Belated updates

It's been too long since my last post. The whole weight-loss endeavor didn’t go as well as planned. I think lost some inches (wow that sounds really girly…) but no real weight, which kinda sucks but I guess it's better than nothing. I didn’t feel like The Blob at the beach this past weekend, so that counts for something as well.

Speaking of the beach, Toni and I will be heading to Cape San Blas this Thursday after work. Actually, we’ll hit Jacksonville Thursday evening, then head to Apalachicola Friday, then head to Cape San Blas Saturday and will be there through the following Saturday with Toni’s brother and sister and their families, and Toni’s parents. It’s gonna be AWESOME! There will be lots of relaxing, a couple of boat trips, some tubing and other various water sports and whatever else strikes our fancy. We are REALLY looking forward to it! I’m sure we’ll be posting lots of pics on Facebook, etc.

In other news, the pregnancy is trucking along. Unfortunately Toni is still nauseated most every day, which really sucks. We keep hoping that it’ll go away any day now. Other than that everything is good. I love seeing her belly get bigger, and can’t wait till it’s huge! :) She’s not quite so keen on that though, but it’s such a joyous thing to behold. We’ll find out the gender on July 22nd which we’re both really excited about. We’ll finally be able to move forward with the nursery, registry and so many other things, which will be nice. Lots to do before the arrival! :)

It’s such an amazing experience, and I can’t wait to meet our child in December.

battle of the bulge: first week results, part one UPDATE

Well, so far not so good. I really felt like I was making decent progress, getting in some good workouts and trying to eat better food and portions (though I did go overboard at my sister-in-law’s birthday party on Sunday, the BBQ was just SO good…) but it looks like I haven’t made any progress. As of this morning, I weigh EXACTLY the same as I did when I started. I’m going to weigh again tomorrow just to see if there’s any change since technically that would be a full week, but I’m not holding my breath, though I do plan on doing really well today both food and exercise wise to try to counteract yesterday's excess. I’ve also started doing planks in addition to my crunches to help with the abdominal area. Will post again on the morrow…

UPDATE: Ok, so I ended up losing 2 pounds last week...whew! now i'm pushing for 4 this week to get me caught back up to my goal. been eating a lot of salads so far, doing a lot of planks and crunches, and have had one really hard workout. gonna get in at least one more hard workout session and one or two lighter ones. will post more next week!