Week of March 15

Monday:
Probably nothing. I have my baby nephew and just have no where to put him in the basement where he wouldn't get hurt....the pack and play is set upstairs.

I already messed up with food because I had a bowl of Lucky charms. And I stood there and justified my eating it and said the heck with it! I want it! No going to help me lose weight! But it made me feel bad while eating it so maybe that will help make better choices!

Tuesday: WOOHOO!!! 1 hour of Zumba!! What a sweaty mess I was! Loved every minuted of it!!

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Week of March 8

Monday--40 minutes of wii fit. It was mostly running and boxing.

Tuesday: 40 minutes of wii fit. My arms hurt today....I think the boxing is doing something. But I said to my husband that exercising isn't good for me...it hurts...LOL. He told me to suck it up.

Wed. None (daughter was home with the flu)

Thursday: 1 hour of Zumba

Friday: 30 min of wii fit

Saturday: 38 min of wii fit


Still not doing my best. But I'm trying

Excerise for week 2 of H&H

Tuesday
20 minutes of the Shred...Day 1, Level 1
30 minutes of walking.



....I'll just be updating this post daily with my exercise totals!

Day 1 of the Shred

Holy cow! That was awful. I'm a sweaty mess. Not to mention my legs burn and I really am wondering if my heart is rolling around on the living room floor because I swear it beat right out of my chest!

There were a few times on day 1 that I just had to stop. Getting up and down off the floor was not the easiest for my big 'ol belly but I did it. But geesh when I got down on the floor, I wanted to just stay there. Except when the bicycle ab thingies. Oh that was terrible.

It was as bad as I thought it would be...lol. They say 20 minutes but I swear it had to have been longer.

OK--Got Day 1 down....let us hope for Day 2 tomorrow!!

Hot & Healthy Through the Holidays!

Welcome to Week 2 of Hot and Healthy Through the Holidays! I'm hoping you all did better than me but I'm not giving up! If you had a rough week like me, hang in there. Stop by Keely's blog and Mama M's blog for tips.

How'd your first week go?

Not so good. I wish I could say it went better. Between all the sick kids and having a sinus infection, I just didn't feel like it. That's as honest as I can get

Did you get your cardio in?

Nope

Did you try any of Mama M's snacking tips?

Yup

Did you at least try Keely's Pilates Hundred?

Nope

Are you taking this as seriously as we are?

I so wanted to take it seriously. I'm hoping this week is much better. Not just hoping, I'm counting on it being better!

What are your thoughts?

I know I could have done 100 % better than I did. But I so enjoyed going to everyone's blogs and reading and commenting. It is easier with people doing the same thing. And I struggled this week with letting this blog hop down and figured honesty was all I could give!

And as soon as Ellen is over, I'm all set to start day 1 of the Shred :-D Here goes nothing or rather everything when I stick with it! Wish me luck

Hot & Healthy Through the Holidays!

Ever since Keely and Mama M came up with this great blog hop, I've been ready to go. And now that it is here, my mind has drawn a blank and I can't figure out what to write...lol

Why do I want to do this? To be healthy is my number 1 reason. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and unfortunately cholesterol issues that hit BEFORE I gained all this weight so my doc suspects that the cholesterol is hereditary. Geesh of all the things to inherit!

Number 2. To look great for my husband. And yes my husband really could care less what I look like. Seriously. My nickname is "Sexy Mama" and wouldn't it be nice to feel like I deserved that title?

My plan is to do the 30 day Shred and fit in a walk once I put the kids on the bus. My walk will happen BEFORE the Shred because if all these stories I hear are true, there will be no walking after I do the shred. I need to cut out sugar and other carbs. I want this journey to be for the WHOLE family. If I can get myself to eat right, then hopefully I can get everyone else in my home to follow! OK so if I can stick to it they will have no choice since I buy the groceries and make their meals. The joys of being a mom ;-)

Good luck everyone!! And thanks for the great opportunity Mama M and Keely! Hop over to Keely's blog and check out MrMcklinky. Join or just hop around the different blogs and encourage others! I think we could all use it!

Fall is here!!

Fall is here! Fall is my favorite season. I love living where we have 4 seasons--they are all beautiful and things are constantly changing. Just like my life :-)

Things have been so crazy. We are in the process of closing on our house...woohoo!! I cannot tell you how excited we are to be moving! We just bought new furniture and we ripped the carpet out and stripped, sanded and stained the beautiful hardwood floors underneath. Hard work but so worth it.

Because we bought a house, it was time for me to stop being a stay at home mom and move out into the work world. I enjoy my job :-) And the good news is that I've lost 8 pounds just getting out and moving more at work. I'm constantly standing and there is no time for sitting and just munching on food all day.

Sadly, my grandma passed away this month. It was sad but she was so ready to just go home. She loved the Lord and she would just say that she was ready to go home. It is hard to be so very sad, when she was not at all afraid to go. She was sick for so long. She was a wonderful lady and could be downright intimidating with all the knowledge of the Bible she had. She was my Sunday school teacher and set me on the right path in life. I don't think I will ever be half the lady she was and that's alright. Because if I have just half of what she had, I'll be doing pretty good :-)

Tomorrow I have to take my son to get blood work done. His fasting blood sugar has been high in the morning so we are off to to make sure that he doesn't have diabetes like his mama. I pray he doesn't. But because of this, it really is setting me on the right path of cooking better for my whole family...not just me.

Happy Fall everyone :-)