Day 4

Good Morning Everyone!!! Well it is Saturday morning and I thought that I would be able to sleep in a bit. Fat chance!! I was woken up at 4:30 by Addison and then at 5:30 from a weird dream. I managed to fall back to sleep for a while until our downstairs neighbor woke up. That man is such a pain in the ass!!! He has no idea how to talk at a normal ton (he is constantly yelling about something) and he can't close a door (he SLAMS everything) Well at 6:30 this morning I was almost knocked out of bed from the apartment shaking from him slamming the door going out and in to walk his dog. Now as I started to doze off Michael's alarm went off GRRRR!!!!) He had to get ready to meet a friend from breakfast before the football game started (they are coaches for a 3rd & 4th grade Pop Warner football team). They usually meet so they can talk about strategy and plays during the game. Well, he managed to turn up the alarm, not off. Bang and knock over a lamp and drop his glasses then cell phone. By then I was DEFINITELY awake!!
It is FREEZING here too. It is only 47 degrees. WTF!?! High, I know that I like Autumn but this weather is more like winter. I hate the cold! I am going to have to go get dressed in sweat pants a long sleeved shirt and a sweatshirt soon or I am going to freeze. LOL!
On a sadder note. Today is Dad's birthday. He would have been 60 today. I still miss him so very much. He has been gone over 4 1/2 years yet I still have his phone number programmed in my cell phone. I find myself still going to it to want to talk to him too. I miss his voice, his hugs, his laugh, his face and mostly him. I hate the fact that he was too sick to walk me down the aisle, too sick to dance the father/daughter dance with me and too sick to celebrate one of the most important days of my life with me. I hate that he passed away before he could meet his first granddaughter and that she will NEVER have the chance to meet one of the most the most wonderful, loving , caring and sincere men in the world (It is a tie between Dad and Michael). When I look at Addison I see Dad sometimes. She makes some expressions that he did and she just does things that make me think of him all the time.
Let's just hope that I can keep myself on track and not use food to console myself today. I really just need to keep busy. Dad was always the one behind the camera (He was such an incredible photographer) so there are tons of pictures of us children but not many with him. Here is my favorite picture of Dad and I as a child (he set up the tripod and timer and pulled me to the ground with all the Fall leaves around us)
Happy Birthday Daddy! I love and miss you so very much.
... on to the diet and exercise portion of this blog. I am feeling pretty good today, so I think I am going to hit the gym for 45-60 minutes of cardio. It is was too cold out for me to go swimming and then leave there with wet hair, I do not want to get sick. I am going to do 30 minutes on the cross trainer, 15 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the StairMaster or strider. If I leave the stairs for last, I think I can manage to get it all done.
Well, I am off to make some breakfast (not too sure what I want yet). I also hear Addison rustling in her crib, so she should be up any minute! Hey, if she wakes now I can feed us both, get to the gym, workout, take a shower, blow dry my hair and make it to watch most of Micheal's football game! Addison loves going to his games and playing in the playground too!
So I see that other's have put up their before and after pics. I will do that too but I also want a current pic. I attempted to do it yesterday but the one pic that I did, on the timer, came out blurry so it will have to wait for later today. I will have Michael snap a few pics of me after the game, while we are at the playground with Addison.
So by the time that Addison actually woke up and ate her breakfast it was nearly 11AM. I decided to take her to the gym and forgo the playground (We can always go tomorrow after church!). We got to the gym about about 11:05, I dropped her in the playroom and went off to my workout. I did 30 minutes on the Strider. That thing kicks my butt!! after about 3 minutes I was sweating and was at a great cardio heart rate level. (Since I an pregnant I try to keep my heart rate no high then 146. IF it get higher, I slow down until I get to about 135 and then move up the speed and intensity again) I managed to do 2.4 miles and burn 347 k/cal in the 30 minutes. After that I decided that the stationary bike would be good to do. I did an Alpine trail circuit for 30 minutes. In the 30 minutes I went 7.19 miles and burned 200 k/cal (that is what the machine said but I think it could have been a bit more). I was exhausted yet energized after that . When I was done I took a quick shower, got Addison and headed home. Addison was very tired by the time we got in so She went down for a nap. She and Michael wound up sleeping until nearly 4:30. After that we all got dressed and went to run a few errands.
We went to the auto parts store and got a new head light for my truck. Then is was off to get gas for the truck. After that we went to the Maternity Store so I can get a couple of nursing bras (I am quickly growing out of my regular ones. LOL!) I also bout 3 nursing shirts. I bought light, short sleeved ones, since the baby will be here by mid to late April and they were on sale. I spent between $7 and 12 on each of them (that is a heck of a lot better then $25 each!). After that we were headed to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner (I had not eaten since the morning and was STARVING!) but it was PACKED so we left. We went to a diner near by. I did have a Coke because I had a headache and I could tell that is was a caffeine headache. I ate a big salad w/ very little dressing and go grilled chicken with roasted red peppers and melter mozzarella on it. I only ate about 4-5 bites because I was so full. I did eat 2 of Michael's Fried Mozzarella sticks, I know, bad me, but I was hungry at the time.
Now we are home, all in our jammies and ready to call it a night. I am going to put Addison to bed right now and then cuddle up with Michael in bed and watch a movie (If I can stay up for the entire thing. LOL!)


Daily Food Intake
1 serv Maple & brown Sugar Oatmeal = 3
1 banana = 2
1 c 1% milk = 2
12 oz black tea = 0
24 oz water
Point Total = 7
12 oz Coke = 3
2oz Chix = 2
1 serv mozzarella cheese = 3
1 roasted red pepper = 0
1 mixed salad = 0 (Romaine & iceberg lettuce, carrots, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber and celery)
2 Tbl Russian Dressing = 3
2 Fried Mozzarella sticks = 5 (guessing)
24oz water
20 oz water (during workout)
Daily Point Total = 23


Daily Exercise

30 min Strider 2.4 miles and 347 k/cal burned. I tell you I was sweating after 3 minutes on that thing but pressed on
30 min Bike 7.19 miles 200 k/cal burned. I felt really good after finishing!

**Pics will have to wait until tomorrow, sorry All!!**