Weekly Update, Week 11 and grocery store angst from a meat eater

Monday 1910, Workout- Zumba 60 min- Burned 795 calories
Tuesday - 1573 Workout-Bike 50 min-- 9 miles --- Burned 872 calories
Wednesday- 1620 Workout- Zumba 60 min-- Burned 795 calories
Thursday-1478 Workout- Bad day at school, went to bed early
 Friday - 2101 Workout- walked outside when I took my 5th hour out to play- burned 165 calories
Saturday- 2143 Workout-Bike 50 min -- 10 miles, Abs, arms- burned 1872
Sunday-1590 Workout-walked/jogged 40 min with my dog outside it was a nice day. Burned 517

I am adding in what the livestrong.com says I burn for these activities. I am still thinking about how much I am burning and how many net calories it says I am consuming. I do not want to wreck my metabolism. I want to do this the healthy way and learn to eat in a healthy way.

I have broken my 15 lb barrier last Friday morning. I knew that I really wanted to hit this number so I kept  weighing every day or so which I know is terrible but I wanted to break this barrier. 

My sister, brother in law and niece are coming to visit us for my spring break next week. Actually they will be here on Friday. They eat very clean so I am not worried about gaining weight with them. Hopefully perhaps I can still drop with them here.

Yesterday at the grocery store we kept looking for organic and other whole foods for them and us while they are here. It was funny, my husband who is a total Oklahoma man. I mean he hunts and fishes, he is strong and does all kinds of manly things. Well we have changed our lifestyle and I used to be a vegetarian and I have always been an advocate for the farmers market and other local produce. So yesterday in our basket, if we had meat it was chicken, turkey, fish or morningstar burgers. My poor husband looks up at me and ask if he is ever going to eat red meat again. Of course we will but he really loves the morningstar burgers and he ask for fish often so it is really fun to see his transformation too.

Because I have been doing well on my weight loss with the rewards list--- 5 lbs- new earring, etc... he told me he needs to start one for the 2 lbs he needs to lose. -1lb he gets a new firefighter helmet ($250) I just laughed in his face... 

Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!




Yesterday was our 2 year engagement anniversary. Yesterday was a long shot from what our engagement night really looked like but it was a great night still.

I was sooo tired. I thought for sure yesterday was going to be a snow day from school but they did not cancel so I went to bed late and had to woke up early to watch the news to see if they were going to close it.

Also my husband has been on call for the fire department since Friday. He has had overnight calls every night. Last night he had three! And he has had to wake up and be at his job as a high voltage electrician for the City of Edmond! Its crazy. Poor guy! And if it has not been tough enough he had class 6-10 pm Friday night and 8 am -5 pm Saturday and Sunday. He is also taking 2 online classes.

I really don't know how my husband is functioning at this point. I would be asleep in bed but he is at work right now. After only sleeping about 1 hour last night. This weekend he also has the same class schedule as last weekend but at least he is not on call. Next weekend is his Hazmat operations test and skills test.

I am really proud of my husband. He is working so hard to provide a good life for me and our future family.

I am beyond grateful for him.

Today he left me this note under my keys so I would see it." Happy Valentine's Day! I love you. I am so happy to own a home with the girl of my dreams! Not a lot of people are as lucky as me! I love you very much baby! Love, your exhausted husband!"

It was precious. He is the man of my dreams!