Proud Wife!

My husband Lee has been working hard on trying to lose weight, with out any nagging from me, (I want everyone to know). He has been doing the Insanity workouts at work during his lunch break, and has encouraged many of his co workers to join him. Last night he has finally joined the 100lbs club, after 8 years of trying to break that 200 lb mark!! He is now down to 199.0 lbs!! I am so proud of him, for working so hard and being such a great inspiration to those around him!

Superbowl weekend!

This Sunday is the Superbowl! Time to get together with friends and family and watch the big game, and eat, and eat, and eat some more.
What is everyone making for their snacks? Lee and I are going to try and make healthier snacks this year. We might still over eat because we do that, but at least we will be overeating healthier foods. Our snack list for Sunday is: home made pizza, made with wheat crust, and lots of veggies; and chips and salsa. Tyra really wants summer sausage (GROSS) and cheese and crackers, and I will make a veggie tray. That is about it. We don't drink soda, so there will be none of that, probably just water, or maybe I will make some Crystal Light.
That is what we are planning on eating, and hopefully we don't let cravings get in the way, and go out and buy more.
Please leave comments on what you are eating, I like getting ideas!
P.S. Is anyone as excited as me about the half time show this year?? I love Black Eyed Peas, and I think the past half time shows have not been the best, so I am super excited this year for this one!
Hope you all have a great, fun, and safe weekend!

BIG THANKS!

I would like to thank everyone that left such nice wonderful comments on my last few posts. Thank you for letting me vent. It felt good to let it all out, and now I am committing myself to having positive thoughts only circulating around in my head, after all I am Natalie freakn Bowman Pierce :) and I can do anything I set my mind too!
Love you all!

Word

I have started reading the book Eat, Pray, Love and I am loving it so far. I just finished the chapter where the author is trying to figure out what the word is for her. In the book she says that the word SEX is Rome's word, and the word ACHIEVE is New York's word. She is trying to find her word. It got me thinking, what is my word? What word do I want for me? Then it clicked, my word is INSPIRE. I want to inspire those around me, family, friends, co-workers, strangers.
Now what is your word? I want to know what it is. :)

New Goals

I have decided to not have a specific weight, for my goal. My goal is that I just want the belly fat gone. It is so hard for me to lose this area, and I am determined to have it gone by summer.

It is also my ten year high school reunion this year. I am excited to say that my friend and myself have taken it upon us to plan it! I am very excited for this! I am also hoping that it helps me overcome my shyness and anxieties. I need to stick to my goals so that I can look awesome at my reunion! Lol!

I am a little nervous to plan this reunion. You know when you are looking through your yearbooks and you don't remember people. I think, or at least I feel, like I am one of those people. I was a nobody in high school. I wasn't in any clubs, or did dance, or any of that stuff. Thoughts are going through my head, with people wondering who the heck is she, and why is she planning our reunion. I am going to try my best to push those thoughts aside, and plan a great reunion that hopefully everyone will enjoy!

WISH ME LUCK!!!

A little bit of venting

If you don't want to hear me vent, I suggest you don't read this post.
Do you ever wish that you were a stronger person? Do you ever wish that what people said or thought about you didn't matter?
I wish these thoughts all the time. I am so mad that I let people get to me this week and totally throw my focus off track. All I wanted was to make those people proud of me for the things that I am doing, and have accomplished, and instead they attacked me. And what has happened after the attacks? I have let myself fall into the depression that I have been out of for so long. I felt like everything I have accomplished didn't matter. My self-esteem issues that I constantly struggle with plummeted and crashed. I felt that I have not inspired anyone, and that everyone thinks I am a fraud, and am not doing things the healthy way.
How did I deal with all this? The same way I always do: I ate, and I ate a lot! I let all those words get to me. I let the depression take over. And now how do I feel about all of it? I feel guilty, and sick. The rest of the weekend is going to be healthy food only. I also am going to get over those words and get back on track.
I would like to say for the record though, that everything I post here or on facebook about my workouts and my eating habits are healthy. I don't live on the elliptical all day long. I usually only get in a 30 min workout a day. I don't only eat lettuce. I do drink at least one sometimes two protein shakes a day, but they are not my only source of food, also protein shakes are healthy for you. I do eat, and I eat a lot. I eat more than anyone I know. It just healthy food that I eat. I do post my meal plans on here, so many of you can see that I eat at least 5 times a day. I am not starving myself.
I am sorry if I have ever mislead anyone, or made anyone think that I have become obsessed with living a healthy lifestyle. I am not obsessed. I am wanting to live a healthy lifestyle so that I can be around for many years, and not have health problems when I am older. If I sound defensive about these things, its because I was attacked and its our human nature to defend ourselves, especially when you are being told things that are not true.

Thank you for letting me vent, and getting those things off my chest. I must admit that I feel a lot better now. I don't vent very often, but when I do, sometimes its like a volcano and it just spills out.

Meal and workout plans for the week

So here are my meal plans for the week. I plan on eating the same food every day this week, so it is going to be a little boring. I also choose the meal plan out of ingredients that I already have in my house because my grocery budget is pretty much spent.
Breakfast: Strawberry Ice Cream: 1/2 c. water, 1/3 c. oats, 4 frozen strawberries (whole), 1 scoop protein powder. Blend and add ice to thicken, I like my shakes pretty thick so I add about 4-5 ice cubes.
Lunch: Berry Smooth: Look at previous posts for the recipe for this, very similar to the Strawberry Ice Cream
Snack: Veggies and Dip: Look at previous posts for the recipe
Dinner: Salmon Salad: Look at previous posts for recipe
Dessert: Grape Delight: Look at previous posts for recipe
These are a few swap outs that I might exchange through out the week if I get bored with these meals
Breakfast: Cinnamon Eggs: 2-3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, cinnamon. Whisk eggs and cinnamon together and pour into a large skillet. Cover and let cook til eggs are cooked on the top. Flip and cook the other side for a min. Serve with 2 TB sugar free syrup. They are kind of like a big pancake or crepe. These are delicious!
Lunch: soup and sammy: look at previous posts for recipe
Snack: Fruit n' cheese: 2 string cheese, and 1 apple
Dinner: two bean chili: Look at previous posts for recipe

This is also going to be my workout schedule. Its going to be a bit crazy, but I gotta make up for lost time!
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Yoga; Biggest Loser Last Chance workout DVD, cardio section; Insanity Abs DVD
Tuesday, Thursday: 25 min cardio on the elliptical machine; Biggest Loser Last Chance workout DVD, strength training section; Insanity Abs DVD
Saturday: Insanity DVD workout; Insanity Abs DVD