Oh the stress of summer!

Blah! Thats is the only thing I have had to say lately! Summer is always the most stressful time around my house. The kids fighting and so much that needs to be done. And this summer is no exception. I've been crazy busy and that leaves little time for working out or eating right. As of right now I haven't gained any weight back but I haven't been losing either. I'm really hoping the worst of the stress is over and that I can get back to it. I'm just hoping I can lose at least 15 lbs before October.

Camping and Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Independance day! We just got back from a weekend camping trip this morning. And while we ate normal camp food (hotdogs burgers and of course smores) we were also really active. Swimming and fishing and rock hopping. I even caught my very first trout. So I'm confident that I have kept on the losing track. I think that with my shower a while ago I washed off about a pound of dirt. We aren't fixing burgers or hot dogs tonight we are going to have some chicken on the grill. I'm worn out on burgers for a while lol. I'm just waiting for Wensday's weigh in so that I can see what I accomplished this week.

Today has been one of those days.

I got up in a good mood. Took my shower and all that fun. But that was about the end of the good day. Angelica has dumped a can of pop a bag of cracker jacks and a bag of chips. My floor has been swept and moped 4 times today. I know that it's not good for me but right now I really want a big frozen drink and some chocolate cake. I'm cheating for dinner and making chicken nuggets and fries because I don't really have the energy or patience it takes to make anything else. That and Kayson stole a lighter and was burning stuff again. I'm so darn stressed right now that I'm surprised my hair isn't falling out. Now....where is that Chocolate cake?

Why is being healthy so expensive?

So I went grocery shopping today. Once I got there I started looking at all the fresh foods. And the prices are a bit crazy. Now if it were just me they wouldn't be so bad but we have a family of 6. And cooking 2 meals is just out of the question so whatever I fix myself I have to fix x6 And that can make for a very expensive meal. Yet junk food is so cheap. I mean you can get a package of cookies cheaper than you can get a bunch of broccoli. And HOW do they expect us to not be overweight? I finally settled for frozen because they don't have the price tag of the fresh but they are still better than cookies and grease right? I really wish I had been able to plant a garden this year. I would have all the fresh veggies I could want. Oh well Maybe next year. Until then...I think I'll hit up the farmers market.

Did anyone see that bus?

I'm talking about the one that hit me. I'm still sore from the 30 day shred. But I'm determined to keep going. And I'm down another pound! Woo Hoo! *happy dance* Other than the exercise I've been cutting out pop and watching my calorie intake. The Pop is the hardest. I woke up with a killer headache today. I didn't even want to move. But I got up and took some excedrine. That helped. Then I showered did my hair and makeup and cleaned on my kitchen. I haven't done the shred yet today. I'm really thinking about skipping a night so that I can let my body rest because it I'm done with my low self esteem I want to look and feel beautiful. And at this point I'm willing to do whatever it takes to do that.

Down 6 and the 30 day shred Day 2.

Well I'm down a total of 6 lbs. I started the 30 day shred yesterday. It's a workout video by Jillian Michaels. It was a really great workout and it only takes 25 minutes. But Boy is it a workout. It's fairly easy to start with level one but you feel it for sure. My legs and arms and shoulders are sore today. But I think I'm going to take it down to Josh's room today. Cause a fat girl doing jumping jacks and all that in the upstairs livingroom is asking for trouble. But I'm still planning to do it again.