Let's Get Healthy, GIVEAWAY!!!!

More and more of you are getting onboard with getting healthy and in shape! To help you along that path, I am offering  ONE of you one of the following DVD's, shipped right to your door!

Choose between the following:

-Jillian Michaels:The 30 Day Shred

-Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism

OR

-The Biggest Winner - How to Win by Losing: Jillian Michael's Shape Up-Front

To enter:

Tell me which DVD you'd like, what you're doing to get healthy and leave your email address!! :)

This giveaway will close on Friday, May 4th at 11:59PM CST! Winner will be announced on Saturday!!!

April 27th, 2012

I woke up this morning with the full blown flu! Yuck! This obviously means no workout for me. The bouncing would not be the best for my tummy. However, since I'm being a lazy bum, and just chillin' on the couch, I've decided that I can still be slightly productive. I'm making myself a monthly menu. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and even the occasional dessert (yes, you can have a treat, even while dieting). Once I have it all figured out, I plan to type it up and post it. If you want to follow along, great! If you have a diet plan that's working for you...that's wonderful!

The one thing I have learned in the past was that if I make a menu, I'm more likely to stick to it. The reason this works is because it takes the thinking part out of the equation. I just look at my menu and know what to pull out for each meal. Overall, it saves time, makes planning easier, and gives me direction. Try it for just one week and you'll see what I mean!

Take today to think back to when you felt your best. Think about what you were eating, what activities you were enjoying, what habits were or weren't present at that time. Start implementing the things that you were doing then. I'm doing that today as well. I know when I was in the best shape of my life, I walked..A LOT! So I plan on easing back into that! I know that I felt awesome back when I made little goals for myself, so I'm actively doing that. I felt great when I got a little fresh air each day....so guess what?! I'm getting outside a little each day!

Getting fit and healthy isn't an overnight thing. It takes time! Once you come to terms with that, you'll start to succeed! :)

Have faith in yourself! :)

April 26th, 2012

Well, I was feeling a little yucky today. My head and tummy were mad at me. I'm hoping it's just a 24 hour bug. It is actually a little disappointing, because I've been trying so hard, and getting sick was not in my plans.

I plan on adding 15 minutes to my workout tomorrow, as long as I'm feeling better. I ate pretty well, but was pretty lazy, today.

I have decided to do a giveaway on Monday to get people excited, and on the right track. I am going to give 2 readers a Jillian Michael's DVD. :)  I am so excited to get her new program! I hope it comes this weekend...lol..but I'm not expecting it for another week or two. After I review it, I may be able to see if they can offer a giveaway to my readers.

Anyways...I;m still feeling yucky, so I'm going to go ball up on the couch for a little bit. Hopefully a good nights sleep will help this to pass....

How did you guys do, today?

Fruity Protien Smoothie

Here's what you need:

1 cup sliced Strawberries (you can use frozen)

1 cup  Blue Berries (you can use frozen)

1 Slice of Pineapple (you can use canned)

1 cup of the new Silk Fruit and Protein Almond milk

A handful of spinach leaves (you can't taste them at all)

A few ice cubes if using fresh fruit (You don't need ice if using frozen)

*Optional: 1 scoop of your favorite protien powder*

Drop it all in your blender and blend until smooth.

(Now, this was enough to split 3 ways. My daughters had a small glass and I had my 16 ounce glass filled to the top)

April 25th, 2012

Journal entry:

So, I woke up early today to get my workout in before out weekly bookstore trip. I did about 45 minutes on the Gazelle (5.72 miles). I really wanted to do longer, but the girls woke up, and were ready for breakfast. I had a bowl of fruit with a protein smoothie (Recipe at the end of post).

We went to the bookstore, and took the stairs to the top floor, about 4 times...haha! The girls were ready to take the escalator by the 3rd time. I did splurge a little and had a nonfat mocha, no whip. It was a healthier choice, but still not the best. I just love those things, so much....

We had lunch out, but I went with a salad with grilled chicken. I was proud of myself. Those Southwestern eggrolls looked so good, but I knew I'd regret it and feel guilty after eating them.

We got home and I was exhausted. I'm not sure if it's because I'm working out more often, lack of sleep from my husbands schedule or all of the above...I just know I wanted to take a nap...lol

No nap for mommy though. If the girls are awake, I won't nap. We had a healthy dinner of Grilled chicken, Veggies and brown rice. I actually had salad instead of the rice. I wanted something light.

So now it's about 6:00, and I plan on doing a 30 minute workout after putting the girls down. :) Overall, it was a great day. I just wish my energy level was up a little more. I know it takes time...

How did you guys do?

Oh, here's the smoothie recipe: Fruity Protein smoothie.

April 23rd, 2012

Things have been a bit overwhelming on the homefront. Nothing bad, just a lot going on. I've been trying really hard to find my groove. It's still a challenge each day to workout, but I've been pushing through. I know they say not to look at the scale, and to go by how you feel, but considering this is the most i have ever weighed, that scale keeps calling me over to take a look. I spent last week developing a plan that works for me. I almost felt guilty for not posting as much on the Healthy page, but if I'm going to help you guys, I needed to be on track, myself. :)

I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist. I follow the motto "Go big, or go home". So I'm going big! lol...I went out and found a calorie counter book, which I love. And I have my exercise/food journal that has really been an eye opener. I seem to average about 500-650 calories a day, which is WAY too little. So why the heck does it look like I'm an overeater? It's because my body is storing EVERYTHING that i put into it. It thinks I'm starving it. It's giving me the opposite result than I would have expected. I need to eat at least 1500 calories, just to give my body the minimum of what it needs. Especially since I'm working out!

I'm not sure if I've shared this, and I don't think i have. It's one of those things I don't go around telling everyone, but I was diagnoses with Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, last year. Now, I'm not thrilled about that, but it does contribute to my weight issues the last few years.

Basically it slows my metabolism wayyyy down. I have to work three times as hard, for little results. At this point, I'm willing to work harder, to get myself healthy again. It made me focus on what my body needs, and what I need to do to  make it run it's best.

I started this to get myself healthy, and get rid of this weight that has slowed me down over the last few years. I'm tired of feeling like I'm carrying around a 35 pound weight. It's exhausting...

Anywho...I'm making this page a priority. It's something I need so badly, and if it can help others get motivated to stay on track, or take steps to get healthy, them that's a huge bonus!! I hope we can all learn from each other, and hopefully get everyone excited about using this page to stay on track, and get the moral support we all need. I don't care how strong you are, or how determined, having a friend there cheering you on, will give you a boost, you would never believe!!

Love,
Tina

April 19th, 2012

Sorry for the lack of check in last night....It was such a long day!!! TONS of yard work, and since our lawn mower died, I had to cut the grass with the weedeater. I am sooo sore today! 4 hours of weedeating with a weedeater that's 5 ft tall (I'm only 4'11....lol), is quite a workout.

I don't know what it is about this week, but I feel like I have this gigantic "To Do" list, and even with going non-stop, I just can't catch up. I'm going to take the weekend to sit down and recover, as well as get myself a little more organized. There just aren't enough hours in the day....lol

I have been doing really well with my eating, and exercise. I even decided to buy myself a new Gazelle for my birthday! I was going to get a bike, but with my husbands schedule, it I'd never be able to get in a good bike ride. The girls are just getting too big for the bike trailer, and I don't want to waste that kind of money on something that they are already borderline, outgrowning.
I also picked up anothe Jillian Michaels DVD, that I'll be rotating with the 30 Day Shred. It will basically be 1 hour on the Gazelle each morning before the kids are up, then  midmorning I'll be doing a 30-45 minute workout. I should start seeing results from this plan, quickly. I was going to do 6 or 7 days a week, but the last time I did that, I seemed to hit walls, quite often. When I did the 5 days a week, It seemed to be more productive! Cross your fingers! :D

You're turn to check in....:)

April 16, 2012...

Here is my test entry.