I'm so tired... all the time.

I don't know why I'm so tired all the time. But I am. I tried to get up this morning to go to Jazzercise. I woke up to my alarm... at 5:50. Why didn't it go off at 5:15? Who knows. Maybe it did and I snoozed it. Sigh. But Jazzercise starts at 5:45, so I missed it.

I'm tired. and my back hurts. And I want to exercise, but I'd rather eat. Or sit here and do nothing. I don't really know what to do with all this tired.

I suppose I should do things like schedule the sleep study I have a referral for. Or get to bed at the same time every night so I can wake up at the same time every morning. Sigh.

Some weight loss math...

I don't know what I weigh. I don't want to step on the scale. But for math's sake, let's assume I'm 160 lbs. I'm hoping that's high. But it might not be. Blegh.

If we assume I'm 160 lbs, my BMI is 31.24. That's officially obese. Blegh again.

According to a magic calculator at Self magazine, I burn approximately 400 calories at Jazzercise.

I eat 200 calories at breakfast.

I have about 300 calories for lunch.

I have about 350 calories for snack if I eat a tube of nuts.

That leaves me between 350 and 500 calories for dinner.

Sigh.

I hate calorie counting. But I also hate that I am gaining weight. I don't want to be this weight and the only way I've ever gotten weight to drop off is by counting calories and exercising.

So here we go...

I am going to try to limit myself to 1400 calories a day for this week, Monday through Friday. I am going to try to go to Jazzercise Monday through Thursday. I am going to weigh myself tomorrow.

And now I am going to bed. We'll see where tomorrow takes us.

Today I stepped on the scale...

... and found myself a little lighter. I weighed in at 153.4. That's 2 lbs down!

Lemon Blueberry Shake

1/2 C Greek Yogurt
1 Probiotic Shot
1/2 C Quinoa (cooked)
1 Leaf Kale
1 C Frozen Blueberries
1/4 C Lemon Juice

I forgot the banana... =(

Calories - 367.7
Fat - 43.3
Carbs - 66.9
Fiber - 10
Sugar - 23.7
Protein - 20.9

Measurements - Post Wrap

Last night I did a body wrap (Mary Kay Cellu-Shape Night Gel, saran wrap, heating blanket)

Here are the measurements in the areas I applied the wrap...

Left thigh - 24.5 in (-1)
Right thigh - 23.5 (-1)
Waist smallest part - 31.5 (-.5)
Hips below butt - 39
Hips around largest part of butt - 40.5
Waist belly button - 35 (-1)
Chest below bust - 31

So there's no change around my hips, but the rest of my measurements lost between .5 and 1 inch in just one application. Crazy! Not only that, but my skin is super soft! I'm going to have to keep trying this, though it's easier (for how weird it looks) while Leif is gone. LOL!

Weight and Measurements...

154.6 weight

Smallest part of my midsection - 32 in
Hips right below my butt - 39 in
Hips around the largest part of my butt - 40.5 in
Hips at the top of my butt - 40.5 in
Waist at my belly button - 36 in
Ribcage right below my bust - 31 in
Bust around the largest part - 40.5 in
Chest around my armpits - 39in
Neck - 13in
Left Bicep - 13.5in
Right Bicep - 13.5in
Left thigh at the largest part - 25.5in
Right thigh at the largest part - 24.5in
Ankles - 7.5in
Wrists - 6 in

This is the largest I've ever been. My weight has fluctuated up to 146.6, but this is the largest I've ever been. Including when I delivered Eliana. Something has got to give.

Thinking about the content of my shakes...

I'm thinking about the contents and benefits of my breakfast shakes. I've got about 6 variations that I'd like to try in the near future... All of them consist of the same base:

Kale / Spinach (good for your blood, lymph system, and pancreas)
Quinoa (good for your intestines)
Greek Yogurt (also good for your intestines)
Banana (good for your blood and intestines)

Added to this base is what changes the flavor to create the 6 variations...

Lemon juice (good for your gallbladder and liver)
Blueberries (good for your kidneys)

Sweet potato (good for your gallbladder)
Flax (good for your kidneys and liver)
Cinnamon (for flavor - but also good a good anti-inflammatory)

Strawberry (good for your kidneys)
Apple (good for your gallbladder and kidneys)
Flax (good for your kidneys and liver)

Lemon juice (good for your gallbladder and liver)
Green Tea (good for your liver - prevents the absorption of iron if not used with lemon juice or milk)
Apple (good for your gallbladder and kidneys)
Ginger (good for your blood)

Citrus fruit (good for your liver)
Apple (good for your gallbladder and kidneys)
Coconut (for flavor and fats)

Apple (good for your gallbladder and kidneys)
Flax (good for your kidneys and liver)
Almond butter (for flavor and fats)
Cocoa powder (for flavor and fiber)