BLOOIZEANGEL's SparkPeople Blog

Update on my 12 week plan

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:59:43 EST

1. At the Tinkerbell 1/2 marathon I ran a 12 minute mile average. I want to run a 10 minute average mile at the 15k Hot Chocolate Run
UPDATE: I will run this next weekend. I once again have not been able to do my training like I would want to because of a bad cold and my kids being sick.

2. I want to increase my flexibility due to increased stretching and yoga.
UPDATE: I do stretch but not enough. I need to increase this area so my flexibility will be better. <...

Changes to occur in these 12 weeks

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:56:06 EST

1. At the Tinkerbell 1/2 marathon I ran a 12 minute mile average. I want to run a 10 minute average mile at the 15k Hot Chocolate Run

2. I want to increase my flexibility due to increased stretching and yoga.

3. I will have increased muscle tone due to either more time at the gym doing ST and/or doing the Supreme 90.

4. I will continue to be an active Master of Maintenance for my team and of course continue to maintain!

5. I will successfully ...

Pixie ABC's round 21

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:06:02 EST

A is for ABOVE and BEYOND...Does competition push you? Yes
B is for BLC rounds... Newbie? (first BLC round) Oldie?(1-3 rounds) Goldie?(long time BLCer)? Former BLC team(s)? Goldie, this is my fifth round
C is for CHILDREN...you have? 3, Danielle (10), Andrew (8) and Nicole (6)
D is for DOWNFALL...what's your biggest temptation? Chocolate when I’m frustrated
E is for EARLY Bird or Night Owl? Somewhere in between, I like to exercise in the morning.
F is for FURRY FRIEND...

Updated 12 week plan 1/2 way through

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:05:36 EST

My plan is pretty basic. I know I have to stay away from chocolate candy, cookies and cake. I will take my dogs for a walk at least five days a week. I will complete the supreme 90 program this time and then continue with strength training and classes at the gym. Starting in October I will start training for the Tinkerbell run in January. I am hoping to run the entire 1/2 marathon. As for my rewards, exercise is my reward. It helps me relieve stress and feel good about the person I am. Withou...

12 week plan with pictures

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:25:45 EST

ABC's - BLC round 20, Forest Green Pixies!

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:18:55 EST

A is for ABOVE and BEYOND...Does competition push you? It does now!
B is for BLC rounds... Newbie?(first BLC round) Oldie?(1-3 rounds) Goldie?(long time BLCer)? Former BLC team(s)? This is my 4th round as Pixie
C is for CHILDREN...you have? 3, Danielle is 10, Andrew is 8 and Nicole will be 6 in November
D is for DOWNFALL...what's your biggest temptation? Chocolate
E is for EARLY Bird or Night Owl? I guess more early bird
F is for FURRY FRIENDS...you have? 2, Coco is ...

SAC - Team 9 questions

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:35:08 EST

1. What time did you go to bed last night and were you alone? 10:30 with DH

2. If you could be given ANY gift what would it be? Sentimental: more time with my grandparents to find out what their lives were like when they were young; Materialistic: A scrapbooking/craft room!

3. What kind of vehicle to you drive? 2006 Honda Odyssey

4. What is your favorite movie of all time i.e. you've seen it multiple times, can watch it over and over again and quote lines fro...

12 week plan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:25:52 EST

I don't need to lose weight. I do want to continue to increase the toned, fit look I've been working on. This is how I will do it:
1. I now realize I cannot eat whatever I want when I want just because I exercise.
2. I will exercise at least 6 days a week. This will include walking the dogs, separate runs, S90 plus the other exercises we do as Pixies.
3. Continue to include at least 6-9 freggies a day. Pixie punch, or shake as I make them, is a great way to do this.
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My ABC's

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:19:12 EST

A is for ABOVE and BEYOND...Does competition push you? Definitely. That's why I'm here!
B is for BLC rounds... Newbie?(first BLC round) Oldie?(1-3 rounds) Goldie?(long time BLCer)? Former BLC team(s)? 3rd round as a Pixie and in the BLC
C is for CHILDREN...you have? 3: Danielle is 10, Andrew is 8 and Nicole is 5
D is for DOWNFALL...what's you're biggest temptation? Chocolate: candy, cake, brownies, cookies, pie, etc..
E is for EXCUSE...what is your most famous? How can we...

Which dress should I pick?

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:52:58 EST

So these are my two options. They are not the best pictures and both dresses look better on then hanging on the hanger. The blue one is very fitted, off the shoulder and is long. The other one has a plunging v neck, tighter on top but loose on the bottom.

This is for our big Parish Ball event this Saturday. I haven't worn the blue one...

Love Letter

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:33:31 EST

129 Oh how do I love thee...Let me count the ways. Ok, let's get serious now. I love the way I look. I never thought I would be this lean. People are even saying I'm cut!! Wow, what a difference from post pregnancy days. My goal has always been to become a leaner person. I happen to have lost weight on the way. I never imagined I would be this low though.

I look forward to an even leaner/fitter me. I'm doing well with S90 so far. I'm even keeping up with the ...

Tuesday Success

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:58:10 EST

Many of you know I'm a scrapbooker and I'm doing a scrapbooking organization challenge. Every Tuesday there is a webisode to listen to regarding the weeks assignment to get organized. I only half did last weeks assignment. So I cleared off half of the ping pong table and put my organization sheets down so I could go organize at a moments notice. I should have done this a while ago.

I'm going to spend some time in there tonight!

Monday Success

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:42:08 EST

I know my fellow Pixies will be shocked by this but I was going to blow off Manic Monday today. I was lacking enthusiasm. The good news is that I got off my butt and did it.

Now I wish my husband was home so I could go run out of the house and scream. Why my children are fighting over pencils I don't know.

Sunday Success

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:29:19 EST

I managed to muster up enough energy to do the 8th day of Supreme 90. I didn't want to do it. I took my new puppy to the vet and found out she has Parvo and has to be hospitalized. Hopefully we caught it in time and she will be healed. I feel like I had the wind knocked out of me.

Saturday Success

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:49:03 EST

It may seem like something small but I found my kitchen counters today and I put the mountain of laundry away. It feels so good to have both of those things done. I even vacuumed and cleaned the bathrooms. I cannot tell you how long it's been since I did all of that in one day.

It was a very busy day but I did it!

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:57:25 EST

I had a goal today. I wanted to get my exercise in and as many of my bingo squares covered as I could before 10:30. Danielle asked me to come to Mass today with the school. I told her I would definitely try. I pushed it to the limit but I made it!

I'm so glad I could do something that was good for me spiritually and could also make my daugher happy!

ABC's of me

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:26:34 EST

A is for ABOVE and BEYOND...Does competition push you? Yes it does. Who knew? I only realized it during the Wii Amazing Race competition 2011. Yes, we won!!!

B is for BLC rounds...This is my second round in the BLC with the Forest Green Pixies

C is for CHILDREN... I have 3: Danielle will be 10 in Feb., Andrew will be 8 in Feb. and Nicole turned 5 in November.

D is for DOWNFALL...what's you're biggest temptation? Chocolate (cake, cookies, candy)

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First day back with all 3 at school

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 22:17:35 EST

Today was a great day until I picked up the kids. It is now 7pm and I have been fighting with 2 of my kids for two hours trying to get them to do their homework. I let them run around and play. I fed them a snack and then dinner before I had them do it. So now I am the mean Mommy because I won't do it for them, well now, really just him. It's alphabetical order. It's not the hard. He wrote the entire alphabet out so he could see it. The he started snapping at his little sister. I fin...

Dash Away

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:09:53 EST

My biggest challenge comes after the holidays when I've finished giving out all the presents. I dip cookies and stuff in chocolate to give away. I do really good while I'm doing it and packing them up into presents. However, after that the trouble begins. My kids are home from school and start to drive me a little nuts and I head to the sweets. I need to stay away from the chocolate dipped cookies.

I've worked to hard to get where I am. I want to stay in shape which means I...

Monday's success

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:01:12 EST

I was sitting here trying to figure out what have I succeeded in today. Then I decided to broaden my time spectrum. I have been very successful in keeping my exercise program up. It certainly has helped being on teams that count on my exercise time. However, that being said, I could still be lazy or not put in quite as much time. But I say "NO." I want to be in shape and fit for myself and not for anyone else.

224 for me!

walk with my daughter

Sun, 6 Nov 2011 17:22:04 EST

My NSV for today is I waited to go on a walk with my daughter. I was about to leave with Coco for a walk when she asked if I would wait for her. I normally want to say no because I know I can walk faster. However, I also just told her that she should exercise more and she asked me, not the other way around. So I smiled and said, "yes, I'll wait for you. Let me know when you are ready." We had a pleasant walk with the dog. She even took her turn with walking Coco. 338

My NSV happened last night

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 11:12:47 EST

My oldest daughter has been asking me to read stories to her. She is almost 10 and I have 5 year old that really does need me to read stories. I usually end up telling her no. Last night was different. I went into her room and read some of her book to her. And more importantly, we talked about getting healthy. She doesn't like to exercise or eat that healthy. We talked about different things we can do and different things we can eat that are healthy. Today we are going to go to Marina...

small success today

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:51:34 EST

I've been trying to get up all week early, well, when my alarm goes off so I could exercise before I got the kids up. Today I finally did it. I did two sparkpeople exercise videos already. It feels so good to already have done something.

Yea!

This morning was rough

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:51:59 EST

So I just finished blogging yesterday how I've been better about controlling my anger and frustration with the kids then the morning happens. I thought it was going to be great. I actually got out of bed and did some exercise early this morning and then woke up the kids and started to get the lunches ready. Nicole actually got up by herself. I thought, "Great! She will be ready early and I won't have to bug her." Boy was I wrong. She normally comes with me to drop off Danielle and Andr...

Fairy Tales do come true

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:57:05 EST

My entire fitness goal has been to get in shape. I joined a little over a year ago because I took my measurements and finally had to admit that my weight was not where I wanted it to be and my shape was slightly lumpy. I wanted people to notice that I am a fit person.

It has happened. People notice that I'm in shape! I now consider myself an athlete. I never liked to run and now I run on a regular basis. I now try new things. I tried a new class at the gym and started taking...

BLC challenge 8/26-8/29

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:33:48 EST

THE N.E.W. CHALLENGE (8/26 thru 8/29)

N~Nutrition ~ Know your Calorie Range and Stay within it, include 5 Freggies/Day.

E~Exercise ~ Get up and MOVE! Exercise a Minimum of 20 minutes per day

W ~ Wellness JOURNAL~BLOG~LOG If you Bite it Write it...if you Nibble it Scribble it. At the end of the day sit down and have a talk with yourself...What did you Accomplish Today... Give yourself a Grade and Try to Beat that Tomorrow!

This NEW Challenge will run...

My neighbor noticed

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:43:34 EST

I had to go to my neighbors house to retrieve tennis balls and she commented on how great I look! Yea! My hard work is paying off. I just want to get more toned now. If I lose another pound that is great but not necessary.

Pool time was interesting

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:09:03 EST

We arrived at the pool with no problems. We got into the pool with no problems. Danielle and Andrew both had lessons and they started with no problems. I was playing with Nicole in the water. All of sudden she looked at me and said, "I have poo, poo in my bathing suit." I thought she was kidding. She went right before we got in the pool. Then she said it again. I took her out and we went to the bathroom. Sure enough, there it was. So I had to clean her up and her bathing suit so I c...

Fun in the pool

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:24:51 EST

I actually had fun in the pool today with my kids. I wasn't looking forward to it because our lessons covered an hour and half instead of the normal 45 minutes and then playtime. I did some laps in the ten minutes I didn't have my two youngest kids. Then when I had Nicole I jumped up and down with her, a lot. I even tried to swim on my back while holding the kick board and her. That was a tough lap. I did marching while holding her. Sometimes I had two or three kids. I just kept a smi...

motivation is low

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:37:43 EST

I'm lacking motivation right now. I should be putting my oldest kids to bed but I'm letting them watch Wipeout instead of reading them stories. I realize it is summer but I still feel like I should make them read. Eric says let them be kids. It's summer. I need to find the more relaxed Mom. She must be there somewhere.

7/26/10

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:30:32 EST

Today has been better! I was singing in the morning and having fun. We went to church. I finally took the kids out to ride bikes and praise God Danielle finally trusted herself enough to ride her bike! Last night I won my very first bid on ebay. I am the proud owner of a brand new Cricut Expression. Of course now I have been obsessed with finding cartridges for it on ebay and I have won a couple of those bids too!

Life is Good!

Rough afternoon

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:07:28 EST

We got our piano! Yea! We also got the box. This should be a yea. However, I have dragged it back outside twice in two days. It's not that the kids are fighting over it. They are fighting with me about the box and doing things that really aren't safe with the box. That was one tantrum this afternoon. The second came when Nicole took the chocolate without asking and hid behind the chair with it and then hid the wrapped an open chocolate under the couch. The consequence, her piece of ch...

7-15-10

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:46:50 EST

Danielle is playing Wii sports. Andrew is at a baseball game and Nicole is watching Danielle. Nicole and I registered her for school for next year. The other two had piano lessons.

The house has been rather peaceful today. The major frustrations today came from Nicole because it was time to leave the play area and go home or because she did not get in her carseat fast enough for me.

Swim day

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:25:33 EST

Only Nicole has a lesson. I wanted to get in some laps but that may not be possible. Maybe I can get Andrew to use the kick board next to me. It should be pretty crowded today since it is such a beautiful day. We will see what happens. Maybe Jane and I can take turns watching the kids. If I don't get some laps in I will have to do some other exercise this evening.

Nicole and I took Coco to the vet today. Her itching is getting better but she wants us to keep her on her very ...

errands galore

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:21:58 EST

I spent the majority of my time off this morning running errands for the family. I tried to do them as fast as I could to get in some extra exercise. I even carried my stuff at Costco. Good thing I didn't need very much.

I joined the stress busters team today. My main goal is to not blow up at my family as much, especially my son. My children certainly know how to press all my buttons and how to do it quickly. I will communicate with them in a more positive manner and I will ...

Camp day

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:25:50 EST

The kids had camp today. Andrew wasn't very happy when I brought him his flip flops. By the time I picked him he was fine. Ready to go and wanted to get back in the pool.

Dodger night

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:02:41 EST

It was a rough night at the Dodger game. Well, not for the Dodgers but for the kids. It was hot when we got there and they couldn't deal with it. They were hungry and extremely tired from last night. We probably shouldn't have gone. I'm kind of glad this is our last Dodger game of the season this year. It is not a very enjoyable experience going with the kids lately. Maybe it will be better next year.

Dodger night

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:02:35 EST

Lovely afternoon

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:11:47 EST

I spent the afternoon/evening with my family and church community at God's Big Backyard. It was a bit rough at the beginning. Danielle got in trouble when we got in the car and her bad attitude continued for about an hour. She finally started to do the crafts that she loves. Nicole and Andrew quickly found friends to play with and did some of the crafts themselves. The afternoon ended with Mass on the grass. And that ended quickly with a freak rainstorm. Dinner was moved to the basemen...

Finally peace

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:29:11 EST

My oldest is reading a story to my middle child. It is very lovely. She also became our piano teacher and is taking it quite seriously. I'll have to continue my lessons. I want to learn how to play the piano anyway. I might as well take my free lessons while I can.

kids

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:59:29 EST

My kids are frustrating me. They fight all the time, whine and generally do everything they can to annoy me. All I want to do is eat chocolate when this happens. I'm doing pretty good right now and am about to go make dinner.

this is tough

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:40:02 EST

With three children I find it hard to get the right amount of exercise. I always want to do more but my responsibilites to my children always seem to pop up. It's also difficult because it seems like one of them wakes me up in the middle of the night.

Here it goes. I'm going to get up early in the morning, walk my kids to school whenever possible and take the dog for more walks.