I'm Back!

I know that it has been a  few years since I have touched this blog. My life the past few years has definitely been a hell of a roller coaster ride (I will not open that can of worms). Since this time has been so stressful I fell into old ugly eating habits. I ate because I was sad. I eat because I was happy, I eat because I was mad. I eat because I was several emotions all at once! I threw my scale in the trash and never looked back. I had work, kids, husband and a household all to take care of and it was just spiraling out of control. My current weight is 227 pounds. I swore that I would never hit 200 pounds again. But what can I say. Life happens.

So here I am sitting at 227 and very much in need of change. I quit my job after I had surgery in June. I'll get a little personal for a few minutes. I had a rough few months with uterine fibroids at the beginning of 2016. It got bad and decided along with my doctor and husband that the best option for me was a full hysterectomy. It was hard decision for me but in the end I knew it was the right thing to do. Surgery went well and was released for the hospital 2 days later, I prayed that when I had my "girly parts" removed the doctor would tell me that they weighed 20 pounds and I would miraculously be under 200 pounds when I woke up!! Well that didn't happen.

Since June I have been a Stay at home mom. I get up, take the kids to school, come home, clean, cook, run errands, pay bills, watch lots of Netflix, and EAT!! At the beginning I was eating big heavy meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our oven stopped working almost a year ago so everything I made had to be made on the stove or crock pot. Then I broke my crock pot. I was devastated. When we finally got out new stove/oven I couldn't hep myself! We were baking anything and everything we could think of. None of which was "healthy". I mean we were eating like KINGS and our bellies were starting to look like it. Even more than before.

My husband and I have both been struggling with our weight since the beginning of our marriage. Our weakness is food! We don't buy extravagant things or travel. We spend out money on eating! We always have. We still do. I mean to a point we still do. We have been on a tighter budget since I quit working. We need this change for the both of us.

I started off slowly a couple of weeks ago but haven't seen much change. We don't eat out much anymore. I am cooking, 3 meals a day, almost 7 days a week. We do treat ourselves once in a while. Last week it really hit me hard that I HAVE TO CHANGE. I went grocery shopping and bought meats, vegetables and other healthier options to cook. I have been hitting Pinterest hard looking for healthier, tasteful options to cook. If it doesn't look good, taste good or smell good I WILL NOT EAT IT. I have always been this way. My husband will eat anything so it is easy for him when it comes to eating. Small changes include cooking more veggies, using olive and avocado oil, baking dishes instead of frying, less breads, drinking more water and less sodas and sweet tea. Good thing is my kids are on board and have loved most of what I have been cooking so far. I love that my kids will eat anything. They love veggies!

Now for the exercise. I have to get motivated to start working out. Every night before I go to bed I tell myself that I am going to get up, take the kids and go work out. I have a membership to my local gym that is literally 2 minutes from my house. It is conveniently located just outside my neighborhood. It is a 24-hour gym so there should be no excuse. I can go early or late or anytime in between! I have NO motivation. I get home and I just... I don't know...Don't!

Something has to give. We took the kids to a football game in San Antonio this past weekend and we had to park a few blocks away. We basically fast walked our way to the stadium and then have to go up 2 large flights of stairs before even getting into the stadium. Then  of course our seats were on the 3rd level. That is 3 flights of very large stairs I had to rush up. It was painful. Luckily, I had my asthma pump handy. It took me about 30 minutes before I felt like I could actually enjoy the game. It scared me and my husband. It made me realize just how out of shape I really am.

So with that I will recap my plan of action: Eat Healthier! Exercise More! Be Happy!
I can do this! I can do this! I CAN DO THIS!!

Thanks for stopping by and catching up.
Lots of love!

Another Surgery

Well, I am going to have surgery on my right foot next week. I have been healing amazingly on my left foot and it has only been almost 5 months. I still have a few things I can not do but with constant movement in my foot I am getting better. Some workouts are still challenging for me to do right now. But I keep pushing myself.

I feel awful because I have gained a few pounds the past 2 weeks but I am not over 200. So I am happy for that. I have been dealing with some stuff at home and just been to exhausted to workout. I know I should but I just have so much going on right now. Well I will keep you posted about my surgery and how everything is going.

I am so glad the kids are off for spring break already! We all need a little vacation and rest!
Oh wait, I just realized that my surgery isn't until the 20th. not next week. Hopefully thing will calm down a little and I'll be able to get a few workouts in next week!

Hope everyone has a great Spring Break. Here in Austin it is supposed to be raining and cold and just ugly outside so I am not sure what adventures we will be able to take!

Lots of Love!

I broke my 197 mark!!

This morning I woke up and I went to weigh myself.
To my surprise I made it to 195!! I am so excited!

Yeah me!

Let me go back a few days because I don't think I have posted my workout so far this week.

Monday, we didn't "workout" but I did clean out the RV and that was a workout in itself.
Tuesday, was the kicker! We did the P90x DVD-Plyometric! 60 minutes.
Wow! That one kicked my butt. It was a little bit of everything. I was actually dripping sweat!
I think this is the one that helped me dropped the weight!

Today, we did the Core Cynergistics that was 60 minutes.
And then I did the Stretch X for another 60 minutes.

I was exhausted but I am so glad that I have been sticking to it!

I hope that I am going to be able to continue with this motivation! I am still drinking my diet green tea!
And I feel like that is helping me! But I also drinking lots and lots of water. I do have to get my eating under control. I mean I don't eat and eat and eat. But I do eat some of the wrong things. Like fried chicken and fries. and stuff like that. I know I know. It is easier to bake and all that stuff. I just have to get motivated to do that!

I did look online and find some smoothies that I can start making in the morning for me and the kids. I think they (and I) would like that. I found quite a few high in protein and low in calories. Stuff like that!

I will post them as I make them and let you know what we like and what didn't work for us.

Well I'm off to shower and bed!

Lots of love!!

Hiking and more P90X

Yesterday I didnt do my P90x workout because it was my mom's birthday and we drove out to Marble Falls to hang out at the RV park they were staying at! I have to say it was beautiful! The sun had come out and it was a little cool. OMG it just turned out to be a wonderful Sunday. So while we were there mom showed us around the rv park and they have this granite rock that we all climbed up and then down and then back up and down again. It wasn't anything extreme. Just enough to let me feel how sore I was from the day before! lol!! We walked around the park and played with the kids! It was a lot of fun and so glad we all got to celebrate my mom's birthday together!

Today We got up and cleaned the house. Then the parents brought the RV home and I helped cleaned it out! That was a little workout in itself! Once we were done Me and Megan decided to do another P90x workout.
We started with the Strech X dvd! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! It really helped to get my sore muscles loose. I dont think I would have been able to do the Kempo X dvd if I had not done the Stretch X one first! I really felt good afterwards. That was an hour long! Then we did the Kempo X dvd. And that was another hour long! Megan talked me and Esther into going walking with her! We walked a mile for about 20 minutes.

For dinner, we ate grilled chicken and some cheddar broccoli rice. And 2 bottles of water.
I am so exhausted! But I feel good! Like I am accomplishing something! That is the best feeling.

Well I'm off to bed. I just wanted to log this before bedtime!

Lots of Love!!

P90x workout today

So today was supposed to be our lazy day. We were going to let the kids play the Wii and watch Netflix all day but while flipping through the channels we came across the infomercial for INSANITY. Which looks crazy awesome.



We have P90x and Randy has been doing it for a while with great results!

So Jacob said "Mom, we should do it and you'll feel better!" So I told Randy to just go ahead and put it on before I change my mind!! We started with the Kempo X dvd. It was 60 minutes and I was able to do 90% of the stuff in it! It was hard but I kept going. I had a few more breaks in there than the dvd called for but I kept moving! It was a lot of boxing moves and I loved it! After that we put in the Cardio X dvd. I could not do that one. I made it about 5 minutes and had to stop. My foot is still healing and it is hard for me to get on my tip-toes or to do any jumping. And on my left hand I have this thing on my wrist. Like a cartilage growth. I am not sure what it is but I can not do push ups or even pull ups. Anything that puts pressure on it hurts. So we stopped that dvd and put in the Ab Ripper. Man...that one was killer. I tried every single move but couldn't keep up with them. I mean that was only 15 minutes but it felt like and hour. It was so hard! Randy and Megan could do it and even Pepper got in there doing it! He was so cute! But we finished it and wanted to keep going! So we put in the Back and Legs dvd. It was great! We didn't do any of the pull up moves because we didn't have the pull up bar in the living room. The dvd was about and hour long minus the pull up parts it left us with a 40 minute workout! I could keep up with this one and I was hurting! Burning in my thighs and back! Wow! Total workout time was about 2 hours. I fell good. I went up to take a shower and weighed myself. I went down 3 lbs!! 201 now!

Wow! I am already feeling it! My legs keep shaking but I feel really good and proud that I did it! We are definitely going to have to keep doing this daily!

I still need to take my before picture and post it on here.
Well I just wanted to post my workout on here before I forget it!

Lots of Love!

Thought this was too funny not to share!

Change is a good thing!

I am changing this blog up a little bit! I am adding a few wonderful ladies as admins! I want them to share their journeys with everyone! We all have been struggling in some way with our weights for some time and I know that we are all ready to make the change and get our lives going on the right track!
So Lisa, Christina, and Ruthie will be posting on here as they please. Sharing workouts, tips, motivation, success, failures, and whatever else they feel like! I am super excited about this.

Welcome Ladies!

I plan on taking my before picture soon and posting it on here. I am a little nervous but I know that I need to have one! So as soon take it, I'll post it!

I also will be doing my first weigh in tomorrow and I am going to take some measurements! I can feel a difference already! So, although I am super excited, I am also super nervous!