The Raft

I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, but Wyatt has been going on the potty like a pro.
We decided that Memorial Weekend was his weekend.  He could be naked at home for 3 straight days and if you've ever potty trained a kid, you know that naked time is essential.  He loves going on the potty.  He loves to wear his big boy undies and he loves to be like his big sister.  So, the planets aligned this weekend and away we went!
Today is Thursday and he is diaper-free and happy to announce his needs.  We'll see how he does as the day wears on and he eventually has to go poop.  But, I'm pretty optimistic.  He's already pooped on the potty a few times without me forcing the issue.  It's just a matter of staying on top of him an reminding him.

I am not going to make my weight goal by my birthday as I had planned back in April.  I was hoping to lose about 10 more pounds than I actually did.  And I won't be losing 10 pounds in less than 2 weeks.  So, I have to take solace in that, even though my lbs are not melting off as quickly as I wish they would, my body is definitely getting slimmer.  I need to shop, I can't wear most of my clothes and I have started giving them away.  I'm all about drawstrings and babydoll dresses right now.  Sort of ironic.  The clothes I wore to mask early pregnancy are the same type I need right now.
I may make my new goals more fitness oriented and less lb oriented.  Although I won't be forgetting all about the scale (wish I could but it's not that simple) I am going to simplify my weight goals and amp up my fitness goals.
I am in the process of making a workout that suits my time frame and my needs.  Based on what I like to do and what I need to do per my personal trainer.  My sessions with him are over but I need to take what I learned with me so it wasn't a waste of money.
When that's done, I will post that here and update it as I improve.
With Fridays as my new weigh-in day, I will set my new goals next week, giving me time to set up my routine etc.

We gave up eating meat recently.  I don't cook it at home although I do still order it when we eat out and I still make hot dogs and chicken nuggets occasionally for lunch for the kids.
We eat a lot of fish, a lot of pasta and a lot of vegetables.  We use the Morningstar and Boca meat alternatives and have found the ones that are really good (veggie burgers, crumbles for sauce and tacos) and the ones that are absolutely disgusting (breakfast sausage, hot dogs).
I am having my iron tested tomorrow, though, because I am absolutely exhausted and had a sudden realization that I may not be getting enough iron without the red meat portion of my diet.  I'm sure I don't eat enough leafy greens and beans to make up for it.  But I am not sure enough to start popping iron supplements, so we'll wait and see.
But seriously, as I type this at 2 in the afternoon, I could fall asleep on the couch.  And that is how I feel every day.  And at 2:00, my day is only about half over.  I still have the "after school" portion, dinner, bedtime and "me" time.  I have laundry to fold and dinner to cook but absolutely no energy.  I am hungry but too lazy to go get something.  What a conundrum.

We are going house hunting  on Saturday.  I cannot wait.  We are finally going to see the inside of the house we have been dying to have.  We are about 2 seconds from buying this house sight unseen so it's probably a good idea to go check it out.  I can only hope that someone else is thinking the same thing about our house right now.