If you're fat and you know it...

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! :) That is what I have doing. Been going at this whole weightloss thing for 5 weeks I think. I have lost 20 lbs! 20 lbs!!!! I have never stuck to a "diet" for this long! Maybe because I am not depriving myself, just watching portions, making healthier choices, oh AND exercising! I exercising almost everyday and that makes me very happy! Justin has lost 24 lbs, but whatever, he is a guy! And he has an "active" job. :-P

I have been doing Leslie Sansone and Taebo:

I really enjoy all of these workouts. I want to get Leslie Sansone's Walking Bootcamp next! I would aslo like to get a Taebo DVD, just not sure which one! My Taebo's are on ahem, VHS!

I still am logging all my foods on www.myfitnesspal.com

I love the support I have from my friends and most importantly from my husband! :)

SPRING!?!?

WOOHOO!! FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! Is it beautiful where you are!? It is here. 70s, blue skies! AWESOME! LOVE LOVE LOVE spring! I hope it is here to stay! Happy first day of spring!

Working/sweating my butt off!

For the past month I have been counting calories and burning calories! Whew! I have about got my daily cals under control which makes me very happy! I CANNOT believe the amount of calories I was eating before I started this. It is really sickening. The cravings are few and far between now, which makes me even happier!

I have been logging all my food in a diary on www.myfitnesspal.com. I love it! I can see what I am eating and it really keeps me accountable. I have friends on there and I have my diary open so they can see what I am eating also, another accountablity. There is so since in lieing, because I would just be hurting myself.

I have also been exercising at least 30 minutes almost everyday. A lot of the time I do more. I really feel so much better and if I skip a day I feel guilty and just blah. I mainly do Leslie Sansone walking videos. I just got the pilates one and WOW, my best sweat yet! I am also able to log my exercise/cals burned on MFP. It tells me how many cals I need to eat etc. I LOVE IT! So far I have lost 18 pounds. I have done it the RIGHT way and I feel that these lbs will stay off. I am excited to lose A LOT more! I am not ready to share my starting weight, but eventually I will, it isn't pretty ;).

Another thing that is really helping me is THE HUBS! He is also dieting so I am kind of accountable to him also. And he to me. He ordered a bag of onion rings at Sonic the other night thinking I would split them with him. When I didn't he just threw them all out the window and said, "thank you, you don't know how helpful it is to have you do this with me. It makes it easier." <3 <3 <3 Isn't that what spouse are for? To support and keep each other going? I think so! :)

Anyway, I have just decided that fat is not an option anymore. It isn't healthy and I don't feel good about myself! The more I lose the better I feel. Shirts are now clinging to my muffin top anymore and my jeans fit comfortable right out of the dryer. This is soooo worth it! I can't wait to start changing sizes, maybe I won't feel sooooo hideous in my swimsuit this summer!? EXCITING!

And my change is also a good example for my kids. They know that you should exercise everyday. I love to just go out and kick a ball around with them or go on a nature walk. I feel like doing it! And their eating habits are slowly changing too. I do still buy them some of their favs like Cap'n crunch berries, but that is about it. No more cookies, no more sugary drinks, etc etc. I don't need the temptation and they aren't good for the kids anyway.

So, I challenge you to get up and get moving. Buy healthy foods and not junk! You WILL feel better, I promise! We are examples for our children and I do not want my children being heavy like I have been my whole life.

Guess I am not good at this! lol

So, I guess I really haven't kept up on blogging again! What's new?

I have been "dieting". I use that word loosely because it is really a lifestyle change. Eating better, eating right, portion control and regular exercise are all things that should be part of my lifestyle, NOT a "diet". I DO NOT plan on stopping any of these once I meet my goals. A. My weight would just climb back up B. They are all good for my overall health!

Kaden is sick with a bit of a cold. Poor kid! I hate it! He is fully potty trained which is AWESOME!

Karson is learning to read. HE loves to learn which is great. He is out fishing with his Daddy today. I LOVE that! Kaden and I would have went also if he wasn't under the weather. Karson loves fishing and is actually casting on his own and catching fish alone. Magnificent!

Kaleb got his ear pierced :-/ NOT happy about that. Just a way for his mom to "look cooler" than us. Whatev. He knows he can't wear it here. It will grow up over the summer ;)

Justin and I celebrated our 10th anniversary last week. Pretty awesome. I can't say that our marriage has been all sunshine and roses, but we have been faced with challenges and passed them I guess. There were a few times I would have liked to give up, but we didn't. Just kept trucking, kept forgiving and still going. Still probably not the PERFECT marriage, but I don't believe there is any such thing. Besides we hopefully have a lot more years to make it more perfect ;). Sometimes it is hard after having kids and you just have to make time for ALONE time. We have learned that this past year and it is really helping. :)