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Ok, So a while ago I said that I loved Mondays, and I still do, except for the fact that Mondays are now my....(GASP!)...dreaded weighing in day with Carl! UGH!
Actually, I feel really bad because I didn't get to go and work out with Carl today. After a meeting I had this morning, my 4 year-old started to not just complain, but cry profusely that his ear was hurting. I knew that there was no way I could feel good about me dragging him to the gym and working out with him being in such pain. That is not what a good mom does.
Instead I went home and got him settled into watching a movie and then I set about the (GASP!) wonderful task of cleaning my office. Ok so I will admit that I am not a dirty person, but I am a cluttered person. I am a classic stacker! I can have piles and piles and piles of paper and for the most part, I know where things are. Most of it is my fault because I simply need to get better organizational tools, like filing cabinets and book case and a bigger desk, but the other part of it is that I am a procrastinator and I will wait until the last minute on somethings when I really shouldn't! BUT, at least my going through stacks of paper and organizing things was productive and NOT eating candy. (today was stressful at work!)
BUT GUESS WHAT!!! I am going in tomorrow to work out with Carl and then again on Wed and hopefully Thursday too! I am doing SSSSOOOO good at avoiding those Christmas treats and I can not wait to see what to see how much weight I am hopefuly gonna lose!
WISH ME LUCK YOU GUYS!!! I am nervous and scared, but I am hoping that I get to see those numbers go DOWN!!!
YEAH!!!
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Baby Steps
Ok, so how many of you have seen that movie "What About Bob"? Well if you have then you will totally know what I mean when I say baby steps, if you haven't then I will explain just real quick. Bob is this guy with TONS of fears! (Worse then Monk...almost!) Ya gotta watch USA to know what I am talking about. So Bob drives this one therapist nuts because he is so "needy" and this therapist refers him to another therapist who is basking in the glory of his self help book entitled "Baby Steps".
The gist of the story is that this therapist helps Bob to overcome LOTS of his fears by telling him that anything can be done with baby steps! One small step at a time. Bob becomes obsessed with this nee therapist and way funny things happen and blah, blah, blah...
THE POINT IS THE BABY STEPS!!!!
That was my day today. Seriously, I woke up this morning and was totally depressed and was going to even ditch out on my responsibilities with work (I can, I am kinda the boss!) and even make my husband take my kids to school since he was leaving for work then also. And then my beautiful daughter came running in reminded me she was Top Cat. This is a special honor Neola Elementary does for their students and each week one student from each grade is chosen and they get to display their personal effects in a case in the front hall for all their friends to see. THIS A REALLY HUGE DEAL FOR AN 8-YEAR OLD and I couldn't be the loser mom (another one of my self talk struggles) who wasn't there to help her put her stuff in the case.
AAAAHHHH!!!! THIS MEANS I HAVE 15 MINUTES TO GET DRESSED, DO HAIR, GET MAKE-UP ON AND GET THESE KIDS TO SCHOOL!!!! I have to have my make-up on...please chil', me not have on make-up! HAH! So I do this!
Well, now I am dressed and ready to go to work which I needed to anyways, so the first thing I do is start to PRO-CRAS-TIN-ATE. Can you all say it with me!?!?! Yes, I am a last minute type person WHICH IS NOT GOOD!!!
So I go to the office get on the comp and make an ad and tell Jennifer she has to go and deliver it (see, once again I am pretending to be the boss! :)!) Well since I sent her out to work I am beginning to feel a little more motivated, but only a little...I cut out my first thing in the morning 6 pack of diet coke...I WAS DEAD!!! And man I had a headache, ok so not a 6 pack, but still u know what I mean, I am trying to live healthy here!
Well then I have to take my youngest to preschool and as I drive to town I keep telling myself things like "Well your never going to sell an ad today!" "He He He! You're fat and no one takes you serious anyways" (Yes I say this crap to myself all the time!)
Well you wanna know what, I did sell an ad, and then I came home and made a halfway healthy dinner! (hey man, at least I made dinner, normally it is cold cereal OR deli at Jubilee!)
Ok so there was alot of other stuff that went on too but I don't want to bore you...
THE POINT IS...
I took baby steps and even when I was trying to talk myself out of doing what I needed to do, because I had taken a few small steps and I had the support of family and friends (whether they knew it or not!) I MADE PROGRESS TODAY!!!
It is important to know that when it comes to weight loss this is a lifestyle change, which means even how I structure my day will have to adjust in order for me to be successful.
BUT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!
It has too because I want more from life then self doubt and negative self talk.
AND I GO SEE MY DOC ON THURSDAY FOR MY PHYSICAL. AAAHHH! SO SCARY, I will let you all know what I find out!
Talk to you later.
Michelle 11-17-2008
The gist of the story is that this therapist helps Bob to overcome LOTS of his fears by telling him that anything can be done with baby steps! One small step at a time. Bob becomes obsessed with this nee therapist and way funny things happen and blah, blah, blah...
THE POINT IS THE BABY STEPS!!!!
That was my day today. Seriously, I woke up this morning and was totally depressed and was going to even ditch out on my responsibilities with work (I can, I am kinda the boss!) and even make my husband take my kids to school since he was leaving for work then also. And then my beautiful daughter came running in reminded me she was Top Cat. This is a special honor Neola Elementary does for their students and each week one student from each grade is chosen and they get to display their personal effects in a case in the front hall for all their friends to see. THIS A REALLY HUGE DEAL FOR AN 8-YEAR OLD and I couldn't be the loser mom (another one of my self talk struggles) who wasn't there to help her put her stuff in the case.
AAAAHHHH!!!! THIS MEANS I HAVE 15 MINUTES TO GET DRESSED, DO HAIR, GET MAKE-UP ON AND GET THESE KIDS TO SCHOOL!!!! I have to have my make-up on...please chil', me not have on make-up! HAH! So I do this!
Well, now I am dressed and ready to go to work which I needed to anyways, so the first thing I do is start to PRO-CRAS-TIN-ATE. Can you all say it with me!?!?! Yes, I am a last minute type person WHICH IS NOT GOOD!!!
So I go to the office get on the comp and make an ad and tell Jennifer she has to go and deliver it (see, once again I am pretending to be the boss! :)!) Well since I sent her out to work I am beginning to feel a little more motivated, but only a little...I cut out my first thing in the morning 6 pack of diet coke...I WAS DEAD!!! And man I had a headache, ok so not a 6 pack, but still u know what I mean, I am trying to live healthy here!
Well then I have to take my youngest to preschool and as I drive to town I keep telling myself things like "Well your never going to sell an ad today!" "He He He! You're fat and no one takes you serious anyways" (Yes I say this crap to myself all the time!)
Well you wanna know what, I did sell an ad, and then I came home and made a halfway healthy dinner! (hey man, at least I made dinner, normally it is cold cereal OR deli at Jubilee!)
Ok so there was alot of other stuff that went on too but I don't want to bore you...
THE POINT IS...
I took baby steps and even when I was trying to talk myself out of doing what I needed to do, because I had taken a few small steps and I had the support of family and friends (whether they knew it or not!) I MADE PROGRESS TODAY!!!
It is important to know that when it comes to weight loss this is a lifestyle change, which means even how I structure my day will have to adjust in order for me to be successful.
BUT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!
It has too because I want more from life then self doubt and negative self talk.
AND I GO SEE MY DOC ON THURSDAY FOR MY PHYSICAL. AAAHHH! SO SCARY, I will let you all know what I find out!
Talk to you later.
Michelle 11-17-2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
"We Are The Champions...Of The World!"
OK...
So this whole food journal thing REALLY SUCKS!!! :) I can't lie to myself about the amount of food I eat or sometimes don't eat. I have a problem of not eating and then binging. Not good. Today I did pretty good though except for here it is late at night and I GET SNACKY...AND NOT FOR CARROTS.
I want to good stuff baby, the chocolate, the sugar, the salt, THE CALORIES!!! I have got to readjust my sleeping habits and get up earlier instead of staying up late like so many of us moms do.
I know you have the same problem as I do...
Stay up late to get stuff done and then you cant roll your big hiney out of bed to go and exercise. But it really is because I work from home most of the time and I have an open door policy with my office (actually I have NO DOOR on my office). If my kids need me, I am there. I need to learn how to better manage my time so that I do not have to stay up until 2 AM and then I will be able to get up at 5 AM a lot easier!
It will happen...I know it will. I will happen because I will make it happen. I have done this before when I was going to school at U of U and I had a 7 AM class and had to drive down from Heber everyday. It is all a matter of mind set!
How do you chose to spend this day? You do realize once this day is gone, you will never get it back, so make sure you are doing what you know will make your day the fullest!
Talk to you later BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BED!!! Big work day tomorrow for the girls and I since it is deadline week and we are still working on a few ads and a few articles. THE JOYS OF BEING A PUBLISHER!!! And of course A MOM!!!
Michelle 11-16-2008
So this whole food journal thing REALLY SUCKS!!! :) I can't lie to myself about the amount of food I eat or sometimes don't eat. I have a problem of not eating and then binging. Not good. Today I did pretty good though except for here it is late at night and I GET SNACKY...AND NOT FOR CARROTS.
I want to good stuff baby, the chocolate, the sugar, the salt, THE CALORIES!!! I have got to readjust my sleeping habits and get up earlier instead of staying up late like so many of us moms do.
I know you have the same problem as I do...
Stay up late to get stuff done and then you cant roll your big hiney out of bed to go and exercise. But it really is because I work from home most of the time and I have an open door policy with my office (actually I have NO DOOR on my office). If my kids need me, I am there. I need to learn how to better manage my time so that I do not have to stay up until 2 AM and then I will be able to get up at 5 AM a lot easier!
It will happen...I know it will. I will happen because I will make it happen. I have done this before when I was going to school at U of U and I had a 7 AM class and had to drive down from Heber everyday. It is all a matter of mind set!
How do you chose to spend this day? You do realize once this day is gone, you will never get it back, so make sure you are doing what you know will make your day the fullest!
Talk to you later BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BED!!! Big work day tomorrow for the girls and I since it is deadline week and we are still working on a few ads and a few articles. THE JOYS OF BEING A PUBLISHER!!! And of course A MOM!!!
Michelle 11-16-2008
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