IT IS WEDNESDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?!?!?

Well today is Wednesday and you know what that means?? Yep, it is Ash Wednesday! What did you think I was going to say?? Okay I am joking, I know what Wednesday means to me and the rest of the poor people who read this blog. So today I weigh a whopping.................................................................................................................................................................................................................
177lbs. Yep, I gained a pound. And Guess what? I DON'T CARE!! I am eating healthy and I am exercising. So the stupid scale can kiss my furry brownish butt.  Okay, it really isn't furry, but I got you thinking, didn't I?? Sorry I am feeling a little rambunctious today. Man you guys are in for it today.  What will this crazy blogger talk about today?

Well let's start with the fact that I don't care what my scale says today and yesterday I about threw it out a window. I think that is a huge transformation for 24 hours. Let me tell you what I learned in 24 hours:

1.) scales stink
2.) scales are the devil
3.) scales are worse than walkers on The Walking Dead
4.) my scale puts me in a bad mood
5.) my pants still feel big on me
6.) I think my double chin is fading away YAY!!
7.) Shin Splints HURT!
8.) I am OVER DOING IT!
9.) I am being too hard on myself.

The biggest one is #8 & 9. I am not a body builder or a person who has been shape all their life.  So what made me think that I could do all this stuff and not have ANY reprocusions from it?? I am not SUPERWOMAN. I think I forget this.  I am not perfect either.  No matter how I word it, I need to realize that I am a work in progress and I can't just put on running shoes and expect to run a half a marathon. Sometimes I have unrealistic goals for myself. Or at least don't give myself the right time frame to get my goals done. So then I get disappointed in myself and I shut down.  That is where I was yesterday.  But then as I started to look at it, I have so much to be proud of.  I am doing P90X!!! HOLY COWS!! I Never thought I would be saying that.  I didn't think I could do it, but I am.  I am eating the healthiest that I have ever ate and I like it! CRAZY! So really I am doing pretty darn awesome. Oh and scales are the devil! So really what was my problem yesterday?? My problem is that I am human.  Even though I have awesome days and a good attitude MOST of the time, I am going to have bad days and I am going to have days where I want to quit. But I need to keep going. , "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim." as Dory says on Finding Nemo. 

People, I have a 2 year old, where do you think I am going to get my quotes from?!?! Plus, I haven't really watched a movie in forever. So you can expect lame quotes from me!!

On another positive note, my shins are starting to feel better. I didn't run last night and took it easy during P90X.  Tonight we are scheduled to do a StretchX and I hoping that will help my recovery too. I read in several articles that you should only increase your running distance by 10%, well I was increasing mine by 100%. I ran 1 mile and then the next time I ran it was 2 miles. So that might have been STUPID! Don't do that people! Next time I run I will be taking it easy.  It isn't worth the pain.

So where does this leave me on my weight loss? Well I was informed by a VERY smart person that my weight should start to come off in month 3 of P90X.  SOOOO I have a ways to go. But that is okay.  I am enjoying P90X and I will slowly add running to my routine. I am okay with that.  I will keep eating like I have been and by month 3 I will look like this:

Okay I am joking.  I will look better than that, duh.  It is P90X folks. I have seen those commercials, I am going to look HOTT! Okay, I am joking. I told you I was feeling rambunctious today.  I don't really have huge expectation of what I will look like. I just want to feel better and maybe one day think about putting on a swim suite again.  If I look like this gal in the picture then I will consider myself lucky and will probably be the next spokes model for P90X!! Once again, probably not going to happen.  But a gal can dream!!

What is there to look forward to now.  I mean seriously, you just read my weigh in post! The rest of the week will probably be blah for ya.  Sorry folks, what is a girl to do? Just JOKING!! Your week probably just got worse from reading this, but hey I didn't force you to read this thing!! But seriously I hope you guys/gals have a good week. And Thanks for yesterday, you guys/gals really know how to pick up a girl when she is down. I love the people who read this blog and I LOVE all your advice and help. I really couldn't keep this up without you. THANK YOU!! And remember to "Just keep swimming!"

Beware: This blogger is grumpy!!

So today, I am feeling more like this:

Why, you ask. Well I just do!!! No one said that weight loss would be easy and I knew it wouldn't be.  But I am stinking frustrated.  There is it. I'm grumpy, mad, and frustrated at this stupid process. I weighed myself this morning (and Yes i know it isn't Wednesday, but I had to. And to be honest with you all, I do weigh myself other than just on Wednesday, but i don't feel like posting it all the time) and I was up 2 pounds. And YES I know that muscle weighs more than fat. YAY good for the people who look like body builders, but I'm not a body builder.  I am a chunky girl trying to loss some freaking weight. UGGGGGG!! And then on top of that I pretty sure I have 2 shin splints. I have NEVER had shin splints before. So now what do I do?  Do I stop running? Is there a stretch I can do to get rid of it? SERIOUSLY WHAT DO I DO NOW!! You guys wanted honesty and here it is. I'm tired.  I am tired of not seeing the results I WANT to see. Why isn't that darn scale going down? I am eating WAY better than I did when I first started this blog and I'm exercising like a fool. So seriously, what is it?? LUCY QUIT TAKING MY FOOTBALL. I JUST WANT TO FREAKING KICK IT!!! I completely know how Charlie Brown feels now. You keep trying because you think, "This is it, I'm going it get it this time and then someone or something just yanks it from underneath you!!!" I am not trying to get sympathy from you all.  I just want you to know how frustrating this is. I know that my pants are getting bigger and my clothes are fitting better and that this is all great, but maybe that is just my head playing games with me. If that stupid scale would just go down then I would know FOR sure that this is working. I NEED to see that number go down. I should have thrown my temper tantrum this morning and maybe I would have felt better.  But I didn't because I thought, well tomorrow will be a better day.  But the more I think about it, the more grumpy I get.

Well there it is folks. I really have nothing to say.  Other than this, normally when I get mad like this I would run to the nearest store and buy a candy bar or something REALLY unhealthy.  For once in my life, that doesn't sound good. I still want to eat healthy and I still want to exercise.  And maybe that is a reason I am grumpy too.  I don't know if I can physically exercise right now. The whole shin splint has me confused.  Do you run through it? No pain, no glory. Right?!? Stupid shin splints. Why now?? Please don't pity me or feel sorry for me.  I really don't want it.  I just want everyone to know that this isn't all sweat and smiles. It is hard to stay positive all the time when you don't see the scale go down or when you are confused. So there it is folks, my temper tantrum in word form. 

What do you do when you are down or frustrated? What do you do for shin splints?

Okay, now that I wrote this I do feel a little better.  So I won't feel like this any more:

Okay that was taking during the K-state/KU game and we (K-State) was losing.  It was making me sad. But to be honest, that is how I felt this morning too. So I think it is fitting.

 

 

I apologize for not being a super happy blogger today. I just can't do it every day.  I have bad days and today is a bad day. I know I will get it over it. I just need to keep going. I will get there folks, believe me I am pretty darn determined to get there.  But man, it would be so much better if I could kick that darn football (metaphor for seeing the scale go down). Charlie Brown, you keep kicking and I will keep on keeping on too!!

 

Enjoy your Tuesday everyone! 

 

The Walking Dead and other random thoughts.

It is Monday, UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Let's just say I am not as chipper as I was last week. I really have no excuse either.  Well maybe I could use this as an excuse.

Oh man, how did my picture get up there?? LOL Just joking.  The Walking Dead started back up on AMC and I LOVE that show. But I was a good girl, I still worked out with my 2 work out buddies and recorded the show.  But that meant we didn't start watching it until 11:00 that night. Yes people that means I didn't work out until 9:45ish. My child, did NOT want to go to sleep last night. I was about to my breaking point, but finally my wonderful husband was able to get him to sleep.  Thank goodness.  But regardless it put us about an hour behind. But I mean this is The Walking Dead, I couldn't pass it up. So I was dumb and watched it after we did P90X and today I am feeling it.

Someone last week asked "how do you find time to workout; don't you feel like you should be doing something else?" And the answer to the second half of that question is YES.  As a mother there is always something I should be doing. Other moms out there know this is true. There is always a load of laundry that needs to be done or a bathroom that could use a good scrub.  But I finally had to tell myself that my health is more important.  This person wasn't giving me a hard time, she just wanted to know HOW I did it.  Once again let me tell you that making this decision isn't easy. My house really isn't clean.  I mean it isn't horrible, but it isn't as clean as I would like it.  At times (like this morning) it was really bugging me that it wasn't as clean as I would like it. But I know the time I am using to get fit is important.  I have had to make some adjustments though. P90X takes at least an hour a day, but it can take as much as 1 1/2 hours. That is very valuable time folks. The time I use to work out is the time that I use to clean.  So how do I keep up?  I still do one load of laundry a day. But I start a load in the morning and then when I get home from work I throw it in the dryer.  And at some point (usually before I go to bed) I put it away. This saves me A LOT of time during the weekend playing catch up on laundry. Another trick I have is to clean while cooking. That means unloading the dish washer, cleaning the counters, or sweeping. Any little bit help, keep your butt off the couch while you are waiting for that water to boil or chicken nuggets to come out of the oven (and I said oven, stop using your fryer for things like that! They are just as good out of the oven). I don't usually sit down until it is time to eat.  Once dinner is over, I spend ALL my time with R. He needs this time and I need this time. I am lucky to have a husband that will watch R while I cook, but there are times when I ask them to spend their time with me in the kitchen so I can hang out with them while they play. These are just a few things I do so I can get through the week. Then on the weekend I play catch up with cleaning the rest of the house. It can be exhausting, but hey I am burning calories as I clean too :)

So when do I have time to run? Well, I am lucky to have a job that will be a little flexible.  My secret is that I don't take a lunch break.  This is helpful in 2 ways.  One I bring my lunch 90% of the time and that keeps me away from fast food. Secondly, I get to leave at 4:00.  So that is when I run. R is still at daycare and I get my butt to the gym and get my running done. Last friday I ran 2 miles by the way, YIPEEEEE for me.  And what time did I get to the gym?? I am pretty sure it was close to 8:15 PM. Yep, I dropped R off with my parents and head to the gym to get my run in. I really didn't want to.  I really wanted to go home and put my PJ's on and relax.  I had no kid or husband in the house and that meant I could watch whatever I WANTED.  But instead I went to the gym and ran.

Yeah I might have been the only one there for a little bit.  But by the time I got to mile 1 the gym was filling up.

 

Then I came home and took a shower and watched What Not To Wear.  I recorded it and I haven't had time to watch it, so I chilled for a little bit and watched it. That is another thing; you need to re-evaluate your relationship with your TV.  This is hard, but I don't spend that much time with my TV anymore. I simply don't have time.  Teen Mom, I have zero idea what is going on in that show. I even record it and I don't have time to watch it.  So what do I watch now?  Well I can't give up, Grey's Anatomy, What Not to Wear, and The Walking Dead. The bad thing about those shows are that they are an hour long!! But since I record them I can burn through them in about 45 minutes or so.  The point here is that you have to make time to work out, it isn't going to be easy, but it needs to happen. Did I work out on Saturday, NOPE!! But that is a choice I made.  My leggs were tired and I needed a rest. So I took Satruday off.  Was I regretting in on Sunday?  NO, well not until we started P90X and at that point I felt weak, out of shape or something.  I think taking 2 days off of P90x is NOT recommended. There is a schedule for it and we should probably stick to it.

 

Once again this is just how I do things.  If you can work out, play with your child, watch 3 hours of TV, and still have a clean house then that is AWESOME.  I just can't do it. There aren't enough hours in the day. But if you are watching 3 hours of TV a night and say "I don't have time to work out," then you are making excuses like I use to do. Really what you should be saying is "I would rather watch Teen Mom than work out."  And guess what, that is fine, but don't say you don't have time to work out. Also, if you can work out before work like my mother does then I have to give you an award.  For the love of pete I am lucky to get to work on time let alone workout before going to work. But I know for some people that is the only way to get it done. Do what works for you!!!!

 

Who watched the Walking Dead last night?? I DID!!! IT was awesome.  That show is another reason to keep working out too.  Do you really want to be the first one to be bit by a zombie or slow down your group?  I sure don't. Now you have something to think about until Wednesday when I have my weekly weigh in.

 

The unexpected

Yesterday I was pondering if I was making a fool out of myself by blogging. It is one thing to make a fool out of myself in my house for my family to see, but it is another thing to put it out there and have all my friends and family see it. I thought maybe people thought my blog was silly.  I know it has been good for me and that is the reason  I started it, but I hate to annoy people with it.  So as the day went on, I let this thought leave my mind. But as noon came I got a text from a close friend asking me a couple of questions regarding my blog and my new exercise schedule. So I told her what worked for me and that I am glad that she is running as well. Then I had another friend tell me that she wants to start getting active again and would like to work up the strength to run again.  At this point I am thinking, "Way to go girls!! I am so proud of you!"  I LOVE hearing that people want to start exercising again because I know the feeling you get once you decide to start! It is a big moment! Or at least it was for me.  At the mall I ran into a old co-worker/friend and she told me that she has been reading my blog and that it has been nagging at her to start working out again. And right before we parted she told me to keep going because I had fans!! WHAT?!?!?! I have fans!! Within minutes of that comment I got a text from my first friend and she told me she had just did her workout for the day.  She proceeded to tell me that my blog has inspired her and for me to keep blogging. I wish someone had taken a picture of me at that moment because tears came to my eyes and I stopped in my tracks. I INSPIRE PEOPLE!! This is a whole new concept to me. YOU GUYS INSPIRE ME! That is why I started this blog, I was selfish and I needed more motivation. So for it to turn around and inspire other people is just CRAZY! You people are killing me kindness! Thank you for the nice words and encouraging me to continue blogging.  You never know how this is going to go once you hit that publish button. For as hard as it is to put myself out there, I knew that I had to do this. WHY?!?! Because I needed to stop hiding.  The more I hid the more I gained.  I didn't want to confront my weight gain, I wanted to use excuses.  I had a baby, there had to be something wrong with my metabolism, I have no time, etc. I had a million excuses.  Then came the blog, NO MORE EXCUSES!! I am just like ALL the other people out there trying to lose weight. So what if a have a crazy, but adorable 2 year old.  There are people with 4 children that have time to work out. I am pretty sure I have no problem with my metabolism, I have just been too lazy and unmotivated to keep up any work out schedule.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INSPIRATION!  If I inspire one person from this blog then that is such an added bonus. Also, I want to say that starting a work out program is not easy.  People get down on themselves for not working out.  My advice is to find something that you think you will like or a challenge for yourself. If you don't have people to work out with then go join a gym and get into a class.  THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE OUT OF SHAPE AND CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM!! I promise you, they are just happy you are there. Do you know why they are happy to see you? Because they were you at some point.  99% of people are like you.  There are NOT a lot of people who stayed in shape from the time they were in high school; there are a few people out there who achieved this and they are called freaks of nature!! LOL okay not really, but they were awesome people who didn't let certain life changing events change them. CONGRATS to you people out there who were able to do this.  This is a HUGE achievement! If you are scared of gym then look within your community and find another class. There is one in Salina that has NOTHING to do with a gym, they do turbo kicks (which is like kick boxing), it is a GREAT class. I wish I had time to do that class again, it just doesn't fit into my schedule right now. If you want info on this class please text me, call me, or FB me.  I will gladly pass on the info.

Secondly, find a way to be accountable. Start a blog!! Okay that might not be for everyone, but find something. There are groups on FB and at gyms that can help. If you need me to text you once a day, I will do that! We can help each other be accountable.  I also use myfitnesspal app, which helps me keep track of my calories and what I eat every day, so if you need to join me on that please feel free to add me as a friend!! The more people I have surrounding me with the same goal, the better chance I have to succeed and the better chance I can help you achieve your goals! We can help each other out. I know WE can do this!! I am on instagram and I have become a little obsessed with it (sorry people!!), but I am going to try to do better with taking pics of healthy meals that I make. So feel free to join me on there.

You guys/gals, I am not an expert, I am JUST like you.  I am trying to lose the weight the best way I know how. I don't want to take any pills or weight loss drug.  I am doing my best to do this the old fashion way with healthy eating and exercise! Oh yeah and blogging!! :) That is why I ask for suggestions or recipes.  I AM NEW TO THIS!! But I have this great tool called the Internet.  Have you heard of it?? Oh you must have because you are reading this blog! LOL (I swear that is the last LOL you will see today!)But it has been a great tool.  But I love to hear what my close friends and family have done or are doing to lose weight.  So please don't feel like you are bugging me if you send me a new recipe that you like or an exercise that you like doing. I also want to hear any new achievements or goals that you met! I get inspiration from your achievements. It pushes me harder! I need to be pushed!! Not physically, but you know what I mean. And if you need a push, let me know and I will do my best to push you (figuratively).

Well once again you have wasted a perfectly good 10 minutes reading my blog. (I got that from cartalk, they use to be on NPR, a funny talk show.  AWWW I miss them!) Take care everyone. Put down that candy bar and go eat an apple!

I bought those the other day and they sat in my car for over 24 hours without me eating them :) This girl is starting to make some progress. Now they are sitting in my house which might be as dangerous. I NEED to give them away to someone. Chocolate is bad for dogs, right? I am joking, I know it is. Cats?!?!

 

 

 

 



Well, It is Wednesday and weigh in time!

It is Wednesday and I have to say I was dreading this weigh in AGAIN! Will I ever look forward to Wednesdays? I lost 1/2 a pound everyone.  I was at 176.9 last week and I'm at 176.4.  Do I feel defeated?  Yes and No. Remember in my last post how I explained I had a horrible weekend, well how can I expect a good weigh in when I eat like horse over the weekend?  Had I ate better and excercised a little more, I think I would have met my goal which is a little disappointing. But on the bright side I added Cardio to my work out on Monday and Tuesday and each day I ran a MILE! Before I had R this would not have been an accomplishment.  I could ALWAYS run a mile no matter how out of shape I was, I might have struggled, but I could get it done. After R that changed.  I tried running last year and I got to a quarter of a mile and had to stop, I felt so horrible. I kept at it for a while (probably only 2 weeks) and the furthest I got was 3/4 a mile.  I was so frustrated that I quit (NOT RECOMENDED). So when I got on the treadmill Monday I was trying to tell myself that running a mile may not be achievable yet, but it would be if I kept at it.  And it was a struggle, but I ran a mile without walking. YIPEE!!! People I can't tell you how freaking proud of myself I was.  I felt like the old me!! That night I still did my P90X and that was a struggle, but I got it done. On Tuesday I ran again with the same result, but this time it wasn't a big struggle and I probably could have ran more, but I needed to pick up R so I called it quits at a mile. What is my next step? Pick out a 5K date!!! I know if I get myself enrolled in a 5K then I will push myself harder!

Also I want to add that I know that I'm heading in the right direction because .................................. the dress pants I'm wearing today are TOO BIG!!!!!!!!! Another YIPEE for me! On the sad side, they don't have belt loops so I basically need to say adios to them and buy another pair.  Some may say that isnt' a bad thing, but I LOVE these pants. I hope I can find another pair to replace them :)

Some people may want to know what my benefits have been since starting all of this.  Well they are:

1.) I have a pair of pants that are too big!!
2.) I can run a mile again!
3.) I have more energy
4.) My body is getting firmer
5.) I have more confidence in myself
6.) This may go along with #5, but I can say I am proud of myself for achieving some of my small goals.
7.) Exercising is becoming more enjoyable than work!!!!!


I think those benefits are freaking AWESOME. Some of you may already have those things, but for me I can honestly say this is the best I have felt since having my child. I feel like I'm getting back to Jessica and not just a mom or a wife. It is time consuming, but I'm enjoying it. Before R was born, I use to watch A LOT of TV and my husband would say, "get a hobby." And I would get mad because I had hobbies, but they involved doing things with other people, like softball and volleyball.  Hard to play those sports on your own.  But this I can do solo if I need to. I do want to add that my husband does join me in the majority of my P90X workouts, I think he has only missed one.  He is getting stronger and his pants are getting bigger too :) But he did say that his # on the scale is going up.  I know this is because we are adding muscle and muscle weighs more than fat.  I hoping at some point this muscle with start eating our fat and the scales will start to reflex our efforts. 

So what did I learn this week:
1.) I can run a mile!! (this is the last time I will say that)
2.) Don't go crazy over the weekends, it is hard to work that off!
3.) Don't go crazy looking at the number on the scale
4.) Eating healthy takes a little more time/effort at first, but once you start it gets easier as you go.
5.) Ground Turkey is good.
6.) Drinking beer for 3 nights in a row is BAD (I only had a few each night, but they were not necessary!)

Over all my week had it's ups and downs.  I think it will be like that for a while.  PLEASE DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE PERFECT!! Just because I have a blog doesn't mean that I am perfect. You guys are along for the journey and on this journey there are going to be highs and lows. I will do my BEST to be honest with you and myself! Over the years I have discovered that I like to be PERFECT and I am so far from being perfect.  This use to depress me, but recently I have learned that I can't be perfect, it isn't possible. So why strive for something that isn't possible?  Especially if it only makes me sad and feel bad about myself.  A goal should make you feel good and you should feel good about achieving them. Striving to be perfect isn't a specific goal. I know that I need to be specific about my goals. Which are to lose 30 lbs and to run a 5K. I know I'm on way to achieving both of these goals. I may not be dropping the pounds like I would like to, but I'm building the tools to get there.  The more muscle I have the more pounds I will lose down the road. And I'm a few miles shorts of the 5K, but I know over the next a month or two I will be there! These goals I feel good about!!

Well once again this got pretty lengthy.  I apologize for that. How did you guys do this week?? Did you discover anything new or learn anything new? What are your goals?? It doesn't have to be weight related, I am just curious.  It is February and I know some of you had New Years resolutions, so are you still working towards those? 

With Wednesday being here that means we are about half way through our work week!! YAY!! I hope the rest of the week goes smoothly for you! Take care and if you have any suggestions please feel free to let me know or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me.

It is another Monday!

Don't let my title fool ya.  For a Monday I am actually feeling pretty good.  Maybe it was the 8.5 hours of sleep I got last night!! Don't be jealous I had to leave my house looking not so good, but that is okay, this girl needed some sleep.  And I'm so glad that I did because I feel great today.  With that said, I didn't do so hot this weekend.  How did you gals/guys do this weekend?

Friday night my parents came into town and we ate at Tuscon's Steakhouse.  Let me tell you that I was ready to go there and have a VERY healthy salad and call it good.  But once I got there and saw the menu I realized that a Salad really wasn't going to be that good (healthy). So then I started to look for some grilled chicken items and there was only one item on there I was thinking about getting, but about that time the smell of all the unhealthy things took over.  So I decided on a breaded chicken sandwich with french fries!! Yes you read that right, a totally UNHEALTHY meal, but let me add that Jed and I shared that meal. So I only had half a sandwich and half the fries, so I am taking baby steps. After dinner we went to a high school basketball game, but I had to leave during the 3rd Quarter because I had to play volleyball. I went and played 2 games of volleyball, but I was about useless. At 8:55, this girl can not get motivated to play. It was hard, but I made it through the 2 games.

Then on Saturday I had a chicken wrap from Blimpies which isn't too bad. My sister was in town and she need some wedding clothing so we went shopping and had lunch in the mall. SCARY!! There aren't a whole lot of healthy items at the mall and I really didn't feel the need to go EVERY restaurant to figure out whether or not they had healthy items so I just went with the sandwich place. It was good, but the most impressive thing about that meal was my SON.  He ate all of his kid's meal sandwich and sat in one place the whole time!! It was so AWESOME.  That kid never wants to sit in one spot for very long let alone eat his meal. That kid would be happy if he NEVER had to sit down for a meal ever again.  So let me tell you this was a huge achievement! This made me very happy.

For dinner that night we had chili that I made and I only had 3/4 cup of chili and a few Frito's and a light sprinkle of shredded cheese. But then I had to have a cinnamon roll to go with that because I made them for my hubby and sister and I couldnt' resist, they smelled so darn good. But I only had one and they weren't the big ones, but still I felt a little guilty for eating it.  Once R was asleep, Jed and I kept going back and forth on whether or not we should work out and I finally decided that I WANTED to. So we got P90X out and did a work out. My sister wasn't feel so hot after the chili so she decided to not work out, but I can understand that. I was pretty proud of myself for working out while having guests over, and my sister enjoyed some alone time.

On Sunday we went back into town for lunch and we ate Mexican food and I had a small tostada and only a few bites of my beans. (Let me tell you Sunday was my worst day). I think I just had an attitude of NOT CARING! Which is no good when you are trying to lose weight. So then after that I had to go home and get some food ready for a Super Bowl party and I will say that I made one good choice, I made my Queso dip with Lean Ground Turkey meat!! And No, it didn't taste any different than ground beef.  I was glad it tasted good. There was another Queso dip at the party and I was actually glad because Jed got a little of both and I asked him later if he could taste the difference between the two and he said NO.  He didn't know that I had used Turkey meat. So when I told him I put LEAN TURKEY meat in mine he was actually really surprised.  So that might be my new thing, LEAN turkey meat.

So I can't say that I walked away without learning anything from this weekend. You are asking, What did I learn? Well, 1.)Turkey meat tastes like ground beef. 2.)I can eat half a sandwich and be FULL.  Also when you split it from the get go you aren't tempted to keep stuffing your face.  3.)I can find time to workout with guests around. 4.)That I can chalkboard paint a wall in 30 minutes with a toddler running around! Oh did I forget to mention that.  On Sunday before the party I decided to quickly paint my wall with Chalkboard paint. It turned out pretty good. I have to put a second coat on tonight, but I think it will look pretty darn good when I'm done. I will take a picture when I'm done.

Okay I'm done with my novel. Man these can get long.  Sorry!! You guys have a good week.  Remember, if you were bad last night shrug it off, you can't take it back.  All you can do it is learn from it. Maybe today you can do an extra 15 minutes of exercise.  I know I'm going to give that a try.  I am going to run today.  I decided that I do want to run a 5K, so today I hit the treadmill.  But don't think I'm giving up on P90X, I will be hitting that hard tonight too. I might be a little ambitious today, we will see how I feel tomorrow. Wish me luck!! :) Take care!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

It is Friday!! Thank goodness!! Do you have any big plans for the weekend?? I am going to see my parents tonight :) and then My sister is going to be here for most of the weekend :) So what does that mean for working out.  Well tonight I have volleyball so I will take a break from P90X and I'm hoping on Saturday I will make time to workout with or without P90X.  I hope my sister is bringing her work out clothes!! I do have to say that I have done P90X from Sunday thru Thursday.  I am pretty proud of myself, normally by Thursday I'm tired and need a break.  Not this week, I totally rocked Thursday's workout!!

Have you ever asked a former long time smoker "how did you quit?" and their answer is "I finally just said I'm done!" Well I thinking I'm getting to that point with my body.  I'm done being this unhealthy.  I may not lose all the weight that I want do, but I want to be healthier and I want to feel more comfortable in my own skin.  I'm getting more comfortable and confident, but I want MORE!! I think that is the difference this time, I want MORE! We are on week 3 of P90x and I find myself wanting more.  I think I might start some cardio next week.  There is a small part of me that wants to run a 5K and eventually a half marathon.  I might be stupid for doing both at one time, but I really think if I take my 5K training slow, then I can do both and be able to run this spring or early summer. I'm not trying to do it over night, but I think if I pace myself I can get it done. Does anyone know of any good races coming up April or May?

I also have been thinking of taking a daily vitamin (yes I am 31 years old and don't take vitamins). Does anyone have any suggestions?  I also need to start eating a healthier dinner, any suggestions on yummy recipes for a healthy dinner that my WHOLE family will eat?

Well I think I am leaving you with a lot to think about! Seriously any help on Vitamins, races, and recipes I would gladly accept.

Also I want to add, that if you ever thought about doing P90X and didn't think you could do it, that is a LIE!! If I can do this then anyone can.  Take your time and do one workout at a time.  I promise you can do it!! I am not an expert on P90X, but I know the hardest part so far was the first week.  If you can get past that then you can totally rock P90X.  If you are just starting please know that it will get better. 

Well that is all for this Friday.  I will post something on Sunday and let you know how well or bad I did this weekend. I think the key to this weekend is to eat HEALTHY! That seems like a big task, but I can do it! Happy Friday everyone!