Did you miss me? Of course you did, that's a stupid question (and yes there is such a thing as a stupid question, no matter what your overly enthusiastic fifth grade teacher tells you). Time has marched on since my last post...it's amazing how quickly it goes sometimes. So what has happened in Hern's life since June 13, 2011?? I'm glad you asked.
I really can't remember what happened each day so here's a quick summary:
tried more dieting, failed
lost biggest loser
ordered a bunch of stuff at work
played on a softball league (currently we are 1 and 5 I think)
went to my first Indian's baseball game
drove Marcel and Jenee to lunch
got in trouble in the kitty conference room
fell on my tailbone
scraped my leg all to hell
registered son for Kindergarten
went to a Tim McGraw concert (not Brad Paisley!)
learned how to properly say pamphlet (PAM-FLET)
started paying on student loans
asked for a pay raise
got "health insurance"
became a silent/voluntary/accountant/bookkeeper/"numbers" partner person
laughed a lot
did laundry
paid bills
went swimming at The Tipton
went camping and it wasn't horrendous
ate smores
brought face book friend total to 99
started asking random people to apply to be #100
So, now that you are all caught up I will try to stay on top of this more (that's what she said).
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Happiness- why does it come in the form of pizza?
Sunday I went to my parents' house to celebrate my birthday (last month) and my twin brothers' birthdays (this month). My family celebrates everyones birthdays by getting together and singing "the ugly song" and eating cake. The ugly song is "Happy Birthday" but everyone sings it as loud and as horrible as possible. This has been a tradition for quite some time, I cannot even remember when we started it. I like it because it helps everyone to keep in touch and keeps life from getting in the way of only seeing each other once a year. Because there are so many birthdays now (16 and counting) we have started combining birthdays that are close together.
Birthdays are usually near dinner time, but today they mixed it up and had it around 11 and served brunch. I brought sausage/bacon intending on following my low carb diet, but fortunately Dad made scrambled eggs, bacon, and sausage.
I decided to also have some hash browns with ketchup and that led to a Dr. Pepper. The day ended with pizza and ice cream......so this means on Day 12 of the carb diet everything went to hell....
Moving on to Monday and pretending Sunday didn't happen- back to low carb! I didn't eat breakfast because frankly I was still bloated from the pizza and ice cream- crap I'm supposed to pretend that didn't happen....
We had MF salad bar for lunch (YUM) and then the husband made me eggs, sausage, and bacon for dinner. But enough about food.
Monday night concluded with a quote on our gutters. Looks like that is something we will be repairing ourselves- oh home repairs how fun :) Only 23 years left on this bad boy and it's all ours....
Birthdays are usually near dinner time, but today they mixed it up and had it around 11 and served brunch. I brought sausage/bacon intending on following my low carb diet, but fortunately Dad made scrambled eggs, bacon, and sausage.
I decided to also have some hash browns with ketchup and that led to a Dr. Pepper. The day ended with pizza and ice cream......so this means on Day 12 of the carb diet everything went to hell....
Moving on to Monday and pretending Sunday didn't happen- back to low carb! I didn't eat breakfast because frankly I was still bloated from the pizza and ice cream- crap I'm supposed to pretend that didn't happen....
We had MF salad bar for lunch (YUM) and then the husband made me eggs, sausage, and bacon for dinner. But enough about food.
Monday night concluded with a quote on our gutters. Looks like that is something we will be repairing ourselves- oh home repairs how fun :) Only 23 years left on this bad boy and it's all ours....
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Almost 2 weeks into June?? Where does the time go...
Here it is June 11 already and I haven't updated in nearly a month! I'm so lazy/unmotivated sometimes...
So to sum up the May challenge of not eating out - it was going well until the last week and then my stomach talked my brain into ruining it and the month ending with Texas Roadhouse, Grand Traverse, Burger King, White Castle, ice cream....well you get the idea. It wasn't pretty.
So we're down to June- the last month before the contest ends....and I'm back to low carb. 10 carbs/day. And it's day 11. And I'm exhausted. But I'm almost half way through the month and doing great. I'm down 7lbs and have been running or walking almost every day.
Accomplishments for June:
1. I have had zero soda.
2. I went to Dairy Queen with my husband and son and didn't get ANYTHING.
3. Today I ran for 15 minutes without stopping or slowing down.
I broke down last night and had 1/2 cup of cocoa puffs, dry and it was like eating cheese cake!
June Annoyances:
1. I've been irritable for most of the last 2 weeks.
2. I managed to get pink eye one night while running....a bug flew into my eye and I instinctively went to get it out of my eye with my sweaty hands and the next day I had pink eye.
3. I've been craving spaghetti and garlic bread like crazy.
So for the remainder of June my goals are:
1. To continue to update this blog everyday...really...I mean it this time, promise.
2. Continue on 10 carbs/day.
3. Be in a better mood.
4. Lose 23 lbs.
Does this post have too many numbered lists? Is there a such a thing as too many numbered lists?
So to sum up the May challenge of not eating out - it was going well until the last week and then my stomach talked my brain into ruining it and the month ending with Texas Roadhouse, Grand Traverse, Burger King, White Castle, ice cream....well you get the idea. It wasn't pretty.
So we're down to June- the last month before the contest ends....and I'm back to low carb. 10 carbs/day. And it's day 11. And I'm exhausted. But I'm almost half way through the month and doing great. I'm down 7lbs and have been running or walking almost every day.
Accomplishments for June:
1. I have had zero soda.
2. I went to Dairy Queen with my husband and son and didn't get ANYTHING.
3. Today I ran for 15 minutes without stopping or slowing down.
I broke down last night and had 1/2 cup of cocoa puffs, dry and it was like eating cheese cake!
June Annoyances:
1. I've been irritable for most of the last 2 weeks.
2. I managed to get pink eye one night while running....a bug flew into my eye and I instinctively went to get it out of my eye with my sweaty hands and the next day I had pink eye.
3. I've been craving spaghetti and garlic bread like crazy.
So for the remainder of June my goals are:
1. To continue to update this blog everyday...really...I mean it this time, promise.
2. Continue on 10 carbs/day.
3. Be in a better mood.
4. Lose 23 lbs.
Does this post have too many numbered lists? Is there a such a thing as too many numbered lists?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May challenge continues....
The challenge continues....I did have Subway again and today I ate at the MF salad bar with Jenee and Marcel. I'm down 10 lbs from when I started and feeling pretty good about it. When I win I am going to use the money for new clothes, but I have come to the conclusion that if for some slight chance I don't win I will still need to buy new clothes, so really that's a win-win...or a lose-win....and the end result is a new wardrobe.
I few months ago I decided to start working towards getting out of debt. The husband and I have decided we're much better at spending money than paying off debt and so for now we're going with that method instead. So we are getting new windows! I think our house, which was built in 1954, still has the original windows.
Today I opened a can of beef broth and the expiration date on the lid was 12/21/12 and I thought maybe I should save it in case the world ends on 12/21/12 and then as the world is ending I can pull it out of a drawer and say "Look, the beef broth can lid tried to warn us!" And then we would all laugh as the earth swallowed us up. But then I thought about how unorganized I am at home and how I would lose the lid before 12/21/12 and then I would spend hours trying to find it as the world was ending, and who really wants to spend their last hours looking for a lid? So I threw it in the trash.
I few months ago I decided to start working towards getting out of debt. The husband and I have decided we're much better at spending money than paying off debt and so for now we're going with that method instead. So we are getting new windows! I think our house, which was built in 1954, still has the original windows.
Today I opened a can of beef broth and the expiration date on the lid was 12/21/12 and I thought maybe I should save it in case the world ends on 12/21/12 and then as the world is ending I can pull it out of a drawer and say "Look, the beef broth can lid tried to warn us!" And then we would all laugh as the earth swallowed us up. But then I thought about how unorganized I am at home and how I would lose the lid before 12/21/12 and then I would spend hours trying to find it as the world was ending, and who really wants to spend their last hours looking for a lid? So I threw it in the trash.
Monday, May 9, 2011
No eating out in May!
I have challenged myself to not eating out in May and strictly following an exercise program. The not eating out is the harder of the two challenges. So far this month I have had to say no three times to eating lunch out with friends/coworkers and turned down free pizza. Before I continue I'll need to introduce a couple of people in this story: Jenee is the Awesome Executive Assistant (that's her official title) where we work together and Marcel is a planner/a lot of other unofficial titles. I feel that Marcel deserves a better label than that so I shall change it to Popular Planner AOT (Among other Titles). Each day we eat lunch together and then usually walk around outside for the duration of our lunch.
Here is a picture of Jenee sadly eating her salad because I would not go out to lunch to Chili's with her and Marcel:
Here is a picture of Jenee sadly eating her salad because I would not go out to lunch to Chili's with her and Marcel:
That was on May 3 (they tried to talk me into it saying it was Fifth Third day and we needed to celebrate)
On May 5 they decided to go to Chili's with or without me...so they went without me and I ate my lean cuisine all alone. I hope they are feeling guilty as they read this.
On May 6 they decided to go to Marsh to eat at the MF salad bar. I heated my lean cuisine up and went with them and we sat in the Marsh dining area-fortunately we didn't need a reservation. Jenee used the restroom there and said it was very nice.
On May 7 I opted for a lean cuisine instead of free, wonderfully smelling pizza and bread sticks at Marcel's house.
And on Mother's Day I had a homemade Greek chicken Caesar salad. So here I am 1 week into my challenge and doing well. I did eat Subway for dinner one night last week but I kept it healthy. May is probably the toughest month to try to do this challenge with Mother's day, my birthday, Jenee's birthday, and Memorial Day.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
And back to blogging..and another biggest loser
So we started up another biggest loser contest at work. This time we are going against our main office in California and the winner gets $1000! A little more serious this time around so I"ve decided it is time to lose the last 31lbs and become quite a hottie. My starting weight this round was 166 - that means I lost and kept 12 lbs off from the last contest. My goal is 135 and I have until July 1st to reach it. My friends and I have started walking around our buildings at lunch and are 2/2 days this week!
I think perhaps we should have a handicap against California because this is our forecast for the week vs. their's:
Indianapolis:
Corona, California:
So on Friday and Saturday we will be stuck inside watching the rain while they are at the beach.
I have also started my running back up. I ran 1 mile tonight. First weigh in is tomorrow!
I think perhaps we should have a handicap against California because this is our forecast for the week vs. their's:
Indianapolis:
| Tonight Apr 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Clear | Partly Cloudy | Mostly Sunny | Rain | Showers |
| -- | 66° | 68° | 58° | 53° |
| High | High | High | High | High |
| 39° | 45° | 48° | 51° | 41° |
| Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Chance of Precip: 0% | Chance of Precip: 10% | Chance of Precip: 10% | Chance of Rain: 70% | Chance of Rain: 40% |
Corona, California:
| Tonight Apr 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 |
 | |  | | |
| Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Sunny | Sunny | Sunny |
| -- | 68° | 79° | 85° | 88° |
| High | High | High | High | High |
| 46° | 43° | 49° | 53° | 55° |
| Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Chance of Precip: 20% | Chance of Precip: 20% | Chance of Precip: 0% | Chance of Precip: 0% | Chance of Precip: 0% |
So on Friday and Saturday we will be stuck inside watching the rain while they are at the beach.
I have also started my running back up. I ran 1 mile tonight. First weigh in is tomorrow!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Losing Biggest Loser.....Taxes = cheese fries and pie :)
I lost biggest loser by 1 lb! 1 measly pound....should have taken exlax I suppose. So it's been a few weeks since I"ve updated. I came in 2nd place, losing 20lbs. We are going to do another contest starting in April and I'm going to win this time! The husband, child, and I went on a little mini-vacation to Great Wolf Lodge and had a great time minus the child throwing up in the middle of the night. Our dog that we gave away in November made her way back home via some cable guy calling her tags in and linking her back to us. We are in the process of finding her a new new home now. And I've done a few people's taxes..including my good friend Kendra's. She paid me by taking me to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then we had pie afterwards. I like getting paid in food! So now that you are all caught up on Hern's life you can sleep easier at night. I'm going to track my progress for Biggest Loser starting in April to keep myself accountable and so that I don't decide to take a three week break while Jason catches up with me. Oh and I've also decided to get out of debt so I'm looking forward to many challenges ahead.
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