Getting back into it...

Hi Girls!!! It's always great to read your updates and hear how you're doing. Shannon, did you get to play with your Tower 200? I googled it and thought it was really cool but couldn't figure out how you could do lower body on it. You'll have to let me know what you think.


Amber, just stick with it and don't let a few extra eaten brownies discourage you from getting right back on track!! I think we all have our days that it's harder to stay dedicated BUT, as long as you're on the right track most of the time, the results will keep coming...slowly but surely.


Well, I just finished a complete week off and I was getting ready to get started again BUT I thought that instead, I would begin my month by writing you guys. First of all, it was sooooooo nice to not have to wake up at 5am to workout this past week. The rest was amazing and I'm hoping that rest I got will give me the energy I need to get back into it with strength and motivation. In terms of eating, I gave myself no guidelines and no rules. I just ate what I wanted. So, I ended up eating more than I usually would but not by a whole lot. I think that I've brain washed myself so much that I can't actually eat very much even if I allow myself to. Plus, I hate feeling "full." I felt guilty at times but I kept telling myself that my body was strong and that it wasn't going to let me down by gaining 10 lbs in one week. I avoided the scale all week because I was afraid that I would not enjoy my week off if I new what my weight was. Anyway, all that to say that I loved my week off.

One thing that I have changed in terms of working out is that I'm just following the Chalean Extreme Program as written...no extra cardio and no extra ab workouts. Before I moved to Texas, I was doing 1-2 extra Chalean cardio workouts and going to the gym for at least 2 more cardio workouts as well. If you do the math, I was pretty much spending all of my free time working out. With all the changes going on and with the fact that I actually asked God to set my priorities straight, it just felt right to "chill out" and pour myself into other things that also matter like my God and my husband. The result has been amazing freedom both physically and mentally. AHHHHH...


Here are my goals for the Month of May:

Goal Weight Range for May: 119.5 to 124.5

Weight on April 11th: 123.9
Today's Weight: 122.0 (Yippidy...even after lots of chocolate, burritos, and Chick-fil-a)
Total Loss: 1.9
Long term Goal weight range: 112.5 to 117.5 (only 5 to 7 lbs left)

Ok...now I can go do Burn 1

Love you Girls!!!