Motivated!

I am finally motivated by something healthy!!!  I have started walking!  I joined a program on post called Walk to Winn.  They set me up with a pedometer and I have to track my steps every day.  I go back every three weeks to be weighed and give them my totals for the previous 3 weeks.  

At first I was pretty motivated.  Then it rained for a week straight and I almost gave up.  We went to Target last weekend and I bought a DVD that had been recommended to me.  Leslie Sansone Walk to Lose Weight.  It is GREAT!  It helped me get back to walking and I have been doing awesome ever since!!!!  Selly likes to do the DVD with me too.  My initial goal was to hit 10,000 steps a day.  Yesterday I walked over 21,000 steps!!!!  I did everything I could think of to get those steps in.  I took an hour long walk with the kids, danced with Selly every time music came on during her shows (she is loving this), walked in place when I was doing stuff like feeding the baby, brushing my teeth, etc., I also pace when I am on the phone.  Selly loves to go on the walks with me.  I let her hop off the stroller and she runs ahead of me.  She also thinks it is hilarious to see me walking in circles around the house.  

Today I didn't get too many steps in, only a little over 15,000.  I joined a walk group online that has a way to track my steps.  I am going to start posting that on here.

The kids have been driving me nuts lately!!!  Jacob had diarrhea for about 8 days.  Doctor said he is fine.  He is walking every where now and getting into everything!  His new word is HEY!  He walks around hollering it until someone answers him.  He has been very affectionate lately and giving lots of kisses.  He actually cracks up laughing when he bugs me enough to make me close my laptop!

Giselly has been doing o.k.  Her attitude lately is killing me.  She has started screaming at the very top of her lungs when she does not get her own way.  She did it to me at the track the other day and it was all I could do not to scream back at her.  She did great at the park playdate we went on today.  Usually it takes her a while to warm up to the other kids and go play.  Today she hopped right in and played with no problem.  No crying or whining that no one wanted to be her friend.  We think she has an invisable friend.  She keeps referring to Grandpa and telling us all the things he has done with her, taught her, etc.  She does have a grandfather, Lopez dad, but he has never done any of the things she says.  She will pick flowers for grandpa, tell me grandpa taught her how to jump rope, grandpa taught her how to color, etc.  It is really cute.  

Lopez has been working his butt off literally!  He had to go to the field a few weeks ago and evn though I sent over $300 worth of food with him, he actually lost weight!  He is disappointed!  Isn't that crazy?  I am dying to lose weight and he wants to gain it!  They have been working him like a dog at this new unit.  I really can not stand them.  It is like they simply do not care about the soldiers or their families.  We can not plan anything M-F in the evenings since we never know what time he will get off.  He will get home anywhere from 7pm-12am.  It stinks!  He only got to see Jacob awake twice all week!  

I am doing good.  I finally got the results of my sleep study.  I do have sleep apnea.  I am suppose to get a CPAP machine, I am just waiting for them to get me set up.  

We are getting ready for the older boys to come visit.  Giselly is SOOOOO excited!  

Lopez and I went on a date this afternoon to Historic Savannah.  It was lovely!  We ate at Five Guys.  We love that place!  We had nice juicy hamburgers and greacy fries.  Then we walked around and looked in stores we would NEVER take the kids in.  We looked at some really cool art work.  Then we ended the date by eating some wonderful gelato.  We had to compare it to the real thing, since we have both eaten gelato in Italy.  It was really good!

That is if for now, I am pooped!  

Wow it has been a while!  I can't blame not posting on anything else except pure laziness!

I am so tired!  I had my sleep study done this past weekend.  It went well, but I don't think I had any gasping for air.  Not that I am aware of anyhow.  I actually slept pretty good because I was able to take my sleep medicine.  I have been doing really good not taking any, but I knew i would never go to sleep hooked up to all that crap without meds.

My doctor also wanted me to see a nutritionist.  The hospital here has a nutrition class, so they sent me to that.  It was a really good class and the instructor was awesome!  I learned quite a bit.  I hope I can follow the things they said.  I have a ton of weight to lose, about 75-85 lbs!  I also joined a walking program here on post.  I have to go in next week to get set up with a pedometer.  I think they said the goal is to walk 10,000 steps a day!  That seems nearly impossible right now, so we shall see.  The program is a motivator though because I will have to go back into the doctors office for them to check my progress.

Lopez is suppose to be going to the field in the next week or so.  His unit is driving us NUTS!  They have changed the date of the field exercise so many times.  I swear they don't know what the heck they are doing!  First he was leaving on the 6th of May and staying for a month.  Then it was the 18th and staying for 2 weeks and now it is the 10th, staying for a week.  AGH!!!!  It is so hard to plan anything!  

Honestly I was kinda looking forward to Lopez leaving.  Sounds horrible I know.  The reason I say that is because I wanted to get a jump start on this diet without having to worry about feeding him the same old stuff and trying to cook healthy for me.  He has already said he can't follow a few of the diet things, like no starches for dinner.  Plus I was hoping to have a month to get Selly sleeping in her own bed.  I have given up for now and have been letting her sleep in the bed with us.  Bad I know, but the fighting with her every night was getting very old.  The third reason was that I would get to have the car for a whole month!  I go a little stir crazy sometimes with only one car.  

The kiddos are doing good.  Jacob has about 5 teeth coming in, so the poor little guy has been miserable!  He has also started taking a few steps.  He still crawls most of the time, but he is getting braver.

Giselly is bored to death.  I am trying hard to keep her entertained, but I am so tired all the time.  I have to force myself to get her outside.  We have had some friends over for her to play with about once a week, so that helps.  I am working on it.  I plan on starting her "learning" again, she loves it so much.  

I took a HUGE step with my Discovery Toys business last week.  I bought almost $400 in inventory!!  I still need to get on the ball with the parties and stuff.  I figured the inventory would help motivate me to get out there and get it sold!  

Sorry this one was kinda boring.  Nothing too exciting has been going on.