working out

Its been helping me sleep and I have had more energy, Its good. Once I get there then I want to get at it. Yesterday I brought an Mp3 player and I think that motivated me even more.

this week I did

M- water aerobics

T- 20 mins of treadmill, did some leg exercises on the nautilus equipment, then a 10 min cool down on the bike

W- 20 mins on treadmill and then water aerobics

Th- 20 mins on bike, arm and ab exercises on the Nautilus, and a 15 min cool down on the treadmill

I would be doing water aerobics tonight but I have plans with a friend in another state

The Gym is addicting

Once you get your self there. Today I did one hour at the Gym. I did 20 minutes on the treadmill and then did some nautilus equipment.. mostly leg exercises. I know I need to start slow and work my way back to where I was at before. This may affect my weight in number but if I lose inches that is a plus. I am going to try and swim tomorrow afternoon if not the I will go to water aerobics at 6:30pm and thursday back to the Gym. Friday I am taking off. Maybe go again saturday or perhaps something else.

back in the saddle again

or should I say back on the treadmill again??

anyways I did water aerobics for an hour today and swam laps for 20 minutes

I got on the scale today..day after Thanksgiving and....

It said 301...I was wearing heavier clothes than I normally weigh in on too... I am so happy at how I am doing and I hope it keeps up.. Maybe it being off birth control for almost 3 months? I don't know something is working for me to be down another 6 lbs...that is 17 lbs gone from the 318 at the dietition.. well Dec 30 I will see what her scale says..

just a little update

I have plateaued at 307 but at least there is no weight gain

I have not received my blood test results yet I think I should call them.

School is going well, this semester is almost over.

ughh

If I go from the nutritionist original weight of me I have lost 9 lbs all together. I am just not sure. Last week was my menstrual time and that was just horrible, I think as I am not on birth control because of the blood test that needs to be taken in December. I have yet to hear any results on the fasting blood test so maybe that is good news? like the old adage no news is good news.

I only made it to the Y to work out once, I really need to get better at getting workouts in, I know in the long run that will help me more. 

Got some blood test results

Yesterday I got some blood results one was normal. but they wanted me to do a fasting test because my glucose was a little high. he is also doing a testosterone level as well to check for PCOS. But I may need to do that one in December again because I have to be off birthcontrol for a time

OKAY here it is.

I need to pick a time to actually weigh myself and stick to that weekly day, but anywho I got on my home scale fully clothed and it said I weighed 307. I believe at the Dietitian I was 315. that would be 8 lbs since last thursday. However if i go by my last weight on my home scale which said 312 that is still 5 lbs. And as a TMI this is aunt flo's time to visit so I am bloated. lets see what next week brings.

Yesterday was a superstress day for me and i probably did not eat well. I even broke down and drank a coke.
Still drinking my water though.

Nutritionist and blood test

OK here is an even better confession according to the nutritionist the last time I was there I weighed 318, so apparently I was was wrong with what I thought was my Maximum weight in my last post, But I am now 315 according to her scale. Then again my scale at home said 312. anyways its just not a healthy weight but she said good to losing 3 lbs at least. I have been counting my WW points but I think I am going to join online, its less expensive online. She wants me to take calcium so she gave me a ton of samples and she also suggested fish oil supplements. I will go back to her in December after christmas

I had one of the blood tests that were ordered for me but I cannot get the last one until December 11, The birth control needs to be completely out of my system for that one.

On December 4th I will find out the results of my sleep study as I was told that having sleep apnea can cause a very sluggish metabolism 

Confessions of the Fat kind

I have been going to Doctors, following ww points and I just can't lost weight and it just keeps going up and up.
next Monday I am going to have a blood tests to check my hormones, thyroid, to see if I may have P.C.O.S. to try and get to the bottom of this. Its really getting scary I have gone over the 300 mark now and this is the confession. Last week I stood on my home scale and it said 312. I was almost crying it was bad enough when it was 280 and i talked to my primary doctor who send me to endocrinologist who has ordered the blood test, I needed to get off birth control and be off it over two months which will be next Monday. The endocrinologist sent me to a pulminologist  who sent me for a sleep study (waiting on results) Also was refered to a ENT who did allergy testing and I now take claritin and flonase. I was also refered to a nutritionist who said ww was good but tweaked it a little, she gave me lower points than I am supposed have on ww. I am going back to the nutritionist this Thursday for a follow up.

on the positive I have not had soda in over a week. and now i am over caffeine withdrawells

registered for my spring classes at college I will have my associates degree in December 2010

whats been going on so far

I have not drank soda since last weekend and I am hoping that will help.

Instead of not eating breakfast I have been eating special K breakfast bar

I have been drinking water.

My caffeine substitute has been tea instead of the soda

baby steps so far.

Now I have to do my homework this weekend

tomorrow is the day

I have packed my bag to go to the Gym after I get done interning, once I start going i cannot wait to go again so here is to a new start.

I also bought some special K bars to try for breakfast instead of not eating at all.
I will give it a whirl tomorrow morning

A new Blog and my goals

sorry people i erased my not me monday on here and put it on the new blog sorry

I have just created a new Blog and I am gonna start writing more day to day living stuff on that one it is called mom to a teen and toddler. I want to save this one for more personal things like

personal goals and physical goals

Personal goals at the moment is to keep trying at school to do the best that I can working towards my associates degree in human services

Physical goals... to become healthier

to lose the weight that i had previously lost and get back on track

going to the YMCA more regularly to work out and swim like i was doing before summer when I had lost almost 50lbs

so here I go back at it.

Project Clean Sweep

This house really needs to get into shape.

I am sick of coming home to a messy house after school and Interning all week long.

I am going to initiate a board with chores for all house hold members because I just cannot do it all on my own. Alexis will help sort of in her almost 3 year old way. she can help pick up her toys at least.

Sunday night I gave the Kitchen a scouring and worked on the bathroom as well.

Living room really is not that hard.

but the middle room which has a computer and the washer drier stack unit always becomes a catch all.

My room becomes a room for all things..this needs to stop.

anyways that is my plan lets see how it works???

Its raining its pouring the old man is snoring

I do so hate the rain sometimes

But as it is Sunday and I don't have to go anywhere it is okay, the earth needs it.


I am reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire at the moment I have also read the previous three books, I have to say I love the Harry Potter movies But these books are so much better. Then again my imagination while reading is better than a movie. My first attempt was when i was younger I read Jurassic park the book was so good but then the movie was good but not as good. I usually prefer to read the book then see the movie, but then again i hate knowing what is going to happen in a movie so sometimes I will see the movie first. Actually with exception of the Sookie Stackhouse novels recently I have been reading books for younger people I like to refer to as tween's such at Twilight, the house of night series, and now Harry Potter. But the first 5 Harry potter books were given to me by one of Dylan's friends and since I love the movies i decided to read them just need to buy books 6 and 7.

I also should run out to the car and get my school bag because I have a chapter to read on setting goals at my inter site and the goal paper needs to be filled out tomorrow while interning. uggh this means in fact that I do have to go out in the rain.

I should also begin picking up Alexis' mess in the kitchen and have Dylan help me clean the middle room as they are supposed to coming in and fixing the Broken Toilet tomorrow

It has been a while I seem to be distracted by life

My life has been kind of chaotic since last summer started. First summer semester at school was so much harder than spring and fall semester. At the tale end of my summer semester my mom got sick and was in the hospital/rehab for 5 weeks, while she was in I went to see her daily minus maybe 2 days. Most of the time she was in I was on the semester break thank goodness. She got out the day before my fall classes started.


School is going okay although I am a bit scared at what the outcome will be for my abnormal psych class because the main grades are from exams. I am not a good test taker. I had two test the same day back to back and I got a 73% on both= C- I think. I will just have to try harder. My practicum is going okay I think I should get a good grade in that class.

Many appointments to get Alexis into the developmental preschool when she turns three after early intervention services stop. She has had the eval for OT and PT now she has One coming for cognitive and ST and the eligibility meeting will be on November 17 her 3rd birthday.


Dylan of course is in the tenth grade which is unbelievable. He has had his first real girlfriend and also first being dumped by said girl friend.


Now it is time to kick my but for slacking going to the Gym since the beginning of the summer, I have gained the weight I lost back. I am also getting tested for some things though because I am still counting my WW points and the scale is going up not down.


So that is the big run down

Summer is almost over

Well made it through summer semester with a B in Eng comp 2 and C+ in intro to psych... Its over and the new semester starts September 9th.... Dylan starts his sophomore year on September 1st and Alexis starts preschool at little sprouts on August 31... if she gets accepted at the moody school program it will be when she turns 3 in November... I cannot believe she is almost 3 years old...

My Mom hasn't been doing the best lately she has been in the hospital/rehab for three weeks now...she has kidney failure which is getting better but she also now found out she has a leaky heart valve which isn't the best and since she has been in the hospital she has been put on oxygen.


I myself had an appt today... they told me my hormones may be out of whack and maybe a reason for my weight issues..i see the endocrinologist on September 11

A Busy Summer

Going to summer semester at college as been kicking my but and eating up all my time. But alas it is almost through. I only have the finals left now..sigh.. school starts back up September 9 but four classes during a regular semester is easier than 2 classes in the summer. so anyways I have 3 classes and a practicum which is twelve hours a week. So I get to work for free, that's always fun.

I have also went to the DR and they are sending me to an endocrinologist on Sept 11

Alexis is going to have another MRI on Wednesday just to confirm PVL and make sure it is not progressive. we are also on the list for her to see a metabolism specialist because she has high levels of pyruvate and lactate levels

Dylan is just being Dylan, I could not get him into a summer program so he has just been hanging around.

good news!!!

Alexis pooped on the potty today for the first time yay!!!!

time to stock up on panties and dresses to make it easier for her when we start in ernest to potty train.. i want to get a reward chart or such..some form of reward system..i think stickers..maybe little stickers for pee and bigger ones for poopoo

Dylan is finished with the school year..next year he will be a sophomore
I hope things get better for him reguarding school and adolesence

I am a week into my classes. i got an 80 on my psych quiz

and i got some insight from the teacher as to how to do my english assignments better.


Well here is to another 7 weeks of summer classes

English Comp 2 bites

not even a week into it and I totally hate it...i hope it gets better i need to at least pass the class i think a C or better... though a C would mar my 2 A's 2 B+'s 3 B's and 1 B-... I like the online intro to psych class I got an 80 on my 1st quiz..not sure what the grade for the discussion board will be I am not sure I did it quite right.. oh well it was the 1st one and at least i made an effort

Summer semester is here

had my orientation for my intro to psych online class... tomorrow i start my Eng Comp 2 class
Hopefully i will make it through the summer courses alright as they are the same amout of work in a shorter time frame

my grades

well i have to say that i am felling accomplished with myself i got my second semester grades

intro to human services A-

intro to sociology B

American government and politics B

english comp 1 B


i have to say i am doing pretty good with this college thing so far
lets see what happens with the summer classes they start June 13

if not for bad luck i would have none

van has to many problems to count, the van has been out of commision for 6 days.. it was $80 to fix the power steering pump.. and to reapair the seal on the tranny $250..... turns out it wasn't the seal but the ring and pin and thats 100... there is a cut in the cover that will cost probably $60 + the heliarc(sp?) weld.... so $590 so far... just lovely

if not for bad luck i would have no luck

Hmmmm... whats the bad luck you ask? last week my NEW cell phone gone stollen, Dylan knocked over my pc thats broke and this week van needs to be fixed when i have no money total of repairs and labor $330... 80 was for the power steering pump work then we found a leak with the seal on the transmission.. the seal is like $8 but the work involved to repair is expensive.. steve is charging $250... after borrowing 150 from my mom and i myslf paying for the rest i'll have like $40 for the next week and a half..very lovely...

on a plus i did get my daycare autorization thank god
and we have plenty of food in the house

last week of my second semester

Well its finals week this week then the semester is over.. i have completed 8 classes in 2 semesters. I am taking intro to psych and eng comp 2 in the summer plus doing community service to keep Alexis's daycare full time because in September i'll be back to full time at school I am doing client resources and population, group dynamics, abnormal psych, and a practicum which is 12 hours a week and meets in a class room once a week as well..

For the summer i am doing my community service at pennacook place which is a nursing home, in their activities department, i figured if i have to do community service its gonna be in the human service field so i can add it to my resume'

back on track

went to the Y to work out this morning.. i need to get on the band wagon again

Back on track

Finally getting back on track with the few pounds that have crept up on me... Back at WW again..i think thats what i need.. i went on thursday instead of saturday...I lost 1 lb... i really start posting when i lose more than what i originally did...this seems to be a slow process...

This is the last day of my spring break I have managed to get most of my homework done I have one more important thing that i must do. this week i have spent of getting my van fixed a new o2 sensor a new set of breaks and new tires and allignment... unfortunatly my check engine light came back so its more that the sensor, but i have an inspection sticker so i am good for a year and next year is safety not emmisions

Well My ex bf David is gonna be staying here for a while, he is getting out of the Army.. appearantly it wasn't for him..he managed to get out with a general discharge

where did the time go?

Dylan is 15 today...3 more years and he is supposedly an adult... and my mom turned 70 this weekend.. we had a party it was good... Alexis and I took my parents and Dylan out today for their birthdays which are all in march... we chose Alexis's favorite place Friendlys... where else can you take a toddler other that Friendlys or dennys

Its March now

Just when we think the snow is going more comes...ughh... So I have gotten some ducks in a row and can go back to weight watchers and the Y and get back on track...The prepaid bredit card i had messed up and i set up another account to pay the WW and Y.... One more week of school then its spring break..march 16-20 the semester will be half over on the 13th, Dylan is gonna stay out of school on his birthday on the 18th and i am taking him and my parents out to lunch.. at Bugaboo Creek I believe as we'll Have Alexis with us as well.... Alexis just got over another ear infection... On march 26 she has her re eval for early intervention so we will se where she stands... and on the 27th we go back to Boston to see the nuerologist, we should be hearing news from the genetisist as well... Also I am looking for a part time job probably will end up back as a home health aide or something... who knows

February is almost over!!!

Still to much snow on the ground and its still to cold... if I ever win the lottery I am moving somewhere warm I swear... I cannot believe I am 1/3 through my 2nd semester of college... Dylan will be 15 in less than a month... my mom is gonna be 70 wow.... Alexis is gaining more vocab everyday... the daycare is doing wonders for her... although the germs suck... she has been sick 4 times since september...they say that is to be expected the 1st year of daycare... so hopefully that is the case... I need to start doing the entrys on here more but with school i never seem to have the time.....

wow its been a while and its Feb of 2009 now

So I started my 2nd semester of college jan 20. I got acedemic honors last semester somehow 3 B's and an A... I hope I am able to do as well this semester. Alexis is doing good at Daycare talking alot more, running around like a madman. she is like a little dare devil and makes my heart stop on occasion... She had an MRI yesterday, just another test ordered by the nuerologist, whom we see again march 27... Dylan will be 15 on March 18 where did the time go? I have had to by him new pants because he grew so much taller this year he is now 5'3 1/2 but skinny.. to big for teen boys sizes to small for the mens so i got him some 29's for his b day... he actually asked for pants for his b day... i'll probably get him some stuff for the Wii that I got him for christmas... oh yeah so in December i bought a car and a tree fell on it..because of a bad ice storm.. then on dec 16 I bought a van... a 97 dodge caravan... looks nice and not like a piece of crap..... Hmmm My mom is turning 70 this year so i want to have a birthday party for her, trying to get it in the works...