Whole Foods sticker shock & approaching week off!

One more week of workouts and then I'm taking a week off to visit my friends back in Iowa! Technically, I had a 1 week break back in March when I was sick with bronchitis, but officially, I haven't had a TRUE break of enjoying my time off, time off that does not involve trying to crawl from the couch to the medicine cabinet without hacking up a lung or watching the room spin, since the first of the year. I am READY.

This past week I really hadn't eaten the best, because we went out for our anniversary on Wednesday night, ordered pizza on Friday night, and went to Bird Dog BBQ on Sunday. Mostly due to the fact we needed groceries and were both unmotivated to face the ridiculousness of King Soopers parking lot, LOL! However, I will justify my poor eating selections with the fact that I controlled my portion sizes much better than ever in the past, and I always had the other two meals of the day filled with very lean and healthy products (i.e, salads, nuts, fruit, veggies). This week I am determined to be back on track. As for our trip to Iowa, we are driving, but I convinced Aaron we needed to buy a food cooler, so we could stock it with veggies & fruit, so we wouldn't be tempted to stop for fast food at every opportunity. He agreed. Eating right sure seems easier when your husband is on board, you were right Sarai. It helps to have that other person keeping you accountable...unless he'd rather order pizza than hit up the grocery store. We are a work in progress.

Also, I stepped foot into the Whole Foods store for the first time ever. After I recovered from the initial sticker shock of their prices, and promptly restocked the fruits I had picked up thinking they would be comparable in price to fruits at King Soopers, I actully did get some sprouted grain pita bread, hummus, and organic chicken. It was all I was willing to spend extra money on. Excuse the stereotype, but holy cow, its no wonder hippies are poor. They spend all their income on Whole Foods!

Sarai, I ran into Steven at church yesterday and he told me he's moving there this week!!! YAY!!! I'm so excited for you both. I'll be praying for his safe journey and for your peace of mind until he arrives! YOU DESERVE TO DO SOMETHING FUN AND FANTASTIC WHEN HE GETS THERE!!! You've survived!

Shannon, I can not put into words how EXCITED I am for TurboFire. Thank you so much for posting the link. I put my name on the list to be notified as soon as its available for purchase. I searched Chalene's blog for inside info on it as well, and she explains that if you are already doing ChaleanExtreme, she encourages you to use those weight training videos in place of the ones that come with TurboFire, because TurboFire is more focused on cardio intervals, and the weight training that comes with it is slightly less challenging that ChaleanExtreme. So I'm thrilled her new program will rotate easily the Chalean Extreme intervals. I can not WAIT til it comes out! I am definately getting burned out ont the cardio portions of Chalean Extreme. Supposed to be available in June!!!

You girls are both doing amazing work keeping up your motivation. Shannon, I know how discouraging it is to see weight go up a bit, especially when you are working just as hard (harder?) as the month prior. You encouraged me to stay positive when this kept happening to me, so I'll do the same for you, not that you appear concerned about it=) How you maintain that healthy mindset, I dunno but I'm JEALOUS!!! I will say I do not SEE the 2 lbs at ALL on you. It must be in your boobs, you know, cuz your weights on your chest match your weights on your back!!! J/K, but wouldn't it be wonderful if the only place we put on weight was in our bra??? At least we know its not on your stomach, way to go Abs!!! Shaun T has got NOTHING on Shannon Y. Keep up the great work. I'm proud of you! Sarai, I am thrilled you are having great results with Burn! I too forgot how challenging it was. Definately makes your body recalculate what it THINKS its in for! I'm also happy to hear God is helping you maintain a healthy mindset when it comes to eating right and working out. Its obviously easier to stay on track when God is cheering you on=)=) I need to remind myself more often that God wants us to be healthy in all wellness aspects, spiritual, physical, and mental. I admire you for having such a strong relationship with Him and relying on Him for balance of all these areas of wellness. You are such an amazing example to me=)

Well I love our blog and love you girls. I look forward to seeing the new posts from each of you everytime I log on. We sure have something special here! Have a great week!