BOOYAH!

Well, folks, it has been an eventful week thus far! Let's start from the top. 

Monday--weighed in at 159.2! Yeah baby! I made it! :) 

And today? I got a Caribbean Passion Jamba juice--and my face didn't explode!

... at least not yet ...

Lemme 'splain. I found out in elementary school that I was allergic to strawberries, so I haven't had any for a long long time. In high school I tried to rationalize that the zit-like rash I got around my mouth was worth it for this delightful smoothie.

It wasn't.

But I decided to see if I'd outgrown the allergy. And today seems to confirm that! If I explode, though, I'll be sure to letcha know... :)

Not Quite There.

Insert sigh of frustration.

I can't quite seem to bust through my last pound and a half. 

I'll hit 161.6 and then bounce up a pound or two before going back down.

Over. And Over.

But I'm not giving up. Oh no. The game is on.

My fabulous friend Amy loaned me Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. 

Yup. Time for the hardcore.

Tried it tonight. 

Pretty darn awesome. 

I love how there are three levels of intensity, and the workout is only 20 minutes. 

And get this--wanna know how awesome my husband is?

He did it with me tonight. :) 

Fabulous.

Remaining 1.6 pounds--you bettah watch yo' back!

Still Going Strong.

Yup. I'm still pluggin' away with my weight loss goal. I think I'm going to make it! That is, if my body keeps losing like it is. I really really hope I don't plateau.

Have I mentioned how terrified I am of failing at this? Yeah. Terrified.

But I accidentally watched Studio 5 on KSL today (accidentally because I've taken to keeping KSL/NBC on almost all day, for whenever the olympics come on...) and they introduced some awesome arm exercises that I have fallen in love with! I tried them out this morning and LOVE them. The "power curls" just about killed me, and the pretzel is deadly. But awesome. Here's the link to the instructions if any of you are interested...

*HERE*

Cause seriously. I've been walking, and doing pilates, and cutting some calories. But arms? Beyond how much they are "worked" in pilates (which does help the arms, don't get me wrong), I haven't really focused on them. 

Oh yeah. At the end of the pilates DVD I use, they do the "pilates push-ups." I hate them. Wanna know why? Because my arms are weak. Which is a bummer. Because they used to be super tough in high school.  But now--with these exercises? Boo.Yah. Y'all better brace yourselves, because I'm about to get the buffest arms in the world!

I also accidentally (same reason as above...) saw Rachael Ray make a delicious-looking Steak and Eggs recipe which I will have to try now. I'll let you know how it goes. :)

I just turned the TV off. I don't want to accidentally watch the news about a woman who was murdered. Nuff said.

Life is Good...

You know those hats and shirts and stuff that say "Life is good" with some cute little doodle picture? I have always loved those, because whenever I see them I think--Yeah. Life IS good. No matter how bad things seem to get, if we take a step back and look at our blessings--they always seem to outweigh all the tough stuff.

Not sure why I have never bought me one of those...

Have I mentioned I LOVE being a stay-at-home mom? Love love love.

Emily coos at her toys. The more tired she gets, the more it sounds like yelling. But it's still cute. :)

As far as fitness news, I have been doing great! When I weighed myself this morning I was at 171.4! The lowest I've been for a long time! WOOHOO! 11.4 more pounds to go! :)

Also--when I did pilates yesterday I was able to touch my toes while doing the saw.

Boo.Yah.

Huh. Kirby is microwaving corn dogs right now, and they are whistling. What the...

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