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I lost 2 pounds again this week! As much as I would like to see a significant change like a 4 or 5 pound loss in one week, I know that slow and steady is really the way to take it off and keep it off. I’ve read up on some of these quick lose diets, the cookie diet, ha ha! The grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet. They all promise quick weight loss, like 10 to 15 lbs in a week or 12 days! The thing is though, you just can’t lose fat that quickly, and the water weight will come right back on as soon as you’re not doing the “diet.” So I’m going to be content with seeing slow progress and just keep reminding myself that ultimately I’ll get to where I want to be!

Working out this week I did INSANITY Mon and Tues. I went for a 2 mile jog/walk on Wed and Thurs. My Thurs jog actually felt really good!! I kind of felt like I found my “groove” and just kept going. However, Friday came along, actually Thurs night is when the coughing started getting bad and by the next morning I was out for the count. Ugh!! We’ve all been battling this plague or whatever it is. Qade’s been pretty lethargic, but is still handling it like a trooper. Ella’s temp was concerning us quite a bit for a little while, but she seems to be doing much better! Stu and I are slowly recovering, and hopefully with one more day of resting as much as possible we’ll have this thing licked. Myles hasn’t come down with it yet, and we’re hoping it stays that way.

So there’s not any working out happening this weekend, but maybe by Monday I’ll be back into the swing of things. I’m not going to push it though cause this illness is awful!

TTFN!

FINALLY!! I made it to the 25% mark that has been eluding me these past few weeks! Woo-Hoo!! Originally I had told myself that my “reward” for losing the first 10 pounds would be a new pair of runners, and I’d start jogging regularly. My shoes are pretty pathetic, and my feet hurt through the workouts. BUT our road is such slop right now that I couldn’t jog no matter what I had on my feet, and the shoes that I do want to get are a touch more pricey anyway. So I’ll make that my “prize” for the next 5 or 10 pounds!

So I lost 2 lbs this week. I didn’t do much to “earn” it I have to admit. I’ve been lazy about my workouts and looking for any and every excuse not to do them. I did INSANITY only once this week, and I road the bike once as well. I do want to see results, but I’m not enjoying these workouts at all. Still, there’s no excuse for it. I simply HAVE to do it. If I keep taking 6 weeks to lose 10 pounds then I won’t be in “shape” for the summer at all!

With that in mind I’m changing my workout time from afternoon to morning. I’m going to start trying to get it in around 10am while Ella is down for her morning nap. The lads are mostly good about staying out of my way when I’m working out, and if it’s a sunny warm-ish day I’ll have them playing outside at that time anyway. I think that this little change will make a big difference in whether or not I actually DO work out. Trying to get it in during nap, when that can be a volatile time of day anyhow, is not so ideal. I usually just want to kind of breath a bit once I get the kidos all down.

Another thing I’m starting this week, along with Stu is an Apple Cider Vinegar regimen. Should be interesting. Basically we’ll be drinking a tablespoon of vinegar w/ some water or juice to help with the flavor. You should look it up online! There’s tons of stuff that it’s helpful for and people have been using it for AGES! A friend of mine has successfully cured some food allergies in herself and her son by using it, and I’d say that’s pretty impressive. The advantages I’m looking for with it are continued weight loss and energy boost. We’ll see how it works out.

Ta ta for now!