Monday - Lunch with Me in SLC

Update: McD's, 895 Fort Union Blvd in Midvale, 11:00am. Monday. I'm flying out in a few hours. Looking forward to seeing some of you on Monday for Lunch!

So I heard a few votes for the McDonalds on 7200 for Monday. Rochelle, you mentioned Arctic Circle but I think at least one person mentioned not knowing which one you meant. I know hardly nothing about the SLC area, so I'm at your mercy about where we go. Should we do McD's on 7200? Rochelle, is that ok with you?

So, can someone give me a better address for what 7200 means? LOL. I did a search for McD's in SLC, but didn't see anything with 7200 in it.

And everyone mentioned the earlier the better, so how about 11:00? And if anyone wants to do it earlier, I'd be ok with that also.

Sounds like there's about 6 or 7 of us that plan to meet for lunch. Bring the kiddos. I'll bring the skinny jeans. Maybe. :)

To Keep the Jeans or Not (and SLC visit this weekend)

That is the Question.

So, the first day I put on my new jeans I start my period so I guess I'm a bit bloated. But I think jeans should feel more comfortable than this. They are snug. Not horribly tight. But snug. The sales people both agreed that the size bigger (my normal size) wasn't flattering. So am I normally wearing jeans that are too big and sloppy on me? And I need to get used to wearing more form fitting, flattering jeans? Or are these suckers just too small for me yet?

I'm tempted to bring them back and get my normal size so I can wear them comfortably for the next couple of months. Then when I drop my last 5-7 pounds then I'll go back and get this size. Or should I just keep these, wear them a little, and know they will fit me more comfortable soon.

What's a girl to do? Such a dilemma.

LOL

MY SLC VISIT THIS WEEKEND. My boys are both sick again. Dang it. Sleepless nights for me mean I don't have energy to exercise each day. ARGH!!! Anyway, hopefully they are well enough for us to come this weekend. So whoever wants to meet up for lunch on Monday, let's do it! Let's pick a time and place. I will be in Bountiful. What area is is central for everyone? A couple people mentioned going to a park. Forecast now shows a high of 54 and rain. Should we pick a kid-friendly place like McD's with a playland and meet there for lunch and then if it's nice enough go to a park? Or do you have other suggestions for kid-friendly places besides McD's? I'm open for whatever. And what time? Maybe like 11:00, 11:30 or 12:00? First, who wants to come? And second, if you have a suggestion, offer it up.

Knock, Knock

Knock, knock

Who's there?

130's

130's who?

What? Seriously?? Well, come on in! I've been waiting for you for 2.5 years!!!



Yep, you were right, Vicki. 139.5!!! I got on & off the scale about 5 times in a row and then grabbed my camera. I couldn't believe it. Boy, what a week! I didn't do anything different at all this week either. Maybe all the healthy lifestyle changes from the past 1.5 months are catching up with me.

So I splurged today! I went to Express (used to be my favorite store, haven't been there since I had my twins) and I bought a pair of jeans that cost $98!! Let me say that again! $98. WOW! I would never buy something that expensive. But I had a 50% coupon that made them $50. Even that is a lot, but these jeans looked soooo good. I felt great in them. I almost bought my usual size, but the sales guy & sales lady told me they weren't flattering and talked me into the size smaller (my pre-prego size). I even said to the sales guy & girl "holy cow, look how good these jeans make my ass look!". And I never swear like that either!!! It was completely out of excitement & shock.

Doing the happy dance, doing in the happy dance.

How was girls night out last night????

Me, sick too?

So after reading Lorie & Whitney's post from this evening about being sick, I decided to write one on the same topic too. The strange thing is that I am not sick at all. But I've had a sore throat for 2.5 weeks straight now. It's gotten bad. I cringe each time I have to swallow. I finally gave in and went to the doctor today. Doc said "you win the prize for the day" because she was stumped and couldn't figure out what was wrong. It wasn't strep. And it wasn't thrush. I have spots and inflammation in my throat. Looks bad and hurts like crazy. So they want me to go to an ear, nose, throat specialist next week.

Fun, fun, fun.

PS....I was down another 1/2 pound. 140.0 now! I'm knocking on the door of the 130's. I can't believe it.

The scale is tippin' alittle more!

Don't give me a lecture about weighing myself everyday! (I know that some of you do it too!!) LOL. I can only remember one time when the scale showed my weight higher and I was bummed. Otherwise, the days when I've plateaued (last the previous 3 weeks) it makes me want to work harder to budge it. And days like the past 4 days when it goes down everyday, I actually get super motivated to work harder.

I was at 142.5 the past 3 weeks. Then...
Sunday 141.5
Monday 141.5
Tuesday 141.0
Today 140.5

Yeah! I think what I notice is that my hard work pays off about a week later. Last week I worked really hard, then finally this week the scale drops a little everyday. So I'm super motivated to keep it going! I can't believe how close I'm getting to the 130's. Wow!

I don't think I've ever mentioned that my husband starting dieting/exercising the same day we did. So it's been fun to do it together. His goal is 25 pounds, which gets him back to where he was when we got married 4 years ago. He's lost 10 pounds so far so he's doing great.

Finally Tipped the Scale

Boy, after nearly 3 weeks I finally saw a new number on the scale. I'm down 1 pound! I'll take it. It's not a lot, but it sure was nice to see some progress after all this time.

I've done all of my exercising on my elliptical downstairs since we started this competition. I have a gym membership and also a country club membership (which is literally in walking distance). Yesterday I went to the country club for the first time and loved it! Man, I sure get a better work out in a place like that compared to at home (remember by 2 hour workout at the club down in FL on vacation also). I also fell back in love with the treadmill too. They are so fancy now and much smoother and more fun than the 9 year old one I have in my storage room. So, I'm going to find opportunities to get to the gym or clubhouse more often from now on!

Back on the Wagon

So, I fell off the wagon the past week. After the super bowl trip where I did "ok", I came home to my horrible toothache and sick kids. Took a full week and I stumped two dentists before an endodontist figured out I needed a root canal. Got that taken care of 2 days ago. My kids were sick with cold, pneumonia & pink eye. Well, ladies, you know what that means....sleepless nights. Add to that a double ear infection that we just found out about yesterday. With ear infections come major sleepness nights.

So, because of all of that, I didn't watch what I was eating closely, nor did I have the energy or feel good enough to exercise.

But, I am back on the wagon, so to speak as of two days ago. I suspect February won't be a great month for me when it comes to weight loss because I feel so behind now. But that's ok. I'm glad I didn't fall of the wagon completely, because in the past that's what I would have done.

As far as my Utah trip, maybe we should try to plan on a lunch meeting on that Monday, March 2. That way we aren't disrupting everyone's family time over the weekend. And since it's a Monday, then anyone with kiddos can bring them and we'll go to a kid friendly place, like a park or McD's play thing or whatever. I'm coming out there to visit family. My husbands family is all out there, including his kids who are in college, so we'll be spending the weekend with them.

PS....speaking of lunch in SLC, you have no idea how lucky you are to have Cafe Rio restaurant out there. My splurge on that trip will be to get a pork burrito smothered in all fixings!!! I have to get it every time I visit.

I'm Coming to SLC!!!

We bought our plane tickets and are coming to SLC to visit this month! We're coming on Friday, February 27th. I'd love to get together with any of you that would like to. I'd be available that Saturday, Sunday or Monday, the 28th, 1st and 2nd.

I often get together with Melissa when I come to town, and Holly mentioned maybe getting together. So if either of you guys, or anyone else would like to do something, that would be great. I probably can't swing a whole night out because I'll have my twins and we'll be there visiting family, but I can probably escape for a morning or afternoon. I might be able to do it without my kids, otherwise most likely I'd have them with me.

If weekends are tough because it's family time, then Monday for lunch would be good too. I know some of you that work wouldn't be able to come, but any stay at home mom's might.

We don't have to decide right now, but I wanted to throw that out to everyone and see if anyone was interested in trying to meet up. I'd love to meet some of you guys. But completely understand if it doesn't work out too.

Super Bowl Pics & a Revelation

What's my revelation?! Well, no wonder I've gained 8 pounds in the past 12 months. That's when I started my photography business, which requires me to sit on my butt for hours and hours processing pictures. Well, I had my first really slow month where I only had 1 client in January. What did I do instead of sit on my butt, process pics and snack? I exercised and didn't snack! And I focused on me in January.

How did I realize this? I just skipped exercising and spent a full 2 hours processing SOME of my super bowl pictures and posting them on my blog. That is so stinking time consuming! I managed to not snack while I was doing it, but I hate that I skipped exercise. But I've needed to find the time all week to get to those pictures, so I just had to do it today.

Anyway, it makes me fearful of the busy photography season coming because I'll have to find other times to exercise instead of sitting on my butt on the computer for hours and hours. I really think that is part of why I gained that weight this past year.

So, with that, here's a link to my family blog where I posted the pictures. Maybe I'll throw a few on my photography blog also. Gotta keep that alive during this slow time.

Adams Family Blog

1st Month Results

Well, the 1st month results were just posted. I made 14th place out of 26 ladies. I sort of figured I'd land right in the middle. I'm happy with that. I don't expect I'll ever pose much of a threat for first place. But yet I'm a strong contender for staying in the race, so to speak, because I've finally found the motivation I've lacked for a couple of years and I'm changing my old, bad habits into good, healthy new ones.

I started out last month at 146 lbs and today I weighed in at 142.5. So that's a 3.5 lbs loss, or 2.4%. If I keep that up (which I WILL) then I'll have no trouble reaching my goal before the end of this competition.

What I'm most happy about is that I'm back to enjoying exercise and actually look forward to it. That's good habit #1. And that I'm able to control my snacking. Man, I used to snack sooo much! Good habit #2. And, good habit # 3, is that I'm making healthier choices at meal time, like ordering a salad or rice instead of french fries.

Congrats to Karilynn on 1st place and Katie O on 2nd place. Enjoy your cash prizes, ladies!!

If you aren't in this contest you might wonder why there's a tube of tooth paste in the picture. Don't ask! :)

I'm Back

Hey everyone! I came back from my trip 2 days early. I have an infection either in a tooth or my sinuses and the dentist can't figure out which. I was hoping for a root canal because I was in so much pain all weekend, but since the xrays didn't show anything I'm taking antibiotics & pain pills for a few more days to see if that helps. Also, I came home to my boys both being sick. They have colds, pink eye and one of them has pneumonia.

So, because of that, I haven't had much sleep in the past 5 nights, therefore I'm spending today sitting on couch instead of exercising. Not a very good "last chance workout" before tomorrow's weigh in.

I was down 4 pounds total prior to my trip, but I suspect either 1/2 or 1 pound might have come back. I did extremely well eating during the vacation. I was surrounded constantly, at every hour of the day & night with unlimited amounts of food. I resisted and ate about 95% healthy!! Out of the 5 days I only had time (literally!!!!) for 1 workout. I got a massage at the Ritz Carlton and then worked out for a full 1 hour & 45 minutes straight. It was awesome! Wish I could do that more often!

Here are some Super Bowl vacation trip highlights. I will post pics on my personal blog in the next few days.
1. I had dinner with Joe Montana & Jerry Rice in a huge house/mansion. It was amazing.
2. The dinner was cooked by Chef Tyler Florrence from the Food Network. What a hottie! Oh, and a good cook!
3. I rode in a huge limo type bus thing with a police escort on two different occasions.
4. My seats were on the 50 yard line, about 1/2 way up the bottom level. Great game!
5. Sitting near me were Jesse Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chris Tucker, Chef Tyler Florrence and Chef Guy Fieri. I took pics of all of them.
6. Michael Phelps & Jessica Simpson were at our hotel. Didn't get a pic of them though! Darn.
7. Do you know the guy in all the Sprint commercials, CEO Dan Hesse? He's the one that invited us for the weekend and we spent a lot of time with him & his family. They were awesome hosts & spoiled us!

Ok, now I'll shake off the star struck feeling and get back to my normal, regular old life. :)