Tuesday , Tuesday , Tuesday

Well, the day started out right. I got up with Jace to take him to scout camp at 6:30 a.m. Got dressed in my workout clothes and ran a mile.  I haven't run for about 3 weeks. I ate right and was really craving something sweet or bread-like. Brownies or cookies.  So I started looking up on pinterest some clean eating recipes and re-calculating the amount of calories I had left to eat.

Then I got a phone call from work.

I was so stressed out and so upset that I didn't want to eat anything anymore.  I did do my Wod for the day.  I was thinking of maybe running with Kendra but I scrapped that.  The Wod was a really quick 6 min one again.  So now I'm under calories-didn't even make it to 1200 calories and I know I'm putting myself into starvation mode but I really have no appetite.  So I'm going to just go to bed since I have to get up at the crack of dawn to do stupid things that work calls for.  I did pass up on my husbands M&M's he bought and put on the side of my bed for temptation.  It's great that I'm too upset to eat it.  Hopefully tomorrow goes better.

My dedication to eating right & working out

So I'm renewing my commitment to eating right & working out.  I read somewhere to write it in a blog, and since I have this blog but haven't used it for a couple of years I figure I'd better start using it again.  I'm going to write in this daily to keep myself responsible for eating and exercising.

Here are my goals:

To eat clean-replacing white bread and pastas with whole wheat. To limit sweets and fried foods. To drink more water and limit my diet sodas. To eventually get where I can go 4-7 weeks without any sweets.

To exercise 4-6 times a week.

To be able to look good in a bikini, with a nice flat stomach.

Ok, so now that I wrote out my goals I made a new wall of pictures and motivational quotes I taped to my closet door so I see it daily.  I also cut out a picture of a great looking stomach that I carry in my purse so when I'm eating out I can look at it before I make any choices to remind me of my goal so I can make a good eating choice.

Okay since it's only Monday I've immediately wanted ice cream yesterday.  Didn't help that Chris bought my favorite Mint Cookies and Cream.  I told myself I can have ONE scoop if I make it through the Friday by eating clean. Here is what I've done so far:

Sun:
B-mcdonalds sausage & egg burrito-ate insides only, no tortilla
L-egg omelet with cheese, spinach & sausage
D-Barros 1 pepperoni slice & 4-6 boneless wings (I didn't really count)
Ok I can explain Barros-my Aunt & mom took the family out for dinner so I limited my pizza slice and even though I saw crusts left on the kids' plate I resisted it.  Was still over in calories though.

Mon:
B-protein shake
L-chicken spinach hummus wrap with whole wheat tortilla & grapes
D-t-bone steak, corn, brown rice
S-Kashi cereal
stayed within my calories.  Did my crossfit wod. Only 6 min though-very quick wod but got my heart pumping & light sweat. Drank lots of water & only 3/4 of a diet today. Very proud of myself!

No Place Like Home!

As I am sitting here on the plane flying back from New York, I realize there really is no place like home. From all the neat places I have been and all the things I have seen, nothing compares to being with my beautiful wife as well as nothing is more awe inspiring or enjoyable to look at than my childrens smile as they rush to see me when I come home from work. The most valuable treasure in the world is the family. Money and fame are fleeting but a family is forever. I look forward to being home in a few short hours and giving each of my kids a big hug and a kiss, that includes Robbie no matter how old he thinks he is, and just enjoying the craziness that is my home.

Labor Day Weekend-Spring Cleaning!

I dedicate this post to Monica Coates, who showed me pinterest.com. The website inspired me not just to look into decorating styles for Kendra's bedroom, but doing so many different crafts & organizing my house. So since I happened to have a four day weekend, we rearranged the bedrooms, and in doing so we completely vacuumed every inch of all three kids' rooms. We organized closets, including ours! Everyone got a complete dusting from fans to window sills. I know spring has long gone, and we are soon heading into fall (even though it's still 110 degrees outside) but we finally did the spring cleaning and even donated 2 1/2 huge black garbage bags!

I also started in on some craft projects as well. The dollar store is amazing and I bought a ton of bins for Robbie's room. I also tried my hand at making my own apothecary jars. I love them to decorate with, and they are beautiful to fill during parties, yet so expensive. I thought I was so thrifty at finding them at Ross and Marshalls for $6-$15, but pinterest.com showed me that I could make my own for just a few $! Here's a pic of my Dollar store finds. Tons of bins, my jars, small plastic bins to organize a drawer, and I couldn't pass up on nail polish stripers.

I bought some small jars at the dollar store, but then I went to the Goodwill and hit the jackpot! With a creative eye (my husbands), I put small wine glasses upside down as lids for the jars. Now I have large jars too! I bought 5 jars with lids for $10! Now I can't wait for a party so I can show it off.

The finished project-all decorated!

Bear-taking a "picture"