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Sorry I went MIA its been kinda a rough patch in life. 2 jobs, 3 kids in different activities, and then other stuff well its a constant race!

I did break the 150 mark this week WOOHOO!! and I’m ready to jump back into fitness. I’ve taken a bit of a break. Still losing but VERY slowly ( Like 2 lbs in 2 mos slowly) because I am not really sticking to anything. I havent been exercising and my eating has been whatever whenever.. with restrictions on how much I’ll let myself eat. I know I can lose the rest of this weight I just have to get back on track sooo.. here goes!

Recap.. since April ( 6 Mos) I’ve gone from 180 lbs to 149 lbs. ( lost 31 lbs) I have gone from a size 16 to a tightttttt 7. I have more energy and I feel alot better! I still have around 19 lbs to go and I think its all sitting on my lovehandles and lower abs. ick.. I was doing the 30 day shred and it worked great.. lately I havent had time but I’m setting a new goal to do it atleast 3 days a week. I need to start doing daily pushups and dips to work on my arms! I’ve finally lost enough upperbody weight that I think I can really start building muscle and tone up and actually SEE it.. Soo.. thats where I am for now! Ready to jump back on this wagon full force and see my goals by My oldest daughters 13th birthday in January! Thats my goal atleast! Thanks for reading this far!

I just cut out the ick stuff and bam.. the weight came right back off. THANK GOD! I was really worried.. Im actually down 1/2 lb from my lowest so far soooo.. it evened out! I’m gonna do my shred dvd tonight after the kids go to bed, sleep late in the morning (yayyyy) and then go visit with family in another town most of the day swimmin in their pool :D  I think we’ll really have alot of fun… Im not weighing until Next friday even if I have to have dh hide the batteries! I am sooo bad about that but then I lose track of what I have actually lost! Its almost meausre up day too.. The 28th is fast approacing and Im 6 lbs from Aug goal. Do-able, but will be pushing it! Its gonna be ok! IM gonna get skinny and fit!! I am I am!!

I am so very mad atmyself and confused at the same time. I bombed today again. I have gained 3 lbs back, its been almost 3 weeks since i worked out.. I was doing sooooo good.. WHY have I fallen and cant seem to get back up! I felt so much better when I was on track.. right now I feel like Im falling apart.. grr.. I know one thing is that I dont have anything that fits right right now. Im at an inbetween size. But if I can lose about 5 -10 more pounds I have clothes waiting in my closet. Grr.. I just have to get my motivation back. Tomorrow is a new day.. I’m thinking maybe a few days on veggies and fruits to balance everything backout but right now my options are limited… So Im frustrated!! grr.. Ok right now it has to get better. Junk costs me money and health! I have to stop it NOWWWW!! Soo Im off to bed and Im gonna do better tomorrow or tape my mouth shut one! Here’s to a better day tomorrow!

Grr my motivation seems to have run away! I just cant seem to get back on track. I dont even want to weigh right now so Im not gonna til Friday. Tomorrow is another day back on track! If Anyone finds my motivation please return it! Im drowning without it in food and sodas ICK!

The wagon bumped me off then ran over me again and again and again. ughh.. I spent an entire week just not caring! I then stepped on the scale fri and it said tada.. you gained 3 lbs.. WHAT??? sooo Im climbing back on slowly. I watched what i ate this weekend, but starting tomorrow Im detail journaling my food and exercise! Its been over a week since My last exercise session.. nothing like realizing you have screwed yourself over and have to start all over agian. GRRR>. its ok, cuz Im gonna make it!! Those 7s will slip on now but the buttons are umm.. deadly weapons if I breathe in the same room as someone else. By Dec they will fit right!! Thats my goal! Today Im back down those 3 lbs but by Fri I want to lose atleast 1 additional pound! I can do it!! Thx for the booster notes Tiffany they mean alot even if I dont tell you that often!

EEEK this weekend got out from under me Im telling you. No shredding, and my eating has been far from good.. but I did go crabbin with the kids yesterday for the entire day and then today has been a relax and regroup day. Tomorrow is a JUMP back on strong day. I have a 100 calorie cereal bar for breakfast, pistachios for my 1st break snack, baby spinach with flavored tuna and pickles for my lunch, and prunes for my second break. then dinner.. not sure yet but I’ll make it healthy prolly a salad with some kind of meat. I will get in my shred tomorrow too! On a positive note I am sitting here in size 8 shorts WOO HOO they are tight but they are ON! I’m excited!! I started out in May a comfortable 14 and now I can get into a tight 8! 28 lbs left to lose a size 6 may actually be in my future yayyyyy.

Ok my day today did NOT go well.. I weighed in this morning first thing ( I have GOT TO stop weighing daily!!) and I’m up 3 lbs WHAT??? HOW do you gain 3 lbs overnight?? Sooo.. I end up a crying mess in the bathroom floor and its not even pms time at my house!! My dh at this point threatens to hide the scale because he said its bordering on compulsive again.. grrr.. but unfortunatly he’s right!  

Soo… I get up take the worlds fastest shower and get dressed in time to run to Sonic before my ride gets here ( I car pool) I order a super sonic breakfast burrito and a route 44 diet coke with cherry and vanilla! I literally woof it down on the way home ( less than 2 miles ) because I cant admit to my ride I just ate that.. Ok mind you its not like ANY of this helped the whole weight gain issue or even mental meltdown issue!! ( oh and as Im rushing out the door my dear lovng dh asks ” are you sure this is gonna help because umm.. I am worried this is not gonna be good! ” I of course snap back yes I’ll feel better and he says ok.. Then I get home and I’m crying again because Im an idiot!! He shakes his head and tells me he doesnt know what to do to make it better and goes back to bed. Sad thing is he CANT make it better, but atleast he’s trying which is a huge step from sabotaging me!! So He’s making an effort to support me YAYY!!! ( Of course I was being too selfish to even see it this morning!!) Soo.. I get a deep breath .. suck down half the coke and then my ride gets here.. I immediatly confess to her all I’ve done and she was so sweet ( shes in this with me!) and tells me hey.. its ok its done and its what we do from this moment forward that matters! ( Hit with my own advice EEEKK) So I get to work feeling alittle better! At lunch I stuck to my veggie soup and then no snacks at all.. Then dh picks me up after work we have errands to run so I canceled my dr appt. Then we go get pizza.. its cheap right?? Well I pig out and eat 5 count them 5 pieces of supreme pizza!! Ughh. Its been HOURS and Im still sick to my stomach!! GRRR.. I’ve had NO water today, and prolly 2 Liters of diet coke!

Soo then the self talk starts.. why do you want to shred tonight.. you cn skip tonight.. not like you can undo the damage the pizza did and you have to be up early in the morning.. blah blah blah. now we all talk to ourselves so can’t pretend we dont.. sometimes its positive and sometimes its negative but its there! Anyway.. I finally told myself NO you said 30 days straight you’re giving it 30 days straight! Sooo.. I did level 2 a few min ago. Im exhausted and sweaty and sick to my stomach for real now ( stupid pizza) but I did it!! 5 days in a row!!

So tomorrow IS a new day! We’re going crabbing at the beach. its a 3 hour drive but we havent been in years and the kids are excited.. it’s gonna be a work out and lots of laughs. We’re packing a cooler full of snacks and sandwich stuff and I’m making GOOD choices! Tomorrow is a new day and Im gonna make the most of it! Watch out 130 cuz here I come!

If you read this far thank you!

OUCH!! But in a good way! I just finished my work out ( one day it will be b4 midnight when I can pry the tv away to do my workout) and I’m sweaty shakey ick.. but feelin good! I’m letting my body stop shaking so I can take a shower and go to bed! 5:30am comes early!!! I have been doing level 1 for 2 mos 3 days a week. I see results, but I’m bumping it up and doing it like its suppose to be done DAILY. Today is day 3! Monday I did level 2 only, Tuesday I did level 1 right after work and then level 2 right before bed, then tonight just level 2 right before bed. The ladies I work out with are still doing level 1 and only 2 of us are on level 2 so it makes it alittle difficult for the moment to decide what to do. Both give you an awesome workout, but I am determined to do this DAILY at level 2 or better so.. thats where I stand right now.. or fall actually but.. thats another story! Its definatly a good workout! Competes with Callanetics I remember doing when I was younger.. well my mom did it when I was a kid and then I did it as a teen/young adult. It had results fast too, but in my busy lifestyle I just dont have time for a 1 hour workout all at one time. 20 minutes fits my schedule better! Now my next goal ( once I get this one down) is to sleep more than 5 hours a night! Im aiming for 7. Once dh goes back to work I think that will be easier. Especially once the kids get back in school, and that will be when this shred should be a habit.. 21 days to make a habit right?? I may throw in pilates and walks etc just to keep my body from getting use to it.. I took some before pics and Im gonna take some after pics. I’m hoping we’ll be able to see a good difference! 4 inches off my waist and lower belly and 3 inches off my hips just doing it 3 days a week has me very hopeful I’ll reach my goal for August. I am 8 lbs from that goal and want to reach it by Aug 31. I would LOVEEEE to be at my goal of 130 by my birthday but I know thats pushing it a bit.. or is it?? 28 lbs in 4 mos.. hmm.. we’ll see! Ok I’m off to get some sleep!! Have a good evening! Thanks to all who read this!

My first was on May 28th. Since then I’ve lost… drum roll please!!!!!

3/4 inch on my neck ( I didnt even know it was fat!!!)

1/4 inch on my lower bust

2 inches in my full bust ( why oh why does it work that way??)

1 inch on my ribs

4 inches on my waist! WOOOHOOOOO

4 inches on my lower belly ( the biggest area of fat for me! I only look 4 mos preg now not 9!)

I gained 1/2 inch on one thigh and lost 3/4 inches on the other ( still frustrated on that one but atleast they feel harder)

3 inches down on my hips ( yayyyy)

Lost almost 2 inches on each knee ( again did not realize how fat they were until I could say I lost 2 inches on EACH knee.. sad eh?)

My calves are still the same, but they are hard now woohoo..

Oh and my arms.. upper arms Im down about an inch each, forearms Im about 1/2 inch smaller!

Sooo thats 2 mos of work really paying off. 22 lbs gone, and then all these inches! I LOVE the shred!! Now I just have to do it daily and see what happens this month!

Ok so its been 2 months of me doing this.. sticking to better eating and exercising more.. Today I stepped on the scale.. and even with AF in for her monthly visit I am down a total of 22 pounds! WOOOOHOOO>> Im down 2 pant sizes, and Im feeling alot better!

Today started my 30 day shred over. I’ve been doing it 3 days a week for 2 months now, but I’m gonna up it to daily and see how that helps! I met my goal this month! My goal next month is to lose 8 lbs by the end of August. That is definatly do-able. I WILL be at my goal by Christmas! I have 28 lbs to go.

I also survived preteen camp this last week! Rec was alot easier this year to do with the kids. That shows that Im in better shape! That was a great feeling! The kids had a blast and it was nice to be able to refocus! Our lessons were on God’s kingdom being inside us! That was pretty neat. Sometimes we all need time away from computers, cellphones, videogames, to just be still and listen! I feel refreshed coming home and Im hanging on to it for as long as I can!