Day 3. General Updates:

J - Haven't heard from him since Sunday, but some of my family members are keeping in close contact with him. As it turns out, finding a rehab program is a bit more complicated when its not "court appointed". Also, the problems that I've heard with programs in this area is that they are too short. You can't expect an addict to become rehabilitated in 3 mos. Its just not gonna happen. Also, in many of these programs, the addict is put in a "halfway house" where they live with many other recovering addicts and there are problems with some "not so recovering" addicts bringing in drugs. Yeah yeah yeah, we've heard it all: "That's not possible! The person who runs the house is very strict" Blah blah blah... Its crap. So its tough finding a worthwhile program, but J and his peeps are working on that this week.

Me- Got rid of junk in the house on Monday. I got up and when I went into the kitchen for breakfast, I was thinking "CRAP! Do we have ANYTHING that I can feel good about eating in here?" So off the the store and local produce stand I went! Got some beautiful cantaloupe and fresh veggies and meats. Made sure we were stocked up on bottled water (I won't drink city water- dirty, yucky, BLAH- that's how I see it in my head anyway). So wholesome foods = CHECK. Now onto the exercise. Took the girls out walking Mon and Tues, but its slow going when your three year old wants to walk too. But that's okay- she walked the whole mile by herself and it was worth the slow going to see her enjoying herself and being active. So in the evenings, after my husband gets off work, we've been going walking downtown and the kids stay in our fabulous double jogging stroller. For those of you who have a child/children, I HIGHLY recommend a jogging stroller. Its smoother to push and the bicycle wheels really make a huge difference. I could go on and on about our stroller, but that's not what this blog is about.
So anyway...It rained tonight. I think just stating that it rained is an understatement. The heavens opened up and it POURED!! So walking wasn't an option. So rather than walking, I invited my dearest friend "K" over and we tried our hands...err...bodies at Pilates. Phew. Its a great workout. I realize that I am WAYYY out of shape, but I'm already sore. Which is a good thing! I'm excited because I realize that I used a lot of muscles that I didn't even realize I had!

So that's all for my update. Not too exciting. Wind sprints tomorrow evening with my brother. That should be....invigorating? Painful? Both? I'll let you know. My uncle suggested doing these. Well, not so much suggested as told me I needed to. Haha. But I should take my lessons from him for sure- he's 51 and in absolutely wonderful shape from what I hear! He's from California, where I've heard its hard to find someone obese. Not sure how true that is....but if its true, I should move there. I'd be a tourist attraction! "Hey look, Mom!! I finally found a fat one! Lets get our picture taken with her!" hehehe... I can make fun of myself, right? I won't be fat forever, so might as well do it while I can, eh?

Weekly weigh in on Monday, June 20th. I know it was pointless, but I weighed myself again today. Which I shouldn't do...because for all I know, any gain or loss could just be water weight at this point... (I use '...' a lot I've noticed)

Have a great rest of the week everyone! Keep sending positive energy and prayers my (and J's) way!