Still going strong!

Well i know its been awhile since my last entry, my life has been a little crazy! but I'm still going strong, working out every day and I've been able to run too!!! which is HUGE for me since I've NEVER been a runner! I started out Running .73 miles (its just around my block)
Day 1- 10:15
Day 2- 9:23
Day 3- 8:32
Day 4- 8:15
Day 5- 8:18
Day 6- 7:47
Day 7- 7:32

YAY! I am so proud of myself! My last run puts me at just under an 11min mile!!!! Ive also been going to the gym and enjoying myself! Today i started a routine, going to do the bike or elliptical and then work my lower body for one week, they switch to my upper body! so that way i can focus on one area and hopefully start seeing results! I have some pictures I'm going to share and holy cow are some of them INSANE! but i have found some photos of the older me and how i was before i even had kids!

On a non fitness side i started doing freezer meals, i spent $450 on over 90 meals! I'm very happy with the meals we have been eating them for over a week now, and so happy that i don't have to prepare dinner ever night. we have a whole freezer full of over 60 dinners 30 breakfasts and lunch stuff!

The kids are doing wonderful!!! Jennika is gaining a southern accent, and Ruth is almost 1!!!! holy cow has time flown!

But overall everything has been wonderful! Ive deactivated my FB for awhile, not that anyone really notices, but i think I've just become addicted and i need to focus more on my home and my family. so I'm hoping to go awhile without my Facebook even though i will not have much of a social life since everyone only likes to communicate thru FB. but i know the people that really want to talk to me have my number! So here are some pictures of me and my update on my body change! These last few weeks i haven't seem much LBS changing but i took a picture and I've seen the inches disappear! :) Don't judge me! :)

Left: Sometime in 07/early 08 Right: Now

L:April 08 R: May 2012

June 2012

L: Mid May 2012 R: June 2012

L: Jan 2012 R: June 2012

All my jean sizes! What I started at to what I am now! :)

Thanks for reading!!! My Mini Goal is only a few weeks away!

30lbs down!!! Heck yea!!

Well I have made another milestone! 30lbs!!!!!!!!! Omg. If you would have asked me 4 months ago if I would be 30lbs lighter id of told you heck no! But I am SO thrilled. I even told myself at 30lbs lost I will get to a gym. And I have found the perfect one! :) I started today and it was awesome! I'm going to add some swimming in and elliptical. I think swimming will help so so much with my sore muscles and burn some fat at the same time :) the girls love the child care there and I am strangely comfortable with it. So I am going to post another picture. My first picture and my picture today :) I have 47lbs to go. But would be happy to just lose 15% body fat.

Insanity....

Well i have completed day 3! yay me! It is easier than i expected i think because everyone was telling me that it was so extreme and such but i think doing Slim in Six helped me a lot! I am glad that he says to go at your own pace because i do and i know i will get better with time. :)  i was so sore today after last nights workout i could hardly move this morning. I am really enjoying working out in a routine again. March was a crappy month for working out and i slacked way too much. so now i am back at it and watching what i eat charting everything and working out for at least 20 mins a day. sometimes (like today) 70+ mins :) it is becoming routine again and just automatic which is really nice. Tonight i was so exhausted but i pushed myself to do the workout, John is super tired too and he even said no lets have today be a rest day and i said HELL no! sunday is a rest day and we need to keep doing what we are doing. So tonight we are taking a before picture and i can't wait to see HUGE results cause i know for a fact in like a week i will see something! i officially have 60 days left! the count down is on!

i honestly have to say i LOVE working out. I never thought i would and i wish i would have kept up with fitness in high school. i will deff be telling my girls to do their best and be fit 24/7 which should be easy since i plan to keep working out for the rest of my life and i will always involve my children and since jennika already likes working out with me i will just keep doing what i do! I expect me to do better next week in these workouts since i have already done them. and i can't wait for my next fit test to see how much better i have become. i really love this program cause he really gets involved with you and talks to you during the workouts and pushes you do to your best and thats what i like to hear. tomorrow i am going to finish up my slim in six and enjoy working out :)

Eeek it's been a month??

Well this month has been a slacker month. And I refuse to let another month go by. So I ordered insanity, John and I will be doing the 60 day challenge together. Which will help me a lot since I KNOW it's going to be a huge struggle for the first 2wks or even the whole 60 days! But I have been stuck at 25lbs down and I need to get back into a strong routine. So I have picked a few things I am going to do on a weekly basis and see how I do. Can get in great shape if I don't push myself to do more. :) so here is what I am hoping to accomplish every week.
(I am mainly writing this down so I can remember. Haha)

Sunday- rest day from insanity, 4-8 mile bike ride.
Monday- AM slim in six, afternoon run which will be C25K, 2-3 mile bike rode before dinner and insanity at night
Tuesday- AM slim in six, 3-4 mile walk, 2-3 mile bike ride, insanity.
Wednesday- AM slim in six, C25K, 2-3m bike, insanity
Thursday- AM slim in six, 3-4m walk, 2-3m bike ride, insanity
Friday- AM slim in six, C25K, 2-3m bike, insanity
Saturday- AM slim in six, 2-3m bike ride.

WOW writing that out looks insane!!!!! But I am going to do my best. The main thin is insanity and C25K. Plus 2 workouts a day I do with my hubs :) and I KNOW my results will be amazing! So that's all that matters. I gotta work hard to get the results I want and eating right plus an insane workout routine will sure get me to where I want to be :) plus a way healthier me! So I'm hoping to be blogging more to share my journey, and to keep myself motivated. I worked out a lot more when I blogged so I have to get back into it. Plus it's getting so nice out and I'm going to be doing things outside with my girls more :).

So here's to april! And to getting my body back! Oh and I will be posting photo updates. Prob of me and John. And possibly weekly.

Wish me luck!

24lbs down :)

Oh am I so happy to be home :)) I missed my husband oh so much!! I was very proud of myself that I kept up with my goals and I didn't gain weight, I lost 4lbs :)) so now I have reached my first goal!! Now on to my next, 18lbs to go. And tomorrow starts a hard core routine so I am excited to see my results!!! On another note the girls and I had so much fun on our trip, very exhausting but fun, we got to visit with lots of family, and go to Disneyland! Both girls enjoyed it and I got to get on some rides. In the two weeks, the girls changed so much! Jennika repeats everything, and has grown into this little girl, Ruth is all over the place, and blabbering non stop. It's crazy how time flies. And in such a short time they can grow so fast!!! But back to reality! And I need a life, so I am going to work on getting out more and hopefully meeting friends that can become life long friends, I am so tired of not having a social life let alone not having a life outside of my family. So let's hope I can work on that. But until then all focus is on reaching my goals and being the best wife n mom I can be!!!

Visiting family!

Wow have I had a packed week. The girls and I left NC for Oregon last Tuesday and spent 2 days in Washington. Got to see my bestie and my nieces n nephews! It was so awesome to see them all and I'm happy it worked out and their moms worked with me :) then came down to Albany and have been visiting with family. I have been keeping to my goal and have not had any fast food. Been keeping myself under my calorie goal and eating the right portions. I have not worked out every day but we have also haven't been in one spot long enough for me to relax and workout. Which is no excuse but I am excited to get to Cali with my mom so we can workout together! I have been doing a few workouts here and there just randomly when I'm bored. I know I will prob not be at the same weight I was when I left but I also haven't been able to weigh myself. However today I had to buy new pants since mine were getting too loose and I have dropped 2 jean sizes!!! I am 2 sizes away from my first goal and 4 away from my ultimate goal!!!! :) and when I get home I will be hitting the working out hard. I have a plan that I'll be doing the 30 day shred along with slim in 6 plus a run and I feel that will get me to a good rhythm and I will be able to keep with it :) I am still happy with myself and do glad I am out of my old pants!!! And all I want is to continue to lose and of these pants seem to be tight one day I will be working my butt off that day! I will not go back to my old pants!!! I refuse!!! I'm posting my progress pics and my pic in my new smaller pants :)))

All ready for the west coast.

Tomorrow morning the girls and I head to Oregon then driving up to fort Lewis, then to sequim, back to Lewis and the next day back down to Oregon. For 5 days then off to Cali! Oh man it's going to be a busy busy week then a somewhat relaxing week. I am excited to see my nieces and nephews, and the Justus family. Then to see the in laws and more family. But I have to say I am super excited to have some in n out and take the girls to Disney land!!!! Wishing my hubs was coming with me but he can't :( I am also super excite to see everyone (as of right now) nearly 20lbs lighter!!!!! John and I are on our second day of detox and from yesterday I have lost 4.5lbs!!! And John lost 2.5!!! I am becoming so happy with myself. I am proud. But I have a huge challenge in front of me. 2 weeks of not being home. And I have to make sure I continue to workout and eat right. I refuse to eat fast food. I will eat subway if I need to! But I prefer to eat better. So wish me luck!!! My plan is to get some groceries when I get out there so I'll be good :) but I'm stressing out. This is my first flight that I will be completely alone from start to finish. Both times. Since I'm renting a car. So I have to figure out how to manage 2 car seats, a pack n play, a suitcase and a double stroller! AHHHHH. I know I can handle it. It's just overwhelming thinking about it! Well now I'm off to clean finish up last min things and workout!