Sunday Sunday

Pam, love your word choice.  I used to do all kinds of creative things and have gradually moved away from that.  I have actually thought that now that I'm not working (as in getting a paycheck every two weeks), I thought maybe I'd try to get back into some of my creative activities. 

I left my QOTD very short, but my views on WLS related resolutions are much like yours.  It's just a way of life.  I'd like to exercise more and thinking of looking back into joining the gym.  I don't do well exercising at home and the gym here in Chelsea, that I used to belong to, has daycare and I love their classes and pool.  So, I'm considering it, but not sure I want the expense.  

Pam - I like your word for the year!  And thanks for the idea!  For some reason the word idea seems so much more realistic.  I have set so many goals for myself, or made so many new year's resolutions that never seem to happen.  Mainly I think it's because I set the goal, accompli**** then go back to the 'old way' of doing things.  Or, the goal seems so out of reach that I just give up on working on it. 

Picking a word for the year I think will help me to make it a 'way of life' and on ONGOING committment.  My word for this year is 'accountable'.  This year I am going to focus on being accountable in all areas of my life. 

Thanks again for the idea Pam!

 Nan - 

That's a great word!  Covers so much but had a huge impact on everything. 

Good morning.  Had/having my coffee.  Trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast.  I've been hungry for pancakes, but not sure I want to make them because then I'd have to get up and clean up the mess I would make.  I had 1/2 a piece of pizza while I was feeding Dub, but that's it.  Dub's got some teeth coming through.  One has broken through and so far teething has been pretty uneventful.  Until last night.  He woke up every hour for the 1st three hours he went to bed, screaming.  He'd settle down and go back to sleep while I was holding him, but wouldn't let me put him down.  After 3 or 4 hours of this, I finally slathered his gums with baby Orajel and gave him some tylenol, nursed him a few minutes and he was out like a light...but that was around 1AM and he was awake again at 6, but so far today he's not acting like his mouth his bothering him, other than he won't let me put my finger in there to feel around.  

It's now after 12....and I'm just sitting back down to finish my post...LOL! 

QOTD:  I'll make it short....No.

I'm drinking some protein coffee as I sit here at work - yes at WORK!  Ugh!  It is year end close for me and I came into work and will be working very long hours then next week or two.

QOTD:  I really liked the idea Pam gave me of picking a word.  It seems like my whole life I have made "New Year's resolutions and most often, they are related to weight!  I start out Jan 1st on some type of diet only to be heavier the next year!    So having lost 140 lbs last year since surgery, I decided I am not going to make any type of weight loss resolution other than to hopefully hit my 160 lbs lost goal by my one year check up at Hurley. 

With that being said, my word for the year is Accountable.  I know I need to be accountable for drinking all of my fluids each day, I need to be accountable for getting in enough protein.  I need to be accountable for making exercise a priority in my life and I need to be accountable for keeping my weight under control. 

Have a great day everyone!

Nan

well I had a .. uhm diet coke this morning (trying to have no pop at all since i'm still pre op) Today the guys are ripping out drywall in our basement (our basement flooded because our sump pump broke and the bottom got wet and we have a few mold spots so we are ripping it all out and replaceing it) and I'm potty training Jonah (it's been a long road since he's 3 1/2 and just in the past couple weeks decided to finally cooroperate with me and go on the potty)

QOTD: I never do new years resolutions because I don't like the idea of failing at them. I make goals instead this years goal is to get my surgery and lose weight obviously but also making the right changes i'm about 1/2 way there ( I have my moments of weakness here and there especially aruond christmas) I want to excercise I love to excercise but with the hubby all over the country for his job (flys all over the place) I have nobody to watch the kids (3 adn 1) I can go to the Y in Lansing about 25 minutes frmo here but it'd 85$ a month for me and the kids to go so they can do daycare and I just can't shell out 85$ a month for just us since i'm a SAHM and Full time student.I bought a really nice Elliptical off my sister in law (they have two) and so we're setting that up this weekend. ( I love Ellipticals they are my favorite to work out on )  I also got a video and a ball w/ resistance bands to work out too :) i'm on my way I used to work out all the time before I met my husband and had kids I enjoyed it I just need to get back into that I really really awnt to be able to run long distance some day that is something I have never been able to do and my long term goal ever is to run a 5K