So, Alisa said maybe instead of changing your background you could actually try posting a blog...ha ha!!
Anyway, my sisters and sister-in-law have challenged me to a throwdown the pounds competition. If you want to learn more about it you can get the rundown on KariAnn's blog. Anyway, I am pretty nervous about it, having to lose 7% of my current body weight. I keep wondering if I am competitive enough for this. I mean I'd love to win but I feel like one of my sisters/sis-in-law will win. I guess we'll just have to see. I think the bottom line is that having the motivation and support is what is going to keep me going. It was like that when I trained for my half marathon with these same ladies long distance. On a day I didn't feel like running Alisa would tell me just to go get on the treadmill. Of course I also knew I had to actually run the race and knew I needed to be in good enough shape to do so...also a motivator.
I've been trying to get in my exercise lately, but last week was a terrible one for me. Adam was sick from wednesday on and I didn't feel good either. I also had to teach preschool on tuesday but had to cancel thursday due to Adam's fever. Logan woke up friday morning with gook in his eyes, so we spent a good part of the day going to the doctor. Luckily I did pretty well with my eating, minus saturday and my mexican food craving. I wish I didn't love chips and salsa so much. Logan is still sick but I was able to get my exercise in while he took a nap today. I asked Billy to write me up a weight lifting regimen b/c that is something Iam adding to my routine. I've always been a cardio girl but now I plan to do both. He loves to lift weights so it's exciting for him that I want to lift them too. Of course I am not "freakishly" strong like him as he likes to tell me when he gets home from the gym. (Translation: some of the machines don't even have enough weight for him)
Good luck ladies!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Throwdown the Pounds Competition
Posted by Erin at 7:15 PM
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I saw on Alisa's blog that you made lasagne for dinner tonight. I did too! It didn't have anything to do with the fact that Bobby Flay did a lasagne throwdown last night, did it? Ours did. It looked so good on TV that I had to make it today. Mine didn't look as good, though, but it tasted good. Unfortunately I could only eat a few bites because it was so high in calories. Trevor and Autumn loved it, Parker liked it but I had to bribe him into eating all of his serving, and Simon and Eli turned their nose up at it. Eli's going to bed without dinner b/c he wouldn't eat. Oh well, he'll survive.
So what are your starting stats?
I laugh harder at your Billy quotes than anything! You already know that I echo your sentiments when it comes to winning-- I'm a little concerned. But that is the last you will hear of it-- from now on its trash talk. How was the lasagna? Oh and tell Billy I hope they are able to come up with some more weight for him on the machines.
This lasagna thing is so funny because I made stuffed manicotti! Mine was a healthy version where I pureed cottage cheese instead of ricotta (Brady doesn't like the texture of cottage cheese), used egg whites, only a bit of mozzarella, and tons of spinach and mushrooms (of course!). Let me know if you're interested and I'll blog the recipe. Everyone ate them up like crazy!!
The funny thing is that tonight I'm also making manicotti, but chicken and the best part is you don't pre-cook the shells. I always have a hard time with that!
Glad to have you in the Throwdown. I can't wait to see your stats, cheer you on, then take your money...ahhaha!
Are you bragging, now, KariAnn? lol It doesn't sound like you burn anything!
I said I burn everything UN-healthy and that it only took my family 10 years to start eating my cooking.
With almost 11 years of marriage under our belts (which are a little bigger now, of course), that means I've had almost one good year of cooking. Go me!
I am impressed that you are trying to lose 7% of your body weight. You are lucky that you have sisters/sis-in-laws that are good motivators for you. I've been reading Alisa's blog lately too so it's been fun to see all those things. Maybe you guys can inspire me to actually get my butt back to the gym! And start cooking more healthy.
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