To cook~ or not to cook.........

I was planning on going on this cabbage soup diet thing that my hubby, step kids and friends all wanted to do........... Starting today.... WELL........All was going real good last night... I figured I would double the batch that way I wouldn't have to fix it later this week. My ever smartness again backfired. I chopped my million carrots, cabbage, celery, onions, mixed all the tomato stuff and stirred and stirred. I didn't think about how hard it would be to stir till I got the pot all the way full. (Big restaurant size stew pot) I started to figure out I done goofed when my wooden spoon snapped in half. But me, and all my "I'll make it work", I got a shorter metal spoon and grinned thinking "ha, break that!" I had it on med-low when my husband mentioned I should turn it up and let it "steam the veggies" So I did. I was proud of my brew, stirring every few minutes, excited when it finally "steamed" down enough to not flop out over the rim... I watched, and figured I was now MASTER CHEF, or close. I ran down did some laundry, ran up and stirred, ran into the room picked up, came back and stirred. I truly felt like Martha Stewart (pre prison)as my house tidied up and huge pot cooked and souped up. A little while into the exercise cookout, I smelled a new smell. Me, never making this before wondered if the mix with onion soup, beef boullion and cabbage along with the other ingredients was suppose to smell that way. I kept stirring....I ran down stairs again flipping laundry and jogged back up the steps excited with my energy and accomplishments tonight. A haze was floating in the kitchen... I stood and stared at the pot hearing noises that had me tilting my head and looking under the pan..... Was there something on the burner? One of my stepsons walked in from the garage and asked "what stinks?" I looked again at the pot, and said "I think its something on the burner or on the bottom of the pan." I don't remember seeing anything on there, but in my beginning stirring stuff kept flopping out, so I figured it was a wayward piece of onion or something.... Lifting the lid, I stirred again hearing a wired noise.......The smell of what can only be described as burnt motor oil waifed thru the air... Scooping my spoon thru a air pocket of stench popped from under the innocent looking veggies and made me gag. My hubby happen to walk in at that moment and gagged too. The house filled with the smell of burnt cabbage,tomato with onion....... I yanked it off the stove and watched as black floated to the top covering my finally cooking veggies........
This morning I woke up with my eyes still watering from the lingering smell, drained my gunk and brought a can of soup to work to eat for lunch.
I did my walk, was up early so did my fundamentals for the new core thing I got (OH, my gosh that made my abs scream!).. And figured I would go to the grocery after work to try it again........ This time I will make it the way the recipe says........So much for my geniusness!(Have you noticed I have Corina words?)
~~ Tonight is weigh-in.. After the few days I have had skinny chick better stay clear! :-)

Weekend that went too fast!!

Agggh.... Its Monday!! I can not believe how fast my weekend went.... Well parts of it..... Friday, my hubby and kids took me to Iltalian restaurant... It was wonderful!! I ate Chicken Alfredo... ymmm.. I did good, didn't eat all of it and no bread.. Even though it looked really good! Saturday..... OMGOSH I was sooooooo sick! I woke up early sick, went to do Adopt A Block... Sick some more... Went out on block.. Running a fever... Wanting to sleep.. BUT we got the keys to our outreach Ministry building finally so I had to go!! I couldn't pass up the first look inside of a building we had been praying about for so long!((you will have to read my women of living water blog about it))~~~ Anyway...............agggh I was like a walking zombie!! Pretty bad when everyone kept looking at me and saying, "Man you look terrible", kinda does something to make you feel better, huh? NOT.
Sunday... I was a little better.. Could actually eat, a little. Today I am dog tired and thinking............ I really would love to be in bed right now.
This morning, I did my mile with stretch bands, ate ww tst, will have chicken and beans for lunch and eating turkey tonight... I still need to do my weigh in and measurements............ After last week I am gun shy!! Yikes!

Birthday Makeover

Today is day 26 on my workout makeover...... But yesterday I got a hair makeover!
:-)
For Christmas my wonderful hubby got me a gift card to this real "classy" place where I got manicure and pedicure~ both as a spa. Being the sweetheart he is, he also purchased the same treatment for Gesa. Gesa is a older German lady who is a BIG part of our Ministry... She is awesome, a hard worker, blunt, heart of gold and frugal. She would never purchase such luxury on herself, but deserves every minute of luxury! So, Sim surprised her with gift card to Malia, for a all out day of pampering! We went together a last month and let me tell you........ I felt like royalty! We sat on this high, silk, cashmere, and velvet pile of cushions and pillows, or feet in porcelain jet sinks, flavor coffee in hand and great company! We sat, talked about faith about serving Him, friendship and had a massage that made me forget mid sentence with my roll my eyes in my head......
Last night I went back for part 2....... I got my hair highlighted and cut. She was amazing..... I looked in the mirror and thought....... "Who is that?" At one point when I got over the initial shock of my hair, I began to focus on my too big nose, until I noticed my smile that even reached my eyes. I ignored my nose and let the feeling of peace within my skin settle in. I had one of my teens and a woman from our women's home there in the lobby waiting. I was embarrassed yet thrilled with their faces when I walked out... I felt beautiful.
On the way home we laughed, talked about what God is doing in our lives and had a blast!
This morning I did not feel like getting up.. Was tired... But I got up anyway. I worked out this morning again (did yesterday too by the way)"walking off the pounds" I got my "Core" package today.. And am excited about working out on and with it too... Hmmmmmmmmmm I am really starting to like this workout thing!! Me who LOVES sleep.... Amazing.... There is more than just a physical makeover being done in my life!

The scales lie!

Yesterday was my weigh-in at ww. The first time(2 weeks ago), I weigh-in on the digital scale, last time the old school scale and this time the digital one again. I was told last week after weigh-in that I should stick to the same one.. But they already marked it, so I just kept it. This time the "skinny chick" said, "Oh, I always use the digital one... It goes to the ounce..Where the old school one wouldn't show a loss, the digital one does" Me I thought, "Cool, the more help the better!" YEAH, that was before I got on the scale and wanted to kick the skinny chick. My husband stood proudly waiting for her to write down the 4 lb loss, making sure I saw the accomplishment. I next got on and about cried. I loss .5 of a pound! Just Thursday of last week I weighed my self at home and it said 166.5 I was tickled-- yesterday I got on and it said 169.5 !! OMGOSH I loss 3.5lbs then gained 3lbs? OVER THE WEEKEND? I sat in stunned silence as my husband said, "loss 4 lbs, only 4lbs" grinning at me. I have to admit that I was ticked off! I thought and regrettably said "your the one that eats ice cream sandwiches EVERY night and I gain weight?" I should not have felt and acted like that... I should have been and am proud of him and his loss... But the "flesh" came out and was jealous, mad, and ready to say "well this is not worth it!" I felt it all.. The disappointment, the "man I knew I should have worked out at night too", the blame game thing, and the "here I fought the M & M craving for two weeks when I could have eaten a lb bag with the same results!" I was hurt. Isn't that stupid? I was hurt that I worked for something and it didn't happen the way I thought it should, I was hurt that my husband was rubbing it in and saying things like "hmmm must be eating more than what your saying" when I know I have been xtra careful, I was hurt that I instantly felt like saying "I give". Me.....
I went home last night got on my scale at home and wanted to cry again... It was true. I did lose and gain. I dreaded and put off coming on here,changing my meter thing..... Knowing I have to be honest.
You know....... I think about how I felt last night, my actions, reactions and am more disappointed in them than I am in the weight thing. Isn't that so like us? To get instantly mad when something you think you deserve doesn't happen the way YOU think it should? In everything else of my life.... I have said, whatever YOU want Lord..... Yet I am not saying that with this?? Is it about losing weight? Is it by "our works"? How many times do we hear in the Word about "not by our works alone?" Is He showing me something about my character? Or there lack of? I am sure that He is giving me another "behind the shed whoopin" for my selfishness.
I apologized to my husband for "thinking" what I thought and for reacting the way I reacted.

"Lord, I apologize to YOU ... I should not have let those thoughts, anger, and jealousy be a part of me, even if for a minute! I again , humbly come before YOUR throne, saying "YOur will be done"......... I will continue to do what I know what you want me to do... Eat healthy, exercise and dive into your Word. For when I am weak YOU are strong! Thank you Lord for being all that I need. I will not allow a scale to tell me who I am in You. Thank you for my wakeup call. I praise you for caring for me enough to show me my faults and build me right back up.~~ Amen"

This morning I was back up early... Doing my exercise tapes, eating what I should eat, and fighting the good fight of Faith.

Now I will go back and fix my chart thing........ :-(

WEEK 4 weigh-in

Beauty??

This morning I woke early to do the 3 mile tape..... It must not have been meant to happen! I went down stairs half awake, popped in the DVD... Then realized I forgot to get my hubby's lunch out and ready... I figured I would leave the DVD running.. Hurry up stairs and pack his lunch while they were doing the warm ups.... So here I was 5:15 in the morning packing his lunch doing my warm ups in the kitchen... My ab belt around me doing side lunges. I know that if left to him to make his lunch, the points I have him on would be a thing of the past! Bolting around "keeping my heart rate up" I jog back downstairs.
You know, I never really looked at myself in the morning, but happen to today........ BIG mistake!! No wonder Sim looks like he is sneaking out the door every morning when I bolt up the stairs after hearing the tale-tale creak of him walking across the kitchen floor. Poor guy has to see some panting, wild hair barely tamed in a crooked scrunchie, makeup smeared, sweaty woman, with morning breath popping out of the basement door just when he is opening the garage door. I happen to notice the raised eyebrow and look of initial fear upon first seeing me. I am sure "What the heck is that?" is the first thing that comes to his mind, then "Ahh that's just my wife" Poor guy. And here I thought every morning he stared at me cause he cant keep his eyes off me....Hmmm then again would you take your eyes off a half wild looking animal? After kissing the startled husband I ran back downstairs still keeping my heart rate up. I lunge, stretch, kick back, gasp and so on. Then I realize.... I don't have my watch.... I HAVE to be in the shower by 6:30. So UP again I go doing the "fast walk" with exaggerated movements for more effect. Thru the house I am lunging here, kicking back here, stretching arms over the head there...Grab my watch and realize I have 10 minutes left. I jog back down again....Has my jogging outfit always been floods? I wonder watching my leg kick up. Hmmm..........
23 days!!

Weekend Survival~ Day 22

Ahhhhhhhhhhh.... Finally Monday!!~~ Weird huh? Well if you had the weekend I did, you would say the same thing!!
I would like to take this moment to blame my husband for making me be bad........... But I can't. :-( Well I could, hehe.
Thursday, we went to a Chinese restaurant.. I really was good.. MAN does Buffet make it hard on a fat girl!! I only did one plate... Small portions and just spread it out on the plate to look like more.. trying to fool myself I guess.. Worked.. So not sure what that exactly says about me. Anyway.... Friday... I was good too.. kinda.. I ate too late though.. Not bad stuff. Saturday..I again went to a buffet..... OMGOSH I sure did want to dive face first into the dessert bar!! I did find a sugar free, low fat cheese cake tasting thingy. There was only the sides of the pan left by the time I found it hidden among the layers of chocolate calling my name all around it. I tasted a tiny bit and I am telling you... Somebody would have more than likely lost a arm if they would have tried to steal even a fork size bite off my plate. Sim eyeballed it to do just that but the Lord protected him from becoming maimed. It was probably my prayer of forgiveness for the near future pain I would inflict, that made him choose not to tempt it.
Sunday............ I made the WRONG decision to make beans and cornbread for our group for church... Like one man in our men's home said.. "Well we will all have to sit in our own pew" But in this group... I don't know what I was thinking besides.. This is really healthy protein.... So I had my allowance of points... Added some I am sure here and there.... And am back on schedule today..........
worked out this morning.... Have a nice cough,sore throat thing going on and didn't feel like moving... But I am determined!! Even if I have to workout with my eyes closed and wondering if anyone has ever fallen asleep doing aerobics... So far I haven't........ Yet

Day 19!! Thank goodness its Friday!!

I know one thing "the stinking devil is a dirtbag" as my husband would say. I have been under attack... I know it is a spiritual thing... My throat is sore, sneezing, tired, achey, and feeling like poop. This morning I got out of bed head last.... Literally. I scooted my feet off, legs... Laid half on half off waiting til the very last minute to lift my head off that soft pillow..... Good thing no one was watching because I had to look ridiculous! I did my 2 mile workout.. Rubbing my eyes as my body did autopilot... Am amazed now that I think about it, how I kept up with "hypo girl" sweated, breathed hard, and had screaming muscles all while half asleep! I don't even remember really getting ready...... hopefully I didn't forget to put my pants on. I just realized with dread that I hope I did the makeup on both eyes this morning...Yeap... wheeeew.. Had to check. Was joking about the pants (would have been a BIG wakeup call walking out into the cold this morning)but wasn't about the makeup.... Has anyone else done that before too??
Anyway... Tonight I will do another mile (to get my 3 set miles in for today).
Last night we went on a 5 mile walk...Crazy boy decided we should jog for the length of our road up hill.. So we did. I bet we looked real pretty.... I ran most of the way holding my boobs, well until a car would go past. Dummy me forgot to wear my sports bra. That's ok, I was suppose to carry weights this week in the workout schedule...I forgot those too.... So it all worked out!! hehe Not quite sure that's what they had in mind... But that's me... Mrs improvise. :-)

Day 18-- Going strong

Ahhh, I tried a new video this morning... wooooa Man it kicked my butt!! Felt great though!! Girl at work is doing the same LS walk off the pounds and we swapped videos. I got to use the stretchy bands... and I didn't break anything or me with them!! Truly amazing!
Today I am HUNGRY!! I ate my 2 pnt tst, 2 cups of beef veggie soup (have no idea where the meat was) and just had a granola bar snack thing for lunch......... Later I will fix popcorn... Today, by the microwave was a big box of donuts, and on top of it mint chocolate cookies... 160 cal (serving 5)I done checked........ man they look good......... too many points though!!
It must be the day or something because Hubby just called and said I am starving him... so I need to figure something out about lunches for big boy.
Well its off to the recipe books... :-) Tonight I am doing my grocery shopping for the week... so I need to NOT go in there hungry or without a clue!!

To be... Or not to be.... In shape.

Today is day 17!! Last night I went to the ww meeting.... Lost 5lbs..Felt so good to have that skinny woman grin at me and go "wow, good job!" I no longer thought.... "I want the bigger gal to see the scale keep moving up and up.. Not Minnie mouse!" I know that is wrong of me.. But hey, I said honest here right??... So, I grabbed my purse, my shoes, my coat and grinned like a fool. Watching the rest of the women strip down to socks, t-shirts and workout pants.... I haven't' gone that far yet.... I wear the jeans and whatever shirt.. Some take the weigh in REAL serious, even taking off jewelry!! Sim, he came later.. Got weighed in minus his workboots and lost 7 lbs. Brat! He just grinned at me glaring at him.
Well, he did it... Bought the cook book, the dining out book, the "every food imaginable book", and smoothie mix.... Well ok, I bought them since he wasn't there yet!:-) He hungrily looked over the dining out book rattling off excited numbers throughout the meeting.. I about smacked him off the seat when he mumbled a answer for the question "OK, what can we do more of to really kick off the losing weight?" I am sure by the giggles infront of me and gasps from the old woman that he was overheard. I have noticed....... That all the women love him in the meeting. We are on week 2, only 2 meetings into this and already we have the two rows of seats all around us filled with older ladies who constantly giggle, and grin at his "outspoken" behavior. One old lady even said, "you know, I told my husband that there was another man here if he wanted to come." All just nodded and smiled. I had to laugh at the "attention" he was getting. Of course he just grins like a little boy winking at me while I roll my eyes laughing.
Did I mention they passed around a bin of "out of date" snack bars? My goodness fat boy about took me out to get the last fudge pnut one!! He tried it and offered it to me... I should have known it was gross if the 2 quarter size bar was offered!! My TMJ went into full flare trying to chew that piece of chocolate cardboard.. Yuck!!

This morning I did a new video... 2 mile "super fat burn" OMGOSH!! I was Praising the Lord this morning!! 1.5 miles into it, I realized that I am WAY out of shape!! I was hoping to see some of the women fall over in sweating,lung gasping heaps on the floor.... Because I sure felt like I was about to if she said, "Ok guys, 8 more" I know, I shouldn't think that way.... But as I watch Grandma bounce thru this on the TV screen, while I do back kicks on wobbly legs grunting..... I can't help but grit my teeth at them... good thing I do this in the privacy of my home and not in a gym!! Been there, done glared at energizer fitness chick Olive Oil, and got the t-shirt. Now I can just mutter at the screen, and pant in the luxury of my basement. And not walk away feeling guilty for showing my dislike to some innocently annoying woman. God has saved me from myself as He streeeeeeeeches me. :-) Funny.. I think this is a "Hey Corina, here is a lesson.... For me today... Because I just looked over at the scripture flip card thing my hubby bought for my desk............ "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." Ps 51:10
Ouch--- God do you even mean at 5:45 in the morning when I am sweating, gasping, and wondering how I ended up with jelly for muscles?

Begin Week 3 Measurements!!

Begin/ Week 2/ Current
weight: 176 ~ 172 ~ 168.5
bust: 41 ~ 40 1/2 ~ 40
waist: 36 ~ 34 ~ 331/2
Gut: 43 ~ 42 ~ 40
Hips: 45 ~ 44 ~ 44
Rt leg: 27 ~ 26 ~ 25 1/2
Lt leg: 26 ~ 26 ~ 25 1/ 2
Rt arm: 12 ~ 12 ~ 12
Lt arm: 11 ~ 11 ~ 11

Day 16!! On to week 3!!

Ahh, A nice long weekend.. Got my 3 mile in Saturday, my Relax day Sunday, and Monday I got all kinds of steps in!! I woke up around 8:30- did my video for the 2 miler, cleaned house, went to the mall,cooked dinner, went to Christian Bookstore and came home and relaxed... I ate below my allowed points... So far I haven't reached my max points in a day...
I did my measurements Sunday........... And my husbands....... Which had me giggling. He is not right! Every time I would rattle off the inches he would go "Yeeeeeeeeeeahh" and grunt. Everyday on this ww it is a adventure with this man! He is point squeezing master I am sure! He is looking forward to going back to the meeting tonight.... He (Mr frugal) is buying the cookbook, the dining out book, the smoothes and snack bars. And here last time the we giggled the whole time hearing the woman behind us munching on the snack bars... Throughout the meeting all we heard was wrappers and crunching! I have a feeling this time it will be my excited husband munching away.

Day 12!! M & M battle

Aaaaaah, Day 12!! Sounds soo good! Today I have more energy... went to bed earlier :-)
Yesterday~ I forgot to eat tst... and didn't eat til lunch.. ate NASTY bean and rice thing-- had mixed in my grill chicken hoping it would be better... Big mistake!! I ended up throwing out the whole thing.. amazing what 1/2 cup of funky beans and rice can do to perfectly dry chicken! aaagh trying to not think about it! I ate a small salad.. found this wonderful dressing! Kraft.. Light Done Right w/extra virgin Olive Oil.. Zesty Italian.. Reduced fat... you only use 2 tbs and its 25 calories.. I am on ww so I looked it up on my point thingy and its less than 1 point!! I don't even use the whole 2tsp anyway (yeah, me who usually drowns the salad)But the zesy olive oil part really seems to cover a good size bowl with wonderful flavor!! for basically nothing!! happy gal!
I walked 5 miles last night with hubby and oldest stepson,and gonna be daughter-in-law.. She is a sweetie! 5 miles!! We- Sasha and I started doing the arm streach workout things while walking whenever the men slowed down.... I think the sped up so they wouldn't be seen with us.... worked as planned!! So we got for the most part a power walk out of two unwilling walkers!!
OH, to tattle... MY HUSBAND.... he went to eat with our girls from the youth group at school... he goes to the JVS once a week to eat at "special restraunt" run by students... well he is on 32 point diet a day.... He found out that he gets 36 points free each week........ Was a happy fat boy... ate "honey just a little of each" lasangna, tree salad, potatoes, pasta thing, and probably a 32 point slice of cheese cake with chocolate!! I do believe his points are gonna be high that day!!
ME~~~ I sat stared at my desk, stared at my computer, stared at my gut, my hips, walked as much as possible, tried everything I could to not go and buy 70 cent M & M's from the candy machine... I could feel my sugar dropping... (remember I forgot to eat tst w/pnut butter).......... told myself I needed them.. no other sweets here...I dug for a dollar... looked up even on fitday the calorie chart... did my point finder.and was gonna sacrafice my 5 points on one measly bag of M & M's, fought it.. put the dollar back.... then grabbed it and ran to the machine......... Much to my horror and sighing saying OK God.... NO M & M's in the machine!! Slumped in defeat I went back to my desk and pouted. Ate a piece of gum (sugar) and continued to be haunted by m & m's......On the way home I had to stop and get OJ becuase it was getting dangerously low...
Today I have learned my lesson... don't skip breakfast...

Day??? Geesh I don't know..OH. Day 11!!

Day 11?? I can't believe how time has flown!! Yeeeha! I just read a "new" friends blog and was blown away.. She is a awesome woman of God and has me scribbling down passages that I am going to copy onto my index cards for my daily scripture!! Check out John 5:6-8 and Cor 6:12... You will KNOW exactly what I am talking about!!
Yesterday I got my miles in and did really good on the Point thing with WW.... My husband.... Looks at it a little different than me.. I had left over points and he was calculating what he could eat to fill out the last 1 point.. He found 10 green olives were a point and went to bed a grinning man. He is excited about what he gets to eat tomorrow. Me I am thinking.. OK, I need to make a point to eat cabbage, veggies, and conserve on the junk I really don't need. :-)
Today I did my 2 mile Leslie Sansone.. A gal here at work brought in the one she bought and when we get bored with the one we have we will switch then switch back.. Keeps it interesting.
Today I am really tired.. I didn't sleep enough..
In Kirstens blog I read about Curves.. I think I might do that after my 6 week thing commitment to the LS videos... one good thing about being home is that I don't have to worry about what I look like in too tight workout clothes.. Or the woman infront of me on the treadmill having gas! Me, Gracie giggling, trying not to gag and losing my "stride" was not a pretty sight that day!! I can puff my chest out saying that I didn't hit the wall behind me but I sure did have to jump to the "running boards" on the side of the thing to not fall off!! Everyone of course stared as I laughed watching the little old woman infront of me just keep grinning and running.. I had to move.. Later going to the water aerobics wondering if "gas gal" would be coming in here next.. :-) Jessica (my workout buddy)threaten me when I got her giggling about bubbles.. The instructor was not amused that we burst out laughing when we started doing side leg lifts. :-) Oh, well.~~~

Banned from Weight Watchers Meeting?

Yesterday was my first WW meeting... Sim went with me.... NEED I say more?? I know that I had more exercise leaning over saying "shhh" than I did when I walked my mile that morning!! He was in full form.. Can't say "rare" form because there is nothing rare about it.... He got all excited because his points are 31 and mine are 24 so he rubbed it in that he could eat more... When they talked about the portion sizes he again began his gleeful elbows showing me his "palm size" meat portion compared to my wimpy small palms. They talked about ice cream which jerked him up in the seat to listen, when before he was only focusing on distracting me. At the end of the meeting he said "Man after all that talk about food I'm ready to eat!" I rolled my eyes and looked around as he grinned at all the women looking at him like he "totally missed the point".
Today.... I did my morning pilates (unstructured busy day)... At work.. I walk to the farthest bathroom (which sometimes its a VERY brisk walk) and ate 2 ww/pnut tst (2pts)**hate crust so actually a good thing now :-) had my daily dose of water... I could fill a pool with all the water I have been drinking lately... For lunch had 1 cup of soup beans-navy- (4pts).. I did get 2pts to add back for my morning activity so was thrilled...
I of course got a call from my better half bragging that he gets to have a 25 pt supper.... MORE than I get all day.... Me I get a cracker and milk.. Naw.. Just joking... I get 20 pts.... I am thinking this point thing is going to start getting competitive with big boy!! You know what I say..... Bring it on!! I have learned.. I can gain back my gone points by exercising... (grins) and other stuff... Geesh I meant doing LAUNDRY!! hehe

I really shouldn't have laughed!

OMGOSH!! I have to share!! :-)
OH, ok get my daily duty thing done... I walked yesterday 2 miles using the Leslie Sansone DVD in the morning.. I was a good girl at work.. Ate my 2 ww toast w/pnut butter in morning.... Drank my billion gal of water (feels like it).... Did my walking... Well at least to the potty every 5 minutes (again felt like it).. Ate half my lunch of chicken noodle.. No snacking (was eyeballing the table to start nawing on by the time I left).... Went to baby shower.. Ate little sloppy Joe- no bread.. Little cheesy potatoes- man did I wanna heap it on but didn't, 4 chips.. Just the icing off the cake..Went home.. And hubby and I went on a 4 mile walk........ OK erase from your head the cake part... hypnosis... I did not eat it.... OK, OK I did!! But...... Just the icing! I couldn't help it!! I am telling you... I could SMELL the chocolate!! It was like a moose mating call just drawing me closer into the arrow range!... Hmm maybe I need to start wearing swimmers nose plugs to our potluck.. Man can these women cook!! At least at my house the smell of burning keeps your from eating too much.... Just joking.. kinda.. Well at least now!

OK now to what I have to share.............. You should have saw what I saw!! Let me paint a picture.. My wonderful, sweet, extremely sexy husband....
I got home late from the shower.. Around 8:30, he was waiting for me so we could walk together. I said "you should wear the workout belly belt thing" He said "na" then asked if I was wearing mine. I was. I ran down to get his from the workout room.. Opened the box and held it out... He was standing there in the kitchen with his shirt pulled up. I looked at the belt in my hand and his belly and started laughing. I KNOW- I KNOW I shouldn't have!!! But this belt was approx 2ft long pulled apart and he was grinning at me with his "baby" pushed out in what resembled a shoulder drooped budda pose. In between giggles I said suck it in.. He looked offended, "I am!" I just laughed harder! I am laughing NOW thinking about it! I said "no think of your belly button touching your spine" He looked horrified.. "That's a whole lot of space between my belly button and spine!" I draped my arms around his back.. And got it to stretch to his sides... "Baby" still sticking out... I pulled, he gasped, eventually he grabbed it, stretched, pulled, sucked and velcro it haphazardly in place.. I was crying by then.. The pan on the hutch shifted making a noise and set me into fits again.. I thought "man if that velcro doesn't hold its gonna blow and something will get broken in here!" My hubby grinned like a proud kid who just made a touch down and shooed me out the door. About 40 feet away I looked over and he looked pained.. I giggled and told him to take it off.. It was pulling his belly hair, squeezing his gut so much that his lungs had no room and I heard a tale-tale rip every so often in the velcro coming from him.. He kept it on. Stubborn!

Begin Week 2 Weigh and Measure in.........

Wooohoo!!
Begin/ then Now!!
weight: 176 ~ 172
bust: 41 ~ 40 1/2
waist: 36 ~ 34
Gut: 43 ~ 42
Hips: 45 ~ 44
Rt leg: 27 ~ 26
Lt leg: 26 ~ 26
Rt arm: 12 ~ 12
Lt arm: 11 ~ 11

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 5 1/2 INCHES! :-)
WEIGHT LOSS: 4 LBS

I really like the idea someone gave me to take a piece of yarn and measure out how many inches I have lost since the first day... put a tape piece on the end saying (in 1 week) then next week take how many lost since day one and put just in 2 weeks!! I wanna see that baby grow!! gonna hang it on the wall or on the fridge!!
God Bless!!

Day 8- Still seeing spots when done

Ahhhh, refreshed after a wonderful weekend!!
OK- Saturday.. I was suppose to walk 2 miles.... Well we had the men over from the Men's home.. And ended up cooking, goofing off and waited til 9 pm to walk!! So I did a 1 mile workout video... :-( was upset til afterwards.. It really kicked my bottom, It was a new one I hadn't tried! It felt great..
This week will be a little more challenging... I have to make sure I drink 8 oz of water at these times
wake up- before walk-after walk-before breakfast-after breakfast- before lunch-after lunch- before snack- after snack- before supper- after supper- before snack-after snack- before bed.
OMGOSH-- I am gonna be like a walking water ball!! :-) Prayer request... That I don't pop or pee the bed!! hehe
OH.............. Good news!!
The Christian Fit Women group is in full swing!! We are working on eliminating a billion emails.... By having a yahoo board!! I will put the link on the side..
Check out all my new friends blogs!! They are a hoot to know- and I guarantee that you will appreciate each one! So keep up with us "fittin" Christ lovin women as we journey on to becoming all that God wants us to be!!

Day 5 ~ Support groups!!

Yesterday I was suppose to have a "busy day..." Well I did the early morning Pilates and last night tackled Taebo.......... omgosh, what was I thinking?? I walked for about 10 minutes on the treadmill and then rode the bike for about 10 then thought, ok this is just boring me... So brilliant me thought I will do a workout tape... I looked at the 8 minute workout and felt like a wimp so did the full workout..By the time I lifted my wobbly legs for the last kick... I was sweating,groaning, and thinking that the never ending workout guy has some secret glee in knowing that some out of shape woman at home watching this and looking like a puppet on strings with legs flopping everywhere. OH, and the steps leading up from the basement where I have my "workout room" I am sure multiplied while I was in there!! I did sleep like a baby!!
Today... I am so excited.. Awoke to go down and walk for 25 minutes- 1 mile- ate protein this morning, and checked my email... Yesterday I went to 3fatchicks (just love the name, hehe) and posted a "does anyone want to make a 6 week commitment with me" in a Christian support thread....
So far I have met 5 wonderful women who are willing to help eachother out... Lift each other up in prayer, hold the other accountable, blog, or journal this experience and really open up to eachother!! I feel the presence of God all in this!!
You know....This is about stretching.... About growing.... About taking control over the flesh... Treating Gods temple with respect... Earlier I said in a email, that grow.. In my faith & discipline.... :-) hopefully I shrink in other areas during the process!!
I look forward to meeting, growing, praying and enduring with these fellow Christian warriors who are taking back what has been stolen from them!

For me.. I have a notecard with their names, prayer requests on it.. While I am working out, going thru my day I will be lifting these women before His throne in agreement with them. I KNOW that thru Christ we can do anything!

My husband ~ Beginning

Is it ok to sleep while working out??~ Day 4

Today is "busy day~ unstructured" in this 6 week workout plan.... So I didn't walk. I wanted to get up still so I wouldn't break the routine. I am believing the 21 days of doing something and it becomes a habit... So my habit I want to form is getting up at 5:45 and working out til 6:30 every weekday morning.
This morning I did "Pilates for Dummies" I really like it.. Had done it before for only a week and could see results! I quit back then because the snooze button was way to easy to hit. Well now, my husband who gets up to get in the shower at 5:45 wakes me before getting out of the bed. So I have to get up... Holding me accountable!! I like it! Wired huh?
Anyway... My problem this morning was battling napping in between the workout sets... Not that the marine sgt, energy girl would let me! I heard ok, lean back curl your back and relax.... I got excited.... But 2 seconds later she says "OK, next the corkscrew." Making me grumble and huff into the next torture movements. I have realized that I have no stomach muscle... I am not sure what is taking up so much room there.... But it is definitely not muscle! I felt like a string size muscle was screaming while I tried to keep my hips still, shoulders up, legs straight and make small circles with my toes... Doesn't sound hard... But me doing multi task with what I have to work with is down right dangerous. I thought about how I am glad no one can see me workout..... But a small little part of me thinks, It sure would be nice to have someone just as equally out of shape as me grunting and groaning too!! :-) Make me feel better knowing someone else was being tortured too!!

Why did I ever buy a measuring tape?

Today is Day 3......... So far so good. This morning I walked 1 mile in 23 minutes, drank my water like I was suppose too, and didn't fall off the treadmill! Yesterday morning I had a little scare... I have determined that I can not walk on a treadmill, take a drink of water while listening to headsets. I about dropped my open water bottle, knocked my CD player off, tried to catch it before it hit and stumbled..... Was not pretty! My husband who lovenly calls me Gracie has thought about investing in xtra insurance during my 6 week makeover adventure. I can't say I blame him. :-)
I promised my measurements..... :-( Why I said I would put this on a blog.... I don't know.. Obviously I didn't think that I would have to keep unwinding that tape so many times!! OK- I said real....... geesh
Wt-176 (Oh yeah.. Yesterday I said it was lower... Which it was a month ago at the doctors... But when I bought the dreaded tape, I also bought new batteries for the scale..... Why did I ever go to the store??)

Corina's temporary Measurements
Weight- 176 lbs
bust- 41 in
waist- 36 in
gut- 43 in (not technical I know, but its the baby gut...12 years running)
hips- 45 in (oh, that was a real depressing moment!)
rt leg- 27 in
lt leg- 26 in
rt arm- 12 in
lt arm- 11 in

OK-- Now I am gonna go hide.....

Walk away the Pounds

woooooooooo, It is only day 2 and I am feeling it!
Yesterday I woke up, drank coffee and then walked a mile in 30 minutes. I was so happy to see in the workout book that I could have 2 cups of coffee a day!! Praise God! This morning I woke up at 5:45 and went down stairs and walked another mile in 28 minutes. Me, the NON morning person, actually looked forward to it so much that I could hardly fall asleep last night.
Today, while typing in my other Blog... I thought hmmmm I should be "real" in my war against my flesh that I have declared.
Ok everybody...... I weigh 172 lbs am 5'7, 33 years old and wayyyyyyyyyy to chubby!! I don't have my measurements yet.... Can't find my tape measure... :-) maybe God didn't want me to get depressed with all of the weight and inches I have put on in that past few years....
Another "secret" I weighed 171 lbs when I gave birth, both times!! OMGOSH if seeing the scale reach past that wasn't a wakeup call nothing is!! So here I am ... Declaring war on this flesh.... Join me in my journey....