October 2009 Archives

I pretty much sat in front of the computer all weekend.  On Friday and Sunday it was in preparation for my freelance job.  On Saturday, it was some fun code to play a game on FaceBook.  Saturday, Jean wasn't feeling very well so we all stayed in much to the girls chargrin.  On Sunday the girls went to the mall while I stayed home and worked.  They were very excited about the new princess shirts Jean bought them.

 

As for the diet, I lost 3.5 pounds in week 6 for a total of 22.5 overall.  That's an average of 3.75 a week even with no weight loss at all in week 5.  I am going to have more blood work done tomorrow with a follow up at the doctor's on Friday.  My blood pressure is perfect and I am hoping my numbers show I can stop taking one or both prescription medicines.  It is still possible for me to have made my weight loss goal before coming home to Maine if I average 3.56 lb/week from now until then.

 

This weekend sucked.  It rained all weekend, Alyssa has the sniffles and I stared at the computer for over 15 hours.  Yep, that was about it.  I am looking to freelance again (hence the computer face time) and I finally found something promising.  I am now working it out with my full-time job to get it authorized.

I lost a grand total of 0 pounds in week 5.  Yep, that's right - nada, zilch - the big goose egg.  I spent almost all of my free time looking for freelance jobs and not exercising so somewhat understandable but still disappointing.  I also realized that I need more fiber in my diet *yuck*.

I had a 4 day weekend and it was nice - very nice.  Saturday was yucky so our plan to go to a Farm Fall Festival was changed.  Jean took the girls to the library instead and I bought a book.  On Sunday after I finished my book and Alyssa had a nap, we went to the mall with a play area for the girls.  Yesterday, we went to buy a couple of pumpkins for the girls and Jean helped them carve them.  It wasn't a very exciting weekend but it was nice to relax.  Alyssa has continued on her "big kid now" kick and sleeps in her own bed through the night though she still wakes up a couple of times.

I am probably going to resume freelancing for the next 3 to 4 months.  I would like to make Xmas extra special for the girls this year.

I really didn't exercise much to speak of last week and yet I still lost 6 pounds for a total of 19 so far.  I will need to switch to another set of clothes and belt soon.  See you again next week.

We bought a new minivan this weekend.  It was a bit of spontaneous decision though we knew we would likely buy one before the end of the year.  I need to take it back to the dealer tonight to have the DVD/entertainment system installed.  Jean and I watched Miss March (raunchy adolecent humor).  After we bough the minivan on Saturday, we went to the corn maze/pumpkin patch.  The girls both had a blast.  On Sunday, I watched the Patriots beat the Ravens and Jean took the girls to the library and then to the park.  I went for a 5 mile walk - my only exercise for the week.  I updated tons of photos to the website and then we watched the Amazing Race and I called it a night.

 

I only lost 3 pounds in the third week of my diet.  Total weight loss over the 3 weeks - 13 pounds.  I am feeling good so I will probably start adding push/sit ups to the mix.  I continue to have dreams about eating things that I am not supposed to - it is amazing how real those dreams can be.  I don't go to have my blood work done until the end of the month so I have a few more weeks to improve.  If I maintain an average of 3.45 lb / week from now until we go up to Maine, I will have met my weight loss goal and can actually have a treat or two.

About the only thing to note is the dramatic switch in Alyssa from being very clingy to Jean and I to being miss independent.  "Big kid now" has become her new catch phrase and she is doing more and more on her own.  She sleeps most of the night in her own bed and refused to let Jean ride one of the rides with her.  She is getting better with her speech but we still may need to send her to speech therapy in 6 months or so if her ability to pronounce doesn't get better (my completely lay assessment).