New healthy living website

I have decided to create a separate blog for tracking my weight loss and healthy living. The address is:

http://nellieshealthyliving.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Great week!

This has been a great week so far and there are still fun things to come! Because of Conference, it threw off Justin's school schedule so he actually gets an extra week between school, so he hasn't been as busy this week with school. His boss was also out of town Mon-Wed so work wasn't too crazy either so he's been free to play!

On Monday we headed to my in-laws to have hamburgers and help dig some fence posts, but it rained so we just hung out and ate and watched shows together. I actually played Mario Kart with Timmy :)

On Tuesday my sister-in-law wanted to hang out after piano lessons in the afternoon so we decided to go out to eat at a yummy Chinese restaurant and then we went bowling. Timmy and Allie have never bowled before and really liked it, especially Timmy! They had bumpers and a little metal guide to help them. Allie was a little grumpy but overall, it was fun!


On Wednesday Justin took a half day and we drove down to Welfare Square and took a tour. It was a nice tour with cheese, bread, butter, jam, and chocolate milk to sample at the end, yum! Then we went to a park in Bountiful on the way home. Then I made two dinners, dropped one off at a friend's house who just had a baby and then we went to Justin's coworker's house. She broke her pelvis skiing a month ago and has no family here so we wanted to help out a little because she has been laid up for a long time. We ate and hung out with her and she just loved having us over.
Tonight I get to go to Enrichment and I'm excited for that. On Friday Justin and I are going to a dinner for alumni and prospective Walden University students for free at the Tuscany Restaurant in SLC. Then on Saturday morning, we are going book shopping for my dad's birthday and then going to see Alice in Wonderland with Justin's coworker in the evening since she wants to get out a little and is on crutches now. Wow, what a week!

Engaged

Last night my dad called to let me know he was engaged to his girlfriend, Kari Taylor. While this news wasn't much of a shock since I knew they were heading in that direction, it will still take some time to get used to. They are not planning to get married until August 21st so there will be time to get to know her and her kids a little. She has 7 kids and I don't really know much more about her except that she's going to school. Well, congratulations and good luck to a bright future for them!

I figured it out........

So, I know why I gained weight. It occurred to me last night and now I feel better! I mentioned that I weighed 140 on Wednesday and then by Friday I was up almost 3 pounds. Well, this is because I started taking a medication on Wednesday and one of the side effects is sudden and/or unexplained weight gain. At least, it wasn't all me! Phew!

I started this anti-inflammatory medication for my wrist. I hurt my wrist during Labor Day weekend last August and it has been bugging me ever since. I finally went to the doc this week and it is a ligament problem, not a broken bone. He prescribed me this medicine and it has really helped my wrist, and helped me gain weight, lucky me!

Hmmmmm

This morning I weighed in at 142.8 which is up 2.2 pounds from last week. This is bizarre because on Wednesday morning I was at 140.0. I don't know how I managed to pull off an almost 3 pound weight gain in 2 days, but apparently my body doesn't always make sense. I'm hoping that it will just go back down easily but we'll see! Oh well, keep moving forward. Just to be clear, I didn't eat spectacular the last few days, but it wasn't 10,000 extra calories worth, sheesh! It was maybe, maybe 1,000 extra calories worth which would not even equal half a pound!

Update: I just weighed myself after eating breakfast and exercising and I was 141.6. Hmmm, whatever!

February Goals Update

Well, here is an update on how I did with my 2010 goals in February.

1. I read all but the last 20 pages of the Ensign and have since finished it.
2. I have read most of the Sunday School lessons but I haven't read the R.S. lessons. However, I haven't been to R.S. during the weeks they discussed the lessons either due to sick kids.
3. I exercised 5-6 times a week for 30 minutes.
4. I tracked calories probably 2/3 of the month. I took some breaks when needed.
5. We have FHE most Mondays but I know we missed at least once.
6. We have family prayer most every day.
7. Justin and I did attend the temple.
8. We did go on a date night every other week :)

So far, so good!

Friday Morning Weigh-In

This morning I was 140.6, up 0.8 pounds from last week. No biggie, this has been a crazy week for me and I didn't even track calories or try to eat really well. Lots of treats in other words! Oh well, there's always next week :)

Couches!

We finally bought 2 loveseat couches for our basement, hooray! They are a tan microfiber color and we bought loveseats so they could fit better down the stairs. I am so happy to finally have somewhere to sit downstairs!! Here are some pictures!

By the way......

I am taking this week off from healthy living! Too much stress with watching extra kids all week. I am at least exercising every day :) Oh well, there's always next week to do better!

Friday Morning Weigh-In

This week was better. I weighed in this morning at 139.8. Finally, under 140 without doing my crazy yeast free diet! This week had its ups and downs. I ate really, really bad on Saturday. I went to a R.S. breakfast and had some breakfast casserole and a muffin and juice. Then for lunch I ate at the Salt Lake Council of Women luncheon catered by a hotel and had dessert, yum! Then I went with my mom and sister to a movie and had movie popcorn with butter. (I never get butter on my popcorn but my mom ordered it.) Then we went out to eat with some friends at an Italian restaurant, and then got ice cream at Nielsen's Frozen Custard. Wow, I thought I was going to explode!

On Sunday I didn't eat really well, but I ate in moderation and then the rest of the week I did pretty good! I have decided to lose weight a little more slowly and eat a little more. I think I'll survive this eating plan a little longer. Thanks for all of the encouragement and compliments, it makes this whole eating better/exercising thing worth it!

Oh, and on Monday, I didn't get takeout for our anniversary of getting engaged dinner. My in-laws invited us over for dinner and FHE because my brother-in-law was in town from PA.

Happy Birthday Princess Allison

Well, Allison is now 2! We had a great day on Sunday celebrating her birthday. She woke up to streamers flowing down in front of her door and came out to see her presents. She got a Graco baby doll set that included a stroller, pack-n-play, swing, high chair, and car seat. She loves it! She also got some bubbles, a puzzle, a princess book, a Rosie train, a camera, and a big pink ball.

We had cocoa puffs for breakfast (or as my kids call it, chocolate breakfast) and then got ready for church. She wore her new pink dress to church and then we came home and she had a nap. Then we had my side of the family over for a gourmet dinner of corn dogs, mac-n-cheese, salad, cake and ice cream. She got a beautiful dress from her grandpa, a little sleeping beauty doll set, nail polish and a fruit snack from grandma, and a mickey mouse puzzle and book from Uncle Jer and Aunt Andrea. All in all, it was a fabulous day and she had a great time! Here are some pictures: