hikerchick

awwww thanks sweeties!

Riley turns two next month. Here's some pics from our trip to the coast and aquarium a couple days ago.

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
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I am worth it!

hikerchick

and a couple more that are cute:

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Okay, I am in such a super motivated mood! I am ready for the challenge of transforming myself!

I don't like all those makeover shows, I think it's a little scary when people get all that plastic surgery. But there's a makeover show on Discovery Health that changes people in a healthy way through fitness and super nutrition. I am going to look at myself as The Extreme Makeover for this show. Doing it all naturally through exercise and nutrition.

Goals:
1. add muscle all over
2. maintain a healthy 16% bodyfat
3. be brave enough to have my abs in my avatar!!!

What has happened in the past is I get too complacent. I'm not out of shape or overweight now, so I really need to kick myself in the butt to reach that next level of super-fitness. I get so motivated by the people on here and at fitness sights. I love it! I love everything about this lifestyle. How good it makes me feel mentally, physically and spiritually. LOVE IT!!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

Jenny

yeaaah shelley!! I know you can do this

Love the new pics, she is so cute!!

greekblondechic

Cute daughter! You sound like you are doing very well hiker, welcome back and try to stay this time

I can do it

I WILL be a size 5.

hikerchick

Thanks Jenny and Greeky, and yes I plan on staying this time

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Exercise:
Did Race For the Cure this Morning with a girlfriend - raised $250 and ran for a great cause! This is our second year doing it together. I was 8 months pregnant the first year

100 calf raises on steps (I'm not going to the gym today so am going to do a bunch of stuff at home)



Food:
Meal 1 (at the RFTC expo, hadn't had any breakfast, I woke up just as my friend was at my house to pick me up)
banana
1/2 a bagel
small can of 100% cranberry juice
1/2 of a "Nouriche" yogurt food drink

Meal 2 - post race
low carb bar
30g whey
10 almonds

Meal 3
low carb spinach quiche
apple
1 slice of sprouted bread
1 T. Power peanut butter
strawberries

Meal 4
30g whey myoplex lite shake
1 cup broccoli

Meal 5
low carb spinach quiche (fulfills my protein and veggies, all I was going to have for this meal anyway)

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Exercise:

yoga
5 one minute planks
100 ball crunches
chest and back


Meal 1
30g whey w/glutamine
1/2 cup Fiber one w/ lc milk

Meal 2
Myoplex lite protein shake
1 1/2 slices sprouted bread
1/4 cup strawberries
2 T. power butter

Meal 3
apple
3 T. sunflower seeds
spinach low carb quiche

Meal 4
2 T. sunflower seeds
chicken breast

Meal 5
chicken breast
2 sf pops

Carbs were too low today, should have had more carbs in meal 3 and more veggies in 4 and 5. tomorrow is another day

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

BoneCrusher

You have great motivation in that beautiful daughter of your's and you seem totally ready to acomplish your goals. Good luck Hikerchick *Rob Schnider's voice from the Adam Sandler movies* "You can doo iiiiiiiiiitt". We would all love to see those abs in your avi too ... it is sooooo sexy!

hikerchick

Thanks Bonecrusher! I love Adam Sandler. He grew up about 40 minutes from me. I WILL get those abs!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Huge milestone today: went grocery shopping and did not buy any "treats"!! I ate before I went which helped. I even passed up my favorite low carb ice cream. I'll save it until I really need a treat. I did buy my sf pops though, but those are only about 45 calories for one.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

Jill

I was addicted to sf popsicles alllllllllllll summer. Some days I ate like 10! Mine were only like 15 cals each. I havent bought them in a long time cause its cold here now, no need for em!

Meals looking great. Once again your daughter is a real doll. I want one.

hikerchick

You want one!? Are you guys seriously trying? That's awesome!
They are sooo much fun, I can't even begin to tell you.

I was addicted to the sf pops this summer too. Now, days can go by and I don't even think about them, but if I want something sweet it's either that or my protein pudding. I also am in love with sugar free hot chocolate. That was my winter treat last year and will probably be this year too.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

dalila

Hi hikerchick, your daughter is such a doll! So adorable!! And the doggie is too! I so wish I could keep one, I mean a dog , but I dont think it's fair on the animal since we live in an apartment! Everything looks very good so far, keep it up!! !! I read your post about you having multiple problems with the spine, and it's really great that you are so motivated, I know how difficult at times it gets, and how one can sink into self-pity, and say, heck I can't do so many things so why should I do anything!! You are doing a great job!! !

hikerchick

Thanks, about my daughter. She's a sweetie. My dog is my first child. She's pretty loved too.

Thank you for the comments about my back. It sounds like you do understand. That is exactly what I go through, every once in awhile feeling sorry for myself about the things I have had to give up (running, snowboarding), and the pain I experience. Most of the time though, I am very positive about it and just very grateful that I have what I do: the abillity to workout, feel good and better myself. I have way too much to be thankful for to have a pity party for longer than an hour or so! Wonderful family and friends. Thank you so much for listening and being supportive - I REALLY appreciate it!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Exercise:
yoga
1 hr power walk

Meal 1
2/3 cup Fiber one w/lc milk
30g whey w/glutamine
banana
3 fish caps

Meal 2
1 1/2 chicken breast
1/2 banana

Meal 3
protein shake made with: 25g whey, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup lowfat yogurt, 1 T. almond butter, 1 T. sfff vanilla pudding
sf hot cocoa

Meal 4
another shake just like in meal 3 above
2 T. sunflower seeds - help I'm addicted to these!

Meal 5
my scheduled "treat" (don't use the work "cheat" anymore, I don't need to cheat, but I do deserve a treat )
turkey wrap from Red Robin with their delicious french fries and 1/4 of a cantaloupe OH YEAH BABY! That is my favorite meal in the world. The good thing is, it's no sugar so won't start my cravings going again. I think I'm on day 5 of no sugar. It's no problem now. The only reason why I had it last week was because it was our last trip to the beach this summer and I wanted to celebrate with ice cream.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

I didn't do much today. Needed to just relax. I wanted to do legs at the gym but my legs felt super tired this morning. I took my dog and Riley on a powerwalk and was exhausted when I got home, so am listening to my body and kind of taking it easy today. I'll do some more pt for my back when I get off the comp. I need to take updated pics for my comparison shots although I feel like I have only been on the ball 100% since I started this journal and I think that was only a week ago, so maybe I'll wait. They may motivate me to work harder though.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

They messed up on my treat meal last night! I still enjoyed the french fries though. Then when I came home I ate a bunch of sunflower seeds and a banana . Way too much fat in all those sunflower seeds. Plus I didn't check the label and they're salted so I'm super bloated today from all the salt. Definitely have to catch up on my water intake today. We'll take care of that bloat in no time!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Exercise:

nothing yet but talk to me later today

Meals:
1: protein/yogurt/lc milk/blueberries/1 T. sfff pudding mix/power butter shake
2: myoplex lite whey shake, banana, sprouted bread with all fruit spread and natty pb, 2 carrots
3: spinach protein lowcarb quiche
4: 1 cup soybean pasta (23g protein/11g carbs/11g fiber/2.5g fat, 1/4 cup all natural spaghetti sauce, 1 cup Healthy Pop kettle corn
5:

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

Busy day today. Taking the cowgirl to the zoo today with one of my friends who has a little boy Riley's age. Always a good time. Her favorites are the "elphine" and the "tigah - roar" she has a little bit of mom's boston accent

need to get a bunch of stuff together for Goodwill this week. My goal is to get rid of all the clutter in our house. I think it's a lifelong process.

I also need to get a bunch of cleaning done: garage, backyard, office, both bathrooms - floors too. And paint the living room. I want to get all this done before classes start next week. My life is so exciting!

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

dalila

hey girl, how are you doing? How was the zoo? Riley is so cute the way she pronounces "elphine" - I suppose that's an elephant? LOL My nephew calls it "ephalam" and refuses to learn to say it properly altho he is 4 now! he he more to embarrass him about when grows up and starts bringing girlfriends home! He he I can just see it!

You work from home? What do you do?

And you powerwalk a lot, that's great! Do you have nice area/park near you where you go for walks?

As for the sunflower seeds, sigh, I don't knwo what to tell you hahahah, I went thru a pumpkin seeds addiction recently, and what you have to do is just give them ALL away and stop buying them. They are such sneaky little things aren't they?! So small and innocent but when they jump you , you're done!

Jenny

I love reading about your adorable little daughter do you want more kids later on or are you happy with just one?
This weekend I found out that Justin's brother and his wife are expecting their second child!! Made me so excited I love little kids!

Meals and workouts looks great

hikerchick

Hi girl!
I'm good. The zoo was fun! That's so cute about your nephew. Save all that stuff up to blackmail him later.

I don't work from home. I'm an at-home MOm and a part time student. Lucky enough to be able to do that and not have to work. Love my job right now! What do you do?

I know, I will have to give up on the sunflower seeds! I have a bunch of unsalted that I still have left but I'm okay with those.

I do powerwalk a lot. My dog forces me to. We have a lot of nice parks near our house. Also, I go hiking a lot, mostly at an arboretum near here, which is near the zoo, and the Columbia Gorge. The Columbia Gorge is a gorge that seperates Washington and Oregon with mountains on both sides. It is my favorite place to hike! It's beautiful. I've done a lot of hikes there and I still haven't even done a quarter of all of them.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick

That is the question of the day around here! I have six friends that are pregnant right now, 5 with their second babies. I was thinking last week that I should get pregnant again, but I think I was just seeing everyone around me pregnant. I am really happy with one. That may be it for us. I go back and forth though. Dustin is leaving it up to me. He says that he'd be happy with two but he's happy with one also. So it's up to me. For now I"m going to focus on getting accepted into my program at school.

Is Justin's brother near you? Kids are so much fun! I never realized that before I had one

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is just a habit.
- Socrates


I am worth it!

hikerchick