My Goals: Week 2 Update

Good Morning!! It's the start of the third week of the year.  That means I've been doing this for 14 days.  One more week and it should be a habit right?  Do anything for 21 days and it's a habit.  Things are going pretty good!

Being a "yes" mom
I've been doing ALOT better.  Madelynn seems to be enjoying it.  I am getting close to mastering saying yes but saying no at the same time.  Like if she asks before dinner if she can have a piece of candy.  I'll say, "Yes, you can have a piece of candy after dinner if you eat everything."  She's totally ok with that and with her crazy memory she's sure to remind me every time.

Loose 100lbs
As of today I have lost 10.4 pounds.  I have come to the realization this week that I used to eat WAY to many calories in a day.  I would skip meals like breakfast or lunch, but I would eat a HUGE dinner and then snack all evening because of it.  Eating like that adds up.  I think that's why I'm loosing weight so quickly.
I'm using myfitnesspal.com to track my calories and exercise.  It's a really useful website and app.  You should check it out.  Friend me on there and we can encourage each other!
I actually enjoy exercising.  That's new for me.  Since I was like 10 I've been over weight.  My cousin at some point decided that it was her mission to help me.  She would have me do crazy exercises and was quite mean.  I remember just crying when I would go home from my Grandma's.  I hated exercising and the negative feedback from her didn't help either.  Every time since then that I decided I was going to loose weight has gone horribly.  I'd cut WAY back on food and pick exercises that were to hard.  So it wouldn't last.  This time around I've cut my calories back reasonably and I look forward to exercising.  This last week I did Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred.  Yesterday I decided that I want to start running.  My friend introduced me to a couch to 5K app on the iPhone.  I'm not gonna run a 5K but it introduces you to running slowly.  By the end of 8 weeks I should be able to do a 5K if I wanted.  It seems like a good way to exercise and I can do it pretty much anywhere.  I'm gonna go to the track at the college here.  I can take Hayleigh with me.  All I have to do is bundle her up in the stoller really good.  Madelynn can stay with Casey or if I can get someone to come with me that just wants to walk she can come.  I took her yesterday and I didn't get to do what I wanted.
I'm quite pleased with how things are going.  If I keep at this rate I'll reach my goal before the end of the year so I can set a new goal.

How are you doing?  Need an accountability partner?  I'd be glad to help you out.