Long Division

So..the Thanksgiving holidays rendered meh feelin' a little bloated. I'd say. I had to miss church on a count of belly aches.  "silly yak"

MOVIN ON
Back to the gym I went on Tuesday...couldn't run as hard:( but today...I did. I felt better,too. I'm thinking I need my supplement..."anybody got 40 dolla floatin around". It's not a necessity, but normalized my horror-mone levels=no bloating, more energy, and more patience...lol

 I also take the ol' B12...and you should, too.

Allergy has been trying to visit...in fact the throat hurt a little this morning...thanks to the dry heat of the heater. I don't claim it. NOPE. Gotta get me some tussin...when in doubt...take some tussin...then lights out. You'll awake to well...bein' able to breath.

I had to help Robyn out with some treats for family Thanksgiving and well...once again I was reminded of the Nutella sittin' in my cabinet...only this time...I got me some gluten-free pretzels...DANGEROUS COMBO> Nutella is not fat free people! It may say skim milk, but when you eat yo hips won't be sayin' anything close to skim.

Brown, green, and red. Bought a tiny bit of new stuff for the tree. Yeya...some of the ornaments have a moose on em...haha! YES! WINNER!

OH not to forget. Natalie finally accomplished the ol' long division. She can do em without my help now...phew. I was going crazy tryin to get her to do it. Ya know...I noticed around lunch...she would get whiney and not be able to concentrate...but after I fed her she was on it! She did so good. Kinda made me feel sorry for those not able to grab a snack for some extra brain power...don't seem fair. But my baby is a smart one. She's gonna be some sort of scientist ya know....first it was wildlife biology...now she is looking at marine biology. Her dream is to touch a whale. We watched a documentary on the journey of  a sea turtle...she watched the whole thing! WOW

Now in case you are wonderin'....I know this sounds country...but if it suprises you...you ain't met me yet.

MY GOAL

In case you are wondering...

Here is an old youtube of me...my goal is to look like this again and sing like this again :)

STATS

I thought I'd share my progress. I stopped weighing myself so much, because my weight was not going down down down...but look at this!!!

I'm excited and encouraged!

5'4"

WEIGHT:Start:185 now 183 =-2lbs
BODY FAT: Start:31.8% now 31.5%
ARMS:Start:12.5 now14.5= 16%change--remember build that muscle and burn that fat
HIPS: Start:46" now 44.3"=-3.8%
WAIST: Start 37/5" now 35.3"=6% change
everything is not listed...but is going down! WHOO HOO!!
I was suprised...


at the end of my run on the mill I get up to 6. I can't believe it. Running works.
another plus of the treadmill...not as ruff on my joints:)
the treadmill is my friend...and yours!

Walk or run...move...go!!!
YOU CAN DO IT !

Running The Race

  " We are often challenged in life. Many times we expect the challenge... and for me...well I mostly enjoy those times. Then...there are times when we are challenged in an unexpected way.  Those unexpected times are meant to carve us. How we respond, how we cope, how we accomplish, how we finish...
   The race of life has never been told to be an easy track. Bumps, hurdles, and whoaaaa unexpected pot holes. Sometimes we get hurt in those holes...sprain our ankles or skin our knees. Hey. When we step into those holes we scream, cry, and even get angry.
   The thing is
...some see the pot holes and purposely stumble into them...forgetting the result effects his/her entire team. They get tired and see it as a way out of the race...out of the path they are purposed to be on...
...some don't see the pot holes and booom! Outta nowhere! "What the..." But they get back up, and they keep running...not looking back at the pot hole. These...remember, they learn from what has past them. So, they emerge stronger, faster, and even more determined than before ...to finish the race.

   Which are you?

Will you give up...are you giving up before you even see the finish line...

or will you keep running...pushing...becoming...the warrior you were born to be... surviving even when you can't see the finish line..."

-written by Ann Gill NOV. 11, 2011

Proverbs 24:16

¹⁶For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Be on the lookout. Sometimes the adversary attempts to kill your purpose by pushing you into a pot hole...off your track. Don't let them.

GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION. BE STRONG

Do it for YOU!

People say it all the time. "Do it for you!" I never understood that phrase until now. I reckon as a mother we might feel like it's selfish. But IN FACT it isn't at all. Taking care of yourself is great for everybody around you.

-Talking to Robyn about our workout sessions.- Sharing what we are going through on this "get fit" journey. I love it:) We discussed how, "something is different this time...I get it now...I'm doing this for me."

I love testing myself...pushing myself...seeing how far I can go.

Now I look at other people...and my mind thinks differently. It's crazy man. I think to myself as if I'm talking outloud to them, "You can do it...Why do you think you can't...You can do more than you think you can...Let's Go! Let's do it! Get on that treadmill! Lift those weights! GOGOGOGO!" Ain't that just crazy!

Here are a few pics from my pinterest:

RUN FOREST RUN

 I LOVE THE TREADMILL! Am I serious??! YES!
I mean I can run forever on that thing. I just plug in my earplugs and put on my umpha umpha music and go go go go. I am currently running at 5-5.1 once I reach the top of my max for now. I have been building up speed. I run 20 min. then lift some 8lbs weights and then do 25 min.
I really want to run 45 straight. (all together it's about 3 miles or so I think)
But it's good for me to do it the way I am doing it I think.
I run 20 min and get my heart rate up and going...metabolism baby...plus it just feels empowering to run like that...burn burn burn....cardio cardio cardio....then I lift my weights and build me a little muscle here and there...plus it evens out any soreness I might have...then I run run again. You see....by then I'm just burnin' up the fat yo! yeah!
plus...I feel all around better and am speeding up my daily metabolism! at about 2 today I got this energy rush that wouldn't go away...I just wanted to get to runnin' already!

THIS IS A LIFESTYLE CHANGE and I LOVE IT!!!
who knew? ha!

DO IT PEOPLE!

remember: sweat is fat crying...unknown

oh yeah...I'm not givin' up my coffee...it's my mornin' treat =)"cheese"

Losing can be good.

My dad had surgery this Monday. Defib and pacemaker installed. He's doing good:)

  I met Robyn @the gym on the way home last night. I decided the treadmill is my friend for real. Helps me pace myself and build endurance.
   I decided to measure myself and I have lost 1.5 inches in my waist. YAY! http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/gillnurse/ 
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