Running Into A Better Week

September 25, 2012 By 13 Comments

This 7 week journey is just as much as emotional as physical as someone smart told me this week. It was a reminder I needed, especially this week, because this week has really taken a toll on me emotionally. I haven’t really shared all that is going on in my world this week because for one I am feeling so overwhelmed that the last thing on my mind was to share everything. My mistake, and for that I am very sorry. When I signed up to do this I agreed to share the good, bad and ugly with you.

My week has included the following: my 3 year old’s seizures returning and more frequently then they have been in a long time. All three of my kiddos are sick this week and that means eventually I will end up catching it, and YAY that time has come. Oh how I wish there was a button to increase the sarcasm. Doing breathing treatments for the kids every 2 hours and then steroids every 4 hours. On top of all of that Adam has a surprise business trip and due to flight cancellations and 10 hours of delays that trip ended up lasting a lot longer. I think recently I took Adam’s help for granted because holy guacamole batman I need sleep and a break! I have looked forward to even doing pyramids even though I know my arms weren’t looking forward to it, because it was a break and some time for myself. For a moment, no one needed anything from me.

My runs this week have been a wham bam thank you ma’am, it’s not my goal or even what I want my runs to be but it was they way I had to look at getting my workouts in this week. I knew I didn’t have a lot of time, I certainly didn’t have energy but I made a commitment. I am looking forward to enjoying my runs this week and improving my times.

Speaking of running …. I have to show you my new running accessories from  New Balance!

LOVE running with these babies! Favorite running shoes to date!

Running for me is a release of energy, stress, frustration and don’t get me wrong it’s not always my favorite thing to do but sometimes it’s one of the few things that make a bad day better, or give you a new perspective. Not to mention I have always believed that you conquer anything in a good pair of shoes! Between these awesome running shoes and my improving times, life should be much better very soon. Other wise I will be grateful for this stress release!! I am planning on running every day this week to keep improving my times and continuing to train for my 5k in the beginning of December with my awesome friend Kristin or as you may know her @littlemamajama!

These shoes have definitely helped me to get lots of my daily steps in! Having a good pair of workout shoes is very important! Who wants to workout in shoes that will make their feet hurt or not give you proper support … Not me! Thankfully I don’t have that problem with my New Balance shoes! They have always been my go to brand and by far my favorite brand of running shoes!

184.4!

Weight Lost This week: 3 pounds Total Weight Lost This Campaign: 30

Thank you so much to our amazing sponsors ….

Mamavation Earth Footwear (@EarthFootwear) Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness) New Balance (@NewBalance)

Leah @Bookieboo Mark @MrBookieboo  Pete @PeteCohen Alysa @InspiredRD

Shelley @Momma_Oz  Shannon @ShannonMSander

Mentors: Hanan @LilacCityMomma Wendy @WeightsOver

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Right round baby…

September 19, 2012 By 11 Comments

I survived HELL WEEK!!

That’s right, I made Hell Week my bitch!

Sorry, language. I forget myself sometimes.

So, I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve already gone through the freak out stage last year when I did the Move It and Lose It Challenge, but I’m feeling pretty good. That’s not to say that I don’t crave stuff every once in a while, like soda or ice cream, but it hasn’t been too hard for me to make it past the cravings.

I will tell you that so far my biggest obstacle has been PMS. We can talk about that here right? Sure we can.

I hate the bloated feeling that I have right now. Last night I made the mistake of stepping on the scale just out of curiousity and I almost cried at the number. It made it seem like I hadn’t been working hard at all. Thankfully, after a full nights sleep I’m seeing more clearly and I know that was a pretty dumb thing for me to do. Honestly, I can’t just base the success of this campaign on the number that is on the scale. Healthy living is a journey my friends, a journey with many obstacles and WAY more triumphs.

My triumph for today? This morning during my mile run I didn’t have to coax myself through it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about I encourage you to read THIS POST. Instead I just kept thinking to myself how good I felt and how, although, I was sweating like a pig on a BBQ, I didn’t want to stop. It was awesome!

So, in the last 3 weeks I’ve lost a total of 6lbs.
tina kelley scale weight loss

My goal for next week, to break into the 160′s. I WILL DO IT!

On to my video for the week.. Be sure to watch it ‘cuz I’ve got some important tips on how to get 10,000 steps each day!

No week is complete without thanking the people and sponsors who are helping bring my goals to fruition!
Mamavation
Earth Footwear (@EarthFootwear)
Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness)
New Balance (@NewBalance)
Leah aka @Bookieboo
Mark aka @MrBookieboo
Pete aka @PeteCohen_
Alysa aka @InspiredRD
Shelley aka @Momma_Oz
Shannon aka @ShannonMSander
Mentors: Hanan aka @LilacCityMomma and Wendy aka @WeightsOver

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I see your Hell Week and raise you..

September 12, 2012 By 16 Comments

A middle finger!

That’s pretty much the attitude I have taken about this whole “Hell Week” thing. Sure, in the back of my mind I know that it’s probably coming for me, kind of like the boogeyman in all those scary movies I’ve watched, but it’s not going to stop me.

When we went to Fitcation this year, we got to listen to an amazing speaker, Joshua Medcalf. One of the big takeaways we received from him was to change our beliefs. No, not your religious beliefs, the beliefs that you have in everyday life. If I believe that “Hell Week” is going to drag me down, it will. Instead I’m going to choose to believe that I will overcome it no matter what.

So, that leads me to my scale pic for the week..

tina kelley

dang.. I need a pedicure..

Down 1.4lbs from last week.

At first I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t more, but again, I’m changing my beliefs! Any loss gets me that much closer to my goal.

This last week I’ve started running again. Thanks to New Balance (@NewBalance) I’m now sporting some fancy new running shoes. You can see them in the video below. I’m loving them and realizing again why I love running so much. I’ve written about it before on my own site, but it really comes down to the fact that when I’m running no one needs anything from me. I don’t have to be a mom or wife in those 30-40 minutes that I’m huffing and puffing. It’s glorious!

So anyway, watch my video.. it’s really the best part about this whole post. :)

Is it just me or are my videos getting longer?? I’ll work on that ;)

No week is complete without thanking the people and sponsors who are helping bring my goals to fruition!
Mamavation
Earth Footwear (@EarthFootwear)
Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness)
New Balance (@NewBalance)
Leah aka @Bookieboo
Mark aka @MrBookieboo
Pete aka @PeteCohen_
Alysa aka @InspiredRD
Shelley aka @Momma_Oz
Shannon aka @ShannonMSander
Mentors: Hanan aka @LilacCityMomma and Wendy aka @WeightsOver

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Just Keep Swimming …

September 11, 2012 By 16 Comments

 Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.

In case you couldn’t tell, my kids have been watching Nemo today! As silly as it sounds I have found myself telling myself this over and over this week. When I was in the pool this morning, I was sore, tired and honestly didn’t want to do more then a couple of laps and then call it good. This week was a rough and long one for me. The kids going back to school, trying to get into a new routine & everything else left me feeling very overwhelmed and at times very emotional.  I could have easily given up this week. Reason why I didn’t quit is because I have people depending on me, watching me & most of all supporting me!

One of my biggest reasons for applying for a third time to be a Mamavation mom and not giving up was my family history & I wanted to be around for my family. In July, my mom called us late one night and told us she has in the hospital and was being admitted because she was having extreme chest pains, had deadly high blood pressure and they thought she was having a heart attack. I may be 27 and a momma myself, but it’s scary to think that you won’t have your mom around. Being totally honest, once I knew she was going to be ok, I was angry. Angry that things had gotten to this point. I am a firm believer though that things happen for a reason, and since those couple of days in the hospital my mom has made a conscious effort to make a lifestyle change and to get healthy.

Part of my role as a Mamavation mom is to inspire others to start their own journey to being healthy. If I help even one person, then I will make this entire experience that much better. I hope you all know that you can do what I am doing. I promise, I am nothing special. I am a normal girl, who slowly over time got heavier, made poor food choices, stopped working out & that’s how I got to where I was. It was a long time putting this weight on, and I forget about that when I get frustrated when it’s not coming off fast. If I can do it, then so can you! I hope that no matter where you are in your journey, don’t give up!

This week I lost 2.4 pounds making a total loss for this campaign … 23.4 pounds!

Enough about my week! Let’s talk about something all women love … Shoes!

What woman doesn’t love shoes?! I know I do! Thanks to Leah (@bookieboo) & Earth Footwear (@EarthFootwear) I have some new pretties in my closest! They are not only fabulous, beautiful but they are amazingly comfortable!! I wore the black heels on sunday with a black pencil skirt and got so many compliments! Not to mention that I love that I am almost as tall as Adam with my heels on! Being 5′ tall I love a pair of heels that give me some height! Don’t you love the red boots! I am n love with them & waiting for the perfect fall night to rock them! I have a jacket that matches them perfectly, so one date night soon I will snap a picture of me in the beauties!

Thank you again to the coaching team, leadership committie, my mentors & our sponsors: Mark (@MrBookieboo), Alyssa (@InspiredRD) & Pete (@petecohen). Leah (@bookieboo), Shelley (@momma_oz) Shannon (@ShannonMSander) and my mentors Wendy (@weightsover) and Hanan (@lilaccitymomma). Our AMAZING sponsors Earth FootWear (@EarthFootwear), New Balance Shoes (@NewBalance) & Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness).

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It’s a loser’s game, and I’m a loser..

September 5, 2012 By 22 Comments

Of pounds that is!!!

Now, if you remember my scale picture from last week displayed 175.4lbs. That’s 3 pounds baby!

I’m pretty happy with that. Even though it may not seem like a lot it’s still progress.

This week we received our meal plans from Alysa – @InspiredRD which has made me even more optimistic that I will reach my goals. With just a couple days of following the meal plan it’s really hitting home that I don’t have to starve myself to lose weight. It’s all about the foods I’m choosing to put into my body.

The variety of foods that I can eat on Alysa’s plan is awesome and the book we received with it that lists our exchanges for certain foods is going to make creating my own meal plan that much easier.

The kids are back BOTH back in school by the end of this week so I’m looking forward to making it back to the gym in the mornings. The nice thing about that is I’ll be able to sneak in a class here and there to supplement the workouts from Mark – @MrBookieBoo.

Because it’s WAY more fun to listen to and see me than just read my words, here is my weekly video diary. :)

No week is complete without thanking the people and sponsors who are helping bring my goals to fruition!
Mamavation
Earth Footwear (@EarthFootwear)
Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness)
New Balance (@NewBalance)
Leah aka @Bookieboo
Mark aka @MrBookieboo
Alysa aka @InspiredRD
Shelley aka @Momma_Oz
Shannon aka @ShannonMSander
Mentors: Hanan aka @LilacCityMomma and Wendy aka @WeightsOver

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Shedding Some Pounds!

September 4, 2012 By 14 Comments

This has been a long week for me, but I didn’t let that stop me from kicking butt and reaching my goals! On wednesday I had a spinal tap that was suppose to only have 12 hour recovery time aka I should have been fine by thursday morning but that is far from the way that things went. I pretty much spent wednesday thru saturday afternoon in bed. It was not fun, I felt horrible. On top of all of that, they put me on some  new meds and of course had to come with lovely side effects. Again, I am not letting anything get in my way. I am determined to make the most of this campaign!

I got my meal plans from Alyssa (@InspiredRD) and for the first time was excited to go grocery shopping. There was a plan & healthy items on my list. There was no temptation to throw the chocolate or chips in the cart. Not because I knew I had a ton of people watching me, counting on me but because for the first time in a very long time they didn’t sound good. I also have been watching Pete’s videos on Weight Loss Guru & have been following his tips. Before I eat something I have been thinking “is this food going to give me energy or take it away”. Obviously I didn’t have to ask myself that question about chips or chocolate because the answer was obvious. Also taking a moment to think about that, has eliminated the quick impulse of putting what may have sounded good in the cart. Another amazing tip from Pete is … the number of times you chew your food. I never would have thought that putting down my utensils and chewing a particular number of times, then taking  a breath before taking another bite. It really does make a difference in how much you eat!

When I stepped on the stepped on the scale this week so Adam could snap the picture for me, I couldn’t look down. I had my eyes closed and was afraid of what the number was going to be. I wasn’t able to get my workout done everyday, some days I had to get it done in sections due to my spinal headache & I didn’t get my 10,000 step goal in all week. I was feeling disappointed in myself and like I wasn’t going to have a loss this week. I got the ultimate surprise …

 

If you noticed the number on my scale picture this week you might notice that it starts with a ONE not a two!! Believe me, I was as shocked too! I didn’t open my eyes until I heard Adam gasp. I quietly asked him “what does it say?” and when he said 195.4 I was anything but quiet! I had reached my immediate goal of being under 200 pounds and I had a loss this week, when I didn’t think I would. Not only did I have a loss this week … I had a SEVEN pound loss this week! On a bad week, on a week where I probably felt my worst.

Through it all I was able to make healthy food choices, find new snacks/foods that I didn’t know I loved, and most of all push myself & proved to myself how freaking awesome I can be when I put my mind to something!

Thank you again to the coaching team, leadership committie, my mentors & our sponsors: Mark (@MrBookieboo), Alyssa (@InspiredRD) & Pete (@petecohen). Leah (@bookieboo), Shelley (@momma_oz) Shannon (@ShannonMSander) and my mentors Wendy (@weightsover) and Hanan (@lilaccitymomma). Our AMAZING sponsors Earth FootWear (@EarthFootwear), New Balance Shoes (@NewBalance) & Omron Fitness (@OmronFitness).

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The End or The Beginning?

June 13, 2012 By 21 Comments

Normally, I would say this is the end of being a Mamavation Mom. It’s truely NOT though. Although the campaign is rapping up, I am and always will be a Mamavation Mom and Bookieboo Badass!

Why?

Because after these past 7 weeks + I have not only lost weight, lost inches, changed my lifestyle, changed my family’s lifestyle, made goals, conquered goals, and gained a whole new perspective on life.

Check it out!

I have about a million things to say this week, so thank you if you follow along with me…

Hanan at Lilac City Momma & @lilaccitymomma 

As quickly as this past 7 weeks went by and having lost almost 20 lbs, my next goal is 20 lbs by my birthday (8/23)! I will commit to eating healthy, drinking lots of water, exercising daily, and being apart of the sistahood for the next set of Mamavation Moms.

Thank You to our sponsors for this campaign:
New Balance, Omron Fitness, and Earth Footwear.
Each one is playing a huge roll in our goal to get active and healthy.

Also a Huge Thank you to all the Coaches:
Leah @BookieBoo, Alysa @InspiredRD, Pete  @PeteCohen_, and Mark @MrBookieboo.

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Making Goals and CRUSHING them!

June 12, 2012 By 16 Comments

I can’t believe that my  time as Mamavation Mom is coming to an end.  I am SOO close to reaching my goal of losing 20 pounds:  I have lost  18.2 pounds!  But even more exciting to me is the inches  that I have lost:  to date I have lost 24.35 inches.

24.25 inches!

Do you see a difference?

May 1, 2012                                                                                             June 11, 2012

260 lbs                                                                                                   241.8 ilb

      vs        

Starting Ending Difference
Waist 40” 36.25” 3.75”
Hips 54.5” 48.5” 6”
Chest 43.5” 40.5” 3”
L arm 27.5” 23.5” 4”
R arm 27.25” 23” 4.25”
L thigh 13.75” 12” 1.75”
R thigh 13.75” 12.25” 1.5”

TOTAL LOST: 24.25 INCHES!

What can I say about being a Mamavation Mom?  This:

I had goals- attainable goals for this campaign.  I had already made some goals and  crushed them: no soda, drink lots of water, no sweetener in my  coffee, walk,  eat clean, but this time I had a goal of 5 pounds at at time- and that is how I’m going to meet my long term goal. 5 pounds at a time.

 

I am SO thankful to all the wonderful sponsor that we’ve had for this campaign:

New Balance, Omron Fitness, and Earth Footwear. Each one is playing a huge role in our goal to get active and healthy!

Also a Huge Thank you to all the Coaches:
Leah @BookieBoo, Alysa @InspiredRD, Pete  @PeteCohen_, and Mark @MrBookieboo.

Special THANK YOU to our mentors, Lolo and Andrea, and Shannon  and Shelley, as well!

 

 

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It doesn’t happen overnight…but it’s WORTH it!

June 6, 2012 By 16 Comments

Hey ladies (and gentleman), Hanan here in week six of Mamavation Mom Campaign #12.

If you have been following along with Wendy and I, you know that we have been working our butt off at eating better, excerising daily, losing weight, and getting fit.

Happy to report to you that since applying for this campaign, I am down 16.4 lbs!! Even better then the number dropping each week, my clothes are feeling looser on me, and I feel so much better about my self each week.

It’s 6:30am, right now…so bare with me on my video ;)

Hanan at Lilac City Momma

Here is that post I mentioned from my mentor Andrea over at Tales of an Overstuffed Princess. Thank you to the Mamavation community for all your tweets, comments, and chats over the past week! You guys ROCK!!

Thank You to our sponsors for this campaign:
New Balance, Omron Fitness, and Earth Footwear.
Each one is playing a huge roll in our goal to get active and healthy.

Also a Huge Thank you to all the Coaches:
Leah @BookieBoo, Alysa @InspiredRD, Pete  @PeteCohen_, and Mark @MrBookieboo.

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Numbers are adding up!

June 5, 2012 By 16 Comments

Week 6!!  WOW!    The whole campaing has been FLYING by and I can’t believe we’re nearly done! I’ve been putting in a lot of hard work and it’s showing!

Oh, YEAH, it does!  Total weight loss so far?  17.4 pounds!

It’s just a great week.  I’m feeling GREAT!! Sometimes there isn’t much more to say than that.

 

None of this would be able to happen without all the help we’ve receive.

Thank You to our sponsors for this campaign:
New Balance, Omron Fitness, and Earth Footwear.
Each one is playing a huge role in our goal to get active and healthy.

Also a Huge Thank you to all the Coaches:
Leah @BookieBoo, Alysa @InspiredRD, Pete  @PeteCohen_, and Mark @MrBookieboo.

Special THANK YOU to our mentors, Lolo and Andrea, and Shannon, as well!

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