Still rolling...

It's Saturday morning, I meant to do this yesterday, it's early on Saturday morning for me. 6:19am. It got up yesterday morning early too to workout. I had some fun with my children yesterday. After stopping in to see Lisa at Physicians Weight Loss Center yesterday morning, we were suppose to go to the Giggle Factory in Hudson with a play date, but they were closed due to a sickness - so we came back to my house and played instead. Oh well, we will go to the Giggle Factory again or even Inside Out in New Richmond. Then in the afternoon, we went to New Richmond and trick-or-treated! That was fun and WIXK was having their Treat Street so the kids got to play in a jumpy house and get their picture taken. That was a lot of fun. I'm glad we got to do that.

Then last night, I worked on thelocalbizonline.com because we have a new Local Biz out and about now! Yeah! It is awesome. Full of great advertising. People - it is time to spend some money! We are on the brink of the holiday season, I believe that officially starts on November 1st (which happens to be my son's 4th birthday!) I think you can even get Christmas music already! That being said - get out and get your copy and get shopping or eating or drinking (in moderation of course) at your favorite places or even go out and make new favorites!

It has been a good week for me, I've gotten lots done, worked out well and stuck to my diet! We had an awesome radio show and I wasn't stressed out! Yeah for me!

So let's talk diet first, I can't even begin to explain how good I feel. I put a pair of workout pants on yesterday morning and they were BIG. It was a little funny. I was all excited to weigh in on Friday morning. And when I did, I didn't loose any weight, BUT, after a little scolding not to get all obsessed with weight, Lisa pointed out that my body fat percentage is down and that is what we are looking for. Muscle weighs more, but muscle doesn't make you feel fat, so this is why I feel so good. I'm ridding my body of all that yucky body fat!!! I'm feeding "the machine" as Lisa puts it and my body is responding my eating away at that yucky fat. So please join me, stop eating all the processed foods that we are bombarded with daily. I know it looks and smells yummy, but we can do it! You won't believe how good you feel.

As I mentioned before, Colton turns 4 on Monday. So we had a birthday party for him with family on Wednesday night. It was a lovely party and Colton got lots of great gifts. But I found some power that night. I ordered a beautiful 1/2 sheet cake with ooy gooy frosting, which I love, and I cut the cake, scooped ice cream and served it to my family AND I never faltered!!! I'm so proud of myself. It would have been so easy to lick my fingers. But I didn't. Not only is it power, it is a victory over myself. I can have control and SO CAN YOU! If you make it through the first 2 weeks, you got this in the bag! You can stop drinking for a few months. THIS IS NOT FOREVER, IT IS JUST FOR NOW! And I will help you if you want to chat. Pick up a Local Biz today and check out the ad on the back for Physician Weight Loss Clinic!

We also had an awesome show on the radio this week. My partner Don and I had three wonderful guests. We had Judy Rusch of Sweet Greetings in New Richmond on telling us about her amazing 15 year anniversary and her open house this upcoming Thursday afternoon from 3-6pm. Don and I are going to stop in after the show. Details on the What's going on page on the Biz online, check it out. Then we had Lisa from the Physicians Weight Loss Center. If you want to learn more, call her up (715-386-7952) and even stop in and see her! She will chat with you for free about the program and help you get started. Then we had my favorite guest, Tera Busker! She has an amazing article in the Local Biz for November. Check it out. Wanna make it through the holidays and not gain all the weight? She has some helpful hints and I bet if you had some questions about working out and eating right, she would help you too. Check out her newly redesigned website at www.fitnesstogo.net.

I better stop typing and get some other work done before I go run. I'm putting in a 5 or 6 miler this morning. And I start my running challenge on Monday. 120 miles in 8 weeks! Wish me luck!

I feel great!

It's Saturday, one of my favorite days of the week. Not because its the night to party, at least not anymore, but because I get to take a long run in the morning. My wonderful mom usually watches my kids and I get to go running. I usually run with my sister-in-law Cheryl, but she had to work today and I wasn't for sure of the weather so I decided to go on my own. It was a really great run, only 4 miles, but I'm working my way up. We have been running 5 miles, and I will be working on 6 miles soon too. I'm going to be working on a running challenge for myself that I plan on starting on November 1st and going through Christmas. I will let you know about that.

Then I stopped at one of my favorite coffee shops in River Falls. The Dish and Spoon Cafe. I love that place. I had a non-fat latte with sugar-free caramel flavoring. (I have to stay true to my diet, but I did run 4 miles this morning.) I made sure that this was allowed because I'm really trying to be very strict on my diet. It was yummy!!!

As of yesterday, I have lost 4.6 lbs and 8 inches!!!! WOW!!! I feel so good. I can't believe it. I'm already down one jean size (from size 14 to 12) That's super exciting too. All of this is credited to Lisa and Physicians Weight Loss Center of Hudson. She is awesome and so is the program.

I'm now on days 10-14 and I'm up to 1000 calories a day, BUT I'm allowed a few more calories because of my workout routines. Wondering what I'm eating??? Well, I'm eating mostly whole foods. A lot of chicken and veggies and fruit. That is the key to this diet. You are learning to eat the proper amounts and eating all whole foods. Too bad I didn't start this diet when I had a garden full of fresh veggies all summer long. I do take in 2-3 protein supplements a day which is the other key to this diet. These protein supplements come in many different forms. Shakes, drinks, soups, hot cocoa and more. Lisa told me that She wanted to get me to the point where I could barely get all the foods in my body that I'm suppose to eat. That should be interesting because I've always been a big eater, hence my whole problem.

Have any questions? Please leave me a comment or email me anytime. I would be happy to rave to you about this program! It's all about changing the way you think about food. Chat with ya soon..............................

Down 2.2!

It's day 6! It hasn't been easy, in fact, Sunday was probably the worse day. Sunday is my day to lay on the couch and watch football and eat what ever I want. I usually get one of those really yummy mochas from McDonald's or from Dish and Spoon Cafe. It really sucked when my hubby made some pizza rolls. I tried not to smell them. I did good though, I figured it wasn't worth it. This is for now and not forever. I can do it!!!

I had a meeting with Lisa Kolashinski at Physicians Weight Loss Clinic yesterday and I lost 2.2 lbs. I have to say, I was a little disappointment that it was only 2.2 because I feel so good and my close feel loose, but REALLY Lisa - its 2.2 lbs in 4 days! I should be happy. I did loose the weight in muscle so Lisa K. looked over my food diary (which I stick to religiously) and I wasn't eating enough - isn't that crazy! Well I'm a runner and I had need more calories than what I was eating to loose the good fat weight and not the muscle weight.

Its nice to know that I have Lisa and Carolyn at Physicians Weight Loss Clinic to call ANYTIME if I need anything or have questions. Lisa K. is very easy to talk to and very knowledgeable about the program. Its also great to have that peace-of-mind that this is a physician developed program and you really don't have to worry about it no being healthy and I'm eating REAL food as well. Lots of protein, veggies and fruit. Please email or comment if you have questions. I will continue to blog about my experience weekly.

Over the weekend, I did make it to my local farmers market to get some apples (just haven't had time to go pick them yet) and I took the boys to the Oktoberfest Parade. That was fun, Colton collected LOTS of candy. Kim and Todd at A-1 Priority Insurance borrowed my 4-wheeler for the parade. Then we stopped at Roberts Grocery to get a few things. Then on Sunday while Colton was at Sunday school, Cash and I headed to Baldwin to grab some groceries at Nilssen's Supervalu. What a great store. I think this week, with all the great grocery sales, I will be shopping around to get some great deals!

TTFN...chat with you soon......

Now is the time...

It has been so long since I wrote on my blog, I'm so sorry to all of you faithful readers. It has been quite the hectic summer. But I'm ready to get consistent with my blog and tell everyone what is going on with the Local Biz!

I think we were doing the hour long LIVE radio show on WIXK when I posted my last blog. We are still doing awesome and we are getting more and more listeners every week. And now WIXK is streaming live so anyone anywhere can hear our show. Please check it out either live weekly or check out thelocalbizonline.com and listen to the current week's show. It has been more than a blast and I'm so excited about the future of this radio show. Please let us know if you are interested in hearing the show!!!

Because of the show, I have an exciting announcement to make, I talked about it a little bit on the radio this week, but didn't really want to go into a lot of detail because I just started on the program. I'm the self-proclaimed spokesperson for Physician Weight Loss Centers of Hudson! I just stared working with Lisa this past Wednesday and I started the program on Thursday. I'm very excited for so many reasons.

First of all, I'm pumped about loosing weight! Like many woman, I have struggled with my weight for ever. I have tried other diets and settled on doing it the old fashioned way, I ate less and worked out more! I lost about 40 lbs between having Colton and getting pregnant with Cash. I was very happy at about 163-160 lbs. It was my sister's Abby's wedding where I was 160 lbs and felt amazing! I also have run 3 half marathons between the two boys as well and really got back into working.

Then I got pregnant - yeah for me but not year for my weight! Like my mother, I almost instantly gained weight in my thighs and hated ever minute of that part of being pregnant. Then last September, I had a wonderful healthy baby boy that we named Cash Steven. Very sweet little boy that decided to come 3 and a half weeks early via c-section. That was rough, and I struggled to get back into working out and eating right. Still after a year, I can't STOP EATING!!! I have gotten back into working out. I have been running 3-5 days a week. I've also been working out with personal training Tera Busker.

Just an aside: Tera is awesome! She has been writing for the Local Biz and I'm excited to call her my friend. It has been a blessing training with her.

OK, so an awesome opportunity has come my way. I talked to Lisa from Physicians Weight Loss Center of Hudson last week and this is a match made in Heaven! I'm going through their program and I'm going to get the word out about their program and how successful it is for me. I'm doing that through the radio show and though this blog and also through my website and the publication itself! I'm very excited to share my journey with everyone. Although it is a little scary to talk about my weight in public, I think this is a huge honor that I will take very seriously. So far, on day 2 (10-15-10) I've stayed true to the diet and followed it religiously. I didn't workout today like I planned, and I have no good excuse, but I will be running in the morning and am thinking about starting a great challenge for myself that will start on November 1st and end on Christmas Eve! I'm thinking like 120 miles of running, or something like this! I will keep you posting.

Now along with the blogging about my new weight loss program, I will also be chatting about businesses and experiences weekly! I have to say, I was just at JJ's Sports Bar today for a ribbon cutting. I'm the Ambassador Chair for my chamber (Central St. Croix Area Chamber) and it's my responsibility to organize and handle ribbon cuttings! I met the owners Jeremy and Jesse Penman. They have a beautiful bar in a great location. It is in the former Doll House Bar. They did a fantastic job on the inside using a lot of diamond plate! I can't wait to enjoy a drink or two there sometime soon. (It might be a while, I can't drink on the diet!) We had a great group of people there too from the chamber. Of course Don Fowell was there and so was April from WIXK. Lynn and Beth Pabst and Ron Revere from MIX105, Pete Keskey my favorite printer! and Doug from Energy Plus. Hope I got them all. I talked with Beth and April after were done about the weight loss program! I"m so excited to share, if I haven't mentioned that lately!

Chat with you soon...I'll be out loosing weight...