Post Delay, Crazy Hair Day, Etreme Makeover: Me Edition

 On Sunday I thought to myself " I will go down and catch up on blog reading and update mine." Then for some reason I never did. I watched General Conference and enjoyed all the wonderful insightful talks that were given.
 Monday Dallas (our son) and I ran errands. We went to the Dollar Store, Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Wal-Mart. I had a couple of craft projects that I needed a few items to finish. Pictures to follow in a later post.
 This week in my youngest 2 daughters school it is Red Ribbon week. Tuesday was crazy hair day so of course trying to win the best mom in the world award I took pictures. So I am trying to load them and my new SD card is not being read. AHHHH!! So no pictures today.
 Since it is Wednesday it is time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition over at Ambers beautiful blog {aefilkins}  Amer has no question for today so we will just do a quick update. I have gone down 2 dress sizes and 2 pant sizes. I am thrilled with this. During this maintenance time I am learning how to deal with my issue of  emotional eating and keeping my weight stabalized. I have been feeling good over all.
 Now I am off to take care of errands and housework. Have a wonderful Wednesday. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

Amber over at {aefilkins} is once again hosting the Extreme Makeover: Me Edition.
I had started my program at the beginning of the year. Lost about 17 pounds and injured my knee. No exercise and gained about 10 back. Then in April started back. It has taken me since then to lose the 51.6 pounds.

Today's question is :
What is your biggest obstacle right now? What are your plans for overcoming this and push forward?
My biggest obstacle right now is maintaining the weight I have lost so far. I will be taking a rest from trying to lose any weight for 6 weeks and concentrate on toning up everything.
I will continue with the eating clean, cardio 6 days a week and a lot of weight training and strength building. It is funny yesterday I doing my workout with Tony Horton (P90X dude) it was a butt kicker but felt so good to be shaking when I got done. Last night it hit me I was actually doing push-ups in my workout. I did them! It has been years since I could do a regular push-up. I have been doing the girl push-ups. This amazed me that my body is getting stronger.
My biggest thing that will help me is to stay positive.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

Time for the Extreme Makeover: Me Edition hosted by Amber at {aeflikns}
The question for today is How are you doing?
I am doing very good. I got up and 4am and have been going since. I am eating clean and exercising. I am changing my exercising and adding new things to try. I have this week added Core Rhythms and Tony Horton Beach Body. The Core Rhythms was amazing. I have done crunches and haven't felt anything no matter how many but this I was hurting walking about a half hour after it. Someday I will be able to gyrate my hips like Shakira ( LOL) and Tony Horton just plain kicks my butt. Along with my friend the treadmill I am feeling strong and have tons of energy.
I was hoping by today I would be able to make a special announcement but it didn't happen so maybe next week. I know I am such a tease!
I am loving having the energy that I had lost carrying around the extra weight. I am slowly shrinking and feeling strong.
I do have to say that one thing that has been helping me is staying positive. I am a major emotional eater and keeping my thoughts up has helped so much.
I don't have my pounds or inches lost right now so I will post next week.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

It has been a while since I joined in on Extreme Makeover: Me Edition. If you want to  join in visit Amber at {aeflinkins} blog    
 The Question for this week is "What are you successes this week?"
I have been doing really good. Working out and eating clean. I am doing at least 1/2 hour cardio a day and loving it! I am also still doing the weight lifting and seeing progress there.
As of August 17th I have lost 14 lbs. I was at the same weight for almost a month and then finally broke through.
I have lost 1/2 in. on my neck, 1/2 in. each arm, 2 in. on chest, 1-1/2 in. chest, 3in. my belly, 2-1/2 in. waist, 1 in. on hips, 1 in. on each thigh, 1/2 in. on each calf.
 I am so happy about all the loss I have had. I am feeling so much better mentally and physically it is amazing.
Hope everyone is having a great week. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

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Boy this week has gone by fast and to be honest with you I am kind of happy. I am done with the Arizona summer heat ready for cooler weather. I know this won't happen till October but I am so ready. I am also ready for school to be back in full swing and back to routine.
I didn't do so good on the exercise this week while on vacation I did a little bit of walking but not a full blown cardio workout. Eating wasn't at the top of great either. Ate out but tried to make the best choices I could.
My results are no weight loss or gain so that is okay. I have how ever lost 2 inches in my hips, 1/2 inch on each thigh, 1/2 inch on each arm and 1 inch on each calf. The scale is not making me crazy anymore I am seeing the results of cardio and weight lifting and I am very happy with this. I am feeling good despite fighting a sore throat that seems to be traveling through our family along with a feeling of fighting sickness off . I am chugging along on my quest for a fit, firm and lean body.
For this week I will be eating more clean non processed food and not eating out, water intake will be upped, cardio will continue along with the weights but I am going to push myself more with the weights this week.
My main focus right now is to drop the body fat so I can find the muscle that I know is hiding under there. I want definition of my muscles not flab.
Hope everyone else is doing great I will be around to check out blogs a little later. I have a few errands to take care of earlier in the day before it gets too hot outside. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
P.S. I forgot to add this
I did a 14 minute mile on the treadmill!! Not bad for a grandma of 45. LOL!!!

Extreme Makeover: Me Editon

You can join in over at Ambers blog {aefilkins}. Amber has been having some tough times lately that I can totally understand, been there and have the mental scares to prove it. Please keep her in your prayers.
The question for today:
How are you doing?
(Sorry for the repeat of those who follow me on my other blog!)
 This past week of working through not feeling good but doing my workouts the best I could paid off. I lost another 2 pounds. I am feeling good and I am seeing results a little at a time.
Something I noticed yesterday is that I have definition in my calves and my ankle actually looks like it is an ankle not just an extension of my calf, you now all one size. I am also seeing loss in my waist and thighs. YEAH!! I am enjoying the cardio workouts and weights. I love weight lifting!
My eating has been good and I have been drinking a lot of water.
This weekend we are headed up north so I need to make sure and pack healthy goodies for me to snack on to keep on track.
This week I will continue with my workouts and on the days I feel like doing extra I will and I will push myself a little harder.
I will continue with the water, clean eating and extra workouts here and there.
Have a great day! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Etreme Makeover: Me Edtion

If you go and check out Amber's blog {aefilkins} you can join in on this Extreme Makeover: Me Edition. She has some great videos of Kelly Ripas work outs. You know Kelly she is the host of the Regis and Kelly Show. She is so tiny and buff. She looks great!

This weeks question is : What's been inspiring to you??

For me there is many things that can inspire me. One would be seeing Kelly Ripa who is my age and looks so good. And I think if she can do it I can too!
I love talking to people who are in the fitness industry. I just met an X pro wrestler Jimmy Snuka (you know the WWF kind of guy) who is starting up his personal training and bootcamps with the two guys from the Biggest Loser who live here in Arizona, Filipe and Sione. This is inspires me.
But the biggest inspiration I would have to say comes from inside me and the drive I can give myself. You can be positive or negative. Is a matter of deprogramming the negative to be positive. Okay I will be honest when the numbers go down on the scale or on the tape mesure it can inpsire me big time.
I will be checking out the other great bloggers who are participateing in today.
This week:
Continueing on the major cardio workout
Weightlifting
Drinking plenty of water
Clean or naked eating
Upping the veggie intake
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

Today is Wednesday and time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition. You can check over at {aefilkins} blog to see what everyone who participates are doing. Today's question is :

Share with us some of your vacation survival strategies
I didn't too good with this on my last trip but I will share what I know is a good plan.
If possible make your menu ahead of time. Even better would be to take your food with you including snacks. This makes temptation less likely to hit. Always have water with you and drink, drink, drink.

I am doing pretty good. I haven't missed a workout. I just love getting on the treadmill with my iPod and cruising. I also have been doing my upper body and lower body weight work outs.
I haven't been getting enough sleep. I am feeling it so I will be working harder to get the rest that I need.
Eating is okay not perfect and I need to concentrate on clean or naked eating. This doesn't mean that I eat naked although that could motivate me to not eat so much. Eww! Not!
These will be the things I work on this week. I will be over to check out how everyone is doing.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

Today's question is for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition is:
"Who is your biggest supporter/motivator in your weight loss? Do you have anyone around you that tries to sabotage you by "talking" you in to eating the not so good stuff?"

I would have to say that I am my first biggest supporter/motivator. Even though I see gals that are so fit and beautiful I am the one who has to get off my butt and move. My next biggest supporter would be Janel Lamb. She is the one that helped me get started. She is mentor in this. She has done it before and was very successful.
The person that sabotages me would be ME again and then Alan (my hubby). He's a sweetheart by not saying anything about my weight. But he also brings home strawberry/rhubarb pie with whip cream, likes to eat WAY too late and a lot of red meat. Now the last one I can control due to I do the cooking for the family. He just brings in too much temptation for me.
When all is said and done I am ultimately the one who is in charge of me and if I choose to eat the sugary, fattening stuff I will pay for it.

I got this quote from the beautiful Angela at A Work In Progress. You talk about a gal that is inspirational. Go check out her blog.

A Work in Progress

I'm NOT the same anymore. I'm someone better, stronger, leaner and more powerful than most can understand. My body, life and mind are and will NEVER be same. I'm the girl I always wanted to become and it gets better every day with every breath I breathe." - T

I love this! This is the way I am feeling a little more each day. I am not where I want to be at YET. I will get there though.

I have exercised everyday this past week. I am at the same weight no gain but, no loss either. That's okay.

For this week I will continue with the Body For Life program. With focus on my eating, I am not eating frequent enough so I end up not making the best choices or splurging. I will continue with the workouts. Drinking water, moving and keeping my motivation level at a 10.

I hope everyone else is doing great. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

Today is Wednesday and that means it is time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition over at Amber's fun blog {aefilikins}.
This weeks question is not really a question:
Post a picture of the contents of our fridge to see how much healthy food is in it.

Lame excuse but my batteries for my camera are charging so no pictures. But I can tell you that the contents of my refrigerators are fairly healthy. There is lots of veggies, soy milk, regular milk for everyone else, meat for sandwiches, water bottles, butter, eggs, salsa, cheese and condiments. In my second refrigerator I have more yogurt, eggs, my Diet Coke, grains and extra mixes. My freezers are full with meats, veggies and some cooking items like chocolate chips. I try to avoid having these readily available since I love frozen chocolate. There are some TV dinners for the kiddos when they are in the mood. I don't like them so I don't eat them, the taste of the preservatives is nasty. In our large freezer is where hubby keeps the ice-cream for him. I am not a big fan of ice-cream so no danger there.
This week has been good. I have been on the treadmill everyday for an hour except for Sunday. I have done my weights and trying to fit in more activities and eating clean.
This week I have lost 2 more pounds. YEAH!! Uber happy about this! I wish I could see more of a change but I know I didn't get this way over night it was YEARS of ignoring and abusing myself that got me where I am at now.
Feeling good probably not getting enough sleep but I am working on that.
This week I will :
Continue on the treadmill daily
Add in some Taebow Bootcamp a couple times or more (I really enjoy the kickboxing!)
Weight for the legs and more ab work.
Continue eating clean and find inspiration where I can.
Hope you all are having a great week! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover :Me Edition

It is Wednesday so that means it is time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition. Before I share the question and answer for this week I wanted to give a big shout out to Amber and Tahner Filkins on their 3rd Anniversary as husband and wife. May you be blessed with all the happiness and good health that God has in store for you.

Now on to the question for this week:
What's your favorite thing to drink while you're losing weight? We all know how important it is to get that water intake up, especially with summer almost here. What's your favorite way to spice it up?

My favorite drink is the old H2O. Up until the beginning of this year when I decided to start living healthier and taking care of myself I never thought much about what I drank while trying to lose weight. Now that I am getting older and a little wiser I know that it all counts of what goes into our bodies. I have been cutting way back on my Diet Coke and concentrating more on drinking water. Occasionally I will have lemon water but I just prefer it clean and clear.
In Arizona it is so important to drink water all the time with the humidity not being moist. Your skin will dry out very fast.

This past week I have fallen in love with my treadmill. I think a lot of it has to do with my iPod and being able to just get on and listen to great tunes. I speed up with the beat of the songs and time just fly's by.
I have also been taking bike rides. Still love my Pink bike. It makes me smile every time I look at it. The girls love going on bike rides too.
Me eating has been really good. When I have a goody I am not eating so much but not depriving myself either.
 I am down 2 lbs. for the week. Yeah!
  Hope you all have a great day! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover:Me Edition

You can check in over at {aefilkins} to find out more about this weekly event that Amber hosts.

This week's question:

What's your favorite beauty secret?
I guess my favorite beauty secret that has taken me years to realize is to take the time to take care of myself. Daily we give of our selves to our families, work and communities and we leave us for last. We need to take time for ourselves to do our hair, make-up, pedicure & manicure, in other words to pamper ourselves to make us feel beautiful. This also may include taking time for a hobby that we put on the back burner this can make us feel better about ourselves that turns into self-confidence and feeling beautiful. I think that a good percentage of beauty comes from self-confidence no matter what size we are or what the scale says we weigh.
Personal experience from Bobbi Jo: for many years I put off exercising regularly to take care of the family and cleaning and I have ended up over weight and depression set in. Now I may not be a size 5 like when I got married but I do take the time for myself and exercise and I am shrinking (slowly) and the depression is eased a lot.
So this is my beauty secret for today's edition of Extreme Makeover: Me Edition
As far as filling in on how I am doing eating is going good. I started making myself eat breakfast again. That is a tough one because I wake up at 5 and get busy with the day and then all of the sudden it is 10 and I am starving and realize I haven't eaten yet.
On the exercise front I am doing the P90X with Tony Horton , I am bike riding with my girls and trying to just keep active. I am going to up this with more time on my treadmill. It has gotten a bit warm here to be outside walking unless it is really early in the morning or at night and these don't seem to work out for me. So I will squeeze in a a walk during the midday.
As of yesterday from the start of the New Year, time off for knee injury and starting back up I have lost a total of 20.2 lbs. I don't see it so much as feel it. But yeah for me!
I will continue with the exercising, drinking my water,eating healthy, and doing what makes me feel beautiful. Have a great day. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
P.S. Not as sore as I thought I would be today. Maybe I didn't work out hard enough?

Extreme Makeover:Me Edition

It's time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition
This week's question:

Show us your inspiration picture. Of yourself skinny, of yourself fat, of a celebrity that inspires you to keep going.

She is not a celebrity but, I have a good friend Melissa. She is not only a beauty on the outside but inside. She is a beautiful lady and mother of 4. She has been an inspiration to me since I have met her. She makes taking care of herself a top priority. She is even more beautiful than in high school. She has given me tips and ideas in the past and been an inspiration to me. She exercises even while pregnant. She also eats and cooks healthy.

This is Kathryn Sansone. She is a mother of 10! Yep you heard right. She was on Oprah a while back and pregnant with her #10 and didn't even look it. Look at those arms. She is a major inspiration to me. She is also an author and speaker. She also make a priority of taking care of her body with daily exercise and eating well.
I can't post the picture of me due to it is from my modeling days and it is in lingerie and my mother in love wouldn't appreciate it so I just took a picture of the upper part.

These were taken at my last photo shoot right before I retired.

At this time I thought I was fat HA! Only to be that fat size 4 again.
This has been a good week. I have rode my bike but I haven't done a "work out" or what I would call a work out. Life has been crazy busy around here.
This week I will:
Drink more water
Continue to eat healthy foods
Fit in some type of fitness daily
Work on loving myself for who I am right now
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

 This weeks question is:

"We're all here at EM:ME because we're unhappy with our bodies, or our health; there are things that we are trying to change.
But today you must share one thing with everybody that you absolutely love about yourself"

 This is a tough one. I think it would be that I am a grown up but I am still a kid at heart and act like one at times. I love to laugh and have a good time. I also love that I can talk ALOT!  

 Okay not so hard. Hugs, Bobbi Jo 

Extreme Makeover:Me Edition Early

It's time for Extreme Makeover: Me Edition
It has been a good week not a great week just good. I have eaten a little better but I haven't been pigging out on junk food other than the Jack In The Box Oreo Shake oh boy that thing was great for PMS. I am such an emotional eater and sometimes it isn't till after I have eaten that I think about it. I have tried the stopping and waiting and I still do it most of the time.
I have not been exercising like I should but doing a lot more walking. I do better if I try not concentrate on the me too much and just keep busy and active. Does that make since?
I just took an Intentional Creation Assessment test and got the results. This is through Og Mandino . I had a discussion with one of their mentors and in the assessment I found out I am too judgmental of myself and want perfection from me and hold back from doing things if there is a chance I might fail or look follish. Hmmm..... Man it was right. So many times in my life I have been scared of doing something that I might not be able to do and avoided it. Time to change that thinking and progress. I think this is part of what holds me back. I work out for a while see a little progress and get a few comments of how I am looking good and then nothing for a while and I give up. This is going to be a challange for me to overcome.
This week assignment for the Etreme Makeover: Me Edition is:
Share with us a healthy recipe:
This recipe is not one I made up but one that a friend Janel made me one day for lunch when she became my mentor in fitness. The funny thing is I am not a big tuna fan but this is good I learned it is all in the kind of tuna you use.
Tropical Tuna Sandwich
Servings: 2
1 can (6oz) Bumble Bee Tuna in water, drained.
2 Tbsp. or less of Miracle Whip Free
1 Tbsp. crushed pineapple, drained
2 Tbsp. sweet pickle relish (or not)
1 tsp. yellow mustard
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 slices whole-wheat bread
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine tuna, Miracle Whip, pineapple, relish, mustard and cinnamon; mix well.
Spread a portion of tuna mixture on 2 slicws of bread. Top with remaining slices of bread.
Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Place sandwiches in the pan and cook over medium heat for about 2 or 3 minutes on each side, until the sandwiches are warm and the bread is slightly browned.
Slice tuna sandwiches in half, serve and enjoy.
Like I said I am not a big fish fan unless it is coated, fried and there is a lot of dipping sauce but this sanwich is really good. Don't judge until you try it!
Working on the thinking change and add more exercise to my day for the rest of this week.
Tonight the Biggest Loser is on so I will be watching this. Have a great night!
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

To join in go to {aefilkins}
This week's question:

Share some of the music that you work out to. What helps you rock it!? What gets your blood pumpin?

For me it would have to be some of the following:
(Old) Van Halen with David Lee Roth
Billy Idol
Prince
Kiss
Pussy Cat Dolls
Aerosmith
Kiss
Spice Girls
The Go Go's
Beyonce
Justin Timberlake
It depends on what I am in the mood for.
This week I am focusing on food choices and drinking more water. Stupid Diet Coke I got addicted to it and I can't stop!!! HELP!!
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Extreme Makeover: Me Edition

I decided to join this great idea "Extreme Makeover: Me Edition" with a fun and beautiful host Amber . Each week she will post a question and we report to post how we are doing. The question for this was posted last week and funny enough I answered it too last week. It was basically this: What are you going to do this week after the big Easter weekend to get back on track? This was my answer Restart Button. It is Spring and time for a fresh start. No mindless eating for me.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo