Turkey Trot and Biggest loser

So Saturday Mike, Tamara Cobb and I did the 5 k Turkey trot. Tamara and I finished in 40:30. Which isnt to bad . Next spring I want 33 minutes! It is a pride thing I think. I want to be able to do 11 minute miles. and then get faster. I wont be happy till I can do it in 33 minutes. So Emily Steiger and I are going to be running a 5 k 4 times a week then a 4-5 miler once a week. I really want to be a runner and beable to like running. Today I went alone and I was so bored! Even with a audible book and switching to music. Ugggg. Maybe I just nee to go find nature. When I used to run 10 YEARS ago I ran in nature behind the Carlsbad mall. There was a perfect trail through a canyon that was almost a mile and I would do it all week. Then I moved and running stopped. So now I am trying to get back into it. I have a 1/2 marathon and full Marathon on my bucket list, they must get checked off!
So the 5 K went okay I was really mad at my time but whatever what can I do!

I am apart of a biggest loser competition with some friends and I only lost 2 fricken pounds last week! even after the 5 k! WHAT THE HECK! I kicked butt all last week and 2 POUNDS REALLY! GRRRR I can gain that in 1 day back if I am not careful. SO this week I want 4-6 pounds! Now you may say " WAIT TO MUCH" umm people think about it I am 211 pounds 6 pounds is NOTHING! That's a small baby! hehehhe okay so I am kicking up my cardio all this week. I am so winning this week!
We have 6 months to lose what you can and the 1 who losses the most percentage of body weight wins! My goal is to loose about 76 pounds. That would put me at 135. Ohh to be 135 again! That would make me a size 10 again! Which means I would of gone from size 20 to 10. Hmmm so awesome! I am taking my measurements this Saturday to see where I am. COME ON BODY!

My Favorite saying are " Nothing tastes as good as skinny does"( Thanks to Dana L) and " Fat dont Hurt!) Emily Steiger! and best of all " DO you want to have fat kids and be a fat mom?"" HELL NO! " Biggest loser (Jillian M)

So here I go! I have a 5 K with my Church group Thurs. morning I better get under 39!

Adoption Update

So Yesterday we mailed all the clearances we needed to for state and government. So Then We went to get our vase clearance which just says that we have no tickets or domestic issues. After That we turned it into our Case worker Deanna and she said that it should be 2-4 weeks from now till we are on the Approved list! Which means we would be on the LISTS! Once we are on the Home study Approved lists we have 0-4 months till we have a baby!
We are so excited its getting closer! We are planning that it shouldn't happen before the new year. We are thinking January. The timing for Match is 0-2 months then after you are matched its 0-4 months. So it also could take up to 6 months. Say worse case is we get matched and she is only 6 mths pregnant, then we wait.
To pass the time I am doing a biggest loser challenge and its 6 mths long !SO every day I am working out about 2.5 hours and weigh in every Saturday night. My goal by 6 months is to weigh under 140! I am now 213( last Saturday weigh in) and so I have 72 pounds to go! I am so killing this one! Its hurts but I have started to look forward to working out. I get up every morning and work out from 9- 1130 and then eat lunch and do what I need to do around the house. It keeps me busy. I am hanging in there. Mike is being such a wonderful support and team player. i have 2 work out buddy's that keep me going on tired sore days! I want to be able to go running as a family and be the team mom and be healthy and fit. I am sick of being the obese mom to be. I hit 235 last spring and was so depressed I had let that happened. But as of Dec.1 I will be under 200! And by June under 140! Ohh I am so excited! The great thing is that I dont have to take time time off to heal after we get the baby! I can go run while Mike takes care of Konnor or Vivian. But I will not take baby out in public to like church and stuff till they are at least 3-4 weeks. The winter time carries to much sickies!

Well I have to go get fabric for the tree skirt I am making in quilting class, today 2 miles - 23 minutes!

What a week!

First off I worked out everyday last week so I hit my goal ! I may not of hit the GYM everyday but I sure worked my butt off Moving two friends! That's a whole other story! But I worked out. I take my measurments next week, I am not sure how they will be due to me being on my period they may be off a bit. But hey whatever!
Ohh Mu body hurts today! Yesterday kicked my trash and then today was a busy crazy day. Thia ext month will be super busy and super crazy but hey it passes the time.
Here is what I have been up too!

Two Diaper Cakes for orders. yea I know I forgot to turn then!

My first Quilting Class Quilt in progress. I have this part all sewn together and straight too! I was pretty proud. Now I have the border and one more box border then binding and back!

So Mike was nominated at work for a fundraiser to get a pie in the face. the highest bidder would get to create and throw the pie! I WON the BID!


Lets just say it was a lot of ingredients and super fun! My hubby is such a great sport!

HOT WEEKEND

This weekend has been really hot. Well really since last Monday it has been hot! I find its really difficult to workout on hot days. I workout Monday Wends Friday just fine but other days its just so hot! But I have to get moving. I feel like i could do so much better but the heat and humidity wipes me. Liek I am talking about 99 degree with 85% humidity and no A/C! Its a killer!
So my goal this week is to work out 6 days no matter how hot! I will be checking in everyday so that you know I am doing it! If I dont go you better yell at me!

Today

Ohh my goodness I am so wiped today! Keith kicked my trash! For the first time I felt so sick after wards, but now that I ate I am okay! No pain no loss. 11 INCHES LOST!In 3 weeks I AM SO EXCITED! Now to see what the scale says! OKAY MOMENT OF TRUTH! 2.4 pounds in 1 week and that was with a half full bladder! WOOOOT WOOT happy dance. Ohhh I dont care how sore I am that makes it worth t!

What a week!

Okay s I started this blog to make my self accountable for what I do everyday.So umm yeah Not so good at the blogging thing. But I have learned a few things like.....

1. My body hates me if I only drink half a gallon of water a day. But I feel water logged in the brain when I drink 1.5 gallons of water in 7 hours.
2. I suck at counting calories. I have gotten so used to not counting calories that its hard for me to count them.Example how to you count tofu Asian stir fry? HOME MADE?
3.I only workout on trainer days! Okay I am supposed to work out 5-6 days a week. umm yeah not so much. I want to but I have learned that If I dont get up and go at 9 am that I dont go at all. Umm and I even have a treadmill in my living room. Yep I haven't used it once.

So tonight I am going to start writing down everything I eat and then trying to figure out the calories. I have been just trying to figure out the calories at every snack and meal and that takes alot of time when you make everything fresh!

So tomorrow I am going to start writing down every strawberry, orange, bell pepper and kale I eat then every night before bed figure it out.

I have my second body tapping on Monday and I am wondering if anything has changed. It will be 3 weeks and I know I haven't lost any pounds yet. But I am not looking for "fast just get to it results" I am looking for life time change!

Tonight for dinner I made Bruschetta with Kale and whole wheat bread and salmon flavored in Mrs. Dash. It was yummy! And for dessert at 7:30pm Fresh Strawberry's and Organic yogurt.

HERE WE GO!

From the time I was about 10 years old life changed for me. I became Fluffy. We moved from parks and flat ground to hills and no parks. My fitness decreased and my fluffiness went up. By the time I was 15 I weighted about 150+pounds. I was so sad and depressed but I had friends and family that loved me so I survived. By the time I was 17 I had decided that I had enough, I had gained 40 pound due to hormones and now was pushing 180. I took diet pills and in 4 months lost 40 pounds. I felt so much better but because I didn't pills I didn't learn a thing. I was happy with being 138 and stayed that way till I was 19. The I started dancing and really trying to get a flat tummy. So i started working out 2 hours a day and I would go dancing 10 hours a weekend. That worked enough that I felt great being a size 10. I was 135 and happy. Then after a few hard ships and trails I started gaining weight. I went from being 145 at 21 to 165 at 23 the 185 at 26 and now at 30 I weight over 200 pounds. I hate that in 10 years I have gained so much weight!
So 2 weeks ago I got a trainer and he has been KICKING MY FLUFFY BUTT! So now I am on my way. But there is so much more to being healthy and fitness then the gym, So Sarah and I are going to log our daily stuff. Like Food, exercise, schedules, hydration and Calories. Join with us as we share a journey a world apart!