Tuesday, May 28, 2013

FMM: Summer & Slacking

Slacking! That's me. Slacking on blogging, slacking on housework, slacking on weight loss. I blame the cold, rainy, dreary weather! Where the heck is spring?!?!

So, back on track today (hopefully) brings me to the Friend Making Monday post from yesterday.

1.  What is your favorite summer fruit? Strawberries when they are warm, and always watermelon. Mmmm.


2.  Do you know how to swim? Yes, but not "properly" - I can certainly keep myself alive if I'm in deep water, but I'll never win an Olympic medal.

3.  Do you prefer sun or snow? SUN! Minnesota is my home, and if I didn't love it so much here, I'd hate it from Octoer-April (or, I guess this year, JUNE!)

4.  What temperature do you like most inside your home?  In the winter, we keep the temp at 66 or 67. In the summer, we keep it at 69 or 70. I wish we could keep it at 70 or 72 in the winter. I hate being cold.

5.  Is it humid where you live?  Sometimes, yes. July can have a few muggy days, but nothing like the south.

6. What is your favorite food to put on the grill?  Anything! But I really love burgers & brats!

7. Do you prefer to wear a one-piece  or two-piece swim suit? One-piece. I don't trust my kids to keep my top on when I'm swimming with them!

8.  What is your favorite summer drink?  Summer Shandy.

9.  Do you prefer the pool or the ocean?  I've only been to the ocean like 3 or 4 times. I loved it and would love to go back! So for now, the pool is good. Though, I do have a goal of swimming in a lake with my kids this summer.

10.  What are you looking forward to most over the summer? SUN! I also want to take a few short trips with my husband and kids, maybe heading up to Duluth for a long weekend. I am also planning to run at least four 5K or 10K races this summer. They are so fun!

Thanks for stopping by and reading!

Monday, May 20, 2013

On, then Off, and now back ON!

What a busy spring!

I swear I have had something pressing to do every week/weekend since the middle of March when my Moms of Multiples club had its spring sale. Since then it's been parties, MOM convention (a whole weekend away!), Easter, baby shower for BFF, concerts, etc.

It's so easy for me to use those busy times as excuses why I eat bad and stop exercising. And so I'm up 3.some pounds. SIGHHHHHHH.

But, I have a plan to get back on track.

First, I must exercise. I cannot lose weight if I don't exercise. My latest excuse not to exercise was that the weather was FINALLY nice, so I wanted my kids to play outside, rather than go to the Y and play inside. But you know what? When they play outside, I sometimes play with them, but I also sometimes sit in the lawn chair and relax while they play. Not good. So, my friend Andrea and I have challenged each other to get up early just ONE day a week to exercise.

Today was our day. But it rained. So I stayed in bed. BUT - I went to the Y and ran 4 miles! I will try again at the early thing tomorrow. I'm not so great at getting up early, so we'll see. The fallback is always the Y.

I also must track. I like MFP. I don't know why I fell off the wagon on tracking! It just have to do it! My first small goal is to track breakfast, lunch & my afternoon snack. Dinner for some reason is hard for me to track. Once I master my first goal, I can add my dinner back in there. It's always been hard for me to track dinner. Probably because it's busy with the kids and I make recipes which are hard for me to figure out one serving. Excuses, excuses!!

So, I'm back ON. Are you with me??? I need some support! :)
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