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This week was total fail, people.

I gained a POUND!!!!!!

How did this happen!?!?!?  I’m so embarrassed right now. Ugh!

I had 310 minutes of exercise.  Between hiking and tennis, there was a lot of cardio in my week!

Today is my “cheat day” and I am taking full advantage of such!  I ate teriyaki chicken for lunch and munched on a few chocolate covered pretzels for snack. Ha~!

My new daily medication for my migraines promote weight loss.  Score!  So I am figuring that with the Mirena causing weight gainand the migraine meds causing weight loss, I might be on a level playing field again.

Anyways, onto the factual stuff.

Official weigh-in 4/30/2010 – 167
Difference – +1 pound. YUCK!!!!!!!!
Goal for 5/7/2010: 3lbs
Goal for 5/7/2100 (exercise): 300 minutes

Kelly and I are planning another hike this weekend, and I just bought a Biggest Loser workout DVD. I’m determined. *sigh* I have to be!

Tip of the week:: Do not get discouraged!!  Even though I gained a pound, I will not give up hope.  Honestly, for about an hour, I was mad and pissed off, but then I realized it’s just ONE week.  Life goes on.

So this post is inspired by my dear friend, J, and her Wordless Wednesday post this week.  What she says, about wishing kids would stay little forever, is something I think every mother can agree

The first picture is of Konnor, and the second of Ariana.

Isn’t it amazing the fascination babies have with the outside world?  Konnor was watching one of our many cats at my mom’s house when this pic was taken.  It was taken with my Pentax K-1000, and the darkness is thanks to a dead battery for my light meter.  Whoops!

Ariana’s fascination was a bird on a tree outside of our apartment.  This pic was taken with my not-so-awesome point and shoot camera (before I bought my Pentax K-x).

Anyways, just a little somethin’ somethin’. 

Happy Thursday!!

I am SOS’ing here, lovies!

I need some serious help!

May 11th Justin and I will be boarding a plane with Ariana for the first time ever.

Normally I wouldn’t even bother taking her on a plane. Hell, Konnor has never been on a plane before in his life. However, Justin’s family is not a car ride away, like Konnor’s. Therefore, we have no choice. So we are flying across the country.

Not only are we flying across the country, but we will have close to a 2-hour layover in Chicago. Yikes!

So please give me some tips! What can I expect? What should I bring? Toys, food, formula? Ariana will be 11 months when we travel. She is going to be a lap baby and hopefully a good one at that.

Tips, tricks, ideas……

I bought an umbrella stroller and plan to buy a baby carrier so she won’t wiggle so much on the plane itself.

If you have ANYTHING, I would greatly appreciate it!!!

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Alright, quick post everyone. I have taken a temporary leave of absence from my blog to deal with life. I hope you all have missed me.

Anyways, this week was both successful and not so successful.

I blew my exercise goal out of the water this week! Thank you mom for walking the mall with Ariana and myself!

Official weigh-in 4/23/2010 – 166
Difference from last week (%)- 1.78% loss (goal was 1.18%)
Exercise minutes – 370
Goal for 4/30/2010 – lose 2lbs (1.2%)
Goal for 4/30/2010 (exercise) – 250

As always, if you have a tip, trick, or if you want to share what you lost this week, leave me a comment!!