Monday, March 9, 2009
P.S.
Nathan slept 9 1/2 hrs last night! How do I get a repeat performance for tonight and all the rest of the nights of his life? Any suggestions?
Super Girl
Who? Me! I had a fantastic week in the Campaign Against Chub and lost an impressive 5lbs. If you're not impressed, go directly to jail, do not go past go, do not collect $200.
So, giving up the Pepsi (except for one) and ice cream (except for McDonald's lowish-fat ice cream cones) was super helpful.
When I was a kindergarten teacher, my favorite saying of the day was 'make a better choice' which translated into 'stop whatever you are doing right now, or you are fired from recess for the rest of your life.' I unfortunately said it too many times and now it's my little mantra. More than slightly annoying, I know.
Goal for this week, eat more veggies. Have I mentioned that I hate veggies? There are some veggies that I don't mind, but most of them are just tolerable. So, here's my take on veggies.
Lettuce: good with pecans, craisins, feta cheese and raspberry dressing
Celery: only helpful in delivery of peanut butter. Tastes best when you just lick the peanut butter off and reapply
Cucumbers: decent except when they have that kind of bitter taste. know what I mean? My mom taught me to cut off one end and rub it against the rest of the cucumber until it created a little foam on the end. She said that it took the bitter out. I'm pretty sure she was lying.
Green beans: I like the taste of melted butter.
Carrots: raw-honestly I feel like I am chewing on a piece of bark. cooked-shot me now (seriously)
Beets: the only time I ate them as an adult was as a missionary when I didn't want to offend someone. I ended up throwing them up. If you have to vomit, make it magenta. Much prettier than the alternative.
Peppers: taste like water, but I do appreciate the crunch
Five a day, here I come. Maybe I could eat 4 fruits and just one veggie! Ya think?
So, giving up the Pepsi (except for one) and ice cream (except for McDonald's lowish-fat ice cream cones) was super helpful.
When I was a kindergarten teacher, my favorite saying of the day was 'make a better choice' which translated into 'stop whatever you are doing right now, or you are fired from recess for the rest of your life.' I unfortunately said it too many times and now it's my little mantra. More than slightly annoying, I know.
Goal for this week, eat more veggies. Have I mentioned that I hate veggies? There are some veggies that I don't mind, but most of them are just tolerable. So, here's my take on veggies.
Lettuce: good with pecans, craisins, feta cheese and raspberry dressing
Celery: only helpful in delivery of peanut butter. Tastes best when you just lick the peanut butter off and reapply
Cucumbers: decent except when they have that kind of bitter taste. know what I mean? My mom taught me to cut off one end and rub it against the rest of the cucumber until it created a little foam on the end. She said that it took the bitter out. I'm pretty sure she was lying.
Green beans: I like the taste of melted butter.
Carrots: raw-honestly I feel like I am chewing on a piece of bark. cooked-shot me now (seriously)
Beets: the only time I ate them as an adult was as a missionary when I didn't want to offend someone. I ended up throwing them up. If you have to vomit, make it magenta. Much prettier than the alternative.
Peppers: taste like water, but I do appreciate the crunch
Five a day, here I come. Maybe I could eat 4 fruits and just one veggie! Ya think?
Friday, March 6, 2009
I'm a big kid now
Nathan had his two month appointment yesterday and he is still a perfect baby.
Here are his stats:
Height: 24" (86%)
Weight: 12lb 10oz (73%)
Head: 41 cm (75%)
So he's a tall boy. We had figured that out since he is outgrowing all of his clothes in length before he chubs out too much.
Luckily I have stopped calling him chubby and it seems to be working. He is not barfing as much as before. Of course I am holding him straight up for longer after each feeding, but I think mostly his confidence is up.
He also got his shots yesterday. It was sad to watch, but luckily I had a bottle on hand and stuffed it in his month right after they were done and that distracted him. He's his mother's son. Food always distracts me.
Update on Down with the Chub campaign. I am doing really well and I'm sure that I've lost at least 20lbs. That should be the number considering I have given up the daily doses of ice cream and my beloved Pepsi. We'll see what the scale says on Monday! Oh, AND I've exercised 3 days this week. Hello!!! I'm pretty amazing and I just thought you should know about it.
Here are his stats:
Height: 24" (86%)
Weight: 12lb 10oz (73%)
Head: 41 cm (75%)
So he's a tall boy. We had figured that out since he is outgrowing all of his clothes in length before he chubs out too much.
Luckily I have stopped calling him chubby and it seems to be working. He is not barfing as much as before. Of course I am holding him straight up for longer after each feeding, but I think mostly his confidence is up.
He also got his shots yesterday. It was sad to watch, but luckily I had a bottle on hand and stuffed it in his month right after they were done and that distracted him. He's his mother's son. Food always distracts me.
Update on Down with the Chub campaign. I am doing really well and I'm sure that I've lost at least 20lbs. That should be the number considering I have given up the daily doses of ice cream and my beloved Pepsi. We'll see what the scale says on Monday! Oh, AND I've exercised 3 days this week. Hello!!! I'm pretty amazing and I just thought you should know about it.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
A little help
Hey there ladies. I am creating a new blog and need a little help coming up with a jazzy name. I tried for Bedazzled and wannafanta, but unfortunately those are both taken. I am not looking for amandaandjohn@blogspot, I want something catchy. Now I have some very clever and witty friends, so put on your thinking caps kids and lets come up with something jazzy.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Baby Cakes
I'm wondering if I've given my little fella a complex. You see, I've been calling him chubby for a few weeks now. I wasn't worried that he would take it so personally, but apparently my little boy has developed an eating disorder. I think he has a touch of bulimia. He refuses to keep down any of his meals.
I'm kind of curious how much spit up is normal. I can't imagine that he gets to keep much of his food in his belly and it makes me sad. It also makes me saturated. Every shirt that I own and most of my pants have been puked on. Have I mentioned how much I love the smell of formula? (small barf)
I'm also sad that he doesn't get to wear his cute clothes for very long before they are completely soaked and I have to change him. He hates being wet and we end up going through several outfits a day.
So, new goal for the week is to stop calling him chubby and see if we can cut down on this barfing business. That or I could chat with the doctor tomorrow. See if all of this is normal.
I'm kind of curious how much spit up is normal. I can't imagine that he gets to keep much of his food in his belly and it makes me sad. It also makes me saturated. Every shirt that I own and most of my pants have been puked on. Have I mentioned how much I love the smell of formula? (small barf)
I'm also sad that he doesn't get to wear his cute clothes for very long before they are completely soaked and I have to change him. He hates being wet and we end up going through several outfits a day.
So, new goal for the week is to stop calling him chubby and see if we can cut down on this barfing business. That or I could chat with the doctor tomorrow. See if all of this is normal.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Why I might become addicted to the gym
They have a nursery. Now that Nate Dog is officially 8 weeks old, they will take him and watch him for two hours. Now, if you know me at all, you know that I only need about 20 minutes to work out :) which leaves me with a good 1 hr and 40 minutes to sit in the 'Club' somewhere and unplug. After checking in to Good Reads and realizing that I had to move 2 books from my 'reading' category, into my 'to read' category, I was a little sad. I need to find some uninterupted time with my books. So, I will be off to the gym to do some daily page turning. Sounds funny, I know, but what's a girl to do.
And in case you are wondering, I have put into place my new 'Get Rid of Chub' plan. Hopefully, we will be seeing some improvement in that department. I know that I will always have chubby thighs, but when they run out of storage space and the chub shows up on my face, then we are talking about something major here. I will not have it! Do you hear me, face? I may or may not fill you in on my Get Rid of Chub progress, because I may slip and run off to QuikTrip and buy me some ice cream tomorrow, but for today I am motivated!!! Go Team Johnson!! Shout out of encouragement are always welcome.
And in case you are wondering, I have put into place my new 'Get Rid of Chub' plan. Hopefully, we will be seeing some improvement in that department. I know that I will always have chubby thighs, but when they run out of storage space and the chub shows up on my face, then we are talking about something major here. I will not have it! Do you hear me, face? I may or may not fill you in on my Get Rid of Chub progress, because I may slip and run off to QuikTrip and buy me some ice cream tomorrow, but for today I am motivated!!! Go Team Johnson!! Shout out of encouragement are always welcome.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Pardon the Chub
And no I'm not talking about Nathan. What happened to my face? I'm posting these pictures even though I am a little distraught over the nature of my double chin and enormous cheeks. Something must be done about this diaster. But in the meantime, I'll post.
This weekend we had a great visit from my dad and my two cousins Olivia and Elizabeth. They are such sweethearts and John said to me 'I hope we have kids like that.' We went to the ward Pinewood Derby, watched Mary Poppins and went out for pizza on Saturday. They came up for Nathan's blessing this morning.
Since they got here, Elizabeth (age 4)has been saying 'I can't wait to go to the baby church.' I was worried that she would be disappointed to find out that it was not in fact a church full of babies. She seemed to have fun and didn't make any mention of disappointment so that's good. We are hoping they come up to visit us again this summer. We mentioned that we like to take the dogs to the Dog Park in the summer and she liked that idea about as well as baby church, so it should be fun.
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