Portion Control & Calories

As most of you know I love listening to Jillian Michaels podcasts. Go to her site and check her out. Her podcast has been VERY informational. The podcast site is kinda like a blog about her pocasts and it lists all sorts of info she talks about on her podcast. She was talking about how people talk about portion control but she was saying how that's where alot of people mess up. That you need to count calories. Calories in calories out. I believe portion control and calorie counting go hand in hand. Both are equally important. Check out her podcasts and her websites. I'm telling ya you won't be disappointed.


Jillian Michaels Website



Jillian Michaels Podcast

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getting outta the funk!

Lately I've been really depressed. My Hubby & I haven't been getting along that great lately. So I've been depressed about that. It's gotten me to where I've became distant and withdrawn from him. My husband has been hiding something from me nothing major just something trivial really but he knew it would make me mad. And he's had people lying for him and covering for him. Just be honest that's all I ask. I've been spending lots of time online I guess cause marty seems preoccupied and in the end result I've been bored. So I've vowed to Not get on the Computer while he's home and even the iPod Touch. If he will work on his issues. There has been times I could of been working out instead I was on the computer doing nothing really!!! I've been listening to Jillian Michaels Podcast lately and she says to loose and see results you should workout 4 hours a week. That's doable now if I'll actually do it that's another question.

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Sprained my ankle....again

I was leaving work yesterday and I was putting some trash in the back of the jeep that needed to be taken off I came around the jeep to get ready to leave when my foot fell in a small hole and it caused me to turn my ankle over and fall. I've repeatedly fell for the last 5-6 years and every time I mess the same ankle up. It irritates me cause I was going to try and get serious about my walking again. It's gonna take at least a week or two before it's any better. I was debating on even coming into work at all today but I figured I would probably have noone else to fill in for me. So I'm bearing with the pain. I might ice while I'm not doing anything here at work. I soaked in warm water last night and added some Epsom salt. It helped for awhile but it's just gonna take awhile to heal. Luckily the lady I care for well, her step-daughter is coming in to take care of her for the weekend. So I'll have the weekend off!!! Yah!! So maybe I can get some rest and it'll heal up.

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Water

One of the blogs I read on a daily basis is trying to make various things that you need working on a habit in your everyday life. Last week was drinking more water. Since I read the blog late in the week I decided to start the week off by drinking more water. Monday I think I drank a glass or two. Yesterday I drank 3 glasses. Today I'm aiming for 5 glasses while I'm here at work. I really need to quit drinking Sodas cold turkey I've been drinking too many Dr. Pepper's lately. The lady I take care of has a brita water pitcher she never uses so I've been using it at work. I hate tap water. I've not drank tap water since I lived in new York. The water was aweful there. I don't have a Brita pitcher at home but I thought of buying one instead of drinking bottled water while I'm at home. I'm going to start drinking green or white tea because I think there are great benefits to drink green/white tea. I just wonder if there are the same Amount of benefits in the little packets where you just add water?does another brand have better benefits than another? Is it better drink green or white tea cold or warm? I guess I need to do a little research on it. I thought it would be best to drink it after I get off work so as I can sleep at night in case it gives me a little more energy.

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Happy 2nd Birthday Leah Josephine

Where has the time gone? My baby turned 2 years old today. I had a rough pregnancy and delivery. I had to be induced and was doing great with the labor pains but I was afraid I couldn't handle the pain later on so I went ahead and took the epidural. I went into labor around 6 am and for the most part everything went along smoothly. My dr. Couldn't be there and sent in the midwife. I only saw her once at that was around 8 am. The only ones I saw was the delivery nurse. I don't understand why they didn't come to check on me? Any hoo I started pushing around 3 pm and was having no luck at all. She was turned to wrong way. Her heart rate was dropping. Finally at 7 pm my doctor showed up and wondered why I still hadn't had her. The delivery nurse had only been on the job a few days and I think she got scared and didn't tell them what was going on. He finally got to her head and tried the sucction but there wasn't much sucess. He said if you don't have her in 30 mins well have to do an emergency C-Section. So 30 mins passed and her heart rate continued to dropped so they asked my husbands permission. He agreeed and at 8:27pm we had our baby girl. But all was not right with our world. She only had a 10% heart rate and her lungs had collapsed. They worked on her and she was on all sorts of machines luckily she pulled through. But I didn't even get to hold her till around 3 am. I really feel it's important for mother and child to bond those first few moments of life. I don't think we bonded like we needed to. She had jaundice for over 3 weeks and I had a god awful staph infection. I literally was dying my Hubby worked 12 hours a day and I was at home unable to do much of anything at all. I got so sick with that staph infection and the worse part the hospitial staff nor my doctors told me!! They sent me home knowing about it! Thank God my sister came by to check on me. I could barely care for her on my own little on myself. But, she was there more ways than I know. After coming home from the hospitial I didn't get out much and I think it resulted into post partum depression. The doctors didn't believe in PPD but I had it and I think it's important to get fresh air. Especially with little ones. At times I feel like I'm raising her myself. But men are men! That can't be helped. I would love to give leah a little brother or sister but I think getting in shape is more important. I've tried going to see my patents and even sisters as much as I can. But, I can count on one hand how many times they've been to see me. It's like if I have to bust my @$$ to keep the relationship. I'm tired of it! I had leah's party yesterday and made it at a time my family could come. Not one person from my family showed up and I've been kinda down about it. My parents go to my dead sisters and brothers grave but can't see the ones that are alive WTF? I go see my parents as much as i can and my sisters too but,I feel like they could care less about me and take me for granted. I'm just tired of bending backwards to make them happy and to keep the relationship open! I'm not even gonna waste my time with my families annual Christmas eve party this year. What's the point? Why put on an act? Why come around when they don't all year around. I'm just tired of it. I hope that me and leah are alot closer as she gets older. I hope I can have more children and Leah is close to them. Happy Birthday baby girl I love you so much!!

I heard this song as soon as i Got in my jeep this morning and It was something I needed to hear. Right now I feel very alone. I guess I'm feeling down about how my family treats me.I feel Like I only have my husband and daughter as my family now. I feel like my family has forgotten me and could care less. This song gave me comfort this morning just when I needed it. I'd like to dedicate this song to leah Happy Birthday Baby Girl I ♥ you!

My Thoughts about iBlogger

I got paid today and I was so antious to get the new iblogger app from the iTunes App Store. I've waiting for a blog app to blog offline since where I work is in the boondocks and it seems like there isn't much sign of life for miles around. What can I say I love Blogging but I have no Wi-Fi at work so being able to do it offline is Very important. I have various blogs on various subjects. My weight loss blog is on blogspot. Posting on my blogspot via iblogger is okay but I was really looking forward to being able to blog using pictures and right now you can't do that using blogspot. I've read that there was going to be an update soon and you'll be able to using your flickr account but who knows when that'll be?? You can also link posts or even websites but to me that seems just too complicated. Hopefully iBlogger gets better over time.

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I'm walking Again Nike+ Again

I've not felt very well the last few days. As some of you know we currently live with my husbands Aunt & Uncle and I hate it with everything within me. But,Marty my husband wants to save money to get a place of our own. Well,Lately I've either been too tired or too depressed to even think of working out. Sometimes I think What's the use of even trying? I tell myself I'll always be fat. But,Yesterday I told myself yeah you'll always be fat maybe even fatter if you don't get off that @$$ so,I thought I'd Start with walking for about 30 minutes everyday. I done that several years ago and I lost weight even if I just had 30 minutes I'd at least walk. So I took my Nike+ Sportsband and try and calibrate it But,I can't figure the thing out. So,I just used my husbands Ipod and used the Nike+ on there. I walked 1.04 miles and I felt so alive I could had actually done more but,My neice Beth Called and I ended up going and hanging out with her for awhile. My Daughter went walking with me as well. My husband was working on the little farm we have here. And past the Goats area we have an empty feild and we walked around in around the perimeter of the property. I work my 2 year old out and I had my husband to come get her she was just too tired to continue. Wow I was getting more energy than her. But,she had a blast walking with me. I have a treadmill and its old and It seems like your constantly walking up a hill and it kills me. I"ve been sick the past few days. I actually got some time off work. The lady I care for has family in from California and The wanted me to wait about coming in till they left which didn't hurt my feelings cause I got some time off!! It sucks cause I've felt aweful I think its a cold?! My husband hasn't worked the last 2 days he said he had a stomach Virus but,I don't know what to believe. I'm sorry but no one else around here as a stomach bug? I really think he eats way too much and he always has a MT. Dew in his hand. I'm sorry but isn't anyone else sick??? My daughter and myself is almost always the first ones sick if there is anything going around. I'm just aggravated because this next Monday is my Daughters 2nd Birthday and I'd would really wanted the extra money. I get paid tomorrow and I'm not doing anything but, getting my daughters gift for her because I'm sorry she's that important to me.

I've added a picture above of my new Lance Armstrong Nike+ Sports band I've not figured it out yet but,Hopefully I will soon! So,if anyone out there has one and knows how to do it please shoot me an email at ezziriah@gmail.com

Is cold Season upon us?

I'm not sure when the cold season comes into effect but,everyone here at the house has been sick this past week. If I'm not better by tomorrow I won't be able to go to work. Working in Home Health If I'm sick they don't want us coming in till we are better. Because a little cold could be deadly for an elderly person. Which wouldn't exactly hurt my feelings. But,I've just felt awful so,thats why I've not been around much lately. Today I'm trying to get as much rest as possible and hopefully i will be able to go to work tomorrow. I'm downloading more music for hubby and myself today to put on our ipods.

Fall is Here!

I think this little picture is so adorable! I love Autumn/Fall I know ppl call it differently but,I just love this time of the year here in Tennessee. The weather is getting much bearable. Its cool enough for a jacket in the mornings and even a light jacket when it starts getting dark. The sun shines during the day but,not enough to be a sortcher. I love it. I love how the trees change colors like they've been cast a spell upon them and their colors magically change colors. My hours at work changed today and really I'm relieved. Working all these hours lately has almost gotten the best of me. So now My hours at work are from 8am-2pm which is 6 hours 5 days a week. Thinking of having the office have someone come in and work the 4 hour shift on Saturdays but,I'm still undecided about it. This evening I go the Chance to watch Wind at My Back Today after I got off work I came in the House and I had 2 DVDs from Netflick. I get so Excited when I receive DVDs from them. I watch alot of old shows I never watched before and alot of old shows that I love!! I finished Wind at my back Vol.1 Disk 1 and went to the post office before the mail truck came so Netflicks should be sending me a new DVD Tomorrow! I get stuff I want to watch Chick flicks,tv shows I wanna see or even Workout Videos I wanna try. Today I tried Bob Harper's Biggest Loser Workout DVD it has 2 ways you can workout a 6 week workout with 4 different workouts you do 2 workouts one day and change up to the other 2 thats left the next day. I done 2 of the workouts today and I love it! I wished I had a way to record dvds or something. Bob does alot of boxing moves and I loved that because I need to work on my core muscles badly and I think boxing moves helps in that area. I really love this DVD and would defiantely do it again. The mail Truck doesn't leave till 4pm from my local Post Office and since I get off at 2 I thought I would do the DVD again tomorrow before I sent it back to Netflicks. I've been wanting to find a Diet thats more Stricker than Weight Watchers because I feel that its too leaniate and I need something thats gonna keep me on goal and focused. I'm not sure if there is a Biggest Loser Diet but,planning on trying to find something along those lines. I've seen the show and I've seen some of the stuff they have cooked in the past and it looks pretty healthy! I went to a website to do The Biggest Loser and it Cost around $20.00 a month and you get a full diet plan customized for you and it comes with 3 different books on The Biggest Loser. I think one is a fitness Book,a recipe book and the other probably goes through things on the show. Its called The Biggest Loser Club if anyone is interested. I've not been motivated to do anything lately and I'm not sure why. Our insurance ran out and hubby finally went back to work due to his accident and we are suppose to be getting insurance but have no clue when? I haven't taken my Thyroid Medication in about 2 months now and I can really see the effects of it. I'm always tired,my muscles ache. I just feel awful. I am just hoping my insurance will pay for the blood work.

scrubs not the Tv Show

Yesterday I got paid and I'm desperately needing new scrubs. I just started working in home health 6 months ago. With Hubby out of work I was just trying to make do but now that he's back at work I can spend more freely. I stayed up till almost midnight looking around. I got me a pair of the new Grey's Anatomy Scrubs in Royal blue. I love how they feel to me it's almost like a silky texture. I also go me some new iguanamed scrubs I really love how their pants fits me and I got some tooniforms which are cartoon print scrubs. I found seasame street Hopscotch it has elmo and all the seasame street characters. My daughter loves Mo! FYI: Elmo. I also found a really cute fall one but I'm waiting on it not sure about it. So can't wait to receive all my new scrubs in the mail.

College Road Trip

Tonight we finally made it a movie. Just Leah, my husband, Marty and myself. I've been renting movies from iTunes and I've had the movie "College Road Trip" on my iPod ready to watch! Finally tonight we got around to watching it. Personally I liked it. I thought it was Hilarious. It's about a daughter who wants to go to college across the country and daddy has a bit of a problem of letting go.

Bare Escentuals Giveaway

there is a blog giveaway going on for bare escentuals. I've never used it but I only hear good things about it. Go check it out!

A different approach

I've not walked with my Nike+ in well over a month so, I'm gonna try getting up early of the mornings and walk 3-5 days a week. I'm wanting to do my Firm Dvds at least 3 days a week. I've thought of joining the local YMCA but I just don't know if I'd workout at a gym I just don't feel comfortable with it.

Running Late

Well I was late for work this morning. I called the lady I take care of as well the office of the company I work through. I had to pay my insurance on my jeep grand Cherokee. It was past due on the 17th with it being late I needed to go into the office. Not to mention I had to go by our local Co-Op to buy feed for the pigs & goats. My husband & his cousin started a little farm. You can actually make some money off them. So Hubby works late and Hubby cousin doesn't have his luscense to pick up the feed so, I'm left to do it and I'm the one to loose money in the process. The lady I take care of didn't like it at all. But it couldn't be helped! I've been working late so what does everyone expect?? I've got things to do besides take care of someone 24/7. My RESP hours end a week from Tuesday and I'm really glad! Not as much money but I've got other things I want to do.

Fall season TV

This next week starts National Stay At Home Week. I'm just curious what everyone will be watching on the new fall line up. I thought I'd share what I'll be watching.

CSI
CSI:NY
CSI:Miami
NCIS
Criminal Minds
House
Bones
Desperate Housewives
Cold Case
Grey's Anatomy
Ghost Whisper
The Ex-List
Lost

I doubt I will watch even half of these shows since I currently don't have TiVo. It will be the ones I can remember comes on. My top shows are:
Grey's Anatomy
Lost
Desperate Housewives
Ghost Whisper

Finally Scrobbling With Last.Fm Once Again!

Ever since I updated my ipod Touch to the new software update and downloaded the iTunes 8 I've not been able to sucessfully scrobble my ipod to Last.Fm Which really sicks because I love Music and I love last.fm and I love having the ability to scrobble all my music to my last.fm account. I think I've listened to over 900 songs since getting my ipod. I don't listen to music on it very much but,thats quite a bit. So I'm VERY happy now that I'm scrobbling with Last.FM once again!!! Not really sure how I done it but,I think I manually scrobbled using the Last.FM program I have on my computer. Now if only iTunes and Last.FM will get with the program and update their app for the iPod Touch/iPhone. Since updating to iTunes 8 I don't think many ppl have gotten any sound when using the Last.FM app hopefully soon

Seeing results from working out

I've been trying to do my FIRM workouts a few days a week and The FIRM promises you'll see results in just 10 workouts. Well I've been wearing these gray slacks at work today. I love these slacks and they've never really been tight but I can tell they are getting loose on me. They feel good to be in. While I got a moment to myself I sat down I'm not sure why but I looked down at my arms and I noticed they are starting to tone up and get defined. I've always wanted defined arms I might just get them yet!! I've not seen much weight loss but I've had to loose inches cause I can tell it when I put my clothes on.

Hubby asked if I've lost any weight lately. I told him I've lost 0.4 lbs he said that's good considering you've not worked out much. He said it seemed like I was loosing more when I was getting up of the mornings and going walking. My hours was changed around so the last thing I want to do is get up even earlier to workout.

Taking my workouts outside

We got some rain and wind off the hurricane. So, it's been pretty cool in the mornings for the last few days. The evens have been pretty nice with the sun out it's not been too cold or hot either. I had to go to town yesterday so beth & I went by the park and walked about a mile. The track at the park has a few inclines and what I like about this park it tells you how many laps equals a mile and how much of an incline it is. I think the biggest inclune was 17% of an incline. My calf muscles are really sore today. I got my weights and DVDs back from her so I think I'm gonna do them of the evenings after work. I'm gonna aim for 3 days of week. I'm also going to try getting up earlier and go walking about 3 days a week.

FIRM:WAVE

Last night I got an email yesterday about The FIRM's new workout system. It's called WAVE they attached a video of it and it looks like so much fun! Hopefully I can get it soon. It's got this curve looking step that you have to learn to place while doing the workout. It looks like it would really work out the abs. I will try and post the videos later.

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