P90X Complete.

I finished a complete 13 Week workout of P90X! And Kristin did it with me as well!

Josh and I don't really have weights or bands, all we have are a pair of 3lb weights, so the outcome wasn't an insane one, but I feel good nonetheless! I still noticed a difference, but I will be excited to see what can happen once I do it with weights.

I highly recommend P90X. The first time I did it was after I had Abigail, and within 2 weeks my pregnancy love handles were gone! We didn't follow their food plan; the menu looked yummy, but the price to afford all that stuff did not look so yummy.

Anyways, feels good to be finished, and I can't wait to do another round when we can afford some weights or bands!

Keep it healthy out there America!

13.1

We did it! Meagan and I completed our very first half marathon together this last weekend. Thanks to Danielle for challenging us to participate in a race with you next year. If it wasn't for that invitation, I don't believe we would have prepared to run a race like this. I know I am still looking forward to running in the great Idaho Potato Race with you next year!

Vibram FiveFingers

I do not own a pair of these, but I hear a lot of good about them. The people I know that wear these, love them. I am posting about it because Meagan mentioned some knee pain, and these shoes apparently help with that. My friend had knee pain when she would run, switched to these shoes, and no knee pain. I will note that my friends have stated there is a transition period, that their calves kill when they first switch because you use different muscles, or maybe use the same muscles but differently, when running in these. Some friends have ran their marathons in these. Anyhow, I thought I would share for those of you that are serious runners.

I have no idea how much these cost.

Highs and Lows

Great news! I went shopping this week because I was tired of pulling up my pants all the time and I found out I needed to go down two pants sizes instead of one! I definitely wasn't expecting that, but it was awesome! This puts me to a size 4 now and I honestly have no idea when I was last this size... MAYBE 8th grade at the latest??? My weight seems to be varying in the 125-128 range. I'm happy with where I'm at. I haven't been trying to lose anything for a while now, just letting whatever happen happen. I'm trying to still exercise and eat nutritionally regularly, which brings me to the "low" of my post.

I'm having a harder time lately running on each of my training (for the half marathon) days as I should be, these last two weeks. I think part of it is because we've been working on getting into the new groove of things since moving and such. And I am finding I'm especially having a hard time getting to bed and waking up at a decent hour since Jon started his job at FedEx. Jon's shift ends after midnight, and I am having a hard time getting myself to bed before he gets home. I take advantage of the time while Koen is asleep and Jon is gone to get some things done. And I simply seem to have a hard time going to bed without him. So lately I've been going to bed much too late for early morning runs. I'm trying to work on helping Koen sleep through the night because he still wakes up several times during the night and it does make it even harder to get up earlier in the morning when I am up and down several times in the night. I'm finding I'm starting to feel more tired in the mornings now.

I've still been exercising (P90X) regularly, though not getting in all of the running that I should be. So why exactly am I blogging about this??? Because I feel I am having a "low" and need to put forth more self discipline and I think if I publicly blog about it, I may take more responsibility for my choices and be more likely to do something about it.

What else can I do to help myself? I'm deciding right now I've just got to get to bed earlier so that even if I am waking up several times in the night to help Koen, I won't be as exhausted when it is time to get up for a run. After all, I'm not trying to get up extremely early in the morning.

Moving on... the half marathon Meagan and I are participating in, is a week from Saturday. I am excited and really looking forward to it. Overall, my training has been going very well. I did a 12 mile run a couple of Saturdays ago. That is the longest I've ran at one period of time before and I was really pleased. I felt great the whole time and really enjoyed myself. I could have been happier with a shorter time, though I still feel good about how I did considering I went uphill a good amount of the time and I didn't feel exhausted at the end.

I've been experimenting with energy boosters that are available to runners. They have things such as small packages of gels and gummies that are all designed to give you more energy. Some of them are loaded with caffeine and others are not. Some sounds extremely disgusting and others, not so much. The gel I've had is definitely something to get use to. The texture is the weirdest part, as well as I have yet to find a flavor that I really enjoy. Though I tried some things that are much like a fruit snack and so far, I prefer them much more. They tasted like a simple strawberry fruit snack and I like having something that I'm familiar with and actually enjoyed the flavor of. I've only tried these things out a couple of times for a couple of my long runs. I expect I'll take something for the half marathon as well, just in case I feel I need it along the way.

Ok, I better be going. Especially if I plan on getting to bed somewhat earlier tonight! I will keep you all updated as far as how the half marathon goes and being better at running as I should.

I hope you are all still working on living healthy lives full of nutrition, regular healthy activity, and happiness. Remember that we are all still here for each other.

I did it!

I just ran 5k and feeling pretty good about it. I know, this is small change for some of you, but I'm still proud of myself.

Something I learned trying to get back into running shape since Isla, eat before you run! I've known this for awhile but haven't really put much thought into it. Well anyhow, I started running after Isla came, and I was having a terrible time, getting major cramps, feeling horrible....then I remembered that I needed to eat an hour or more before I went jogging. What a difference it has made. I've learned an apple isn't enough, I need a bit more than that, and it needs to be good energy food. Anyhow, you all probably know this already, but just in case not, I hope this helps. :)

Bodily Family Biggest Loser RESULTS

Great job to everyone that participated! Our family has gone a long way since we began our challenge in January. I am so proud of everyone and of the hard work that we each put forth. Though we each had our ups and downs and found ourselves gaining weight in some weeks, we truly did an awesome job. Together, we have lost OVER 111.6 lbs!!! This number doesn't include Brad's, Jeremy's, Meagan's, or Josh's number. I can see a difference in the after photos for each of us that did them and it's great! I want to truly thank everyone that participated and congratulate you each on your success!!!

Though our family challenge has come to an end, I give you each a new challenge... Keep it Up! Healthy living isn't just for those who are trying to lose weight and hit a particular number, it is for everyone and it should never stop. So I urge us all to continue to exercise regularly and to eat nutritionally. You CAN do it! And please remember, we are FAMILY. We are here for each other and will continue to support one another. We can still talk openly to each other about our failures and our successes, our frustrations and motivations. Keep talking and lets continue to work TOGETHER and help one another achieve our healthy living goals and maintain them!

Our Winner is Kristin: Lost 38.6 lbs (22.81%)

Second Place- Dad: Lost 23.2 lbs (12.31%)

Third Place- Danielle: Lost 16.8 lbs (9.60%)

Fourth Place- Mom: Lost 15.2 lbs (8.84%)

The Final Results:

Week 24 Weigh In (ONE MORE WEEK!)