Mamaof2’s BodyBlog

I had a killer workout this morning.  It is amazing what an OFF day can do.  I guess I needed to recharge!  I did back with allot of supersets and triple sets and then did HIIT on the stairmaster for 25 minutes.  I would have gone longer but I needed to get home before the babies woke up.  I am back to ME…wanting it ALL.  Diet has been good today.  I feel so much better when I eat clean.  I need to write that on my walls!

I need some motivation…I am feeling a bit emotionally drained right now.  I found out on friday that my 11 month old son has some string at the bottom of his spinal cord and he may have to have surgery.  We will be seeing a neurosurgeon in a couple weeks.  My husband will be scheduling back surgery sometime in October.  One of my dogs had surgery 2 weeks ago, and she is a mess.  She has ripped open her stitches and will have a cast on her foot from 2-3 months!  My mom also has a terminal illness and her health is declining…it hurts me so much because she is the SWEETEST person in the whole world.  I truly mean that.  I swear, she has to be a saint!  She would do anything for ANYONE!  Then my mother in law (who lives 5 minutes away) has not seen my kids in 6 months!  She is a very sad individual…she truly needs mental help, and plays the POOR ME card, and talks about how her aches and pains are so bad.  (well, that happens when you put on 100 lbs after a divorce).  She is still bitter about her divorce and treats my hubby so poorly b/c he is running the company his father started.  Ugh…and she says all this poor me crap when my mom is DYING everyday.  If you met my mom, you would never guess she is dying.  She would never let you know.  She lives each say to the fullest.  So, you can either ly in bed and live like you are dying or you can make the most of life.  I just needed to vent.  I am TRULY blessed and by no means mean to BIT*H.  I have two wonderful little children who are 11 months and almost 3!  I have a wonderful hubby who is so generous.  I just hit a rut, and I want to get back to being a STRONG person.  I was having some killer workouts, eating superb, and then I guess I just needed a BAD day.  So, no workout (but it was an off day) and I didn’t have time to prepare any of my meals ahead of time.  I want to get back on track of getting lean and feeling good about ME.  I need to focus and get motivated again.  I think I am ready to kick some butt at the gym tomorrow….oh, maybe all this is coming to head b/c I have a b-day coming up.  Does anyone else have mid-life breakdowns before their b-day??!!  :0)  Cyber hugs to all..thank you.

The good news is, I had a GREAT time at the lake.  The bad news is I am OUT of last man standing.  Yes, I fell off the wagon at the lake and had 2 cheat meals.  I thought I could do it, but I failed.  We were out with 4 other couples on the boat all day, and I just caved!  It wasn’t too terrible…I was using a 1/2 cinnamon roll as my "cheat" meal, but then I had licorice as a snack.  Not tooo terrible, but I am out.  I can’t wait until the next challenge!

Congrats to KLTEXAS for winning this weekend!  She rocked!

As for an easy recipe…well, here is one that can’t get much easier.  I fill a crock pot with salsa, I add thawed chicken breasts and put it on HIGH for a few hours.  Then when you take the chicken out, it shreads easily just two forks and can be used on salads, in tacos (super easy for families if they don’t want to eat as PLAIN as you do!).  I do this about every week, and that way I always have chicken on hand for a meal…it helps me eat clean when I have something on hand.

Wnjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Hello!  Thanks for all of you who sent well wishes for the pup.  She is doing ok…she had her surgery on Tuesday and was suppose to come home Wenesday, but now she will come home tomorrow.  They had to take some bone out of her shoulder to put into her foot, and they want to keep re-casting in when some of the swelling is down.  Yesterday her cast was hot pink!  How cute.  So, she will be home tomorrow!  I miss her.

We also leave for the lake tomorrow afternoon.  It will be a fun filled weekend on the boat with friends.  I hate leaving the pup, but we have a wedding to attend, and our dog sitter stays at the house, so I feel ok with that. 

This week was MUCH harder at eating clean.  The same meals are started to taste sooo bland, and I had a hard time getting all my meals down.   I did the best I could to eat everything I was suppose to.  On the other end, the workouts I did were great.  I think i finally figured out what fat burner I like and what gives me energy.  You know, you need something for those 5:30am workouts!  I did lose a 1/2 inch off my thighs in the past 3 weeks!  Whoo hoo!!  And, I actually had a trainer at the gym tell me that I looked a bit leaner.  :0)  Of course, I was all smiles.  I think I will be happy with my progress when I can SEE it myself.  My legs could lose some fat and I would like to have a booty as hard as a rock!  Who wouldn’t??!! 

Anyways, have a great weekend.  I will get another workout in tomorrow morning, and then off to the lake.  I will be back Sunday and will start FRESH next week.  I plan to eat CLEAN all weekend and maybe take my cheat meal?  I am going to plan NOT to, but I have that option open which is nice since we will be on the boat all day Saturday.

Enjoy the weekend.  Eat clean, stay positive, and always strive to be a better person.

I hope you all had a good weekend….all in all, mine was not too bad.  Nothing overly exciting.  I have a BIG week ahead.  My little weimeriner (Heidi) is having her surgery on her foot on Tuesday.  She has torn ligaments and a fracture.  Poor pup.   Please keep her in your prayers…my 3 dogs are my babies too!  Then, on Friday we are headed to lake of the Ozarks with friends.  I have to say I am proud of myself for doing this.  All summer I avoided the lake house (except with our kids) because I was so self conscious of how I would look in a swimsuit.  I know by no means I am FAT, but I guess you could say I don’t have the best self esteem.  I think that is a bitter / sweet thing.  I always strive to be the best at whatever I am doing.  I absolutely hated to take a cheat meal this week!  I am pretty hard on myself…I know this.  I am just going to have fun.  Life is too short to worry about the little things like that. 

I have kept up on my clean eating and workouts.  I actually have been doing cardio on my OFF day because I can’t seem tot take and OFF day!  :0)  I put on some jean shorts last night that used to be tight (it was a good tight), but they were too big!  I am guessing I lost some Body fat…woo hoo!  I hope so!

As for eating, I am working with a trainer, but all my meals have a protein and then either oats or veggies.  That really is it…6 meals a day! 

If anyone has a fat burner that they like, let me know….I am not finding one that I truly LOVE.  I miss ephedra!

Have a great Sunday.

Ok, I have to fess up…for last man standing I took one of my cheat meals.  I said I may or may not use them, but I did.  Let me tell ya, it was NOT worth it.  So, my hubby wants to take the kids to eat…he picks a pizza place (of course) and I google them up before I go to make sure they have a salad or chicken breast.  Well, I get there, and I decide a slice of cheese pizza won’t hurt me, and I have done good thus far.  So, I took the cheat.  Well, about 30 minutes after I eat it…oh, my tummy hurt.  I think I got so used to eating clean the crappy food didn’t sit well.  All in all, I ate tums all night.  It was sooo not worth it.  Keep in mind, this was my 3rd trip to a pizza place in a week…so the 3rd time got me!  Anyways, live and learn.  I am not looking to lose weight, just lose fat…but this didn’t help me any!  I was also soooo mad at myself that I did EXTRA cardio today.  So, if you are thinking of cheating…it isn’t worth it!

I hope you are enjoying the weekend.  I am!  I let the cardio kick me in the booty for being bad.   (Even with a guy who smelled to the high heavens next to me?  Don’t you hate when that happens when you are 5 min into your cardio?) 

I also ALMOST wanted to quit this site all together this week…but I looked at the the positives it has given me so far.  I would never have been able to eat this clean without all of you.  Just to make the story quick, there are some real pervs on this site, and I got a very VULGAR PM from someone…it really was gross.  I don’t even show "skin" shots!    Anyways…thanks for all being there, and pushing me to the next level.

Peace….out!

Someone else asked for some motiviating music for their Ipod…I just thought I would list some of the songs that works for me:

"Amazing" by Seal

"I like the way" by Bodyrockers

"Come to Me" Ditty

"Sexy Can I" By Ray J

"The Way I Are"  Timberland

"Don’t Stop Beliving"  by Journey

"Stronger" by Kanye West

"4 Minutes" by madonna & Justin

"damaged" by Danity Kane

"Hung Up" by Madonna

"I’m Real" by Jennifer Lopez

"Take Me Away" by 4 strings

"Closer" by Ne-Yo

"Till I Collapse" by Eminem

"All Fired Up" by Pat Benetar

"Shake it" by Metro Station

"Feedback" by janet Jackson

"Lose Yourself" By Eminem

"Take It" by Lima and Tom Novy

"Do it well" by Jennifer Lopez

"Work That’ by Mary J Blige

"You Gotta Be" by Des’ree

"What you Waiting For" by Gwen Stefani

"body Movin" by Beastie Boys

These are just a few songs that get me in "THE ZONE!"  ENJOY! 

Happy Friday!