Last update from this House :)

Why on earth did I choose to do a transformation challenge amongst this madness?? Because it is my piece of me that reminds me my madness is beauty. It is my perfect. And part of my perfect is taking control of my body, mind, and spirit. So it keeps me focused. Will I get the best results right now with all my craziness? Honestly probably not. But I will work it!!!

So this past Tuesday was officially two weeks AND I tracked my progress. Down three pounds and an inch off my hips and a inch off my waist. I should be happier, but because I did have some slip ups and mess ups and have not officially starting tracking calories macros/meals yet I feel like I'm floundering slightly. I will say honestly most of that progress came from week one. As week two I had my monthly friend, and had some diet ooppppssss AND missed about 45 minutes worth of cardio that week due to extreme time restraints with work and my princess' encompassing dance recital week.

I also did have a scheduled cheat meal on Saturday night but that "meal" turned into a little more than one meal if I'm being honest. It was more like a 6 hr cheat :/ NOT an entire stuff fest but def more chocolate than I had planned... damn you mini twix bars! So it started with after the recital I brought my protein shake and a piece of fruit and had that. Totally did not fill me up at all, and then I went food shopping for dinner Saturday night (never go food shopping hungry and never go on the 2nd day of your little friend - that's where the mini twix bar episode came from... oh AND some little coffee rolls filled with caramel!) Seriously, I didn't even wait to get home to eat them, I ate them in the car!! I felt like I needed over eaters anonymous at that point lol it was like a little voice said EAT IT, EAT IT!! My daughter was looking at me like I was an alien because I have not been like that with junk in quite some time, but we all have our moments.

My baby girl requested her favorite meal to celebrate her dance recital so I was making stuffed shells (I stuff mine with Italian sausage in the mix, so yummy) Garlic bread and salad. Followed by a vanilla and chocolate checker board cake with chocolate ganache dripping down it and M & M chocolate chip cookies. Oh and we roasted some marshmallows by the fire and had some Coconut M& Ms, which I don't like by the way lol thank goodness. So yeah it was a lot of junk, more than I "planned". BUT I had a great day with the family and got right back on track the next day with Nutrition and legs and cardio that Sunday! It was a scheduled cheat, but I would have liked to contain it a little more to like a 3 hour period. I did end up holding myself off on the wine, which was hard. I really wanted a glass by the fire. But my goal is to avoid the alcohol all together for the 8 weeks. A cheat meal is one thing, but alcoholic beverages are another. And I may do a whole blog later on the affects of alcohol while dieting... far worse than anything you can eat, and it has very little to do with the actual calories.

So onto this week... I usually reset my brain in two week phases. Regroup, refocus, download some new songs, write out some new workouts, change the diet, change the cardio, and set a goal for the next two weeks. But this week is going to have to be a slight floater week. I have not missed the gym or had any slip ups with food, BUT this is official moving week at our house. I can't say I've been focused on anything but that. It has been nothing but packing, cleaning, taking loads over to the new house every night. Canceling utilities, sending final bills, changing our addresses. It's before work, it's after work, at work. Anyone who has moved knows how consuming it is . And then anyone who has done it with three kids WELLLL you know! lol OH yeah and to boot it has been up to 100 degrees here almost all week (GREAT moving weather!)

Wednesday night I came home from the gym and my husband had taken apart all the beds and put the mattresses on the floor and it was like a giant ROMPA ROOM for the kids! I walked in and they were literally SPRINTING BACK AND FORTH through the house yelling "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES YOU GIANT PANSIES!" (lol Madagascar) My little guy Broderick told me our house was messy and asked me to clean it up lol even he can't take it and he's not even 4!! BUT soon we will be settled and in our new house :) its just part of the process.

I did get a kick out of cleaning out my kitchen cabinets though... I had typical mommy baking stuff in one cabinet, then about 30 supplement bottles in the other lol I have TWO ICIE CONE Machines AND a tub of dream tan in my kitchen (talk about a fitmomma lol)

So I am still on this journey! As of Saturday we will spend our first night in the new house. As of Sunday come hell or high water I will REFOCUS, REGROUP, and establish a more solid plan and goals. It's not like I haven't progressed. 3 lbs and two inches in two weeks I will take, but I want TO FEEL like I am challenging myself a little more. I did put on my "little shorts". You know those shorts we have from our "tiny summers" lol. These shorts I haven't wore since summer of 08 right after I was getting ready for Jr. Nats, I haven't even attempted to get my big butt in them cause I just wasn't feeling it, and would have been lucky to get them over my knees LOL

I did get them on... well let me clarify "get them on"... I wiggled them up, sucked in... zipped, and then held my breath and waited for a button to pop lol. Ern said hey they're on, they don't look that bad. But I was spilling out of them every which way lol they DID look bad! haha not my style fit. So I know no matter what my scale says, those shorts don't lie... they will be an added guide to my progress. When I can pull them up, breath in them, and have no fear of them cutting into me anywhere, I will have reached a nice summer goal physique! This week moving is my challenge though, and I am very excited for it to be OVER! I may even start up some AM cardio NEXT week!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful LONG WEEKEND!! Enjoy the weather, time outside, healthy food on the grill, time with family and friends, and some nice workouts squeezed in there!