update from cheat week

Well, my "cheat week" wasn't so bad - after a week of snacking more then usual and going through the occasional drive thru I didn't even gain a pound so what did I do .... had another "cheat week" !!! LOL It's so hard for me to stop snacking once I started which is probably why I don't usually allow myself to have a "cheat day" cause I know it wouldn't stop at the end of the day! But surprisingly after TWO cheat weeks I still have not gained and only maintained, which I suppose is good but I still want to loose another 25 pounds so I best get back on the diet train and try again to loose more weight!!! I think I've gotten most of my cravings out of my system and can go back to eating fruits and veggies!

I have a meeting on Thursday with my boss, I guess that means I pretty close to going back to work! He wants to know when I am headed back and to be quite honest I am very eager to go back to work! I would never give up any of the time I have had with Jacob and I'm so grateful to have enjoyed the year off with him (I know some women don't get that opportunity) but some days I am so exhausted and frustrated. It's not like Jacob can say to me "You did a very good job today as a Mom and I had lots of fun" or "you know Mom I really don't like mashed potatoes and wish you wouldn't give them to me anymore"! And even though I know I must be doing something right cause I can see him growing mentally and physically it's just nice to hear the words sometimes. I think I'm also a little house bound too, even though I try to get out at least once a day I still feel like this house is small - I can only do laps around the kitchen so many times before I get bored and I'm sure Jacob is too! It will be better when summer is here and we can play outside more!

On a plus note, I think Jacob is growing cause boy does he ever sleep good now!! His naps are long and he sleeps through the night, although his bedtime has been later (around 9pm) but I'm OK with that, as long as he sleeps through the night!

I'm not much of a reader but decided to give Twilight a chance (I'm sure you've heard of the book), it's AMAZING!!! I just finished it and feel the need to read it again just in case I missed something the first time but I also want to start reading the next book to see what happens! I've NEVER had this dilemma before, usually when I finish the odd book I never feel the need to read it again!? And I never thought I would be interested in a vampire book! It gives me chills just thinking about it and the way the author describes the feelings between Bella and Edward give me goose bumps!! Seriously a good book, I should have bought the set like everyone said!

So besides not sticking to my diet and staying up way too late reading Twilight I haven't really been up to much!? I'm excited and yet upset that my time with Jacob is coming to an end but I'm looking forward to the days when Jacob can play with my girlfriends boys since it seems like all my friends have boys - it should be lots of fun in a few years when they can all walk and talk.

week 11/12 weigh in - Jacob is 10 months!

I'm not even going to say it this time - just know that I have been thinking about all my readers and feeling bad that they have nothing new to read!

Nothing new for week 11/12 weigh in besides the fact that the "New Mom Biggest Loser" challenge is over and I feel the need to have a "cheat week", I know usually it's a "cheat day" but I think I just need to get all the snacky stuff out of my system and next week I will be back on the band wagon! It's not like I have been totally bad, me and Jacob have been going for lots of long walks now that it is nice out and we are trying to finish our basement so I am busy painting. And when I do "cheat" it's usually on something kinda healthy like popcorn or more veggies then usual, maybe a cookie. So I haven't lost a single pound in two weeks!!!! And I'm almost certain I didn't win the challenge, the moms are going for a celebration supper tomorrow night and will announce the winner. I cancelled my NS today and I must say that I'm sick of the food! There is another place that I will order some lunch/ snack bars from but I will be on my own for suppers - hopefully I can continue to loose weight, I have about 25 more pounds to loose before I fit in my pre-pregnancy clothes!!! :( It is so easy to put the weight on but takes forever to loose it!!

Jacob is now 10 months!! I know .... it went by so fast! Things that are new with him - he can now sit up on his own and pull himself up to stand. He likes to walk and of course I have to hold his hands so my days of sitting are gone forever! He still has 4 teeth but one is really close to cutting through, I haven't noticed him grinding them in a while so hopefully that is over with! I got him weighed and he is still 23lbs 10oz and 28 3/4" tall - so he only grew 1/4 of an inch but that might just be because of the way I had his head against the board. He is now refusing jarred baby food and wants to eat more on his own now. Some of his favorite foods are yogurt, strawberries, bananas, cauliflower, carrots, pasta, grilled cheese, graham crackers, and rice crackers. He doesn't really like meat and he isn't too fond of short noodles like Kraft Dinner or Lipton noodle soup. It's hard to think of new foods to give him that he can feed himself, I bought a few kids cook books hoping to get ideas but they weren't too helpful.

That's really about all that is new .... we are trying to finish the basement and busy working down there, we still see the Mom group at least once a week, I try to go for a walk at least once a day and we have lots planned for the summer months. I really want to organize a garage sale before I go back to work, I need to stain our deck, finish baby proofing and just get some spring cleaning done before I get too busy! Do you like the pic of Jacob and the Easter Bunny? I didn't even know they did pics with the Bunny!? I thought it was cute and Jacob LOVED the bunny, he kept waving to him and didn't want to go - it was cute! :)

week 10 weigh in

Well not much has changed for week 10, I never lost but I never gained!? It's kinda the way I loose weight I think ... one week I don't loose much and the next week I loose a pound or two, so I'm hoping for a big number next week! There is only two more weeks of the contest left and some of the Mom's think I might be close to win, I however don't think I will - unless I get really active and shed lots of weight the next two weeks!

In other news.... I don't think I mentioned that the Easter Bunny came early this year and brought us a Wii and Wii fit! I'm really enjoying the Wii fit and try to get on it for 30 minutes each day. I like the step aerobics and the hula hoop the best, and I can really feel the burn from the hula hoop! It was kinda sad though when I created my "Mii" and she went from thin too super chunky! It says I'm obese and my Mii kinda waddles around!? So sad!! :(

I also got a new cell phone, a Blackberry flip phone which I must say I'm totally addicted too! I often check Facebook with it and I'm really liking Sudoku (which I used to hate). So I find myself getting on this computer less and just checking what's new on my phone.

I go back to work in two months!! I'm kinda freaking out about it and I'm kinda excited, I wish I could go back part time but my job doesn't offer that. I do like the idea that we won't have to put Jacob in daycare and that Dad is going to get a small taste of what it is like to be a "stay at home Dad". I think the hardest part about being a stay at home parent is the "stay at home" part! I thrive off of schedules and love the idea that I know what is happening week after week. Now that swimming is over and I am free on Tues and Thurs I find myself getting stir crazy and desperately searching for something to do! I need to get out of the house and now that it is getting nice out I'm hoping it will be easier to find things to do!

Well Jacob is napping now for who knows how long? Sometimes it's only 30 minutes and other days he goes for 3 hours!! Then after he wakes I have to take the dog to the vet to get her nails trimmed (one is about to fall off and a few are way too long - she has a nail condition where the sheath on the nail falls off). Then there is a meeting tonight for the race track that I need to attend and fill out my paperwork. This weekend is also a busy one, birthday parties, coffee date with "old" friends and visiting family. Better go see what else is new on other blogs !!