Going to Guam

I am hoping to get back to posting on my blog on a more regular basis. I love having all the posts to look back on and remember certain points in our lives. I also am starting a weekly series on "Getting Guam Ready" as we prepare to move across the world. Literally…

Stay tuned! 

Sweet Peas

These four have my heart:) 

Health Update!

Hey Everyone! Sorry I have been slacking in the updating my blog. All of my other responsibilities have taken priority. Things are still going great! I can't believe it is almost June 1st. So strange that I have been almost at this for 6 months! 

I have not been weighing every week but I did weigh last week and here are the numbers: 

May 15th- 159.8

Praise the LORD I finally got out of the 160's, only took me like 3 months! 

I LOVE tuna topped with avocado! So yummy:) 

 Chicken Enchiladas stuffed in butternut squash. Recipe is on my pinterest board. I added less cheese than it called for.


Took this picture yesterday! I am embracing the "selfie" for this journey. I want to document my progress. For real y'all, I have muscles. It is the most bizarre thing. I was talking to Matt the other night and I was like "what is this?" He is like "that is your deltoid". Huh? Who knew? :)

I am for sure not stopping now. Some other non scale victories are that I can plank straight armed for well over 2 mins and my highest hover plank is 1:49. I can do 30 REAL push ups at a time!

Oh and the best news yet. My knee has miraculously healed! I started running in my cheap new balance shoes and NO knee pain. I am trying to keep my runs short but was able to do 3 miles (around 10 min pace) the other day. It was awesome.

See you all soon!

My new FREE t-shirt for completing the program!! 

Transformation Thursday!! 4-24

Hey Everyone!!! Its been a while since I last updated. I am sure you all thought I probably fell off the wagon but I didn't. I stuck to my no weighing for the last 6 weeks.

It was tough but overall it really just made me focus less on the scale and more on my end goal of being healthy and fit. I took Naomi running with me last weekend (still having knee trouble but its not too bad for short amounts of running) and she LOVED it. She keeps asking when we can go again. Gabby went as well but was ready to come home in 2 mins:) Naomi can't run a mile yet but is so eager to work towards that goal. I love instilling healthy habits into the kids.

I just finished T25 last week. It feels awesome to actually have completed a workout from start to finish.  Here are my progress pics.

So here are my numbers....

Jan 2nd- 182.2

Jan 9th-176.2

Jan 16th-174.4

Jan 23rd- 172.2

Jan 30th - 171.8 
Feb 6th- 169.8 
Feb 13th -169.8
Feb 20th 169.2

Feb 28th - 166.8 
March 7th- 167.4
April 18th - 162 

Total lost: 20.2 pounds 

(I don't know why my background is colored but whatever!)

I won't lie, when I got on the scale my first reaction was a little bit of disappointment, but when I started to think about it, I really lost about 1 pound a week. I also measured before T25 and I lost 18 inches! Lastly almost all my clothes that fit me when I weighed 145 fit me now with the exception of one pair of jeans and two pair of size 4 shorts. I know that I must have gained a lot of muscle which meant the numbers on the scale went down a little slower, and that is ok.

I am not done yet and my goal is still around 145 but I also don't want to look sickly. As I continue I will reassess and see if my goals need to change.

Weights

Y'all what is that?? I mean is that muscle???!!! I officially love lifting weights:)) Woop Woop!! 

Week 12??

I am losing track of what week it is:))

Since I have not been weighing in I feel there is not too much to post on. I will give you my top 5 highlights of the week!


1. I have been SO sore this week. But like a good sore. I have upped my weights in my weight routine and I can feel it for sure.

2. I put on a pair of size 6 jeans that are in my closet. They are snug but they fit!! WOO HOO:)

3. I feel so motivated this week even in spite of not weighing in.

4. Someone at ballet class for girls (who I had not seen in three weeks) tole me I was dwindling away. That was a major boost for me. I know it should not matter what others think but it just helps motivate when people can see the change.

5. Lots of awesome dinner this week. One night I had a beef burger with sautéed onions and avocado on top and a side of asparagus, corn, and red peppers. SO yummy!

Before/After (and not done yet!!)

Hey all! So it is totally against my nature to post pics of my belly showing. But since I only have about 10 readers and they are all women, I feel safe for now. If my blog goes viral I will
Probably delete them. I just didn't realize how much my body had changed! The before pics are from last summer. I really didn't start working out again til Jan 1 2014.

My face in the before photo kinda cracks me up!!