2013 held lots of good things for my family and myself! 2013 also held lots of sad memories for us as well!
This year we lost the greatest dad/grandfather ever in the history of the world-no joke!
Ok, apparently we are going to do this post without pictures. SIGH
In 2013 we lost my Dad, Uncle, Great Aunt, and 3 pets! My dad's dog (literally grieved herself to death), our family pet, and my inlaws family Pet! That's alot to deal with and explain to my lil tots!
Even thru all the grief, lots of great things happened in 20*13
*I got to spend a ton of time with my dad, a big/huge thanks to my husband
*We bought our dream home & my dad got to see it right before we closed on it and approved of it :-)
*We celebrated our boys birthdays (thankfully) every year their big day is soooo special to me!
*We had one of the boys start 2nd grade, which is a HUGE deal-big transition from 1st!
*We had one child start the K4 class-his last year of pre-school at the Christian Academy
*We were able to go on 2 vacations-1 to Jelly Stone Campground, and 1 to Wilderness of the Smokies
*We bought a new minivan for this momma
*We were able to purchase new things for our home!
*I got a promotion at work
*The boys got to go to Neyland Stadium for a game-huge deal for the boys
*One of the boys is playing indoor winter baseball-huge step for him, playing with other kids he had never met before
*We celebrated Christmas and the REAL meaning of the Season-Jesus' Birthday
*I got to Scrapbook with some friends this year, and I absolutely LOVE every minute of it!
*My photography business was very successful this year, and we are very thankful!
*Our family, stayed healthy, happy, and safe!-This is mine and the boys prayers everyday!
*My hubs was able to work OT-which is always nice, and very much so appreciated!
*All my prayers were answered for daddy to have a safe shift at work, he is a fireman, and I worry everytime he leaves the house for work. I know most of the time his job is safe, however, he was shot at this year while on an EMS run, luckily the bullet hit the ambulance and not him. I do know it takes one bad run to go to crap very easily and someone is hurt or dead. VERY THANKFUL for him!
*The hubs and I celebrated 8 years of marriage! I can't wait to celebrate another 80 years with that wonderful man! :)
*One kiddo played soccer for the 2nd season and had a great time!
*I lost weight, I've been so up and down, I don't exactly know how many lbs I've lost total this year, I will document better in 20*14, but I have lost 34.5 lbs total.
*This year I have gone down 2 sizes in pants-I will take that!
*This year I added 2 more 5 K's to my "Run like a girl plaque", I typically do 1-5K race a year, this year I added 2 more.
*Nana has spent alot of time with us, and my boys fell in love with her even more this year! To have a very involved grandparent is priceless!
I know this can't be all of the great things that happened in 20*13 but it's a great list. There is always more good then bad, and I like to focus on the good!
Today happens to be my great Aunt Eleanor's birthday! I know she and my dad are having a great time in Heaven and are awaiting our arrival!
We are ending our year, healthy, happy, and safe! For that I'm very thankful!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Updates
I was hoping to do a reflection on 2013, but it won't let me upload pictures for some reason, so I will go with plan B!
I fell off the diet band wagon one week before the final weigh-in, I did great, I lost 8 lbs, any loss to me is great, but I know had I not screwed up the week prior, I would have won 2nd place. Lots of people quit the challenge after Thanksgiving, and I did great thru Thanksgiving, then Christmas parties and such hit, and life got busy with shopping, wrapping, cooking, and planning, that I didn't even go to the gym!
So now I'm making up for that 5 lbs weight gain, I've lost 34.5 total pounds, so if I fluctuate between up 5 and down 5, I'm really ok with that.
I've lost 4 pants sizes, and plan to lose 1.5 more sizes, so I'm good with that!
The next weight loss challenge at work is to lose 10% of your body weight in 12 weeks, which is really hard to do, but a very attainable goal. So that's what I'm shooting for! The initial weigh-in is Jan 8th, but I have already started my diet and exercise plan today. I ate around 1550 calories today, that's a little more then I want to eat each day, I'd like to see each day around 1300 total calories, but being the first day back on, I will take the 1550. My fridge is stocked and I'm ready for this week, lots of veggies and fruits, and low cal things!
I'm excited to get our house back in order from Christmas, I hope to work on that tomorrow. I did go thru some of the boys clothes, and I have 3 bags of stuff to donate, which is nice to help clear out the clutter, and I know a family that could use them, so a win win situation for all of us!
Tomorrow is a special day, it's my Aunt Eleanor's Birthday, this year she will celebrate in Heaven with my dad, and lots of other special people! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELEANOR!!!
I will be thinking of my cousins tomorrow too, I'm sure it will be a hard day for them, reflecting and thinking about their mom!
Tomorrow is also Ashley's Bday, which we will celebrate on Wed, with spaghetti dinner at the in-laws!
I'm looking forward to 2014 and more so looking forward to losing an additional 20 lbs!
I hear there may be a wedding announcement on my husband's side of the family in 2014, and I want to bust out a super cute dress for the wedding, 2 sizes smaller then what I wear right now! Wish me luck!
I fell off the diet band wagon one week before the final weigh-in, I did great, I lost 8 lbs, any loss to me is great, but I know had I not screwed up the week prior, I would have won 2nd place. Lots of people quit the challenge after Thanksgiving, and I did great thru Thanksgiving, then Christmas parties and such hit, and life got busy with shopping, wrapping, cooking, and planning, that I didn't even go to the gym!
So now I'm making up for that 5 lbs weight gain, I've lost 34.5 total pounds, so if I fluctuate between up 5 and down 5, I'm really ok with that.
I've lost 4 pants sizes, and plan to lose 1.5 more sizes, so I'm good with that!
The next weight loss challenge at work is to lose 10% of your body weight in 12 weeks, which is really hard to do, but a very attainable goal. So that's what I'm shooting for! The initial weigh-in is Jan 8th, but I have already started my diet and exercise plan today. I ate around 1550 calories today, that's a little more then I want to eat each day, I'd like to see each day around 1300 total calories, but being the first day back on, I will take the 1550. My fridge is stocked and I'm ready for this week, lots of veggies and fruits, and low cal things!
I'm excited to get our house back in order from Christmas, I hope to work on that tomorrow. I did go thru some of the boys clothes, and I have 3 bags of stuff to donate, which is nice to help clear out the clutter, and I know a family that could use them, so a win win situation for all of us!
Tomorrow is a special day, it's my Aunt Eleanor's Birthday, this year she will celebrate in Heaven with my dad, and lots of other special people! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELEANOR!!!
I will be thinking of my cousins tomorrow too, I'm sure it will be a hard day for them, reflecting and thinking about their mom!
Tomorrow is also Ashley's Bday, which we will celebrate on Wed, with spaghetti dinner at the in-laws!
I'm looking forward to 2014 and more so looking forward to losing an additional 20 lbs!
I hear there may be a wedding announcement on my husband's side of the family in 2014, and I want to bust out a super cute dress for the wedding, 2 sizes smaller then what I wear right now! Wish me luck!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIENDS...................
I am super blessed with these 3 ladies in my life! Ali Ray and I have been friends for around 12 years now, Rachel and I are cousins and we have been close for years, and Crane is my newest of the three friends, who I see the most, everyday Mon-Fri!
I missed Ali Ray's bday celebration, and I'm sad about that, always a good time, but I'm sure we can make up for it soon!
Crane's bday lunch is tomorrow, so I'm excited to take her to Mexican for lunch, (hey it was her pick) we have agreed to share the nachos, no side dishes and have limited ourselves to 15-20 chips a piece, that should put us around 700 calories. So tomorrow I have a date with the elliptical until I burn 400 calories on that bad boy!
Rachel's bday is Friday, and I don't think we are going to get to meet up, but possibly on Sat. we shall see!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL 3 OF YOU!!!!!!
I'm blessed far beyond what I deserve to be for sure!
Just a lil update, our weigh-in is over Tuesday, so I may have plans to hit the gym a couple times a day this weekend, I really want to be able to drop another 4 lbs, but we shall see! The reward in my clothes is awesome and the cash reward will come in handy for Christmas!
I will post results as soon as the final weigh-in gets here! Right now I have lost 5% of my body weight, so I really can't complain!
Tonight was a hard night, my boys chose pizza night, so I ate a Mcdees salad and one piece of pizza, followed by a Miller Lite, I call that an awesome night! :-)
Now it's time for the WILDCATS to come on! I'm ready to watch some basketball with my boys, make popcorn, and watch the season finale of Chicago Fire!
I missed Ali Ray's bday celebration, and I'm sad about that, always a good time, but I'm sure we can make up for it soon!
Crane's bday lunch is tomorrow, so I'm excited to take her to Mexican for lunch, (hey it was her pick) we have agreed to share the nachos, no side dishes and have limited ourselves to 15-20 chips a piece, that should put us around 700 calories. So tomorrow I have a date with the elliptical until I burn 400 calories on that bad boy!
Rachel's bday is Friday, and I don't think we are going to get to meet up, but possibly on Sat. we shall see!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL 3 OF YOU!!!!!!
I'm blessed far beyond what I deserve to be for sure!
Just a lil update, our weigh-in is over Tuesday, so I may have plans to hit the gym a couple times a day this weekend, I really want to be able to drop another 4 lbs, but we shall see! The reward in my clothes is awesome and the cash reward will come in handy for Christmas!
I will post results as soon as the final weigh-in gets here! Right now I have lost 5% of my body weight, so I really can't complain!
Tonight was a hard night, my boys chose pizza night, so I ate a Mcdees salad and one piece of pizza, followed by a Miller Lite, I call that an awesome night! :-)
Now it's time for the WILDCATS to come on! I'm ready to watch some basketball with my boys, make popcorn, and watch the season finale of Chicago Fire!
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Weightloss update for December
Has it really been a month? Gosh, time really does fly when you are having fun, huh?
So, I need to do a little catch up post! I was doing great up until the week of Thanksgiving, then I hosted a party at my house, just a lil girls night out of shopping. It was an Initial Outfitters party and we had a great time, and I got 110.00 bucks worth of free stuff, something at 70% off, and 3 half-off items! Thanks to all that came!
So I ate at the party, and I have been keeping my "free" day on Saturdays, every Sat evening, I'M MISERABLE, I have never been that way before, and when I say free day, I don't eat 4K calories, but I do eat. Here is an example, this past Sat. we went to DQ for breakfast, I had biscuits and gravy and a hashbrown, yes I know fattening! Then I was planning a light lunch and dinner but my mom has been sad with all the holidays so she wanted the local buffet, I got a tablespoon of about 6-8 side items and one piece of cornbread. By the time I got home, I thought I was going to yak, this has happened for the last 3 Sat's in a row. Needless to say, I'm going to re-do my free day! I'm going to allow myself and extra 1K calories to eat whenever, spreading it out throughout the week, or saving it for something like a milkshake, but eating whatever I want all day on Sat is over. It is so not worth it!
So I've been back on track and I now weigh the same as before T-giving, which is great! This week, my plan is to drop 2.5-3.5 pounds, I know I can do it, an plan to! :-)
The Biggest Loser contest is over next week, on Tuesday I think, so I'm hoping to be in the next set of 10 category lost, I'm 3 lbs from dropping into the next set of 10's! So 4 more lbs by the 17th will make me one happy girl! That will put me smaller then when I met my husband, after 13 years and 2 children later, that makes me one happy girl!
I have ditched the treadmill, I really, really, really wanted to be a Runner, (my mom told someone the other day I was a runner, and it made me proud) I'm really not a Runner, but I do run. All that to say, that as much as I want to be able to consistently run 3 miles per day without stopping, it doesn't burn a ton of calories, I know once I build up the endurance and the miles add up, I will burn more, but 20 mins on the treadmill at a slow jog, I burn 100 calories, 20 mins. on the elliptical I burn 260, so ofcourse do the math, and you will know why I changed to the elliptical. I'm up to 30-35 mins and burn 400 calories, so on the treadmill that would be 250-300 depending on my speed. So for now I'm doing the elliptical 20 days a month, with some bike, and some weights.
I'm excited to weigh-in tomorrow to see if I have lost anything! I've had a great day today, with my total cals around 1320! MFP says I need to be at 1220, but I'm losing weight when I eat between 1200-1450 so that's the range I try to keep it in!
Today I played hide and seek with the boys, so I'm pretty sure I burned quite a bit doing that!
Until next time...........................
So, I need to do a little catch up post! I was doing great up until the week of Thanksgiving, then I hosted a party at my house, just a lil girls night out of shopping. It was an Initial Outfitters party and we had a great time, and I got 110.00 bucks worth of free stuff, something at 70% off, and 3 half-off items! Thanks to all that came!
So I ate at the party, and I have been keeping my "free" day on Saturdays, every Sat evening, I'M MISERABLE, I have never been that way before, and when I say free day, I don't eat 4K calories, but I do eat. Here is an example, this past Sat. we went to DQ for breakfast, I had biscuits and gravy and a hashbrown, yes I know fattening! Then I was planning a light lunch and dinner but my mom has been sad with all the holidays so she wanted the local buffet, I got a tablespoon of about 6-8 side items and one piece of cornbread. By the time I got home, I thought I was going to yak, this has happened for the last 3 Sat's in a row. Needless to say, I'm going to re-do my free day! I'm going to allow myself and extra 1K calories to eat whenever, spreading it out throughout the week, or saving it for something like a milkshake, but eating whatever I want all day on Sat is over. It is so not worth it!
So I've been back on track and I now weigh the same as before T-giving, which is great! This week, my plan is to drop 2.5-3.5 pounds, I know I can do it, an plan to! :-)
The Biggest Loser contest is over next week, on Tuesday I think, so I'm hoping to be in the next set of 10 category lost, I'm 3 lbs from dropping into the next set of 10's! So 4 more lbs by the 17th will make me one happy girl! That will put me smaller then when I met my husband, after 13 years and 2 children later, that makes me one happy girl!
I have ditched the treadmill, I really, really, really wanted to be a Runner, (my mom told someone the other day I was a runner, and it made me proud) I'm really not a Runner, but I do run. All that to say, that as much as I want to be able to consistently run 3 miles per day without stopping, it doesn't burn a ton of calories, I know once I build up the endurance and the miles add up, I will burn more, but 20 mins on the treadmill at a slow jog, I burn 100 calories, 20 mins. on the elliptical I burn 260, so ofcourse do the math, and you will know why I changed to the elliptical. I'm up to 30-35 mins and burn 400 calories, so on the treadmill that would be 250-300 depending on my speed. So for now I'm doing the elliptical 20 days a month, with some bike, and some weights.
I'm excited to weigh-in tomorrow to see if I have lost anything! I've had a great day today, with my total cals around 1320! MFP says I need to be at 1220, but I'm losing weight when I eat between 1200-1450 so that's the range I try to keep it in!
Today I played hide and seek with the boys, so I'm pretty sure I burned quite a bit doing that!
Until next time...........................
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