Weekly Menu 11/14/10-11/20/10

Haha, guess I didn't really keep up with my menus. The big reason is that I have been pretty busy (mainly with work, nothing too exciting, but I may blog about this later) and we have mostly been eating out of the freezer. But, here we go again!

Breakfast: Cereal, Oatmeal, Omelets, Eggs, Toast, and/or Grapefruit
Snacks: Yogurt, Fruit, Graham Crackers, Cheese & Crackers

Sunday
Lunch - Soup & Sandwich
Dinner - Pizza Burgers, Spaghetti Squash

Monday
Lunch - Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Dinner - Possibly out to eat, I'm not sure.

Tuesday
Lunch - Hoagie Sandwiches, Pasta Salad
Dinner - Taco Tuesday (You're welcome, Russell!)

Wednesday
Lunch - Leftovers or Sandwiches
Dinner - Hawaiian Pizza, Salad

Thursday
Lunch - Spaghetti & Meatballs, Cheese Bread, Zucchini
Dinner -Meatloaf, Twice Baked Potatoes

Friday
Lunch - Chili, Cornbread
Dinner - Out...for me, anyway. The guys are on their own! :-)

Saturday
Lunch - Leftover Mexican chicken, Mmmmmm!
Dinner - Pork chops with gravy over egg noodles, squash

What's on your menu?

Weekend Recap

Friday morning I had my Weight Watchers meeting. I had to take both kids with me. The kids were well-behaved, so I'd say it was a success. :-) I have been dealing with some medical issues for the past few weeks, so WW had kind of been put to the back burner. Two weeks ago I had gained 2.6 lbs and then I skipped last weeks meeting. But, I went this week and lost 1.4, so I am just about back on track. :-)

Saturday was a busy day! D and I had a party to go to in the afternoon. We went to my friend's house. She has a son who is just a little bit younger than D. He was flirting with her and she was trying to attack him! We'll have to work on how not to come on too strong! :-) D was up cruising around and she even moved from a line of folding chairs and then reached across a gap to my leg. I think this little girl will be walking before I know it! Then we joined the boys to watch the Husker game with some other friends. Whew, that was a nail-biter! Jameson was having a good time playing with boys his age. He found a bunch of Cars toys and was in heaven! After the game, we went to the Rose Theater to see Go, Dog, Go. We met Nichole, Hannah, and Justice at the play. Jameson really got into it. He was yelling at the characters (along with all of the other kids - it was appropriate) and at one point he was dancing to the music! It was a busy day!!

Sunday morning, J and I got haircuts from my talented cousin, Jenny (thanks again!!!). No more mullet for Jameson! :-) Then, with our fresh haircuts, we went to Lincoln to visit Russell's family. Jameson was so excited to show his new Cars toy (thanks to our awesome neighbor Thomas) to Gigi. He had a lot of fun playing with Russell's cousins Michael and Katie. They played catch with him forever! Jameson also helped Gigi and Katie make dinner.

This morning we had breakfast with Nana Sandy and Papa Bruce. They wanted to see the kids before they went on their trip to London. Jameson scarfed down his pancakes, along with some of Nana and Papa's breakfasts and Delilah ordered a GIANT bowl of applesauce. She made a pretty good dent in it too! :-)

10%!!!!!!!

In Weight Watchers, there are a series of small goals to achieve on the way to your ultimate goal. You get stickers for every 5lbs you lose and a big sticker for losing 5% of your starting weight. They hand these things out at the meetings and everyone claps for you, it's pretty motivating. However, one of the big goals is losing 10% of your starting weight. They tell us of all of the health benefits that a person will attain by losing 10%, including lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Additionally, it's an achievable goal and will hopefully help keep you motivated to continue on your journey.

Well, guess what? As of today, I have lost 10%! And I'm feeling really good! In weight watchers, they give you a keyring to commemorate your achievement. And later on, they give you charms to keep on your keyring for other milestones.

So, in honor of losing 10%, I thought a progress picture was in order. I don't know why, but I never too a "before" picture. Maybe because I've taken so many before and never made it further than losing a couple of pounds. This picture was taken in November (actually, I think it was Thanksgiving) the year I had Jameson. I know it's not the best picture with the light behind me, but you can see how big I was.

Aaaaaaaand, here's my progress! It's funny because I was pretty disappointed when I saw this picture because I *feel* thinner than that. However, now that I look at it compared to another picture, I am looking pretty good - if I do say so myself!! :-) And I think it should be noted that the jeans I am wearing are an old pair of size 18 that I haven't worn since before I was pregnant with Jameson. (They probably are a little stretched out, but still!) Yay!

Weekend Recap

Friday was a typical day. I went to Weight Watchers. I'm down another 1.6lbs. Woo hoo! So that means I'm down nearly 24 lbs! I went to work, came home, and hung out with the kids until bedtime.

Saturday, the kids had a photoshoot with our neighbor, Staci. The kids are going to be famous models, but there will be another post about that in the future. But, to tide you over, here's a teaser:

This picture was Staci's vision. We had Russell hopping around the garage (even though he didn't feel good and he was listening to the Husker game before work) to make D smile. After the photoshoot, we went to the zoo for a baby shower. This was monumental because it's the first time I've taken both kids to the zoo by myself. Kellie and Jon were also there. Jon and his friend (the father-to-be) took Jameson and a couple of other kids around the zoo while the ladies participated in the baby shower. Afterward, we wandered around the zoo for Maddie's first trip to the zoo. Poor Jameson got a bug in his eye on the way to the cat house! But we wandered around a bit before it was time to leave. And we even ran into an old friend from Ames (who now lives in Omaha) on the way out!

Sunday was another quiet day. We stayed at the house. Tonight was bath night. Delilah is getting crazy in the bath tub!! I give them a bath together. I put the baby bath in big bath tub. Tonight, D was leaning over edge of the her bathtub to grab toys from the big bath! She is getting so strong!

Quiet Week!

It has been a pretty quiet week. I can't even think of anything interesting to talk about that happened this week! This week seemed to speed by. Which is good because I was worried it would craaaaaaaaaaaawl because it was the first full week that I had to work in 4 weeks! (But I get Monday off!) This is probably the calm before the storm!

We have another busy weekend ahead of us! Tomorrow is the first Husker game! Yeah! I won't be WATCHING it because it's on pay-per-view and totally not worth buying for Jameson, Delilah, and I. But we will be wearing red!

Sunday is our annual circle party with our neighbors. We are very excited! It is always a good time. And this will be the first year that I'm not pregnant or working!! :-) Hopefully I have some good pictures to post.

Finally, in Weight Watchers news...I lost another 2.4 lbs. I hit 5% today! Which means I lost 5% of my body weight! That is VERY motivating!! :-) Yay, on to 10%, that's my next goal!

Weight Loss

So, I realized that I haven't posted in a while about Weight Watchers. So, a lot of you probably think I've fallen off the wagon! Well, I did not. :-) I've lost 10 lbs in 4 weeks. And since I started out 10 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight with Jameson (thank you breastfeeding!!), I'm counting it as 20 lbs! Yeah! I must be looking good, I got my first two compliments yesterday!

I weigh in again tomorrow. I'm trying to slow down my weight loss a little bit because I think it's affecting my milk supply. Oh and when I enter my weight into the website it yells at me because they don't recommend losing more than an average of 2 lbs a week. I still have a ways to go, but I'm feeling really good! I'll post some pictures soon.

Weekend Recap

Geez, it's been a week already (again!). And THIS time it's because I have been super busy!



Let's start with Delilah. I receive emails weekly with a "your baby this week" -type updates. On Thursday, I got one that said "is your baby sitting up?" So, I wondered CAN my baby sit up? I had tried a week or so ago and she toppled over. She's been able to sit propped up for a little while now. But I decided to try to sit her up and guess what...

We have a sitter!!! She's still pretty wobbly, but she is loving this new perspective of life! Oh and notice her little faux-hawk she's sporting. I did that last Sunday after her bath and it stayed until her next bath. So, I did it after the next bath too and the one after that... :-) Basically this has been her new 'do this week!

I did REALLY well with weight watchers this week. It helps that I get a ton of points because I'm nursing. But, I have to cut back when we start D on solids in a few weeks (What?!?!). So anyway, I'm down 3 lbs!!! Woohoo!!

Jameson has been a mess the last few days. He may look an awful lot like his Daddy, but it seems that he inherited my allergies. Lucky boy! He has been a sneezing, coughing, mucusy mess! I think not feeling well plus the excitement last night threw him off today. On top of all that he refused to nap today. It seemed like everything I did was followed by banshee-like screaming from Jameson. But after about 20 minutes of me standing outside his door and ushering him back to bed, he's asleep. I can only hope that tomorrow will be a new day.

The major excitement in the *B* household is Russell's birthday. Today he turns the big 3-0! He was mad that he had to work this weekend. Too many people already had the weekend off, so he wasn't able to get it off. So, I planned a surprise party of him. I had everyone come over and they surprised him after work. It was a huge success! He was totally surprised! :-) I am very tired today, but it was definitely worth it!

A special thanks goes out to Russell's sister, Becca. She came over for most of the day to help me get ready. There's NO way I could have pulled it off without her!

Quiet Week...

So, I guess it's been a quiet week at the *B* house. There hasn't been much to post about...until today, that is. :-)

First of all, I joined Weight Watchers. It has worked well for me in the past. I really need to lose some weight, but I don't want to do anything drastic to affect my milk supply. Weight Watchers has a plan for nursing mothers, so hopefully I can lose the weight gradually (but consistently) and keep my supply up. Oh and the BEST news? When I weighed in for the first time, I weighed 10lbs less than I thought I did!

Secondly, I got a text this morning that Kellie's (my BFF, former roomie, a Maid of Honor at my wedding, married to my cousin Jon, etc, etc, etc...) water broke. EEEEEEK! I couldn't be more excited! Delilah is excited to meet her new bestie!