Belly town ..

Im hanging in Bellytown, with my little prego sister.. ( the belly town works in that case too..) My Mother and George have kidnapped me and Hunter to head up and check out Annie's new digs.. I am jealous, I want new digs.. Dustin has officially asked me to move in with him, It was the most unromantic moment in my life, But hey what can I expect from a reformend commitment phobe. :)


All these prego's and new babies makes me a little sad that those days are over, Then I remember that I have a 12 year old that is so self sufficent I forget that I am a mom.. Definatly much more peaceful to hear the click click noises of the psp, than the blood piercing screams of a hungry or gassey infant. So I have resigned myself to being the witty sarcastic aunt, who brings all the new children gifts of sugar to subtley torture my younger siblings, Just like they tortured me.


The healthy eating is out the window this weekend, and so is the gym, A small sacrafice for some well needed family time.

More to come tommorow, Ill spill the beans about My Mother at the Bar and Don Johnson, and Larry the Cable guy..

Snow.... and Ice....

I did it !!! I made my 8 hours, not at the gym however, I didnt end up rollerskating, I wogged 5.25 miles, It wasnt so bad, I had Emily and Robin, wogging along side of me.. It was great.. Then we went out for mexican food... :) I had the healthy stuff... the only bad thing was the fresh tortilla chips and the fresh made at your table guacamole.. which was yummy by the way.. Oh and 2 bites off of my Valentine raspberry cheesecake cupcake.. :) take that low carbers.... Im still losing weight, and eating what I want in moderation... woohooo.. I have resigned myself to knowing that the gym will always be a part of my life , My scandinavian heritage is proof that it will always be a battle..

Speaking of Scandinavian - We are not alone.. lol... With help from my auntie Sandy, we have learned where the Scutvicks settled in Washington, when they became Scutvicks ( we were Larsens first) My great-great grandfather was one of the founders of Bellingham.. ( I always wondered what the pull was for me to settle up here) In fact I have a great aunt that lives 2 miles down the road from me in Snohomish.. The Scutvicks are thick up in these parts.. So we are making a pilgrimage to the family plot in bellingham and pay our respects to our forfathers and mothers.. I didnt get the opportunity to hear about my family from my grandfathers knee, with stories of yore.. So this is huge.. Always thought that my grandfather was alone in the world, because the only scutvicks I knew were my mother and my aunt. There is even a Scutvick lane in Bellingham!!!! More to come.. I am going to send a letter to my great aunt down the road from me. I am actually putting in roots, ( which lets face it.. Is a big deal for me..)

Oh yeah, the gym didnt happen this morning, I was sooooo sore I couldnt move to save my life at 5 am..

as tiger says.. tata for now..

With a tequila sunrise in my hand .....

Happy Saturday... I actually am enjoying a lovely cocktail. A great cap on a lovely day, and a starter for a fantastic evening. I have huge plans that involve curry, Dustin, tiger woods, and Bob ( thats short for Robin- get your mind out of the gutter) . We have decided to forgo the usual saturday night next door, for a rousing 18 holes of golf on the playstation. The competion is fierce, I usually come in last, but I am hoping with the added edge of mango tequila and orange juice, I will at last dominate..

So I didnt go today, Do I feel guilt? Naaaa. I had a great time spending the day with Robin, without worrying about children.. Rearranged the furniture, bought Dustin a pair of earrings, 14 gauge.. ( he was jealous that Hunters holes were bigger than his.. hehehe)

Last night I went out to dinner with some of my favorite peoples.. Mongolian grill baby.. OH YEAH... all you can eat veggies... My idea of perfect.. It always amazes me what great people I have in my life, I was alway wanted to be one of those people with interesting friends.. lol Great conversation , laughs, and chopsticks.. Does friday nights get any better?

BIG PLANS for tommorow, gonna rollerskate!!! I'll keep you updated on my future broken ankle... :)

TGIF

So I didnt make it to the gym yesterday at all... zip nada nothing... I was so busy trying to wow 2 multi billion dollar corporations that I put my me time on the back burner..

I did go this morning, 30 mins cardio... 45 mins circuit.. I was running late, I had to pick up honey his nonfat sugarfree white mocha and drop it off,, while i was drinking my americano with a smidge of half and half... ( I will not give it up, nor will i eat those disgusting builderbars that keep showing up in my bedroom, I am waiting for a post - it note to be attached on one , with a loving little message that says EAT THIS NOW) Dating a healthnut/gym rat does get irritating at times.. Its not romantic to be asked "baby did you eat enough fiber today?" and my favorite.. " your a little grouchy let me mix you an electrolyte drink.. It should make you feel better" I really dont think my supposed lack of electrolytes are making me grouchy.. oh well he means well.. Oh back on the gym this morning... so I did it, I worked out.. came to work.. and ate a maple bar.. :) oh yes.. a maple bar.. ( I am glad Dustin does not know about this blog) and its potluck day at the office.. But tonight I will be eating brown rice at the mongolian grill... to make up for it..

I am also in training for a triatholon in june.. this is what started this fitness crap.. so Sunday i am hitting the pavement and going to try to work on my 5 mile wog.. ( walk/jog) and of course i am still going to the gym..... I have 3 hours to go and 2 days to do it in.. And my Son will be at my aunts this weekend.. so i might have time to exceed the 8 hours..

tata for now..

L-

A mere 45 mins today..

So didnt reach the anticipated goal of 1 1/2 hours today.. I tried.. Im blaming it on the ten pounds of sushi ingested last night.. Was up late, and didnt have the time before work.. but I am not too worried about it.. It was 45 mins of cardio.. and I managed to do that with auntie making an early surprise visit..

Hunter ate sushimi last night, usually on Tokyo Tuesday he eats his terriyaki plate.. Dustin asked him if he wanted to try a piece of the sushimi and not knowing what it is, he thought it was great, before you know it he had ingested 25 dollars worth of ahi .. THEN we told him about the uncooked part.. I am proud of him , he isnt the most adventurous when it comes to trying new things.. But he has such a hero worship thing going on with Dustin, that I believe he will do anything to be like him..

However, I did notice a signigicant decrease in the muffin top .. which is first and formost my goal.. I like being curvy.. but I dont like the added curve or two..

My Mom and My brother are trying the atkins thing, I just cant do it.. I have eliminated bread, sugar, and all carbs not naturally found in nature.. But I cant give up my brown rice.. I eat it in moderation of course, I guess I am southbeaching it more than atkinsing it.. or maybe the abs diet is a better way of putting it.. Eating in moderation, and working out like crazy.. we will see how it goes..

Tommorow I have the biggest meeting of my career, so the gym will have to be moved to the afternoon,.. I have to leave the office at 7 there is no way i can juggle all of it in the morning.

Crack

Who ever said that working out in the morning will give you a natural high for the rest of the day, must have smoked a little crack after working out, I have yet to feel the endorphines that are supposed to be released when I crawl out of bed at 5:15 and head straight to the gym to work out at least and hour and a half prior to work 5 days a week..

I have a minimum goal of 8 hours at the gym a week.. I cannot fall below that, otherwise it is a waste of time.. I joined a gym 2 weeks ago, not the all girl chubby gym, but an actual gym-gym.. where my ass does not look good in the latest workout wear unlike the perfect bodies running circles around me on the treadmills. Since I refuse to be discounted as the chubby girl, it motivates me to work so much harder.

There is great motivation at home, The love of my life is a gym rat.. ( diffrent gym-dont want tooooo much together time) He tries to motivate me the best way he can, always stating that I am perfect the way that I am, and if I dont want to do this I dont have too... ( god I hate that) So now we are in this strange competition of gym time.. If he does an hour, I will do an hour and half.. we do diffrent things of course. Lets face it I dont want 20 inch biceps...

But Im happy.. Its Tokyo Tuesday.. Hunter, Dustin and I have a sushi date every Tuesday.. How great is that???

I really need to get back to work...

Oh yeah.. down 4 pounds and 3 inches.... 36 more to go...