Body Dismorphia

I stumbled upon a a great website that helps put your body shape into perspective. You can put in your height and weight and body shape and it will pull up pictures of real women that same size! Amazing!!

www.mybodygallery.com

So check it out, pass it on, and if you dare enter a photo!! Help other women out there know what they really look like.

Boys are Back in Town

YAY! I survived deployment! My husband is back and we are happily back to our routines today. My foot is feeling much better and I just got back from a nice little mile jog. I am a bit stiff and I am pretty sure I need new shoes, but new shoes will have to wait until after Christmas most likely.

You will find me here blogging and attacking my weight with all my focus for the rest of 2011. It is my main focus and now that I have my hubby back I can put all of my energy towards working out because now I know I have help with the house and kids. I plan on doing some pictures. I was thinking of doing pictures every 4 weeks to help me when I get down. To see just how far I have come. Some days it just gets daunting thinking about how far I still have to go. I am very thankful that I am so much farther ahead on my health and fitness than I was  a year ago. I am living my dream, instead of just dreaming my dream! That feels incredible!

The Glad Game is going well and it really is helping me be a happier person all around. I am also working on saying no graciously. This way I don't feel bad saying no to people and people feel good about asking or inviting me to things in the future. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks and so far so good. It is nice to be free of the guilt for saying no. I make my schedule and I don't let others interrupt things that are non-negotiables like working out, or family time.

I plan on hitting the gym tonight. Getting in a nice weights workout and some HIIT(High Intesity Interval Training)

33 Days left in 2011, make them count!!

Kick the Chemicals People!

Since 2010 I have been slowly removing the chemicals and synthetic products out of my families life for a better, healthier family and world. You need to go check out this blog post '8 Reasons to use Natural Beauty Products'. Every little change makes a big difference in the long run. Starting somewhere is better than never starting.

http://glamology.com/beauty/8-reasons-to-use-natural-beauty-products/

Let me know what you think. The food we eat is filtered through the liver, skincare products are absorbed directly into the blood stream!

Martha Washington

‎"I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learnt from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions and not upon our circumstances." Martha Washington

Stress Fracture and Pollyanna

A week and a half ago after a 6 mile run, I gave myself a stress fracture. I had pushed to fast to hard and increased my mileage to fast, without enough rest time for my body to heal and adjust. I haven't been injured since high school when I pulled my groin muscle in basketball (which still gives me problems if not stretched properly). It gave me a new perspective on injury and if anything helped me be more understanding to others and their injuries past or present.

I am healing up nicely and should be able to get back to running in about another week. Luckily I hadn't done to much damage. So here is the rule 10% rule. When ready to increase your training, increase for 10% for a week or two before increasing again. Lesson learned!

While wallowing in my injury, I was with my kids watching the classic Disney movie Pollyanna. It was then that I realized that I needed to start playing the 'Glad Game' within my own life. Taking life's negatives and turning them into positives, like my injury for example. In the theme of Thanksgiving and the return of my husband, very very soon!, I am going to challenge myself to be GLAD for a whole year.

The Glad Game(an optimistic attitude)

1) I will not talk negatively about anyone else
2) I will take negative experiences and find the glad in them
3) I will be sincere and honest
4) I will not be passive aggressive. I will be assertive
5) I will find something to be glad about in every situation

Join me on my Quest to be GLAD!!

Almost Finished

I am almost finished with my training certificate. I have a few more things to type up and I also need to take my cpr/first aid class.

I am also having a hard time committing to a name for my business. It means so much and can make or break me (not really, but kind of how I feel). I am finishing up my business layout and plan. Ultimately I won't make a decision as to start on my own or with a club until my husband gets home and we talk about it.

Honestly, I think I want to start on my own. I think that if I start on at a club it will be because I am scared and nervous about actually living my dream. Also, this idea I have is so fantastic. I can't wait to share it with you. I know it will be a program that will work. I know because I have been doing it. I know because it makes me happy just thinking about it. I get so excited when I get to talk about it to the very few people who know about it.

I will have the courage to take the risk and put myself out there and get my program going! I only need one person to get started and two friends have already said they would do it. So I guess there is my answer! I'm doing it!

I will have the program completely laid out by the Monday before Thanksgiving, including marketing.

Ready, set, GO!!!!!

and oh yeah, I'm a runner!!! I am still telling myself that everyday and you know what, I am now!!! I love it :)