So I have decided that I have too much clutter in my life. So I am going to get rid of some of it. I am going through the house and will be having one hell of a yard sale! I also keep cluttering up my schedule with all these plans. AND I am a one that if I make the plans I have to do them and I can't back out. That is just me because when it comes to promises that I make to others I just can't back out. Now promises to myself are another story. I plan to work to De-clutter my schedule as well.
My work outs are going well. I am not seeing weight loss like I hoped and during my vacation this past weekend I have gained a few pounds actually. Vacations usually do me in so this was no unexpected. I am going to try to work harder on this. I have a few big things coming up in the weight loss area in the next week but more on that later. Just a little update. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Book Bags of Hope .... May 23, 2010
Book Bags of Hope is a program in Davie County where they send food home with kids on the weekends so they will have food to eat. It is hard to believe that there are kids going home each weekend with nothing to eat but there are more than you would imagine. Our church participates year round in this program but for IMPACT DAY we are heading up this station. We are trying to collect enough food to put together bags to cover the weekends this summer for the kids participating in the food programs at 3 schools in Davie. IMPACT DAY is June 5th and it will be where we will assemble the bags with the help of the community and then we will deliver them to the schools. IMPACT DAY is much more than this but this is what I am most involved in. Today the other churches in DC were to deliver their food to Hardison so from 2-5:30 I helped collect and sort over 4100 items for the book bags. This sounds like a lot but we needed around 10K to completed the over 3K bags that we need for the summer for these kids. I was walking all over the Family Life Center organizing and sorting! It is really great to help out and Thanks so much to everyone who has donated. We still need a lot more so if you want to help them let me know and I can tell you what we are still in need of! If you would like to help out on June 5th for IMPACT DAY also let me know and I can tell you where you can sign up!
On a personal note I think that I take things to personal and I let things, trivial things irritate me that shouldn't. I am going to try not to but I can't help it sometimes. I just get so irritated with the way some people are so two faced and will act one way to your face and then act another way as soon as you are gone. Or people who will do things that completely contradict what they were just saying they didn't like. I don't know why but these things really get under my skin. OK that is enough of my complaining. I spent most of the day working to help others and I don't need to end it on a bad note by focusing on such negative things.
I am looking forward to my upcoming weekend Beach Trip! Super excited for a vacation!
On a personal note I think that I take things to personal and I let things, trivial things irritate me that shouldn't. I am going to try not to but I can't help it sometimes. I just get so irritated with the way some people are so two faced and will act one way to your face and then act another way as soon as you are gone. Or people who will do things that completely contradict what they were just saying they didn't like. I don't know why but these things really get under my skin. OK that is enough of my complaining. I spent most of the day working to help others and I don't need to end it on a bad note by focusing on such negative things.
I am looking forward to my upcoming weekend Beach Trip! Super excited for a vacation!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Train ... May 21, 2010
So one of my all time favorite bands is Train and I have been meaning to get their new CD for a while now and well today I finally did it. AND I LOVE IT!!! There is not a single song that I don't at least like and over half I just love! If you want to experience them then let me know! I am going to close the blog with one of their newest songs that I just love. They songs are like poetry set to motion. Chad doesn't like them but thats because the only music we agree on is Drum and Bass and old Rock-n-Roll. He likes things like BECK and I can't stand it. Oh well just goes to show that you don't have to love all the same things to love each other.
I have been personal training with my friend Amanda and she has been kicking my tail and even though I complain I love it. I am really enjoy exercise but I don't do it for the fun of it as much as I should. I use it just to lose weight. I love the feeling in my muscles after a great weight session or the endorphins from a stint on the treadmill. So I am going to focus on just enjoying exercise for a while and not so much on my scale!
On a great note I did a body test with Amanda Thursday and since my last test I have lost 7 lbs and of those 4 of them were just fat! She said that is awesome and that means I am losing the right stuff! That really help me feel good about what I am doing! So we will see what happens! This is a great lead into my next thought.
My Mom told me something yesterday that got me thinking today. I spend so much time living in the future that I am not enjoying today. Always thinking of where I am going and what it will be like when I get there that I am not enjoying today. That's just as bad as people who are living in the past. This goes along with my view on losing weight. I keep looking at the end goals and not at what I am accomplishing now and I have to stop. So I am going to try to slow down and enjoy NOW and enjoy the journey!
"This Ain't Goodbye" by Train
You and I were friends from outer space
Afraid to let go
The only 2 who understood this place
And as far as we know
We were way before our time
As bold as we were blind
Just another perfect mistake
Another bridge to take
On the way of letting go,
This ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough, to keep away the cold?
This ain't goodbye
It's not where our story ends
But I know you can't be mine, not the way you always been
As long as we've got time
Then this ain't goodbye
Oh no, this ain't goodbye
We were stars up in the sunlit sky
No one else could see
Neither of us ever thought to ask why
It wasn't meant to be
Maybe we were way too high
To ever understand
Maybe we were victims of all the foolish plans
We began to devise
But this ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough to keep way the cold, oh no?
This ain't goodbye
It's not where our story ends
But I know you can't be mine
Just like the way you've always been
As long as we've got time,
This ain't goodbye,
Oh no, this ain't good bye, oh oh, oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye
You and I were friends from outer space
Afraid to let go
The only two who understood this place
And as far as we know
This ain't goodbye
Oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough, to keep away the cold, oh no?
This ain't goodbye
This isn't where the story ends
But I know you can't be mine
Like the way you've always been
This ain't goodbye
I have been personal training with my friend Amanda and she has been kicking my tail and even though I complain I love it. I am really enjoy exercise but I don't do it for the fun of it as much as I should. I use it just to lose weight. I love the feeling in my muscles after a great weight session or the endorphins from a stint on the treadmill. So I am going to focus on just enjoying exercise for a while and not so much on my scale!
On a great note I did a body test with Amanda Thursday and since my last test I have lost 7 lbs and of those 4 of them were just fat! She said that is awesome and that means I am losing the right stuff! That really help me feel good about what I am doing! So we will see what happens! This is a great lead into my next thought.
My Mom told me something yesterday that got me thinking today. I spend so much time living in the future that I am not enjoying today. Always thinking of where I am going and what it will be like when I get there that I am not enjoying today. That's just as bad as people who are living in the past. This goes along with my view on losing weight. I keep looking at the end goals and not at what I am accomplishing now and I have to stop. So I am going to try to slow down and enjoy NOW and enjoy the journey!
"This Ain't Goodbye" by Train
You and I were friends from outer space
Afraid to let go
The only 2 who understood this place
And as far as we know
We were way before our time
As bold as we were blind
Just another perfect mistake
Another bridge to take
On the way of letting go,
This ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough, to keep away the cold?
This ain't goodbye
It's not where our story ends
But I know you can't be mine, not the way you always been
As long as we've got time
Then this ain't goodbye
Oh no, this ain't goodbye
We were stars up in the sunlit sky
No one else could see
Neither of us ever thought to ask why
It wasn't meant to be
Maybe we were way too high
To ever understand
Maybe we were victims of all the foolish plans
We began to devise
But this ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough to keep way the cold, oh no?
This ain't goodbye
It's not where our story ends
But I know you can't be mine
Just like the way you've always been
As long as we've got time,
This ain't goodbye,
Oh no, this ain't good bye, oh oh, oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye
You and I were friends from outer space
Afraid to let go
The only two who understood this place
And as far as we know
This ain't goodbye
Oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye oh no this ain't goodbye
This ain't goodbye
This is just where love goes
When words aren't warm enough, to keep away the cold, oh no?
This ain't goodbye
This isn't where the story ends
But I know you can't be mine
Like the way you've always been
This ain't goodbye
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
I don't know .... May 18, 2010
Things have been insane around the house here. I am officially the Mom to a 1 year old! Actually a year ago today I was bringing Nisee home from the hospital. We had her a great Birthday Party this Saturday! She is looking more like a little girl than a baby now! It was almost sad but it makes me happy to see her reaching all the milestones as well. I took a few days off work to get things for her party together and to recover and I needed it. I never realized what all went into a 1 year old's birthday party!
There are a lot of other things going on in my life right now that have it full of uncertainty! My Mamaw Evalene hasn't been doing well. She had another stroke this past weekend. She was doing so well and it is just another set back. I don't know whats going on but her seizure meds have been upped and I just want it to stop! She was going to try to go to beach with us for Memorial day and if she doesn't go then we probably won't go either. So that is still up in the air.
There is also something else going on that I can't really talk about on here that is causing me a lot of stress right now. I wish I could discuss it but I just can't because its not just me that's affected right now.
I have also not been working toward my goals. I lost 1 lb and by now I probably have gained it all back plus some. I hate stress. I hate being so busy that I can't focus or plan. I feel like my life is in such disarray right now. I will update again soon with an update on how things are going. Maybe the next time I will have better news!
There are a lot of other things going on in my life right now that have it full of uncertainty! My Mamaw Evalene hasn't been doing well. She had another stroke this past weekend. She was doing so well and it is just another set back. I don't know whats going on but her seizure meds have been upped and I just want it to stop! She was going to try to go to beach with us for Memorial day and if she doesn't go then we probably won't go either. So that is still up in the air.
There is also something else going on that I can't really talk about on here that is causing me a lot of stress right now. I wish I could discuss it but I just can't because its not just me that's affected right now.
I have also not been working toward my goals. I lost 1 lb and by now I probably have gained it all back plus some. I hate stress. I hate being so busy that I can't focus or plan. I feel like my life is in such disarray right now. I will update again soon with an update on how things are going. Maybe the next time I will have better news!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mother's Day ... May 9, 2010
I had a great Mother's Day! As most people know I got my big gift last week before the Race for the Cure and I still love my stroller. Today I got a card from Nisee and Chad and I got dinner at a Japanese restaurant! It was very sweet. We then spent the day visiting the family and the other Mom's in our lives.
These past few days have been rough. As you know they put Nisee on pain meds for her throat. Around Noon on Saturday I noticed that she had some red bumps on the back of her calves but I just chalked it up the heat. Then again around 5 I noticed it had spread to her thighs and the front of her legs and her lower arms. I started to worry that she was having a reaction to the medicine. She wasn't acting like it was bothering her but I still decided to stop giving her the medicine and see if it got better. It spread all the way to her butt before it started to go down. And ever since that last dose it has continued to go away. I called the Pharmacist and they said I did right by taking her off the meds and said start Benedryl and call the doctor on Monday. The rash is going down! The bad news is that this could have been much worse according to the pharmacist. They said that if we hadn't stopped the meds she could have continued to react and it could have gotten really bad, like stopped breathing bad! So we spent the day Saturday with my Mom and Dad and family in Mocksville at their house. Nisee was not happy because now her throat was hurting and she was not happy! I guess those are the joys of being a mother!
I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter! Even sick all she brings smiles to my families faces. It really is amazing what she can do for my Mamaw Evalene and Papaw Lester who are not in the best of health. She is amazing and I AM PROUD TO BE HER MOM!
I have had a terrible weekend as far as food is concerned and I didn't give a crap because when your daughter is sick and your freaking out because shes having an allergic reaction to meds you don't give a damn what you eat or if you exercise. Being a Mom gives you a different perspective on what is really important! A friend of mine posted this quote on her page and I love what it says so I decided to steal it.
There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will
My Family is important and they are first and if that means that I am not a size 6 then so be it. If that means it takes me 2 years to get to where I want to be then so be it. I know the important people are the ones that no matter if we talk every 2 days or every 2 months we still just understand each other and we just pick right up where we left off. I also know that I am blessed with the sexiest and most understanding husband in the whole world! He is truly my soul mate because no other man could put up with me and still love me the way he does!
This weekend has taught me a lot and I just wanted to share it with you. It has also taught me that no matter what happens DO NOT GIVE UP! Monday is a new day! :)
These past few days have been rough. As you know they put Nisee on pain meds for her throat. Around Noon on Saturday I noticed that she had some red bumps on the back of her calves but I just chalked it up the heat. Then again around 5 I noticed it had spread to her thighs and the front of her legs and her lower arms. I started to worry that she was having a reaction to the medicine. She wasn't acting like it was bothering her but I still decided to stop giving her the medicine and see if it got better. It spread all the way to her butt before it started to go down. And ever since that last dose it has continued to go away. I called the Pharmacist and they said I did right by taking her off the meds and said start Benedryl and call the doctor on Monday. The rash is going down! The bad news is that this could have been much worse according to the pharmacist. They said that if we hadn't stopped the meds she could have continued to react and it could have gotten really bad, like stopped breathing bad! So we spent the day Saturday with my Mom and Dad and family in Mocksville at their house. Nisee was not happy because now her throat was hurting and she was not happy! I guess those are the joys of being a mother!
I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter! Even sick all she brings smiles to my families faces. It really is amazing what she can do for my Mamaw Evalene and Papaw Lester who are not in the best of health. She is amazing and I AM PROUD TO BE HER MOM!
I have had a terrible weekend as far as food is concerned and I didn't give a crap because when your daughter is sick and your freaking out because shes having an allergic reaction to meds you don't give a damn what you eat or if you exercise. Being a Mom gives you a different perspective on what is really important! A friend of mine posted this quote on her page and I love what it says so I decided to steal it.
There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will
My Family is important and they are first and if that means that I am not a size 6 then so be it. If that means it takes me 2 years to get to where I want to be then so be it. I know the important people are the ones that no matter if we talk every 2 days or every 2 months we still just understand each other and we just pick right up where we left off. I also know that I am blessed with the sexiest and most understanding husband in the whole world! He is truly my soul mate because no other man could put up with me and still love me the way he does!
This weekend has taught me a lot and I just wanted to share it with you. It has also taught me that no matter what happens DO NOT GIVE UP! Monday is a new day! :)
Friday, May 7, 2010
My Hamstrings just committed mutiny ... May 7, 2010
I am SO SORE after yesterday's PT Session! Mostly my Hamstrings from the dead lifts! Every step shoots pains down my legs. Gotta love it right?!
Today we got good news about Nisee's ears from the ENT. Dr. Burton said that he would not recommend tubes yet! YIPPEE! He did say she had a viral throat infection like strep but not strep because children under 2 do not get strep according to him. She is on pain meds and she is like a new baby! Ever since her 1st dose she has been eating and drinking again and playing and happy! It was so hard to see her sick so it's great to see her happy again! We go back on the 17th for follow up.
I did not exercise today because of the crazy schedule I had and because of the pain I am in from yesterday. I also ate really bad. I hate it when my routine is broken up because that seems to be when I do the worst. Today was terrible! I am not giving up after just one bad day! Tomorrow is going to be a better day!
Today we got good news about Nisee's ears from the ENT. Dr. Burton said that he would not recommend tubes yet! YIPPEE! He did say she had a viral throat infection like strep but not strep because children under 2 do not get strep according to him. She is on pain meds and she is like a new baby! Ever since her 1st dose she has been eating and drinking again and playing and happy! It was so hard to see her sick so it's great to see her happy again! We go back on the 17th for follow up.
I did not exercise today because of the crazy schedule I had and because of the pain I am in from yesterday. I also ate really bad. I hate it when my routine is broken up because that seems to be when I do the worst. Today was terrible! I am not giving up after just one bad day! Tomorrow is going to be a better day!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Moving Pushups are the Devil ... May 6, 2010
Today was a crazy day. I had Personal Training today with Amanda and it went well. Well she kicked my tail but it was worth it. We started with Sprints and then squats with bicep curls and dead lifts and shoulder press, 3 sets 10. Next was more sprints and moving push-ups, which by the way are terrible. I did 16 total and I was dying. Last I had 3 sets 10 lat pulls and 3 sets 30 seconds of bicycle crunches. It was a good day for exercise! Each day I work out the better I feel and the more I want to do!
After PT I got a call from Nisee's Daycare saying that she had a fever of 102.2 so I left work to take her to the doctor. Nisee has had ear infections since the beginning of March and I just knew this was what it was again. The doctor said she still had fluid but not infected which is good. She did say that Nisee still needed to see an ENT because she is not getting rid of the fluid. So she is going to see ENT tomorrow morning at 9:40 am. I am praying she doesn't get tubes but I feel certain this is where we are headed.
Due to all the crazy running around I did not eat well but I did hit my target!
Total Intake 1980.
Total Burn 3044 as of 11:30pm.
Total Deficit: 1064
After PT I got a call from Nisee's Daycare saying that she had a fever of 102.2 so I left work to take her to the doctor. Nisee has had ear infections since the beginning of March and I just knew this was what it was again. The doctor said she still had fluid but not infected which is good. She did say that Nisee still needed to see an ENT because she is not getting rid of the fluid. So she is going to see ENT tomorrow morning at 9:40 am. I am praying she doesn't get tubes but I feel certain this is where we are headed.
Due to all the crazy running around I did not eat well but I did hit my target!
Total Intake 1980.
Total Burn 3044 as of 11:30pm.
Total Deficit: 1064
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Cinco De Mayo ... May 5, 2010
Today I started the day right with a walk/jog/run for 30 minutes. I used my Mommys Day present aka my jogging stroller and Nisee and I went to Grimes Park! It was great I walked for about 15 mins, jogged for about 10 and full out ran for about 5! It was great! Then after work I went to the Gym with a friend and walked on the treadmill for 15 mins and did 5 mins on the elliptical. I had a great day for exercise!
FOOD was another story! 1st it was Cinco de Mayo and I had mexican food today which is not by any means low calorie. My team also had food day today! Tacos of course and Cake for our May Birthday. We had Pink Lemonade cake from Ketchie Creek Bakery and it was yummy. I had one piece. One good thing was that I ended up eating so much at lunch that I still am not hungry tonight. So it wasn't a complete disaster today but tomorrow will be better because there is no holiday or birthday cake!
Total burned today 3115 as of 11pm.
Thanks to those who are following and reading! Your support means so much!
FOOD was another story! 1st it was Cinco de Mayo and I had mexican food today which is not by any means low calorie. My team also had food day today! Tacos of course and Cake for our May Birthday. We had Pink Lemonade cake from Ketchie Creek Bakery and it was yummy. I had one piece. One good thing was that I ended up eating so much at lunch that I still am not hungry tonight. So it wasn't a complete disaster today but tomorrow will be better because there is no holiday or birthday cake!
Total burned today 3115 as of 11pm.
Thanks to those who are following and reading! Your support means so much!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Mini Jillian ... May 4, 2010
So today I had personal training with Amanda excuse me "Mini Jillian"! She earned this nickname from when we were taking Boot Camp with her. She's hard like Jillian and takes no excuses like her BUT she doesn't yell like her and she will let you rest if you can't do anymore. She won't let you quit but she will give you a break which is great!
Todays session was killer. Warmed up with 10 mins of walking. Then went to 3 sets of 10 reps of Chest Press Free Weights 17.5 lbs in each hand and 10 triceps dips. Then Went to the Bike and did these really terrible things where for 20 seconds I had it easy and then for 20 seconds I had it really hard almost like a hill I guess! It was rough! Much harder than Sprints. I asked for Sprints next time and I never thought I would be one to ask for Sprints! HAHA! Then I had 3 sets of 10 reps of walking lunges with 20lb weight and torso twist for abs, 50lb weighted Squats with Chest Row, Hamstring Curls (these were 15 reps). Then back to the Bike for the same torture again! We ended it with ABS. I had 2 sets of 12 reps of something called the Dead Bug and then Bicycle crunches. Needless to say after this I felt like jello!
BUT I was so happy with myself. I didn't give up and I pushed through all of it. I felt 10 times better when it was done and it was good to work out. Helped me get rid of stress and tension. I am looking forward to my workout tomorrow and to my next PT visit with Amanda on Thursday!
I did well with my food today! I planned my day to where I would eat 1560 calories and that meant I had to burn at least 2560 to make my calorie deficit. And I proud to say that as of 10:45 pm I have burned 2784 calories so I have met my deficit!
Lets hope tomorrow does as well as today!
Todays session was killer. Warmed up with 10 mins of walking. Then went to 3 sets of 10 reps of Chest Press Free Weights 17.5 lbs in each hand and 10 triceps dips. Then Went to the Bike and did these really terrible things where for 20 seconds I had it easy and then for 20 seconds I had it really hard almost like a hill I guess! It was rough! Much harder than Sprints. I asked for Sprints next time and I never thought I would be one to ask for Sprints! HAHA! Then I had 3 sets of 10 reps of walking lunges with 20lb weight and torso twist for abs, 50lb weighted Squats with Chest Row, Hamstring Curls (these were 15 reps). Then back to the Bike for the same torture again! We ended it with ABS. I had 2 sets of 12 reps of something called the Dead Bug and then Bicycle crunches. Needless to say after this I felt like jello!
BUT I was so happy with myself. I didn't give up and I pushed through all of it. I felt 10 times better when it was done and it was good to work out. Helped me get rid of stress and tension. I am looking forward to my workout tomorrow and to my next PT visit with Amanda on Thursday!
I did well with my food today! I planned my day to where I would eat 1560 calories and that meant I had to burn at least 2560 to make my calorie deficit. And I proud to say that as of 10:45 pm I have burned 2784 calories so I have met my deficit!
Lets hope tomorrow does as well as today!
Monday, May 3, 2010
The Start ... May 3, 2010
My start has been shaky! I exercised a lot this weekend with the Race for the Cure. We walked the 5K. I tried to Jog part of it but there were just too many people. We had to park at Bowman Grey Stadium and walk almost to Old Salem just to get to the race. It was crazy. So we probably walked more like 5 miles instead of a 5K. Then ended up bowling at Stephanie's Party later Saturday night. Then Sunday we went to Dan Nicholas Park for our Churches Day in the Park. It was super hot and we walked quite a bit there even though we were super sore from the day before. Today I did not exercise. Looking forward to tomorrow and PT with Amanda! I am glad that things are calming down so I can focus on things like this. Chad has been really supportive and I know that's hard for him but he's doing it for me! Lets hope that I am on my way to losing my goal of 2 lbs this week and on my way to meeting Goal #1 of losing 8 lbs before our Beach trip on May 28th!
Below are a few pictures from this weekend!
Below are a few pictures from this weekend!
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