Genghis and GiGi's

Here's how my day 2 went, not as good as I had hoped....I had a few bites of a GiGi's cupcake.  I guess I just won't have a treat this weekend.  It was good though.  :)

Yesterday, since Brylee didn't have preschool and Roger and I were both off, we took Brylee to the Children's Museum.  It was soooo much fun!! She really enjoyed it.  We took her a while ago but she was just too young still to really play with it and just too short to reach a lot of the games and play things but now it's perfect!  She got to build and race cars, build and race a boat, gas up a car, build a house, be in a music video, cook, grocery shop, put on a puppet show, and arts and craft...oh and she did a little rock climbing as well.  We were wore out to say the least!  I got some cute pictures though!

 doing a little grocery shopping

 Making a print

 Some construction

 Pumping some gas

 

Lunch was yummy! Stir fry at genghis grill. 

 

And a cupcake....notice my bite...lol

 

After we got home we visited Sweetie, her grandmother, then she and I went to the gym for just a little cardio.  All in all a good day.

 

Maybe if I am lucky I will get another post up for today's food log and highlights.

 

Here goes nothing.....

Last night my friend Janna and I went for a little run at the park.  It was a lot of fun having a buddy to run with and the heat was not bad at all.

  Me before the run :)

The parked was packed, I could hardly find anywhere to park. Before I left I told Brylee that I was gonna go for a fun, so she went and got me her hello kitty fan so I could keep cool...so sweet!

 

 

I love looking at my phone because often times Brylee will get it during the day to play some games but she loves to take pictures of herself so I get cute funny pictures like this.....

 

 So SO Silly!



 

So, today is the day that I write and post every.single.thing that I ate during the day.  I started with some oatmeal soaked overnight in unsweetened almond milk, then added in an egg white for some added protein. The egg white really makes it very creamy you can't taste the "egg" at all. I warmed the apples a little in the microwave to get them soft then added them to the oats along with some chia seeds.  Not bad and it kept me full for a long time.  I also took my usual Catalyst and Thermoplus.  The thermoplus practically burns calories just by taking it and the catalyst is like lipo in a bottle, helps to get rid of the fat and not the muscle...SCORE!  oh, and what breakfast is complete with out some spark to get me through the day. I still can't believe I haven't had coffee since March. 

 

 I ended up having to take Brlyee to the doctor because has been having a horrible cough worsening at night and it got so bad around 2 am this morning that I though i was gonna have to take her to the ER. It was like she was having trouble breathing.  I got her calmed down and I called her doctor first thing this morning and got her an appointment at 11:15 am.  Turns out she has a touch of croup and sinus infection so she got an antibiotic and some steroids and it hasn't slowed her down one bit...that's my girl!

 

This is us being silly waiting for the doctor ...

...Bry after getting a prize for being so good at the doctor's office

 

For lunch we met up with some family friends and I had my usual trio with Asian edamame salad, some kind of pasta salad and thee lentil vegetable soup.  Never. gets. old!  and Water of course. I did eat one bite of bread but I didn't even nibble Bry's left over sandwhich or cookie.  But I did forget to take a picture of it. We ran a few errands then came home.

 

I had this for a snack... 

 

 

My mother-in-law gave be some peanuts to boil, so I did.  They were a little salty  but pretty good for my first time to boil them my self. My pap-paw used to make the best boiled peanuts ever!!!  I went for a run this afternoon again with Janna, we did about 2 miles and then I came home played with Brylee, put her to bed and went walking with my mother in law while doing arm exercises with 3 lbs weights in each arm.  I made an omelet for supper with egg whites, tomatoes, chilies, onion, and a lil cheese.  Pretty good and hit the spot! 

..(more of an egg scramble)

 

Here is my log for the day...I do have to admit it did help me from eating chocolate at Maw's house among other things because I knew I didn't need it.  I did realize that I probably ate too many peanut/ and peanut products in one day...good to know !

 

                              

And because my child love to take pictures of herself her is a Brylee selfie of the day

 

Night night!!

 

 

Accountablity

    I swore to myself the last time I went a few weeks without a blog post that I wouldn't let it happen again, and I did...grrr.  It's been a long couple of weeks, just with the stress of being with out a job and all and the uncertainty of not knowing what was going to happen that I did stress eat a little...ok, a lot probably.  You can always tell if I am stressed out...just look in my pantry... it would probably be half empty.  It's the one thing I still struggle with, sometimes I do great and go for a walk in stead and other times my stress and worry gets the best of me. 
  So a little bit of good news I need to announce...I GOT A JOB! YAHOO! I am very excited and thrilled for this opportunity.  It is completely a type of position that I feel like I will really thrive at and I think it will be a lot less stressful than my other job. It is a little bit less than what I was making but not enough to matter that much. I start Sept. 23, this coming up Monday.  I can't wait to get started and get settled in and in a routine again. 
    I have been doing ok with my workouts.  I have been going to some more spin classes while Brylee is in preschool, and I get such a good workout in there!!  I love it.  Sometimes I think I am not going to be able to finish this class it is so tough, but I just keep going and push through it.  I haven't started the Jamie Eason yet, but do plan on it this week or starting next week.  I did my weight program that I had made for me at the gym about every other day instead.  My friend Janna and I are going to run in our church's 5K this October.  It's a run to raise money to help with families wanting to adopt children. Such a great cause!! If anyone around Ridgeland, Madison, Jackson MS interested in learning more or want to sign up as well you can click here .  So we are going running tonight to see how much training we need to do.  I haven't run in a while.  I do it every summer. I get out of it because of the heat and then when the cooler weather starts to creep in I get the itch again. 

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   I've been thinking, and this will be really hard for me to do, one, because I will have to be completely honest with myself and two, because I will have to be honest with all of you that read this, even if it is not many, it will still make it difficult. But I think in order to help hold myself accountable I will write down everything I eat on here and my exercise for the day.  And I will completely HONEST.  I will start for tomorrow and do it for a week and see how that goes.  My posts may be short a day or two or week but I will really do my best to get it up. 

 

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I seriously hopes that this will help me and that I start regular blogging again. I do enjoys it.  Here are a few pictures of my weekend.

 This is how Brylee rides to preschool sometimes...with a blanket over her head..haha!

 Saying prayers for a sweet friend just diagnosed with leukemia.  

 Being silly!!

 Visiting Daddy and his work for the youth dove hunt.  She loved trying to catch butterflies and going on nature hunts

 

See you all tomorrow!!!

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day yall!!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and holiday.  My weekend was spent spending time with my family...wouldn't want it any other way. 
   Saturday I cleaned and did some laundry (that's a given) and then got ready to go to my cousin's house warming party.  She recently moved into her first home and it was so pretty and just perfect for her.  It's an older house, in an artsy neighbor hood and it has a lot of character.  The master bedroom was my favorite. It had a brick floor with an awesome old brick fireplace.  It had a lot of yard too and even a court yard.  So pretty. I am just so so happy for her. Then Saturday night we went to a few shops and Bry went to stay with her grandma and I went to the gym. I did a quick arm work out and some cardio. I got sucked into watching the Real housewives of New Jersey.  Man, Theresa is straight up cray-craY!  For reelz.
    Sunday, I got up and went to church. It is my second Sunday to teach and it was really really fun. Those kids are just soooo cute.  I only had three little ones so it wasn't that bad at all.  Then I came home and went grocery shopping and went to the gym a little later.  Pretty uneventful
    Today, I slept in. A little too long, then chilled around the house.  I cooked some veggies on the grill and some chicken. It was pretty good and I have a lot to eat on the rest of the week. 

 

Earlier today Brylee was playing with her beads and then all of a sudden this happened....

 

 it really wasn't as band as it looked...I needed to sweep the floor anyways ;)

 

I did not make it to the gym tonight so I opted to do a bazillion lungs and squats. I really gatta work on that area and now my legs feel like jello.  I really thought I was gonna have to get someone to help off the potty because they were that sore. Ahhh...but it's such a good kinda pain. Been a while since I worked them that hard.  We also made it out on the water today.  I was really fun. We took Emmie (brylee's canine sister) and she was in heaven I think.  All in all a great weekend.  What did you do this weekend.