Just Dance!

OK so don't laugh but I think I have found the best workout! 

We bought the kids the Just Dance game for the Wii, and it is great! 

It has great music and it really is a workout! 

I have been doing it for the past 3 days and I have been sore for the past 3 days! 

I sweat and have fun at the same time. It really is a lot of fun! 

Megan and Randy get so competitive and we really get into it just to beat each others score! 

On the menu they have a section called just sweat. You can chose easy, medium or intense. 

The easy is one song a day, the medium is 3 songs a day and the intense is 6 songs a day. 

Man, let me tell you.....it works! Especially your upper body! WOW! 

So I am going to try an do this along with my Slim in 6 and my Biggest Loser workouts. 

I also want to start back up on the treadmill or try to get outside and run! 

It was such a pretty day today! I haven't weighed myself  this weekend. 

But I better have lost something with all this dancing! HAHA! 

Well, I hope you gals are doing OK! 

I know I haven't talked to most of you in a little while. 

But I am thinking of you all!

Let me know how you gals are doing.

I know Lisa you are training for you marathon!

Chelsea, how are you doing?

I know that Esther you have been working at it! Comment on here so we can know how you are doing!

Ruthie, I cant wait until you get here! I miss you and Maddie! I need my "Juilian" haha!

And for anyone else who is reading this...comment!!!

Well I am off to bed now! Lots of Love!!!

I did it!

 I am so excited! This was just the motivation I needed!
I weighed myself last night before bed and it said...193.6!!
I have been losing it lately. I want to lose this weight so bad.
But I am just exhausted...all the time!
So me and Randy went to GNC last night and I got some B-12 and a Women's vitamin supplement!
I don't know about the stuff he bought! But I took it last night and I didn't eat as much as I would have!
So that's good! This morning I came home from dropping the girls off and did my Slim-in-6 DVD workout!
30 minutes! It felt good. I am still sore from Sunday working out in the backyard.
I really had to push through the workout.
Well hopefully I can stick to it and lose another 10 by my birthday!
That would be 20 lbs!!

Hope you all are sticking  it too!!
Lots of Love!!

Had a lazy weekend but back on track!

So I did my Biggest loser workout all week last week. And man, it felt really great!
I didn't get a chance to do it Saturday or Sunday and i feel it!
I didn't to do anything Monday! I can totally feel the difference!!
But today i got up, did my workout, even ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill! I did 2.25 miles.
I wish I could burn more calories though. it said I only burned 105 calories.
I really should have gotten an elliptical machine instead.
But oh well, as long as i do my BL workout, I should be fine!!
Well, since I didn't work out all weekend I wont weigh myself until the end of this week. Friday!
Hopefully I am down a few more pounds! I have been drinking lots of water too!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Happy Fat Tuesday!

Lots of Love!!!

I did it!!!

Ok so I bought that dvd and have been doing it for 3 days.
I weighed myself today and it said 199.4!!!
Did you hear me!!! 199.4!!!


Ok so have a great night!!
Lots of Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breakdown...Breakthrough!!!

OK so this past weekend was Randy's banquet for work. I really wanted to look nice so we went shopping. I think I must have gone to about 6 or 7 stores. Dots, Ross, Target, Maurice's, Dress Barn, Catherine's, Lane Bryant, and I cant even remember. Well I looked at every single item and of course nothing fit.Or I looked pregnant. I hated everything I tried on. At Dress Barn I started getting upset and sad. When I made it to Maurice's I finally lost it in the dressing room. I sat there on the floor half dressed crying. I swear for about 20 minutes. When Randy came to check on me I told him I wanted him to just get me out of here. I wanted to go home and get in bed a die.
I felt mad, frustrated, sick to my stomach, and horrified. I let this happen to myself. He felt so bad and really tried to comfort me. He said all the right things. But it didn't matter. I still felt awful. So he took me to Old Navy...he says "you always find something there". But I didn't want jeans and a t-shirt. I wanted something nice. He won Driver of the Year and I knew they were gonna take pictures and all so I wanted to look good, for him!! Anyways, I didn't find anything.
He took me home and I just went to bed. I didn't even cook dinner. Thankfully the girls knew something was wrong so they helped Randy make dinner! They are all so awesome! I slept for about 3 hours. I was just drained! Exhausted! I just told myself I would wear one of the 3 things I had in my closet.
So Saturday, we get up, get dressed, and left. We had to drop the kids off at my sisters but then headed to the hotel. I laid on the bed while Randy got dressed. I ended u wearing jeans! my flat boots, and a blouse I had bought the week before. It was nothing special. it was like a champagne color. And wore my little black sweater over that.
I felt ugly. I felt out of place. I felt under dressed. Everyone was in heels, nice skirts, and blouses, or slacks. I just wasn't feeling it!
But we had a good time. I drank a lot!!! Loosened me u a bit. So that was it!
Sunday we got up and picked up the kids and came home. Over lunch me and Randy talked with the kids and made a decision together. NO more!! We were gonna start eating right and exercising!
Monday I went shopping. Just to stay moving during the day! I did so much!
I did little things to the house that we had on the Honey do list that we had been putting off.
It felt good.
Then I made baked chicken for dinner with broccoli rice. It was so good! We also had a big salad. which was mostly spinach! The kids really liked it!
I bought the Biggest loser Last Chance Workout video. It says loose 30 lbs in 6 weeks. That is my goal. My birthday is in 6 weeks. And I would love to lose 30 lbs before then. Hell I'd be happy with 20!! So after dinner we cleaned the kitchen and then popped the dvd in! We all did it in the living room!
It hurt like hell but we did it!! And I felt good!
i even finished up the laundry and vacuumed the upstairs. Man I was on a roll.
I took a shower and passed out! I was so tired but proud of myself!!

I weighed myself last night and was 205.
My goal is to get down to 175. I would like to start there!
AGAIN!

Well it was definitely a breakdown...but definitely a breakthrough!
It sucks that I had to hit this rock but I am glad that I did!

Lots of Love!!!

No pain No gain!! UGH

So this week I have gotten back on track.
Monday, since the kids were off of school, we cleaned the house. Top to bottom, side to side, floor by floor!!

Tuesday we got up, took the kids to school and when I came back since the boys were still asleep I got on the treadmill. I walk/ran for 30 minutes. I think I burned like 100 calories or something I don't remember. But right after I did one of my workout videos for another 30 minutes. It felt good! Rest of the day i did laundry just to stay moving!

Wednesday, Randy was off work, and for some strange reason...i slept most of the day. I mean I got up to take the girls to school but when I came back I laid down for a what was supposed to be a few minutes. But I ended up sleeping until 1 pm. I couldn't believe it! Randy said he came in to wake me up a few times but I was OUT!!! I felt bad...but rested. I guess I pushed myself too much the day before?? Nah...I don't know why but it felt good!!

Today, Thursday, I got up, took the dogs out, made the girls breakfast, took them to school, and came back and jumped right on the treadmill. This time I did 30 minutes on 5.0 which took me 2 miles!! I burned 125 calories!! Yeah! It felt good. I didn't stop! Now I am going to clean the house again, go buy groceries, and finish up the laundry!
I swear I hate laundry. Just thought I'd throw that in there! HAHA!!

Well I hope that I can continue this until it becomes a habit! I know I can do this! I know I can! I am doing OK with my eating but since I have run out of everything in the fridge and pantry I am going to go stock up on healthy foods!! Salads, chicken, lots of fruits and veggies!

Well how is everyone else doing so far this year?
I'd love to hear how things are going?
Ruthie thanks for those links to the Self magazine!!

Have ya'll been watching Biggest Loser? It is so good!! I am hooked. I also have been watching on MTV a show called I used to be Fat! It's about teens mostly but still a good show! Any encouragement is good!

I am afraid to weigh myself but I will on Friday! I'll make that my weigh in day! Friday mornings! So hopefully what I have been doing this week will payoff!

Well hope you all have a wonderful; blessed day!
Lots of Love!!

I'm still here!

I know it is really cold out and we all want to cuddle up on the couch or in bed with a big cup of hot chocolate and some warm home cooking.
Tonight mom made some homemade chicken soup. It was so good! It had chicken and lots of veggies!
I found some snacks and things for me to eat during the day that I wanted to share.
At Target, they have these deli made lunch and snack packs. My favorite is the chicken salad.
It comes with 1 serving of chicken salad, a handful of red and green grapes, a handful of carrots
and about 6 or 7 whole grain crackers. I have to say, it is awesome! They also have one that is just grapes, cheese, crackers, and salami. OMG I am hooked. It is the right portion size and everything is fresh and tastes amazing.
Today I found a broccoli salad they had and I could eat this every day. It is big fresh broccoli bits, a little bit of bacon, a little bit of shredded cheese, and some kinda of light sauce. It really was good!

I am really proud of myself for trying to find the healthy thing to eat during the day! I am looking at packages and reading labels. I am looking at ingredients, and checking for sugars, carbs, and fat! Oh and calories.
I really suck at keeping track of what I eat during the day and writing everything down so I haven't even touched the calorie tracker website. I thought I would be able to do it but I just forget and by the time I remember I have forgotten what I ate and how much!!! That sucks!

I haven't weighed myself in a few days so I am anxious to find out if I have made it under 200.
I have been staying active though. I actually went outside the other day before it got really cold and played some football with the kids and Randy. It was fun. We came up with a game were we tossed the football in a circle and if you dropped it you were out. The last person standing got to pick an exercise that everyone else had to do. Like jumping jacks, push ups, sprints, squats (which Jacob thought mommy looked funny doing so he kept picking this one) and sit ups. We would have to do 10 of which ever was chosen. Man, I am still sore. But I have been doing squats everyday just to keep my legs in check. Cuz they feel like jello!!
Well I hope you all are finding ways to exercise and eat healthy during this winter freeze!

Stay warm!
Lots of Love!!!!!