MIA

DANG! has it really been a week since I posted last? Guess so!!!

Where to start.... week was uneventful and way to long. Felt like I ate horrible and totally laxed on the work outs....

Jordan was Turkey Hunting this weekend so Mazda and I were on our own Thursday through today....

Friday--- again uneventfu.

Saturday I woke up and made the trek to the other end of Omaha to pray I lost 1 lbs.... what a nice surprise to have lost 3.2! That puts me in GREAT shape for my May 1 goal of 50lbs! I'm very happy about that.

I also had breakfast with some old coworkers so that was fun.

The big event was that Mazda and I went to the country to visit my Aunt Gayla and her family in Martell, NE. It was also my cousin Katie's prom so I got to see her all dolled up. She looked AH-may-ZING!! Mazda got to play with their dogs Doc- the yellow lab, and Roscoe- the cocker spaniel... she encountered some not so cool springer spaniels and ran off to try and play with them.... so then she had to be confined to the leash.

Other than that, not much going on today... Just vegging at home :)

Weekend Update

Oh my! It's been awhile! What a busy week. We are in the midst of a landscaping project. It's going really slow because we... (by we I mean Jordan and his brother Justin) have been removing all the nasty rock from around our home to make way for nice fresh mulch. Many of you may say you'd rather have the rock but... I like the look of mulch and we had almost all thorn bushes around our home and I wanted those ugly suckers out of here! So moving the rock was pretty much inevitable. The other thing that makes it slow is that Jordan works every other weekend and will be going on his annual Turkey Hunt up north with his bestie Trent... man wouldn't he cringe at the word bestie ?? :) Friday Justin loaded up the rest of the rock and hopefully this week Jordan can make some headway!

Saturday morning I made my way over to TD's. I was a bit nervous this week because I felt like I ate a lot more than normal and I had Chinese on Wed which always takes like 2 weeks to be purged from my system :) I dropped 1.2 lbs for a total of 45.2 which is great but not as much as I hoped. I have 4.8 lbs to hit my May 1 goal so I have my work cut out for me!

After weigh in my mom, Mazda, and I made our way up to my mom's hometown of Earling, IA to spend some quality time with my Grandma Koch. Saturday we got the front porch and yard cleaned up and did some other random things. We went to the near by town of Panama, IA for dinner at a small restaurant called Norma Jean's. We took my great uncle Linnie (Linus) and that was a great time. My mom and I were able to split a 10 oz sirloin.

Today (Sunday) we tackled cleaning out the DEEP FREEZE (scary) and got a few more small tasks complete. My grandma also took in some of my work pants so I could continue to wear them as I loose weight. Thanks Grandma. I also washed her car for her. Mazda was a good girl and met a 10 week old Yellow Lab pup named Bentley... Oh my he was such a lover. Mazda ran away twice but we were able to bring her back.

Now I'm just doing house work (Laundry, Vacuuming, Dishes, ect) and getting ready for the week that lies ahead. Mazda is... sleeping next to me hoping I never move so that she isn't disturbed.

My hope is that I am able to curb the snacking this week and bump up the work out intensity and get closer to my May 1 goal.

Much Love!

Skinny Cow?

Um.... pretty much the most amazing diet friendly desert EVER!!!!!!!! Jordan loves the strawberry short cake one... I'm not a fan of it but... The mint chocolate ice cream sandwich AND the Chocolate Fudge Cone.... Are just simply HEAVENLY... AND they have fiber in them! HOLLERRR! http://www.skinnycow.com/myproducts/index.php

I have had a great start to the week. With the nice weather and the return of my nose Mazda and I have gotten 2 great jogs in and then I've been finishing up with a 20 min Turbo Jam. You'd think she ran a marathon! I wish she'd let me get a pic of her but she always wakes up and gets shy!

That's all for tonight!

Feeeelin' IT

HOOOOOLLLYYYYYY COW! I did the Turbo Jams Cardio Party last night and MAN OHHHHHHHHHHHHH MAN is my back side feeling it TODAY!!! Dang... there are muscles back there that I'm not sure I knew about before... DAANNNNG! It's a good feeling but I think I'll have to do Cardio Party every other day this week to ease into it. I have 6 more lbs to loose by May 1 to hit my goal and I have until May 1 to do 7 days straight of Cardio Party so... I think I have my work cut out for me!

In other news today will be filled with preparing for the week ahead. Laundry and Yard Work and Grocery Shopping are top priority for the day. Before any of that can happen though, I'm watching the newest Disney Movie... Princess and the Frog!

In Mazda news, we continue to struggle with her separation anxiety. We purchased a pheromone infuser that is supposed to release a pheromone that is secreted by Mother dogs to make their pups know they are safe and at ease. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!

Forty Four!

I'm down another 3.6 lbs this week for a total of 44 which is very exciting! I worked out really hard this week and did 2 20 min Turbo Jam work outs every day.... This week I think I'll try a cardio party and see how it goes!

In other news we are doing some landscaping which has me a bit worried but... it's an outside job so I'm not stressing about it. Because I do inside jobs :D. Also, my cold is back with vengeance!

I'm takin' it easy the rest of the day!

Roller Coaster

Today was kind of a rough day for me. Nothing really big or bad happened but it just kinds stunk. It started out fine and while I'm blessed to have a job... on days when Jordan is off it makes it 10 times harder to drag myself out of bed and leave my husband and my snuggly puppy and go to work. With all that said of course I did it. Only to get to work and find out we are in "focus time" which is sort of a joke to all of us because no one knows we are in focus time but us in the office. The people that bother us are outside of the office and they are kind of needy so they call and call and call... they never get the hint that you will call them back if you leave a message... it kind of grinds on your nerves after awhile!

The bright spot in my day was my lunch date with Jordan to Fetas! Mmmmmm! I love our lunch dates even if they don't happen very often.... after lunch he called to let me know Mazda supposedly peed in her crate.... This brought me back down because she has been having some separation anxiety issues that I've been trying really hard to dispel before the blow up in a huge problem... I feel like I'm failing her and failing at training... kinda bums me out. I know all I can do is keep trying and that consistency is key but... I don't want to be one of those people with the naughty dogs you see on the TV show!

When I got home from work all the issues of the day just had me in a funk so I decided to make my work out the 1st the I did so that I didn't put it off. It's a good thing I did because it really brought me out of my funk! I got home at 4:50, prepped dinner. Worked out for 40 mins, then made Chicken Fajitas for dinner. We sat down and ate dinner TOGETHER, cleaned up and packed lunches all before 6:30... nothing like feeling accomplished!

Last but not least Jessi and I met with 2 other F.A.S.T dieters that we connected with through another networking website and met at Starbucks to kind of talk shop and get a feel for how this program works and what it's all about. It's nice to know there are people out there doing this and to get there opinions on what works for them!

Now we are at the end of the day and I'm totally exhausted and ready to call it a night. I know that tomorrow can be better I just have to make it that way :)

Happy Easter!

Jesus Christ has risen today. Alleluia!

The Easter Bunny somehow forgot that I'm not married and live at my OWN house and brought my basket (or target sack-- Only a Brandenburg would appreciate that) to my parents house.

In my target sack I got: Princess and the Frog and Beauty and the Beast on DVD. I'm starting my Disney collection over again... if someone comes out with something besides DVD and Blue-Ray so help me Lord on this Easter day.... Someone will pay. I also got an assortment of magazine's and then.... the thing you should all be excited about..... The Hungry Girl Cookbook: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
The link to Lisa Lillien's website is over to the right of you there but this cook book has all the normal people foods but reduced in calories! All the counts are in the book as well. She has a new one that just came out last week as well which I plan on purchasing plus a few others. Check her out!

TD.... this is for you buddy: Today I will have 4 oz Turkey Breast (no skin). 2/3 C Sweet Corn (with a bit of spray butter... don't judge). A Grandma Roll. Strawberries... one of them will be chocolate covered. There you go. That's the plan :) Exercise will commence upon my return from the sleepy town of Dunlap, IA where my Godparents reside.

I hope this Easter find out at peace with your faith and with the life you are living. If not... I hope your faith leads you where it is intended to and guides you to the path of the Lord. After all... it is through Christ that all things are possible.

Many Blessings this Easter season!

40 lbs down Pictures!

Here you are! I apologize for looking gross but... it is what is is on cleaning day! :)

Orange!!!

Well... 40 lbs came faster than I thought! I lost 4.4 lbs this week for a grand total of 40.4 lbs... YAY!!! It feels so great! The 40 lbs band is Orange hence the name of this post :) Today is all about keeping it easy and I'm still on the mind from my sinus infection of course. I promised a pic at 40 lbs... that will have to come later when Jordan gets home from work!!! Tomorrow is Easter... I know TD has been making a big deal about it but for me... the picky eater that doesn't like food to touch it'll be some "Paula corn" which means frozen from the cob from the farm. And some Turkey and a grandma roll :)

I'll post more later! Just wanted to celebrate 40 lbs right now!

ENOUGH Already!

I'm so over this cold! Yesterday I went back to the Dr. and she agreed I had a sinus infection and gave me a good ol' Z-pack... Wish they could have given me one on SUNDAY so that I didn't have to miss 2 more days of work. TMI I'm sure but... I'm positive I'll loose at least 4 lbs this week maybe even more... ALL of it from SNOT. Boo. I'm on the mend now thanks to the Z-pack and taking it easy today.

I've been messing arround with backgrounds... it will probably change 3 or 4 more times today... Can we say stir crazy/spring fever?!? Also I added a progress tracker...

That's all for now!