Day 4

I did it, endurance is a little better. Not very sore at all. Glad it is done.

Day 3

Wow today was hard. I am not as sore but I just did not have very much energy. But I didnt have to stop as many times! I also joined a weight loss challenge on cafe mom. It is 5 weeks long and my group is competeing with two other groups. So hopefully that will help me stay on track. : )

Day 2

I am sooo sore from yesterday! My thighs are killing me. But I still did it. It seemed a little easier, I don't know if it was because I knew what to expect or what. I still stopped a few times though. I wasn't quite as worn out afterwords. Still feeling like I can do it but I am scared to see what level 2 looks like!!

Day 1

Okay so I went out and bought 3lbs hand weights, put on my tennis shoes, and started the dvd. I think Jillian is very inspiring and helpful. She isn't annoying like a lot of the instructors on workout dvds. But man it is hard, I am so out of shape! It is only 20 min and I tried to push myself as hard as I could but I still had to stop a few times and I was doing the modified moves. But I did it and I am proud that I did!

30 Day Shred

Okay so now I need to lose that baby weight. Thankfully I weigh less right now than I did before I got pregnant, but I was about 15 lbs over weight at that point. So I still need to lose 10-15 lbs and need to tone up a lot. I am very out of shape and have like no endurance.

So I am doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD. It is only 10 dollars at walmart or you can watch it for free on youtube. You are suppose to be able to lose 20lbs in 30 days. You do it everyday (it is only 20 minutes long), and there are 3 levels. You do level one for 10 days, level two for 10 days, and level three for 10 days.

I have looked at a lot of results on the internet and it seems like most people don't lose a ton of weight but lose a ton of inches, and gain a lot of muscle and endurance. Which is fine with me. As long as my clothes fit better I don't care about the number on the scale. I am hoping to lose about 5lbs a month. Which I def think I can do with this program. I am going to track my results and whether I exercise each day on here. (So give me crap if I skip a day k?!?)

Well I am finally back. I had my baby girl. She came three weeks early and was perfectly healthy. Her name is Alissa (Ali), she was 7lbs 1 oz and 19 inches long. I have just been to tired to do crafts or blog. But I am feeling more like myself now. I am so glad not to be pregnant anymore!! Those last weeks are always so hard. The delivery went well besides my epidural didn't work : ( (pretty sure I scared my husband pretty bad lol). Now she is here and I am just trying to figure out how to successfully juggle everything.

Toddler Shirt

This is the first thing I have made from a actual pattern. The pattern is New Look 6796 and I did pattern C. It was a little confusing, I'm sure it was just because I have never went off a pattern before (I just use all the wonderful tutorials that all the crafty bloggers post out there). But I figured it out without having to rip any seams so I'm happy. The longest part was just pinning and cutting all the pieces! Anyway I think it turned out okay and I want to try out the 2 dress patterns that came with it. Plus at only 1/3 of a yard of fabric it is a pretty inexpensive shirt. p.s. I really want to refab that desk soon that you can see just a little of on the right. I actually have a few furniture refab jobs lined up so I will post those as soon as I get to them.

Happy Mothers Day!!!

I hope everyone has a great day today! Do something special for yourself today, relax and take some time for yourself. Today feels like it is going to be a great day for me so far. I slept in, my husband made me pancakes and now I am catching up on last weeks Desperate Housewives episode. I also got a big box of fabric from my friend Gayle and I am so excited to start sewing some things up. That was so generous of her! Anyway I am just so happy and feel so lucky to have such a great friends and family.