March 3rd --- WEEK 4

Well Life, I gotta hand it to ya... you really know how to throw things for a loop!
And I'll be honest right up front... I didn't do well this week. :( I was having a really hard time staying motivated and focused, and not getting down on myself.  I haven't been seeing the physical results I want, and that's been tough-- But I've been forgetting that my main goal is to get healthy in MIND, ,SPIRIT and BODY.  That's all gunna take a little bit longer than 4 weeks. :) But, when you're still getting asked when you're due, it's hard to remember all that. lol! Silly people.

** I would like to remind ya'll of something... pregnant bellies don't jiggle. :) **

Tuesday I took Terrah with me to Zumba so Aaron could have the house to himself for a while and do whatever he wanted to do. Aren't I nice? :) I had already done a hard workout that day and my legs were feeling like jelly! But Terrah was always RIGHT beside me or wanting me to hold her and dance, so I wasn't able to push myself as much as I would like. However, I didn't see any of the other ladies there dancing while holding a 40lbs kid! So maybe I did do pretty good! I was sure feeling the burn the next day! Terrah even got to go on stage with Wanda! She absolutely loves going there with me. So even if it isn't a great work out, I think I'm still making a pretty good investment. :)

Tuesday night...Oh boy. I wake up at 3:30AM to Terrah crying so hard.  Aaron had gone into her room, and after a few seconds I see her bedroom light go on, and Terrah is still crying so hard.  So I get up and go in, and I see Terrah sitting up in bed crying, and on her pillow (which is on the floor) is covered in what I first thought was blood... like she had thrown up blood. Almost freaking out, I ask what it is, and Aaron reminds me that she had eaten blueberries as her snack before bed-- and apparently her body didn't like them ONE BIT! It was all over.  So I pick Terrah up and brought her over to the glider to change her clothes and calm her down while Aaron starts picking up all the bits of blueberries off the floor and then cleaning up the stains--which he was able to do! Then Terrah throws up again.  New clothes, more calming, more cleaning up. She eventually fell asleep on my lap, the poor thing!  This all happened in about an hour.
WAY TO GO DADDY for doing all the cleaning! What a man. :)

No. She didn't sleep in.

Other than having slightly less energy and not wanting to eat, she seemed fine in ever other way. Then the diarrhea started. I will spare you the details, but... imagine Tuesday night repeating itself, but this time not with blueberries. I've never had to deal with that kind of vomit inducing situation before. And on carpet! Blahhhh!! This happened Wed. night at 1:30AM.  Aaron gave Terrah a bath while I cleaned up... I guess it was my turn. :) And lucky for me, my nose was pretty bad so I couldn't smell very much (but still enough for my gag reflexes to kick in a couple times.)
That night she did sleep in for about 30 mins longer than usual, the good girl! :)

We spent the morning on the couch watching movies, because she really didn't have much energy. Then she told me she was hot, and sure enough she got a fever. But it was gone after her 3 hour nap!  But oh, the diaper changes were awful. They still aren't back to normal!

So much laundry. I hate laundry...and there was So. Much. Laundry.

Well... after a few days like that I really had no energy. I didn't have a shake all week, nor any snacks.  One day, when I actually did a calorie count thing because I was curious, I was shocked to discover I had eaten just under 1000 calories that day...kind of on the low side. Eating enough has been a problem for me for a long time.  I used to not eat much at all in a day, and when I did it was something bread-ish or just not good for me! This can actually put your body into starvation mode and make you put on weight! More on that in another post. :)

Week 4 Measurements:

Bust: 42"

Waist: 39 1/2
Hips: 40 1/2 inch.

I'm super surprised that I was able to keep the same measurements as last week! Woot! Honestly, I was thinking I would have gained inches...so I'm relieved!

However... I really need to kick it into gear! My little cousin (who is actually about 10 inches taller than me now) is getting married! And she's asked me to be one of her bridesmaids! I'm super excited and feel honoured that she would want me to be a part of her special day in such a special way! So, now I have a new goal--to show her up on her wedding day!

Just kidding. My real goal is to not be the fat one. lol! :) Love ya, cuz!!

I'm hanging out at my parents house for most of this week, so I hope I can keep up with what I need to do, even though I'm not in my own space! My parent's have been super busy since September putting on a play with the youth from our church of Joseph and the Amazing TechiColor Dream Coat, which ended this past weekend! It was phenomenal!! But I'm so glad I get my parents back now. :)

What I Need To Improve

• alrighty, I need to get serious about monitoring what is going into my mouth! I need to start thinking of food as medicine, and not just a pleasurable experience!
• make better meal plans that have less complicated and NEW recipes... I love trying out new recipes and making them my own. But this takes a lot more time, and are usually not as healthy as they should be. This is mostly a problem for dinner time, but more often than not I am trying to impress my husband when it comes to dinner. :)
• ....drink more water. As usual. 
• keep busy with good things when Terrah is in bed instead of watching movies. 

I also wanted to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who has been following and supporting me through this challenge! Making life changes IS a challenge, and I'm so grateful for all those that have taken the time to come and read what I have to say and give me encouragement and advice! It is all greatly appreciated! Cheers to you all! :)