Boomer was excited that I was gonna take her to Squirrel Park today. It’s really Craig Park but she likes it when I say Squirrel and there are TONS of them at this park.
Are we there yet?
Boomer is the BEST dog in the car. We always forget she’s back there. Until you’re driving 20 mph and then she wants to pimp.
I yike fresh air!
Big Pimpin’, sometimes she’s all the way out with her arm(leg whatever) hanging out LOL!
Oh boy! I can see it!
She gets a bit excited when we get there.
Then I came home and froze the blueberries I walked to the store to get!
Rinse!
Place in dish with towel and put in freezer for 4 hours
YIPPEE! I'll admit I snagged a few frozen ones
Let the towel thaw before you take it out of dish! OOPS!
There are many reasons why a person should workout and eat right. We each have our own ideal and goals. First and foremost it should be for health. Second it should be something you enjoy and are proud of doing.
We Bad We Know It ;)
Looking healthy!
WORK IT!
Feminine and muscular all in one!
Where can I get a butt like that?
You Can’t Catch Me!
Looking Lean!
She’s a beast!
I went to the mall for the first time since be laid off. Now I know why I haven’t been there! EEK! I didn’t NEED anything I bought either…oh well. Mall walking is a workout
This has been a GREAT weekend. I think it’s because the heat wave has died down and I can now venture out of my hole house. Boomer and I went on a nice 3 mile walk yesterday morning and then some time during the day I did 45 mins of step aerobics I can’t help it…i’m an addict.
Then I went to my mom’s and we picked green onions and cucumbers from her garden. Man my salads have been so good this weekend! Especially the one I had at Oaken Barrel last night YUM! It’s my favorite salad ever! Greek salad with chicken. I didn’t get the olives this time because I never eat them. I asked for the feta cheese on the side again
YUM YUM GET IN MY TUM!
After our date Mike road his Harley up to a friends to hang out. So I sat at home and ate blueberries like popcorn. Today at Kroger they had blueberries 4 for $5! I didn’t buy any though since I just can’t control myself LOL! I did find some Body Fortress protein powder for $12.99 WOOT!
We went and saw Up this afternoon. My goal is to ALWAYS go before noon so it’s only $5. It was a really cute movie. The little people in the beginning remind me of Mike and myself. Her with red hair and him with silly glasses. Thank goodness for laser eye surgery I didn’t cry though…am I insensitive? If it’s not about animals it usually doens’t effect me. There is one exception. Return To Me…OMG! Mike and I both bawled our eyes out! I know this is mean but they were having a special, pay $8 and you get $10 worth of consessions. I’m not joking when I say that there was not 1 person in line under 200 lbs except for Mike and I. When the lady asked us if we would be interested Mike said “Do we look like we eat that crap” LMAO! I about died! I’m always thinking that but never say it…I love him
Read the shirt...do I want consessions HA! Of course the fat girl deep down does shhh....;)
I really tried not to do any cardio today. I was trying to take a REAL rest day but that didn’t happen. I did some step aerobics! I don’t find working out as a chore and I really enjoy it.
Now to end this great weekend they’re having a fireworks show and we can see it across the field! Looks like i’ll be going to bed late tonight. Poor Boomer doesn’t even know what’s getting ready to happen. She is TERRIFIED of the 4th of July!!!!!!
So last week I said that I may have a secret to all my energy. I’ll admit to you all that last month I was taking naps about this time (don’t hate). They were only little power naps but I really needed them. I have so much energy now! My workouts are killer and I take no more naps For the longest time i’ve struggled with my digestive system. For those that know me, they know i’m not shy to talk about it either. When I read the benefits of Organic Wheat Grass one sentence stuck out in my mind.
Increases and sustains energy naturally
Detoxifies and cleanses your body
High alkalinity helps balance your body’s pH level
Strengthens your immune system
Insoluble fiber gently cleanses your digestive tract and promotes regularity
Complete food with enzymes and all essential amino acids
Natural source of antioxidants to help repair damaged cells
Excellent source of beta carotene, folic acid and vitamin C
Whole leaf powder- not from juice!
Dehydrated below 107 and nitrogen packed to preserve the raw food properties
10x the chlorophyll of tray grown wheatgrass juice
Field grown outdoors through a cold winter
Tested free of mold
Gluten free and Vegan
Certified Organic
I must admit I have been regular for the past 2 weeks. This is a miracle! I can’t wait to try more of their products! Keep your eyes on my Reviews tab up top because i’ll be giving you my opinions as I consume these
I went to TJ Maxx today and they had the cutest little summer dresses. I almost bought a few and then remembered I would never really wear them anywhere. So I left there and went to the Vitamin Shoppe. This is where a bought a few essentials that I NEEDED.
How did those vienna sausages get in the picture? They're for Boomer don't worry
Many of you that know me know that i’m NOT a sap. I only get sad when dogs get hurt etc…i’m sad today. I seriously could cry and had goosebumps while sweating watching MJ videos on the treadmill this morning. He was my first crush Oh yes little ones, MJ use to be a sex machine! I’m so glad he’s maintained his status and could and can be enjoyed by many generations and even more to come.
What was your favorite Michael Jackson song? My was either Smooth Criminal or Dirty Diana…oh gosh I really like them all!
For this man! HA! Of course i’m kidding…sort of. Hey chocolate man you gotta girlfriend? We laugh at this commercial everytime we see it. Of course Mike jokes about me leaving him for this guy. I just said it’s the ONLY guy I would even consider leaving you for
I had a GREAT ab workout today! I’ve gotten in 65 mins of cardio but I may do more later tonight because I need to run off my energy! I also need to run off my late night snack of cottage cheese and blueberries I had . I eat blueberries like they were popcorn. No more coffee beans in my Metrx for awhile. I think it’s waking me up??
So far i’m doing okay with the PB. I think I have a solution. I use my Pampered Chef strawberry corer to scoop it out. This way instead of scooping a whole tbsp and then eating some and then thinking I don’t have a whole tbsp so I scoop out another bit and even eat that…you get the point. So this method is working
I’m sitting here with a big bowl of rice sans Country Bob’s Sauce hehehe…I can’t get enough of it! I will say that I only use a teensy bit but the flavor is the bomb! Especially considering i’ve been flavor free eating for the past 2 years. I must say that’s by choice. Now though i’m enjoying all sorts of little things. Like the flavored smoke, green onions, and even salad dressing!
I am watching $100,000 Pyramid. I LOVE that game show and it brings back so many good memories! Gosh dang i’m getting old.
I went to the Dr. today and then had some blood taken. I’ll find out results next week. They are checking my T3, T4, TSG, Proactin and to see if i’m pregnant I know the results of the last one. He told me i’m to young to not be having a period…YOU THINK! I told him the first 6 months I thought it was pretty cool but now i’m getting worried. He also gave me a prescription for a drug that will START my period. He told me not to take it until he tells me too. I am NOT taking it until after the 4th though. Doesn’t he know I need to look good in my bikini at the lake??
I think the way i’m eating now and the variety, calories, and the energy I have that maybe things will change. It doesn’t hurt to get things double checked though. I haven’t been to the dr for awhile so it’s good I went. Do you ever catch a glimpse of yourself and think…dang I am thin? That doesn’t happen that often but it did today in the bathroom there. My arms looked like spaghetti noodles! I usually carry lots of fat on my triceps so hopefully some muscle will start to show? Don’t worry about me though because there is plenty of fat on the hips and bootay!
I seriously need some shorts that fit!!!!
I had a great 35 mins cardio before breakfast this morning. It’s too hot so Boomer didn’t want to walk. Then before lunch I did a 45 mins step workout via Cathe’s Cardio Fusion. I LOVE the drills! I don’t do plyos that often so when I do it’s the shiz! I am gonna work chest tonight…it’s my favorite! Grow chesticles grow!
You think I would learn my lesson and use the guard that comes with my Pampered Chef mandolin. No, not me, miss stubborn i’ll show you who’s boss. This is seriously like the 10th time i’ve sliced a part of my body off with this thing. If you have one, you know what i’m talking about Mike always leaves the kitchen when I bust this bad boy out.
I had a great shoulder workout today! I’m really trying to focus on the muscle so those little babies will grow!
My Cathe Timesaver DVD quit working. I love that one! There are so many little mini workouts you can do so I HAD to order it. Shhhh…I hope it gets here and Mike’s not home LOL!
It’s SO hot here today. Boomer has been running outside, eating grass, then throwing up. She did this yesterday too. I know that dogs sometimes do this when they’re stomach are hurting but if she’s not better soon i’ll take her to the vet. She’s been playing toy though and she’ll eat so i’m not sure
I can’t wait for 4th of July weekend! We’re going to Lake James where we always go. It’s so much fun. Problem is i’m see through right now and how NO tan at all. I guess i’ll try and find some 80 SPF HA!
Oh my goodness this stuff is the bomb! Click HERE to get your free bottle! Be careful with your serving size though!
I’m once again trying NOT to do cardio. I’ve got TONS of energy again today! I’m really trying to lose in a healthy way over the summer and trying to avoid LOTS of cardio. I still get in over an hour but that’s doable for me.
It’s so stinky hot here. When I was working I would dream about being home and laying out in the sun…I haven’t once laid out. HA!
I have found a channel called ID, Investigation Discovery and I can’t get enough of it! I love these kinds of shows
Yesterday I ate all my meals but wasn’t that hungry at all. Last night around midnight I woke up STARVING?? Weird….
All this energy may be from the carbs i’m eating or it could be from something else i’ve been taking? I’ll keep you posted
Last night I had the greek salad with chicken and had them put the dressing and feta cheese on the side I LOVE that salad…oh man, I could eat it every night! I didn’t eat much of the cheese either like a good girl. I weighed in this morning *drumroll* 118.2, then I peed, 117.8 HA! I was dreading the scale because lately I don’t know what is wrong with me. My willpower just isn’t there. For me that means extra fruit, blue chip crumbs, and a few tsbp extra of ANPB. I think i’ve got it back though. I was keeping up to date on the Junior Nationals and see those girls physique’s was like a slap in the face! That is why I don’t eat tortilla chips and all sorts of yummy looking carbs. However, my diet now ROCKS!!! I need to go to the grocery store and get some strawberries…it’s always something but I am not complaining!
I visited with my dad today I took him a vanilla latte from SB. He’s a manly man so he won’t ever go to SB.
Then I visited with my mom after that. I was showing her pictures of one of my friends who competed last night. She didn’t like the look HA! Then I showed her the bikini girls…she said they look fat LOL! Wonder why I have problems??
So today I rested…only did a bi/tri/ab workout with 30 mins of cardio I knew that afterwards this would be waiting for me!
YUMMY!!
There is always one constant that I do achieve every day! I’m like a fish and I drink TONS of water. I always have these in the fridge waiting on me. Once one is gone, I refill it.
Thanks for the comments! I was just in a funk yesterday. Luckily it’s over and i’m feeling better today. I’ve been doing LOTS of cardio today because I have energy! Yesterday I felt like a wuss. I had a back workout and it was pathetic and then I did my ending cardio and couldn’t hardly get over 6.0. Today was a different story. I walked Boomer for a total of 3 miles and then did a 45 min Cathe tape. Later on Tony called and that always puts a fire under my arse. We went over a new cardio protocol so I decided to go ahead and do it. I was sprinting at 9.5! That’s good for me. Like I said TOTALLY different than yesterday.
This is a HIGH carb day for me so Mike, mom and I are going out for dinner at the Oaken Barrel! I will be getting a salad but can’t decide on the greek salad, or the regular salad minus the bacon and cheese LOL! The greek salad comes with warm pitas but it also has TONS of feta cheese on it. I guess I could ask them to put it on the side. I would still eat all of it though. I think i’ll get the regular salad and tell them to some pitas on it….see why I don’t ever eat out?
Oh, Mike came home with a truck today. Traded in his Bimmer. He needed a place to put his cornhole boards…men, I tell ya.
I did take pics today but gosh they are awful! I would blame it on my camera but….my butt is just big Maybe in a few weeks i’ll share. I bought some more PB because it’s on my plan for today. If this jar doesn’t last long that’s it, no more! I’m not one of those girls that can eat it everyday and stay thin. Maybe I can stay thin but not in the body i’m working for. There are many different healthy body types and I don’t want to look like the ones that eat whatever they want but run themselves silly. Instead i’ll eat what’s on my meal plan and run myself silly HA! After all i’m not almost 25 i’m almost 35.
Volunteered at the Easter Seals this morning I arranged a closet full of clothes and cleaned the popcorn machine. They popped some last Thursday when I was there and I took the bag to Mike.
I came home and wasn’t hungry yet so I did a Cathe workout! I was sweaty!
Take that carbs!
Mike and I are is suppose to be watching expenses. When I got home I found this on the counter??
What the H is that mommy?
I was reading a blog yesterday. I think it was The Healthy Tipping Point. She puts post it’s on bathroom mirrors to remind women that they are beautiful no matter what! How awesome is that! I knew today I would be in a public bathroom and the “old ladies” were gonna be there crafting there fundraiser stuff so I wrote one I put Age Is Only A Number. I wish I would have brought my phone in the building with me. It did make me feel good! I got home and made some tea and here are some more messages i’ll be using!
Okay I have a lot of these actually. I’ve done this before.
Pay CLOSE attention!
Luckily today it was the pumpkin pie spice in the rice and not the cayenne in the oats!
My husband’s place of work is hiring. Not sure if that would be a good idea or not? The pay is decent and the job requires no brain use. We’ve been planning our 10th wedding anniversary though and now that I don’t have any limits we are going to be gone from Aug. 5th~15th. I’m bound to find a job now and ruin that Of course it’s no Hawaii like we’ve always dreamed of. We’re going to Florida/Alabama again because last year was SO much fun!
I was just at my mom’s and there were nuts! I LOVE nuts! Especially brazil nuts YUM!
QUESTION: How long does a jar of PB last in your house?
This morning I woke up and did my usual 1/2 hour of cardio. These early sessions are getting better and better! I’m getting faster and i’m not having to walk Then it’s leg day. I do my squats etc…and a bit more cardio just to make them extra sore. Mike had decided to go on a run after work and I was bored so I dusted off one of my favorite Cathe workouts. The CTX Xpress Step and Intervals. I swear when I pull out an old step video it’s like a new one all over again. I don’t remember any of those routines LOL! I am an expert at step I must say though OMG! When I got done my legs were quivering. I hopped in the shower and when I came downstairs I noticed it was downpouring. I hopped in the Matrix with Boomer(I was driving) and we went to find daddy! I found him and he was glad. He was about 4 miles from home.
Now i’m making our dinner. I am obsessed with ! I don’t know what’s in it or what it’s made of but for the moment i’m LOVING it!
We’re getting ready to watch BTK! Boomer and I walked to McD’s redbox because I had a promo code so it was free I love walking there and looking at all the fatties eating food that’s clogging their arteries…I never said I was a nice person!!
Here’s a picture for you Becca Also I just wanted to use the title Redbox LOL! I’ll post the ones I send to Tony also. You know I ain’t skeered.
Looks like I have boobs! Awesome!
Here’s where the mind plays games. Why can’t I look at this picture and be 100% happy. All I see is the fat on my freaking hips! My legs are starting to get leaner though and I think it’s because i’m eating more carbs and I get better cardio sessions. Don’t get me wrong because i’m not UNHAPPY with the way I look right now. It’s just that for those that have competed we get a warped mind sometimes.
I have had so much energy today! I just got done with my 4th workout…i’m a FREAK! I need a job LOL!
My mom and her cousin were talking about their flat butt syndrome last weekend. They made me stand up to see if I had it. My little sister does. I told them nope I have a butt but they have boobs too and I don’t. Now that I think about it I am the only one with a round butt. I accredit that to Gilad’s workout that I started when I was 12
Okay, i’m not even gonna say anything about that title. I LOVE this thing at McD’s!!! BFF! It’s an unemployed persons dream! Movies for $1! Plus you can sign up online and get a code text to you and you get a free movie on the first of every new month! I must add that I always walk to get the movies It’s cute because Boomer who always has to walk a little ahead stops when she gets to the redbox because she knows. Other than that we have no use for McD’s. I use to see people using this thing and thought it just had cartoons etc in it. If you haven’t used it quit wasting your money at Blockbusters!!
I’ve had a boring weekend. I like that though. Mike and I went for an hour bike ride yesterday. I should say a motorcycle ride because it had nothing to do with cardio I did get LOTS of cardio in yesterday. I had some PB filled pretzels nuggets Friday night…shhhh…They were “all natural” and on sale at Kroger so I couldn’t pass them up. They were for Mike but I snagged a few. Now I feel like a puffaump. Do you remember those?
I found a picture of one LOL!
I need to be a good girl eating this week because Tony wants pictures on Saturday!! I weighed this morning and i’m 117.6 so i’m pleased with that for now. Hopefully some of that was pretzel weight LOL!
I did find this trick helpful when I was eating dinner
I likes it when mommy finishes the cottage cheese container!
I wish you could have seen the big curds on her face when she got done She’s so silly!
I went and saw my grandma today. Things just aren’t the same without grandpa there. She is VERY lonely as you can imagine. I also got my hair trimmed. My workout this morning was so good. I took a shower and was still sweating!
I’m feeling fat today LOL! I guess feeling lean doesn’t last forever if you put something in your mouth that’s not suppose to be there. I made this for my hubs last night. It was VERY good…not that I tried any *ahem*. I have never toasted almonds before but DANG they are good that way! I seriously just tried a bite or 2 or 3 and now i’m like a whale. My waist meausred 24.5 this morning though so it must be in my head.
We watched a movie last night called 11:14. Have you seen it? It was a great movie!
We had storms last night and I couldn’t sleep worth a crap. Actually I blame it on Mike for waking me up right as I had dozed off last night. He had forgotten to get the weekly lotto tickets so I heard him leave around 9:45p. Good thing he did because we got 4 out of 6 numbers! That’ll probably be a whopping $40 but we’ll take it
So i’m dragging butt today. I did manage some cardio this morning before I went to volunteer. Mike sent me a text asking me to meet him at work so we could go to the strawberry festival downtown. He said to meet him at 11a. I really didn’t want to go because I was so tired but I need to do more things with him…so I went. Man the strawberry shortcakes were HUGE! Strawberries are on my plan today so I took a bite of it LOL! Okay, ice and whip cream aren’t but man it was tasty! Then I spotted this:
Of course we had to go inside I had to take a picture of the chocolate Rice Krispies for Angela.
So it turned out to be a really great day. I also got to see Mike’s new office. Actually at the end of August he’ll be moving offices again. He has 7 computers in his cubicle!! Here are 4 of them…looks important doesn’t he.
I’m still worn out from no sleep last night but I need to muster up some energy to work my abs!
I can’t help it…i’m an addict.
! I don’t know what’s in it or what it’s made of but for the moment i’m LOVING it!
