So, I've been doing the P90X3 exercise program for 5 weeks now. And I am definitely getting stronger. I also have been trying to get my 3 runs in every week as well. I have a 5K coming up in April. I am nervous. This week, my first running day was 5 min runs with 3 min walks. It was hard, but I did it. My 2nd day is supposed to be 8 min runs with 5 min walks. And the 3rd day is a straight 20 min straight run. That one scares the pants off of me!
Anyway, mixed with my workout program, I added the 21-day fix eating plan. I will keep you all updated with my results. Today is day 1. So far so good. I have learned that I need to plan my eating. I've always been more of a "fly by the seat of my pants" kind of eater. I do watch my portions, but not nearly as much as this program.* I am excited to see where it takes me. And once I finish my P90X3 program, I will be adding the 21-Day Fix workouts to my program.
This time I will succeed. I am ready to do the work to loose the weight& get in great shape!
*i am not a BeachBody Coach, but if you are interested, I can get you in touch with my friend & coach!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Fitness
I know... I know... that title sucks. Sorry! I am just not being very creative at the moment. I started doing the P90X3 program almost 3 weeks ago. It may only be 30 mins, but wow, it is a GREAT workout. But I digress.... I have been struggling with my weight for the last few years, pretty much since I had kids. Although my struggles did begin a little before that. Anyway, my goal is to lose the 50, or so, lbs that have crept up on me since I pretty much got married.
I will not post pics right now, b/c I am just not that confident yet. I think in my mind that my body is a size that it isn't, or doesn't appear to be in pictures. And no, I do not have issues with food. I eat fairly healthy, and indulge every once in a while. I think it is just genes and getting older.
I am not only doing the P90X3 program but also doing the couch to 10K program. I am running a 5K with a friend of mine in April, but I've been wanting to up my game and go for a 10K in 2014. YIKES! I said that out loud. I also dream of doing the Disney Princess 10K. I don't know if I have the mental focus to run a half marathon. LOL I can go for 30-45 mins right now, but not much longer. And no, I am not at the point of running the whole time. But each week I am getting better.
Anyway, I am going to update you all every so often of my progress. I will post some stats, mostly lbs lost and inches lost. And maybe, just maybe when I get where I am going or I get closer to my goal, I may post my transformation pictures. :) Until then... you'll just have to look at my pretty picture in the upper right hand corner of this blog.
I will not post pics right now, b/c I am just not that confident yet. I think in my mind that my body is a size that it isn't, or doesn't appear to be in pictures. And no, I do not have issues with food. I eat fairly healthy, and indulge every once in a while. I think it is just genes and getting older.
I am not only doing the P90X3 program but also doing the couch to 10K program. I am running a 5K with a friend of mine in April, but I've been wanting to up my game and go for a 10K in 2014. YIKES! I said that out loud. I also dream of doing the Disney Princess 10K. I don't know if I have the mental focus to run a half marathon. LOL I can go for 30-45 mins right now, but not much longer. And no, I am not at the point of running the whole time. But each week I am getting better.
Anyway, I am going to update you all every so often of my progress. I will post some stats, mostly lbs lost and inches lost. And maybe, just maybe when I get where I am going or I get closer to my goal, I may post my transformation pictures. :) Until then... you'll just have to look at my pretty picture in the upper right hand corner of this blog.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Happy New Year!
Okay, so it's almost the end of February, and I've been MIA. Some big changes are coming to our household. First off, hubby got his orders.... Drum roll please.... He's headed off to Washington, DC. I am taking the kids & moving to my parents' house. Before all the questions start, yes, we are fine... Hubby's new job will be long days, with long commutes & crazy hours & lots of international travel. We made the decision together that it would be best for me & the kids to stay with my parents. Not only will I not be a "single" mother, but we will be closer to my in-laws as well. So, everyone wins out. Well, sort of... I'm not saying it will be easy, because I know it won't. But for our family it is best.
Okay... So the fun part, we will be living in Florida & will be able to head to my parents' summer house in MI this summer to hang with my sister & her family. And we'll be in Florida... Do I hear Disney calling my name? I think so. :) LOL Plus, I still have a lot of friends in FL from college & a few from high school.
Anyway, with the Super Bowl being this weekend... We decided to host a party. And I am hosting a few specials (as seen on my fanpage... www.facebook.com/lizherman-pinkpartyqueen ). Here they are...
I have also started a new company. Still have Mary Kay & Jewelry in Candles, although I am not promoting JIC too heavily... I am also a Distributor for Spirit Lockets. You can visit my website, www.spiritlockets.com/#lizpinkpartyqueen. You can order from there, or directly through me. Just shoot me an email (lherman616@msn.com) and let me know what you are interested in.
Okay... So the fun part, we will be living in Florida & will be able to head to my parents' summer house in MI this summer to hang with my sister & her family. And we'll be in Florida... Do I hear Disney calling my name? I think so. :) LOL Plus, I still have a lot of friends in FL from college & a few from high school.
Anyway, with the Super Bowl being this weekend... We decided to host a party. And I am hosting a few specials (as seen on my fanpage... www.facebook.com/lizherman-pinkpartyqueen ). Here they are...
I have also started a new company. Still have Mary Kay & Jewelry in Candles, although I am not promoting JIC too heavily... I am also a Distributor for Spirit Lockets. You can visit my website, www.spiritlockets.com/#lizpinkpartyqueen. You can order from there, or directly through me. Just shoot me an email (lherman616@msn.com) and let me know what you are interested in.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
I may be nuts...
I know it's been a while since I last wrote and a lot has changed, but then again a lot hasn't. Cutie started 1st grade & I do like her teacher. The parents here have fought common core & last I heard the school, board voted to take it out of our schools. Yay! I have a feeling that Cutie could be doing more work & harder material. But I don't have concrete evidence of that.
Little man & I spend our days hanging out, meeting new friends & trying to run my business. So here's where the crazy part comes in.... I added a new business to my already busy life! I, not only sell Mary Kay (which we have some amazing products coming out in mid-November. Contact me if you want to be the first to know)... But I also signed up with Jewelry in Candles. You get a piece of jewelry in every candle or wax tart! I don't burn candles in my house, b/c of my kids, but I do use a wax warmer. So I thought, why not. The price to join was right (as in FREE. Completely free, and if you want supplies the sample kits run as low as $16!). But this is also a ground floor opportunity. They were started in February of 2013. One of the coolest parts of this company is that you, the customer, get to chose the type & size of the jewelry in every candle or tart. So if you want a ring, you get to chose the size, or you can chose earrings or a necklace or even a random piece of jewelry. There are not quotas & the company gives us coupon codes to pass out to customers. Check out my website: www.jewelryincandles.com/store/lizherman & use code discoverjlc for 25% off!
Little man & I spend our days hanging out, meeting new friends & trying to run my business. So here's where the crazy part comes in.... I added a new business to my already busy life! I, not only sell Mary Kay (which we have some amazing products coming out in mid-November. Contact me if you want to be the first to know)... But I also signed up with Jewelry in Candles. You get a piece of jewelry in every candle or wax tart! I don't burn candles in my house, b/c of my kids, but I do use a wax warmer. So I thought, why not. The price to join was right (as in FREE. Completely free, and if you want supplies the sample kits run as low as $16!). But this is also a ground floor opportunity. They were started in February of 2013. One of the coolest parts of this company is that you, the customer, get to chose the type & size of the jewelry in every candle or tart. So if you want a ring, you get to chose the size, or you can chose earrings or a necklace or even a random piece of jewelry. There are not quotas & the company gives us coupon codes to pass out to customers. Check out my website: www.jewelryincandles.com/store/lizherman & use code discoverjlc for 25% off!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Cooking!
For those that don't know... I don't cook. Hubby and I made a deal years ago that he would cook and I would clean. Now that I am a SAHM/WAHM I feel like I should work.
Anyway, this past Sunday was the St Patty's Day parade in our town. Here in Louisiana, we do things a little differently. We throw beads at every parade, and at St Patty's Day, we throw veggies (cabbage, potatoes, onions, fennel (yes, we actually caught fennel), carrots) and some fruits (lemons, oranges). So after this parade, which my friends and I did dress up for (Tutus and all!), we had a whole counter of veggies and fruits. Hubby asked me to get chicken stock and start a soup. So I did. And I have to say, it turned out yummy. We added carrots, cabbage, onions, fennel, some ground beef, potatoes and broccoli (it needed more than the cabbage). I added some black pepper and salt and garlic. Hubby came home and added to my soup, but made it SO yummy.
Can I just tell you, I am liking cooking, sometimes. HA! I never thought I'd say that. Seriously though, it isn't as taxing as I once thought it was. I have a bunch of Pinterest ideas to try... most of them are slow cooker (which is my ABSOLUTE favorite way to cook) receipes. I will post some pictures of them as I make them. :)
So what is your favorite receipe?
Anyway, this past Sunday was the St Patty's Day parade in our town. Here in Louisiana, we do things a little differently. We throw beads at every parade, and at St Patty's Day, we throw veggies (cabbage, potatoes, onions, fennel (yes, we actually caught fennel), carrots) and some fruits (lemons, oranges). So after this parade, which my friends and I did dress up for (Tutus and all!), we had a whole counter of veggies and fruits. Hubby asked me to get chicken stock and start a soup. So I did. And I have to say, it turned out yummy. We added carrots, cabbage, onions, fennel, some ground beef, potatoes and broccoli (it needed more than the cabbage). I added some black pepper and salt and garlic. Hubby came home and added to my soup, but made it SO yummy.
Can I just tell you, I am liking cooking, sometimes. HA! I never thought I'd say that. Seriously though, it isn't as taxing as I once thought it was. I have a bunch of Pinterest ideas to try... most of them are slow cooker (which is my ABSOLUTE favorite way to cook) receipes. I will post some pictures of them as I make them. :)
So what is your favorite receipe?
Spring Break is next week
So, Spring Break/Easter Break is next week for us. This is my daughter's first Spring Break, since she is in Kindergarten. And I got to thinking this morning when I woke up, I want to do fun stuff with her and Little Man next week. We have already planned, hopefully, a day at the zoo with some friends. If they all bail, we'll still go. I haven't been to the zoo in over a year. And I don't remember bringing Little Man at all to the Zoo. It is a perfect day for us though. A 45 minute drive or so and since we are members, no park admission fee. :)
Anyway, of course I am a HUGE fan of Pinterest. (Small confession... Hi, my name is Liz and I'm a Pinterest hoarder.) There I said it! AHHHHH!!!!! I can't help it. I feel like if I see something I want to try or love (for the house), I need to pin it. I feel like if I don't, then I might loose it forever. :) So anyway, depending on the weather next week, I wanted to try a bunch of the ideas I have gotten from Pinterest. I hope to take TONS of pictures to share with you all.
So, I'm off today to plan out my week next week. Here's to bouncing bubbles, and driveway painting with the kids!
Anyway, of course I am a HUGE fan of Pinterest. (Small confession... Hi, my name is Liz and I'm a Pinterest hoarder.) There I said it! AHHHHH!!!!! I can't help it. I feel like if I see something I want to try or love (for the house), I need to pin it. I feel like if I don't, then I might loose it forever. :) So anyway, depending on the weather next week, I wanted to try a bunch of the ideas I have gotten from Pinterest. I hope to take TONS of pictures to share with you all.
So, I'm off today to plan out my week next week. Here's to bouncing bubbles, and driveway painting with the kids!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Changes for me...
Well... a lot has happened since I last posted. The hubby and I have decided that I will be at a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom. WOW! So weird to type that. I will still be running my business, and even more so now... but I don't have to worry about daycare for the youngest (Little Man) and Cutie will have no disruptions in her bus schedule.
See, I tried working about 45 minutes to an hour (commute with traffic) away. Most jobs are that far away from where we live. But honestly I wasn't offered the amount of money that would have made this job worth it. PLUS, I haven't worked hard for the last 12-13 years (I graduated from college in 2000... wow, I feel old now! LOL) to become a receptionist/mail room clerk. Yup... that's the only job I was offered recently. I am not going to say anything bad about the company, because I think it is a good company. But my work/life balance was WAY off. I didn't see my kids the week that I worked for them and that just wasn't right. I like having my mornings to enjoy waking up with the kids, getting breakfast and getting Cutie on the bus. And I like having my mornings with Little Man. But with this job, I was rushing to get myself, and them ready for their (and my) days... getting them to daycare/before care at 6:45 to get on the road no later than 7... to get to work at 8am. I did get off at 4:30, which was nice... but I still didn't get home or get to them until around 5:30. That's too much time away from them!
So, Little Man's last week of daycare is this week. It's a little strange... but I think I'm going to love it.
I am focused on getting my business going to the level I need it to be at, and enjoying raising my kids. I can't even tell you that I am loving the idea of having all of my summer with both kids. We'll be able to use our pool and enjoy ourselves going to the zoo... the beach... wherever we decide to explore.
So, stay with me... I've done my business in all ways... working full time, with no kids, working part time with one child... and now being a SAHM to 2 beautiful children.
What's your situation? What's your ideal work/life/family balance?
See, I tried working about 45 minutes to an hour (commute with traffic) away. Most jobs are that far away from where we live. But honestly I wasn't offered the amount of money that would have made this job worth it. PLUS, I haven't worked hard for the last 12-13 years (I graduated from college in 2000... wow, I feel old now! LOL) to become a receptionist/mail room clerk. Yup... that's the only job I was offered recently. I am not going to say anything bad about the company, because I think it is a good company. But my work/life balance was WAY off. I didn't see my kids the week that I worked for them and that just wasn't right. I like having my mornings to enjoy waking up with the kids, getting breakfast and getting Cutie on the bus. And I like having my mornings with Little Man. But with this job, I was rushing to get myself, and them ready for their (and my) days... getting them to daycare/before care at 6:45 to get on the road no later than 7... to get to work at 8am. I did get off at 4:30, which was nice... but I still didn't get home or get to them until around 5:30. That's too much time away from them!
So, Little Man's last week of daycare is this week. It's a little strange... but I think I'm going to love it.
I am focused on getting my business going to the level I need it to be at, and enjoying raising my kids. I can't even tell you that I am loving the idea of having all of my summer with both kids. We'll be able to use our pool and enjoy ourselves going to the zoo... the beach... wherever we decide to explore.
So, stay with me... I've done my business in all ways... working full time, with no kids, working part time with one child... and now being a SAHM to 2 beautiful children.
What's your situation? What's your ideal work/life/family balance?
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