Well, I did say I'll start small...

Monday night stats: 126.5 and 29%
Tuesday night: 126.5 and 28%

Both Tuesday and Wednesday I did the same exercises:

25 abdominal muscle flex
25 sit-up on the Ab-lounge chair
25 push-up on the ball
10 sit-ups on the ball
15 leg lifts

On Tuesday I did 2 1/2 minutes on the bike and Wednesday I did 3 minutes.

I was busy with cleaning and general maintenance for the last two days and I did eat relatively healthy stuff, just too much of it I guess. Gotta work on the portion control.

Fail

So I did nothing on Sunday. And Saturday night I weighed in at 127lbs 28% body fat. The clothes were just 2 lbs. Sunday night I was 125.5 and still 28%.

Today I did some of the exercises:
25 abdominal muscle flex
25 sit-up on the Ab-lounge chair
25 push-up on the ball
2 minutes on the bike
10 sit-ups on the ball

Well, I guess it's better than nothing...

Well, I still did something...

25 ball push-ups
25 sit-ups on the Ab-lounge chair
2 minutes on the bike

I also walked at the mall today for a while.

Last night: 123lbs 29% (wore the same thing as the night before).

Ate ok things today and no chocolate.
Painted for fun with the girls for two hours. We had this cute little printed canvases from J*Ann's and they turned out quite cute.

I should be in bed by now, so I will go and at least start my night routine.

I soooo wanted to skip today...

...but I made myself do the same exercises as yesterday.
25 ball push-ups
10 ball sit-ups
15 leg lifts
3 different sets of 45 with the jump rope
25 sit-ups on the Ab-lounge chair
25 abdominal muscle flex
2 minutes on the bike

I'm pretty sure I won't be doing any on weekends with everyone at home snickering at my pathetic attempts.

123.5 28% (forgot to weigh before I undressed for the night, so it looks like much less than usual)

Ate a healthy dinner (low-fat paella) but I had seconds and also some chocolate after. Darn all these chocolates in the house! There are several kinds from Europe, so I keep wanting to try them all and then, there are the truly amazing ones that make my mouth water just thinking of them. :)
The Christmas tree is finally back in its storage place, now I just have to find a place for my nutcracker.

Status Quo

Managed to do the same as yesterday:
25 ball push-ups
10 ball sit-ups
15 leg lifts
3 different sets of 45 with the jump rope
25 sit-ups on the Ab-lounge chair
25 abdominal muscle flex
2 minutes on the bike

Last night: 125lbs 30%

• Packed and deliver large box of donations.
• Cooked and ate a low-fat healthy dinner
• The girls had a late-start day, so I didn't have a lot of time to do anything else in between giving them rides to school and back.

Baby steps

25 ball push-ups
10 ball sit-ups
15 leg lifts
3 different sets of 45 with the jump rope
25 sit-ups on the Ab-lounge chair
25 abdominal muscle flex
2 minutes on the bike

Last night: 126lbs 30%

Yesterday I finally got all the decorations off the tree and packed everything away. I still need to take the tree apart and store it. Also I need to find a storage place for our newly acquired 3 ft nutcracker Vlad. The outdoor penguin lights still need to be cleaned and put away as well.

Yesterday I have also vacuumed the whole house and then gave the vacuum a good cleaning.
Then I cooked a low-fat dinner: Sweet an Sour Shrimp stir-fry with noodles, but I went all out and had three chocolate bonbons after.

Did my exercises :)

20 ball push-ups
5 ball sit-ups
10 leg lifts
3 different sets of 40 with the jump rope
20 sit-ups on the Ab-lounge chair
20 abdominal muscle flex

Last night: 125lbs 29%

Highest yet

Last night stats:
126 lbs 30%

So, for the last week I kept up with my vitamins and supplements, remembered them all at the right times, too.
Eating has not been as healthy as I would have liked it, but not too bad either.
Housekeeping has been all right, no deep cleaning or anything like that, but everything is in order. Finally decluttered my closet.
Kept up with cooking up to now.

Exercises: just did a little sumtin today.
10 ball push-ups
3 different sets of 20 with the jump rope
5 leg lifts
10 sit-ups on the chair
10 abdominal muscle flex

Curious to see if I can do at least this much every day...

The next two days:

125.5 26%
124 28%

Jinxed

Total failure followed that! But then the next day all was recovered/picked up where it was left off, so it's all good. I just have to make a plan soon and kick it a little into gear.

124 - 30%
then
125 - 28%

maintaining

123.5 lbs 28%

still doing well on all fronts. no major backslide...

Yesterday

124 lbs and back to 30%

Still going strong on the housekeeping front.

2 lbs in one day...

...which I somehow gained! WTF? How is that even possible?? So, 24 hours later I weigh in at 125.5, BMI still 30%.

Twenty-four hours after that: 124, 28%. Can there be something wrong with the scale, I wonder?...

Anyways, on the eating healthier front, I could have done better, but I hate to waste food and there is all that leftover ham I just have to work into some dishes. Or maybe I should freeze some for later.

Exercise wise: does getting out of bed count? Yeah, that's about all. And walking in the grocery store. I have to make a plan or I'll never do a thing!

Housekeeping front: quite a big accomplishment, as I have finally took my brand new sewing machine out of the box and made my daughter the duvet cover I have promised her four months ago! Also, to get the hang of using said machine I have sewn our duvet cover (which was held together on two sides by safety pins), something that should have been done more than 6 months ago. I'm gonna miss those pins snagging me as I sleep! :)

Well, that's all for now, we'll see what today brings...

I didn't expect that!

Well, I finally pulled the bathroom scale out of the closet, where it has been put away at the beginning of the house remodel, about 9 months ago. Nevermind that the remodel was finished 6 months ago! The scale never made it out of the closet until last night. And the numbers it flashed at me when I tried it??? Not at all what I was used to seeing! OMG!

I guess my pointing start for this little project of improving myself, at least on the health plan, is a little farther back than I was thinking. Oh, well...

123.5 30%

New Year resolutions anyone?

What better day to start a new habbit, than January 1st, right?!