Weight Loss Update

This last week was very hard for me. I didn't have any ambition to work out. I still kept eating healthy good foods. I ended up taking a full week off from my workout. This is not supposed to happen when your on a challenge. I am happy to report that I didn't gain any weight. I'm still 17 pounds lost and over 30 inches smaller. Shakeology is excellent. It keeps me on track and it helps me to stay away from the cravings that I do have. I was able to have energy, eat less and stay at my weight lost. This is exciting for me to know for when I do reach my goal weight. I know now that with a healthy diet and Shakeology I can keep the weight off. I did eat pasta during the weekend, I made chicken Alfredo with cheesy bread. I cannot eat that again though. Too much dairy. Even with lactate pills I still was up all night sick. It sure was good, but not worth it.

If you haven't tried shakeology, shoot me an email and I would love to bring some to you to try.

My Mother's Day

Mother's Day was so nice. I wish it were every day. Rob let me sleep in and he got up with William at 6:40. William actually slept in, he is usually up at 5:00. This was a huge gift from the both of them. Then Colton and Rob made me breakfast in bed with a red rose. I broke down and ate the toast. Eggs and bacon on toast is always a treat for me along with a nice hot cup of coffee. Lizzy came in and helped me eat my eggs. Alainna laid down next to me and told me how she's going to be a mommy someday to four babies. And Logan put on Johnny Horton for me to listen to. It was a great start to the morning. I wanted to go to church but we ended up skipping. I think we need to keep looking for a church to worship in. The one we've been attending for a few months is not teaching right on with what scripture says about salvation. I would love to go back to Edgewood but its so far to be involved with and I really want to be involved with a church close to home. My heart is really burdened with this.

Back to Mother's Day. I went with Logan to Fred Meyers to check out there Founders Day sale and write down prices for my grocery list on Friday. I ended buying 3 new tops for $11 each down from $40. I needed them. I only have maternity and really old tops so this was a nice gift.

When I got home I watched half of Pride and Prejudice before I fell asleep for a two hour nap. Then my dad came over for a nice visit and we had Round Table pizza and ended the day with Cheese cake. I ate so much that when I woke up this morning I was still full, bloated and sick.

Today will be focused on Shakeology to help the bloating and the sick feeling go away and back to eating lean foods. I love that its not a diet that I'm doing but a way of life. If I eat crummy for one meal I just go back to lean eating after that. This is what I like about Shakeology, it helps me to get back on track while taking cravings away and keeps me full for a couple of hours.

I hope everyone had a great Mothers day and I hope you were just as blessed as I was.

Sample of my weekly food intake and exercise schedule

• I thought some of you might want to know what kinds of food I'm taking in and what exercises I'm doing to keep my weight loss going.
  
  I use Chalean Extreme for exercise. I love it. I think you already know this.
  Monday - About 45 minutes of weights
  Tuesday - Rest
  Wednesday - 45 minutes of weights
  Thursday - Cardio for 45 minutes and abs for 15 minutes
  Friday - 45 minutes of weights
  Saturday - cardio for about 30 minutes and getting lean (yoga moves) for about 30 minutes
  Sunday - Rest
  
  My day to day diet changes very little.


• I usually start my breakfast with 2 eggs and sometimes ham and a cup of coffee


• Then two hours later I have a snack of 30 Almonds. Yummm


• Two to three hours later I have lunch - this is usually a tuna fish sandwich on a skinny whole wheat bagel. Sometimes I will have a salad with chicken or tuna if I know I'm going to have bread for dinner.


• I wait three hours to have my next snack and I have practically another meal. I drink my shakeology, this is a super yummy chocolate shake with skim milk. I'm going to try it with Almond milk this week.


• For Dinner I have either: chicken, pork chops, or fish. Once a week its steak or hamburger. And a vegi to go with it.

I try to keep my calories between 1300 and 1500.

And there it is. Everything is made with spices and certain sauces to make it all yummy . Rob, Logan and Lizzy all like what I made. Alainna and Colton don't. But they'll learn. :)

What is CLX? And 60 days into it

CLX - Chalean Extreme. You want to get extreme?! You want to have a workout that works for you? I'm on day 60 and starting the lean phase of CLX. I have to say, I LOVE IT. I have never ever stuck with a workout. Not even just walking consistently. I have started things, gotten bored then stopped. With CLX I have stayed on track. Yes, I have missed a workout due to illness or lack of sleep but never more than one day and then I would make up that day on my scheduled day off. I have never been more excited and woke up wanting to workout before. Now granted I hate cardio, blahhhh. But with CLX there's only two days of cardio. When I start my cardio days I say to myself "15 minutes, if I can get through 15 minutes then I can do 15 more." Doing that I get through the in tire 45 minutes with one and 30 minutes with the other. I have really bad arthritis and I have noticed that when I eat sugar it flares up so bad that I cannot walk. Keeping to the diet is doing so much more than just losing weight for me, its helping my knees to not scream in pain daily. This last weekend I ate a ton of sugar, and I literally could not walk for parts of the day on Sunday due to my left knee being in so much pain. So today back to no sugar.

Another thing about MY CLX is that I'm in an accountability group who is doing the same routine on the same days. Its like going to the gym together. I have never met these ladies and almost all of them live in other states. These women have inspired me and encouraged me daily. I truly thank the Lord for them. Without them I would have quite when the workouts got harder and harder. I hope we continue to keep each other accountable even after the 90 day challenge. If you are looking for this to, then its not too late for you to join in. Let me know if you have any questions.

Now here are my results for the month. I have lost 2 pounds. This last month we worked on heavy weights and muscle building. So I know the lack of weight loss is due to my building muscle. I cannot believe how awesome I feel. I have lost 7.5 inches in total as well. In total I have lost 13 pounds and 12.5 inches. And 2% body fat.

I have continued to drink my shakeology through all this and it has definitely helped me. I don't ever fill bloated, I have a ton of energy and my cravings have gone way down. I didn't drink any shakeology this last weekend and I feel icky. I'm bloated, constipated and the cravings were back. So today is a shakeology day and I'm back on track. One thing about working out and eating right is that when you mess up or skip a day you just start again the next meal or the next day. Its not the end of the road. Don't ever give up.

I am learning so much. I am so thankful to God that I have found this workout and Shakeology. It has really helped me get back on track. I want to live longer and have more energy for my kids. They are a huge part of why I do this.

Let me know if you want to know more about CLX or Shakeology. I would love to share them with you.

Cottage Cheese Legs? Really??

I am on day 41 of Chalean Extreme. I've lost 14 pounds and 25 inches so far, 9.5 from my waist. I wasn't going to report on my success of weight loss until the end of 60 days but I just couldn't help but share with you the results of my legs. My saddle bags and "cottage cheese" to be exact. I didn't think you could get rid of cellulite, ever. But my legs are really smoothing out. My saddle bags are almost gone and my (whisper) butt is being lifted and shrinking. The techniques Chalean uses in her workouts are amazing for the troubled areas that most women have. I cannot wait to be done and show you all the results. If you want to get rid of those troubled areas, you have to try Chalean Extreme, its well worth it and its less expensive than a gym membership. Just click on the ad to the right of my blog for more information. By the way, I will never be done with staying in shape, I love it way too much!!!

Day 31

Today is my 31st day doing my 90 day challenge. It has been very extreme and rewarding. I have been following a life changing diet that I just love while doing a very intense workout 5 days a week. During my workout there are 3 days of weight lifting that is extreme and two days of cardio and abs. I had days when I couldn't work out but made up for them during my scheduled days off. The diet is easing but cuts out bread and sugar. By the end of my 30 days, I allowed myself some leeway and added a little treat now and then. My metabolism has gone up so it didn't hurt my weight loss. I feel great. I have more energy, I feel a lot stronger and more confident in how I look. I was able to go down a pant size and even my shoes are more loose. I have a long way to go. I was at 199 and now I'm at 188. I've lost 11 pounds in just 30 days and 6 inches off my waist. The next 30 days are more intense and people who have already completed this phase have had dramatic results, so I'm stoked to see how it works for me. I have been able to go up in the pounds that I lift because we do less reps but heavier weights. I'm still drinking my shakeology every day. It helps to break down the fat and gives me the energy I need to get through my days. If you want to know about the workout or shakeology click on the link to the right on my page and it will take you to my website. See you in 30 days.

Getting ready for school

I've been looking at different sites to see what to use in the fall for Kindergarten. Colton will be 5 in June so its time. I think if I stick to only Kindergarten he is going to get bored. Of course there are things he still doesn't know how to do so he can go fully into 1st grade. He still can't write out the alphabet or his numbers. We have just started working on these though. He does however know how to read his alphabet and his numbers. He can even read and spell most 3 letter words and some 4 letter ones. He can count to 100 and can count by 10's to 60. He's working on counting by 2's. He can also count backwards from 20. He can do simple addition, knows all his shapes and even the parallelogram and all his colors. The only thing he can't really do for first grade is write. Does anyone have any suggestions???