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Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Bootcamp Success!
So we took measurements in bootcamp yesterday, and in the middle of week 4 I have to tell you this is really working! I have lost a total of 10, that's right 10!!! inches so far! 2 and a half weeks to go. I'm so happy that I joined this! Everyone really needs to check out the site, it is an amazing class that really does produce results!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Answers To Your Questions
Originally when I was creating my blog, I accidently turned off the comments section. Almost a year into having a blog I finally figured out how to turn it back on again:) And today, for the first time, I finally found where the comments are....Ugh, sometimes computers and thinking are a very long story for me....
So, to answer some of your questions and comments.
Car: The car has actually been a whole fiasko. Turns out, it's not a good idea to go even look and not consider buying with a toddler, you can get scammed pretty well, (I like to call it scammed, but the bottom line is we probably just weren't paying attention) so the Rogue would have cost us the same for the first year, and then payments skyrocket after that, not quite what we wanted. So we went and traded it in for a Grey Nissan Altima. Very nice ride, dogs will have to sit in the back with Jack or the front seat, but it rides like a sports car, which is a passion of mine. It'll be an adjustment to not having an SUV, but I'm happy with what we have now.
Bootcamp:
My new exercise regiment is called Bootcamp with Jess. I have just started week 4. It is absolutely awesome!!! I go their every morning at 7am to 8am and the instructor varies our workouts completely day to day. Monday's and Wednesday's are Upper Body, Tuesday's and Thursday's are Lower Body, Fridays is 6am at a track with all groups together and you run bleachers, run the track yelling military chants, do thousands of pushups, etc. I'm happy to report I have lost 4 pounds, but mostly inches, and am already comfortable in my clothes again. The program is 6 weeks long. Here is the website: http://www.bootcampwithjess.com/ check it out, and if you decide to join, tell them I sent you, (I get a discount next time I sign on). There are only 4 to 5 people in the daily class, so it's just like working with a personal trainer. I'm sore every day, which I love, and diet is a big part of it as well.
No Bread, No Pasta, No Dairy, No Soda
If you eat any of these, 10 pushups for each thing- this has been a challenge, and I have done many pushups, but well worth the regimen as diet is 70% and exercise is 30% of weight loss.
After I'm done with this, Stephen got me a great workout called p90x (checkout http://www.p90x.com/ ) I have not tried this yet, but from other people hear it's great. It is a 90 day program that also works on muscle confusion, so your body doesn't get used to what you are doing. There are 12 DVD's that you work from.
After bootcamp I'll let you know the results. It's pretty great so far though, really puts me in a good mood for the whole day. One thing that's helped me through bootcamp is my sister. She is also doing a bootcamp in Boston at the same time. So every morning we compare notes and get to tell each other how sore we are and check on eachothers diet. It keeps us in line pretty well since we are brutely honest. If anyone wants to start a diet plan, I would love to be your support system. There's nothing that keeps you on track as much as actually having to confess that scoop of ice cream (which I had last night) to another person. It's an embarrasing down fall, and it's good to have support.
House: The house is finally painted! It was a big project, but turned out great in the end! We are posting it this week, so I'll have pics of the finished project soon. Cross your fingers for us that it sells soon!
So, to answer some of your questions and comments.
Car: The car has actually been a whole fiasko. Turns out, it's not a good idea to go even look and not consider buying with a toddler, you can get scammed pretty well, (I like to call it scammed, but the bottom line is we probably just weren't paying attention) so the Rogue would have cost us the same for the first year, and then payments skyrocket after that, not quite what we wanted. So we went and traded it in for a Grey Nissan Altima. Very nice ride, dogs will have to sit in the back with Jack or the front seat, but it rides like a sports car, which is a passion of mine. It'll be an adjustment to not having an SUV, but I'm happy with what we have now.
Bootcamp:
My new exercise regiment is called Bootcamp with Jess. I have just started week 4. It is absolutely awesome!!! I go their every morning at 7am to 8am and the instructor varies our workouts completely day to day. Monday's and Wednesday's are Upper Body, Tuesday's and Thursday's are Lower Body, Fridays is 6am at a track with all groups together and you run bleachers, run the track yelling military chants, do thousands of pushups, etc. I'm happy to report I have lost 4 pounds, but mostly inches, and am already comfortable in my clothes again. The program is 6 weeks long. Here is the website: http://www.bootcampwithjess.com/ check it out, and if you decide to join, tell them I sent you, (I get a discount next time I sign on). There are only 4 to 5 people in the daily class, so it's just like working with a personal trainer. I'm sore every day, which I love, and diet is a big part of it as well.
No Bread, No Pasta, No Dairy, No Soda
If you eat any of these, 10 pushups for each thing- this has been a challenge, and I have done many pushups, but well worth the regimen as diet is 70% and exercise is 30% of weight loss.
After I'm done with this, Stephen got me a great workout called p90x (checkout http://www.p90x.com/ ) I have not tried this yet, but from other people hear it's great. It is a 90 day program that also works on muscle confusion, so your body doesn't get used to what you are doing. There are 12 DVD's that you work from.
After bootcamp I'll let you know the results. It's pretty great so far though, really puts me in a good mood for the whole day. One thing that's helped me through bootcamp is my sister. She is also doing a bootcamp in Boston at the same time. So every morning we compare notes and get to tell each other how sore we are and check on eachothers diet. It keeps us in line pretty well since we are brutely honest. If anyone wants to start a diet plan, I would love to be your support system. There's nothing that keeps you on track as much as actually having to confess that scoop of ice cream (which I had last night) to another person. It's an embarrasing down fall, and it's good to have support.
House: The house is finally painted! It was a big project, but turned out great in the end! We are posting it this week, so I'll have pics of the finished project soon. Cross your fingers for us that it sells soon!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Early Easter
We had an early Easter Egg hunt for all the grandkids this year. It was so much fun! Jack really got into it. He scoped out every egg, and then at the end of the hunt he realized - JACKPOT! - There are tons of eggs in the other kids baskets:)! It was really fun to watch him, and the change from last year, where he refused to even look at eggs and was only interested in rocks:)
Right before I started recording this video he would yell EGG when he saw another one. It's still fun to see how proud he is of his find:)
Painting
Mom and I tend to take on big projects. This year, we needed to repaint the house. In our original research for this, we wanted to borrow some scaffolding from Home Depot, well, the rental guy laughed out loud at us at the very thought that two such small women would
A: attempt to put up scaffolding
B: attempt to maneuver a ladder
C: Paint a house on their own
Well, thanks to a neighbors ladder, we are almost done with our project, it's more completed then in the pictures now, I'll post the finished project soon. I should bring these pics in to Home Depot and show that guy that two women 5' and 5'3" can indeed do it on their own.
One thing I'll say though, painting sure does make you sore!
These are pics of mom up high on the ladder. What a brave Woman! I hate being up that high!
Nissan Rogue
Surprise, Surprise! Nissan was offering a great deal the other week. So we traded in my Outback for a 2009 Nissan Rogue, brand new! For the same payments! It drives nice, and it met my requirements: Safety, Fits the carseat well, Fits both dogs and a stroller:)
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