I am so unoriginal =D I decided to jump on the bandwagon and bought some chia seeds at Whole Paycheck on Saturday. I’ve been having some *ahem* MAJOR gastrointestinal issues for the last 3 weeks and when I read that they can help in that arena I decided to try them. The ones I got were in the bulk aisle and brown. They come in both white and brown varieties. I first tried them in a protein shake on Saturday and gave Lucy some (not really thinking). Well-they worked on her! I added some to my oatmeal both yesterday and today and I have to say that they are working for me too-HOORAY! In addition to helping in that area, they are also very filling-the absorb something like 9 times their size in water. I definitely noticed a difference and feel quite full after I eat them. You can just eat them straight (although I’d think that would be a little weird), you can make them into a gel, or you can just add them to your cooking or to smoothies. I give them a thumbs up!

You know what else I give a thumbs up? ME! I have been eating really well-I had a GREAT weekend and I got up at 5:30 this morning to do some P90X action. I woke up with my alarm and felt GREAT while working out. Now I feel really energetic and not like I’m going to die. I haven’t felt this way since before I got pregnant. I used to LOVE working out in the mornings but ever since I got that extra line on my pregnancy test, morning workouts HAVE NOT been agreeing with me. That’s a good 22 months of just NOT feeling like myself. I think the fact that I’ve stopped nursing has me back to “normal”. I know that my body is still a bit confused since I only stopped a week and half ago but I really am starting to feel like the old me. Don’t get me wrong, I am SO happy and proud that I nursed Lucy for a year but this tells me that it really was time to wean. Plus? Lucy has become a cuddle bug since I weaned her. I get more cuddles now then I ever did while nursing-it’s FANTASTIC. I do miss it sometimes but like I said, it’s only been a week and a half and I think that’s to be expected.

Now, let’s hope that this isn’t a fluke and I can stay on this train!

Things are still going well-YAY! I started P90X yesterday which means waking up at 5:30 and I am one tired Mommy!!! I was very used to getting 8 hours of sleep or more (maybe I’m still making up for when Lu was younger?). Now I’m getting about 7-which used to be my magic number-now I’m not so sure. It feels good to be exercising again though. Yesterday was Chest and Back and Ab Ripper X (X X X). Today was Plyo and tomorrow is Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X (said in your most cheese voice).

I haven’t gotten that initial jump down on the scale that I normally get when I start eating well again. It’s gone down to 163 (from 164) but I was hoping for a big jump-especially since I weighed 160 3 weeks ago. Oh well, I’m not going to obsess about numbers. I FEEL so much better (albeit tired) and that’s what counts!