{30Day Shred}

I ran across a blog that talked about Jillian Michael's 30Day Shred dvds.....I was quite intrigued by the results and the pictures that they posted. So I've gathered some info and some plotting....and some reinforcements. lol I found out that Comcast offers this workout in the OnDemand section....so I'm going to start mine this way....and I am actually not going to do my normal Rest Day for these 30 days. Jeanette, Serena, and Amanda are all going to be taking this journy with me. I am very excited about this. :-) They are ordering the dvd from Netflix...and hopefully wiil be starting in the next week or so.
I realized the other day that my bday is coming up here quickly...and that I'm actually going to be 30....yikes! I would really like to loose some of this weight by my bday.
I am going to take front & back photos of me, and take my measurement & weight. I will be posting these. I will post pics on day 10 so that there is something to compare to.
I am excited and scare all at the same time. lol

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{Mark & Wendy's BBQ}

Morning Weight: 164
Today's Activities:

We have been invited to a BBQ. It's a some people's that work with Tommy. I am saving up my points because I know that there will be lots of food there that I prolly shouldn't be eating. lol So I'm going to try and be somewhat good about it. There is going to be a slip & slide and I'm sure the kids will have a blast. :-)


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{FIx-It Guy}

Morning Weight: 164
Today's Activities:

Well today was a little more hectic than I would have liked....lol...Someone was coming to look at the dishwasher....I was told morning, but as the afternoon started creeping up I was wondering if I'd get my workout in. I put Ace down for his nap....and still waited....I didn't want to start before he got here, cuz I didn't want to stop in the middle or answer the door all sweaty in my workout clothes. I also didn't know a time that he would be here. I hate that. By the time he got here, looked at the dishwasher....just to tell me that nothing is wrong with it...it's just a cheap dishwasher.....it was almost time for Ace to wake up from his nap. UGH
Tommy did get up and let me go to the grocery store without the kids, so that was really nice. I have some more things to get from a different store still, but I can do that tomorrow. Most of the time if I'm not able to workout during naptime I don't usually workout. For the most part I really don't like to workout in the evenings. I am tired and stressed and just want to zone out....honestly....evenings just aren't my best time of day. But also....with four boys home with me all day...nap time is the best time to do errands because I can lay Ace down for his nap, the two older boys are old enough to be home while Tommy is sleeping, and then I only have to take Theron....although with him being 4 is still really stressful to navigate the stores with him. lol Yes....my life is hectic and busy at this stage...


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{Running VS Speed Walking}

Morning Weight: 164
Today's Activities: 1/2 mile 10mins, before weights

Well, I can definately tell that I use different muscles to run than I do to speed walk....lol. I talked to Tommy a little bit about what happened with my leg...he had a couple ideas, but didn't really know what was going on. Even with what happened yesterday I am still going to try to do some intervals on the treadmill today. :-D I'm looking forward to setting some goals for on the treadmill....and seeing them be accomplished. :-D
The boys really didn't want to give me any time to workout this afternoon, and by evening I was just too tired to do something.



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{Tingling Toes....Prolly NOT a Good Thing}

Morning Weight: PMS Weight
Today's Activities: 45mins=3miles on treadmill, before & after weights

Today I am feeling a little better.....more that I'm looking on the brighter side of things. Seeing where I am and just trying to do better. Every choice is still a choice, and ideally I'd like to make good choices. :-) So I have been playing with the idea of running on my treadmill...that was one reason I wanted to get one in the first place. I have to say though that I have NEVER been a runner....I mean seriously even in high school I would walk around the track once in 20mins...and say I did a mile. Nice huh. It's the whole breathing thing.....I don't really know how to pay attention to it...my nose starts burning...my lungs start burning...I start breathing too fast and then before I know it I'm having an asthma attack. So needless to say that running I just put in my catagory of 'I can't do'.
So my running experieince today.....I was doing intervals...running for a short time, and then walking...and going back and forth. I was actually doing pretty good (for me)...I was paying attention to my breathing, making sure I was keeping it steady...and then my toes in my right foot started tingling...and everytime I did the running part the tingling was going up farther and farther on my leg. SOOO I stopped doing the running....and stayed with a nice brisk walk. The tingling has gone away, but I'm going to talk to Tommy and see what he says about it.


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{Batteries}

Morning Weight: PMS Weight
Today's Activities: 21mins=1Mile on treadmill, before weights

I finally remembered to put batteries in my treadmill BEFORE I started on it. lol Well, I do know that knowing this information will be good in the long run....no pun intended lol....BUT for me...today...the information that it gave me set me back emotionally...and I ended up having a really icky day. I made some really bad food choices because of my emotions...one thing I hate is that I know at the time that I'm doing it that it's an emotional choice, and I still do it. *shakes head*
That's about all I can say about it right now. We'll see how tomorrow goes....hopefully better....and I can set some goals. :-D


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{Over a week....}

Morning Weight: PMS Weight
Today's Activities: 1hr on treadmill, before & after weights

It's been a while since I've been posting regular...I didn't do any 'actual' workouts this week but I was definately moving my behind around ALOT! lol I haven't been feeling well AND I have the joy of being a woman with me right now...which doesn't help me AT ALL in the workout part, the making good food choices part...or the emotional part. I did get on the treadmill tonight though even with not really wanting to. And it felt great! Tommy didn't workout with me, but he was in there for about 45mins of it just talking to me and goofing off. It was nice. I tend to feel guilty if I spend time working out instead of spending time with him when I have the chance to spend time with him. Especially after his weekend working...those weekends that he works is really hard on us, cuz it feels like I don't see him at all....and I miss him. :-) That's okay though... :-) Overall it was a big step for me. :-)


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{UGH......HURT......}

Well, the inspection went great. :-D I'm happy to say that although not MY STANDARDS, the house was in pretty good shape by Thursday afternoon when the landlord stoppped by to sign the new lease. He actually mainly wanted to know if he needed to fix anything. lol That's okay, the house is looking to start a great road, and it feels amazing. I on the other hand feel like crud! There is something going on with my sinuses! I hate that! So besides being exhausted, and my back REALLY hurting....I feel icky too.
I am hoping for a Fresh start Monday! :-D

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{Another Lease??}

Alrighty....SOOoo...SOMEDAY....I would love to be able to react like this-

Landlord: "I need to stop by and give the house an inspection and sign the new lease. When would work for you?"
Me: "Oh? Okay. Anytime is great."
Landlord: "Tomorrow work good?"
Me: "That works fine. See you tomorrow."

BUT that is NOT my life right now. It's kinda like being skinny....I've been there, I've done that, and I know I can do it again! Well, I used to be really really bad at keeping house...then somewhere somehow I learned how to get it all done....to my standards. AND I wasn't worried about what my house looked like because it looked good. So I want to apply my attitude of weight loss to my household....I've been there, I've done that, and I know I can do it again!
That's just not where I'm at right now though.....SO the phone call that I got this afternoon that our landlord is coming to inspect the house, and to sign a new lease has me quite on edge.....I'm praying that I don't fall over it! So needless to say....my focus this week is going to be on the house and getting it taken care of. Tommy works Monday and Tuesday so I asked the landlord if he could come by on Thursday so that I would have at least one day of Tommy's help.
I'll be back though!!! :-D

Luvs! <3

{Rest Day}

Morning Weight: 161
Today's Activities: Rest Day

For the most part I really try to keep Sunday as my Rest Day. We go to church and spend time as a family....and we all really enjoy that.
I did step on the scale this morning and did not see that beautiful 5 there. It sucked, but I'm still pretty hyped up about seeing it last night. I'm curious if I should start weighing myself at night. lol I'll check again tonight...although since I'm not workingout today it might not make a difference. *shrugs*


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{Starting with the Hubby}

Morning Weight: 161
Today's Activities: 20mins on bike

Today I spent all of Ace's nap time trying to get Theron to take a nap.....it really didn't work out well today. So the evening was hectic too. Really lame. BUT I did go into the garage after the kids were all down with my husband...that was really awesome! I've never actually seen him workout....lol...I know that sounds odd, but with him being in the Army...he usually worksout away from the house. It was pretty hot last night in the garage & he wasn't really used to that...so he ran on the treadmill for a little bit and then did some weights....but after about 20mins he was ready to take a shower. lol So that's what we did....it was a GREAT start though, and I really hope to continue workingout together. :-)
AND a huge thing for me was that I decided to step on the scale before we got into the shower....just curious....and it was 159!!!!! It was SOOOO AWESOME to see that 6 not there!!! lol I doubt it'll read that again in the morning but we'll see.....


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{Time Management? Or Something Else?}

Morning Weight: 161
Today's Activities: 30mins treadmill, before & after weights

Well I have definately got to figure out something with the kids. They are getting really annoyed that I want to workout so much...and I'm getting really annoyed that they won't leave me alone to workout. lol Great combo I'm sure lol I really like working out in the afternoon the best....I put the baby down for his nap, and head out to the garage....not only am I too tired in the evening I noticed the other night when I worked out that I am too hyped to go to bed at a decent time after I workout. And the mornings don't tend to work mainly because the kids get up anyway and then they are all cranky because they didn't get enough sleep.


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{Nap Time}

Morning Weight: 161
Today's Activities: 30mins on treadmill, before & after weights

WELL....today didn't go as planned AT ALL! But that's what life is like with four boys! lol Tommy is back at work...which he works nights...so he's sleeping during the days, and on the nights that he works, I have the kids. So we are all adjusting to having Daddy back at work. I'll get it down again....I'm sure it being summer, and us having been lenient with bedtime hasn't been helping me now. That's okay....I might not be able to workout as much as I'd like until I can get them into a better night schedule.
Theron being 4 now has been hard too. He's at that age where he's constantly pushing every line possible and doing it in such a curious manner...and all the while being as cute as can be. It's a very hard age for me. lol So he's fine up until the evening and then it's all chaotic! SO today when I put Ace down for his nap I put a movie on and made Theron sit on the couch with me....I was hoping that he would take a nap, and if he did that that he wouldn't be as whiny and cranky in the evening. Well, he did take a nice long nap. :-D That was great....the downfall was that I had to sit by him and wasn't able to go on the treadmill like I wanted. And the evening did go much better. BUT then at 8 I laid Ace down for his bedtime, and told the boys it was time to be quiet and that I was going to go in the garage to workout. Elisha had asked me if he could play the PS3 and I had told him as long as he was quiet and left me alone that it was okay. But the problem is that NONE of them would leave me alone!!!
So what I'm going to have to do is take more time maybe even start earlier and settle them down so that I can workout....both in the afternoons and in the evenings. I would like to be able to do dvds on the nights that Tommy is at work (I don't like to do them in front of people)....and I can't do that if the kids are playing video games on my tv. lol


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{Watch it Go Back Down}

Morning Weight: 161
Today's Activities: 1hr on treadmill, before & after weights


FINALLY!!! I've seen some progress on the scale! :-D It feels SO good to see those numbers go down....now working on getting that 6 out of the way again. :-D
I had another workout date with Serena but I was having a hard time getting the kids to actually go to bed to be able to do a video which is what I wanted to do since I was on the treadmill earlier. But I wasn't too too worried about it because I had done the treadmill. :-) So we'll just try again another time. It looks like we both enjoy workingout 'together' :-)

Luvs! <3

{Getting Back on A Schedule}

Morning Weight: 163
Today's Activities: 1hr on treadmill, before & after weights

Since my hubby is on a two week schedule....and we would like to work out together on his nights home...AND he will use the treadmill when we do this....I have worked out a schedule for me so that I know what I'm doing each day. I love doing stuff like this....it doesn't ALWAYS keep me in check, but it sure helps. I love my lists. :-D So, now I know which times and days are best for me to use the treadmill, and when I should use the bike instead. I also put some workout dvds on there, since hubby will be at work I SHOULD be able to do some more videos. lol Key word of course is SHOULD lol I'm excited though. :-) The scale is really annoying right now, but I try not to look at the day to day weight, but the weekly or monthly. So....fingers crossed.....I'm looking to stay on track and loose this weight!!!
And I'm super excited that my sister Serena is working out even when we aren't able to do it 'together'. :-D That is definately motivational for me to keep going. :-)


Luvs! <3

{Early Morning Riser.....s}

Morning Weight: 163
Today's Activities: 40mins (burn part of burn & firm dvd)

The reality is that I don't sleep well. I wake up off and on all night long. So, this morning when I woke up at 7 and the rest of the house was still sleeping I thought I'd get up and give working out in the morning a try. I was able to do 40mins of a dvd, but I was worried about being noisey the whole time. lol
Well the biggest problem with this idea is that mu husband has been on leave, so we spend time together at night after the kids go to bed...and well, I've been staying up way too late way too many nights in a row...so this morning after my workout...I was exhausted! I could barely stay awake doing nothing....and I always have plenty that I should be doing around our home. lol So I'm not saying that the early mornings won't work for me....I'm saying that THIS morning didn't work for me. lol And the fact that almost right after I was done with my 40mins....I heard little feet coming down the stairs.....ugh....

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{Workout Partner}

Morning Weight: 163
Today's Activities: 45mins on treadmill & weights after, 15mins on treadmill

Today I was able to workout 'with' my sister Serena. lol It was a blast. I let her know when I was starting, and she got ready at her apartment & I got ready here at my home. And then we worked out at the same time. lol And we were even texting & 'talking' while we were working out. lol It was a really great experience. :-D And every day that I'm able to even get in a few mins feels great!


Luvs! <3

{On the road again....}

Morning Weight: 162
Today's Activities: 1hr on treadmill, before & after weights

WOW I was able to get in an hour on the treadmill today while Ace was down for his nap. Tommy watched the kids & kept them occupied while I was in there. It was AMAZING!!! It felt SO great to get in there and really use it. And since it's been so hot here, the garage really isn't that much cooler than the house.....I was DRIPPING with sweat! & I had to take a shower RIGHT away! lol It was bad....but it felt SO GOOD! :-D


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{Ooops...I Did it Again....}

This morning I weighed in at 165! Aaagggghhh!!!!!
I know that part of this is because our California trip got postponed, and I was upset about that....and also Amanda was here for three weeks, and Serena for a week while Amanda was here too. I was somewhat trying to watch what I was eating, but I wasn't exversizing at all. :-( Which = NOT GOOD!
SOOO....I've printed out the insides for my food journal....I had run out of pages, and not printed them. And that wasn't helping me any either.
We got a treadmill!!! I am SO excited about that! Amanda helped watch the kids while Serena helped me clear a nice spot in the garage for it. I also set up an area for a tv and vcr. Tommy was also able to put my bike in there for me. And I set it up with my mp3 player, a pair of socks, and my shoes, and also a water bottle. I even have a spot just for my weights. :-) Have I mentioned that I'm excited?! :-) Well, I am!!! I can't wait to really get in there and put it all to use!!!! :-D
I keep trying to remember to blog....I want to get my entire story on here...so I can see the ups and downs of it all. But the hard part is that when I get depressed, not only do I not eat well but I also don't like to interact with anyone...so that would include blogging.....So I'm still trying on that part....

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