Weighing in --- Week 4

One month down and not really any progress. I'm weighing in at 170. This past week I haven't felt all that motivated to work out. I missed 3 days!! My schedule has me working out 6 days. I need to do a better job with that. The Insanity dvd's are good. They get me sweating. But they are starting to get boring. I think that's part of the reason I haven't been as motivated. I also find I'm too tired in the mornings to workout and have more energy by the time evening rolls around........but I get busy with the kids and then end up starving so I have to eat and then never feel like it after I eat. I think the best way to fix this is to try going to bed earlier so I might feel more up to working out in the mornings. Except Blake doesn't like it when I work out in the mornings.......the Insanity workouts are about 40 minutes long and he hates sitting there watching without any attention for that long. So, I guess the best solution would be to actually try to get up before him.. Then I run into when will he actually get up! So many factors to take in when you're a busy mom of three!

My biggest problem of all is the food though. I need to do better at having breakfast EVERY morning. Lunches are killing me too (my biggest problem). I've been finding myself being so busy and we're always out running errands or at playgroup or I'm picking Avery up from preschool and I'll just go through a drive-thru and grab something. I could easily wait the 10 more minutes until I get home but then I have to WORK to fix me something and it won't taste as good. Dinners are usually my best. Although I tend to get bigger portions than what I should. Snacking.....I rarely do. I know it would be good for me to have at least two healthy snacks throughout the day. Lots to work on in this area!

Weighing In -- Week 3

Ugh! Up 1.5 pounds at 172. I want to say I'm gaining muscle but unfortunately that's probably not the case. We bought a box of candy bars for our camping trip. All we really needed was a few Hershey's bars but since we were at Sam's and didn't want to make another stop we got a big box of Hershey's, Hershey's w/ Almonds, Reeces, and Kit Kats!!! Bad choice.  Of course we can't let those go to waste or let them sit all that long in the Texas heat.......and to top that off I had a coupon for $1 off a bakery item at Target. Avery convinced me to get some yummy cookies. I hate when all of my hard work goes to waste. Self control, Brooke, self control.

Weighing in -- Week 2

169.5 -------> down 1 pound. Progress.

Insanity

We just might be insane.......we bought the insanity dvds and we're starting the program tomorrow! It's 60 days of insane workouts. I'm nervous, scared, a little anxious and already sore just thinking about it.

Pictures

Day 8

Food
Breakfast -- toast w/ cinnamon sugar
Lunch -- Chicken sandwich on wheat bread
Dinner -- Blackened fish & salad
Snacks -- smoothies, sunflower seeds

hey.....getting a little better. :0)

Workout
afternoon walk around neighborhood

still can get better in this area

Weighing In

After one week I am still at 170.5 lbs. This reminds me I should measure my waist.......it would be nice to see that number start to dwindle down.

Day 7

Workout

Morning walk around the neighborhood
Afternoon walk at the park

Food
No breakfast
Lunch - Cheeseburger, Tater Tots
Dinner - Roast Beef Sandwich, Fries
Snacks - Peanuts, animal crackers

Not doing so great with the food. Especially today. We were out most of the day which almost always means we eat out....and if it's just me and the kids we'll just grab fast food. Need to work on trying to be home at these times or at least having some healthy snacks on hand to tide us over until we can get home. Also need to work on having a big, healthy breakfast -- I know that's the most important meal of the day.

Of course, I also need to work on my workouts. Being more consistent in actually doing them and then stepping it up a notch as well.

Day 6

Food
Breakfast -- Egg McMuffin, Hasbrown
Lunch - Sloppy Joe
Dinner - Fajita Tostada
Snack - Smoothie

No workout -- need to make sure I'm making time for this!

Day 5 Journal Entry

Another busy day....
No workout

Food
Breakfast - ??? I don't remember
Lunch - Roast Beef Sandwich on Whole Grain bread
Dinner - Sloppy Joe, Green Beans , Mac n cheese
Snacks - smoothies

Day 4 Journal Entry

Workout - nada

Food
Breakfast -- can't remember if I had any?
Lunch -- 2 Fajita tacos & a few chips & salsa
Dinner -- Lasagna, salad, & 2 pieces of bread
Snack -- none

Busy day cleaning house.

Day 3 Journal Entry

Glad I squeezed in a work out yesterday because I definitely didn't get one in today. So many things on my plate.

Breakfast -- 2 pieces of toast w/ cinnamon sugar
Lunch -- Chips and salsa
Dinner -- Chicken Fajitas w/ red & green bell peppers, onion & zucchini, refried beans w/o the frying, mexican rice, salsa, guac, cheese, lettuce (total of 3 tacos)
No snacks

Day 2 Journal Entry

Sooooooo tired this morning. Mainly in part to Derek getting home at 11:30pm and turning on the Purdue game that I didn't watch so we could watch it together (b/c he always complains that I don't wait for him). Anyway, I got up and watched it with him. Blake woke up at 5am and by the time he was done eating Avery was up and ready to go for the day. I have to get up at 6 anyway so there was no going back to bed for me before sending Allie off to school. After saying all of that, I'm just leading up to the fact that I was too tired for my morning workout. :0(  Excuses, excuses.

Breakfast - cereal bar, pizza rolls (I am not a breakfast food person)

Lunch - pizza

Dinner - steak, corn succotash, salad

Snacks - Chips & salsa, strawberry fruit bar

Afternoon workout - stretching, 50 jumping jacks, strengthening, 10 minute walk at 5 incline, stretch