Battle of the Bulge has Begun....

Okay so I have not been on here in a little bit and there has been so much that has happened. Where to start??

From Jan 1st-Jan 7th I ran a total of 6 miles and had no workouts. I did not lose any weight. I went up and down everyday and at the end of the week I ended up where I left off.

In between all of this my husband was extremely sick and managed to lose 15 pounds. Go figure.

Jan 8th- My oldest daughters 5th birthday and the start of a new week. We surprised her with all her Little Mermaid goodies, went to Pump It Up as a family (yes mommy got in and may have ripped her pants a little bit), got the birthday girl a new booster seat for the car (which I hate because it is so bulky it makes it hard to buckle her), rented some movies, ate at Pappa Burgers for the first time (highly over-rated and expensive). Overall it was an amazing day spent with my little cupcake.

Jan 9th- This is the day I finally decided to get my lazy a*$ off the couch. I did the first day of Jamie Eason's livefit trainer and finished it up with a mile run in the rain. I felt so amazing. I have been looking for a program that incorporates weights. I wanted more like a guideline and Jamie Eason does that. However; in order to see results you can not do cardio the first month. I of course have to because I am training for a half marathon. In my search I learned about bodyrock. I had heard of it before but was more confused then intrigued. Then I heard about the 30 day challenge. I was thinking "I can do anything for 30 days". So I checked it out. These workouts are short but INSANE. I thought I would give it a shot but it didn't start until the 10th. This was also the day I decided that I would not be going back into the Surgical Tech Program. It was a super huge decision and trust me...I cried and prayed a lot. There is just so many things I want to get in order. One of those being us moving into our own little shack :) and making it our own. I also really want to get my bachelors. Some things just are not meant to be. Maybe I was rushing gods plan? Whatever the case. I am extremely happy with my decision. I am going to enroll at UNT in the fall with a major in Kinesiology and hopefully a minor in History or business (I have not really decided). I am starting the ground work now to find out what classes I need to enroll in. So these next 8 months I am going to focus on saving, moving out, hitting some personal goals, my body, mind and spirit (I started doing a bible study. It's just a paragraph a day, but it changes my entire mood)

Jan 10th- I got up ready to do this crazy bodyrock fit test and because the girl that does it is overseas she does not load them until the evening. So I decided to do day 2 of livefit trainer. After I lifted I followed it with another mile. The did my measurements and all that jazz. For the most part I ate really well. UNTIL...ray was finally able to hold down foods so he made these amazing potato fries...I am not kidding when I say they were amazing. I could not eat enough they were so good. I made salmon and stuffing to go with it, but in the end its the fries that did me in.

Jan 11th- I woke up and it was amazing outside (high of 70). I went back to work. Had fun and made some money. Came home put all of my money in my pimp cup (savings mason jar). Then I went and ran 3 miles, picked up the girls, went to the park, fed the cows, did my day one fit test (super brutal), paid bills, finished my drug cards for the girls that are returning to the program, and finally me and kylie cooked dinner together. Bourbon rubbed salmon with BBQ sauce, black beans, corn, and avocado slices. I will be darned though if ray didn't get home and made more fries...YES I made him make a batch for me...they are soooooo good.

I am not sure if I missed anything but if I did I will catch up on it tomorrow. Good night all.

New year and New us.

Weighed in Jan 1st and I saw improvement!! 152.6. Started using my Lose it App again to track what I eat. Started drinking 80 0z of water a day. Went running. 6 miles into the year. My goal for the year is 1000. That's 600 more then last year.

We rang in the new year alcohol free and with our babies, and no new year would be complete without duck dynasty. I received a very sweet kiss and then it was lights out. I have so many more details but I hate posting on my phone. I will have our goals and first new year weigh ins!!

Weigh in Day 12/22/2012

So today was weigh in day for me and ray and I must say that it was very disappointing. I knew the damage that I had done by not exercising this past week. I stood up straight, got on the scale, and held my breath......155.2. Of course.....I felt so disgusted this morning, but if you want amazing results you have to do the work. Ray got on the scale and it was a more male response. A male response is an air punch and a swift kick of the scale. He weighed 269.0. He gained 20 pounds. Between his knee and back the poor guy just can not catch a break. So to feed our depression we were lazy all day and napped. Tonight we decided to go eat at Cheddars. Which turned out to be a huge mistake because now I am ill. NO FRIED FOOD EVER AGAIN. Then we went and bought the girls new church dresses and Barbie portfolios to put all of their lovely drawings in. Today was not a total wash. Ray and I actually took a walk together and did the 2.6 miles for the sandy hook virtual walk/run. Tomorrow will be a better day I just know it. It has to be. I have a huge goal of things to do before school starts back. Until tomorrow!

Ice skating for the first time

Yesterday I not only got some amazing news but I had an amazing days. The day started with us keeping K out of school and venturing to the orthodontist. I was told that in 7 weeks my braces should be removed. YAY!!!! I was gleaming. Ray and I decided to take our girls for some ice skating instead of holiday in the park. When we got to the frisco mall it was PACKED. Food was first on the agenda and while we were waiting for our nourishment I took K to the Disney store to pick out her birthday gift. After all that jazz we finally went to the ice rink. Kylie was so stoked. K and E were so adorable and you could tell that Ray was not a figure skater in his past life. I wasn't to bad. I was actually a little proud and wanted to show off my skills. I have learned though that when you get cocky....that's when you fall on you behind! I am so glad that I did something active, fun, and new with my gorgeous girls and handsome husband. A few days before that we took the girls to get their haircut, E got her ears pierced, I had the most amazing pumpkin cupcake ever, we bought K some new pants, went to gattitown... lets just say we have had a full and spectacular week. Tomorrow is getting back to the grind though. Two days of dirty doubles and then 5 days off!! Christmas is coming....dang I still have to wrap presents. Good Night all!

Inaugural Nike Women's half marathon in Washington DC

I GOT IN!!! I could not have felt more amazing when I found out I would be going to Washington DC. Anyone who knows my knows that my dream is to travel. I am so excited but I am also excited that I will have my amazing husband and two awesome ladies joining me. Ms. Nikita and Ms. MB will be making that 13.1 mile run with me. I can not wait to see all the amazing new Nike products in Georgetown, get my tiffany's designed finishers necklace and see all the amazing monuments and museums.

Glow Run 5k

So this race was AWESOME. It was exactly a week after the RAVE RUN which was super brutal on Ray's knee. He had been up since 4 that morning, went to work, and then met me to go straight to Las Colinas to race. It was more of a walk for us then a run but I was super proud of ray for toughing it out. It was a struggle at the beginning. My friends T-dog and MB ran the race as well and ray felt that I was upset that I was walking with him versus running with my friends. Finally at mile 1 we talked it out and I let him know that I would rather walk and hold his hand then run without him any day. He sprinted through his knee pain to cross the finish line with me.

Pros- amazing music, good friends, amazing glow factors, loved getting my face painted, and they had the most legit race medal I have ever received. It glows and is really heavy and colorful. I was so in LOVE with it. Oh and my friends made me a tutu since the one I made fit my thigh!

Cons- it was confusing on where to get the medals, it was really cold, and the little black light booth was SUPER packed.

All in all I had an amazing time. Afterwards we went to BJ's brewhouse decked out in our medals and tutus for some good food.

Race time- 40:47

Rave Run 2012

Ray and I did an amazing run called the RAVE RUN in dallas in November. We had so much fun. It was our first race together this year. I know it is a little late but better late then never right? Our friends Tori, Nikita and Jason did the race with us as well which made it a true blast.

Pros- we got all this amazing glow gear, and neon orange shirts. The weather was great and the music was amazing.

Cons- The lines to the bathroom were crazy long and this girl has a jittery pre-race bladder. Rays knee started hurting pretty bad around mile two but we sprinted across the finish.

Our race time was 40:05