42 DAYS!!!

42 days to sunny Cancun!!!

I am getting so excited!!

Great workout today!!! 10 minute warmup on the treadmill. Worked Biceps and Triceps today.... then 20 min walk/runs on the treadmill.

Cleaned house a little, and then made a big chocolate chip cookie to take to some friends house this evening!! (Of course I won't be eating any) The kids love it though.

Feeling leaner!! I want to be sexy for my husband in Cancun!!!

Only 5 more days to the Arnold!!! Can't wait to meet everybody in person!!!

Kellie

Countdown to CANCUN!!!

In 44 days, I will be heading to CANCUN Mexico!!!!

My love of my life is taking me to Cancun to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary!! Our anniversary is actually June 14th, but it is super hot in Cancun at that time. Also our little girl is still in school, and she prefers us to go when she is on spring break so it is easier for her not having to do homework with Grandma while we are gone.

I can't wait!!! This is us last year in COZUMEL. We took our son on a cruise for his graduation!!

And this is our 18 year old son, Chad!!!

And our 12 year old Little Sunshine, Kelsey!!

This time..... NO KIDS!!!

So.... what I am getting at is that I have 44 more days to bust my butt to look half way decent in my bikini!!! I have been working hard for the last 2 weeks. I have lost 3 pds. this week alone. (Yeh for me!!!)

I have found that my blogging does keep me accountable. Tonight I didn't feel like doing my workout when I came home from work, but then I thought..... I will have to post on my blog that I did not do my workout and I don't want to do that. So it is working!!! I should have starting blogging years ago!!!

Talked with Stef this evening and we are getting plans together for the Arnold next weekend!! I am so excited!!!

That's all for now~~

Kellie

Tuesday Happenings!!

Keeping up with my daily post to keep myself motivated!!

I tell you I was so tired this evening. Didn't sleep well last night for some reason.... but did that stop me from working out? NO WAY!!! I did have to talk myself into it.... but today I only did cardio so I plugged out my 3 miles!!

I feel that I accomplished my daily goal!!

I will keep up with this. This is something that I so desperately want!!! I know going to the Arnold will light a fire under my butt!!! I want my groove back!! I want to feel sexy again!!!

No stopping me now!!

Kellie

Finally Got My Groove Back!!!

I feel GREAT!!!!

I haven't felt this good in several months. Back in November of 2008, I started having panic attacks out of the blue. Scared me to death!!!!! My husband had to take me to the emergency room two times in one night because we thought that I was having a heart attack.

So..... many trial of medications later..... and 10 pounds heavier.... I have read numerous articles and done TONS of research on panic attacks because I am not one that likes to take medications.

What I have found out over the last 3 months that I think I was suffering from Aspartame Toxicity. It just came to me one night as I was surfing nutrition/fitness information and another figure competitor was also talking about starting to have panic attacks out of the blue!!!

At the time, I was trying to get totally off of soda, and I was drinking lots of Crystal Light in a day. At work, I was drinking at least 6 of the 16.9 oz bottles of H2O with Crystal Light in it. Of evenings, I was drinking at least a 2 liter bottle of Crystal Light. I was thinking to myself that I was getting in my necessary H2O for the day and that I was not drinking any soda. Well....... I didn't think about all the aspartame I was consuming!!!!!

If you research Aspartame Toxicity, the number one thing that it causes is PANIC ATTACKS!!! Also anxiety, dizziness, tremors, slurring of speech, insomnia, increased heart rate, tachycardia, cough, chest pains, increased blood pressure, itching, nausea, diarrhea......... ALL of which I had. So...... last week, I totally stopped the Crystal Light and February 17th, I stopped the anti-depressant that made me gain 10 pounds since Feb. 6th. I feel like a TOTALLY different person!!!!

My energy level has come back!!! I was to the point that I would come home from work and want to get on the couch or go to bed because I physically could not go anymore!!! I have made up my mind that I can beat this!!! I am a very healthy person and have always been active my entire life!!

Well, I was off today, so I got up this am and ate meal 1 and then did a circuit training WO. I cleaned house a little bit and then me and my husband and my 12 yo daughter went to TJ Maxx to check out the WO clothes. Got a couple pairs of pants and my husband got two pairs of shorts. This evening my son and his friend was working out, and so I grabbed my Ipod and jammed to 3 miles on the treadmill.

I feel great!!!!!

Will keep writing daily to keep me motivated and accountable!!

Hugs~~

Kellie

Busy Saturday

Got up this morning and ate breakfast and cleaned house a little bit. Decided I wanted to make a GREAT day of it.... so I put on my tennis shoes and away I went for a walk (on the treadmill). Put on some good tunes and away I went. Ended up doing 3 miles!!!! YEH!!!

Talked with my husband tonight and he is turning me loose to go to the Arnold Classic. I have to check with my boss on Monday.... but plans are to meet Stef and go watch Stacey and Tina at Thursday evenings competition! I AM SO PUMPED!!!!

I think this is what I need to get me motivated! I want to be on that stage someday!!!

Off to bed!

Hugs~~

Kellie

Being Accountable!!!!

Just to be accountable for moving forward from here.... I am posting a picture of where I am beginning. I talked with Stef last night, and I am soooo motivated now. Just to hear the passion and persistance in her voice, has made me push myself harder.

When I got off the phone from her, I put it a GREAT BI/TRI workout and then if that wasn't enough, I got on the treadmill and did walk/runs for 2 miles. I was on fire!!!!

I paid for it later though when I tried to go to sleep.

I will be posting daily just to keep me plugging on!!!


Kellie

Starting Fresh

Just wanted to start a blog to track my progress and keep me accountable on a daily basis. I am going to get in the best shape of my life!!! I have wanted this for so long.... and I am tired of putting my dreams on the back burner and just go through day to day of being miserable with my body.

I will achieve the best shape of my life this year!!! That is my goal. By OCTOBER!!!

Stay tuned for the ride!!!