The amazing shrinking woman (I hope!)

-25º!!!!!!!!!! I can't even imagine how cold that must be. We rarely even get a frost here.
I wish I could get your discipline for exercise back. I need a huge kick up the bum!!!
 
Wow - perhaps for once sounds like the news is not dramatizing the weather in the rest of the country. It has been beautiful and sunny here (CA) this week. I can't even imagine trying to function (work, school, etc.) with temps that cold and snow!

You truly are an inspriration - reminding me that no matter what is going on, it is a choice to work out or not....and working out is the choice to make.

Love reading your posts - you put it all out there.
 
I'll swap weather with you, you can have my hot sub tropical humid heat and I will take your -25 :) I love the cold.
 
Thanks for stopping by everyone! I'd trade any one of you for the weather we've been having. Today was the first day in I can't remember how long that the temp got above zero. We've been snowed in for 3 days now. The county plows MIGHT be out our way by tomorrow sometime to get our roads opened up. I sure hope so because I REALLY need to get out of this house!

Foods were great today, maybe even a tish low on the calories. I ran my 3 miles, then did the bodyweight challenge for the first time. I usually do push ups from the knees, but I'm trying them regular style for the challenge. Man, they're tough! And the wall sits? KILLER!!! And who knew that standing on 1 leg could be such a workout? My muscles feel all wobbly like jello now.

I had to really talk myself into working out tonight. I had shoveled the walkway from our house all the way to my in laws house and was tired to start with. I kept thinking that missing one day of working out wasn't going to kill me. Besides, I'd been SO GOOD for the last month! Right? Well, I know too that once I start allowing myself to miss work outs like that, it all goes downhill fast from there for me. It gets too easy to keep making excuses until next thing I know I'm never working out at all! I'm afraid if I let myself get out of the daily habit, I'll never find my way back again to being faithful to myself with my workouts.

The twins were so cute tonight while I was making supper. They were playing together and I was eavesdropping and heard one say it was time to work out. The other one goes YAY! Work out time! Let's lift weights! They were doing chin ups on the overhanging bar counter, using canned goods for hand weights, and doing hanging leg lifts on the dining room chairs. They were counting reps 1, 2, 3, 14, 61, 23, 10! It made me laugh. I hope they keep that attitude their whole lives that working out is fun play time and not inconvenient or hard work that we feel we HAVE to do.

And I hope some of that attitude rubs off on me!
 
You are so good! Knowing your own tendencies and limits is always good...you can stop problems before they start up.
And ITA that real "manly man" push-ups are CRAZY! I hate them, but love them, KWIM?

That story about your twins is beyond cute, BTW!!!
 
That is so great that your kids are growing up seeing exercise as a normal and fun part of life. I'm really ashamed of the fact that I taught my kids to be couch potatoes.
I hope it gets warmer soon. I would love to see a bit of snow but that is a bit tooo much !!
 
I did the bodyweight challenge again tonight so that I'm now synced up with my normal weight lifting day. Not only did I do the routine for the challenge, but I also did my regularly scheduled workout. Doing it 2 days in a row might not have been the best idea though - it was really hard tonight. I just could NOT seem to be able to do many push ups. I really had to struggle.

But I know it will get easier. This time last year I could not even do 1 push up! And that's the easy girlie ones you do on your knees! Last January I went thru classes and became a certified archery instructor, even though I could barely lift the bow, let alone shoot it because of recovering from breaking my arm. They told us to demonstrate to the kids we instructed how to do push ups and chair dips. Well, I couldn't do it. I had to embarrass my daughter and have her come in front of the class and show everyone how to do them.

What a difference a year makes!

Well, I'm off to pass out in bed. I have to get up in 4 hrs to work in the city. The plows finally came today and the kids are back in school and we need a TON of groceries and such.

Gonna be a LOOONG day tomorrow.

Night everyone - make healthy choices!
 
Today has NOT been the best day. I was extremely irritated (fuming mad was more like it) and passed a Dairy Queen on my way home. I caved and went thru the drive thru and ordered a cheese cake blizzard. It was a mini, but still....

Got home late and am now waiting for some ambition to strike so I get off my butt and go do my run.

Someone please send a kick in the rear my way...
 
I'll kick your butt if you kick mine? I've put on so much weight Tiggggs *complains* Don't panic too much about the Dairy Queen, it sounds delicious and one little slip-up wont make much difference <3 xxx
 
Thanks Sunflower! The kick must have worked, because I eventually DID get off my lazy tukas and onto the treadmill. I went 4 miles and finished a little before midnight. I came back on here afterwards to read journals and post a bit, but ended up falling asleep on the couch with my laptop on my lap top! LOL!

I have a MAJOR case of DOMS today, especially my inner thighs and ab muscles. I was up a bit in weight yesterday (I assume because of working out the day before and having my muscles retain water), but it's back down today. In fact - I've hit another all time low! Scale said 134.0 right on the nose! WOO HOO!

My 9 year old heard me hootin' and hollerin' and came to see what the rucus was about and she asked if she could take new monthly progress pictures of me since it had been forever since we'd done them.

So this is what the damages look like folks....
Befores on the left (of course) and this mornings on the right.
 
LOL - just had to post again. The twins are here sitting with me when I posted the pictures and they asked me who that woman was beside me in my pictures! They don't believe me that BOTH pictures are of ME!

I think I should let them have some candy or something for being such sweeties!
 
AMAZING pics!! I never think to look at the before & after sections, so thanks for posting those here. You look wonderful, and if I may say so, your boobs are exceptionally perky! All of your hard work paid off, clearly.
 
Thank you so much Angel and Laura! I don't know how perky my boobs are really - it's more from having a great fitting bra. If I take it off, those darn things fall down to my waist dang near! No matter how much I lose, or how toned I get, I don't think it's going to ever repair the damage done by nursing 4 babies. Surgery would be the only way to fix them.

I'm pretty proud of myself tonight. I have been dog tired all day today and really just wanted to go to bed early tonight. I put off working out all day, and spent a good part of the day dozing on the couch in front of the TV. Well, I actually did do it. In fact, I did double the work because I did the bodyweight challenge, PLUS did my regularly scheduled workout, which is my hardest weight training.

I am going to be SO FREAKIN' sore tomorrow!
 
Wow Wow Wow - I can't believe the transformation in less than a year. (I guess I can as the pictures prove it) - and hope you don't mind - but I have to agree that your boobs look quite perky....even if it is a great bra.

What a difference - goes to show that all of the effort you have put in is really working.

Good for you sticking to it and making sure you got in your workout afterall.
 
Thanks for stopping by Jennifer and Justina! And thank you so much for the positive, encouraging comments.

You're lovely comments REALLY make me feel guilty for the day I've had. Hubby's been away most of the day to a superbowl party, so I've been home with the kids. I'm not sure why, but I've just felt extremely tired all day today. I planted the kids in front of the TV with a ton of DVDs and have spent most of the day napping myself. I normally do a 7 mile run on Sundays, but I just couldn't seem to gather enough energy to get on the treadmill. And now it's too late in the evening to start because I have to get up at 4:00 am for work tomorrow.

My reasoning today was that I wouldn't feel this tired if my body didn't need a rest, right? And I should listen to my body. But I'm not sure it that's just an excuse or what? Maybe it's just laziness?

Too late to make different, better choices for today. Tomorrow I know I will have a better day and I WILL get on that treadmill!
 
hey - dont feel bad about a lazy day.
it happened to me last week. i missed 2 days of excercise..just sitting at home and watching telly instead.
but just like u i felt a bit guilty and i really pushed myself the days after...
so back on track!! :)
Good luck!
 
You pictures are really amazing! OMG - you are looking SO toned! All that working out is really paying off, big time!

And the occasional day off is no big deal. I figure that this has to be a lifestyle we can live with...and nobody can exercise every single day, 365 days a year...especially not a normal mom with four kids. It's just not realistic. So don't beat yourself up and just enjoy the little "vacation".
 
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