedule. I am trying to get better at preparing my meals early so that I can throw them in a lunch box and run. Well back to the grindstone again water, exercise, and work. Lets do this.
Bethany

ten today

Today is a great day. I got up,weighed and found that I am down 10 pounds since starting my new regimen. I feel good today and wish that I had not agreed to go to work. Oh well, an eight our shift on my feet wont kill me and might even help me with my next weigh in. I found that I have adjusted to all of the water I am to consume. I find that if I get my water in to early, I still get thirsty the rest of the time. I feel better about my weigh in this week and am looking forward to seeing everyone's results. I wish everyone the best of luck with their weigh ins this week.
Bethany