Cleaning for the Maid?

So Insanity Days 8, 9 and 10 are done and done!  Days are starting to slip by me and I can't remember which days I have written about completing! Luckily I only have Thursday left to work and then I am off for the weekend. Since HR block this year is just part time and I am just working cause I can I decided to take a really light schedule! Of course I have to go in for a little while on Friday and Saturday if my clients can't come in to sign their returns any other days so that is no fun but at least I have those days mostly off! Anyway in short I am loving the Shakeology and still going strong with the Insanity! Still just waiting for my Turbofire and Strawberry Shakeology to come in! From the reviews and recipes on the Team Supernatural it seems like the best thing to do is gonna be adding some apple juice and getting some frozen strawberries to add to the shake! I am sure it will be delicious! 

Tuesday our maid came. As random as that fact may be (it is one of the only things included in our rent from our landlord so don't get TOO jealous) I only say that to say I wonder if I am the only weird one that cleans before the maid comes! She is **supposed** to come every two weeks but most of the time she won't show up if we are here and she has taken a ton of weeks off but still every other Tuesday I wake up in the morning and proceed to do all the dishes and make the bed and pick up all the clothes and things strown about throughout the weeks and fold the blankets that we keep on the couch! In short when she comes she pretty much vacuums whatever dog hair is still about and cleans our bathroom and wipes down the counters (even though they are already wiped from when I cleaned them earlier). I just cannot stand the thought of someone seeing my house too disorganized... EVEN the maid! Isn't cleaning supposed to be her job?  Am I the only weird one who does this? 

I had the RUDEST client today! I mean it rivals the days of me waiting tables and wanting to slap most of my guests! He is old... like 70+ and he DID NOT want to E-File his return AT ALL! Now this wouldn't be TOO big of a deal if the information packet he has filled out hadn't said that he did want to E-File and wanted the money taken out of his account for the amount he owed if he hadn't been sitting right in front of me ready to finalize his taxes! For some reason old people have this misconception that if they don't E-File the IRS doesn't have access to their accounts! He was totally rude to me and given that the IRS made the ruling that this year E-Filing is mandatory unless there is a valid reason I had to call my boss the owner to ask what to do. She wanted to talk to the guy... she tried to smooth things over and explain that he could E-File and still send them a check but he cut her off mid sentence told her that if that is how this is gonna be this will be the last year he uses HR block then he handed me the phone back... When i got the phone back my boss was still trying to explain something or other! After that the whole time we are printing out his return (since he sprung the mail in on us) he is sitting with his arms crossed shaking his head in the seat in front of me! It was SOO awkward for me! I am not thick skinned at all so I literally wanted to either punch this man or run away crying! I have lost all of my resilience over my years of being in the military! I used to not even bat an eyelash when a guest complained about me or their food or something of that sort! I have been thinking about going back to waiting tables when we go back to the states... I have to look into whether or not my job at Cracker Barrel will still be there when I go back to Alabama for a month or two just to have some extra income... It is not the best job but at least I know it already! I am beginning to wonder what I really wanna do with my life! Maybe I should be an astronaut or a racecar driver this time around! Lol No of course nothing that drastic but this would be my only chance to go to school for something other than computers if I wanted to! 

Watching some Whales... It's an Oki Thing!

Saturday we FINALLY got to go Whale Watching, something I have been wanting to do since I arrived on this little island three years ago!  Every year something has come up that interrupted or kept us from going. The first year I had just arrived on island and the season ended, then the next year I was deployed until May and then last year we had our trip all planed with our best friends and their kid and the devastating earthquake hit mainland Japan, a Tsunami warning hit Okinawa and the subsequent nuclear crisis hit mainland! Even this year we had a cancellation due to harsh conditions so I was super excited to finally get to go! That excitement faded a little after waking up at 7 to be on the boat at 730 and then riding around for three hours waiting to find some whales in a huge ocean! Finally though when all hope seemed lost our captain pulled up to where five other boats were waiting (usually a sure sign of some action) and sure enough they were watching and following a Mama Whale and her calf! (In the picture they had just come up together but it is really hard to catch them when they come up. You can just see the baby whale's fin going back into the water!)

Some of the other boats would get right up on top of the whales! It was SO rude! We would get a perfect shot of a whale or them coming up and another boat would pull right in front of us! In some of the pictures you can see just how close the other boats were getting to the whales, I am surprised some of them have not been hit! 

All in all it turned out to be a good trip! I wish I had gotten a picture or two of the whales coming head first out of the water or a couple of good tail pictures but I am happy with the experience to witness these magnificent HUGE creatures in their natural habitat during their yearly mating season in the waters off of Okinawa! It really was a once in a lifetime opportunity!

I took Saturday off from working out and ended up sleeping most of the day aside from having to go into work briefly but I did Saturday's workout on Sunday therefore Insanity Days 6 and 7 are complete and 8 will be completed before I go into work today!  I am planning on doubling up the workout on one day this week so that I can officially adjust my workout schedule to being off every Saturday and starting the new week on Sunday! With our scheduling and us usually having our friends over on Friday nights until sometime Saturday it will be easier and more private if I switch it up like this! Hope you guys have a good week! I'm off to workout and then work!

One more picture for the road! The best one to show how big the whales are!

Team Supernatural!

Today has been a super productive day for me! Days 3, 4, and 5 of Insanity are complete! Of course.... because of a crazy schedule thing, trying to get in touch with my Beachbody coach, the Hubs not going to the gym and generally being in a blah mood yesterday evening days 4 and 5 were both completed this morning but I at least got off my fat Butt and did some work... a lot of Work! Then I washed a load of clothes, showered, went to have lunch with the hubby, went to the commissary (grocery store for those non military) and cleaned out my car.... For those of you who know me You probably know how big of a feat that last one was lol! Then I came home and put everything away and washed some dishes and then went to meet with my Beachbody Coach! Finally! I have been trying to get with her all week but between missed phone calls and not knowing where she was located there was a major disconnect. Disconnect Solved!

I am now a part of Team Supernatural! A Beachbody team under my coach! I placed an order for Turbofire and for Tropical Strawberry Shakeology! (Thanks to Beachbody for the military family discount!) I have been drinking the chocolate for the past week and while its not bad Strawberry is my favorite anything!!! I am SO excited for this to come in! I think I am going to LOVE the Turbofire workout as well! It looks hard and challenging but in a different way than Insanity! Insanity has a lot of In and Outs and Oblique work that works super well but my right knee pops and hurts every time I do it so while right now I am making it through to prevent an actual injury I am going to switch to Turbofire or a Mix of Turbofire and Insanity! I am not sure what my plan is yet but exercise plans are all in what you put into them! For now it is still Shakeology and Insanity until my new program arrives!

I feel like Shakeology is making all the difference in the world honestly! I mean its a bit pricey but for thirty days worth of even lets just say lunches for 4 dollars a piece (even less for military) but my husband and I spend easily double that a piece for a value meal at whatever restaurant we choose to eat from for lunch! Its got all the  nutrients and daily values of vitamins in one shake! They say its like taking five to ten trips to a salad bar in one glass! Anyway I know Shakeology is not for everyone but it might just be the thing that finally makes a difference in my goal to lose weight!

For the record (mostly my own record) I took my body fat percentages today. Overall I am 35.6% body fat and have a BMI of 37.2 which for my height is very high! This is not good but I am confident I can and will change that over the next few weeks! I met with a real live Beachbody success story who lost over 50 pounds not once but a second time after the birth of her second child! I can only hope to be able to do that not only for my wedding but even through having my first and second and possibly third child! 

Day 2 - Check and Check!

So I actually did the workout last night but spent some time with the hubby last night instead of blogging! I might actually just start being a day behind on my blogs just for ease of writing about it lol! Last night was tough and hurt my knee a bit (we went and picked up an ACE knee brace to combat that problem)  but I got through it... I may not have done everything perfectly and I had to take a lot of breaks but the point is I DID IT! And surprisingly I don't feel as sore as I thought I might this morning! I feel general aches in my muscles from them not being used and what not but I actually like that pain (in some ways) cause it means I actually did something! And it means I am actually making a difference! Motivation = Through the Roof! Granted.... it is only Day 3 of 60... but I still know it will be worth it!

Mornings have become my relaxing time... well ARE becoming my relaxing time lol! And by relaxing time I mean the time I finish the dishes and straighten up the house and fold laundry time! I am thinking about moving my workouts to the morning time since there is no way the hubby would come home during that time (he came home early from his gym time last night and I still had half my workout left so he got banished to the bedroom) but that can be fixed with me coming home from HR block on time and him doing his full workout instead of just chest lol! Anyway we will see how it goes! I am just now starting to get any kind of energy in the mornings! I had a slight period of wanting to sleep until 11 and then get up and go to the office for a few hours... Luckily that seems to be over for right now at least!

My dogs are going crazy and I think it is hilarious! Both are Shiba Inu (a breed originated from Japan) and One is 4 1/2 and relaxed and chill His name is Scooter and didn't like other dogs before we got the little guy Hiroshi. (I can't even lie... getting him to like Hiroshi was tense for a little while) Roshi is 1 1/2. Both of them are adoptions from other military families who couldn't take them so we didn't raise either but we lucked out and got (almost) fully trained dogs in the deal and two little guys that we adore! Hiroshi is very vocal and makes cat sounds a lot lol! He runs around the house at night when he gets tired which he is also strangely doing now even though he just woke up and he has gotten Scooter in the game too! Its a blast to watch! Time now to go and get ready for work.... Day 3 workout tonight! Wish me luck! 

Insanity - Day 1... Check?

The plan - INSANITY and Shakeology
Starting Weight (Goodness Gracious I'm actually posting this) 215

Day 1 Insanity Fit test... Done! Granted I almost died.... OK so I am just being dramatic but it sure FELT like I might die! Bad thing is.... today was the short day to gauge your starting point! Whew! I forgot how tough this was! I know that I will make it through but starting this again with 60 extra lbs after taking the last 4-6 months off from a serious consistent workout plan is gonna be rough! I just have to keep MOTIVATED and remind myself that it will pay off in the end and be totally worth it! Work in Progress!!!

Unfortunately I was unable to meet with my future Beachbody Coach today because I couldn't find the facility! We live in Okinawa and their sign blew away in the last storm but I have her number now and am meeting with her in the morning and place my order for Tropical Strawberry Shakeology! Right now i'm drinking Chocolate which is fine but I love Strawberry anything so I am hoping its good!

In other news - We had a great weekend here even though our Whale Watching tour got canceled because of 9 ft swells! We are on a beautiful tropical island and in a unique position to observe humpback whales in nature! I have missed it the past three years for one reason or another. The first I had just arrived and by the time I found out about whale watching the season had ended.. the next year I was deployed... and last year unfortunately our trip was scheduled on the last weekend of the season and it was the same weekend of the devastating earthquake in Mainland Japan. I am really hoping we find time to reschedule the trip since this is our last year on the island before we head to New Mexico... Not thrilled about that change but it is the life of a military couple! We spent a lot of time with our group of friends and the hubby got to play some video games with them!

Tomorrow is Day 2 of Insanity and work! 

New Beginnings

What you see in the title is for now may be a temporary working title but also a statement I would like to make for I am indeed a Work In Progress.. I have been and continue to be and I am proud of that fact because I am constantly growing and changing and adjusting to changes around me and I believe that makes me who I am. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. The way we handle situations or things we have been through help to define how we see the world and the way we think about things and ultimately shapes who we are as a person. 

This blog comes on the eve of what I hope to be a major change for the positive in my life. I have decided that it is time to take my life back and finally get back into shape. I got married in April to a handsome loving man who was also in the Air Force. I had struggled with my weight since last year when a medication helped me to gain thirty pounds. I always said in the last year of my being in the military that if I could just do my own plan instead of the Air Force's way I could beat it... I could get back in shape.... there was always an excuse though... I had work and Air Force exercise to go to (which I promptly stopped going to once I found out I was getting out but it was still an excuse)....the getting out process turned out to last from September til January which was a blessing to us cause it meant more money for my college but in the meanwhile I continued to pack on more weight and make more excuses. 

Oddly enough the change came not because I don't have a husband who loves me but because I have a husband who loves me no matter what and who believes in me. On Valentines day I asked him to pick up pantie hose (I know blast from the past right)  while he was at the store and while explaining sizing to him he expressed disbelief that I weighed over 200 pounds... Step on the scale show me he prompted.... I declined (getting on the sale in front of someone is never good)  Then did it to prove my point. The point I proved was far from the point I wanted to prove... I was indeed over 200 lbs. He finally believed me and I started to cry... I broke down and he held me and he told me that it was alright that he loved the way I looked no matter what and that if I wanted to I would take care of it when I was ready to take care of it. So that got me thinking... There it was right on the scale... Over 200 pounds.... what was I waiting for.... when would I be ready to take care of it? When was I going to get out of my own way? The answer came on a day not unlike today or yesterday.... Just a random day when I decided to take the first step because that is what it really takes... is a conscious decision to change. 

Now I am not looking to become a health nut obsessed with calorie intake and driving you all crazy with food facts and workout information lol! I am just looking to get into shape again after an unfortunate period of time where I haven't been all I could be and felt like maybe I could take you all along with me for the ride! I am looking to get pregnant towards the middle of the year so this whole thing might be lost on some of you but it doesn't matter. Its what i feel i need to do and they say that the healthier you are at the start of a pregnancy the easier a time you will have during the pregnancy and even getting back into shape afterwords. 

This blog will likely grow evolve progress and change as time goes on just like we do as people. From exercising and getting into shape and being "newlyweds" and having our official wedding to having a first child and going through the initial trials and joys of motherhood I hope you will stick with me and be patient... Its my first time blogging lol! I am almost positive that this blog won't always be about my workouts but mostly my everyday life as a military wife with some degree of keeping myself in check with my workouts in the process!