Taking a break

I was thinking tonight after going to church that I really want to get closer to God. I truly believe that he has greater things for us, for our church, for our city, and for our country. I believe that God is good and that only he has the power to change our circumstances. I completely trust him, but I want to work on being completely obedient to him. So, over the next week, I will not be on facebook in order to allow myself more time to read the Word of God, and to pray and really focus on our future and what God has in store for us. I am excited, nervous, and a little scared at what is coming in our near future because I fully believe that it's bigger than even Pat or I can imagine. Please pray for us on this next journey in our life and that we follow the path that God has laid out for us!

For those of you that are unaware

For those of you who haven't heard Pat lost his job today so he is on the hunt. He will have a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Relations. So, if any of you know of a job opening up, we'd be more than happy to know about it. We are not just looking in MO, but we're willing to move anywhere that God wants us. Please keep our family in your prayers. Thank you all so much!!!

Week 4

This week is the "recovery" week of P90x but so far, I feel like I've been working just as hard as the last three weeks. I am so excited to say that I have lost exactly 11 pounds in just three weeks! I am well on the way to my goal. I have been slacking in the healthy eating department. I have not been eating horribly but I've had some snacks here and there.

On another note, I went in to talk to my advisor the other day and instead of taking one class this cluster and one class next cluster to finish up my degree, I should just wait and take them together both over the summer. This way my grants will go towards my tuition instead of me having to pay for both classes out of pocket. So, I will be taking 3 months off and then graduating at the end of September! Pat on the other hand is finished in a VERY short 2 weeks! His last class for his BA degree is March 24th and then he'll be a college graduate...sort of. The commencement ceremony is not until May 14th, but either way, he's finished with classes!

We decided not to put Alaina in preschool this next school year. I'm going to keep her home with me for one more year and then she'll go to pre-kindergarten in the fall of next year.

Other than that, nothing's really new or different, just the same ol' same ol'

Yep, it's Monday alright

So, as everyone in St. Louis knows, there were tornado sirens going off last night along with a thunderstorm (which I don't like), but despite that, I got my butt out of bed at 7:30 and did my workout. It was tough especially since I ate a TON of food this weekend. Saturday I went to the Working Womens Survival Show with my mom and we had a few samples of things there and then we went to Stefanina's and split a salad, only for me to later go on a date with Pat and eat hot wings and pizza. It was delicious, but I can't help but feel like I failed myself. I am back on track today. I have done my workout 6 days a week for two full weeks. This is the third week of P90x and I am finally able to do regular push-ups (I'd been doing the girly kind). I can't do very many, but it's some progress. After I was finished working out I vacuumed, swept the kitchen floor, and made a healthy breakfast. I decided to go take a shower and the water was ice cold the whole time...brrrrrrrrrr! So far, I have lost 9 pounds in 2 weeks! I find the exercise and diet routine much easier once you completely make up your mind.

Week 2

So today I started week 2 of P90x...it went pretty well! I got up EARLY (if you can believe that) and got my workout done and out of the way early. I have been doing okay with the diet so far but last night I was craving some major chocolate, so I ended up eating a blue bunny fudge bar and it was soooooo good (and only 90 calories). Today's workout was Core Synergistics....I thought I was going to pass out when I did it last week, but surprisingly, this week I was able to do a little more and didn't feel as near to death! I even did yoga last Thursday (even though it's the one I like the least) and surprised myself with how much I was able to do. Hopefully I start to see some more changes as I go. I want to be able to do all of the workouts on all of the videos. One of the exercises today was the prison cell push-ups...I still have such a hard time doing those and the Dreya Roll. I will get there though. I'm happy with the progress I'm making so far! The picture really has nothing to do with this blog except that we went to the park last week when it was super nice out and I LOVED this picture of the kids...I wanted to share.

Slowly but Surely

So, today is day 4 of working out and it's my LEAST favorite one...yoga. It is 90 minutes of INTENSE yoga moves and at the end it has "yoga belly" to work out the abs. I'm not looking forward to doing this but I'm looking forward to the results it will produce. So far, I've been sticking to the diet...well other than on my birthday. Alaina and I went out for lunch and I ate chicken fingers and fries...although I didn't get the ice cream that I really wanted to eat, so that's progress! I've been trying to eat at least one salad everyday with two snacks, a healthy breakfast and a small but healthy dinner. I am not doing this for me, but for Christ who lives in me and is represented through me!

I'm at it again

So I started exercising and dieting this week (as in yesterday). I figured it's a good time because yesterday was the 14th and Pat and I graduate in exactly 3 months!!! I also figured since he gave me a wii fit for my birthday that he's tired of me being fat ;o) So, now that I have realized my motivation for losing this weight and toning my body, trying to eat better and all that good stuff, maybe I'll actually stick to it this time. It's so easy to get busy and lose sight of the goal, but my body is not my own, it's on loan from God and I realize that I haven't taken care of it. "Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. This verse has been sticking out to me and I've memorized it. In the actual context it is talking about sexual immorality but it works for keeping your body fit, too. Pat and I were watching Scrubs not too long ago and something that was said on there and I've heard a thousand times is "nothing worth having comes easy". Getting out of bed to work out is not my idea of fun, but something has to be sacraficed if I want to have a more toned (and less fat) body. I am 2 years (from today) away from being 30 and I've heard that once you hit 30 it is even harder to lose weight. My goal is to lose 50-65 pounds in 2 years. I am making smaller achievable goals within those two years to try to make my goal more attainable. So far, so good, both diet and exercising has been going great.