Do you hear that? Its all the buzz on Twitter and on the Facebook Mamavation page. Who will be the Next Mamavation Moms? I personally can not wait for tonight's twitter party when the next Mamavation Moms will be announced. So good luck to each and everyone of the finalist who have literately been busting their buts trying to earn those coveted spots.
This past week has been full of changes for my family & I. If you have been following along since the start of the year than I am sure you saw all the personal goals that I had set out for my family & I. You can see these goals here. I am proud to say that we have succeeded at putting only healthy options into our grocery carts. The kids were very eager to help pick out vegetables & fruits that they wanted to try. I'll be honest and tell you the change hasn't been easy. Everyone is still missing some of our favorite comfort foods, but the whining and complaining is decreasing each day.
Another victory for me is that I had attended a birthday party this weekend. I set my kids up to be my "police" and to bust me if they saw me eat any cake or other junk food. As you can imagine they were both more than excited to have a chance to scold their momma. All I had was water. Seriously, that's all. Usually when a person goes to a party you would expect some type of vegetable or fruit. Not this party. There were 4 large bowls of different types of chips (including Cheetos which have always been my favorites) cake and soda. I was so happy & proud of myself for filling my water bottle before going to the party. My kids, unknowingly, made the mom of the birthday child feel bad by saying more than once. That there was only junk food, and icky food to choose from. At that moment as you can guess I was proud & slightly mortified by their brutle honestly to that mom.
I also started a 24 day challenge with a friend I know from the Martial Art center that I go to. I'll be posting how that is going tomorrow so be sure to tune in. I will mention that my energy has increased as well as my workouts.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
#Mamavation Mondays ~ Welcome to Boot Camp
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that this week the new Mamavation Moms are going to be announced today. I am so excited for each and everyone of them as they embark on this humungous challenge. So good luck to each & everyone of you. I plan on cheering on these tough girls by joining them in their boot camp workouts.
Last week I made some resolutions to not just get myself & family healthier, but to make my life better. click here to see those resolutions I've already started some of these! The easiest one for me so far is setting aside the money saved on grocery bills. Last week with coupons I was able to put $10 into a savings account. My hubby thinks I'm silly for doing this, but I think by the end of a few months he'll be on board & see the benefits. I did try to buy more organic options at the store, but I have a question for all of you who follow a strict organic diet. How on Earth can you afford it? I was blown away by how expensive it is to shop in this section. So I did have to make the executive decision & not buy the organic produce. Instead I bought organic butter, yogurt, and juice as well as some organic veggie chips for my kids "junk" food. As soon as I got home from the store, I cleared out all the left over chips, candy & other holiday related merchandise & tossed it into the garbage. I even had the kids helping & they now know that those items, even thou they taste yummy, they can make us sick & not feel good if we eat them. It was nice that all week long when they asked for something to eat there was no worries attached to them opening the cabinets or the fridge. I'm not going to sit here & tell you I'm 100% perfect, but I'm on the right path & that's what matters the most.
Also, this week I am starting the Couch to 5k Program I am really stoked that in 8 short weeks I should ideally be able to run an entire 5k! I am really trying to stick to this goal, so I hope all you ladies help keep me on task!
Tonight is a big night for me as well. As most of you know my family & I joined a local Martial Arts class. Tonight I am testing in hopes to achieve my next belt :) If I pass next week I will be presented with my prize of a new golden belt. (At least I think its golden)
This week I lost no weight, but I didn't gain weight either!
Last week I made some resolutions to not just get myself & family healthier, but to make my life better. click here to see those resolutions I've already started some of these! The easiest one for me so far is setting aside the money saved on grocery bills. Last week with coupons I was able to put $10 into a savings account. My hubby thinks I'm silly for doing this, but I think by the end of a few months he'll be on board & see the benefits. I did try to buy more organic options at the store, but I have a question for all of you who follow a strict organic diet. How on Earth can you afford it? I was blown away by how expensive it is to shop in this section. So I did have to make the executive decision & not buy the organic produce. Instead I bought organic butter, yogurt, and juice as well as some organic veggie chips for my kids "junk" food. As soon as I got home from the store, I cleared out all the left over chips, candy & other holiday related merchandise & tossed it into the garbage. I even had the kids helping & they now know that those items, even thou they taste yummy, they can make us sick & not feel good if we eat them. It was nice that all week long when they asked for something to eat there was no worries attached to them opening the cabinets or the fridge. I'm not going to sit here & tell you I'm 100% perfect, but I'm on the right path & that's what matters the most.
Also, this week I am starting the Couch to 5k Program I am really stoked that in 8 short weeks I should ideally be able to run an entire 5k! I am really trying to stick to this goal, so I hope all you ladies help keep me on task!
Tonight is a big night for me as well. As most of you know my family & I joined a local Martial Arts class. Tonight I am testing in hopes to achieve my next belt :) If I pass next week I will be presented with my prize of a new golden belt. (At least I think its golden)
This week I lost no weight, but I didn't gain weight either!
Monday, January 7, 2013
#Mamavation Monday~ New Year New Me
As many of you may remember I had a goal to be out of the 200s before the start of 2013. Unfortunately, I didn't make that goal. But I tried & I am not giving up. With the new year come many resolutions. What are my resolutions? Well, I have a few in no particular order....
~ Continue with this FANTASTIC online community MAMAVATION
~ Get to know more of the Mamavation Sistas (want more info on the pledge go to How to Pledge)
~ Try to get more traffic to this Blog
~ Continue with my Martial Art program hoping to get my black belt in 3 yrs
~ Be able to complete a 5k with continuous running or jogging
~ Lose 5 #s a month for a total of 60#s loss at the end of the year
~ Limit the amount of GMOs that my family consumes
~ Eat more whole and organic foods
~ Have a me day once a month even if its for only an hour
~ More time playing less time watching T.V. not just for me but all of us
~ Save more money. I plan on doing this by looking at my grocery receipts. Since I am a coupon clipper I generally have at least $20 in savings a trip I am going to try to match (when I can afford it) to transfer what I saved into my savings account. I hope to have at least $600 in there at the end of the year.
~Home cooking more eat out less
Since I am a big believer that one should get rewarded when goals are met. I have one goal. Go on a few trips. If I can make half of my goals soon I want to go to Fit-cation with my fellow sistas from Mamavaion. I think this would be a fantastic opportunity to achieve more of my personal fitness goals. If I save the extra cash & drop the weight I desire than I hope to take my kids to Walt Disney World. We have never been their as a family & I know my kids would freak out if they found out that we could go.
As I said I have a few resolutions. I hope I can stick with them & succeed. I am looking forward to the slumber party tonight so be sure to join us at MAMAVATION TV: Join us Monday night at 7pm PST/10pm EST on Mingle Media TV
Good luck to each and everyone of you with your goals & resolutions for the year.
STARTING WEIGHT FOR 2013... 207.6#S Goal weight 150#s
“This post is sponsored by Schick Intuition and hosted by Mamavation – a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women and I’m writing this to be entered into a giveaway” at the bottom of your post.
~ Continue with this FANTASTIC online community MAMAVATION
~ Get to know more of the Mamavation Sistas (want more info on the pledge go to How to Pledge)
~ Try to get more traffic to this Blog
~ Continue with my Martial Art program hoping to get my black belt in 3 yrs
~ Be able to complete a 5k with continuous running or jogging
~ Lose 5 #s a month for a total of 60#s loss at the end of the year
~ Limit the amount of GMOs that my family consumes
~ Eat more whole and organic foods
~ Have a me day once a month even if its for only an hour
~ More time playing less time watching T.V. not just for me but all of us
~ Save more money. I plan on doing this by looking at my grocery receipts. Since I am a coupon clipper I generally have at least $20 in savings a trip I am going to try to match (when I can afford it) to transfer what I saved into my savings account. I hope to have at least $600 in there at the end of the year.
~Home cooking more eat out less
Since I am a big believer that one should get rewarded when goals are met. I have one goal. Go on a few trips. If I can make half of my goals soon I want to go to Fit-cation with my fellow sistas from Mamavaion. I think this would be a fantastic opportunity to achieve more of my personal fitness goals. If I save the extra cash & drop the weight I desire than I hope to take my kids to Walt Disney World. We have never been their as a family & I know my kids would freak out if they found out that we could go.
As I said I have a few resolutions. I hope I can stick with them & succeed. I am looking forward to the slumber party tonight so be sure to join us at MAMAVATION TV: Join us Monday night at 7pm PST/10pm EST on Mingle Media TV
Good luck to each and everyone of you with your goals & resolutions for the year.
STARTING WEIGHT FOR 2013... 207.6#S Goal weight 150#s
“This post is sponsored by Schick Intuition and hosted by Mamavation – a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women and I’m writing this to be entered into a giveaway” at the bottom of your post.
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