Be careful what you wish for....-Taylor

So obviously I've been WISHING and PRAYING to lose some weight...well BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!!! 
Yesterday morning I was grocery shopping when all of a sudden I felt an over-whelming feeling that I was going to pass out.  So I cut my shopping trip short and went home.  I was thinking I was a little dehydrated so I drank some water and laid down.  That's when it happened....the details are blurry but all I know is from noon to about midnight I puked up every last ounce of liquid in my body...and then some!  I thought it was food poisioning until I started shaking uncontrolably, so I checked my temp and it was 102.4!!!! Yep you guessed it, THE FLU! Ugh it was horrible!  My body literally feels like it was hit by a bus and my muscles are more sore from throwing up then doing a weeks worth of Insanity!  Needless to say I've lost 6 lbs in the last 2 days (I'm not counting it as a "true loss" b/c I know that once I start eating again, it'll come back)
I'm finally feeling a little better and even ate some toast (and kept it down!).  So hopefully "this too shall pass" and just in time for Christmas!!  I'll be spending it in Tucson with my family!  Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!!! 

i'm writing this so i can stop feeling guilty

heeeeeeeeey.
 i suck i know. i'm writing to tell you i'm taking a break. i have been eating bad and i don't want to blog about it. but i have big plans for the new years.

keep up the good work taylor, you are awesome!

will you forgive me?

-brooke

NSV- Taylor

I had a small NSV (non-scale victory) today!  So after a day full of building (and eating) gingerbread houses, decorating (and eating) sugar cookies, and eating Dominoes for lunch I pretty much felt like crap.  I decided not to workout b/c I was having a little pity party for myself and figured I'm not really losing weight anyways...blablabla.  So my mind was set and as 2:30 rolled around (my usual workout time) I started feeling anxious.  Almost like my body knew it should be doing some movement by this point of the day.  So I grumpily put on my shoes and started today's workout (Insanity-Pure Cardio).  As I started moving I immediately started sweating like I've never sweat before.  I seriously think my body was getting rid of all the CRAP I ate today.  I ended up burning 630 calories in 38 minutes!  As I'm sitting here, drenched in sweat, I'm so GRATEFUL I did it.  I feel so much better!  It's not much, but it put a little "pep in my step" for the rest of the day!  Hope you're having a MARVELOUS Tuesday!

Weekends=The Devil -Taylor

I'm starting to hate weekends!!!!  When it comes to exercising and eating right, weekends=the devil!  When I'm working I don't have time to snack and I only get a 30 minute lunch break so it's not hard to stay on track THEN I bring my workout stuff to school and just workout in my classroom so it works out great.  Now on weekends I bake goodies all day and do anything BUT workout.  I'm thinking of changing "weigh in Wednesday" to "weigh in Friday"....what do you think?  That way any "damage" I do over the weekend I can hopefully work off by Friday!  Any ideas on how to stay on track over the weekends???

Hope you're having a great weekend!!!

Wk5 Day2 -Taylor

On my day "off" I had one of these:

It was SOOOOO good but the calorie count was SOOOO bad!  This small cup of peppermint cocoa had a whoppin 300 calories!!! Yikes.  So this morning I attempted to "re-create" this scrumptious little treat.  So I started with a pack of 25 calorie hot cocoa mix, added boiling water and a mini candy cane(10 calories).  The candy cane melted and turned boring hot chocolate into a YUMMMY duplicate of the 300 calorie stuff for only 35 calories!!! I was soooo excited. I believe I will be having one every morning this entire winter season! 

I did Insanity cardio power and resistance today and burned 625 calories!  I LOVE Insanity! I am so proud of myself for doing it everyday and I get to take my second "fit test" next Monday (the first test was done on the first day) and I'm excited to see what improvements I've made in the last 2 weeks!!! Hope you're having a great day!!!!!

Wk5 Day1 Wednesday Weigh-in! -Taylor

I can't believe I'm already in week 5!!!! Crazy how time flies!  So I was a little frusterated yesterday b/c I got a call from my Endocrinologist telling me that my blood work showed my thyroid is low (like usual).  I told her that I've been trying to lose weight and for how much work I'm putting into it I'm not getting results and all she said was, "Well that's b/c your thyroid is low...."  NO DUH!  UGH!  I told her I wanted it out and she said to be patient!  I've been "patient" for 3 years now, I'm DONE being patient!  grrrr. ANYWHO, I promise myself not to give up and at least I feel like I'm doing something. 

On to the weigh in....I had low hopes for today but when I got on the scale it was ONE pound down! Hey I'll take it! 

Total weight loss: 6lbs
Total percent loss: 2.27%

Today was a success! (Brooke)

Today was so awesome!! I did:

upper body with weights in the morning

Then ran 2 miles and walked 2 miles tonight.

I also ate really healthy. 

I bought a huge 64oz mug and have kept it filled with later and drank at least 1 whole mug of water. I don't know what has changed motivation wise but I really need to stay motivated.

My plan is to work out Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and do weights in the morning and run in the evening. I'm going to do this for a few weeks then add an exercise video Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 

I think when I was trying to exercise everyday I would get overwhelmed because that's just more times I have to get ready and I know that's not that big of a deal but for me it is with these 3 kids. And also I can plan on running my errands Tuesdays and Thursdays and then just be home on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 

I'm trying to eat smaller meals through out the day and just listen to when my body is hungry. And each meal I have a healthy carb and a healthy protein and a side of veggies for most meals. 

I just need to stay away from bad food for now until I'm in the habit of eating healthy.

I'm so excited to be back doing good. It feels so exciting to be doing what you are supposed to be doing.

-Brooke

Here's to New Beginnings, Because Beginnings are Always New.

Expect great things from me tomorrow! I know I have been so out of it but I'm starting fresh and I'm determined to be better.

Find of the Century -Taylor

Howdy! So I've completed my first full week of Insanity!!!  Today is my "rest" day and it feels weird to not workout (maybe I'll take a walk/jog later on today).  So far I LOVE it!  There are a few things I still can't do (like a freakin pushup!) but for the most part I get thru the videos pretty well!  It's a 60 day program and my goal is to finish the whole thing!  Seven days down 53 to go! lol.

Now for the "find of the century"!  I actually discovered this from one of my students.  They are called Veggie Straws and Apple Straws!!!! 

Each of these bags has a serving size of 38 straws for 130 calories, which is WAY too much! I usually have half of that so I have 19 straws for only 65 calories.  The veggies straws are salty and totally take the place of a chip or french fry!!! The Apple straws are coated in cinnamon and sugar and remind me of Taco Bell's Cinnamon Twists!  YUMMMM!  You should deffinately give these a try!!!

NSV -Taylor

NSV: Non Scale Victory

Today I was grateful for NSV's!  I knew that I had a rough weekend but when I got on the scale this morning and saw that I had a 0 lb loss I was pissed!  BUT since today is the start of my 4th week it was time to do measurements again.  Here were my results:

Hips: -3

Waist: -2

Chest: -2

R thigh: -1

L thigh: -1

R arm: -.5

L arm: -.5

That's a total of -10 inches in only 3 weeks!!!!  I am soooo glad I took measurements!  If I'm not losing it on the scale at least I know I'm losing it in inches!!! 

Otherwise my day was great!  Since it's Weigh-In Wednesday I got to "cheat"  so I had some peanut butter m&m's! mmm.  I did day 3 of Insanity.  It was 40 minutes and I burned 616 calories!!! And this is what we had for dinner:

Stuffed Bell Peppers! Happy Wednesday!

Wk3 Day7 -Taylor

Today was Day 2 of INSANITY and I am sooooo sore!!!!  Today I did Plyometrics Cardio.  It was a 35 minute video and I burned 525 calories!!!  My calorie intake was 1200.  Tomorrow is my 3rd weigh-in and I'm not 100% confident I met my -2 lb goal only because I had a "rough" weekend that consisted of alot of homemade cookies and pasta!  But I had a great day today and I'm excited to see some results (hopefully!)  Happy Tuesday!!!

Goin the Extra Mile! -Taylor

So as I finished my post last night (you know the "stupid cookies" post), I realized my kids were happily playing in the bath under Tyler's supervision and all I was doing was sitting on my rear doing nothing! So I got off the couch and did a quick 20 minute workout video in which I burned an extra 311 calories!  That almost took care of the "cookie" incident!  Afterwards I felt sooo good and so proud of myself for "going the extra mile." :)  Just thought I'd share!!! Hope you're doing well!

Wk3 Day6 -Taylor

Well I did my first day of INSANITY today!!! It was the "fit test" and it was CRAZY!!!! But I loved it!  The fit test was only 25 minutes and I burned 375 calories!!!  So I'm excited to see how tomorrow's workout goes! 

My eating was great today.  My breakfast, snack, and lunch came to about 550 calories!  Then after school I wanted to have some of my homemade cookies I made yesterday.  So I had 2 (I usually and 3+) with one cup of skim milk.  Well I felt good about it until I entered it into myfitnesspal.com.  Guess how many calories those 2 stupid cookies and cup of milk was!!?? 450 CALORIES!!!  So that "small" snack was almost as many calories as my entire day so far! UGH!  So I made my husband eat the rest of the cookies (and dough) so it wouldn't be a temptation anymore!  I finished the day with a salad and pulled pork.  I was still under my calorie goal but I was stunned at the amount of calories those cookies had!

Well I have one more day until Weigh In Wednesday!  My goal is -2lbs but I'm not gonna lie I'm not feeling too confident!  Oh well I'll just do my best and be happy with the results!  Happy Monday!

Monday Motivation -Taylor

Get and stay in control!! If you find yourself losing control, do everything you can to grab it again quickly. Don't let the work you've done and the success you've experienced be for nothing by letting go of your control. You make the choices. You be in control!

(I got this from winloseorblog.com)

Wk3 Day5 -Crappy Weekend-Taylor

Wow I had a tough weekend!  The only exercise I got was whatever running around I did with the boys and my "healthy" eating involved chocolate covered strawberries! lol.   Oh well I know we all have ups and downs and this weekend was deffinately a "down".  Hopefully I can kick some booty Monday and Tuesday so I can still meet my -2 lb goal!  Have a GREAT week!!!

Wk3 Day3 -Taylor

    This was my workout yesterday!

I shook my grove thang for 41 minutes and burned 325 calories!!!  Not bad for a video game!  My calorie intake was 1200.  So I was under my goal! Woo hoo!

Also I'm starting this new workout!

I did this a couple years ago and it kicked my booty!!!! I'm super excited to try it again!  Hope you're having a GREAT week!

WEEK 2 WEIGH IN! -Taylor

Week 2 loss:  -1.2 pounds
Week 2 Percentage: .46%

Total Loss: -5.2 pounds
Total Percentage: 1.98%  

Holy crap I actually lost something after eating all the THOUSANDS of calories I ate over the weekend!  I seriously can't believe it (but no worries I got on the scale about 5 times and it said the same number every time!!).  I am so proud of myself!  I figure if I lose 2.5 pounds every week, then in 6 months I will have a total loss of 60 pounds! (Which is my ULTIMATE goal)  Six months is NOT that long!  So that is my #1 goal to lose at least 2.5 pounds each week!
Hope you have a GREAT "weigh in Wednesday"!  Good Luck!

Week 2 Day 7 -Taylor

Tyler and I went out to dinner and a movie (Twilight!!!) tonight.  My calorie intake was about 550 before dinner but I'm not going to lie I may have enjoyed a "few" pieces of pizza and maybe even had a bite (or two) of brownie.  So I'm not 100% sure what my calorie intake was after dinner so I just guessed and these are my stats (sorta)...

Calorie Intake: (around) 1600
Calorie Burned: 465
H2O: 64+

Weigh in is TOMORROW!  My goal for this week was to maintain my 4 pound weight loss from last week so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I was able to do that!!! Good Luck!

Week 2 Day 6 -Taylor

So I was really worried that after having a whole weekend of BINGE eating that today would be really hard to get back into "healthy" choices BUT surprisingly it was really easy!  Here are my stats for the day:

Calories Consumed: 1246
Calories Burned: 885
H2O: 64+

Happy Monday!!!

Monday Motivation -Taylor

Wake up with determination.

Go to bed with satisfaction.

 

I read this quote this morning and fell in LOVE!  I thought this weekend was going to totally mess up my goal of maintaining my weight loss from last week b/c I REALLY enjoyed some amazing foods.  I did workout a little while I was out of town but deffinately not like I normally do.  BUT when I got home yesterday I got on the scale just to see how I was doing and guess what!?  I only gained .2 lbs!  That's not to bad! So I'm still on track of making my goal for this week! WOOHOO! Hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving!!!!

first weigh in.

I've had a horrible week.

 I lost 2 pounds.

Hope to do better next week.

WEIGH IN WEEK 1 -Taylor

Week One weigh in: -4 lbs which is a 1.53% weight loss

I feel good about this number!  I know that I worked really hard and sure I wish is was more but I'm pretty darn proud of this number!  A friend asked me about the hypothyroidism I have, I have Hashimoto's Disease...(this is info I found on the internet)..."Hashimoto's disease, sometimes known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune thyroiditis, or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disease. In Hashimoto's, antibodies react against proteins in the thyroid gland, causing gradual destruction of the gland itself, and making the gland unable to produce the thyroid hormones the body needs." In other words my body is fighting my own thyroid so my metabolism is pretty much non-existent.  So it's extremely difficult for me to lose weight! So I truly am proud of those 4 pounds!

Last week I met every goal I made!!! I worked out 6 out 7 days, over 30min, over 64oz of H2O!  So this week I have ONE GOAL!.... TO MAINTAIN this 4 pound loss!  I have alot going on this week and all of it includes food!  Thanksgiving is a scary week but I will bust my booty to at least maintain this loss! How was your weigh in????

Day 7 -Taylor

Well today is my last day before tomorrow's weigh in!  I'm not nervous b/c I KNOW that I worked my butt off this week.  I know because of my thyroid the numbers may not be what I want but I will be proud of whatever number shows up!  As a reward my class is having a Thanksgiving party tomorrow and we are having cupcakes and I AM GOING TO EAT ONE GUILT FREE!
Also tonight I went and bought a new scale!  My old one was from the 1700's and I didn't always trust it.  So the one I bought tonight is one that shows you your weight, body fat percentage, and hydration percentage!  So I had Tyler weigh himself on the new one and old one to see if there was a difference ( I made him do it b/c I didn't want to know my weight yet) and sure enough the new scale is about 4 pounds more than our old one! DANG! So it's like I've gained 4 pounds!  So I'll weigh in on the old scale and count that weight but also weigh on the new scale and start using that from now on.  Well good luck tomorrow!!!

Day 6 -Taylor

Well today was my first "bad" day.  My poor little boy woke up this morning around 3am and since then I've been knee high in throw up and poop!  Needless to say I didn't get in a workout and I didn't count calories.  I guess these days will come and when life happens you just have to go with it.  Luckily he has been throw up free for a couple hours now so I'm hoping it has passed.  Only 2 more days until my first weigh in so I'll have to step it up tomorrow! Until then the only thing I'm going to worry about is rocking my sweet baby to sleep.

Day 5 Strength Training vs. Cardio -Taylor

So I decided to do some strength training instead of just cardio today and although my buns are feeling it my calorie counter wasn't!  I was surprised that after doing an hour strength training video I only burned 675 calories when yesterday I did an hour of cardio and burned 1000!  I know we need strength training but I wish it burned more calories! Oh well I'll get some good cardio in tomorrow!  Here are day 5's STATS:

CALORIES CONSUMED:  800 (which is low, I may have a little snack b/4 I go to bed)
CALORIES BURNED: 675
H2O: 64+

I promise I'm eating normal I'm just choosing foods that are low calorie!  For example here was my day:
BREAKFAST: 2 slices of Toast-100
                       "I can't believe it's not butter"- 45
                        Raspberry jam-34       TOTAL= 179

LUNCH: 2 slices of bread-100
               2 turkey hot dogs-80
               1 slice of reduced fat cheese-45
               1 TBLS ketchup- 15
               15 Special K chips-55           TOTAL= 295

DINNER: Chicken Rolatini with zuccini and cheese-165
                 Summer squash-10
                 Spinach salad with craisins and almonds-40
                 Nutella wontons with fruit-111     TOTAL= 326

I normally eat a snack in between breakfast and lunch but I didn't have time today.  So that was my day of food!  OH and the Chicken Rolatini was AMAZING!!!!  The recipe is from skinnytaste.com, you HAVE to try it! Here is a pict from the website and mine looked exactly like it!  MMMMMM! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!

Day 4 -Taylor

Today was an okay day.  I got up early and took the boys for a walk/jog.  My goal was to burn 1000 calories so I could get my workout over with so I could spend the rest of the day with my boys.  So after about an hour and ten minutes I finally saw that glorious number on my HRM!  I ate great all day b/c I knew we were going to a family party tonight and I wanted to enjoy myself and eat some goodies :)

STATS:

Calories Consumed: Before the dinner party I had consumed 724 (who knows how much I consumed at the party, prob alot but oh well that's what parties are for!)

Calories Burned: 1001

H2O: 64+

So I'm thinking of buying myself a treadmill for Christmas...what do you think?  I don't "love" running but I need something other than these workout videos I've been doing.  Any suggestions?

                                                            My workout buddies!

Day 3 -Taylor

Well today started like any other day when all of a sudden (to my horror!) my awesome co-worker brought me a CREAMCHEESE BROWNIE from Paradise Bakery!!! Seriously the yummiest brownie ever!  So I thought "maybe I'll just half it and have some now and some tomorrow"  So I looked up the calories on their website and guess how many calories was in that small little devil........1170!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  IN ONE BROWNIE!!! I couldn't believe it!  So I immediately went to a friend and kindly asked if they would PLEASE eat it for me! lol.  Luckily he accepted and I was off the hook!  I can't tell you how proud I am of myself!!!

Today's STATS:

Calories Consumed: 1175 (yeah my whole day was about the same as that ONE brownie!)
Calories Burned: 250 (my body is SO SORE!!! I thought I'd give myself a break:)
H2O: 64+ oz

All in all it was a great day!  I didn't workout as long as I usually do but I'm going to hit it hard tomorrow! Hope you had a great day!!!

Day 2 -Taylor

To start I wanted to tell you about a HUGE milestone! (ok maybe not a milestone but it's pretty freakin awesome!)  So tonight I went to a meeting for my boys daycare and as I walked in there were 4 platters full of an assortment of COOKIES!  I'm not talking about the generic, boring cookies....I'm talkin about homemade chocolate chip, chocolate with white chocolate, peanut butter.....(my mouth is watering as I type) So the director told me to grab a plate and some cookies and guess what....I SAID NO THANKYOU!!!!   WHAT!?  That's right I passed on all that sugary goodness.  This was a huge step for me!  Ahhhh feels good to make good choices!

Anywho now on to my day.... I met all my goals for today!

Calories consumed: 814 (I know this is too low, I will eat more tomorrow!)
Calories burned 1000!!! (Yes you read that right, it says ONE THOUSAND)
Water intake: 64+ (I stop counting after 64)

So it's kinda like I didn't eat anything today!  Sucky thing is b/c of my hypothyroidism I'm still scared I'm not going to drop any weight....oh well I guess we'll see next Wednesday!  How was your day???

day 1 - Brooke

So yesterday was a really good day!! I was under my calories and I did my upper body work out. I missed my running thought. I also ate all whole foods.

This morning I made a "green smoothie". My friend Shannon told me about them a few weeks ago. The first time I made it I added protein powder and it was so gross.

This morning I made it just like she told me and it was delicious!

Graham loved it too!

So this is how I made it:

1/3 cup plain greek yogurt 

1/3 cup of the following fruit (you can use fresh or frozen) : peaches, raspberries, and blueberries

1 T flaxseed

2 cups fresh spinach

1 cup vanilla almond milk

Have a great day!!

Day ONE -Taylor

Day one was a SUCCESS!!!!  I ate great! I exercised great! I feel great! Here's my day:

Total food calories for the day: 1,005
Total workout calories burned: 580
So that means it's like I only ate: 425 calories!!!

AND I drank WELL OVER 80oz of water!  I have never peed so much in my life!!!

My workouts today were from Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and this old school dancers workout dvd I found!  Now I'm off to bed for some MUCH DESERVED rest!!!

                                   I know it's not pretty but this is me POST workout with Jillian!

Week One Goals -Taylor

Yay! I'm excited to be back and SUPER motivated!  Ok here are my week ONE goals:

H2O: at least 64oz EVERYDAY!
 
WORKOUTS: at least 30 minutes 5 out of 7 days this week

CALORIES: under 1400 calories daily (I'm using myfitnesspal.com to track calories)

What motivates me?....Well I LOVE looking at weightloss blogs!  I love seeing regular ppl doing amazing things!  Lately I have been reading runsforcookies.com!  She is so inspiring!

Well here we go!  I weighed in this morning and took measurements so I'm excited to see what next Wednesday says!  Good luck!!!

Let's get this started...

Ok! I'm back! I know I might have got off the train but I'm back on and very excited about that.

This is the plan:

• RUN -Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (usually with my girls in the morning but if, like today, I missed that then on the treadmill)
• WEIGHTS- Monday, Wednesday, Friday (switching between upper body and lowerbody)
• 1,200 Calories a day -four, 300cal meals consisting for whole, none processed food. 
• 64oz OF WATER -daily. 
• YOGA- Tuesday and Thursday. 

I'm using myfitnesspal to track my calories.

I'm also very into rewarding myself. So if you have any great ideas let me know! Some of my previous rewards have been running shoes, manicures...ect.

What helps you stay motivated??

This sounds kinda funny but I like looking at pinterest's motivation quotes. haha

Alright wish me luck!

-Brooke

Portions, Portions, Portions ~Taylor

So it's no secret that my motivation is M.I.A.!!!!! So I've been trying to think of something I can do until I find it!  My answer: PORTIONS!  One of my biggest problems is the size of my portions!  If it tastes good I feel like I need to eat ALOT of it.  NOT TRUE!  I can still eat yummy stuff but cut the portion size in half!  So this is my DAILY goal (yes I went from monthly goal to weekly goal and now to daily goal....don't judge!)   So if I can take the entire day today and watch my portions I'm gonna go to the movies with my very hunky husband! 
Brooke I'm glad you're losing weight!!!!  You are my hero!  Keep it up (well minus the whole passing out thing!)  I think one of our goals should be you guys coming down so we can go up to Mt. Graham and go camping!!!! :)  Have a great day!

The end of HCG

I have been doing soooo good on HCG. This morning when I weighted in I was at 149!! That means I've lost 11 pounds and I get my reward, new shoes! I'm going tonight with Amron to pick them out.

But I'm not doing the HCG diet anymore. Last night I passed out in the shower. Then at 4:30 I woke up and puked twice. Then around 7:30 I passed out when I was going to get Graham out of his high chair and fell and hit my head on a chair. Sooooooo as much as I love losing weight it's not worth it if I can't take care of myself and my kids. We are going to sign up for Life Time fitness tonight and I can start working out there soon. My goals will take longer to reach but it's ok. 

How are you doing with your weight loss/fitness stuff?

YAY!!!!!

I have been doing so good lately! I am 2.3 pounds away from reaching 150! And then I will get new running shoes. I can't wait. I want to wake up and weight 150. What do you think? Should I? haha I scheduled my reward for when I am 140. It's eyelash extensions with Melissa Golbel of I Do Permanent Make-Up. I'm very, very excited. It is scheduled for July 5th and the way things are looking right now I think I will be making that goal. Today I made cupcakes. And I didn't eat them and the crazy things is I wasn't really tempted to. Does this mean I'm getting stronger? I hope.

I need ideas for my reward for 145. I found my ipod arm band so I need something else. This reward isn't as big.  I want to get a facial but that's more of a big reward.... I guess I could get cheaper workout pants and ear buds. We will see once I get my shoes. I'm really excited!

O and we are buying the Silhouette! Amron is going to keep it in the closet until I reach my goal or return it if I don't (I'm totally reaching my goal!). We found it for like 100 bucks less.

Anything else?? Ummm nope. I'm happy. And excited. And tired.

Motivation... ~Taylor

Sorry I've been so ABSENT!!!  In all honesty, my motivation has been non-existent so I haven't posted.  But I still wanted to check in b/c I owe it to myself to keep this up!  I am going on vacation tomorrow and I'll be back Wednesday night.  I only have one month left until I go back to work so I need to get my butt in gear!!! I want to lose at least 10 pounds this next month, so that 2.5 pounds a week!  IT'S DOABLE!!!  I love Brooke's goals so here are some of my own!!!

Week One:  Pedicure
Week Two: Hair Highlights and cut!
Week Three: Massage!!
Week Four:  Hmmmm I'm not sure yet but it'll be gooood!!!

I've been doing really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I changed my 140 reward. And I'm really excited about it. Instead of expensive workout pants ill just find some sweats at savers and I'm getting eyelash extensions!!


My goal is the lose 5 pounds for 3 weeks while doing the HCG. Then I will have 15 more to lose over a 6 week period. I think that is pretty realistic.

REWARDS!!!!!!!!

150-  running shoes

145- ipod arm band and ear buds

140- work out pants

135- burberry perfume

130- THE SIHILLOUETTE!

125- scuba certification




i'm so sos os sooooooooooo excited!

HCG

Ok..... This is kind of a funny post because I feel like I'm justifying why I am doing this diet. Well, I started on Monday and have lost 5 pounds since then, I guess that's a good reason!

I did the HCG diet right before I got pregnant with the twins and I lost about 12 pounds. I didn't want to do the diet this time because I wanted to feel healthy. I love the runners high and that comes with exercise and eating healthy. I just feel like with my hurt foot and having 3 small children, right now this is the diet I can do realistically. As soon as the babies are 3 months they can go to the gym day care so then I will be eating healthy and exercising. But for now I'm doing the HCG diet.

I love rewards and for losing 5 pounds I rewarded my self my buying that cute tape from my previous post!

These are my next rewards:

150- workout shoes

145- ipod holder

140- workout clothes!

135-

130-

125- swimsuit!


As you see I still need a few ideas? Have any good ones?

where have I been...

Umm well I know I don't need to explain myself but I think it will make me feel better. haha After I ran my 4 mile run a hurt my foot. That was really had because I was so excited about running and really motivated. And then I didn't eat healthy either, no excuse for that. BUT I'm starting again!! I know it's the middle of the week but I know if I wait until Monday I'll get even farther behind. So here I go! I'm going to start walking with some friends in the evening. I'm excited about this because even though I'm sure I could get a better work out running it will be so good for me to go outside and talk with my girls.

So my goal is to walk everyday (Wednesday -Saturday). And this is my reward.

I'm Back!!! ~Taylor

Well I must say I NEEDED the last 4 days of vacation!  No kids, No stress, NO WEIGHTLOSS!  Okay the last part wasn't the best but I pretty much knew that between Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory, and Disneyland Churros/Cotton Candy I prob wouldn't lose anything this week.  Oh well that just means I gotta lost more next week! 

I had a bit of self revelation while on our trip!  You see I went with my parents and my older, skinnier, prettier sister (sigh..)  She has always been thinner BUT after spending 4 non stop days with her I can def see how she keep some weight off.  So here are some realizations I noticed from watching her....

1)  I ALWAYS think about food!  We would be leaving a resturant and I'd already be thinking where we'd go for the next meal.  My sister just goes with the flow.  She ate at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and that was it!  Which leads me to my next realization...
2) My meal portions are WAY TOO BIG!!!  At every single meal she would ask my mom if she would split the meal with her (let's face it the portions at resturants are WAY too big anyways!)  I would always order my own meal and eat it all.  Of course everytime I'd feel miserable afterwards! grrr.
3) Finally I noticed I eat everything on my plate...My sister would stop when she was done!  I'm not sure why I feel like if I don't eat it all I might starve but that's kinda how I feel!  So  with all these realizations in place I have made some rules for myself...

RULE ONE:  Try not to think of food all the time!  If it's not meal time and I'm not hungry then I need to go on to something else!  Heaven knows there is a TON I can do around the house so get that food out of my mind and get my buns to work!
RULE TWO:  When making food cut down on my portions!  Most of the time when I get a smaller portion it feels me up without making me feel like I'm going to explode! So I need to remember that and get the smaller portion.
RULE THREE: When I feel full WALK AWAY!!!!  If I LOVE the food I can always put it in the fridge and have the rest for another meal! 

So those are my new goals!  Wish me luck!   OH and b/c posts suck without pictures, here's a pict of the gang in Tomorrowland at Disneyland!

P.S. Brooke CONGRATS on the 2 pounds! YOU ROCK!

Day 8- Brooke

Monday is the way I weight in. And......I lost 2 lbs! Which is my goal! And that makes me really happy. It's also a little hard at the same time because it seems like it's going to take forever to lose all the weight I want to. And I know with other diets I could be losing 2 lbs. a day! But I also feel really good, like healthy. 

I ate really good today.

I didn't exercise. I have been limping since my 4 mile run on Friday. Tomorrow I'm supposed to be running 4 again so I decided to rest and hopefully be healed my tomorrow. 

Day 6- Kinda like a free day

Today I was resting... from my 4 mile run! I have a little limp and my right foot is sore. I hope it goes away soon. My only exercise was swimming but just play swimming. I ate bad. And enjoyed it.

I need to get some vitamins and supplements. I want to make sure my body is getting all that stuff that it needs. My dad takes these hard core one so I'm going to ask him about those. 

Work Out Schedule for the Week:

Monday- Weights Lower Body

Tuesday- 4 mile run

Wednesday- Weights Upper Body

Thursday- 2 miles

Friday- 4 miles

Saturday- Weights Lower Body

Wish Me Luck!!! ~Taylor

Well I wanted to let you know that I will be absent from blogging until Thursday b/c I'll be here:

DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish me luck that I don't gain 1000 pounds!!! Hope you have an awesome week Brooke!

See ya on Thursday!

Day 5- Brooke

Such a good day! I decided I'm going to count calories. It's because I'm a little bit of a control freak. I use The Daily Plate to keep track of my diet and exercise. I found out about it a few years ago from my sister-in-law. It didn't work to good for me at the time but I'm really excited about it now.


The calories for breakfast, lunch and my route 44 diet coke with vanilla (I know I shouldn't have!) were 708. Then I RAN 4 MILES!!!!!!!!!!!! And that burned 711 calories, more then I had consumed in my day so far! So when we went to my parents house and I had a taco, a few bites of a bean and cheese, snickers, and twix ice cream bars, I could totally enjoy it because I still had 1657 calories I could eat for dinner!

Ok so let's talk about running 4 miles. I feel so great! I was really nervous about doing it because I haven't done that for a few years and I didn't know if I could do it. But running is so mental! Yea it hurts and it's uncomfortable but you can do it! I just feel so invincible!

I really feel like I'm getting the hang of this. I know I will have bad days but I can do it! I mean shoot, I just ran 4 miles!

Meals for Day 5~ Taylor

Breakfast: Veggie and Egg wrap (7pts)

Lunch: Subway Veggie Delight, chips, and cookies (27 pts) <---DANG COOKIES!

Snack: Strawberries and Vanilla yogurt  (1pt)

Dinner is still being decided...I'm either going with Cobb Salad or Grilled Chicken Marinara!

GREAT DAY!!! Played some basketball for exercise today and had a blast!!!

Day 4 - Brooke

Good day! Today didn't run because tomorrow I'm going to run 4 miles!! Kinda nervous! I had a piece of pizza for lunch after we went swimming. O well. But I ate really good for the rest of the day. Happy Day!

Day 3- Brooke

     Yesterday was a great day! I ran 2 miles in the morning then did weights focusing on my upper body in the afternoon. I also ate really healthy; watermelon and cottage cheese for breakfast and sandwich on wheat bread and lots of veggies for lunch. For dinner a had 2 tacos from Los Favoritos! And usually I would feel guilty about this and give up and cry or whatever but I don't! I worked hard all day and it was kind of a special occasion (my little bro graduated!) so I don't want to make this an everyday thing but once in awhile is ok!
    The key for being to being successful is make this diet and exercise thing something I can really do. It need's to be realistic.

My New Fav Healthy Snack!

Strawberries, blueberries, vanilla yogurt and a sprinkle of Grapenuts cereal (3pts)

Day 2- Brooke

Ok, so today has been so different then yesterday, in a good way. Yesterday I was stressed to the max about eating 6 meals a day 3 hours a part and getting both work outs in. Maybe that doesn't seem like a lot but with feeing the babies ( I have twins!) every 3 hours and trying to keep Graham ( my 2 year-old) entertained and then actually making 6 meals a day pushed me over the edge. First of all I rarely cook more then one meal a day so to go from 1 to 6 was a big jump. The physical part of the gym wasn't too bad it was finding the time to go.
So today I did the opposite but in a good way. I regrouped. I still ate really healthy food but I didn't worry about doing it every 3 hours.
So this is my new plan. Eat 3 healthy meals a day and healthy snacks if I need to. And lots of water.
For exercising I will go running every morning at 6 (before I was trying to go at 4! which ment I would have to me in bed by 8!) and then I will do weight training Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after Graham's nap so he can go with me.

I'm really excited about my new plan. I feel like this is something I can actually do and have a life too.
Hope you had a great day!

I WILL be a responder!

I. AM. A. REACTER.



react–verb 1. to act quickly in response to an agent or influence

respond-verb 1. to act favorably in response to an agent or influence

I had a crappy day today..."I'm so busy, I'm emotional, I'm tired, I'm HUNGRY, I'm bored, I don't care..." EXCUSES, EXCUSES!!!!

My first response is to REACT!  I want to quit and eat a cookie.  Instead I should RESPOND!  Why am I wanting to eat everything and the kitchen sink?  What can I do instead of eat OR what can I eat that won't screw up my whole day?  YES I can have a cookie but I then need to go for a jog!  Day one was AWESOME! Day two SUCKED!  But I'm "responding" by saying IT'S OK!  I will go to bed and wake up tomorrow and have a new fresh day to make it right!  I refuse to beat myself up because I wanted cheetos instead of carrots! I love me and will kick some major butt tomorrow! Good Night!

Day One ~Taylor

Day One was a (semi) success!!! I did GREAT during the day but then night hits and I cave to temptation!  Tonight we had FHE with my parents, sister, and niece!  It was so fun but we had Taco Bell and chips and salsa! (yikes)  But I'm hoping that the 40 minutes of Turbo Jam made up for it!  Excited for day 2!!!

THE FOOD

Breakfast was egg and veggie wrap with salsa (4pts)

Lunch: Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry (9 pts)

Snack: one cup of Special K Red Berries Cereal (no milk, 3pts)

Dinner: 2 Bean Burros and chips n salsa (22pts)<--YIKES!

THE EXERCISE

40 minutes; 650 calories burned!

80 oz of water!!! My goal is at least 64 oz a day!

So all of my goals for today were met!!!

Day 1-Brooke

Me after my 2 mile run!

Breakfast

Snack

Lunch

I don't even know how I am having time to write this but today has been CRAZY. Nothing has gone according to plan. I guess it's a holiday or something because the gym opened 2 hours later. That set me back a bit. Then when I went the second time to do weights all the benches were in use. AHHHHHH! It's just been one of those days. O plus my gym membership expires tomorrow. So I have to go tonight and get a new membership. Great. And I have 3 kids. And lots of dirty dishes. And a dirty house. Sorry to complain so much. This is just really hard trying to find time. But I'm doing it!!!! I guess that's something to be happy about. 

The Plan ~ Taylor

I am super excited to have this awesome blog to keep me on track in my weightloss journey!  My journey started back in October 2010, since then I have lost 40 pounds but in February I hit a plateau and my motivation went out the window!  I am going back to work in August and I want to be at my goal by then so I have 90 days to get my booty in gear!!!  I would like to lose 25 pounds by the end of our 90 day journey (25 pounds in 90 days is possible....right?!)  Ok here's my plan!

FOOD

THE WORKOUTS

GOALS FOR WEEK 1

*45 min of cardio/strength 5 days this week

*Stay within points everyday without using exercise points

REWARD FOR WEEK 1

*A MUCH NEEDED mani/pedi !!!

Thanks for doing this with me Brooke!!! I'm super excited to finally get off these last 25 pounds!!!

My Goals-Brooke

So first off, I'm really, really excited to be starting this blog and more importantly starting to work out and eat healthy. I have been at this "starting Monday" phase of an exercise/diet plan way too many times. But I know this time it's going to be different. "Why would it be different?" you might ask.

Well, I'll tell ya;

I have 3 kids now. To some that would seem like even more reason to throw in the towel but it's actually going to be my secret weapon. When I was younger and had a bit more time I would always say I'll exercise later. But right now in my life there is no time for later. It's now or never. Or in reality, nap time. These babies have helped me to really choose between better and best.

I also feel very prepared. I have been planning, setting goals, and really thinking about what I want to do. Also my fridge is stocked and my meals are planned.

I have support. My husband will be eating healthy and exercising. I have a running partner who also wants to get healthier and this blog with Taylor. And anyone reading this.


So with my very strict schedule, preparing myself, and lots of support I am sure I can accomplish my goals.

My goals are:

• run every morning
• gym every afternoon
• eat small meals frequently throughout the day

When I reach my goals of course I will reward myself. Every week I will be rewarded if I accomplish all my daily goals with something that I have decided on the week previous. These are a few things I'm thinking of for my rewards (I love rewards!):

http://www.cutetape.com/shop/mt-kamoi-masking-tape-book.html

http://www.lucy.com/lucy%20Perfect%20Core%20Pant/214242_

SALE,default,pd.html?cgid=Bottoms_Pants

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid

=13658&vid=1&pid=841093

I also really want to take a class from Scrapbook Ect. Maybe this one.

Anyways... I think my first reward will be a real date with my husband; 
going to a movie and walking around Half Priced Books or Bookmans and getting a good book. 

OK! This is my plan and I'm sticking to it! 

P.S.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. 
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
 Begin it now.

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe