Day two!

Today was much more successful than yesterday. I think writing on this blog daily helps me stay accountable. I want something good to report at the end of the day. Otherwise I will wait another 6 months before posting again. So the morning started with this delicious smoothie. Seriously, really is delicious. See the recipe below....

Fresh pineapple

1 orange

1/2 banana

Agave to taste

Large handful of spinach

One small slice of lemon with peel

Lots and lots of ice

Protein powder to make a meal. (I used visalus since I have some from last year.) 

I make this smoothie and I only get a little bit cause my kids love it!!! They call it their "monster smoothie". Doesn't the color just look delish? :) 

For snacks while at work I had an apple and a yogurt. For lunch I had the live well menu at work. It was a chicken chimichurri (spelling) with some asparagus and a pineapple spear. Then for dinner I had my almond chocolate milk, visalus, peanut butter banana smoothie. know you don't want to hear about what I had to eat all day but it will help me in the future to go back and remember what was succesful or not. 

For my workout I went to the power x class. I seriously hate hate hate that class. The best part is seriously when it is over. I love the instructor and I love that she pushes me farther than I ever think I can push myself. Just when I think I can't go any farther she tells us to keep going. She works us every one of those 60 minutes. Here is a picture of what she had us do today 

So all in all I think it was a good day. I sure do miss my kids on days like today. They were home with dad today so I didn't feel too bad but I only spent maybe 2 hours with them. But the little time I do have I make sure they are well spent. We watched a little bit of a movie together and read books before bed. It's not much but I hope they know that I love them and I am trying to be healthier to be there for them in the long run. Tomorrow will be a rest day from the gym. Maybe I will take the kids on a walk and do some things at home but as of 4:30 tomorrow after work, my time will be with my family. I am still trying to find the perfect balance, I am sure I will be searching for it my entire life. All I can do is do my best and have no regrets. 

It's been way too long

I downloaded this app on my iPad in hopes that I would start to blog a little more. Not that anyone reads this anymore but for my own personal benefit. Back in August I joined the biggest loser contest at my gym. I lost just over 19 lbs total and met a lot of great people. Now after the holidays and going back to normal life I am only down 14 lbs down. I have really enjoyed the classes at the gym. My favorite now include spin class and circuit. I also was in the top 5 of most % lost. I can tell that I am a lot stronger but my nutrition is down the toilet. Seriously, I don't know why that is the worst part of trying to lose is weight. Even when I was doing the biggest loser I had more cheat days then I should have. So here I am.... Again... Committing once more to get this weight off once and for all. Today, I woke up at the crack of dawn and went to the gym to my circuit class. Good thing I have my good friend Dina to meet me there or else I would never make it there alone. I did good with the nutrition until lunch time. Hehehe but seriously, I didn't eat TOO much junk food at home. But when I went home, it was a whole different story. So some short term goals I have is to move more at work and make sure I drink all my water and eat my fruits and vegetables. I can't say I will completely cut off the sugar because in three days I will just binge and eat the house down. Plus my work constantly has treats and caterings so I need to figure out something that works for me. Baby steps baby steps. 

So an update on the kiddos... Kason is now in the butterflies and loves it. He has he biggest crush on a little girl named Camrie and he tells me on a daily basis that he is going to marry her. We we're at the store the other day and he told me he wanted to get her a valentine and I told him he couldn't because it might make the other girls feel bad the. He said, "well I can just take it to her house." He is the biggest sweetheart and i am so grateful to have him. Last week mark brought the kids to my work for lunch and there is this older guy there I will call "Joe". Well Jason spilled his drink  so joe came over to clean it up. Kason says, "joe is old but he is fast. I know why he is fast, because he doesn't want to lose his job." He has to be the most observant 4 years old I know. Hr just may follow in his mummy's footsteps in a career in HR. :) camryn is doing great. She is still in the bumblebee class and loving every second of it. She especially loves her best friends, Tessa, Harper, Jocelyn, Kyren, and many more. She is the teachers big helper and she is alwys helping the younger kids feel welcome. She is my little mother and I could not be more proud of my little CJ. Wlp I guess that is it for today. I will be back tomorrow to update on my new goals. P.s... Don't mind my typos. I am on the iPad and too tired to proof read it. :)