Fit Friday

Well I am very excited because I FINALLY shattered that horrible plateau! 

2lbs gone!!!

Wooooooo .. If there was a camera in my room you would have seen my happy dance which was a lot of arms swinging and jumping up and down, and lots of "Wooo whooo"ing.

So this past week one thing that changed was my workouts.. I have incorporated more weights and most of my cardio is coming from doing HIIT! I will need to pick up my running soon to train for my races but this week I was focused on trying new things to break that plateau!

         5months postpartum baby#2

I was so excited to get my new heart rate montior - polar ft60. I was previously using the Ft4... I wanted the extra features that the ft60 comes with and so far I am loving it! It gives me that little extra motivation to push through a tough workout!!

So about that big fitness goal I mentioned last week.. I am having a hard time revealing this goal to people because 1. I am not sure how they will take it and 2. I don't care to listen to them question it. 

I have decided I will be doing a fitness competition in April (bikini division). This means over the next few months I will be training for both that and my races! 

I have a lot of work to do.. Weight to lose, muscle to gain and awhole lot of toning to be done. Strict workouts, strict diet (5 yummy meals a day :)) BUT I am prepared for the hard work and I am really looking forward to transforming my body and see what I can do! 

Wooo. Feels good to get that out.

I will post my progress on this blog as I hope to use this to keep myself accountable during this process!

What are your goals? 

Walk more? Eat cleaner? Cut out soda?Let me know in the comments!

Xo's 

5 Months!

Elizabeth

Weight: 9lbs 9oz (as of July 18th)

Length: 22 1/4inches (from 4 month check)

Milestone: (new topic) ELIZABETH ROLLED!! She rolled from her front to her back and is so close to rolling from back to front.. she gets stuck on her side!

Also TODAY... Her first tooth cut!!! 

Sleep: Amazing! She is doing a solid 10 hours every night!!!!

Eating: Great! Her pediatrician and gastroenterologist both agreed to hold of on trying solids until 6 months because so many changes have been made to her diet already. She will be starting cereals, veggies and fruits in September. 

She has figured out how to hold her own bottle which is a blessing to us!

Diapers: She is wearing 2's! Not because she needs that size but because she is very sensitive and the 2's give her a little "breathing room".

Clothing: Still 3 months.. and 0-3 months! Anything 3-6 is massive on her! We are getting alot of use out of all the 3 month clothing!

Mood: She is a happy baby!!! She is really only fussy when she is hungry or wants to be changed!

Loves:

• Madison singing to her
• Facing outwards to see what's going on.
• Eating.. if she sees a bottle she gets to excited!

Hates:

• Not seeing whats happening around her.
• TEETHING!
• When daddy leaves her.. this girl is such a daddy's girl!

God Bless Elizabeth

This weekend was a special weekend for Elizabeth as she was baptized!

 Her baptism was thrown together in 11 days.. we kept it small and it was perfect!

Elizabeth was baptized at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help church where Chris was baptized, she wore the same gown that Madison wore AND my father, 2 aunts, 1 uncle, my 2 brothers and 2 of our cousins also wore it! To make it even more special it was actually my oma's wedding dress that she made into a christening gown. All the names of the people who have worn it are stitched into the bottom. 

The priest compared it to the Stanley Cup.

 Beth's god parents are Chris' brother Pj & Chris' cousin Lindsay! 

Lindsay (Aunt Lala), Uncle Pj, Father Fernan, Chris & Kim

 Yes, that is Father Fernan feeding Elizabeth, before he blessed the beautiful diamond cross that her god parents gifted her with.

Beth, Mom & Opa

Beth & her godparents.

 I love this photo because it shows just how proud Madison is to be a big sister!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

xo's

Fitness Friday

Well here we are fitness Friday round 2.. Woo! 

So quick update from last weeks post .. I have not broken that horrible weight loss plateau I was ranting about last week. 

BUT the negative stops there!

So many positive things happened this week ..

1. I added 5 push ups to my number before I need to get down on my knees to finish out the set!!

2. Shirts that I was not comfortable wearing now fit.

3. I stepped out of my cardio comfort zone and stepped on the weight floor!!

I set a very specific goal this week and I can't weight to share with you all BUT I am not ready to share it yet. I will share next week I promise!! Still have a few details to figure out :)

I'm excited that my training for my October 10k and February 10k& half marathon starts on Monday!!! 

Check back next week for my big goal reveal and I will give a little review on the running app I am using to track my miles!

Happy Friday 

Weekend round up

This weekend was different from our normal hang out outside by the pool weekends.. We actually spent our Saturday afternoon and evening in a hockey rink!

Chris played against Pj in charity game to raise money for Burn Care Everywhere!

Madison was so excited to be able to watch the game with her cousins Bella and Jake! 

Chris' team - Duece Duece won!! 

The event raised $2700 for Burn Care Everywhere and we are already starting to plan next years!! 

After the game Madison finally got to test out her bob skates and her helmet she got for Christmas!

She loved it!!! She is half Canadian so I didn't expect anything else ;)

It was a fun way to end the day.

It was a cold weekend all together .. My brother in law PJ, cousin in law Nate and I were challenged to take the Ice Bucket challenge to raise awareness for ALS!!

We don't do things small here..

You give us a challenge we will blow past it! 

Check out Quinn 4 the Winn on Facebook to see lots more challenge videos!

Here is a link to my video 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10203326160228456&id=1644090026

If you are reading this blog YOU have been challenged!! Get a bucket of ice water - small or large and dump it over your head! Video it and challenge 3 others.. Put it on Facebook and tag me! 

So there you have it our colder the normal July weekend!

This coming weekend is crazy!

Xo's 

Fit Friday.

I am thinking of doing a weekly blog post related to fitness on Fridays!

If you have been following my blog you know I am currently studying for my personal training certification which I am planning to complete by October 31st. You are probably also aware that I am on a fitness journey... Not only to lose weight but to tone up and just be more comfortable and confident and healthy!! 

Today's post is mainly me venting about something everyone goes through... A plateau! 

It sucks! I am eating clean (other then the amazing brownie yesterday - not feeling guilty), I am exercising daily- I change it up and I am trying to think positive. 

I know I shouldn't be concerned with the scale as that is not the be all end all, but I can't help but feel let down when I step on the scale and see it hasn't moved all week. I am so close to being back in the 150s I mean I am 160.0lbs and I just can't break it!

Really I don't care who knows what I weigh because I could be 160 of soild muscle or I could be 150 and have no muscle at all ... The scale doesn't matter. 

I know I have made progress because my lululemon workout pants (usually tight) are getting loose (time for a little shopping :))!! I am trying to track my progress with how I feel in my clothes and the inches lost!

I am also tracking my speed while running, the amount I lift at the gym and how far and fast I can row (my new favorite thing). 

Next week I hope to have good news about breaking that plateau and I will hopefully have some helpful tips!! 

Have a great weekend!!

What a weekend

I don't even know where to start ... The good or the bad?

I guess we will start with the good ... My parents stopped by!! 

They were in Rhode Island for work this past week so instead of heading straight back home they swung by our place Saturday night!  

Our first our of business was dropping off their new trailer.. Or hotel on wheels as it was called by a few members of the fire dept.

Madison in true Madison fashion has already asked for a pink one!!

We took it easy on Saturday night, I made zucchini boats (amazing even Madison tried them!) and then we headed to Coldstone!  

I have been trying to get my mom there for 4 years and we finally made it!!

Oh the choices!

Madison settled on strawberry icecream (because it's pink ... Ofcourse) with rainbow sprinkles and m&m's.

Sunday we headed to the park for a walk and then to play on the playground!

And then the fun ended ...

Yes on the ground is part of the reflector off the car of the person who hit me. 

And to add to it.. They left!!!

Who hits a car in the middle of an empty parking lot!!?

Lots to deal with this week now.. Yay.

But we ended the day with a nice dinner at our favorite local restaurant with my parents and Chris' parents before my parents headed back home!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Xo's