Don't give into those darn horomones

I've been writing and re-writing this blog in my head for the past two weeks. I just haven't sat down to write it. It's been a dull past two weeks to say the least and my diet has kinda taken a toll because of it. It all started on the Monday after the Snow BIZaar when I just didn't know what to do with myself. I called it my Snow BIZaar "hang over", kind of like planning a wedding for a year. Having your entire world be about that wedding and then after it is over, what the heck do ya do now? So I was a bit lacking in the ambition department for that week.

Then all of a sudden at the end of that week, all I wanted to do was eat! That tuned into my period which turned into about 4 days of super crabby Lisa. I just hate being crabby especially when I can't control it. The smallest thing was setting me off and I was a bit out of control. My poor family. Then it was all topped off with a trip that I was suppose to go on out to the East Coast to see my sister. I was unable to go for many reasons and I didn't think it would hit me quite as bad as it did. My chiro asked me how I was doing last Friday and it kind of hit me. I was upset because I was suppose to be there and I wasn't. Luckily, my dad took my children on Friday afternoon over night til Saturday afternoon so I got a little bit of a break from my kids and my crazy crabby week of life.

Now I need to get on my soapbox for sec: Sometimes I feel that is sucks to be a woman! The birth control that I'm on doesn't add hormones into my system so since I got over the baby thing - I've been full bore, no alterations, sometimes out of control moody during my time of the month and it sucks! It also sucks having to take care of everyone all the time. I know this sounds bad but I get tired sometimes of taking care of everything and as women, we are just expected to do this all the time. I love my husband and my boys more than anything. I just need to vent. And these darn hormones - like we need help in the stress/mood/crabbiness category.

Now I will step down off my soapbox...glad that's over. Sorry you had to read that. I just needed to vent, like I said. The diet has taken a hit because I'm not as disciplined as I was the first 4 months. I'm now past the 4 months and I guess I need to figure out what that means for me. I'm at 28.7% body fat and my goal is to get down to 25%. That is hard to do when you get down the where I'm at. Its like the 100 pounders on the Biggest Loser that have a hard time loosing weight once they get down below 200 pounds. I need to refocus and start making myself daily and weekly goals so I can stay focused. I'm doing really well with the training and I feel so good about where I am in that training that I'm not worried about that half marathon coming up here the first of May. I need to take what I've been taught and use it everyday. I need to eat good foods everyday. Eat more food on my heavy workout days and on those days that I feel I need to eat those chips, I need to be sure to workout.

Last thing for today - I've learned to eat oatmeal and I really like it! I've always thought it was slimmy and icky. But last week, I decided to try it out from the whole oats. I added milk and then an egg white right before it was done cooking (to add extra protein) and then I added a little bit of real maple syrup and brown sugar. It was so yummy and I've eaten a lot of it since I tried it last week. I guess I challenge you to try some new foods this week too!

Til the next time......................................................

Hearts, chocolate and wine...oh forgot bagels!

All four are hard on a diet - this at - when by hearts I mean the candy kinds.

Over this past weekend, we pulled off the Snow BIZaar. It was a blast. I was able to talk to a lot of different people and even turned a few heads with my new look! We had a make-over fashion show and I was one of the models. I got my hair cut by Tammy from Sol luna Salon, my make-up applied by Brooke Fleetwood and a new outfit from Serendipity in Baldwin. It was so much fun to be able to take part in this experience. I felt like a beauty queen and like I said, turned a few heads! Then I got to strut my "stuff" on the catwalk. Some people didn't even recognize me until they heard me talk. It was an amazing day! But don't worry, for those that may not like my new look, it was only temporary! By 9pm, I was in my comfy clothes and had my hair washed!

These are the feelings that make me want to continue to eat good on a daily basis. Its good to have days off or have a treat from time to time but you have to get back into the swing of things and make this lifestyle forever. It is totally worth it. And when you feel better, you want to exercise. My working out is going really well as well.

Like I mentioned hearts, chocolates and bagels at the beginning of this blog, well there was candy and chocolate and wine over the weekend and on Valentine's Day. And I had a few bagels over the weekend as well, BUT, I'm back on track and feel good again. I've gotta tell you one more thing, bagels, although they may seem like the healthy thing to eat for breakfast, they really aren't. They are worth 4 slices of white bread, yuck! But I treated myself because I've been going to the Hudson Bagel Company for months now for our Snow BIZaar meetings and never once had a bagel. I figured it was time!

Til next time...

Go Pack Go!

When I started to think about my next blog entry, I wasn't sure what to write. I don't want to keep writing the same thing over and over again. Life its been another crazy week. I have really hit the ground running on Jan 1st and I haven't slowed down. I'm also starting to feel the pressure and some anxiety for the Snow BIZaar which is one week away! (I hope you plan to join me that day!) We are having a fashion show that day and I get to be one of the models. I'm very excited to get my make-up and hair done. I also got a great outfit to model off from Serendipity in Baldwin. I think I'll turn some heads that day! I'm very giddy about this, but like I said, starting to get a little anxious and nervous about it.

I also wen into see Lisa at Physicians Weight Loss Center on Friday and my results were awesome again. I'm down to 156. yeah!! I'm also at 30% body fat and that is so impressive. I feel great. Finally starting to feel like I did the first couple of months of my journey, much better like before Christmas.

A couple of weeks ago, my mom said the funniest thing to me about my diet. She asked me if I would ever be able to eat "normal" again. And I"m not trying to pick on my mom at all, but I want you to understand how this "diet" works. I'm eating all real foods. Besides some protein supplements, I'm eating lean meats, veggies of all kinds and fruit. I do eat some carbs but they are limited. And I'm starting to know what I should be eating so I know if I'm eating too many carbs or if I'm not eating enough of the good stuff or even too much.

I'm not starting to train for the Eau Claire 1/2 marathon. Its on May 1st and I'm pumped for it! I want to PR and really finish and end strong. I have plans to do some weight lifting and I think that will make a world of difference as well. This also means that I have to eat more. I need to "feed the machine" as I'm told my Lisa and her hubby Dr. Pat. (He's a chiropractor). I ran 7+ miles this morning, it felt so good and I've eating plenty of good stuff before and now after.

I'll keep you up to date with the running as well as the weigh loss. I guess getting under 30% body fat will be a big deal for me. I will keep you updated on that too! Take care!

I've got numbers!

Hey there! It has been WAY too long. I have had quite a crazy month. I'm excited for February. January had to be one of the busiest Januarys in my life. Usually it drags and drags and you just can't wait for February 1st, that wasn't the case this time. I have been very busy with work, that is awesome, we are busy busy with the final plans for the Snow BIZaar (have you gotten your tickets yet??) and I put out 3 new publications this month. The Local BIZ, a new real estate magazine I helped Edina Realty with and my Hammond and Roberts Community Guide hit mailboxes just last week.

My family also spent a week being sick. Colton was sick, Cash was sick and I was sick last week. I'm still getting over a sinus issue. It was a rough week last week. I didn't need to be behind. The worst part of it is being off my game. Being off my running schedule and being off my diet. It was hard. I really didn't eat bad. The only day way Wednesday when I ate a lot of crackers, but that was about all I ate. It has been months since I've eaten crackers so that was kind of yummy!

So Monday starts a new week and so far so good. Still dealing with this sinus thing, I feel much better this morning, I haven't even blown my nose yet! I ran on Saturday and Monday. I plan to continue that including doing my Tera Busker workout either tomorrow morning or Thursday. And I finally got to go into Physicians Weight Loss Center to see Lisa last Friday. It has been something like 9 days since I was there. Only because of being sick and have sick kids. So I have some numbers!!!!!

As you can see, I did get a new pic taken. I wasn't prepared for a pic otherwise I would have done my hair! I was a little concerned what would happen because I hadn't been working out and hadn't been totally on my diet, but it was a great weight in. My muscle mass was up, I was hydrated plenty, I lost body fat and my weight was down! I was thrilled. So far, I have lost 21.2 lbs of weight and please keep in mind that that is loosing mostly body fat and doing it the right way; and I've lost 18.25 inches all over my body. Yeah!!!!

And I have to tell you about this new product I tried. I met a gal by the name of Lori Humble and she sells a product called It Works. The main product is detox body wraps. These wraps are affordable and they are targeted wraps. Meaning, they are small and you can do them yourself at home. I had Lori come over to my house last Saturday and we did a wrap around my mid-section. She measured me before, wrapped me up around the mid-section, then I "cooked" for 45 minutes. That was it! I sat and talked to her and she is really a great gal. Then after 45, she took the saran wrap off, but not the detox wrap and she measured me again. I lost over 2 inches in just 45 minutes. Then I kept it on for another couple hours. I will be getting more of this product and you can use it all over your body. I'd like to try it on my thighs. If you want to learn more, go to www.itworks.net/umbleandhealthy. Or come to the Snow BIZaar, Lori will be there and you can do a wrap that day for $25!!! That an awesome deal. Get a wrap and a chair massage and listen to some live music while you drink a cup of OrGano Gold Coffee!!! What could get better. Well - how about some gourmet chocolate and wine tasting?????

Have a great day, I will blog more very soon, not more 2 week breaks!