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Getting my fit girl on (for reals this time)

How many times have I said that.. "for real this time"? and I never loose the weight, I never commit. Well I just said it again, and I think I mean it. I have been doing a challenge of sorts, a fitness challenge, through Beachbody, The folks that bring you Focus T25 and other workouts and such like P90X and shakeology.
Well things have been going really well. I have still been struggling a bit with the weight loss, but I am sticking to the workout plan this time, Week four and I am about 5 pounds down, not much but considering I am not modifying my diet much that's to be expected. But I have noticed a huge increase in my strength and stamina. I did a legit push-up yesterday. I don't think I have ever done that! And then I did several of the girly modified ones (on your knees) way more than I ever have.
I have been finding a lot of success in T25 and this challenge group, so much so that one of the group creators and my own personal coach Lee Ann asked me if I wanted to be a coach.
I know what you are thinking, "Alana, you're a little chubby still, how you gonna be a fitness coach?" well I asked myself the same thing, but I think that doing this will help drive me to succeed in my fitness goals, like extra accountability.. There are also some great perks, and being a Military Spouse I have no fees. So really, it's a no loose situation. I get to keep doing this workout that I love am seeing progress with, and I don't hate doing, and then I can share my success with the world and bring it into other peoples lives!
If you are interested in Beachbody, let me know. I promise to not push it too much on the blog, but I will keep you updated on my personal fitness success.

www.beachbodycoach.com/AlanaMarie
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An Update on Me and a Link-up

Things have been a little busy here the last few weeks and blogging has obviously taken a back seat.

Our PCS plans have been nothing short of nerve wracking. I'll elaborate more on this, eventually, but now is not a good time. It'll get it's own post, maybe next week.

You may remember my post last week about snow, we ended up with about 4 inches. It has since melted, and warmed up and it's fall again, but I am ready to go somewhere warm, for the rest of my life. I've experienced enough winter to last me for a while.



P and I have been working out quite a bit, You may remember we started Focus T25 about a month and a half ago. Well Paul went on vacation for a month, two weeks after we started, so we ended up taking a two week hiatus. We started up again two weeks ago, and we are sticking to it. It's hard to workout every day when you are as lazy as I am, but it's only 25 minutes. So progress? well Paul is loosing inches, but not so much pounds, and I am loosing pounds but not so much inches. haha, it makes no sense to me, but whatever I am only about 10 pounds from pre-baby weight, So it took me 10 months to loose 20 pounds >.< but I have lost about 10 of those pounds in the last two months. I have really struggled with the baby weight. I think part of that is because I wasn't really fit before I got pregnant. It's discouraging when you see or hear about moms who have the weight just melt off, and you are not loosing anything. I am part of a mom group of first time moms who were all due in December last year (about 80 in the group), and so many of them the weight just came right off, pre-pregnancy weight was achieved in weeks after pregnancy. Not just the ones who were slim before pregnancy either, even some of the ones who have struggled with weight loss were just dropping baby weight. Nursing is supposed to help loose the weight, not for me. I am still Nursing E on demand and I am still struggling, even with eating better and working out daily, it's still a daily battle.

Evey is a little handful. She is crawling, and trying to walk, and getting into everything. Our layout is weird so we have a mess of baby gates and furniture built into a big baby jail, so she has free space in our common living area to play and get into shit. She manages to  escape all the time and we "chase" her through the house, she loves it. She is learning things, we are working on "peek a boo" and she knows "I'm gonna get you" means she is about to get tickled and she screams out laughter. She loves the dogs and they love her.


On one of our road trips while P was on vacation we ran into some car trouble, my 2010 Jeep Patriot had the transmission go out. It's sort of a complicated story but after it cooled down it started working again and we weren't stranded in the middle on no where, but it's been shitty. It's still under warranty, but the transmission is on back-order. I have a special transmission on mine and from what the dealership says mine isn't the first that they have had fail, and I live in a small town. But they let me take it home and I am still driving it, I have been advised to avoid highway driving because it could fail again and not come back to life. So that's it, that's why I've been missing. I'm working on finding more time in my day to be here though, at least a few more times a week.  I know you miss me desperately.

Go link up with Kara, Erin, a Girl, and this weeks special guest Organized Chaos!

Time For Change

With Paul returning to the fleet (regular Marine Corps) in 3.5 months we need to make some changes in our bodies. We have both become lazy and out of shape, and though he isn't that bad, he needs to be able to keep up with younger Marines, especially with cutbacks, The Marine Corps is about to get even more competitive. And me, well I am needing to cut the baby weight, and then some, I know I have said it before but I don't want to be that fat wife, the one people make jokes about because she doesn't work, she's just fat. I just want to feel comfortable with myself, I am not looking to be a size 0 or even a 4, I just want to look in the mirror and like what I see. I have been (slowly) loosing weight with weight watchers, but I know if I had a regular workout routine I could loose weight and tone my body. One of the big steps we have taken is we have decided to try to not eat out for the rest of the month! That's a big one, because we eat out at least once a week, if not two or three times. So at roughly $40 each time we are looking to save at least $200 if we can do it. I decided to spend part of that money that we will be saving on getting ourselves fit. We don't really have time for a gym, it's hard with the baby for me to be away from her since I am still exclusively breast feeding her, and I loathe pumping. Another blog I read A New Beginning Posted about a new Beachbody program that was just released, It's a 25 min workout that promises great results. I'm a sucker for a good gimmick, but this really intrigued me, it's a 25 min workout, and one of the reasons I slack on workouts is because even an hour is too long sometimes. I can't just put Evey down and workout for an hour straight. But 25 min, I can do that, easy. So I got suckered in, and ordered it yesterday. I hope that because of the cost we will use it (total about $140 with shipping, but i'm doing payments). I'll certainly have to keep you updated on my progress, it should be here early next week, so stay tuned. Maybe you'll even get some before shots out of me, because maybe the accountability of showing the world what I look like half naked is what I need to stick to it? We'll maybe not, not yet at least. 

 

Today I am linking up with Kara at Ramblings of a Marine Wife and the other ladies for 

because they do, right? 

Well as far as my diet is concerned they do....

Work it Gurl!

I've been doing a lot of hiking/walking lately. I live really close to a very nice trail that runs down the very steep hill I live atop. I think the elevation change is around 200 feet  and down and back it's about 4 miles. 

The great thing, besides the awesome view, it's paved, so I can bring the baby and jogger, which is totally awesome. 

There are several great turn around spots on the trail, depending on how much time I have, or if I have  a mileage goal, or if I want to do the really really steep part. 

The last time we went out (Saturday) we were just getting into some really icky weather, that is still here, and we ended up getting sleet/rained on almost the whole way back. It was a total bummer. But I did get to break in my new pretty shoes! 

My goal is to get out two times a week and do at least a small (2-3 mile) hike, and once a week go all the way to the bottom and do 4+ miles. I can even go beyond the bottom of the hill and get more mileage if the weather is nice. 

Friday Letters & workout plan.

Dear Marine Corps,

Will you please at least give us web orders so we can apply for housing, so we have somewhere to live when we get to Cali? I've been told the wait list is lightyears long, and we need to get on it asap.

Dear Evey,

You can stop growing now. Although I love the new things you do every day.

Dear Body,

Okay we're almost 4 months postpartum. I know I just recently started working out, but seriously, I am working out almost every day, eating healthy(er), and I seem to be gaining weight. I know, I know, muscles weigh more than fat, but give me a break. As of today I am 185, I was like 196 the day Evey was born, I have put on about 5 pounds since I brought her home. This is redic. 3 of those pounds have been put on in the last week or so. I was 160ish when I got pregnant. I'd like to be 160 ish again someday(well actually less but, 160 is a start). 

In effort to regain control of my body I am going to try to eat even better, I need to cut out something, perhaps carbs? or beer? I don't even drink that often, maybe a beer or two, 2-3 times a week, maybe I need to cut out coffee (because I like my cream with a little coffee), oh god, I'll die without coffee.

I am also trying to walk every day it's not raining. 2-4 miles. I think I am going to start the 30 day shred again too. I can't stand to even look at myself. It's sad really. But that's going to change.

 I am also doing this:

Today will be day 5, I haven't done it yet today, but I will, 30 seconds was tough, can't wait for rest tomorrow.

Also going to start this one: 

I did 25 yesterday, so I guess I can start today with the 50. 

As soon as Evey-psnts lets me put her down I'll start!

Wordless Wednesday

Today I did this: 

While wearing this: 

Because she wouldn't do this: 

(which she obviously did eventually BTW)

Mixed Emotions

I sort of lied when I said I don't have much going on right now. I actually have my mind running like crazy, but I don't know where to begin.

I've gone back to brown, I don't know if I mentioned that.... 

I am really homesick.
I really feel stupid missing Okinawa as much as I do. I think because life was just so simple there, and that it was rarely cold. I am having a hard time adjusting to the exact opposite.

April 7th, 2010

That picture was two years ago, and I'm sweating my balls off. Today, here in Montana, I am cold, and it's about 39 outside  with a possibility of sleet and snow for the next two days. 

Also Tuesday I met a girl downdown, who had seen my "I (heart) Okinawa" bumper sticker and stopped, the girl had lived in Okinawa last summer through a program in her highschool. It made my day. She was heading to the library for free japanese lessons. I am going to try to go next week. 

Also I am trying to get my shit together and get back into school. I submitted all the paperwork for financial aid in January, hoping to get into spring classes and I never heard back. Of course it's my own fault for not following up. So now I am hoping for summer. I finally got our taxes done and I am really hoping to get into at least one class this summer term. I am so close yet so far from finishing my degree, I think I can get through the rest of my core classes at least by Fall session 2 so I can focus on my major. 

I've been trying to get my fitness on with Zumba and I've been walking. Trying to eat responsibly, and take better care of myself, Paul and I both need to re-evaluate our diets. 

Prairie dogs from my walk yesterday.  

Work is going well, for both of us, although it doesn't leave much time for activities. Most of our ventures out of the house consist of going out to dinner. Which is part of the aforementioned problem.

I think this weekend I need to plan something for us to do that gets us out of the house, but takes in to account the possible shitty weather. I need a touristy guide book for Helena. 

The dogs are good too, not to jinx it, but we haven't been to the vet for an urgent care, or emergency visit in MONTHS!  I am so proud of my little boogers for being so good. 

I just can't decide how I feel, I certainly have the winter blues, and I am horribly homesick, but I am overall pleased with the way our lives have been lately. I just can't wait until Recruiting Duty is over and we can have our lives back. I'm ready to move on from here.

Zumba

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(I don't have false expectations of ever looking like this)

I have been to two Zumba classes and I am in love. I recently quit Weight Watchers, for a few reasons, nothing against WW, I am just a diet quitter. I think I am better off eating what I want (within reason, and portion controlled) and just exercising more.
So that has been my goal for the last month or so, exercise more. It hasn't happened, at all. I am a lazy mo-fo. My weight is back up to 161 and I am just lazy.

But I made a friend! and she Zumbas and we went together monday, and it was AWESOME! like my favorite thing ever! It doesn't even feel like an hour has passed when the class is over. I went monday and today and I am hooked, today I even bought a punch card so I don't have to worry about bringing $$ to the classes to pay for it.

The class is given by a local girl who does them in a meeting room at the Holiday inn, it's really un-intimidating and everyone is about my age. But I am hooked, and I can't wait for Monday to come for another class. She does classes 4 days a week and I am going to try to go every week, the only class I may miss periodically is the Friday class and that's because of work, like this coming friday I work until 7 so I can't go. I am such a dork.

This is so true-

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I need to learn the hip pop thing the girl in the front does, it looks awesome!

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I got some new tennies.

Yep I call them tennies. I have since I was a kid. I don't know why, I guess thats what mom called them.

Anyway.

I have started and quit Jillian Michaels 30 day shred like 300 times. I love it and I see results when I can stick to it, but I know it by heart now. And I hate to admit but it's a little annoying.

I work in a video store and I saw this a few weeks ago.

Curiosity got the best on me and I spent the 9 bucks and got it.

Damn this bitch is intense.

One thing was wrong.

It's really hard to do barefoot.

I do the 30 day shred barefoot, in fact I do most of my working out (except the treadmill and outside activities) barefoot. I am not a fan of shoes. and my newest pair of tennies are at least 4 years old.

So over the weekend I decided it was time for some new shoes. I ended up buying one pair that I didn't like the look as much as they were hella comfy, but it turns out I fail at buying shoes because they were WAY too big. So I took them back yesterday and the correct size didn't feel as good. I ended up with the shoes that I loved the way they look, and in the correct size they feel pretty damn good too.

I did my JM Ripped in 30 for the second consecutive day and damn do I feel good today. 

I love when I can feel it the day after a workout.

oh and then I made cookies. 

But I am taking them to work, I just wanted one. 

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I already have 30 Day Shred, and I know of it's amazingness. But I think you need it.

Go Do It!

Now!

For Serious!

and here are some words of wisdom from dear Jillian to get your lazy ass motivated!

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and if that all wasn't enough to prove she knows her shit... how about this: 

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You know I talk all this shit and I didn't even do my shred today. But in my own defense I was busy and worked today, and I have to be up and at work at 6 am tomorrow. 

Still, no excuse though. I should have done it. 

I even had time to but choose to look at shit my kid/dog/husband ruined instead. 

well that is all from me. I have another post in the works and I'll be back with it sometime tomorrow (ish)I need to get my ass to bed though. 

I've been working on me

30 days from today my sister is getting married.
I know I am not going to loose mad amounts of weight, and really I don't want to because I already have my dress, I've already had it sized, and I don't want to worry about it being too big.
What I do want to do, is tone up. I have back fat and flabby arms. I am holding steady at about 157. I just want to tone up, the number on the scale isn't the biggest thing for me right now. Plus with winter running up on us I know that there will likely be some winter laziness and winter weight (though I hope not)

So I've been doing Jillian Andersons 30 day shred.
Check out Purple Goddesses weight loss journey blog, she's doing the 30 day shred too (and she is doing way better than I)
So yeah, Friday should have been day 3, but I skipped it. So yesterday, Saturday, I punished myself and went up to level 2, which was fucking killer. Planks, Planks, Planks and Planks.
I am also skipping today, so tomorrow, well it depends on work, but I may punish myself with level 2 again. I haven't technically worked out today, but I've been active most of the day, so I am not too disappointed with myself.

Last time I did the 30 day shred (and I stuck with it) I don't think I lost too much weight, but I did loose quite a bit of back fat.
So that's my goal.
I have 30 days to.....

BANISH THE BACK FAT!!!

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Scratchgravel Hills hike June 5th

Sunday we hiked Scratchgravel Hills, We entered the area from Norris Rd. To get to the parking lot you head North on Montana, until you reach Sierra. Then Left on Sierra to Green Meadow, Right (North) on Green Meadow to Norris, Left (West) on Norris to the parking area.

this is the gist of what we hiked, we actually started where we ended ( about the 2 mi mark) but I forgot to start the GPS.

As we were driving up the dirt road to the parking lot, we passed 2 ladies on horseback. It didn't take them long to pass us once we were on foot.

every time the trail forked we took turns picking which way we would go, Paul always wanted to go up, up, and up. Which means he spends a lot of time waiting for me, because I am a huge wuss, with no stamina. I always choose the gradual up, or level path.

he also gets to wait a lot because i like to stop and take lots of pictures.

he is getting good at waiting.

more pretty flowers

View of Helena North Valley from one of the hills we went up.

The real big hill that we didn't go up.

Pretty flowers with Paul in the background.

another view of the valley from the hills.

Me!! (and my new hair, that I still need to blog about)

some cool rocks.

flowers

and rocks

naughty tree stump

me again!

here is where I wished for a telephoto lens, even though he let me get pretty close.

On our way out we found a deer skeleton

one last look before we say goodbye

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