Horse pictures...

Just playing around with some horse pics I have taken at the stables...I will do a bigger kid picture update later this week!

I am going to do something with these but it is a secret!!!

Biggest Loser Tuesday...or shall I say Thursday...

Things have gotten so busy here...I will spare you the details though. Just lots of kid stuff going on. I have however made it to the gym everyday this week. I plan on heading there tomorrow too. This is how crazy it is. I pick Haili up from school, get her into the house, run to the gym, get home from the gym and shower, figure out what to eat for diner and make it then head out to some Haili activity. At least Riley is doing drama club after school and that is by our house!!! Anyway I wanted to go back and do some comparrision photos as I feel as if I am not making any progress...here ya go...

The first is from March 2007 and yesterday...whoa...I CAN NOT believe I was that fat...why didn't anyone tell me???

This second set is from last September to this September...almost to the day I started losing weight...

Again....whoa....

The last two are just two new begining photos from yesterday. I felt like I needed to start fresh again. I have eaten MUCH better this week and am much more committed again...I hope to be down AT least 10 more pounds by Thanksgiving...we shall see!

Missouri photos...

I was just going through some photo files and realized I never put photos up from our 2 Missouri trips this year. I didn't get a lot but here are some cute ones!

I may even have more...I just need to weed through them. If anyone wants copies let me know. I think I am going to do a big Shutterfly order so I can order some for you too!

Oh and excuss the unmatching blog...I am in the middle of redoing it!
Haili also started a blog for her riding...We made it private. I have invited the people I have in my email adress book but I know I don't have everyones email...shoot me an email with your adress and we can get you access...She is very excited...be sure to leave her a comment once you get there!

Biggest Loser Tuesday...

are you ready??? I AM! I got my new shoes today and I am ready to go. I can not wait until next Tuesday when the Biggest Loser starts again. I am going to post my Biggest Loser posts ever Tuesday again. I know today is Monday but I had a little time!

I am ashamed to admit that over the summer while the kiddos were home I got lazy. I used the excuse that Riley was in summer school and I had no one to watch Haili while I went to the gym...duh...I could have worked out at home or I could have gone to the gym at night. I also let myself enjoy a little too much Dairy Queen...it is just sooooo good...

Well...long story short...I gained back 7 pounds back. I know so disappointing. You can feel 7 pounds in your clothes!!! It sucks! I had gone from 186 to 163 since last September but gained back the 7. I knew what I was doing was not right but I did it anyway. Like I said Dairy Queen is sooooo good! Can you tell I have a weakness for something?

Life sucks sometimes but you need to get back on the horse if you fall off. I have fallen off BIG time but I am ready to get back on!

My goal is to get into the low 150's and then re-evaluate from there...I will take it one pound at a time...1 pound can be a small victory!

Some things have changed though...I am now back at working teaching Pre-k. I have to tell you though that I am so focused at work. I take my healthy lunch with me and snack very rarely while I am there. I made it to the gym 4 out of the 5 days last week. My problem falls when I leave work...my afternoons are chaotic to say the least and they are only going to get worse before they get better. The last 2 weeks have been ok. I would get home and make sure Riley was settled. Then I would change into my workout clothes, go get Haili, get her settled then head of to the gym. I was there by 4 and home by 5...easy huh...well...

This coming week and the months ahead are tough...Riley is ok. He can get him self home and settled. He is going to be starting drama club but he can still get himself home from there. We live two seconds from his school...Riley also wants to start going to the gym!!! I think he and I might get a trainer we can share...they let you do that at our gym.

Haili on the other hand has a lot going on...Gems starts this week and that is on Wednesdays. Gems is every other week. Then she has soccer practice on Thursdays....just wait it gets worse before it gets better...she has soccer games on Saturday mornings and riding in the afternoon...not to bad...she does well with it...but in October she also starts saddle club at the stables where she rides...urgh...thank goodness soccer ends at the end of October!

So somehow I need to find time to get to the gym! I WILL get to the gym even if I have to drive Haili around all stinky and sweaty!

I will lose this weight and I will live a better life! I feel SO much better than I did a year ago when I started all of this! So.....

I am putting this out there so that I can hold myself accountable again...

If you made it this far...here is the sneak peek for the new season of the Biggest Loser...I CAN NOT wait! Here is a link in case it doesn't work:
http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/video/clips/the-biggest-loser-extended-preview/1152091/

And here is a photo of my new shoes...my little incentive to myself!

Good luck to those that are on the same journey! We can do it!

Watch her ride...

I took my new fun little camera to the stables today to get some video of Haili riding...she is a little embarrassed and asked me not to post this because her back was a little wobbly. Oh well I though you all wouldn't mind...especially since most of the time she has perfect posture for riding...maybe I made her nervous!

Ok this next one is a little blurry in the beginning but I think it is just so sweet. She is riding while Carlos her trainer is working on something with her. They did a lot of work today and Carlos said Haili is almost ready to move onto a different horse. She is excited! Here is her and Carlos. It gets less fuzzy in towards the middle...

Here is a little photo of how we usually spend the first 15 minutes of our time there...we ALWAYS get there at least a 1/2 hour early so Haili can visit with all of the horses!

This week I will also take some exciting photos of Riley being a video gamer!!! I promise!

How fun is this???

Now you can see and hear my kids in action! I got a new toy...a Canon Power Shot. It also takes videos. I still need how to use it better...but how fun! Here are my kids...oh and you hear me too...I hate hearing myself!

Oh I should add...Molly's nickname is poopoos...don't ask...someone has and had a problem going to the bathroom outside. Damn dog! Good thing we all love her!

Here are some photos with it too...pardon Riley's chin...we are working on it...he is a teenager that's for sure!

Can't wait to take this to riding lessons!!!

Back to school and a flashback of each kiddo...

Riley in kindergarten...

Riely 1st day of 8th grade...

Haili first day of kindergarten...(not even 5 yet...)

Haili first day of 4th grade...

sigh....

I am waiting on a new little point and shoot camera that is coming soon...whenever UPS gets here...I really do hope to update more...just leave me a little note if you still check here. Otherwise I may just only update facebook...