Made in the kitchen!

So I have been asked a few times about what ab workouts I do and was told to blog about it, so here I am!
First thing you have to remember is, abs are made in the kitchen! If you are eating shitty the first place it's going to show is in your belly! You can do ab workout after ab workout, but if you have a bad diet they won't show through! Veggies, lots of water, complex carbs and low fat protein are best for your diet! Body fat is also a number you should be watching on your scale. I have heard (not sure if this is right or not) but having a body fat of 20 or lower is about when abs will start shinning through:)
Ok on with my workouts! I usually will run 3 miles (about 20 to 30 mins depending on how fierce I feel) after my 3 miles are done I continue to run or jog to keep my heart rate up, but jump off the treadmill every so often and do different types of abs. I usually start with crunches end with some sort of plank then back on treadmill for a few mins. Then repeat with a different ab exercise:) Here's my routine.......

Treadmill 3-5 mins
Crunches
Plank
Treadmill
Bicycle crunches
Side plank hip lifts (R)
Treadmill
Leg lifts
Side plank hip lifts (L)
Treadmill
Oblique v-ups (R)
Plank
Treadmill
Oblique v-ups (L)
Plank
Treadmill
End with Russian twists

I know I know it's a lot!!! Do as many reps as you can and the moment you feel the burn and want to stop do 5 more cause those are the ones that count!!
I don't only do those for abs though! I will add in Ab Ripper X by Beach Body when I don't do that routine. Abs are my favorite to workout so I tend to do those A LOT!! (Probably more than i should) Once my gym is finished I will be doing lots of arms and legs:)

1 week down!

Well it's been a whole week since I started eating healthy!! The hardest days were probably day 3 and then day 6!! I have always been a sugar addict so when day 6 rolled around for the bridal show I failed a tiny bit with a couple bites of sample cake and it was probably the best cake of my life:) I also ate some pizza and got sooooo sick!! That pretty much tells you how crappy some food is for you!
I got a wonderful head and chest cold half way through the week so of course that means working out is on the back burner till I get better. I have been doing my abs though, but no cardio:( I think after today my body will be 100% ready to start my full blown workout program again!! My plan was to continue to drink coffee BUT I haven't touched my press for a week. Which also means zero caffeine for a week!! I'm so proud of myself! That's VERY unusual of me to not have caffeine or coffee. Aaron says, "you're being too obsessive girly." Which he is probably right! One cup of coffee with creamer isn't going to screw up the results I want! In my opinion I think this week has gone very well. I have lost 4lbs even with my mess ups and not working out, 1 inch in my waist and 1 inch in my hips!!!!! Can't wait to see what this next week brings:)

It's time to get in shape!

I have decided that NEED to get back into shape and lose this body shape I have going on! After Aaron took this picture......


I WAS GROSSED OUT!!! Yeah I might not be fat, but things sure aren't toned and could be a little tighter! Now my boobs, that's and easy fix so we wont go there ;) This is the heaviest and flabbiest I have ever been (Other than when I have been pregnant) Honestly I like my weight and prefer to stay where I am at weight wise. I would rather not look like I used to look "anorexic" btw I was NEVER anorexic!

SO I have decided that I am going to make goal and progress public to whoever reads or wants to read! I personally feel like making it public for everyone it will motivate me more and keep me on track. My plan is to check back at the end of every week and 'journal' what has happened so far. Still deciding if I should do a picture at the end of every week or not. I'm not sure if that will cause disappointment or excitement. This is also going out of my comfort zone showing people unedited pictures of my body and telling people my measurements! Please don't make fun of my arm size I KNOW they are grossly skinny!! Ok here we go.....

Weight is 120lbs

What to see some good abs!

Could use a lifted butt:)

And holy crap look at those love handles!!! Ahhh!!

So I'm really excited to start this and really hope to see good progress made! I have a strict diet I will be on and diet meaning healthy food. No sugar and soda! Minus my coffee creamer:) I'll be working out 6 days a week. This is going to be tough, but way worth it! I wont continue looking at myself and not be happy with what I see when I know I can change it. Have to start somewhere, so here is to getting RIPPED!!!:)

4 months!!

Okay okay I am a couple weeks shy of posting on here for her 4 months. I don't get very much time to actually get on my computer! I say this every month though 4MONTHS??? Wow time is flying by like crazy and will fly buy even faster within the next couple months! Ryann is getting so big I can't even believe it! Well my arms can believe it that's for sure! Toting around an almost 20lb chunker can get very tiring especially since she LOVES to be held. I can set her down for maybe 10 mins max in her bouncer, floor or couch and when that 10 mins is up she wants to be in my arms again. She loves seeing the world from up high and interested in everything!
Within the last few weeks she has started to grab at everything in sight and LOVES her toys. You can't have anything in your hand and not have her grab it. I'm not talking these sweet little touches, I'm talking full on grab. Food is the biggest thing she will go for! The other day I had my plate of food and the next thing I knew she had a handful of it and headed for her mouth. Literally like the next day Aaron was eating a cookie and she decided she wanted it so she leaned right over and it went straight in her mouth! At that point I gave in went and got my baby food maker, made her up some peas, gone within mins!! My little 4 month old was officially ready for food:(  Rylee was ready at 5, but 4 really!! She will eat 2 meals already that are then followed by her bottle. Can we say chunky monkey!!??
Sitting up is another thing she has discovered. Of course she is still a bit rusty on it, but I think by the end of 5 months this girl will have sitting up down to a T. She will sit up for about 10 mins on the floor and play with her toys until she gets distracted or tries to grab a toy a little further from her, but as soon as she is on her back she gives us a little freak out session till we sit her back up.
Knowing that Rylee was army crawling at 7 months and that possibly Ryann could be doing the same thing freaks me out, but I honestly can't wait till that stage comes cause it is so much fun! She definitely has her Mothers sassy attitude still, but I wont lie, that makes me proud:)

Peas what!!??

Such a big girl!!


Oh my goodness I can't even explain to you how proud I am of Rylee! She comes to me and says, "Mom want to see me write my name?" So I got her a dry erase marker and she went to writing her name! I couldn't believe it! She couldn't remember how to do the letter L, but after I showed her she knew exactly what she was doing. I was so proud and happy for her:)

Wahoo!!!

Seriously my girls are the best!!:)
 


 

HALLOWEEN!!!

I don't know what it is about Halloween that I love so much! Pretty much anything and everything that has to do with it. Seeing my child's face collecting candy is priceless. It's funny how one little piece and make a child's face glow with excitement.
Our family every year always dresses up together which makes it even more fun! It's funny cause the day after Halloween we are seriously thinking about what our next costumes will be. We had our costumes that we wore this year already picked out last year!! For the most part we usually make our costumes cause we aren't big on spending a ton of money on them. I wish I could take credit this year but it was all Aaron! He made every bit of our costume out of fabric and he did an amazing job!! Minus the logo that was me:) Rylee loved all the attention we got! I swear anywhere we went in our costumes we were getting stopped a lot!!! Everyone at boo at the zoo was talking and pointing and Rylee was so cute she would look at me and say, "mom everyone loves us." Made my heart melt everytime! By far this was the best Halloween and I'm grateful I have such a wonderful family to share it with:)

More good karma on our side!

When you drive Aaron's car it tends to want to go over the speed limit. I don't care who you are if you drive his car you WILL have a heavy foot!! (Only Subaru owners will understand)
As we are driving home there were those pretty light behind us so we pull over and a very wonderful cop comes up and asks us if we know what the speed limit is? Aaron says 75 even though we both knew it was 65. The cop replies with nope it's 65 and you were going about 80 *Us thinking* Actually we were going 85....The cop goes back to his car does his thing and comes back WITHOUT a ticket!! Seriously, our minds were blown!! Lesson of the day... When a cop asks you if you know the speed limit ALWAYS say higher than it is!! Ok you know I'm kidding:) Yay for positive Karma on our side!!

Things I have learned.....Yet still am working on day by day

 

Judging someone for the things they do is not okay at all and I feel is something people should really work on! Just because they do not live the life you live or approve of does not make them a bad person. I can't judge someone for the way they have acted because I am sure at some point in my life I have acted that way. I can't judge someone for their habits they have because once again I have my own habits. There is a difference between judging and not agreeing with!!! Which leads me to my next thing......

 

If you can't say nice things then don't say anything at all!! I am all for constructive criticism, but the main thing I am referring to is name calling. You see more and more of it these day and it makes me terrified to send my children out into the world when the time comes. Not only are children mean these days ADULTS are just as bad if not worse! The words that people can say about other people are awful. Calling people stupid, retarded, ghetto and so many more just makes me sick! I know I wouldn't want my child to call another child stupid or retarded for something or have them call someone ghetto for what they are wearing so why would I do or say those things. So many parents bash children for the way they treat people these days. Well guess what they are learning it from somewhere!!! Cough cough* Mommy and Daddy

IT'S REAL!!!!

Golden rule you treat people badly it will eventually come back and bite you in the ass and hard!! Yes this includes judging and name calling! Sometimes people get karma confused with revenge, another thing that will just bring bad karma your way.

Forgiveness is SO important! Forgiveness not just for them, but for you. When you forgive you get rid of all those repressed feelings and put you at ease. Your negative feelings about that person will disappear and you can continue to move forward with those good thoughts which bring good Karma:)

LOVE....I think the quote pretty much summed it up:)

 

 

I believe in these things and will continue to practice these thing no matter how hard it can be at times:)