Fitness

Hello everyone! :) 

                        So we are getting to know each other (or rather y'all are getting to know me!). Every time I start a fitness journey or anything really that will be EPIC once completed; seems to throw these insane obstacles at me. About a year and a half ago I found two people on Facebook, Busy Mom Gets Fit and FitNix. These women were incredible the things they could do and the way they looked. I had to know more and so I've followed, bought workout guides, and done a ton of research. Along the way my husband deployed, we moved across the country my oldest son started school all of these things were happening at what felt like the same time. 

In 6 months I dropped roughly 20 pounds in three months of moving and getting settled into our new house it was all back on. Another three months and I was ten pounds away from where I started when we moved. After Christmas, I made the decision to hang up my smoking cap, I QUIT smoking. Not alone, I used Chantix and counseling and I slipped and there were days that's all that helped, but it is July 25th and I can say that it has been ten weeks since I had a smoke and I feel great. Unfortunately, I gained almost 20 pounds after that. 

To be fair I quit smoking, we had a snow storm and I couldn't leave my house and it was cold so I ate any and everything..... not an excuse I know..... 

Then life just got away from me and I've manage to loose some weight and keep it off. I joined an amazing group that busy mom gets fits and fitnix started and two weeks in I literally walked a hole in my shoe, giving myself a blister and making it impossible to walk. Then four days later I was bit by something (I have no idea what) and I was forced to go to the ER and was pretty much bed ridden for a week. I've been thinking about all of this though and recently I watched an old episode of Extreme Weight Loss, and Chris Powell said something that really struck a cord with me. (It's not a direct quote lol) To the effect of, the more you try to do something great the more the universe will throw at you. On that episode I watched this 400+ man get inured numerous times and he NEVER gave up. 

Right then it clicked, if I stop and quit every time something happens (injury or not) I will never finish and I will forever be starting over. And so I have decided that no matter what I will be working out and eating right. It's time to kick this habit and what I've done to myself. I will try to be sharing workouts, victories, fails and food on here as much as I can, but my life is busy so we will see! ;) 

I aspire to look and built very much like FitNix who has become an inspiration to me. Just because I'm a mom and wife and student doesn't mean I can't find time to be healthy too. And so that's what I'm doing and I'm hoping you'll join me on this journey. The biggest problem in the female community is that we don't support each other enough.... I'm here to support ANYONE who needs it! And hopefully by next year I'll be looking more mean and lean!! 

Apollo, the Great Dane!

I've told you all we adopted a Great Dane he is now 11 weeks old and doing great by the way!

Matt and I looked at a lot of dogs before we adopted Apollo and I say adopted because even though we paid for him (from a pet store) we have adopted him into our family. It wasn't long ago I saw the post about how a dog is in our lives for such a short part of it, but we are THEIR WHOLE LIVES.... I don't know how long any of my dogs will be around, but I will give them the best homes possible and the best life I can. 

We saw some dogs at the humane society.... they were all so happy (it was weird actually) and Apollo was so scared and so miserable..... After a couple weeks of thinking on it we just knew.... And it fits our world so perfectly.... Do yourself a favor and adopt a dog.... They aren't here long and they deserve the very best life possible! 

But remember only adopt if you have the time to give otherwise don't do it. 

Normal....

So, last week I was outside with the family and I was eaten ALIVE by these horrible yellow flies!!! :( I went to the gym the next day and while walking on the treadmill I got a blister.... I literally burned a hole in my shoe! :( It was turning out to be a BAD week, but then I spent all day Saturday out and about with my family and at the end of the day we adopted a 9 week old Great Dane! I was feeling much better and couldn't wait to head to the gym the next day!

Woke up Sunday morning to find I had been bit by something, we don't know what and they can't tell me what it was, I was given Antibiotics and told to ice it and take Benadryl..... I've spent the week drugged up on Benadryl and having a an ice pack with me.... I'm still taking antibiotics but have cut back on the Benadryl since the itching is dying down.

Monday my youngest had an appointment that took all of a few seconds and had results that weren't what I wanted or expected, but we will deal with it as it comes. Tuesday, we ran, we paid the water bill, we grocery shopped, we picked up medicine, we had a few more errands to take care of then we came home. I couldn't nap because I had a sleep study that night and so I hurried and drank my soda (before noon lol) and went on about my day I prepared for my sleep study and I left.

The sleep study (won't have results till end of August), was horrible! I couldn't fall asleep and then once I did I was out! I woke up in a panic, probably because I remembered I hadn't fallen asleep in my house in my bed. And you'll be surprised to learn it wasn't the 20 wires all over me that bothered me it was the heart rate monitor! You know the one that clips on your index finger! UGH!

But, that was over and so Wednesday turned out to be a rainy day and we all just relaxed and had a lazy day I got some much needed sleep and was so glad that Thursday I would be back to normal. Then the puppy (Apollo) woke me up at 4:24AM on Thursday.... and of course I fell asleep on the couch and slept for the next 2 hours (7:30AM).... I then forced myself to get up and do the dishes, the laundry and some organizing. I got a lot done and then decided I WAS going to the gym.... It was a short workout, but I worked my legs and I feel so much better! I'll be making time for the gym as often as I can. The goal is AT LEAST 3 days a week, but 5-6 would be preferred!

Until next time guys!

Our first summer!

Last year was our first year with a school aged child and he attended a year round school. (One of the many reasons I picked his school and the neighbor we live in because it WAS year round.)

We get a letter only weeks before school is to get out and a 4 week summer just turned into an 11 week summer with not much planned and a terrified mom. I am always so worried that my kids will make my same mistakes, not take school seriously enough. Boy, if i could go back..... I can't and so my redemption is to make sure my kids do their absolute best in school and grow up to have an absolutely amazing life.

I never want them to struggle the way I've had to struggle. It was GREAT life experience and I am so glad I have lived the life I have, but I don't want that for them. I want, like so many others I'm sure, to be able to just speak to my kids and they get it and they do it.... Will it happen? Probably not, but I will try because it's what they deserve.

Summer on the other hand is slowly but surely coming to an end these days and before I know it I will be the PROUD mom of a 1st grader!! I'm nervous for him to go to school and I'm nervous for me to finsh my last year. 8 years in the making and I am going to graduate with an Associates come May. I'm so excited I just can't even believe it, but it's gonna take a lot of hard work to get it done too and that I'm nervous about!

So, anyone else have kids that are starting school or going back to school?