(cycle 14, day 7)
its taking me a lot longer to finish my couch to 5k program, but i'm okay with that. i have to admit i was skeptical of being able to jog 20 minutes straight after just 5 weeks. i stalled out at week 5 day 1... i tried day 2, but jogging for 8 minutes nearly killed me! lol. i did it, but i felt like my legs were turning to jelly and were going to give out at any second and i was breathing like i was fighting for air. needless to say i haven't attempted that one again and probably won't for a while. for now i'm just working on jogging faster (i did my personal best last night at 6.4km/hr, i was pretty stoked!) and when i feel like 5 minutes is no longer a struggle or effort, i'll continue onto day 2 again. i don't think it will be too much longer, but the weather may stop me before i get to it. i bought myself a good running jacket for cooler weather, but i'm not sure how much colder i can handle : / so far i'm comfortable around the zero degree mark but when i walked outside this morning on my way to work, i was a little shocked by the -7 temp, haha. i'll have to try out more of the features on the new coat to see how much colder i can go before i have to give up jogging until the spring... or i'll have to take advantage of my moms treadmill for the winter...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
On The Up Side....
i fit into an old pair of jeans from over 6 months ago!
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| what? i was proud of my accomplishment ;) |
on down down side, AF showed up yesterday so i'm now on cycle 14 of TTC :'( ....
i'm trying to stay positive though so i'm jumping right back in. i also booked a physical with my doc for the middle of the next cycle so if this is our lucky month, i'll change it to a prenatal appointment and i'll be 5-6 weeks along, or i'll be able to talk to her about our options, and hope she doesn't dismiss me completely because of our lack of BDing....
other positives about not being pregnant yet:
- i can drink when we go Vegas in 2 weeks
- i can continue to lose weight and possibly make my first goal of losing 10%, and in turn be at an even healthier started weight for pregnancy
- i'll have better stamina for jogging/running because i can continue to do it and it will be a lot easier to continue while pregnant
- my tummy should still be able to fit in my winter coat instead of having to make due or buy a new one before the end of winter if i do get pregnant soon
- the due date for the next 2 cycles don't fall in the middle of a busy time with lots of family birthdays and holidays (like may-mid july or september-thanksgiving)
but all those positives don't help the fact that i'm completely bummed that i don't have a baby in my arms let alone my tummy yet. its hard doing this month in and month out when you want something so badly.... guess i'll just enjoy wearing old jeans for now ; )
Friday, October 14, 2011
10 pounds!
(cycle 13, day 25, 9dpo)
so far weight watchers is totally working for me. although i must admit that today was a little hard to stick to my points... i just wanted to eat massive amounts of candy! i'm guessing that urge has to do with the point i'm in in my cycle, so i'm hoping it goes away and i can be happy continuing avoiding all that candy and junkfood like i have been for the last 6 weeks. i've lost 10.2lbs in the 6 weeks i've been on the plan but i haven't been doing any activity until the last 2 weeks so i'm sure i should start losing more in the coming weeks : ) with those 10lbs, i've also lost an entire pant size! that feels amazing. i've shrunk out of a pair of jeans that i just bought 4 months ago because i was running out jeans that fit. now they're super baggy and unflattering. i'm also fitting back into some shorts that i couldn't wear over the summer which feels even better. at my weigh in on wednesday, i was even able to do up my belt an extra notch, yay!
i'm also back to my "couch to 5k" program since i took a hiatus for new brunswick and then the bathroom reno. i jumped right back into week 3 when i picked it up again! it was nice to know that i didn't have to start from the beginning again. i've now started week 5 and it was a lot easier than i thought it would be which is nice. i'm hoping to be at week 8 by november, but i'm not sure how the weather will affect that. i've also decided that i'm going to find a good zumba dvd or nintendo game and do that over the winter so i have a good variety of workout dvd's/games to choose from.
on my other quest, pregnancy, i'm still not sure how i feel about this cycle. one minute i'm convinced we failed and fully expect AF to show up on tuesday/wednesday like she should, but then the other minute all i want to do is test early because i'm convinced it's going to be positive. i'm at a crossroads. confused and really not sure what to think and what to do. i'm trying desperately to hold out until at least sunday to test, but depending on tomoro, i don't know if i'll have the willpower. i guess we shall see.......
so far weight watchers is totally working for me. although i must admit that today was a little hard to stick to my points... i just wanted to eat massive amounts of candy! i'm guessing that urge has to do with the point i'm in in my cycle, so i'm hoping it goes away and i can be happy continuing avoiding all that candy and junkfood like i have been for the last 6 weeks. i've lost 10.2lbs in the 6 weeks i've been on the plan but i haven't been doing any activity until the last 2 weeks so i'm sure i should start losing more in the coming weeks : ) with those 10lbs, i've also lost an entire pant size! that feels amazing. i've shrunk out of a pair of jeans that i just bought 4 months ago because i was running out jeans that fit. now they're super baggy and unflattering. i'm also fitting back into some shorts that i couldn't wear over the summer which feels even better. at my weigh in on wednesday, i was even able to do up my belt an extra notch, yay!
i'm also back to my "couch to 5k" program since i took a hiatus for new brunswick and then the bathroom reno. i jumped right back into week 3 when i picked it up again! it was nice to know that i didn't have to start from the beginning again. i've now started week 5 and it was a lot easier than i thought it would be which is nice. i'm hoping to be at week 8 by november, but i'm not sure how the weather will affect that. i've also decided that i'm going to find a good zumba dvd or nintendo game and do that over the winter so i have a good variety of workout dvd's/games to choose from.
on my other quest, pregnancy, i'm still not sure how i feel about this cycle. one minute i'm convinced we failed and fully expect AF to show up on tuesday/wednesday like she should, but then the other minute all i want to do is test early because i'm convinced it's going to be positive. i'm at a crossroads. confused and really not sure what to think and what to do. i'm trying desperately to hold out until at least sunday to test, but depending on tomoro, i don't know if i'll have the willpower. i guess we shall see.......
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Finished Bathroom Pics!
(cycle 13, day 22, 6 dpo)
just thought i'd post an update since i don't post as often anymore.
just thought i'd post an update since i don't post as often anymore.
our bathroom is finally finished! i love it! granted we argued a lot in the process, but thank god we're done. we spend a lot of time on it, almost 3 extra weeks, but the results are awesome : )
after that experience, i think one of us has to take a back seat when we get to building our addition in the spring. that person will probably be me since i would rather hire a contractor to help with scheduling everything and getting things done that we can't do ourselves, but dh would rather do it himself (even though i'm pretty sure its just going to end up like the bathroom: the bane of his existence until its done). so all i plan on doing is the plans and painting. otherwise, i'm hands off, completely. and hopefully i'll have other things to focus my time on like planning for a baby. i'd even consider living at my moms or grandparents while the house is under construction so i'm not in the way and if i'm not involved, we can't argue about anything. i think our marriage needs that.
in other updates, i'm still feeling meh about our chances of conceiving this month. i know we timed it right, but we've done that for 2 months and so far nothing has come from it. i have discovered that my temps start dipping at 11dpo so from now on, i'm not testing until that point after i take my temp and look at my chart. if its down, no testing until i'm late and if it's up, i'll test early. it seemed to be consistent the last 3 cycles but my luck it will throw me for a loop and i won't be able to count on it : /
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
meh
(cycle 13, day 15)
i'm not overly optimistic, but i feel like i have to be. i'll be surprised if we end up with good chances this month of getting pregnant. i got what i think is a positive OPK today which historically means i'm going to O tomoro. i'm not ready to O yet to be honest. i was kind of hoping i wouldn't until cd18 but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. i'm going to have to get creative if i'm going to get dh in the sack to bd at least once more before i infact O (something i haven't been overly successful at).
everyone around seems like their pregnant right now. ppl close to me aren't, but in my virtual world of the internet, practically everyone is. the one really hurt hearing about is my 15 year old cousin. it wasn't expected and she didn't find out until she was at least 4 months along. i'm a little surprised that she ended up pregnant because of her upbringing, i would think that would be the last thing she would want, but she's happy, so i'm happy for her. i'd be lying though if i didn't say the thought of adopting her baby hadn't crossed my mind, as wrong as it is to even think about that : (
so hopefully we can get it done this month. i just want to be onto the next phase of preparing for the baby that's growing iside me. i want to plan the nursery and buy things here and there that our baby will use. i've avoided doing any of that or even any kind of window shopping so i don't get my hopes up and stare at un-used baby items forever. i want it be my turn. please?
if this doesn't happen to be our month, i am actually going to call my doc to see if there is anything we/i can do to help this along. i'll probably beg dh to come with me so we can both talk to her (even though i'm sure he won't because he won't talk to anyone about any of this).... i'm incredibly frustrated with all of this.
i'm not overly optimistic, but i feel like i have to be. i'll be surprised if we end up with good chances this month of getting pregnant. i got what i think is a positive OPK today which historically means i'm going to O tomoro. i'm not ready to O yet to be honest. i was kind of hoping i wouldn't until cd18 but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. i'm going to have to get creative if i'm going to get dh in the sack to bd at least once more before i infact O (something i haven't been overly successful at).
everyone around seems like their pregnant right now. ppl close to me aren't, but in my virtual world of the internet, practically everyone is. the one really hurt hearing about is my 15 year old cousin. it wasn't expected and she didn't find out until she was at least 4 months along. i'm a little surprised that she ended up pregnant because of her upbringing, i would think that would be the last thing she would want, but she's happy, so i'm happy for her. i'd be lying though if i didn't say the thought of adopting her baby hadn't crossed my mind, as wrong as it is to even think about that : (
so hopefully we can get it done this month. i just want to be onto the next phase of preparing for the baby that's growing iside me. i want to plan the nursery and buy things here and there that our baby will use. i've avoided doing any of that or even any kind of window shopping so i don't get my hopes up and stare at un-used baby items forever. i want it be my turn. please?
if this doesn't happen to be our month, i am actually going to call my doc to see if there is anything we/i can do to help this along. i'll probably beg dh to come with me so we can both talk to her (even though i'm sure he won't because he won't talk to anyone about any of this).... i'm incredibly frustrated with all of this.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
7 LBS!!!
can i just say i love weight watchers? or at least so far anyway. i might not like it so much when my weight stalls out and i stop losing on dieting alone. but for now, i'm liking it and i'm liking the system. i'm not feeling like i'm depriving myself of treats or other foods i would love to eat. i'm also getting better with self-control, not great, but getting better. i still have some of the foods i shouldn't and when we go out, i'm still eating most of what's on my plate instead of only eating an actual portion or only eating enough to sustain myself and not stuff myself, so i have to work on that. i also have to start getting more activity into my routine. it doesn't help that we've been in reno mode for the last 3 weeks, but it will definately be dying down in the next few days where i might actually be able to get a walk in some nights. i think i'm going to try to find a zumba dvd and maybe i'll start trying to do that in the morning since it will be more fun that any of the other workout dvds that i have. i'll at least give it a try.
but so far, i've lost 7lbs! 5% of my starting weight! i've very happy about that since i did it in 4 weeks and didn't do much in the way of 'working out'. the last week my loss wasn't much, but a loss none the less. i'm sure if i start being active, it will come off easier and i would think i would be able to lose another 7lbs (10% of my starting weight) by Halloween and be down to 145lbs. a weight i haven't been since before mexico. more of my clothes should fit me which would be nice since in the last 6 months i've outgrown (more like outweighed) all of my shorts/skirts for summer and had to buy 2 new ones just to try to last through this season. it sure didn't help my confidence when that happened. i also grew out of some of my favorite pants so i'm really hoping that i'll be back in them for the winter and the only reason i'd have to buy new ones would be to fit a growing baby belly (that i will hopefully get soon).
ideally i would love to be back down to 120 but realistically i want to be 130 like last year for our wedding, but i'm really hoping i get pregnant before that. but the longer it takes to get pregnant, the healthier i'll be and i'll be at a healthier starting weight for pregnancy. kind of a catch 22. as much as i would love to be pregnant, i would also love to lose all the weight i've put on.
but so far, i've lost 7lbs! 5% of my starting weight! i've very happy about that since i did it in 4 weeks and didn't do much in the way of 'working out'. the last week my loss wasn't much, but a loss none the less. i'm sure if i start being active, it will come off easier and i would think i would be able to lose another 7lbs (10% of my starting weight) by Halloween and be down to 145lbs. a weight i haven't been since before mexico. more of my clothes should fit me which would be nice since in the last 6 months i've outgrown (more like outweighed) all of my shorts/skirts for summer and had to buy 2 new ones just to try to last through this season. it sure didn't help my confidence when that happened. i also grew out of some of my favorite pants so i'm really hoping that i'll be back in them for the winter and the only reason i'd have to buy new ones would be to fit a growing baby belly (that i will hopefully get soon).
ideally i would love to be back down to 120 but realistically i want to be 130 like last year for our wedding, but i'm really hoping i get pregnant before that. but the longer it takes to get pregnant, the healthier i'll be and i'll be at a healthier starting weight for pregnancy. kind of a catch 22. as much as i would love to be pregnant, i would also love to lose all the weight i've put on.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
its getting too frustrating
(cycle 13, day 1)
can i be totally honest and say that i'm VERY close to giving up TTC? this past cycle i basically just went through the motions without even getting upset about any part of it. heck, i nearly forgot to even use my OPKs this month (which i'm pretty sure is the reason i didn't get a distinct + on them because i tested 5 hours later than i did the day i got a + the first month i used them). i was diligent about taking my temps, but i never obsessed over them or my chart, so that is definately not the stressful part of TTC. for me, the most stressful part is BD timing. we rarely get it right. 4/12 months we had low chances, 6/12 the chances were non-existant and 2/12 (the last 2) we had 'good' chances, which are also the months i've used OPKs.
i think the stress of getting the bathroom reno done played a part this cycle. its the reason i nearly forgot to use the OPKs, too busy working and not thinking about testing until much later in the day. i'm hoping that since we should hopefully have the bathroom done this week that we can go back to being less stressed and maybe, just maybe, next cycle we'll get it right...
i have high hopes, but at the same time, i don't have hope. one good thing about it taking so long to happen is that its less likely that i'll be giving birth right in the middle of our anticipated addition so our lives won't be more chaotic than it already will be. but on the other hand, i'm not getting any younger and my yearning for a child is getting worse and it breaks my heart even more when i think about us still being childless after a year off the pill. its getting to where our kids will be so much younger than anyone elses, they'll have no one to play with when we do eventually have our own.
why can't i have the one thing i want most? why does this have to be so damned hard to make happen? why do some girls get it easy and not others? why can't it just be a one-man operation?
i'm so lost.... and angry.... and sad at our misfortune.... i don't know if i'll be able to go another month after this one.... i think i'll be done putting in effort after this cycle.... i'm done trying....
ITS. JUST. TOO. HARD.
can i be totally honest and say that i'm VERY close to giving up TTC? this past cycle i basically just went through the motions without even getting upset about any part of it. heck, i nearly forgot to even use my OPKs this month (which i'm pretty sure is the reason i didn't get a distinct + on them because i tested 5 hours later than i did the day i got a + the first month i used them). i was diligent about taking my temps, but i never obsessed over them or my chart, so that is definately not the stressful part of TTC. for me, the most stressful part is BD timing. we rarely get it right. 4/12 months we had low chances, 6/12 the chances were non-existant and 2/12 (the last 2) we had 'good' chances, which are also the months i've used OPKs.
i think the stress of getting the bathroom reno done played a part this cycle. its the reason i nearly forgot to use the OPKs, too busy working and not thinking about testing until much later in the day. i'm hoping that since we should hopefully have the bathroom done this week that we can go back to being less stressed and maybe, just maybe, next cycle we'll get it right...
i have high hopes, but at the same time, i don't have hope. one good thing about it taking so long to happen is that its less likely that i'll be giving birth right in the middle of our anticipated addition so our lives won't be more chaotic than it already will be. but on the other hand, i'm not getting any younger and my yearning for a child is getting worse and it breaks my heart even more when i think about us still being childless after a year off the pill. its getting to where our kids will be so much younger than anyone elses, they'll have no one to play with when we do eventually have our own.
why can't i have the one thing i want most? why does this have to be so damned hard to make happen? why do some girls get it easy and not others? why can't it just be a one-man operation?
i'm so lost.... and angry.... and sad at our misfortune.... i don't know if i'll be able to go another month after this one.... i think i'll be done putting in effort after this cycle.... i'm done trying....
ITS. JUST. TOO. HARD.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I'm Back!
(cycle 12, day 26, 9 dpo)
not that i went anywhere the last 2 weeks, but i've been incredibly busy and my computer shit the bed last week so i haven't had internet on it for a week. but i'm back at it now : )
weight watchers is going really well. its a lot easier than i thought it would be to follow the system. i'm not depriving myself of treats, but i'm definately thinking twice before eating something i shouldn't be eating, lol. so far i've lost 5.6lbs and it feels great! i'm sure the last week could've been better if i didn't have 3 pieces of pizza on friday and high sodium soups at the beginning of this week, but i'm still happy with my progress and i think i'll be trying to stick to this for a long time to come. i will have to change it when i get pregnant since you can't be a member for that time period, but i'll still follow the guidelines like eating more fruit/veggies and drinking lots of water. however, i do think it will be easier to lose the baby weight afterwards.
dh has quit smoking for an entire week! i'm so proud of him. unfortunately we've gotten into quite a few arguments and tense moments while working on the bathroom, so his angry outbursts aren't necessarily because of the meds he's on since when he's doing home repairs and things don't go the way he wants, those outbursts happen anyway. outside of anything to do with that room, he's pleasant to be around. which is a nice change compared to the last time he quit...
the bathroom is going well, well really slowly. i was hoping to be done already, but no such luck. doesn't help that we haven't had a tub surround to put up (which is now 10 days late from the date of expected delivery) so we've been able to work slowly since pretty much everything in that room takes 3 times longer than we anticipated. i'm finally going to be able to paint tonight after hoping i would've been painting last week before we even started the bathroom. painting should be done on saturday afternoon and we can FINALLY put everything back together that night or sunday morning. i'll be so happy to shower at home again!
on the baby front, this month has been less stressful since my mind has been busy elsewhere (the bathroom). we didn't BD much this month (only twice while i was fertile) so i don't have high hopes of this being our month. i haven't been obsessing over my chart or doing any symptom hunting which is a nice change of pace. however, as i get closer to the day i expect AF to show up, i've been getting more analytical about my temps. this morning i had a temp drop. i typically don't have temp drops at 9dpo... leaves me wondering if its actually an implantation dip... to be honest, i was a little bummed when i didn't see a drop at 7 or 8 dpo, but in the back of my head, i know that it can happen anywhere between 7-10 dpo and today falls in that range. i can only hope my temps go up from today and i get a BFP on sunday (the awesome group of girls i met on MH have formed their own group because of some privacy issues with FB. there's a group of us, like 5+ girls, that are at the same point in our 2ww so we're all testing on sunday) when i'll be 12dpo. i would think if i get a BFN that this cycle was a bust and i will fully expect AF to show up on monday. obviously i'm hoping for a BFP, but i already said i don't have much hope this month.
not that i went anywhere the last 2 weeks, but i've been incredibly busy and my computer shit the bed last week so i haven't had internet on it for a week. but i'm back at it now : )
weight watchers is going really well. its a lot easier than i thought it would be to follow the system. i'm not depriving myself of treats, but i'm definately thinking twice before eating something i shouldn't be eating, lol. so far i've lost 5.6lbs and it feels great! i'm sure the last week could've been better if i didn't have 3 pieces of pizza on friday and high sodium soups at the beginning of this week, but i'm still happy with my progress and i think i'll be trying to stick to this for a long time to come. i will have to change it when i get pregnant since you can't be a member for that time period, but i'll still follow the guidelines like eating more fruit/veggies and drinking lots of water. however, i do think it will be easier to lose the baby weight afterwards.
dh has quit smoking for an entire week! i'm so proud of him. unfortunately we've gotten into quite a few arguments and tense moments while working on the bathroom, so his angry outbursts aren't necessarily because of the meds he's on since when he's doing home repairs and things don't go the way he wants, those outbursts happen anyway. outside of anything to do with that room, he's pleasant to be around. which is a nice change compared to the last time he quit...
the bathroom is going well, well really slowly. i was hoping to be done already, but no such luck. doesn't help that we haven't had a tub surround to put up (which is now 10 days late from the date of expected delivery) so we've been able to work slowly since pretty much everything in that room takes 3 times longer than we anticipated. i'm finally going to be able to paint tonight after hoping i would've been painting last week before we even started the bathroom. painting should be done on saturday afternoon and we can FINALLY put everything back together that night or sunday morning. i'll be so happy to shower at home again!
on the baby front, this month has been less stressful since my mind has been busy elsewhere (the bathroom). we didn't BD much this month (only twice while i was fertile) so i don't have high hopes of this being our month. i haven't been obsessing over my chart or doing any symptom hunting which is a nice change of pace. however, as i get closer to the day i expect AF to show up, i've been getting more analytical about my temps. this morning i had a temp drop. i typically don't have temp drops at 9dpo... leaves me wondering if its actually an implantation dip... to be honest, i was a little bummed when i didn't see a drop at 7 or 8 dpo, but in the back of my head, i know that it can happen anywhere between 7-10 dpo and today falls in that range. i can only hope my temps go up from today and i get a BFP on sunday (the awesome group of girls i met on MH have formed their own group because of some privacy issues with FB. there's a group of us, like 5+ girls, that are at the same point in our 2ww so we're all testing on sunday) when i'll be 12dpo. i would think if i get a BFN that this cycle was a bust and i will fully expect AF to show up on monday. obviously i'm hoping for a BFP, but i already said i don't have much hope this month.
Friday, September 2, 2011
changes
(cycle 12, day 13)
things are changing around our household! dh set his 'quit smoking' date for next thursday (the day after his 30th bday), i joined weight watchers and our upstairs bathroom is getting a major overhaul.
hubby's quit smoking campaign
i'm so proud that he's finally decided to kick the habit after two previous unsuccessful attempts since we've been together. what really pushed him to quit was knowing his dad had quit a month prior to the family reunion. dh is usually the only smoker: he was the only one at the reunion, he's the only one on the fire dept, one of two that smoke at his shop, possibly the only one out of the guys he plays hockey with... it just makes sense for him to quit. plus it will save him quite a bit of money each month (which he will now be putting away so he can buy this motorcycle that he really wants, lol).
he's already seen the doc to get the same prescription his dad took and i'm making sure he eats like he's supposed to when taking it and i have to watch out for any side effects he might experience. so now he's started the meds and will be quitting in his second week (as recommended) and will continue them until he's confident enough to go without them.
again, i'm extremely proud that he's finally taken this step and maybe this is what we need to finally get pregnant!
my joining weight watchers
i finally decided to do something about the extra weight i've put on since our wedding last year. 'newlywed nine' my ass! in the past year, i've gained 30lbs. that's 5lbs per month! no wonder none of my shorts from last year didn't fit me this summer : ( i've been surviving the hotter days in 2 pairs of shorts and sundresses. its really depressing to think i've gained that much.
so a friend encouraged me to join and i finally did this past week. it's a little difficult getting used to counting points for everything i eat and making sure i eat what i should be eating and not just all the junk i want to eat. i've signed up for the minimum that i need to sign up for at first, but unfortunately there's a disclaimer that pregnant women can't participate and you're ineligible for weight watchers in that circumstance. its a little saddening, but i understand it. though i still plan to follow it when the time comes, but make sure i'm eating enough to sustain a pregnancy, but follow the basics and the foods i should be eating, not the junk i love to eat.
my ultimate goal would be to lose 40lbs, but for now my goal would be to lose 20 just so i can at least fit into more of my clothes again. they recommend you start with working to lose 5% of your current weight first (for me that's 7lbs) and then work on 10% (15lbs for me). i'm not sure how close i'll get to either of those, but anything lost is good for me pre-pregnancy. if it takes longer for me to get pregnant, that just means i can lose more so i'm at a healthier starting weight when it happens and i'll have less to lose post-pregnancy to reach my ultimate goal (which i will be rejoining post-pregnancy because i don't think i could do it on my own without someone/thing keeping me accountable).
bathroom overhaul
we're finally getting around to renovating our main bathroom. it's going to be a long week in construction mode on a room we use so often, but it will all be worth it when its done.
we're doing:
- new drywall
- tile floor
- new vanity and countertop
- new tub suround
- paint
- new quieter fan
- new mirror
we've already bought all of our supplies so that we don't have to waste time going to the store 10 times each day, its all sitting in our spare room. tonight we're starting with the demo and fixing up the electrical and plumbing. tomoro will be drywalling and first coat of mud, possibly lay the membrane for the tiles. each day after will be a coat of mud until i can paint, then it will be a coat of paint each day til its done. the tiles will hopefully go in on sunday so that they can be grouted and sealed on monday/tuesday. i'm hoping the tub surround can go in on tuesday so we can stop borrowing showers from our neighbours, lol. so by next thursday/friday we'll have a new finished bathroom that hopefully looks amazing!
things are changing around our household! dh set his 'quit smoking' date for next thursday (the day after his 30th bday), i joined weight watchers and our upstairs bathroom is getting a major overhaul.
hubby's quit smoking campaign
i'm so proud that he's finally decided to kick the habit after two previous unsuccessful attempts since we've been together. what really pushed him to quit was knowing his dad had quit a month prior to the family reunion. dh is usually the only smoker: he was the only one at the reunion, he's the only one on the fire dept, one of two that smoke at his shop, possibly the only one out of the guys he plays hockey with... it just makes sense for him to quit. plus it will save him quite a bit of money each month (which he will now be putting away so he can buy this motorcycle that he really wants, lol).
he's already seen the doc to get the same prescription his dad took and i'm making sure he eats like he's supposed to when taking it and i have to watch out for any side effects he might experience. so now he's started the meds and will be quitting in his second week (as recommended) and will continue them until he's confident enough to go without them.
again, i'm extremely proud that he's finally taken this step and maybe this is what we need to finally get pregnant!
my joining weight watchers
i finally decided to do something about the extra weight i've put on since our wedding last year. 'newlywed nine' my ass! in the past year, i've gained 30lbs. that's 5lbs per month! no wonder none of my shorts from last year didn't fit me this summer : ( i've been surviving the hotter days in 2 pairs of shorts and sundresses. its really depressing to think i've gained that much.
so a friend encouraged me to join and i finally did this past week. it's a little difficult getting used to counting points for everything i eat and making sure i eat what i should be eating and not just all the junk i want to eat. i've signed up for the minimum that i need to sign up for at first, but unfortunately there's a disclaimer that pregnant women can't participate and you're ineligible for weight watchers in that circumstance. its a little saddening, but i understand it. though i still plan to follow it when the time comes, but make sure i'm eating enough to sustain a pregnancy, but follow the basics and the foods i should be eating, not the junk i love to eat.
my ultimate goal would be to lose 40lbs, but for now my goal would be to lose 20 just so i can at least fit into more of my clothes again. they recommend you start with working to lose 5% of your current weight first (for me that's 7lbs) and then work on 10% (15lbs for me). i'm not sure how close i'll get to either of those, but anything lost is good for me pre-pregnancy. if it takes longer for me to get pregnant, that just means i can lose more so i'm at a healthier starting weight when it happens and i'll have less to lose post-pregnancy to reach my ultimate goal (which i will be rejoining post-pregnancy because i don't think i could do it on my own without someone/thing keeping me accountable).
bathroom overhaul
we're finally getting around to renovating our main bathroom. it's going to be a long week in construction mode on a room we use so often, but it will all be worth it when its done.
we're doing:
- new drywall
- tile floor
- new vanity and countertop
- new tub suround
- paint
- new quieter fan
- new mirror
we've already bought all of our supplies so that we don't have to waste time going to the store 10 times each day, its all sitting in our spare room. tonight we're starting with the demo and fixing up the electrical and plumbing. tomoro will be drywalling and first coat of mud, possibly lay the membrane for the tiles. each day after will be a coat of mud until i can paint, then it will be a coat of paint each day til its done. the tiles will hopefully go in on sunday so that they can be grouted and sealed on monday/tuesday. i'm hoping the tub surround can go in on tuesday so we can stop borrowing showers from our neighbours, lol. so by next thursday/friday we'll have a new finished bathroom that hopefully looks amazing!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Mexican Vacation (a little late, okay a lot, but at least its done, right?)
So I’m finally getting around to posting about our Mexican vacation, only 4 months late, but at least I did it. Granted I felt like I had to do this one before I could post about the family reunion in New Brunswick last week….
Mexico was amazing! We're already planning on going back in two years when we both have 3 weeks of holidays so we can take a week and go back and then the other 2 weeks and go to Ontario, haha.
As much as early flights are annoying, it's nice to get to your destination early in the day so you can enjoy it that same day and not just go straight to bed ; ) We barely got any sleep the night before. I finally went to be bed at 1:00am after I was sure I had everything and did a few other last minute things around the house. Hubby finally came to bed at 2:00am just so he could cuddle in bed with HayHay who was going to miss the heck out of us for a week (at least we like to think she missed us that much) and then an hour later, the alarm went off.
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| view of the resort after checking in at the front desk behind the bridge is the swim up bar we spent a lot of time at |
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| our balcony 'jacuzzi' |
What a room it was! We were so glad we upgraded to the priveledged suites. It was nice to have all this space after being in a hotel room in San Diego for 5 days. We had a seperate bedroom from a living room and 2 doors into the very large bathroom. The bathroom had double sinks (hubby was happy about that but I felt we didn't really need it since we almost never used them at the same time anyway...), separate toilet (I really liked that so I could still use the rest of it while he was in there, lol), and separate shower. Could've used more light in there when he was shaving and I was putting on makeup, but still a huge improvement on our tiny bathroom at home. On the balcony there was a huge soaker tub that easily fit the two of us side-by-side. It took forever to fill and didn't have jets (which he was bummed about but I still took advantage of having that big tub) so it wasn't quite the 'jacuzzi' we were looking forward to but still a great bonus with the upgrade.
After getting to our room and unpacking, we promptly put on our swim suits, ate at the snack bar and hit the beach. A little rocky, but it wasn't so bad that you had to worry about slicing your foot open (wouldn't that be fun??). After floating in the water (which is increadibly salty and yet another thing I forget when I travel) we got drinks at the bar and talked to a couple who was on the same flight as us and actually live not too far from us here in Alberta. We spent the afternoon drinking at the beach bar and then the resort had a dinner for us (well the tour company we came with). It was delicious and quite the spread. At the end of the night we went back to our room, filled the tub and relaxed. A nice way to end our first day.
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| the towel animal on our 6th night |
Day 2
Plan for the day: relax! Of course that was after we had breakfast and attended the welcome seminar. Breakfast was probably my favorite meal of the day down there. The first day I started with a couple little things but of course got my omelet, lol. Sean didn’t get one, opting for some other things, but wanted to try mine when he saw it. Needless to say, that’s what he had every morning for the rest of the trip, haha. I ended up having french toast most mornings with fresh fruit. Mmmm, pineapple….
Of course as soon as we got out of that seminar, we changed into our suits, booked our first dinner and hit the pool bar and pretty much stayed there most the day. Unfortunately we drank a little too much that day and by the time we got back to our room to have a nap before our dinner we pretty much passed out for the night and missed our dinner : ( We woke up around 3am and watched TV for a bit before going back to sleep and starting another day.
Again started our day with breakfast, but we made a plan to take it a bit slower on the drinking so we could actually make it to dinner before calling it a night.
We met a couple the day before at the swim up bar and spent most of the day talking to them in the pool. We had booked a couple’s massage for that day. Before our massage they invited us to come early to take advantage of the spa pools and saunas which were very relaxing and nice to be in a pool and out of the sun. Poor Sean was so burnt from the day before that the massage hurt a little for him. I was burnt too, but not to that extent. It must not have hurt that bad since he fell asleep during his, lol. After our massages we went back to our room and had a nap before getting ready for our dinner that wasn’t until 8:00pm. It was kind of nice to have dinners later in the evening because otherwise we would’ve probably gone to bed a lot earlier because of being in the sun so much.
Day 4
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| swimming with dolphins at Delphinus |
We booked a dolphin swim for that morning. It was awesome! Definitely worth the money and by far one of the most amazing things I’ve experienced. You get to do everything with the dolphins: kiss, shake, foot push, free swim. They have staff just for taking a million pictures of each person. To buy the pics after is quite expensive, but since we weren’t doing much else while in Mexico, we went for it and I’m glad we did. We have well over 40 pics just from that hour and a half swimming with them : )
After getting back to the resort, we grabbed a bite to eat and then did some snorkeling right off the beach. That was pretty cool too and we were kicking ourselves for not doing it in the previous days, haha. So glad we bought the underwater camera, actually we carried that around more than our other camera… By evening we relaxed in our room and then the buffet dinner and called it a night.
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| snorkeling just off the beach |
Another lax day spent enjoying the pool (we really lucked out weather wise as I think the worst we got were a few clouds) and the swim-up bar. We really didn’t do too much other than relax while on vacation. We didn’t do any shopping! Next time we go, we’ll spend at least one day doing some shopping.
This was also the day we realized our A/C wasn't working. Mexico is not the place you want that happen! It took almost all day for them to get it working again, and thank god they did. Can't believe it took us 2 days to realize it wasn't working. I thought it was just that hot out, lol.
Day 6
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| rappelling into the cenote |
A very busy day. We had to get up early and ready to go on our Coba/cenote/zipline tour. The first stop was a tiny Mexican village where we did a zipline across a pond, rappelled into a cenote, canoe’d and had an authentic Mexican lunch (the ziplining left us wanting more and next time, we’ll be going to Xcaret because they have a ton of ziplines). After that we were off to the Coba ruins. The did a quick tour at the entrance and then sent us on our way. You could rent bicycles to get to the pyramid, which we of course did so we weren’t wasting time on the 2km walk. We climbed the pyramid, DH faster than me since he apparently has no fear when it comes to heights and got some shots from the top. We continued on our bike ride and stopped to take more pictures of the ruins, and then were rushed into the van since everyone was already loaded up (another reason we didn’t like this tour company since it was barely enough time to actually enjoy exploring the ruins and next time, we might just rent a car or choose a different tour company that spends more time at the ruins). We made it back to the resort for dinner and then went to bed because we were exhausted after our long day.
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| Sean being silly with the stickers from the towel animals |
Day 7
Yet again, another relaxing day. We did some more snorkeling since it was free and we wanted to do what we could at the resort before leaving the next morning. After snorkeling, we just hung out in the water just to enjoy the waves since we knew we were going to be coming back to snow on the ground. We also spend some more time at the swim up bar, which by now, the bartender remembered us from previous days and already had drinks ready for us : D We booked our last a la carte dinner for that night and did some shopping at the outdoor venders that are set up most evenings. It probably would’ve been better to do our shopping outside of the resort since it was a little expensive and we also should’ve employed our haggling skills (if we even have any)… But we got a Mayan calendar to hang in the kitchen and some Mayan earings/pendant for my mom’s 50th bday gift.
Day 8
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| the beach and lagoon where the fish are for snorkeling |
We had our last breakfast in Mexico. Too bad they didn’t have any pineapple that day, lol. We enjoyed our breakfast, then did a tour around the resort to get last minute pics before we had to pack our bags and get on the bus to the airport.
Not sure why, but when we got home, I was half expecting to see green grass and palm trees out the airplane window as we were coming down to land. It pretty much sucked to see the snow was still there. But now we’re planning on going back in 2013 with more than just us, so at least I have something to look forward to….
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