A new accomplishment...

Well Good Afternoon everyone.. I hope the day is finding you in good spirits and good health. Over the weekend something happened and i just had to write about it. I weighed myself in again for like the 3rd week in a row and was still down 20 lbs.. Which don't get me wrong i am proud of myself. But i was starting to realize that i had indeed hit my first plateau. You get those when you are losing weight. I hit about 6 when i lost weight before. Just means you have to spice it up a bit by either moving more or eating less. Well i was talking with my hubby about it and he came up with a challenge for me. He said "if everyone says that the optimal way to lose weight is to burn more calories then you consume then" "i issue this challenge to you. On Monday burn 1500 cals doing cardio at the gym. Then on Tuesday burn 1600 cals at the gym. Then on Wednesday burn 1700 cals at the gym. Then on Thursday burn 1800 cals at the gym. Then on Friday burn 2000 cals at the gym." I wont lie i was thinking "Crazy Irish boy said what????" I thought he had literally went off the deep end into the crazy zone.

Well this morning i did it. I got on the arch trainer for 60 mins and burned 842 cals. Got on the treadmill for 60 mins and burned 500 cals right on the nose. Then i got on the bike and rode for 35 mins to achieve the last 158 cals that was needed to complete his challenge! 2 hrs 35 mins at the gym. Surprising i felt good. My feet were hurting and i was SOOOOO hungry...lol But i felt good. Now heaven knows how i am going to be in a couple hours when those endorphins wear out but as of right now i am doing good. I feel so proud, accomplished, and strong. I love that my hubby is pushing me because if he wasn't i would have just went in there did my 1 hr cardio, some weights, and ab work and came home. Which would have taken me about 1 3/4 hr total to complete. Now i am trying to figure out how to get those calories burned in less time. =) The reason for that is i am a mom and my world can be changed in a blink of an eye. Hence my day Sunday.. I will get to that in a moment.. Summer is coming up and i will have to wait until my hubby gets out of work to go workout. I am not going to want to spend over 2 hrs at the gym. I am going to be wanting to spend that time with them. So my new mini-goal is to find a way to achieve the level of calories burned that i need to lose the optimal weight in about 1 1/2 hrs. I think it can be done. I might be leaving more of myself on the floor of the gym in the way of sweat then normal..hehe But i can figure this out.

To my Sunday. The morning started off wonderful. Kids were behaving, i got to sleep in, my hubby was at work, got to be a kid for a little bit and play some video games. Then afternoon hits. I get a phone call from my hubby saying that he was alright but was having to go to the hospital. I am thinking you are alright and have to go to the hospital what the hell!!! Well my hubby works with very dangerous chemicals (ie. sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid etc). He received a sulfuric acid burn on his knee and even though he acted quickly to flush it out they wanted him to go to the hospital and get checked out. He wasn't there long and was home only about 45 mins later than he would have been so i couldn't complain. I was all geared up to head to the hospital and be the doting wife standing by his side but he told me not to and to stay home with the kids. At first i wasn't going to listen but he sent me a picture text showing me how little the burn actually was and that he was fine and that everything would be alright. Him and I have been through a few medical emergencies in the 13 yrs we have been together and most of the time i FREAK out. No lie. I FREAK. This time was different though. I was worried yes and a little scared yes but i didn't feel a sense of panic come over me. I felt calm. In fact i even asked the kids to get dressed without them knowing anything was even wrong. Other times they would have sensed it. All i know is that i love that man so much that i would lose a part of me if something did happen to him. I know alot of people say that they have a true love then get divorced or whatever.. But i can tell you without a shadow of a doubt he is my soul mate and one true love. We have grown so much over the past 13 yrs and it is true what they say. When you find the one you will know. I did. We bring out the best in each other and we respect each other. Cant ask for anything more. =)

I hope you enjoyed reading and I hope that i have inspired at least one person. Take care and have a great day!