thepetnanny

Well I haven’t logged on in a while and I am now officially at my highest weight ever!  I started eating healthier and working out last Sunday and am down 4lbs already, so I am on the right track. 

It always seems like I do well the 1st week or two and then I quit. When I told my fiance last week that I was starting back on my “diet,” he rolled his eyes and said “I just wish you would stick with something.”  Now, don’t misinterpret that!  He has been so super supportive through all my weight struggles.  Everytime I say I want to try the latest miracle diet pill or cream or whatever, he has been the one to whip out the credit card.  I now have 5 bottles of diet pills in my cabinet that I spent money on and have never finished.  So I know he is right.  It seems like every other week I want to try something new and I can see why he is getting frusterated with me.  I’m gonna show him this time…

I did reach one of my 2008 resolutions though!  I walked/ran my very 1st 5k last month!  It was amazing, and now I’m totally addicted!  My ultimate goal is to run a whole marathon next February!  I have started walking/running 3 miles every morning M-F with the dog, and then doing a 2 mile walk with the dog after dinner.  I am starting a marathon training program in August to prepare me for the biggie in February.  I’m very excited

 Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

I bought the book Skinny Bitch about a month ago, and as soon as I got home and saw the word vegan, I stopped reading it. 

Well on Thursday I decided to give it a 2nd chance.  I read the book from cover to cover, and have never wanted to eat healthy so bad in my life.  The book made so much sense to me. These ladies really do tell it like it is!  So, I decided to go natural for 2 weeks and see how I feel.  No more soda, sugar, meat, dairy or simple carbs.  Yes, I know this will be hard, but I am willing to at least try it out and see how I feel.  And honestly, it’s not  about losing weight, I really just want to be healthy. 

So tomorrow will be my first day and I am definitely looking forward to it.  If anyone has read this book and is following this lifestyle, I would love to hear about your experiences!

Has anybody tried GoYin juice?  My best friend has been using it for about three months now and swears by it.  It’s not a weight loss product, its an all natural juice designed to give your body perfect balance.  Since using it she has quit smoking, gotten off diet pills and caffeine, gotten off anti anxiety meds, and her complexion is glowing.  Her husband is also using it and has gotten off acid reflux meds.  Her 3 y/o is using it and is off allergy meds.  Pretty impressive to me, especially since its all natural and actually tastes pretty damn good.

Anyway they gave me a bottle to try out and also one for my mom because apparently it works wonders on diabetics.  So I was wondering if anyone had tried it before and has any feedback on it.  I started drinking it tonight and am hoping it will help with my allergies and asthma, if so it’ll save me a ton of $$ on RX’s.  I’ll let you know how it goes.

Well I blogged earlier about setting a good example for my kids and I must say that I did pretty well today.  Fixed healthy meals and snacks all day and even got my oldest to walk for 45 minutes with me while the little one was napping with daddy.  The only problem I had, was that they barely touched their dinner.  I made pasta with chicken, cheese, and veggies and normally they love it.  I started to go and fix them some hot dogs but my fiance stopped me and said “They will eat when they are hungry.  There is nothing wrong with this meal and they have to learn to eat what we make them.”  He’s right I can’t fix seperate meals forever.

Tonight was the Luminara in my neighborhood and we went on a lovely horse and carriage ride around the neighborhood to look at all the lights.  An absolutely perfect end to a wonderful day!

I’ve never really thought about being a good influence on my kids.  I mean, obviously I don’t steal or do drugs with them (or at all) but I do say an occasional bad word around them and usually don’t think twice about it.  Afterall, I’ve taught them right from wrong and they know that cursing is wrong. 

 Well, yesterday I was thinking about my 8 y/o daughter.  Shes at that age where she is wanting to be just like me.  She wants to dress like me, borrow my jewelry, do her hair like me and so forth.  I’ve come to realize that my unhelathy lifestyle is rubbing off on her as well.  She has started to get a little chunky and I have no one to blame but myself. I took her to the Dr and they said she is still at a healthy weight, but to start limiting her junk food and trying to get her to exercise more.  Looking back over the last few days, I see her eating habits are just like mine

So last night I went grocery shopping alone and filled my cart with healthy snacks for everyone.  Today when they return from grandmas, I am going to really concentrate on how I eat (and act for that matter) around my girls.  I have to remember that they are watching me at all times and I really do want to set a good example for them.  I don’t want them to grow up and go through what I am going through now.

So buddies, this is yet another reason to stick with my lifestyle change!

Well I started back on my lifestyle change on Monday, and I must say I am doing pretty well.  I went a little over my calories on Monday and Tuesday and didn’t make it to the gym, but yesterday and today have been great.  I stuck to my food plan and hit the gym at 5 am both days and did 1 hour on the treadmill. I am very proud of myself and that is a wonderful feeling.

 I don’t feel really bad about not making it to the gym early on in the week because as some of you know, my husband and I own a pet sitting/dog walking business.  On an average day, we each spend about 2 hours walking dogs at the very minimum.  So I am getting some kind of exercise in.  

I have also started drinking water.  I absolutely HATE water, but I know my body needs it and I am hoping to become addicted to it.  I have a very bad addiction to diet sodas and can easily drink a 12 pack in a day.  So far today I’ve had 3, and the rest of my beverages have been water.  I do cheat occasionally and put in a packet of the Lipton diet green tea mix, but hey, it’s better than soda right? 

Okay fellow BS, I am off to read a few blogs before bed.  Hope everyone has a nice night

I haven’t logged on is over a month and 1/2, and guess what?  I’ve gained almost 20 lbs!  My life has been very chaotic and I have completely let myself go.  I’m disapointed, but I cannot not dwell on the fact that I screwed up.  So I am starting over, yet again

My friend Belinda informed me last night that she is having her birthday party at a local jazz club we’ve been dying to check out, and I’m very excited.  The only downside is, that it’s in two weeks and I am sooo far from my goal weight!  It would’nt normally be a big deal, but it’s a formal thing and I am not looking forward to my huge child-bearing hips poking out of a dress!

This is a typical example of how I let my weight/self-esteem hold me back from living my life.  I have a habit of saying “Oh, I’ll do that when I lose weight.” or, “That will be sooo much fun to try when I’m skinny again!”  I have not been out with girlfriends in over 6 months, and it is all because I am way too self-conscious to be seen with them.  My issues are keeping me from enjoying anything!  I wanted to join a book club at the library, but decided against it, beacuase God forbid I meet anyone while I’m 30 lbs overweight! 

 I was thinking about this really hard today, and have decided that I am not going to let my weight keep me from enjoying my life.  I am going to try 1 new thing a week, something that I want to do.  Whether it’s going into a store I”ve been too self conscious to go to, or join a book club.  I also realized that I may never again be the Hooters waitress I was 8 years ago when I met my fiance and I’m going to have to accept that.

So, my plan for the next two weeks is to kick my fitness routine up a notch.  And Even if I don’t see the number on the scale I want, I will still feel proud of my hard work and dedication.  I will be stronger, happier & healthier than I am right now.  After all, thats really what it’s about right?

I have been extremely busy lately and have let myself go.  I am up 5 lbs!  I feel terrible, especially about the fact that I have let my teammates down.  They are so wonderful, always leaving me great boosters!  But I can’t sit here and feel sorry for myself, I have to move on and get out of my rut.  I’m taking the time to write down my goals and actually schedule them into my day planner, so I will have no excuses.

I joined a gym last week!  It’s a new one, a few blocks fom my house and they just opened up yesterday, so my fiance and I are excited about going this week while the kids are at school. Business has slowed down somewhat, and we finally have time to spend with each other, and plenty of time to workout!

 I have been biking a lot.  My fiance bought me a new bike 2 weeks ago, and I have been biking everywhere!  I used to ride a beach cruiser and am surprised at how much better I feel riding a mountain/road bike.  I got an odometer for it so I will know how much I am progressing.

I’m sure this subject has been brought up before, but I was wondering if anyone has any feedback on Alli.  I was thinking about trying it, but I wanted to see if anyone on it had any comments about it first.

The main things I am wanting to know are:

• Do they give you energy?
• Do they supress your appetite?
• How many grams of fat is too many?
• Any weird side effects? (besides the obvious)

Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks Buddies!

LOL, thats what it feels like sometimes!  I had an extrememly busy day today!  Got up early to do my morning dog walks, which I rode my bike to and then went shopping for my daughters birthday party today.  After that it was time for my afternoon walks and then get ready for the party!

I am so proud of myself!  I didn’t touch a single piece of food at the party, no pizza, no ice cream cups, no cake!  And to top it all off it was a skating party, so I got a good workout in.  I was a little disapointed though, because I had forgotten how to skate!  And it took me a while to get the hang of it again, although it was toward the end of the party.  My fiance had to buy a pair of roller blades because they don’t rent them out in his large a size (13) so now he wants to get me a pair so we can blade together.  He had so much fun!!!  The kids had a blast too of course.  The only bad thing about it was that I broke my digital camera!!  I had it in my back jeans pocket, and I fell down on it while I was skating.  And of course my fiance didn’t purchase the waranty when he bought it!  Ugh!

Here’s my little princess Aliyah!

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend!