Checking In

Happy belated Easter everyone!! Life is crazy and it's just awesome! I have not been this busy in I don't know how long and I am loving it! I hate being stagnant and that is what I have been for so long and it just feels like life has a purpose once again.

I have been busy taking care of my own house as well as my moms since her surgery. Joclyn turned 7 on Easter this year! She has also started playing softball and taking swim lessons. I won't dwell on the bad things I at last week... Needless to say I maintained last week.  DONE moving on!!

I am swimming like a fish in the pool and totally loving it! Water is bliss for me.....I didn't get my third run or bike in for the week last week, but that's ok. I think I am doing well so far.

Monday

• BRICK(Bike and then Run right after)
• Bike 6 mi- 24mins
• Run 3.04 mi- 30 minutes

Tuesday

• Sculpt 30
• Swam 960 yards- 30 min

Wednesday

• Bike 12 mi in 55 min

Thursday

• Upper 20
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Swam 1600 Yards- 40 min

Friday

• HIIT 30

Saturday

• Fire 60
• Abs 10

Sunday

• Rest

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Monday Weigh In 4/4

All I can say is ugh. I just feel so yucky today. I hope that what ever this is passes soon. The rest of the family seems to have what ever this is too. So everyone is a little slow and sluggish. Well, last week went really well. I ate well with the exception of Saturday evening.... A friend of mine got married, and well ya know how that goes with the Reception. I pigged out a bit, had 2 pieces of cake, about 20 or so jello shots, and 4 glasses of champagne. And shockingly I was not even close to being drunk. I couldn't quite figure that one out. We all had a wonderful time though. Sunday I really tried to make up for all the stuff that I ate and drank. I will keep it short and sweet this week.

Weight 144.6

Loss of 1.2!!!

Monday

• Ran 2.38 mi

Tuesday

• Biked 2 mi

Wednesday

• Ran 2 mi 25min
• Biked 2.91 mi 15min

Thursday

• HIIT 30
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Week 4 Day 1 of the Push Up Challenge(Total of 101)

Friday

• Ran 2.7 mi in 30min
• Biked 4.14 mi 17min

Saturday

• Rest Day

Sunday

• Fire 60
• Abs 10
• Upper 20

As for the 100 Push Up Challenge, well I didn't get all the days in on Week 4 so I will be repeating it.

Weigh In- 3/30

Last week went well, I think... Although, the scale didn't think so. Last week was officially the last week of Turbo Fire, so it was really light with the exercises and I did more yoga.

Here is what last week looked like:

Monday
Ran 2.17mi

Tuesday
Fire 45EZ

Wednesday
Fire 55EZ

Thursday
Yoga
Ran 2.28

Friday
Yoga
Ran 2.03

Saturday
Fire 45EZ

Sunday
Rest

Food wise I didn't think I did all that bad either, except that pizza Saturday and a sweet roll Sunday. Frustrated, but ya know I am over it! I am working on a spreadsheet of the last few weeks and I am going to see just how much I need to eat and work out to reach the goals I want to achieve.

So here is my weight: 145.8 down .2 pounds from last week. BOOOOO. Oh well this week I am going to rock it!! By the way I signed up at the YMCA so I can get my swimming on!! I went today and ran on the treadmill and biked! It felt great!!

I hope that everyone has a great week!!

Weigh In 3/23

My running is slowly starting to improve I think. Since the weather was so beautiful a few days last week, I really took advantage of it and ran outside! The first day I couldn't quite make it a full round around the park, which is about a 1/4 mile with out having to slow down to a walk. By Friday though I made it around without stopping! It felt so great! This has been such a learning process because I have never ran before. I think I really need to get a heart rate monitor, so that I can see where I can push myself to go farther. I think I am really ready to step it up another level. I have really stepped it up with my food (that is until the weekend hits).

Now if I could only get some sleep!! For the last few weeks I have not been able to sleep all that well and I'm not sure why. My mom had some extra melatonin, so I am going to try that tonight.

As for the 100 Push-up Challenge I am doing good. I got a few days behind, but I took the 3 week test and I pumped out 26 like they were nothing!!
 
Oh, and by the way.... I finally broke down and bought a brand new bike!!! I will be picking it up later this week!! Will post pictures when I get it!


Here is what I did last week:

Monday

• HIIT 25
• Sculpt 30
• Ran 1.38mi

Tuesday

• Fire 45

Wednesday

• HIIT 25
• Tone 30
• Ran 1.2mi

Thursday

• Fire 55 EZ

Friday

• HIIT 25
• Sculpt 30
• Ran 2.14 mi

Saturday

• Rested

Sunday

• Fire 30
• Core 20

Weight:146

Shredded .8 pounds!!!

Thigh- 21- Same

Hips- 35- Same

Waist- 34- -1 inch!

Arm- 11- Same

Goals:

• Don't let the weekend get me off track!
• Try and get some sleep! 

Weigh In 3/17

I did very good last week, other than maybe for the weekend..... I found this really awesome app to help me track my calories. It's called Calorie Counter by Fat Secret. Here is some more info on that.

Anyways Saturday I had a Bridal Shower to go to and after us girls were going to go out as well. I did some really great planning with my food choices that day. I also planned that I was getting a spinach and chicken salad at the party. I was in at about 1200 calories for the day. After the Bridal Shower we went out to the bars and we all let loose. There were about 6 of us moms that never get to go out and have fun. So we danced like we never danced before, let me tell ya(or maybe it was just me). I think that any of the 5 or maybe 6 Alabama Slammers that I did consume, I burned off dancing. I danced almost non stop from 10-12:30. It was a great night! Then the hubby came to pick me up and we went home and played cards with another bunch of our friends. The only thing I regret is coming home and devouring 3 or 4 pieces of pizza. I was starving from all that dancing! We played Swap and I swear this one game lasted 2 hours! After that we danced some more and decided to call it a night at 5 in the morning. lol I have not done this in I don't know how long! We ended getting up at about 3 in the afternoon. Sunday was recovery day! Hubby and I sat and watched movies the rest of the day and the MIL dropped off the youngest. But, wow it was a great weekend!! 

I am still on the bike hunt! Only if I could get rid of this darn elliptical.... As for the 100 Push Up Challenge, ow....my arms are shaking just thinking about it! wow did it get intense on week 2!! I hope to get in more running this week, so far I keep getting interrupted and it gets so frustrating at times. I cannot wait until the weather gets nicer!

Here is what I did last week:

Monday

HIIT 20

Tone 30

Ran 1.83 mi

Tuesday

Fire 45

Ran 1.89 mi

Wednesday

HIIT 25

Sculpt 30

Thursday

Fire 55 EZ

Ran/Walked 2.14 mi

Friday

HIIT 20

Tone 30

Saturday

Fire 30

Core 20

Sunday

Rested 

Weight: 146.8 

Shredded 1.4 pounds!!! 

Thigh- 21- Same

Hips- 35- Same

Waist- 35- Same

Arm- 11- Same

Weigh In

I weighed in this morning.... Last night I was dreading it and didn't want to do it, but as soon as my feet hit the floor this morning I was on the scale. I have been eating really good the last few days and by really good I mean tracking everything that goes into my mouth! Another thing is it's like a light went back on in my head. Since December it's like something in me lost all desire to truly do this and get back down to my goal of 125. I mean yeah I was working out everyday, but I was just going through the motions and my eating got way outta wack as well.

I am going to do my Dam Tri this summer, my first Triathlon on June 26th and then on July 10, I will be doing my first 5k the Trail Blazer 5k. Am I doing this backwards? Yes, but that is the story of my life! I have yet to find a bike.... I have been searching Craig's List and Ebay like crazy, but with no luck. I went into my local bike shop last week and talked to the guy there. They actually keep a running list of people that want to sell their bikes when they do trade up, so he took down my info. Haven't heard anything yet, but I hope he calls soon! If he can't find anything by the end of the month I will be getting a new one I think.(That's if I can get someone to buy my darn elliptical! So, if you live in Northwestern PA and are looking for an elliptical, it's yours for $200!)  It's a Trek Lexa.

Ain't she perdy? 

I also started the 100 Push Up Challenge on Monday! On my initial test I did 17! Woot woot! I can't believe I did that many on my first try! You are supposed to rest 60 seconds in between sets, but I rested a little longer than that. Can I say WOW my arms are killing me!!
Day 1:               Day 2:

Set 1- 10                        10
Set 2- 12                        12
Set 3- 7                           8
Set 4- 7                           8
Set 5- 10                        14
Total- 46                        52

I also did a few extra ones in my regular workout. 16 to be exact!

Weight: 148.2

Shredded 1.6 pounds!

Thigh- 21- Same

Hips- 35- Same

Waist- 35- Same

Arm- 11- Same

Mamavation Monday 2/14

Happy Valentines Day!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Valentines Day today!I don't have anything exciting going on today just another day. I might put on a teddy tonight for the hubby, but that's all I am saying!

Last week went good! I did do my Shakeology 3 day cleanse and it went great! I ended up loosing 1.6 pounds total. I also have my control back!

A few years ago my grandmother gave me her Weight Watchers booklet and I decided to dig it out of hiding last week. So, I started using it last week and was surprised that I am not quite eating enough during the day and thus would explain a lot of my hunger issues at night! I also spoke to my mom about my night time eating issue and she told me to knit. Thinking about that I also realized that before Christmas I never really had this issue. The reason being....I did yoga at night! I haven't been doing yoga for awhile, so I did do one session of it last week and am thinking of incorporating more in this week. And yes I think I may also start knitting again, just to keep me busy.

I did great with my exercises. Although I didn't get any running in last week I am going to get that in this week! Here is what I have planned for this week:

Monday-

Fire 55
Run


Tuesday-
Fire 30
Sculpt 30
Yoga

Wednesday-
Fire 45
Run

Thursday-
Fire 30
Tone 30
Yoga

Friday-
Fire 55
Run

Saturday-
Rest

Sunday-
Core 20
Stretch 40

Have a great week everyone!!

Mamavation Monday 12/7

Well, what can I say about last week???? It wasn't a great week eating wise, that is for sure! I did get a lot of exercises in, but all in all it didn't even weight it's self out. I ended up gaining 1.6 pounds last week.

I really need to focus on my eating! I am doing great with writing down what I eat, until after lunch. Then I just feel like I am so hungry and eat like I am not getting enough! I have also been eating a lot after dinner. It's like if I am not doing something constructive when I get home, I am eating. The worst time is after I get the girls in bed and JR and I are watching TV. I think I have just lost control, so this week I am going to put a leash on this and get it under control! On the plus side to my eating I have been getting in about 72oz or more water a day.

I have decided to do a Shakeology Cleanse. Last time I did one I did notice that it really helped me to gain control over what I ate. I also didn't crave as many sweet things after I was done with it. I am currently using the Greenberry and am hoping to get my Chocolate in tomorrow. The Greenberry is good, but I so prefer the Chocolate!!

My biggest goal for this week is to control what I put into my body!!

I hope that everyone has a superific week!!

Mamavation Monday 1/24

Last week went fairly well. I did over indulge a few times, but it was better than the week before, so I think that is progress. I have also been tracking my calories and have been doing good with it. I still need to work on getting that into routine though.

Workouts went great last week. I started running again! I haven't ran since November. I think I may have pushed myself a bit to far with it because I started getting shin splints. :( This week I am not going to push myself as much. The reason I started running is because my friend and I committed to running a 5k this summer! You can read my Am I Crazy, Insane, Nuts? post to find out more!

Weight: 150

That's a loss of 1.4 pounds!

Here is my Turbo Fire Schedule for the week: 4

Monday-
Fire 45
Stretch 10

Tuesday-
HIIT 20
Stretch 10
Run

Wednesday-
Fire 45
Stretch 10
Run
Thursday-
HIIT 20
Sculpt 30

Friday-
Fire 55 EZ
Stretch 10
Run

Saturday-
Rest

Sunday-
Core 20
Stretch 40




My goals for this week:

• Get at least 64 oz of water in a day
• Eat 5 times a day
• Track my calories

I hope everyone has a great week!!

I also want to Congratulate all the new Mamavation Moms!!

Mamavation Monday 1/17

Life has been different lately. I am trying to get myself into some kind of a schedule with working, working out, house stuff, and other things. I have also been trying to quit smoking! I am down to about 2 a day!! I have also given up coffee (or should I say I have only had it twice in two weeks).

I had a OB appointment last week and I talked to her about my hypothyroidism. I just still don't feel right. I am still so tired and could sleep almost all day and still feel tired. I told her that I don't think I am on a high enough dosage. She told me that she wanted to check my levels and then if they still seem ok, then she is referring me to a specialist! I have also been doing some research on what I should and shouldn't eat. Here are the things that I need to avoid Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, peanuts, pears, pine nuts, soybeans, kale, mustard, peaches and turnips. I should also add that I am going dairy free as much as possible. I knew a few months ago after I did an experiment: I did not eat dairy products for one week, after that week I slowly introduced it back and got some extreme bloating. As a child I was allergic to dairy, but thought I out grew it, guess not. The last few weeks I have been eating dairy and have felt like crap. So, one of my goals is to not eat dairy.

Week 3 of Turbo Fire and I am so in love with it! My favorite so far is all the HIITs. That is High Intensity Interval Training, you go as hard as you can form anywhere between 30-60 seconds and then you recover for the same amount of time, then do another HIIT! It's so much fun. 

For the last 2 months my weight has just stayed in the 149-152 range and I am so ready to just throw these pounds! Alot had to do with the holidays and not eating as well as I know I should be.

Here is my Turbo Fire Schedule for the week:

3

Monday-
Fire 45 EZ
Stretch 10

Tuesday-
HIIT 25
Stretch 10

Wednesday-

Rest

Thursday-

HIIT 15
Tone 30

Friday-

Fire 45 EZ
Stretch 10

Saturday-

Core 20
Stretch 40

Sunday-

Fire 55 EZ

Weight: 151.4

These are my before pics for Turbo Fire.

Goals:

• Don't eat dairy
• Drink at least 64 oz of water
• Loose 1 pound
• Eat 5-6 meals a day

Have a great week everyone! Can't wait to party Mamavation style tonight and find out who the new Mamavation Mommas are gonna be!!

Monday 1/3

All I can say is it's been a Monday after a vacation. I swear I tossed and turned all night long! For what reason, I have no clue! I have been sleeping wonderful for a long time, but for some reason I just could not last night. Anyway, December is gone and I don't wish to even think about it. I am just moving forward and looking up!

 

If you are not on some sort of a schedule get on one!! I think that is the whole reason for why my December was not a very good month at all. I have officially started Turbo Fire today and I am feeling so much better already! I also did some yoga last night as well and that was just amazing! I love yoga! I am going to go back to scheduling my workouts and I have my Turbo Fire workout schedule posted on the wall to really hold me accountable. I think I am also going to be throwing in some more strength training in there as well and definitely yoga a few times a week(even if it is only 20 minutes I need this!).

 

I started doing a Shakeology Cleanse yesterday. I think I am only going to do it for 2 days though and not the 3, because I don't think I will be getting enough into my body in order to sustain myself with working out. I was originally going to start with it Saturday, but when we went to pick up the girls at the in laws, we were invited to stay for dinner. I didn't want to be rude or anything so I let that slide and started on Sunday instead. My starting weight was 151.8 and today's weight was 150.4! So that is a loss of 1.4 pounds in one day!! That is so awesome!!

 

This is what I ate yesterday:

 

Breakfast- Shakeology
A cup of Green Tea
Snack- Apple
A cup of Green Tea
Lunch- Shakeology
Snack- Shakeology
Dinner- Salad with salmon and light dressing(I was actually supposed to use a lean white meat, but forgot the white part)

 

And today will be the same, but I will use a white meat this time! One thing that I do have to say about doing this cleanse, is that I have had the control to do this. I don't know where it came from, but this feeling that I am in control with what goes into my body is amazing! Last month I totally lost control and it is such a wonderful feeling to have it back! Can't wait for some real healthy food though!

 

Here is my Schedule for this week:

 

Monday- Fire 30, Stretch 10
Tuesday- HIIT 15, Stretch 10

Wednesday- Rest day

Thursday- Fire 30, Stretch 10
Friday- Fire 30, Stretch 10
Saturday- Fire 30, Stretch 10
Sunday- Core 20, Stretch 40

Here are some of my goals for this week:

• Eat healthy foods, 5-6 times a day!
• Drink loads of water!

 This week’s blogging carnival is sponsored by @GameStop. Game Stop is also the star of this week’s twitter party on 5 January. The details of the the carnival prize will be posted soon.


PS- If you have thought about becoming a BeachBody Coach now is the time! The start up fees have been waived until January 7th!!

Checking In! 12/20

The tree is up, stockings are hung, and that's about it. This year I just have not gotten into the holiday spirit. It has been snowing since the beginning of December and it could leave any day now and I would be thrilled! The snow came on way to early this year. We don't normally start getting hammered like we have been until January. I used to love snow, but every year I get older I dislike it a bit more each year. I just can never seem to get warm, my hands and feet are always freezing.

I have been trying to workout as much as I can with all the holiday craziness, but I have been getting a bit off track with all of it. I have been trying to do my best, with eating right, but I have given in quite a bit with all the sweet treats around. Maybe after the holidays I will be able to get my mind set back on track.

I also haven't done my usual holiday Christmas cookie baking this year. I don't want to be tempted to eat those cookies. I did make one batch though and let me tell ya they didn't last long.

I cannot wait for 2011!! This year has had it's ups and downs. The best part of 2010 was that I lost over 20 pounds in 6 months with the help and support of Mamavation! I love you all! I will be starting Turbo Fire after the new year and maybe that will really help me to jump start the New Year and get my mind back on track. Another thing that I have been neglecting is my yoga. My biggest problem is finding a time when it is quiet in the house. Before when JR was working he would go to bed early and the kids would also be in bed. Now that he is laid off he is up with the TV blaring so it's hard to find that peace. I don't know maybe I need to find a pair of head phones with an extra long cord!

I am really hoping to be able to go to Beachbody Super Saturday Event in the Burgh. on January 8th! I will be learning all the new and exciting things that will be happening with BeachBody in the New Year as well as group workout! As long as the weather isn't to bad(1.5 hour drive) I will be there and I now that will help me get out of this slump!


This week’s blogging carnival is sponsored by @tribalenergy4u. Two winners of the carnival will win a Tribal Energy Cardio DVD.

Mamavation Monday 11/15

Last week wasn't to bad. I wish I would have been able to get more exercises in and ate a little better, but I have a lot of other positives that happened last week!

 

1. I tried on a pair of pants that I have not been able to get into in a long time!
2. Coco dusted almonds are now my chocolate fix!
3. I met Laura of @lkp24 in real life and she is just awesome!
4. Started Christmas shopping Saturday & got most of the girls stuff.
5. Had parent teacher conference & Joclyn is doing very well in school!
6. I did yoga last night for the first time in 2 week!
7. Took my blood pressure the other day and it was 111/77!!!!!! It hasn't been that low in like 5 years with out medication!!!
8. I just overall feel like I am on fire, I have so much energy!

The only thing that I am not looking forward to is Thanksgiving....We will be going to two this year. One will be at my moms and the other will be at the in-laws on Saturday. My goal will be not to stuff myself!! That will be hard, but I can do it!!!(I think I can)

 

Weight:

152.2

 

That means I have
LOST 2.6 Pounds!!

 

Measurements:

 

R Thigh- 21.5- Same

L Thigh- 21.5- Same

Hips- 36- Lost 1 inch

Waist- 35 Same

R Arm- 11- Same

L Arm- 11- Same



Last Week:

 

Monday

• 36 minutes Tae Bo
• 35 minutes Treadmill did 2.39 miles
• 60 minutes P90X Shoulders & Arms

Tuesday

• 43 minutes P90X Cardio
• 15 minutes Treadmill .5 miles
• 57 minutes P90X Core Symergistics

Wednesday

• I can't remember what I did this day?

Thursday

• Used the Bender Ball that I won. It's challenging to say the least.

Friday

• 36 Minutes Tae Bo
• 16 Minutes Treadmill 1 mile

Saturday

• Started Christmas shopping, but walked about 3 miles doing it!

Sunday

• 36 Minutes Tae Bo
• 53 Minutes Yoga

I know a few of you have asked be about P90X. I love it! I do have to say though, I would not recommend this to someone that is just starting out with exercising. It can be a very intense workout if you follow it to a T, if you don't already work out a lot you are just setting yourself up for failure. Slim In 6 though I would recommend for someone starting out. It starts you off with simple, but challenging exercises and the first DVD is only 25 minutes long.

Goals:

• Eat Healthy!
• Continue working out!

I would like to give a BIG shout out to Scarlett of @MMScarlett for being SOTW!! You are doing so awesome!!!

This weeks Blogging Carnival is sponsored by Patricia Friberg!

Have a great week everyone!!!

Mamavation Monday 11/8

Last week was a busy week for sure, so I didn't get in as many workouts as I would have liked. My nutrition was also not the greatest, but hey that's life sometimes. You can't have a perfect week every week.

On the really positive side I won a Cardio Coach Volume 3 a few weeks ago. I started using it last week at my moms on the treadmill. Let me tell ya, I never thought that I would love to jog/run, but I do!!! Now the treadmill doesn't go all that fast so it's more of a jog, but I am in LOVE!!!! As a kid I hated to run, I would always get side cramps and it just hurt so bad, so I never really got into it. With Cardio Coach it starts you off nice and easy and slowly works your way up to running. There were times when I was actually supposed to slow down, but I just kept on going because it just felt so good.

Short and sweet this week!

 

Weight: 154.8

Same as last week, but not really surprised.

Measurements:

 

R Thigh- 21.5 -Same

L Thigh- 21.5 -Same

Hips- 37 Same
Waist- 35 -Lost .5 inch
R Arm- 11 -lost .5 inch
L Arm- 11 -lost .5 inch

 

Last week:

Monday:

• 25 min. Slim In 6- Start It Up
• 60 min. P90X Shoulders & Arms

Tuesday:

• 36 min. Tae Bo Cardio Circut 1
• 20 min. Elliptical
• 36 min. Yoga

Wednesday:

• Didn't have time to get anything in and felt like crap!

Thursday:

• 36 min. Tae Bo Cardio Circut 1
• 30 min. Walk/ Jog with Cardio Coach Volume 3
• 5 min. Elliptical
• 16 min. Ab Ripper X

 

Friday:

• 36 min. Tae bo Cardio Circuit 1
• 40 min. (2 miles!!!) Walk/ Jog with Cardio Coach Volume 3
• 58 min. P90X Legs & Back

Saturday:

• Didn't have time to get anything in.

Sunday:

• 36 min. Tae bo Cardio Circuit 1

Goal for this week:

• Get back to eating healthier
• Get in at least 2 exercises a day with one rest day
• Keep up this awesome attitude that I have right now!!

And let me tell you I have a big Muffin Top! That is where most of my weight is I think and it has been the hardest to get rid of, but it is slowly getting smaller. I can't wait to see what Suzanne Bowen @suzannecbowen has to say about this little issue! She is the special guest this week on Mamavation TV!

I would also like to thank  Laila of @OnlyLaila for being SOTW!!! You go girl!!

Earth Footwear is also this weeks blogging carnival sponsor!! I have two pairs and I just love them!! I wear them every where I go!!
 

Have a great week everyone!!!



~Mamavation~ 11/1

Last week as I was reading other Mamavation posts, I vowed to myself that I would be 100% Positive with this weeks post. I think that mental thinking really helped me through the week! I didn't let any of the negatives get me down, I just kept looking up!

 

This week has been a week filled with good changes! I had said that I was going to really step up on my nutrition, and I did! I have always loved to bake, and just hated to cook! Well, I am really learning to like cooking! Two nights this week I made some really nummmy dinner! Baked halibut with sauteed fresh portabella mushrooms and onions. I was so in love with this! The one night I made tacos for the family with lean ground beef and I made the halibut for myself and put it in a Flat Out wrap just like tacos! I love fish, but the rest of the family isn't too fond of it though. I have also been filling up my plate with tons of veggies! Instead when I get that craving for chocolate I have been smacking on some almonds instead! When I go grocery shopping though I am gonna pick up the some of the coco covered ones!

 

I was also so excited that I found my oat meal that I used to love so much! Kashi GOLEAN Hot Cereal Creamy Truly Vanilla, I loved it when I first found it at Walmart, then I stopped getting it for awhile, mainly because they were always out of it. So, when I started back on this healthy journey I was on the look out for it, but could not find it anywhere! That is until last week I found it at Giant Eagle!!

 

I have been eyeing this one recipe for a few weeks now and Saturday I decided to go for it! Strawberry Pop Tarts with a whole wheat crust! In fact I have found a lot of really healthy kid friendly recipes over at Cheeky Kitchen!

 

Now that I have talked a bunch about food, how about the workouts that I did last week!! For the last few months, now that I think about it, I have really just been doing the same thing week after week! So, I changed it up a bit this week! I tried different cardio workouts and also did a strength training day. I also dusted off my moms old treadmill and when I mean old it's about 20 years old, but it still works! So instead of just sitting at my moms and not doing much of anything I have been jumping on that for awhile!

 

Ok I cannot contain my excitement any more!!!!

 

Weight: 154.8

 

Your know what that means?????

 

I LOST 3.8 POUNDS!!!!

 

Can you believe that!!! I so needed to see that today and it has really got me so excited!!!!

 

Measurements:

• R Thigh- 21.5 -Lost .5 inch
• L Thigh- 21.5 -Lost .5 inch
• Hips- 37 Same
• Waist- 36.5 Lost .5 inch
• R Arm- 11.5 -lost .5 inch
• L Arm- 11.5 -lost .5 inch

Last week:

 

Monday:

• 25 Minutes Slim In 6- Start It Up
• 20 Minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• 36 Minutes Shiva Rea Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• -5 min Lunar Mediation
• -20 min Shanti
• -6 min Forward bends
• -5min Shavasana 

Tuesday:

• 25 Minutes Elliptical
• SparkPeople workout- 7 min Day 3 Bootcamp
• 20 Minutes Elliptical
• P90X Shoulders & Arms 

Wednesday:

• P90X Cardio

Thursday:

• 25 Minute Treadmill
• 5  Minutes Elliptical
• 58 Minutes Shiva Rea Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• -20 min. Fire
• -20 min.Chakra Namaskar 
• -7 min. Core
• -6 min. Forward Bends
• -5 min. Shavasana

Friday

• P90X Cardio
• 30 Minutes Cardio

Saturday:

• 60 minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
•  52 Minutes Shiva Rea Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• -20 min. Fire
• -20 min. Earth
• -7 min. Core
• -5 min. Shavasana

Sunday:

• Rest- until the evening, I felt a late night craving set in and instead of indulging in it I did some jumping jacks and a few other exercises as I watched tv with JR. 

My Goals:

• Keep up with all these new changes that I have made!
• Keep up with my water

 This weeks Mamavation blogging carnival is sponsored by SUBWAY!!! They are so awesome! Instead of grabbing a pizza on the way home last week I stopped there to grab some dinner! So Subway also helped me to loose those pounds!! Oh, and Jared is running THIS Saturday!! Let Cheer him on!! GO JARED!!!!

And a huge shout out to Lorrie of @cuteangel79 for being SOTW!!! WAAAHHHOOO!!! You go sista!!

I hope that you all have a wonderful week!!

Mamavation Monday- 10/18

Are you all excited for the Mamavation Launch Party? I am! Can't wait to see who will be the next Mamavation Mom's!!!

Last week was very hectic. I had doctors appointments and lots of stuff going on. I didn't get all my workouts in, but it could have been worse. My doctor checked my thyroid levels and I haven't heard back as to what they were yet. I feel like my dosage needs increased, but who knows. Last week my other gram went in the hospital for sever leg pain and last time I heard they have yet to figure out what is going on. On the plus side though she isn't in as much pain.

JR started taking out all the duct work for the furnace and let me tell you it was totally disgusting! No wonder we would all get sick in the winter time. He just has a little bit more to finish up before we have HEAT!

JR and I were able to escape the girls for one night. We went to dinner and then went to a few bars. This was the first we have done this in a few months, so it was much over due and of course I over did it on the alcholo, so that would be the reason for my......

 + .8 GAIN

I'm not beating myself up for it because we had fun and we never get out. I'm sure most of it is water retention because I didn't drink much water Sunday. We will see what happens next week.

Last week:

Monday:

• 67 Minutes Shiva Rea Yoga Matrix

Tuesday

• 150 Jumping Jacks
• 50 Minutes Slim In 6-Ramp It Up
• 56 Minutes Shiva Rea Yoga Matrix

Wednesday

• 30 Minutes Elliptical
• 150 Jumping Jacks
• 50 Minutes Slim In 6-Ramp It Up

Thursday

• 10 Minutes Elliptical

Friday

• 60 Minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• 100 Jumping Jacks

Saturday

• 60 Minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up

Sunday

• Rested

Next weeks schedule

Monday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 50 Minute Slim In 6- Ramp It up

 

Tuesday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 60 Minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• #Tworkout or Yoga- Which ever I feel like doing

 

Wednesday:

•  30 Minutes Elliptical
• Yoga

 

Thursday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 60 Minute Slim In 6 Burn It up
• Yoga

 

Friday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 50 Minute Slim In 6 Ramp It Up

 

Saturday:

• If I get something in that's great, if I don't not to worried.

 

Sunday:

• If I get something in that's great, if I don't not to worried.

 

I also want to Congratulate Angela – @ninemoremonths  for being SOTW!! And @MiddleAgedJock for being the Comment Warrior!! Congrats you two!

 

Don't forget to join us for the launch of Mamavation!!!

 

Mamavation Monday- 10/11

This last week was a bit better than last week other than when JR went to light the furnace flames decided to shoot out of it. The furnace is more than likely the original furnace when the house was built about 50 years ago. So, now every time that the furnace kicks on flames shoot out of it! So instead of leaving it on we had to shut it off although we did think about just leaving it on and leaving for awhile just to see if the house would still be standing. My dad delivers fuel oil and he had their furnace guy come out to look at it. He cleaned it out, but it was still shooting out flames. So, the verdict is we needed to get a new furnace. We thought about using the left over insurance money that we will get from the Jeep that got hit by a deer because JR was just planning on fixing it himself(which he can do and I love that he is a Jack-of-all-trades! I think that's why I married him!). My dad called me the middle of the week and said that he was going to be getting us a new furnace! He has a special account through his work because he doesn't take his employers health insurance, so the money that they would be putting into his health ins. goes into a different account and he is allowed to use this account for furnace and other related things. So, he doesn't even have to pay for it! We now have the new furnace in the basement and have to wait for JR's step dad to come and help him figure out what all we need to get to get it hooked up. One major crisis has been solved! Amanda of @beeacutie2 really cheered me up the one night when I was really down about the furnace. She really made me laugh!! Yeah, girl you know what I'm talking about!! LOL

On the smoking front.... I still am, but I have really cut down from what I used to. I had a doctors appointment the other day and she prescribed me some meds to help me to quit. I went to the pharmacy to pick it up and they said my insurance doesn't cover it and it was over $100! I cannot afford that right now. I went home and looked at the insurance info that I have and it said that it should be covered. To make an hour long story short, I have to call a lady that covers the insurance stuff at JR's work today!

This week despite all the stress, I think I did wonderful with eating right! For dinner just about every night I had a salad instead of pasta and other things. One night I made some Baked Ratatoi and I loved it! I wish the rest of the family would have liked it as much as I did.  With everything going on this last week I didn't get in as much exercise as I would have liked, but I did get some in. I have been journaling my workouts and food, but really slacked off with it this week. So one of my goals is to get back into journaling. Yoga has been my savior, although I was only able to get it in once this week. I hope to get more in this week.

My absence with Mamavation TV the last few weeks is because I have been trying to spend more time with JR, but I will be making a come back this week! I have really missed all of you and I need some ME time to really focus on my weight goals and KEEP me focused!

This week I am not posting what I did fitness wise due to my lack of journaling, but here is my fitness goal for this week:

Monday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 50 Minute Slim In 6- Ramp It up 

Tuesday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 60 Minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• #Tworkout or Yoga- Which ever I feel like doing

Wednesday:

• 30 Minutes Elliptical
• Yoga 

Thursday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 60 Minute Slim In 6 Burn It up
• Yoga 

Friday:

• 30 Minute Elliptical
• 50 Minute Slim In 6 Ramp It Up 

Saturday:

• If I get something in that's great, if I don't not to worried.

Sunday:

• If I get something in that's great, if I don't not to worried.

I didn't weigh in last weekso this is for the last 2 weeks.

This week my weight is 158.4!!

I lost 1 pounds!!

Waist- 37 Same
Hips- 37 Lost 1 inch
Right Thigh- 22 Same
Left Thigh- 22 Same
Right Arm- 11.5 lost 1/2 inch
Left Arm- 11.5 lost 1/2 inch

Goals:

• Keep breathing
• Keep up with my fitness & food journal!

This weeks blogging carnival is sponsored by SUBWAY!!! Guess what they are giving away this week...... A green iPod Shuffle and a $10 iTunes gift card!!! I so need this when I am on my elliptical and the baby is eating her cereal while watching Dora! This would also be great for yoga! The  Commit to Fit Campaign is great for everyone! Jared is truly in inspiration to all that are over weight.

I would also love to thank Amanda of @beeacutie2!! Thanks so much for your support!!

Also don't forget I have tons of giveaways going on right now!

Shiva Rea's Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga from Acacia
alo- air.land.ocean Bamboo Short Sleeve Tee
Aurorae Yoga Mat
Moss YogiBand from Grow to Grow
CSN $35 Giveaway!!

Weekly CheckIn- 9/29

I had a good week last week. I had NO Fast Food! Although I did have the urge to order a pizza, but I refrained and made one instead. Other than that I ate well. Saturday I just felt like crap and didn't feel like doing anything. I still pushed myself to get through it and did a workout. For the most part I stayed away from dairy products last week, except for a bit of creamer in my coffee one day. Then Saturday I had some cottage cheese and after that is when I felt like crap. My stomach hurt and I just didn't feel all that great. When I was a kid I was allergic to dairy and tons of other foods. I though that I had out grown the allergy to dairy, but with what happened Saturday, I don't think that I have. So, I am going to try and stay away from dairy products. I have been drinking almond milk and it's great! NO SOY! SOY IS BAD!!!!

I was using Jillian Michaels Protein Powder and it was just making me feel so bloated, so I stopped using that a few weeks ago. It also contains milk and soy. I did get some rice protein powder a few days ago that does not contain milk or soy, but I have yet to try it. I also got some chia seeds and they are great! I know most of you are thinking what the heck, isn't that what you put on your chia pet? Well, no it isn't they are very small little seeds that almost look like Poppy seeds. Your next question would be so what's so good about them? They have 4 grams of Fiber in 1 tablespoon!! Isn't that just amazing!! I have been adding them to my cereal and other things. I was a little surprised when I first tried them, because once they become wet from your saliva they almost turn into like a tapioca like texture in your mouth. They are great though for getting in your fiber!

For the Shrinkvivor Challenge I have had NO DRIVE THRU FOOD!!

Total Water Intake: 648 oz.
Total Workout Time: 609 Minutes
Here is what I did last week:

Monday:

• 10 minutes Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• 56 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 108 oz.

Tuesday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• #Tworkout
• Water- 108 oz.

Wednesday:

• 50 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 108 oz.

Thursday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• 30 minutes Exhale Core Fusion Yoga Energy Flow
• Water- 108 oz.

Friday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• 38 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 108 oz.

Saturday:

• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• Water- 108 oz.

Sunday:

• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• Water- 108 oz.

Monday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 60 minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• 51 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 108 oz.

Tuesday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 60 minutes Slim In 6- Burn It Up
• 50 minutes #Tworkout
• Water- 108 oz.

Weight: 159.4!

Loss of 1.6!

Measurements:

Waist- 37 Lost 1 inch!
Hips- 38 Same
Right Thigh- 22 Same
Left Thigh- 22 Same
Right Arm- 12 Same
Left Arm- 12 Same

Go PURPLE POWER SHRINKERS!!! We can Rock it this week!!!

Don't forget the Yoga Event starts Monday!!

Weekly CheckIn- 9/22

The last few weeks have just been crazy. With Joc starting back to school, taking care of gram, and Bella just about to enter the terrible 2s(let me tell you she is already there!) I am starting to feel like a chicken with my head chopped off running in all different directions. I know I should not be complaining because alot of you others out there work and take your kids to all sorts of activities and I have a great respect for all of you! Finding a balance between my family, blogging, and fitness has been a tough challenge for me these last few weeks.

My husbands step father got our girls some new bedroom furniture. Before my oldest daughter had a daybed and the youngest had her crib turned into a toddler bed. Now there room isn't quite that big and with all the furniture and toys it was just a nightmare. So he got the girls a bunk bed that has drawers underneath, a dresser, and a desk that has a huge hutch over it. It is really beautiful! Well you know who had to clean out the entire room? Any guesses? ME! I took everything out except the daybed because I couldn't get it apart. The bolts were in way too tight. The NEW furniture got moved in and the bed couldn't quite fit against the one wall because my hubby hasn't taken out the air conditioner yet so the bed was somewhat floating in the room, thus I was unable to put everything else back into their room...I couldn't take the rest of my house having clothes, toys and furniture everywhere! Wasn't that the point of the yard sale last month? to get rid of this stuff. Well, after enough complaining, well, not much maybe once a day I would remind JR to take the air out and put the bed back so I could get everything in order. He has been under alot of stress as well, so I have to tread lightly. Sunday he took the air out and put the bed back!! So everything is now back in order, for now anyway.

Sorry if I have been venting a bit, but it feels good to let it go...

 For the Shinkvivor Challenge I calculated that I needed to get in 81 oz. of water a day. I surpassed that everyday of the challenge! Total water intake 542 oz!

Total Miles: 18.05

Eating wise it could have been better...but

Over all my fitness routine that I have planned out is working well. Here is what I did last week:

Monday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up

Tuesday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• Moved EVERYTHING out of the girls room to make way for new bunk bed, dresser, & desk!

Wednesday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up

Thursday:

• 30 minutes Elliptical
• 25 minutes Slim In 6- Start It Up

Friday:

• 2.25miles Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• 30 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 108 oz.

Saturday:

• 2.5 miles Elliptical
• Walked to the park with the girls 4.13 miles
• Water- 108 oz.

Sunday:

• 4.05 miles Elliptical
• 50 minutes Slim In 6- Ramp It Up
• Water- 108 oz.

Monday:

• 2.10 miles Elliptical
• 56 minutes Shiva Rea-Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Water- 110 oz.

Tuesday:

• 3.02 miles Elliptical
• #Tworkout
• Water- 108 oz.

Some how I managed to get all of this in. This week has been even more of a struggle... I have been feeling like 'why even bother to do this' the last few days. I don't know why I have been feeling like this, but I have been pushing myself through it. If I don't want to get on my elliptical I keep telling myself that I have to do this for me and my family. One thing that I have been doing to keep me going on the elliptical is reading a book. If I'm not reading I keep and eye on the timer and time just seems to go nowhere. Reading on the other hand makes it fly by.

 Weight: 161

Hey guess what?

I've lost 1.8 pounds!

Measurements:

Waist- 38 Same
Hips- 38 Same
Right Thigh- 22 Lost 1/2 inch!
Left Thigh- 22 Lost 1/2 inch!
Right Arm- 12 Same
Left Arm- 12 Same

My Goals for this week:

•  GET OUT OF BED!
•  Keep pushing myself to get through this
• Keep up the water intake
• Eat healthy

By the way don't forget about the Yoga Event! I have gotten a lot of great products that I am so in love with and I can't wait to share them with you all!!

GO PURPLE POWER SHRINKERS!!

~Weekly Check In~ 9/13

Last week went fairly well. I followed my new Fitness plan pretty well. Other than towards the last few days last week I felt like crap. I had a sore throat and chills, but I am feeling a lot better today. I think it might just be fall allergies, but who knows.

I ate good all last week. other than I had a cookie Saturday. I have been getting a craving for chocolate a lot lately. I don't know if it's because of the time of the month, but I don't have those anymore because I have in a Mirena in. So, who knows. Anyone have any guilt free chocolate ideas?

Oh, and are you all ready for the Yoga Event
 in a few weeks? I am so excited about it!! There will be Reviews, Giveaways, Education, & Guest Posts!

Oh, and check out the review/giveaway that I did on Stride Everyday Panties!!

This week my weight is 162.8!!

I lost 1.6 pounds!!

So far with Mamavation I have lost 9.2 pounds!!! Next week I hope to be posting the 10 Pound Badge!!

Waist- 38 Lost 1 inch!
Hips- 38 Lost 1 inch!
Right Thigh- 22.5 Lost 1/2 inch!
Left Thigh- 22.5 Lost 1/2 inch!
Right Arm- 12 Lost 1/2 inch!
Left Arm- 12 Lost 1/2 inch!

  

Here was my week:
 
Monday- Went through grams house to get rid of stuff
Tuesday- AM-30 minutes Elliptical & #Tworkout
Wednesday- AM-15 minutes Elliptical & 90 minutes Yoga
Thursday- AM-30 minutes Elliptical & Slim in 6- Ramp It Up!(50 minutes)
Friday- Did not feel good at all, so I took a day of rest.
Saturday- Walked about 2 miles at park. Slim in 6- Ramp It Up!(50 minutes)
Sunday- Day of rest.

Goals

• Maintain Exercising
• Keep drinking lots of water
• Keep eating better
• Work on meal planning

I also want to congratulate Stephanie Hamm of @fitmomtraining for being the Sista of the Week!

Chefs Requested is the sponsor of this week's Mamavation blogging carnival!!