Yikes...

I well, eating was bad. But I got a good step and some martial arts exercize. Drank 3/4. Water. So good. 

One of those days

The last little while I have just been grouchy. Anywho. today I was too. I tried everything. But it wasn't until after I sweat my brains out that my mood improved. 

I did the Tabata superset today and I was literally dripping everywhere. It was great. It made me so much happier. I realized that I need physical activity to be happy or atleast to handle stress a lot more. 

I ate horribly. And barely drank 2 L water. But one day won't break me. Tomorrow I will be back on my horse. But for tonight ... I'm done. 

Nighty night

Today was pretty good. Did over 13000 steps a workout. Ate decent. Drank my 3L water.... My grumpiness is unbearable though. I need to work on that. Aunt flow will be coming soon... So I need to be aware of that. But yea. My favourite black shorts were like 3 inches to big in the waist. 

I am so tired. I need sleep. Gnight all. 

What a great day!

So it's Sunday. And normally I put on the same skirt every week. My maternity skirt to be exact. But today I thought I would try out on of my old ones that I haven't worn since before I was pregnant with kaeden. And guess what?!?!?  It fit! Like nicely fit. Like if I were to go to a store I would buy it fit. I was so excited. 

My eating wasn't great. But I walked over 8000 steps and on a Sunday that's a big deal. I have also drank 2.25 L which is also a big deal on a Sunday. 

My shins are tired from all my exercise yesterday but they will be ok. Tomorrow I am going to take a little break and go swimming. Nothing to strenuous. The hot tub might do me good also. I need to eat some egg whites and get the carton I opened finished by Wednesday. 

All in all a great day. I have taken on a little girl, so I will have to adjust my workouts accordingly. But I just feel like nothing can stop me now. 

Here is the pic. Enjoy!!

Almost 20000 steps today.

So today was crazy. We didn't have power for almost the whole day. So instead I walked and walked. I did my arm workout this morning and then took the boys to the park while D did sprint workout #1. Then we walked around a bunch. Came home for nearly 2 hrs and off to do the second sprint of which I took part. And then at this point I was at 10000 steps. But my goal today was 15 000. So we walked to the church chili night. Got in another 8000. My legs and body is tired.  I ate ok today. 

Drank my 3 L. Overall crazy good day. And tonight while watching tv I wanted to snack on chocolate. But I didn't. So proud. 

But yes. Going to bed now. 

Later gator 

7 weeks down

Today went really well! (Until this evening and I decided chocolate would be a good idea.) 

But I can't help it. I am about to enter that time of the month. 

But. It was 10 pm. I really just wanted to crawl in bed. But I hadn't done my leg workout. So guess what I did. I got up and did it. And then I stretched. Anywho. I am proud of myself. 

Tomorrow will be busy. A sprint workout in the afternoon and then a run. Plus I need to make chili and cornbread. 

Sometimes it is hard. I will feel good. Like my body is starting to change and thin out and then I look in the mirror and I don't see it. I feel frustrated and discouraged. But somehow in all of that it just makes me want to work harder. 

So yea it's 11:05 no need to go to bed nighty night

P.s this is my kind of workout

Not bad

Well. Today was pretty ok. I didn't quite make my steps. 8466. But that's not bad. I will try to make it to 9000 before bed. So I did a workout this morning and then tonight I did about 15 minutes on the elliptical and then my arms workout. All the while moving around. 

The big thing about this is that I rely just wanted to sit on my bed. Watch tv and eat chocolate. But I didn't! Yaya! 

Anywho. That helped. I am almost done my second show and then I get to shower. 

Tomorrow is cleaning day. Yay. So I should get my steps in. I'll go for a run too and do my legs workout. Life is good! :) 

P.s I have discovered that it is way easier to maintain weight than it is to lose it. 

Oh! Progress. I had my second inner scan done on Sunday and I improved a bit! Hoorah. Here is a pic of the stats. 

So my muscle has increased by 5.4 lbs body fat has decreased by 2.7%. Water % increased by 2.3%. So yay! 

Anywho I am gonna go shower and hit the hay. 

Jdizzle

😃😃sprinting today!

So another great day! It is getting easier to do what is necessary. 

I didn't take any pictures or anything. But sprinting tonight rocked! We got a sitter for the kids and I just ran! I felt stronger and lighter on my feet. The warm up was the hardest part. It wasn't until the end that my shins really started to bug me. So crazy exciting! 

Anywho workout tomorrow am while L is in school ! Hoping ppl show up! 

Peace. ( ya sometimes I say that to pretend I am cooler than I am)

Oh yes. On my "shopping walk" I found this gem. Good motivation for when the zombie apocalypse happens so that I can get away! 

Did it when I didn't want to

Ok. So today I did my hair, make-up, wore jeans etc. and after all that I really didn't want to put on workout clothes and sweat. So it took me until the mid afternoon, but I did. And I am so glad I did. I am now going to stretch. I have 1 water bottle left to drink, (I am going to a movie) and I will have walked over 11,000 steps by the time I hit the hay. At 10 something now. 

So yes. I am enjoying how I feel when I workout. I need to do it more often. Lol. Anywho. I am grateful for my body and all that it can do and that there is room for improvement. 

So yes. Stretching before the late show. I am crazy I know. Nap tomorrow anyone? 

J-dizzle out!

Points for being awesome today!

Ok! So today I had an apple and muffin for breakfast. Then teriyaki stir fry for lunch and a sub with tonnes of veggies for supper. I ran, walked, worked out, it was awesome.. I had just about 12,000 steps and 3.5L water. Today was a good day. 

You know something I am realizing is that working out doesn't have to be a specific time every single day. I used to think I needed a strict schedule. But now, it's more like I work out when I have a few minutes whether it be 15 or 60. I do it with my kids around, heck half the time they join me. I am trying so hard to make myself love it, so that they love it. That they want to be healthy! That is one of my main reasons for doing what I am doing.... Another because well I want to get in shape and hopefully lose a few pounds. 

Speaking of weight, i never blogged about my check in day! Well her is a pic and it should tell you all!

Otherwise, I am going to bed, L has school in the morning. 

Finally a day before weigh in that wasn't awful!

So today was pretty good. I think I stayed pretty close to my calorie budget and I did the ab ripper and my legs workout. I will also be doing some time on the elliptical and hopefully some karate too.  So I will be good to go! I sure hope there are changes. I am really nervous that there won't be and that will put a damper on how well I am doing. So let's just plan right now that I won't give up no matter what the results. Yep. 

Ok. Well gotta get ready to run my butt off, hopefully. 

Until I write again. 

Yay for a good day!

I super love turkey bacon. Anywho. I ate well today. and I worked my butt off. I think my son broke my elliptical though. Gotta have D check it out. So i didn't do that today. But I will have broke 10000 and almost 3L by the time I go to bed. So yay!!! Life went well today. 

Carbs are my nemesis!

Ok. So today started great! Had turkey bacon and egg whites for breakfast. Then after I took L to school I did the ab ripper with A and the. Proceeded to do my arms and legs workout since i missed doing legs yesterday. I then had a yummy rice bowl for lunch... But here's what happened. I made a pumpkin spice cake. Yes. With icing. So good. I managed not to eat the whole thing, but I did indulge. Tacos for supper and a little dessert at YW. 

But I am noticing how much stronger I feel. Everywhere. My legs are just getting to be strong, my calves are like transformed into useful parts of my body and I have like ab and back muscle so I can do so much more. It's fabulous! I will be 10000 steps completed by the time I am in bed tonight. Only about 3300 left and 2500 of them will disappear on the elliptical. Then I have my karate yet. 

I have already drank 1.5 L. And will complete another 750ml tonight. But yes. It is 9 pm. I had better get trucking. 

Hope you have a great, healthy day tomorrow and remember 1 bad day doesn't break you! 

Fell off the track... A little bit

Ok. Today was like exceptionally bad for eating. I don't think I had like 1 healthy thing except for maybe the peaches in my pie. So tomorrow. Working in that for sure. I did do 24 mins on the elliptical and like 17 minutes of martial arts and 10 man push-ups! Apparently I don't breathe when I do them. So adding breathing will make it easier I think. Anywho. That's all. Gnight 

Adding in a new workout.  Found it on Pinterest. 21 minutes of suckville. Looking forward to it. 

Sprinting

Well today, I went and did the sprint workout with D and a few other people. I can't sprint yet, due to bad form or something that causes my shins to hurt. So I jogged... etc. But i did sprint about 40 m and tried not to think about what I was doingthen it went actually ok. I think i handicap myself into thinking i am running totally wrong and it causes me to hurt myself. ANYWHo... Then we had brunch with a few people and yep. 

I did have an icecream cone today.... but otherwise it wasn't that bad. I completed my arm workout, but didn't do the ab ripper as my ciatic was acting up and it was quiet painful. 

So that was today, tomorrow is fast sunday, so im sure I will be under caloric intake tomorrow. 

peace out

OK, I guess I have some work to do!

So today was kind of a crazy day. My schedule was thrown all out of wack. I helped D at work from like 10:30-2:00. So I couldn't work out when i normally do. To top it off, today was cleaning day and so I cleaned as much as i possibly could before I left, which meant that I didnt eat breakfast. So i was starving. I made a couple sandwiches for Deiter and I (nutella - and I ate 1) and I also made cookies, so I had like 3 of those today. Then, while we were at the mac's the corn dogs smelled so yummy, that the I bought 2. Well, the lady M gave them to me, because she totally rocks. So I ate those. Then I didnt have lunch. I had a really awersome supper though. Yummy baby potatoes (with sour cream and real bacon bits... so i guess that parts not all that great) and ceaser salad and chicken. Yum yum. It was really good. I also had a bit of sausage. As for working out today I did about 20-30 minutes of martial arts. I am not totally sure. That worked my body good. But that is pretty much all. I failed bismally at drinking water. Only drank about 1500 ml / 3000 ml. and I had about  8000 steps . 2000 shy of my goal. SO tomorrow, we are havinga bunch of people over for brunch. I am going to make pancakes, but not eat any of them. Instead, I am going to have egg whites, turkey bacon, and probably some yogurt. That is my plan and I sure hope I stick to it. Carbs are totally my weakness. Tomorrow night for supper.... I am not yet sure of what I will be making. Anywho.... Now im off to bed. I'll let you know how my self-control goes tomorrow!

Adios

Motivation is coming easier now - yahoo!!

Well today, L had preschool, so K and I went and had pie. it was delicious. I had told myself that I would eat well today because there was a girls movie night planned - went an saw the 100 foot Journey. It was awesome. 

So for breakfast I traded in good ol' normal eggs for egg whites. Had to add a little salt and pepper because they are pretty tasteless and I also had a couple pieces of turkey bacon. I really enjoy turkey bacon and there is only 70 cal in 2 big pieces. So yummy. BUT then i had 1 pc of apple pie, and about a 1/3 of K's chocolate cream pie. So yes. 

Anyways, after L's school we went to this really awesome play place and I just sat for like 4 hours almost and watch the kids play. They had a great time. But by the time we had got home there was only a little bit of time until the movie. BUT i still attempted a run with my friend A. Shin splits started hurting, so we just quickly walked it. We did 2.44 km in about 23 minutes, and according to my phone we averaged about a 8.54 min km. Not bad considering. 

SO then I got home and was all like - k i'll make supper and get ready. THen I remembered we still had pizza, so I didn't make supper - instead I went downstairs and DID the rest of my workout. It was awesome. I was so proud of myself. When there were so many other things I could be doing, I chose to work out - which means it is starting to be a habit, and thats awesome. Anyways, my hubby wants to show me something and Im exhausted. 

so farewell no viewers. until tomorrow

thank goodness for early morning walks

So today, I ate a little better. Eggs for breakfast, then only 2 waffles for lunch (old me would have had 4 or so). Then i had pizza for lunch. it was non-greasy. I had a couple yummy snacks, but where I definitely see that I am lacking is not in the carbs/dairy areas, but more in the fruit and veggie ones. So tomorrow that will be my goal. Snacks will only be fruit/veggies. I bought egg whites and turkey bacon. I am actually really excited about breakfast tomorrow. 

For the workout areas - I still have my 5 minute Tabata workout to do today. But its only 5 minutes, so after this I am going to take my jeans off and get sweaty. I went on like a 56 minute walk with the kids this morning. Pushing a 90 lb. stroller is hard work! So that counts for my cardio, even though it didn't get my blood pumping as much as a normal cardio session would. It still helped. 

I haven't done my martials arts today either. Mostly because I didn't have any time to. The kids were in bed at 8, and after that I was helping my hubby with something for work. Anywho, tomorrow I will do more of it. 

Things I need to work on:

1. Eating more veggies

2. Actually drinking 3L H2O in a day

3. Walking my 10,000 steps (for example, I thought today was a fairly busy day and Its 9:30 PM and i'm only at...8170.)

That is what I am going to work on tomorrow. Am i excited for improvement and good food. Yes I surely am!!

So rock on people, get fit, get healthy, and be happy with who you are! (ya ok, thats cheesy, im definitely not one of those good motivating quote people). 

Peace out.

😃 going strong

So.. Today I had a smoothie for breakfast, a lean teriyaki chicken microwaveable dinner from m and m meats. (So yummy) and tacos for supper. It was delicious. I also had some cereal, corn pops to be exact at like 10 pm tonight. And fudge this afternoon... But I threw our most of it because I knew I would just eat it. But overall today was really awesome! 

I did the ab ripper and my arm workout. Plus my 3 daily challenges and 15 minutes of martial arts plus 23 minutes on the elliptical for a grand total of 1 hr 8 minutes of continuous exercize. I was soooo sweaty. Even my hair was dripping with sweat. It was awesome. 

One thing I have noticed is that you just have to do it. You can't think about it. If you have some time and haven't worked out. Just go do something! Anything! 

That's what has worked for me. Sometimes I am like. I just wanna watch tv... So I go on the elliptical AND watch tv. It is what works for me. Everybody has to find their own thing though. 

Anywho! Today was awesome. Tomorrow will be too! 

Night

I have a walls it challenge to but I don't have it on my camera. But today was 1 min 29 seconds. It hurts so good!!!

Great start to the week.

So this weekend was a ton of fun... But kind of abysmal in the eating good and working out areas. 

BUT today. I ate healthy on the drive home. Hooray! And then tonight. I tried the ab ripper again. Couldn't do it for a reason I won't mention here. Then I thought. Ya know what. It's still a holiday so I will skip the rest of my workout and just start again tomorrow. BUT I didn't. I did my legs and martial arts and 5 km training on the elliptical. I worked so hard that I was dripping sweat. It was awesome. Then I stretched and showered and ready for tomorrow!!! 

Life is good and it is amazing what you can do when you put your mind to and pray that The Lord makes up for all the rest!

Well I'm having a good sleep tonight. Hope you do to! 

Weigh in day

Well today was weigh in day!! Down another 2.5 lbs and 6 more inches. Which brings the grand total to 9 lbs down and 17 inches! Hoorah!

I definitely can do better on both exercize and diet. I am on a little trip for the weekend so I am trying to eat well... But I'll also have a few sweets as well. I am going to do my best to get 10000 steps in though. 

Anywho. Hard work pays off even if the results aren't totally visible. Keep on trucking! 

Seriously! Enough already!

Oook. So this day started off awesome woke up. Did a great work out (and and legs). I are really well. Walked over 11000 steps drank my water. It was great. 

But tonight I went on my run. Just 1 min run then 1.5 min walk. Nothing major. But my shins and middle toe on my left foot exploded with pain. I believe I may have shin splints again that either didn't get healed or are back. Boo. I don't know what is going on with my toe. But holy moly. Pain. 

So I have decided it may be time to seek some professional help on some level. I am not totally sure who I need to talk to. But this is getting ridiculous. That or I take up swimming. That's just super inconvenient. 

Tonight. I  gonna ice them. And out some icyhot stuff on them. Hopefully that will help alleviate the little swelling that is starting to happen and also the pain. 

If I have to start walking ... I guess that is my lot for now. 

Anywho. Here's to an otherwise incredibly successful day!

My workout worksheet wall. I love it. That is all. 

Bumps along the way... Just gotta keep on moving

Well... Today I am extremely disheartened. I got up. All ready to do the sprint workout. I got like 1/4 the way finished and I couldn't do anymore because of these blasted shins. I am really feeling discouraged. I don't know what else to do. It's frustrating because I finally gain some momentum and I am taking rests and stretching too. But I guess my body is just too out of shape for "real" work. I don't know what to do. I guess walking will be my thing. Gah I am seriously so frustrated I just wanna curl up in my bed by myself and cry. 

Somehow though. I will dust myself off. And keep going. Because eventually I will run that 5 km in 30 minutes. It may just take me longer than I thought it would to get to that point. Seriously though, this really sucks. 

I talked to Deiter about it and he reminded me that I can't just jump right back in to the last time I was in shape. So ya he is right. So I will keep on trucking until I am at that point again. 

Anywho... Gotta go do the rest of my workout. Ttyl

Ok... Well now it is nighttime and I still haven't done my workout. Mostly because I had a nap and have been busy. Buuuut I had the thought to take N after 3 weeks picture. Lucky enough I happened to be wearing pretty much the exact same clothes. So here they are. Not a whole bunch different. But definitely noticeable in the tummy area and lower bum and shoulders. 

So I guess that was a pleasant surprise. I think I will go on the elliptical now. Hope ya'll  are having a great weekend!

Umm... It was girls night

Ok. So today I took a rest day from my run. But I started my squat challenge and ab ripper and my strength exercizes. Holy man am I so freakin sore. It hurts to sit walk lie down everything. 

Eating... Probly 400 calories over. But that's ok. It's just one night. Don't have to fall off my horse.  

Sooo yah. Tomorrow I might not be able to move. But I have a sprint workout tomorrow night. So some morning stretching might be in order. 

Well here is to moving around tomorrow. Let's hope I can

Push it baby!

Well today I took my kids to visit my sister in law. Her myself and her friend C did this reeeeaaalllly exhausting workout. Afterwards even though I was sore and tired I still went for my 5km week 1 training. So proud of myself. It proved to me that we can indeed do hard things if we believe in ourselves and why we are doing them. Also, these 2 large dobermans decided they did not like me and started to bark and come right at me. I wish I had my knife. If my hubby is reading this he will Probly roll his eyes. 

Anywho... I haven't eaten the best today. I will still meet my calorie goal - just not the beat use of food intake....I will do better tomorrow. 

Here is a pic of me after the run... So sweaty I am. (Oh and my cheeks look weird for some reason. Just disregard that bit) 

2 weeks down.... Again!

Well. I have lasted another 2 weeks. No injuries so far thank goodness! I "checked in" on Friday at my real 2 week mark. I have lost in total 11 inches. I feel great! It was really re-motivating to see that progress was being made. As part of this though I am also trying to change habits. I eat healthier because I want to be healthier and not just to lose weight. I workout because it does good things to my body and not only to lose weight. I am trying to build a better lifestyle for myself. And right now it sure feels like sacrifice and counting calories and drinking water and working out even when everything in me is telling me not to. Like yesterday for example. D was out so I had some time to myself. Old me would have popped a bag of popcorn grabbed a chocolate bar or ice cream plumped down in front of the TV and watch something. New me did none of that. I cleaned the kitchen, tidied up then I changed into my workout gear did some good sweating on the elliptical, then some strength exerciEs and then went and did some martial arts training. It was awesome. I was done by 10pm. Which is super late for me and pretty much my bedtime. But I was so proud of myself!!!!!! 

So yes! I feel like I'm breaking the lazy barrier and have found my real motivation. It's great. 

But alas. It is no 10pm again. And I need to go to bed. Here's to a beautiful sabbath day tomorrow! 

10 days down 4.5 months to go

Ok. So I have readjusted my goals and how I obtain them and how I record progress. So basically everything. BUT. It's going great! I started at 210 and am now at 203.5 lbs! Hoorah. Feeling pretty good. 

So now. It's similar in execution. Except EVERY day I do a brisk walk, jog if I can, and a muscle strengthening workout program. 

I only take measurements every 2 weeks instead if one. No more fast food. Period. Except subway. And then I only get a 6inch instead of a foot long. I drink 3L of water per day, walk 10000 steps total, and only 1600 calories. 

I have a big calendar display on my pin board showing me exactly where I am. Goals are shown as well as check in days. And I have to say that it's going extremely well!!! I started aug 1, it's now the morning of the 11th. I've walked worked out every day except Saturday because I could barely move due to pain and Sunday, well cause it's the day of rest. 

I went back and re read everything I has written before. And whoa did I go through a lot of obstacles. Even if they were of my own making. Something I realized is that I have to commit fully to a healthy lifestyle or it is too easy to slip back in to my old ways. But I want to be healthy. So here it goes. With my new shoes. Heaven in a shoe. 

And my workout buddy. I love that now he asks to workout with me and if he feels sick he is like "mom, I gotta work out" and like drops right there into push-ups. It's wonderful. Such a great kid and motivator. I really want my kids to be healthy and active and a large part if that will be me being that way. 

So cheer me on! But for some reason the motivation this time is more internal. Failure is just simply not an option. 

So  my goal right now is to be able to run a 5km. By end of September. And if I lose weight along the way really awesome. And if not... I'll be a little disappointed but atleast I'll be in shape so that when the zombie apocalypse hits I can run. 

Peace out ( as the youth of the world say)

Haha.... So it's been 4 weeks

Alas, my 90 day goal died 2 weeks in. Oh well. Now I am back at it. Beginning again. No running this time to start. Don't want to injure myself again. And I NEED to make sure I stretch. So starting tomorrow (again) I will continue on this adventure. 

1700 calories

45 minutes cardio

15 minutes of strength training/ ab ripper

4 L water and 8 hrs sleep. 

Which means. I need to hit the hay so I can get up at 6 and work it! 

Night all. Talk to you tomorrow. 

Day 13

So with my shin splints I tried to go on the elliptical, I got 13 minutes in and the pain flared up my entire leg. ! Gah! Anywho. I spent 3 hrs this morning scrubbing my friends house. So that's where the exercise went. Water was only about 2 L down. So yah today was rough. But tomorrow is a new day. Just gotta keep positive and motivated. 

Day 12

Well I have shin splints! Yay! So that means I have to change how I work out to let myself heal. So today I did ok for food. I made the most delicious smoothie ever. Orange raspberry veggie juice, vanilla Greek yogurt, mangoes, pineapple and this greens stuff. Oh my it was soo good and sooo filling. I think I will be making it tomorrow a again!! Yum yum. 

So something my hubby suggested I do until I can start jogging again is do some punching  on bob and then going slow on the elliptical. So that's whAt I'll do. 15 minutes of that apparently is quite the workout. And then 45  minutes on the elliptical should be good. We will add in push-ups and the ab ripper still. So ya! I'll keep on keeping on. 

Day 11

Today went really well !! The kids and I started the morning going for a nice 3 km walk in the river valley. It was beautiful! For about 1/2 the way back to the van I has Leto on my back. I sweat so bad!!

After lunch, I did my crossfire workout. My body was so exhausted from yesterday that I could only do 2 rounds. 

After I stretched. And made delicious burgers with all the fixings... Sooo good. There was also watermelon and yam fries. It was yummy.

Almost done my water. So yep. Today was great. I'm really liking fresh, healthy food.

Day 12 here we come !

Day 10

Today was awesome. I'll post the details about it tomorrow. It's late. 

Ok. So it's now tomorrow. And I just have to say that yesterday was fan- freakin awesome. And now that it's the day after. Yikes. My body is all like "let me just die!"

So it started out with an awesome breakfast. I watched some friends kids yesterday so I got some vigorous activity chasing them around the indoor playground. 

Lunch was a tuna and cucumber sandwich. Sooo good. Mmmm.... Probly eat the left overs of that today for lunch. 

Then I did the ab ripper ( man I really don't like 15-30 minutes of my life when I'm doing that). 

In the afternoon I did a sprint workout with D and R. It's basically you sprint hard 4 x 20 m 4 x 40 m 4 x 60 m etc. when you complete the whole circuit you sprint a total of 1.2 km. the distance is doubled because you walk back to the starting line every time. It kicks your butt. But the best part is the improvement you see. For example. We did this about 3-4 weeks ago and I could barely do the 20 m ones. This week I did it all and I never got out of breath. I even carried my kids for some of it. Lesson I took away from that experience. If I am gonna have to carry my kids and run for my life. It is easier to put them on my shoulders and run then to carry in my arms. 

Afterwards I made this delicious meal and had a fun and exciting time making it. Here are some pictures. 

Chicken and teriyaki stir fry. Everything from scratch. Soo good

And an oopsy daisy. The teriyaki sauce totally boiled over and went everywhere. I shut the burner off but the stuff on the burner totally burned to it. 

And I am a cleaning goddess.... Pic says it all. 

Anyways after this fiasco I made the choice to still go out with my MIL for a 5 km brisk walk. I say that cuz as I have previously stated she walks way fast. 

Anywho. Something I have noticed with all this working out and eating better is my moods have substantially changed. I am happier and less stressed and things bother me way less. I am so grateful for the divine help I am having and the help of family and friends who help me keep keeping on. So thank you!

Now for another walk with the boys and MIL. This time we are going through the "forest" as L would put it. 

Wish me luck! 

Day 9

Ok!! So today went GREAT!!!!! For the first time I feel like the day was a success. I started my day with an awesome breakfast which I instagrammed. (Shown below). I actually had the banana for a snack after my 3 km walk/jog. I woke up this morning so extremely excited for the day! I got up, made my kids a healthy breakfast and myself one - then completely tidied the house, I call this the "mommy warm up". Then I donned my running shoes and athletic clothes (including the pants that won't stay on when I run - so frustrating, but that's for another day). Then the kids and I went out! They were great. I took some music to listen to, but with leto talking to me the whole way, and the connection between the phone and the plug on the speakers I didn't really hear a whole lot. But oh well, I have learned the music is actually helpful and motivating, so if any of you are actually reading this blog and have good workout music to suggest for me please leave it in the comments.

Then lunch - I had a healthy turkey sandwich (oh yes, the snack was my banana and a mini cucumber (without RANCH!!!! new high for me, I don't like the taste of cucumbers... haha)) Then this afternoon for my snack I had the super munchies and instead of choosing something HORRIBLE (like chocolate chips and honey grahams...) I chose popcorn. Yay me. Not the best choice, but better. Good Better Best. I'll get there eventually right??

I guess this happened before lunch, but I did the CROSSFIT workout. After the first set, I was like man, this is exhausting I only got one more in me, and by the end of the 2nd set I was all like "I got this" Push yourself! It was great. Positive motivation coming from none other than myself! Definitely a change! That was great!

Here are the pictures from today (don't mind the odd face as I am trying to see (but looking down in glasses really doesn't work, as there is nothing there to correct my awful vision) the button to push. Man selfies ARE HARD WORK! I should get an award just for learning how to take them!

Something I realized today is that eating healthy food is actually delicious. It doesn't have to be smothered in sauce, or chocolate or baked with butter to be scrumptious (don't kid me wrong, those will never taste bad in my book). But I have learned that something simple as an egg with a whole grain piece of bread is soooo good. Or mix up some sweet potatoes with some onion and chicken and cucumber and some like balsamic vinegar or something actually sounds good! If my mother were to read this I think she would be very surprised, as I was the PICKIEST eater ever growing up.

Anywho, that was today. I look forward to tomorrow! Now I just need to find a little balance and study my scriptures more religiously too!

Jaroneous!

Day 8

Well today eating good was hard. We had no veggies or fruit or anything really so I has to go grocery shopping. And then after the crazy 2.5 hrs of that we get home and I'm so hungry I am shaking. Sooo then I ate 4 bowls of golden graham cereal. Yep. For the win. Then for supper I had 4 pieces of lasagne. Small ones, but still. Haha 

I did do the ab ripper! And I did it better than the previous week. I did 50 reps of the mason twists instead of 40. And if you have ever done it you will know that's a big deal. Just so you know who I'm living with I told my hubby and he was like next you can do 100!!! So yes. 

Then I did 40 minutes on the elliptical and sweated my brains out!! It was great. 

Thank you hubby for buying it for me!! 

I have had 3.6 L of water and will be drinking the rest  before bedtime. Which should be soon. 

So ya! Talk to ya tomorrow! 

Day 7 - Week 1 End

Well, last week definitely taught me that I need a little more control when it comes to eating (as I am sitting here snacking on a few skittles :S) and also a little more discipline to do the cardio req'd.

I read this blog today about 12 things fit people regularly do. And well I just spent the last 15 minutes looking for it and now I can't find it. BUT basically it just said to get sleep, don't get too hard on yourself that you quit, but hard enough that you push yourself, eat for nourishment not pleasure (this one is gonna b hard for me), make your goals visible - sticky notes here I come, and some other things that I can't remember.

SO here are the measurements for this week:

last weeks:
Weight: 208 lbs
Bust: 40 in
Waist:36 in
Hips: 50 in
R.Arm: 16 in
L.Arm:14 in
R.Thigh: 29 in
L. Thigh: 29 in


this weeks:
Weight: 205.5 lbs         - 2.5 lbs
Bust: 40 in
Waist:34.5 in                - 1.5 in
Hips: 48 in                    - 2.0 in
R.Arm: 14.5 in              - 1.5 in
L.Arm:14.5 in               + 0.5 in
R.Thigh: 29 in
L. Thigh: 29 in


Progress for sure! Now I just need to keep on mosying and work harder and more efficiently.
I think what I might do is this week I will keep the program the same, but add in a couple things:

Here it is.



Monday: AB RIPPER X
3 KM JOG/WALK
4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING
WRAP

Tuesday: 3 KM JOG/WALK
CROSSFIT WORKOUT
4L H20
1700CALORIES
STRETCHING

Wednesday: AB RIPPER X
5 KM JOG/WALK
4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING

Thursday: 3 KM JOG/WALK
CROSSFIT WORKOUT
4L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING
WRAP


Friday: AB RIPPER X
3 KM JOG/WALK
4L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING


Saturday: CROSSFIT WORKOUT
4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING


Sunday: 4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING
WRAP


As for Diet this is kind of my rough plan:
Breakfast: 1 c. fruit of somesort (strawberries, apples, grapes, banana) 2 EGGS, some sort of whole grain. (I'm thinking of some pretty nutrient dense bread with a tad bit of butter on it.. mmmm)
Snack: veggies and a few of my new healthy crackers
Lunch: Smoothie w/ greens
Snack: cheese string and yogurt
Dinner: Protein and veggies - try and stay away from more than 1/2 c. carbs.

Once again, I'll be done eating by 8:00. I think to help me out, I will just brush my teeth at that time so that I am deterred from eating anything besides drinking up the last part of my 4L H20.

The CROSSFIT WORKOUT will be as follows:

30 Jumping Jack
10 Push-up
25 High knees
7 Burpees
7 Squats...
1 min wall sit
Repeat 3x

I will post pictures tomorrow after my run.

Wish me luck! (And yes, I stopped eating those skittles...)

Day 6

OK. Well let's just say that today was umm a slight fail. I didn't do anything strenuous. I tried doing the ab ripper, but for a reason unmentionable in public places I was unable to complete it. It was so windy today that I never went on my run, in hindsight I could have gotten on my elliptical - oh well.

Not only that, but I had pancakes and bacon for breakfast, muffins for lunch and we went to McDonald's for dinner - and yes I feel gross now. And afterwards DQ for dessert. So yes. HEALTHY FAIL.

I did however drink 3 L of water and stretched. So that's good.

Tomorrow is measurement day and well I'm not overly hopeful anything has changed. Here's to a better finish next week.

Day 5

Today was pretty good. Ate well. Had a few pieces of chocolate... But otherwise did great. 

My hubby came with me on a brisk 4.11km walk/jog. He pushed the kids and I gave it my all. It was so hot out, but we made it. I wore the wrong bra, clothes, shoes everything. I had to take off my glasses because they kept sliding down my nose. So I did pretty much the whole thing blind. Almost ran into a cyclist. 

I did not do the ab ripper today, I chose to play with the boys and clean my house instead. BTW deep cleaning is a lot of work. Worked up a sweat doing that. Even had a helper. 

We went for a walk and found a sweet tree that was perfect to climb for the boys. That was fun. I am glad my kids like to play outside and be adventurous. 

I drank 3.5 L of water because I had a smoothie for breakfast. Couldn't force myself to drink more. 

Ya. So that was my day. Tomorrow a 3km run - gonna aim for 20 minutes. And the ab ripper - since I didn't do it tonight. 

But for now. It's bed time. 

Day 4

Well today was pretty much a write off. I was up with my kids last night for what seemed all night long so I was exhausted today. I had a lot of things I has to get done for the YW camp I am planning so yes, my exercising took a back seat today. 

I only drank about 2.5 L and I feel sooo dehydrated. I can't believe it. As for eating - I stopped eating by 8. So that was good, but otherwise not so great. I made double chocolate oat coconut muffins this morning and probably had 4. They were of medium size. And lunch.... Crackers maybe? I don't remember lunch. Supper was what ever my hubby didn't eat from his fries and chicken that he made. However! I took a chocolate bar and licorice down to my room when I was getting stuff for camp done. I didn't even touch the licorice and I only had 3 pieces of the chocolate bar - Cadbury cashew and coconut. My favourite. So that is progress on the control front!

So yes. Today was bad, but that doesn't mean tomorrow will be. I am already planning a walk with the boys and what I am going to have for breakfast, lunch and supper. I think that is key for eating good. Having a plan. That way you don't just give into your cravings. 

Anyways. It's 10:16. Better get to bed! Here's to tomorrow being better than today!

Day 3

Well today started out great. I met up with my mother in law at 8:30 and we went for a 5km walk. Well like really fast walk. She was pushing the boys in the stroller and I could barely keep up! She's fast. I'm not. 

But I got my heart rate up for 48 minutes so that was fantastic. 

The boys and I met friends at kinsmen playground.  It was crazy busy. But there we had lunch and climbed a lot of stairs to go on this really sweet long slide. 

I did the ab ripper but it was hard to get motivation to do it. My abs already hurt and I didn't want to push myself. But I did. And I am grateful I did. 

Part of my goal is to help keep my boys active and show them that being active can be fun. So today they had fun on the trampoline at a friends house. 

As for eating, I did great all day. Tonight we had a chocolate and cheese fondue night for a RS activity. It was delicious. But I was proud of myself. I stopped eating after 8pm. Although. I may have had 4 small plates from 7:30-8:00. Soooo ya. Now I feel sick. 

4 L of water drank. Peeing lots, but I feel like my body is getting use to it after 3 weeks of it!

That's all. Adios amigos. 

Day 2

TheWell today was harder. I was super sore from the ab ripper yesterday, but I love that pain. Means I worked things that needed to be worked. 

The kids and I went to fort Edmonton with some friends and walked around a bit. 

Then my eating was a little bad as we went to see How to train your dragon 2 as a family. I will admit to having popcorn and twizzlers and a couple snickers bites. No pop though, only water. However! I did only have a smoothie for lunch so I indulged a little. 

I went for a run at 4:30. I thought it would be fun for Leto to come since he has so much energy. However, we only ran in intervals and I had problems (again) with my pants falling off!! It was slightly irritating. So we walked 2.8 km. he did pretty good for going that far though. I changed my pants and tried to go for a real run afterwards. I made it 20 m and has already pulled them up 3 x. Either I'm wearing the pants wrong, I bought the wrong size, or I need to shrink my booty before I can run in them. Looks like speed walking will be my thing for a week or so. I am pretty distraught because in really wanted to increase my distance for running. Oh well. All in due time. I have only 1 L left of water and stretching to do. 

So this is all for now! I bid you adieu. 

Day 1

Here are pictures as promised. The first is quite dark, but I know what I look like. Lol

 So today went really well!! Which it should because it was only day 1- motivation still high. I drank all 4 L water and I had trouble actually eating 1800 calories. But somehow I did it. The ab ripper was painful and tomorrow I may not be able to move, but that was awesome. I listened to music on the app my sister in law introduced me to called Songza. Working out is way easier to music, I have discovered. 

I was exhausted this afternoon so I had quick nap instead of going for running run. But! I still went. At 8:10 pm. It is actually really pleasant to run at night. So I ran only 2.5 km because my pants wouldn't stay on! My bum was bouncing way to much or something. Anywho. I cut my run a little short because of it. So I walked about 500m and ran the rest. The best part of it all was that I was never out of breath until I sprinted the last 100 m. That was fantastic! My right Achilles flared up a bit. I'll have to do some TLC to it. 

But ya! That was how day number 1 went. Here's to day number 2!

Day 0

For the past 4 years since I had my first son I have struggled with getting in shape. Firstly, I am exhausted ALL the time, secondly, when I do get time to myself the last thing I want to do is spend it working my butt off making myself MORE tired. But alas, I have reached a point where my children can outrun me. Tis sad, but true.

So long story short, I have decided to enter my progress in a blog. Every day I will enter how I did with exercising, eating, drinking my water, and also the level of exhaustion. And at the end of every week, this time it would be Sunday June 22, 2014 I will "weigh in" and re-evaluate the exercise routine for the following week.

My plan for Week 1 June 16-22:

Monday: AB RIPPER X (no I'm not advertising for them, it is just seriously by far the best ab workout I have ever tried).
3 KM JOG/WALK
4 L H20
1800 CALORIES
STRETCHING

Tuesday: 3 KM JOG/WALK
4L H20
1800 CALORIES
STRETCHING

Wednesday: AB RIPPER X
5 KM JOG/WALK
4 L H20
1750 CALORIES
STRETCHING

Thursday: 3 KM JOG/WALK
4L H20
1750 CALORIES
STRETCHING


Friday: AB RIPPER X
3 KM JOG/WALK
4L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING


Saturday: 4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING
MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING WITH HUBBY


Sunday: 4 L H20
1700 CALORIES
STRETCHING


As of now, my plan is to do the AB RIPPER as soon as my baby has a nap. I will do the run/walk in the afternoon around 2 PM. JOGGING if my husband is home to watch the kids, and walking if I need to take them with me. For the eating, I can't completely give up carbs, I just go crazy grumpy. BUT I will try to not snack on them. For example, instead of having crackers as a snack, I will have an apple. I will not eat after 7 pm, and I will be allowed something sweet everyday. 3 pc. of my favorite choc. bar for example. Also, I will try to get 8 hrs of sleep. Bed by 10 up at 6 (hopefully my kids let me sleep that long!)

I know this all sounds ridiculous and as I am writing I am finding myself feeling a little silly. But hey, I need someway of tracking myself. And, I just watched Julie and Julia and her blog made her go crazy, but it also helped her accomplish her goal. So here I go! I will upload pictures tomorrow.


Measurements taken 9:34 PM Sunday, June 15th, 2014.

Weight: 208 lbs
Bust: 40 in
Waist:36 in
Hips: 50 in
R.Arm: 16 in
L.Arm:14 in
R.Thigh: 29 in
L. Thigh: 29 in