5/1/09 All Day

Must.Take.Time.To.Post LOL!

Life has been good and busy the past few days which is good because it makes time pass quickly but on the other hand it's so hard to just go go go go and not have 5 minutes to sit down and take a deep breath. Anyway life has been good.

This week one thing has been on my mind and I got some great advice from some friends in regards to reaching maintenance. It hit me this week that I might actually reach my goal weight this year the way I am losing weight at the moment. Once that hit me I was like OMG if that happens that will be the first time in my adult life that I am not focusing on losing the weight. I know that I cannot ever go back to where I was and that it will always be a constant challenge but this year I might actually be able to not focus on losing and I am trying to figure out when that day happens how I adjust to maintenance. I know that this blog is my tool for logging my thoughts and my day and that won't change once I get there but wow one day this year I might actually not have to focus on losing. That is such an amazing and awesome thought! The first time in my adult life that it would be occurring. WOW! I have an initial goal in mind. I would like to see 145 which is where I was when I got married and if I can get to 145 I want to see how I feel and see if I want to go down to 135 which is my ultimate goal but I honestly do not know if that is possible. I got to 145 before and plateaued. I have new strategies now and new workouts so I do want to see if I can get lower because it is more in my healthy range 145 is the high end of healthy but I don't know we'll see. I have to get closer first!

Today was a great day it started off with march march and I have to say that all the walk away the pound videos are great wake ups for the day. And when you have a toddler who is doing them with you the cuteness just does not get any better. She knows how to march march and she will tell me if I am not doing it right LOL! Of course sometimes when she wants to be in my arms and is telling me I'm not doing the arms right yeah well that doesn't work to well. LOL!

Breakfast was life cereal w/ milk. It was good, Roo liked it especially my bowl although she had her own........Snack was a cinnamon stick Roo had two. Lunch was leftover pizza from last night. Afternoon snack was another cinnamon stick. Dinner was a pulled pork barbecue sandwich w/ cheddar cheese and freeze dried peas. It was really good. Evening snack was skipped since I am about to fall over.

Workouts: walk away the pounds 2 mile, family walk/jog, plyometrics from p90x OUCH OUCH OUCH, and 1 mile walk away the pounds because I was trying to reach my calorie goal before bed and I'm still not there yet.

Latest review on the go wear fit. I still love it and right now I am giving the information that it provides the credit on why I have lost so much weight during April. I weighed in this morning so I could have a start weight for a May weight loss challenge and an end weight for the April challenge and so far this week I have lost 1.2 lbs. That means that during April I lost 6.2 lbs and for the year I have lost 13. I am telling you the numbers keep my motivation up and really push me I love how much I am doing and how healthy I feel. The data I am seeing are really showing me where I wasn't hitting before and I am now able to push it harder and know the numbers.

P90X OUCH OUCH OUCH! It hurts but is sooooooooooooo worth it! I am already seeing physical changes in my legs and I cannot wait to see even more!

4/17/09 All Day

The weather here is lovely honestly it is. We had rain for most of the day and the temps cooled down so we stayed in the house all day no family walk. That's ok though because Roo isn't at her top feeling wise. We're not sure what's going on but she is under close observation right now.

The morning started off with march march! I did hte two mile WATP and then after it was over had my computer set up on the boxes so I kept on marching. Breakfast was one of the twisted bars and snack was some frozen strawberry yogurt. Lunch was a homemade cheese quesadilla w/ peppers and 1 tbs of ranch for dipping. I learned my kiddo is like me and will eat ranch off the spoon. Oy I better watch out on that one! Afternoon snack was .5 oz of freeze dried strawberries and I had 8 animal crackers. About 4 the computer went back up on the boxes and while Roo watched Seseame Street 25th birthday musical celebration I marched and danced in place. It was a good workout. Dinner was 5 butterfly grilled shrimp w/ a touch of jalapeno cream sauce served over 1/2 cup of spanish rice and 1/4 of an avocado, lettuce, and tomato. It was REALLY good! Then we also had 1 serving of tortilla chips and some salsa. Evening snack was skipped because we just got done with our evening workout.

Ok so I have talked about doing the Power 90 program. It's the one that is recommended be completed before you start the extreme p90x system. I had ordered both systems from Amazon Marketplace on the same day. I got Power 90 and then got a notice that order 1 was cancelled because the seller didn't have the product. Ok fine so I ordered it from seller number 2. A week later I got notice that their house had burned and they no longer had the product. So I gave up on Amazon and went to ebay and ordered it. The next day paypal sent me a note that said they were putting my payment on hold because ebay had pulled the listing. I was like NOOOOOOOO I really wanted just a used copy. But the ebay copy showed up today! WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!! So instead of doing Power 90 cardio we did day 1 of p90x because I was dying to make sure the dvd's worked and to get started. D and I are going to increase our workout length at night and work through both programs in the future. I see us getting up 40 minutes earlier from now on to get the Power 90 completed before the day starts because p90x is about an hour a day commitment. I cannot wait to see how much my body transforms though! I need to find a pull up bar for us next. Yippee........

Oh so evening workout was p90x chest and back and ab ripper. Ab ripper should be called kill me because I was dying by the end of it!

Go Wear Fit I hit my step goal WAHOOOO all the marching got me there, and I hit my moderate workout goal but barely. Which irritates me quite a bit because it shouldn't have been as close as it was but I know what I did was over that number and I did hit the goal so YAY!!

4/15/09 All Day

Happy Tax day BLECH!

It was a great workout day and I hit my calorie goal by 9:15 tonight WAHOOOOOOO!! I was over 13K steps and there's still time tonight to hit some more LOL! And moderate exercise I was at almost 3 hours when I uploaded it. So for the day I am happy with my results. Calorie intake today was a little high but I don't think it was in all honesty but using the calories that the program has it was.

For breakfast I had a protein bar which was really good it shouldn't be a breakfast but it will definitely be in my snack regiment. It was called Twisted and I had the vanilla flavor. I can't describe it all I can say is YUM! Snack was a cracker and 2 string cheese. Lunch was a tortilla w/ parmesan spread and 1 oz of turkey and 1 oz of ham and a serving of chips. Afternoon snack was peach yogurt and a serving of animal crackers. Dinner is where the calorie count gets dicey. We had a hamburger patty and some homemade cheese fries. I baked the fries then added light cheese and bacon bits. We did have homemade lowfat ranch. So it wasdefinitely a higher calorie meal than we usually have but I really do not believe it was as high as the preset numbers are and I'm to tired to go get the package to enter the exact numbers right now for each item.

Dinner did solve a craving as I have been CRAVING cheese fries and when D and I were talking about dinner I was like I'll stop at a local joint and pick something up. Then I sat there and was like ok what is that I am really craving from there and it dawned on me I just wanted the cheese fries because it has been soooooooooooo long and then once I realized that I decided to just do them at home in a lighter way and a much more portion controlled way than this restaurant. I am so proud of that decision! Then I made light ranch which was soooooooooooooooo good but again it was all about portion control and not going overboard. I skipped evening snack because of the higher calorie dinner.

Workouts let's see I walked around the inside of the building three times at lunch. Someone actually asked if I were doing laps and I was like yup might as well the building is HUGE! Then we went on an hour walk tonight which was over 2 miles. Roo did get to play at the playground and she walked all the way home. I am so proud of her! Then we did Power 90 Strength which was as usual a great workout.

So my reviews of the go wear fit and Power 90 are the same they ROCK! And workout wise I am so much stronger like tonight I was able to 5 real push ups and that is a huge accomplishment for me!

4/14/09 All Day

Ok today was a great workout day and a great eating day too!

I burned 2500+calories according to the go wear fit by 9:30! I'm over 14K steps for the day and I am close to 3 hours moderate exercise but I know that 2 hours were hard core and focused. The other hour was taken throughout the day.

Breakfast was honey nut cheerios. Morning snack was a cracker and 2 cheese sticks. Lunch was a wrap w/ a flour tortilla, parmesan spread, 1 oz ham and 1 oz turkey with a serving of carrots on the side. Afternoon snack was vanilla yogurt and banana and raspberries that are freeze dried. I can't tell you how tempted I was to eat a chocolate cookie but I stayed away and drooled from afar. Dinner was a salad w/ 2 oz of turkey, a whole bunch of lettuce, tomato, some provolone cheese, croutons were picked off, and it had onion as well with an oil and vinegar dressing. Then I had 15 jelly bellies because I had to have something sweet after the oil and vinegar. Then evening snack was a thumbprint cookie.

Workouts: I walked the building at work twice that was tough because I was in heels today I don't know what I was thinking to wear heels but they were at least super cute......Then there was the hour and 15 minute walk with the family we were up and down streets and back and forth. It was a lot of fun! Then we stopped at the park and played for 15 minutes which was even more fun!!!!!! We came home got Roo to bed and after Biggest Loser it was time for Power 90 Cardio all I can say is OUCH!

So go wear fit review is I still love it and I really feel that it is making a difference in my life.

Power 90 it was tough tonight I was really sore from bootcamp yesterday and it was difficult to push through it but it was worth it!

4/12/09 All Day

Happy Easter! Calorie burning wise this was a tough day. Eating wise it really wasn't. I hosted and my parents came over. We had crackers and some dip for an appetizer (which translated to my breakfast LOL) Then for lunch we had stuffed chicken breasts there were two flavors one was apple and cherry flavors and one was a shrimp and crab stuffing. They were DELISH!!!! Then we had asparagus and special potatos (light cream cheese, fat free sour cream, and chives) They were DELISH! I always loved those potatos but quit making them because I had not thought about doing these light which is what I have done the past few times. Then we had rolls. Afternoon snack was a small piece of peach praline pie. Dinner was a cracker w/ some sundried tomato spread, 1 oz of turkey and 1 oz of ham w/ tomato and carrots. It was so good!

We went on a 50 minute walk tonight and made it up and down most of the streets in the area twice. It was most excellent! Then tonight we did the Power 90 Strength and just some light cardio after because I had to hit my moderate goal.

So go wear fit wise I am about 100 calories away from my calorie burning goal which I know I will hit by midnight. And I hit my step goal and I hit my moderate workout goal. Tomorrow is WI and I am pretty sure I have not lost much if anything so this week was apparently the let my body adjust to what I am doing to it week and I am ok with that. (well in some ways I still want to see a loss)

Power 90 review This is the start of week 2 with it and I still enjoy it. I like the strength better because it's shorter and it doesnt kill my abs but tomorrow is cardio and I'll be ready.

Goals for next week: Hit my calorie goals everyday BEFORE bed.

4/10/09 All Day

I am about to fall over so this will be short and sweet. My sinuses hurt thanks to the smoke in the area. I am ready for rain but don't necessarily want the rain on Sunday *sigh*

It was a work at home day so I did a WATP at 7 actually it wasn't really a WATP it was a walk around the house with march march my pace was much quicker than it is with the video and I had a Roo chasing me and me chasing her so that was excellent. I really enjoyed it! Breakfast was frosted mini wheats w/ milk. Snack was crackers w/ pimento cheese spread, lunch was leftovers from last night (chicken fried steak, squash, potato, gravy), snack was yogurt and animal crackers, dinner was rozini w/ diced up chicken tenders, tomato sauce, and mozzarella baked. I only ate about a tablespoon and a half of this I wasn't hungry oh and broccoli and cauliflower. Evening snack was skipped because it's 10 and I am just now done with Power 90. Oh and at lunch I did a tae bo video which was most excellent and we took a 45 minute walk tonight.

Go wear fit: I hit all my goals by 9:30 tonight WAHOOOOOOO!! Oh and I did hit all my goals yesterday and I have learned that hte display is to stay in another room at night because it woke me up in a panic when it started beeping at midnight LOL!

Power 90 review: I really still like it and I have done it about 8 times total so far. I do see how I will be able to keep this up long term because it is motivating and I am seeing differences in how I am able to get through it. I am getting more intense and making strives forward. Tomorrow I think will be my rest day from it as is stated in the guide book. We'll see though because I need to hit my go wear fit goals LOL!

4/9/09 All Day

Today was a very weird day and I did not hit my goals at the time I wanted to hit them. For those who aren't in the metroplex there were really bad wildfires so being outside was not advised for those with asthma and I have asthma. The smoke and haze in the air was HORRENDOUS and I do mean HORRENDOUS! So there went the long evening walk, and the walk at lunch was cut short as well. *sigh* I did hit my moderate goal at 9:15 tonight so I got some workout but it's not where I want me to be. I am not sure I'll hit the calorie goal at all but such is life for today. I might hit it by midnight we'll see.

Food for the day was honey nut cheerios, a south beach bar, sandwich w/ 2 pieces high fiber bread, 3 oz turkey, 1 laughing cow, and 1 serving tortilla chips, then yogurt and animal crackers for snack. Dinner was an oven baked chicken fried steak (3.5 oz) 1.5 tbs mashed potatos, sauteed squash w/ onions, and reduced fat gravy (as in made with reduced fat milk) It was DELISH and hit a craving that I had been having for about a week now. I almost caved and called the local cafe to pick up an order of chicken fried steak but baking it instead of frying it is so easy and so good! I can't wait for my leftovers tomorrow LOL! Evening snack is a skip I'm just not feeling it right now.

Workouts I did the Power 90 strength as well as some walking at work but like I said smoke greatly reduced my ability to do that.

Go Wear Fit Review: I think my display needs a new battery it's acting weird right now and it doesn't seem to update on a regular basis and it's not beeping when I hit some of my goals like I did hit the 8K steps but no notification. Not that that is a bad thing but.....Anyway I still love the product. D got his today and he's been walking, jumping, jogging around the house trying to see what he can do. I can't wait to see how he does with it because he is so much like me in that he likes to see the numbers.

Power 90 review: I made it through the strength tonight and instead of using the bands I used weights and I feel it in a totally new way! I think I like a combination of using both bands and weights but there are some exercised that just hurt with the bands like the ones where you have to take them above your head the band actually hurts my arm not the resistance but the band itself. So now I have done it with weights and I am going to work on mixing that up some more and adding weight amounts for different exercises. I do see a difference already I feel stronger and I am starting to see some tone in my arm. WAHOOOOOOOOO!

4/8/09 All Day

This is going to be fairly short I am tired and I just got done with the Power 90 workout and need to relax before bed.

I hit all my goals today and I hit 2 of them before 8:00 PM! WAHOOOOO!!!!

Breakfast was a cup of honey nut cheerios on the go. Snack was an apple and cheese sticks. Lunch was 2 pieces of leftover pizza. Afternoon snack was yogurt and animal crackers. Dinner was a homemade taco salad and I didn't eat all of mine but the majority of it was veggies such as lettuce, tomato, garbanzo beans, and avocado. It was DELISH! The meat was lean ground turkey. And evening snack isn't happening because I just got done working out and I am tired. Seriously tired.

Workouts I did a fast walk around the building at work during lunch which was only like 10 minutes. I did the WATP power mile while fixing dinner which was fun in an odd way LOL! Then we went on a 45 minute fast walk with the family and we made it up, down, and all around. It was excellent. Then we did the Power 90 cardio and abs. OUCH is all I can say to that.

Go wear fit is still pushing me and I love how I am feeling! The goals really do make me strive to accomplish more and move more and get to the goal.

4/7/09 All Day

This is going to be done before my day is finished but I have a late workout to get done tonight. Tonight's late workout is the Power 90 Strength. My body is tired but I have to stay committed to this for the full 90 days.

Roo woke up with a fever so no school for her so we stayed home. As soon as D left it was time for March March so we march marched and OUCH my calves are sore today! Oh well this is so worth it. SOoooooo worth it! Roo had a bar for breakfast and I had 3/4 cup of life cereal w/ milk and 1/2 a banana. YUM! Snack was salsa and 1 serving of chips. Lunch was a spinach salad w/ 1/2 cup of mandarin oranges, some feta cheese, 1.5 chicken tenders, and a margarita vinigarette. It was DELISH! Loved it and would do it again anytime. Afternoon snack was yogurt and animal crackers. Dinner was 1.5 slices of market street toss in the oven pizza. It was good. Evening snack will be 1/2 of a banana and pb sandwich (as in one piece of bread).

Workouts I got the WATP video done first thing. Then when Roo was taking her nap I put the aerobic steps on my computer table which boosted my laptop up so that I could walk in place and work. This really workd and I will be doing it again. Now to figure out how to do that in my office at work....Hmmmmm.......I've always said I wanted my computer mounted on a treadmill at the office. I need to figure this out LOL! Then we took a 40 minute family walk the pace was a little slower than normal because calves are sore but again sooooooooooo worth it! Then I did a leg workout on the weight machine. And then as soon as biggest loser is over we will be doing the Power 90 Strength Phase 1-2.

Go wear fit review I still love it it really is pushing me forward but I am rethinking some of my goals. That 90 minutes of moderate workout are killing me! Just because some of my workouts either don't register or they hit vigorous which is excellent because it shows I'm really pushing but I still want my 90 minutes LOL!!! Then like this morning the video was 20 minutes long but it only registered 5 minutes. Oh well I guess my heart rate wasn't up where it should be so I just need to push harder. I am not sure I am going to hit all my goals today. I am 400 away from calorie goal and 20 minutes away from the moderate workout goal. At least I hit my step goal......This does push me and that is what I got it for.

4/6/09 All Day

Ok well I already posted my big news about a big loss! I am determined to say the same thing next week even though I totally was not expecting a loss this week at all! It really makes me happy to see one and know that the work I am putting out is working.

Today was a work at home day and Roo was so cute as soon as we waved bye bye to Daddy she looked at me and said Mommy March March and ran to the tv and started beating on it. I was like ok gotcha let's march march so I put WATP power mile on and she held my hand and we got to marching and stepping and everything else they make us do. Part of it was with a 27+lb weight in my arms but it was fun and worth it. Then she wanted a bar for breakfast so she got an apple nutrigrain bar and I had a banana and half a serving of frosted mini wheats. It did the job. Snack was crackers w/ pimento cheese. I found some smoked gouda pimento cheese at Market Street on Saturday and seriously it is beyond good that I have to limit how much I can have. I shouldn't say that because yeah I have to limit it but I mean I really have to watch this one so having it spread thin on a cracker is a great treat.

Lunch was a turkey sandwich w/ laughing cow, whole wheat bread, spinach, and 1 serving of chips. After Roo went down for a nap I did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred level 1. OUCH! It's been awhile and I really can tell that I am in a lot better shape than I was when I started doing it in January but she does make a person work. Afternoon snack was a bite and I do mean a bite of chocolate mint cake. It had gone bad so after that one bite I didn't want to try anything else. Dinner was a beef fajita salad and it was DELISH! Before dinner I did the walk away pounds walk and jog video. After dinner I did the walk away the pounds power mile again (can you tell I was trying to get my calorie cound and moderate workout count up?) Then D and I both did the Power 90 cardio phase 1-2 and ab ripper. OUCH!

My body is tired very tired but this is what it has to go through to lose the pounds and the inches. I love feeling this way is that sick? I don't know it's the good physical you worked hard and you accomplished this much stuff feeling.

I am proud to say I made all my goals today. My hardest was actually the moderate exercise because the shred and the walk and jog kicked me up to vigorous levels so I really had to push it to get the 1.5 hour of moderate. I did it and I am thrilled! Calories burned are over 2500 and intake was like 1504.

I still love the go wear fit it is making me push harder and it is giving me the kick I needed.

Oh yeah I guess this is big news too but one pair of jeans I bought 4 days or so before I found out I was pregnant (which was why my old jeans didn't fit and I had to buy a bigger size LOL) fit now and are fairly comfortable. I am not sure I would trust wearing them in public yet but I am on the way there.

Power 90 review I am on day 4 and it is still making me work which I like.

4/5/09 All Day

I slept in a little bit today which was really nice because I had worn myself out yesterday with workouts soooooooo worth it though ya know!

I skipped breakfast and morning snack because I knew we were going out to eat with my parents after we attempted bluebonnet pictures. Blasted front moved in so it was overly windy and cool none of which work well with a little girl who does not like the wind in her face so we will have to try again next week. I WILL get good pictures this year LOL!!!

We went to my parents house and chilled out for awhile before we headed to McCallisters. I had the light turkey w/ cranberry orange sandwich I ate all the turkey and cheese 1/2 the bread, my fruit cup and a glass of sweet tea. That was all I could handle.

Snack was 1 serving of chips w/ pimento cheese dip.

Then instead of working out I waited on an appointment that never showed up. That opportunity to burn calories gone BOOO!

Dinner was 1/2 an artichoke w/ .75 tbs of butter dip and 1 slice of sourdough bread w/ 3 oz of turkey and 1 slice of provolone that was toasted. This was REALLY good! It had been years since I had an artichoke and now I am trying to remember why it was so long. It was so low calorie and soooooooooooo filling I need to have them more frequently for sure!

Then we spent 2.5 hours trying to put a little girl to bed which was TOUGH we let her cry cry cry but there comes a point that crying isn't going to cut it so D and I took turns with her before she finally crashed for good. We then ran downstairs to do the Power 90 Sculpt Phase 1-2. It was excellent! Really beyond excellent my body is tired and my muscles are tired so life is good.

I didn't make my goals today I didn't make 1/2 way on them for that matter but with as much as we had packed in today I couldn't have done anymore in all honesty. It's hard for me to realize that I couldn't have done anymore and I need to let that go even though I wish I could have done more today but I am so much further now than I was at this time last week.

I had a banana for evening snack.

My review of go wear fit for the day I didn't get my goals but it was great to try for as much as I was able to. Tomorrow will be the end of my first week for it. Tomorrow is the first real weigh in day and I know my body is adjusting so I promise now not to get upset but I really feel this is what I needed to get me to push myself to the next level.

Ohhhhhhhh and how could I have forgotten the biggest thing of the day!! I got on the scale this morning no comment on the number because I know that my body is adjusting to the changes I have made to it this week but the BMI I will comment on. It was below 40 for the first time in who knows how long. I am soooooooooooo excited sooooooooo soooooooooooo soooooooo excited!

4/4/09 All Day

Today has been a very active and productive day!

We woke up at 7:15 and poor little Roo had a fever so no Little Gym for her. She crashed out in front of the tv to watch some new Disney show which is beyond strange for her so we just let her be and tried to entertain. She finally got around to moving around and I popped in the WATP power mile and jogged my way through that real fast. Roo wanted a nutri grain bar for breakfast so she had that and I had a south beach peanut butter bar. I then did the Power 90 Fat Burning Express video which was really fun to do and I am happy to say I was over 1000 calories by 9:30 LOL!

My phone rang and I found out that some pictures were ready so I hopped in the shower and after talking to D we decided it was best that he and Roo stay home so I took off. I got the pictures and stopped at Home Depot. There I picked up some pots, and potting soil so we could repot my indoor plants they were all looking really sad so it was time. Then I also got some more fertilizer and weed killer, fire ant killer, and mulch for around our trees. It was great to be outside in the garden area and lifting heavier bags around without getting out of breath. I then stopped at Market Street and picked up some groceries like salmon, tenderized chicken, meatloaf ready to cook, etc....I also got cauliflower, fruit, some spreads, and some artichokes.

I got home and D had made an open faced tuna melt which was DELISH! We also had a serving of chips and tried the new spreads that I had bought. There was one that was a smoked gouda pimento cheese OMG out of this world good and I don't know what the nutrition info is but I am guessing at it I did not have much though but it was hard not to sit down and just eat the whole container but I did stop with 1/2 tablespoon. YUMMERS!

We then went outside and repotted the plants and I came in to put Roo down for a nap. I then went to my room to catch up on the DVR but as I was watching a show my eyes were getting heavier so I turned the tv off and took a nice two hour nap. After waking up we went outside and chased a little girl around and came in for a yogurt snack.

All to soon it was time to start thinking about dinner and as D was cooking the salmon, red beans and rice, and broccoli and cauliflower mix w/ 1 piece of italian bread I put in the WATP power mile again and got through half of it before dinner was ready.

After dinner we took off for a family walk and we went about 3.5 miles. We walked the route twice and Roo was a princess in the stroller I was so proud of her she didn't ask to get up once! We got home and it was time for bed and once she was asleep I did the Power 90 Cardio and abs routine. My abs are aching right now but I guess that is the point of the whole thing.

Then I had a vanilla protein powder milk shake for my evening snack which is a great way to cool down.

Soooooooooo that was the day in a very long nutshell LOL!

Go Wear Fit Review: It kept me going today. I had to reach all my goals and I could not stop until I got there. D and I were talking that since I got this I know how hard to push myself. I had been working out and going Yay me that's all I have to do but seeing the numbers I realize that even though I was working out it wasn't doing that much. Yes I was burning some calories but I was not anywhere close to where I needed to be. Now I know my goals, I know where I am and I know how much farther I have to go to hear the beeps. It's harder than all get outs for me to hit the three daily goals but I am not going to let myself give up on this. It's all about the numbers! Eating wise I have been logging everything I put in my mouth on the sites food tracker and it is pretty consistent with what I am getting when I log it in FitDay and the such. I can't wait to see the scale next week. This week might not happen for various reasons but next week I know I am going to see a loss I have to!

Power 90 Review. Today was day 2 of total commitment LOL! It is a great workout and I can definitely feel the burn that it is giving me. I do really like this and although it is a little slow at times I like how I can kick it up or pace it down some. I am really excited to see what it will do when I am at 21 days.

4/3/09 All Day

It's been a long exhausting day. D woke up last night with a fever so needless to say it wasn't to restful of a sleep last night with his tossing and turning and shivering and cover shifting and pillow shifting etc.....Then Roo squeaked at 2:30 which had me sitting up. Then D got up for medicine and I thought it was wake up time. I've been struggling today seriously!

After Roo woke up this morning I made the mistake of asking her if she wanted cheerios or eggs for breakfast and after I poured some cheerios she looked at me and cried and said EGGS so I made up an egg scramble for us (peppers, egg beaters (1 serving each) and 2 slices of turkey bacon diced up and split among us all) Roo chowed down and I polished mine off as did D.

Before I got to work I did the walk away the pounds power mile. I then got to work and D kind of fell over in the living room and let Roo crawl over him as she watched Ocar and Elmomo. He took her upstairs for awhile to play and so that I could get some serious work done. When he brought her back down it was time for a banana and v8 juice snack. That was really good! I then watched Roo while D went upstairs to rest and we played peek a boo around the computer and coloring she loves to color!

Today is my nephews birthday and me being me had not been able to get to the PO in time to send his gift. I've only had it since January.....Oh well it got mailed today and he was on my mind all day so hopefully he will forgive me I'm sure his parents are rolling their eyes about my getting it there late. It's only stuff sent out there that is ever late but at least I do it consistently........

I got back and fixed Roo and I a wrap w/ tortilla, turkey, laughing cow wedge, some feta, and spinach. We also had 1 serving of corn chips. It was delicious!! D made a grilled sandwich so don't think I forgot about him he just wanted his own thing.

Roo went up for a nap and I tossed in Power 90 and did the strength workout. Holy cow that was tough! I used the resistance bands and man oh man I can't wait to see how much better I look and feel when i get through this thing! Today is my day 1 of being committed we did the cardio the other day but ER last night got in the way of staying committed to it at that point but I am now 100% committed to this for 90 days. I am to do one of the circuits 6 days a week but with the go fit wear I'm not sure I'm going to be able to slack off any at all but I'll get into that later.

It was time for back to work and when Roo woke up we had a yogurt and animal cracker snack. I really like this one it's simple and delish. She then went to take care of her bears until she went upstairs with D.

At 4:30 I was done for the day so I checked my display and YIKES I jumped up and popped in the walk away the pounds video again and I jogged my way through it and then I got Roo and put her shoes on and we took off for a 2 mile walk. My numbers were LOW and I mean LOW! I am shocked that I burn more calories at the office than I do at home YIKES!!!!!!!! Anyway we got home and D had made dinner which was chicken sausage, sauteed w/ peppers and spinach, and served over Ronzoni smart taste pasta. It was DELISH DELISH DELISH and something I would definitely make again.

We played and played and played as a family and I gave Roo her bath. Then was the discussion of who would get the last cuddles of the day and D said he would take round 1 and I would take round 2 so I said great and took off outside to mow the front yard. It is looking a little bit better now but I am still going to get Scott's this weekend and get that spread because these weeds are RIDIC! I came in and took my turn with a little girl and I cannot even put into words how much those last snuggles of the day are when she looks up at me with big eyes and says love. *sigh*

She still wasn't thrilled about being laid down for bed so D and I came downstairs for our evening snack to let her remember why she wanted sleep. We had a tiny piece of chocolate mint cake. No words can really describe this it is sooooooo good I had bought it at the store to take to work but I forgot it Thursday and remembered it today so we had to eat some I mean I hate to see all that money go to waste ya know LOL!

Now onto my go wear fit review. I still love it. It totally showed how rough last nights sleep was. I was shocked that I didn't move around as much today as I do at the office so I really had to kick myself up a whole lot to achieve all of my goals today which I am happy to say I did reach all of them at 8:38 tonight. I am about to fall over though I mean after 2 rounds of WATP power mile, 30 minutes of strength, fast paced walk, and then mowing the yard on top of being tired from last night and work and Roo girl time. I think tonight I will sleep beyond well.

4/1/09 All Day

Happy April Fool's Day everyone. I hope you were the joker and not the butt of any jokes today. I managed to make it through unscathed well except for some tickles from a little girl where you have to jump around and laugh hysterically because she is trying so hard to really tickle a person and you do it just to see her fall to the ground laughing. Yup it's worth it.

Well today was full day 2 of the go wear fit and I am happy and proud to say that I again reached all my goals and then some. I am a numbers person apparently when i saw my numbers were slacking I would stand up and stretch and walk in place, do some jumping jacks, and just move around. This thing is really keeping me from being to stagnant which is what I need. I need that kick in the tail on a daily basis. I am really loving it if you can't tell. Someone asked me today if I noticed a difference in how I was doing things and honestly yes I am. I am really focused on hearing the beeps as I reach my goals of steps, moderate exercise, and calories. My biggest struggle is hitting the 2500 calories burned but I am getting it done. I am also beyond focused on measuring food out, calorie intake, and making sure things don't get slipped in that shouldn't. I had been measuring food, monitoring it etc but putting it in the food log on the go wear fit activity manager is definitely keeping me that much more accountable. I do see the difference and I hope that I continue to do so.

Breakfast was 1 cup of honey nut cheerios. Snack was an apple D said his string cheese tasted funny so I was leery of it. Lunch was leftovers from last night (tortellini, sauce, w/ peppers and chicken) afternoon snack was a yogurt and animal crackers. Dinner was a hamburger patty and roasted potatos with broccoli and cheese sauce it was really good as is 110 calories per serving (Green Giant) Delish!! Evening snack was a waffle and peach preserves. Even more Delish!

Workouts let's see I got a 30 minute walk in, chased Roo around the park and yard, came home then after a little girl was in bed we popped in our new video of Power 90. So here goes the review on that one.

We did cardio today because I was in a cardio mood and I made it through. It was difficult but it was a great workout. I need to sit down and read the full program guide tonight to see exactly what we're supposed to do with it so further reviews will be coming. I am committed to this for 90 days (anyone can do anything for 90 days right I hope I am.......) I got 12K steps in and outputted 2600 calories or so. I am tired but I feel great!

3/31/09 All Day

Man oh man March is over I cannot believe it.

Ok so today was my first FULL day with the go wear fit. I figured out really quick that I needed to change my target goals I upped my moderate exercise to 90 minutes but I am going to up it to 120 minutes. I also upped my steps to 8K but I am going to up it again to 10K tomorrow I know I can hit that if I try and right now by seeing the numbers I am trying. My calorie burn goal is 2500 calories a day and I thought at 7 tonight that I would never be able to meet it but I did! I HIT 2500 CALORIES BURNED I HIT IT I HIT IT LA LA LA LA LA LA I DID IT I DID IT LA LA LA LA LA LA! I hit 11K steps today. I hit 2 hours and 16 minutes of moderate exercise and LA LA LA LA LA LA I hit all my goals LA LA LA LA LA LA Happy dance! I DID IT!!!!!! Ok so can you tell I am happy with Go Wear Fit Day 2? I am.

It really does help me to have to see the numbers and I am forcing myself to journal every single thing I eat and really focusing on my calorie intake. I am to keep my calorie intake at about 1500 Calories and for day 2 I am right on target or well within 50 calories of it (under right now)

This morning I busted out the measuring cups and the food scale and measured everything out. I got exactly 1 cup of honey nut cheerios for breakfast. An apple and 2 cheese sticks for morning snack. Lunch was 1.5 cups of shredded romaine lettuce, 1 cup of cherry tomatos, 1/2 cup cheese, 1tbsp sour cream, 4 tbsps of salsa, 1.5 oz of chicken, and then the peppers and onions. It was a fajita salad if you can't tell LOL! It was good too but I actually couldn't eat the whole thing. Afternoon snack was 16 animal crackers and an activia yogurt. Dinner tonight was 1/2 cup of cheese tortellini, 2 tbsp of alfredo sauce w/ peppers (OMG out of this world good) and less than 1 tbsp of romano cheese. Evening snack was 1 eggo and 1 tbsp of peanut butter.

Workouts were 20 intense minutes on the elliptical and a 30 minute fast walk/jog. Roo stayed home she didn't get a nap so D went to work getting her to bed and pushed me out the door LOL! Then when I got back I jumped on the elliptical and pushed him out the door so he could get a run in. We're going to be getting him a go wear fit this month. He likes seeing numbers too.

3/30/09 All Day

Well the day got off to and ended on a great note! Well ok maybe not the greatest start I found out I maintained this week oh well at least I didn't gain.

I got my go wear fit around 1 and got it plugged in and charged and on and I need to go back to the beginning of the day first LOL!

I got up after hearing the cutest little voice ever going Daddy Daddy Daddy Fluf Daddy Mama Mama Fluf Mama sniff sniff cry. D was already on his way up and I jumped out of bed and threw some wear around the house clothes on. I got milk ready and as soon as a little girl hit hte floor it was in her hands. After D left at 7:20 I put in Walk Away the Pounds Power Mile and we marched our way through it Roo loves to march march march march.

I fixed us a serving of Cheerios and got to work. I kept an eye on the mailbox as I had a video in the mail and the flag was up so I could really see when they arrived. Everytime a car drove by my eyes would dart up. Roo curled up in my lap to watch Elmo and Ocar (nope didn't mispell it that's how she say's it) which worries me quite a bit she is not a cuddle bunny but she was today and that usually indicates that she is on the road to illness and I sure hope that's not the case and that she was just cuddley. She then read me some stories and got down to color as I kept working.

Snacktime arrived and we had strawberries and string cheese. We got the most gorgeous strawberries at Sam's on Saturday. They have the best flavor and they are HUGE! We're enjoying them fast though since they won't last long.

Lunch time arrived and I fixed us a tuna salad w/ one of the tuna pouches, relish, sweet pepper, celery, apple, and 2 tbsp of miracle whip light. Roo had hers with crackers and I had mine on top of or rather under spinach leaves since I ate out of the "mixing" bowl. I was shocked at how fast Roo devoured her serving and came to me for more which of course she received and she finished that off too! I'm not talking little teaspoons I'm talking big serving spoon scoops and she ate it all. It was really really good and something I will definitely be making again soon.

Roo went upstairs for a nap and I saw the mail carrier pull up and I was out the door running LOL! She apologized for being late apparently I was the second person out waiting I was like no you weren't but I want those boxes LOL!!! I ran in and got it hooked up. I then asked my friend K who has one if the three hours were going to be as long as they felt and she told me that it should have a charge already although maybe not a full one. SCORE! That sucker was on my arm faster than your could blink your eyes. I got up and did WATP Power Mile for the second time of the day. What can I say it's a quick video. I was so excited to see the numbers on the display thing going up WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Back to work LOL!

Roo woke up and wanted snack so we had an Activia Yogurt (trying to see if it will help my stomach issues worth a shot right) and 1 serving of animal crackers. YUMMY!

Dinner was chicken fajitas w/ 3 oz of cooked chicken, 2 flour tortillas, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 2 tbsp ff sour cream, peppers, and onion (can you tell we got peppers at Sam's too? They'll be making an appearance in a lot of meals this week if they can last that long)

We then went out for our family walk which was 30 minutes long and we went about 2 miles. We didn't have the Garmin on so I don't have my exact distance but it was up there.

We got home and it was bedtime for Roo went through the bath routine, the milk routine, the rocking routine, the crying crying crying, rocking, milk, crying rocking crying sleep routine and she was out by 8:15. I then jumped on the Elliptical for 30 minutes and I need to wear the go wear fit on my leg next time as it didn't register as exercise. BOOO! I had read this might happen on another site so I'll try their suggestion as it was an intense workout on the elliptical.

So the end of the day is here and I tracked my food on the go wear fit site and on spark people and I was at around 1430 calories so right on target with what I'm supposed to be. My calories that were shown as burned today were around 2100 so I didn't make my 2500 goal but ya know what I only had it half a day. I did make the 5000 step goal and 30 minutes of moderate exercise goal so I'm there on that.

My goal weight is 145 and according to go wear fit if I keep my goal of 2 lbs a week which I know most likely will not happen although seeing real actual numbers on a daily basis to know what I have to do to get to my goal I might get it going we'll see. Anyway if I do lose 2 lbs a week I will be at goal by Roo's second birthday which is my ultimate goal. I cannot wait to see if it happens.

Go Wear Fit review day 1: It ROCKS!