Change.. the ultimate battle!

I have found a niche! It's working well for me and doesn't cause me a ton of headache. With the new nutrition plan in hand and the rules in mind.. I've lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks. This is the kick start I needed. I knew that I could not eat as many carbs as I was and continue to think I would slim down. I cut a lot of carbs back in February and proceeded to drop 17 lbs.. summer came and life got comfortable.. and I gained 8 lbs back. Thankfully with this new plan .. THOSE 8 LBS ARE GONE!!

It's not just that easy though.. you can't just expect to change your eating and be successful. You need to change your mind. I refuse to start another diet.. I've tried them all.. I've been obsessive over counting calories and not eating potatoes.. I QUIT!! I absolute throw my towel in. I want to be healthy, eat proper and enjoy life! I cannot do this if I am continually worried about my 'diet'. So I quit it.. I'm not going to prove to you I can lose 100 lbs on weight watchers.. or 58 inches on Herbal Magic...

I am going to prove to you all.. That with a healthy nutrition guide working out 3-5 days a week I can get into a size 12 if not smaller!

Here is me at a size 16-18 at the gym on September 20/12.

 

I will not feed you any bullshit about " Oh PGX changed my life" because it wont.. The only thing that will is you! You need to focus on good healthy eating.. and exercise.

 

Goals.. find one! If your not a runner.. don't become one to get fit.. Do it because you wanna be a runner.. How about being able to make it through an entire spin class.. or get through zumba twice a week. Cardio isn't everything and you need to provide exercise to those muscles as well. So don't be afraid of the gym.. or some small free weights! It's good for your muscle. Every year after we turn 30 our muscle mass decreases.. this is not good for you obviously!

 

 

Here it is.. CHANGE!

 

 







 



AND BRAG!! Tell everyone you know.. hell tell everyone.. even if you don't know them! Tweet.. facebook update your status.. BLOG! Text everyone in your contacts about your progress..all it takes is a few " good jobs" "keep up the great work" to get your off your ass and to gym after a long day!

Find those supports.. and brag! They are there to listen.. Use them!


Good luck!!

Planning, Preparing and Executing!

So for the last 10 days I have been working really hard to plan my meals, my work and home schedule along with preparing all the food the night before. I tell you.. when you get up at 6:30 am work, have kids and a husband as well as the household chores, meals, teddy bear hunts etc.....making meals for tomorrow is the LAST thing I want to do after bedtime...... But 10 days later and a weekend away.I have managed to follow the rules my Trainer gave me and now the nutrition plan! 10 days of success!

I know its only 10 days..but after a 14 hour day raising a family I am very very PROUD!!

Today was an exceptional day.. it was my first full day of my nutrition plan. I started the day out at 6:30 am but breakfast for me now isn't until 9am.This was a HUGE feat for me to make it through without wanting to eat everything in sight! Of course my first day included me eating my yogurt at a seminar...and having  the willpower not to eat the pastries they offered YUCK!

I got home for lunch and COULD not get my food fast enough! I had SO much food that I needed 2 plates to fit it all on.



Chicken Breast, 3 cups of spinach and romaine and 1cup of broccoli



 I had a snack before and after my workout which made getting to supper much easier!!

Since it was a weight lift day.. I got FUN carbs.. so that includes pancakes or waffles,pizza or potatoes.

However,It is REALLY strange eating 3 cups of vegetables with pancakes....

Tonight was my treat night I decided not to stray to far so I brought home Frozen Greek Yogurt...WOW!!!Fantastic! I am pretty in love with this.... I may never have ice cream again!

Hope you are all well out there and living healthy!

The patience of a runnin' mommy!

My mom has been laid up in the hospital since last Sunday, her left leg and lower back must have some nerve issues. However small town doctors aren't to concerned to fix it.... Me an my girls decided to come home to the farm so Mom/Nana could come home and we would take care of her.

I got to the gym yesterday and did the new program my trainer did up for me. I quite enjoyed it! Challenging yet simple exercises and quick! I love getting in and out of the gym in 45 minutes. I packed most of my workout run gear (forgot proper tops) but shoes shorts and water bottle packed!

Today after my girls nap we decided to head out for my Friday run. My 5 km said to warm up 5 mins run straight for 25 and then cool down. Ok let's do it!!

My kids got on their John Deere gator and off we went!

So I start running and think to myself... Gravel road.. Handicap! And holy crap this gator is slooooow! I can't be runnin anymore then 2.5 mph. Ok easy slow jog I'll be ok.

Mommy had her water girl and we had a stuff puppy! Well a kilometer in we are at a 13:36 min km pace... Uhh what?! Holy that's almost 5 minutes slower than my last run...

Ok half way through and we have barely gotten 1.56 Kms... Ok that ok I had to stop, keep kids focused that's what mommas do ....

We turn around and are on our way back. My water girl has decided she wants to run ok I'll slow down haha I didnt think I could get any slower!

Well papa (grandpa) shows up and my water girl has now jumped ship and is in the farm truck while the gator driver is crying so hard she can't see the road.... So she drives over my foot :(

I've had some tightness and discomfort in my left foot at the arch and my daughter drive right up and over that area... Mommy hobbles home.


We finished tears, arguments and some cheering...

Mommy's sacrifice their bodies to grow their babies.. Unfortunately our babies don't understand how hard it is to get back.

But when I looked over to see these cuties as my run partners.... I can't help but smile!!

I Declare....

I figure that if I want to be held accountable.. blogging about my goals is where I need to start. ( I know..I'm sure this is where I'll make it work -- please note the sarcasm)

I'm 30 years old.. I've had my family and now its time to get working on the body. I've been between a size 16 and 20 my whole adult life, no matter what. This is fine.. but it's not the healthiest. Before I had the girls I got down to a small 16 and into some 14's and DID I EVER FEEL wonderful!!

But now.. I'm done.. I currently sit at a size 18 and I don't want this to be my adult life average. I want to be healthy, fit, and curvy.. I am working myself down to a size 12.

I've had lots of up's and down's. Diets - you name it I've tried it. From Weight Watchers, to Thin and Healthy and no carb.. I'm done with them. I am no longer on a diet... I refuse!!

However, I will commit eating healthy. I will plan my meals... meals that are nutritious with tons of fresh veggies and moderate fruits. I will make sure that I eat in moderation.. enjoy the foods we love in moderation when the time is right. So if I want to eat McDonald's fries... I likely wont... but if once a month I decide to have a small fries.. I'm sure going to enjoy it!! WHY??? Because I'm eating well.. and once in awhile.. we need to have treats!


My goals:

- menu plan - which will include protein based breakfasts and lunches with lots of fresh veggies. Suppers that my family will enjoy that are full of nutrition and some things we enjoy i.e. pasta... potatoes.. once in a while I'll enjoy it without substitution.
- fitness plan - planning my week out - 3 runs a week - 2 gym work outs
- burn the fat.. I am going to eat properly.. work out hard and work at losing 50 lbs. This should bring me to my size 12!! Working towards this for May 2013
- RUN a 10 km program by May 2013.


I believe that with having the support of my family who will allow me time to menu plan, grocery shop and prep our foods. I also believe that with having a trainer who is there to answer my questions, tweak my plans when I am not seeing progress... I  will not fail!


Hope your having a very motivating day as well!!

The 20 minutes we ALL dread...

I completed the 10 minute straight running sets.. after the 8 minutes I thought " Oh my.. there is NO way I can do this!" And I was right.. the first go.. I mentally beat myself up so bad I couldn't do it.....

So I changed my way of thinking.. and it goes something like this

" This is hard.. its not a short period of time.. and you haven't done this in YEARS... BUT YOU WILL DO THIS! YOU will NOT WALK and YOU WILL COMPLETE the 10 minutes"

I did.. just like that.. I just did it..

The next run I really freaked about.. 15 minutes straight.. holy crap.. but I pumped it out .. made it through!

Remember when ( if your a runner) you started and running the 2 minutes 5 times in a session was almost tear jerking... I do.. but the 15 minutes.. was way easier then that time.. It's insane the progress your body can go through within weeks!

Sunday Morning... 11 am.. Breakfast: Two chocolate chip homemade waffles  and a cup of coffee

Gear : Lululemon still capris- Under Armour Tank - Sock- and the best undies on earth!! - Mizuno Wave shoes and a Tech Zip up jacket.

I set out for my 5 minute warm up along a busy street.. taking in some water to get rid of the dryness ( I need to consume more water!!)

*DING* " start running now" chimes into my ears through my headphones... So I do.. and I run.. I keep telling myself  " yes this is hard but you will complete it.. you cannot stop" 10 minutes into it.. The sun is so hot I take off my jacket and slip it through my water belt.

I check my phone.. 8:49 minutes to go. BAM! I can do this! I reach the half way mark the headphones state but I figure lets just keep going this way for a little longer. I decide to turn it around and OH WOW theres a slight breeze.. man that feels great!

And I go.. and I go.. I check my phone one last time.. 1:39 minutes left... I put on my POWERSONG ( Warriors Call - Volbeat) and I bust through  my 1:39


20 minutes straight running and I KICKED IT'S ASS! I completed it strong.. and didn't let myself quit...

Off to meet a trainer this afternoon.. need to tailor my diet get some weight training in and get rid of the excess... I am going to run a 10 km race next summer so I better get my move on!!

Cheers! I hope all of you had a successful bit of weekend!

New House! Painting, Decorating and the whole she bang!

We currently purchased a home in Regina! This is quite exciting for us as we moved away 5 years ago and always desired to come back . I have been back since May 2011 living between here and our other home, then in November we got a townhouse in Regina so I wouldn't have to travel in the winter. In March, Hubby finally moved down as well. So since March we have lived in a small overcrowded 3 bedroom townhouse. We purchased a home here in Regina with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and TONS of room! We are quite excited about it!

I am finally in a position where I can decorate how I want to! I have the space, funds and time to!

I took the main level and decided I wanted sheek, modern and warm! So pictured here you can see the colours I went with. Anonymous ( grey) on most of the walls, Cream in the hallway , door frames and some of the kitchen and Stealth Jet ( black) feature wall in the main living room.

I'm pretty in love with this! We will be adding a white hutch bar to the feature wall with a large mirror, black leather furniture and to brighten it up.. touches of this gorgeous purple. ( As seen in the next picture with the curtains!)

I have some gorgeous throw pillows and a vase to match this! It will go great with the white and black furniture!

The only issue I had was my dining set was browns and blacks.. I figured this would look rather odd with the blacks and whites in the connecting room. However, once I got the table into the dining area.... It looks really nice! Nice warm feelings!

Our twins have NEVER had a separate room, so we decided this is the time! They can have some space and time to themselves. Ainsley's room was GREEN and I mean so bright you needed sunglasses to sleep. Hydie's thankfully was a nice pink and she was very pleased with this!

I painted Ainsley's room a Pure Orchid ( purple colour) that seemed to match everything I have already for her!
( the picture wont rotate for me for some reason)
I will post pictures of the completed decorated rooms next week!

I have never had a gorgeous master bedroom, where I felt I could relax and unwind... So I decided I would create one! I found a wallpaper I LOVED in a show home we looked at..Wallpapering isn't the highest priority of things on my Bucket List but this stuff was SO gorgeous I had to have it! So I got it .. all the props and such that goes with it.. and here it is!! Thanks to my lovely hubby who assisted and didn't kill me!

LOVE IT!! SupreFresco Easy wallpaper http://www.superfrescoeasy.com/indexand it was pretty easy! It had a lot of places to match up but relatively worked out well!

Our bedroom and living room furniture will be here Thursday! So stay tuned! I will post pictures of completed rooms!


Off to work.. Need to get into my runs again tonight!


CHEERS!