Workout and Gardening

I did get in a mile on the bicycle, 1/2 mile on treadmill and some abs today. I did not get up this morning again.  But then again I have an excuse or so I tell myself it is a good excuse, I was up until 11:45 canning whole tomatoes.

I also went way over on my calorie intake yesterday.  But today is a new day and I plan on sticking to the amount I have allotted.  For supper we are having steak fajitas.

I know today is a new day but I have got to quit saying that everyday.  I need to start watching what I eat daily and really taking care of myself and watching what I put in my mouth.

I really want Brach's candy corn, but I did not go buy a bag today.... They are absolutely my favorite!

I garden I love to garden and can all my produce.  But I must say I am tired of canning at this point and ready to be done.  I have 97 quarts of green beans, 24 pints, I have potatoes, applesauce, apple pie filling, peach pie filling, cherry pie filling, vegetable soup, tomatoes, salsa, tomato juice, pickles, apple butter, chicken, need to tomato soup and one more batch of salsa.  Then I have corn, green beans, and peppers in the freezer. So to say that my nights are super busy with my garden is an understatement.  Hoping once I am done, I will get some walks in the evening with my boys before it gets too cold out.  Then hopefully workout inside at night! 

Karie

 

Sore..Sore...Sore...

Well I can barely walk today after leg day yesterday!!! Which is a great thing! Means it is working and waking those muscles up.

I talked to the fitness guru at our gym about calories and told him I was doing 1200 a day and that was just not enough and he said no it is not. So I have upped them to 1500 a day and that is so much better.

I did not get yesterday or today and do T25. I am for sure starting next Monday.  It is my goal.

I did eat after 8 like I said I would not.

I did go over the 1500 calories by 54.

I did not get anymore walking in yesterday. But I went up my stairs a dozen times and cleaned my basement. So I am going to count that.

Today..... I am not going to eat after 8:30!! Will walk when we get home!! All of us. minus hubs he is in the field.  I did arm day at the gym!!

This I pledge to anyone who reads my blog!! Hold me accountable.... Email me......

Peace  Out

Karie

Prayers needed for a fellow blogger...

I know Lora from Raising Steppe Sisters does not know me but I read her blog almost everyday and she is awesome.  She had her baby Harper this weekend at 26 weeks and he is only 1 lb. 9 oz. Please keep Baby Harper and his family in your prayers!

Thank you!

Karie

I'm back!!!

I have been missing for a few!

Life got in the way and I ran out of motivation for everything it seems.

All I have had to do is work and can all my garden veggies!

Seriously that is all I accomplish every evening!

My motivation is totally missing for weigh loss and getting ready for fall!

I need to get back on track and get this weight off of my big bones!

I am putting it back on instead of losing it!

Right here right now I pledge to lose 20 lbs by my birthday!

December 28th is the date!

So to catch up here are some pics!

Me and my boys on the 4th of July!

My little Monkey turned 2!

My Jacer started First grade!

Monkey loves to look at books!

One of my baby sister is getting married!

My babies!!

Hubby and I celebrated our 9th wedding Anniversary Sept. 18th!

Well that is an update in pictures for today!!

Hope to be everyday from now on!!

Karie

T25 time and getting back on track.....

So a few months ago I started running with a friend of mine.  I enjoyed it, couldn't run the entire distanced but was liking it.  My knee has bothered me for a while and it just keeps getting worse, and worse.  First lunges, then squats and now running bothers it some.  

So I have finally broke down and am going to the doctor next week! Whoo hoo! So excited.....

But yesterday I started T25....

I skipped the lunges part yesterday but it was good.  I worked up a sweat with the 25 minutes of Cardio.  I didn't get up this morning.  But I have it ready to push play when I get home tonight! 25 minutes is not a bad amount of time.  

I need to do this and I need to watch my food and how much I am eating.  I have been relaxed on this part and my scale is seeing the difference.  I hate that.  It is so frustrating that I allow myself to do that after I had done so well.  But it is time to get my butt in gear!

Before pics Day 1 of T25!

Addiction...

Everyone I believe can have an addiction problem. They could easily get addicted to something, might be a certain candy they eat constantly, Mt. Dew, Tea, working out, alcohol, drugs, prescription pills....

Any addiction can be harmful in some way. You can so infatuated with it that you forget other things, your family, people that matter, your health, school.... you become a completely different person. 

This past year my husband's 17 year old brother has been going down that path, we noticed at first but thought it was a phase, then he started losing weight and we knew he had to be doing something... In the last month he has been in trouble 4 times.  Twice arrested, this last time was the straw, it was time for treatment.  And he knew it... 

He is now in treatment for the next 18 months.... I pray that it works, that I have my little brother in law back, my husband has his little bro back, my boys' get their uncle back.... Our oldest son looks up to him and we want that to be able to continue. 

We use to have him almost every weekend, if not all weekend, at least after church every Sunday he went home with us.  He went hunting with my hubs every year.  As we had kids and other things came up, we stopped seeing him as often.  I hate the saying Life got in the Way! But it did.  I don't want to make excuses.  But as he told my hubs that he didn't think we supported him or loved him, that broke my heart.  We kinda had an idea of what was going on, and had to protect our children and us from it.  But why didn't we protect him more.....

But he is where he needs to be now and we are truly thankful that he is and know that he needs help.  I don't think he had much left in him to continue down the path he was going. 

My heart is there for him and I am praying everyday that he gets better and becomes the man I know he is.

This week has been a  long one to say the least...

Advocare Cleanse results finally...

Well I did 10 day Advocare Cleanse and I did not get great results.  I did cheat a few days but for the most part I stuck with the clean eating.  I don't know.  I was down after three days and then after 10 days I was right back where I started! And on top of that my eating over the weekend was horrible! I am back on this week thus far!

It is frustrating! But it is my own fault!

Time to get with the program and get this belly weight gone!

You would think after someone thinking you had a baby on the way that would get my butt in gear!

But I am eating better now and am still Bikini Mommy Challenge and am going to watch the food intake.

I am still doing weight watchers along with MyFitnessPal.....