#23

Five people living in 950 square feet means some creative organizing.  All of this stuff used to be in two bins and stuffed in my desk.  I bought some new bins and pulled the ribbon out by itself and voila!  It's so nice having all the stuff organized and pretty much knowing what I have.

Doesn't it look nice?

#14

Applesauce!  I am pretty, or rather very, picky about my applesauce.  I love the stuff when it's to my liking and it doesn't sit well if I don't.  So I tried a no sugar method (well, I ended up adding 1/2 cup to each 5 quart batch) by using three different kinds of sweet apples: honeycrisps, mutsu, and newton pippins.  It turned out great!  I got 10 quarts from 1 bushel. 

No Sugar

Still trying to jump-start my diet plan and I think I'm the kind of person who needs a good smack around sometimes.  So, from now until Thanksgiving, I'm giving the sweet stuff up.  I really want to get serious about losing this belly.  Diet is supposed to be 80% of weight loss, so here I come.  Out with the sugar, in with the veggies! 

Oh, and I'm taking one day off on Halloween!

Wish me luck!

#48 Potty Train Emma

Though I don't know if I can take credit for this one, since Emma was really the one who made the decision.  Every morning she'd take her diaper off and want to go potty.  So finally I gave in and let her.  It was pretty easy.  A few accidents, but she was very ready.  She even stays dry at night!  Way to go Emma!  Thanks for knocking another one out for me.  

#42 Make 101 Goals

This was the cost.

Two-and-a-half weeks in

So far, I've lost about 3 pounds.  I've upped my exercising a little bit, but I'd really like to be doing it every day.  To do that though, I need to wake up at 5:30 and to do that, I've got to be in bed and going to sleep by 10:30 at the very latest. 

So, in other news, I'm going to try and watch my calories/consumption more closely.  I just calculated my caloric needs per day and it comes to 2344. 

So now, I need to keep track of what I eat for a week and see how close I'm coming to that mark.

Friday--
Breakfast: 2 1/2 whole grain waffles w/Nutella = 700 Calories (Oh MY!)
                8 oz V8 fusion= 120 calories
Snack: 1 pear = 96 calories
Lunch: fresh tomato sauce with hamburger and penne pasta
Snack: Chocolate Chip cookies
Dinner: Green Salad w/chicken, tomatoes, cheese

90 Days

Okay, I have a hard time sticking to any kind of diet/exercise plan.  However, as of September 4, I have 90 days to kick it into gear and get in shape.  Why 90 days from September 4th you ask?  Because in 90 days, my baby will be one year old.  I gained upwards of 50 lbs in that pregnancy after only losing 40 from the previous 50 lbs. gain.  I've managed to lose about 30 lbs since Jake's birth, but I need to lose about another 30 to be where I want to be. 

So...90 days.  That's 12.9 weeks.  Being realistic, I should be able to lose 2 lbs a week while still nursing and being healthy.  So that's about 26 lbs which would put me very near my ultimate goal.  There are a few hurdles between now and then, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.  but mainly my goal is to learn new, healthier eating and exercising habits. 

The Plan
Eat smaller portions of everything!
Focus more on fruits/vegetables, protein. 
Exercise daily.  

I might need to re-arrange or re-examine The Plan but for now that's it.  Wish me luck!