:) Happy Day (:

I hope this does not come off as braggy at all. I say this out of pure 100% shock! I AM A SIZE 10! I have never worn that size EVER! When I was younger I went from a kid's 16 to a jr's extra large/15. Then I floated most of high school around a size 14/16. Then Babies came and I ended up a size 20/22. So to think I am for the first time ever I am an average size for a woman my height and age is such an indescribable blessing!!!! And it makes my magic number seem do-able. I always thought it would be cool to be able to wear a single digit! My goal is a size 8...one size away!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU JESUS!!!!! You are an awesome God and I give you the glory for this HUGE change and I thank you with every ounce there has ever been of me! Wow, God is good! AMEN!!!!!

170!!!

Yep, you guessed it. Today I weighted in at almost exactly 170. It was actually lie 169.8, but I am rounding it up so next week I am hoping to officially say I am firmly in the 160s!!! Wow, I don't think I was this small at my wedding. God is so good! I am really encouraged and excited and the new BIBLE STUDY is amazing!!! It is about total surrender and what is holding us back and how can we get it out of the way. It is challenging, but great! Anyway, I just wanted to do a quick update. Things are going pretty good. I am very literally workin my tail of. Oh and I'm not sure I have posted this, but I have added 2 more Zumba classes. I teach Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30to 10:30 am at a Studio in Marysville. My first class was last Thursday. Only 2 people were there, but it was good! I am excited about the potential! Ok well, tomorrow I gotta get up and be all set for Zumba and then some weight training, which I ataully really enjoy. After that I really don't know, but I really just want to focus on my girls. I am working on figure out the balance of everything. It is kind of rough, but I decided at church today to get re-yoked with Jesus and let God stir the plow! I am tired from trying to pull the load on my own. Anyway, God is good and good things are happening and Praise Jesus I am inching closer to the goal everyday!!!

the chubby exercise hater is back!

I know it has been postively forever. Well, today was the fresh start which I was so dreading. I knew when I got up today I would have to face the scale which I have been dreading even more then putting my post here. I though for sure I put on weight since our last First Place meeting. Since class stopped we have thrown 2 baby showers for my sister Brianne (due anyday,) I have been sick and had little to NO energy, I have been eatting badly when I did eat and basically i was just doing everything wrong. It wasn't totally intentional though some of it was that I physically couldn't handle it. So anyway, I took of my coat, and shoes and removed EVERYTHING from my pockets and as the number revealed itself I found myself almost in tears. I was back down to 172. That is my lowest weight since giving birth either times. I thought I was prepared to see the scale stop at 180, but to be down was an overwhelming gift and I take NO credit what so ever for it. that was totally a God thing!!!! I know I have to really work hard to maintain that and hopefully keep the numbers going down again. I am still a little in shock. THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!!
So my other bit of news I was hired this week at a new Zumba studio in Marysville. I wasn't really looking for a job or anything, but this just fell in my lap, so I though I would give it a try. I will just be teaching 2 morning classes a week from 9:30 to 10:30. I can do whatever music I want, so i can still throw in some of the stuff I do at the church and I don't know I am pretty excited about it. It isn't like it is a lot of extra money or anything, but I am getting paid to do Zumba. I can not think of a better way to earn some extra cash. So I start that this Thursday. More on taht later though!
Well, i am actually supossed to be getting the girls and I packed. We are heading to Great Wolf Lodge tomorrow after Alaina gets out of school. We are just going down for the night and coming home Tuesday afternoon in time for MCN Zumba. I love Tuesday Zumba!!! I ahve some of the most amazing people in my class. They just make me smile!!! Anyway, little family get away and I am so excited. I love water slides and my parents are going with us so I will be able to do some of the "adult stuff" too. I am blessed!!! And I am slowly, but surely getting to the goal. I am taking my sweet time, but it is all good. God is good! Someday i will look back and read my blog and I will just sit her crying and rejoicing at all that God brought me through. Thanks for reading along. I will try very hard to post regularly thoughout this session of First place. My little goal for the next 10 weeks...Lose 12-15 lbs. So hopefullI will weight some where in the low 160s. Wow, that doesn't seem possible. It is so true though with Christ ALL things are possible. Even for a chubby, exercise hater to become an active and excited fitness instructor...I never thought I would see the day! I will talk to ya'll soon!!!! Have a GREAt week!!!

Sorry I forgot.

So, we all know even the best layed plans don't work. I got sick on day one of my detox and given the fact that I was singing and being Heather's maid of honors just 3 days later I figured my body needed more nutrition then an all juice 2 day detox. So, that didn't totally happen and I missed a ton of work outs and I was stressed and blah, blah, blah. But go figure When I got on the scale at First Place (oh how I missed that class,) I was down to 172! Shocking I know, but I am just rejoicing that God is good even when I am not. 22 pounds to go. The end is definatey in sight. Well, I would love to share more, but I have to get ready for Zumba. Gotta get back on track and burn as much calories as I can, but I will post more soon!!! Thanks!!

the plan!

Well for starters, I quit getting up early which so I started today. I was up at 6am got in sometime with the one who matters most. Then I got in a shot workout with Leslie. I think these are 2 things I just have to do to have a good day much less lose weight. AS for the losing weight that is NOT why I am doing a 2 day detox. I honestly feel I let too much junk into my body and I am paying for it. I really just want to get it out. If I happened to lose a little extra that is fine, but after the way I have been eatting I am just praying I can be right at 175 for my weigh in this Sunday. Nothing lost, but more importantly nothing gained. So that is the detox. after Wednesday is over I will go back to eatting food, but I am going to step up my good choices. Like for breakfast I typically enjoy a bowl of half cheerios, half fruit loops, some fat free milk and a fruit. I think it is time to nix the fruit loop half. Who needs the extra sugar anyway? Also I have an addiction with Cristianos chicken salads. They are cheap and they are heaven in your mouth and did I mention FILLING. The only down side they are big enough to be a serving for about 2.5 people and when I get one I eat the Whole salad. yay, I justify it as well, that is my lunch and dinner and it is veggies and protien and all that, but really, that is not a good habit and it is encouraging my body to still over eat. Haven't I been trying to stop doing that for like a year and a half. Man, am I a slow learner. Anyway, I am focusing on baby steps again so that I can infact reach my goal sometime soon. The only other thing I will be adding is come March I am going to start weight training. I know I keep saying that, but I really mean it. I am going to get together with a friend who is going to help me figure out the details and I am gonna do it! Well, any way I should go get yet another class of my detox juice. Thankfully it doesn't taste too bad. Just citrusy. Oh well. It will be worth it to have my stomach back to normal! Talk to you soon oh and yes Heather, wedding is Friday so I will post some pictures of that too!!!

I have missed you blogger!!!!

Well, not really missed, but I feel pretty bad for missing my last few posts. But in my defense I have not been in my class either. The first week I missed because I helped Heather move to Or. The second was cancelled for V-day. But an update or rather a revized plan is needed. At least for me. Well, I think I mentioned in my last post that I am having an M&M issue. Didn't really get over it. Instead I let things get worse. For about the last 2 and a half weeks I ahve been eatting candy as I please, not watching portions and absolute worst of all not staying on routine a.k.a not always doing my Bible Study. There is no excuse and I will not try and make one, but I know this needs to stop. So tomorrow I am starting a 2 day detox. It ma not be the healthiest idea, but after I have put so much junk in my body I just need it all out. I don't want to say too much, but my stomach and other parts of me have not been doing well, with the added yuck. So I just want it all flushed out so I can start fresh. And with the whole starting fresh I want to seriously start thinking about getting on a weight training routine. I need to start building muscle or else my body is never going to fully recover and look and feel healthy. Anyway, I have more to say, but I also need to get my girls back on a routine, so I am going to go for now and put my little girls to bed. They were up until 11:00pm last night! Not good at all! Anyway, more details coming soon! Good night all, and God bless!!!

Moving weekend

Yesterday Me, my parent's and heather got in the big moving van and headed to Oregon. Heather is now officially moved and the girls and I are on our own! It was a fun weekend. Just me and my parents for most of the time. But due to the fact we woke up in Or. this moring we did not go to church and I sadly, missed First place and my weigh in. So, no news on that front, but I will share this. We stopped at Shop KO on the way home and I was thrilled to find a new work out shirt, a sports bra, a pillow, and best of all a new pair of jeans that were not only on sale, but were a size 12!!!!! I don't think I ahve ever been a size 12. I started wearing 14s when I was a jr. in high school and just figured that was good. I was pretty excited and very encouraged. I figure when I do reach my goal which is still 20 some pounds away I might just be in singke digit jeans. I am really looking forward to see what a healthy Amber looks like. I don't think I have ever seen myself at a truly heathy size and weight. So good times ahead! well, I guess that is all I have. I hope you have a fabulous week and I will post some new stuff soon! Oh, but if you want to see my new Zumba sight chechk out Zumbapraise.weebly.com. It is still kind of under construction, but I am excited about it! Oh and 24 ladies were at Zumba at MCN last Tuesday. Isn't that AMAZING!!!!!