P90X, Week 11, Day 3 (substituted with Brazil Butt Lift)

I can't believe I survived two back to back Brazil Butt workouts. I had intended to do Ab Ripper X and ONE Brazil Butt workout. Unbeknownst to me, however, the first workout (called "Bum Bum Rapido") is only 10 minutes long. So I decided to do the next workout after that one as well, which was about 30 minutes long. I do not think that these workouts were nearly as difficult as the Bum Bum workout; however, I was covered in sweat head to toe when I finished, and I felt the burn in all the right places.

Exciting news.... my friend just sold me a TV/VCR/DVD combo which my husband REALLY didn't want me to get, because it's one of those big bulky box TV's... but I'm so psyched, because about a month ago I cleaned out my VHS tapes and found a ton of workout tapes that I forgot I even had. I'm going to do some Vintage workouts in the near future. lol. My VCR has been broken for years (thanks, kids) and I still have the entire Buns of Steel set, unopened. I bought the set at Big Lots about 10 years ago for around 50 cents per tape. Even then they were outdated! I was telling another friend of mine about it, and she was jealous, because she used to own Buns of Steel and said it had been taken off the market because people kept falling during one particular move. Then she saw it being used on "The Biggest Loser", which is as we know, a popular modern day weight loss show. I bet it sounds silly that I'm excited over a VCR, huh... Well, in addition to the Buns of Steel, I have some other workout videos like pilates, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, among others.

Other exciting news... I got to go shopping again today. It's payday. I believe I have become a shopaholic. But it's SO FUN to buy smaller sizes and to try on clothes. When I look in the mirror, I still feel fat, but the clothes make me feel better once I put them on. Today I bought a cute orange'ish top and a long white hippie skirt. I can wear it to work and/or church and/or wherever.

Even more exciting news... My husband bought a new TV. It's a new chapter in our lives.. I remember the last time we purchased a family TV; It was right after Dylan was born, and it just kind of 'showed up' in my house. It was a 55 inch, Mitsubishi rear projection HDTV 1080. In other words, it was this humongous rectangular BOX with a speaker. I was NOT happy, because it was an expensive purchase and I was a stay at home mom, which means we had no money. He financed it, which made it even worse. I ended up paying the thing off with my short term disability check from work (I worked up until Dylan was born), and from then on I've referred to it as "MY" TV. Now we're tossing it aside. It's gotten old and none of the inputs work except for the digital cable, which means that you can't play video games or watch movies on it. It's also slow to start up sometimes. It's time :( So, we took our tax refund money and got a new TV. It's exciting, like having a new family member. I haven't had much time to check it out due to the above mentioned workouts, but it's a 3D Plasma Smart TV and it's like 100 inches or something... No, I'm exaggerating, but the thing is huge. I'm not even sure how many inches it is. I just asked my husband- it's 64 inches. He would know! It's like a giant computer... I mean, you can do anything on it. I just hope it lasts longer than the other TV did... Remember the olden days when the TVs lasted 20+ years?
With that being said, we are also getting our home alarm system updated. lol.
So, that's all the news... 2 new TVS... one super cool high tech one, and one super cool dinosaur age one, that I can watch Buns of Steel on. How ironic that seems.

P90X, Week 11, Day 2

Tonight, I did Shoulders and Arms again, and I am planning on doing Brazil Butt Lift, though I'm resting at the moment. It's getting late, and tomorrow is Monday. Eesh. I have paperwork to do as well. 2 things: I BROUGHT it tonight, and 2. My shoulders and arms are looking nice!

P90X, Week 11, Day 1

Okay, so I cleaned all day yesterday and missed Day 1 of Week 11. I'm not happy with myself, but I did have a good excuse: my sister in law came to visit! We had a great time. Today I'm getting back on track, and went to the gym earlier and burned 638 calories on the eliptical machine. Just finished Ab Ripper X as well, and that burns over 300 calories in just 15 minutes. My abs are coming right along :) Today I realized that I actually have 3 weeks left, not 2, because there is a week 13. In a way, it's a bummer, but in another wayit's a relief, because it gives me an extra week to get the pounds off. I didn't want to finish up feeling too disappointed.

It's really late, but I am thinking about doing the back, shoulder, & arms video also. That was what I was supposed to do for Week 11, Day 1, but I did the cardio to kind of make up for yesterday. Plus I just did my arms 2 days ago.  I need to have nice arms/shoulders for the dress I'm wearing to my friends' wedding in September. I will try to find a pic and post it later.

So, ppl are finally starting to notice I've lost weight. Today, a friend who didn't know I was dieting/exercising and isn't on facebook to see my daily updates, commented that I'd lost a lot of weight. She said, "What's your secret?" and I said, "Counting calories and working out every day". She replied, "Oh :( Don't you have any other secrets?" lol

P90X, Week 10, Day 7. JUST TWO MORE WEEKS!

So, today is Rest and Stretch Day! Unfortunately, I didn't really get to do either. I cleared my schedule so that I could work on cleaning my entire house, because my sister in law is coming to visit tomorrow. I'm super excited she's coming (she's never been here overnight), and I want my house to be presentable. As a full time working mama of 2 busy, busy kids, my house looks like a hoarder house about 85% of the time. Not only do I not have time to clean, I absolutely HATE to clean! It's something I really struggle with, and it's the only complaint my husband has about being married to me. I have suggested hiring a maid; I mean, c'mon, I am bringing home quite a lot of bacon, I deserve a break, too. But cleaning ladies are expensive, and my husband doesn't understand my need for one. "This is a very small house", he says, "It should be easy to keep clean". Well, he's right. But it's just not my strength, ya'll. I was trying to think about what my strengths are today, and sadly, I don't have many. lol. I'm good at writing, I'm good at mothering (not perfect, but good), and I'm really good at making money. I do not mean to sound like I'm bragging in any way by saying that; I just have this knack for landing good jobs, making good money, and also saving/investing/etc. Too bad I also really love to shop. I truely wish I had other talents besides making money. Like being clean & organized. Oh yeah~ I'm a GREAT cook, when I have time to actually cook! Lately it's been hard to even find the time to buy groceries TO cook.

Ok, enough complaining. I really went on a tangent there. My point is that I exercised by cleaning. I also did some calisthenics at home; some abs exercises, leg lifts, butt lifts, etc... that I just kind of made up on my own, to target my "problem areas". I only have 2 weeks left, and I don't mean to be negative, but I know I won't be where I want to be by then. I am still trying to decide what I will be doing next. Possibly Insanity, possibly just cranking up the cardio and using kettlebells, and possibly trying to run every morning. The third option makes me cringe, because I hate, hate, hate running with a passion. I just know that I need to tone up my upper thighs and my butt. And I still have my love handles to work on, too. 

I have to say, I have given this P90X program a good try. I wouldn't say I have given it 100%, but possibly 95%. I lost another lb today, so that's 15 lbs total doing P90X, and 32 overall since January. My clothes are all falling off of me, and I'm getting lots of compliments. I really cannot complain about it, you know? So what if I still have a little chub; I've still got a month to work on it before the pool opens, and 3 months to work on it before our family beach vacation. I know I can do this!!!

P90X, Week 10, Day 6

Today's workouts were Ab Ripper X and Shoulders and Arms. I had to wait until after 9:00 PM to start them, due to my long work day (day job + church job). I have to say, there are only a couple of workouts in the P90X program that make me feel like a complete bada$$, and Shoulders and Arms is one of them. I've definitely gotten stronger. I made it through the bonus round. Ab Ripper X was the same as always, 16 minutes of excruciating pain, but it's working... No pain, no gain, right?? My waist is sooo much smaller now; I just wish the flab on the front side would GO AWAY. I don't know much more that I can do other than to just step up the cardio.

Well, tomorrow is rest and stretch day, so as of tomorrow, I will be done with week 10. That means I only have 2 weeks left. I do not look like the people on the box OR in the videos, but I do look a lot better than I did 10 weeks ago :)

P90X, Week 10, Day 5

Well..... today I got up early and went to my Step Aerobics class, which was soo much fun. I was bouncing around so much and it's such a great feeling to look in the mirror and see my shirt gaping off of me where my big stomach used to be ;) Step Aerobics was an hour long, and I felt really energized afterwards. I wanted to keep working out, but I had to come home, shower, and go see my clients. I am about to do my shoulders and arms now. I am actually supposed to do Core Synergistics; however, my legs are pretty sore from Plyo, Yoga, and Step Aerobics, that I am going to let them rest for tonight. Core Synergistics involves quite a bit of legwork. Tonight I'll be focusing on upper body. Lemme go do that and I'll blog more once I'm done!

Sad :(

Lately, there has been an awful lot of drama in my life, and it's taken an emotional toll on me. I have always been a very introverted, quiet person, and I mostly stay to myself. A few months ago, someone started working with me at our church (I only work 1 night a week), and with her she brought a lot of drama. I thought she was super nice and I enjoyed working with her. Then, slowly, I started noticing that she was becoming closely intertwined into the lives of my coworkers at church. People there were having personal issues, as people do, and it just seemed as though she was very wrapped up into everyone else's lives. She appeared to be trying to help them in their different situations, yet she shared a lot of personal information about these people with me (and who knows who else). I kept quiet about it for a long time. Then, about a month ago, she let something very personal slip out about a coworker's child. This particular coworker was gesturing a finger gun to her head that night and was visibly upset. I approached said coworker after work hours to see if she was ok. We have been friends for 4 years now, after all. In doing so, I created a bit of a mess, because the coworker got upset with the person who told the "secret". I didn't realize it was a "secret" because she shared it with me and two other people who were in the room at that time. I honestly thought it was common knowledge at that point. Apparently the coworker got mad at the blabber, and told her off. I received a message from the one who blabbed, saying she thought she could trust me and talk to me safely. I apologized about 3x (via text message through a game we were playing), but she deleted me from the game and then from Facebook. That hurt me. I became angry and stayed upset for about 2 days. I talked with my coworker (the one whose son was talked about) and she said she was ok and to let the whole thing go. So I tried. 
Then I started thinking.... a lot... about all the things this person had shared with me about the coworker, and it upset me because I had been in the middle of this awkward situation for months and months. The person had been acting like the coworker's friend but blabbing all kinds of confidential information about the coworker's life to us. I became angry, and with some pushing from the coworker, I did reveal some of the things that the woman said about her. MY BAD. Well, since then, the coworker and I have been friends, and the person has not been back in the nursery working with us anymore. However, they've remained friends as well, and I'm cool with that. 

FRIDAY night, I took said coworker to a women's retreat held by my church. I sat next to another friend there who immediately got up in my face about the whole situation. I am guessing the Blabber must have told her this information. I was so upset, because all of this had happened over a month ago, and I'd really tried to let it go. I just wanted to go to this retreat and have a good time, and I brought said coworker there to have a nice time and thought it might influence her in a positive way. The in-my-face-friend basically accused me of being the problem, and said that as a Christian I should have confronted the Blabber and made peace with her. I explained that I tried to do that at first by apologizing 3 times, even though I did nothing wrong...This friend told me that Blabber had been talking about me and this friend remained up in my face, and made me feel really uncomfortable. no matter how much I tried to back away. What I really wanted to say is, it's none of your business, and get out of my face. Sidenote- the in my face friend happens to be a HUGE gossip, and no one really likes her for that reason. I just tend to root for the underdog and embrace the ppl no one else likes. l.ol. Maybe I need to stop doing that. I told her it had been dealt with and to let it go.

Today, I got a call from the staff at church wanting to bring me into a meeting with the Blabber and her husband (who I've never met before in my life; whats' that about?) I told her I would meet with the Blabber but that I didn't feel it was necessary to meet with her husband because he was not involved in any way; that would be like me bringing MY husband into this. I really feel this woman thrives on drama, and wants to involve as many people as possible. Apparently the Blabber now says that I have breached confidentiality within the church because my coworker was her family's "outreach project" (apparently so are all the other coworkers) and she is upset that I went back and told her all the nasty things she said about her. So why did she act like a friend to this girl's face, then talk smack about her behind her back & tell us all that she was being intimidated by her? I'm very confused.

So, my husband came home, and I told him the latest... that I have a lynching scheduled tomorrow with our 2 childrens church staff and with Blabber and her husband. He said, "I wouldn't do it", which is the same thing my friend Susan said to me. I contacted the staff member who called me, and I said, "My husband doesn't want me to do this", and she said, "That's fine, we can cancel the meeting if you want, but I encourage you to resolve this now". I am really unsure what to do. I can't deny that I did get angry and shared with my coworker what the Blabber said, but that was after Blabber didn't accept my apology and deleted me from facebook. I don't know why I was so hurt by that, but I was! So, I need to let her know what I'm going to do by tonight... Should I meet with them and say my peace? I'll admit that I made a mistake by getting angry and sharing the other things that Blabber said, but that I didn't realize my coworker (aka my friend) was her personal "outreach project". I never got the whole picture on that. I just thought she was a new lady stirring up some drama. 

I'm sure that was really hard to follow! Characters for this story are 1. Blabber-new lady that started working with us about 6 months ago, 2. Coworker- a girl I've worked with for 4 years now and never had a problem with until Blabber came into the picture, and 3. In-my-face-friend- I've been friends w/ her for several years now but she's got a reputation for being a gossip and no one likes her. She has ticked me off in the past, I confronted her about it, and we made up and moved on. She has "no couth" as people say.
As a Christian, I feel as though I did the right thing in the beginning by apologizing. But I know I didn't do the right thing acting out of anger and discussing the other things that were shared. I have different positions on this. First, the coworker is my friend, and I usually do tell my friends when ppl are saying unkind things about them. Second, I'm a counselor for a living- Coworker came to me for help and advice, and much of the info shared came out in a conversation between us in which she assured me she wouldn't blab to blabber. But she got angry and cussed Blabber out. Third, Blabber has never shared with me what her relationship was with my coworker. Had someone filled me in that she was trying to do an outreach, I might've better understood. I was never let in on what was going on. I thought she was being a friend to her face, but talking about her behind her back.

I am so unsure as to what to do and I've been praying about it. God knows my heart, and that I would not hurt anyone purposely. Any suggestions are welcome. 

P90X, Week 10, Day 4

I feel like I'm finally starting to get back on track with my dieting and exercise. I had a rough time adjusting from spring break and then the week following. This week, I'm off to a good start. Today's workout was Yoga X. While I normally dread Yoga X because it takes up 90 minutes of my day, I actually really enjoyed it tonight. My body was a little sore from Plyometrics last night; a little, not a lot, but the stretching really helped. I haven't done Yoga X in a while, especially not with full focus and energy. It left me feeling pretty great. My husband sat and watched me do most of it, which was a little awkward, but he was also on his laptop, and so I just pretended he wasn't there. He's been interested in trying Yoga, too, for his back problems. 


Now that I am back on track, I feel better. I want to stay on track for the next 2 weeks and 3 days. I also want to decide on my next exercise program. I will want to start another program right away to continue the progress I have already made. I might keep some of the P90X workouts in my program, such as Plyometrics and Kenpo X. However, I might search for a shorter (60 minute) yoga DVD. I think what I really need to focus on when I finish P90X is cardio so that I can lose the rest of this hard to reach flab. 


Tomorrow morning is my Step Aerobic class, and I'm excited about that. It's such a fun way to burn up a whole bunch of calories. 


I see that no one reads these blogs, but if anyone ever does, see you tomorrow ;)

P90X, Week TEN, Days 1, 2, & 3 !!!

Wow, I have been really bad about blogging! I just finished doing Plyometrics and Ab Ripper X. Plyometrics wasn't as hard for me this time around, because I did not combine it with Brazil Butt Lift. I learned my lesson the last time. Yesterday I did Kenpo Karate and took a long walk. The day before that was Rest and Stretch, and I opted to rest. I have gone wayyyyyyy over my calories this weekend. I've been faced with a lot of temptations. Obviously, I have given into those temptations or else I wouldn't have consumed so many calories :0 I have not been very proud of myself for this week or last week. I am looking into things to do following P90X, and a friend told me about Kettlebell training, which burns 1200 calories per hour! I am going to Target now and will price them.

One tidbit of good news.... I went shopping yesterday and bought around $100 in clothes... EVERYTHING was a size small! The dress I bought is a small, and it's almost too big~ I also got a black bikini, and a top and skirt (which I'm wearing to work tomorow). Though I still have a lot more work to do to get rid of this last bit of fat on my body, I am estatic to be fitting into small clothes and it makes shopping so much more fun!!!

P90X, Week 9, Day 7

REST & STRETCH DAY!!!!

P90X, Week 9, Day 6

Today's workout was Yoga X, which is 90 full minutes of yoga. It felt good to stretch out my sore muscles, though I have to admit that 90 minutes is a VERY long time, and time is very precious to me. In addition, I did another Ab Ripper X. I'm still working on the little pooch area on my belly. It doesn't seem to be going anywhere :( My legs were sore today, but probably not nearly as sore as they would have been had I not had a massage last night. I'm feeling very relaxed-exhausted actually- and need to get to bed. Good night!

P90X, Week 9, Day 5

Whoa. Burned a ton of calories today and am INCREDIBLY sore from yesterday's workout... sore in allll the right places! I still went to step aerobics, and I burned around 600 calories there. I walked the dog on my lunch break for 50 minutes and burned about 200 calories there. Then I came home after work and did the P90X Shoulders and Arms DVD. I just finished that up, and that burned around (I'm guessing) 185 calories. So, that's not a bad burn for today. However, I'm still so incredibly sore that I'm taking my friend up on an offer for a free massage. She is in massage therapy school. It is my leg muscles and my glutes, though I wouldn't ask anyone for a butt massage. Just quadriceps and hamstrings, and actually she said she'd do a "full body recovery massage", so that sounds good to me! I'm going to go eat my dinner and get a shower so I can go have a nice, relaxing massage!

Make Up Day :)

Well, today is a new day, and I'm using it to get caught up on my exercise. I will not give today a number, simply because I don't have to :P Tomorrow I will proceed with Day 5 of Week 9. I just finished doing Brazilian Butt Lift (Bum Bum), which kicked my BUTT, pun intended. I had to stop and rest quite often. It's very fast paced. Now I am debating on whether I should do Ab Ripper X next or do my Cardio workout. I plan to do both. I think I'll do Ab Ripper X first and get that one out of the way, because my hubby and kids will be home soon. I'll do Cardio X when the hubby leaves to go to the gym. Sorry, I'm thinking out loud here. I will post later.


...Later... Just finished Ab Ripper X.... 16 minutes of excruciating pain. LOL. But WELL worth it. My abs have improved so much with P90X.


I am trying to psych myself up for 1 more workout tonight... Thought about doing Plyo earlier, which I've never done while doing the Lean Version of P90X, but I heard that it is the best one of all. It involves a lot of jumping. I put it in earlier right after I ate dinner, and then Tony Horton said, "Don't eat for at least one hour prior to doing this workout", so that's when I cut it off and did Brazilian Butt Lift.


So once I'm done with my next workout, whatever that shall be, I'll post about it here. See you soon.

...Later, again... I just completed half of the Plyometrics DVD. I would  have finished it, but it is now 9:49 at night and I've been working out since about 7 PM. I need a break! I also have my high impact step aerobics class in the morning, so I don't want to overdo it. I probably just burned close to 400 calories doing Plyo, plus another 300 with Ab Ripper X, and 300 with Brazilian Butt Lift. Those are guestimates, but 1000 calories sounds about reasonable for the energy I just exerted, not to mention the sweat!
I'll sleep good tonight. See ya tomorrow.

P90X, Week 9, Day 4 Never Happened :(

Being out of town the past few days has taken its toll on my P90X workouts. I've slacked off due to time constraints. I started off strong in the early part of the week, but went downhill from there. It's tough when you haven't seen people for so long; you don't want to miss out on your time with them to go work out. I got home yesterday evening, and I fixed dinner for my family. From there, I had to do some paperwork and by the time I finished it, it was very late, and I did not feel like working out. I'm not sure if I should re-do week 9 in its entirety (my workouts were pretty shaky the past 3 days), or if I should just persevere, and make up for it the next 3 days. I can substitute my rest day with a ton of exercise. Any opinions are welcome.

P90X, Week 9, Day 3

I'm still out of town visiting my family and friends, so tonight I opted for a workout that did not require any equipment and didn't take as long as some of the others. I opted for Brazilian Butt Lift and P90X's Ab Ripper X. I figured I'd work the areas that need the most work since I did my upper body last night. I had a great workout and have stayed within my calorie limit over the past 3 days that I've been out of town. When I get home tomorrow, I hope to get on a more stable schedule with my workouts. I have done as best as I can with maintaining my workouts/diet while out of town. It is not the easiest thing in the world to do. I have been faced with many temptations. Luckily I had some calories left over at my mom's, and I was able to have an ice cream cone for dessert! 1/2 cup of ice cream was 120 calories, and the cone was only 20! I love it when I get to have a sweet treat that doesn't destroy my diet. Well, I'm off to hang out with my mom now; I don't get to see her very often, so I'll catch up with ya tomorrow.

P90X, Week 9, Day 1 & 2

I'm out of town visiting family and friends, but I brought my P90X with me. Last night I substituted Cardio X with Richard Simmons "Disco Sweat" because my friend Sally rented it from the library. She did it as a joke, of course, but do not think we didn't pop it in the DVD player and do it! Freakin hilarious. I don't think I got the best workout, but I needed the laugh. My kids joined in, and Sally (who just had a baby) said she could feel 'the burn'. Tonight's workout was Chest/Shoulders/Triceps, which I did very late, because I'm now at my brother's house. I did it, nevertheless. It's been hard traveling and having to rely on others to cook for me. Lucky for me, I use My Fitness Pal to track my calories, and that helps me to make good choices.

P90X, Week 8, Day 7

TODAY'S WORKOUT WAS REST & STRETCH. AHHHHH.

P90X, Week 8, Day 6 (Happy 30 lb weight loss to me!)

I've been so slack about posting during Spring Break. Last night, it got late, and I knew I needed to post, but my husband was using one computer and my kiddos were on the other. We have a third computer which is a "dinosaur" because it's so old. We haven't turned it on in 3 months since we got the laptops. But I was freshly showered, curled up in a cozy blanket on the couch, and watching a TV show, anyway. So yesterday's workout was Yoga X. 90 minutes long. It is really hard for me to find 90 minutes of the day to do yoga. I would love this workout if it was maybe 60 minutes long as opposed to 90. So, I got Yoga X out of the way in the morning, and I exercised more throughout the day. I took the dog for a walk for 45 minutes, and then I got on the eliptical machine at the gym last night and burned over 700 calories. With it being spring break, I've been sleeping in really late, and I totally missed my Step Aerobics class, which I am still bummed about. Oh well. I've managed to lose 2 lbs this week, which makes a total of 30 lbs lost since December! 13 of those pounds were lost using P90X and by counting calories. As I already mentioned, I'm down a dress/pants size, and I've lost about 2 inches in my neck, 2.5 inches in my waist, and 3 inches in my hips since I started P90X back in February. Exciting, but I still have more work to do. I need to lose around 10-15 more lbs and tone certain areas. The diet part has become like second nature to me; it's a breeze. Finding time to exercise has been the hard part, hence all of the late night workouts. 

P90X, Week 8, Day 5 (& an Easter picture :)

Whew, another late-night workout. Oh well, you do what you have to do! Tonight's workout was Cardio X, and though I'm covered in sweat, it felt like a breeze for some reason. Probably because I had a protein shake with dinner, which gives me extra energy and endurance.

Today was an interesting day. First of all, it was Spring Break. I was up so late last night, and my husband got me up around 6 AM to pack his lunch. Afterwards, I laid back down and the next thing I knew, I was waking up at 11:15 AM! My children were both awake and playing video games. MOTHER OF THE YEAR, right here! I have to admit, the extra sleep was nice. I never get to sleep in between work and the kids' soccer games and ballet lessons.

So, I had to take my daughter to the doctor for a persistant sore throat, and once that was over with, I decided to take them to the big McDonald's with the cool playground. On our way into the restaurant, we yielded to cars exiting the drive thru line in order to get into the front door. One car acted like it was stopping, so I grabbed my kids' hands and proceeded to walk forward. Then the car SPED UP and actually tried to hit us! I was griping and pushing my children in front of me out of harm's way. Once we reached the sidewalk, the car honked the horn shortly at us, and an old man popped his head out of the window. He said, "Come here, lady", to which I replied, "I don't think so". I could see he was an elderly man with a Handicapped sticker on his car, and he was enjoying a big vanilla ice cream cone in his 1970's car. He then stated, "I was just going to give you these coupons to Burger King, you stupid idiot". I think my jaw hit the sidewalk. Honestly, it was the highlight of my day though. I have been chuckling about it ever since. What a crabby old man. Hindsight is 20/20 as I think of all the unkind comebacks I could have said to him... but didn't.

So, from there we rented free movies from the library and came home. The kids watched a movie while I did some light cleaning around the house. I fixed supper and went to work around 6:00 just to see a client. Then I came home and hung out with my husband and children. That's when my husband informed me that he has a stalker. He takes some of his contractors out to lunch sometimes, and about 2 weeks ago, he took this woman to a very nice restaurant. He said she text-messaged him about 4 times to tell him what a nice time she had. Then, he said that she texted him last Friday and said, "Have a nice weekend with your beautiful family". While that sounds really nice to say, how did she know he has a family?? He never mentioned us to her. He also has his facebook set to private, and his profile pic is that of a dog. Then tonight, she texted him again, and ended the text with "(((HUGS)))". He doesn't typically get text messages from his contractors. So, as he was telling me, a twinge of jealousy ran through me... until he showed me her picture. Now I know I should not be shallow, but the woman is quite large and unattractive. I'm sure she is beautiful on the inside, and hopefully she has no plans to continue stalking my husband or our family. I hope I'm just reading more into it than there really is. My husband seems quite bothered by this woman, however, and said he will have a talk with her if the texts continue. Deep down, I am happy that she is not "hot". I know, I know... I need to go read my Bible now.

That is about all the news for the day. As I said, I worked out very late tonight. It still counts though. I continue to see progress in my body, mostly in how my clothes are fitting. My favorite pair of jeans (size 8) are now so big on me that the rear end just hangs off (I need a belt). I also have plenty of room in the legs. These same jeans used to be tight on me. I may have to go down to a size 6 before too much longer. VERY exciting :D Ok, I'm going to post some pics now. Good night all !

                                                                       Easter 2012

P90X, Week 8, Days 3 & 4

Oh my... I'm not going to lie, it's been really difficult finding the time to work out the past 2 days. Yesterday was spent on the soccer field, then at an Easter egg hunt, doing laundry, and later running out to purchase last minute Easter egg goodies. I worked at my church for a couple of hours, because we had a Saturday night service in case anyone wanted to attend. Then I came home and laid out everyone's church clothes for Sunday, ironed them, etc, so they'd be ready for today, and put out the baskets for the Easter Bunny. By the time I did all of that, it was really late, and I was too tired for a workout.

With that being said, today's workout was Rest or Stretch, so what I did was I did yesterday's workout instead. KenpoX. This was after I consumed well over my alloted 1200 calories on Easter candy, Homecooked goodness, and a bunny cake. I mean I piggged out. We had ham, homemade mashed potatoes, fruit salad, buttered rolls, macaroni and cheese, string beans, and goodness, I forget what else... but it was yummy. I tried to eat very small portions so that I could sample a little of everything :) But I came home, did the KenpoX, and threw in an extra Ab Ripper X, so I burned around 887 calories. I'm hoping that is enough to burn off all the sweet gooey rich chocolate I ate; I'm sure it's the stuff that's stuck to my abs and form the little circle of fat right around my belly button...

It was a great Easter, though. I will try to post a picture soon.

P90X, Week 8, Day 2/Brazilian Butt Lift Day 3

I tried Brazilian Butt Lift again today to give myself another lower body workout. It wasn't nearly as difficult the second time around, thank goodness. I wouldn't call it 'easy', either, though. I did that workout first, and later in the day I did my P90X workout, which was Core Synergistics. I've posted about this workout many times throughout the past 8 weeks; eight actually, because I've had to do it every single week. Core Synergistics obviously works your CORE- abs, lower back, hamstrings, glutes. I thought I did pretty well with the workout today. I was low energy most of the day because I'm on vacation and the kids and I slept in until 11:00! Then I was just tired all day and didn't have access to coffee. My coffee pot is broken and I was too lazy to go buy some. I didn't have my protein shake today, either, and I think that makes a huge difference in my energy and endurance.

Tomorrow's workout is KenpoX, which i'm a little excited about, because I can take out some of my frustrations through kicking and punching. I like to envision a certain someone's face while throwing punches. I know that is horrible; I swear I really am a good Christian girl. But sometimes there comes a point when enough is enough (of people's crap). I'm so tired of being dumped on. I pray that the Good Lord sends me a really good friend soon.

Good night all!

P90X, Week 8, Day 1

Wow... Week 8! Today is Day 1 of week 8, and again my workouts have switched up a bit. I am supposed to do Yoga again, which I haven't done yet... GASP... but I'm going to do it here in a sec. I did go walking today for about an hour, and then worked out at the gym on the eliptical for 50 minutes. I still have the events of last night on my mind, and I'm still quite upset about it.

P90X, Week 7, Day 7

Whooops! I can't believe i forgot to post last night! It was Rest and Stretch Day, so nothing too exciting. I had a rough night at work with drama between my coworkers and I have been upset about it ever since. I haven't been able to think or function too well today. Somehow I have been made out to be the bad guy in all of it :( I'm over the drama. Leave the drama to your mama.

P90X, Week 7, Day 6, AND Brazilian Butt Lift, Day 2

Today's P90X workout was Kenpo X, which is a mixture of karate punches, kicks, and blocks. This is by far my favorite of the P90X workouts. I like it because it feels as though it is over FAST (it's 60 minutes, but you are moving the whole time), and because I get my aggression out when I see a certain someone's face while practicing my kicks and punches. That someone shall remain nameless but has a little stalking problem.
Today was one of those days where I ate everything in sight. This is probably TMI, but it's "that time" for me, and I craved chocolate all day long. I burned a LOT of calories today between doing step aerobics, taking the dog for a hike, doing the Brazilian Butt Lift (Cardio Axe) and the "tummy tuck" (also by Brazilian Butt Lift). After i got the kids to bed tonight, I did the Kenpo X. All total, I burned 1646 calories today, which is great; but I also consumed 1634 calories, which is 434 over my goal! I couldn't say no to the sweets today. I had a couple chocolate and caramel covered cashew clusters and some girl scout cookies. Ohhh I love Thin Mints! I also ate a bag of peanut M&M's this morning for a snack. I hope I didn't sabotage myself and I REALLY hope I don't go up a pound or two tomorrow when I step on the scale. I noticed my stomach looks really big today. I guess I am probably just bloated. Sorry, I'm sure this is all TMI.

My new 'do

On Saturday, I got my hair chopped. I'm still getting used to it, but I do enjoy the cut. There are so many things I can do with it. I can curl it under, flip it out, straighten it, wear bangs in front, side bangs, pin bangs back, and even ponytail! In these pictures, it was my second day with the haircut and it had been straightened but flipped out a tad bit on the ends. I had just gotten home from church, and I'm posing in front of our pond with our dog, Coda :) He is 4 years old as of last month.

P90X, Week 7, Day 5

Today's workout should have been Legs and Back. However, my legs were SO incredibly sore after doing the Brazilian Butt Lift last night, that I decided to do another round of Yoga. Good call, because stretching out all those achey muscles really felt very nice. Tomorrow is my big calorie burning day with Step Aerobics at the gym, and P90X in the afternoon. I'll probably go ahead and do the Kenpo X like I'm supposed to, and make up Legs/Back on my "rest" day. I hate to mix it up like that, but I think there is something to be said for HOW sore I am after working out vigorously for the past 7, nearly 8 weeks... it tells me that I'm working the same muscles over and over, and that the ones that need attention aren't getting worked to their potential. I keep telling myself, "you still have time".... meaning I still have time to get into that swimsuit for the summer. As stubborn as I am about wanting to finish the P90X program, I can't settle for mediocre results when it's not what I expect and what I want. I've worked too hard to settle. So, whatever I have to add in here and ther, that's what I'm gonna do!

P90X, Week 7, Day 4/ Brazilian Butt Lift Day 1

Oh my... well, today I went a bit over my calorie intake because my daughter and I attended a birthday. I had to dig deep to find the willpower to resist the cake, which was neopolitan batter, so it was vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry marble swirl with vanilla buttercream icing. I can't even begin to tell you how much willpower it took to resist that. I love my sweets. I did partake in the food, however. She made a salad with smoked salmon, pasta salad with shrimp, some crackers and different types of dips (pimento cheese; crab dip; and something else), chicken curry salad, and lots and lots of sweet little treats... I tried to put very small portions on my plate and sampled a little of everything that was semi-healthy. I counted those calories as my "dinner" since the party was in the afternoon. By around 9 PM, however, I was starving, and my husband showed up with a small frosty from Wendy's. Those are 300 calories but I ate the heck out of it.

Today, my friend Heather also came by to bring me Brazilian Butt Lift, another DVD series made by BeachBody (same company as P90X). I thought maybe this program would help me to take care of my problem areas: butt & thighs. Well, I can tell you that it kicked my butt. It was only about 30 minutes long, but I sweat like a pig! It is very fast paced, and I had to keep pausing it to catch my breath, and rewinding it to get the jist of the exercises. I found it to be very difficult, and I only did it about halfa@@, but it nearly killed me.

My P90X workout was Yoga X- 90 full minutes of Yoga. Compared to the Brazilian Butt Lift, the 90 minutes of yoga felt like a breeze! Now I'm nice and relaxed and ready for bed. Good night friends!