Still Going Strong

I know, I know, I have cute sweet smart babies, and I should probably write about them sometimes.  But, not today! :)

Today wrapped up week six of the Ultimate Loser Challenge.  I am excited to say that, out of 22 people, I AM WINNING THE CONTEST!!  I have been working out at least two hours each day (and trying to stay moving even when I am not at the gym) and have been logging every calorie that I eat.  It is paying off!  I have lost 26.8 pounds since I started six weeks ago!  The contest is judged by percentage of body weight lost, and right now I am at 10.24%.  I have a lot of great competition.  These ladies all totally kick butt!  But, that is a good thing because they definitely keep me motivated.

Four weeks left of the competition and I still have some big goals to accomplish. 

The Ultimate Loser Update

I am feeling super excited about The Ultimate Loser again.  Last week and the first half of this week was gloomy, but my knees are *mostly* better now and I am back to the Gym-Three-Hours-A-Day routine.  The weigh-in today left me 6.2 pounds down.  Wahoo!

Frustrating!!

I have been so excited about this Ultimate Loser experience!!  I have given it everything I have to the point of puking!!  And now, for almost a week, I have been unable to do any weight bearing exercise.  That includes eliptical.  And I am FRUSTRATED.  It is only a ten week program and, after the two-three weeks the doctor estimates I will be out (patella-something-or-other) I am feeling at least a little short changed.

I am feeling lucky to have good trainers, though.  I will be doing separate workouts (upperbody) while everyone else gets the real thing, but at least I will have the help of some super-knowlegeable people.  And I am still in love with my Exerspy and my Dotfit program, so that's a plus.

My second weigh-in (last Friday) left me down another 3.8 pounds, so even without the exercising I am off to a decent start.  Just imagine if I could really give it my all...

1st Weigh-In (Dun Dun Dunnnnnnnn)

The first day of Ultimate Loser was this past Monday, so this weigh-in only reflects the past five (well, we weighed first thing this morning, so four) days.  The exciting total:  FIVE POUND WEIGHT LOSS in 4 days!!

The Ultimate Loser!!

I am SO FREAKIN' PUMPED!!  Today was day four of  the Sports Academy Ultimate Loser training.  It is SO HARD!!  I am absolutely shaking by the end of (middle of... 5 minutes into) it.  We alternate between two awesome trainers and mix up the workouts like crazy.  In addition to the one hour of ass-kicking training I have been meeting my goal of an additional hour at the gym.  I am not at the point where I stay after training... I come home for an hour or two between, but I always go back!  

One of the most awesome things that this program entails is an EXERSPY (updated Body Bugg, like Biggest Loser contestants wear).  It is FREAKY how much this thing knows!!  I wear it all of the time (minus showers) on my upper arm and it constantly tracks my activity and the calories that I have burned.  You can click into each MINUTE OF THE DAY and see how many calories were burned.  You can also find out sleep patterns.  Even though I lay in bed for about eight hours each night (so I totally thought I was sleeping eight hours) when I clicked into the breakdown it showed how often I was awake and laying down, or when I would sit up for a minute, and also when I was actually asleep.  After taking it all into account it turns out I am only sleeping just over six hours each night!

The Exerspy goes along with a food log (type in what you ate and it finds the calorie intake right down to taking the brand you were eating into account) that updates calories and compares to the calorie expenditure and at any give time you can see your calorie deficit!  It is SO EXCITING!  I weigh in tomorrow, but I feel super-good about it!  Even though I am the biggest chick in the group I am doing very well at keeping up and, well, KICKING BUTT!!   

Family Pictures

I love taking pictures for people! It is one of my favorite things ever! However, I am not so crazy about being in front of the camera. But let's face it, family pictures are important. And when you are friends with an amazing photographer you just don't have an excuse to not get pictures done! So, here they are: My family pics! Thanks SO much to Alexis (who I love!) for shooting these for me, and also for teaching me so much in Photoshop (I did the edits).

The Shark and the Lobster

We are all ready for Halloween at our house! The theme this year (yes, a costume theme... I plan to coordinate the boys until they are old enough to make me stop!) is ocean creatures! Quinn is crazy about sharks and loves to wear his costume around the house. He can't get enough of staring in the mirror in amazement of his awesomeness. The first time he saw himself as a shark I thought I might never get him away from the mirror; he was totally in awe!

Miles is my little lobster. It's the cutest thing ever when he crawls around in his costume with his little lobster tail swooshing behind him! (I will get some better pictures of their tails and post them... it is the best!) Miles is ten-month-old... this costume is a size 12-18 month costume... it does not come even remotely close to fitting over this fella's head! Look at how it doesn't even reach his ears! Haha, I love my fat-headed babies!!

Just a random inquiry... I have been playing around in PSE and wanted some feedback on this composition of the same pic from above... is it fun or is it too much?-