Sorry Ladies!

I'm sorry I've not been around ladies! I have yet to figure out hot to make time for me to reach my goals. As a result, I'm going non-stop between work, the kids needs and preparing for work! I have put back on a few pounds so I will not have reached my goal by tomorrow.

We've had a sudden death in the family and that will be how I spend this weekend. Trying to understand how such things can happen. I also plan to spend some real time alone...trying to figure out how to better schedule my life to get what I desperately need into it!

On a better note, Welcome Kristy! All you need to do is email me at tmhsmusic@me.com. I can then send you our initial info. questions and use your email to add you to the "permissions" list so that you can jump in too!

I'll post some more over the weekend - I promise! I just need to get back into a better frame of mind!

I'm so glad you're all keepin' on! :)

IN NEED!!!

Ladies I am in need of a check here. I have been slacking and it is no good. I have hiked and walked this week but no heavy activities. I need the heavy stuff or my results and hard work are going to disappear!! I have already been gaining. EEERRRGGG!!!

So sock it to me good.

Hooray for our final week!

Last week of September chicas that means go out with a bang! You work your little hearts out and celebrate on last day with a controlled portion of your favorite food! haha Key word is controlled. I am guilty of overindulging...just a little..or alot. haha Cheesecake just gets me every time! But it's def time to celebrate we have been working hard and even if we lost our way it's okay because we can always change it. Keep up the good work ladies! We can do this!

P.S
Christine we love you and miss you!

Thought you all might like this. haha Hope you like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpfvlRM2LD8 

Reunion

Well it just dawned on me that my 10 year highschool reunion is this summer. In August!!! YIKES!! I was a heavy girl in highschool. I wasn't huge or anything but big. I want to be really fit by the time the end of August comes. Now I realize that this is still almost 11 months away but It is a biggie goal for me to look hot when I see everyone again. So add another reason for me to get off my duff and get going on my weightloss.

Morale is low...but that is no excuse!

Hello beautiful ladies! I know everyone is super busy and our lives are quickly catching up with us.  However that is not an excuse to get upset and throw away your goals into the gutter! 

Think of why you wanted to lose weight in the first place. You want to be healthy, you want to fit into your old clothes, you are tired of being tired, you want to be able to run around with your family, you want to have peace with your body, and let's not forget we want to look damn right hot. 

Ladies I know September has been a rough month for us all but it is almost over and that means a brand new beginning! I know I have been faithfully going to Pure Barre but my eating habits are out of control and my goal is to start eating better. Everyone is doing well and it's okay to mess up once or twice. You just work ten times harder to work it off. We are human and we make mistakes. Part of the reason why my eating has been so whack is because I'm emotionally eating because of school.  It ends now. 

I know our lives get in the way with our me time but we have to keep it up ladies! We want to be healthy and strong women. We are slowly achieving this. I know personally I have been very upset lately because I feel like I'm still not seeing results and since I can't really track my weight loss numbers I am going by how clothes fit.  So far there have been improvements like my jeans are not as snug as they used to be but still. I want to see results! I keep imagining (wishing, hoping,dreaming)  that one day I am going to waking up and find that I have lost 4 inches in my chest and tummy areas.  Unfortunately I have to realize that is not going to happen right away and trust me it kills me!  Losing weight takes time and it's something that we have to keep in mind. Think of all the great success stories of people who have lost 50+ pounds. They always say it took them a good 3-5 months to really get their dream body. SO lets keep in mind that we have almost completed our first month of weight loss! Let's make this last week really count ladies! Jazzercise, run, walk, tuck, lift, hike, shred and dance your little hearts out. Heads up chins up we can make it! 

Also here is another motivation for me to lose weight! I know I am 19 and I should not be worrying about my 21st birthday but hows this for a birthday girl outfit? haha I am planning on going to Vegas and let me tell you in Vegas you go big or you go home! This to me is going big haha 

JUST DO IT...

I am determined to hit my goal of 169 by halloween. Last week I kinda slipped on my plan to eat healthy all week. I also only worked out 2 days last week.

Yesterday I got up and told myself hey JUST DO IT. I called my best friend and despite the torrential downpour we hit the trail and walked two miles. After that I told myself that if I could walk, I could do the Shred...JUST DO IT right? So I did the Shred and it kicked my a**. I felt really proud of myself. Today I plan to do the shred and walk or hit Jazzercise class. For the rest of the week I will either Jazz or Shred and walk everyday.

I got this. I know I can do it this time and keep it up. I have to keep in mind that this is a lifestyle change. I want to be healthy forever. I am not going to beat myself up over last week, I am just gonna continue on. JUST DO IT!!

Miss Molly

Like quicksand, life is sucking me down into the mire

Sorry that I've been vacant ladies! I'm so glad to see that everyone's doing so well! Way to go. I am sorry to say that my walking is down to once a week! I have not been able to find time to do anything other than work and take care of the kids needs for the last few weeks. So much for doing things differently this year! This new job has me spending every waking minute on lesson plans, learning pieces part by part, correcting, grading and doing it all over again the next day.

Music education has always been difficult in the planning area because you must use new music all the time, have multiple groups and must learn all of their parts in order to teach them. When I had two vocal ensembles, that was tough enough and it took me a few years to figure out how to efficiently get it all done. Now in addition to the four parts for each piece for each vocal group, I now have ALL the different instrumental parts for all of the band and jazz band to learn too! It's all I do anymore. I can feel myself disappearing in the process. It's like I'm saying goodbye to all I've worked so hard to achieve and drowning in the muck of it all! On a more positive note, I love the kids and the face time I have with them. Another plus is that I don't even have time to devour my unhappiness in emotional eating so the scale is still moving in the right direction! Yesterday I weighed in at 174 so maybe I'll really lose those last 4 by my birthday be sheer business!

This weekend I will be surrounded by family I've not seen in ages and whom I love dearly. I was going to take a whole lot of work w/me in the car but have decided to leave it all home and focus on getting my priorities straightened out again.

Sorry to be such a downer today, but this is where I'm at right now. I am so proud of all of you for your strength and tenacity! I'm definitely hanging on to it to pull me out of this quicksand!

Keep it up ladies!

Before and after pics!

Hello ladies I hope all is well! So lately I have felt a little discouraged in my exercise routine. I love love love pure barre but is it enough? I don't know if I am just being silly or what but I feel like I am supposed to be doing more. So my question is what pushes you to keep up with your workout routine?

What inspires me to keep working out are my dreaded before and after pictures. The first pic was taken in December of last year after my first semester at school and the second was taken in June when I went to Australia with my brother this past summer. I know it doesn't look like a lot but I did lose a few pounds. These pics definitely inspire me to keep doing what I have to in order to be healthy.

Hey girls!

I did great last week! despite the long labor day weekend( which was much needed) I managed to hit the gym 4 times including Saturday after noon before the Iowa Hawkeyes football game(GO hawks!) So i was pretty proud, and also managed to stay pretty on track with my diet as well.

Christine- I love the idea of running stairs that is such a great workout in a short amount of time and really works leg muscles you otherwise cant with most exercise

Sammy- I am very curious about your Pure Barre class. Can you tell me more about it! I am currently taking Pump-It (weight lifting class) and Medicine Ball Workout (great class for your legs! Lots of squats and lunges) from the wellness complex that I work at!

Sounds like you are all doing so great with your weight loss goals! I definitely feel like I am more accountable since I have joined this group. Thanks to all of you! Hopefully with working out several days a week I can get back to my old self!!

Cardiac Lane

Well I have decided that I need to step it up if I am going to hit my goal of 169 by halloween. I have gotten back in the swing of Jazzercise 2-3 days a week, but I need to do something the other 4-5 days. At our community college there is this hill of staircases named Cardiac Lane. I have been running it twice a night on non Jazz days. The first time almost gave me cardiac arrest!! But I am commited to losing this weight and reaching my final goal. 169 by Halloween...160 by xmas...then maintain.

What about everyone else? What are your final goals? Lets say them again.
How have to stayed with your fitness goals this week? Christine any luck? Sammy pure barre? Jessica still hitting the gym?

Jazzercise

Well I am glad to say that I am back in the swing of going to Jazzercise classes 2-3 times a week. It really kicks my but and I have been so sore, but I am going to keep at it. I am going to set a goal for myself and share it with you. I would like to be in the 60's by the end of October...this means that I have to lose 13 pounds . by the way I gained 4 lbs @ 182 : (

Ok my personal goal is set I am aiming for 169 by the Halloween Holiday. Please help me stay motivated by holding me to my word.

THANKS!!!

Hello from the Midwest!!

Hey girls!

Thanks so much for including me in this group! I don’t have any experience with blogging so bare with me! Might take me awhile to remember to check in regularly. Can’t wait to hear from you and hopefully job start my weight loss back to where I was a few years ago : ) Also, just thought I’d let you know this is a great time because I am in a wedding October 16th and would love to lose atleast ten pounds before then! So any motivation I can get helps! Thanks again!



Name: Jessica Nick name or preferred name:__Jess___
Where in the world are you? ________Iowa_______________
Age: __22___ Birthday:_____2/18/88__ Height: _5’9_____
Current weight: ___208___ Goal weight: 160 Highest weigh_current weight

Best physical attribute(s):
Honestly, I am not too happy with any attribute right now until I can lose atleast 20 pounds.


Physical areas you want to change:
Stomach!Thighs, arms; overall back to my old body



Biggest weakness when it comes to doing what you need to do to be fit and healthy. (These could also be categorized as ‘excuses!’)

Allowing myself to not exercise when I get off of work b/c I’m ready to just go home after being gone all day or need to run errands and feel I don’t have time


What do you love to do for exercise?
Run(when shin splints don’t hold me back; elliptical, lift weights; taking classes


What foods do you love to eat?
___Spicy : ) ; Veggies, chicken, hamburgers;


What’s your main reason for taking the ‘fitness’ plunge?

I’ve gradually kept gaining weight since I started dating my boyfriend a little over 2 years ago...I would rather make time to be with him at night which really cuts in to me exercising 5 days a week like I did before I met him in college, and played multiple sports in high school



What would you like to get out of this group? What else do you want us to know about how to help you reach your personal goals?

New and effective tips for losing and keeping the weight off, support, motivation, accountability!

Talk about change.....

Hello Ladies! I am so happy to have this long weekend! My kiddos had 4 days ~ I've got 3 and need every minute of it. This first full week back to school has been crazy to say the least. On top of getting back into the swing of it all, my son's knee injury (Dr.'s appointments & PT apts.) have kept me running! This extra day will hopefully give me some time to do some much needed planning both for work and for the family so that we DO NOT EAT MC'DONALD'S AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

I've not walked in a week. I've not shred in 10 days. This will not do! I have got to get my priorities in order! I have always known that my personality to go full-steam in 1 direction is my weakness. Last month it was health and fitness; this month it will be the new job situation if I let it. When I change gears, all else falls to the wayside. It's really hard to change that about myself. I aim to try though! Today I'll get back out for a walk and actually schedule appointments for my walk time this week. I promise here and now NOT to break those apts. w/myself!

On a good note, all of my classes look great and I'm already enjoying the kids! This weekend, I'll walk, shred (going back to level 1 without shame!) and get my next few weeks lessons planned more fully. I will also plan meals for the next two weeks, clean and stock the fridge and enjoy the lovely weather!

Sammy~ I forgot this in my comment, but maybe you could try that PureBarre out w/a free first class and see if you like what they do. Most classes offer 1 trial. If you think the money or time commitment won't work for you, you might be able to include some of what you learn that first day into what you're already doing. Just a though ~ it looks really interesting ~ and I bet that they're not all skinny-minnies! :)

Molly ~ Great job! You're efforts are so inspiring - getting me moving today! Thank you! I've got a goal for the end of the month to be back down to the 60's (eek, can't believe I'm saying that in public!) by my birthday. Maybe we'll make it there together!

Jessica ~ Can't wait to hear more about you and your goals! We are all here for you!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Christine

update!

yay for a four day weekend! I don't have class on Fridays :) haha
Molly Thanks for the update! So happy that you are in the 70's thats awesome! Congrats!! Glad to hear your doing the jeans trick that's exciting lol

As for my fitness routine I am pairing up with a friend and we are going to go to the gym together and maybe take classes at this place called Pure Barre. Looks interesting! I am really hoping that this Pure Barre place will work out but I am super intimidated because on the site it just looks like a bunch of skinny people at the classes.  I get intimidated and I get a little down on myself! Do you think it is worth it to try this?

http://purebarre.com/

I really want this and I am hoping by October I will be in the 60's! We shall see. I have been eating a bit too much so I am going to try and tone it down. It's tough! Gym hasn't open yet but should be up and running (haha) this week after Monday. Recently I went for a run/walk and it was fun yet disappointing because I was not as physically fit as I used to be.  I was glad to be doing something though.

Can't wait to have another person on our blog! The more the merrier :)
Hope all is well!
Love
Sam

Going Down...

Hello ladies. I am so excited to have a three day weekend!! No work on Monday!! I have some good news to share with you. The scale has moved downward. I am officially back into the 170's. 178 to be exact. This means that I am halfway through my goal of losing 40 lbs and it also means that I have lost the weight I gained on vacation. YES!! Oh and sammy you will be happy to know that I only weigh in once a week now along with the jeans trick : )

So how have you both been doing with keeping up your fitness routine?? I know it has become harder now that school is back in session. Keep the faith ladies. I know you can do it.

I got an email from a girl named Jessica who saw me on fitness.com and might be interested in joining our little group. She is an East Coaster Christine!!! I will send her email address to yours Christine and you can clue her in if you want. Since you are the group Matron.

Talk soon gals,

Miss Molly