Extreme Makeover--Me Edition Weekly Update #4

In case you're tuning in for the first time today, Amber started an Extreme Makeover-Me Edition. This is week # 4. She rounded up a bunch of girls to try to inspire all of us to get healthy, start exercising and perhaps loose a couple of pounds. It's been going pretty well for everyone. Of course we're all having our ups and downs but that's to be expected. I've met a lot of really nice girls through this challenge. They're all very sweet and supportive. If you would like to join us, head on over to her site.

This week has been pretty good as far as exercising. I worked out 5x this week. It's been challenging because my hubby left for a business trip which means I can't get to the gym in the wee hours of the morning. You're probably thinking it's rough going at 5 a.m. but getting out of bed is the hardest part. After that it's all down hill from there. The Easter candy is what's been torturing me this week. Kyle's school had a Gertrude Hawk candy sale which was delivered just in time for Easter. I forgot I bought a bunch of that and then proceeded to buy enough candy to fill four Easter baskets. Only I don't have four children (That was my first mistake). My hubby ended up getting a basket too. I've been left here with the chocolate staring me down every minute of every day. All alone to devour it by myself. He's usually the chocoholic and grazes all night long. I made the mistake of filling plastic Easter eggs with loose candy for the egg hunt which included all of my favorites. (That was my second mistake.) When it came time to empty the baskets to be put away until next year, I dumped all of the loose candy into a ziploc bag. (That was my third mistake.) It turns out it's great for reaching your hand right in there and taking a piece here and there and everywhere. (That being the fourth and worst mistake of all.) I've locked myself upstairs at night so as not to come down to snack some more. The loose candy isn't even the half of it. There are a couple boxes of chocolate from the candy sale, chocolate bunnies, Reese's pieces, Cadbury mini eggs, Dove dark chocolate foiled mini eggs, peeps, m&m's, Hershey's kisses, jellybeans, and various candy from the kids' baskets from other family members. The list just keeps on going. Oy! If I don't gain any weight this week it will be a miracle. I had 16-17 activity points so hopefully that will offset something. (This was written on Tuesday night in advance of tomorrow's weigh-in.)

Amber's question of the week is:

What are you going to do this week to get yourself back on track??

~Eat healthy
~Limit unhealthy snacks--especially chocolate
~Drink a ton of water
~Do Denise Austin's Hit the Spot Core Complete DVD 3x
~Get to the gym 2x before my hubby returns
~MAKE BETTER CHOICES

The pictures above are from the Turtleback Zoo. We went on Monday. This week my kids have Spring Break and we need to keep busy. The zoo was so cold the penguins and otters wouldn't even come out. That's saying a lot!! We still had a great time though.

I just got back from WW and the weigh-in went as expected. Gained .8 lbs. That's more than I've lost in the past 2 weeks. It made me angry but now I'm more determined to stick with the program. WW works but you have to stick with it. So I put my car on autopilot and headed to the gym. Took a yoga class and then worked out afterwards. It wasn't planned but the gym was packed due to Spring Break. The people were filtered out after the class so it was easier to work out.

Once I got home, I took all of the chocolate except for the loose ziploc bag of goodies and put it all in our extra refrigerator we have in the garage. My Mom is babysitting tonight so I'll have her take some of the loose stuff for her house. Then I'll zip it up and put it out of sight. It helps when I don't see it. So this is my plan for the week. Out of sight out of mind. I hope all of you had a decent week. It was especially hard with the Easter candy and holiday celebrations but there is always next week so don't lose faith girls!!

Good luck in the coming week!

Much love from NJ,