Only a ZILLION more to go!

Week three weigh in came and went, but never the less it was ok. I lost another 2 lbs this week. A total of 11 lbs so far. I was a little frustrated with it because I worked out 4 days instead of my normal 3 days, I felt I ate a bit better than the others and still only 2 lbs. But, that's ok. I know that if I lose to fast the chance of keeping it off is less likely. So....I will be ok with my 2 lbs. My girlfriend KERRI came over yesterday(Monday) and she gave me a few good pointers. If you eat less than 20 points a day your body thinks it is starving and will hang onto the fat. Well, Maybe that's my first issue. I have been known to eat less than 20 points on a few occasions. So...If I can remember to eat in between my point range maybe I'll do better. Also, She taught me that if you exercise you earn more points...which I hadn't been doing either. By the chart, I should be earning another 2 points a day for every day that I work out. So, I really have been on the low end of the point scale these past weeks.
So, with all of my new info, hopefully I can lose 2.5 - 3 lbs this coming week. My goal is to be down 20 lbs by Easter....so far with my 2 lbs a week I will be down 17 by Easter. So we'll see what this week brings.
Just remember.....happy healthy eatting!

God needs to have his head examined

Can I just say.......I HAVE HAD IT WITH GOD!. My friend Molly sent me an e-card that states," God doesn't give us anything that we can't handle." Well, I'm not sure about that these days. First....God must have decided that Matt and I would be good canidates for 2 babies instead of one. I am not sure why, but he did. Then, after watching us struggle with raising not 1 but 2 babies...he must have thought we were doing a great job becuse he decided that we needed another set. Not only a second set, but a set that comes 2 months early, and has to spend 26 and 39 days in the NICU. You would have thought that would have been enough, right? God must be smokin' something because he decided that not only should we have 4 beautiful babies, but he thought, "Heck, they are doing such a great job, let's throw in a twist. Let's give their daughter Riley a brain disorder that could possibly one day paralize her or even worse, take her life." Matt and I adjusted and are reasearching everything we can about A. Chiari Malformation and Doctors who specialize in it. Well, God must not have been pleased on how well we are adjusting. Then he says, "Let's throw in a little something for Cooper, their 3rd child. Let's give him something not so dramatic, but that would need surgery to fix." So, God blessed Cooper with a hernia. It's easy to fix, but once again....it's another hurdle for Matt and Cindy to jump over. We will over come this on April 7th at Children's Hospital and Cooper should do well. Well, you would think that God would atleast wait until Cooper's surgery is over to throw something else at us. Nope, he must feel we need one more thing at this point. So, God says," Little Miss Carson, the youngest of the Cole kids - let's give her an issue with her head. Matt and Cindy handled Riley's ACM so well, let's see how they handle this one." So, Carson had a CT scan the other day and the radiologist found that the bones behind her soft spot are starting to fuse together. Not good. Her head looks like it could fit into a toaster. The fuse is not letting her head grow the width way, but only the length way. So, she will be joinging Riley in seeing the Neurosurgeon.
So, God says, "This should keep Matt and Cindy busy for awhile. In the mean time, I will let Keegan be the healthy child."

Ok, now God....if you are reading this blog.....would you mind taking a few hours to explain WHY you believe that Matt and I can handle all of this??? I am dying to know!

It's ok, Mommy will clean it

.....spilled out of Riley's mouth yesterday morning at breakfast after she has spilled something on the table. And then keegan proceeded to say, "I want more to eat". Matt replied back, " What do you want? I'll get it." My sassy boy says," No, Mommy will get it."! What is it around here with those two? It is sure to say, Mommy is the cook and the cleaning lady around here! GEEZ! It is time to put them out on the street and fend for themselves!
Well folks.....I had weigh in for week # 2 this morning. I am down 2 lbs. That makes a total of 9 lbs in 2 weeks. I guess this is more the norm now that I am in the swing of things. I must say I had 2 disaster days this week. Maybe with out them I would have done a bit better. Oh well, 2 lbs is better than no pounds. I am really enjoying this dieting thing. My big disaster day this past week was at our Twins club meeting. I am one of the Co-presidents of the club. At these meetings we talk little business and lots about the issues we are having with our multiples. Every month we have a group of ladies who brings treats. YUMMY TREATS! Do you know how hard it is not to drowned our sorrows in treats???? Expecially when I was one of the ones who brought the treats? Cheese, sausage and crackers!! UMMM My favorite! AHHHHHHH..it is really tough. Except, I did do ok while I was at the mtg.......It was in the car on the way home when I started eyeing what was left of the cheese, sausage and crackers. YIKES. Good thing there wasn't a ton left or I would have been in BIG trouble. But 6 pieces of cheese, 5 pieces of sausage and 6 crackers is a enough to make my weight watchers frown. The good thing is I got right back up on the horse on Friday morning. It's tough, I am not gong to denie that.....But I am to despereate to lose this weight to give up!

Weigh in - week 1

Ok everyone...today is weigh in # 1 and lets say I was pretty surprised.
I lost 7 lbs this week. YIPPY! I have actually been feeling pretty good too. No starving at the end of the day, no wanting to cheat or snack on things I shouldn't be. The only thing I haven't been able to get a hang of is the drinking water part. I just feel like I am drowning myself with 8-10 glasses a day. Not only that, but after drinking so much, you become good pals with the potty too!.
So....a new week.....in the quest for a new me. Back to the gym tonight.....
If anyone has any thoughts or ideas for me to try....please feel free to leave it on my comments or email me. Every little bit will help!

HUGE correction

Ok, this must tell you how out of it I am. I listed in my blog prior that I am going to be 33 this year. Well, I'm not. Only 32. I must feel like I am 33....but no such luck.

Day number 4

As day number 5 rolls around in a few more hours, I am dying to step foot on my scale. I started Weight Watchers on Monday and things have been going really well. Actually, better than I had thought they would. I have been commited 110%. I also started working out everynight. We live about 6 blocks from a high school and their fitness center is open to the neighbors from7-9p. I made the mistake of going gung-ho the first night, but I learned by the second night that I am no where near the shape I thought I was in. My norm has been to go in and knock off a couple of miles btwn the bike and the treadmill. I love it. I feel so refreshed afterwards. I just can't believe that I have let my life slip like this. I used to be a competive swimmer and I used to thrive on this stuff, but something happend oh, about 10 yrs ago. I can tell this time around that things are really going ot be different. I have been staying in my point limit, actually with a few left over, but I'm not starving. I think the difference is that I have no time to think about food. Btwn 2 infants and 2 toddlers I barley have time to think about anything. We just fly by the seat of our pants around here. It's the only way.

It finally hit me

I have been struggling for the last few weeks on what I wanted to give up for Lent. Now that it has already begun, it's about time I get serious. As many of you know, I have been struggling with my weight. Actually, I have been struggling with it ever since college. I have tried every diet and almost every prescripted medication out there. I flew through Jenny Craig, lost 50 lbs, but at that time, I wasn't mature enough to keep it off. You have really got to want to do it in order for the weight to come off. I've even gone as far as singing up on Dr, Phils' online "weight loss challenge". I went on the site looking for a "diet" partner. Someone who could help me and I them. Well, For some reason, that didn't work out as planned. I did however met a friend. My friend Molly and I went looking for each other. Not on purpose, but we were both looking for a partner to help us through. I am sad that we didn't lose any weight, but very excited that I gained a new friend.
As I laid in bed this morning I thought to myself - man, my body hurts. I wonder if It would still hurt if I was 50lbs lighter? And Wham.....something smacked me right in the face. Yes, my body might still ache, but I would be 50 lbs lighter. So, I have decided to to give up food for Lent. Ok, not all food, but you know what I mean. I dug deep into the kitchen drawer and pulled out my weight watchers packet. I feel strong. I think I am finally serious about sheding this extra person I have been carring around for TOO DAMN LONG! I will be 33 come April, I have 4 children that need me not only as a mom, but as a playmate. I know 50lbs isn't going to cure everything, but it's a damn good start. I plan to lose weight for Lent this year, and many more to come.
I am woman, hear me roar! Watch out bikini's......in about 10 yrs, I'll be looking for ya!

Can you say, "BAD MOM"

Ok everybody...here I am complaining again. Seems to be the bases of my blogs these days. But no, really. I had a terrible night last night. I went to bed after I finished my nightly feeding - around 11:3o pm and felt like crap. I had the hardest time falling asleep. I do believe at some point I finally caught some zzzzzz's. BUT...I woke up around 2am with a terrible stomach ache. Didn't really think much of it because it was my first day of aunt flow. But after trying pepto, water, and everything I could think of, it was still there. As I lay there listening to my dear husband snore I just kept thinking how fast time was flying by. Oh my god...it was now 5am and still no rest. Matt's alarm was going and just wanted to hide my head under my pillow and never come out. Today we had a pretty busy day planned with getting the kids pictures take and Carson and Cooper needed to get another shot at the doctors.....so I knew I was eventually going to have to get my fat A*@ out of bed. 7:30am rolls by and my alarm goes off.....there is no stopping time, so I had to get up. It's all quite on the first floor so I make my way up to the shower...I open Keegans door, and WHAM..I step right into a puddle of vomit! Not only am I not feeling good...but Keegan is now sick also. So ya just know what kind of a day it's going to be. I rush to get Keegan cleaned up and just hoped to god that Riley wasn't sick also. She has had a cold that has been hang around here like flies on horse s*@#. I finally reach the bathroom, plunge my way into the shower and I hear Matt say......I trained Keegan to throw up in the garbage can. WHAT???? What about training him to barf in the toilet? Nope...Just more work for me to clean up. Matt's on his way to work, so what does he care.
I finish my oh so unlovely shower and head down stairs. Keegan at my heels barfing all the way down . It is now 9am and I need to be on the road with the little ones by 9:30. My mom shows up all ready for our big day out and she finds out it's canceled. Keegan still continuing to vomit. By now he has vomited 4 times and I still have to clean up the first mess! AHHHHHH
Moms in charge...... run off with the little ones.....get our shots.....return home to keegan still not feeling good, Me not feeling good, and all my help is now leaving. So here I sit after we all had an a little nap....sheets need to be done......oh yah, Riley threw up 2 days prior and I still haven't been up to change her sheets!!! I am totally up for the BAD MOM award!
Oh as I am sitting here.....Riley just had diahrea (sp) in here undies. OH MY GOD, HELP ME!