Good Bye Week 4! and Camps!

This past week was BUSY! Kyle had both Discovery Club Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-3:30 and then Monday-Friday was his Twilight Camp which was from 5-9. I was one of the Den Leaders for Twilight Camp and got to take the boys around to their different stations. Myself and one other adult with the help of a youth helper were in charge of 8 2nd graders. A handful but a lot of fun overall. Kyle got to make some awesome things. He made a little box that has dividers in it with a chalkboard lid to put things in for a collection. He has done so much already this summer that he is almost done with his requirements to receive his wolf patch. I think he needs like 7 things or something like that to be done. He has also done 50 of the electives which earn him a gold arrow and 4 silver arrows. Along with that, he has earned quite a few belt loops. I am so proud of him. I can't believe he is already going to be in second grade! Where did my little baby boy go?! He is growing up so fast, getting so tall, and improving in so many ways. He is already at least as tall as my armpits! But, one thing that has stayed the same no matter how much older and bigger he gets, he is still my cuddle bug. He is always wanting to cuddle and telling us that he loves us. That is definitely one thing that I do NOT want to change.

Jacob went to camp this year as well. Last year I had to take him along with us to each station and then Ken had to come pick him up when he got off work. This year, he actually stayed in the Tag-a-longs area which is what they call the younger sibling area. He had so much fun! Ken actually came to get him on Monday but Jacob wouldn't go home with him! He called it "playschool" because that is what Caillou goes to and that's Jacobs favorite show. It helps that he likes the lady who was in charge of the Tags. Her name is Naomi and he calls her Miss Naomi. :o) I am very greatful to her and all the other helpers who helped watch Jacob all week. I know if they hadn't been such a great group of women, Jacob wouldn't have had fun and would have wanted to stay with me and have Ken pick him up every day. He is already talking about going again next year. Every day I went to get him, his face and hands were sooo dirty so I know he had fun! He had so many stories to tell me about his day. He had so much fun and was worn out that by the time we were on the freeway, he had already fallen asleep every single night!

I love my boys so much and couldn't be more proud of them and all of the things that they accomplish. No matter how big or how small. They do have their moments where they drive me CRAZY. Then, in the next moment, they do something to make me bust up laughing and make me so happy that I was lucky enough to have my boys.

On another note, today was my 4th weigh in! I lost another 1.6 pounds :o) My total is 17 pounds now! With having such a busy week, I wasn't able to exercise like I would have liked but did walk around A LOT during Twilight camp. I also didn't keep track of all my food and exercising on MFP which I think could have contributed to a low loss.That as well as not drinking all my water that I had been. BUT, it's a loss and I will take it! I did start back up on the 30 day shred this weekend though :o) I must admit it was quite a bit easier for me this last time. This week my goal is to make sure I keep track of everything a lot better. I know I can do this and I CAN lose all the weight that I want to lose! I don't care how long it takes me, I am losing it! I just hope it doesn't take THAT long! LOL

I am hoping my mom is going to be able to come visit and watch my boys so I am able to do the 5k walk that I want to do on September 11th. I want to compare it to my time of the one that I did last year for Kyles school. If I am not able to do that, I think I will call and find out when Kyles old school is going to have theirs and then just go there and do that again this year. Either way, I am going to be doing another 5k within the next couple months.:o)

Here's to exercising more, getting ready for a 5k, and losing weight!

Week 3 gone!

So, today was weigh in day! I am OFFICIALLY in the 250's! It might just be in the 250's (I am at 259.0 today!) Down 2.2 pounds again this week making it 15 pounds total in 3 weeks! I am so excited. Who would have thought something like this (more exercise/less food) would be making me happy and actually excited for more?! I have always been over weight and hated exercising. Maybe I was just doing the wrong kind of exercises. Or, maybe I just wasn't in the place (mentally) where I needed to be when doing it. If I keep losing like I am (around 2 pounds a week) I can SO make my goal of 30 pounds by my birthday (or maybe even Thanksgiving!) I am already half way there! With reaching the 259 mark, I made it to my second mini goal! My next mini goal is another 15 pounds which is also by my birthday goal. I can't wait to be able to mark that as reached!

We have been riding our bikes a lot more lately and and actually going up a bit of a hill on our way. The first time, I snailed it the whole way up. I did make it all the way up though so that's what matters! Second time, I made it half way up going good and just had to snail it the other half up. I did start the 30 day shred last week as well but only doing it every other day. I didn't want to get too sore starting off by doing it every day. The first day, I was dying around the middle of it. By the second time though I was doing pretty good the whole way through! Even did a lot better in the push ups and jumping jacks. :o)

On another note:
This week is going to be full of walking. Kyle has his Twilight camp all week from 5pm-9pm and I am one of the den leaders that take the boys to all their different stations and do everything with them. I am excited. We have to think of something to do for the egg launch. Have to try to protect it from not breaking when it it launched across the field! Last year both of ours broke. We will see about this year! He had tons of fun last year at camp. I am sure this year is going to be just as fun. What's not to love about cooking, building, crafts, and learning cool things?! Jacob is excited because he is going to go in the "tag-along" area which we have been calling "playschool" like Caillou goes to. He is going to get to have Miss Naomi (another scouts mom) as his "teacher". We are hoping that he will stay there this year. Last year he wouldn't. But then again he was only 2 last year and he didn't really know Naomi then like he does now. I think I am actually looking forward to it as much as the boys are. I get to learn lots of fun things to do also! :o) This coming week is also Kyle's last week of Discovery Camp. So, his Monday and Wednesday's will be full! He does Discovery Camp from 9:30a-3:30p and then Twilight from 5-9p! He is going to have to miss the Discovery camp family night which is the last one of the summer which has him a bit down because it is Thursday during Twilight camp hours. He will be fine though once he is at Twilight camp having fun. Plus, there will be more family nights during the school year for them.

So, here is to a great week at both camps, and a great week on the scale! I am already excited and wanting next Sunday to come so I can see what the scale says! I am going to try to do the 30 day shred every day this week!

Week 2 down!

So today was the second weigh in of my diet. After such good results last week, I wasn't expecting anything huge this week. I did get a loss of 2.2 lbs this week though which I am very happy with! I am so excited. I think this is the first time of all my diets that I have been feeling good and getting excited about what I am doing. I have actually been sticking to it! Don't get me wrong, I did do weight watchers 3 1/2 years ago and did lose like 35 pounds on that. But, I never felt as good as I do right now. Mostly with weight watchers, I changed my eating and exercised some...but not a ton. This time around, I have added exercising at least every other day and feel great! I got the 30 day Shred to start tomorrow and I am actually excited to start it! (Day after tomorrow will probably be a whole different story after I am feeling it lol) The boys and I went on a bike ride and did close to 2 miles. The last 2 times I have gone, my legs have been killing me and I have had to head home after about a mile. I think it has to do to the stopping and going while waiting for Kyle. Today I told him he better keep up a little better because I can't keep stopping and going like I usually do. He did pretty good keeping up. He rode a different bike today than usual and that one is a little harder for him to ride for some reason or he would have been right there with me. Plus, add my weight and Jacobs weight and that's a whole lot of weight to be biking around! After we got home, I mowed the lawn and did a little bit of lawn work. I also played with Jacob in the yard and did some see-saw with him which is pretty much me doing DEEP squats lol don't want to put too much pressure on that toy and break it! I am feeling it in my legs from the different activities but loving it at the same time because it means I have worked using muscles  that usually don't get used! I just hope that they are feeling rested by the time I start the Shred tomorrow! I decided that I would do a day of that and then something else the day after. Rotating maybe between that and the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD I have. I would really love to be down at least 30 pounds by my birthday (December 31st). Then, do something special. OK, let me change that. I not only will I love it...But I WILL be down AT LEAST 30 pounds by my  birthday! I am already almost half way there. I still have 3.5 months until then. I CAN DO IT! Heck, if I could get there before Thanksgiving, I will even enjoy our Thanksgiving meal and not skip out on stuff that I really want (pumpkin pie with cool whip...mmmm) I can't believe how much more excited I just got with setting that goal! It makes me want to jump up and exercises more right now but I know I need to rest my legs until tomorrows Shred!

I joined a contest with 4 other women to see who can lose the most weight in 2 months. Kind of a Biggest Loser type thing between us. We all go in and then the winner of the highest percent lost at the end wins the money. Sorry ladies, Now that I have my goal in mind, I am going to kick butt! :o)

Tomorrow Kyle goes to Discovery Camp and then when I get home, it's going to be exercising, having fun with Jacob, nap for Jacob (maybe me too??) then pick up Kyle. I think I am going to try to get a bike ride in before I go get Kyle that way I don't have to worry about him being behind me at all. Yes, good idea! That will be part of my exercising before Jacobs nap and then maybe the Shred that night! WOOT! Look at me making plans! *does a lil jig in my chair* Go Aimee, Go Aimee! LOL I know I'm a dork. Can't help it :o)

I also decided I wanted to get a Heart Rate Monitor with the chest strap that calculates calories burnt too. Anyone know of a good cheap one to buy?? If that doesn't happen, I can just continue to chart my calories at www.myfitnesspal.com That is such a great site! Just like the weight watcher site but FREE! I saw a post by a lady who has lost 70 pounds in 7 months! Inspiring! I read her blog and decided I need to start doing a weight loss blog as well so this is going to also be my weight loss blog! (If you couldn't tell already!) Well, It is 10:14pm and Jacob actually fell asleep a few minutes ago so I think I will also go to bed and see if I can get a full nights sleep (or if he's going to wake up in a couple hours since he didn't nap today) and then be refreshed for my day tomorrow! Night everyone!

Week One down!

So week 1 of my diet has passed. With great results I am happy to say. I am down exactly 11 pounds! On top of that, I went to take Ken lunch because I was already down his way and he asked how much I have lost because he can tell I have lost already :o) I can't wait for my weigh in next week. Maybe not the week after that...but we will have to see! :o) I have totally cut out sodas and juices and have been just drinking water. I have also cut down on my sweets, food portions, and junk food. I have been feeling so much better too. YAY for a great week and for more to come!

Feeling Good

So, I have been doing my diet things and I must say, I have been doing good. Eating well and doing exercise. Most of all I have been drinking at least 8 cups of water a day. I used to pretty much never drink water. I haven't had any soda or juice in days :o) I have been drinking my cup full (actually its 2 cups) of water before my meals and have noticed that helps A LOT to make it where I get full a lot faster and eat a lot less. Plus, I have been keeping track of everything really good. I can't wait to measure and weigh myself this weekend to see how much progress I have made in this week.

Kyle's Discovery Club group went to the park today so Jacob and I decided to join them. We were walking around the petting zoo, park, and water area and did a little hike from 10:30-2:30 only sitting for a bout 20 minutes for lunch. Great exercise added for today. We have also been doing bike rides and Ken and I cleaned out our shed and scrubbed the ground of it with bleach water because a rat had gotten in there and did it's business all over. But, I am happy to announce I found that rat bastard dead in a box! That's what it gets for chewing through stuff in my boxes and making me throw away a box of books, box of VHS movies, box of purses, the baby swing I had in there, boxes of misc. items, and a box of Easter decoration stuff and Easter baskets. The shed itself was slid off the slab some and it either got in that way or when Ken left the door open for a few days. We were able to scoot the storage over and now it is completely on the slab so now we shouldn't have that problem again as long as we keep the door closed.

More to post late :o)