Snow Day 2 - 01/21/11

The last 2 weeks have been interesting. 4 snow days, 2 sick days for Josh and I've been sick most of that time as well. Unfortunately, it's not one of those illnesses that I can work through because it's in my chest and throat so it's difficult to breath and not cough my head off when I over exert myself.  I found that the 3T Turbo Sculpt videos were ok so I did that a couple times but anything remotely cardio related was way too much and I was on the couch coughing and wheezing within 3 minutes. 

If this doesn't clear up soon I may have to call the doctor.  I've been stalling because we no longer have insurance and I don't really have the money to spend on a doctor visit.  The cough is getting better and has become more "productive" (aka gross) which hopefully means it's coming to an end.

At any rate, tomorrow I weigh in for week 3 and I'm afraid it's not going to be good.  I just need to eat really light today and drink as much black coffee and water as I can to flush out anything bad that is inside this body!

Here's a picture of our yard from the first morning of the snow.  They say we got almost 5 inches here but I didn't measure it.  It's a nasty sheet of ice now I bet but it's only about 7 degrees outside so I'm not going out to find out! :)

Another Snow Day 01/20/11

School is closed again today because of the prediction of snow.  They cancelled at 5:30am but the snow didn't start here til after 8am. That means I'm stuck in the house with a 13 year old all day...again!  :)

Seriously considering going back to bed because the cough hasn't improved but it's now more "productive" than dry and that is making me crazy! I've been sucking down liquids like crazy trying to keep from coughing but it's not helping too much.

Just took some Rexall cough syrup and that stuff was like cherry flavored snot.  It was so think I almost gagged swallowing it!  Luckily, it didn't taste as bad as it felt.

WI 01/15/11

Forgot to post on Saturday because my house has been full of sickness all week. Lost 1 pound this week for a total loss of 3.8 lbs in my first 2 weeks.  Only about 130+ to go! :)

Update 01/14/11

Been a rough couple of days. Watched my sick nieces this week, then my baby nephew, had 2 snow days in the middle of the week and now Josh has missed another 2 days of school because he is sick!  I'm trying really hard not to get sick but it's difficult when you have sick people in your face all day long.  The last 2 days, Josh has been sleeping alot so he hasn't been in my face too much.  He is sleeping in my bed now so that could be a problem for sure.

Tomorrow is my weigh in day and because of the craziness going on around here I haven't been eating all that well.  Nor have I been working out like I need to.  I guess we'll see what the scale says tomorrow.

Weigh In 01/08/11 & NSV

My scale almost took a flight through the window this morning at 6am.  Not because it wouldn't work, but because it thought telling me I'd only lost 0.4 lbs this week was funny!  I knew that couldn't be right because I had eaten about 1/2 the normal calories and increased my activity as well.  In disgust, I climbed back under the covers and dreamed of a scale that wasn't out to get me.

At 8:30am I decided to give the scale one more chance to stop lying to me and give me the accurate number.  Lucky for the scale, it indicated I lost 2.8 lbs this week.

Not quite the big number you usually hear about people losing the first week of a new diet and exercise routine but a good loss, nonetheless!  I had to give myself a pep talk and remember that any loss on the scale is a gain for my health and well being...no matter how small.

On to my Non-Scale Victory (NSV). For my sons birthday party today we had pizza and cupcakes. I managed to avoid eating either one. Instead, I came home and I'm making rice and sauteed veggies for lunch.  Gonna save myself a ton of calories and heartburn later.