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As my group member girls know (The Phoenix) You Rock Girls!….I allow myself AND my clients a cheat day within reason :). I believe and have proven that it helps you stay on track as long as you can keep yourself in check. Soooo…today is Saturday AKA: My cheat day During these days I do NOT count calories….if I want to have a small treat I ALLOW myself to do so or….if I’m going out or hanging out with friends, I have a couple extra glasses of wine. What ever my heart desires as long as it doesn’t include a gallon of icecream ;).

Today…my brother in laws came over for dinner and I induldged in 1 hamburger with a ptoatoe mixture of veggies etc. along with a side of wine. It makes me feel good and makes me stronger for the week ahead I don’t feel deprived nore do I feel guilty. I’ve worked hard all week and deserve it. End of story

It’s Friday night now and I only have 5 more days until my hubby comes home! He’ll be home for 5 days then have to fly back out to Alberta :(. I gotta tell ya…sometimes it’s nice being here by myself BUT …..it’s really hard to parent 2 young kids alone ;(. Right now…as we speak….my daughter who is 4 years old, is having a herrnia upstairs! I’ve asked her for 2 days to tidy up her room but she goes up there and sits on her bed or plays until I call her down for a snack, lunch, or dinner (which ever it might be at the time) Sooo…today…I told her this morning that if her room wasn’t cleaned by bed time…she would lose her sucky. Ok…I know what you’re thinking. “What is a 4 year old doing with a sucky!” My son (age 5) has a teddy he loves to sleep with…her….it’s her sucky. She ONLY has it at bed time but it’s her comfort. What can I say. Anyway….she procrastinated ALL day and made ZERO head way with her room. My son even offered to help her! Bed time rolled around and I looked at her room. It was untouched ;(. I know she can tidy her room on her own and put things where they belong because she’s done it since she was 3. Needless to say…I had to stick to my guns. I calmly told her that I gave her many chances and I have no choice but to take it. She’s upstairs right now screaming bloody murder and my heart is being torn appart. This is one of those times where I need Chris’s (My hubby) strength. He doesn’t have a problem listening to it. If he was here…I could go for a walk and refresh. I know…long drawn out blog. Anyway…I can’t wait till he’s home!

Today is going to be a brutal day! I’ve gone for my walk this am for 45 minutes which for my weight is about 172 calories burned. Next…I need to cut more grass….which will burn about another 500 calories. We have a VERY large property and I don’t use a rider…I push my lawn. It takes me 3-4 days to cut the entire thing. Today will be about 3hrs of cutting. I also have a circuit class to teach tonight which will be another 300 calories burned or more! This isn’t factoring in all the other daily activities I have to do with 2 children, house etc.. I hope I can eat enough to support my active day today or I may pass out!..LOL! We’ll…I guess I better post my Trainer Tips and get my butt in gear or this will never happen ;). Hope everyone’s having a successful day so far!!

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Today started out pretty good…I got the kids off to school….then took my puppy for a 45 minute walk. When I got back I thought…hmmm…I can burn more calories by mowing the grass (believe me, it needs a cut!). So, I put my yard work shoes on and was about to head out for more of a workout when….ring, ring, ring! The phone *sigh*. It’s my children’s school. They proceed to tell me I need to pick my 4 year old daughter up because she has lice! CRAP! So off I go…I pick her up, go to the drug store, come back and scrub BOTH our scalps with this stinky cream rinse. My day now is consisting of laundry, laundry & more laundry….vacumming, vacumming and MORE vacumming :(. I JUST finished doing all that the other day!!!!!!!!!! It’s a bummer because it’s a beautiful fall day and I’d much rather be working outside and burning extra calories that way. Despite that though…I guess everything diet wise is a thumbs up I still had my glass of wine last night but it was easily worked into my calories ;). Being here by myself for weeks with 2 children, a 52 acre property, a puppy, and a job really takes its toll. My hubby should be home from Alberta in another week for 5 short days then….it’s back out he goes :o. Hope everyone is doing well and having a better day then me!!! LOL!

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This is the first day of the rest of my life :). I’ve been off my diet for about a month because of things that were going on in my life. My hubby started a new job in Alberta and gone most of the month + I had some personal downs. I’m back on track now and ready achieve the last 15-20lbs of my weight loss. Today…I plan on having herbal tea to calm the stress instead of 1-2 glasses of wine that adds a wopping 2-300 calories to my intake for the day. I’m also going to head down to my studio and get an extra workout in ;). Wish me luck!

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