Week 2 – Day 3
Posted by Tammi | Filed under photos, week 2
Breakfast
Ezekiel English muffin with guacamole and drizzled salsa on poached egg with unsweetened apple sauce and slivered almonds
Lunch
Tuna fish cakes topped with salsa verde with sweet potato, tabbouleh, peas and hummus
Dinner
On Track cereal with 1% milk and celery sticks with pumpkin butter
Well this day flew by. Whooosh – just like that. I had full intentions of getting to Shubie Park today but let me tell you…if you aren’t a parent you have no idea how hard it is to plan anything when you have a baby who needs to nap. I should also mention that while there’s usually a 2-3 hour window of time when said baby will usually nap, the actual time they finally fall asleep is a big mystery…then the clock starts ticking from that point onward. We were going to go this morning but then the nap happened and afterwards I was glad we didn’t go because apparently the Olympic Torch was at Shubie Park right where we go for a walk so we wouldn’t have been able to get anywhere near there at that time anyway which would have meant bundling him up and getting in the car for nothing. I suppose in retrospect we could have gone for a walk along Lake Banook but like I said…he slept and then it was lunch time and then time for his nap again. He had another big nap this afternoon but while he did my friend Michelle dropped by with some Christmas cards for me to assemble (I missed her carding workshop on Remembrance Day because of the possibility of hubby having the H1N1 and we didn’t want to contaminate). It was a great visit and we chatted about all kinds of things. It was SO NICE to have some adult interaction. Mat leave is great and all for the sheer fact I don’t need to get dressed for days on end *cough* but ya…when your child does not speak and you know he has no idea what the heck you’re talking about yet it gets pretty boring. :-P
Since the darn time changed the sun now sets before 5:00pm (*cries*) so needless to say the last thing I wanted to do was take my son deep into the wooded trails of Shubie at 4:00pm only to be left in the complete dark before we even made it around the park. Not my idea of fun. Besides, today was one of those days where he just needed Mommy every.single.minute.of.the.day so it was impossible to get anything accomplished except the dishes. To prove my point I didn’t even get a chance to have supper until 9:00pm which was after he went to bed and I had a bath (oh and after he woke up screaming and I calmed him down and got him back to sleep). Ya, so I’m not pleased with the late night eating of supper tonight at all. I didn’t want something full of carbs and didn’t feel like cooking any protein so I opted for cereal as it was pretty low cal and then for some protein I slapped some pumpkin butter inside some celery which was really elementary school but worked. I’m super glad I had an awesome and tasty breakfast. So having that again!
After hubby got home from work we watched last night’s The Biggest Loser and I was so glad to see Amanda still in the running. She’s my favorite. Not sure why but out of all of them I feel the most connected to her. I also felt connected to Rebecca because she started out at 279 which is one pound shy of where I officially started weighing myself before weight loss. So, I could see myself in her old self and seeing her “now” and the fact she’s lost 103 lbs is fantastic…and running a half marathon to boot! Inspirational. She looks fantastic. I want that to be me someday in the not too distant future. So ya, back to Amanda. I just think she’d the biggest sweetheart and am totally rooting for her. Weren’t the makeovers amazing?
I then watched America’s Next Top Model finale and was super happy about Nicole winning. She’s been my pick from the first episode. Totally a redhead thing I think but was really happy for her. Did I feel guilty about watching some tv? Nope. I don’t do it very often so I enjoyed every minute of it.
Tomorrow is cleaning day. Big time. I’m having a Passion Party (read: party for the ladies where we have some drinks and are shown a variety of fun things not appropriate for having out when company drops by *wink wink* *nudge nudge*) on Saturday evening. Looking forward to having some girls in and having a few laughs. If any of the HRM gals wants to drop by send me an email and I’ll give you the address. Only a small group have RSVP’d so far so don’t be shy and come join us! You just might get some Christmas shopping done while you’re here :-)
Hubby has his H1N1 shot tomorrow afternoon so he’s suggested he take the boy with him and so they will drop me off at the gym before heading over to Halifax and then I should be ready to be picked up again by the time they are back. Sounds good to me. I am so enjoying having that “me” time where I can forget about everyone else and their needs (not that I begrudge my time to them) but if I’m going to reach my goal and am putting so much mental commitment into this with my attitude and thinking and am staying committed with my food intake then I also need to be able to devote that 1 hour out of 24 per day to getting some activity in and the easiest way for me to achieve that is to be able to leave the house on my own and have that time to work out without any ties. Having hubby realize how important this is to me and supporting me by taking care of the boy on his evenings off is a huge help to me and I’m grateful for it because I know how tirelessly he works two jobs to ensure I can stay home during maternity leave with our son.
I have lots of thoughts swirling in my head but will save those for another day as bed is calling my name as I glance at the clock and see it is nearly 1:00am. Morning comes early with a little one in the house!
November 19th, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Yay another great day today! Hope you get outside for a walk. You SO do not want to see what I posted today. I couldn’t help myself.
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