Weight Loss Journey

So I started and restarted this blog post. I honestly feel super embarrassed to put this out there but i know it will help me. So here we go.

Well here we go again! I am starting this journey again, and it will be my last time, I think last time was only because Ben was starting his journey and I was just going to be supportive but this go around its all me. So here is what I decided to do. I got in the wrapping band wagon. (my theory is even if it doesn't stay off it is great motivation, and yes I am willing to pay for motivation). So Monday I wrapped, and started to watch my portions, and I went on a three mile bike ride (I know that isn't long but it was a start). I also weighed and measured my stomach (not sure why but I didn't think of the rest of myself). I started to also take the ITWORKS! Greens supplement and I won't lie that stuff is amazing it tastes horrible unless with juice but I definitely can tell the difference when I use it and don't.

So I have had trial and error for all of this stuff I still love ITWORKS! Greens and I am still wrapping but I have changed so many things that I can't always keep up with it. So after all my research and changing things this is my schedule that has worked for me and what has given me the best results.

6:30 I wake up, brush my teeth, get dressed, and drink water.
7:00 I walk my girls for 20 minutes.
7:30 I eat breakfast an egg and a whole grain wheat toast with a cup of fruit
8:00 I brush my dogs and work on my daily routine (pick up my house, budget, filing, laundry, etc)
10:00 Yoga or brisk walk plus a snack
11:00 Lunch
11:30-3:00 extra errands and nap time (yes I take a nap)
3:10 make Ben's lunch and have a snack
3:30 I go to the Gym (at the gym I run at least 3 miles and then do weights for an hour)
6:00 dinner
7:00 work on church things
8:00 chores
10:30 bed

I feel like my day is completely full but I feel so good about it that I literally miss it. Everyday this changes not a lot but of course things happen. Our weekend is in the middle of the week and then normal weekends the gym has different hours. But this is what I base my day off of. I have currently lost 8 pounds and 2.5 inches around my stomach. I am not to worried about the weight as much as I am the inches. I love that I am losing.

As far as food goes I really haven't watched what I am eating other than breakfast and eating snacks. But other than that I just watch my serving sizes. But I do need to start changing my diet. I mean for me it is so hard I am seriously they pickiest eater ever!! So I am slowly working on it. But I do drink water like it is going out of business!!

My goal is to be able to hike the Subway Hike in Zion National Park in July!

Love you guys!!

Utah

So much happened while I was home. And again I really didn't take a ton of photos I was so busy playing and seeing family that I am sure that there simply wasn't time for pictures.

My mom and I spent the whole first and second days together we got up and she had an appointment so I went to the Spendloves and saw my bestie Whitney Stephen (Spendlove) I gave her a baby gift talked for a bit about the upcoming wedding for her baby sister and I headed out the door. We spent the entire day in St. G we shopped went to Ulta got our eyebrows done ate at Paradise bakery did more shopping and went home to see my grandma. I seriously love seeing the look on my Grandma Joyce's face when i get to see her. It is the greatest. We had dinner with her, my Uncle Kent, and Uncle Larry. Great times! They crack me up!! Most of the week I spent with my mom, grandma, Uncle Kent, Uncle Larry, and Whitney. All up until Friday. I spent Friday prepping for the wedding and actually helping at the wedding. Saturday I spent watching my nieces first soccer game, taking a nap, seeing my dad, seeing Jessica, and my sister in law Jenny and her family. Sunday I skipped church (I know I am a sinner, ha ha) Ken took my mom, me, and the kids to IHOP for breakfast then to the airport to see his airplane, unfortunately he had to go and the kids were really sad but we had a good time. We went back to my moms for a movie, of course we couldn't just watch a movie we had to make a fort. After we headed to my brothers for dinner. I really miss him a lot. I know the past few years we have drifted because life gets in the way but I really miss him. Getting to actually talk with him was great. Monday I spent with my dad, and Jessica, and finally made it to meet Ian, Travis, and Ians fiance Heather. After I headed back home to see my grams before packing.

Tuesday was really hard. I said all my goodbyes but the hardest was leaving my grandma and my mom. I stayed with my grams for a few hours. I was getting ready to leave and my Grandma said "I love Ben and I love you but I just want to keep you here." I bawled my eyes out I hated to leave her. Then we headed to St.G grabbed some new g's. Grabbed some food and headed to the airport. We waited until the last minute to say goodbye literally they had to call me on the speaker thing to get me there. We hugged cried and even the TSA agents felt bad. So I headed home on a jet plane.

I did meet a pretty cool dude on my second flight. He was headed home to Tucson from London where he is living for his schooling. It was fun to talk to him about politics and the Arizonian life.

The Lasts come to Arizona Day 4, 5, 6, and 7

Day 4

So my rule when I am having a staycation is that we do nothing. Other than needed shopping and needed cleaning. But I don't go out of my way to deep clean. As I think any vacation is. Well I had to teach my In Laws how to just relax read a book. So on this day I went grocery shopping and made a dinner. However Ben and Greg decided to plant a Garden. So they went to the store bought everything I picked out the "plants" and they planted it all while I made some dinner. It really was a simple day other than for Ben he wasn't sure how to just tell his Dad to sit down and not do anything but they just kept at it!

Day 5

Ok so this day we literally slept and made cookies all day. Patsy even finished a project she was working on and that was an accomplishment in itself. I finished any shopping for my Young Women and finished a book.

Day 6

This is where our trip at our house gets well funny. So Greg as normal goes on his forever long run. He gets home and I say hey lets go to Bisbee Breakfast Club. Everyone agrees. Greg and Patsy said we need at least 30 minutes to get ready. I said great. Well my sweet wonderful husband wanted to show his dad the Lowes how to videos they do and one on a garden they made. So he pulled out his iPad and started to show him. Well thirty minutes go buy and I am getting hungry so I go see how everyone is doing....do you think they had left the bed where he was showing his dad stuff? Nope. I had to hurry them along so we could eat. So while in Bisbee we grabbed some lumber so Ben could build a raised garden bed. We made it home and went to walmart to get me some seeds to plant and while we were out we decided to get some Sonoran Hot Dogs. So while we were waiting my loving father in law decided he would yet again spoil Ben and told him for his birthday he would buy him one of the tools he wanted to make all these cool things he wanted to make. Right then and there I was pretty sure Ben had planned this whole thing. (He is smart like that) So we got home and the boys hopped online to decide which of the two tools he was going to get. So my deal was that Greg could spend this money on us if Ben waited until his birthday to open it. Greg said well I will just put the slowest shipping and it should get here on his Birthday. I agreed. This is where the night ended and I went to pack for our long ride home.

Day 7

Ok so I assume many wives do this, I was so nervous leaving Ben. I had no clue why I mean he is a grown man and can handle it. I have left him home many times for my trips home but for some reason it was difficult. It didn't help that his parents were crying leaving their baby boy in Arizona not knowing what would happen to him. I can't imagine how a mother leaves a baby even for a day. But they cried so I cried. We got in the car and drove...yes drove for 10 hours. Of course we all took our turns driving but still 10 hours is a long time. But I was finally home and I got to see my mom and honestly I was the happiest I could be to see her.

The Lasts come to Arizona Day 3

Ok so day three was kinda lame. Well for everyone else I loved it!! We got up and headed to the Botanical Gardens to see the butterflies!!! I love seeing them fly! We got there just as new ones hatched and we were able to help out them in the habitat!

After the boys headed to the batting cages and Patsy and I headed to H&M to shop! After we had lunch then we had to head to the airport to take Alex. He was headed home for baseball.

After we headed to Tombstone. We missed all the cool stuff so it wasn't very fun.

Then we headed to Bisbee for the Screaming Banshee pizza!!! My favorite place to eat! Next we finally made it to our house and boy was I happy to see my puppies and sleep in my bed!!

The Lasts come to Arizona Day 2

So let me tell you first off I am not a go go go travel person I like to do fun thing but just relax. My father in law on the other hand had a day packed for us. We started at the Sonoran Desert Museum it was pretty cool to see the desert animals in their habitat and semi free. We spent four hours hiking around. My favorite part was the bird observation they fly around you and are pretty!! Also the hummingbird observation was the same thing it was cool one even landed in my knee!

After we headed to Old Tucson Studios where a lot of old westerns were filmed it was pretty cool but I was tired so I am sure it would have been better earlier.

After we had a small bite to eat then off the Rocks and Ropes for climbing. We live climbing!!! Seriously our favorite thing ever I wish we still lived where we could go.

Then we headed back to the hotel but some dinner and bed!!!

The Lasts come to Arizona Day 1

Oh my lets catch up!! So a few weeks ago my in laws came on down for a mini road trip. We met up in Phoenix for a spring training game. Rangers vs Giants of course I really didn't care who one but it was a great game and an amazing field!! After we headed to Tucson for the next couple of days.

oh my one day this will be easy

well hello world!!! so I still haven't posted any pictures and I know I really need to. but still there aren't going to be many if any in this post.

so I just have to say how amazing my husband is. like really he is amazing. so back story then the story I want to tell. so every week Ben and I have pillow talk time. no matter what we do. we get to tell each other about our weeks if anyone did anything to make the other mad or upset. its kind of a free moment to get everything off our chest so we can start a new week. we do this because when we first got married we kind of had a lot of mini fights not like screaming and yelling but just annoyed first time living with each other fights. and a lot of our married friends were too. so we decided to have this night and to also make rules, like no matter what when we leave the house if the other is home we will say goodbye and give a hug or kiss. we said or because if we were mad for some reason then it wouldn't be so annoying. so this being sad last night Ben was leaving for work and I was doing dishes and I had my headphones in and I didn't realize he was standing next to me waiting. so I turned my head and he had his arms folded and taping his foot look at me like "helllooo" so I said what and he said "I am waiting to say goodbye since I have to go to work." I said "well why didn't you say something?" he said "you were doing dishes, and I didn't want to be rude and make you mad then I would only get a hug." but he said it in such a funny way that all I could do was laugh!!

so these rules. they really are amazing. I know I know who has rules for marriage but we have them. like we always hold hands when we pray, we have talk night, we take everything light heartedly, and we respect each others place. I know that last one sounds weird. But what we mean is we can't pull the card well I am at home all day or the oh yeah well I work all day to provide for the home you are in all day type of thing. I truly love our rules there are a lot more but I can't remember them off the top of my head because we just live them at this point.

I do worry about my husband though. a lot! this whole sequester has him sad. like really sad. I didn't realize why until we really talked about it and it is sweet why he is so sad and upset. its not because we won't have money or be able to live. because we can but itll be hard. its the fact that he can't provide the life we were getting use to. that we have gotten use to this way of life and having extra money and we had hopes up for getting a new car and trips but now those are all down the drain and he is sad he can't do those things for me. not that I am not bummed because who doesn't get excited for things. but I will survive and I was taken back on the reasoning behind it. luckily I was able to assure him that it would be ok and that we both will survive. we are over it now and just want to get to our first paycheck so we can evaluate our expenses.

in other news my diet went out the window. ok not out the window but its not as intense. hopefully when I get back from my trip it will be in full swing again!!

so that is our life as of late we finally finished a project (sorry not our bathroom...yet) so hopefully I will have a few pictures this week!!

Until then!