Bellaryna's Journey

Miss Ladybug said:
That's just FRICKEN AMAZING!! you are just so pretty Bell, I mean that in true words!! :hug2: WAY TO GO SISTER!
Kim
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Thanks so much Kim!
It means the world to me that there are people here totally supporting me in my endeavor.
And you know that you are absolutely BEAUTIFUL yourself. And if your unsure of that statement then that man of yours needs to be upping his compliment quotient!!!! LOL Because you are!
Thanks Again!
 
hajni said:
HI Bella!!

I totally see a HUGE difference!!!!!!! Looking good girl!!! You just keep on going hear me!!!
Wow what a day in the gym!!!
I love swimming but there is no place around me close enough to allow that.. :mad:



Now that is the right attitude!!! It will just get better and better Bella from here, believe me!!!! It worths every dessert given up and every grueling exercise torture!!!! It feels like a million dollars!!!!

Have a great day
Hajni
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Thank you for being so supportive Hajni~
It's still hard for me to see it at a "like oh my goodness" level. I know it is there but I still see all the stuff that I want gone. You know what I mean?
And as for the pushing thru every painful exercise torture and skipping the things that look really tasty I just try to focus on that picture of me that day at the beach.
Because the picture that I had in my head that day was nothing like the picture that actually showed up. I was majorly disappointed in myself for getting to that point.
I had the picture in my head of a more romantic picture something that I would be proud to frame. As it is I cropped out the bottom 1/2 of the pic and No one and I mean NO ONE was ever going to see that picture. Until now that is. Why I kept it I really don't know but I sure am glad that I did!
 
An OBVIOUS difference in the past few months! Gratz on the loss! I can't wait to see the next picture in a few months :).
 
Bellaryna said:
Okay guys.........I had my son take my picture in my suit mimicking the :eek:"shudder":eek: picture that was taken in Puerto Rico this summer.
The 1st one was taken about the very end of June.

The 2nd one was taken today October 15th. With 23 pounds gone.
I know that in other outfits I look much better. Oh and the suit actually has one of those cute little skirts on it, tucked into the pants.

Be kind please.
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Wowzer! You can definitely see the diff! You rock!
 
Okay real quick as I gotta go pick dd from after-school club.
I talked to the people at the Y and I am going to put in my app for a job there as an instructor for swimming.
Basically was told to fill it out and bring it back and we would do an "interview". Implying that the job is already in the bag.
So that is my big news for the day.
Oh and with me being employed there (if I get it - nothing is in stone yet) my Family membership goes from $36 a month to $13. MAJOR MOTIVATION TO BE THERE~~~~
Ta ta for now!!
 
OH YEAH!! that will be perfect, I hope it all works out just right for you. And what a savings, I'm all for the savings with ANYTHING! Good Luck, even though I'm sure it is in the bag!! CONGRATS! :jump:
 
HI Bella,

What a savings at the Y!! I would love to have a part time job in a fitness center, it would motivate me even more to work out since it is right front of my face.... LOL
Let us know how the interview goes!!
Have a great day!!
Hajni
 
Hey All!
Going to turn the app in today as yesterday there was no more time in the day! LOL
Didn't do any exercising yesterday as 1. There was like no time :eek: 2. and TOM is here with a venegence. :mad:
I have an appointment next month to hopefully get TOM taken care of for good. Unfortunately I am one of the lucky few who has a completely abnormal TOM. So I am not having any more kids and I am tired of having these problems every month. So TOM is being banished!!!!!!
Got up this morning and was down.8 pounds from yesterday. Well actually from this whole week. With TOM here I am sure that it is making a difference. Hope it sticks for tomorrow. I'm not going to change my ticker until tomorrow when it is official.
Had a blast at the concert last night. TobyMac really rocked it out!
Only the first 2 acts I could of done without. Especially the first one. BLAH!!!
The second wasn't to bad but I didn't go to the concert to hear them.
Did alot of dancing around working up a sweat so must of burned up some calories having a good time.
Met with Rob yesterday, he is the guy who is setting up my program.
He said that since I am going to be doing the PowerCore (which I finally figured out is a pilates class) on Mondays and Wednesdays that I better not be doing the weights on those days too. At least not for now. To work up to it. So my new schedule looks like this:

Monday~Pilates
Tuesday~Swimming
Wednesday~Pilates
Thursday~Cardio in the Gym
Friday~Weights
Sat/Sun Off Days

He said that since I will be "mixing" it up so much my body won't ever get stuck in a groove. That I will always "keep it guessing".
I am looking forward to seeing some results.
Well today is a workday and I need to get a few things done before I go to work so I hope that everyone has a great weekend.
Gonna go check a few diaries and will catch most of everyone on Monday!
Chow!:)
 
It sounds like a good work out plan Bell, so I think this is a nice change for you!! I hope the TOM is gone soon, FOR GOOD! :) That will make you feel so much better!! AHhhhh to not have to worry about that mess every month, YEAH!!!!!!!!:jump: Good job on still losing weight even during that week, INCREDIBLE! And, thanks so much for the Rep, that made my day!! :) Have a good weekend, and I can't wait to keep up with your progress once the new job starts. I'm so excited for you, it's crazy!! GO BELL, GO BELL!!! have a good one!
Kim
 
Miss Ladybug said:
It sounds like a good work out plan Bell, so I think this is a nice change for you!! I hope the TOM is gone soon, FOR GOOD! :) That will make you feel so much better!! AHhhhh to not have to worry about that mess every month, YEAH!!!!!!!!:jump: Good job on still losing weight even during that week, INCREDIBLE! And, thanks so much for the Rep, that made my day!! :) Have a good weekend, and I can't wait to keep up with your progress once the new job starts. I'm so excited for you, it's crazy!! GO BELL, GO BELL!!! have a good one!
Kim
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Thanks Kim!!!!
Ohhh to never have to deal with TOM again. I am so hoping that they say I am the ideal candidate. It just sucks! And poor dh just doesn't understand it all. So it just needs to go bye~bye!
You are such a wonderful encouragement to me!!!!
You know I lubs ya!!!!:beating:
Thanks for stopping by!!!
 
Well I just got back from working out.
Since I didn't get into the Y yesterday for my cardio (stupid TOM!!!),
I decided to try and push in 20 minutes of cardio today.
The girl who teaches my pilates class use to be a body~builder. Trust me though she looks nothing like your typical body~building girl. Not all bulked up and stuff. Anyhow she was telling me how to get a really good cardio workout.
She said to grab some hand wieghts (whatever # that I was comfortable with for starters) and power walk the circuit that they have at the Y for about 5 minutes. Then go over to the stairs (It's like 12 steps down, landing then a turn with 12 more steps to go to the 1st floor) and run down and back up about 4-5 times. Power walk again for 5 minutes then grab a jumprope and jump for as much as I can then the power walk. You get the idea. She said the short bursts are more calorie burning and that I'd get a faster cardio workout that way than if I was to just stay on the elliptical for 30 minutes.
So I did that for about a 1/2 hour and then swung right into my weight circuit. As I was limited for time I only did one rep of each.

Hey Kim was thinking about you while I was working out. There is this totally HOT :eek: guy there who I guess is a semi-professional boxer. Nicest guy to. Always says hi to me and was asking about my program. Well anyway for some reason I was thinking about you and how your always saying your man is so hot!!! I just about started laughing while I was power walking. I mean this guy looks like he should be on the cover of some magazine for fitness!
Anyhow if I thought I could get his pic I would so you could all see, but he might think that a bit weird you know?! LOL
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
 
You could probably get a good workout like that on the elliptical too - but you'd have to keep switching up the levels - and it's harder on the elliptical since it's more of a "manual" machine - unless of course you changed the resistance of it or pedaled faster.

You can also do a workout like that on the treadmill as well - they call it HIIT - High interval intensity training.

But your little routine sounds like a good one too.

Have a good weekend.
 
Guess who's the new Swim Instructor??!!! ME!!!

Ok,
So as the title says you can see that I got the job!
It was so funny 'cuz the interview was more like a welcome to the job thing with a few questions thrown in for an interview form that Cassi (new boss) had to fill out.
So here is my schedule......are you ready for this?........M & W 10am-10:30am.
YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT!!!!! :rotflmao:
I only HAVE to work 1 hour a week! And for that one hour I will earn a whopping 12$ and get my membership FREE! Plus of course the extra added bonus of burning cals while I am swimming with the little tykes! And all the extra classes that were extra dollars to be in.........FREE! And if my kids are in something it is 1/2 price for them or if I am teaching their class they are FREE too!!! Man did I get a blessing with this job!
I can of course come in at any time to help the other instructors with their classes so in effect "earn" more money.
Dh was laughing so hard when I told him. :rotflmao:
So the weekend itself was LOOOONNNNGGG!!!
Worked 12 hours on Friday, 11 hours on Saturday and yesterday 9 hours. But before I could leave work yesterday I had to renew my health ins and my W4 statements. So was still on the clock until 1am. So in all truthfullness I actually worked 10.5 hours on Sunday.
All that working in 3 days makes for one tired pup. As I got up early on Saturday to take my dd to the dentist. Dh can't stomach the dentist so was NOT going to be able to handle the drilling, so it was up to me.
Of course I get up early on Sunday to head off to church and with no time for a nap I was one grumpy monkey at work. So all in all I worked 33 1/2 hours in 3 days with about maybe 12 hours of sleep Friday night and Saturday night.
It is kinda funny that I have only been going to the Y for about a week and a half and I have already gotten used to working out every time I go in. So it felt really weird to walk in there this morning and NOT workout. Rob had told me that until I get my muscles used to the Pilates it would be best to not overload them twice in one day. So I will go back tonight for my class.
I still can't believe that I am actually in this class and ENJOYING it.
Could feel my muscles trying to work (abs, core) this weekend while I was at work. So I am totally looking forward to seeing some results in the next few weeks, inches wise.
I'm not nearly as hung-up on the scale like I was before. Don't get me wrong......I still like seeing the numbers go down but knowing that I am changing in other ways helps me to not be so fixated.
I'm planning on joining the Christmas Challenge. The Halloween Challenge has helped me so much that I have to believe joining the next one will only be better. I have lost a total of 13.2 pounds/1 size on the Halloween Challenge and hoping to be down a total of 15-20 pounds by Christmas. That would put me at 185 by Christmas. But as always as long as I am heading in a downward trend I am Okay with that.
Well I better get off of this thing. I got housework to do and need to start getting supper ready. We are having a Pork Loin Roast on the Rotiesser (spelling I know). It is so tasty that way. I am thinking of making some oven roasted taters and carrots to go along side. And maybe some homemade biscuits of which I will have only one.
So if I am going to get it all done than I better get to Crack~a~Lacken!
Catch ya all later!
 
That is so great just for the simple fact you will get great exercise while helpin' lil kids learn to swim! Such a GREAT thing btw..So many kids as we all know die each year of drowning.

So glad you and family get a great deal as well! :jump:

Have A Great Night!

*Stacy :hug2:
 
HI Bella,

Congratulations on getting the job!! Now I am truly jeaolus!! I love to swim and I would love to get my Dh to participate in some kind of gym activity. But he always refuses because it costs money...

Just reading about your workhours made me tired. i would die if I had to work on the weekend!!

See you on the Christmas challenge, I am joining as well.

have a great day
Hajni
 
Hey Sweetpea!! How's it going this morning!! I hope your day is a good one, as it seems we are having some gorgeous blue skies here! Don't get me wrong, it's FRIGID as all get out, but it's still pretty when your looking out the window. :) Did you get much excericise in yesterday?? If I had to walk outside, there is NO WAY I could have done it, it was sooooo cold, and windy to, that makes for a bad walk day for this girl. Maybe this spring when I head down that direction I can fix us both up for a good day spa, wouldnt that be great!! It will be my treat! :jump: Where are you located again? I'm not fimiliar with your town. I was in Texas back in June, my dad lives near Grapevine Mills, and then my sons girlfriend was in Fort Worth, it was a good time, even though it was a fast trip. I hope you have a great day today, I'll check in on you later gator!
Sneeker Poo
 
hajni said:
HI Bella,
Hi Hajni
Congratulations on getting the job!!
Thanks!!!
Now I am truly jeaolus!! I love to swim and I would love to get my Dh to participate in some kind of gym activity. But he always refuses because it costs money...
My dh was like that too.........that's why I gotta believe it was a GOD thing that I just HAD to get that membership when I did. LOL 'Cuz if I had waited and knew for sure that hubby and I were in agreement none of it would have ever happened!
Just reading about your workhours made me tired. i would die if I had to work on the weekend!!
I use to think the same thing about working weekends. But I don't know that I would ever go back to my old schedule now! To feel like I get the whole week off and spend it with my family and not the housework is WONDERFUL!

See you on the Christmas challenge, I am joining as well.

have a great day
Hajni
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YEAH!!!!
I am so glad to hear that!!!! Now you only need to be on MY team!!!! :rotflmao:
 
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