Progress!

Last week was going great...I started the new program at the Y, got my Fitbit...and then BOOM-Suri woke up on Thursday morning with a high fever. Poor girl was so sick, and still is on Day FIVE! She started to get better this weekend, but has had off & on fevers and her throat hurts so we're taking her to the doctor this afternoon for a throat swab. I had to miss my first group workout on Thursday, but have done really well all weekend despite the sickness in the house. I have been tracking food on My Fitness Pal, consumed lots of fruits & veggies, made a couple of new recipes, and went out on a couple of walks. Yesterday morning, just when I thought Maya had somehow beat the illness, she woke up at 3:00 am with a raging fever. She was on the couch all day. Around 6:00 last night, I took her temperature about 40 minutes after her dose of Motrin, and it was 104. We freaked. I gave her a lukewarm bath and Anand made some ice packs to cool her with. We finally got it down to 101.8, but once the Motrin started wearing off, it went up again. I ran to the store to get some Tylenol so we could alternate every 3 hours. She slept well, and this morning at 5:00 her temp was 101.8. We kept alternating Motrin & Tylenol every 3 hours and it looks like her fever has broken. I am taking her to the Pediatrician as well just for a quick check since I am bringing Suri in.

So, it was an eventful weekend (well, five days actually!).

We did have some good times, though! I made the Asian salmon bowls again-so good! I also made a batch of cauliflower "rice" for a light lunch since we were making fish & chips for the football game last night. I made baked beans and Maya & I made some soft pretzels. I wore a couple of scarves-the beige with gold flecks was a gift from Stacy, and I also wore a blanket scarf for the first time-love them both! I gave myself a mani & pedi (matches my Fitbit! Ha!).


Taking care is sick kids and doing mountains of laundry took up a lot of my days, but we were able to squeeze in a couple of movies! We decided to watch a family movie-Avatar. I cannot believe that I had never seen this movie-it was SO good! Anand & I watched Gone Girl-I read the book and have been dying to watch the movie. It was good, but I definitely preferred the book.



On Sunday morning, we were almost out of Motrin, so I decided to WALK to Rite-Aid to pick some up. It was a 30 minute walk-not too long-but I definitely would have hopped in the car before. My Fitbit definitely motivated me to get activity in! For me, activity definitely leads to better eating habits (which in turn makes me feel better overall), so definitely a WIN!

So, the week ahead. Barring a miracle, the girls will be out of school tomorrow. I had to reschedule my dental cleaning, cancel Suri's voice/piano lessons, cancel Maya's guitar lesson, and I will miss my second group workout (ugh!). But, what can I do? My plan is to keep doing what I'm doing and get this house healthy! And hopefully I will not get sick...my immune system is compromised due to my treatments, but so far, so good.

How was your weekend?!


UPDATE: Maya tested positive for Influenza and was started on Tamiflu. Suri is too far out for Tamiflu, but she had a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia. If she is not better by Wednesday, we need to take her back in. Early this morning, she had a fever again and was coughing like crazy. Currently, neither one has a fever. Suri ate a small breakfast. Maya seems to be fine. They are both lying down, eating popsicles, and watching tv.

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Long Time No Blog!

It has been awhile...
I've missed blogging, so I'm back!

I could give a really long update, but I'll try to keep it short :)

After months of no workouts and eating not so well (ok-eating horribly!), I've decided I'm ready to get back on the track to feeling good. I'm still having treatments, but they are now every 8 weeks, so I have a good gap between them. My eyes are doing well!

So, I knew that I wanted some sort of program with structure. I researched several options and several gyms. I kept going back to the Y because I love that they offer so much...tons of classes, great (new!) equipment, two locations, pools, saunas, personal trainers, etc. I also love that they offer the family plan so that we can all go on the weekends if we want. Plus, we have been wanting to enroll the girls in swimming lessons, so it just seemed like a great fit. Early last week, I was looking at the Y's website and came across a program that reminded me a lot of my beloved ME First program (which I still miss terribly!). Here is the flyer:





A 12 week program where I will be placed with a group of four plus 1.5 hours of personal training per week for $90?! SOLD! I went that very morning and signed up! Then, I went to Target and bought two new workout outfits! I had just organized my closet a couple of weeks ago and told my husband how I have enough workout outfits to go to the gym for a month without wearing the same one twice. What can I say...cute, new gym clothes motivate me to go to the gym! I'll take all the motivation I can get at this point!

The kick-off meeting was last night. We were put into groups by day & time availability and then had to decide on our workout days & times. My group of six women chose me as our "Team Captain"-basically I will be the contact person for our group. We chose Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11:00-11:45 as our personal training sessions. We are also encouraged to go to the gym on other days as well to get more activity in. We met our trainer, Val, who seems to be pretty darn awesome! She is super energetic and encouraging. I am really excited to work with her. Our first group workout is tomorrow, although me and one other woman in my group went to a toning class that Val was teaching tonight. My kids had swimming lessons from 3:45-4:30 (yep-we signed them up too!) and Val had encouraged us to try the toning class at 5:00, so it worked out perfectly! I met with Val prior to the class for weight & body fat measurements...ugh. I'll admit I was nervous about the class-it has been a long time since I've taken a group fitness class. The girls joined in too and they had fun. The class was SO MUCH FUN! Val was amazing-she is such a positive, happy, energetic person that it totally rubs off on you.

This morning, I called my hairdresser to schedule a "cover the glitter" appointment and she was able to fit me right in! Then, I went to Target to get something I've been wanting for awhile-a Fitbit Flex! I figure it will motivate me to get activity in. It's so pretty and I love it so far! I got the Violet:





Then I came home and prepped for a healthy dinner. It was SO good and super healthy-Asian Salmon Bowl from the skinnytaste website. I'll definitely be making this one again!





I'm feeling motivated & ready to get back on track to living a healthy lifestyle. Oh, and blogging :)

See you soon!



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Happy New Year!

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Halloween Week!

We had a great Halloween Week!

Maya started her guitar lessons.








We made Oreo truffle pumpkins as a classroom treat:








Suri got a haircut:

















Maya got a trim (and some sass):











They each picked a new accessory:





For Halloween, Maya dressed up as a "Pumpkin Witch":




Suri dressed up as "Super Girl":





Emma had her first Halloween!











We went Trick or Treating with friends:








And then, November came in like a lion-we got a foot of snow!





On Sunday, we watched the Patriots win!





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Weekend in Collages

The girls had their Halloween Dance Show last weekend. Rehearsal was Friday night and two shows on Saturday. On Sunday, the PTA held a Walkathon/Family Fun Fair so we headed to that so I could volunteer for two hours. Busy, but very fun weekend!

Rehearsal:








Suri's first grade teacher came to watch her performance. My Mom came, Maya's second grade teacher, and another teacher from the school also came:


Family Fun Day:











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OOTD, Volunteering, Food, and Diwali!

Another rainy day out there...

This morning, I volunteered in Maya's class. I did speed tests with the kids and had a great time!

After volunteering, I had to do a return at Home Depot and pick up some Halloween make-up for the girls' show this weekend.

The rest of the day includes: pick up the girls after school and take them to dance.

Outfit details:

Brown Boots-ShoeDazzle
Skinny Jeans-Target
Royal tank & Top-Target
Blue snakeskin Scarf-Amazon
Vest-gift from Mom
Watch-gift from husband on vacation in India
Cuff-BaubleBar

Last night, I made Potato Leek soup and homemade bread:





And we lit some candles for Diwali:










Two years ago, we were in Bangalore for Diwali. It was so much fun lighting crackers and feeling the excitement in the air! Wish we could have been there this year!

Have a great day!


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Doing his Civic Duty, Volunteering, Dinner, and Outfit!

Since Anand became a citizen in Friday, he is able to vote now!
Yesterday, he registered to vote and completed his absentee ballot (he will be out of state for work on Election Day). Civic duty completed!








I volunteered in Suri's class in the afternoon. I absolutely LOVE being around all those kids-they have such awesome energy and are so much fun to be around! They created insects out of lots of recyclable items-I manned the glue gun. They were all so creative!

For dinner, I threw together a homemade chicken fried rice-it was a hit (no leftovers!):






Oh, the pillow & throw came in today, so I was able to finish up the playroom/guest bed:




I LOVE the purple!

Today is a dreary, rainy day. Errands include: picking up bagels & deli meat at the local bagel shop and going to the Social Security office to change Anand's status to "citizen" (something I would have had no idea he had to do). I also have laundry on the agenda today. Fun all around 😜.

Here is today's comfy errand running outfit:




Leggings-Gap
Long tank with Overlay-Sam's Club
Boots-Target (years ago)
Purple Scarf (no idea)

Have a great day!



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