HARDCORE

I've reached a plateau....it is time for me to step it up and change everything up about my workout.  My body has gotten used to the workout plan and it is time for a change!  It is time to tie it all together and do what needs to be done for me to get where I want to be physically. 

Some people will say that it is crazy to give up all of my favorite things, but I have a goal and I AM GOING to accomplish it!!!  I mean it!  So when I'm whining (Amber - I think that you are my only reader) send me a message and say:  "Brina, I thought you were going HARDCORE?"  I promise not to get an attitude....it will quickly remind what I've said that I'm going to do!   

It is time for me to put up or shut up.....

Is it worth it?

I am currently sitting in the truck while my family is eating DQ (Dairy Queen). As the smell of fried goodness seeps in I find myself wondering if it's worth it?

It'd better be!

Dreaming of French Fries....lol

I am not in running shape.

Running.  The thing that I love to hate these days.  I have always been a runner....I've been a runner since the 6th grade when I first had my first cross country race.  I ran in college....running helped pay for my college education.  I've always loved running...except for recently.  I realize that I am not in running shape....I am "running heavy"  and I'm not used to that.  It all has to change....today.  I am going to start running again and although it won't feel or look the same as before, I will be running.

Let's see how this goes.

Easter, Love, Rangers and allergies....

This year Easter was a bit unconventional for our family....usually we do church and the family gathering and this year well....we did things a bit differently.  Sunrise service and a Rangers baseball game.....the kids hung out with grandma and their cousins to decorate and eat eggs while Rick and I enjoyed being together and watching our beloved Texas Rangers beat the KC Royals. 

Rick and I had such a great time together....he is getting ready to rotate to the yucky night schedule....yucky for me but more action for him - criminals come out at night (I guess).  It's the life of being a police officer's wife.  I digress....back to baseball.  It was nice just to hang out together (eating hot dogs and such...I did have a bud light lime - half of one...lol).  I loved every minute of it...even when my allergies decided to kick in with a vengeance.  I sneezed often during the game and found it funny more than annoying, that is until we started the drive home.  For 45 miles I sneezed nonstop....snot flying, eyes watering, and throat burning...I thought that I was going to die!  I was wheezing badly when we were finally able to get out of the HOV lane and pull into a store so I could grab allergy medicine and kleenex....it was horrible!  By the time we made it home my eyes were swollen and I was wheezing like I had just attempted to run 5 miles without my inhaler.  I took a shower, doctored my yucky lip and then went to bed. 

Even though I woke  up stuffed and with a pounding sinus headache I wouldn't trade the afternoon spent with the friend, lover and husband....I had a great time and am so blessed to have had a little time alone with him.  I had so much fun that I didn't spend much time thinking about the puffy lip! 

It was a great day!

And I though my muffin was bad...

My punishment for whining about something so vain (see my muffin post) was to wake up this morning with a sore and tingling lip.  I have never, ever, ever had lip troubles....that is until now.  I have a cold sore on my top lip (dead center) and it looks horrible!  I know more about cold sores now then I did 12 hours ago...I know that this unsightly sore may hang around for 14 days - that is forever to have something this big on my mouth.  I've got a presentation (170 6th graders) on Wednesday....I'm petrified.  I didn't want to go out to eat lunch with Rick today...I've become completely self conscious about this thing on my lip!  I don't know how people do it...all I can think about is how big my lip is and how crusty it is already starting to look.  After lunch I ran to Walgreen's and bought a $19  2g (.07 oz) tube of abreva - the pharmacist said that this would work the fastest....I'm praying that it will.  I don't want spend the next few days wondering if people are staring at my big, fat, crusty lip!?!  It could be worse (according to the Mayo Clinic website)...lol!

Sweetness - Since I've posted a few "yucky" photos in the last few posts....I'll leave you with the sweetness that I captured while we were driving to my mother's this evening....it is too sweet!

Until next time....I'm off to medicate my lip (for the 4th time today....the directions call for application 5 times a day).

He doesn't always irritate her. <3

The Players....

There is a lot to learnn about me.  There are many things/people that I am passionate about.  So before I get too far in this blog I thought I'd introduce the players.  What a crew I have :)  I  love them dearly.



 

Rick - Hubs, the Punisher, Rickferd

               

Hunter & Jaylin

Going Mobile

Blogging from my phone....nice!  Watch out...there is no telling what will end up here now!  I promise not to over blog....eh...who am I kidding?  I will make no promises for now. 

Muffin!?! No......



 I have the day off today.  The kiddos still had to go to school - which means that I was still up this morning (at 5:25).  After dropping them off I came home, ate a bowl of cereal, grabbed my nook and hopped back into bed.  I finished one of the books that I've been working on and then promptly went back to sleep.  Up at 10:00 to get ready to meet the hubs for lunch.  As I'm pulling on my pants I notice that they are a little snug so I walk over to my mirror to check it out.  Oh my goodness.....my tummy muffin is hanging over the waist of the jeans!  I almost had a heart attack...I have been working out seriously for the last 3 months - serious weight training and I am still frustrated that my tummy muffin is out!  I've decided that I need bigger pants....ok seriously, I have decided that I am going to get serious about what I put into my mouth (I managed to only eat two bites of chocolate cake at lunch instead of the whole piece) and up my cardio and ab workout.  Working out with the hubs (who happens to be a police officer and a soldier) has lead me to bigger arms (I  love them) and a mental toughness that I didn't have when it came to weight training....but it is time to bump up the cardio.

My goal is to drop 15 lbs....that's it....15.  I've never been one to worry about my weight, but as I've gotten older I have noticed that if I'm not active - it gets out of control.  So that's it...I am determined!  I want to see my abs...not this lovely layer of chub fluffy muffin!  So good bye french fries!  Good bye cake ( I will miss you) and good bye bacon cheese burgers! 

Maybe I should just get bigger jeans?

I will be thinking about this tummy issue when I'm in the gym today.  It is bicep/tricep/cardio/abs day. 

This should be interesting...





My "muffin"



It looks worse from this angle...I do have a "GB"
(That is a whole new post on its own...What is a GB?)



Let's begin again....

Blogging...I love it!  I write about everything - husband, kids, work, goals, dreams, pet peeves....EVERYTHING!  I'm starting over....I haven't blogged in over 2 years (not counting little posts on facebook)...life just got too heavy...so I'm starting a new blog....again.  I've missed writing and sharing me with friends, family and random strangers who are interested in the things that I write. 

So I'm back - ready to share this road I'm on....
(I know never end a sentence with a preposition.  I'm a bad girl.  Hahaha.)