10 minute trainer....take 1.

So, tomorrow I am starting a 4 week body makeover (hahaha) program called 10 minute trainer. It is by the guy who created P90X. The main idea is he super stacks the exercises to work multiple areas of the body at one time. There are five 10 minute workouts. It came with a calendar. The point is to do 3 of them on most days (some only have 1 or 2) but at least do the first one listed on that day. Coupled with a "diet" of watching portions and fat/carb intake and AMAZING results are supposed to happen....hahaha. I am not thinking my body is going to drastically change between now and this time next month but I am hoping to see some improvements. I would like to lose 10-15 pounds in this month. That might seem high but I have gained a lot back that I lost earlier this year and I really think by being disciplined in my eating and workout habits the first bit should fall off pretty easy (for lack of a better word...being disciplined in my eating is not my strongest area!!). My goal is to do whatever he has listed on the calendar whether 1,2, or 3 workouts. However, I know I am not perfect so success for me would be do go the whole 4 weeks with doing at least the first one listed like he says to do. I am kind of nervous. 10 minutes for an entire workout seems like no time at all which means it is probably gonna be hard....he created P90X which I have been told is really hard so I am expecting to be sore. Hopefully I can hold out to day 3 when only a Yoga stretch workout is called for. :) The program also came with a resistance band, a cardio belt, and cards you can take with you to do a workout when you don't have a DVD player. I have no excuses! Time cannot be an excuse! 10 minutes!! I have to find that sometime in my day. I am waking up early to do my devotion each day so my alarm will be set a bit earlier to make sure I get my workout in before the children wake up (which Ella has been sleeping in lately which I love!!). I am going to have Mark take before and after pictures (don't worry...those will NOT be published) as well as measurements in the morning. I am really excited. I feel like this is going to work....I want and need it to work, even if it is just getting me on the right track to something more later. I am really pumped about my sister trip to Branson and want to not hate myself next to my incredibly skinnier sister! :) I love her....but she got the good genes! :) I used to have the height but I am shrinking so I don't even have that now! hahaha! Oh well, God made me and in His eyes I am just how I am supposed to be! I will update on my progress! Keep me accountable if you think about it!

It has been awhile.....

Sorry I haven't blogged for awhile. Things have been crazy and I haven't been very good. So those are my two reasons. I didn't want to have to admit in writing that I have screwed up yet again! Luckily I have a God who is used to my screw ups and loves me anyway. He definitely wants me to be better and with His help conquer those things that keep me from a more intimate relationship with Him but He is patient and for that I am very grateful!

Mark has been extreme garage selling (my name for it) the past week and a half which is why things have been so crazy. Midnight runs to get stuff off a curb alert. Bargaining with people off Craigslist to get them to take his "low ball" offers. He is like on a high. I love seeing him like this. He really gets into it. Our garage looks crazy! Last Friday and Saturday we sold over 700 worth of stuff when Mark only put 55 (plus gas money) into it. I call that successful! Then this Tuesday he was just pulling stuff out of the garage to straighten up and organize and people kept stopping and he sold another 196!! God is so good! We are having another sale this Friday and Saturday and are looking forward to saving more for Mark's tuition. He plans on doing this as much this summer as possible. He really cracks me up. I am proud for how hard he is working and being creative in helping his family. I love him. Today is his birthday and I am very thankful for God bringing him into the world and letting our paths cross. He really is a wonderful gift from God! I hope he feels the same about me. :)

We ate cake for breakfast....nough said. Tomorrow is a new day. I did workout on my spin bike yesterday and plan to again today. I just need to make sure I am active everyday somehow and start to watch what I eat more. I will get past this...I just have to have patience and not expect to lose 10 pounds from one day of smart choices. We live in a society that wants immediate results and that is how I feel about weight loss too....but it isn't like that. I have realized that I am not beating myself up NEARLY as bad as I was. I think I am really growing there. Now, when I get a VS swimsuit magazine in the mail that is a different story but I am improving so I give God the glory for that. He is filling my mind with His truths and not the worlds. Well....back to work and then more organizing for tomorrow's big sale! :) ~God bless~