So Many Days

Wow what a weekend between DQ's birthday and Father's Day we had a celebration every day it seemed.  Friday night we babysat, and since it was DQ's birthday they had a special little thing set up for her.  It was so sweet, they are the nicest people!

Then Saturday we celebrated at home with presents this year she really wanted a kindle fire so I gave her the choice of that or a party, but not both.  I explained to her that that was a "big" (aka expensive) present and a party cost a lot of money too so it was one or the other (my attempt at teaching the value of money and trying not to over indulge).  So she chose the Kindle and we took her to her favorite place Red Robin she loves her some cheese sticks. I don't think she even missed the party and I have to say I sure as heck did not miss the clean up!

On Sunday we decided to head to Venice beach for lunch and some people watching, I was so happy TaTa even came down.  It was the most beautiful day and I will admit to some sangria and maybe a few nachos but I'm pretty sure I walked it off by the time we left.  I had already hit my 12,000 step goal by 1pm and we still walked on the beach after that. 



 It was a great weekend filled with lots of family time and fun.  Maybe a bit to much cake, but when we got home I meal prepped the hell out of some tilapia and veggies so I am ready to take on this week!

This Weeks Goals

1. Steps 12,000 per day

2. Weight train at least twice

(my abdominal mesh from surgery has been feeling off so I did not do any weights last week and I have an appt with the doctor for a recheck this week ugg)

3.Cut out the licks tastes, and nibbles

(I have been doing way to much of this lately especially when making those darn cupcakes damn you red velvet)

Linking up with Healthy Diva Eats and Join the Gossip.

WiW....Tape Measure Edition

 It's another Wednesday weigh-in and though I don't have any numbers on the scale for you....

I do have my June measurements and I have to say I'm a bit surprised I've been feeling so discouraged.  I pretty much have been the same weight for the past year.  No matter what I do I just keep playing with the same 5-8 pounds.  It's so damn frustrating  seems I've figured out how to maintain but I'm just not ready to do that yet!  So Any way here it is

 Measurements for May                                                    June                             Difference
Bust - 35.5"                                                                      Bust - 34"                     (-1.5")
Waist -34.5"                                                                    Waist - 34.25"               (-.25")
Hips - 44.5" (these hips don't lie haha )                           Hips - 43"                     (-1.5")
Bicep - 12.5"                                                                    Bicep - 12.75"              (+.25)
Thigh - 23.75"                                                                 Thigh - 23"                    (-.75")

Wow that's a loss of 3.75" inches!!  

I am actually shocked I really didn't think I was losing anything.  I guess there is more than just the scale.  

And I may need a new belt soon.

This weeks goals are going well I have been hitting my 12,000 a day step goal,

 I think Dobby is really happy about that :)  He loves his walks, and so does DQ #fitfamily 

Also linking up with Liz the blonde bombshell @ Fitness Blondie and Amber @ Fit Foodie Runs

Why did it Take Me So Long...

Hi all hope you had a great weekend?

Here it was filled with nothing...lovely wonderful nothingness.  Well I guess that's not entirely true

I did spend a lot of time on Nexflix...

Why has no one told me how awesome Orange is the new Black is! 

OMG I totally binge watched the first season this weekend I even took the iPad by the pool so I could multi-task. Though my crazy fur boy didn't like it so much he wanted to be on my lap seems he loves the sun as much as I do.

 I don't think I've watched this much T.V since my surgery. 

But no worries it wasn't all lounging around I got in a great run yesterday morning. It was a quick 5k my pace was not the best 14:21 but seeing as how I haven't run more than sprints lately I'll take it.

 I also went for  a walk every night thanks to my family  they were driving my bananas so I had to escape and really what better way.

On Saturday we took DQ to John's Incredible Pizza... think Chuck-E-Cheese on steroids,

and top it off with all you can eat pizza, pasta, and desserts, don't worry I stuck mainly to the salad bar but yes I had a piece of pizza too but just a small one it's my weakness!  I also finished editing the engagement session I did.  So sweet, I can't wait for their wedding in Nov. and I finally get to go as a guest this time instead of the photographer :) 

Finally this weeks Goals

1. Stay in my calorie range AND my macros

2. Keep replacing my 2nd cup of coffee with green tea

3. Get in 12,000 steps a day on my fitbit

(right now my target is 10,000 so I want to  push a little more)

Linking up with the Katie at Healthy Diva Eats for 

and Leeann for

Weekend Rambles

Happy Memorial Day

 

 

 

It has been a very relaxing weekend so far, just getting things ready for our river trip.

We leave tomorrow morning after DQ's doctors appointment (nothing major just a check up). YAY can't wait.

 

I was able to get a few workouts in this weekend, and I totally stuck with my plan and goals for this week in that area (food not as great). I made sure for every workout (that was four workouts)  I hit my goal of 500+ kcals burned though a few times  I had to push to get there. I don't think I will do this again this week because I will be on vacation.  I will get my workouts in but I'm not going to put a number on it this time I do want to relax a little lol.

 

Speaking of workout, look what the hubs got me...

T25... Holy crap was I a sweaty mess!

So exciting yesterday was supposed to be a rest day but I just had to try it.  It was awesome I will definitely  be putting it into rotation.  I don't think I will follow the plan like it is written but I will add it to what I'm doing already and  maybe add it in the mornings for a double day or when I really just don't want to do something.  It moves really fast and there is NO breaks at all but it goes by pretty quick and just when you are about to collapse it's done.

 

Last weeks goals

1. follow written plan    DONE

2. Burn 500 Kcals  DONE

3.  Stay with in my 40/30/30  Not quite was off on 2 days and one day was over my kcals by 600+

 

 

Weekly Goals 5/26 - 6/1

1. Follow written workout plan ( I am brining all my workout stuff) 

2.  Stay within my 40/30/30 macros

3. Do 2 T25 workouts

4.  Relax and have fun!  I am on vacation

  

And just cause I haven't done it in a while here is my ootd.

I just got this new skirt at Target along with this bright ass top... I love it, and the bright color makes me actually look tan, pre vacation :)

 

Linking up with Healthy Diva Eats and Motivation Monday.

Weekend Workouts

Yay it's Teacher Appreciation I'm so excited my school spoils us and always makes this week a fun one for us from, hour lunches to mini massages and healthy lunches!

The weekend was pretty relaxing, I did have an engagement  photo shoot and I babysat but other than that not much. Friday Dobby (our dog ) was going nuts by our spa when DQ went to find out why this is what we found.

They were so stinking cute and we thought about keeping them for a hot second but my allergies would go into def con 5 so we didn't and the Humane Society came and picked them up on Saturday morning so DQ did get to cuddle them for a bit.

Saturday I made sure to get my "on my own" weight work out in.  Holy crap it was awesome, I did an upper body workout and between circuits I ran around my block (about 1 minute)

Circuit 1   3x 15reps

Single Leg Overhead Press

Bicep Curls  

Renegade Rows

Circuit 2    3x 15reps

Lat raises

Rear Delt Flys

Tricep Dip

Circuit 3    3x 20reps

Chest Press

Push-ups

Tricep Kick Backs

I also did some core work like Russian Twists, Planks, and bicycle crunches.

I was dripping sweat by the end and I had the best work out high!!

Sunday was a rest/walk day so I decided to do a hiking trail near me and I forgot how it literally goes straight up then down my ass is feeling it today so I really should say this was a lower body day, just check out the elevation gain almost 300-400 ft. per mile. 

After I celebrated with the most perfect ice cream cone from McDonalds ever

It's almost to pretty to eat.

and since it's still pretty warm here DQ decided to take Dobby for a swim...and he actually liked it.

This Weeks Goals

1.) Follow my written Workout plan all week. (that's all "my own" weight days except one)

2.) Burn at least 500 kcals on my work out days.

3.) Stay within my 40/30/30 macros.

I'm linking up with the beautiful Katie at Healthy Diva Eats, and the girls from the awesome Motivation Monday Team cause we can always use a little extra  of that :) 

Fridays Five: Some Like It Hot

Hi all we made it to another Friday...

Let's get down to business shall we then we can get this weekend started!

Time for Fridays Five...

{one}

It has been hot as balls here in southern California over 100+  and it seems as everything is on fire.  

Scary shit!  Even though the fires are over an hour away we can still see the smoke and smell it. My hearts go out to any and all that it is affecting and hope everyone stays safe.

That's fire haze from the San Diego fires over a hour away.

{two}

I know this is weird to come right after talking about fires and stuff but with all this hot weather I'm also thinking pool time is right around the corner and lucky me I have one about 10 feet from couch.  All I want to do is sip drinks and get a little color on these pasty white legs.  I know pool side drinks can be full of empty calories especially the yummy girly drinks that I like.  So I came up with this quick and pretty guilt free glass of awesome.

taste delish and only 78 calories per drink!

{three}

Keeping along the lines of pools and hot (I see a theme starting here) the week after next is our annual camping/river trip.  I can't wait I am ready for vacation.  I am already starting to make lists of healthy meals to make and workouts I can do while I'm there if the weather stays below the temp of hell (last year it got up to 117).

{four}

Ok I can't think of anything else to do with pools, heat or vacation.  But I am excited for next week, it may not be vacation but it's the next best thing Teacher Appreciation week at my school ( I know we are quite late but for some reason we have always done ours the week before Memorial Day).

{five}

I have made all my goals again this week.  This weekly goal setting seems to be really working for me so far.  I also made a calendar of workouts for the rest of the month.  Not sure if I've mentioned it before, but I love lists because once I write it down I can kind of forget about it and then later I just have to look at my list and just do whatever it says.

Have a great weekend. 

Weigh In Wednesday.... Macro What?

I am so damn frustrated...

Seriously I'm up again!  1.4 pounds.

I swear I am doing everything I can to get this scale to move, but it seems to be permanently stuck!

My eating has been spot on all week (the only hiccup would be the beer at the concert but I calculated them into my daily calories and I was still on target)  I've been working out 4-5 times a week.  

I really don't know what else to do at this point...except keep moving forward.

Even though I'm pissed to no end I need to just keep doing what I'm doing and hope it will all fall into place... and sooner rather than later would be nice.

I talked Monday about macronutrients.  It kinda started with The Plan.  On Friday when I got home the book I ordered had come. 

The New Rules Of Lifting for Women

I think I heard about it from Heather at Half Size Me. It has some great information and a lot of science and numbers stuff but Lou Schuler has a way of writing that made it really semi easy to wrap my brain around.

So macronutrients are three major things that the human body needs in order to function properly: carbohydrates, protein, and fat. So what I'm doing is is pretty much keeping those three things in a certain percent. I want  40% of my daily calories and nutrients to come from carbs, 30% from protein and 30% from fat.  **this is a very basic/simple explanation I am just starting this to see if it works for me.  I am in no way an expert/doctor/anyone who knows anything.**
I am using the myfitnesspal pie chart to keep track.

I am still going to keep doing my weekly goals and hopefully things will progress.  And I will work on practicing what I should be doing and take my measurements and focus less on the scale I tell myself this all the effing time but I always fall back to scale watching it's like a drug no lie.


Measurements for May
Bust - 35.5"
Waist -34.5"
Hips - 44.5" (these hips don't lie haha )
Bicep - 12.5"
Thigh - 23.75"


I'm going to follow the plan for at least a whole month and retake measurements
and see what's up.  I just need something to tell me that all this hard work is paying off!!


What are some of the ways you know your making progress? 

If It's Too Loud... You're Too Old

Happy Day after Mother's Day hope you all had a wonderful one!

I'm still recovering myself. 

 Mother's Day was actually very restful, all I did was do some grocery shopping, some food prep for the week, and snuggled on the couch with DQ.

I was still recovering from my Mother's Day with TaTa that we celebrated on Saturday.

  We went to Wango Tango and was sooo much fun. 

 I will admit I'm kinda a concert whore.  I love all types of music so I will go to any show.

It was pretty cool because I actually took TaTa to her first concert when she was 6 (Dixie Chicks see told ya all kinds of music) and it has, over the years become our thing. I also took her to her first Wango Tango about 10 years ago  and now here we are drinking beers at one.  Besides the beer and one cocktail we were really good. We did a workout in the morning and we made sure to eat a  healthy lunch on the way.  I also brought my new favorite snack! 

 But  Gawd I have gotten old.  I sent this text to Carrie about 1/3 of the way into the night.

Here is a little taste of our night!  I may be old but I love dance music (and Calvin Harris and ZEDD were both there) so I got a great work out in dancing and jumping all around. My fitbit tracked over 20.000 steps! 

Then towards the end of the night TaTa's favorite came on Ed Sheeran and some people who were leaving early asked if it was just the two of us when I told them yes they gave us their 3rd row floor seat tickets.

TOTALLY AWESOME!! who ever you were THANK YOU!!

You made my daughter one happy girl :)

 ******************************************

Oh and I hit all my goals for the week:
2 Body Pump Classes
one weight on my own (done at the park w/TaTa and our own body weight) 
and 3 miles done

This week will be the same for lifting
 5 miles run/walk/elliptical
also I want to keep my macronutrients 40/30/30
(I'll explain this on Wednesday but basically I want to stay 40% carbs, 30% Protein and 30% fat)
in my daily diet

Also you should go check out these lovely ladies
from the Motivational Monday Team and their awesome link-up :) And some Marvolus Monday links here.

Friday's Five

Happy Friday all. This had been the longest week ever, we have been getting ready for our annual Mother's Day luncheon at my school, which have made the kids a bit more crazy it seems.  Today I'm joining April for Fridays 5 so here it goes...

{one}

I am so excited for tomorrow TaTa and I are going to Kiss FM's Wang Tango (it is a festival type concert).  We have gone to quite a few when she was younger but I haven't been in years (cause they have had sucky bands) but this years line up looked pretty good... Maroon5, Ed Sheeran (the reason she wanted to go this year) One Republic and some other
really fun ones.

{two}

We have started our Thursday girls gym night again which meant I made it to my second Body Pump class this week.  I may even hit up a third on Saturday morning before the concert.  (If I'm not too sore)

I am killing my goals this week! 

{three}

I am loving all the awesome swag I got from my Swag Swap partner Tabitha over at Tiny Wishes.

She totally made this custom wine glass for me in my favorite colors of the moment mint and coral. 

{four}

OMG I am in love I stopped by GNC to pick up some Quest bars.  I have had a few different flavors (Chocolate PeanutButter, Strawberry Cheesecake, PeanutButter and Jelly all pretty good) and the Lemon Cream Pie (not that great.)  But I heard the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough was really good so I had to try it my sweet tooth practically drove herself and no lie it is fan effing-tastic!!  Seriously if you love eating cookie dough  out of the bowl like me you need to go get this now... 

and It only has 1g of sugar, 17g of fiber, 21g of protein and is gluten free 

I was in no way paid to say that but if Quest would like to give me some more flavors to try, send them my way baby!!

{five}

Finally Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there.  Whether you be a mom to human babies, fur babies, or grown up babies (aka husbands lol) have a wonderful day!!  You deserve it.

Wendnesday Weigh-In... The Plan

It's that time again...

I'm up one pound.... 173.8 

I expected this if I said I wasn't a little bummed I'd be lying but every time I run a half I always retain a bit of weight I've come to accept it, like no, but I'll deal.  I swear you run 13.1 miles for 3+ hours  in 75 degree heat you think the fat would just melt off right....why do I keep doing it I'll never know cause I'll tell you the truth running kinda sucks but I just can't quit it. 

It's ok cause I got a plan. Now that the half is over (and there isn't another until Oct.) it's time to move on to other things.  Just look

I am working on a plan of action.  I want to get back to my Aqua and Body Pump classes (as long as I do light weights for a while longer I think the doc will be ok with it but when do I ever listen)I also want  to do more lifting in general.  But honestly I'm a little nervous.  I have a hard time lifting on my own .  I LOVE it, but I feel more comfortable with someone telling me what to do.  (God do I miss my trainer Soben, but my pocketbook just doesn't have the wiggle room to make it happen right now).  So I am researching, studying, pinteresting <--- new word? and making lists 

(I love lists, I am a total list maker).  I will make this happen!   

So if any of you have any advice or tips please send them my way. 

I need that scale to move the hell down.   I think I'll also start posting my weekly goals here or on instagram (I really haven't figured it all out yet)  I like the idea of weekly better than monthly,  I always start out strong but then towards the end lose steam.  And since we are talking goals I didn't do great but I wasn't horrible on my April goals  I only missed a total of 4 days of not drinking warm lemon water and 3 of not hitting my fitbit goal.  But I didn't lose 5 pounds and one week I got zero miles in for running.  I did great all my fruits and veggies in (that one was pretty easy I love em')

So even though this week is half over I'm NOT going to do the wait till Monday thing Let's get this shit started NOW!!!

See I already started yesterday :) 

Weekly goals May 5-11

1. At least 2 Body Pump Classes

2. One lifting session on my own (gotta break out of my comfort zone some how)

3. Walk/Run at least 3 miles for the week

 (I know this seems low, but I did just do 13.1 my legs need a little rest right...)

Oh and one more thing I started a Facebook page I would love for you to go and check it out Here.

Thanks so much you are awesome!

As always I hooked up with the girls Heather, Ash and Erin for WiW and I've also linked up with

 Shanna from because Shanna said so... I love her outfits they are adorns, and Amber from Fit Foodie Runs.