Falling off...and getting back on...AGAIN :)

Ok friends...it's been a LONG time since I've posted...and I can feel it :( I've kinda fallen off the "ambitious" band-wagon...and gotten distracted with life, nice weather, craziness, and ok...just LIFE!!! 

This cartoon made me laugh...

 

I've been trying to figure things out in my head and life again...trying to get the motivation back...the excitement back...and the desire to KEEP GOING back. I've gotten kinda "bored" I guess with Slim in 6...and pretty much just gave up and quit. I finished my goals and program...but then I just stopped. I've been walking/jogging...doing Zumba...and going to the weight room at the Rec Center still...BUT I haven't been consistent daily...and doing what I KNOW works. :( 

I talked to some people at the Rec center and friends who work out also...and honestly got discouraged in a way when they told me again and again that weight loss is 80% DIET...and the rest is exercise and genetics or whatever...

EIGHTY PERCENT....80%....that is what it takes...DIET DIET DIET...EATING EATING EATING...NUTRITION NUTRITION NUTRITION...the biggest struggle I have. I have definitely done BETTER then I would in the past...BUT...I'm not doing as great as I should. 

 

I like to eat...I like my food...and I'm so into the "habits" and "normals" of what my family eats...that I can't seem to stick to something different. I'm just not being STRONG enough...because there are plenty of good options and choices to make...but I just still struggle. I got sick of making 2 meals for my family...one for Ryan/I...and one for the kids....or I got sick of the kids eating noodles or cereal or noodles or cereal EVERY NIGHT...how healthy is that for them!?!?!? So I gave up...I quit AGAIN. :(

Now I've kinda changed my mind set...my sister told me about how a website she found told her that she could lose 70 lbs in a year by just cutting back on her caloric intake...she works a desk job and would do very little exercise...but JUST her diet and eating could help her drop those pounds...

SO...I've got this plan...my body is SORE and TIRED...muscles are screaming at me at times...I like that soreness at times...but it's still hard and hurts...SO...I'm not going to be SO gung-ho and crazy on exercise...but I'm really going to focus on FOOD and my nutrition...I NEED to get that under control. I get bored with blah, bland choices...so any suggestions or recipes would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!

Here we go....AGAIN!!!

Missed workout blues...

Yesterday was a CRAPPY day...woke up grumpy...kids weren't listening...didn't want to go on a walk with me...whining, arguing, bouncing around the house...I was a bit of a BEAST!!! 
I had been sending Ryan some texts and telling him his kids may not make it til the end of the day...and maybe he should consider taking a half day...not thinking he would actually do it...he sent me one back saying..."I'm getting off at 1...be ready to go run or workout or whatever"...Not believing him...or thinking he'd only be home for lunch...I didn't think much of it. 
THEN...he did come home...and for the DAY!!! He sent me on my way to workout and exercise so that I could "CHEER UP" and "GET HAPPY"...he knows that when I miss my workouts or don't get them in...that it takes a toll on my body, mind, and happiness!!!
So I headed over to the hospital track for my walk/jog...yeah right just my WALK...it was sunny and 80 degrees out...I knew I didn't want to be inside...so I started my fast walk...I had my music going...my mind was emptying out the stress and thoughts...and I just had ME time...it was great!!!
I got about half-way around this track (which is 1.5 miles) and decided I'd try running...so I started...giving myself little goals in my head to make it to...first the corner...then the stop light...then the end of the road...then the van...then the corner of the fence...then the end of the soccer fields...then just past the old couple walking together...then to catch up to the other elderly man...by that point I was almost to where I started running...and I just told myself..."there's no point in stopping now...just make it a whole lap"...so I did!!! I, Becki Jones, ran a WHOLE lap around the hospital...yes...1.5 miles...I DID IT!!! ME...who knew!?!?! I finished walking the remainder of it to the van to cool down...but in all...I walked a whole lap AND ran a whole lap...it was AWESOME!!!!!

I CAN do it...I AM worth it...and I WILL push through to succeed!!! I was rejuvenated...happier...stronger...and more grateful for all that I have in my life...an amazing husband...3 healthy, happy, beautiful, not-always-listening-kids...all those who LOVE me and ACCEPT me for who I am...and nothing more!!! I am truly blessed...and truly grateful!!!

When you're feeling down...feeling in the dumps...GET UP...GET OUT...and MOVE...it seriously helps...I know from experience!!!

New shirt...

Well I got this new shirt...and when I filled out the stuff to enter the contest on the Team Beachbody website...(I shared my story and success...trying to win...but I didn't...at least I haven't heard anything back?!?!?!)...I put in that my shirt size was L because I'm getting smaller!!!
Well then this package came and it was my new shirt....yes...a "Slim in 6" shirt!!! Cool huh!!! Except I opened it and it was looking AWFULLY SMALL :( So I just threw it in the pile and thought I'd have to work harder to fit into it still...(must be juniors L????) 
Then Saturday came and I saw it sitting there...I thought...NO I am going to put this on...I'm going to brag about how "SLIM" I've gotten and I'm going to wear it with pride!!! So I did!!! For some of the morning I had a zip-up hoodie on cuz it was cold out...but then I got hot, so I had to take it off...still hesitant and nervous...I debated...but then I just wore my t-shirt...with pride!!!
Here it is...I had to brag and post, because I was proud of myself...

I couldn't have worn this shirt in December...or January...or even February...BUT I'm ok with wearing it now!!! Yes my chest is still on the "large" side...but those are shrinking as well...and I'm able to wear clothes I never thought I would....

So there you go...if I can do it...so can YOU!!! Check out Slim in 6 and get to it!!! It's a GREAT program...GREAT workout...and you LOSE the inches you want while getting slim and trim!!! 
 

And now I have something to show off and "advertise" for Beachbody...and Eric!!!! Cool huh!!!!