Mamavation Monday

Hi guys.... yes, it's me Tina!! I haven't fallen off a cliff or anything. I'm here, just not "here, here". I haven't been posting at all on blog lately. I just have been crazy busy, crazy stressed and felt like I haven't had anything to say. Even writing this post isn't easy, because I have in no-way-shape-or-form been eating healthy or been supportive of my sisters. I watch all of your tweets in my "Mamavation Column" on Tweet Deck but feel like an idiot jumping in out of no where.

Here we are the first day of summer vacation and looking at myself , I'm not ready to face the bathing suit. I really wish I had a will power pill... I know what I am supposed to do and eat but just don't have the will power to actually do it and stick to it.

So I'm going to try to get back in the game with my girls, support them and get the support (or should I say "kick-in-the-ass") that I need.

My goals for now are going to be:

• drinking water
  
• getting outside to exercise (either much needed yard work, exercise in the pool, going for a walk with my son and grandson)
  
• eating way more fresh fruits and veggies (which means going to the farmer's market every week in town)

I know I'm posting this on Tuesday (better late then never, right?) So, I am going to ask my sisters to call me out on Twitter if you don't see me tweeting.
Thanks
Love you all..
xoxo

Mamavation Monday

First off I want to say how bummed out I am that I totally flaked on this campaign. To be honest I have no idea how Kim and Rachel have been doing with their weight loss. I haven't supported them or any of my sistas and for that I am ashamed. I cannot believe it has already been 7 weeks.
I have not been good AT ALL with any sort of healthy eating or exercise. I really want to get back on the wagon and start all over again. I HAVE TO!
I'm not going to write some long post full of excuses about how stressed out I've been with family drama. "Been There...Done That" It is what it is... right? Moving on....

The summer is an easier time for me to eat healthy and get in exercise, so I am hoping to do better this time around. *fingers crossed*

I have a busy week full of meetings, kindergarten screenings at the school and alot of PTO stuff to work on. Tomorrow night there will be no time to cook so I plan on getting us all Subway sandwiches for dinner. It's just as easy as drive thru but a much healthier choice for all of us. I might even venture out and try something new. The new Orchard Chicken Salad looks pretty awesome.

Hopefully I will get home from my meeting in time to make it to the show.
Have a great week everyone
luv ya all
xoxoxo

Mamavation Monday

Well well well...... here I am again, back to give this another shot. This whole losing weight/eating healthy this is NOT EASY. I have been so overwhelmed with life, stress and a cold/virus thingy (it kicked my whole family's ASSES) that once again I was not paying attention to what I should be doing.
I do want to tell you guys, that I was so upset with some family drama on Friday that I just put on my sneakers and went for a very very long walk. *OUCH* can I tell you how much my shins STILL hurt!!??? I am so out of shape plus, walking that much while very emotional I wasn't even thinking about the pain. It felt good though, but I'm sure if I had a pair of Earth Footwear sneakers I would have burned a hell-of-alot more calories. *wink wink*

I only have 26 more days til my 40th birthday, so there is no way I will even be close to my original goal of losing 40lbs. I am not going to let that discourage me, don't get me wrong I'm very disappointed in myself. It was not an unrealistic goal back in January, but I can't dwell on that now. I weighed myself this morning and will use that as my new starting weight. So check me out next week and let's keep those fingers crossed that I can have a decent loss.

See you all tonight at the Mamavation Show on Mingle Media TV.

Love ya , Miss ya .... will try to make more time for my Sistas, I PROMISE!!
xoxo

Mamavation Monday

Well, Well, Well.....here I am again wondering why the hell I'm writing a Mamavation Monday post. I haven't been a good sista and haven't really been healthy at all in the last few weeks.

I have been so stressed out with family bullshit that I haven't taken care of myself at all. I don't know how to NOT to "stress-eat". It really is the hardest thing I struggle with. I know what I should eat, how much to eat and when to and not to eat it. But when I get too overwhelmed with life, I have that "I don't give a shit" attitude and eat and drink what I want, when I want it.

I don't really need a pill to curb my appetite, I need one to stop my emotional appetite. Ugh, if any of you know of one, please let me know ASAP!

All I can do is keep trying and be grateful for the "good" days.
I will be having "All White Eggs" for breakfast everyday this week. I love them, to me they taste just like eggs. Sometimes I mix in 1 tablespoon of bacon pieces and a pinch of cheddar cheese. YUM YUM. I suggest you try them, you'll like it.

I did weigh myself this morning and I have gained 2lbs, I was surprised thought it was more.
See there is a silver lining!

See you all at the Mamavation Show tonight on Mingle Media Tv.

Mamavation Monday

I had all these grand plans to get this post done last night but I was too tired and stuffed from Easter at my mom's. Then I thought I would get to it this morning, and as I juggled cleaning, phone calls, errands, babysitting my grandson and then helping my father-in-law with his car problems, I am just getting to it now at 9:00pm. (hey, better late then never....right?)

Last week I was focused and good with my eating and had lost about 2.8lbs, but I will confess I weighed myself before I went to Easter Brunch at my mom's house. (can't blame me.... I knew there were mimosas) Didn't weigh myself today, cuz I'm sure I gained the weight back.

This week is going to be insane, I've got alot on my plate and mind. I am going to try to stay on track as best I can. It will be beautiful out for most of the week, hoping to take my grandson for a nice long walk. God knows there is plenty of yard work to be done also.

I want to also mention that this week EA Sports Active is sponsoring our Mamavation Monday Blogging Carnival. I NEED one, I have the Wii and the Wii Fit but I hear all sorts of great things about the 30 Day Challenge. Go check them out and don't forget to catch the Mamavation Monday show tonight at 10pm EST on Mingle Media TV.

Mamavation Monday / I'm BACK

I know the calendar says "March 29th" but for me it's January 1st all over again. I have fallen so off the weight loss wagon that I lost track of time!! But I AM BACK, I promise!
I have been stressed and busy with so many other things that I put myself on the back burner once again.
Sitting here thinking that my 40th birthday is exactly 2 months away and about the promise I made to myself to lose 40lbs by my 40th. I am disappointed in myself. Not sure that is going to happen now, so far I have only lost about 10lbs. I don't know if it's possible for me to lose 30lbs in 2 months.? I will get as close to that goal as I possibly can! With my birthday fast approaching, I know what I want as a present..........a pair of Earth Footwear sneakers. I know these would help me out alot in burning calories, even by walking around the store! I am amazed that they are so affordable and look just like regular sneakers. (not like the other kinds, that are funky looking)

This week I will strive to eat well, get all my water in, get my butt back on Wii Fit and use my exercise bar/bands. I might need my Sistas to help me this week and call me out.

I feel so bad, I haven't even seen one of the new Mamavation Mom applications. (If you have applied and want me to check it out, leave me a comment with a link to your post.)

See you tonight at the Mamavation Show on Mingle Media TV

Mamavation Monday

Once again it was quite a week around here. (Toilet/sewer issues, husband getting a horrible stomach bug and my youngest son getting sick too)
Tuesday was an extremely stressful day that I actually broke down and drank a few beers (ok, so maybe it was five)
My back is finally feeling better, Thank God....that was horrible. My constipation issues are gone too, THANKS BE TO GOD DOUBLE for that one!! I was absolutely shocked when I weighed myself yesterday morning and I had lost 3lbs.. yes, you heard me correctly I lost 3lbs. Personally, I think it was due to the fact I was literally "full of shit" for the last couple of weeks. hahahahaha But I don't care, I am taking it as a loss!!
Now, I really want to get caught up on my household chores and back on track with the eating, drinking and tracking. I also want to build my new exercise bar I got from HSN and get back on my Wii Fit.
I want to give a big shout-out to Lisa and Katie for the amazing job they have done in this campaign. I am super proud of them. See you tonight at the Mamavation Show on Mingle Media TV.

Mamavation Monday

This week was a rough one for me, the back pain I complained about in last week's post is still here. It isn't as severe , but still bothering me. Now the pain as has moved from my back to my ass..... so I guess you can say "I'm a pain in my own ass." I went to the Dr. on Wednesday, she really didn't do anything for me other then give me some pain killers and muscle relaxers.
I did receive my Tony Little Exercise Bar in the mail on Friday and was hoping to feel good enough this week to use it. We'll see....
By some sort of miracle I did lose 1lb.... not sure how the hell that happened, I literally sat on my fat ass all week long. I did get in loads and loads of water everyday, at least 90oz. I was a bit stir crazy by Friday, so Sat I went shopping and was fine. Sunday went to my mom's house for corned beef and cabbage dinner and the ride to NY (about an hour) killed me.
I just want to say how proud and grateful I am for all of my Sistas, I'm so glad that I joined and I feel like I have made some real connections and real friends. I think we all need to give a big round of applause to Lisa and Katie for all their hard work and doing it all in the spotlight.
*clap clap clap*
Well , all I can do is to just keep trying. Jeez, it seems like it is always "something" with me but I guess that is just life and we gotta keep chuggin along.
See you at the Mamavation Show tonight on Mingle Media Tv 10pm EST.
Thanks

Mamavation Monday

Having to lose weight SUCKS..... I know this is supposed to be about changing a lifestyle and getting healthy but to me it is still a DIET. (and we all know the word "DIET" the nastiest 4-letter word ever) I didn't have a bad week, I drank lots and lots of water, I didn't eat too horribly. It wasn't perfect, I know I really need to eat way more fruits, veggies and remember to take the vitamins. I have a crappy-ass attitude right now and wasn't even going to write this post, but thanks to Angela I am. I think Aunt Flo is in transit and she might have something to do with that. (ewwwwww.... )
My back has been killing me since last Monday, at first I thought it was due to constipation (sorry, I know TMI) I'm normally a very "regular" person, after a cup or two of coffee and I'm good to go. But as the week went on it just kept getting worse and worse. Now, I have had back issues since I was 15 years old and deal with it all the time, but this is different. Hopefully it is just some sort of spasms and will go away ASAP.

On an "exercise" note: yesterday I was channel surfing and stopped on HSN where Tony Little was demoing this exercise bar thing. I heard him say, "you can do this from your couch sitting in front of your tv." I can do that, ........works for me!! $44.95 free shipping and 2 flex pays , you say? So I ran for my wallet got out the debit card and ordered it.

Well I can't record any weight loss this week, not sure if it is due to the fact that I am possibly "full of shit" literally.
Have a great week.

Mamavation Monday

Last week I was in such a better frame of mind after reading all the mamavation posts and watching the show Monday night. Realizing that you are not alone and it was my mind playing tricks on me was comforting. Not that I take comfort in other's struggles, but you know what I mean. Now with that said, I wasn't the best I could be last week but I can't tell you how much being back to "myself" felt. I had a sinus/sore throat thing going on all week, and for some reason I was exhausted every day.
Plus, it wouldn't be a normal week around here without some family (and by that, I mean "in-law family") drama. My stepson and his girlfriend are having issues, it is very hard to stay out of it and give advice at the same time. But they have a baby now, and I'm just trying to think what is best for my grandson. I'm so not good at that kind of shit, I am a very emotional person and take it all on as if it is my problem. (Note to self: need to STOP doing that!)

But even with all of that, I lost 1.4lbs. So I am just grateful for that considering I went to Cheryl's house(of TheBudgeBunch.com) Sat night for a Thirty One Gifts party. I had one drink and 2 small pieces of pizza.
I want to give a special shout out this week to Angela (@angelasue79 and Fitting into Thirty)
for just being an awesome sista and friend to me. Love ya , girl!!
See everyone tonight at the Mamavation show, Dr Renna is going to give a nutritional lesson.

It's off to the grocery store today to stock up on fruits, veggies and healthy snacks for me.
xoxo

Mamavation Monday

I'm not going to give any bullshit excuses........it was a bad week.
Didn't drink my water, didn't eat very well (didn't eat much at all) and to top it off I drank on Friday night. I am paying for it now, very upset with myself and embarrassed to write this post.
I was even considering lying and acting all happy-go-lucky, but couldn't bring myself to do that.

I'm so sick of this funk that I am in, it's taking over my life. I can't seem to find the strength to push through it, it's like a vicious cycle. Going to the Dr. today and hoping she can help me out in some way. (ya know, more then just a swift kick in the ass)
I am so proud of how well all of you are doing and looking forward to the Mamavation Show tonight at our new home Mingle Media Tv Network.

Gotta get'er done... I have a goal and want to achieve it and now I only have 15 weeks to make it.

Thanks
luv you all
xoxoxo

Mamavation Monday

Well it was yet another stressful week for me, it's pretty much the "story of my life" lately.
It was a horrible week with "Aunt Flo" visiting....... the older I get, the more of an aggravating bitch she is! I tell ya, I am thinking I would much rather have "Uncle Flash" come and hang-out. (stole that one from a friend on Facebook ... LMAO) I swear all week, all I could think about was a friggin cupcake! Ok, confession time..... I think I really wanted the frosting, so to stop the obsessive thoughts of a cupcake. I just took the damn tub of frosting and had 2 spoonfuls and then threw it out!! ( glad that is off my chest.... )

Moving right along..... My husband had his gallbladder taken out on Wednesday, he is better now. Still a little sore, but he has been through way worse. This surgery was a "piece of cake" in comparison to his 3 previous neck surgeries. ( jeez, did I just say "cake" again..... SORRY)

With all that said , I am down 1lbs 1 oz this week ( weighed in on Sunday morning ).

This week I want/need to concentrate on eating more veggies , make sure I get my water "in" everyday ( I think last week I fell short a couple days ) , eat slower ( learned that from some of Sista's posts last week) working-out ( even if it's just doing the Wii Fit )

Hope to see everyone at the Mamavation Show tonight at 10pm EST . Don't forget it is streaming live on Stickam for now, not MomTv. I hear Tracey Mallett is the special guest, plus I can't wait to see how Lisa and Katie did this week! Leah has some more awesome giveaways for everyone too. whoooo hoooo

Mamavation Monday

It was a good week for me, food wise that it is. Still not in a working-out groove, can't find the umph I need to do it. So, today I am going to go to join a gym Planet Fitness. I figure I used to spend about $40 a month going to my Weight Watchers meeting ( and all you do there is sit in an uncomfortable chair in a church basement for 45mins.) I have been to enough meetings to know what I am supposed to do (and not do) with my diet. The gym membership is only $10 a month and I figure with my foot injury , if the treadmill hurts too much I at least can move to a bike or something.
I weighed myself Sunday morning and I am down 1lb. So that it a total of 5.8lbs total. I was hoping it was going to be more, but I can't complain cuz that is with no working-out at all.
If I can't come up with the money soon, then I am definitely getting the Earth Footwear sneakers for my Birthday (unless I can win some around Twitter *wink wink*) I figure if I get pair of them , even my trips to Walmart and the grocery store will count as "working-out".

I want to thank everyone for the sweet , supportive comments and tweets after my post last week. I just love all the Sistas so very much, glad I got involved with Mamavation.

Don't forget to tune into MomTv tonight for the Mamavation show , there will be more giveaways and Peter Cohen is going to be there too. YAY

Thanks
xoxo

Mamavation Monday

All I am going to say is "UGH" , what a stressful week it was for me.......

First I want to congratulate Lisa and Katie on becoming the "Mamavation Moms", and of course BIG hugs to Trayce , Monica and Trish. (heard it was super close) I was so glad I could be at the Twitter party on Thursday night. Hey, I actually won something too... Dr. Renna's Nutritional Book for Children .

Like I said above, this week was not a good one for me at all. I don't handle stress very well at all. You would think by now I would , considering I have soo much of it. This week had several different family issues come up , I had the PTO Family Dance I was doing stuff for all week (it always winds up happening that I am the only one taking care of all the details for these events) Then of course the "mother" of all stresses............ my laptop decided to crash when I woke up Wednesday morning. Did nothing different Tuesday night, just woke up Wednesday morning to log on and do my regular routine and NOTHIN'. Long story-short, Dell had to send a new hard drive which didn't arrive until late Friday afternoon. So I didn't get my laptop back until Saturday. Even though I snuck in on my teenagers pc during the day while he was at school, it wasn't the same at all. I felt so "out of the loop".

So, between the stress, not getting alot of sleep, exhausting myself physically and mentally this week (not to mention a couple days of a little too much wine) I didn't even bother weighing myself this morning. I think it will upset me even more then I already am with myself. I feel so embarrassed, I had such anxiety when I saw Leah's tweet yesterday saying "looking forward to your Mamavation Monday post"

Sorry Sistas, getting my ass back in gear is my goal for this week ( I know I said that last week too, but I know I have to )

See you all at the Mamavation MomTv show tonight.

Thanks

XoXoXo

Mamavation Monday

My Mamavation Monday post is going to be "confession time" this week. I don't think my eating was "horrible" for most of the week. I do think I ate too much, even though I had healthier options in the house I found myself hungry all week. Totally slacked on my water drinking too, and this I just don't get. I am usually very good about my water, I don't mind drinking it at all.

I know many of you saw my tweet about going to The Christmas Tree Shops and I said that I was going to stay away from The Olive Garden, well I didn't! I had my stuffed chicken marsala (omg, it is to die for....... drooling) but in my defense I did only eat half and took the other half home. Then today I totally blew it again , gave in and really wanted to have a mimosa with my breakfast souffle ( I know some of you asked for the recipe and I promise to get to that tomorrow) I was proud of myself that I made the breakfast souffle Weight Watcher friendly but I went a little overboard on the mimosas. Good thing I don't drink often at all , but when I do I usually go balls-out.

So, this is a new week and my goal is to get back on track with eating better, getting in the water and try to do the Wii Fit even if it's only for 10 minutes a day. (my foot is still very sore, but seems to be getting a little better) No weight loss for me this week, as of this morning it stayed the same.

I just want to say good luck to the five Mamavation Mom finalists , can't wait to see who the winners are when @bookieboo announces them at the Twitter Party Thursday Jan. 21st at 8pm EST. Make sure you vote everyday! Of course I will be at the Mamavation Monday MomTv show tonight at 10pm EST.

See you all then

Thanks again for all the support

xoxoxo

Mamavation Monday

Well I finished my first full week of being a "Mamavation Sista" and as of this morning I lost a total of 4.8lbs. I can't tell you how excited and proud I am to be involved with such a great group of ladies. It is a bit overwhelming, there really is so many of us that it is hard to keep up. I want to wish "good luck to the ones who applied to be a "Mamavation Mom". Leah (@bookieboo ) is going to have a hard decision picking the final five.

Last week was not easy for me, Aunt Flo (wink wink) decided she was going to show up and really test me! I did try to do my Wii Fit , but I have a torn tendon in my right foot and it has been really bad the last few weeks. Went to the Dr on Wed and I am trying to get in to see an Orthopedic as soon as possible. It is hard for me to walk, never mind stand on the Wii Fit Balance Board for 20-30mins. I didn't push it , I think I did very good with my food/points and drinking all that water ( which leads to all that peeing ) but didn't beat myself up that I wasn't doing the Wii. "Baby steps", right?

I am focused on my goal of 40lbs by my 40th birthday and will do it!

I have decided to reward myself, with every 10lbs I lose, I am going to treat myself to a manicure. I never do this, the last time I had a manicure was May of 2009 and then probably 2 years before that. So that is it, keeping it short and sweet cuz I know all my Sistas are going to be busy checking up on eachother.

See all you ladies tonight at the Mamavation Show on MomTv at 10pm EST

Thanks for being there supporting me and eachother, and if anyone ever needs me I am @Tina529 on Twitter.

Luv ya Ladies.....

xoxoxo

Mamavation Monday

With the New Year, came a new promise I made to myself to lose 40lbs by my 40th birthday (May 29th, which is over 20 weeks from today) that is only 2lbs per week, and it is more manageable for me to think of it like that, it almost sounds easier to do then losing 40 whole pounds. Granted I do need to lose way more then 40lbs, but I thought that was a good (and obtainable) goal for me to get started. With money being tight, I didn't want to join Weight Watchers again. Let's face it, I know what I am supposed to do I have joined and quit 4 times over the last 8 years. I got out all my books (which I have to admit, I suck at writing down my food/points) But I knew I couldn't do it alone. I was on the phone with Cheryl over at The Budge Bunch (she is a real life friend, if you didn't already know) and I was telling her I should do a post every week on my weight loss and really wanted it to be on a Monday to keep my weekend eating" in check". I knew my bloggy friends would be awesome support.

Then on New Year's Eve I was doing some random Tweeting and Leah @bookieboo replied back to me to say "hi". We have been twitter friends for a long time but haven't talked to her in a while. I am convinced it was "meant to be" cuz the minute I saw her reply I thought "Leah can help me." Leah has had her own struggles with weight and lost well over 100lbs. Now she helps others with her two websites, BookieBoo and Mamavation. If you are not aware Mamavation is an awesome weight loss campaign , for more info go check it out HERE. You don't have to be a "Mamvation Mom" to get the weight loss support from all the great ladies on the site. There is also a great group called the "Mamavation Sistahood" which consists of women who are seriously focused on their own weight loss and heathy lifestyle. They are there to support eachother. I am trying to "get in" on the Sistahood, I think it will help keep me accountable. Let's face it, it sucks and is a lot of hard work to lose weight. Why not do it with a group of other moms who are in the same boat or have been and know exactly what you are going through. So I hope you can help me stay on track, and join my every Monday on my blog for my "Mamavation Monday" posts to see how much I lose each week. (( fingers crossed)) Oh yeah, I almost forgot Leah also hosts a "Mamavation" MomTv show on Monday nights at 10pm EST. (Jeez, she is one busy biotch I don't know how she does it all) I will be there tonight, will you?

Thanks

xoxo