can't stop, won't stop.

This morning I woke up telling myself I wanted to lose 10 more pounds. I mean, of course I want lose that and more, but I decided I'm going to do it. There's a difference. I've now added my fitness pal tracker to the blog to keep me in check...let's do this!

By lunch I was pumped and ready to go, yes lunch. I liked the idea but wasn't ready to wake up in the AM haha. I felt like going and not stopping. Today I wanted to run. I was ready to run with Banana at lunch but needy co-workers got in the way :P. I easily could have kept working but I decided to just do it. I took a screenshot of the pic below and took off.

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I LOVED it! I've never done cross fit  so I don't know if that's what its really like, but it was intense and changed up my gym routine forever. I'm going to try to do this at least 3 times a week. Anyone else up for the challenge?

Now on to Turbo Fire when I get home :).

Back & Feeling Better Than Ever!

I'm back, I haven't had any desire to blog and have felt too busy to sit down and write. Well maybe there was too much to write about and I didn't know where to start. I'm going to try and catch up with home updates and family updates but first thing is first. You can't have a happy healthy home and family with out being healthy and happy yourself, right? Right. 

“Arriving at one goal is the starting point of another.”

Every year I have the same resolution, I’m going to get fit and be healthy this year, this is my year. And of course, I always slipped back into my bad habits.

I finally woke up. I was tired of wondering how I would look and feel had I stuck to eating right and exercising. I decided enough was enough and I was going to do it. No more wondering where I’d be at now had I just stuck to the plan. It takes time to transform physically and mentally (man it’s been a HUGE mental battle for me personally).

down 11 lbs and bloat I'm sure

I've stuck to it. I made no more excuses, packed my gym bag every day, looked at it and knew I’d have to go since it was already there. I got used to changing at lunch (which was an excuse before, I wouldn’t want to change in the middle of the day haha) and enjoying that warm uninterrupted shower after a good sweat. After a while it became a habit.

I think about this everyday, and it's true!
I'm now getting comments from strangers on the weight loss they see!

I started C25K (Couch to 5K) and that kept me going. It was kind of a personal game for me just trying to get to the next level. I’ve NEVER been a runner. Ask one of my best friends Val, she had me tryout for cross country in high school and I think I only made it a week, if that. Hah! I’ve now completed c25k and I’m continuing the program for a 10k. My first 5k is in August for my birthday…unless I get a bug to sign up for another one sooner. But I’m hoping by then I will be able to do the 5k painlessly.

I also challenged myself to a 30 day squat challenge (pic below), I made it to day 27. I pulled my hamstring and decided to stop there so I wouldn't ruin my running...I do see a big difference though since day one, sorry, not posting pics of my butt lol. I would admit I am kind of addicted to squats now. 

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I have 6 days left to my 30 day liver detox….details on that to follow. And I'm restarting Turbo Fire. I’m on a roll and I don’t plan on stopping now. I’m not too tired to play with the girls and I feel the side effects after eating unhealthy. Let's kick it into high gear! 

Please join me on my journey, cause it’s a journey, nothing is overnight. Well unless you have the big bucks for lipo ;). 

Gettin' Healthy: Weight loss Status Update

I've gone through my ups and downs of motivation to get fit after having Lori and I'm finally at the point were I'm sick of being lazy and giving myself excuses.

 THIS. IS. IT.

I need accountability. I need people pushing with me not against me. If you're a friend and you know I'm trying to break bad habits and working hard to better myself and you still offer me a donut...you're not really a friend. Boom. Clear as day.

This is where it begins and does not end.

pretty rad cup too ;)

If you follow me on Instagram (@momabirdlibby) you know that not too long ago, I scored the best deal ever. Turbo Fire, brand new, sealed box for $15! Best deal ever!!! I was so pumped (still am, that's a amazing deal) but I got lazy again. Enough is enough. I decided to put it all out there. I need to tell the whole blog world this is what I'm doing. This my my new journey and if you see me getting lazy feel free to tell me to knock it off!

nasty but worth it sweat pic. i think everyone needs to boast, it's healthy ;)

Which brings me to my next problem/excuse. I know that the morning is the best time for my schedule to get my workout in...the problem is that I am not a morning person. At all. So I need tips and tricks to get my fat (but soon fit) ass out of bed in the morning and motivated to work out. Anyone? 

I don't know if I have the courage to post my before pics. Maybe next update post? For now, I'm off to do my workout. Or as Chalene Johnson says in Turbo Fire, I'm off to "class".

-LL