I have been absent lately from this blog because of many things! I have been battling this awful chest/sinus cold for THREE weeks now and so I have not been FIRMing because of it and I have had two weekends where I went off and cheated some! I am getting back going with it today where I will not be cheating anymore until Jim and I's weekend getaway at the end of May! Reason being is as of right now I still cant seem to find the balance of just eating a little something bad, when I do that I want it all. I do not want to keep cheating every so often because I will not get anywhere! My goal is 50 pounds of weight loss by Sam and Auri's wedding which is in two weeks! I only had 10 pounds to lose but now that I cheated some I have 14 1/2 to lose! So i know that sounds almost impossible BUT i am figuring if I eat VERY clean and do my FIRM workouts 5 times a week for a total of 10 FIRM workouts before the wedding, I should be super close or at 50! I seem to lose really fast when I workout with the FIRM dvd's! I just have not been able to do them lately because of being sick! So today I am going to go back and read all my motivating quote posts and think about my goals and all that to help encourage and motivate myself to getting back clean!
Love, april
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Its a beautiful day...
Hello!
So many exciting things to share so I think I will do a bullet post...
So many exciting things to share so I think I will do a bullet post...
- I am FINALLY in the 260's range...i weight 269.9 which makes my total weight loss 39 pounds so far in just 15 weeks! WooHoo! I have not been in this range in at least 5-6 years! I am SUPER DUPER LUPER excited!
- I got my FIRM transfirmation DVD's and weights in yesterday! The weights are pink and I love them and I have heard the workouts in this system are awesome so I cannot wait to get better so I can start working out again!
- Speaking of getting better...i am still getting over this bug...chest wheezing still going on and a runny nose but my tightness and soreness of chest is almost gone so thats a plus! I miss working out so I hope I get better soon so I can start back working out with the FIRM!
- I am leaving in an hour to go with some family and family's friends to Women of Faith Conference in Columbus, OH (just a few hours from here). We are staying with my mom down there for the night! Its tonight and all day tomorrow! Hubby is coming down tomorrow and him and I are staying an extra night with mom and dad and going to their church on Sunday!
- Its so gorgeous here today! Its 75-80 and sunny and breezy! Just beautiful! LOVE IT!
- I picked out my swimsuit I am going to reward myself with when I reach 45 pounds, which is only 5.5 away! Its from Lands End! Its really cute! Its a pink/teal pattern tankini top with a pink skirtini bottom!
Love, april
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
SICK!
SICK! That is what I am right now! I caught a nasty head and chest cold from my parents when I was at their place this weekend! I caught up to me late Sunday night/early Monday morning! Its Wednesday and I cannot blow my nose enough! Did not know I could produce so much snot! Yuck!
Monday was my rest day but I have had to miss yesterday, tonight and maybe even tomorrow with my FIRM workouts because of being sick! I so badly want to workout but I know my body just cant do it right now! I am afraid to slow down my weight loss but also because I just miss the FIRM workouts…its fun and it makes me feel so good afterwards!
I went to my bi-monthly check up with the nutritionist/doc I am seeing and my body fat has went down a lot since last time, I lost 8 ¼ pounds since last weigh in making my weight 273! WooHoo! I have lost a total of 35.5 pounds so far! I have lost 34 inches also! I am doing so well, he has bumped my appointments out every three weeks now instead of two! YAY!
I am going away this weekend to a Women of Faith Conference and to see my parents! I am SOOO hoping I am back to normal by Friday so that I can enjoy the beautiful weekend! I do not like being sick at all…especially since I have been feeling so great lately with my new health! I still have lots to go...but already with just 35.5 down, I feel so much better!
Love, april
Monday was my rest day but I have had to miss yesterday, tonight and maybe even tomorrow with my FIRM workouts because of being sick! I so badly want to workout but I know my body just cant do it right now! I am afraid to slow down my weight loss but also because I just miss the FIRM workouts…its fun and it makes me feel so good afterwards!
I went to my bi-monthly check up with the nutritionist/doc I am seeing and my body fat has went down a lot since last time, I lost 8 ¼ pounds since last weigh in making my weight 273! WooHoo! I have lost a total of 35.5 pounds so far! I have lost 34 inches also! I am doing so well, he has bumped my appointments out every three weeks now instead of two! YAY!
I am going away this weekend to a Women of Faith Conference and to see my parents! I am SOOO hoping I am back to normal by Friday so that I can enjoy the beautiful weekend! I do not like being sick at all…especially since I have been feeling so great lately with my new health! I still have lots to go...but already with just 35.5 down, I feel so much better!
Love, april
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Quote of the day...
"It's so hard to resist the desserts and junk food but its even better after I eat a healthy meal and workout with the FIRM...knowing I did my body good."
This really isn't a quote per say...its just something I wrote on my header I made for this site...so now its a quote of mine because I LOVE it. Its so true for me...i LOVE desserts so badly...its hard every time I see desserts or my favorite junk food or meal that I cannot have...BUT I love the feeling I get every time I eat a healthy meal, every time I make wise food choices and every time I work my butt off with the FIRM workouts! Thats a WAY better feeling in my eyes!
If I went along with my first reaction to my desserts/junk food and ate them...afterwards my body would feel sick, i would be lethargic and tired and gain weight and I would be mad at myself for eating them...but instead I choose not to eat those and I eat the things that I know are going to properly fuel my body to run and work better for the long run and in return...i get energy, better quality of life, and a great feeling of knowing I am getting healthier!
So...next time i am faced with a dougnut or a piece of cake...i will turn it down and think to myself...how much better I will feel after a good healthy meal and workout...knowing I did my body good!
Onto other things...today i worked out to Rock It Off with the FIRM using the wave. I bought a pair of 3 pound weights today at wal-mart for $3.77 each and incorporated them into my workout and WOW did it work..i was sweating buckets it felt like! Weights will make a difference...but you can only add weights or increase weights once a workout seems easy enough for you to do so...most of my FIRM's I still cannot use weights but the wave ones, I can! I am excited to weigh myself tomorrow and see if I am to 273 1/2 yet...that will be 35 pounds! WooHoo! Friday I was at 275!
Love, april
This really isn't a quote per say...its just something I wrote on my header I made for this site...so now its a quote of mine because I LOVE it. Its so true for me...i LOVE desserts so badly...its hard every time I see desserts or my favorite junk food or meal that I cannot have...BUT I love the feeling I get every time I eat a healthy meal, every time I make wise food choices and every time I work my butt off with the FIRM workouts! Thats a WAY better feeling in my eyes!
If I went along with my first reaction to my desserts/junk food and ate them...afterwards my body would feel sick, i would be lethargic and tired and gain weight and I would be mad at myself for eating them...but instead I choose not to eat those and I eat the things that I know are going to properly fuel my body to run and work better for the long run and in return...i get energy, better quality of life, and a great feeling of knowing I am getting healthier!
So...next time i am faced with a dougnut or a piece of cake...i will turn it down and think to myself...how much better I will feel after a good healthy meal and workout...knowing I did my body good!
Onto other things...today i worked out to Rock It Off with the FIRM using the wave. I bought a pair of 3 pound weights today at wal-mart for $3.77 each and incorporated them into my workout and WOW did it work..i was sweating buckets it felt like! Weights will make a difference...but you can only add weights or increase weights once a workout seems easy enough for you to do so...most of my FIRM's I still cannot use weights but the wave ones, I can! I am excited to weigh myself tomorrow and see if I am to 273 1/2 yet...that will be 35 pounds! WooHoo! Friday I was at 275!
Love, april
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Quote for the day...
In my series of blogs that I am doing on my quotes in my header, I have done two so far and I have decided to think about this one today...
"Just remember ... take it one day at a time."
I like this quote! Simple and true! I have found that I am getting the most success this time due to a few things and one of those things includes me taking it one day at a time! Especially in the beginning months of this eating change for me, it was so hard and difficult that I HAD to take it a day at a time so I wouldn't go crazy! :0) This quote reminds me that I need to just focus on today... focus on clean eating today...focus on my exercising today...my health today...and not worry about tomorrow! Sometimes I think when we start looking at how long of a ways we have to go in our weight loss or how hard it is, we get frustrated because it feels like it will be forever until we are there .... but if you take it just one day at a time, you can be thankful for the small accomplishment you did in your eating or your exercise or you can take into account that your energy is up or your clothes are looser...it helps us to get by if we just think...if I can make it through today successfully on my plan...I'm doing good, I can do this! I have been trying to remember each day to pray for strength to help me through each day as I tackle it since even though I am three and a half months into this journey....its still hard many days!
Today...i am at my parents! Emma is not use to the sounds at their house so we are up at 5:45am. Its now 6:09! I actually feel great and have plenty of energy...i believe my eating and exercising is playing a big part in this! Thank you Lord!
Love, april
"Just remember ... take it one day at a time."
I like this quote! Simple and true! I have found that I am getting the most success this time due to a few things and one of those things includes me taking it one day at a time! Especially in the beginning months of this eating change for me, it was so hard and difficult that I HAD to take it a day at a time so I wouldn't go crazy! :0) This quote reminds me that I need to just focus on today... focus on clean eating today...focus on my exercising today...my health today...and not worry about tomorrow! Sometimes I think when we start looking at how long of a ways we have to go in our weight loss or how hard it is, we get frustrated because it feels like it will be forever until we are there .... but if you take it just one day at a time, you can be thankful for the small accomplishment you did in your eating or your exercise or you can take into account that your energy is up or your clothes are looser...it helps us to get by if we just think...if I can make it through today successfully on my plan...I'm doing good, I can do this! I have been trying to remember each day to pray for strength to help me through each day as I tackle it since even though I am three and a half months into this journey....its still hard many days!
Today...i am at my parents! Emma is not use to the sounds at their house so we are up at 5:45am. Its now 6:09! I actually feel great and have plenty of energy...i believe my eating and exercising is playing a big part in this! Thank you Lord!
Love, april
Friday, April 17, 2009
What a beautiful day...
Today is such a BEAUTIFUL day! The sun is shining, the sky is gorgeous and the temperature is an amazing 70’s! I love weather like this! I am also having an extreme happy day because of my weight loss and measurements! I have lost 33 ½ pounds and 31 ½ inches in three and a half months! WooHoo! Thank you God! I could NOT have done it without Him! I give all glory and praise to Him because without His strength that He gives me and the guidance and well…everything else…I could not have done it!
I feel SO good…even though I still weigh 275…I feel so much better and healthier! I can stretch and move so much more easier now and I have lots more energy! I have gone from a 26 to a tight 20. WooHoo!
Had a yummy chicken teriyaki salad today for lunch! Going down to parents tonight to visit and make a wedding cake for someone in their church so I will probably eat some chili or something on the way down there! No workout tonight for me! Back to the wave tomorrow! :0) I did SSS and Cardio express on the wave last night and LOVED it!
To God be the glory!
Love, april
I feel SO good…even though I still weigh 275…I feel so much better and healthier! I can stretch and move so much more easier now and I have lots more energy! I have gone from a 26 to a tight 20. WooHoo!
Had a yummy chicken teriyaki salad today for lunch! Going down to parents tonight to visit and make a wedding cake for someone in their church so I will probably eat some chili or something on the way down there! No workout tonight for me! Back to the wave tomorrow! :0) I did SSS and Cardio express on the wave last night and LOVED it!
To God be the glory!
Love, april
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Next quote...
“Don’t put it off until tomorrow, do it today”
I picked this quote to go on my header and I like this quote because I have used that excuse so many times in my life and I do not want to do that anymore! I would think, I will start my diet tomorrow or I will exercise tomorrow! I love this quote because it reminds me that I should not put off anything for tomorrow! I should do it now! We are not guaranteed tomorrow so I should live for today! I love how I feel when I eat healthy each day! I love how I feel when I choose to exercise each day! I love the feeling of not saying, “I’ll do it tomorrow”. Today is great for me! I love how eating a healthy meal TODAY makes me feel! I love how exercising TODAY makes me feel! I want to live in the now! Not in tomorrow, for we do not know what tomorrow holds! Which the bible tells us that! So today, I am choosing to not put off my healthy eating or exercising, instead I am CHOOSING to DO my healthy eating and exercising, Lord willing!
love, april
I picked this quote to go on my header and I like this quote because I have used that excuse so many times in my life and I do not want to do that anymore! I would think, I will start my diet tomorrow or I will exercise tomorrow! I love this quote because it reminds me that I should not put off anything for tomorrow! I should do it now! We are not guaranteed tomorrow so I should live for today! I love how I feel when I eat healthy each day! I love how I feel when I choose to exercise each day! I love the feeling of not saying, “I’ll do it tomorrow”. Today is great for me! I love how eating a healthy meal TODAY makes me feel! I love how exercising TODAY makes me feel! I want to live in the now! Not in tomorrow, for we do not know what tomorrow holds! Which the bible tells us that! So today, I am choosing to not put off my healthy eating or exercising, instead I am CHOOSING to DO my healthy eating and exercising, Lord willing!
love, april
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