Weight Loss Challenge Day 8

Well, it has been a week! I feel like my body is resisting losing weight. I'm eating super healthy and working out as much as I can. Yet the number on that scale refuses to budge more than a pound or two. I am losing inches but seriously. Even if I am solid muscle, I don't want to weigh as much as I do anymore! Anyway, enough of that.

 For exercise, I've been trying to become a runner. Technically the Fit Moms For Life program endorses shorter spurts of cardio that really get your heart rate up instead of going for really long runs.  And I do the workout program provided by the program.  But I've always wanted to be a runner.  The actual act of running has never appealed to me.  Even in high school when we would run before cheer practice, sometimes I would just walk fast and bounce a little.  Looks just like running.  But I feel like I need to be able to run a good distance without having to stop.  I'm doing the C25K program and I'm up to running 16 minutes with short walks in between.  It's hard but I feel like I'm accomplishing something when I do it.

Something that I've learned from the Fit Moms For Life eating program is that when I snack, it needs to include at least two of the three main groups: carbohydrates, protein and fat.  I know I always crave crackers in the afternoon, but instead of just eating some Cheez-its, I should eat a whole grain cracker with some cheese or meat.

Week 2 Group Goal: Have a 10 minute conversation with a friend or husband.

I think I can definitely do that.

Week 2 Personal Goal: Do some sort of physical activity every day.

You think that would be pretty simple, but some days, especially the days when Brady is gone all day, I realize it's 8 o'clock at night and I've barely left the couch.  Pretty crazy.  But I'm conditioning my mind to think about when I can do a quick exercises throughout the day.

 The ***I/We are using Dustin Maher’s Fit Mom’s For Life Program. To learn more please visit Fit Mom’s For Life.*** All opinions are my own.

Weight Loss Challenge Day 1

Well, today is day one of my Fit Mom's For Life Weight Loss Challenge. I'm following the program designed by Dustin Maher for moms who want to be able to keep up with their kids!  I'll just be posting a little update with how it is going every week.  It's only a 21 day challenge but I'll be following his program for a while, afterward, I think.  


My week 1 goal is to not eat any candy or sweets!  I have a true problem with that so hopefully I can be successful!


The week 1 goal of the whole group is to read something fun for at least 10 minutes.  Those that know me will know that I read all the time so that's not problem for me!

I'm doing the 21 day weight loss challenge!

I'm going to be posting about once a week on a weight loss challenge I'm doing starting February 1!  So stay tuned for those posts!

***I/We are using Dustin Maher’s Fit Mom’s For Life Program. To learn more please visit Fit Mom’s For Life.*** All opinions are my own.

Christmas

Well, it's been a while but I'll be writing some posts to update!  We spent Christmas in Virginia with Brady's parents.  It was a fun trip!  We spent the first week helping his parents do some things in their kitchen.  They are remodeling it and needed Brady's strapping muscles for some projects.  We went to an art gallery that first week too.  Christmas was really fun.  We went to Church for an hour and then came home and opened the presents.  Lily kind of got into opening them, but she still didn't really know what she was doing.  I got Brady a really cool techie jacket and the big present I got is a food processor!  I LOVE it.  I also borrowed a book from my mother-in-law called the Sneaky Chef.  It just gives you ways to incorporate veggies and healthy stuff into everyday recipes.  The food processor has helped a ton with making the things for that!

Lily's first plane ride!

There were these cute little carts at one of the grocery stores.

 Nap time!

 Christmas!

 Brady's techie jacket.

 We went to the National Zoo the day after Christmas

Lily really liked the small mammal house because their cages were lower so she could see them really well.  

Brady and I were able to go on a date while we were there.  We saw the new Sherlock Holmes (awesome!) and went to this cool restaurant that had great chicken sandwiches. We also got a present from his parents for Christmas to go to Much Ado About Nothing - a play that was going on in DC and set in Cuba.  It was actually really awesome!

 It was a great vacation!  We spent a lot of nights watching recorded Christmas movies (which I love) and just hanging out.  

We've Got a Climber on Our Hands!!

Lily has recently acquired the skill to climb things.  And she couldn't be prouder!  Even if it is a lid to a plastic tub, she stands on it as if she couldn't be cooler.  Unfortunately, she also likes to get on higher things too.  Here are some photos of what she has climbed up lately:

A cart at IKEA (She was treated to a trip around the store which ended in her just rolling off onto the ground...)

The ladder - She's very helpful.

She got on top of this empty box and then fell into it.

She loves to get on her strollers and "ride" them like a chariot. 

The wagon she got for her birthday.  She gets in it and then rocks back and forth to move it.  So dangerous. Luckily she's never fallen off.

This is a little blurry but she loves to get up on the couch now.  She'll run from one end to the other.

Her high chair - minus the tray.

And finally, with a little help from her older cousins, she was able to climb onto Grandma and Grandpa Duitsman's chair.

So far she hasn't really hurt herself - she is one tough cookie.  I just hope she learns how to get off of things once she's up there instead of just walking off the edge, or rolling off.  

Some Fun Facts

Well, Lily is over 13 months now.  She's getting so big!!  A few fun things she has been doing lately:

-Blowing on everything she eats - whether it's hot or not.
-Dancing to any and every kind of music.
-She wants to get chased all the time.  I'll get on the floor to pick things up and she'll start walking away and then turn back and smile as if I'm chasing her.
-She now runs up to mine, and Brady's, legs and wraps her arms around them - this usually means she wants to be picked up.
-When I go into the bedroom to work on schoolwork, if we open the gate that lets her into the kitchen, she comes immediately to knock on my door.  She's a smarty and always knows where mama is!

I know she does more funny things.  If I can remember any more I'll post them.

Halloween was a great success.  We dressed up as '50s people.  Lily was a ladybug.  We stopped by one of the places Brady does some work for for their Halloween party.  We didn't stay very long.  After that, we went trick or treating in down town in Provo.  Then we went to our single's ward Halloween party for trunk or treat and the making of candy apples.  We did a lot of walking but it was really fun!  I'm excited for the holidays this year, but even more for next year when Lily will actually know what's going on!  But she loved seeing all the other kids dressed up today.

You Know You Want To

I'm not sure if this is lame or not but I am good at making all sorts of things so perhaps someone wants a surprise from me??  


Here are the tagging instructions: The first 3 people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. 
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done by the end of the year if you're local, I'll give myself til the end of January 2012 if I need to mail it.
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5. I reserve the right to do something unusual.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog. OR, since I know there are some people who read my blog who don't have a blog of their own, you can win if you are willing to make something for three random people. The first 3 people to leave a comment telling me they will win it forward get a fabulous homemade gift by me! Oh, and if you have a blog, be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it.