OUCH - that hurt!

Day 24

Woke up late this morning.....yay....baby slept in....boo...couldn't get all the exercises done before everyone came down for breakfast.  So, the baby was out of his playpen and while I was using the bands for exercises, he opened the door.....OUCH!   That think came right back at me and smacked me in the arm....note to self:  put baby in the playpen OR use a door that locks!

I loved doing the new ab exercise....the "plank".  I was seriously working my body and could feel the drops of sweat run down my face....love it!  I am also loving the new jumprope  (thanks Maki)....it's taking me a while to get used to it, but it is much lighter in weight and more importantly.....it has the jump counter so I don't have to think too much.  I love watching that number go higher....higher....higher!

Tomatoes - vegetable or fruit????

Day 23

Okay, so I hit quite a revelation when talking to Jane....is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit.....I say vegetable....she says fruit!!  I tried googling it, but there is so much controversy that I thought I should throw the question back to Chen and Patrick.....SO.....in terms of PCP diet.....what is it???  I'm popping these cherry tomatoes in whenever I can to add grams.....just need to make sure I'm dong it in the right place!

Breakfast for dinner

Day 22

It's a new week and a new diet....I'm very excited to see that my dinner meal has turned into a breakfast diet. I'm off the meat protein and stack of veggies.....instead am now having egg whites, a banana, an apple and milk for dinner. Well, ironically, my husband called to say he was on his way home, and that he would eat the same PCP meal as I was going to eat today. My oldest son who answered the phone laughed a bit and then read my dinner meal to my husband...appearantly neither of them thought it sounded like a dinner meal....it should be a breakfast meal! I'm happy, I was getting quite tired of all the meat. Let's see how this week goes!

1000 jumps: COMPLETE

Day 21

Three weeks into the program and 1000 jumps completed.....wow....what a great buildup.....I started not knowing anything about jumping (except for what I remembered from 6th grade:)), and with just 250 at a time....I must say, I've come a long way baby!

Looking forward to a cool and relaxing Sunday.....I love autumn!

See that zero?

Day 20

Yes!  That zero on the end of 20 shows me progress....it's like when I'm counting my jumps....every zero means I've finished another ten....always a milestone in life....can't wait for tomorrow....1000 jumps....that's a lot of zeros!!!  I can do it......20 days in and 70 to go....2/9 of the way through the program and feeling great...!!!

We went to the YIS BBQ tonight....yummy and great socializing...but I do know that Jane and I were "being watched".....Patrick - did you send Chen to keep an eye on us?   Actually.....Corry was there too....ok..."big brother" and "big sister" are watching!!!  Well, I think we did pretty well....and the hubbies were very supportive....until ofcourse they went and got seconds on meals and then ate dessert right in front of us...just hope the pounds don't go from one spouse to the next....they are definitely something we DON'T want to keep in the family....great candidates for the session 3 of Yokohama PCP!

Wish me luck with 1000 jumps in the a.m....will let you know how it goes!!

Friday Funtime

Day 19

So, today I took the baby, Jaiden, to a playgroup at YCAC - Friday Funtime.  Haven't been to one in years since the kids are so far apart....but it was so much fun to socialize with other mommies and watch the kids interact.  I've been thinking that he gets so much interaction at home with having older brothers, but this was good for him (and I had forgotten some of the songs...so a great review for me)!  Will definitely be there on Friday's from now on. 

 I ended up staying  for lunch.  Great idea and really fun, but as always a bit challenging (whether on PCP or not....the Breezeway leaves much to be desired :)).  Well, Maki was with me and we decided to go with a cezar salad with chicken (with lemon, not dressing!)  and add in an extra side of rice for the carbs.  And then....the cutest thing....Maki pulled out her scale weighed the chicken and then brought out some salmon she cooked at home and put some on my plate to make the grams needed!  I didn't even think of doing that.  Thanks Maki!!  It's so fun doing this with you......

International Lunch

Day 18

So, today was Deven's (my 2nd graders) International Lunch.  I was very impressed by my son and his classmates...they are so cute when they get that microphone in their hands!!  But I was really quite upset about a few things....first of all....where are the elevators?!?!?  I can't believe you can have a kids school with only stairs to get up to the auditorium.  Are we supposed to have only one child and not have any more babies?  Crazy.  Well, atleast the exercise of carrying the baby up the stairs in the stroller must have worked some important muscles!

But let me tell you what was worse....in an International School as prestigous as YIS....they hold an international lunch every year around the time of the Muslim celebration of Ramadan. Muslim families do not eat during the day- they only eat after sunset.  There is a boy in my son's class who is not eating.  I am not Muslim, but I felt so miserable for his family.  His father and 2 sisters were there, his mother (who had cooked for everyone else....and put the cutest little Malaysian flags in each scoop of rice) was there....and everyone ate....but them.  Well not exactly....I didn't eat either....I felt so bad for them....so I fed my baby and went home for my PCP-friendly meal.  I hope they had a nice dinner.   I may have to write a letter to the school suggesting they hold this lunch later in the year...what do you think?