Working on my fitness

So it's now been a week and a half sunce I started running again. 

I have to say I still hate it haha

But I also know it works for me and well i it ain't broke....

We are officially less than a month until our beach trip. 

Tomorrow is May. So starting tomorrow I will do a 30 day plank challenge and 30 day squat challenge. 

I'll probably throw in some other things but those I'll take seriously. 

I already know I'll be bored with the planking and stall out at 2.5 minutes but hey if I can work up to that and keep planking that long who cares if I don't make it to 5 minutes. 

I do want to lose a few pounds but I really just want to be toned. My size 8 shorts do fit but do create a little muffin top so I'm hoping that can go away. 

I'm hoping with all of my running my cellulite on my upper thighs will be gone too haha

So that's what I'll be doing the next 27 days. Workin on my fitness and eating a lot of salads and drinking a lot of smoothies. 

Lent

So I'm not Catholic but down here Lent is a big deal and I want to teach my girls about why Lent is so important and show that we should be open to religions traditions and well sacrificing. Because obviously Jesus Christ did for us. 

So I gave up soda. I try and drink caffeine free as much as I can but when out or induldging in McDonalds breakfast nothing is better than a coke....especially from McDonalds!

But I have gained back some of the weight I had lost and we have a beach trip with friends at the beginning of June so I figure giving up soda would help my water intake and maybe drop 2 or so pounds in the process. 

Day two and I'm ok. Last night we went to dinner and I'll admit it was tough getting back into just water. 

For the record I drink a good anount of water anyways and always order a soda and water but back in the day that's all I ordered. 

It's more the carbonation. 

I told Mr. B about it and he said "but you're not even Catholic" haha but guess what I have noticed. He hasn't drank soda either. 

In fact he texted me that he drank water at lunch yesterday. 

What a sweetheart. 

I can do this!

Ugh

Cramps sucks....

That is all

Potty Trained!

Ok we're officially potty trained over here and I am ecstatic!  

I tried starting with pee in June and A showed no interest at all. Since she was only 2.5 I did not want to push it. 

We went to Texas to visit friends, came home and she told me she wanted too. 

So from then on she went pee. She also napped in her underwear with no accidents. 

We did pull ups at night but I think from August until now she may have peed twice while sleeping. 

Pooping was a whole different story though!  

She did not want any part of that. 

Bribes didn't work, being sweet didn't, being stern didn't, charts didn't etc. 

Her pediatrician at her 3 year check up said it was normal and to make her sit for 5 minutes after every meal. 

About a week and a half ago we went back and forth for 2 hours with she was going to poop her panties but wouldn't go. I had to be stern but she did it. 

Then a couple of days later same thing. But she did it. 

Then the next day no fight she did it. 

Next day two times that day. 

She skipped yesterday but went today. 

We also stopped pull ups last week too at night. 

Now in the morning she wakes up and get's Mr. B and he takes her potty. 

I am sooo happy and thrilled we are over that hump!  

Now just one child in diapers. I have a feeling A 2.0 will be potty trained much faster, but I won't even address it with her until she turns two other than her pretending. 

Time for a change...

And no this is not a new years resolution thing. I mean some could percieve it that way but I don't. 

My new years resolutions are things likespend  more "real" time with the girls and make time for Mr. B even when we're tired. 

Last year I lost 23 pounds. I hadn't been that weight since when we got married. I felt awesome. 

But I flipping HATE yes HATE running and that's currently the only thing I can do so my good knee doesn't get overused and hurt. Well besides an elliptical and I'm not paying a 70 dollar gym membership (have to drive 20 minutes to the closest one with a daycare and break that to the girls). 

So I stopped. And it was fine until I weaned A 2.0 this fall and then I stopped drinking as much water and I wish I could say the holidays but I really didn't over induldge. But then there's that pesky 10 pounds that has crept back on. 

So while I'm still 13 pounds lighter I definitelt am no longer like yay I feel great like I did at that weight while initally losing weight. 

I also know in life it's unrealistic to say I want to always be 150. 

I truly want to be 150-153 all of the time but wouldn't be super sad to be 155. 

But 155 is my cut off for my 8's to fit (american eagle that tend to run small) and for my cellulite on my legs to disappear haha

I did the plank challenge back when I was working out and it really worked!  I stopped at 2.5 minutes because quite honestly it's flippin boring hanging out for that long. It's all mental. 

I'm really out of shape in my core but I'm on day 4 and ready to go. 

Problem is it's been so cold to run with the girls. But I'm going to bundle them up and do it. No excuses. Een if it's more walking than running. 

So that's that. 

And here'a the plank challenge I'm doing. 

Having Faith in the Rain

These past few weeks have been very trying for our family. 

My mother in law has been in and out of the hospital twice. We're currently waiting on her to see a specialist to do a biopsy. It's unfortunately looking like cirrhosis of the liver. 

Mr. B and my brother in law had been going back and forth taking turns staying at the hospital which made it tough on the girls. 

I got laid off a week ago. They gave me the option to work two more weeks then informed me that I can only work 25 of my normal 35 this week. At this point throw me the 100 dollar bone. 

I have been applying for anything where I can telecommute. It still would be too expensive with daycare to work but now I have a new vehicle so I have to at least cover that expense. 

Mr. B got rear ended. Luckily he drives a work vehicle and it wasn't his fault. And he wasn't injured. 

And through all of this I just know this is our trying time. We've had it pretty darn easy since we've been together so I guess this is just a big test for us. 

I know that God has a higher purpose for all of this going on and if we put our faith and trust in him he will reward us...even when we think thay storm will never end. 

This child

She's too much y'all. 

3 going on 21!