11.17.17

I couldn't sleep.

Ella woke up at 2:30 since she peed the bed.

Miles woke up at 7:10 but was good and quiet in his crib that i fell back to sleep until 7:45.

When we woke Ella up she was pretty miserable.  Miles kept scratching and making himself bleed.

I took Ella to school.  I hung out with Miles a bit.

Miles was ready for a nap so he crawled upstairs.

Miles napped. I ate then went to nap and he woke up.  Dave napped though. (Dave napped 4 hours.)

We ate and played and left a little after 4 to get Ella.

We got McD's on the way home.  Ella was cranky and miserable once we got home. Interrupting and whining and talking but not loud enough to hear her.

I got Miles to sleep.   Just as I was about to get up to put him in his crib, Dave came in to tell me he was taking Ella to Urgent Care. He thought she had an ear infection. 

They had to go to Monroeville since the closer one was already closed.   Then they got medicine for her ear infection and came home.  Ella was quite clingy.  I got her ready for bed then tickled her back until she fell asleep. 

Ella Reading

Dave and Ella have been working on reading.  They have been using a book, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.  I've done it with her a few times when Dave was out of town.  They don't work on it every day.

There are times she struggles and can't concentrate. She always starts strong and is so good. She's easily distracted so I stay away with Miles for the most part.
Dave took 2 videos of her reading recently. I figured I should share them here. I'm impressed since Ella isn't even 4 yet.

21 Day Fix Extreme Week 1

Overall 2.2 lbs lost. Most meals were on plan. But I was a little under on protein each day and a lot under on fruit.  Saturday I went over on carbs! I did my workouts!


 Monday


 Tuesday


 Wednesday


 Thursday


 Cardio Fix Extreme


 Miles gave me a high five


 Dirty 30 Extreme.  I'm not a fan. My shoulders are on fire and my legs feel like they need more.

Yoga: I didn't concentrate as much as I should have but did it! No video. Here is a pic! Taken so later when my form is better I have a nice comparison

I took pictures of my food the rest of the week but didn't make collages.
When we were at the mall I only had about 5 french fries instead of an entire side myself. I considered that a win.  I ate some fries with gravy at the Christmas party on Saturday.  I ended up gaining a pound back that I had lost after the weekend.

I don't feel as strong as I did with week 1 of 21dfx the last time I did it. Being lightheaded for awhile did a number on me.

Kennywood (12.3.17)

We decided to go to Kennywood to see the Christmas lights.  It was from 5-9 but we left late so we didn't get there right at 5.  It was pretty crowded. It took far too long to buy tickets and get through security. Miles wouldn't go in the stroller so I held him through all of that. I pushed Ella in the stroller with the other arm so I couldn't even swap arms or anything to get one arm a break. (My arms were sore the next day from this.)

The kids both loved all the lights.  We bought Ella a light up necklace after we got into the park. She loved it.  Ella would not wear her coat or hat. She would sit under the blanket but that was still cold. It took a long time for us to convince her to wear it.

We all rode the Merry Go Round first.  Miles rode a horse. I was impressed how well he did.  He wanted to go on again but we headed to Kiddie Land.

Ella rode the swings. She LOVED it. Miles really really wanted to ride the swings. He was too short.

Ella rode the motorcycles and Miles ran over to longingly watch the swings.

I went on the ride that is like the t-cups or tilta-whirl but I'm not sure the name.  Then Ella rode the ferris wheel. The line was pretty long and Miles waited in line with Ella.

Miles   leaned into my legs while we were in line.

We went to go eat but decided it'd be too late once we ate so we left.  I never got to ride the train which was called the Polar Express. 

It was a little difficult to keep track of kids in the dark.   It was kind of cold but not really so it was pretty cold!

Dave suggested going back in a week.  I'm not sure we can handle that.

Miles was extra clingy because he woke up early, only napped 30 minutes, and it was past his bedtime.  He normally naps 2 hours.

We got Wendy's on the way home. Miles wanted to sit at the table like a big boy.

Transformation Tuesday

I've been doing these workout programs for a few months now. I started out with Shift Shop and I followed that meal plan to a T. Then I took a week off and pigged out because I was craving all these foods I was depriving myself from. I gained back a couple of the pounds that I had lost. Then I did Core De Force and Core De Force Round 2. I didn't follow those meal plans very well and ate desserts. I also didn't drink shakeology. I missed a lot of workouts because my knee was bad. I also went to PT for my knee during this time. Then most recently I did 21 Day Fix Extreme. I felt myself getting stronger and then I got lightheaded so the last week of it, I didn't go full out.

I'm not even sure you can see a difference between the pictures. I lost 9 with shift shop but then quickly gained back 4. I have not gotten as low as I was on Shift Shop since then. But I have gotten stronger. My measurements are slowly decreasing.

More than just the changes in numbers, there's a change in how well I can meal plan. The first few weeks using the containers, it took me about 2 hours to plan a week's worth of meals. Now I'm much quicker. I'm so happy I'm getting stronger. I also felt like I was spending all day in the kitchen cooking or eating. It's no longer taking me that long.

Here's a collage from the back. The picture on the left is 1 month after Miles was born.  I don't like how they are different outfits but you can still tell!

I never had to concentrate this much on nutrition after I had Ella. I also could just run outside many times a week. I didn't have a knee injury. It just isn't good to compare the 2 pregnancies.  I am still over 20 above what I was when I got pregnant with Miles.