7 Quick Takes to Cover 5 Days

1. We (S and I) decided we won't do Jillian on Friday/Saturday/Sunday and I get a break on Monday while he does his arm/pushup workout. I think I might be winning in this balance ;)

2. I ran 9 miles total last week! With no pain (as of right now) to speak of.

3. I baked one batch of cookies and a box of cupcakes on Friday and then another batch and box on Sunday. I must really love my kid. I did get to eat the batter each time so it was pretty much a win-win. Batter doesn't count by the way! It's raw therefore free. I just said it so I just decreed it!

4. We went to the circus for D's birthday gathering and it was a success! He loved it and I think everyone had a great time.

5. I ate a huge salad for a dollar (it didn't cost a dollar, I was challenged to eat it all FOR a dollar). Not really a challenge though since I'm a member of the Clean Plate Club but he didn't know that. I guess I kind of hustled him? But I had to give it back when I challenged him to finish his entire beer.. come to think of it I don't think that was a challenge either!

6. My "baby" boy turned 3! He asked for cookies, candy and cake so I made him Chocolate Cupcakes topped with Chocolate Chip/M&M Cookies. He was impressed =) He also loves his "Mr. Tater Head" it's his "fabor-it".

7. With all of the cupcakes and cookies I managed to maintain my weight this week. I feel comfortable right now at this weight but I know I want to still try and lose that last 10 pounds. But if it becomes too much of a hassle or I don't get to "enjoy" my life as much because I'm constantly worried about what I'm eating I'm not sure I want to be at a lower weight. At next week's meeting we're talking about motivation so maybe I just need a swift kick to the booty to get back in gear. I'll keep you posted <-- see what I did there??

Tofu Thursday (4/26)

When I told S we should cut back on the ground beef and start eating more chicken, fish, turkey and maybe tofu he was all for it =)

I made teriyaki tofu with frozen veggies and rice. I think next time I want to try it with some broccoli to be more veggie filling but otherwise it was very yummy and low in points. The whole block of extra firm tofu was only 9 pts! Each serving with sauce was a measly 3 pts+. Yum and Yay!

Breakfast:

Cereal mix (honey nut cheerios and kix) - 5 pts+

Milk - 2 pts+

Snack:

Banana - 0 pts+

Walked for 35 minutes. I was keeping pace with another woman from the office and at the end I was jogging to keep up with her. She has a lot longer legs than I do. I'm sure cars passing by thought we looked really funny together =)

Lunch:

Taco soup - 5 pts+

Cheese - 1 pts+

Sour cream - 1 pts+

Snacks:

Mochi mango - 1 pts+

Cantaloupe w/ cheese - 1 pts+

Dinner:

Light green smoothie - 1 pts+

Tofu teriyaki w/ rice (1/2 cup) - 6 pts+

Dessert:

Watermelon - 0 pts+ No I didn't eat all of this.. well I munched on all of the rinds but I cut the rest up for later. I swear!

Total: 24 pts+ I'm short 2 pts right now but I'll probably grab something after our workout.

Jillian: 21x as soon as I post.. and clean the kitchen.. I'm gonna do it.. I will!

I'm going to wash my cat (4/25)

Seriously. I bought some cat shampoo and will be attempting to wash my 7 year old cat possibly this weekend. I might be crazy. I'll try and take pictures.

Breakfast:

EMPBHB - 5 pts+


Lunch:

Newk's Favorite Salad - 15 pts+ and it was delicious! Dried cranberries, grapes, lettuce, chicken, artichokes, nuts and gorgonzola.. Grown up taste buds get all the fun.

Ran 3 miles! Go me!

Recovery snacks:

Cheddar cheese - 3 pts+

Crackers - 2 pts+

Apple slices - 0 pts+

Gatorade - 1 pts+

D requested taco soup for dinner so I picked up some ground turkey and made some pretty darn good soup. S is going to start following a healthier "diet" and try to start tracking =) I checked how many points his get and the lucky guy gets 41! That's almost as many as I got when I was nursing. Mmmm those were the days.

Dinner:

Taco soup - 5 pts+

Cheese (1/2 serving) - 1 pts+

Sour cream - 1 pt+

Dessert:

The very last mini cadbury egg (1 pts+) and it was all mine! All mine! It was actually from S's "basket" but he was feeling charitable and let me have it.

Total: 34 pts+

Jillian: 20x before the night is over!

Random Things About Me

Okay, this was given to me a looooong time ago from Annie. I'm a little bit of a slacker sometimes so this got put on the back burner. Sorry Annie!

Alrighty, I'm supposed to follow the rules (see below) and on numbers 4-6 I'm supposed to "socialize" with other bloggers. Unfortunately, I don't really know that many. Yes, I read their blogs but don't really feel comfortable actually contacting them. I might be more of a lone blogger or at least the kind that feels more comfortable if you approach me. I'm shy what can I say?

Anywho, here's 1-3 =)

The rules:

1. Post these rules.
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
3. Answer the questions set for you in their post.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
5. Go to their blog and tell them you've tagged them.
6. No stuff in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you are reading this". You legitimately have to tag 11 people.

11 Random Things About Me

1. I am currently listening to a book on my ipod (work), reading a book on my kindle (randomly) and reading an actual book (before bed).

2. I am slightly scared of people in head-covering costumes. Disney World is the most magical place on earth as long as the characters keep their distance.

3. I used to have my tongue pierced because it made me cooler.. yeah, I know it didn't.. now. Stupid teenager/hindsight.

4. I once cracked a tooth on a chip. It might have had something to do with the above piercing.

5. I hope to someday own a Toyota Celica (2000-newer)

6. I went through high school and college painstakingly attempting to not crack the spines of my text books.

7. I'm better now. Kids do that to you. What with the chewing, tearing, slobbering and BENDING OF THE PAGES it's just better that I let go.

8. I might have a box of old Seventeen/YM magazines hidden in my house somewhere. Old as in 1990 old.

9. I despise blue cheese but will tolerate (maybe even like) gorgonzola.

10. I'm the loudest shy person you'll probably ever know. I've gotten better with using my inside voice but high school was ree-donk-u-lous. Ask April.

11. I like to smell my baby's toes. Baby = my child not my husband. Ewww!

11 Questions for the tagees:

1. What made you want to get healthy?

Weight loss and setting a good example for my kids.

2. Cardio or weight-training?

Cardio! I get bored doing so many reps.

3. What has been your biggest NSV (non-scale victory) to date?

Feeling sexy during my boudoir shoot ;)

4. What do you love most about your body?

How strong my legs look when working out. Oh and my collar bone.

5. Why (to question #4)?

My legs because they look strong and lean and my collar bone because it disappeared while I was pregnant and I couldn't wait for it to show back up.

6. Who has been your biggest supporter through this journey?

Hmmm.. My husband, April and actually Annie =) She totally perked me up when she left a motivating comment.

7. In the next 6 months, what is the biggest goal you're working towards?

I'm turning 30 in August and I would like to be the fittest I've ever been. I've also semi-chosen my first 10k and it's at the end of August.

8. What is the one thing you won't give up as you lost weight?

Bubble tea!

9. Most motivational quote or person?

Slow and steady wins the race. Applies to weight loss and running. Remember you're only running against yourself =)

10. What is your favorite non-healthy food?

Do you even have to ask?? Cheesy bread. The whole damn order of cheesy bread.

11. What is you favorite healthy food?

Frozen yogurt is healthy, right? Yes? No?

I feel pretty! (4/24)

(I tried to post last night from my phone but it never actually got posted. It is now lost in blogger limbo.)

Today was the big day! Boudoir shoot day and it was awesome. My stylist (April's sister) was above and beyond awesome. She did my hair (lots of volume and waves = LOVED IT!), nails and toes. Last night I was running around trying to get last minute things done and ran out of time to get the mani/pedi I wanted. I was pretty bummed out about it but turns out Amy K can save the day =) I got a gel manicure and you definitely need to go get one! It was done in less than 15 minutes. Done, dry, ready to go, done. How amazing is that?? My toes were a little wet before I left her salon so I had to hobble my way to the car and when I went to see the girl to do my lashes but it all worked out. My lashes were va-va-voom lashes meaning WINGED OUT. The girl gave me a choice and mentioned if I was doing a boudoir shoot I might like these. I said sure and she got all giddy because the other girls rarely pick these. Uh oh! At first I was a little weirded out because they were very out there but after looking at myself in the mirror (especially once I started putting the outfits on) I realized they really make the whole look come together.

Here's after I got my hair did.


My photographer was awesome. She made me very comfortable and we were able to chat without weirdness about oh I don't know bare cheeks and leftover prego bellies =) She was very directional which helped me out tons since I never know where my arms need to go and what angle my shoulders need to be. I was relieved she wasn't going to just let me wing it while she snapped some shots and then said all done. She really took her time to position me and move lighting, change my hair, move my arm, etc. Loved the whole experience.

All the people I saw today while getting primped asked me if it was a special occasion and when I said boudoir shoot they wanted to know if it was a present.. Yes! A present for me =) I'm turning 30 in a few months and I want to remember this time in my "youth" where I feel good about my body (overall) and this session only made me feel more comfortable in my own body. Crazy. Note to self: Get a big mirror and lean it against the wall at an angle and it makes you look way leaner and longer ;)

Since today was one of the events I have been working towards I kinda went all out with the goodies..

Yeah, that was chocolate glazed custard filled deliciousness.. and that might have been a whole order (minus one piece) of cheesy bread.. but look! A green smoothie! That's healthy =)

Also, I did do Jillian tonight so that should cancel.. a piece of cheesy bread? and maybe a bite of that chocolaty goodness?? No? Whatever! It was worth it and I feel like a million bucks!

Total: 41 pts+

Jillian: 19x Week 2 of Shredded is HARD!

It's getting late so making this a quickie >.O (4/22)

Breakfast:

Cinnamon roll - 4 pts+

Egg wrap - 5 pts+

Coffee - 0 pts+

Lunch:

Banana - 0 pts+

PB&J - 7 pts+

Voodoo chips - 4 pts+

Dinner:

Eggroll - 6 pts+

Ribs meat - 11 pts+ (I had extra bites that didn't make it to my plate.)

Lo mein (not pictured) 2 bites - 1 pts+

Evening snack:

Green smoothie - 1 pts+ made it a little too green.. blech. I think I like Light Green Smoothies =)

Total: 38 pts+

Jillian: 18x holding steady since we apparently take the weekends off and I'm probably not going to workout tomorrow night so I can get my beauty rest. *wink wink*

Under 35 minutes!! (4/21)

Woohoo! Ran my first 5k since August in under 35 minutes! I went out hoping to just do better than my first 5k (38 minutes) and without killing myself in the process. I started out slow and hung back with my regular running buddy and then as she slowed I started to push myself a little bit. I caught up with another friend and chitchatted for a few minutes and then was able to press on the gas a little more. In the last stretch right before the chute I gunned it and sprinted past a couple more runners =) Yeah, I was that B. Oh well. Amazingly, I didn't feel like death and I actually got a semi-runner's high during the last mile. I was just enjoying myself so much and it felt so good to be running. Crazy, right? The temperature was wonderful. I think it was in the 60's or something and there was a decent breeze and mostly overcast. I was also looking forward to my shoe fitting at the local running store after the race. I got a coupon in my packet for $20 off if you got shoes, socks and inserts. Well, I was already wanting to get shoes and inserts so go ahead and throw in some socks. I also had my gift certificate from last year's race =) so a total of $40 off! I left with Nike Zoom Structure Triax (in an 8!! I've always bought 7's!), Balega socks and Superfeet inserts. I can't to try it all out on Monday.

Later that night I had a double date with my hubby, my bff (April) and her new boyfriend. I have to say we all voted and he's a great fit and a definite keeper. I might have told him I fell a little in love when he said he read The Hunger Games (!!). Love a guy who reads.

We went bowling and S won the first game and I won the second which is aah-MAzing since I suck at bowling so much. Maybe the other two were just a little distracted.. or we were just so hilarious it was hard to concentrate? It was fun whatever it was. I can't wait for our next double date =)

I've been thinking about having fitness goals as opposed to weight loss goals. I still want to lose 10ish pounds but since those are the hardest to lose I think I would have a better outlook if I had something else to work towards. Some of the goals could be running related or how many workouts I get a month or how many activity points I can rack up.. I'm going to think on it some more but I'm definitely leaning in that direction.

Breakfast:

Coffee - 0 pts+

EMPBHB - 5 pts+

Drank some Gatorade and ate a banana after the run (1 pts+).

Lunch:

Egg wrap - 5 pts+

Apple - 0 pts+

Green smoothie - 1 pts+

Dinner:

Grilled chicken salad w/ light Italian dressing - 2 pts+ (dressing was 0 pts in the tracker, now I'm not sure if that's right.. at least I still have weeklies that cover this.)

Beer - 4 pts+

Late night snacks:

Oreo McFlurry (snack size) - 9 pts+

BBQ Pork Jerky - 2 pts+ (found this at Walmart and I had to try it. I love BBQ pork!)

Total: 29 pts+

Jillian: 18x