If you jump over and read my post for today on the other blog site, you'll understand why this happened over the weekend:

Saturday - No breakfast, Wendy's Jr. Hamburger and small chili for lunch, side salad with vinegrette, 2.5 cheddar biscuits, 3 lobster rolls, stuffed flounder, mashed potatoes and one bahama mama from Red Lobster for dinner (Date with hubby. It was definitely a reason to celebrate). I walked on the treadmill for 35 minutes burning 200 calories and walking 1.85 miles at 3.4 mph. Getting better every time!

Sunday - a few crackers and cheese from the church fellowship hall after worship service, (hubby and I get into it after grocery shopping), no proper lunch (a small bowl of cereal and a few pieces of trail mix). No dinner...I can't eat when I'm upset.

Monday - Got on the scale this morning and am two pounds down. Small bowl of cereal (hubby is, at least talking again), a healthy choice lunch with a side of pasta and broccoli hubby made for dinner last night, a few pieces of trail mix and some saltines with swiss cheese for a snack. SunnyD fruit punch and 7-up mixed together to drink (no water) I know...shame on me. If the chicken defrosts in time, we'll have Shipwreck casserole for dinner.

I gotta run to the store but if I can keep baby quiet, I'll try to do the Firm again. We'll see. Toning is just as important as cardio...no more wings for me!!

I managed to keep the momentum today. I fed the baby at 4:15am and finished up around 4:25am, which gave me time to throw on my tennies and a sportsbra. Then, I made my way into the living room and got all prepped for toning, toning, toning.

The picture to your left is the video I used this morning. I absolutely love The classic Firm videos, but this one isn't my absolute favorite (but it is only 34 minutes long which is speedy compared to the other videos). It's a lot of ab work, but also inner thigh and outer thigh toning, tables, and gluteals. My tummy is already tender and usually I don't feel muscle workout soreness for, at least, 48 hours. Yikes!

You may be wondering why I stressed the fact that I prefer the classic series. Well, it has more to do with aesthetics. The older, 80's videos were high class productions, filmed with a faux mansion set and gorgeous cinematography. I know, it's only a workout video, but those aspects make them all the more worthwhile. Some of the music is really outdated and chessy, but the exercises, positions and forms? There's nothing that compares. The new videos are sort of bland, but they retain the principles from the old videos. There not just blowing smoke with the guarantee, either. By workout 8, I always start seeing the definition (I'm anxious for that again. Triceps, come on out!).

My favorite tape is the one to the right. Susan Harris leads this tape and, believe me, she puts a body to work! Every muscle group is addressed and I truly believe I've arrived when I can complete the entire 60 minutes without taking breaks or stopping (unless, of course, the performers stop). Again, it's 80's mod and the music and make-up, for that matter, are over-the-top but who cares! If you love the 80's like I do, these little things will only serve to keep you interested. One thing to note is how strong this lady is. I mean, she probably weighs 115 pounds soaking wet, but she's hefting twenty-pound dumbells like a trooper. She's totally my role model! I think I'll be trying this one out again on Saturday, if hubby can give me that much time. We'll see.

Food was pretty good, but I got a little carb happy during breakfast. Hey, what's breakfast without carbs? Anyway, it's not something I do every morning:

Breakfast -3 Aunt Jemima, Frozen Pancakes, approximately two tablespoons regular syrup (I refuse to by light. That stuff is nasty!), 5 canadian bacon slices (low in calories and fat, but packed with protein!).

Lunch - Smart Ones Tuna Casserole Gratin

Dinner - Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Cream Sauce (I've never seen my daughter eat so much chicken. It was amazing. Hubby liked this one, too.)

So, tomorrow I work from home. I'll have to remember to eat because, I start going and totally space it. I'm also trying to get my water down, but that always takes time. Here's to keeping up the momentum.

So, I finally, finally, finally got started with my workouts tonight. Hubby, who normally sleeps till seven, wanted me to wake him up at 4:30 (my normal time to be home). I tried to talk him out of this early rise time, but he insisted that I do it. When I got home, I went straight to our room and roused him. The next thing I knew, he was getting dressed.

"What time does the babe need to be at dance class?"
"Well, it starts at 5:15, so I usually leave at 5:00."
"Should I take the baby?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm going to take the babe to dance class, so you can get your cardio in."

Well, how about that! So, off he goes with the kids and I'm left to my own devices. Normally, this would have been the perfect time to sneak in a jetted bath or a favorite movie, but I knew what I had to do. Down the stairs I went to meet my destiny...our treadmill. It looked welcoming, almost happy to see me. It warned me that I would start off well, but the discomfort would soon appear (itchy legs from all the jiggling fat, lower back soreness, fatigue), but not to give in to them and work through the discomfort. It encouraged me and reminded me of all the good times we shared in the past, as well as many late night walks to relieve family stress. It also hinted that I should start off slow and ease back into my routine. I heeded its advice and started at 2.0, warming up for five minutes. By the sixth minute, I was up to 3.2 and doing a really good job of pacing myself. I know that 3.7 and 3.8 are not far from me, but I also know it's been almost a year since I've walked aerobically. I should definitely take my time.

Well, I should have been sweating buckets, but I didn't even glisten the entire time. Dehydration. I am not drinking nearly enough water and I'm retaining serious water anyway because of TOM. Well, that will change tomorrow. I washed my big, 32 ounce cup and will take it to work tomorrow. Eventually, I will need to get down at least two of those bad boys before the end of each day. Phew! It's gonna take me some time to get back to that place for sure.

Finally, here are the stats: I had 2 packets of raisin and spice oatmeal for breakfast, along with decaf Chai tea. For lunch, lo mein and tofu with water and for dinner, a healthy choice chicken and veggie meal with Sunny D fruit punch (yes, I know. I should have had water). I walked 1.75 miles in 35 minutes (this includes the 5 minute warm-up and cool-down), burned 191 cals and 70 some odd fat cals. The goal is to get up in the morning after baby's last feeding and try to get some toning in. If that doesn't happen, hubby's got my back on Friday and Saturday to complete my three workouts this week. Wow, and I didn't even think I'd get them. I'm stoked!

I really will post regularly here, once the workouts begin again. I keep hoping hubby can carve out time to watch the girls but with him being on graveyard shift, it's so difficult. He's usually asleep when I would want to try and get to it. Then, I'd have to cook while drippy and stinky, which sounds non to appealing. We'll get it together soon cause when forearms flap in the wind, you know there's trouble.