Been A while?

Hi,
Did you guys think I gave up!? Sorry I have not blogged in a while. I have been sick for about three weeks! Let me tell you its been really hard on me and my family. I'm okay but for some reason my I just can not cross that line to keep my iron level nice and health and my blood sugar has been staying low. Over all I know its not that big of a deal but it really affect my energy levels. I have been struggling to stay awake, driving is even hard at times because I feel that I'm being lulled to sleep by the movement of the car.
The good thing is that I have been to my doctor and had some more blood test run and everything looks to be getting better. For some reason yesterday I woke up and actually had the energy to clean my house, and I mean really clean it not just pick up the house. It was nice. Feeling good again today and I hope to start walking again to day and get my self up to at least jogging by next Thursday.
I have been doing okay on the weight loss front. When I checked in last on February third, a little over 2 weeks ago, I was at 193.4. Today I weighed in at 188.4. So down 5 lbs! Nothing to complain about there.

Total Weight loss: 43.6lbs
Total Weight left to go: 28.4lbs (for 160)

Hey the number left is smaller than the number lost that's a first!! ya!!!

More to Life than Working out

A funny title for a work out blog right? It was an interesting comment made to me by a friend who seemed to be annoyed by the fact that I was spending my mornings working out. When I tried to laugh it off with others that I knew, a few confided that I did seem to have a single track mind and was forgetting about other things that I enjoy doing. I guess this hit me in a sore spot because I have been feeling guilty about sitting my son in front of the TV for an hour so I could work out. Especially since he is just two. But with it being winter and cold outside I don’t have many options on what I can do with a 2 year old and still keep a good eye on him. This comment really hurt my feelings for a while, I’m not sure why. But I decided there is nothing to be gained by sulking so I decided to set some other goals along with my work out goals. A good healthy mix. So here are my “new” goals. What do you guys think? Are they realistic, can you think of others I should have?
1. To Weigh 150lbs by my birthday in October
a. I will do this by working out at LEAST 4 times a week.
b. I will journal my food EVERY day.
2. I will focus on my mind as well as my body
a. I will read 50 books this year. (That I have never read)
b. at least 21 of those will be books that make me really
think about life.
3. I will focus more on my children's education.
a. I will help my oldest start learning to read (he’s 3 is it
to early? He can recognize his own name, his brothers
name, George and sadly also H.E.B. This made me
think maybe it was time to focus on his reading basic
words like Cat.
b. I will help my youngest explore his artistic possibilities
and not let the fear of a “mess” stifle him.
So honestly what do you guys think? Am I allowing my self to be side tracked?