Sometimes I think our biggest challenge to making changes is our mind. I mean seriously I can justify anything!! My mind can have it's way with me and before I know it I have given to eating something that is not healthy or not exercising. I found this little picture quote and thought it was perfect!

I love it! I thought about it this morning when I was trying really hard to talk myself out of working out. I didn't give in, I work my tail off and I am happier because of it!

Week 2!!!!

I'm telling you adding these pictures is motivation enough! I thought it would be good to have a side view as well as a front view.

Last week was a good week, the first week always is. I did enjoy my Sunday, not excessively, but I did not count my calories and had a few treats. I did learn a lesson though. When you have treats on Sunday have a homemade treat, it makes it even that much more worth it. Another thing I learned is when you have that homemade treat make sure they are all gone by Monday morning or they will tempt you, and then you give in and have a Rice Krispies treat and have to waste your calories on empty non-filling foods. I'm just saying give them away, throw them away, just don't have them sitting on your counter in the morning!

Some of the food I had last week that helped me get through are:

A one egg omelet with onions, green peppers, and spinach topped with salsa Verde

Oatmeal with flax seed, Cinnamon, and strawberries

Sargento string cheese (only 50 calories)

Almonds (about 18 is 100 calories)

Cantaloupe and Watermelon (so filling)

Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches!

My favorite dinner was grilled chicken salad with avocados, red wine vinegar, and a tiny bit of ranch

I am a creature of habit and will use most of these food over and over, but I love them. I do want to branch out and try some new things this time we will see how that works.

This week I am keeping this in mind:

Today is my weigh in day and I am down 2.8 pounds!!! So excited! It feels good. I have a problem, I think it comes from watching Biggest Looser, but I expect these huge weight lose numbers. This morning I kept telling myself, to just be happy with a lose and not a gain. I was really happy with 2.8!

 In the past I have taken the weekend off. I decieded that I would still work hard on Saturday, but take it easy on Sunday. Not go crazy, just enjoy a nice meal and a homemade treat with the family, and not worry the whole time about calories. We will see how this works. I figure if I am having a huge craving through out the week then I can tell myself I can have it on Sunday then I won't feel so deprived and I won't binge.

Okay!! confession time, I had some frosting. Ahhh I was being so good. I did however log the calories and I am kind of sick now, so lesson learned.

Today is Abi's birthday and oh the glorious things I have made! Cupcakes, with frosting heavenly frosting, last night for her party, pudding with Oreo crumbs, delicious crumb cake for breakfast, hamburger, fries and a a chocolate Oreo shake for lunch, oh wow just makes my mouth water! But I did not give in, well one taste of the shake, but I counted my calories. Kind of makes me sick how much I love junk food!

 I woke up not motivated to exercise, I was trying to justify it with I went to bed sooo late, and it is Abi's birthday, but then I thought this.....

I don't want to feel sorry tomorrow, I am looking forward to feeling sore, and I will, the workout kick my tail!

Today I battled the Oreo cookie, and I won!

I found this kind of interesting.I think if it's a healthy solution, that is a natural ingredient than why not try it! Don't know if I can down the apple cider vinegar, but I think  I will try it.

The nutritional components of Apple Cider Vinegar have been known to help reduce the appearance of cellulite.
Oral Remedy
•Mix 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into an 8 ounce glass of water.
•Optionally add a small amount of honey as a sweetener.
•Drink this once each morning.
Topical Remedy
•Mix 3 parts apple cider vinegar with one part of your favorite massage oil.
•Gently knead this solution onto affected skin areas twice daily.
•This massage treatment will help to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Day 4 has been good so far. I started the morning off with yoga. Yoga and I have a love hate relationship. I hate doing it but love the way I feel when I'm done. The P90X yoga is a heck of a work out. Again I was shaky and sweating like crazy! Today as I was doing yoga I had this little thought running through my head:

                                                    I Won't, not today! One day at a time!

I'm trying to remember this. It is 4 p.m. and this is the time of day that I struggle the most! So I thought making cookies would be fun, but instead I will have some watermelon.

DAY 2 of WEEK 1

Well exercising kicked my bottom today. Going two weeks without working out makes it feel like you are starting all over again! So here I sit shaking and sweaty and I ran across this quote.

Ok, Ok I will stick to it!

But really this is what I'm thinking!



Alright it is day one of week one, UGH! You know there is a problem when days before you truly start to take care of your body you are dreading it like one dreads a doctors visit. So here is my first picture, now please understand I had just finished working out and it's been almost two weeks since my last work out so it was tough!

And of course I have my little tag-a-long, who will occasionally work out with me. So I had a friend suggest I post a picture of me in a bikini, because it would be more motivating. I am afraid it would be scarring to all who look in on this blog. So for now we will go with my workout clothes.

Some of the tools I will use to help me in this journey are:

 Of course my beloved P90X! I love these workouts!

 So I know the song goes, "Fat bottom girls make the rockin' world go round" but I am done helping out the rockin' world it's time to get this bottom to be, "Buns of Steel" or just lifted!!

This may seem weird that I am using a green bracelet as a tool. This is no ordinary bracelet, this is a goal bracelet. When we were at girls camp we had these put on and we set a goal. When we reach our goal the bracelet comes off. Well There are many, many spiritual goals I could have set but my goal is to get into these pants (Pictured below)

Well I wanted to be in them by the time I went on my trip to Canada, it didn't happen! I am not going to put a time line as to when I want to be in them. I am afraid time lines just don't work for me. I feel too pressured and sadly pressure leads to eating. So I am just going to keep plugging along with my sweet green bracelet on, and whenever I look at it I will have a reminder of what my goal is. Oh and I was feeling a little guilty that I didn't set a spiritual goal, but I really believe if I am healthier and in more control it will bring me closer to our Heavenly Father.

I will also be using myfitnesspal.com to help with tracking my food intake and calories. I love this site, it is free and I am a firm believer if you want to loose weight  tracking food and portions sizes is key! Well Mondays are always the easiest so today hasn't been so bad.

This is it, I am actually going to do it this time I am finally going to get into the other side of the closet! I have been telling my husband for years that I didn't need to empty out the other side of the closet because someday I would fit into the clothes. I am sure he was thinking, "But sweetheart by that time they will be out of style!!" Well I don't care if they are out of style I am going to wear them with pride because I am going from hearty to healthy and I am going to enjoy the freedom that comes with feeling healthy!

I have been trying for years to loose this baby weight. Well, lets be honest here it's not baby weight it's chips, cookies, and chocolate weight. I am taking the plunge to not only diet on Monday but to continue throughout the week. As it has been my habit to commit Sunday night to make a life change on Monday so I eat all I can Sunday night so I won't want it on Monday. It comes and I am pretty good and then Tuesday hits and holy moly I am good in the morning, but by the afternoon I have decided that the life change will take place the next Monday, so I eat all I can til Monday. It is an endless, terrible cycle and I am going to stop it!

I was recently on a wonderful vacation where the above picture was taken. My luggage was lost and so I had to shop for new clothes and this was a little depressing because nothing really fit right. Then when I saw this picture it lingered in my mind and I was disgusted with myself. I decided that when I returned home I was going to get my act together. I figured a blog would be a fun way to track my progress and maybe I will be more accountable.

So here's to a life change that, of course, will be starting Monday, July 23rd 2012 (I know I should start right now but the timing is better on Monday). I am excited and can't wait to feel and see the difference.