No slip headbands!

Some of you may know that I have a little business making mostly children accessories and items. Well someone asked me if I sold no slip headbands and so I figured it out and decided to start selling them.

Let me tell you what. Best thing I've ever done. Seriously I LOVE them and even if I don't sell any I am so glad I made some for myself. Never been happier with a headband before. Especially while doing insanity and running.

I am doing a little giveaway! Check out my facebook page and enter to win 3 free ones if you please :) Share on your blog and let me know you shared if you want a bonus entry. Right now a 2 pack is only $6! Can't beat that!

I am woman

Well I had a huge pity party. Just for myself. Party of one. I felt so dang bad for myself that I was injured again! I think I was becoming too obsessed with my body image and the whole shebang because seriously, I was freaking out about gaining weight. We went rock climbing (what a smart idea. You hurt yourself so go do something that will hurt you more HA! It was still fun though) 

I saw these pictures and just. about. DIED! I picked out every flaw. Look at my round face! My bulging stomach! And don't even look at my butt and legs in that harness!! I seriously wanted to die and erase them all from my husbands phone. 

I had to really think and reflect on why I was being so hard on myself. I seriously have some issues. I am a woman. I birthed a freaking human for crying out loud! Doesn't that mean I deserve a billion awards and for no one to look at me and think I've gotten bigger? Doesn't it mean I deserve to feel confident of my new body instead of ashamed of it? Because seriously, I have been anything but proud of what my body has been through and for that I feel ashamed. 

I am a woman! I am proud of my self. I have given up my body to bring another person into this world. She doesn't care what I look like or my pant size. She cares about me and how much I love and take care of her. That. Is. All. 

I don't want her to get a negative image about her. If I talk bad about myself what does that say to her? I love my body and have had a really good weekend realizing that I look DANG good and I am ok with how I look! 

Loooooove her to pieces!

This is what I saw on the scale this morning. I am reaching my goals the healthy way and I am pretty dang proud of that! (Yes I have flinestone feet.)

I'm Out

A week ago I was all smiles and taking these pictures:

This was me as of yesterday...

(yessss I have a messy home but we are moving and I don't care)

Here are the details. 1 hurt rotator cuff, 1 hurt bicep cuff (different shoulders), 1 knee with tendonitis or what the doc calls jumpers knee. 

I am down. wayyyy down. Pretty upset about not even being able to do anything. I hurt my left shoulder doing Jillian in Feb. Now I've jacked everything up. 

No insanity, no running, squats, weights, jumping jacks, nothing. 

I can't even talk about it. I'm emotional and upset. I can't go back to who I was. I just can't. Exercise is a part of my every single day. I don' tenjoy  my rest days and now I am forced to take a lot of them. 

I start physical therapy Monday and barely talked my doctor into letting me run my 5k next weekend. 

How do you deal with so much injury?? I seriously feel extremely down. 

Reality Check

I have this terrible habit. It's a very hard habit to break. I look at how far I have to go instead of how far I have come. This happened last time I lost weight and it's happening again.

Instead of thinking good job! You are fitting into a pair of pre pregnancy jeans I think well look at all the other jeans I still can't wear or these ones are still tight. I look at all the chubbiness I still have instead of how much of it I have lost.

So in honor of starting week 3 of insanity and having another fit test, I thought I would take a progression shot. Man was I sure surprised.

I decided to make yet another collage comparing my before and during. The left pictures are Jan 1st 2013 and the right ones are from today 4/7/2013.

Talk about a real reality check. Yes I still have a longggg way to go. (I want my six pack back DANG IT!) but I have really made some strides and have changed so so so much!

I have to remember how far I've come! Getting back into shape is not only a physical challenge but it's an emotional and mental challenge as well. It's a tough journey but so far I am loving it!

Reunited and it feels so good!

You guys. 

I can't even take the smile off my face. 

Do you see what I see? 

No, not the dorky smile, dirty mirror or carpets, or flip flops. 

Say it with me: 

Pre. Pregnancy. Jeans. 

Size 9  and they fit!! 

I was a size 16 post baby.

"reunited and it feels so good..."

Attention

I've been getting frustrated at my body lately. I have been busting my butt so I can finally slip on those pre pregnancy jeans. Still not even close. I have been working so so so hard and hoping in the next few months that it will happen. I still push myself everyday and feel like I am not getting anywhere fast.

Then I had a few people within the same day tell me they notice a difference. Talk about a boost of confidence and motivation! I don't need people to compliment me but it sure was nice to hear that people can see all my hard work. It is paying off even if I don't see it!

I really need to focus on inches lost rather than then number on the scale. I am still at a solid 174. Up two pounds since starting insanity. I read a good article here  about why you gain when you start a new program. I am SO grateful to have read that and hope to see those 2 pounds go away and more come off.

I am motivated, I have the desire, and I want to keep pushing! So for those of you reading this, you look awesome and keep going! We can reach our goals :)