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weightloss update

ok, first a question. does weightloss due to illness count as actual weightloss? i am not sure, but i'll take what i can get at this point. we haven't abided by the eating or workout plan one bit this week, which makes week number 2 of falling off the wagon. with that being said, let me explain the earlier question. our kids were sick with the flu from last friday through monday. things looked up on tuesday, so off to daycare they went. flash forward to thursday night. claire woke up vomitting and continued to do so four times in three hours. it was awful. a skinny kid like that certainly cannot afford to lose any of the morsels she consumes. anyway, mya was the same story--vomitting two times thursday night. this has continued through saturday. i was lucky enough to catch a bit of their issues this time around. i started feeling sick on friday night and was pretty much tied to the bathroom all day yesterday. i was miserable. the sad thing is that misery isn't really an option when you have two small children. chris was great after i finally told him that i needed to lay down, but he was trying like everything to get us moved out of this house. it has been quite the adventure. anyway, he wore alot of hats yesterday...daddy, nurse, moving guy, laundry guy, and errand boy. i am pleased to say that i feel so much better today and so far so good with both claire and mya. with that i leave you with my overall weightloss of 8 pounds. not bad considering there was almost a week of gain and a week to lose that gain. i am pleased. once we are settled into our new place and life gets a bit back to normal, we will jump on that wagon again. until then, we are praying for a few weeks without illness.

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Alison said…
OH no...not a great start to your February vacation. I hope that your move today goes smoothly. Try to rest up as much as you can. Maybe we can get together later in the week..

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