Larson Extended Family Pictures

I started this post a long time ago, but I forgot to publish it. My family got family pictures taken on New Year's Day by Audrey Photography. It was a gorgeous day and we had a lot of fun. Audrey did a great job!!!

Playroom Sleepover

For Christmas we surprised the kids and turned our playroom into a second family room. When their cousins were in town, we let them all have a sleepover in the playroom and watch movies. They were so excited! (We love having the couch up in the playroom!!! It's great to have another place to gather and there is still plenty of room behind the couch for all their toys.)

Week Four

I cannot believe it has already been one month since I started - wow! Here's what I did last week:

25 Jan - Bike, 30, Treadmill 17, Weights 25, 1100 cal
26 Jan - Weights 15, Bike 30, DDR 20, 1400 cal
27 Jan - Elliptical 33, Treadmill 20, Weights 25, 1200 cal
28 Jan - Weights 20, Stairs 10, Bike 40, Basketball 45, 1200 cal
29 Jan - Bike 30, Treadmill 20, Weights 25, Treadmill 25, 1600 cal
30 Jan - Stairs 20, Bike 30, 1100 cal

My new weight is: 170 lbs. - I lost 1 lb. and I am totally okay with that! I was scared that this would be my week that I didn't lose any or possibly gain a pound, so 1 lb. is awesome. That's 14 lbs. so far and I'm gonna keep on going!

Week Three

It's time to update you on week number three of my quest to lose some weight. I had another great week and exercised a ton! I have been told that I am not eating enough for the amount of exercising I am doing, but it is so hard to tell my mind to eat more. I will try to do better this week. At least what I eat is very healthy and should be giving me some good nutrition.

18 Jan - Weights 20, Stairs 10, Bike 33, DDR 20, 1100 cal
19 Jan - Weights 20, Stairs 10, Bike 30, 1100 cal
20 Jan - Weights 22, Stairs 10, Bike 32, DDR 15, 900 cal
21 Jan - Weights 20, Bike 42, 1500 cal
22 Jan - Taebo 55, Bike 25, 1400 cal
23 Jan - 1200 cal

And the result . . . I weighed myself this morning and I currently weigh: 171 lbs. That's a 3 lb. loss from last week, making my total weight loss 13 lbs. You probably can't tell a huge difference when you look at me, but I sure can. My pants are looser, my shirts have a little more room, and I just feel better.

Jump On It

Over the holiday we went to Jump On It with my sisters and their kids. It was a lot of fun, but man . . . I can't tell you how awful it smelled when we first walked in - I mean why not just pass out before you've even begun!!

Random Holiday Pictures

Corbyn and his friend, Zach, LOVE setting up and organizing legos - they were all to happy to pose for this picture!

The kids all went up to bed and this is where we found Amber; she must have been too tired to make it up the stairs . . . or she was hiding there and finally fell asleep ;)

I tried to capture a picture of Keira's first time grasping a toy . . . I missed both times - oh, well. This is her new favorite toy and she grasps it all the time.

Week Two

So here is my update for week number two. I actually really enjoyed it and didn't think it was that hard eating less. I ate all healthy and mostly all-natural foods (fruits, veggies, brown rice, etc.). The only processed foods I ate were healthy cereal, yogurt, and pretzels. My new favorite snack is sauteed onions, mushrooms, and mexican squash . . . yummy!

Here's what I did each day (the calories are approximate):

11 Jan - Weights 20, Bike 35, DDR 20, 1100 calories
12 Jan - Weights 20, Bike 37, DDR 20, 1200 calories
13 Jan - Weights 20, Stairs 15, Bike 30, DDR 20, 1300 calories
14 Jan - Weights 20, Stairs 10, Bike 38, DDR 20, Bball 45, 1200 calories
15 Jan - Weights 20, Bike 30, DDR 20, 1300 calories
16 Jan - Bball 20, Weights 10, Elliptical 20, Treadmill 10, 1100 calories

My new weight is: 174lbs. I lost 4 lbs. this week - yeah! I'm now down a total of 10 lbs. in two weeks and it wasn't even that hard. I am going to keep going strong and hopefully in a couple more weeks I will be down another 5-10 lbs.