Pregnancy Fitness & Accountability

So as many of you know Buck and I are expecting a baby in March! We are so excited and can't wait to find out what we will be having!! I think it is a girl and Buck thinks it is a boy.typical right lol.. soooo we will see here in a month or so.

Right now I am about 15 weeks along... or will be tomorrow. I am feeling really good except for a little fat at the moment. I have had one doctors appointment and at that appointment I had gained .9lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight so I was happy with that...... I have a feeling it won't be so good at my next appointment which is Tuesday!

After talking with my doctor, I know it will be important for me to keep my weight down during this pregnancy since it is already so hard for me to lose weight. On the other hand I know this is going to be hard because I am STARVING and have no energy to work out. I have to be realistic here.... I am going to gain weight... but that doesn't mean I can't make healthy choices....So I have decided I am going to use my blog to keep my accountable as well as give "bumpdates" :) aka the belly pics. I know someday I will want to look back on this time and I won't be able to remember it if I don't document it somehow!

Yesterday I went and renewed my gym membership and did this workout:

10 min of 30 sec sprints 30 sec rest @ 8.0mph
Squat side twist with 20lb weight (10 each side)
Side Kick with 20lb weight (10 each side)
Side Burpees 5 each side
Plank tricep kickbacks with 7.5lb weight 15 each side
15 girly pushups
15 reverse pullups on squat rack bar
20 V crunches
20 side plank knee to elbow crunches with 7.5lb weight 10 each side
10 min walking incline going down 1.0 each minute at 3.5mph

Total workout was about 40min and I got a good sweat in! Now I just need to do that a few more times a week haha!

Well I will leave you with a "belly pic" :) even though it is an old one!
-Thea



At 12 Weeks



Easy-Peasy Corn Dip

Today I am going to share with ya'll the easiest.bestest.fastest. party dip eva! I seriously love this stuff and I haven't met anyone who doesn't. Well I take that back... Buck doesn't -but he has some weird aversion to sour cream. His loss baby! More for me!
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 So we start with two cans of Mexicorn. Drained!

Please, I repeat, Please drain them otherwise you will have a sloppy mess.

Add 1 drained Can of Rotel (or store brand rotel!)

At this point I got distracted by the deliciousness in front of me and stopped taking pictures but...

ADD

1 Cup Mayo

1 Cup Sour Cream

A couple diced green onions

1 1/2 Cups of shredded cheese

a sprinkle of sugar

(notice beautiful sugar sprinkle-ing action photo below)

 

Then Stir.Baby.Stir.

Take chip, cracker or spoon and dig in!

 Easy-peasy right?!

In case that was hard to follow here is the recipe

Easy-Peasy Corn Dip

2 cans mexicorn (drained)

1can rotel (drained)

1 cup mayo

1 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

3-4 chopped green onions

sprinkle of sugar

Mix & refrigerate for a few hours (for best consistency)

101 in 1001: Update

Another update on 101 in 1001! I am determined to work on the rest of my 101's and get them done soon! I added some more but still have 11 left to go!... Red ones are done and Blue means in progress :]

In other news... our internet service is awful at home and we are trying to work it out but the company wants to charge an unGodly fee for early termination...from a contract I didn't even sign...please hold while I LOSE MY MIND!!! Businesses these days... I tell ya....

I have been reading my favorite blogs a lot lately and it kind of has me inspired to start making regular posts on this one... guess we will see how far I get on that :]

xoxox
Thea


1.Own a longhorn

2. Buy Old Gringo Boots Well- technically I 'bought' old gringo boots. They were SO pretty and I loved them but they wouldn't fit my fat calves!!! I wanted to wear them with my wedding dress but had to settle for another pair.
3. Get a new laptop

4. Have a Fireplace

5. Louis Vuitton Bag

6. Get a sewing machine - My mom gave me her old sewing machine! The one I learned to sew on when I was little :] It needs some TLC but hopefully I can get it up and running soon!

7. Buy a video camera

8. Make BCD an LLC

9. Double my salary

10. Stock, and keep up Etsy store and Abbie's

11. Send a message in a bottle

12. Ride in a limo (again)

13. Spend a day quilting with grandma

14. Learn to Rope

15. Golf a whole course

16. Make 10 crock-pot meals- I have made two! Pulled pork and Sesame Chicken

17. Learn two songs on the guitar

18. Have a successful garden - Working on this! going to try a raised bed garden this year... we shall see!

19. Make fruit leather

20. Run for a cause

21. Send Christmas Cards

22. Cook Something in a fry daddy - Received a fry daddy for our wedding and I have used it several times now! I don't really like the stuff that comes out of it (hurts my stomach!) but Buck sure does :]
23. Find a horse I trust and ride it faster than ever

24. Play my old piano

25. Get my passport - Got my passport for our honeymoon to HERE!

26. Leave a 100% tip

27.Make an entire outfit I love by hand

28.Send Birthday cards all year

29. Take a photography class

30. Get my concealed weapon permit

31. Take CPR Class

32. Go to a drive in movie (again)

33. Take Buck to an NFL Game- We went to one last fall! Broncos vs. Browns and it was so fun.

34. Skydive

35. Get another tattoo

36. Get over my fear of needles

37. Climb a fourteener

38. Start a family tradition

39. Sing Kareoke

40. Buy at least ten lottery tickets - I bought 3 so far!

41. Ride in a hot air balloon

42. Go junk hunting in Texas

43. Find a church I like and go

44. Make a map of places Buck and I have been together

45. Host a Theme Party

46.Make a scrapbook

47. Ride the Amtrak Somewhere

48. Eat Seafood fresh by the ocean

49. Go to Big Bend Texas

50. Attend the Kentucky Derby - Went this year! It was so fun but VERY expensive and I don't think I want to go again- The lines were so long Buck and I stayed in the same place shoulder to shoulder with thousands of people just trying to get out the gate to our car. We ended up walking 2 miles to our car.. people were passing out left and right and I totally felt like cattle in a chute!

51. Visit 5 states I have never been to... on my way to all 50 states!

52. Wear shorts in the summer. And feel good about it

53. Have a baby

54. Keep up my blog

55. Get up at 5am every weekday morning for a month

56. Make 50 things I found on Pinterest

57. Clean the house and take stuff to the Goodwill

58. Create a 'House Binder' with pretty much all my Go-To info in it.

59. Do a front flip on a trampoline and land it.

60. Buy that camera lens I have always wanted

61. See Miranda Lambert in concert

62. 150. nuff said

63. Turn Grandma Mary's recipes into a book

64. Find out my blood type

65. Shape up my e-mail accounts so I don't have so much junk!

66. Go on a random road trip for more than 1 day

67. Pay off my credit card

68. Go to Vegas

69. See the Grand Canyon

70. Make 5 photo books

71.  Clean and Sell Wedding Dress

72. Fly First Class

73. Take another college class/go back to school/LSAT

74. Go to a KU basketball game

75. Learn to successfully drive a stick shift (without killing it)

76. Repaint red dresser at dads

77. Go to Mile High Flea Market

78. Take a Spanish Class

79. Make a T-Shirt Quilt

80. Buy a dumpster to recycle cans/bottles
81. Complete Advocare 24 day challenge

82. Go camping/fishing 2x a year

83. Backup my laptop on an external hard drive

84. Go Skiing or Snowboarding

85. Go to a vineyard

86. Do something memorable with just my two sisters

87. Write a letter to a politician

88. Get Eyelash Extensions

89. Organize and clean each room in my house (0/14)

90. Make a time capsule, bury it, make a map & put it in my SD box.

Giveaway!

One of my favorite blogs is having a giveaway!! One of the entries is to share the giveaway on your blog so here it is! Hopefully I win as there are tons of goodies :]




http://www.simplysadiejane.com/2013/03/500th-blog-post-giveaway.html

Update: 101 in 1001

Well I figured it was time to review my list and see if I have got anything accomplished these past six months! I have been crazy busy working on planning a wedding and I kind of forgot that I was even doing the project! I need to get the rest of my list posted but for now I have just updated my current list. Updates are in red!






Well not sure if any of you guys have heard of this but there is a website called Day Zero Project (http://dayzeroproject.com/about/) It is pretty cool, here are the rules..





The Challenge:

Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.



The Criteria:

Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).



Why 1001 Days?

Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.





Here are my first 50... anybody want to do it with me!???!:]



1.Own a longhorn



2. Buy Old Gringo Boots Well- technically I 'bought' old gringo boots. They were SO pretty and I loved them but they wouldn't fit my fat calves!!! I wanted to wear them with my wedding dress but had to settle for another pair. Here is a link to the OLD GRINGO BOOTS I 'owned' and then returned. :[

3. Get a new laptop



4. Have a Fireplace



5. Louis Vuitton Bag



6. Get a sewing machine



7. Buy a video camera



8. Make BCD an LLC



9. Double my salary



10. Stock, and keep up Etsy store and Abbie's



11. Send a message in a bottle



12. Ride in a limo (again)



13. Spend a day quilting with grandma



14. Learn to Rope



15. Golf a whole course



16. Make 10 crock-pot meals- I have made two! Pulled pork and Sesame Chicken



17. Learn two songs on the guitar



18. Have a successful garden



19. Make fruit leather



20. Run for a cause



21. Send Christmas Cards



22. Cook Something in a fry daddy (that's for you Irelands ;])



23. Find a horse I trust and ride it faster than ever



24. Play my old piano



25. Get my passport - Got my passport for our honeymoon to HERE!



26. Leave a 100% tip



27.Make an entire outfit I love by hand



28.Send Birthday cards all year



29. Take a photography class



30. Get my concealed weapon permit



31. Take CPR Class



32. Go to a drive in movie (again)



33. Take Buck to an NFL Game



34. Skydive



35. Get another tattoo



36. Get over my fear of needles



37. Climb a fourteener



38. Start a family tradition



39. Sing Kareoke



40. Buy at least ten lottery tickets



41. Ride in a hot air balloon



42. Go junk hunting in Texas



43. Find a church I like and go



44. Make a map of places Buck and I have been together



45. Host a Theme Party



46.Make a scrapbook



47. Ride the Amtrak Somewhere



48. Eat Seafood fresh by the ocean



49. Go to Big Bend Texas



50. Attend the Kentucky Derby - Went this year! It was so fun but VERY expensive and I don't think I want to go again- The lines were so long Buck and I stayed in the same place shoulder to shoulder with thousands of people just trying to get out the gate to our car. We ended up walking 2 miles to our car.. people were passing out left and right and I totally felt like cattle in a chute!

Pink Peonies

I love this blog Pink Peonies, there are some great outfits and every once in a while a cool giveaway! One of the entries requires you to post it on your blog so that is why this is on here. But seriously, check out the blog.. I wish I had enough money to rock the head-to-toe JCrew like she does ;]
Giveawaaayyy :]
http://www.thepinkpeonies.com/2012/06/giveaway-x2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thepinkpeonies%2FpCNd+%28pinkpeonies%29

Goals. Resolutions, Dreams.

Well not sure if any of you guys have heard of this but there is a website called Day Zero Project (http://dayzeroproject.com/about/) It is pretty cool, here are the rules..


The Challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.


Here are my first 50... anybody want to do it with me!???!:]

1.Own a longhorn

2. Buy Old Gringo Boots
3. Get a new laptop

4. Have a Fireplace

5. Louis Vuitton Bag

6. Get a sewing machine

7. Buy a video camera

8. Make BCD an LLC

9. Double my salary

10. Stock, and keep up Etsy store and Abbie's

11. Send a message in a bottle

12. Ride in a limo (again)

13. Spend a day quilting with grandma

14. Learn to Rope

15. Golf a whole course

16. Make 10 crock-pot meals-
17. Learn two songs on the guitar

18. Have a successful garden

19. Make fruit leather

20. Run for a cause

21. Send Christmas Cards

22. Cook Something in a fry daddy (that's for you Irelands ;])

23. Find a horse I trust and ride it faster than ever

24. Play my old piano

25. Get my passport -
26. Leave a 100% tip

27.Make an entire outfit I love by hand

28.Send Birthday cards all year

29. Take a photography class

30. Get my concealed weapon permit

31. Take CPR Class

32. Go to a drive in movie (again)

33. Take Buck to an NFL Game

34. Skydive

35. Get another tattoo

36. Get over my fear of needles

37. Climb a fourteener

38. Start a family tradition

39. Sing Kareoke

40. Buy at least ten lottery tickets

41. Ride in a hot air balloon

42. Go junk hunting in Texas

43. Find a church I like and go

44. Make a map of places Buck and I have been together

45. Host a Theme Party

46.Make a scrapbook

47. Ride the Amtrak Somewhere

48. Eat Seafood fresh by the ocean

49. Go to Big Bend Texas

50. Attend the Kentucky Derby