30 day shred with jillian michaels wk. 3

ZERO. 

that's the number of days i missed right up until our A/C unit went out.

until we can afford to fix it, i will be doing my exercises outside where it is actually cooler believe it or not, and enjoying my kids' kiddie pool a little to keep cool.

i promise you i am sweating enough inside without having to do a jillian michaels workout. and eating anything besides a fruit or veggie in this heat just disgusts me. it makes me feel dirty. so, i could look at it as a good thing, huh?

actually, no, i'm not convinced. it's hot as hell in here!

this will be the first time since owning a home that this has happened. the entire system doesn't need to be replaced. just the inside system if that makes sense to anyone. and as far as a money perspective...

$2,800

yeah, well, my wallet is certainly loosing a few lbs. we don't exactly have that much in our savings right now so we will have to get a window unit until we have saved the rest. the average cost for an entire new system is around $5,000 - $7000. thank goodness it wasn't the whole system. i really am trying to look at this in a positive way.

unfortunately, i don't have an outfit to share with you, but i have been totally loving all these gorgeous outfits everyone is sharing.

this week's goals:

• LOTS AND LOTS of water
• crunches, push ups, leg lifts (all those lame-o oldies but goodies exercises) at night
• walking with the kids around the neighborhood
• try to push through at least 3 workouts indoors regardless of the heat

i didn't really have anything that i struggled with except that i am still stuck on level 1 of the shred. i still feel like i might die by the end. i am definitely doing my workouts more like natalie, but i get terrible headaches when i get too hot. i am pretty sure i am drinking enough water before and after so i am not sure what that is all about.

hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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30 day shred with jillian michaels wk. 2

every day, my alarm goes off on my phone at 6 a.m. and 10 days ago, all that meant was it is time to get up, throw on whatever looks comfortable, and begin my day. at least once during that day, you could be sure to hear me gripe about my weight.

i eat pretty well, every now and then, giving in to my temptations for a few days before finally coming back to reality and beating myself up inside for days for eating all of that junk. however, exercise was not a big part of my life. it was something i did for a day here and there, just enough to convince myself that i was doing something about my weight issues.

fast forward to now, and already i am a different person. for the first time since i quit my job last year i have truly felt a sense of accomplishment for myself.

having six children (right now only 4 while jason is out of town and the two older boys are with their nana) is not easy. i have definitely accomplished a lot as a mother, but as an individual, almost nothing for myself.

it's not a sob story, it's the truth. i love being a mother, but i am not going to lie and say it's easy.

carving out some time for myself and committing to lose weight has been the best thing i could have done for myself.

when that alarm goes off in the morning, it now means it is time to get up, take my vitamins, drink some water, and exercise. i enjoy it and look forward to it. i have even found myself wanting to do it a second time at the end of the day and therefor have added an occasional cardio routine in the afternoons as well. why deny myself and my body of something so good for it?

struggles: 

the main thing i have been struggling with is eating. i am terrible about getting busy and skipping meals. in order to build up my metabolism, i know that i shouldn't miss meals, and should actually be eating more smaller meals. right now i am only eating 3 meals a day, sometimes less.

without trying to jump way into setting impossible goals for myself, i am going to start out small and make it a goal to not skip any meals this week. i will also try to incorporate some healthy snacks as well, but will mostly focus on just not missing any meals.

goals:

• eat at least 3 healthy meals and 2 healthy snacks each day ( NO SKIPPING MEALS!)
• drink at least 6 aladdin bottles of water
• add an abs workout. at least 3 days.

how did you do this week?  what were your struggles and accomplishments? how has starting an exercise routine changed you? be sure to link up your post below.

next week: share a photo of an outfit that you would love to wear or get back into. it could be that cute dress have been wanting or even an old pair of jeans you love but don't quite fit back into yet.

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30 day shred with jillian michaels wk. 1

You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. -Ruth E. Renkl

i have been unhappy with my body far too long and i knew it was time for me to get serious about making some changes.

if you missed it yesterday, i decided to join up with this amazing group of mom bloggers to participate in the jillian michaels 30 day shred.

during the next 30 days, i will be working my butt off quite literally.

so here we go! here is the scary part...the photos and the measurements.

excuse these photos of me. they are 100% SOOC ( i didn't even crop them.) and very scary!

side note: my laptop is out of commission right now and i have no photo editing software on the computer i am using. therefor, these photos are not edited in any way and since i don't have my watermark on them, i hope you won't steal them. haha! who would want to?

measurements

• right arm: 13
• left arm: 13
• right thigh: 26
• left thigh: 26
• upper waist: 34 1/2
• lower waist: 38
• hips: 41

we would like for you to join us as well. be sure to read yesterday's post to find out how you can participate and grab the button below to add to your blog.

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30 day shred with jillian michaels

if you would have told me that after having children i WOULD NOT drop back down to my pre-pregnancy weight, i would have laughed in your face. i would have told you that that only happens to other people.

i was young and dumb, and karma kicked me right in the butt. i have had to work every time to lose the weight after having children. it was never easy, but never as difficult as it has been for me since i had elijah.

it may be because i am getting older or simply because i now have access to food 24 hrs. a day now that i don't work. staying busy at work was always a great way to keep me from hanging out at the fridge.

after hearing so many people talk about the 30 day shred with jillian michaels, a bunch of us bloggers decided to get together and challenge ourselves to do it.

i don't know about you, but i think that having a support group is a great motivator for me. not only do i not want to be the one known as a quitter, but i can call upon these ladies to talk me out of eating a whole tub of ice cream or an entire bag of chips when i have had a rotten day.

each week we will be linking up our progress, including our goals,  successes, and failures, as well as our current measurements.

we will be doing workout 1 june 1-30 and encourage you to join us. the 30 day shred can be purchased HERE for $14.98 on DVD or downloaded HERE right now for only $9.95. you can also find it if you have exercise tv on demand, where workout 1 is currently available, and you may even be able to find it on netflix (that's a total guess though so let me know if you find it there.)

all of these wonderful bloggers, including myself, will be taking before photos and measurements, and then in 30 days, we will do it again.

want to join us? be sure to grab the button at the top and post it on your blog to let everyone know that you are doing the 30 day shred with jillian michaels. then, get out your camera and snap a few before photos and take a few measurements and share them in a post. 

where to measure?

• each arm (thickest part)
• each thigh (thickest part)
• upper waist (smallest)
• lower waist (at your belly button)
• your hips (biggest part)

write all of this information down or store it in some type of spreadsheet because we will be doing this again. now, come back tomorrow and link up!


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