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WoW!! It is only Jan 14th and I already love the way this year is going!! Today was a GREAT day! First off last night the application stuff for Craig Cameron's Extreme Cowboy Race at the Equine Affair was posted. I have been waiting for this for months! Of course it just makes me THAT much MORE nervous about the whole thing! Dana and I have been buzzing about this all day. I put my application video together today which can be viewed by CLICKING HERE!!
I have to get Wayne and Andy's videos done also and get the applications printed off and sent in.
Also today I got some AWESOME NEWS!!!
I AM NOW OFFICIALLY A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!
I'm so excited all that school work and studying is OVER!! That is a huge weight off my shoulders!
SPEAKING OF WEIGHT. the diet is going fairly well, better than I thought. In the past I have stayed on the wagon for a few days and then fizzled out. Today is a week and I have lost about 6 pounds! I'm eating pretty well but not totally forbidding myself from things, just eating less and trying to stay under 1200 calories. Also trying to do the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred every day. I did miss 2 days but tonight was the 4th day I did it and I can really notice a difference on the scale on days where I do the workout vs days I don't. I'm doing fairly well on the workout other than I have discovered that I have a bad knee which I had no idea and it is kind of worrying me! I ordered some Cetyl-M today and started drinking my Mona Vie again so hopefully that will help.
Have someone coming to look at Molly the paint mare tomorrow and also have a lady from up north bringing 3 paint horses for me to sell. Look for updates on the website tomorrow night.
My mom and mother in law are taking me to the Japanese Steakhouse "Wasabi" next Wed to celebrate me passing my state board test. Zach and Cathy Cummings are coming along and I'm supposed to invite a few other people.
Saturday I'm heading to Grizzle Ridge with Dana for a barrel show and I need to take some pictures of Mark's grey gelding and his cutting horse.
Well Guess I should head to bed, need to get up early in the morning to head to the barn. Will have a busy day!
Well it is Friday and after all the snow we got yesterday and last night it was pretty much a stay at home kinda day and Zach had a snow day so he was home with me.
First off, last night I actually went to bed early, BUT woke up at 2 AM, wide awake!! At around 2:30 I got an email on my phone from Dana,...unfortunately her mother passed late last night/early this morning. Please everyone keep Dana, Ray and the rest of the Ramsey's in their prayers. After that I was up for quite awhile before falling back to sleep.
Well today is day 3 of the diet/workout plan. It is going well. Yesterday I was sore from the workout the day before! I went to walmart yesterday and got Jillian's 30 Day Shred and also picked up the Blast Fat, Boost Metabolism one.
I have been eating under 1200 calories a day which is actually going well. Today I ate a good breakfast and then since Zach was home I made his favorite meal, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo...I thought this would be a big problem for me because that isn't exactly what anyone would call a DIET meal!! But I figured out the calories of everything and measured my portions and it didn't end up being so bad and I was good and full after the meal.
My aunt called me after lunch and wanted a massage so I took my table and everything over to grandma's house and my aunt came over for a massage, well that turned into my mom, my cousin and my grandma all getting a massage!
I got back here around 5:30 and fixed grilled cheese and chicken noodle soup for Zach and I. Then it was Jillian time!! I did my first day of the 30 day shred. Boy it kicked my butt, although it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be an I made it through the whole level 1 workout! I never knew how bad my knees were and that was the only thing that really hurt. If anyone is looking to start a workout I would highly recommend this one! It is a 20 minuted cardio and strength combination workout with warmup and cooldown included! I sure worked up a sweat!! Zach and I watched a movie and then he went to bed. I was feeling like I needed more exercise and still had it in me so I decided to try out the Blast Fat, Boost Metabolism DVD...it is 45 minutes of intense cardio. Obviously I need some punishment or something!! Let me tell you this killed me!! I made it through 2 circuits and pushed myself pretty hard but boy oh boy was my heart racing. I had to stop cause I was getting dizzy, I think my heart was racing too much!! But I feel really good about what I got done, probably did an hour total of exercise today.
I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow but it is worth it! This fat girl is going to get in shape!! I also bought a scale when I was at Walmart and judging by my weight this morning I have already lost 2 pounds!! Can't wait to get rid of this flab!!
Well need to get in bed, have a busy day tomorrow.
-Stacie
Ok well, I'm going public with this in hopes that it will be yet another motivation to keep me going!
Today I started a weight loss program! I'm tired of the way I look and feel and have been for awhile but haven't had the real drive to do anything about it until now. After watching myself in all these videos lately and seeing how my weight is affecting my riding and also seeing how bad I looked in Christmas pictures I have decided enough is enough and it is not going to get any better unless I take the initiative! Also I'm really getting excited to enter Velvet in Craig Cameron's Extreme Cowboy Race at the Equine Affair. Info is to be up next week about applications and I already have my video application ready to send! Usually there is a part in Craig's races where you have to get on and ride bareback and the getting on part just isn't happening with my rather large booty!
Here is the plan:
Eat 1500 calories or less
Work out at least 30 minutes a day (on top of riding)
Drink lots of water
Don't eat after 6:30 PM
Today was day 1 and I ate about 1300 calories and did about an hour and a half of exercise.
I have been doing some research and I have decided tomorrow I'm going to Walmart to buy Jillian Micheal's 30 Day Shred. I watched a bunch of youtube videos of people who had done it and it looks like it is the right thing for me to start out with. I will also be purchasing a scale (yes, it's true, I don't own a scale!) and I'm going to get an exercise mat and some hand weights. I might also get another video that Jillian has out called Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. It is supposed to be a kick ass cardio video.
My goal is to lose around 30 pounds by the first of April which is when the Equine Affair is. I know it is kinda a steep goal but I'm hoping if I really stick to the plan it will work!
I feel awesome today since doing the workouts! The last few days I have felt like crap and been achy all over,...I think I just needed to get some blood pumping through this body of mine!! There is no reason for me to feel as crappy as I do all the time, and losing this weight can only help!!
So wish me luck and keep me motivated!
I'll try to blog every few days and let yall know how it is going and how much I have lost!
Here's to getting in shape!!
-Stacie
Well today PERFECT HORSE 4 U got a NEW LOOK!! Be sure to check it out!
www.perfecthorse4u.com
A big thank you goes out to Kristin at Certified Images, she does a great job and I couldn't be happier with the work she has done for me!! Visit her site at www.certifiedimages.com
This weather sure is not very productive when it comes to selling horses. I have a lot of people wanting to come look at horses, but this snow is holding them off. Hopefully by the weekend things will get a little better!
IS IT SPRING YET???
I can't wait to get this darn winter over with!!
I have a lot of big plans for Spring, but I guess it will be here before we know it!!
That's all for now. Need to go shovel some snow!!
-Stacie
Perfect Horse 4 U
