Blog is officially private!

I have once again decided to make the blog private. I have been asked several times why I decided to do that. The past few weeks I have come to realize a lot of the people that follow me on here (along with Instagram and FB) could really careless about me! It's almost like they want to follow so they can just see how I am living. It can get really frustrating because I have known a few for years and years (school, jobs and so forth) and you think they are truly interested in me but in all reality they aren't at all! I have had my feelings hurt thinking I have met new friends but In the end or maybe in reality they really weren't interested in being a friend and just wanting to be nosey. Who knows honestly! Pretty much I need to take myself out of the situation and stop fooling myself thinking some people actually care. If that makes any sense at all? So now I know who follows me on here and know its not a bunch of randoms just wanting to have stalker sessions:) I'm still figuring out what to do about Fb and Instagram and eliminating those people without hurting people's feelings or more like living in a small area and running into them and having one of those REALLY awkward run in moments! Haha!!

New before pics will be posted soon for the start of my new workout journey!! Yes another workout but this one is the one!! I'm officially a weight lifting girl. No more of the cheesy workout videos! Don't get me wrong they kick your ass but that's it! Results come from the weights and are fast results. I have seen it a lot and I was always afraid that lifting would make me huge. Yep, not the case at all! Girl muscle is what's sexy now not skinny! I am learning so much with this body building stuff that I really enjoy and can't wait to see some results!

2 years later!

Finally after 2 years our gym is finally finished!!! It went from an area of the yard that never got used,full of weeds to a 200 square foot of greatness!! This project was Aaron and I thought it was so stupid, but in the end it turned into OURS! We also got a new treadmill for me, but I can't use it for 4 weeks!:/ I hit a point in my original workout and diet where I wasn't getting the results I was wanting so I researched and decided to try something new! It's going to be very different! It's 3 phases, 1st phase is endurance for 4 weeks. Phase 2 is adding in cardio and intensity and Phase 3 is building strength.
Not like my normal workout routine at all!! Along with this, I had to change my diet. No more full blown Paleo, now it's just clean eating and adding whole wheat, oats along with 10 eggs a day!!!!! With at least 116g of protein a day. Sounds crazy but I'm done being in this weird stage and not progressing. I'm really excited about it and hope to start showing some progress again. Perfect timing for summer! I WILL look good in a 2 piece by summer, I WILL!!!

Random 1am thought....

As I'm getting in the tub (yes a 1am tub sesh) I see Ryann and Rylee's toys and of course I have to ALWAYS have clean them up before I get in and have "me time" the first thought that comes to my mind is I literally can't imagine being able to just run the water without having to clean up toys first, walk in a room without stepping on a toy or having furniture that isn't kid friendly. I can't imagine it because I don't want too!!! The thought of walking into my home and not see a toy or a mess that my children have made scares me. Having my children have opened my eyes to a whole new wonderful world and realize that there is more to life than just Aaron and I. I have been blessed to the fullest and of course there have been stress and tears BUT it has been worth every grey hair that has popped out and every tear that has fallen. These 2 girls I have been blessed with have made my good life into a perfect one!! Just a late night thought I wanted to share:)

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!!:)