Poor choices catch up

I think that my poor choices are showing up on the scale with my big jump in weight this week. I am sure that the cookies I baked haven't helped any (eating a sugar cookie as I type this.)

Fast food...

I really try to make sure that I limit fast food but this week, I have had fast food every day since Saturday. Today, I shouldn't have any.... Suprised that I didn't add a few pounds these last couple of weeks.
I have discovered the most amazing thing. It is a sharpie marker. I wrote every one's name on their cup. Now the kids mostly drink out of their own cups and keep them on the table. This means that we no longer dirty 25 cups a day (Happened because one child always chunked the cups in the sink even if they had water in them.) Also, mommy's cup is a bit safer, so it is easier to drink water during the day. It is not a perfect system, I have seen a couple of kids pouring water from someone else's cup into theirs or just drink someone else's instead of getting a refill on their own. I am hoping that this will also help with the problem that we have when we take the kids out in public and one child grabs complete strangers drinks off their tables or takes drinks from abandoned drinks at places like the park.

not much has changed

I am still struggling with the same issues. I think I am doing a little better with my water consumption during the day. Also we have had some warmer days, so we have spent some time outside after school. I try to keep walking while we outside. (Helps to keep warm.) Zoey and I have had to run for the bus a few times this last week (I think predawn sprints when it is about 20 degrees outside to flag down a moving bus should count as extra exercise points.)
I have more fruit in my fridge and was almost ashamed to realize how much frozen veggies are in my freezer. Jessica and I are both going to make an effort to include more healthy foods in our meals.

So begins another new year

Well, another new year has began. I am still trying to make the same changes I was trying to make last year....
I am doing a little better with adding fresh fruit to my diet because of feeding the kids snack in the afternoon. We usually have fruit and crackers. Usually apples, oranges, grapes or banana. One day we had pears.
Still doing lousy on limiting my potions to the proper amount. Even when I am full, I will finish my plate or even get seconds on some of my favorite foods.
I have been trying hard to drink more water during the day so that I can spend more hours asleep during the night but when I am with the kids, I haven't done much better.
I have been trying to make sure that I am moving around more. With the kids, I am up and down and everywhere, so I don't think about walking around inside much. I know I can do a lot better than I am doing now.