Realizations

Hello world!

So today I came to a realization that this journey with health and fitness will never "really" be over. What I mean by that is this weekend I have had my share of food let's just say haha. And not counting my points or calories, etc. has led me to probably gain some weight. I def feel heavier and just bloated ya know? Which is not a pleasant feeling at all but it is what it is. Poor choices were made and all you can do now is come to the realization that if you want to maintain your weight and how you feel, you will have to always keep track of your food intake. That's just the way it is. That's why people say it's a lifestyle change or a way of life. There is no other way around it. I'm not saying you have to be completely obsessed with counting points/calories, etc. but you have to have some sort of accountability if you cannot control yourself, obviously like I cannot haha. I hope the damage is not too shabby but we shall see with a weigh-in this Thursday for weigh-in #2. I'd like to maintain or at least say in the 130's but we will see. Gonna start back with exercise Tuesday since I was off for over a week due to being sick but I'm gonna start with running in the morning and then Brazil Butt Lift in the evenings to tone up. I gotta start toning because I have no tone to my body haha and I do not like that. Anywho...I figured some of you might be able to relate to this post because once you get to a weight you feel good at you feel you can "relax" and not have to be so strict but the moment you do that is when you lose control and gain some of the weight back which is no good. You gotta be accountable to yourself and write everything down and really listen to your body to eat when hungry and stop when full. That is the main point. Control your portions!

Anywho...we are leaving tomorrow and heading back home from my moms but we def had a great time while we were here. Although it wasn't long it was nice to hangout with family and just relax by the pool. We are coming back in 2 weeks though for Emily's 4th birthday so that'll be fun and we are coming for a longer period of time. Update when I get back with lots of pics from the weekend! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed time with your families!

Weigh-in #1

Ok so today is my 1st official weigh-in I guess you could say. Last week I was 141.5 lbs and today I am........137.5 lbs! Woohoo!! That is a 4 lbs loss! Very excited...getting closer and closer to my goal weight now I just need to tone up a TON! haha...You can be skinny and not toned and still not look all that great so I def want to tone up.

Today we are leaving this afternoon to head to Savannah for the weekend and we are definitely in need of a mini-vaca for sure! We haven't been anywhere since March so we are definitely excited! We are doing something Friday and Saturday for sure then cooking out for Memorial Day with my family Sunday. Steaks, baked potatoes, etc. so that'll be fun and not to mention yummy! Haha!

Anywho...back to packing and getting ready to leave to go to Savannah! TTYL

Adios!

Last day of SCHOOL!

So the picture is tiny for some reason BUT this is my "baby" on the last day of school for the year! She's very excited about the Super Duper Fun Day today at school! Chick-fil-a catered and lots of fun and games to be played! So fun!!

Weigh-in today is 141.5 lbs which isn't too bad considering I haven't been following any particular diet so to speak haha. Been eating a little too much and not exercising enough honestly haha but today is a NEW day! I am starting back with Weight Watchers today. I find the best plan for me is to track everything I eat and write it down. So I purchased a notebook for that and am ready to get started! Another thing I'm going to "try" to do is limit carbs. I have a hard time with carbs sometimes. I can eat them just not all day or anything so we shall see how that goes. I will weigh-in again next Thursday before we head off to Savannah and see the progress I have made by then!

Today will be a busy day for sure. Get the girls from school, babysitting, then Madison has her dance rehearsal tonight around 6p and will be there till after 8p so probably no exercise today either especially because I'm still not 100% from the doctor, just resting today. And then Madison gets out of school next Thursday and her recital is this Saturday! So lots to do this week, weekend and next week! Should be fun though!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day and more pics to come from the recital!

SUMMER is almost here!

I cannot believe Summer Break is almost here! Tomorrow is the last day at the ELC and Emily's last day in K3 which is crazy! Cannot believe my "baby" will be in K4 next year and then off to Briarwood to join sister! Time def flies. I will try to snap a picture of her tomorrow before she heads to school on her last day! They are going to have so much fun! I know they are having Chick-fil-a catered for lunch and then a super fun day! Should be fun!

Onto other things....fitness/health related! I was under the weather so to speak today just throat hurt etc but no strep for me thank goodness! Def speak healing over me and my family EVERYday! God does not disappoint for sure! So I didn't work out yesterday or today and I'm already feeling sluggish. Makes a difference when you workout ya know? One of my main problems though is I have SO many workout DVDs I don't know which to do first.

Here is a list of SOME (haha):
most are Beachbody products! They are awesome!
Brazil Butt Lift
Slim in 6
Turbofire
Turbojam
Chalene Extreme
P90x
Power90
RevAbs
I mean seriously I have it all! And then I have tons of Jillian Michaels stuff, TaeBo etc. But I think what I plan on doing is the Brazil Butt Lift program since it's only 4 weeks along with some running for extra cardio and then after that I am going to do Tracey Anderson Method. That is a 12 week program but it's really good I've done it a couple of times. What I need to get back on track is my "diet"....I am going to get back with eating healthy and listening to my body. Eat when hungry, stop when full, not stuffed! haha Starting that back up tomorrow with Weight Watchers and tracking points and I'll post with a weigh-in update! I might also film. I thought about doing that. I watch TONS of people on Youtube post their fitness/weight loss journey. Now granted they have a lot more weight to lose than me but if you think about it I was 156 lbs when I started Weight Watchers and I think I actually got up to 160 and that was like couple months ago, crazy!!! I now I weigh anywhere from 140-142 lbs so that's a loss from about 18-20 lbs that are gone! I can def tell a difference in my body and how my clothes fit. My ultimate goal is 130-135 lbs somewhere around there. Slowly but surely right? Well tomorrow starts a new day! Very thankful that through God we are able to have a new start every morning! It's awesome! Never worry about the past or what you did or didn't do yesterday, just focus on today and what you can do today! It'll happen! Another thing I am going to do which I ran out and got a notebook specifically for this is to write down my goals. That is a huge thing to do when trying to reach your goals. Write down your vision and it'll come to pass!

Anywho...so weigh-in update tomorrow not sure what it'll be since I haven't worked out but it's all good, no worries here! Last day of school tomorrow and then Madison gets out next Thursday and then me and the fam are headed to Savannah to see my mom and brothers for Memorial Day! Very excited!!! I haven't been to Savannah since mid-March and it's time haha. I miss my family! The summer is a time where I get to go to Savannah a lot and am able to stay for like a week or so here and there because no school so I'm looking forward to just spending time with all of them this Summer! Then my hubbs and I are off to Vegas for our first trip EVER alone in July with some friends so that'll be a blast very excited and can't wait!

Well ttyl and have a great rest of the week and weekend!

Vegas Challenge!

So here I am starting my own Vegas Challenge! I want to get in tip top shape for Vegas in 9 weeks and I gotta get cracking! Haha...Diet and Exercise over haul basically!

Weigh in tomorrow and updates weekly to see my progress. Might take before and after pictures not sure just yet we shall see!

Here goes .... wish me luck!

YOGA?

Hello loves! I am thinking of purchasing this Yoga Meltdown by Jillian Michaels. I've heard Yoga can actually be really good to tighten and lift etc. I've been doing Turbo Fire this entire week and also going to start Brazil Butt Lift (Don't Laugh haha) next week for 4 weeks! But I am going to run to Target and get this Yoga workout to do in the morning probably or night not sure and to do along with my cardio. So yes that's twice the workout in one day but hey the results don't lie.

I've started back with watching what I'm eating. I started at like 156 lbs and now I am 139.1 lbs. So that is a 13.9 lb loss! YAY! I def can tell a difference in my face, clothes, etc. so def happy about that. My goal is to get to at least 135 lbs but don't know. We will see how my body maintains it. I'm more concerned with toning and tightening haha. That's more important to me than anything. Losing inches will get you in smaller sizes! Remember that...

Well off to get Yoga I go and I might do it today not sure but I will let you know how it goes and what I think of it! Never done Yoga so should be interesting haha....Adios!