Wedding

Today my brother-in-law Kirk got married and we had to dress up. It was not as bad as I imaged it to be. Very small wedding but very nice.


This picture was from the reversal last night, very nice place to have the wedding!


Picking out Katie's dress was pretty hard but she finally picked this blue one



This is Kirk

a little disappointed??

So today it has been 2 weeks since I measured and I was a little disappointed that I had not lost anything in my hips and chest but I did lose 1/2 inch in the thigh, arm and belly. My trainer Carole and Erik both said that was really good so I guess I should be happy but I only lost 3.5 lbs in 2 weeks - once again that is not bad and is a good weight loss especially after a really bad eating weekend.
Things I have learned -
1 - Alcohol is not my friend any more. (was it ever??) but it really does play a big part in my weight.
2 - I have learned to like exercise and push myself more then I have before (like not lowering weights when I am tired)
3 - I don't want to eat bad so I ruin all my hard work

I think I am ready to start the big group class. I will try one next week and see how it goes!

Mother 's day

I had a great Mother's day. The kids kept fighting to a minimal and Erik spoiled me! He made the breakfast I asked for and the ribs I loved and even humored me with a snowball dinner!
Plus he took Jaxon to get my pandora bracelet!



Yeah life!

still going strong

I am still going strong after 3 weeks of Art of Strength. I am getting stronger and able to do more and it is actually exciting ! When I first started I could not put my feet in the ropes and do knee bends - in a push up position but with your feet in rope rings and then pull your knees in, today I was able to do 3 set - 12, 9, 11. I was so excited and my trainer was excited that I am getting stronger which helps with motivation!
I did box jumps - and even fell but I got right back up and continued while laughing. I am very lucky that the gym is pretty empty when I am there.
I never thought I would look forward to working out and going to the gym! I am very happy that I found this program and that it was affordable! I am even ok with the fact that I am not getting results yesterday! I am feeling better and excited to see what changes are going to happen over the next few months.


I am so excited about Bin Laden! Last night I went through a bunch emotions. It better not affect Erik coming home on Thursday! Thank goodness Qatar is a pretty neutral and safe place. I will be able to breath once he is out of the middle east and back on US soil!