Baby Girl #3

Once again, things are different than I thought they would be. We made our trip to Boise to find out what to plan for and suprise... It's another girl. It's going to be crazy around our house with four females. My poor husband, he's seriously outnumbered. Everything looked great though. She appears to be healthy and on track with growth charts and such. At least we won't have the added expense of buying boy things, hu? So I've been doing well with my workouts. I did have a scare after my last post where I was spotting for a day and a half, but I think it had to do with some alone time between my man and me more than anything. I had lifted weights the day before and pushed myself a little more than I should have, so I've backed off a little with the amount that I squat and lung with and have done more cardio.
I've been almost three weeks without sugar or white flour, well I guess I can't say compleatly without white flour... I've eaten at my mom-in-laws a few times this week and she made lasagna and tortalini soup, both with white pasta, and I had two sugar cookies (with organic cane sugar) that had white flour. That's it! I'm actually very proud of myself :) I'm almost 6 months pregnant and I feel like I still look good and my husband thinks the same thing. It's so empowering for me. I can't wait to see what I can do with myself after this baby :) It has been a great journey and I've learned so much about me and about my health. I've really enjoyed it. I'll post a pic soon of my pregnant progress. Maybe even in a swim suit...

Why, Hello there :)

Wow.... sorry it's been so long! In my last post I mentioned life not turning out how we plan. Anyway, earlier that day I took a pregnancy test. Sooo.... life has totally changed. So much for getting my BF% to a 15 :P at least for now. The first trimester for me is always hard with puking, dry heaving, being completely exhausted and the like, but now I'm 20 weeks, well into my second trimester and I'm feeling great as far as the pregnancy goes. I had a hard time working out much the first three months, but now I'm back at it getting in at least three days a week. Not quite what I want, but I'll get back to five, this week in fact :) I'm still not wearing maternity pants so that's good :) I've gained about 9 pounds so far and my goal is to keep it under 15. I have gone with a midwife for my past two babies and plan to do the same this time around and I discussed it with her and she said that was a good goal and to just be sure and get adequate protein, calcium, etc. I'm thinking I should print a profile picture of myself from August 2009, after I had my second baby, and put it somewhere that I can see it everyday to keep me motivated to eat right and workout. I do not want to look like that again!
I plan to start blogging here regularly to help me be accountable to my goals. I've been doing my own mix of ChaLean Extream and TurboFire with a goal of lifting weights two days a week, cardio three days, and yoga/stretching one day. So let it be written; so let it be done!

At first I had a really hard time with the fact that I was pregnant. It was NOT in my plans. I wanted to wait another year but God knows best. I'm excited about it now, still nervous, but excited. We plan to find out what's cook'n in there here in about two weeks and I look forward to that. I'm almost positive it's a boy but I guess that could be wishful thinking. I'll let you know :)

It's amazing how little control we really do have in our lives and how quickly our plans can change. I need to find my faith and better trust in Gods will.

So we're off to Hawaii tomorrow! It's crazy how fast it came and I hope that I can let go of all of this emotional junk and just enjoy myself and my husband. I'm sure as soon as I step off the plane, I'll be fine. I've dreamed of going to Hawaii for years and I'm not going ruin it for myself!
I must say that I am happy with my body. I have found so much appreciation for the blessing I have of good health and the oportunity I have had to learn so much about myself in my quest to "find my abs." Just because my trip will be over does not mean that I'm done working out. Now I will find new motivation and press forward. I'll let you know how the trip goes!! :)

Doing Better

So I'm still not back to normal... I'm fighting off a sore throat and eye issues still. What is with this?! I've never been sick this long before! I did work out five days this week though and I ate quite well. It's easier for me to eat healthy when I'm sick because I know that sugar prolongs the illness. In fact it's the first thing I cut out when I start feeling off.
TurboFire has been great! I've been a little sore even and I love that feeling. There's been a few days when I do the HIIT (high intensity interval training) workouts and I get done with a fire drill and I'm so out of breath and sweat is dripping down my face and tears come to my eyes. It's such a high! It's awesome to finish those things!
So five full days until we leave for Hawaii! I'm so stink'n excited I'm already losing sleep. I lay in bed and think about what I'm going to pack, what I need to get done before I leave, what the girls need packed, what I'm going to see while I'm there, what I'm going to do, and how much I'm going to love it! Then when I sleep I have crazy dreams about missing my flight and such. My husband told me I need to be careful or I'll be exhausted before we even leave! Haha.... He's right :) We got our snorkel gear in the mail yesterday so I dressed up in my swimsuit and gear just to get in the mood. (Like I needed help with that :)
In terms of my fitness goals though I didn't quite get where I was hopeing to be before I left but when I look in the mirror, I'm happy with what I see. I have issues with my digestive system though and it makes my stomach look more out of shape then it is so I recently started taking some digestive enzymes and it seems to be helping. Hopefully it helps even more in the next five days.

Great....

Now I'm sick. What is up with that?! My three year old had an eye infection and then my husband got it and this morning... Me and my one year old woke up to it. Grr.... I've been fighting off a sore throat, stuffy nose and swollen glands for a few days too. I feel miserable. I would like to remove my head from my body. Would that work? Probably not... Darn.

Bust

So Friday Saturday and Sunday were pretty much a bust for me... I won't even go into the things that I ate... or how much. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself and just move on. It's Monday, right? A new week to try again.
I swear I will never be one of those mom's that forces her kids to finish their plate. I think it's unhealthy. I grew up like that though and I think it could have something to do with my inability to leave food uneaten. I was around it all day Saturday and Sunday and I just couldn't seem to make myself stop. I couldn't find my full button and now I feel miserable.

Still going....

Maybe I'm not going strong... but I'm still going. :) I had whole wheat pancakes and pure maple syrup for breakfast. That's considered healthy, right? I also ate a hamburger for dinner last night. It was extra lean, grilled in my backyard and on a skinny bun... Ok, so I'm not doing quite as good as I could be, but I'm proud of myself so far. I had a friend get married on Tuesday and you should have seen the food table... *sigh* I had fruit, and some spinach artichoke dip on black bread and a whole wheat cracker. I'll admit, I had the tinyest bite of cheesecake and it wasn't very good and then a small bite of a chocolate and caramel covered pretzel rod. It doesn't count if you spit it out, right? :) I just had to confess a few things. Thanks for listening....
I finished my 5 day inferno program and I went super strong for that. It was hard the first 2 days but after that I felt great. I didn't even really have a "cheat" meal that week. I ate two pieces of banana bread and one bite of chocolate zucchini cake on sat and that was it. :) I think it was easier than this week because I had a written plan for my diet. Now I'm just eating healthy but without the direction. I lost two pounds in five days and a couple of inches. My husband did my BF% reading again and it was only 15%. I kept thinking it had to be a mistake and then I figured out he did my tricep pinch wrong so I've got to get it redone before I really know where I'm at there. Also, my workouts haven't been so great this week... I haven't been feeling too good and there's been a lot going on for me. I know my emotional state plays a role in my physical well being too and I'm a little off right now. It's all about where we're going right? Right!


Stay strong!!