Crash... and Burn

Why hello there everyone. My goodness it's been a LOOONG time since I've been able to just sit on my... no cross that. It's been awhile since I've been able to sit on A COMPUTER and type out my thoughts.

Two weeks ago my life had a very unfortunate event occur that left me broken hearted and very frustrated. Our 6 month old computer's hard drive malfunctioned and we lost EVERYTHING. I know, I know... I should have backed everything up with our external hard drive. Sniff. Sniff. My bad I guess. Needless to say I was a basket case when Best Buy informed me that ALL my weight-loss pictures, my edited play, AND all of my children's photo's and video clips are GONE. GONE!!! :( Like I said. I am broken hearted.

That said this has been an absolutely HORRIBLE month for me and my weight-loss journey. I have had stress after stress bombard me every day for four weeks now and my waistline is suffering. How sad. Not so sad is my taste buds, however. My tongue has been singing a happy tune since the fudge and peppermint have taken up resisdence in my parent's home. MMM. I guess I might as well enjoy it for the next couple of days because starting January 1st I jump into my new regimine.

In the beginning of January I will begin training for my first triathlon. I will also start eating my regular meal plan again. Apparently I am a lady that thrives on structure. With out it I wigg out. I am excited to get back on the wagon and can't wait to see what this next year holds.

That said I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and remind everyone that it's okay to mess up... as long as you get back in check quickly! :)

Love NIKKI

Pain... And Some Sweat

Grunting.

Sweat.

Pain.

Nausea.

Yelling.

More pain.

More yelling.

Salt.

Odor.

Water.

Tonight I had the best work out I've had in a long time. Purple faced and perhaps thinking something not quite appropriate I finished feeling on top of the World. I have never been able to finish all three rotations in our circuit style ninja ab class... but tonight I did. Tonight I fought with several slosh pipes, and old sail boat type ropes. I even fought with a large bouncy ball as I worked on my abs. But I came out on top.


I fought and I achieved. Tonight I was NOT the fat girl at the gym. :)


Love Nikki!!!

A Day for Vegging Out

I am in a foul mood today. I'm not sure if it's because I haven't gotten a lot of sleep lately or if it's the life cycle that is spinning me out but geeze-la-weeze. I could just shoot a horse. Or perhaps become a tornado. That sounds more exciting then shooting a poor animal. Shame on me.

One of my biggest issues when I'm angry is I tend to VEG OUT! And no, not usually with vegetables. When I'm stressed I don't eat at all so my mental status is a little confused. Not usually a good thing for my metabolism.

I feel that Winter fat beginning to hug my wonderful love handles again. I guess today would be a great day to work out and burn my frustration along with some calories. I went to my ab class on Monday (it's been way too long!) and felt the "burn" for two days. Funny thing about that though, it wasn't in my core that I felt the burn. It was my thighs and bottom. Holy bottom I could barely move.

I think today I'll focus on my arms and core once again.

I hope you're all having a better week!

picture came from: http://northeastquadrant.blogspot.com/2010/06/northeast-tornadoes-fail-this-weekend.html

Thanksgiving- How Well Did YOU Do?

To tell you the truth I think that on the actual day of Thanksgiving I did really well. I dished up way more then I could eat, and snacked the entire day. And the pie? I had a few bites of three different pieces. Probably because they were all so good and rich I couldn't handle any more then that.

I guess you can say that ... I may have cheated a little on my own challenge. I did; however not finish my plate of food. I stopped when my stomach revolted against anything else entering it's dark hole of nasty-ness.

With that said I'm on the mend health wise and I only have my son's third birthday and Christmas left to hinder me edibley. (Is that even a word?) So now that I'm all fat and sassy and full of pumpkin spice goodness I think I will begin focusing on my cardio and resistance training once again.

INSANITY- Are you ready for me?

ps. I did black friday this year... and stood in line for 4 hours at Target. I know I'm crazy. Do you think this counted as a cardio or perhaps a leg workout? I mean... My feet WERE sore! HAHAHA! JK!

Thanksgiving and Winter Weight Gain

How many of you are completely freaked out about the extra pudge that seems to be hanging out around our mid-section?

I have to admit I think that I may be going soft from being sick for as long as I have been. Man- when I get hit with something, it really takes me out for a LONG time. Having our anniversary, my 27th birthday, and NOW Thanksgiving I think my body is going to just explode in revulsion.

So I think I'm going to make a challenge for myself and all of you to see if we can not GAIN 5 pounds this weekend!

I challenge all of us to eat through out the day* of Thanksgiving. I challenge all of us to have normal portion sizes with all the yummy fatty goodness. I also challenge... wait for it... for all of us to have only ONE desert.

YUP! I went there! ;) Only one small slice of pie y'all. Do you think you can do it? Well, I'm going to try really hard to because I've had enough chocolate in these last two weeks to feed an army battalion. UGH. Talk about a gross feeling.

So I leave you to your holiday bliss feeling a little scared. But I know we can all do it! It's for our health after all. And to make myself feel a little better about the last two weeks I'm going to go work out with my huge bouncy ball right now.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

*Eating through out the day will help keep your metabolism up. If you don't eat all day then pig out for the big meal your body has a bigger chance of wanting to hold on to all the extra fat. Not only that, what usually happens when we eat too much? We go to sleep. Lets make this year a little different from the rest of them!

Teeth Ripping- Ear Pinching- Kind of Week...

What on earth is a teeth ripping, ear pinching, kind of week? Well, let me educate you! It's a week that's filled with silence. Nothing but the high pitched ring of ones conscience to accompany you as you sit... and... stare.

This my friends is only a fraction of what has been going on in MY life in the past week. I hear... a pitched ring in my right ear. That's it. On top of that? It feels as if a dentist is trying to rip my upper right teeth straight out of my head. Oh- and more? A constant headache above and around my eyes.

I think I just shoved a fork in my eye.

Hmmm... nope. I can still see. It's just the S.I.L.E.N.C.E. that is DRIVING me insane!

But never fear. I'm on antibiotics and... ... ... ... vicoden.

Well, I actually haven't taken the vicoden for the last couple of days because it's a high dosage and I can't function or take care of my children on it. Instead tylenol and IB profien have been my friend. Sadly though, I'm actually dreaming of working out. I miss ab class too. I'm starting to feel soft, but because of the ear and sinus infection I'm sure my equilibrium will be completely off.

Plus. With my luck I'm pretty sure I'll bend over and burst my ear drum and have a nice yellow liquid drip down my face. *GAG*

Yah. That WOULD be my luck, wouldn't it?

The Best Part...

What's the best part about losing weight to you? Really... I want to know. I need some new motivators. :)

So far for me it's buying new clothes in NEW sizes!!! I finally broke down and bought new underwear (again!), new jeans, and a new jacket! I was soo excited! I even cried a little in the dressing room.

I started out in a size 24 jean. Now I'm a size 18! This is my prepregnancy pant size. I realize to most of you a size 18 is still fairly large, but for me it's actually a GOOD size! At my SKINNIEST I was only ever between a 12/14! Do you realize what this means??? 2 more sizes to go and I am GOLDEN! :)

I also went down two sizes in the... um... brazier? department as well! This was a moment to rejoice! I probably scared the lady in the stall next to me because I began jumping up and down while I attempted to muffle my shouts of joy. (I can't imagine that gave a very good impression...) But the ending result?!

A bomb looking mama! That's what!!

I also really love Winter/ Fall styles. I love the colors and LOVE the cuddly bundle look. So yes, my figure is hidden... but I know that it looks better underneath! :)

ps. That's my man of five years in the two-shot. Isn't he cute? :)