Brrrr...It's cold outside.

Have you been outside today? I haven't. It was too too cold! It was -15 degrees here in Chicago and -40 degrees when you factor in the wind chill. Plus, I was technically trapped in my house for most of the day. The snow guy didn't come to shovel my snow last night and then the city trucks pushed the snow into my drive way this morning. My poor Stormie would have gotten stuck on a miniature snow bank.

 Needless to say I didn't make it to spin today, and more than likely I am not going to Zumba tomorrow. However, today wasn't a total workout bust. Thank God for Xfinity On Demand. I was able to find a good cardio workout video and got in a good workout. I also got some house chores done which adds to my workout total right? I will definitely take advantage of those videos again tomorrow.

 How do you maintain your work out regime when its cold? What are some exercises you complete at home?

Whats the damage?

Hello and Happy New Year!!! I know it has been a long time since you heard from me and a lot has happened in that time. I dropped my laptop and it has and it is finally working. Look at that damage!

I fed into the holiday feeding frenzy and completely fell off the wagon. I gained a significant amount of weight between Thanksgiving and now. I am now back up to 248lbs. Yikes!!!  There is no excuse for and I can't even begin to explain why I did it. So I have decided to mend my wounds, fix my wagon, and keep going down my path a better healthier lifestyle. 

First things first, there are some things that I definitely need to address some things for 2014. No it's not a New Year's resolution, but this is a way for me to do better for the rest of my life and not just in January and February. I have the tendency to get excited about a particular initiative and I go hard at it for a while, but then I get bored and just stop. Plus, I have a lazy side to me. This is a huge problem for me, not just with losing weight or getting healthy, but with trying to focus and decide my life goals. How do I fix that?

By staying consistent! Consistency is the word for 2014! And  that is where you guys come in. Will you guys help and continue to support me? Please feel free to call me out on my stuff, trust me I am going to need it. 

Day 113 - Weigh In Day

I gained, but not really....

I have been blogging for awhile and we have established a connection and I feel like we can take a leap in our friendship. Everyone knows that women gain weight from water because of....you know. So I feel like I lost this week, but it is masked by water. I'm hopeful.

Day 109 -- Late Weigh In Day

I actually weighed myself Thursday, I just haven't had time to post the weight in to the blog,

sorry. I lost a few ounces and I know that i need to work a little harder.

Today was actually the first day that I have prepared a meal. I haven't cooked anything since the two Monday's ago when I cooked a huge pot of chilli. That was probably a contributing factor to my weight gain. I know that I need to get better about preparing my food, especially with Thanksgiving around the corner. i wonder if going back to preparing multiple meals on Sunday would significantly change my eating patterns. Ummm...what kind of process do you use to control your eating?

Breakfast:
Sausage
Biscuits

Lunch:
Turkey Chilli

Dinner:
Chicken
Spinach
Brown Rices

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Day 104 - Up and at 'em

My husband kicked me out of the house tonight so I had no other choice but to go work out. After a three day weekend filled with pure laziness, I was looking for any excuse not to work out tonight. It is really cold here and I wo use it as an excuse, but he just told me to put on a heavier coat lol. Oh well! I really didn'as trying tt have a good reason not to go, so I went and I enjoyed it.

On a side note, I have some really great news! My sister is going to start going to the gym! Wait I am jumping ahead...She asked our little brother to help her work out so I hope this means that she is going to gym. I am going to stay on her until she goes. I will keep you posted on her progress.


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Day 99 - Weigh In Day

It was bound to happen sooner or later...I have gain this week. I gained 1.7lbs back up to 240.5 lbs, but I am not at all salty about it. I had gotten complacent and I wasn't pushing myself hard enough.  This happened the last time I lost weight. Instead of working harder when the pounds dropped, I just slacked off. I stopped working out as much, then I stopped going to the gym. Then I gained all of the weight back.  This is just the wake up call I need to get the fire back burning.  Watch I am going to come back better!


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Day 98 - Slimming Down

Oh boy am I tired tonight. Bose had us do kickbox cardio with weights. I would hate/love to be in her body works plus abs class. She had us doing burpees and planks most of the class, and I actually could do some of it. I was proud of myself. I am so clumsy; it felt good to be able to do those without falling. I am glad i got a really good work out in because I was soo bad at lunch today. All that talk about cheese yesterday made me want a grilled cheese for lunch lol. It was tasty too. I have no shame.

I also noticed that my back is getting smaller. Check out the before and after pic. I love it when you can see the progression. Don't you?

Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Sausage


Lunch:
Grilled Cheese
Fries

Dinner:
Baked Chicken
Carrots

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