Weigh in Wednesday

Well only an extra pound on that scale this morning. whoop whoop!
I can live with that.
I was scared it would be more like 5.
Now I only have about 2 weeks to get some more weight off before I leave.
What's a realistic goal for this month?
Do I shoot to lose 5lbs, 7lbs, 10lbs??????
Or do I just try not to gain any weight since it's the holiday season?
I'm going to be in Iowa for 3 weeks, 3 loooooong weeks.
That's 3 weeks of traveling back and forth between my family and my husbands family home towns.
There's will be lots of drinking and lots of food.
So I need a plan.
I need to check with the YMCA in our home towns because I think since were members here we can use their facilities in other cities either for a free or a discount.
That would make working out a lot easier!
Just another thing to add to my list of to do's before we go.

So I think I'm going to shoot for a 5lb weight loss this month.
That will put me at 150 going into the new year and I will be happy with that.
I know it's only 5lbs.
They lose more then 5lbs in a week on the biggest loser all the time.
But for some reason my weight is not coming off like it used to.
I must be getting old.  LOL
At least I'm trying to lose all this weight the healthy way and not starving myself.
For to many years I would just not eat and workout and it sucked but it worked.
But obviously it didn't work for the long haul.
Cause here we are again:)
Now I'm just ranting.
So 5lbs this month.
It's on, and if for some reason if I manage to lose more then 5 I will be in absolute heaven.

When I really think about it I'm sitting at a really comfortable weight for me.
Any time I have been between 150-155 I've just been comfortable.
I could just stop now and be content with how I look but I know more then likely the weight would creep back on.
I don't want to be comfortable.
I want to push my body as far as I can personally right now.
I want to be fit and strong.
So here we go.

Here's my measurements from my 4 week challenge.
Not to shabby if I say so myself.

Frist number is old measurement second is new 

Bicep

R-11 - 11

L-11 - 10.5

Hips(right around the hip bone)

38 - 36

Butt

43- 40.5

Thigh(10in. above the knee)

R-25 - 24

L-26 - 25

Calf

R-15 - 15

L-15 - 14.5

I lost a total of 7.5 inches. 

Can't disappointed about that at all!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Shelby

Holiday Home Workout

Happy Monday!
Hope y'all had a grrrrrrreat weekend!
I sure did.
We celebrated my son's birthday on Saturday.
I made him a minion cake that turned out pretty awesome.

Who knew I was such a suzy homemaker? LOL
Yesterday we did a little Christmas shopping and bought a Christmas tree!  Whoop Whoop!
We left ours in Germany because it was a piece, so I had to buy a new one this year.
We got a small, skinny little thing that will do for now and that I can use as a second tree in the future.
After the holiday season is over, I plan on buying a humongously awesome tree on sale:)

Ok now to the workout stuff.

We're heading out for Thanksgiving so I need to have a workout plan in place.  I don't want to undo all the work I've done.
There is so much info out there on different at-home workouts.

I found a resistence band in our hall closet that I plan to put to use.
Not sure where it came from or how it got there but I was really happy to find it.
It will help with the workout routine while I'm on the road yo.

So here's what I have come up with.
When I read this, it sounds crazy but I think it will be a good plan.
I wanted to test it out this weekend but for some reason I didn't get to it.
So hopefully this afternoon or tomorrow I'll get the test run in and report back.
I'm really wondering how the rest periods will be.
Push through arrrrrgh!!!!!!!

5 min warm up(5 rounds)
-30 sec. jumping
-30 sec. standing toe taps on stairs

4 rounds
-stair jumps to top both feet (skip 1 or 2 steps your preference)
-resistance band squats with shoulder press 10-15
-wide stride sprint up stairs
-20sec rest

5 stair sprints

4 rounds
-elastic band good mornings 10-15
-criss cross rows 10-15
-100 toe taps in push up position on second stair (tap 10 first step alternating, tap 10 second step alternating)
30 sec. rest

5 sprints

4 rounds
-resistance band curls 10-15
-resistance band overhead tricep extention 10-15
-40 toe taps each foot, knee twists each leg in push up position on step.
30 sec. rest

5 stair sprints skipping one step

4 rounds
-Abs (wrap resistance band around door knob, hold band with resistance at waist and arms out; then twist away from door knob) 10-15 each side
-push ups 10-15
-3 sprints
30sec. rest

4 rounds
-resistance band donkey kicks on hands and knees 10-15
-side steps 10-15
-40 toe taps each foot, knee twits each leg in push up position on step.
30 sec. rest

5 sprints

Looks awesome, but we'll see.
Remember this week is results week.
I'll get pics and measurements done for Tuesday so stay tuned.
The last 4 weeks have been amazing.
I look and feel so much better and I got a ton of compliments at my son's party.
I gave myself a much-deserved pat on the back.

Shelby

FRIDAY

I woke up this morning and my butt is sore!
Yesterday was leg day and it literally kicked my butt! I finally got 45's on both sides of the squat machine.
That was an accomplishment I've been striving for since I started this whole process.
My next goal is squatting 150.
I didn't end up doing any cardio yesterday because I pushed it pretty hard while lifting and my legs couldn't take any more.
I ended up raising my weight on more then one exercise and I'm pretty sure that's why I can feel it today.
I was on fire!

My son hasn't been feeling all that great lately and I'm really hoping he doesn't pass it along to me.
I'm in a really good workout mode right now and I don't need a bug to stop me.
I swear whenever my kids are sick I'm usually the one that catches it to.
My husband is usually the lucky one that avoids it.
My son has so much energy so even when he's sick he's still usually bouncing around all over the place which makes it's really hard to tell.
He was feeling fine yesterday so we ventured to the Marbles kids museum in Raleigh.
We weren't even there for 5 min and he threw up every where.
This was my first experience having both kids in public and one getting sick.  I felt like a crazy lady.
I was trying to chance down my 1 yr old daughter while trying to get my son to puke in his sweatshirt instead of all over the play bus.
Good times!  LOL.
Here's a couple pics of my little tikes.
The pic of my son is about 15 min. before he got sick.
He was being a goof ball.

Weigh in Wednesday!

Do you see that?  Yes that number up there in that picture.  Whoop Whoop finally some movement!
I am so proud of it!
All this hard work and finally some results on the scale.  
I couldn't be happier.
Only two pounds away from my first small goal of 155lbs.
I even tried on a pair of my shorts that were very tight on me in September.
Happy to say they are way to big today.
I'm know I've lost inches.  I wish I would have measured myself at the beginning of this journey but at least I did at the beginning of this 4 week challenge so I can hopefully see some progress there!
Here are some two week pics of my stomach.
I see small changes which I'm super happy about.
Must be doing something right!

November 5

October 22

This whole experience isn't easy.
I've tried to lose weight time and time again.
I'm not sure what clicked this time.
I am thinking it's because I'm more focused on changing my body and building muscle then just losing weight.
Can you see those little changes in my stomach and hips, ahhhhhhh, so happy. Maybe one day I can have stomach muscles instead of my baby pouch.  :)  A girl can dream!
Hope you all have a great hump day, cause I'm gonna!!!!

Peace,
Shelby

What's your Motivation

What's your motivation?

I'm not sure if anyone else does this but I keep a calendar on the fridge that is just for my work outs.
I write down my schedule for the week or even the month.
Then with a red sharpie I cross out that day if I worked out.
I love it!
It's great to have a visual reference to see how far I've come.
I never get to whip out my red lipstick(I'm a stay at home mom that would look weird)but I always get excited to whip out that red sharpie.
I'm a stay at home mom and some times self achievement is hard to see.
Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining about staying home one bit.
I love my kids and I know they are my most wonderful thing I've accomplished.
But I also need something that I do for myself, something no one else can give me but myself.
Right now I'm glad to say I'm doing that and it feels AMAZING!

Today was bicep and back day.  I've been working in a new sit up-cardio routine opposite of my sprint days. Here it is.

-jog a mile
-sit-ups (crunches, bicycle, russian twists, and leg raises if I have time)
-sprint half mile
-sit-ups
-sprint half mile
-sit-ups
-sprint half mile

I'm usually exhausted when I'm done.  I think I would have added on one more set of each today but I didn't have time.
I'm also thinking of adding on another set to weight workouts.  I need to mix it up a bit so my body guessing.
Don't want to get to comfortable.

Peace,
Shelby