It's been a while...

So it's been a while since I sat down and wrote. Reason being that Jeremy is in school and the computer is upstairs instead of in the living room....and I'm lazy.

So Jeremy's spending the next 2 months at school in Ft Lee.  He's home on the weekends though so it's really not so bad. Honestly, it's not much different because he works so much during the week.  So he can't help Mikey with his homework, and he can't kiss the kids good night, and I get more sleep (lack of snoring helps) but that's about it.  Not saying that I like him being gone, but it's not that bad.

I had a fun trip to the ER last weekend.  My back was hurting so bad - it felt like I was being beaten by a sledge hammer.  So they injected some numbing stuff directly into a muscle, and then injected painkillers and anti-spasm stuff.  Hurt like a bitch, but my back was much better for a few days.  Makes me wonder if I should try accupuncture.  I've had it done on one muscle before back when I was 19 and it wasn't bad.  It's got to be better than an insane ammount of medicine right.

I'm still doing OK in the weight loss department.  I'm down 5lbs which is a little dissapointing, but it's still something, and a step in the right direction. It's a lifestyle change not an instant fix, so I'm going to stick to it. As for the fiber plan, turns out I wasn't following directions right and when he says Milk of Magnesia is your best friend to avoid gas lock and pain, he's not kidding.  I was getting a bit down about it not working like I had imagined....but directions help. Again, it's a lifestyle change and these things take time.  Yes, I had imagined going to Florida 30lbs lighter and everyone being amazed....it's not going to happen.  But who cares. As long as I'm getting healthy right.

Maybe I should get a jumprope and a Zumba DVD.....

Oh, yesterday we took the kids to an ARCA race at Rockingham.  You all know how I love NASCAR and this track is a thing of beauty.  It's like stepping a few decades into the past to where racing used to be.  My heroes were legends at this track. It lost the big races almost 10 years ago and people are still bitter about it, but it's awesome to see that grassroots racing is still alive. Mia loved it - we had to leave a little early because it was getting too loud for Mia (My ears are still ringing a day later), but she was chatting away about the race all day. Step one of my plan to groom Mia into being NASCAR's Danica Patrick is complete.

I have a few things to look forward to this week.  That would be Friday where I'm meeting up with some AWF girls.  It's about time I meet some more people! And Friday night Jeremy should be home.

Why I love being an Army Wife

How sexy is that??

Seriously.  That's my man in uniform walking back from jumping out of a plane, with some other soldiers coming down behind him.  So awesome!!!

And while I love the 82nd Airborne Division, the Special Forces jumps are so much cooler.  Today he jumped out of a small plane with 8 guys jumping...the plane takes off and lands right infront  of you (10 minutes tops from getting on the plane to walking back to the crowd) rather than from Pope AFB and taking an hour to circle around before they jump out.  82nd jumps are still cool to watch, but much less efficient.

And jumping out of a Black Hawk....AWESOME!!!

And watching guys doing a HALO jump from 12500 ft...seriously, how many people can see that whenever they feel like it.

Loading the plane

A Black Hawk jump a month ago.

A HALO Jumper (High Altitude, Low Opening)

Dude landing

And what's really cool - this is 3 blocks from my house.  I can hear planes flying over my house right now!

Charlie

Jeremy wants to take him to the pound or give him away

Shitty update

Not 5 minutes after I posted my last post, Mikey yelled out for me from the bathroom saying he was using lots of toilet paper.  He wasn't kidding...the bowl was full.  Then I turned and looked at him and realised that it was a baby wipes moment and that I would have to finish wiping my 6 year olds ass.

What a shitty day!!

Shit happens....literally!!

So today started off great.  Jeremy didn't go to work until 9am this morning - this whole SF having PT three times a week is something new for me!! - so I didn't get to sleep in, but it meant that I could leave Mia at home while dropping off Mikey at school, and then have a blissfully uninterupted shower, AND have time to straighten my hair!!

Woot!! That never happens.

And then I met Antonia at the park so her son Levi and Mia could play.  Awesome.  It was so nice to have someone just genuinely cool and nice to talk to, and have Mia occupied and happy....again, that almost never happens!! Makes me a very happy camper.

But then I had to go to a funeral.  I didn't really know the lady who passed, but I know her husband pretty well.  He's the President of the local 82nd Association Chapter, and paid for Jeremy's lifetime membership. It's heartbreaking since she is just a few years older than my Mom, and a wonderful woman. And since the Association is mostly older people (You're talking WWII, Korea and Vietnam Vets here), so many of them are passing away and you can see the hurt in everyone's eyes as another one of them leaves us.

OK, which dog farted - I'm getting fumigated here!!

Anyway, so I head home, walk in the door....and then see the damage to my house caused by Charlie and his Harem.  I'm dogsitting my SIL's two dogs, and well, they are drama queens.  Kiawah is a non-chewer, but is a Diva who insists on sitting on our brand new sofa....we don't even let Charlie on the sofa so this does not sit well with us.  Anyway, Kiawah's part in this is that she pushed the back cushions off the couch (I laid them down so she wouldn't climb up) and covered my couch in fur.

Then there are the books. Mia's book, Mikey's books, special kids books people have sent me from New Zealand, and even a Sesame Street book that was Jeremy's that they pulled off the bookshelf.  They (Charlie and Sullivan) ripped them to shreds to the point that my living room looked like a book graveyard.  I am anal about books, to the point that I am more hurt about that books than I would be if they chewed up a handbag (with the exception  of my Kate Spades).

And then it hit me.  The smell of crap....I am assuming it was Charlie....he had laid it down on the floor...in many places...then the dogs had stepped in it and spread shit all over the floors. SOOOOOOO GROSS!!! It took me an hour to clean it up.

Oh, and a dog chewed on our brand spanking new sofa....Jeremy is going to hit the fan.  I am extremely grateful that I have an FRG meeting so that I can exit the moment that Jeremy enters the house tonight so that I can avoid his wrath.  I have pre-warned my SIL who is coming to pick the dogs up.  This ain't going to be pretty.

Anyway, I digress.  The moment I have finished cleaning up dog crap, Mia walks in holding her potty bowl saying "mess mamma, mess".  No shit.  Actually, yes shit....explosive shit...more shit for me to clean up.  And she got a bath right then and there.  (Ask Antonia - she was already a mess from the park, but cleaning up dog shit the moment I walk in the door was higher priority).  It seems that my healthier diet is wreaking havic on my daughters ass....or so I've noticed the last few days.

So, I truly hope your day has been shit free.

Day 4 of Week 1

So, I am actually feeling pretty good this morning. Apart from my shoulder and back.  I'm on Day 4 of Week 1 of the Fiber program - that's One 1/2T of Benefiber twice a day along with some Milk of Magnesia. I'm also on Day 6 of Weight Watchers.  Not easy when there is birthday cake that needs to be eaten, but not as bad as I thought.  And I have one day left on my detox which is the GMC brand you can get at the stores by the PX. My tummy is saying "Hello" instead of "Piss off" like it usually does, so my faith in this program is increased. I won't go into details, but I'm not getting the results that are described in the book yet, but I'm on my way.

I don't know if I've lost any weight yet - I don't keep a scale in the house because I don't need a daily reminder of my weight to make me feel bad, so I'm solely basing things on how I feel, how my clothes fit, how fatigued or energised I feel etc.  So far so good.  I haven't napped this week which is really unusual since by the time Mia goes down for a nap I'm out for the count.

So these are a few success things that I have discovered so far:

* I like to snack when I am cooking, so if I have baby carrots sitting out when I am cooking, I can snack on them since they are 0 points, and it also fills me so that I don't feel the need to overeat at dinner. 

* When I buy fruit and snack veggies, I automatically separate them into portions (ie 20 grapes, 1 cup Watermelon, 1 cup strawberries which are all 1 point) and put them in ziplock bags in the fridge.  It's awesome because if me or the kids want a snack I can just grab a bag and give it to them, instead of having to wash and separate it which is a total pain in the ass esp at 6:30 in the morning.

Anyway, last night Craig Morgan had a concert on the runway on Pope Air Force Base.  He used to be 82nd which was pretty cool, and he's pretty damn awesome too.  He put on a great show - he saw this guy proposing in the middle of the concert and stopped halfway through a song so that they could get up on stage so that he could sing them a song.  Soooo sweet.  And I got to meet Tina and her husband William from AWF and she is every bit as sweet and beautiful as she seems online....and that's one husband who is head over heels in love with his wife!!  Mikey and Mia had a great time, although Mia took on the runway, and the runway won....and she was so excited to ride a bus at last!!

I don't know what else I'm going to do this weekend....I was supposed to go to Charleston for a marriage retreat but between the cost, my stomach and my bac/neck/shoulder we had to back out. A bummer because Jeremy and I were going to have a date at a gourmet restaurant to celebrate our anniversary which is coming up next week.  But there's a tonne of fun stuff going on here like the Cumberland County Fair, and the NC Turkey Festival.  And Mikey's playset is pretty much done so the kids can go to town in the backyard!!  All and all, pretty fun!!!

I'm what???

"30 y/o female would like a nutrition consult to help her with multiple issues.  She has IBS, Obesity, Lactose Intolerance, Hiatal Hernia and GERD. She is wanting to lose weight but most diets limit her in too many ways. Please eval and treat.  Thank you."

I'm sorry, I'm what?  Obese???  OK, so I have some weight to lose, but I've got a BMI of just over 25 and last time I checked that it was not obese.

And then he was basically telling me that he has IBS and a Hiatal Hernia too and you just have to deal with it.  I asked him "And you're OK with that"...and he said there's nothing you can do about it.  I'm sorry, I am not willing to accept that so the doc can just shove it.  He, BTW would be obese...

Oh well, I will see what the nutrionist has to say and keep to this fiber thing and see if I can prove the Doc wrong.

OK, so here's some positive things.  Tonight is Rock the Runway on Pope Air Force Base where Craig Morgan is playing!!  Awesome!! I love this guy, and it's not only because he used to be in the 82nd.

Oh, and after my rant about cows, I went out and got some Ribeyes for dinner tonight, and some cheese.