I am joining Ann Douglas on “Operation Healthier You“. Ann will be tracking her goals on one of her other sites, The Incredible Shrinking Blogger, and I hope to draw some inspiratioin from her and get healthier too!
My no-carb program went very well last fall, but now that I added another miscarriage and my recent failed drug therapy treatment, I am right back where I was last fall. Plumped up and out of shape. And now that Spring is showing her beautiful face, I am hoping to join her and shed some of the winter snow.
My goals are simple, if I can meet them, then I might try to push myself a bit further to achieve more.
– First goal, to lose 10lbs. I plan to achieve this by following a cross between a very old “Weight Watchers” program and the no-carb. It was really hard to do without carbs entirely, so I will try to only have one a day in hopes that I don’t have the same cravings.
– Second, I plan to add a walk or ride on our stationary bike each day.
– And last I will add my favorite drink, water, back into my daily regimen.
So here we go, I will update once in a while here to let you know how things are going, hopefully before it is time to don the summer dresses and shorts, I will be back to my old slimmer version of myself.
Our first trip to the Sugar Bush with “J” this weekend and it was great! It was great for many reasons. The weather was better than anyone could ask for, sunshine and well above freezing temperatures is the perfect day for a sleigh ride.
The day was pulled together by one of my girlfriends. Another girlfriend was coming up for the weekend and a day was organized to get together for a visit. What a great time. After the sleigh ride (which technically wasn’t at a sugar bush, but they brought in the maple sap to boil) through the country we all headed back to the house for some good food, good wine and girly chatter. The husbands were great, they all retired to a separate room to chat and let the ladies catch up. The kids ran around like crazy and fun appeared to be had by all, with only the occaisional mishap, but nothing serious.
There is nothing like a great day with girlfriends to retore the spirit, almost like sitting on the beach for a day, almost.
Am I a bad parent because I was bored at the “Disney on Ice” show?? The first half was pretty good, excitement wise. “J” had a blast, he was dancing and singing away, it was great! Then we took a break. The second half was not so exciting. “J” was asking to go home after about 5 minutes. If I could have escaped our row, I would have left for sure. The second half was mostly a love story with Tarzan and Jane. And although I was rather impressed with Tarzan’s physique, it just wasn’t enough to keep me captivated for the whole second half.
After “J” asked to go home for the 100th time, I was very thankful that the finale was on and it was indeed time to go. I think we had a better time going for lunch with a girlfriend and her kids and another friend and her kids. I am not sure the server at Boston Pizza would agree that she had the best of time, but oh well, it’s payback time for all those years I had to clean up after other people and their kids! And ours were mostly loud, not messy. “J” had his first leak out in a very long time, and of course I had no extra pants. I had just checked his diaper too! I think he is getting close to the potty training thing as he seems to p almost immediately after a large drink. He didn’t p again until 6pm!! But, it made my girlfriend laugh to see my son running around a restaurant in his diaper and socks ( he wanted to take his boots off!). Thankfully it was a warmer day outside so I wrapped him in my skijacket and bundled him in the car, where there are blankets and a heater 🙂
I am starting to feel better now that the drugs are wearing off, but it is safe to officially say that our experiment was a total bust. Can’t wait for the follow-up appointment on this one!! Funny how they “forgot” all about me and didn’t schedule anything, but I didn’t forget and made sure to make the appointment for a couple of weeks away so I would be back to my old emotional self. “On with the show” as Bugs Bunny would sing!
