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Just a quick “hi!” today. I don’t want to fall out of the blogging mood again so soon

Very tired. I can’t decide if its the whole first trimester thing or if I am just tired… really tired

The only thing I have been doing the last two days is cooking and baking. I have made a ton of blueberry pancakes! 5 weeks worth - 2 “pancakes days” a week = about 120 pancakes. I’ve also done some ground beef with onions and seasoning for spaghetti - 8 bags 1 1/2lbs each = 12 lbs ground beef.

Yep - very tired.

Until next time…

My birthday is tomorrow. 36. Yikes! Today I am closer to 30. Tomorrow, I will be closer to 40. That is a tad scary. I didn’t realize I had gotten older. Weird how that happens.

Tuesday I got an early birthday present… 2 Blue Lines. 2 Blue Lines on a stick that will change our family dynamics.

Yep. I’m knocked up.

This was a bit of a surprise - but a welcome, joyous one! To be honest, I am still a little freaked and way too many thoughts are running through my head! Hello! I am going to be a Mother of 5!

I am sure I will be babbling on and on for the next 8 months. Hope you guys can hang with me

Don’t laugh, but the first thing I am doing is cooking and baking. I have to have a packed freezer! When that “can’t scrape me off the couch” period happens.. I need to be prepared this time!

Well the “Year of Alicia” started off with a bang and well… came to a screeching halt somewhere in March. After battling with being sick for what seemed like the entire month of February it was just so hard to get myself fully back in gear.

While I was sick I really tired to maintain my diet and I did well, for a while. As I started feeling better, but was still not able to workout due to the cough that would not go away (and don’t get my started with the “drippage”!) the diet started getting pushed back a little further each day. I think the culmination of the lack of diet came a few weeks ago where I realized that all I ate all week was Carmel Frappachinos, Carmel Macciatos and “ho-ho’s” (snacks) from Starbucks. Yep - there some solid nutrition right there.

I wanted to get back on the wagon fully… but I just didn’t seem to have it in me. I couldn’t get motivated. I would start off going to the gym Monday morning, eating so-so during the day and then sleeping in on Tuesday and well… that week was shot!

Last week, something interesting happened though. My fabulous husband got some kind of crazy with the program! He tightened up his eating, went to the gym every day and ended up losing 8lbs! WOO-HOO!!!! So proud

Another interesting thing happened last week. A friend of mine, Brenda, who coincidentally is doing “The Year of Brenda” (and no! We did not plan that!) noted that the year in 1/3 of the way over. YIKES!!!!! That put some things in perspective. Mainly, if I hadn’t quit, where would I be now. Answer: a whole lot skinnier… darn it!

Ok, that got me going!!!! I am back in the game. I WILL NOT let the second third of the year pass me by while I watch my butt get bigger. NO way!

Who’s with me?

(btw - thanks for all the welcome backs I missed you guys too!)

Was I taking a sabbatical? I don’t know… sounds like a good excuse to me.

In reality, I just didn’t feel like blogging. I was busying myself with all that day to day stuff and trying, yet again, to get some sort of organization in my life. In the end, I just got a little tired of trying to blog.

But, after 2 months, I kind of miss it. I miss chatting with my friends. So… I’m back. Maybe. LOL, I’ll try.

I have so much to talk about. All the stuff going on in the kids lives. Lots of pictures. Cool stuff with Marc and I. You know, all that good stuff!

I will try to get back on this afternoon, when school is all finished! I am trying to get back into the working out / eating right frame of mind, so first up will be a long overdue Biggest Loser: Alicia Style.

I missed you guys

I have a confession. Its a little weird. I was ashamed at first, but have decided to come clean about it and celebrate it.

I am addicted to Twilight.

There. I said it. I am not 17 and I am ga-ga over the Twilight series.

For those of you that don’t know, Twilight is the first book in a series about Bella and the love of her life Edward, who just so happens to be a 17 year old vampire, oh and her friend Jacob, who is a werewolf. It is hugely popular with teen girls, of which I am not, although I once was, which may explain my obsession.

I am still trying to figure out how I got sucked into this craze. I knew the basic plot of the book before I picked it up and well, it seemed pretty silly. But, I was looking for something to read while I was at my parents house. I spotted it at Target and it was like $8, so I picked it up.I didn’t crack into it until I got sick. I enjoyed it. It was a sweet story that kind of sucks you in slowly. The funny thing is that I was embarrassed that I was reading it. My Dad was teasing me a bit and I kept explaining to him that I could see how all those teen girls could get caught up in it. Little did I realize that I was stumbling down the same path.

I finished it in 2 days. I picked up the next book, New Moon, at another trip to Target with my parents. My Dad was heckling me and rolling his eyes. I think I started to get a little defensive. I got through about 1/2 of it before we left. Once we got home I didn’t pick it up again for about a week, but then quickly finished. I bought the third book, Eclipse, and read through that in a few days. I then waited to buy the 4th book, Breaking Dawn. I was trying to pace myself. Trying convince myself that I was not that into these stupid books. I held out as long as I could… 1 week. I tore through that book in 2 days as my house erupted into minor chaos and my kids were (slightly) neglected. Yes, addiction is sad.

Then I did something very bad. I wanted to see the movie. Oh yes, Twilight was made into a movie. But, its not out on DVD yet. (panic!) Its not in any theaters that I knew of (major panic!) WHAT TO DO? Umm, I broke the law. I went online and found a bootlegged copy of it. I watched it. Twice. (not in a row though… that would just be sad!)

There you have it. A full confession.

So, what to do now? I have to wait till March 24 for it to come out on DVD. But how will I get my fix until then?

I am finishing up my last Sue Grafton book: “T is for Trespass” and as soon as I am done and I going to read through Twilight again. (of course, maybe I have already gotten through half of the first chapter, but I would NEVER admit to that!) Yep, its pathetic. I know this. I am willing to bear it.

My next plan is to just try and suck as many of my friends into it too, so I don’t feel so weird. I know I have one down already (Thank you Shannon - you are a true best friend!) anyone else willing to dabble?

Just to let you know though - don’t read these in hopes of finding a great work of literary genius. The books are kind of simple reading. Quick to get through. But, the story, no matter how unbelievable, is sweet and I loved it.

My name is Alicia and I am addicted to Twilight.

I hope my absence yesterday didn’t lead to thoughts that I had quit. Oh no! No quitting here although I am having a slight problem getting all the way back on the wagon!

I didn’t post anything yesterday because my “female” friend stopped by for her visit and I was feeling slightly crabby and blah all day. Not a very productive day in the least, although this whole stupid month has kind of turned out that way. Blah and unproductive.

So - here’s the breakdown: Water - still not enough. Food - still not clean enough (pms does not help this!) Exercise - better! AT least I am back to going to the gym again! but I skipped it yesterday(shame on me!)

Weight? I am up 2.2 Not exactly happy with that, but as I had said before - I didn’t think my weight loss when I was sick was exactly accurate. I’m not really upset though. I know what needs to be done and hopefully I can get in in gear soon and get back on track.

Down 11.6 59.2 to go!

I am not one to do the email/facebook question thingies. Not sure why. I love to read them and enjoy seeing who responds, but I just never take the time to sit down and do them.

There is one I saw the other day on facebook that I just had to check out. The results were hilarious!

Here’s the gist: Go to Google and type in your first name and likes to in parentheses like so “Alicia likes to” and post the top results!

Here are some of my favorites:
1) Alicia likes to fight evil (well, my alter-ego “SuperAlicia” does!)
2) Alicia likes to spin (no, I do not. I hate to spin.)
3) Alicia likes to party (once upon a time)
4) Alicia likes to hike and backpack
5) Alicia likes to dance (as long as no one is watching!)

Even funnier was when I typed in “Jacob likes to” Heres what came up for that!

1)Jacob likes to play with guns
2) Jacob likes to help me
3) Jacob likes to move
4) Jacob likes to dance
5) Jacob likes to point
6) Jacob likes to play outside and run around
7) Jacob likes to eat hamburgers and spaghetti.

Yep, that about sums up my little boy

Give it a shot! Tell me what Google says YOU like to do!

Its Monday and believe it or not I am semi-happy about that. Why? Its all about getting back on track. We have been kind of fumbling around in the dark here the last few weeks and I am ready to get back on track and get some stuff done!

Lots to talk about this morning - nothing too in depth or really even interesting, just a bunch of stuff floating around in my head.

Watching my dogs “do their outside thing” can be very interesting. (Great topic to start off with right?) So, I am waiting for them to finish to let them back in when I see Buster walk over to a tree and pee on it. Kaya comes running over and pees over Busters “area” then Buster circles around the tree behind where Kaya is and pees over where he just went - kind of remarking. It was funny - they obviously have issues (as do I … talking about my dogs peeing)

Ok.. moving on.

Hitting the gym this morning was quite the chore. After not going for almost 3 weeks it was so hard to drag myself out the door! I got up in time and puttered around for almost an hour. I was trying so hard to justify not going. I am so glad that I ignore myself! It was a great workout and I was so happy to be back!!! I took it a little easier today than normal, doing only 2 sets per circuit verses my normal 3. Getting my food back under control will be my main focus the rest o the week. I have been getting progressively sloppier as I have been getting over being sick. The scale will probably reflect that this week which makes me a little sad - but its all about accountability… I know what I did and should not be surprised at the results.

Have I mentioned before how weird my kids can be sometimes? Kaitie and Mandy have been cracking me up with their choice of entertainment. First off - they begged me to put Bon Jovi - “Living on a Prayer” on their iPod. I think thats funny. Secondly they watched a movie this week that really made me laugh, just because they enjoyed it so much! It was “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” starring Myrna Loy, Carry Grant and a teenaged Shirley Temple. And dont get me started on their obsession with Animal Planet.

Oscars - did you watch? What did you think? I loved it! It was very well put together and I really liked how they had some past winners present the acting awards. I could have done without Sean Penn. But then again… I don’t think I have ever liked that butt head. Didn’t really care for the musical montage either… little weird. But I LOVED the opening! Who new Anne Hathaway could belt it out like that?

Jake lost his first tooth Saturday night. Kind of early don’t you think? I forget when the girls lost their first tooth, but I really thought it was much later. He was so happy about it! Sadly the tooth fairy forgot to come - and now that I am thinking about it… I hope he She remembered last night.

Last thing for now. Emma has (finally) started walking. She had been taking a few steps here and there and then last week she decided to get mobile! She is so proud of herself too! Sometimes after she takes 5 or so steps, she gets this big smile and her face and starts laughing - then she loses her balance… it pretty funny. Her favorite thing to do right now is to go across the room and pick something up and bring it to you. What a little helper!

I will (hopefully) be back on a little later to get my Monday Meal Plan up

Part 7? Wow, a part of me is a little surprised that I am still hanging in there. But, every week I feel like I am becoming more and more dedicated to seeing this through!

Sadly, I am still trying to get over being sick. I had a little relapse yesterday, but feel so much better today! My nose is starting to clear up which makes me very happy. Now all I have to do is get my lungs un-gunked and I’ll be back in business!

Needless to say with my attempting to hack up a lung (or at least sounding like it) 20 times a day, my gym time has been non existent. I am so very bummed about this. I really miss the gym. I want nothing more than to work up a really good sweat! Hopefully If I continue to improve tonight, I am going to give it a shot tomorrow. Nothing to strenuous yet, but just getting back to the gym and moving a bit would feel really nice!

Food? Still nothing wonderful. My calories have been semi-sporadic. Some days I know I am not getting any more than 900-1000 calories, which isn’t good. Other days I know I am closer to my calorie range. My choices haven’t been great either, I need to clean it up some.

Water? Oh goodness… don’t ask. I am trying to get my intake back up again. Its been rather pathetic.

I did get on the scale today and it was (drumroll…..) 202. Which gives me a loss this past week of 2.6 lbs! Woo-Hoo!

My total weight loss is now 13.8 lbs! Yeah! I have 56.2 more to go

Sorry this seems to have turned into a weight loss blog. I will try to get something non-weight related up soon!

Remember to check out 2 Moms 20 Pounds over at Happy to be at Home for some more weight loss encouragement!

What a roller coaster of a week! I was really hoping for a great vacation with my family and instead got a week filled with germs, snot, coughing, aches, fevers and sitting/laying around doing a whole bunch of nothing. Don’t get me wrong, I loved visiting with my parents and brothers - but I hated having to rely on them to take care of us. Thankfully they did though and we survived!

Jake, Emma and I seem to be still dealing with it the most right now. I am most bummed about the fact that the sickness has moved to my chest which means cardio has to be out on hold for me.

So - here is my overview of the week:

Food - could have done much better. The past few days I haven’t been eating very well. Not sure where my calories are going. Not eating enough, maybe.

Water - have really slacked off here too. Its had to drink lots of water when you are sick, even though that’s one of the best things for you

Exercise - Oh I tried… I really did. I am glad I took it easy though. My body needs to fix itself not overstress itself right now.

Weight - this one is a little funny! I was not looking forward today, weigh-in day. I was thinking about skipping it. But for the sake of total accountability I weighed in. I was chanting “Under 210, under 210, anything as long as its not over 210.” I was 204.6 which really freaks me out. This would be a loss of 3.4lbs for the week. I should be excited, but I’m not sure how accurate this is. I’m not sure if I want to claim this. But, not having anything else to count - I will use this number. I just hope I dont freak out next week if I go up.

I am hopefully going to get a little Wii Fit in today. I need to get moving a bit. I am SOOOO looking forward to getting back to the gym! I miss it!

11.2 down - 58.8 to go!

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