Stick with it Saturday- on Friday!

I am doing my post tonight because we have company coming today and I didn't update last week..so I wanted to check in. The last couple weeks have been really good. I have been able to workout 5 days each week and am eating a lot better. I started this journey the end of June with a goal of an 8lb loss...I have lost 7lbs- I am so excited and feel a lot better! I still have one more pound- but then again I haven't weighed since Monday so I could be there. I am going to add on a goal of 2 more pounds, that would be my ideal weight. And hopefully I can maintain this through the winter and the holidays- that will be the true test- I am bad at maintenance! Here are the workouts I have done this past week:

Monday- Elliptical + crunches
Tuesday- Biggest Loser Bootcamp
Wednesday- Elliptical + crunches
Thursday- Biggest Loser Bootcamp
Friday- Elliptical + crunches

I got a new workout video called Biggest Loser last chance workout- it is the HIIT program and is really good. I have done it once, but hope to alternate it with the other 2 workouts I do to push myself a little harder.

How have your workouts been this week??

Stick with it Saturday!

This week was rough. We were back to school and our schedule was a bit wonky with some swimming lessons messing us up a bit. Thankfully it isn't a regular thing. So here is what I accomplished this week. I don't plan on doing a weigh in- but maybe I should to help motivate me..I will let you know next week if I did or not.

Monday- Nothing
Tuesday- Elliptical + crunches
Wednesday- Biggest Loser Bootcamp
Thursday- Elliptical + crunches
Friday- Nothing
Saturday- Biggest Loser Bootcamp

That's how my week or workout's went- how was yours??

Stick with it Saturday

 

This week went pretty well. We are getting close to being back to our normal schedule with Jeff back to work and starting school next week so it was easier to schedule in my workouts. 

Monday- Elliptical and crunches

Tuesday- Biggest Loser bootcamp

Wednesday- Elliptical and crunches

Thursday- day off

Friday- Biggest Loser bootcamp

Saturday- Elliptical and crunches

I made it over to the library to weigh and was down another 1.5lbs..for a total loss of 4 lbs in a month. I think I will stick to only doing a weigh in every 1.5-2 weeks- this has made me feel more successful. 

How are your workouts going??

Stick with it Saturday!

Last week I did my weigh-in and was pleased to see a loss of 1.5 lbs. I like weighing every week or 2 because I feel more successful and don't get obsessive. This week I had a couple days where I didn't get my workout in and one night where I ate fast food because the house was too hot to cook! Here is the run down of my exercise schedule for the past week:

Monday: Walked around our zoo..this is a workout as its on the side of a mountain and almost all uphill.
Tuesday: Biggest Loser Bootcamp
Wednesday: nuthin
Thursday: Elliptical + crunches
Friday: Biggest Loser Bootcamp
Saturday: Elliptical + crunches

Not sure if I will get on the scale today or wait till next week. I will let you know next week if I did!I have been enjoying my homemade drinkable yogurts everyday for lunch and they are so yummy!!

How did your workouts go this week?

Stick with it Saturday!

The last couple weeks have been NUTS! We were camping the first week and I didn't do my normal workouts, but was walking A LOT! I mean just the path to and from the bathroom was a good hike and we did that at least 10 times a day.

One day we took a good 2.5 mile hike, another day we hiked around Mt. Rushmore, and the last full day we walked around lots of shops and a giant park. The day we drove home I did lots of worrying, but not much physically.  So it was a good week..and I felt really healthy walking so much. I sometimes wish we were more old school and could get by with walking places more.

After we got home we dealt with the stress of car shopping so I didn't get a workout in.

Monday -  Elliptical plus crunches

Tuesday- all day cleaning

Wednesday- Elliptical plus crunches

Thursday - Biggest Loser Bootcamp

Friday- Elliptical plus crunches

Saturday- Biggest Loser Bootcamp

I have also been trying to eat better and cut out the small meaningless calories here and there. I think it's going well, I feel better and feel like my clothes are fitting a little better. I will try to make it to the library to do a weigh in today. Last time I weighed 2 weeks ago I had lost some ounces but nothing significant.

A Love Story...Part 4

We were finally engaged!!! FINALLY!!! I waited 2 years for this! The next morning I went to my mom and dad's house early to show my mom my ring!

Our engagement photo.

Pretty quickly I moved back home and Jeff got an apartment that I helped pay rent on. So things were a bit different for a while.

The next couple months were spent wedding planning and getting things ready ASAP- we were getting married in about 3 months so had a lot to do. My mom busted her behind and opened her wallet for about every single thing for my wedding- I am so thankful because I cannot imagine all the hard work and money she invested! My boss at the time designed and made my wedding dress as a gift to me- I still am in love with it! We ordered flowers and a cake, found a photographer..all at the last minute. I wanted a wedding in the Fall!!!!

We were starting our Fall semester of college- but were able to get some days off for our wedding and honeymoon...we would just have A LOT of homework when we got back! Things were all falling into place and went smoothly planning wise. A week before our wedding I was driving home from work and got my first traffic ticket- I ran a red light. I knew I did as soon as the light turned red before I got my car across that white line- I looked back and there were 2 motorcycle cops just sitting there...in California this cost me close to $400 to get it off my record..UGH! The next day Jeff got pulled over for having a light out- but was given a fix-it ticket. And then 4 days before our big day we woke up to hell breaking loose....

One of the twin towers were on fire and airplanes were crashing all over the place...it was a literal nightmare. One of the worst days ever. Jeff had left for school but came back home and we watched together as a plane flew through the second tower and life as we knew it was different. It was scary. We had TONS of stuff to do this week and were still working and going to school while doing them, so we proceeded with life. My flower girls' dad was in New York I believe at the time, so with all planes grounded he was unable to make it to our wedding. Other then that and the whole somberness of it all, our wedding was unaffected.

On September 15, 2001 I became Mrs. Sara ..... YAY! It was a great ceremony and my hot hubby dipped me and gave me a wonderful first kiss as husband and wife!! We partied on at the reception and had tons of fun! Afterwards we headed out to our honeymoon in San Diego...on the way there we spotted Ray Romano pumping gas at the gas station...super cool! When we got there and turned on the news, the events that we were seeing really hit us for the first time since we had been so busy before.


Here are some pics from our wedding!!

So there it is folks...almost 11 years later and I am still madly in love with my husband. He is an amazing Godly man, husband and father. I am so lucky he chose me!!

A Love Story...Part 1

A Love Story...Part 2

A Love Story...Part 3

Stick with it Saturday

Oh what a better week this was!!! The heat has been a little more bearable and is now tapering off for a few days and our fire is 95% contained- praise the Lord. So I have made workouts more of a priority this past week and Im doing good. I decided to do The Biggest Loser bootcamp workout video and the day after my first day doing it I could barely move...so I know it worked! It was sad really- I was hobbling around like an old person and don't even get me started about trying to sit on a toilet, let alone get up from said toilet!!

I have also tried to eat better- THIS IS REALLY HARD!!!! I love food- especially carbs! So I have tried to stay away from breads and sweets...I didn't really follow this plan on the 4th because we were at a friends house and she made some really yummy cookies!!!

Here is a list of my workouts for the past week- I haven't gotten to the library yet to weigh in..I am hoping for some encouraging news though!! I will update this post after we go later today!

Monday- BL Bootcamp DVD- 30 min
Tuesday- Elliptical + 200 crunches- 45 min
Wednesday- BL Bootcamp DVD- 30 min
Thursday- Elliptical + 200 crunches- 45 min
Friday- BL Bootcamp DVD- 30 min
Saturday- Elliptical + 200 crunches- 45 min

I am hoping next week to starting seeing & feeling results. I am also going to try to find better/healthier snacks and choices so I don't feel like I am starving to death all the time or overeating!!

How did you do this week?!?

A Love Story...Part 1

 Long, Long Ago...in a village far away there lived a princess...j/k...(well maybe not)...

I grew up in Southern California and had just finished up my first semester at the junior college- which I bombed!!! You actually had to study and work at college...who knew??!! I was 19 and had dated a few guys in high school- nothing serious, just casual dating. I knew though that I hated dating..I just wanted to fall in love, get married and have lots of babies!! I was pretty strong in my Christian faith, and decided I would ask the Lord to only send me my husband because this dating stuff was for the birds! So I strayed away from seeking out men and just did my work and school thing.

I was still living at home (perk of Junior College) and a friend called and said her and some other people were going to Disneyland soon (one of the people was a guy I had dated) and wanted me to come along cause he might still be interested and it would be fun! I decided I was up for it- who knows maybe it should have been something more serious! My friend was going to spend the night and we were going to wake up early and head out. I had to get something out of the garage that was high on a shelf - I went out barefoot- and as I was getting this thing (I don't remember what I was getting) a plastic boot that my mom had worn on her leg when she broke her ankle fell and hit my foot. (ironic?) Immediately my big toe is spewing blood...like straight up in the air..all over the place. I get it under control before I pass out- I pass out very easily! It is decided there is no way I can walk around Disneyland. I am super bummed, like REALLY bummed out and crying. Disneyland is fun even at 19 and even after you have been a million times, so I was so sad not to get to go.

In my mopyiness I decide to get online (this was 14 years ago- not much available so when I say online it was AOL) my screen name was ShopChic5- (I don't exist on AOL anymore so don't go looking) I am browsing around- not really sure what exactly I was doing; when I get an instant message from a Jeffrey330...what a nice guy he was!! We chatted for a while and I asked how he found me- he said he searched for girls in our small town that were Christians and had the same birthday as him...I didn't believe him on the same birthday thing!! And we chatted for a few days online only finding out we had A LOT in common; both our mom's were teachers, we both were going to school to be teachers, we lived a few blocks from each other but had never met,we knew a lot of the same people, we went to the same high school just at different times and LOTS more!! He kept teasing me saying when are we gonna meet- and there was NO WAY I was going to meet this guy in real life!!! I did agree that I would call him about a week after he found me online- when we talked our online conversation just seemed to continue- getting to know each other better...and boy did he have a nice voice...it was DREAMY!!!! We would talk for literally hours on the phone- way past bedtime. Then it had been long enough- the boy wanted to MEET the girl!!!! I finally agreed....

TO BE CONTINUED....

Stick with it Saturday!!!

I am starting a new weekly series that goes along with one from one of my favorite blogs Sam's Noggin- she is a homeschooling mom of many much like myself. She has been on a weight loss journey for a while and is constantly trying to better herself. I believe part of being a good mate to my husband is to make sure I am healthy and in good shape- this is good for me and my self-esteem as well, I am needing a little motivation to keep up my workouts through the summer (especially since I took 2 months off). Having my husband home and dealing with the summer heat is very un-motivating- but I am back in the saddle and ready to melt some pounds away!! Feel free to join me in trying to be more healthy and exercise regularly- you can make a comment sharing what workouts you have done in the last week if you like, or just check-in to see how I am doing!!

This week I did only my elliptical- I am hoping to venture into some strength training using my workout videos next week- but wanted to start out easy just getting back into the routine.
Monday- 35 min. elliptical + 200 crunches
Tuesday- 35 min. elliptical + 200 crunches
Wednesday- walked around an amusement park all day (does this count??)
Thursday- 35 min. elliptical + 200 crunches
Friday- 35 min. elliptical + 200 crunches

WOW I didn't realize how boring my workouts are!!! I have tried to watch what I eat more this past week as well. I probably tend to over-eat because my skin and bone husband eats a lot and has a super fast metabolism so I always want to eat as much as he does and I just can't do that anymore!! My goal for this next week is:

- to watch my portions and make good food choices
- do 2 exercise videos during the week and 3 days on the elliptical

How did you do on your workouts this week??

3 in 30 February

I am going to state my goals for this month, but I won't be starting them till probably Monday when *hopefully* I will be feeling better and back to normal.

1. 2 loads of laundry per day from start to finish! BIG time goal...I have a hard time getting things out of the dryer and folded AND put away.

2. Stick to my new cleaning schedule & kids chores. I made a new chore system and myself a "keeping the house tidy" schedule but haven't been able to start it because I got sick...so hopefully that will go well!

3. Get a bunch of small projects done around the house that I have been avoiding or hoping my husband would do. I will be getting my dad (who doesn't know yet) to assist in most of them since he has cabin fever with the cold weather (my dad loves coming over to help me with things, so I know he will be more then willing) - and my husband is SUPER busy and who knows when he will have time.

So there you go! I am going to the Dr. today because this is day 6 of this crud and I am DONE! We barely did any school work this week (which the kids are LOVING) but we need to get back to our routine. We have been able to continue to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Mr. C has insisted!!!! I know I chose a good book because he almost throws a fit when I tell him we have to wait till tomorrow to continue reading it. We will be finishing it today and will watch the movie tonight - the older version with Gene Wilder. I am so excited to see how much they are going to LOVE it- especially since they love the book so much!!

P.S. My root canal will be this next Wednesday- they had an opening- so no more root canal on V-day!!
P.P.S. I have no Friday phone dump this week- well because I didn't take any pictures.  We barely left the house all week and with a snow day today we had some of our regularly scheduled activities cancelled.
P.P.P.S. I went to the Dr. and she says its just a cold virus, she did give me some codeine to help me sleep since my cough is so bad. A big plus to going was seeing that one of my 3 in 30 goals has been paying off as I have LOST 5 lbs in the last 2 months!!!! I have 5 more to go...woo hoo!!!!
Sara

SICK.

I am sick. Like the I got hit by a bus and want to die sick. That is all.

Root Canals & Making Cookies!

So today was kind of a crappy day. Last night I felt a weird bump on my gums above my front tooth and because I was cursed with the worst teeth ever I immediately knew there was a problem. I called the dentist this morning cause I wanted to get it checked out ASAP. I am going for a filling and cleaning next week but couldn't wait that long cause I needed to know what the heck it was. At first he thought it was a random canker sore, cause the tooth its above doesn't hurt at all. Then he took an x-ray. And he said, "Interesting". I knew then it wouldn't be a good outcome! He said it appeared to be infected. And the tooth had darkened some, so he assumed it had died and that is why it didn't hurt me. He asked if I had ever injured it. I said well when I was 5 I fell off my bike and chipped it on the sidewalk. He said that probably over time because of that injury it had just died. LOVELY! Really?!?? So for the last 27 years, because of some stupid bike incident I have to now get ANOTHER root canal?!? UGH. I think this might be root canal #10. I have seriously awful teeth. I brush, I floss, I don't drink soda, I don't rarely eat candy...but still I have teeth problems. So for now I have an appt for a root canal on Valentines Day. I am trying to get a sooner one, and hope I do...cause that's not my idea of a good VDay! Oh and to add pain to the problem after my RC I will have maxed out my dental insurance for the year...that just started 23 days ago...UGH!

A good part of the day was that Miss H and I made cookies!! She was begging all day to make cookies with me...I needed to workout but with the tooth mess, I lost my ambition for that today!! So we made snickerdoodles and they are YUMMY!!

Ok, thanks for listening!

Sara

In my heart & my soul...I give You control...

We sang this at church this morning and it hit home...and with everything that's going on in my life right now this is how I  want to be! Gonna do my best with the help from my God!

January 2012- 3 in 30

A fellow blogger does this great thing called 3 in 30...its a simple way of setting goals and not overwhelming yourself! Which I really do need cause just sitting here thinking of all the goals I would like to reach I have way more then 3!! So for the month of January I will have 3 goals, and once a week I will check in and let you know how they are going! 

 For the month of January, I will:

1) Only get on the computer after the kids are in bed. (this is a HUGE goal for me and I know its going to be ridiculously hard for me- the internet is a HUGE time/life waster and I am done with it!)

2) Play or read to my kids for 45 minutes a day outside of homeschool time. (another big one for me)

3) Workout for 1 hour -5 times a week.  (This one shouldn't be too hard, as I kind of already do this...but I want to keep on working on it- especially since my last "weigh-in" wasn't too good!)

So there you have it! These are my goals for the month of January- I will be back next weekend to let you know how my week has gone. Feel free to join me!