Friday and Saturday I made 20 minutes / 1/2 mile on the ol' treadmill.  A real accomplishment considering Monday I could only do 5. I took today off but will start back up in the morning.  I didn't lose any weight this week though.    So after 3 full weeks of dieting I have lost 5 lbs. total.  Kind of discouraging but I'm still plugging along. 
In other news, I had a kid free day from about 4:00pm Saturday until about 4:30pm today.  Brian and I hit the sports bar for trivia and appetizers.  We were going to go out to a bar and hear a band we like but decided we would go rent some stupid movies and come back home.  So we watched the Dukes of Hazzard movie (which I give 2 thumbs down) and I fell asleep before it was over.  Partay-animal!     We spent the morning being lazy, went to lunch and came home to do laundry and chores without any interruptions from fighting, whiny children.  It was heaven.  But I was glad to get them back home this evening. 
Of course it wouldn't be complete without some small tragedy....They spent the day outside helping Nanny & Papa plant flowers and peppers and now Daniel's eye has almost swollen shut.....so we are doing the benadryl, patanol, cold compress thing as I speak.  This happens to him at least once every spring.  But Daniel thinks it's cool.  He told me he looks like Mad-eye Moody from Harry Potter. 

3 Days in a Row Now!

I have walked the treadmill 3 days in a row.  5 minutes the first night and 12 minutes yesterday and today. That's respectible, right?  Of course then I sat on my ass and watched 3 episodes of Moonlighting on DVD.  The DVDs were my birthday present from Brian.  Can you believe he actually bought me a birthday present?    He's usually not so thoughtful   but he won a few brownie points with that.  He's also being very supportive with my dieting.  Which is not so easy for a man whose religion is worshipping all-you-can-eat buffets.

Random Funny Things My Kids Said

Daniel (as I ate a Weight Watchers hot pocket-type sandwich):  "What is that you're eating?"  Me:  "A diet sandwich."  Daniel (looks down at his mac & cheese disgustedly):  "How come all the good food is diet?  I want to eat that!"
Justin (standing at the car as I walked out of the garage):  "Mom you looked thin when you were walking out."  (See the man suck-up, lying thing starts young)
Daniel (when told he needed to take 2 ADHD pills this morning):  "Why do I have to take 2?"  Me:  "Because the doctor said you need to take 2 now."  Daniel (sings to the tune of '5 Little Monkeys'):  "Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, 'Take 2 pills cuz 1 didn't work.'" 

Caution: Fat Lady on a Treadmill

So, as I told you, I am starting my new "healthy lifestyle".  (Stop laughing)  So my mom gave me her treadmill.  It was at their shop collecting dust for the last few years.  I had to kill a few spiders and destroy their homes and *something* had chewed the rubber off the buttons.  I washed off the hanta virus so it's all good.  And it works...and it was free...and after all, free IS my favorite color.  So I got on it for the first time in like 9 years.  I was gung ho.  15 minutes...yeah I'll walk 15 minutes!  I was psyched.  So I'm walking....and walking some more.  I'm gettin' down with my bad self.  1 minute.  Oh yeah.  I'm an exercising machine.  Energizer bunny got nothin on me.  2 minutes.  Gettin a little hot in here.  3 minutes.  Could someone dial 9-1 and get ready cuz my heart is beating reallllly fast right now.  4 minutes.  Starting to wheeze.  Sweating.  Feeling faint.  Legs are kinda wobbly.  If...I...can...just...make....it...to...5...........5 MINUTES!  I did 5 minutes.  Is that not the saddest thing you have ever heard in your life?  But I lived.  I will live to see another day.  So I guess tomorrow I will do 7 minutes.  As a wise man once said, "Can we do it?  Yes, we can!"

Adventures in Dieting

OK, so I am dieting.  Seriously.  For the first time in like 6 years I am on a real diet.  It's been two weeks.  I am doing OK.  Lost 5 lbs so far.  A drop in the bucket, but it's a start.  So far no terrible setbacks.  It would be easier to go get some of this fat sucked out but I don't like pain or spending tons of money so I guess I'll just go with the slowly but surely way.