BYOC and other thoughts..

1.) If you could change your first name- what would it be?

I can honestly say I'd never change my name .. I love it.. it fits me and I don't know a lot of other ladies with the name "Kristen".. well .. that is until I started blogging and it seems to be a pretty popular name in our circle of blogs!? :0) And that's great.. more Kristen's (however you spell it) the better!!


2.) Why are man hole covers round?

This seems like a simple question with a simple answer .. but is it? Did you know that Microsoft used this as a job-interview question..just look it up on Wikipedia!


3.) What's one of your biggest pet peeves?

Oh I don't even know if I have enough space to type them all ..Here's the top three that I'm thinking of right now ..

-people that cut in line! in traffic or at a store ect..
-nose picking in public (like when you look over at someone driving and they are digging for gold)
-people that forget to put on deodorant (like the man working out next to me at the gym last night ..wwoooooweee stink-o)


4.) If you could be a car- What would it be?

a 1950's hot rod.. because they are vintage ..classic.. full of style.. unique ..been around the block..and really pretty to look at ..



5.) What's the biggest thing you learned from a blog this week or which blog spoke to you the most this week off the top of your head?

On Wednesday I read "I think I'm BEAUTIFUL" by Mary over at:

www.bandmeimready.blogspot.com

Top Five Reasons this week has been GREAT!!

1.) I got approved for Lap-Band surgery

2.) Had a 4/23 Pre-OP date ..which got moved up to 4/2

3.) Went to the GYM two other times since Sunday ..and only have 4 miles left in my 10 mile goal I set for myself this week.

4.) I realized how much I love how I feel after working out..My energy has been up this week and my overall mood has been up too .. which even my husband has noticed..

5.) My husband booked us a weekend away in Newport Rhode Island for our five year anniversary and that's so very romantic of him ..

Happy Friday!!

Post Whore today..#3

Third post..oh jeeezus! :)

but it's important.. really really important..


ready for it...



my pre-op appointment has been moved from 4/23 .. to ...wait for it ... it's really good...


4/2!!!



that's in almost a week from this week ..well you know what i mean.. a week from friday!!

it's practically shaving three weeks off what i was originally quoted for a pre-op date!?



c-r-a-z-y..




thank you to the stranger that had to cancel his/her appointment and let me have it..


**happy dance** **happy dance**




okay. that's it for today.. i swear!

just a little something..

so instead of treating myself with a snack .. after getting the 'thumbs up' ..the 'green light' ..the 'go ahead' ..

i bought myself a workout video. *saaay whaaat???!!!*

i've been looking at this for awhile and after reading some great reviews and talking to some other mommy people that use it (and love it) ..i thought it's worth a try..

i've completed 4 out of 10 miles in this weeks personal gym challenge .. and i'm feeling great!! i even beat my sunday time by a little under five min .. and that's all i'm looking for ..not a specific time to do two miles.. but to shave a little off the time.. each time..

and now that i've gotten over my lacking self confidence to actually get to the gym.. i've hit another hurdle .. and that's working out on the 'machines' ..after i do my cardio ..i'll usually go to the little room off to the side and stretch out and do some crunches .. then go do a few laps on the muscle machines..work my legs/arms/ect ect..

but these machines are right in front of the ellipticals and treadmills.. and it makes me feel like i'm on stage..

so for now .. i'll go and do my miles ..and my stretches/ab work ..and then on my 'rest days' from the gym.. i'll have these videos to turn to..

i'd really like to shoot for at least 30min a day..


so give it to me jillian michael's ..

OOOHYEAHBABY!!

Just hanging out this a.m...watching the Today show.. and my surgeons office # comes up on the screen..? Strange? I hope everything is okay.. so I pick it up on the second ring ..

Me: "Hello?"

Receptionist at Surgeons office:
"Hi this is --- can I speak to Kristen?"

Me: "This is her"

Receptionist: "Good morning.. I'd like to set up a time for your Pre-Op appointment"

Me: "Oh? I thought we had to wait to hear back from the insurance before we could set that date up?"

Receptionist: "Yes that's correct, but they called yesterday and said that you were approved.."

Me: "Whaaaaat! NO way" <----- could of handled that a little bit smoother :)

Receptionist: "Congratulations..now he's pretty booked up so his first appointment isn't until April 23 at 1pm .."

Me: "I'll take it".."But if something opens up between now and then, no matter what time/day I'll take that too" :)

Receptionist: "Okay great, I'll add you to the cancellation list..and give you a call if anyone cancels."

Me: "Thanks so much"

Receptionist: "No problem have a great day"

OOOH I SO WILL!!!!!! BEST DAY EVER!!

No more worrying/stressing/over thinking the hoop that's called insurance..

YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!


okay.. carry on with your Tuesday!

Skinny Cow and other thoughts..

Ice Cream.. something I never really liked before meeting my husband.. I was a big fan of Orange Sorbet ..and then after meeting my husband ..it was a slow love affair with the cold creamy goodness.

After running around with my darling boy all day .. when he's upstairs for the night..all tucked in and having sweet dreams.. I'm indulging in sweet yummy ice cream..

THIS MUST STOP!!

I know I'll be able to have ice cream after the band.. but that's so extremely counter-productive..I'm starting to make a slow change to low fat or fro-yo ..and today while food shopping I came across this little box of gems!

It's 100cal/2grams of fat/3grams of protein.. and that comes out to be 2 weight watchers points.. all in all ..not to bad of a treat.

Had one tonight ..you know... to test it out for you all ;) And it wasss sooooo yummmyyy!! Creamy (not icy) and a light caramel flavor with a little drizzel of chocolate.. ahh.. so good!

So if your a lover of all things Ice Cream like me .. Try these.. the other flavor is "White Mint" but I'm not going to try those out..I'm not a huge Mint fan..so you'll just have to try those out for yourself if it sounds yummy to you!!

And the other things/thoughts..

With surgery almost (wishing/hoping) a month away .. I really want to do my part and get down as much as I can before the liquid diet and then hope for a nice loss during that time too. I was ambitious a while ago and really wanted to do Weight Watchers full time ..and it was just to far out/away. My revised "plan" is to do Weight Watchers during the week and not count points on the weekends.

I made sure to buy some Weight Watchers appropriate foods this week while food shopping and will work hard to get all that water in! :)

My exersise plan this week is Ten Miles!

Today I did 2 miles on the eliptical in 42mins .. I feel great/happy/upbeat when I come home from the gym and have 8 more miles to go before next Sunday. .I plan on going to the gym tommarow night with my step-dad and then skip Tuesday for a rest..

I hope everyone *well at least in the north east* got to get out and enjoy this weather.. I love this time of year and it's so nice to let my little dude "out" of the house and run off some of his extra engery.

I love brown boxes!!

I love getting packages in the mail and it's the best when they contain some tools to help me track my weight loss! Of course I had to go right to the bathroom and strip down and measure myself and weigh myself (though I weighed myself with my clothes on)..I think I measured all the right things.. if I missed something let me know!

Measurements:

Weight: 221.4

Neck: 14.5in

Left arm: 14.5in

Left calf: 17in

Waist (around the belly button): 45in

Bust: 41in

Hips: 51in

And just for fun..10 on Tuesday..

1. Here's a pic from Fall 2008.. it's not the best quality ..one of my cousins "tagged" me in this photo and put it up on facebook.. I made it "private" because of the drinking of our shooters! I'm the one in the middle..

I don't remember what I weighed in #'s ..but I remember that I was working out 2-3 times a week and loving the gym!! Semi-watching what I ate ..and not feeling to shabby.. It's so funny how I looked at this picture and thought "O.M.Geeeeesh" ..and now i'll be happy to get back there.. I bet it's like 20ish lbs away..


2. I'm having some self esteem issues that are making it hard for me to go to the gym.. I know..lame.. but that's what I'm dealing with right now. I'd really love to go at night time (after little dude goes to bed) ..but this is me/hubby's hangout time ..and that's important too.. Now that it's getting nice/warm out ..maybe I could go early in the a.m .. I just never "feel" like it in the afternoon ..and it's a vicious cycle of feeling mad at myself for not wanting to go/sad that I didn't make myself go.. and around and around we go..

3. I'd also love to start on the weight loss..even though I'm still waiting on my insurance ect.. I need to get on some sort of schedule/track to get out of this "waa waa is me" mode. I'm planning on getting my scale and tape measure and putting down all my numbers to paper. Keeping track and writing down food/water for the day. I don't want to start a "pre-pre" diet before I get the official word.. I think that would make it harder on myself ..and I'm trying to be realistic at the same time.

4. I need to go out and buy a new sports bra/sneakers ASAP!! I have two and one is loose and I knock myself out while walking fast/jogging..and one is so tight that I have red rings around my sides after I work out.. not good..

5. I really feel like I've been avoiding social situations recently ..and have to really make myself get up and go out to do things sometimes..My clothes haven't been fitting right and I'm not going to buy larger clothes to buy smaller ones in a little bit (or so I hope)..

6. The sun has finally come out.. and since it's been multiple days since seeing it.. it was a nice change today! :0) I even put on flipflops like a crazy lady today. 60 degrees = feels like summer!

7. I'm starting a Zumba class on Thursday for six weeks!! Maybe that will give me some sort of boost to get my bum back to the gym..

8. I had two XXX Vitamin Zero's today.. mm mmm good!!

9. My mom is taking the little dude for the day on Saturday ..a whole day..kid free... other mom's out there and bloggy land ..high five for that!!

10. Looking forward to watching "Parenthood" on T.V tonight.. that show is pretty cute..have you watched it yet? Check it out!


NightNight!