Cougar Bait

On Sunday, we met up with friends to say Happy Belated 2nd Birthday to Finn! Watching Finn, Larsson and Austin was so much fun and they are so stinkin' cute - just small intervals apart at 2 years, almost 1 year and 7.5 months. I pulled out my camera but the battery was dead.

We snagged one photo on a camera phone when we went to grab a quick lunch at Verde Taqueria with Alice, Ervin and Austin. Alice posted it first and she did such a good job, I thought I would reuse her blog post title.



And Alice, I agree. I don't think they could be any cuter!

Wednesday Weigh-In (Week 2)

Week 2 aka I need to get my butt in gear.

Starting Weight: xxx
Week 2: xxx-0.4
Weight lost this week: 0.0 lbs.
Total weight loss: 0.4 lbs.
Weight left to lose: 19.6 lbs.
Weeks left to new goal date: 9.5

I don't know what my problem is.... although last week's excuses range from out-of-town guests to snow to Valentine's, which all had me thinking I was on vacation. No more excuses. I have always done great with accomplishing goals, so I need to soul search why I am getting in my own way. I want to make my goal, so I am buckling down this week. And I made it to my track club run this week, so that was a good start....

Monday Musings

- We enjoyed a short but great time with some family from Sweden last week - my uncle and aunt, Ove (mom's youngest brother) and Maria, and cousins, Oscar, Linnea and Hugo. They stopped in Atlanta to visit us on their way to Vail for some skiing. Little did we expect was the snow in Georgia! pictures to follow soon...

- Larsson was a little sniffly when we picked him up from daycare on Friday just before the snow came, and we spent most of the weekend fighting a fever.

- Even though, they told everyone to stay off the roads on Friday night, Justin and I were convinced that we would have no issue getting home to sleep in our own bed. We let Larsson sleep over at Mormor and Morfar's instead of waking him. We left around 11 p.m. and did not get home until almost 1 a.m. It was not too bad, but where it was icy, there were long lines of slow moving traffic. In retrospect, we would have stayed.

- Because of the weather and travelling back and forth, we missed Finn's birthday party. We were so looking forward to it and hope to see him soon!

- We celebrated Valentine's Day together at home, although auntie babysat Saturday night so Justin and I went to a nearby restaurant Valenza for a late dinner after Larsson was tucked into bed.

- I kept Larsson home today, hoping to overcome the cold and that an ear infection does not follow. We enjoyed a long nap and played with tupperware and toys most of the day. He usually does not slow down very much even when he is not feeling well.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's card to Mama and Deddy
Love, Larsson

(made by Larsson, his teachers and friends at school)

Wednesday Weigh-In (Week 1)

So I wasn't at home this morning to officially weigh in on my scale so I will have to go with yesterday's weight.


Starting Weight: xxx
Week 1: xxx-0.4
Weight lost this week: 0.4 lbs.
Total weight loss: 0.4 lbs.
Weight left to lose: 19.6 lbs.
Weeks left to new goal date: 10.5

If I am going to make the goal, I need to make a few adjustments. Unfortunately, I did not get all my exercise in this past week due to unforeseen work issues and some other projects. I will put in some extra sessions this week to make up for it and also watch my eating this week a little more closely.

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice!

Alice & Tater's first photo together (April 2009)

Wednesday Weigh In (A New Start)

I am joining Alice's weight loss challenge to post progress weekly.

My goal was to lose the remainder of my baby weight gain by Larsson's first birthday on February 25. Sadly, I believe I am going to be shy of my goal, as despite consistently working out since July, I have been holding steady in my weight since September. However, I am going to use this challenge and weekly posting as a way to keep myself more accountable and up my game.

My revised goal is to lose 20 pounds prior to our family photo session on April 25th.

Starting Weight: xxx
Weight left to lose: 20 lbs.
Weeks left to new goal date: 11.5
Days Exercised: 4 (pilates | 2 runs | 1 bodypump class | 1 weights session)


What I am most excited about: I joined the Atlanta Track Club and have done 3 weekly runs with them. I was really thrilled that I was able to run more than I thought... and it is getting easier. did I mention we are running a 5K race in March that we are training for? I am thinking of entering the 10K on July 4 and maybe a half marathon on Thanksgiving Day... but not to get too far ahead of myself...

Workout Plan for the week:
- Thursday: bodypump or bodyflow, 30 min walk or run
- Friday: bodypump or bodyflow, 30 min walk or run
- Saturday: pilates
- Sunday: bodypump &/or 30 min run
- Monday:
- Tuesday: bodypump, run with track club

Goal for next week: Increase water intake, plan meals and grocery list for the week, plan "cheat" day