Cheater Cheater pumpkin eater

Ok, maybe I didn't eat pumpkin. But in the last 3 weeks I have been eating everything else. Including chocolate! I have not gained or lost a pound. So I am actually pretty happy. I just can't do Insanity 2 times in a row. I am exfrigginhuasted! So, I guess I will be doing Insanity round 3 like in July or something! Whenever I do I will put update picts. Till then... happy eating :) whoooo!

Hurts so good. Insanity Round 2

Ok, so I know at the end of my last Insanity blog I said I would be back in 60 days. Clearly that did not happen. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years happened. And being the happy eater I am I gladly helped myself to large helpings of everything! I actually lost 10 more pounds between Halloween and Thanksgiving, then it all went down hill and I gained 10 back. I went to the Dr. about one week before Isaac deployed and was back at 162. Ugh! Fail! Thus why I put my last Insanity picts up b.c. they are actually accurate. So here are my old before's and new afters.

Before

After

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After

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After

So I didn't do the whole inches thing this time. I can tell you that I was 162 and as of this morning I am 141. I also had to buy new pants. In a size 8! Whoo hoo! Have not seen that number in a long time ha ha. I have 2 more months before Isaac gets back. I want to lose 10- 15 more pounds. The very first round of Insanity I ate whatever. This last time I gave up chocolate. This time I am giving up all sweets, sodas, and fast food. With the exception of Chic-Fil-A and a Starbucks now and then. Here's hoping I will be back to the weight and size I was when Isaac first met me! And if I meet my goal I am finally going to let myself cut my hair short again! And boy to I ever want short hair! See you in 60ish days....I mean it this time! :)

You know you're getting something really good when it comes with the following instructions on the box :

Isaac must have known I needed these since I had gone without chocolate for a month and a half! No, they were not as good as they look. They were even better!
They came with "Berry Special" instructions, I needed to eat them within 48 hours. Trust me that was not a problem :)

I see. And how does that make you feel?

There are so many good things about the Air Force. One of the things I really love is the support shown by friends aka my Air Force family and how the Air Force tries to help out as much as possible. One of the things they offer is free counseling. I recently went to a few predeployment things and at each one they had this lady talk about how she could help if our kids were having deployment issues. Little Isaac has been having a few issues so I decided to try it. Now I really do appreciate the effort but seriously check out some of the ridiculousness of my session....

I sit down and explain that I am there for little Isaac. I tell her he is usually a sweet boy but lately he's been acting aggressively towards other children. She of course goes through the usual. Are we writing letters to Daddy? check. DVDs? check check. Daddy bear? check check check. Pretty much anything she suggested I am already doing. So here's what she said.

Psych: So when he acts aggressively what do you do?
Me: I put him in time out.
Psych: I see. Try putting him in a time in. This means when he acts out you hold him in your lap till he calms down.

Ummmm seriously lady? Let me get this straight...he acts bad so I reward him by letting him sit on my lap....not gonna happen.

Psych: How is his routine?
Me: We've kept a routine. Except for nights that his Dad is able to Skype. Then I let him stay up a little later.
Psych: I see. Well maybe you can talk to your Husband or his Commanding Officer and see if you can set up a better time for them to talk that wouldn't interrupt his routine.

lmao! Yea lady I'll jump right on that! Let me just pick up my magic phone and speed dial the commander and explain that Isaac needs to find a new time to do his mission so that we don't interrupt our sons bedtime routine!

Psych: It seems like you do a lot for your children. Like your whole life revolves around them.
Me: Yes. That is why I am here to see how you can help me help my son. If he is happy then I can be happy.
Psych: Well, first you need to take care of yourself. Have you thought of a massage or shopping?
Me: I would not feel comfortable asking any of my friends b.c. their husbands are deployed as well and we have not been attending our church for a long time.
Psych: Yes, but you need some time to relax.
Me: I am really big on statistics. Did you know statistics show that most children are molested by close friends, family members, or church members? I am not willing to risk my children for a new shirt or massage.
Psych: I see. When would you like to set up your next appointment?
Me: I am going to try what you suggested and I'll call you back if it doesn't work.

Yea. Never. Gonna. Happen.
Like I said, in all seriousness, Love the resources the Air Force makes available. Hate some of the morons they hire. That's my vent!

Deployment or Vacation?

As everyone knows Isaac is deployed. I pictured him in the desert, super sweaty with no airconditioner, bags under his eyes from lack of sleep, and losing pounds by the minute from lack of food. Imagine my suprise when I found out he has a nice airconditioned room. A building that has pool tables and fooseball tables. A pool. And food whenever he wants.

One night while we were skyping I asked him how his day was. He replied, " We'll I played my guitar, went for a run, and for dinner we had steak with a lobster tail." Then he asked how my day went. Oh you know the usual. Israel pooped on himself, his clothes and the sheets to start my day. Then I got told by my 3 year old that I am a bad mom. I worked out for 40 min. Israel screamed for 40min. Isaac crawled in between my legs and I almost fell and killed both of us. I then nursed the baby while I ate my microwave dinner.

On a serious note I realize my husband has a very hard job and I am very appreciative for the sacrifice my husband and all the troops are making over seas. Love you handsome. However, I think when you get back I am going to take a trip to see Lisa in Germany....Alone! :)

A Texas Anniversary

No, unfortunately we didn't get to go to the BEST state for our 4th anniversary but after one of our friends heard our anniversary plans she said, "now that sounds like a Texas anniversary". She couldn't have given a better compliment :)

Boots.... he looks darn good in them too!

Gun range! It was a lot of fun shooting the handgun. If anyone breaks into the house while Isaac is gone I feel bad for them. I got all "kill shots" and only missed twice...it hit the legs :)

We summed it up with a yummy steak dinner at Mahogany's.
So glad I married him 4 years ago! I am one loved and blessed woman.

I could never be on Fear Factor.

Yesterday I had a not so brilliant idea. I decided to go up in the attic. I am deathly scared of heights. When I was in middle school my siblings talked me into climbing into a small tree house. I was stuck there for hours crying and my sister who is 6 1/2 years younger than me had to show me how to get down (thanks Jerusha!). So you would think A. I wouldn't try to go into the attic B. I would have stopped when I got halfway up and looked down and broke into a sweat. Nope, not me! I got to the top and went through all of our boxes finding Isaac's old 3-6month baby clothes for Israel to wear. While I was up there I also found bibs, socks, glider, bouncer,johnny jumper, and bathtub....kinda funny since Isaac said he looked through every box and couldn't find these items! Anywhoo, I collected my goodies and was ready to head back down. That's when the drama began. I had to call Isaac over. Before he came up though he tightened a bolt on the ladder which really made me freak out. Once he came up he showed me 3 different ways I could get back down the ladder. None of these ways made me feel better. All I could picture was slipping in my own sweat and my brains being all over the garage floor. Instead I sat on the attic floor and cried big crocodile tears and told Isaac was going to starve to death in the attic ( yea, I know I'm pretty dramatic ha ha). Eventually I made it down, shaky and sweaty. Needless to say Isaac is going to have to get every item I need before he deploys :)