I suck at this...

Well, I may have to give up on this blog at some point, I never keep it up. Anyway, I couldn't resist posting this, I am just way too proud and excited! I am down to 125 pounds!!! YAY! I can't believe it. I am so motivated at this point, I want to start working out REGULARLY and really get myself healthy and into shape. I know I have been saying this, but I have never felt this good in my life. I am well-rested, full of energy and so clear headed. I thought I would also post my new measurements: 

Waist 25 1/2

Hips   32

Thigh 20 1/2

These last two weeks, the weight has just been falling off, 5 more pounds to go!!!

Well, I am sure some of you are wondering how the sxinney water has been going.....okay. I haven't lost anymore, but I have not gained either, I have been able to keep things pretty consistent. Most of my friends seem to think I have gotten smaller for some reason, but the measurements have stayed the same. I am surprised at even that though considering things have been very inconsistent in my life lately. 

First Matt's sister and her boyfriend came for a visit, which included a lot of eating and drinking. We did manage to get in a hike in Zion though, which was my first physical activity in a while.

 Right after that my wonderful, inspiring, truly amazing grandfather very suddenly past away. This man was paralyzed from the waist down since he was 14 years old, yet I never heard him complain about anything ever. All he ever did was inspire. I inherited my frankness and brutal honesty from him. This is he and I when I was a baby. 

Anyway, spending a week in a hotel room in Colorado was not good for my diet nor my workouts. 

The week following the family took a 4 day trip to San Diego where we visited the San Diego Zoo, Sea World and, of course, the beach. We all had a wonderful time. The kids favorite part was the beach, we could have spent everyday there and been perfectly content. The only negative was, I ran out of sxinney water right before I left for this trip. I couldn't believe how tired and foggy I felt. As soon as I got home and started drinking the water again I felt better. I don't know yet if that is bad or good. 

The following week Matt and I went to a beautiful resort off the coast in Southern Oregon called the Tu Tu Tun Lodge. It was exactly what the two of us needed. The lodge is set on the Rogue River a few miles inland from Gold Beach and is very secluded and relaxing. Our room had a wood burning fireplace that the staff set up every evening and no TV's so we were forced into wonderful alone time. :) 

Anyway, I am so sorry to ramble on, I had a bit to catch up on. I will be updating more soon. I decided I need a committed partner to help me stay focused on eating well and working out, I can't seem to stick with it on my own. 

:(

So bummed and surprised, I didn't lose any weight or inches this week. I feel amazing though so I guess that counts for something. I have been able to give up my daily Starbucks habit without the caffeine headache and I am extremely grateful for that. I definitely need to lose more weight though!

GROSS!!!

I finally built up the courage to try the spray last night...

Matt's father brought over some Albertson's chocolate chip cookies last night for the boys, not very nice of him. But, I figured it was a perfect opportunity to try out the sxinney mist. I sprayed the solution into my mouth three times, whoa, it was pretty potent. After about a minute I got my cookie, ohmigod, it smelled sooooooo good! I took a bite and ran immediately to the trash can and spit it out, it was gross! Imagine you made a batch of cookies and completely forgot the sugar. It totally killed my craving! THis mist isn't on the market yet, but that alone I would pay $50 a bottle for!!!

Wooo Hooo!

I started doing the program the way you are actually supposed to yesterday and let me tell you I feel amazing!!! I hope this lasts! It was kind of hard to get the hang of remembering what to take when and how often to eat, but now that I am in the routine, it is easy. I actually really love the crave now. I try to eat a whole pack with every meal, but the kids love it too, so they are always begging me for some of mine. :) I did not want to work out at all last week, but I guess that can be expected since my body was going through a detox. 

I am still scared to try the spray that makes junk food taste bad, but I think I will give it a shot tomorrow. I will let you know how that works out. 

WOW!

Well, in most of the testimonials I have read about this product, the users have lost inches at first and not pounds so I am very surprised with my results. As I said before, nothing has been off limits this week and I had only made it to the gym one time for a pilates class. My weight as of now is 128 pounds. That is 3 pounds in one week. Now, is the real test though because this is the weight I got down to calorie counting, but I could not lose anymore. My measurements are as follows:

Waist 26 1/2

Hips   32

Thigh 21

Not too much of an improvement, but there is an improvement. I am pretty impressed, so this week I am going to see what happens when I actually buckle down and pay attention to what I eat  and work out as I normally do. YAY!

I don't think I am giving this a fair shot....

Well, I still haven't been to the gym and my eating is out of control! My portion size is actually great when I remember to take the crave, but if not, forget it. I have had everything over this past week, pizza, ice cream, cake, chocolate. If I weigh less tomorrow I will be amazed, but I do FEEL smaller. We will see, I cannot weight!!!

Well, I am officially 5 days into and I feel great. Honestly for the first couple of days I could not feel anything, but I am sleeping better and find it extremely easy to wake up in the morning. I am scared what the scale and tape measure are going to say though. I still haven't been to the gym since before I went to Laguna, but I have been going on walks everyday. I am sure it would help if I actually took the crave with every meal, but it is hard for me to put down the fork and grab the pixie stick. I really like to eat. (Not as much as Alex though ;) ) 

Ummmm, not what I expected

I am doing horribly already, but I guess this an accurate picture of how I eat?!?!? I had In n Out for dinner (protein style) and then 3 hours later I had more candy than I have had since..........oh hell, since last month at this time, on Valentine's Day. If you are still hungry or want something sweet after your meal, you are supposed to have the other half of your crave (fibery pixie stick stuff) which I did not do. I also forgot that I have a spray for my tongue which makes junk taste bad, which I also didn't utilize. Lastly, I forget to take the clenze T. Whoops, not a great first day. Today is a new day though and I am already drinking my sxinney water and about to get started with some Go. Let's hope today goes a little better. 

It's Heeeeerreeeee

Yay, it arrived and I am so excited. As I mentioned I have no groceries in the house so I had boxed mac & cheese for lunch, yuck. (of course, I used the light preparation) So, I have read over the pamphlet and it says I can eat like normal but I just should try yo eat half as much and save the other half as a snack 3 hours later. I have started drinking the liv sxinney which is a dark green liquid and minty flavored that I just add to my water. It has a faint spearmint taste, but I can hardly tell a difference so this part will be easy. Since I was hungry when my kit arrived and just about to eat a bowl of Fruity Pebbles, I decided to try out half a packet of the "crave". That may take some getting used to, but I am impressed. It reminds me of pixy sticks but a little grittier and it has like 10 grams of fiber. Amazingly it filled me up. I will try the clenz T tonight and the Go in the morning, but so far so good. They shipped a ton of samples of the sxinney water if anyone wants to try it. Cross your fingers. 

Waiting

Yesterday was Matt's birthday and I made a gluttonous pig of myself last night in anticipation of my kit waiting on my doorstep when I got home. I had pork chops, rice, broccoli loaded with cheddar and not one, but two cupcakes. Don't worry though, I resisted the salad and passed it right on down the table. 

Unfortunately, my package did not arrive yesterday, but UPS says it will be here today. I am waiting very impatiently. I didn't make it to the gym at all this week and have only had one decent workout. Both the boys are under the weather today, so I didn't make it to the grocery store and there is no food in the house. I had a bowl of blackberries for breakfast. (Thanks Gooya. )

Anyway, my starting measurements are...........drumroll please..........

Thigh 21 1/4

Hips   32 1/2

Waist 27

My friend suggested that I follow her eating plan that she got from a nutritionist she saw a while back. I kind of want to try the product just eating the way I normally eat though and see what happens. If I am not seeing any results after a couple weeks, I will try the eating plan. I am going to try to give up all my meal bars and shakes though and just eat real food. All that processed crap can't be good for me. As promised I will do my photo shoot with Matt tonight. LOL Any advice and feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your support guys.

Getting Started Take 2

I am the mother of two gorgeous red head boys, Merrick, 5 and Mason 3. Merrick has systemic onset JRA and is in remission with meds. I have a fabulous husband named Matt who is also an amazing father. 

I was motivated to start this blog because I am sick of being the "fat" friend. I do not consider myself fat, but it has been a struggle to lose these ten pounds. I am currently at 131 pounds, which is the heaviest I have ever been in my life, not including pregnancies. After my second child I trained for and ran a marathon and got down to 115 pounds. My goal at this point is 120 pounds and to stay there, FOREVER! Over the past 3 or 4 months, I have completely given up soda, limited fast food to once a month at the most and have been working out at least three times a week. It has made zero difference. I tried a cleanse and did lose about 5 pounds, but it came back a couple of days later. 

An old friend has been telling me about a product called liv sxinney. When she told me about it, I was intrigued, but as soon as I found out it was multi level marketing I was immediately skeptical. I have been scouring the internet trying to find some negatives posts about this product, but after reading 10 pages of google, I could only find 1 bad review. That is amazing. I am willing to try anything just short of crack at this point so I figured I will give the system a try. I am starting on Friday and I need all the motivation that I can get from you, my friends. I am hoping to get my body fat tested before then, so I can have a more accurate picture of what is going on. Speaking of pictures, I am going to post some scary before pics, so watch out. I am hoping a will have some amazing afters to make up for it. 

Getting Started