Crazy snow/ice in

 

 

 

 

This has been our view ALL week long. I know up north is getting slammed with feet of snow, but here in Tennessee, a dusting closes schools.  But this is 4 inches of snow ON TOP of a layer of ice.  So, Nashville was shut down Monday and Tuesday.  We live north of Nashville so we were snowed in until Thursday morning. And even then, yesterday our road was still a sheet of ice. 

 

 

 

Luckily, I was smart enough to request a company laptop, so I was able to work from home.  This made coming back to the office yesterday much easier.

 

Brody was under the weather and was another appendage to me for 3 days.  He is a mama's boy.  I was able to workout, thank the good LORD, but by yesterday I was about to explode from Cabin Fever!!

 

Because Brody was sick and it was so icy, we didn't even go out and play in the ice, which was a bummer, but I didn't want to get him more sick and/or one of us slip on the ice and dip in to our deductible for the year!

 

On a side note, I was going to tell you what supplements I am using!  They are helping tremendously.  Well, with a 90% clean diet, exercise and my Fitbit!! By the way, I think it is pretty accurate and I have figured b/c of my size already, I HAVE to workout just to eat, so it is a win win for me!

 

Ok, back to supplements.

 

Advocare SPARK (amazing!)

Advocare Omegas

NLA for HER vitamins

NLA for HER Aminos

NLA for HER  CLA

NLA for HER Shred Her

NLA for HER Garcinia Cambogia

Syntha-6 chocolate protein powder

 

These I use daily!  And feeling fantastic!

 

Have a great weekend y'all!  We have another line of freezing rain/snow/sleet coming in tonight, so hopefully we won't be house ridden for the next couple of days!

 

 

 

 

It's Friday!

It is Friday and I am so excited!

It has been a busy week for us!  We haven't been home before 8:30pm for the past 3 nights!  Brody's bedtime is 8pm, so it has been out of his routine!

Tuesday night we went to the Nashville Predators Hockey game.  Clint's work has box tickets and we can get them when we ask!  If we didn't get those tickets, there would be NO way on God's green earth that we could take Brody.  He is a hummingbird of energy. The box has just enough room to let him run and be crazy!  There is still chasing and "excuse me's" that happen! 

Wednesday night we went to visit Clint's dad in the hospital. He is a Type 2 diabetic and has an infection in the bone of his big toe. Once you get infection in the bone, there is nothing they can really do except amputate.  So, he will lose his big toe today in surgery.  He will kind of have to learn to balance.  He has already lost another toe on that foot.  Hopefully, this will be the last amputation!

Last night, we went to Clint's church basketball game.  That can be challenging with Brody as well.  He doesn't quite understand why he can't get on the court with "da-da" and play "ball-ball".  So, we have to contain and distract him on the bottom 2 bleachers and try not to let him get a ball and throw it on the court!  He is the best handful in the world!  Although, he is a handful, that boy has got my heart!  I love Ava with my being. She is my sweet sweet girl, but there truly is something special about a mama and her son!   Would y'all agree?

So tonight, we are getting home and catching up on our shows. The house has been neglected too from all of our late nights, but that can be taken care of tomorrow!

Now on to the FitBit!  I have now had it on a full 24 hours and I can safely say, I LOVE it!  It seems pretty accurate!  I was curious to see how sprinting and lifting weights affected my heart rate and calories and I was pleasantly surprised! I know I lift heavy, but seeing your heart rate raise while doing it was a welcomed confirmation!

It is comfortable to wear.  I got the black one in small.  It goes with all outfits and looks like a sleek black band on your wrist!

I was also curious to see my sleep pattern.  Last night I only "slept" 4.5 hours. Which I felt like last night was a "normal" night!  Apparently, I don't need a lot of sleep to survive. I feel fine today!

Until next time!  Happy Valentine's!!

"Plans" and growth

Today, I am not sure what to talk about so I am just going to let this post be whatever it needs to be about!

I  am up on a Sunday morning. Early.  My "plan" was to get in a 4 mile run before everyone got up for church.   As a mama, plans are typically just a fleeting thought.  Ava woke woke me up at 4:30am and crawled in bed with us.  Five minutes later, Brody woke up.  I nursed him and he is now sleeping beside me on the couch.   So my "plan" to run before church has changed.  I will "try" to run this afternoon.
Let me tell you, I have completely changed as a person after having kids.    When Clint and I got married,  I HAD to have a plan.  I HAD to know what was going on, what we were doing.  If those plans changed on a whim or spur of the moments things changed, talk about ANXIETY!  Oh boy.  Big time!


And he's awake...........

In  other news.  Clint has become serious about his working out.  He got a FitBit Charge HR and he loves it.  So, naturally, I just bought one!  Hearing him talk about his for the last week and his super interest in his activity and food intake makes me swell with pride! 

I am excited to get mine and really hit the next level of fitness for me!  I want to drop a little more bodyweight and tighten some more.  I am happy with my progess so far, but ready to step it up.  I think the Fitbit will help me do that, but I will need to be carefuk and NOT get  too competitive with myself.  Been there!  I have come so  far since my ED, wow almost 7 years ago.  I believe balance in life is so important and I tend to keep it that way!

Do any of y'all have a Fitbit??  Like it??