Surviving the Holidays

I'm sure by now that most of my followers have assumed i have fallen victim to all the holiday goodies and have ballooned back up like a blimp in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Didn't think that? Well if i was a reader, i would have!

Honestly I've been *GASP* avoiding my blog like it is going to give me a major case of the cooties. Sometimes you have so much to say that you just don't know where to start and a vicious cycle starts. Before you know it, you have spent months arguing with yourself and your news turns in to old news and nobody really cares about it anyways. All that worrying for nothing. So is the world of blogging.

Let's start with weight loss. At my lowest i reached 176, where i happily stayed until this week. See i didn't fail over the holidays! Silly negative nancy's wanting me to fail, it's not gonna happen!

However there are some rumors floating around that losing a lot of weight can increase fertility.

I guess the rumors were right...


Although honestly "they" fail to mention just how fertile weight loss can make you...

12/13/10 First ultrasound

"Well there's a reason you've been so sick...there are two in there!"

We were warned of risks of losing one of them, and we were scheduled for multiple ultrasounds. We worried for 10 days until the next one, only expecting to see one surviving baby...

12/23/10 2 babies, 2 wonderful heartbeats

We have now had our 3rd ultrasound, both babies are healthy! We have great heartbeats and lots of movement. We can't wait to meet them!

Babies are expected in Summer 2011 :-)

So I guess it's safe to say that my blogs won't really be about weight LOSS for the time being, but we will just switch gears to healthy, happy pregnancy.

Weigh in - 11/19/10

Finally we have a happy weigh in! It took me 6 weeks but i busted through that plateau! That has been my biggest challenge since starting my weight loss journey but i got through it.

My weight this week was 176.6, exactly 2lbs down from last week (Monday actually) and officially my lowest weight ever! Happy day!

That being said i did not complete all of my workouts this week. My body was screaming for a break and it looks like a break was just what it needed. This is going to be a lighter week for me but i still want some results. Healthy is the ultimate goal here!

Last weeks goals -

Saturday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method, Zumba
Sunday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: BFBM
Monday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method, Yoga
Tuesday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred L1 & L2
Wednesday - Rest Day/Yoga
-X-Thursday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: No more Trouble Zones-X- Only Walk
-X-Friday - Walk 3 Miles, Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method-X- Only Walk

This weeks goals -

Monday - Walk 3 Miles, Wii, Zumba
Tuesday - Walk 5 Miles, Yoga
Wednesday - Walk 3 Miles, Wii, Kickboxing
Thursday - Walk 5 Miles, Yoga
Friday - Walk 3 Miles, Wii

Getting my party on!

I had some GREAT news today in my inbox! A few days ago a friend mentioned to me that Houseparty.Com was running a chance to host a EA Sports Active 2 party in your home. I signed up for it thinking nothing about it and went on with my normal day. Well today i got an email that i was a finalist and i am now a confirmed host! So what does this mean for me? I not only get to invite all my friends and family over for an awesome fitness party but i get the game to keep! Last week i was thinking there wasn't a chance in the world i would be getting this game and now it's going to be delivered to my door (assuming everything works out!). I can't wait to get my EA Sports Active 2 groove on!

What's for dinner tonight? - Cilantro Lime Salmon

One of my favorite new recipes!

1- 2lb Salmon Filet
3 Tablespoons of Lime Juice
1 Tablespoon of Minced Garlic
1/3 Bunch of Cilantro - Chopped fine
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Mix lime juice, garlic, cilantro, and olive oil together in a small dish. Set Aside.

Make 4-6 slits across salmon filet. Salt and pepper.

Brush on olive oil mixture and let stand for 5-10 minutes.

Spray glass dish with non stick cooking spray, add salmon, and cover with foil.

Bake in 350 Degree oven for 30-45 minutes.

Serve with brown rice (we like to mix hot sauce in ours for a little kick), and a fresh garden salad with fat free dressing.

Weigh in - 11/15/10 Updated photos!

Let's start off with my weight. What a disappointing week with the scale! I didn't lose a single ounce. Let me just say that i was not a happy camper with those results, that is until i took my inches and those i'm pretty happy with!

Weight stayed exactly the same.
-1/2 inch from my chest
-3/4 inch from my waist
-1/2 inch from my belly button

All in all not a horrible week! Plus i'm really starting to see some tone in my body and it's pretty exciting!

Now on to my photos. This is a pretty scary thing, good thing i'm not too modest! Not to mention, it takes things like this to look back and see how far you have come. I never thought i would share any of these photos but i think they are really good proof of how much i have changed over the last year, and i'm proud of what i have done to my body.

The new slideshow is down at the bottom of the page. The first few photos are from our family photo sessions with the wonderful Brianne Bradbury (Check her out! www. briannebradburyphotography.com) and the rest are the really scary ones i never intended to share.

That's all for now!

Weigh in - What Weigh in???

Weigh in this week is slightly delayed. I'm shooting for a Monday weigh in this week so that i will be more likely to behave over the weekend. Let you guys know how it goes sometime Monday afternoon. I have a lot more working out to do between now and then! Here's my schedule from last week...

Saturday - Jillian Michaels: Level 2 30 Day Shred
Sunday - Yoga
Monday - Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat Boost Metabolism
Tuesday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method
Wednesday - Free day. Wii fit/ea sports active
Thursday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method
Friday - Jillian Michaels: Level 1 30 Day Shred

COMPLETE!

Here's this weeks Schedule...

Saturday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method, Zumba
Sunday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: BFBM
Monday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method, Yoga
Tuesday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred L1 & L2
Wednesday - Rest Day/Yoga
Thursday - Walk 3 Miles, Jillian Michaels: No more Trouble Zones
Friday - Walk 3 Miles, Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method

I'm going to be looking in to some new workouts this week too so my schedule may change if i find something i want to throw in. I'm trying to get my hands on a copy of Bob Harper's Cardio workout but i'm yet to find it in stores which is slightly frustrating. If it comes down to it i will order it online next week, i really need some new material to kick my butt a little harder!

I'm working on new progression photos as we speak, they will be up with Monday's weigh in!

I was super excited that the new EA Sports Active 2 is being released next week, and even more excited to see that it is coming to all the different consoles. I had huge success with the first game and with the addition of the new heart rate monitor on this one i'm expecting it to be even better. However i just saw the price for this game, can we say OUCH?!?! Yikes! That's not going to be under the Christmas tree for me this year, that's for sure! I guess i will settle for a new yoga mat, running shoes, and heavier hand weights!

Suggestions for new workout dvd's to try are much appreciated. I love the stuff i'm doing now but i'm looking for harder workouts all the time.

That's all the super exciting news i have for now. Be on the lookout for my Monday update!

Screaming in pain and loving every minute of it

By now i'm sure my new neighbors must think i'm a freak. Imagine hearing some dude screaming on the tv, and a series of screams, grunts, and heavy breathing. Now i'm sure different people will come up with different conclusions as to what is going on behind my closed curtains but hopefully most of them will think i'm just a workout fanatic...and not too freaky!

I am about halfway through my brutal week of workouts. I haven't given up and i made it through one of the toughest workouts yet today. A friend and i started Bob Harper's "Pure Burn Super Strength" hour long workout at around 9pm tonight. Both of us expected to only make it about halfway through because this workout is no joke. I'm not going to lie, i wanted to die about 10 minutes into the workout but i kept going, telling myself that i would stop when my friend texted me to tell me that she had stopped. Well by the time she texted me, i was in the zone and refused to give up. I kept begging my body to just give me 10 more minutes, 5 more minutes, and eventually i made it to the cooldown. I Survived my first WHOLE workout with Bob Harper! I didn't make it through without sweating like a pig and screaming through sections of it. I swear my arms will never be the same, and i'm not sure that i will be able to sit tomorrow. I'm excited about the major toning my body is going to get from this series of dvd's.

Tomorrow is my "free" day for the week. Originally i had planned on some Wii EA sports active, but i might do something a little harder to really push myself. I'm hoping to see some major results this week if i keep up this pace!

Saturday - Jillian Michaels: Level 2 30 Day Shred
Sunday - Yoga
Monday - Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat Boost Metabolism
Tuesday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method
Wednesday - Free day. Wii fit/ea sports active
Thursday - Bob Harper: Pure Burn, Super Strengh: Inside out Method
Friday - Jillian Michaels: Level 1 30 Day Shred