Just an update!

We are still around. We have been busy. We had a wedding this past weekend. It was a really fun time. We are still going to the gym every day if not every other. Claire is keep us very busy since she now walks well runs full time. She is such a joy to be around! She loves to read, play with her baby and she is in love with her "orilla" or her stuffed gorilla. She loves to come up sit on your lap, and have a "serious" conversation, give kisses and hugs. I just love her! I am so thankful for her!

Our August is jam packed but we've decided that we just can't go to everything which makes us sad but we need to enjoy some of our summer too. We have yet to make it to Stillwater/Taylors Falls. We'd also like to do some other exploring if possible.

Have a great Thursday everyone!

We finished!!

WE DID IT!! WAHHOOOO!!!! It felt so good. We finished on Wednesday just one day ahead

My husband and I lost 31 pounds between the 2 of us! Which if you ask me is a very good start!

We have been busy around the O household! This week we finished the Lazyman, then I had a Spa Party, Friday my friends Melissa and Brian visited all day, Saturday we went to a seminar while Claire spent some time with cousins, and then today we went to the Minnesota Childrens Museum (it was Target Free Sunday!) and then took in the Rivertown Days Parade in our town! Claire is now down for a long nap!

I'm still here!!!

I was gone last week! We went to Iowa (my home state) to visit with relatives. It was a nice time but I am glad to be back!!! I did not forget the Lazyman. I mainly did the walking part of it by walking 2 miles a day. I just have a few walking miles left, and I am done. Right now I am track to finish my Lazyman next Tuesday just a couple of days before it ends. I have lost 12 lbs. total. It feels good. I went out and bought a belt! My short were driving me bonkers. I will admit that I will be glad when Lazyman is over. I can start going back to my aerobics classes more. I've missed my gals!

No other real news to report! Just wanted to check in!

Half way done! Woot Woot!!

We hit the half way mark on Tuesday, and we are half way done with every part of the Lazyman! Its an awesome feeling to be accomplishing this! I must say that I never thought I'd be able to finish this even with the six week time frame.

I have come to really love working out. It is just a daily thing that I get up and do now. I am still working on the diet part because sometimes I want to sneek in something. I know that its okay every once and awhile but sometimes this early on you can back to old ways real fast.

Other news going on. My husband has been in the Pharmacy Technician program at Everest since the end of November. Today is his last day then he has a 160 hour externship to complete. He is finishing with a 4.0. I truly couldn't be more proud of him. He has struggled in the past. This will be so good for our family, and its future. I just need to finish up, and we will be set! There is going to be lots of good happenings in our family in the next year which is something we've needed for awhile now!

Have a great Thursday! It is a beautiful day out here in MN!

Claire update!!

What has Claire been up to you ask???? I will admit I've been bad about blogging but I really need to try to maintain this blog. There is so much going on in our lives.

She turned 1 on February 24th! She is just a joy to be around. Even though lately she has been more into throwing fits because she can't have everything she wants! Some times it is embarassing (if we are out in public) but other times I just have to laugh. Seeing her throw her head down and pound her fist on the ground is kind of entertaining. I don't let her see me laughing. I guess the best thing is just to ignore them but sometimes I do address it. She is not quite walking yet. She does take steps but then freaks out, and thinks crawling is better. I think we are getting closer to her being a full time walker but I figure with in time it will happen. She is much more focused on other developments. If I sing the ABC's to her...she sings back "Ahhh, Beyyyy, Ceeyyy, Da", and that is as far as she gets. I want to capture it on video but the minute that camera is out well its over. I will figure out a way to trick her. Her words include..."momma, dada (finally!), ut oh, ok, up, yes (haha...the "no" word isn't used), Lila (a girl from ECFE), ba, orilla(for her gorilla), grandma (mumbled but you can hear it), pretty sure she said thank you the other day not sure though, so as you can she is getting up there in word (she has more but can't think of them all). I am proud of her. Her favorite things right now are her books. She sits and looks at her books a good majority of the day. We read all time. She loves being outdoors, painting, swinging, and just being a goofy lil' girl. Oh...and I can't forget she loves to blow kisses and "give love" (which is patting her hand over her heart or giving you a hug)! It is so cute! I love her so much! Here are few pictures! From 12 months to 15th months! She has grown so much since then. At her 15 month check she was 33 1/2 in tall (99th) and 23 lbs (53rd).

Lazyman Triathlon!!

I stated in the last post that my hubby and I have joine the Lazyman Triathlon! It is going great so far. I love working out. It makes me feel so good! I have so far lost 8 pounds since June 1st, so that is a good number I think.

What have I been doing? I have cut my calories down to 1200 to 1500 to trick my body a bit. It is better to vary your calories. I have been eating more veggies, proteins, and limiting my fruit. I work out for about 2 hours a day. I vary my workouts every couple of days as well. I am also going to try do more of the classes that I've previously tried. Like Bodypump, Salsa Splash, Zumba, Drums Alive and Bodyvive.

I will continue to keep you updated! We are already almost half way done, and the half way point isn't until June 22nd! My next post will be a Claire update!

My journey to a new me (or us!)

I've been a busy little woman in the gym!! My hubby and I decided to do the Lazyman Triathlon at our YMCA. IT is going great so far! I love working out more than I thought I would. I am in love with it actually! It makes me feel so good! The picture below is my below picture! It is of us at Claire's 1 year birthday! (I plan on doing a post dedicated to Claire soon, she is up to so much these days!)







We have 6 weeks to complete a triathlon(hince the Lazyman part!) It is a 26.2 walking miles, 112 bike miles and 2.5 swim miles! We are almost half way done. My goal is to be there every day. We've had to take a few days off due to previous made plans but we have been very good about going. I am so proud of us!

I figure that by joining this Lazyman Triathlon it holds me reliable to be there! I want to write about it as well...so what better way to keep up my blog?!?! So follow me (I should say our since my hubby is in this to)to taking off this weight!