I am really proud of the way that you have jumped back onto the wagon. Though I must tell you that I am doing my best to catch you.
Weighed in this morning at 189.8. So I am not to far back.......nipping at your heals! LOL

Wow Bell, 189 is awesome!

BTW, did you see our pic in the Kville paper? When I saw us standing side by side, I could tell you were catching up with me. Why do you think I'm working so hard? LOL

-----

Today I did a cardio/toning video. I thought it was going to be just cardio, but nope, it was toning with weights and bands as well. I guess this section of the video I hadn't done yet (even though I thought I had done them all.) I guess I was wrong because this one really kicked my butt. I thought I was going to die.

Hopefully it will pay off soon.

Calories were a little high, in the low 1600's. But my water was good.

Tomorrow is my 16ht anniv. We are going to celebrate on Sat. going to a restaurant we were supposed to go to a few weeks ago, but then I got sick. I can't say that I will be good, because they are supposed to have to-die-for food.

However, I will get in all my exercise this week because I'm already there! Just have tomorrow, and then I will do exercise Sat. between basketball and the dinner.

Congrats on your 16th! That is extremely impressive to me. I say live a little, you can get back on track the next day.

Happy Anniversary! Nothing wrong with enjoying a special evening with special food - it's what you do day in, day out that matters a lot more.

Hope you have a great Anny weekend! Just remember that most any "weight gain" that you will see on the scale will be from salt not actual weight.
Your doing AWESOME and I am very proud of you!!!!
See you Saturday at the games!

Thanks for stopping by with the Anniversary wishes!

Of course today is the biggest snow day we've had by far this year. And it keeps coming! I'll be lucky to get out of the house tomorrow.

Bell, we are going to a restaurant called the Boat House, it's in Winona Lake. Some place dh found while on a project.

The bands don't bother me as much as the plyometrics (energy bursts and such!) Those are killers. I can handle lunges, but it's when your jumping a little with a lunge that it becomes a killer.

Actually I think you are already catching up with me since I've been so lazy about my exercise until these last few weeks.

And yeah, what were you doing turning your head? LOL I can't imagine that they couldn't get a better pic with you actually looking at the camera, since they took 2! I guess we needed "the photographer" taking the pic.

-------

So far today I haven't exercised yet, but I have been exercising my fingers typing up a letter of intent for the head of our school, typing up a letter to the training center on why I want to come for training and what I plan on doing with it, and updating my resume (for the purposes of showing my experience - instead of doing it separately.) So I have been busy.

I made the family a lean version of meatloaf served with a salad for lunch. My youngest son commented that he loves snow days because I got to cook for them!

I do miss being the sahm just because of those kinds of small things that I don't always get to do due to time constraints. I mean I do try to cook when I can, but some days I just don't feel up to it - we call those a "fend for yourself meal." LOL

Well I've got to go do some staining or at least start on some of it and then exercise.

Have a good one.

Oh and I'm down a 1/2 pound as of this morning from my last recorded weigh-in!

Sounds like you guys will be having a nice evening tonight. At least the snow let up and you guys shouldn't have to worry about the roads or anything.
As far as the pic goes had I known I would look so silly I would have insisted that they reshoot it. Especially since everyone and their cat has now seen it!
I am glad that you got to stay home with the "men". I am sure that you must miss that tons but at the same time I know you get great enjoyment out of your job.
I think that you will surely be accepted for that position. They would have to be nuts to not see that you would be fab~tab~u~lous as a lead teacher!
And way to go on the 1/2 pound down!
Your looking great and it shows. I could tell when I saw you this morning.
Just keep at it. 'Cuz sooner or later I will catch you!!!!
C-Ya!

Awe thanks lady! *kiss*kiss*

Just finished the core workout video I have (Denise Austin.) The first time around I didn't like it so much. I just posted a review of it at Collage video. Here it is:

I haven't done a workout on the ball in a long time. The first time around that I did this video, it was really hard to keep track of where Denise was going. She needs to have a better cue up time and show us how to do something before she does it. The video is challenging especially when it comes to keeping the ball where it should be. The 2nd time I did the video, I chose specific parts of it from the menu for my own custom workout.The "complete core challenge section" is just 18 min. of the previous sections combined. So you get a little of each workout in the 18 min. Otherwise, it's a good 45 min. workout if you just choose the other 3 sections and skip the "complete" section altogether. But if you are short on time the 18 min. is well worth it. If you can get past Denise's chipper attitude and the "we must, we must" when it comes time to work the chest muscles, then this will be a good core workout on the ball. I've worked out with Denise before, and I know eventually it will get "stale", but I'm always willing to give her a chance.

I think that this time around it definitely worked out better than the last time. I did the upper body/core and the "core complete" section plus warm-up for 38 min. total. I think from now on (unless I'm short on time.) I will just select the other 3 sections (15 min. each.) and forgo the "complete" section since it is just bits and pieces of the other 3 put together to make it "complete".

I do feel like I got a good workout this time around though.

So far food has been good. But tonight is my night out with dh. So, it's "splurge" time for me. I will be as good as the menu allows.

Yesterday dh and I went out for our anniversary dinner. It was fabulous!

We started out with a spinach queso dip w/ chips (I know so bad, but tasted so good!)
I ordered a potato encrusted baked cod w/ rice and veggies. I only ate a little of the rice, most of the veggies, and all of the cod (it was the best I've ever had.) I then splurged on a piece of reese cheesecake. Mmmm!

Dh had fillet mignon w/ a loaded baked potato. He ordered a salad, but couldn't eat any of it - and of course a piece of cheesecake only he ordered one called, tuxedo. It had white and dark chocolate. I had a bite of it and it was delish too!

I've never been to that particular restaurant, but it's definitely a keeper - especially for special occasions.



Today is my day off for exercise. But I did get some things accomplished. Like putting away my snowmen - cause I'm tired of seeing them up plus I needed to dust. I also helped a friend w/ her taxes.

I could go exercise, but I just feel like you need a day off once in awhile or you get burned out (at least that's how I feel.)
Dh is downstairs now exercising, which kind of makes me feel guilty. But he didn't exercise all week like I did. I am a little sore from yesterday's workout (which is a good sign!)

Bell gave me and dh some flowers for our anniversary. They sure brightened my day. Plus she added two little teddy bears - one had a little flower attached w/ a saying about friends and the other had a basketball (cause she said I'm a good Bball coach - course I think she's just saying that.)
She sure is a sweetheart! (Thank ya!)

Well tomorrow is a new day and the beginning of another busy week. Have a good one!

Hey there you have been doing gr8!! Congrats on your cals and water...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!"16 IS A BIG 1 AND HERES TO 40 MORE HAPPPPY LONNNNNNG YEARS!

Attached Thumbnails

 

Thanks Tammy!

Well today I stepped on the scale and ugh...I was up! Of course I know it's from Sat. night because yesterday was fine except for the exercise. Today has been going well (food wise.) I'm headed off to exercise as soon as I'm done online which will be in about 10 min.

Way to stick with it~
Glad to see that your not gonna let the number on the scale get to you.

Well it's getting to me...I'm so angry with it I had to go workout on the elliptical extra hard tonight!

Mine is too. Even though I no longer have the red devil I still get all the "extras". Bloating, grumpy's and tiredness. So mine is up as well.
Hang in there!