Goodbye pink room!

Tim and I finally got around to painting the scary pink room. Now it is just normal!
Before.
After.

The biggest loser...

I can't believe that no one has blogged about this seasons biggest loser yet. Seriously who wants Joelle gone? And was anyone else totally mad when they voted off the red team instead of the silver team last week? GRR! I do feel bad for Carla her partner at home who is working hard to get herself in shape for when she gets to come back. Unfortunalty Joelle has burned bridges with almost all the other teams. I think they are just keeping her around because she is consitantly in the below the yellow line area.
The orange team of the two young boys is so sad. I am so glad that they have been kept in the game. I didn't like seeing the one at home eating fried chicken and at a buffet. But Ron's heartfelt speech before the first elimination where he said that the orange team needed to stay actually brought me to tears. His son is only one year different in age than those boys.
Tara on the green team (the former models) is one of the most competitive people I have seen on there. She puts her heart in every challange and goes for the win. I worry that her partner at home isn't going to put in the work and may pull her down.
Oh and I love that guy on the blue team. Filipe he cracks me up!

Cereal addicts, Zumba, Reno and a new toy.

Kara is into cereal right now. All she wants to eat is cearal for breakfast. And 3 bowls if I will let her. Jason has a yucky cough cold going on. Poor guy has had a hard time sleeping, but seams better today.

Ahh a new season of the Bridge Biggest Loser. Fun. I love the accountability that it provides. Knowing that Monday mornings I have to post my weight on the internet keeps me a little more in check. I was also happy that I had not gained anyback during the Christmas break. A major accomplishment for anyone who has ever done December at Cattlemens. Cookies, cake, coffees and candy are the standard for banquets.

So my friend from the gym texted me other day and said lets try this class beginning on Monday, Zumba. I thought OK, but don't laugh at my rhythm. Yesterday morning was the first class and it was lots of fun. I was so bad at the moves but who cares. And it was a good cardio workout. One hour burned over 600 calories, and that was even with sitting out a song (i twisted my ankle on the like third move). Tomorrow I go back to show off my moves again.

Tim and I are going to Reno at the beginning of February for a Montley Cure concert (I actually have no clue what they sing really) and it will be our first vacation away from the kids. I am nervous about leaving them for two nights with Tim's dad and step mom, (since we have never been away from them) but I think they will be fine and have tons of fun. I will probably be the one crying:) I am very excited for the vacation though! YAY!

I got this new Nike+Ipod thing. It plugs into your ipod then has a senor that goes on your shoe. When you run it tracks how far, how long and how fast. Then when you plug it into your computer it uploads to nike.com and you can see how you run. So cool. You can also put in goals and challenges. Right now Heather and I have a challange of first to 50 miles. Its so cool I love it!

Thats about all my thoughts right now. Thanks for listening to my ramblings...

The 5th M...

Music....how could I forget?
I need new work out music, any suggestions?

My four M's

1. Motivation. What motivated me. My Kids, my husband, my life. I didn't want to have health issues, heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure all run in my family. And the biggest contributor to those are being overweight. So I thought about it and I wanted to be active for my kids, to be able to be a healthy example and be around to spend lots of time with my grand kids.
2. Mindset. I am a believer that you won't ever lose weight until you are ready. I tried to lose weight many many many times before. But I never cared enough to see it through. After a few days I would give up, but one day I decided that it was time and that was it, I was off and running (literally)
3. Momentum. Once I got started after a few weeks, I was feeling so much better. I never believed when people said that it gives you more energy, but now I know it does. And when people started noticing that just pushed me more.
4. Maintaining. The one I haven't gotten to. I maintain my workouts and am going to work to lose the rest of it. Then it will all be about keeping it up. I don't ever want to gain it back.
January 2008

November 2008.(its the latest picture I could find of myself)

a blessed year 2008....and my new resolutions.

-Tim and I bought a house.
-We also strengthened our relationship and its awesome!
-I finally accomplished a goal of losing weight, and hope to finish it by May. (and my 30th birthday)
-I have made new friends, and learned to appreciate good wine.
-Both my children now sleep all night long! and are waking up after 7am generally.
-I took up running which I love! I can't wait until October and the woman's marathon.
-We found the Bridge where we feel at home every week and people love us:) and Kara can't wait to go everyweek.
2008 It was great.(like my rhyme?)

My 2009 resolutions....
Have a cleaner car. (Jenn, didn't you say you had something that would help me get the chocolate milk off the roof upholstery?)
Have a great 30th birthday and achieve my goal by then
Run the half marathon in SF.
Think about a new job...
Take the kids to Disneyland.
Finish painting and repainting my house.
Finish my kids bathroom (Leslie this is your job to keep me on my toes for this)
Repay off all the credit cards we have used for home improvement stuff.
When those are done, try to talk Tim into a new car.
Start saving every month.
Pray more and worry less.

Thanks Joel!

I want to thank Joel for making the comment today in during his sermon "you know there are some kids that you just want to kill because they are brats but you can't because their parents are right there....." Which caused Tim and Brenda to look at me and laugh....
Thanks now I know your true feelings on my princess! I am not sure if Tim could feel my glare but.....