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