Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I am thankful for my family.

For Jeff - my best friend and love of my life.
For Brendan - my first born and funny man.
For Jake - my baby and wild man.

I love them all, and am so happy to have them as my family.

Day One, revisited...

OK. I fell off the wagon. I'm not surprised, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it. Because you know what? Shit happens. I don't like to exercise, and I didn't feel like doing it. For the past week.

But - I did it tonight. So there.

:)

Happy Mother's Day!!

I was instructed to stay in my room this morning. The boys had something planned for me!

I waited for about 30 minutes, and then Brendan came in to get me. He told me to close my eyes and he would lead me to the kitchen. They had cooked breakfast for me! I had a chocolate chip pancake, and a bacon/egg/cheese burrito. Two of my favorite breakfast meals!! They were both delicious! Jeff was working like a mad man to coordinate everything, and the kitchen was a disaster. I had to smile to myself. His comment was something like, "It's really hard to do all of this at the same time..." :)

They had also made me a card. It had cut-out Mickey heads and rose stickers. I love it.

I am so lucky. I have the best family in the world.

Day Seven

I took Thursday night off, but did it last night. I'm able to keep up through most of it, but there are still points that I tell Jillian to "stuff it!" and stop moving for a couple of seconds. I still haven't seen the scale move... That part is really pissing me off! But then I have to stop and remember that I haven't completely changed my eating habits to go along with the exercise. I have made big changes (like not eating as much crap), but I'm still not giving up everything I enjoy. I know, I know... I need to make BIG sacrifices in order to make this whole thing work. I'll get there... Eventually.

Baby steps.

Day Six

I did day 6 last night. I'm taking tonight off.

I had a Relay for Life meeting tonight, and I'm really not feeling well. I think it's just allergies, but I still feel like shit. YUCK.

Back to it tomorrow!

Day Five

Day Five.

I feel like shit.

But I did it.

I have to start losing weight one of these days, right???

Ugh.

Day Four, Part 2

So technically, this should be Day 5... But - this is Day 4 of Shredding. I can tell that I have more endurance, but I still can't keep up completely. I am happy with as much as I can do though. I'm definitely making progress!

I still haven't noticed ANY change on the scale. That is discouraging. I'm going to try and ignore that ugly number for now and just keep going. Things WILL get better, and I have to have faith (and a lot of patience) to get through. I just wish I would have started this sooner...

Day Four

I can't do it. Not today anyway.

But before anyone (me - I'm the only one who reads this stuff anyway!) thinks I'm a complete wimp... We went to Six Flags today and did A LOT of walking. It was a perfect day to go... We practically had the whole place to ourselves! It was a great day, but I am exhausted!

Day Four, part two - tomorrow!

Day Three

3 days in a row!! I did it last night, but didn't post about it till this morning. I am very proud of myself that I'm keeping up with this. I know 3 days really isn't that much to a normal person, but to me? It feels like a lifetime. Ha!

I am still pretty sore, and I haven't noticed a single change on the scale (or anywhere else) yet... But I didn't gain weight over night, and there's no way I'm going to lose it in just a few days. I have to stay positive and realistic!

We're heading to Six Flags today! Hopefully it won't rain too much on us!

Day Two

I'm already doing better than expected. I did the workout for a second day. In a row. Wow!

Amazingly, it was actually easier today! I didn't have to stop to catch my breath as often, and I didn't feel like I was going to hurl. Woo Hoo! I am on a roll!

I will admit though, that it was painful to sit down and then stand up again today at work. My muscles haven't been worked out like this in YEARS.

But let's not dwell on the past, K? I'm moving on, and doing better.

And that's something to celebrate!

Day One

Oh. My. God.

I ordered Jillian Michaels' 30-day Shred. I've had it since Saturday, but just opened it today.

I'll say it again.

Oh. My. God.

I am way out of shape! BUT - I'm going to do this and get into shape! It WILL happen! Today, my arms are weak and my legs are like jello, but it will get better. I hope.

This DVD is only a 20 minute workout and really it's not that hard. I CAN do this. Right??

So much for every day...

It was a crazy idea to think that I could actually blog every day for a month! I clearly don't have that much to say... Oh well!

I've decided to make my New Year's Resolution in April. More on that later. :)