tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:17:50 +0000lifemommyhoodpregnancyrantsbabymakingmisctravelIVFpersonalopinionsfamilyfootballfriendsdogsasotwweightmarriageneighborsworkrecommendationsagingfitness<br><b>The musings of a working mom trying to get back in shape</b>http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-3519883001853276305Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:46:00 +00002016-01-03T20:46:45.512-05:00fitnessweightFeeling a little better about myself today. Went for a 3.25 mile interval run, did a full-body workout and then a foam rolling/stretching routine. I am going back to work tomorrow a little heavier than I was when I went on holiday break, but I do know that some of that is water weight and some might even be a little extra muscle. http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-better-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-7023291233555201262Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:43:00 +00002016-01-02T12:43:05.051-05:00lifepersonalweightworkThree years...wow. With the New Year here, I thought about how helpful I found blogging to be in the past for helping me to reflect on the good and bad in my life. Logging in today, I see that it has been nearly three whole years since my last post. The things that have happened to me in the last three years have been quite profound. For me, at least. 2013 was the worst year of my life http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2016/01/three-years-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-6767441479183154043Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:49:00 +00002013-01-14T15:52:08.987-05:00agingrantsI was checking out my legs in the mirror this morning, hoping that the spin, Pilates, and BODYPUMP workouts I've been doing lately (okay, sporadically) were working. Instead of seeing muscle tone (though there was some), I saw something blue. I followed it as it snaked and looped and swerved all around my left leg and my right leg. Varicose veins!!! I was horrified. #1, because they are ugly. http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-river-varicose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-1705062474316505636Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:00:00 +00002013-01-14T15:54:09.906-05:00weightI have this girlfriend whom I love to no end. I have known her since I was 19 and over the years, we have both struggled with weight issues. She is in the same boat as me - she's never been fat but goes through phases where she goes back and forth between being in and out of shape. She started using Herbalife awhile back and said it has changed her life. She is now getting into the business endhttp://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/11/herbalife.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-6651618500254470018Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:52:00 +00002012-11-12T08:52:48.857-05:00weightI did not eat the best this weekend but somehow managed to lose .5 pound. I have a formal event on Friday and am seriously considering doing Atkins for the next few days to get down a little more. See, this is my problem...I procrastinate before a big event and at the last minute I end up doing some kind of crappy fad diet to lose quickly...then I start eating normal again and it all piles back http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-talk-little-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-9165238037980424131Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:14:00 +00002012-11-09T16:14:32.037-05:00weightI don't know which is harder...eating right or posting regularly on my blog. If you go back in time, you can see that I used to post practically every day. Of course, that was before children. After having J. I posted regularly and after S., forget about it. It's always in my head but when it comes down to it and I have to choose between sleep and blogging, you can guess who wins. I woke up http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/11/no-easy-task.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-1883254612487896731Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:06:00 +00002012-11-05T21:00:59.734-05:00weightDid pretty well, food-wise the past few days. Scored 7 Weight Watchers activity points on Saturday, thanks to a session of Just Dance 4 on the Kinect and a fun night out with friends.&nbsp;Lost a little weight, waking up this morning to see 135 on the scale. Lunch today was a little challenging. Went to Outback with a&nbsp;work friend.&nbsp;I've always read that when you dine with thin friends http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/11/step-away-from-halloween-candy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-3746618058780083473Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +00002012-11-05T16:42:05.863-05:00lifeweightI remember the days when I didn’t think twice about what I ate. I just ate what I wanted and didn’t worry about it. My relationship with food was pretty decent until my best friend introduced me to the World of Fat Free. I still remember the moment quite clearly – a rainy day in 1992, we were at Subway and she ordered a neptune salad sub (you know, the one with the crab meat with a k). When she http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/11/change-my-body-change-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-7194322940836598892Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:00 +00002012-01-28T15:08:27.805-05:00weightI barely made it the whole two weeks with the Atkins Diet, but I did make it. While my husband is steadily losing weight and will remain on the diet, I was not nearly as successful. Lost a total of 3.5 pounds, which just does not make it worth my while. I did like how it kept my appetite under control and killed my carb cravings, so I have decided to cut out all junk food, sweets, refined http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/01/sayonara-atkins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-7657012873998011674Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +00002012-01-20T08:53:19.158-05:00lifeweightDay 7 of the Atkins Diet...getting frustrated because the scale hasn't budged since I lost the initial weight (which they say is water weight), even though I have been in ketosis all week&nbsp;AND have worked out a few times. I have to admit though that my jeans are&nbsp;fitting a little better and I'm not feeling as jiggly. Still,&nbsp;since I was 18&nbsp;years old, I have relied on the scale tohttp://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-8495834004042907248Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:11:00 +00002012-01-18T13:11:13.402-05:00lifeweightMy NY resolutions haven't gone according to plan...at least not when it comes to weight loss. I have been working out more, which I am very happy about, but the weight wasn't coming off. Soooo, when my husband mentioned he was going to start the Atkins Diet, I agreed to do it with him. I have always been against the Atkins...partly because I'm just not that into meat. Also partly, because I've http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/01/diet-i-swore-id-never-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-5786405907478436021Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:43:00 +00002012-01-02T12:43:03.723-05:00rantsSo in August, we bought a new house. As far as I am concerned, I could live here until I am 99 and a half - it makes me that happy. The only problem (besides the white kitchen counters that are impossible to keep clean) is the fact that the house has travertine flooring throughout (except in the bedrooms). Don't get me wrong...it's beautiful! The problem is that it is wreaking havoc on my boneshttp://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2012/01/aches-and-pains.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-8307224780335319287Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:42:00 +00002011-12-31T11:42:22.504-05:00lifemiscpersonalLet's see how many of these I can break in the first week. In all seriousness, there are a lot of things I need to change and now is as good a time as any... Lose 10 pounds. Ugh, I hate to even admit it out loud that I have let myself go, but I have. Not sure why, really, but since July I have gained at least 10 pounds. Emotional eating is the most likely culprit, paired with the fact that my http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-5066874704170308619Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:18:00 +00002011-12-29T13:18:44.686-05:00mommyhoodrantsS attends a home daycare, which has been great. When he was attending the big daycare center, the poor kid was sick all of the time and since we switched in June, he's only been sick once. What sucks is that she takes the week between Christmas and New Years off. Even worse, my mom doesn't help out with the kids anymore, my babysitter is visiting family out of state, and my mother-in-law hurt herhttp://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/12/not-sahm-material.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-6500590542411468503Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:00 +00002011-11-28T11:53:32.591-05:00lifepersonalrantsThere have been millions of times when I have said, "I need to update my blog" since the last time I actually did, but alas, I can never get to the computer to do so when it's on my mind. Today though, I was actually at the computer so I can finally post something when I actually have something to say. I turned 38 a few weeks ago and I kid you not, the second I did it was like God flipped a http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/11/wrinkle-in-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-2898199510037705883Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:18:00 +00002011-04-19T15:18:02.394-04:00liferantsAbout a month ago, I decided to take J to Disney World. My place of employment offers discounted tickets (you save around $27), so I bought a ticket for myself there. I decided I was going to be sneaky and get J in as a child under 3 because a) he's small for his age, b) they charge almost as much as an adult ticket for a 4-year old, and c) we don't go there very often. I figured it would be a http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/04/disney-karma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-2567970978919812471Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:36:00 +00002011-04-05T20:36:47.584-04:00liferantsSo far this week is a vast improvement upon the last - knock on wood!!! The boys are healthy, and for me, that means everything. Hubby left the windows open on Saturday though and the pollen is kicking my ass. He has been blessed without seasonal allergies, so my love just doesn't understand my suffering. I was up all night coughing up green aliens and have an annoying cough that makes people http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/04/allergies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-8835981831588446055Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:04:00 +00002011-04-01T21:20:01.694-04:00lifemommyhoodrantsLet me share a little about my week from hell... Last Friday, S. was diagnosed with Hand, Foot, &amp; Mouth Disease... Saturday, J. was diagnosed with it. Sunday, J. developed painful blisters in his mouth and wouldn't eat or drink anything - this lasted through Wednesday. Monday, I developed blisters in my mouth. Tuesday, I took him to the doctor and in addition to HF&amp;M Disease, she http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/04/week-from-hell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-8912954680549156090Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:04:00 +00002011-03-31T18:04:59.870-04:00lifemommyhoodI have to apologize for taking such a long hiatus from my blog. Life has just been absolutely insane...today is no exception, but I decided to sit down and write something anyhow. Update from August: my cousin (see previous post) is&nbsp;going to have&nbsp;a healthy baby boy on Monday morning. I couldn't be happier for her and her (now) fiance. This cold and flu season has been very rough on http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2011/03/wow-long-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-5941058910365504296Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:16:00 +00002010-08-17T22:16:43.249-04:00familyLast week, my cousin (who is like a sister to me), called me up to tell me that she was pregnant. Mind you, she has an 18-year-old daughter and thought she was finished having babies. She also recently got divorced and has only been seeing her boyfriend since December, so she really wasn't all that ready to be making life plans with him. At least not just yet. So she was a little distraught and http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/sometimes-miracles-happen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-6716959776857043198Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:32:00 +00002010-08-16T07:32:11.827-04:00mommyhoodDon't be fooled by the cranky look on this child's face! J. was actually semi-excited to go to school this morning. So much so that he woke up on his own at 6:30 am, which is quite a feat for someone who normally wakes up in the 8:30-9:00 timeframe, if it is of his own choosing. It is quite bittersweet to think of him starting pre-K, as that means that next year begins the real thing! Somethinghttp://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/js-first-day-of-pre-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-4772177352520892563Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:33:00 +00002010-08-15T14:41:52.535-04:00familymommyhoodrantsWe made it home from our family vacation yesterday, in the early evening. The remainder of the&nbsp;week went by pretty much as the beginning had,&nbsp;with me and the baby&nbsp;indoors while everyone else played outside. A few exceptions: one afternoon, I had lunch with a friend who recently moved to the area and has a son who is three weeks younger than S. Then, our last day in town was spent http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/home-sweet-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-4919352227427572429Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:20:00 +00002010-08-11T18:20:31.292-04:00rantsWhen I get back to work on Monday and people ask me, "Did you have a nice vacation?," I haven't&nbsp;decided yet if I will&nbsp;lie and say, "It was nice" just to avoid a conversation, or tell the truth. Okay, it's not that it's been AWFUL awful...just that it's been, eh. First off,&nbsp;now that we're here, I'm thinking,&nbsp;WHY are&nbsp;we here? We live at the beach, so why do we need to http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/beach-vacationugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-5263697088244565709Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:52:00 +00002010-08-08T18:55:17.518-04:00lifemommyhoodWe made it to our vacation destination, Holden Beach, NC...but not without drama abound, much of which made me think maybe we shouldn't even go. Like, maybe God was trying to tell us we shouldn't go. It all started Friday when I picked the boys up from day care. The baby's "teacher" told me that he had 6 BMs that day. I was actually surprised that they didn't call me, as the week before they http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/holden-beach-or-bust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20833815.post-6516863961198802056Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:25:00 +00002010-08-16T07:34:51.192-04:00rantsSo, I had some gently used clothes to get rid of. They were too nice to donate, so I decided to consign them. I could have taken them to a regular consignment shop, but I decided to give Plato's Closet a try because I kept hearing about how they handed you cash for your clothes, a much better concept, methinks. First off, I made the mistake of going there with the baby. He wasn't feeling too http://allygatoralley.blogspot.com/2010/08/platos-closet-aging-experts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0