new leaf

this morning I had a double layer egg, turkey bacon sandwich with one slice of cheese, on whole wheat 45calorie bread with ketchup and frank's red hot...sooo yummy!  On the side I had an orange and a couple cups of coffee.

For lunch I'm going to have a turkey and cheese sandwich with chips on the side with a big bottle of water.

feeling pretty good today...a little stressed, but not nearly as bad as yesterday.  the kids were so difficult yesterday and I skipped my workout last night and opted for margarita's and a bath instead.  Feel bad, but not going to beat myself up over it.  I'll do some light cardio tonight it make up for it.  Have to study for a big test I have in A&P on Tuesday morning and I have a couple assignments due in my Medical Terminology class tomorrow by 8p...I also go back to work tomorrow...my schedule is Monday-Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday-Wednesday....crazy week ahead that's for sure...and I have to find time to study for my second Lab Practical test the following Tuesday morning...those are hard!  Been horrible at keeping up with my workout routine and it's showing...I hate myself for it.  I have to get better at pushing myself and get myself on a regular sleeping routine....well routine period.  And stick with it...no sleeping in, no messing around...have to make a strict schedule for myself right now otherwise I slack or just do nothing.  That's not going to cut to get me to my goals in exercise, school, or anything if I procrastinate.  Starting tomorrow I'm getting up a 6a, grab a couple cups of coffee, head downstairs for weight training, come up for breakfast, then some study time, chill with the family, take a shower and then get ready for work.  I need to structurize myself....there IS time for everything, but I just have to structure it...plan it...blah that's going to suck!  And I have to watch what I eat, start calorie counting again, eat my big meal in the morning for breakfast(since it is what kick starts the metabolism for the day), a decent but not too big meal in the middle of the day for lunch, and then a smaller meal at night with a healthy snack before bed.  I can do this...need to work out a schedule for myself and print it and put it above my desk in our bedroom...Structure and discipline will get me to where I want and need to be.  :)  I just have to work out the details.  But I'm good at that sort of thing...just need it on paper.

Day 13 picture update

Day 13

Day 1

day 13

 Making progress! Love handles are going away...just need to work on trimming the stomach, lifting the butt more, and working on my back/bra line

day1

day 13

Day 1

Day 5?

Had school this morning and it was -26 with the windchill out!  UGH!  I just wanted to stay inside, snuggle with my hubby, and not do ANYTHING! I'm in quite a lazy mood today.  I had a cup of coffee to get me moving and a small bowl of raisin bran, got dressed and ready to go out in to the frigidness that is Wisconsin weather, poured more coffee in to my travel mug to bring with me, filled up my travel water bottle, gave kisses, said my I love you's to everyone, and I was off.  Got to class right on time, took my seat, and we finished our video on Genetic Coding from last week.  During break, I grabbed a blueberry muffin (bad Catherine!)  Muffins are one of my weaknesses, seriously!

I am just not feeling working out today, but I will anyway cuz I have goals to achieve! lol  So I'm going to have yet another cup of coffee, to see if that will ignite the energy I need to get through the rest of the day.  I will do my weight lifting and my Zumba today...even if I don't WANT to, I always feel great after I do it and am happy I pushed myself to do it. So coffee....then Zumba! it's only a 1/2 hour dvd, so I can do it! haha then weight lifting after the kiddos go to bed...even if I have to DRAG myself down there.  Put on my hard rock station on Slacker Radio and get to it!

My Day 3

Got up at 530a to get my son ready for school today....he did really good and was super excited to go to school :o)  Then Jarel, Mackenzie, and I went to a local diner for breakfast.  Twas a nice morning :)  Then we came home, I made the meal plan for the week, went grocery shopping and got home before the worst of the storm hit.  It got super snowy and blustery out there! Whew!  Then after Jarel was done exercising down stairs, I went down and did my upper body weight lifting.  Came up and chilled for a little bit then went and picked up Teagan and his friends from the bus stop.

Time to pump some iron lol ^my serious workout face

love my slacker radio!  Static X is PERFECT to get me pumped for my workout!

                                                 

My baby...our home gym...love it :)

Then I ate some lunch when I got back with Teagan.  After dinner, Jarel and I watched some Supernatural and played a game of Rummy, and he beat me as always. lol  Then I went downstairs for my Zumba Toning dvd session.  Only 30 minutes long, but I get to use the maraca weights and I worked up a pretty good sweat for the second time today.  Now just chilling and about to get in the shower, then paint my toenails and fingernails for my girls day tomorrow with my girl Jenn that's coming up from Green Bay for the day! YAY!  Night everyone!  Stay safe if you're in the path of this nasty snow storm and stay warm!

After Zumba!  A little pink in the cheeks with the sweaty glow! lol

day 2 weight lifting session!

I love how my lower body weight lifting days only take a 1/2 hour to finish from start to finish...and that's 5 super sets with rotating each super set 2x and then immediately starting the next...and so on and so forth to keep the heart rate going at a steady cardio state.  Really gets you sweating!  Feel great for getting through 2 days of my new routine!  Only 8 more days of this specific program lol...I can do this!  For now I am signing out for the night and going to take a shower and have some much needed snuggle time with my husband....I've missed him all weekend!

Where I started to now...

here are some before and after photos so that you can see how far I've already come....

This is my starting point before #1

Before #2

this is when I was PREGNANT with our daughter Mackenzie....can't tell can ya? :( 

After pic #1...April 2011 at the Bowling Alley for our son's 4th birthday

After pic #2...June 2011

Day 2...Lower body and exhilarate

Well...woke up at 5:30a just to find out that my kids school's are closed because of the ice rinks we have for roads from the freezing rain we got over night.  I e-mailed my professor and canceled my class for today and stayed home as well.  I tried to go back to sleep, but it didn't work that well, so I made a full 12cup pot of coffee and had a couple (2 of my cups usually sends me flying high!)  Then once the kids finally woke up, I told them they could make some cereal for themselves, and I made poured myself a bowl as well.  Then, as the usual, I putzed around on the internet until I was ready to get myself ready for my first workout session of the day. 

I did my Zumba first today since it's an hour long session and I don't want to be doing that at night before bed....I like my sleep thank you very much! But I like all of the dvds thus far...the hour went by extremely fast :)  Now it's time to make myself some lunch quick and then go out and get some beer ;) oh yea!  lol