• 17May

  4 Mile Walk-Lifting Furniture

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  My walking group stepped it up to a 4 mile walk and even a trail version of the 4 mile walk. I love it. Man is my boy feeling it. I need to compensate or I’ll stay at the same weight forever because my body will not recover fast enough. So a post work out shake will be in my car. Not just protein but some added Dextros (the most basic form of sugar without the sucralose or fructose that gets help up in your liver).

  It’s been rainy the past two days, and turns out that our walking group has been canceled. So i was going to take the kids on a bike ride but one got sick, and today one split his elbow open. Just happy he might not need stitches well see.

  I’ve had spring fever lately and can’t stay inside so suddenly two days of rain drives me mad and sad very quickly. I decided to rearrange furniture. Between that and moving at least 13 bags of recycled rubber much into the garage, i got a great workout in.

  Speaking of heavy lifting. If i really want to get in shape basic cardio will not do the trick for me. I need weights. Now that i have a pass to a gym i should go enjoy it. I just don’t want to get up extra early do get back in time for…bla bla bla. I’m procrastinating going. Always weird the first time in a new gm with new equipment, and new weird people to ignore. So i commit to going 2 times next week. I’m leaving tomorrow for my little sisters baby shower.

  The pool opened last Friday. I tried on my suits and none of them fit right. I ordered a few online hoping one will fit so i can get to the pool soon.

  Happy Friday! Hope you all get to spend some time outdoors this weekend. – FS

• 07May

  4 Mile Walk, 3 Mile Bike Pulling 50lb Bike Trailer

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  Had a great day today. Walked 4 miles this morning along the mountain said with 4 ladies. Came home taught school, then after lunch biked to Hubby’s work with all the kids. From there he joined us and we went to the park around the corner. I was amazed at how far my little 6yr old could go. Considering 1 month ago he just figured out how to ride without training wheels. He’s fast too. It was a beautiful day.
  
  What I Ate Today-
  rolled oats w/flax,4 egg whites
  20 almonds
  wrap – mustard, spinach, turkey, on whole wheat high fiber wrap wrap
  chocolate protein shake (double scoop, with water)
  greek yogurt with added flax
  chocolate square
  1/4 cup roasted edamame
  white fish, zucchini, couscous
  water 8 glasses
  vitamins

  Exercise I Did Today –
  4 mile walk
  3 mile bike
  60 crunches

  Starting to really see my body come back, and that alone is motivation to keep it going, and the pool opens Sat. Swim suits don’t lie, and I’ll be much more comfortable in a suit if I’m at least eating healthy and exercising regularly.

  Happy Monday to you. Hope you all had a great weekend. – FS

• 03May

  Bike, Walk, Art, and Swim

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  Bike- So, this morning i got out at 7am (huge for me). I used my inhaler right before i took off. I made it 7min out and had to turn back. It’s really cold and i think I’m going too fast. i wear glasses, but my eyes still water like crazy from the wind that still creeps in. I’ll figure it out, but the biggest thing is it’s completely different from the gym, and my body freaks out. Baby steps.

  Walk – Speaking of steps. I’ve been walking 2 miles 5 days a week for almost 2.5 weeks now. Fun. Sore calves and shins the first week. Doing better this week. Knee acting up from a bad step in a soccer game last week with my 6yr old. I never had it repaired back when i was 12 and every now and then something gets out of place and it acts up. I’ll take it slow for a few days and stretch then test it out again.

  Art- I have my first art student in our new town. The last time i taught art was a little over a year ago. I started when i was 16. Sold my first piece of art when i was 12. Either way it will be fun to be back to teaching, which gives me added review on the basic core principles of art.

  Swim – It’s pretty much a done deal. We’re checking out the facilities tomorrow and getting a month to month plan at a local pool. It’s outdoors but it’s open 6/mo out of the year. There a gym which will be fun too. It also turns out that a few local friends already have passes so i might bump into them there or even plan our schedules to go with them. Either way fun fitness and time to myself. I accept.

  Ate 80% healthy today. Meaning everything was great until i took forever making dinner and was late for my late afternoon snack (Greek yogurt with flax). Tomorrow i will set an alarm to stay on track.

  Yea! It’s Thursday!!! Not that I haven’t enjoyed every day this week. I’m just excited for Date Night, and to see my mom Sat. An early HAPPY WEEKEND to everyone. Good to enjoy every moment but nice to have something to look forward to in addition to that. – FS

• 02May

  Bald Eagle

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  Walking with some girlfriends this morning a huge Bald Eagle flew over our heads chasing a little bird. Awesome.

  Biked by myself for the first time in 10 years. Got 5min in and i was having a severe asthma attack. Forgot to use it or bring it. Cold air, allergies, I’ll plan better tomorrow. Just headed straight home and man were my eyes watering from lack of oxygen. I have 2 weeks to get my bike body back so i can go with my husbands boss and bosses boss on a mountain ride. (he works with a bunch of amazing women).

  Wednesday
  Focus – I wrote down everything that went into my mouth today. Now i just need to plug it into FitDay.com to see what my daily calories are at. To see my balance of protein, carbs, and fat. Finally to see if I’m getting the nutritional values i need every day from my food as much as possible.

  Goal – i was at 90% today but i need to be 100% the rest of the week so i can go out to eat with my mom when she comes to visit this weekend.

  Plan – Writing every down with a notebook next to the fridge was easy. Still haven’t figured out how to compensate for extra workouts. Usually not a problem. But I’m constantly invited to go for bike rides, hikes, and we’re thinking about getting a swim pass. So i will need to make sure I’m eating enough of the healthy stuff.

  In order to get where i need to be for more surfing and to try out snowboarding. I need to get my weight down to lower my risk of further knee injury. I also need to keep my muscle strength so a healthy balance. I’m at 170 now so I’m just working on getting down to 150 and I’ll go from there. I was 140 back when i was running up to 40mile a week, and i was lean and muscular. So here’s to the next 20lbs. I’m aiming for 5lbs a month. Sooner is fine but right is most important to me.

• 01May

  Lost 5 More Pounds in April

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  This last week i’ve stayed the same but as of two weeks ago I’m down to 170 and stayin’ there. Now, just to get the motivation to keep on going. It’s almost like when i hit a goal I’m so happy that i slack off or maybe it’s just time to cycle my calories (have a day off). But a day off turns into a bunch of days with no plan no goal no focus.

  Focus – Get a meal plan figured out that is fun flexible/functional and fabulous (ok i was going to say delicious but I had the “F” thing going on)

  Goal – To follow meal plan 90% of each week

  Plan – Note book in the kitchen to track everything. Have a plan for when i do an extra workout so I won’t be too low on calories and end up gaining weight from triggering my bodies starvation mode.

  Update on sis. Turns out i can’t give on and will be editing my last post. Legality. All I can say is she is awesome. She doesn’t see it but she is.

  HAPPY MAY!!! Finally! Taunted by a week of 75 temps then snow every morning for a week. Ahhh enough to drive this beach-lovin’-girl crazy. Oh, i found a place to swim. Deciding if i buy a pass or just sign my son up for swimming lessons.

  Big News. I have a mountain bike again!!!! We sold mine to pay for baby bills 6 years ago. So happy to have a bike again. Got a bike trailer so i have no excuse not to go. Even a better workout pulling 50 lbs behind me. 4yr old 35 and 8mo 15.

• 24Mar

  10 Healthy On The Go Snacks

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  Hi. Chaos isn’t the right word for it. Simply off schedule or away from home. My big sis got in a car accident and i ended up on a road trip with three little ones, then stayed at my grandparents for 2 weeks. It was great i was able to help out and visit with her a lot. She’s lucky to be alive, but now is looking at never doing the thing she loves most ever again, and all because some girl speed thru a red light going 60.  The light had been red for quite some time. Leg shattered. Now a 12 in plate is holding her tibia together with 10 screws, and a fractured foot, blood clots….the list goes on. So far shes good and at least has the pain under control.

  During all of this and even with buying girl scout cookies i was able to not gain a lb. I packed healthy snacks and bought a few when i got here.

  On the Go Snacks:
  1-List of my healthy snacks
  2-sugar free oatmeal packets
  3-20 almonds
  4-fat free tuna salad packs (gave crackers to kids)
  5-dark chocolate squares 60% or higher
  6-greek yogurt
  7-Meal Replacement Shakes (EAS light 5g of fiber 15 of protein 120 cal)
  8-Celery and PB
  9-Green beans
  10-Vitamins and Water Bottle

  All of these fit in my purse. I have a mini lunch pail (the size of a small water bottle) for the stuff that needs to stay cool like the yogurt and celery, and i just add other stuff to the pail just to optimize space. I do this all the night before so it is ready and i don’t end up eating whatever. I even have my oatmeal ready to go the night before.

  Ordering Healthy:
  grilled chicken salad (omit the salad dressing, toss the croutons)
  grilled chicken sandwich (scrape off the mayo, toss the buns)
  KFC Chicken (peel off and toss all the skin first)

  Ideally KFC would not be a healthy choice. Even with the skin off it’s greasy greasy. But when it’s the only option I’ll skin it and go for it.

  Also, I had one day a week when i just ate whatever i wanted. For my sanity i still had protein and veggies. The idea was to reset my body so it never goes into survival mode while I’m losing weight. That’s when i had the girl scout cookies. It was only one day and then i was back on track. Very similar to Body for Life.

  Starting Weight: 185
  Today’s Weight: 175
  Down 2 jean sizes!!!

  Happy Spring Time – FS

• 21Feb

  12 Week challenge

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  Every time I have a kid I end up doing a 12 week challenge to get myself back on track. Well it’s that time again. Life has, well… life hasn’t slowed down as life is speeding up more and more every year and there will always be something, and I’ll always get sick withing a week of starting something new. So, I plan a prepare and accomplish. This last week i’ve been getting my house in order. As in, actually folding the laundry, not just having a clean basket and a dirty basket. Not just spot sweeping but sweeping the kitchen entirely and moping it, scrubbing the toilets and around the toilets (the joys of having boys) Going thru the pile of decor stuff from our last 3 moves and finally putting stuff together making a fun family friendly design. Essentially making my life easier.

  How are you all doing? I’ve been spending lots more time with the new baby and a lot less time online. Even when it’s time for her to have a bottle and i do get some time online I’m usually catching up on basic email and bills, or just relaxing and watching a show. So i tend to have many long gaps between posts. And About the same between comments. It’s back to a 12 week challenge which i haven’t done in a long time on here. I think my first one was back in 08′.

  Here are the recipes I’m using. If there is 16 oz of meat then the recipe is 2 servings. The Asian patties makes 5 servings. In the evening if you noticed after 3 there are no more complex carbs Complex carbs are great for during the day because they take longest to digest but not need to have slow digesting carbs sitting in my stomach all night long. Makes sense.  I don’t have the meat loaf recipe cuz i haven’t made that one up yet.

  I’m on day 2 of this new exercise and diet routine and it’s hard. I knew it would be, like i said I’m cautiously excited. I know how much work it takes to transform a body and the discipline. I also know how good it feels to go skiing and not be sore or not worry about causing an injury. I know what it feels like to where skinny jeans after achieving a goal. So for that part I’m excited. I also am going to go surfing again. This time do it right, with a water camera and some extra cash for the giveaways. I was penny pinching just get there and cover the lesson. This time do it right. Our 10 yr anniversary is this summer. He wants to go to NY. I was thinking somewhere with a decent surfing beach. We shall see if the surfing trip happens this summer or next. Have some big debts to pay off, and need to finish the yard still.

  Kids are doing good. The oldest noticed the trash can was full and took out all of the trashes, then proceeded to unstack the dishwasher, and make his bed, all without me saying a peep. We had a rink-a-dink chore chard i put in the garage door with magnets but found out it was turning our door green. Haven’t made a new chart yet, but just found this site and love this idea.

  I’ll try and catch up with all of you guys this week. I’ve missed my fitness friends. Love ya all – FS

• 04Dec

  The Proverbial 2×4 of Life

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  When the proverbial 2×4 of life takes a swing at me (or in this case multiple 2×4’s) i can react and either complain chose to be a victim and let it beat me down. Or, i can take the 2×4 and build something with it. Use it to strengthen my foundation, see it as building material for an addition to my current plans that i didn’t even know i needed. Taking what could have been a tragedy and seeing it as part of my destiny.

  Yea, it’s deep, but it’s the truth. My mom always said, “You can either let things get you down, or you can choose to grow from them, and I’ve got stretch marks from some of the experiences i’ve been thru.”

  I’ve been thinking a lot these past few weeks, and reading, and i’ve decided that I’m going to build something amazing with these 2×4’s that keep coming my way.
  

  1st – I’m getting organized, putting my house in order. I’ve taken over 500 articles of clothing to good will, and then sold the nicer things to a 2nd hand clothing shop and made $40 bucks. I’ve filed away all bills and statements from this year and even a few from last year. Finally i even went thru all my old jewelry and cleaned it. (Using tin foil in a glass dish with backing soda and boiling water, works amazing on tarnished silver and it’s free). Then i made a pile of pieces i will actually wear and added the rest to another good will pile. Next is to continue making larger good will piles. Stop holding on to things i might get around to using in 5 yrs. Give them to someone who will use them in the mean time.

  2nd – Taking care of myself. Something i’ve always struggled with. My natural instinct is to feel guilty or lazy if i take time for me. The other day i slept in, exercised, then took a shower all before hanging out with the kids. I was feeling guilty for them having to wait an hour playing by themselves. Then when i came out i was energized at 100% and was able to give them quality time. Rather then all day with a mom at 50%. It was a huge ah-ha moment for me.

  3rd – Strengthening my self. I’ve decided that i can use these 2×4 and strengthen.

  “Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Marianne Williamson

  

  That in mind, I see my self as a strong individual not a victim.  I have so much strength. I just hide it. The strength i have is a gift, and i want to make sure i avoid being prideful. Like the strong personalities who just plow everyone over in their path. So strength with humility.

  4th – Follow my passion. I’m a firm believer that I have a gift or strengths in certain areas that I was born with. I want to make sure i use and strengthen those gifts to help others and to make a difference in the world.

  

  When all is said and done I’ll look back and even be grateful for the 2×4’s that have been given too me. It’s amazing what perspective can give.

  

  Recipe – Immune Boosting Green Blender

  1/2 – apple chopped finely

  1 – carrot (use peeler to peal layers and chop)

  1/2 – cucumber (chopped with skin)

  1/2 C – blueberries

  2 leafs – romain lettuce (or 1 cup spinach)

  1 C- apple juice (or water if you want to keep it extra healthy)

  2 T – lemon juice

  Blend and drink with a straw (especially if you use celery or omitted the apple juice it will help you drink it fast without it hitting the taste buds at the tip of your tongue which are more sensitive to certain flavors) This is not a snack this is a “drink it cuz you would rather do that then chew down a salad that you will only drench in fatty dressing” kind a of drink. Or, a “drink it cuz you know it will help you get over your cold” kind of drink.

  

  Hope you all enjoying the holidays and if any 2×4’s come your way make something good out of them.

• 07Nov

  I’m So Hungry Even A Snickers Won’t Feed My Hunger

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  I wrote a post last night explaining why i’ve been MIA. Then i lost the entire post. Simply put my one week vaca turned into a 2 week funeral 16hrs from home for my Grandma who was 80 and wanted to be buried next to my Dad. Brought up a lot of old emotions. Everyone deals with death in different ways. I have no attachments to dead bodies but believe the spirit carries on (awesome Dream Theater song).

  Knowing that my Dad and Grandma are reunited after 29 years is amazing.  So happy for her. She was…well I’ll share a post on her later when i get back home the 14th. Till then.

  As for the hunger. I’m a stress eater and nothing has been able to cut it. A good run is what i use to do but walking is as good as it gets and it will have to be at a store with these temps.

  Here’s to my Dad. He’s always been my guardian angle weather i recognized it or not. Love you Dad. Here’s to my grandma for sharing part of my Dad with me. For showing me where i got my athletic, sing in the car at the top of my lungs, dare devil, try anything from. I love you both. – Krystal

• 25Oct

  Week 4-Socializing daily

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  First an update on last week and on how my other weekly goals are doing.

  3 – Socializing Daily
  This one happened all on it’s own. I ended up spontaneously taking the baby on a 6 hr drive to go visit my grandma in ICU. Dad watched the boys and worked from home. I got to go see my grandma who i haven’t seen in 1 year and then my sisters got to see their little niece. More socialness than i’ve had in months, minus the baby shower i went two a few weeks after K was born.

  Week 4 – Exercise 5 times a week
  Funny thing is i forgot what week 4’s focus was going to be but i was planning on making sure it was exercise 5 x a week because that’s what i’m ready for now. Baby is sleeping thru the night most nights, so i’m ready. Nice that it falls on this week.

  I’m planning on doing little spurts this week. So i did 60 crunches this morning, and then 20 push ups later, then who knows later. Either way 60 crunches a day until that’s easy. It’s hard for me to get to 30. That is how shot my abs are after having another baby =) still more than worth is, and i love my baby girl. She is so smiley, easy goin, and just happy to be here.

  -Eating fiber with carbs is going great, other then the pizza i had 2 weeks ago (no fiber in that). I could have had celery sticks with it, but i passed. Learned my lesson on that one. Especially being lactose intolerant.
  -Journal writing daily is still not a habit but something that is getting there. I do sit down and plan out my day, still not the journaling that needs to be happening.
  -Eating 150g protein daily has changed everything. Part of why I’m not online as much, other than feeding the baby. I have so much energy I’m overhauling the house. Rearranging furniture, packing up kids clothes, working on the hubby’s biz. Awesome.

  Weight – 180

  No photos yet…not much to show. Stepping back into regular exercise will make a difference but I’m glad i waited until i was ready after having her. Traveling and switching birth control I’m back at 180. But, i feel great and all these little focuses are helping me get everything else in place. Overhauling the house to get organized. Only way to stay sane with 3 kids and doing my own preschool for the 3 yr old this yr.

  

  Well time to get off my behind and go pick some pumpkins with the kids at the nursery.

  Happy Halloween – FS

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