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!