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!