27 Weeks.... 3rd Trimester!!!!

Size of baby Jones: About 16 inches.

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity, a few regular shirts.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Mostly at night, but a little during the day.
Sleep: Not sleeping well at all. Waking up several times a night. I did have two nights this past week where I only woke up once each night.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: I'm craving lots of things, nothing specific. Sometimes fruit, sometimes ice cream, etc..

Symptoms: Anemic. Body swelling. Achy. Carpal Tunnel.... All the joys of pregnancy.

Best Moments this week: Getting to hold our new nephew Colt. =)

26 weeks.... 14 weeks to go!

Size of baby Jones: About 15 inches. A big jump from last week, and boy can I tell. ;)

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity, a few regular shirts.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots! Feeling him a lot more now on the outside of my tummy. :)

Sleep: Not sleeping well at all.
What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: I'm craving lots of things nothing specific. Sometimes fruit, sometimes ice cream, etc..

Symptoms: Anemic. Body swelling. Achy. Carpal Tunnel.... All the joys of pregnancy.

Best Moments this week: Friday Kevin and I had a great day together. We were both off work, so we spent the day working on Brody's room. Kevin painted the last two coats on Brody's walls and replaced the plugs in his room. We then went to Birmingham and picked up his furniture Nana and PawPaw bought him. Spent a few hours shopping and eating, and then came home and put his furniture together.... I did help a little, even though there aren't any pics.

25 weeks

Size of baby Jones: about 9 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots!

Sleep: I wake up a lot! But when I sleep it's good.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: I'm craving lots of things nothing specific. Sometimes fruit, sometimes ice cream, etc..

Symptoms: Anemic. Body swelling. Achy. Carpal Tunnel.... All the joys of pregnancy.

Best Moment this week: Getting to have another ultrasound of Brody. Hearing the doctor say Brody's heart looks great!! Praise the Lord! =)

24 Weeks

Size of baby Jones: about 9 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots!

Sleep: I wake up about every two hours. I suppose it's just preparing me for a newborn. =)

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Lot's of fruit this week.

Symptoms: Anemic. Body swelling. Achy. Carpal Tunnel.... All the joys of pregnancy.

Best Moment this week: Getting to have another ultrasound of Brody. I love seeing him. I've been lucky and had an ultrasound at every visit, so it will be hard to have an appointment and not get one.

23 week ultrasound

Look at that sweet baby boy.....

My appointment Thursday was a very hard one. I have been having lots of dizzy spells and passing out, so they went ahead and did my iron test early. We did find out I am anemic, and they put me on some iron supplements. Hopefully they will kick in soon and I will feel much bettter.

Then we have our ultrasound. We had an ultrasound at my last appointment, and I thought Brody was just being stubborn and wouldn't let them get a good picture of his heart. This ultrasound they spend what feels like forever trying to get a good picture of his heart. Of course the tec's can't tell me anything. They give me his pictures and put me in a room. The doctor comes in not even a minute later and says we are sending you to a fetal cardiologist in Birmingham. While I am fighting back tears, the doctor explains that Brody's right heart atrium looks mishaped or is not growing correctly. He wants us to go to UAB to have a cardiologist do an ultrasound on Brody, and see what he thinks. Nervous Momma kicks in very quickly, but at the same time such a peace. God is in complete control and has a plan for our sweet baby boy! He is such a miracle baby anyway, we know GOD is going to do something so special with our little boy. Praise Him! Thank you to everyone who is praying for our family. We love you all so much!!

23 weeks

Size of baby Jones: about 8 1/2 inches, and more then a pound and a half.

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots!

Sleep: Not been so great this week, due to carpal tunnel. =(

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Nothing specific.
Symptoms: Body swelling. Achy. Carpal Tunnel.... All the joys of pregnancy.
Best Moment this week: Preparing Brody's room to paint. Replaced a part of his wall, Filled holes, Put edging on the windows. This week we have to sand and hopefully will be able to paint next weekend. =)

22 Weeks!

22 Weeks:

Size of baby Jones: around 8 inches!

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity.

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! for sure.... =)

Sleep: The last few days i've gotten up several times during the night. When I sleep I sleep hard, but can't sleep a good sraight eight hours.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Not really anything... This week I haven't been as hungry as I have been. I think I am jus toooo hot to eat.

Symptoms: Stuffy nose for the last month. Still continuing to be achey, and my hips hurt. Feet swelling. All the joys of pregnancy. The list could go on and on, but I am not complaining. =) I've actually had a pretty great pregnancy! =)

Best Moment this week: Getting lots of clothes for Brody and ordering his furniture. Yea!!! He already has more outfits then I do, lol!

21 weeks!

Size of baby Jones: about 8 inches, and 1 whole pound!

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity. Yea for stretchy pants. =)

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! I thought he was going to kick straight through my belly button today. lol!

Sleep: Great!! Only get up once a night to pee.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Spaghetti again this week.

Symptoms: Stuffy nose for the last month. This last week has been the worst though. Still continuing to be achey, and my hips hurt. Feet swelling. All the joys of pregnancy.

Best Moment this week: Getting some fun things to decorate Brody's room.

20 weeks... Half way there!

20 weeks....

Size of baby Jones: about 7 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes. Mostly maternity. Yea for stretchy pants. =)

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Not as much as last week. I think I am wearing him out though. We started work back last week so I have been running around like crazy. An occasional kick here and there though to make Mommy know he is still there. ;)
Sleep: Is good! lol! Can't get enough!

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Dr. Pepper still and craving a lot of spaghetti this week. Like in the beginning of my pregnancy.
Symptoms: Everything again this week. Not as bad or I'm just getting used to it. lol
Best Moment this week: Getting to see our Brody-man on the big screen. Even though he wanted to sleep the whole time and not let us get a good measurement of his face and heart.

19 Weeks

19 weeks....

Size of baby Jones: 6.5 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! This week LOTS of movement. It may or may not be the Dr. Pepper, lol! See Cravings =)

Sleep: Is good! lol! Can't get enough!

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: For anyone who knows me I am a water/Propel drinker. It's all I drink. Occasional soft drink but water water water! Well this week I craved Dr. Pepper like nobodies business. lol Idk why? I know it's horrible for me and baby. I have tried really hard though to make sure to still push the water and only have one glass of Dr. Pepper a day. I swear though, I think the sugar is making Brody a wild man. =) He has been all over the place this week.

Symptoms: It all hit this week. Lots of Nausea, Heartburn, Hips on fire, Headaches, Swollen Feet, Brody kicking my every nerve. Name it I've had it this week. Thursday was a very bad day. I could barely get out of bed all day. It was rough! I'm not complaining though. In the end it will be all worth it. =)

Best Moment this week: Even though he has hit every nerve in my stomach, I would say feeling Brody move even more! I've felt the flutters for weeks, but he is really moving now. =)

18 Weeks!!!

18 weeks....

Size of baby Jones: 6 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots of movement. Can't feel kicking, but just little flutters.

Sleep: I have had a hard time getting comfortable to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep pretty good. Get up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom though.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol! Running.

Cravings: Nothing specific. I don't just crave one thing. Just whatever I want I eat. lol

Symptoms: Tired, as usual. Hips are starting to grow and hurt! Feet started swelling this week, after being on them a lot.

Best Moment this week: Going to the beach

Walking Fun

I decided today it was time to get off my butt! lol I miss my three mile runs. I miss working out hard, so I popped in the trusty ole 1 mile walking video. Boy, am I out of shape. Brody didn't know what was going on. I don't know if he liked it or not, but I had not felt him all day until I started the video. He started bouncing around a lot. lol He must of been asleep all day, because now he is moving like crazy. I feel great though. Hope I am not too sore tomorrow. That sounds so funny... Worried I might be sore after a 1 mile walk. lol! Whew the joys of pregnancy!

17 Weeks

17 weeks....

Size of baby Jones: 5 1/2 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: It's a Boy! Brody Scott Jones

Movement: Yes! Lots of movement. Can't feel kicking, but just little flutters.

Sleep: This past week I have had a hard time getting comfortable to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep pretty good. Get up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom though.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol!

Cravings: Nothing specific. I don't just crave one thing. Just whatever I want I eat. lol

Symptoms: Tired, as usual. Hips are starting to grow and hurt!

Best Moment this week: Being lazy. =) Nothing too exciting happened this past week.

16 weeks

16 weeks....

Size of baby Jones: 5 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: Boy! We got to find out early (check previous post).

Movement: Yes! Lots of movement. Can't feel kicking, but just little flutters.

Sleep: This past week I have had a hard time getting comfortable to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep pretty good. Get up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom though.

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol!

Cravings: Spaghetti this past week. But I would eat spaghetti every day of the week, before pregnancy. lol!

Symptoms: Tired, as usual. I have noticed more headaches this last week though.

Best Moment this week: Finding out we are having a boy and picking his name:

Brody Scott Jones

IT'S A BOY!!!!

Big Shocker, huh?! LOL!

I went to the doctor yesterday for a normal check up. The nurse came in with the Doppler to try and find the babies heartbeat, and could not find it. She went to go get another nurse and while she is gone the doctor comes in, and begins to talk to me. In the meantime, the nurse comes in and starts listening. Literally it seemed like she listened for a good ten minutes with no luck. So, the doctor called for an ultrasound, and I begin to freak out. This same thing happened at my 11 week appointment. I didn't stress at that appointment, b/c I new it was normal sometimes with the first appointment to not be able to hear it on the Doppler. Well, I'm fifteen weeks now, and it should (in my mind lol) be easy to find. Well this little one was trying to give Momma a hard time. They put me in a sub-waiting room, b/c there was 4 people ahead of me to have an ultrasound. That was the longest 45 minutes of my life. In the midst of tears I text Kevin, who couldn't get away from work. I told him, oh don't worry this is just a check up. Not a big deal, just the normal blood pressure, weight, etc.. Lol boy as I wrong. I text family and a few close friends and asked for prayers. I said lots of prayers, drank lots of water to try and stop the tears, even tried facebook and some solitaire on my iPhone to pass the slow time. Finally they call me back. I lay on the table, she puts the ultrasound thingy on my tummy and I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. =) Praise the Lord our baby is OK.
The nurse, typed a few things on her computer and I saw it!!! Our little boy. I knew it, it's a boy! She said, "do you want to know what it is?" I hesitated because Kevin wasn't there, but quickly said "it's a boy". She smiled and said yes. She tried to get a picture to show he was a boy, but he was a typical little man and kept covering it with his hand. lol! She did get a few more pictures of our little turtle though... It's neat to be able to see his little bones in all these pictures. I can't wait for my next appointment, for a long ultrasound. That was the appointment we were supposed to find out what we are having, but in the midst of our little scare God let us have a little joy in the midst of the worry.
Thank you Lord for answered prayers! You truly are an AWESOME God!

15 Weeks

I'm getting HUGE!!! LOL

Size of baby Jones: Around 4.5-5 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: They aren't going to do another ultrasound on me until 20 weeks. So we will probably find out the first week of August.

Movement: Yes! I felt the first flutters this week. =)

Sleep: The last few days I have slept great. yea!

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol!

Cravings: Snow cones!!!

Symptoms: Nausea & Tired! The usual. lol!

Best Moment this week: Emptying out the baby room. Yea! Now we can slowly start decorating.

14 Weeks

Size of baby Jones: About around 4-4.5 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: They aren't going to do another ultrasound on me until 20 weeks. So we will probably find out the first week of August.

Movement: Baby Jones it moving a lot, although I am not able to feel it yet.

Sleep: The last few days I have slept great. yea!

What I miss: Clothes that fit, lol!

Cravings: Snow cones!!!

Symptoms: Went from feeling great last week, to not so great this week. I think I have had more morning sickness this week then I did my whole first trimester. ughh!

Best Moment this week: Picking things out online for baby, My birthday, and Going shopping with my Momma. =)

13 weeks- 2nd Trimester =)

Size of baby: About 3.5 inches

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: They aren't going to do another ultrasound on me until 20 weeks. So we will probably find out the first week of August.

Movement: Baby Jones it moving a lot, although I am not able to feel it yet.

Sleep: The last few days I have slept great. yea!

What I miss: Running. I could still be running, but it's been a while and I don't want to start back with any intense activity until after baby.

Cravings: Snow cones!!!

Symptoms: Feeling great the last week. yea!

Best Moment this week: Going to the gym. I had not been in almost 3 months. It was great to get back to the gym. Also, I got almost everything cleaned out of the nursery. I had a a yard sale on Saturday, and did great. It's amazing how much junk can accumulate in one room. Now, Just have to move out the furniture and start getting ready for baby.

12 Weeks

Size of baby: About 3 inches long

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: They aren't going to do another ultrasound on me until 20 weeks. So we will probably find out the first week of August.

Movement: Baby Jones it moving a lot, although I am not able to feel it yet.

Sleep: I haven't been able to fall asleep easily the last week. I am not sure if that is due to baby or if it's just because I am not working this summer and I'm sleeping later.

What I miss: Running. I could still be running, but it's been a while and I don't want to start back with any intense activity until after baby.

Cravings: Snow cones!!! Nothing sounds good right now but that.

Symptoms: Had lots of nausea yesterday. Still very tired.

Best Moment this week: Getting to see our baby again this past week. =) See previous post.

Answer!

To answer several comments... lol Yes I do think it is a boy ;) I have not been as sick as all the people I know that are having girls. Baby Jones is also very very very low! I just have a feeling it is a boy. I will be excited either way though =) We won't know for sure until around the first week of August. So ready!!!!

YEA!

11 weeks...

Baby and I had a check up yesterday... Baby Jones is perfectly healthy and growing fast. He was a little Doppler shy, so we got to have an ultrasound. Yea! So we came home with some pics. =)

11 Weeks

Size of baby: About 2 1/2 inches long

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and maternity clothes

Gender: Will hopefully find out in a few weeks.

Movement: Baby Jones it moving a lot, although I am not able to feel it yet.

Sleep: Love it! =)Sleeping great!

What I miss: Nothing really. I will just keep this the same,Being able to just grab something out of my closet and knowing it will fit.

Cravings: FOOD! lol Hungry all the time.

Symptoms: Starting to come out of the nausea. Still get tired very easily though. Lots of sharp pains. Nothing to be concerned about Doc says, just growing and stretching in ways I haven't before.

Best Moment this week: Going to the beach with Kevin and celebrating our 5th Anniversary. I also finally took a picture of the baby belly. This is me at 10 weeks 5 days. I look like I am about 20 weeks though! :/

10 Weeks!

Sorry I missed last weeks post....

How Far Along: 10 Weeks

Size of baby: About 2 inches long

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and Maternity clothes

Gender: Not sure yet. I'm so ready to find out, so we can start buying more and decorating.

Movement: Baby Jones it moving a lot this week, although I am not able to feel it yet.

Sleep: I love it... Sleeping hard! lol I usually wake up around four-ish and have to pee then I fall right back to sleep. No complaints. =)

What I miss: I think I am going to go with the same as last week... Being able to just grab something out of my closet and knowing it will fit.

Cravings: Dill Pickle Chips and Taco Casa.

Symptoms: Nauseous, and tired!

Best Moment this week: Going to BuyBuy Baby with Kevin and getting a new outfit and onesies from Nannie and Grandaddy...

8 weeks

How Far Along: 8 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby Jones is the size of a Olive around 1 inch long

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of regular and Maternity clothes

Gender: We will find out the end of June. So ready!

Movement: Not yet!

Sleep: I love it... Sleeping hard! lol

What I miss: Energy, and not be nauseous

Cravings: Fruit! Especially watermelon.

Symptoms: Nauseous. Baby Jones does not like bbq. =( Extremely tired.

Best Moment this week: Going Shopping with my momma and getting Maternity and some baby clothes. Thanks Momma!

Guess What?

We're Pregnant!!! =)

Stole this idea from Darci, but I thought it was cute. Hope that is ok Darci. =)

How Far Along: 7 weeks, 1 day

Size of baby: Baby Jones is the size of a Raspberry around 1/2 an inch long

Maternity Clothes: A mixture. I have some maternity pants, just for comfort. ;) I still can wear regulars. All of my tops are still regular.

Gender: We will find out the end of June. So ready!

Movement: Not yet!

Sleep: It is all I want to do right now. I get up a few times a night to pee though. lol

What I miss: Energy =)

Cravings: Nothing specific. I am just hungry all the time.

Symptoms: Nauseous. Extremely tired.

Best Moment this week: Telling the Grandparents! We told them on Mother's day. I made my mom a scrapbook

and we framed a picture of the ultrasound for his mom.

They both were so excited!

Video...

I know it has been a long time since I have posted. I've been off the wagon for a while now.
Just wanted to share a video from my town. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where the Tornado hit. We have over 100 deaths just in tuscaloosa, 496 missing and 96 injured and counting.... Please pray for our town!
For some reason it is not coming up in a video box, so copy and paste it in your address bar then hit enter and it will take you to the video:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIi0LjWb9tzo%26feature%3Dyoutube_gdata_player&h=35af3vaIRoaiFfUu6yDFB7eFjfw

Dresssssss

Like I have written about before, some of our very close friends are gettin hitched, =) and she has made me her matron of honor. Well I think we may have found the dress....

I love it. It is so pretty. She is still deciding on a color, probably blue.

So, here we go again.... MOTIVATION! 15 weigh in's until I have to order it. My ultimate goal for her wedding day (Oct. 8) is to lose 40 pounds (or be pregnant,lol) but we have to order the dress on July 2. So I would like to have at least lost 30 pounds by then. That's fifteen weigh in's at an average of 2 pounds a week. It's totally achievable, but my question to myself is "Heather, will you allow yourself to do it?"

My second question to myself is "Why haven't you worked harder?" I am miserable, nothing fits, I can't breathe, I can go on and on, but have I really worked as hard as I could, NO! Just point blank honest. I could try harder. I could do better, but why haven't I? I guess truly I just have not cared. I don't know how to explain it. I am miserable, yet I don't do anything about it. I have the motivation, but I don't chase it.

NO LONGER! The race is on. Either 40 or baby!!!!

Saying lot's of prayers and putting this in God's hands!!!

Weigh In

I had a point four gain this week, buuut.... Tom is here. :/ So I am very happy with this number. I know I should never be happy with a gain. I actually thought it would be more, but with Tom. So..yes I am! Plus it wasn't even half a pound. lol! I know it's just water weight. No worries!

Fishing Fun....

Hubby and went fishing yesterday afternoon. It was so much fun and relaxing. I love it.

We came home with only 3, but we got lot's of nibbles. Nothing wanted to grab on though.

Diet has gone pretty good this week. Working out has not. It's either one or the other, lol!

Wow...

It's been two weeks since I last posted. I weighed in last Saturday at a whopping 188 pounds (no pic). I was so disappointed in myself. I feel like every week I have to start over. I have an awesome week and then the next week I blow it. I am the yo-yo dieter at it's finest. I just was so determined to lose it. So, I won't go into any great detail but this last week has been very emotional and hard and blah blah blah, but again I was determined. I went to the gym twice and went to the park once and walked a few miles. Did I mention this was spring break, so I had the week off? Well it was, and with all the stress of life this week I told myself I was not gonna sit on my butt. So I made myself clean, and get out of the house, go shopping, even got a mani and pedi with my Momma, and decided not to sit on my butt. All of it paid off.... I weighed this morning at :

That is a loss of 1.8 pounds this week. I am back to what I was two weeks ago, before I gained what I did last week. I am still struggling with the food part of the diet. I make horrible choices. Hubby and I both talked the other night about how we both need to start eating better. He said that he knows it is his fault. I told him no, I could say no. We both had made bad food choices the last few weeks. If we want something we eat it, no matter what. So, as a family we are changing and I think that is what it is all about. It is hard for one person in a family to diet. It is not easy to sit down and eat grilled chicken if the other family members are eating it fried, etc.. So as a family we are going to become healthier. Yea!

P.S. I just got done walking three very hill-filled miles with my girl Brooke. Whew am I beat! ;)

So my wonderful friend posted this: on facebook. It is a picture of me reading to my class. Oh my gosh!!! I cannot believe how big I have gotten. I know I have gained, but oh my gosh! This is horrible!!!! I have got to lose this weight. I am so disgusted with myself. =(

On a different note, my anniversary is in 13 weeks. Hubby and I are already trying to decide what we are going to do. It will be here before I know it and I really want to be in the 150's by then. I know I can do it. We have mentioned the beach and there is no way I am getting in a swimsuit this size. NO WAY! I don't want to look like this on my anniversary. I am putting this picture on the fridge, in my car, as my computer background, etc., to remind myself to do great. YUCK!

Weigh In

Up again by 0.4 pounds....

Mardi Gras Gala

Last night was the Mardi Gras Gala and Hubby and I had so much fun! Of course I left my camera at home, but my friends got some pictures of us, so I was excited. More to come.

This Week:

We start a new month this week. As we begin March, I can't help but to look back over the last two months since starting the diet back. I have gained and lost, gained and lost, etc.. and have only lost 2.2 pounds. Two point two pounds in two months is horrible. So what could I have done better? It all comes down to journaling. Like I posted earlier, Hubby and I are trying, so I am not doing a lot of high impact workouts. I do usually workout three to four times a week though. Which consist of light weights just a bunch of reps, and either the elliptical or some light jogging. I'm also thinking about trying Zumba this week. Yea! So, I do great on my workouts it just all boils down to my eats. I need to do better about journaling. I am trying to focus more, not on calories or points, but that I get my vitamin in and lots of fruits, veggies, and protein.
I sat down to try and make out my goals for March, and I am having the hardest time. I know it should be easier then this. I mean lose weight, journal eats, workout, etc.. But those are my goals for every month, and I will continue to strive to do those things every month for the rest of my life. lol! Am I just putting to much pressure on having a goal? I think "my goal" for this month will just be to not stress out. To enjoy working out, eating healthy and if the weight falls off in the process that is great. So blog friends you are to hold me to this. When I have day I am stressing because I am not seeing huge results remind me of this post. Remind me that I am doing this to be healthy!!!

Weigh in and other things...

I weighed in today at 185.8:

That is a loss of 1.6. I am super excited about that. Could have been more, but I cheated and had pasta and ice cream last night. lol! What was I thinking the night before a weigh in?

Tonight is the Mardi Gras Gala. I am so excited. I feel like I am going to prom again. lol! I love getting dressed up for stuff. Still undecided about which dress I am going to wear. I never did buy one but several friends have loaned me dresses. I am so blessed to have such great friends. Now, my only dilemma is deciding which one to wear.

So, I have put the couch to 5k on the back burner. :/ Hubby and I are trying. I know, I know plenty of people run every day and get pregnant. Some woman run all the way up to their due date. I can't imagine doing that. Anyway, since hubby was diagnosed with cancer in November, it is going to be much harder for us to conceive. Praise the Lord he is healed, but still the side affects will affect us conceiving. Anything I can do to help, I am doing. That includes: losing weight, not pushing it to hard in the workout department, taking vitamins, etc.. I am continuing to workout, just focusing on low impact workouts. Still dieting, just making sure I eat plenty of fruits, veggies, and protein.

Rockin it... The last three days.

Started off Sunday with a 7am run with my girl Brooke. Omgosh I am so sore. We ran in my neighborhood and it has some killer hills. My eats on Sunday were pretty good, no pics though. After church we celebrated my sister in law's birthday. It was a lot of fun. Then my younger sister and I went dress shopping for the Mardi Gras Gala. I have a few loaner dresses from friends, but I wanted to try and find a little black dress. One I could wear other places, not just the gala. Since I am dieting I didn't want to spend more then like $50. I know that is not much, but I hate to spend a lot of money on a dress I don't plan on being able to fit in soon. lol!

Of course it was an unsuccessful trip. Nothing fits, and what did was way to expensive. So I will be sticking with one of the loaners.

Monday I rocked the diet!!! I started off with a banana and a granola bar for breakfast. Lunch time was there before I knew it. I had soup, carrot sticks and a yogurt. I love Monday's. They are always my busiest day, but also my most tiring day. We didn't make it to the gym on Monday. Hubby had a headache and we had a late meeting with our insurance agent. I just made a turkey sandwich and had a handful of chips for dinner, and got in bed to watch The Bachelor. Then it was off to dream land.

Today I started off my day again with a banana.

Then had a mid morning snack of grapes and almonds.

For lunch I warmed up a Turkey, cheese, and broccoli lean pocket and some yogurt.

I left work, and got my tan on. =) Rushed home got my gym clothes on and headed to the gym. I hopped on the elliptical machine, got a 35 minute cardio workout, and then did some upper body weights. I love how I feel after the gym. Came home and warmed up a lean cuisine to eat for dinner, while I am watching the Biggest Loser. Now I am having a granola bar for dessert.

I hope this motivation keeps up. YEA!

Weigh in and Shopping

I weighed in this morning and was back up to 187.4 (sorry no pic). First let me just say that is a 2.6 gain from last weeks weigh in, but I am ok with this. Why you may ask? Why are you happy about a gain Heather? Well for two reasons: 1. With a birthday and Valentines celebrations this week I am happy it wasn't more. 2. Last week I had a huge loss because I had the flu, and even though I gained weight back this week I am still less then my weigh in 2 weeks ago, before I got the flu. Wow, hope that makes since. Basically I was 189 three weeks ago. 184 last week cause of flu and then 187 this week. So even though I am up, I am down. I don't know if I am justifying it or if that's a realistic way of looking at it. But I want to stay encouraged, so I am going with it. lol!

I spent the rest of the morning with the Hubby. He had to go into work at 3:00 today and work tonight. =( I hate when he has to work the weekends, but am so thankful he has a job. Him going to work gave me a some time to hang with my sis. We went to the next town over and did some shopping. I was trying to find another dress for the gala. I love the red one I posted about, but everyone I talked to that is going is wearing more like party dresses rather then ball gowns. So I went to several places and was disgusted with myself. Nothing fit. Everything just looked horrible. I was so discouraged. It just made me sick. I can't believe I have let myself get this way. So, now I don't know what I am going to wear. Hopefully I can find something this week. I have 6 days. Oh my! These are the moments that make me remember why I am doing this. I hate feeling this way.

Money, Money, Money....

I just left Walmart and $120 later I am ready for an awesome diet week. Whew it is so expensive to lose weight. You know? In my opinion milk, veggies, and fruits should be free, lol! You need them to be healthy so why are they so expensive?

So, on a different note, We have a mardi gras gala we are going to next Saturday and this is the dress I am wearing:

A friend let me borrow it and I am super excited about it. It is a little snug, so I am hoping to lose a few pounds by next Saturday (26th). I started tanning yesterday to get rid of this pasty white skin. lol So, my motivation for this week is this dress and the gala.

On another different note, lol I found this picture of me when I weighed 134 pounds. Omgosh look how tiny I was. Look how little my face and neck were. I so wanna be this little again. Wow! No more dreaming, I will look this hott again!!!

Wednesday

It's been a few days since I last posted. The diet is not going so great I have to admit. I'm still getting my appetite back but my food choices have not been so great either. It's so hard around holidays and birthdays. But I have to learn to do better. Monday Hubby and I celebrated Valentines day at home. He surprised me with roses and a necklace with matching earrings. He grilled steaks, made baked potatoes and garlic bread and we had a romantic candle lit dinner. It was so yummy. He is so romantic. Then Tuesday I was beat, so I just made a little stir fry out of the left over steak. I didn't go to the gym, but I did get a good workout cleaning house while I watched biggest loser. Today was my sweet niece Ava's birthday. She turned five today! I cannot believe she is five already. Seems like just yesterday we were at the hospital anticipating her arrival. I remember holding her for the first time and not wanting to put her down. I can't imagine my life without this sweet angel. She truly has my heart and I am so blessed to be her aunt.

The diet will get better. I still have that matron of honor dress to work towards. I hope everyone else is having a fantastic diet week.

Weigh In...

Drum Roll Please.....

That's a loss of 4.4 this week. Yea!

My goal for this week is just to keep those four point four pounds off. Since I have been sick I know that is a huge reason I lost so much. I would like to at least maintain what I have lost and if I lose some in the process then so be it. If that makes any sense.

The Flu...

is almost gone! Yea! I finally am getting a little bit of my appetite back which is good and bad. Still trying to build up my energy though. I just feel so strange. I don't even know how to explain it. lol I do feel a bit better though.

So look what I woke up to today...

So Pretty. We got about 5 inches last night. It is so pretty!!! Husband won't let me go out and play though. STUPID FLU! I am so mad. Last time it was pure ice so I couldn't build a snowman and this is perfect snowman building snow and I can't go out and build one. It's so aggravating. lol

Well Tomorrow is weigh in day and I have high hopes. lol Only positive to being sick. =)

On a brighter note:

My girl Brooke got engaged a few weeks ago, and she asked me yesterday to be her Matron of Honor. I am so honored and excited!! This is some huge motivation for me also. Her wedding is on October 8, so I have exactly 8 months to get to my goal weight. I have my 150lb goal weight by my 5th anniversary, but my ultimate goal is 140lbs. It was originally by the end of the year but now I would like to be 140lbs by Brooke's wedding. So, I have 8 months to lose 49 pounds. That is an average of 6 pounds a month. Very do-able. I need lots of prayer and encouragement to get there. I have the reason/motivation now, I just need the willpower to make it.

Well...

My friends it is official, I have the flu! I am now on a new round of antibiotics again. I feel like I just can't get better. It has been so hard to make myself eat today. I had a banana for breakfast (2pt). A flat wrap with turkey and cheese only for lunch (6pt). Dinner was less then 1/2 a cup of hot and sour soup and a mountain dew icee (6pts?). Giving me a total of 14 points for the day. Way under my points, but I have no appetite.
I was excited to start week 2 of c25k today, but Doctor has put me on bed rest for 5 days. So I guess I won't be working out at all this week. =( Not that I even could. I barely can walk the 10 steps to the restroom and back to my bed. Hope none of you get this horrible flu that is going around. It is no fun.

Thanks Casey...

for the Goo tips. I definitely don't wanna use it on a daily basis just for future marathons. I used to run everyday and do many running events, but we found out my husband has cancer four months ago and I haven't ran since. So I had to start back this past week. I used the c25k program when i initially started running, and loved it. I love it!!! Just a tip never go that long without running, you will regret it. Thanks for the advice!!! =) Will definitely put it to great use.

Saturday Eats

Woke up this morning feeling like garbage. Why is it I always get sick on the weekends? I ate a banana (2pts)and waited for the doctor's office to open and headed that way. I stopped by the store and grabbed a 12oz mountain dew. I drink lots of water, but I knew I would have to take a test, and didn't want watered down urine. Did you know that diet friends? Too much water can effect your test? So if you have to take a pee test drink comething other then water before hand. I didn't get the 20 oz, just the 12 oz, and I have been drinking it for 5 hours now. lol! On to the results: No flu thank goodness, just a cold. Do you want to hear how he told me though? Well, he opened the door and said " You're expecting" and then paused. Of course I got really excited until 3 seconds later he finished his sentence with "the flu, but we are gonna nip it in the butt while it's still a cold." Then a cried. :( It was not as funny as he thought it would be. They gave me two shots, a zpak, hydrocodine, and flonase. I took it with a handful of croutons. (2 pts?) Then for lunch I had a lean cuisine (5 pts) I don't really have an appetite, but I made myself eat it. Can't get better if I don't eat something. After lunch I went to my Grandmother's house. She is moving into an apartment in the city, yea. She is in the country now and it worries me her being alone out there. Anyway she is getting rid of a bunch of stuff in her house and she gave me....

This fun little pond for the yard.

This cute little Kitchen Cart.Two of these awesome shelves.

This stove. It is a lot like mine but a little bit nicer. It has the glass top and five eyes, so we are gonna swap ours out. This really neat globe. It is something I would never buy, but I loved it for some reason. Needs a plant underneath it? ideas?

I racked up, and still am going back for a few smaller things this week. =) After all of that moving, Hubby knew I didn't feel like cooking so he came home from work with kfc. What a sweetie. Bad for the diet, but I had plenty of points left for it and it was delicious.

My body aches so bad. That's the worst part of this cold. Hoping I feel better by Monday so I can start c25k week 2! =) Yea!!

Happy Sunday Blog Friends!