my boy is gonna be a STAR!

CESAR MILLAN...WE NEED YOU!

Its official. the big guy...the PACK LEADER... is coming to Edmonton, and in his search for the biggest problem pooches... he picked my Boss-man.
November 6th! i'll keep you posted!

Ive been really focusing on taking the Boss out for walks. the dog has unlimited energy. honestly every time I turn my back he is doing something ridiculous. T and I estimate that this kid has cost us over 5000.00 in cords, clothing, shoes, furniture, blankets and MENTAL BREAKDOWNS! but you know... hes my pooch, and im not ready to give in yet...

WISH US LUCK!

.X.X.

.R.

.weigh.in.ONE.

SO...

LIKE I SAID...

BIG T and I started weight watchers this last Tuesday... we decided that Sunday mornings would be our weigh-in day. Mamma campbell is on the train as well.

so here it is, week one:

T - starting weight 210.8

...current weight...204!

thats almost 7 POUNDS! In less than a week :) great Job babe!

now me...

R

starting weight - 153

...current weight...147!

i'll take it :) 6 pounds

we both understand that the first week you change your diet, there can be big changes, but it was what we needed to get our bums into gear and get motivated to keep going!

week one pretty big success. were going to push hard this week to get to 200, and 145 or below!

keep you posted!

.X.X.

R

NEW BEGINNING.

I cant keep up with this blogging thing.

its depressing.

so much is going onnnn!

and i hate nothing more than coming on weeks after i stopped blogging and trying to recount everything....

so I wont.

however I will touch on a few things.

I went to Hawaii ( excellent!)

i gained 10 pounds trying to go off some meds... im back on them.

I flunked my bodystep assessment. (and im not re-doing)

and im working at TD bank still...

other than that...my life is boring.

after I failed my assessment to become a step instructor, I was upset. I weighed myself and was at the most I have been in years. I slipped. I let myself down. and I fell into a low point, not caring, eating ridiculous amounts... being a creature.... not a nice one mind you!

so... on Tuesday, after my trip, and after thanksgiving dinner... (sigh) T and I weighed in... and started the big WEIGHT WATCHERS!

I will do my best to keep you posted... sometimes a good alternative to eating is blogging lol.

.xo.

.R.

the real day one.... UGH

OKAY... im going to count this as day one... but man... im already having a hard time getting this lemonaid down...I dont like the sweetness of the syrup! my batch yesterday was too hot, so I left the cayenne pepper out of this batch. I will maybe add some tomorrow...last night I drank the herbal laxitive tea. it actually tasted pretty good, but at 6AM, right on schedule, I was up. i took T to work at 8 and then tried the salt water flush.

attempt one...I almost got the whole 4 cups of water down...

then I puked.

yuk.

but I was determined...so I tried it again, I was about 1/2 cup short of finishing it, but my stomach told me to stop, I still got the same effect tho... did I ever!

I weighed in after all that water weight was out, and im at 140. almost 3 pounds lol... hey, its good for my ego! (even if I know its water weight)

im trying to choke down my first glass of lemonade...

i will report later!

.x.x.

.R.

THE MASTER CLEANSE - day one

So today was the day I was supposed to start the master cleanse... the night before I start I was supposed to drink some laxative tea, you know...just to loosen everything up... then do a salt cleanse in the morning to...ahem...GET IT OUT!

I couldn't get the tea until this morning... but I started drinking the lemonade mix anyways to get my body used to juicing.

todays batch was HOT - im going to have to scale back on the cayenne pepper a little tomorrow.

I took the dog on a 5K walk and went to an interview (nailed it! - im TD banks newest employee!)

right now im a little cranky and a little tired...and a lot hungry! maybe going to moxies last night and binging on bruchetta. med bread and chicken fingers(mmm) was a bad idea.

lets hope I can get past the 3 day "HUMP"

I guess real day one is tomorrow since I didnt actually "clean" anything out....

I weighed in this morning.

my start weight is 142.8 - shoot. lets hope I can jump that down, even a little before mexico

my goal weight for mexico would be 130... I think thats attainable... right?

the only obstacle I might have in the next 2 weeks is going to the lake with big T's parents.... when we are all together we love to EAT! im going to have to get my mental state just right before I go!

pray for me! im already fading!!

oh yah, and anyone who is reading this and doing it with me...LET ME KNOW!

(please just don't tell me how crazy am) :)

.x.x.

.R.

the stress/dehydration dream TEAM!

I miss Josh!

its a little lonely here without him during the day!!

GOOD NEWS:

I have a job interview with TD bank tomorrow! I will post tomorrow on how it went! eep! its been so long since I have been in an interview!! most importantly...WHAT WILL I WEAR!

yesterday I did my first BODYSTEP class all by myself!

and when I say all by myself,

I mean like...every other instructor was out of town... I was literally all by myself with 11 people in my class!

but you know what?

IT WENT GREAT!

I had fun, and I think everyone else had fun too, I made a couple of mistakes, but really, nothing anyone but I noticed. I couldn't get a camera together in time to tape it, but I wouldn't have submitted it anyways.

but to be totally honest

Today,

im not worrying about it.

I literally had a nervous breakdown on Monday night. i had been doing step for HOURS trying to prep for Wednesday's class, I went to bodyPUMP with my SIL Sarah... and my body had just HAD IT... I sat down and started crying... T gave me a pep talk...then I stayed up a few more hours...

I tried to sleep but my muscles were literally aching, when did exercise get so stressful?

wednesday morning I did "team teaching" with another instructor, as I was teaching, I started feeling REALLY sick...like..."I might fall off my step" sick. *great, as if i wasn't worrying about teaching by myself later that day ALREADY!*

luckily I made it through the class, the other instructor said I wasn't looking so hot, and I was NOT feeling good. I went right home and slept the afternoon away...I still felt like poop when I woke up so I chugged a ton of water and took some MIDOL.. ("THAT" monthly gift wasn't the reason I was feeling crappy...Midol has the perfect amount of pain killers and caffeine in it...great for working out!)

I made it through the class and realized after that I was just BURNT OUT. I was so sick I couldn't even eat, all I could do was drink tons and tons of water. stress and dehydration... good combo.

i woke up this morning feeling a little better, still sore, but not so sick. im sticking to tea, and water today. I need to make sure im feeling good for my interview tomorrow!

I will keep everyone posted on my progress with my VIDEO! it HAS to be in by next friday, and i only have specific times I can tape!

WISH ME LUCK!

...please?

.R.

my other loves.

oh summer!

HOW I LOVE YOU!

Big T and I spent this weekend at my in-laws new place just outside of Innisfail.

AND can I just say?

My in-laws are awesome.

I now have TWO amazing families... jealous??

I actually count myself so lucky to have gotten hooked up with such an awesome family. These parents would literally do anything for their children... Anything to keep their family together. And they have done great, I have 4 brother in laws and 2 sister in laws! and of course - mom and dad Campbell!

( I just had to add this picture of my GORGEOUS sister in-law!)

its SO BEAUTIFUL THERE! they bought a brand spankin' new trailer and set it on a campground for years and years of family fun to come! one of those fun things was going TUBING!!

Becca and I were up first!!

WOWOWOW!

it was SO FUN! (even tho my back is STILL sore from all that bumping around!

Then it was BIG T and I!


things got a little...WETTER



ohhh DAD!



all in all the whole weekend was AH-MAZING! - and lets just say im a little...RED from the weather. I cant wait to get to MEXICO in one month and get my little but burnt to a CRISP!

I put off the cleanse untill the end of this week. dont worry, I havent given up on it! I need to tape my STEP VIDEO this week (another rant...for another time) siiiiigh.

Thursday or FRIDAY I will give a FULL REPORT ON MY PLAN!!

<3

.R.