I know a few days late on my weekly weigh-in blog, but I have several excuses reasons. First of all, Monday was a busy day. I weighed in (results to follow...be patient!!), and headed out to spin class. I had an INTENSE workout (the hardest one yet!) and then ran some errands and came back home. Then I did some book work in the garage for hubby. After that I headed out for a run with my running buddy, Jenny. I noticed my tummy wasn't feeling all that great during our run...like I was running on a full stomach, but I wasn't. I just ignored it and came back home to prepare dinner. I ate dinner and then started feeling REALLY full and icky feeling...like I had eaten double the amount that I actually had. So I went to bed.
Then it happened....CREEPING DEATH.
Creeping Death is the name I give to any and all stomach bugs and flu....namely anything that makes me throw up and have various other "issues" (I'll spare you the gruesome details). It's the time of bug that when it hits you, you find yourself lying on the floor begging God to spare your life. And I'm not exaggerating. I was up all night and got maybe an hour or two of sleep. My awesome super-hero hubby took great care of me and even gave me some time to myself during those times when I needed to preserve some dignity. lol He stayed up with me until he the throwing up subsided and then finally got to sleep (about 3am). He even got up with the kids, kept them quiet (nothing speaks my love language more than that!!), and got them on the bus for me. The only thing he overlooked was brushing Kailyn's hair...but I didn't bring it to his attention. By 10 am yesterday morning I was feeling better (no more "issues"), but really weak and my tummy was still a bit angry feeling. I spent the ENTIRE day on the couch or in bed. And last night I got an awesome night's sleep. I feel a bit more like my (ab)normal self, but still not 100%. I decided to skip going to the gym (mainly because hubby recommended that I take today to "recover"), but rest assured I have my work cut out for me here at home....
1 Mom Doing Nothing All Day + 1 house full of 3 kids and a hubby who have to wear clothes and eat =
a total DISASTER!!!
So today will be spent playing catch up on laundry, dishes, and cleaning. And honestly I don't mind at all because working is way better than being sick!
Alright, back to my weigh-in results. Thank you for your patience, btw! I weighed in on Monday morning and the scale said 178.4, which was a gain from last week (YUCK). But I know it's due to all the holiday cookie and candy making I've been doing...and eating. Not proud of it, but it is what it is. It could also be from added muscle gained from my intense workouts and weight lifting I've been doing at the gym. But my bet is that's from the cookies and candy.
But after Creeping Death came for a visit, I lost weight...along with my lunch and dinner from Monday. I thought I'd just weigh myself for fun yesterday morning. (After all, I worked HARD for that weight loss)
The scale said:
172!
Holy Cow! I thought maybe I had lost a few lbs...but not 6! I know I'm dehydated, so most of that loss is due to that and will most likely come back on. This morning I weighed myself to see what it said this morning and it said 171.8. However I probably took in a total of 500 calories all day...and I'm guessing high. So next week's weigh in will be interesting I bet!
And I'm totally praying that no one else in my family has an encounter with Creeping Death this week! So far everyone is feeling good. Let's keep it that way.
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