10/28/14
So, if we're being real, I have to tell the truth. My husband went out of town on Sunday morning, and got home today (Tuesday at 3pm). So, I had my two kids with me, by myself all weekend. I woke up on Monday morning at 4am with the worst menstrual cramps ever, and had to take 3 Advil just to get back to sleep. I should have worked out, possibly to feel better, but I didn't do much of anything on Monday. I figured, "ok, you skipped a day...just don't turn that into two days or a week." I didn't drink wine on Monday and I ate pretty well, so it wasn't too bad.
Fast forward to today. I get a call at 10am letting me know that I was the GRAND PRIZE winner to a trip to NAPA next weekend! I get round trip air, hotel stay, live intimate concert events with Train, Ingrid Michaelson, Blue October, Matt Nathanson....and more, food, wine, and FUN!! I couldn't believe it! I am still in shock. So, basically I spent my whole morning being...spent. Before I knew it, it was 3pm and I had to pick my husband up from the airport, then my girl home from school. I had the whole family home, and I didn't work out. But, you know what? I am going to look on the bright side. One of my goals was to WIN at sweepstakes, and technically it was supposed to bring money to the monthly income, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. But, I spent at least an hour with my daughter and her friends outside riding her bike. I didn't feel like a lazy person today. I think since tomorrow is a half-day for my daughter, I will be doing my workout in the wee hours of the morning. There is nothing keeping me from my goals.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
One of those days
So, it's Sunday and based on my workout, you have two "rest days" Saturday and Sunday. I have noticed that these past couple of days I have felt really down and tired, and sad and lazy. All week last week, I felt like I was really productive! I think from now on, when I have my rest days I will still try and do something like run at the bay or walk with the kids somewhere.
I am excited to start again tomorrow, on week 2 of my 8 week program! I will be posting another picture during week 3 (around November 9th). Until then, I'm going to continue to stay focused on my weight loss goal, and my other 3 goals as well. I think since I have my weight loss goal underway, I am going to take this week into focusing on spending more quality time with the kids.
I am excited to start again tomorrow, on week 2 of my 8 week program! I will be posting another picture during week 3 (around November 9th). Until then, I'm going to continue to stay focused on my weight loss goal, and my other 3 goals as well. I think since I have my weight loss goal underway, I am going to take this week into focusing on spending more quality time with the kids.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Gettin' it done
10/21/14
So, It's been 3 days, and I have stuck to the plan. I have sore thighs, arms, abs... etc. to prove it. I have made significant changes in my life! My plan is to take picture every 2 weeks so I can track my progress.
A couple things I have learned over the past few days.
1: Damn! Excercising will make you sore! This is the reason I QUIT the last couple of times I started. I have been taking a couple Advil (I love liquid gels) in the morning, and drinking LOTS of water! I have also been changing up the time of day that I excercise. In the morning, if I don't want to get out of bed, I don't get down on myself. I let my body rest. I'm sure I will find another 40 minutes sometime throughout my day to work out.
2: I like alcohol (namely my red wine) on more than a weekly/bi-weekly basis. So sue me :). When you stay home with a 2 year old all day, you can talk to me about this. Otherwise, I am going to enjoy my glass (or 2) or Merlot. I realize this will take away from my progress...but it's worth it. As long as I am putting in the effort of excercising, I am going to enjoy my treat. Not EVERY day, but when I feel like it, I will indulge.
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So, here it is! My first photo. This is 3 days into this journey, and I cannot wait to start seeing changes. I know it is not going to happen overnight, and this is why I decided to keep track of what I'm going.
Of course, to keep motivated on my journey, I have been using Instagram. The people I follow are
@efitmama
@fitlife_hannah
@emilyskyefit
@fit2fat2fit
@healthy_eating_habbits_
Until next time. I'm not sure the rules for blogs, but I'm going to try and post every couple of days. Please feel free to submit questions!
So, It's been 3 days, and I have stuck to the plan. I have sore thighs, arms, abs... etc. to prove it. I have made significant changes in my life! My plan is to take picture every 2 weeks so I can track my progress.
A couple things I have learned over the past few days.
1: Damn! Excercising will make you sore! This is the reason I QUIT the last couple of times I started. I have been taking a couple Advil (I love liquid gels) in the morning, and drinking LOTS of water! I have also been changing up the time of day that I excercise. In the morning, if I don't want to get out of bed, I don't get down on myself. I let my body rest. I'm sure I will find another 40 minutes sometime throughout my day to work out.
2: I like alcohol (namely my red wine) on more than a weekly/bi-weekly basis. So sue me :). When you stay home with a 2 year old all day, you can talk to me about this. Otherwise, I am going to enjoy my glass (or 2) or Merlot. I realize this will take away from my progress...but it's worth it. As long as I am putting in the effort of excercising, I am going to enjoy my treat. Not EVERY day, but when I feel like it, I will indulge.
So, here it is! My first photo. This is 3 days into this journey, and I cannot wait to start seeing changes. I know it is not going to happen overnight, and this is why I decided to keep track of what I'm going.
Of course, to keep motivated on my journey, I have been using Instagram. The people I follow are
@efitmama
@fitlife_hannah
@emilyskyefit
@fit2fat2fit
@healthy_eating_habbits_
Until next time. I'm not sure the rules for blogs, but I'm going to try and post every couple of days. Please feel free to submit questions!
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Here we go!
10/19/14
I've never done a Blog before, or written a journal. I just felt like writing something could either A) keep me accountable for my goals, and/or B) Inspire someone like me to do the same thing.
Since this is a published blog, let me tell you a bit about myself. My name is Jennifer Wilson, but I go by Jen. I'm 31 years old, and have been married for coming up on 8 years (in March). I have two amazing children, Charlotte 6 and Jonah 3. I live in San Diego, CA and have lived here most of my adult life. I have my Bachelor's degree in business, but I stopped working about 2 years ago to help my husband with his growing business and to take care of my youngest. My interests are winning prizes, whether on the radio or sweepstakes, horrible television (which I'm trying to change), eating delicious food, and my family.
My question for today was....why am I waiting for Monday to get started on my fitness program? Well, because! Because, Jen....you can't do EVERYTHING all at once. I started my overall goals yesterday and had a fantastic day with the kids. We went to Mission Bay in the morning, and my daughter (who just ditched the training wheels) rode 3 miles! I jogged behind her with my son in his stroller. It felt amazing! We went to a park, and I played with them for 2 hours! We spent two hours outside, and I didn't even think about my phone until the last few minutes. I was really proud.
So, I stuck to my new goal of spending (at least) 30 minutes outside playing with the kids. I also did my sweeps from 7ish-9 last night. Yes, I did this with some delicious Merlot, but that is my alcohol for the week.
Tomorrow is MONDAY. I have a new program called Bikini Body Plan and after that, I'm going to do the Lean Muscle Madness (which is on sale at the moment for $15 bucks!!) The plans are laid out weekly, so I thought it would be best to start on a Monday. I've started and stopped the Bikini body plan 3 times now....so that's one of the reasons I started this 'blog". For motivation, and accountability. I may even take weekly pics and post them! I've never done anything like this before, so bear with me!
I've never done a Blog before, or written a journal. I just felt like writing something could either A) keep me accountable for my goals, and/or B) Inspire someone like me to do the same thing.
Since this is a published blog, let me tell you a bit about myself. My name is Jennifer Wilson, but I go by Jen. I'm 31 years old, and have been married for coming up on 8 years (in March). I have two amazing children, Charlotte 6 and Jonah 3. I live in San Diego, CA and have lived here most of my adult life. I have my Bachelor's degree in business, but I stopped working about 2 years ago to help my husband with his growing business and to take care of my youngest. My interests are winning prizes, whether on the radio or sweepstakes, horrible television (which I'm trying to change), eating delicious food, and my family.
My question for today was....why am I waiting for Monday to get started on my fitness program? Well, because! Because, Jen....you can't do EVERYTHING all at once. I started my overall goals yesterday and had a fantastic day with the kids. We went to Mission Bay in the morning, and my daughter (who just ditched the training wheels) rode 3 miles! I jogged behind her with my son in his stroller. It felt amazing! We went to a park, and I played with them for 2 hours! We spent two hours outside, and I didn't even think about my phone until the last few minutes. I was really proud.
So, I stuck to my new goal of spending (at least) 30 minutes outside playing with the kids. I also did my sweeps from 7ish-9 last night. Yes, I did this with some delicious Merlot, but that is my alcohol for the week.
Tomorrow is MONDAY. I have a new program called Bikini Body Plan and after that, I'm going to do the Lean Muscle Madness (which is on sale at the moment for $15 bucks!!) The plans are laid out weekly, so I thought it would be best to start on a Monday. I've started and stopped the Bikini body plan 3 times now....so that's one of the reasons I started this 'blog". For motivation, and accountability. I may even take weekly pics and post them! I've never done anything like this before, so bear with me!
Friday, October 17, 2014
10/17/2014
So, here I am again....on the couch while my two year old son Jonah is taking a nap. Let's see, what have I done today? I woke up, cleaned the garbage can outside and proceeded to empty all the trashes in the house. I then, did last night's dishes, followed by making my five year old daughter's lunch. I made my daughter breakfast and poured my son some cereal. Get the kids dressed, teeth brushed...put on something, anything that I can drive to school in. Drop my daughter off at school by 8:55am and head back home. There, am I done?
Why can't I stay motivated throughout the day? Why have I not sat down and played with my son today? Isn't that my job?
So, here I am again...this time YES, I'm on the computer instead of exercising or doing anything productive for that matter, but this is all going to change! I need a change in my life, and I am the only one who is going to make it. I've been waiting for so long for a magical Google search to pull up "The perfect schedule for the perfect stay at home mom" "create my schedule". Why am I waiting for someone else to do what I NEED to be doing for myself.
Starting today, it's on! I'm going to create my schedules the night before, to include everything that would make me a happy person. First, I need to figure out what is going to make me happy. Yes, this blog is called Summer Body....by next summer. But, it is so much more than that. I am going to be a new, happier, healthier, more successful version of myself by next Summer. In this case, by June 1st. My 32nd birthday is June 25th, so I'm going to have one hell of a beach party....or any other environment where I can sport a sweet bathing suit.
So, what is going to make me happy?
1) I want a bikini body (six pack abs)
2) I want to be a better mother who makes time for her kids individually
3) I want to make my own money and contribute to our household
4) I want to make each moment of each day count, meaning I don't want to feel like I'm wasting time
These are the goals: Timeline is June 1st. I will start today by figuring out the best way to achieve these goals individually.
1) I want a bikini body:
8 week bikini body program
12 week Lean Muscle Mass
Eat healthy and drink more water on a daily basis
Cut out alcohol to once per week/bi-weekly
2) I want to be a better mother who makes time for her kids individually
Carve out time for Charlotte and Jonah on my daily schedule
Put the phone and the Ipad DOWN during my kids time
Play outside with my kids for at least 30 minutes per day
Limit TV to one hour per day
3) I want to make my own money and contribute to our household
Do 1.5 hours of Sweepstakes each night after 8pm
Work UBER at least twice per week with a goal of making $300 per week
Write down when I win on the radio and try each 30 days
4) I want to make each moment of each day count, meaning I don't want to feel like I'm wasting time
Make a schedule each night for the following day
Limit TV to one hour per day
Follow all requirements of each goal above and use each goal to direct my daily schedule.
So, here I am again....on the couch while my two year old son Jonah is taking a nap. Let's see, what have I done today? I woke up, cleaned the garbage can outside and proceeded to empty all the trashes in the house. I then, did last night's dishes, followed by making my five year old daughter's lunch. I made my daughter breakfast and poured my son some cereal. Get the kids dressed, teeth brushed...put on something, anything that I can drive to school in. Drop my daughter off at school by 8:55am and head back home. There, am I done?
Why can't I stay motivated throughout the day? Why have I not sat down and played with my son today? Isn't that my job?
So, here I am again...this time YES, I'm on the computer instead of exercising or doing anything productive for that matter, but this is all going to change! I need a change in my life, and I am the only one who is going to make it. I've been waiting for so long for a magical Google search to pull up "The perfect schedule for the perfect stay at home mom" "create my schedule". Why am I waiting for someone else to do what I NEED to be doing for myself.
Starting today, it's on! I'm going to create my schedules the night before, to include everything that would make me a happy person. First, I need to figure out what is going to make me happy. Yes, this blog is called Summer Body....by next summer. But, it is so much more than that. I am going to be a new, happier, healthier, more successful version of myself by next Summer. In this case, by June 1st. My 32nd birthday is June 25th, so I'm going to have one hell of a beach party....or any other environment where I can sport a sweet bathing suit.
So, what is going to make me happy?
1) I want a bikini body (six pack abs)
2) I want to be a better mother who makes time for her kids individually
3) I want to make my own money and contribute to our household
4) I want to make each moment of each day count, meaning I don't want to feel like I'm wasting time
These are the goals: Timeline is June 1st. I will start today by figuring out the best way to achieve these goals individually.
1) I want a bikini body:
8 week bikini body program
12 week Lean Muscle Mass
Eat healthy and drink more water on a daily basis
Cut out alcohol to once per week/bi-weekly
2) I want to be a better mother who makes time for her kids individually
Carve out time for Charlotte and Jonah on my daily schedule
Put the phone and the Ipad DOWN during my kids time
Play outside with my kids for at least 30 minutes per day
Limit TV to one hour per day
3) I want to make my own money and contribute to our household
Do 1.5 hours of Sweepstakes each night after 8pm
Work UBER at least twice per week with a goal of making $300 per week
Write down when I win on the radio and try each 30 days
4) I want to make each moment of each day count, meaning I don't want to feel like I'm wasting time
Make a schedule each night for the following day
Limit TV to one hour per day
Follow all requirements of each goal above and use each goal to direct my daily schedule.
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