love is ♥

weekends in Vegas with best friends. eating healthy and feeling good. ugg boots. hubby's that do things without asking. painted nails. having happy days. my puppy. 3 day weekends. best friend tattoos. knowing I'm loved. sister time. brother time. mom & dad time. cooler weather. chai with soy.

Progress post.

Started the KB challenge last week. Well, kinda started. I just did the eating clean part and not so much the working out part. That's happening this week, I swear. Since starting to eat clean again, I forgot how good it feels to eat healthy! Kinda strange coming from a carb monster/sugar addict, but it's the truth! A protein and complex carb at each meal is not hard at all. If I can do it, you can do it!
Eating clean takes a lot of effort too, to be honest. Meal prep is key. Last week I baked a bunch of chicken breasts, cooked lots of brown rice, and cooked veggies too. I put a single serving of each in ziploc bags or in tupperware and each meal was that easy. Prepping the food takes a while, but once it's all cooked, it's so super easy to just grab and go!  
Not much of a progress post really but I'll get better this week. And maybe post some 'before' photos? NOT.
JK I'll be better this week!


xoxo

Eeeeeek.

Just a little peek into our amazing day. Julie with Middle Aisle  is nothing short of amazing.

http://www.middleaisle.com/2012/09/17/middle-aisle-video/

Enjoy.

p.s. click the link above!

p.p.s. There are parts of another girls wedding in this clip...just ignore!


 

KB Challenge Day 1

Confession time.

As of today, 9/17/12, I weigh the most I have ever weighed. Ever. And I'm so not thrilled about it. And I've been trying to change and make progress, but no such luck. Since I've been married, I've been to the gym MAYBE 3 times. So not like me. I used to go EVERYDAY and train with Tam 3 times a week..not sure what my deal is lately, but I need to get back with it. Cuz this extra stuff I'm carrying around isn't that great. Despite what everyone else says. HA.

SO, I've been faithfully following Kelsey Byers on Facebook and Twitter for quite some time now for extra motivation. From what I can tell, she is nothing short of AMAZING. She has overcome her own struggles and been relentless as well as competing in many NPC Bikini Competitions, and WON (which is a dream of mine btw). So when I found out she created this challenge with Labrada Nutrition, I was beyond thrilled. It's just what I need to become motivated again! Look how amazing she is..



 

 

Doesn't she look awesome?! And look at her before pictures..That totally motivates me. I could so look like her after pictures! And I like that she isn't too skinny..she has muscle and isn't just skin and bone. In the 'before' pictures she said she weighed 174, and in the after photo she weighed 135. And it's all muscle! I can so do this.

So this blog will be my fitness journal. It'll help keep me accountable for everything and make sure I stay on track. So bring on the encouragement :) And please pray to keep my away from carbs. My freakin' worst enemy. I could eat bread all day everyday and be a happy camper. My hips and butt wouldn't love me, but as long as it tastes good, right? HA. I need to change my mindset or this is gonna be REALLY hard.

Anyways, so from today on for the next 12 weeks, I'll be transforming my body and my lifestyle! If anyone wants to join with me, here's the link:  

http://www.labrada.com/kelseybyerschallenge/kb_challengeprogram.pdf 

 

Bring it on..I think?

xoxox

C