Yuck...I erped in class again today. I haven't done that for a long time. I was 35 minutes into my Tae Bo Class and was really tired. Jude was on fire today and making everything really hard for all of ut. Then I started to get that feeling and uh...oh, dashed out the door to the side of the building and threw up. Dont' worry it was just water. Then I started to feel better, so I went back inside and kept going only to find myself outside again 10 minutes later. I didn't even get a chance to finish becasue I was so dizzy and tired.
That was a first, not finishing. I haven't done that since I was pregnant, but I took it easy on myself when I was pregnant. I was working out more than any other mom I knew, so taking it easy was important when I didn't feel good. After class I started to get a little down on myself, but then told myself to suck it up and shut up. I've lost about 47 lbs. in 5 months. I need to give myself a break sometimes and pat myself on the back. Today was just one of those days when I didn't have it in me.
I have days like that just like everyone else. Most of the time what I do is force myself to work out anyways, and I start feeling better during the workout. Today wasn't that type of day. It was a sit down and relax day. Afterward, my son had a private swimming class at my in-laws. I got in the pool and it felt so good. Then lunch and then home. Now I'm finally starting to relax. Both the kids are upstairs in bed. Maybe I'll have a whole half hour to myself....I hope...
This is the kind of stuff that trips me out. Here is me vadoing @childhood while she's vadoing me. If my grandma could see this, she would flip out. Did we just break the time space continumum doing this? You tell me...
My hubby and I have decided to work out together every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday lifting weights...heavy ones. We just finished our second night tonight and my arms and legs feel like noodles. I'm doing the Chalene Extreme program again with him.
Boy, oh boy...all I was hearing was "this is so easy" until I looked to see what he was doing...totally cheating! Of course it was easy! When I showed him how to do it right, there was grunting and silence. Ah, ha...that's right...Chalene is going to get all extreme on your ass! He's dying right now.
My hubby is totally muscular already, but he doesn't work out at all...and I'm always baffled by how "in shape" he looks without the hard work. Ahhh, men! And then when it comes to losing weight, all he has to do to lose ten pounds is walk during lunchtime for two weeks and that's it! I have to have my ass handed to me everyday for two months to lose ten pounds...men!
I can't even imagine how good he is going to look after three months of this. He's already pretty sexy...I can't wait!
I don't think my 5 month old baby is supposed to be able to almost fall out of the Fischer Price swing, but he is. He grabs the bar, pulls himself up and out he goes. Then he's stuck out of the swing hanging there. I'm attaching some videos so you can see what I'm talking about. This is crazy! Someone at Fischer Price outta do something about this.
Now for some reason, I sound like a chipmunk in this video. My voice is alot deeper than this, but whatever, just watch the videos to see what I mean...
Yesterday and today have been a whirlwind of activity. And for the past month, Fiona and I have worked so hard promoting MomActive and the radio show. I've been spending alot of time working. And that happens sometimes, but when it's over it's time to celebrate.
My husband thought I was going to a dance recital for my niece, but I surprised him by being home instead cooking him steak. And boy does he love steak! Fillet Mignon with a potato, corn and salad. We had bread, but I forgot. But he was stuffed and very happy by the end.
Bookie, my 3 year old, is with grandparents and the baby was with us but very tired, so we put him down early. I didn't get on the computer till right now. We spent the night alone and had a beer. Then I gave him some much needed attention...:)
I'm very pleased with how everything turned out. Our message of healthy living to moms all over internet is striking a chord. Fiona and I are so excited to support and encourage all of you and provide some direction with our special guests and sense of humor.
Looking forward to having my girl Tracey Mallett next Friday on the show. Oh, and just to warn you, I'm going to be telling everyone a crazy story about what happened during the shoot of her newest workout DVD. (I was in it doing the ab workout. But it's not going to be released till September.)
Not only do I want you to listen in live because you are stroking my ego, but I want you to win a Poken! Fiona will be asking questions throughout the show. Remember, @childhood? Well, she will be picking winners at random and a total of 6 moms will win a Poken. Make sure to check them out because they are really cool!
During the radio show, we would like everyone to use twitter as our chat room, #momactive. Tweet at us, at each other, and tweet out your answers to the prizes. When you talk about the pokens use #startpoken. Twitter is so much more fun to me than a chat room. Don't you agree?
We look forward to hearing from our first listeners! MomActive, Motivated for Life!
We are assembling tonight, June 18th from 5pm to 8pm PST (Mountain Standard Time: 6pm to 9pm, Central Standard Time: 7pm to 10pm, OR Eastern Standard Time: 8pm to 11pm). There will be plenty of moms, fitness professionals, and possibly some stalkers. There's always a couple. Use hashtag #bookieb for the party. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, click here for a great explanation.
And if we make the top trending list and are hijacked by porn, we will just simply switch the hashtag to #momactive. Simple enough. I'd love to get hijacked. That would mean our message of healthy lifestyles is being heard loud and clear.
I'd recommend you check out Tweet Grid if you haven't already. Tweet Grid is an awesome tool you can use that night to read what is going on and see everyone's tweets. You can click here for a bit of help. If you want the work done for you clickhere, compliments of @carissarogers. You will still need to insert the hashtag #bookieb in the top right and your own Twitter ID in the bottom right.
Then don't forget to join us for our first show on Friday morning at 11am PST. We are going to be giving away 6 Pokens, so you gotta be listening live. We will be using twitter again instead of the chat room on blog talk radio. So just use #momactive with your tweets. Kelly Loubet of Childhood Clothing will be there to help you out.
How can you help? Well, I'm glad you asked. We need help promoting the radio show and twitter party. You can twitter about the party. That would be the best way to show us the love.
"Come join us tonight for the MomActive launch party from 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"
OR
"Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of MomActive Radio Show tonight, 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"
Hey Bloggy Friends! Fiona and I wanted to make sure to get the word out before our MomActive twitter party on Thursday and first MomActive radio show on Friday. Wanna show us the love?
I'm proposing doing a giveaway for those of you who decide to show us the love by posting a special blog post about my weight loss AND our MomActive launch & twitter party. This will help us majorly with all the promotion! Just make sure to do the post before Thursday, June 18th.
I'm attaching a questionnaire and some pictures for you to use in your story. Make sure to link up to the twitter party post, MomActive, MomActive Radio Show, Bookieboo, and Bantering Blonde. After you have created the story, come back and hit Mr. Linky with the link to the story. I'm going to use Random.org to decide the winner of the giveaway. It will be announced during the Twitter party on Thursday night.
(If you own a boutique and want to add to this list, email me at bookieboo78@gmail.com)
You can also show us the love by tweeting this out:
"Come join us for the MomActive launch party on Thursday, June 18th from 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"
OR
"Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of MomActive Radio Show on Thursday, June 18, 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"
Here are some before and after pictures you can use. Just steal them, I don't mind. I've also got the grab code for the twitter party banners available on the twitter party post.
At 149 lbs.
About 240 or so...
About 215 lbs.
Here is a questionnaire to help you out with the post:
1)Can you share a bit about your weight loss and your motivation for starting Bookieboo?
I was 253 lbs. when I gave birth to my first son, whom I refer to as Bookie.(When he was a baby, I called him Bookieboo.)I lost over 100 lbs. after he was born.I did it the old fashioned way: diet and exercise.I did it slowly, taking it 5 lbs. a time, and it ended up taking me two years.Fitness and healthy living have become my lifestyle now.It’s something I enjoy doing and something I enjoy sharing with my family and friends.
After I lost all that weight, I decided to combine my interests and create a site that was helpful to moms.I couldn’t find a go-to place where moms could share their struggles staying or getting into shape.I thought moms would enjoy the concept, so I created Bookieboo.
Bookieboo has over 40 contributors, posting about fitness, weight loss or healthy living.Many are certified personal trainers, but all are moms.No boys please. Bookieboo also has over 100 discount codes to share, as well as weekly giveaways, and great women.
I just had another baby, so the moms on my site are losing weight with me again.This time I only have 18 more pounds to lose.Come join me!
2)How do you stay motivated to exercise and eat well?
I don’t do the exercise for me, I do it for my family.I’m a better mom and person when I’ve worked out.I’m more patient, loving, and of course have more energy.The days I haven’t exercised are like mornings without coffee…I’m an absolute shrew.I do it for them, and that is my motivation.
People say you should exercise for yourself and put yourself first, but I don’t believe that. I think some things are greater than you are…like your family.And they deserve it.
As for the food, on days I exercise, I only crave what’s good for me.I know that sounds crazy, but it’s true.It’s the days I don’t get any exercise, I have to think about what I’m eating.
3)What do you think is universally the biggest challenge for moms when it comes to being healthy and/or losing weight after pregnancy?
Having children and getting into shape is tough.I’m finding it tougher and tougher with two. I don’t have all the answers.What works for me may not work for everyone, which is exactly the reason I have Bookieboo.It’s about how to do it all with kids from many perspectives.Moms supporting moms.I get a lot of advice from my own members.
The MomActive radio show will be similar.Fiona & I will be there to support moms in all sorts of fitness and healthy lifestyle endeavors.We are not all the same, but we can all certainly use some support and encouragement.MomActive will be covering all aspects of healthy living on the show.Not only will we discuss losing weight and staying fit, but general wellness and health issues as well.
4)How do you balance all you do—work with family?
I ask for help.I’ve got two mothers as my secret weapon.YaYa is my mom and Grammo is my husband’s mom.They love spending time with the kids, and I love having them.Having an extended family is wonderful.I also have a close cousin nearby that I work out with and bounce ideas off of.She’s equally as brilliant and we are both Trojans! Fight On!
And I also have Kelly Loubet, the Editor/Moderator of Bookieboo and Bookieboo Rave Reviews & Giveaways. She helps me out ALOT with all my projects. You can visit her at Childhood Clothing or follow her @childhood.
5)Tell me about MomActive and any other projects you are working on…
MomActive is the new radio show hosted by myself and Fiona Bryan from The Bantering Blonde.Our premiere is June 19th at 11am pacific standard time.We are going to have weekly guests that talk all about the same sort of stuff on Bookieboo--How to stay fit or live a healthy lifestyle while being a mom.I’ve already gotten a lot of interest in the show and am going to be bringing on some incredible guests.You won’t want to miss this.I’m going to be my eccentric self and Fiona is going to be her witty self and we are just going to make a go of it, so I’m hoping you all can join us.
MomActive will have a great website as well.Fiona is going to be doing most of the writing.For those of you who don’t follow her, she’s a very witty writer, sometimes I pee my pants I’m laughing so hard at her antics.But of course, I just had a baby, so that’s not hard to do.
6)Tell me about your family, kids—ages, etc?
I have a thoughtful husband and two children: 3 years and 5 months.I’m surrounded by boys, but I love boys, so I have a lot of fun.We include grandparents a lot.Our parentsare very good at not stepping on our toes, so we enjoy having them around. Both my kids have red hair—a trait just like mom.Freckles also come with the territory as well.
7)What is your greatest joy as a mom?Your biggest challenge?
I love it when my son says “mommy I love you” out of the blue.He’s been doing that a lot lately.And then getting to see smiley face all the time from Mr. Grumpy Pants, the 5 month old, who might I add is almost crawling…I’m in so much trouble!
Biggest challenge…hmmm…well, my children have a lot of energy, so that is the most difficult aspect of it.They really need to get out, or they go nuts, especially the older one.Chasing after two is twice as hard.Which is why I rely on grandparents so much.
I've had a great time talking on the radio these last two Fridays. I was on MomFaves last Friday and Coastal Chicks Unplugged today. I had a great time telling embarrassing stories from when I was in junior high in the 80's today and my weight loss last week. Fiona and I are going to have a great time on MomActive.
Our time slot, 11am Pacific Standard Time, works great with my family. I'm going to take the kids to grandmas and then do the show over there in the office. I've got this great new laptop that my husband got me. I'm feeling so portable!
Traffic...holy hell! Danielle from Extraordinary Mommy did a piece on me last week. This week a story came out on the Associated Press about a post she did a couple of weeks ago about a stolen family photo. That story hit the featured section of Yahoo, CNN, etc. Danielle was on CBS this morning. The post Danielle did about my 100 lbs. weight loss was the 3rd story down. Basically, I got a day of amazing traffic to my site.
I'm going to share this with you because my jaw dropped. I got 4,829 hits yesterday to Bookieboo. We also welcomed over 150 new members. My editors and I have been very busy. We've all been spending the last two days welcoming new members. I've gotten a new set of amazing women again. I love the moms that join my site.
When I woke up this morning and my husband got the baby to put into the bed for feeding, his sweater set was wrapped around his neck and his arms were out. He had struggled out of it in the middle of the night and could have been smothered or hanged! I forget sometimes to thank God for all the blessings I have. My baby is one of them. Mr. Grumpy Pants is strong like a bull and as healthy as can be. I'm so lucky to have him as the new addition to our family!
Please ladies, thank God everyday for your family! This morning when my precious baby was okay...just cold, I was reminded of how thankful I need to be. Thank you God for sparing my baby last night.
Hey Mel! I'm so proud of you going to Iraq and working out the troops. What an inspiration you are!
I'd like to share this photo slide of my girlfriend Melanie Neat with you. She just got back from Iraq with Billy Blanks working out with the troops. I'm so proud of her!
Tae Bo forever baby! Melanie just got on twitter, so you can show her the love by following her here. She is also a wonderful mom and has a great understanding of what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle.
Hey, this is my very brave video showing you the clutter in my house on Thursday. Sorry it's so dark in the beginning, but don't worry, it'll lighten up.
After my father died, I had one of those moments of clarity. I knew something had to change. I was 253 lbs. when I gave birth to Bookie and I didn't want to be the fat mom. I wanted to have the energy to play with my kids and run around. I wanted to model healthy behavior for them. I wanted to be confident and demonstrate that to them so they would be too.
I knew the statistics. Fat mom equals fat kids and then fat adults. People who are obese tend to make less money, are less likely to graduate from college, are found less attractive by the opposite sex (which also contributes to workplace discrimination, etc.) I didn't want that for my kids. The cycle could end with me. But how? Yeah, yeah...diet and exercise...I know...I've heard it all before. It had never worked for me before. I felt helpless, but I knew I had to do something.
So I decided to start walking with the baby and see if I could lose 5 lbs. Seriously, just 5 lbs. I just decided and then a couple moments later I was out the door walking with my son. Just like that. There wasn't alot of thought or planning that went into it. I just made a decision and then acted.
I started getting out everyday walking. (I have a condition called Hip Displecia, which means that the joints in my hips are not normal. I can pop my hip bones out of socket without pain, but that also means I have less cartridge in my hips than normal people do. My mother has the same thing and had to have her hips replaced at 50.) At that time, my hips bothered me alot when I walked. But I discovered that when I walked for more than five minutes the pain would go away. Then I started walking twice a day with my son and looking forward to it. It was nice to get out and I make friends easily, so I would meet people around the complex with kids.
The walking became a habit. And I really think that is what helped. The habits I created were small and doable and fit into my schedule. And they didn't disrupt my family. But as soon as those habits became too easy, I challenged myself with something else. I really thought about baby steps. Just doing a little at a time because I knew if I tried some crazy workout I would fail. I got used to the walking everyday twice a day. I got used to moving my body. The walking got easier and I lost about 6 lbs, which was above and beyond what I thought would happen. So I decided to keep going. I joined Curves and went 2-3 times per week at night when my husband came home. They weighed and measured me there.
These were my very first steps...the beginning of a 104 lbs. weight loss. Here is a picture of me at about that time. See how I'm hiding behind my son. That was typical. I was always hiding behind something or taking the pictures.
Here I am in the pool. Yeah, swimming wasn't fun. And I would only swim at my in-laws.
And here I am at my son's baptism party. As you can see, I loved black.
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