Clearly I have lost my mind....

Yep, it's official...mind is gone !! lol
I shall now tell you my newest story, and will change the names to protect the "guilty as hell" !!! LOL

A dear, dear angelic friend of mine, whom I love so very, very much.... (inserting name change) "Wiz" as I have chosen to call her...LOL....calls me one day recently and tells me that I'm doing a 5K !!! I said, "oh good for you"....she says "and you....you're doing it with me !!"....clearly she's insane as well !!! LOL
So, after a good 20 minutes of going back and forth, I cave, and tell "Wiz" that I'll be there !!! She really can be very persuasive with that wonderful "can do" attitude of hers !!! And so, there ya go....apparently, I'm doing a 5K !!! LOL....this should be good !!!!!
Now, one thing that you all should know....is that "big" girls....and (sorry guys)...I'm talking about those of us with "DDD"'s.....yeah....we don't run.....ANYWHERE !!!!  Not even to the snack bar or all you can eat buffet....there's just way too much pain involved  !!! So...me and my "stride rites" will be walking it !!!! Don't look for record times here people....unless you plan to tell me they'll be a cannoli waiting for me at the finish line !!!!
Either way....I think I'm kind of excited !!! Nervous, but excited !!! And, I want to thank my dear "Wiz" for having faith in me, even when I don't have much faith in myself for such things !!! ;)

If anyone is in the McDonough area and wants to join us, it's Saturday, April 16th, from 4pm-7pm....and I'll be bringing my own oxygen !!!! ;)

Run for the Bun

Click the pic to go to the Facebook Event page for more info !! ;)


Once again.....stay focused, celebrate everything, and pray for me !!!!! lol
xoxoxo

You guys are amazing !!! ;)

Ya know, I gotta tell ya's.....when I started my little blog, it was really as a 'therapeutic' thing for me, and I never really expected anyone other than family and friends would ever really see it, but you guys have sooooo surprised me !!!! I have met some of the coolest people through my little blog, and I'm so excited to have gained new friends and people who want to walk this long, hard road with me !!!!  You have all touched my heart so very much, and I hope and pray that I can be there for you, as you are for me !!
So, to my new friends, WELCOME !!!!! I'm so glad you're here, and I encourage you to leave comments, post your testimony/story, and we can all support each other !!!!
Anyone who has ideas of something specific they'd like to see on here, please let me know !!!!!  I think I need more "teaching" type stuff.....hmmmm.....ok, let's see what I can dig up !!!! ;)

Meanwhile, I checked the scale this morning.......you don't wanna know !! LOL....even though I'm doing better with my eating and workouts, the damn scale hasn't moved.... :(
One way or another though, it'll move soon !!! Either with the numbers going down, or the whole thing will "move" out the front door and into the yard !!!!!!!! lol  ;)

Again, thank you all for coming by....I look forward to hearing from each and every one of you !!!!!!

As usual,  stay focused & celebrate everything !!!!! ;) 
xoxoxox

Snap, Krackle, Pop !!!

Hello angel faces !!!! :)

Why am I sooo happy today ??!!!  I have no idea !!! LOL
Actually, I do.....it's because I have been working out everyday since my last post, and OH MY GOSH I FEEL SOOOO MUCH BETTER !!!!! Don't get me wrong.....I'm sore....my muscles call me ugly names, and I've got that "ache" that comes from working out after having sat on your chunky 'arse' for 2 years...but it's that GOOD ache !!! The one where you know that your body is so pleased to have been moved, and stretched and USED !!!!  One thing I gotta share....the "Snap, Krackle, Pop !!! lol....makes you think of a  freshly poured bowl of that wonderful cereal, doesn't it ??!!!  Oh noooooooo.....that my friends is the sound my knees make during every workout !!!! LOL....They're just singing their own song while I'm pushing away, and all I can think of is "hang in there boys....and whatever you do, DON'T drop me now !!!"....LOL....I was actually a little nervous that they were going to try and bolt....one going east, and one going west.....I can hear the 911 call now "Fat lady's knees protested and ran for cover" !!!! LOL
I'm happy to report, that in follow the onscreen instructions from my girl Jillian Michaels, and in doing the exercises correctly (watching that 'form'), the old knees are getting stronger, and the "music" they make sometimes seem a little softer !!! ;)
Right now, I'm using the Power Sculpt DVD from the Biggest Loser collection....it's really great, because you can customize it for 3 different levels, and even add in a warm up and cool down session.  The plan is to use each level for 6 weeks, and then graduate to the next.  Having used this DVD before, (and loving every minute of it)  I look forward to it, and even on level 1, you get a VERY nice sweat making, heart pumping 30 minute workout !!!  Not to mention, that while I looooove my girl, Julie Hadden, the amount of crap that Jill gives her in this video is really funny !!! Poor Julie, just couldn't catch a break !!!!  "Tap, Poodle (that's what Jill calls her), TAP!!"  "What are you doing ???? TAP !!!!!!!" LOLOL....Poor Jules....I love ya, honey !!!! ;)

So, If you haven't tried it, you might consider it.....I also have the Cardio Max workout, but, dear Lord.....that's another day !!! LOL

Biggest-Loser-Workout-Power-Sculpt on Amazon.com

Remember.....stay focused & celebrate EVERYTHING !!!!!!  ;)

xoxox

Yoga for the Warrior -or in my case, the Wuss !! lol

Angels, angels, angels......lol......I feel compelled to 'share' with you some insight into this DVD !!!!  After, I catch my breath, rub my poor muscles, cry for a few minutes and then think nasty thoughts about  Bob !!! lol 
Ok, you all know how much I love him....right?  Yeah, not so much at this particular moment !!! LOL  I looove Yoga...always have....it's a relaxing kind of a workout...if there is such a thing !! ;)
The "workout" portion of the DVD is an hour long.....and because I am so very real and honest with you guys, here's the straight up truth !!!.....15 minutes !!! That's how far I got !!! LOL....Somewhere around the 12 minute mark, I'm pretty sure I saw my dead Grandmother....at 14 minutes I was talking to Jesus !!!!  LOLOL....15 minutes and I tapped out...I was done !!! FOR NOW !!!!  This video is tough kids....don't be fooled by Bob's sweet outward appearance and seemingly "easy" disposition !!! lol  The man means business !!!!!  In this DVD (or at least the first 15 min. of it ! lol)...you will get your heart rate going, you will begin to sweat, you will see the smoke coming off your body from how bad it burns !!!  I felt it in my arms, legs, abs, toenails, and hair follicles !!!! lol
Now, while I admittedly only made it 15 minutes in, I am not discouraged or disillusioned in the least !!  I pushed myself, and had to stop....I understand that after 2 years of doing nothing, that my 'baby steps' are ok !!  A couple of hours later, when baby girl went down for her afternoon nap, I put it on again, started from the beginning and got.....well, no farther.  But still, I am determined !! lol And, even if I had to do it in 2 sessions, I still got in 30 minutes more of exercise today than I did yesterday !!! Oh yeah....baby steps, and then eventually, I'll be taking big girl steps !!!!  Tomorrow, I'll start that bad boy again, and hope to make it a little further....we'll see !! ;)
In the meantime....if you guys like yoga, and are ready to "take it up a notch"...get this DVD !!!  If you've never done yoga yet want to try it, for the love of all things sacred AND holy, PLEASE do not choose this one !!!! LOL....Go with his other yoga dvd...I'll find the name for ya !! ;)
And, one day, very soon, I'm going to be able to tell you that I made it all the way through the whole hour !!!! ;)

"Yoga for the Warrior" <-- buy it here !!

As always....stay focused & celebrate EVERYTHING !!!!!! ;)
Yaay for me and my 15 mins. !!!! lol.....can't wait for tomorrow....:/

xoxoxo  :)