Over a week into Turbulence Training and I feel great!  The workouts are tough but I’m enjoying the challenge.  I absolutely hate 1 legged squats but I’m getting better at it.   The push ups are also tough but I want to have some nice cut arms so I know they will get me there.  Must keep pushing!

In exciting news I got the okay from my oral surgeon to start chewing food again - YAY!  I have to stick with soft foods but so far so good!  I can manage steamed broccoli, grilled chicken breast and lots of other goodies.  Hard foods like almonds, nuts and carrot sticks are out though.  I tried and it’s painful.  Going to give it some more time.

Work is insanely busy with students getting back to school.  I don’t mind though - it helps the shift go by a lot faster.   I’m hoping to take a week off in November and go to Ottawa to visit Jessie, Nick and Aaron.
Allison is getting along great at school!  They took school pictures today (already??) and started fund raising last Friday.  I couldn’t believe it!  Kids start school on Wednesday and by Friday you have them out selling door to door.  Nothing like child labour.   LOL.  They are selling tulip bulbs from Vesey Seeds which are really nice but kind of pricey.  The cheapest pack of tulips is $10 for 8 bulbs.  I bought the exact same thing at Sobeys the other day for $2.99.  It’s for a good cause though so I will definitely buy some flowers from my little girl.  It’s just surprising is all.

Back on the topic of food - I’m having a hard time adjusting to real food.  I find I’m still craving my shakes and smoothies.  In particular the Peach Party from the smoothie shop in the Charlottetown mall.  Oh my god it’s so good! I got hooked on them while casper and Jessie were home a couple of weeks ago and now I want them all the time.   They are nearly $5 a piece though so that quickly adds up.  Healthier than fast food and I’m only have 1 or 2 a week so it’s not terrible I guess.  There are worse things I could be in to.

Currently reading The 100 Mile Diet - great stuff.  It really makes you stop and think about where your food is coming from.  I’m choosing to ignore how far the peaches travel for my Peach Party drink though. hehe

Anyhow that’s the scoop for now.  Must get some sleep - work at 6!

My baby girl starts school tomorrow morning. God where has time gone? I don’t know why I’m so surprised. I often find myself daydreaming in disbelief about how I actually have *2* children. I love them so much and I can’t wait to take Allison to school tomorrow. I’m so excited to meet her teacher, find out what friends are in her class and to find out all about her day afterwards. I have the day off so I’m really looking forward to it. Allison already gave me permission to walk her to class tomorrow morning so I’m happy. I don’t want to be the overbearing protective mother so I asked first. I am very happy she said yes LOL.

Survived my first workout with Turbulence Training yesterday - my legs and arms are killing me. Casper asked me this morning over Messenger if I felt sore. Without thinking I said “No” but quickly realized later on that I *WAS* sore. I’m used to feeling pain in my mouth these days - feeling pain in my legs and arms is completely different. It’s a good ache though so I’m glad. It means my muscles got a good workout. The 18 minutes of cardio was really tough this evening because my legs were sore from all the squatting yesterday. I stupidly decided to do some Wii Fit yesterday afternoon as well thinking I could handle the extra exercise. Not smart. I plan on saving Wii Fit for the off days. By the way - if you own a Wii and haven’t tried Wii Fit yet you should buy it. I love it!

My goal for the Turbulence Training challenge is to re-gain my lost muscle and tone back up. I went through a big mess with trying the pill last month. I was 138 lbs before starting the pill and after a week and a half was up to 145-146 lbs. “The pill doesn’t cause weight gain” - BULL. I NEVER felt so miserable and uncomfortable in my entire life. I had my period for 3 weeks out of 4 and was on a complete roller coaster ride emotionally. One minute I was happy, the next minute I was biting someone’s head off over something simple, the next minute I was crying. I was a mess. I finished the first month of pills and decided to stop. There’s no way I can go through that every month. After stopping the pills my weight immediately dropped back to 140 lbs. I would like to get back down to 135 or so with muscle so we’ll see what happens. I’m increasing my calories to 1540 a day during the challenge. It’s more than the 1200 calories per day I’m used to but I need to eat more if I’m going to gain muscle. My goal for the challenge is to ignore the scale somewhat and just pay attention to my measurements. It’s going to be tough but I can do it.

Anyhow that’s the scoop for now. I’m going to get some rest - early day tomorrow.