Spring has Sprung!

So it is officialy SPRING!!! I am WAY excited for spring and that it brings!!

I am excited for spring fashions (for me AND the kids) I am sick of cordinating cute little outfits, just to cover them up with a coat! We can actually wear short sleaves, Once in a while! I am excited for FRUIT- NOT from a can!! AND does not cost your whole grocery budget!! I went to the grocery store the other day and grapes were $1.50...and they actually tasted good!

THE BEST thing about spring is the sunshine! It's not really "warm" but it is staying light later!! I don't feel like I need to go to bed at 5:30 just because its dark!

AND more sunshine means more outside activites!!! Parks- to get out all that energy!!! and (my favorite) the ZOO!!! maybe more activites means less chubby?? wouldn't that be nice??

Okay...So there are a few things I don't like about spring- It's such a tease! One day it will be beautiful and you will think "we should go to the Zoo tomarrow" then it rains for 4 days!! And I really could do without the Allergies! I know I don't NEED to breath out of my nose, but it sure would be nice if I could!

Happy Spring!

Haircut-SOLVED!

So we (as most parents) have run into our share of problems.... well we found a solution to ONE

So when HE first got here he needed a haircut pretty badly. I told him Manda would give him a haircut and he was very excited! Happy to get a haircut! So we get there and Manda starts cutting his hair, and he starts fussing and crying and sweating, and sweating more and he had to sit on my lap- he was completely freaked out!

So Doranda told me about this idea her friend had tried with her kids. So the kid gets a washcloth and gets to put it over their face (like the would do in the bath) so that they feel like they are shielded from the buzzing noise!

Worked like a charm!! He just got his haircut yesterday and he sat their all by himself and was brave and did not shed one tear!! Wahoo! I am so excited!

.....One down 7 million to go!

Why do I eat???

So you will notice that I did not give a Tuesday update this last Tuesday...reason...I did not loose any weight, in fact I gained +1.5 pounds, NOT good. I did not fall off the bandwagon-but I did splurge a little. Special K crackers may be good for you, but they are still going to make you gain weight if you eat the whole box!

(on a side note I did stay under my budget for groceries this week- $72.00)

Anyways I have been thinking a lot about food, why I eat it, why I love it, and why I fail when I diet....Here is what I have come up with, so far....

Slippery Slope- The biggest problem with a "food addiction" is that you cannot treat it like any other addiction. For example when you are addicted to Alcohol you go into rehab, get clean and then you try not to have any alcohol after that, you don't have it in your house, and you may choose to find some new friends that don't drink....nobody says to an alcoholic "oh JUST have a glass of wine three times a day." NO more than that! That would be a slippery slope...but with food that's exactly the way it is, you HAVE to eat food to survive, it's all around you and EVERYONE around you is eating!!!

Stress- When I am dieting I need to have very strong will power not to allow myself to indulge in all the things I know I shouldn't eat. When I get stressed out I need to focus on how to keep my cool and not explode or have a mental break down....This is part of the problem. For some reason I cannot seem to have Strong will power and Keep my cool at the same time. So I can only do one at a time, So I eat (whatever I want) then my willpower is no long needed and I can focus on keeping my cool... Also I cannot be BOTHERED with hunger when I have bigger things to deal with.

Self-medicate- I am the queen of this one...I know all the best "all natural" medications...Most people reach for the medicine cabinet, when I am having heartburn I grab a hostess cupcake with a big glass of milk. For hiccups I grab a soda. Tummy hurts I get some cereal. and of course when cramps arrive chocolate is the trick.... When I think about this is seems so silly, but I really do feel better!

Social & Board- I think these go hand in hand, and we ALL do this. I think it is just natural to much mindlessly. If I have extra time and I am board, I just FEEL like eating- still I know. and if Family or friend invite you out to go to dinner you really want to go- and it doesn't really matter if you are starving or not, you are going to be social, and if you happen to eat a 1,600 calorie meal while being social, that's one more nail in the coffin.

Selection- I am a VERY picky eater. I did not know this until after I got married and didn't want to eat anything my husband would. He likes to pick something different on the menu whenever we go out. I WITHOUT fail choose the same 5-6 things when we go out to eat. Breakfast- Ham & cheese omelet or Waffle. Lunch- a chicken tender Salad or Enchilada. Dinner- Chicken Alfredo. The problem is that because I am such a picky eater there may be 968,257,937,589,674,132,256 types of food and I am only willing to eat 35% of them. Then when I cut out those things that are REALLY FATTY (chicken Alfredo) I am left with about 15%...and I get board! And I don't like any of the foods that people put in really healthy things...I try! I don't like Peppers or mushrooms or Onions and I am not really big on fish... I only like 6 flavors of Yo-plait light Yo-gurt!

I like food- ( I just realized that all my points for far started with "s" and I don't have an S for the last one) So sometimes I am not already eating food, and I am not stressed out, and I do NOT have any ailments, and I am not Board, and I am NOT being social, and I am NOT being picky and I am NOT hungry...but if there is a plate of Chocolate chip cookies I want to eat one (or 3) because I like Chocolate chip cookies! No other reason! I like food and when there is a food I like- I want to eat it!!

So now I have identified why I eat...next step is to fix it....wish me luck!

Happy St. Patty's Day

Lent

This may be Blasphmey...but I thought is was SO FUNNY! Click on the link and Enjoy!

Cursed Stores...

I am a self admited Shopoholic! But there are some stores that I go into that I go into, look around, choose things that I want or need, stand in line, pay the cashier and leave. Normal right...but certain stores are cursed!

EVERY time I go to ROSS I have to Pee so bad...no matter when I shop there, no matter how long I have been shopping...the moment I walk in that door I have to rush to the bathroom...What is that?? There are lots of stores that I shop at fequently and I don't even know if they have a bathroom.

So the other store is Sarrs (a local grocery store) EVERY time I get into the line my debit card mysteriously Vanishes... I swear the Cashiers know me now and are rolling their eyes as I franticly scour my purse.... I have even check for it before I leave the house, still in the check out line it disapears! But the moment I get into the parking lot the magical debit card fairy drops it back into my purse!

Tuesday Goal Update!

The First week of March is over and I am updating you all on how I am doing on my goals!!

I am trying really hard and so far I am right on track!! So My Grocery budget was out of control- and I am pleased to report that I have only spent $60.00 So far this month!

My weight and eating habits were also getting OUT OF CONTROL! But I am really proud of myself. I used my eliptical! And I made cinimon rolls and Chocolate Cherry cake and did NOT take a bite! I am pleased to report that in the first week of my diet I lossed 8 pounds!
I am excited to see what the rest of the month will bring!

swimming and glasses

We went swimming last night at the local university pool and it was really fun...kinda crowded, and they were a little scared of the water but got a little more comfortable as time went on! It was really fun, good exersize and a pretty cheap night out!

Also I got glasses this last week...I have been blind for a long time but havent had vision insurance...So I finnaly got my eyes checked. The doctor did the normal 1 or 2, 2 or 3....and finnaly found the perfect fit, then showed me that compared to nothing- I was shocked! Yeah I really DO NEED glasses. So its kinda weird, I keep forgeting to wear them, and my eyes are trying to adjust and I dont feel like I look like me! I will post a picture soon so you all can see!

A new month, A new goal!

So last month was a month of transition, we have all been getting into a routine and finding our rhythm...and I have to say we are doing really well...however I am excited for March as a fresh start because I need to work on fine-tunning our new life...For example our grocery bill is out of control- our family doubled, but our grocery bill cannot! And last month I kept thinking that one more trip would tide us over till the end of the month, and it never did- so I need to change my stragity. Also MY eating habits are crazy(I have food issues anyways) I use to wait until I was hungry and then figure out what I wanted to eat. Not any more! I eat three LARGE solid meals, and I eat it ALL (so I can have dessert) and snacks and I think about food all day- *what am I going to make for dinner* *When are we going to have a snack* There are a bunch of other things that I need to work on...I am excited! Happy March 1st!