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I know you haven't heard from me in a while and now here I am to tell you my blog is moving. =-(

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hanging in there...

Well.

Life happens. We get sick we get busy and our toes get horribly infected. shit happens. I believe it is all how you want to react to it.

Billy and I did not work out the last 4 days! I know and we were doing so well.

My toe is aweful. I can hardly walk on it. Let alone work out every night.And Billy doesn't want to do it on his own so.... we are dealing. I want to just bite the bullet and do what I can (I could at least do abs..)...he wants me to wait...and my toe is so bad I kind of want to wait until it heals as well. I just started my antibiotics so I will give it one more day and then Billy and I will hit it hard again.

It is weird too because Billy right now is totally in a place right now that I have definetly been. He is upset at himself because he started out strong...he wanted to accomplish something and help me and now I am a gimp which is throwing a wrench in our plans so he is getting discouraged and wants to just stop completey and restart again when my toe is better. Basically he wants to give up and start over at another time. Oh man I have been there so many times. so so so many times. The thing about weight loss and living healthy is that you can't just give up the first time something goes wrong or you will never get to the end. We can still pick up where we left off. We can still succeed.

But I know how he feels.

so for now all I can really say is we are hanging in there. Here is our 10 day weight/measurements update. no pics for now sorry!

Billy---before is blue and current is purple---

Weight: 210lbs 213

Measurements:  

Chest- 43.5  43

Waist- 40  39

Hips-39   39

Thighs- 26  24

Arms-13  12.5

Me =-)---before is blue and current is purple---

Weight: 189lbs 187lbs

Measurements:

Chest- 40  40

Waist- 35   35

Hips-42   40

Thighs- 24  24

Arms-12  11

Well until next time, 

Soaking it all in...

I am doing so good. Wait. WE ARE DOING SO GOOD!

It is day 7 of Billy and I doing the Shred and I am at 5 out of 7! I was sick and attempted (and failed) to do it. And Billy sat out one of the days I couldn't do it but holy cow! I have never been so committed! I love working out with my husband. I think I would be a skinny mini if I had started out this way in January. ♥

People at work keep telling me how great I look and I cheated and peeked at the scale this morning and it says 186lbs down from 189lbs! If that is true that is 3lbs this week! I hope It isn't just water weight moving around lol. We will see on Monday the 11th, which is our official next weigh in and pic post before we move onto Level 2 of the Shred! Another proud moment for me is my perseverance! I don't know why this embarrasses me so bad but it does so please just bare with me...

I had two ingrown toe nails and I finally had them taken care of yesterday and I still did the Shred and will STILL DO the shred all weekend. I looked up some alternate work outs for the ones I can't do because of the bad toes and I am so excited at my will to keep on truckin! I can't wait to see the results at the end of this 30 days.

Today I meant to do a good long blog but I have speant most of my lunch break catching up on some of my fave blogs. Being sick has really put me behind this week! =0)

So until later this weekend....

Keep on keepin on! You still have 12 weeks to make that FINAL push for your goals you made at the beginning of the year!

What will you do today to put you that much closer?

Much Love,

October Shred Day #2

Well I am happy to say that I have never been happier for this entire journey! Here I am on my 10th month of working on myself and I finally found what makes me happy and energized. My husband is doing it with me.

Gosh I  love love love him!So right now we are working on being more active over all and we are also doing the 30 day shred (yes again...) but we are determined to get through it for 30 consecutive days.I believe we can do it together. He wants to do it in the evenings which is hard for me because I tend to procrastinate it when I save it until the end of the day. However I believe that having us hold each other accountable to get it done will help. And Oliver is not an excuse! The last two days we did it when he was awake and he just smiled and laughed at us. Also working out with Billy is fun! He energizes me and causes me to push myself harder. And he makes me laugh and feel playful. I am just loving this. I really hope it lasts. He really wants to lose some of the weight he has gained since we got married so I hope it sticks. man...did I mention I love love love him?

So tonights entry is really a place for our 'Before' pics and measurements. I am so glad he let me take his too!

Weight: 210lbs

Measurements:  

Chest- 43.5

Waist- 40

Hips-39

Thighs- 26

Arms-13

10/01/2010

9/13/2010

 So even though I am still not happy with the way I look. I think that I have improved a bit...the 2nd set are September at the begining of my first Shred Challenge... my muffin top looks slightly less muffin-ish. (just slightly...) Also here is a comparison of my weight measurements...

NOW

Weight: 189lbs

Measurements:  

Chest- 40

Waist- 35

Hips-42

Thighs- 24

Arms-12

9/13/2010

Weight: 

190lbs[

Measurements: 

Chest: 39

Waist: 35

Hip: 42

Thigh: 27

Arm: 12

So there we have it! Until next time! Look for some seriously exciting posts coming soon!

Much Love,

I ♥ Billy

Sorry for my short absence. I have been going through a lot lately! =-(

Never fear I am back though. I am happy and content and ready to just lose this weight already! And the best part of all is that...so is my husband! I have been wanting his support and help with this journey since day 1 and he is finally ready to help me and get into shape himself! He is actually going to do the 30 day shred with me! I can't wait! We start tomorrow. And we are going to do it every day. No interruptions. Also he has made a change in his life and realizes that he wants to live a more active life style which I soooo appreciate because I do too and it has been a fight to get him to do things like go for a walk or play a game or go to the park or learn a new crazy dance lol.

So the Shred! We are doing it! Every morning for the rest of October! Beginning tomorrow. Why is it so hard to do something every day? Something always comes up and distracts me or lets me believe I can't do it but really I can. I just get to make the time and now I have my wonderful husband to hold me accountable. I can't wait until tomorrow morning. He makes me laugh and pushes me to be better so I know we will have fun while doing it.

So that is it for now. I felt like I was going crazy the last couple weeks. My emotions are a total roller coaster since I had my son. And the reality is that every once in a while I just get depressed and unmotivated. And that lasts a little bit and then it is like I wake up and I am myself again. I know I really need to sort that out. My friends and husband just believe that I get to work more on the 'loving myself' part of my journey. I just am not sure how to do that. I know that following through with my commitments and goals even when I am feeling all 'doom and gloom' is a huge part of it.

Working out and eating right makes me feel good. The effort that goes into it is the hard part. So until next time...I am still striving for my goals. I won't stop until they are reached.

Thank you for being here with me for the journey!

Much Love,

Making Healthy Choices...

Dear Jillian Michaels,

Do not worry my dear, I am still at it. I am on Level 3 of your 30 day shred and it SUCKS. My abs hurt...muscles I didn't even know that I had hurt. And I am not gonna lie. I have not finished the complete 20 minutes. I will though. Tomorrow I go all the way. All in!

Thank you for a quick 20 minutes of hell to wake me up in the morning!

Love ya girl...

Momma

LOL. If only she knew that I turn the sound off because her harping drives me crazy and I can't stand that yucky techno work out music...eeek. I realized this morning I didn't post my pic for the Drop Dead Gorgeous by December challenge yesterday as I usually do! Don't laugh at me I have been messing with this pic for too long and I can't get it to flip around! So turn your head sideways for me please...

(sheepish smile...)

Thank you!
Well do your best today and I will make sure that I do my best. I have many things that I am working on but fingers crossed I will get some progress pics out tonight and be able to take my measurements!

Have a great day!

much love,

Monday Madness

I feel...crazy today. I know I have accomplished a lot, and still I have a ton to get done. What I am mad about is my progress! Week 1 of my 16 week journey was a half-flop. I ate well, kept my calories down. I didn't even have a pumpkin treat. (but I baked pumpkin muffins today so I will be having one today.) The flop part is this... I didn't work out one time. I have a...well a ratard toe at the moment....and am ashamed to say that it totally kept me from doing anything. luckily my toe is feeling much better today so I plan on going for a good walk with my husband and doing the shred. Today is the last day of level 2. Which sucks because I missed about 5 days of it.

Oh well.I am not going to hate myself. I am just going to keep moving forward. Keep eating well...and working out and striving for 3lbs this week. I know I can do it.

I have figured out that drinking water is key to my eating well. When I stay hydrated I find that I don't want to snack as much. Also my hands swell in the hot weather and drinking a ton of water helps to keep the swelling down a little bit. =-)

How much water have you drank today?