Sat 10 March

1 Oatmeal
1 Craisins
1 Yogurt
2.5 Latte
5.5

4 Muesli bar
2.5 Latte
12

3 Enchilada
3 Rice
18

3 Icecream
3 Caramel sauce
4 Muesli bar
28

4 Shepard's Pie
32

Fri 9 March

1 Oatmeal
1 Yogurt
2.5 Latte
4.5

1 Sandwich thin
1 Marmite, lettuce & cottage cheese
0 Cherry tomatoes & carrots
2 Hummus (2/3 pottle)
1.5 Crackers
1.5 Banana
0.5 Mandarin
12

2 Chai latte
14

3 Pork enchilada
3 Rice
2 Avocado
3 Extra pork
25

Thurs 8 March

1 Oatmeal,
2 Craisins
1 Yogurt
2.5 Latte
6.5

1 Sandwich thin
0.5 Marmite, lettuce & cream cheese
2 cottage cheese
0 Cherry tomatoes
1 Raisins
11

0 Cherry tomatoes
1 Banana
0 Tea
12

1 Lentil soup
3 Toast (3 slices)
16

3 Ice-cream
1 Pudding
0 Tea
20

Blame the baby... and the weather!

Ugh, Baby A developed a nasty sounding cough on Tuesday (doesn't seem to bother her though), and big brother S had some green snot.  The Y's daycare pointed these out to me on Tuesday, so I thought I'd better keep the kids away for a few days. So no aquafit for me (although my skin is enjoying the break from the chlorine!)

I managed to get a great walk in on Wednesday (despite waking with a migraine that morning - yay for hubby who stayed home & watched the kids while I slept it off), and a couple of short walks on Thurs & Fri. (despite some icky weather... looks like winter is FINALLY here!).

I haven't been eating particularly well though... I think I'm going to have to make a drastic resolution to STOP buying coffees. Not only will it save me calories, but also a ton of money. I can still get my caffeine fix at home (yay for our espresso machine!!), but I figure if I make it, then at least I'm burning a few more calories right? Although then I won't walk to the coffee shop...  aah, dilemmas! Still, I gotta stop drinking the calories... it's such a bad habit.

RESOLUTION:  From now on, I'm only allowed to buy coffee if I'm meeting someone at a cafe & sitting there to drink it.  No more walking & drinking!

Ooh, which brings me to another problem - walking & eating (or standing and eating).  I really need to start sitting down to eat - to make me more aware of what I'm eating, and to stop the constant snacking on the go.  I'm trying to instigate a more rigid snack/meal schedule for S in line with the Ellyn Satter Division of Responsibility school of thought.  So it makes sense for me to only eat at these times too, right?

I've often said that if I just ate what I serve S, then I'd have no problem losing or maintaining my weight - but it's all the "extras" that sneak in between meals that are killing me. Easier said than done, but I'm gonna try!

RESOLUTION:  I'm allowed to eat as much as I want, but it can only be at our set meal/snack times and can only be food that I also serve to S (whether or not he eats it is a WHOLE other story).


Wish me luck...

Weekly Log: 16-22 Jan

Monday:
1 mile walk
55 min aquafit class

Tuesday:
1 mile walk
55 min aqua-zumba class

Wednesday:
3.3 mile walk

Thursday:
1 mile walk

Friday:
2.4 mile walk

Starting strong...

Week 1 at the Y is going really well.
I'm LOVING the challenge of getting up & out of the house for the 9am aqua-fit class.  It makes me feel so organized and "with it" for the rest of the day when I'm out of the house with a plan for the morning. The ladies (and a couple of men) in the class are great too... it's mostly the same people each time, and while most are pretty old, there are a few in their 30s and 40s too.
Although I was aiming to make it to the 9am class every day this week, Tuesday morning's class just didn't happen after a night of getting up & down with Baby A, so I did my own pool workout (lap swimming & aqua-fit exercises) after S's 123 Grow class instead of going to aqua-fit before his class.  And then today I had my "fitness orientation" with one of the trainers (which included some strength training & stretches) after his class, so I had to "save" my 1.5hrs childcare to cover that, rather than aqua-fit. And tomorrow is Baby A's 6 month checkup at the Dr, so I'll have the car & will be completing the weekly errands, so I'll probably skip a workout altogether tomorrow, unless I can get motivated to go in the evening (unlikely!).
S is loving the "kids corner" childcare, as well as the 123 Grow session that they hold on Tues & Thurs. Annabel is doing ok at the childcare... although she doesn't like to take a bottle from them (luckily it's only 1.5hrs!).

Weekly Exercise Update

Monday:
1 hour aqua-fit class
2 mile walk
Weight: unknown

Tuesday:
1 mile walk
15 min swim (19 laps)
15 min aqua-fit
Weight: 145lb

Wednesday:
3.6 mile walk
1 hour aqua-fit
Weight: 145lb

Thursday:
1 mile walk
6 machine strength circuit (getting set up)

Friday:
Nothing (Dr & errands day)

Saturday:
Nothing (lazy day)

Sunday:
1 mile walk
1 hour aqua-fit