tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90146592843534004822024-03-12T15:34:46.321-07:00F.I.T. by JordanFinding Inspiration Together!Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-60944938305385501752019-01-04T14:31:00.001-08:002019-01-04T14:31:29.780-08:00Pecos Joe’s Birth Story! <div style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">For about 2 weeks I felt like I was leaking fluid. My waters gushed with Caleb and leaked with Dax, then gushed when we got to the hospital. This whole just leaking thing was driving me crazy because I was never sure if it was water leaking or me peeing my pants. At 36 weeks my AFI was 12, which is normal, so I tried not to think about the leaking even though I was dilated to a 4 already. At 37 weeks, I was dilated to a 5 and my AFI had dropped from a 12 to a 7. I was sent straight from my MFM to the hospital (that was on Thursday 12/27). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">As I walked over to triage, I couldn’t get ahold of Casey on either of his phones. I was in a panic and needed him to calm me down. Luckily, a friend he works with answered my call and he tracked Case down!! My MFM told me I would most likely be admitted and I wanted my husband there. However when I got to triage they told me a different story so I told Casey to wait to take off work until we knew what was happening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">During triage, they tested me to see if my fluid was leaking and told me that all test were negative. They determined that I had a high leak and that is why my AFI dropped from a 12 to a 7 in just a week. They said I was okay, baby is okay and I could go home. I was sent home dilated to a 5 with a high leak... and had so many unsure feelings about being sent home! I was nervous that I would get home and not make it back to the hospital in time for an epidural. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I got home around 6pm Thursday night, we had dinner, picked up some stuff at Home Depot, stopped for milkshakes at Sonic and went to bed by 10pm. I was woken up at 2:34am with some mild contractions that were 5-6 minutes apart. Triage told me to come back once contractions were less than 5 minutes apart... so I decided to lay on the couch, watch a Hallmark Christmas movie and count contractions. Once I got up to move to the couch, I started leaking again. I knew I wasn’t peeing, so I decided to do the pooling test (laying down for 30-45 minutes, then stand up to see if waters come leak again). I did this a couple of times and went through 3 pair of undies. I kept telling myself I would wait for Casey to wake up for work at 6am and then tell him to see if he thought we should go back to triage or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">At 5:15am, I was walking back to our bedroom (for some dry undies) and a huge gush of waters fell on my kitchen tile. It stopped me in my tracks... then I started walking again and another big gush came out. I finally made it to the bedroom, leaking the whole way, and woke Casey up to tell him we needed to get to the hospital because my water broke!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I stood in my kitchen, naked from the waist down while standing on a towel while Casey got dressed, got Dax up and got him dressed and then we headed to my mother in laws to drop Dax off. (Caleb was at his dads house).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">We made it to the hospital around 7am, which was shift change, so it took a while for us to be seen. When the doctor finally came in, they tested me again to see if it was my water breaking and told me the test was negative AGAIN!!! I was super annoyed!!! I know for a fact my water broke! They checked me and I was dilated to a 6. The doctor said “I am not sure if we are going to admit you or not, let me go talk to your doctors office and we will figure out a plan.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I was PISSED!!! I am dilated to a 6. Contracting every 5 minutes. And my water broke but they didn’t believe me!! Finally at 9am they decided to admit me. I was wheeled to labor and delivery and around 9:30am the on call doctor came in to break my water and start pitocin. When she went to beak my water, she said “oh wow, there isn’t anything to break.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">UMM YEAH BECAUSE I ALREADY TOLD YOU, MY WATER BROKE AT HOME!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I decided at 10:30am to get my epidural, the nurse checked me and told me I was dilated to a 7. I had told my friends and family (and photographer) that it would be late afternoon/early dinner time and to not rush to get to the hospital. After the nurse checked me when I got the epidural, she said I needed to call everyone back because this baby would be here by noon! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Boy was she right!! At 11:45ish she checked me again and I was a 10!! They called the doctor and I started pushing around noon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Pecos Joe Flowers joined the world at 12:12pm!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What better way to get excited about a baby, no matter the gender, than decorating the nursery?! I love love love to decorate. I love the freedom I have to make a blank room into something from my dreams. It usually starts off with me pitching the idea to my husband (and family and friends) and them not being sure of my vision... but by the end, they are always on board and seeing my vision!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pecos' nursery was no different. I wanted BOLD colors. I decided on blue and green stripes and let my husband pick the shades. The green ended up being like Nickelodeon slime!! I was scared but excited because... B-O-L-D!! We were given a black armoire and I wanted to use it in the nursery so that meant all the furniture would be black too. We bought the crib/changing table at Burlington Coat Factory and the rocking chair was from Caleb's nursery 9 years ago. The metal utility cart came from Ikea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The sign above the crib was modeled after something I found on Pinterest. I made it out of plywood that I painted white and trim that I painted black. The words are heat transfer vinyl. It is about 2.5 feet tall and 4 feet long. And yes, I am aware it says est. 201... we left off the last number because we are waiting to see if Pecos will be a 2018 baby or a 2019 baby! I will iron that last number on after he arrives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The side wall, where the black utility cart is on, was something I created in my head. First I wanted the arrows and then when they arrived I decided to paint them and realized that if they were on the wall alone they would look weird... so I decided to buy a HUGE letter P. Well the problem there was that I couldn't find a HUGE letter P. I found a smaller one that was white so I bought it and painted it black. The metal sign was something I found at Hobby Lobby and it was a God thing. I was literally in tears after seeing all the girl nursery stuff and then I turned the corner and there was that "You are Enough" sign. I could not not buy it! I started to put it all together and realized it was still missing something... SHELVES!!! I couldn't find any that I liked so Casey and I went to Home Depot and decided to create our own floating shelves that I could paint in the rooms colors. The perfect last touch was adding a little blue Indian head piece that my Gaga made for me MANY many MANY years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Texas above the rocking chair is actually a cutting board I painted. I bought it off Amazon for like $10! I placed Pecos' name on it in 651 vinyl and put a dot where Pecos, Texas is located. The other wall by the rocking chair will be a cluster of picture frames... I am still looking for those though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The wall by the crib that is empty will be where I put a huge black picture frame that I am going to place a picture of Casey's grandpa (Pecos, who we are naming the baby after) holding baby Pecos. I plan on making a plaque under the frame that says "Pecos & Pecos"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am loving how it is all coming together!! Seriously it is better than I could have ever dreamed off and best part of it all... my family is finally seeing my vision and they are loving it too!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next up, find a hospital door hanger I love and start working on creating it!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy 21 weeks to me!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fast forward, we are pregnant with our 3 child. That is what this blog is dedicated to. It is kind of a taboo topic that I think light needs to be shined on. I thought about where to post this at and knew that this blog would be my outlet. I woke on Sunday July 15 at 5 am and couldn't fall back asleep so I decided to start blogging... and this is what came out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Edit - I am blown away at everyone who has reached out and shared their stories with me. Thank you for letting me know I am not alone. I remember being scared to share my story of miscarrying a few years ago and through that so many people opened up to let me know their stories... the same applies to this blog now, y'all have helped so much! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>(Edit Cont) - There have been a handful of very rude people and to those I say this... I hope and pray you never have to deal with any kind of disappointment or depression ever in life. If you do, I hope that you are able to open up about it and seek help without being judged. Why judge someone and their feelings, just because you don't understand? My hopes for my boys, all 3 of them, is for them to grow up in a house knowing it is okay to be disappointed because you don't always get exactly what you want... and that it is okay to seek help to learn how to deal with that disappointment because it is healthier than pushing it down and never dealing with it. So rude people, I will be praying for you! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was shocked, very sad and upset it was blue instead. For a brief moment in time I was sad that I was even pregnant again. It was a feeling I had and it was real. It faded quickly though because in the end I was excited to be pregnant and having another baby, but I was having a hard time learning how to cope with mourning a daughter I will never have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We found out the gender on the 28th of June. I spent a lot of time in bed the following days just crying and praying that God would change it. Casey knew I needed time to process this information alone and he gave me my space. I have always been one who cries in my closet, counts to 10 (sometimes to 1 million) and then comes out to talk to him. He was happy with either gender and it hurt me to see him happy. I wanted him to be sad like I was, I wanted him to long for a daughter like I longed for one. Misery wanted company, go figure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The days passed and it became a little bit better to come to terms with. I finally broke down and talked to Casey and we decided that we would wait to announce the gender until we see it on a sonogram. It was the first day I didn’t cry... so that’s what we did. I reached out to a counselor to talk through my sadness and I even joined a gender disappointment support group... who even knew those existed?! Because I sure didn't. I will tell you though, it has been VERY helpful for me. Anytime I get sad or down, I turn to my group and I feel like I can express my feelings without judgment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the next few days of waiting for the sonogram, I started trying to get excited and come to terms about having my 3rd boy. I mean my chances of the genetic test being wrong were 1-2%. I started by deleting all the girl stuff off my Pinterest board. I searched for a cute nursery idea I liked for a boy, and found one. I created an announcement. Anytime I went to the store, I would look/glance at the boy items. I would practice in the mirror telling people "its another boy"... which most days I would cry while saying it but as time went on, it got a little easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course there were moments in each day my heart would break again... a friend would announce she was having a girl. I would see a cute outfit I would love to purchase for my daughter. Braiding the hair of my best friends daughter. The list could go on and on. But with each passing moment, the pain wasn’t as painful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The feelings were directed towards the fact that I would never have a daughter. Just saying that breaks my heart... I know one day I will have daughter in laws and maybe I will be lucky and have granddaughters, but it’s not the same. Learning to mourn something you will never get, it is a hard thing to learn. Going through the steps of grief have helped but I can’t fully say I am 100% over it and whose to say I ever will be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know people will judge me for this blog and I know people will think I just need to be happy with what God gave me... but gender disappointment is real and I want people who are dealing with it, to know that they are not alone. It is okay to feel your feelings. It is okay to be sad. It is okay to be angry. It is just plain okay! Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes I know there are people who deal with infertility that would be happy with 3 boys... and for those people I would say if I could give you my fertility I would in a heartbeat, if I could. But what you need to understand, just like you long for a baby, I longed for a daughter. I would never dismiss your feelings, so please don’t dismiss mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To end, I may never understand God’s perfect plan for my life as a boy mom but Caleb Scott, Dax Marshall and Pecos Joe I love you to the moon and I am happy God chose me to be your Momma! You boys are wild, crazy and everything I never knew I needed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">***If you are suffering from gender disappointment, please reach out to someone. There are so many online support groups available to you.***</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another blog I read that has helped me a lot is this one... I urge you to check it out if you are struggling with GD or would like to understand GD better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In September I made a goal that I wanted to get as close as possible to 189.8 by October 1st that I could. Well, I didn't make it by October 1st. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided that I would make the same goal again for October. This time I came up with a reward for hitting my goal. I figured it would help me stay on track... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Worked out everyday except Sundays - mainly lifting with some cardio here and there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Did some 2 a days when I had the extra time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Really focused on going up in weights when lifting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Changed my cheat meal from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. It helped me stay on track over the weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Focused on drinking all my water and less diet cokes (still having my DC though)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Started the No Off Season Challenge by Fit Like Flint!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning, Halloween, I hit 189.8!!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My reward - I am going indoor skydiving on Thursday!!!! The 2 times Casey has gone, I was pregnant. Once with Isabelle when I took him for Father's Day and then with Dax when I took him and my niece for her birthday. I am SUPER excited to get in that tunnel and FLY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">When I hit this goal, my reward is going to be to buy a new outfit from <a href="http://www.olliemarie.com/">OllieMarie</a>!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Did you know that 1 in 4 women have miscarriages? I am 1 out of 4. July 10th, 2014 I found out that I lost our sweet baby girl Isabelle Mae Flowers after being on bed rest for a Hematoma for a week and half. The silence that fell in the room when the sonogram was being performed is a "noise" that I will never forget. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Losing Belle was hard, probably one of the hardest things I have ever done in my entire life. And I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The thing that really helped me get through it (the best I could) was being able to open up about it. Being able to share my story. Being able to acknowledge Belle's life, even if it was short lived. Being able to hear other peoples stories. Being able to have other women to relate to so I knew I wasn't alone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I feel for the women who have no one else to talk to and have to deal with this alone. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. If you have suffered a loss, please find someone (a friend, a parent, a co-worker, a counselor, a pastor, etc) to talk to. I promise it helps. It doesn't take the pain away, but it does help ease it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You will always be left with the what ifs, the I wonders, the day dreams of what life would have been like... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Would Belle have straight hair like Caleb or curly hair like Dax?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What would her giggle sound like?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Would she be a Momma's girl or have Daddy wrapped around her finger?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Would she wear a bow or rip it out of her hair like I did? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am very thankful though, because without losing Belle we would have never had Dax. Its a bittersweet thing. One couldn't happen without the other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And I am also one that will always smile when I see a yellow butterfly cross my path because I know it is God's promise that my sweet Belle is in heaven waiting for me to hold her again. </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-69247889051133092312016-09-29T06:16:00.001-07:002016-09-29T06:16:53.032-07:0012 pounds<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I know the scale is bitch and we shouldn't watch it that much. We should pay more attention to measurements and how our clothes fit. I get it. BUT I do pay attention to the scale and well, that is me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I gain weight FAST... I mean FAST!!! It is a special talent I have. Ha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Dax's birthday I was down to 178. Then, this summer I slacked hardcore and gained weight back and I was fluffy and my clothes weren't fitting. I kept going back and forth from 195 to 200. It is where my body is comfortable at and easy to maintain with good-ish eating habits and half ass workouts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After my birthday in late August, I was tired of being "comfortable" and ready to kick it up a notch. I started training at 202.2... YUCK!!!! I mean it was no 280 where I was last year, but it wasn't 178 where I was earlier this summer. All I could do now is kick some major booty and get back down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been GREAT. Last Friday I weighed in at 193! That means I have lost 9 pounds the past 3 weeks. Kind of proud of myself... and back on the right track to get down to 178 and smaller. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">THEN... Caleb's birthday happened. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did good on his actual birthday and planned to go during his birthday weekend... but I sucked it up hardcore. I shoved cupcakes in my face, they are my weakness. I licked my plate clean when the pizza was served. And I kept pigging out on Sunday with greasy fast food. By Sunday night, I was highly disappointed in myself and I regret pigging out. It was done and nothing I could do to change it now except get back on track. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday, I weighed in 12 pounds heavier than I did Friday... yep, I was 205! I about cried. Well, I did cry actually. This is when I usually turn to cupcakes but I decided to get back on track instead. As of today, I am down to 195... still have a few more pounds to go to get back to 193, but I am going in the right direction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will NOT have a 12 pound gain again... it isn't worth it. I have had to bust my ass this week to get this weight back off and get rid of the bloat. If I would have not cheated all weekend long, I could have gotten really close to my goal of 189.9 or maybe even hit the goal. </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-13455036975766440202016-09-28T06:44:00.003-07:002016-09-28T06:44:33.377-07:00Caleb's 7th Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday we let him skip school, because who likes to go to school on their birthday?! We had breakfast with Grammy (to drop off Dax for the day), then made a trip out to Legoland and finished off the day with some Mexican food for a late lunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wouldn't let him say he was 7 until 5:50pm on the dot... he was highly annoyed on me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then on Friday, we had his 1st ever slumber party!!! Let me just say, I am still exhausted from this sleepover. EXHAUSTED!!! I invited 14 boys and we ended up having 8 of them show up. I really thought only 3-4 would show up but I guess when you have a free sitter for a Friday night, you accept! I mean, I would! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having a pool in our backyard helped pass the time. I let Casey hang out with them while I cleaned up the mess in the house... which just got messier when they came back in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never knew that Caleb's costume collection would come in handy like this before. They LOVED dressing up and playing superheroes and fighting each other. Please look at Caleb's serious face... he takes being Superman VERY seriously!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The boys fell asleep around 12-1am so I thought they would sleep in.. but I was wrong. I went to pick up donuts at 7am and when I came back, they were ALL WIDE AWAKE and ready to eat and play superheroes again... we didn't have plans to leave the house until 10:30am so I had to find stuff for them to do until then. Luckily, it was pretty outside so I sent them out to play while I picked up the house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I told the parents that I could drive the boys up to the bowling alley where the party would continue. I told them the party was from 11-1 and Flash would be there at 12. No one showed up to help with their boys until the party was over... I guess I should have been more clear. So that meant not only was I trying to throw a party, talk to my family and friends but I was also in charge of 8 little boys because none of the parents showed up for the party. It was a huge bust and I have decided I will never do a slumber party AND a party again... it will be one or the other! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flash was a HIT at the party! Caleb loved having him there to show off and play with. We had Spiderman at his 5th, Batman at his 6th, Flash at his 7th... I wonder who he will have at his 8th, if he still is in love with superheroes!! I hope he is!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all was said and done, we had an amazing birthday celebration!!! I am glad it is over though, it was exhausting, expensive and I ate WAY too much... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope your 7th year is the BEST one yet. Momma, Case and Daxy love you to the moon, to the moon, to the moon!!!!</span> </div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-17722180396972860242016-09-19T06:15:00.001-07:002016-09-19T06:15:37.978-07:00Twenty-Two<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first week, I was having to stop and rest for the 10 seconds so I could get the full 22. Last week (my 2nd week) I was starting to get the full 22 each time. I was feeling like a beast and so proud of myself... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then today happened. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was REALLY hard. I had to stop and rest for 10 seconds on almost everything so I could get the full 22. Some of the machines, even with the rest, I couldn't get the full 22. After a few rounds, I started feeling a bit defeated and I think Russell could see it on my face. Then, he told me that he upped the weights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Awww, makes tons of sense!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Right now I am very happy that I have a trainer because if I was working out on my own, I would have never upped my weights. I would have never done 22 reps. I would have actually lowered my weights so I wouldn't have to struggle or feel defeated. Working out with Russell is challenging me and I know it is going to really help me build muscle way quicker than I ever could on my own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also went ahead and took my weekly progress photos today because we are going on a date tonight and I am counting this as my cheat meal. My mouth is watering thinking about my cheat meal... that is when I know I need to indulge in my craving and get right back on track. If I don't, I will end up binge eating and throwing all my progress out the window. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember, one meal wont make you fat just like one workout wont make you fit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is from August 29 to today September 16. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have lost 8.6 pounds - still have a ways to go before getting down 178.8 (what I weighed on Dax's first birthday) but I am getting there. Right now I am averaging 2.86 pounds a week, so that's pretty awesome. I know it will slow down as I put on more muscle though, so I am not too worried what the scale says. I am trying to go more on my weekly photos and my inches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh and guess what I am doing tomorrow for brunch... meeting up with local Jessie Girls!!! I am so stoked!!! Next week I will make sure to blog about the brunch and about all the wonderful women I meet. Fitness doesn't always have to be hardcore all the time, it can also be fun. Meeting likeminded people will help your journey become more fun. I am STOKED!!! Bring on the Jessie's Girls!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to say, I have been really focused and I feel 100% back on track and I am loving it. From August 2015 to June 2016 I was on fire. I did feel it start to peter out around January/February, but I kept going forward anyways. Then in June, after Dax's birthday, I relaxed way more than I would like to admit. Then in August 2016, I really dropped the ball... skipped workouts, ate whatever I wanted, and just didn't really care all too much. I would have days where I wanted so badly to get back on track and then cake would appear and I wouldn't care about the gym anymore. I was disappointed in myself. I kept telling myself, "after my birthday I will get back on track". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so happy that after my birthday, August 28th to be exact, I got back on track and have been on fire since then. I feel so much better about life and about myself when I am on track fully. I have more energy and I don't get frustrated with myself as much. It is like working out and eating healthy gives me a high on life! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just wanted to blog and touch base with you all to let you know I am still here. I am just focused and back on track... I am basically doing the same thing almost daily so I haven't had much to blog about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Eating based on my macros my trainer gave me, cutting out breads (getting my carbs from other sources like veggies) and limiting myself to only 1 piece of fruit a day. Then having one cheat meal a week, not a cheat day, just one meal and one dessert. I did post my menu on my <a href="http://facebook.com/fitbyjordan">Facebook</a> page and plan on eating that the rest of the month... I like to keep it simple and easy to follow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will try and blog at least once a week, but make sure you check out my Facebook page and/or my Instagram (Jordashflowers) page for more up to date progress photos and updates on my journey! </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-20060877007943165172016-09-06T06:14:00.001-07:002016-09-06T06:14:10.137-07:00Workouts & Waco<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday was my first workout with my new trainer and I loved every single minute of it. I took Caleb with me since it was Labor Day and he was out of school... the gym has a living room area with X-Box and I thought he would really enjoy that... I thought wrong! He was super annoying and kept whining for me. HA! He did take this picture of me and after my training he told me he was proud of me. It melted my heart and reminded me why I am doing all of this... to set an example for him (and Dax). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My workouts will consist of working out with Russell Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 5am. Then I will do cardio on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays by myself at my gym and rest day on Sunday. I asked him if I needed to lift any on my own and he said not to worry about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as food, I am eating the same thing I ate last week until tomorrow. Tomorrow Russell and I will talk about meal planning and my numbers. I am ready to see what he has in store for me in the kitchen and start eating on his plan. I can tell that my bloat is gone from August but now I am ready to really start seeing changes in my body. I know that the next 3 months is going amazing and I cant wait to see my results by the end of the year!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since yesterday was a holiday, Casey had the day off... that means all 4 of us were at home for the entire day! That is very very very rare. We decided to make it an adventure and head out to Waco, Texas to tour the Dr. Pepper Museum and visit the Silos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am a huge Diet Coke fan so Caleb thought it was SO funny that we were at the Dr. Pepper museum. They ended up buying some DP floats and loved them, I didn't try it so who knows! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next stop, the Silos!! Have you seen Fixer Upper (Chip and Joanna Gaines) on HGTV? This is their place! It was amazing and I loved that it was so kid friendly. They had this amazing yard area for kids to play... It was hard to make them leave this area, even when I showed up with cupcakes! </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-20263223867129112572016-08-31T07:03:00.001-07:002016-08-31T07:03:23.832-07:001 Step Forward... 3 Steps Back! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had trouble finding a trainer and it took a lot of time and asking around to find one. I finally found one and after meeting him, I left feeling good about the situation and pumped to get started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week has been amazing so far. I have been killing my workouts (currently using the ones from being a Jessie's Girl) and eating 100% on track (also using the Jessie Girls meal plan). I submitted my measurements and photos on Sunday and had to wait for him to email me my workout and eating plan on Monday. I received it Monday afternoon and that is where it all went wrong...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was told that the workout plan would be adjusted for me, you know since I have knee issues. It was not adjusted for me at all... it was a very generic plan. It was also very similar to the plan I was already following with being a Jessie's Girl. He told me in our meeting that he wasn't a fan of generic workout plans and he would write one just for me... That kind of left a sour taste in my mouth, but I decided that it was okay that I would just adjust the plan according to what I can and can't do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I opened my meal plan. When we sat down and met I told him my goals and what I wanted to happen. I told him I didn't like plans with low carb and that I didn't want to do any drastic eating plans that would make me gain weight right after I finish the plan. Well, that is exactly what I was sent. The plan was based on Keto (basically its medium protein, high fats and very low carbs... like 14 grams of carbs to be exact, I am currently eating 170 grams). He said that this would throw my body into a state of burning fat. Or in my husband's words... this will throw his wife into one of the bitchiest moods you have ever seen her in and she will be hulking out 24/7! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I asked my Jessie's Girls about this Keto based diet because a lot of them have competed and I wanted to see if this is what I should be doing. I have never competed before so I wasn't 100% sure. They all very strongly said NO!!! Even Jessie herself messaged me saying that she does NOT agree with this and that your body needs carbs and she earned her pro card and ate carbs the whole time. She also said some other choice "words" about how stupid this plan is and how wrong it is for the trainer to tell his clients to use it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we sat down and met, he said trainings will be $45 a session. I noticed on the gym's website that they were doing 2 free sessions with the 16 week package I bought. I asked him about it and said he wasn't one of the trainers included in that package but would honor it for me. He then said that he will do 2 free trainings but that the next 14 trainings would be $70. So basically I can get 16 trainings for $45 a session for a total of $720 OR I can get 2 free trainings and 14 sessions at $70 for a total of $980. Ummm something doesn't add up to me!!! Is it just me or does that seem odd? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have decided to start looking for another trainer. I contacted one this morning and waiting to hear back. I told him that I want to compete but not at the cost of ruining my body. I want to do it the right way so when I step off stage I am not going to gain it all back. Competing is great but living life in a healthy lifestyle is what I want more than anything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">For now, I am going to continue on with my Jessie's Girl Plan and keep looking for a trainer... </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-24095932055295308362016-08-26T06:50:00.005-07:002016-08-26T06:50:45.283-07:00My Next Steps!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, if you don't know already, I am planning on doing a bikini fitness competition before I turn 32 (8/22/17). This blog is to answer some questions, to fill you in, and mostly for me to get all my thoughts together in one place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a VERY exciting time in my life and this next step is a huge one for me, so forgive me if this blog jumps around or you get lost. My brain is going 90 to nothing and I am just so darn excited!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The #1 question I get from people when I tell them about my dream of stepping on stage and competing is, WHY? I was always known as the fat funny friend. I hid behind my weight and made excuses for why I kept packing on the pounds. Then I lost it and felt great. Then I gained it back after surgery and depression. Then I lost it again and felt even better the 2nd time. Then I lost our baby and went through depression and another pregnancy (Dax) and gained it back again. Then I lost it again and this third time is going to be the last time. I guess my answer to why I want to compete is because I want it to be the icing on the cake. I want it to be the big finale to the firework shows that has been my weight loss journey. I want it to be the part in my story that people hear about it and think "Whoa, if she can do that, I can do it." Stepping on stage for me is confirmation that I made it! Yes I know that once I step on stage all my problems will still be waiting for me when I get off the stage. Yes I know that I will still have to work hard on maintaining my weight loss and I wont be able to just binge eat all the time. It isn't an answer to my "problems" it is a reward for all my hard work and success and it is a stage (literally and figuratively) that I can get up and say LOOK WHAT I HAVE DONE... even if it is just me I am saying it to!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Trainer - I have been looking on google and everywhere else I can think of to find a trainer and I have been asking around for about the last 6 months or so. I haven't found much of anything I like. I didn't want an online trainer, who was out of state or could never meet with me in person. I wanted someone I can meet with at least once a week that will help me with my form, help keep me on track and be a rock I can lean on when I am ready to give up. I wanted someone with knowledge of shows and who can help point me in the right direction. I am going into this blindly and I didn't want the blind leading the blind. My trainer, Lo, hooked me up with this girl who has now competed 3 times and is in the Fort Worth area. From there, she gave me her trainers information and I contacted him. I did some snooping on his page and realized this is what he does... he sends people to shows and they come back with trophies!! He sent 6 people to a show this last weekend and they came back with a total of 10 trophies!!! We sat up a meeting to sit down and talk and go from there. The meeting was yesterday and it was amazingly! I was nervous going into it but when I met him, Chandler, I felt as ease and knew that I was right where I needed to be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We sat there and talked about my journey, he told me about his back ground (which is in nutrition and working with people with eating problems... depression eating being one, umm hello!!!), he talked to me about shows and what my goals and timeline was, then he got me all signed up and squared away for the next 16 weeks!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The plan - The gym he works for (BodyShop Training Center) is hosting a 16 week challenge that starts next week. The buy in is $299 which includes 16 weeks of online training and he is writing me a nutrition plan. It also includes 2 sessions with the trainer of your choice or 2 weeks free of group training (I am choosing 1 on 1 training). And they also have 1 on 1 packages with training starting at only $90 for 3 sessions per week. I am going to use the online training for the first 16 weeks and meet with Chandler every Thursday at noon to work on my form and make sure I am on track with where I need to be with my training. I didn't want online training solely, so meeting with him once a week is the best of both worlds. As my competition gets closer and closer, I will meet with him more each week and do less of the online trainings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dates?! - So when is my competition? We are shooting for one the weekend of August 18-20, 2017! Yes I know that is a year away and hearing it being a year away kind of put a blah taste in my mouth but I am trusting Chandler. He said he would not put me on stage until I am stage ready and confident, he said one year is going to be the time frame to get me to my goal.... it isn't a quick fix! I did ask him if he would tell me in the spring if I am close to getting on stage because my initial goal was to get on in May... he said we will talk about it in April and see where I am but for me to shoot for August. Trust the process... Trust the trainer.... TRUST! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Why Bikini - I didn't know what category to compete in. It is all a bit overwhelming when you start to research it. Chandler asked me what I wanted to work for and my answer was "to step on stage"... haha! So he suggest bikini. He said that it is an "easier" process and I wouldn't have to bulk as much as I would for the other categories. That it would give me time to really get comfortable with stepping on stage and competing and if I wanted to change after my first competition then we could, but that he likes to start newbies out in the bikini category... so why bikini? Because I am TRUSTING Chandler and his knowledge about competitions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This summer has been a rollercoaster for me. I hit 178 on Dax's 1st birthday (June 14) and from there I kind of started to maintain. My body maintains really well at 185-190. That is when I can eat crap, kind of so so workout and not really gain. So after we got back from vacation (early July) my body jumped from 178 to about 192! I have been maintain in that 185-190ish weight range for the entire summer... until the past few weeks. I have been pigging out and skipping the gym more and more... oops! This morning I was 197! Scary to see it going up. I hate admitting this to you but this is real life. When you start slacking on your foods and skipping your workouts, you start to gain the weight back. Sucks! So this whole starting to train for competition couldn't have come at a better time in my life. I need this fuel to light my fire again. I am ready to give it 100% and really kick some major ass. Tonight I am going to sit down and write out my grocery list, shop tomorrow and prep Sunday. Monday it is on like donkey kong!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will try and blog each week of the 16 weeks and let you know how I am doing, how the works are, what my food plans are looking like and everything else! Thank you for all the love and support you guys have given me, I appreciate it more than you will ever know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh and if you invite me out to eat and I turn you down or bring my own food, please don't get upset with me... I have goals!!! BIG BIG GOALS!!!! </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-70810621843252925612016-08-23T08:33:00.000-07:002016-08-23T08:33:44.157-07:00Dax's 1st Day at MDO<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, Dax started Mother's Day Out (will be going Tuesdays and Thursdays).... which really is more Father's Day Out for us since I work in the mornings and Casey stays home with the boys. Ha! Dax is at that age where he needs to be around kids his own age. I really think his vocabulary and motor skills will really take off after a few months of being in "school". And, Casey needs a break a couple days a week from chasing a toddler so he can do some updates around the house. We have a long list of things we want to get done and having Dax makes it near impossible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He is teething and has been chewing on EVERYTHING and ANYTHING! This morning it was a whale bath toy... I tried to take it away just for the picture and he was NOT having it... so this is the best we could do. Such a little stinker he is!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dropping him off broke my heart. We can hand him to a stranger and he wont cry, but this morning he was NOT having it at school. He threw himself down and bawled. His teacher is gone this week due to a surgery so they have a sub in there... hoping it gets better the more he goes. Fingers crossed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Best part of Dax being in MDO, my sister in law works there!!! That means she will check up on him, send me updates and send me random pictures throughout the day!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">School ends at 2pm but I think we are going to go pick him up at 1 because Casey leaves at 2 and he was pretty emotional about not seeing Dax again until tomorrow morning. It was so cute, they are best buddies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On another note, today I am getting my booty back in gear on my foods. They have been all over the map this past week (well this past summer) and I am ready to buckle down and get focused on getting on the stage in the spring. I missed my workout today (slept in) but I am going tomorrow... then Thursday I am meeting with a competition trainer to talk about what my next steps are and what the future looks like for me. I am really excited and nervous all at once. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hands down, this has been the BEST birthday I have EVER had... EVER!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday afternoon I went to the <a href="http://www.thedrybar.com/">Dry Bar</a>, which I loved so much. Anytime someone wants to wash my hair, sign me up!!! Best part, it was raining outside so they gave me a free umbrella to keep my hair looking good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have some of the most wonderful girlfriends in all the world!!! Thank you to each of you (and the husbands who were able to come and hang out with Casey) for making it out to celebrate with me. I love you all so much... #PrettyGirls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday I wore the other outfit Casey picked out for me, to church. It is a dress but I am so dadgum tall that I had to put a pair of skinny jeans under it. I am so proud of him for picking out such adorable outfits and surprising me. He has been so good this past week... spoiled me for longer than just the 24 hours of my actual birthday and I have loved every minute of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh I am SO excited... it is FINALLY Friday the 19th!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh and PS I dyed my hair... its a dark black color but when the light hits it, it is purple!!! I wanted to go into being 31 being WILD and BOLD... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 19th means it is my birthday party day! I am so excited. I cant wait to go hang out with my friends at the food truck park followed up with some karaoke. Pictures to come soon!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isn't this cake so adorable?! Casey has been SO great this year for my birthday. The past 4 birthdays I have kind of gotten the short end of the stick so this year Case is making sure every last detail is perfect for me. He has been getting me gifts every day this week, bought a cake for my party tonight and has some other stuff planned for me! I love that man!!! And yes, he calls me his Little Duck... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 19th also marks one year since I started back at my weight loss. It has been a lot of hard work, blood, sweat and tears... but I am here now and I am so thankful that a year ago I took the 1st step to get back on track. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It hasn't been easy at all. I wont lie to you and tell you that it was all sunshine and rainbows BUT I will tell you that it is worth every penny. If you are thinking about starting your journey, or re-starting your journey, DO IT NOW!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Giveaway #3 - Wait, I haven't announced that yet... have I?! Well here it is...Monday I turn 31 years old so I want to see the most creative video of you doing 31 push-ups! Post your video on Instagram and tag me (Jordashflowers) and use #FitByJordan31 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner will be announced on Monday aka MY BIRTHDAY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And on another note... we bought a truck yesterday!!! Casey is SO happy again to have a truck back in his life and I am so happy that I have a truck to haul all my Krafty Karen projects in again!!! Isnt she a beauty?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My plan this week was to make it to the gym every morning before work... That happened Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but not today. Today I slept in. Well, kind of. Dax is getting sick and was up until 1am, then woke up about 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am. The entire house is exhausted and it I stayed in bed until the last possible moment so I would have some rest for work today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, now that my plan for todays workout is out the window... I need to make a new plan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My new plan - to get my workout in tonight. I am thinking about taking a class, I am just waiting to see what "MaxxMoves" (the name of the class) is and what you do in there. If I don't do the class, I will go and lift and get my cardio in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Working out in the afternoon is hard for me. That is usually my time to unwind and enjoy just being at home. So, I usually HATE getting dressed for the gym and getting a workout in... but today I am going to bite the bullet and do it anyways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When life doesn't go the way you want it to, put on your big girl panties and figure out a new way to do life!!! You got this!!!</span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-53157108008388321172016-08-17T19:12:00.001-07:002016-08-17T19:12:03.988-07:00Waiting...Have you ever sat around waiting for the approval from someone that you will probably never get it from? <div><br></div><div>I have. Actually I find myself still waiting some days. </div><div><br></div><div>I really try to not wait around because deep down inside I know it will never come... But still, some days (like today) I find myself longing to hear those words "I am proud of you!!" without me having to fish for it/beg for it. </div><div><br></div><div>It's painful to wait around and it breaks my heart to the point I want to bawl my eyes out. How do I deal with it? I call up one of my best friends and vent to them, cry the big blubbering tears and let them tell me it will all be better! It helps sometimes and sometimes I just cry myself to sleep and wake up the next day and try to forget about it. </div><div><br></div><div>Some days are better than others, but today is a hard one for some reason... It will get better, I just have to be proud of myself and make that be enough. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7pQomMUce20/V7UZcgkUQxI/AAAAAAAADaU/8TRsyQjeEL8/s640/blogger-image-1484066090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7pQomMUce20/V7UZcgkUQxI/AAAAAAAADaU/8TRsyQjeEL8/s640/blogger-image-1484066090.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-46283218674949083272016-08-16T05:51:00.001-07:002016-08-16T05:51:37.031-07:00Birthday Week Giveaway #1<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I am the proud new owner of </span><a href="http://etsy.com/shop/vinylbyjordan"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vinyl By Jordan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, I have decided to give away a fitness tank!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How do you win? Comment on the link to this blog on my <a href="http://facebook.com/fitbyjordan">Facebook</a> page with a tip on how you stay motivated or what inspires you the most! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will announce a winner on Friday the 19th!!! </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-86895486783581541492016-08-15T05:55:00.001-07:002016-08-15T05:55:33.361-07:00Life goes on<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I set out to blog everyday from August 1st to my birthday, August 22... and well, that didn't happen. But good news, life goes on! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday started off really good and then I had a blow out on the drive into work on one of the worst highways to have a blow out on... luckily I was able to exit and Casey came to my rescue. 6 hours and $257 later (actually it ended up being free because we have tire protection I didn't know about) I had a new tire. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday I was SWAMPED with orders from my <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/vinylbyjordan">Etsy</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/vinylbyjordan">Facebook</a> pages! I prayed for business to take off and that is exactly what happened... I am learning though as I go and 2 of the things I am learning is to give myself a longer deadline and to say no. I am not superwoman and I need to learn that I cant do everything for everyone in the time frame they need it done... It just isn't possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday I woke up sick at 2-3am. I was in the bathroom all morning long! The boys went to church without me and then my mother in love took Caleb and Dax swimming for the afternoon and I slept. Luckily the Imodium Casey bought me kicked in and started working so I could actually eat something!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I woke up feeling MUCH better! Actually, I woke up and kicked ass today. I made it to the gym, got my workout in, went to the post office and sent out the packages I did Saturday, came home to take a shower, start laundry, and get ready for work... then made it to Simply Fit Foods to pick up some meals for this week before heading to work! I am ready to tackle this week!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday's blog was supposed to be about Casey's birthday date day, so here it is... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We started the date by dropping the boys off at my sister in love's house</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we headed over to The Velvet Taco in West 7th... we have both been wanting to try it out and it was worth every bite! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then off to Texas Star Bakery for some yummy birthday cupcakes!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While we waited for the game to start, we played in the arcade! I love being a kid with my husband... even if he does beat me at most games. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I think it is safe to say, he had a GREAT birthday!!! </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, my amazing husband turned 37 years old!!!!</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I met my wonderful husband, he was 32 years old. I have LOVED spending these last 5 birthdays with him and I cant wait to spend the rest of his birthdays with him... spoiling him and loving on him! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wont lie, Case drives me up the freaking wall. He snores, he procrastinates, he forgets, he never pushes his chair in, he takes the longest poops every (haha what guy doesn't)... the list can go on and on.... but to be honest, all the things he does to annoy the heck out of me doesn't even come close to all the things he does that makes me love him. This man is my rock! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still remember the minute I knew he was in love with me... we were on a cruise and we were pulled up on stage for a couples contest. We were asked all of these questions and one of them was "when did your significant other fall in love with you?" He answered and said it was when I had knee surgery and I woke up and he was sitting there waiting for me to wake up. I never knew he knew that was the moment I fell in love with him... but he knew. Later he told me that when he was telling that story, he realized he was in love with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Casey and I have never been in a relationship without a child... from day one, he knew that if we were going to be together forever, he was going to be a Dad. And let me just tell you... he is an AMAZING Dad! Him and Caleb have this awesome relationship that I cant even put into words. Then seeing him building this relationship with Dax, it has been so sweet and loving to watch. He is such a great Dad!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, I have put it off long enough... time to talk about macros again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I get started, </span><a href="http://fitbyjordan.blogspot.com/2016/04/m-c-r-o-s.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is my previous blog about macros. It has a macro cheat sheet, places and people you can get your macros from, and some helpful websites you can read up more about macros. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more little blurb... I hate explaining things to people. I am not good at it and I rather just do it for you then have to explain. This is why I am not a teacher (this and kids drive me bonkers, shout out to all the teachers out there). So bare with me and if you get lost, I am sorry! </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why do I love macros so much?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be honest it is because there is so much flexibility and less guilt. When I was a clean eater, if I had anything processed at all, the guilt would consume me. Maybe this doesn't happen to you, but it was horrible for me. With macros, if I want cake, I can just fit it into my numbers and make it work. Now, I don't have cake every single day... for the most part, about 90% of the time, I am eating healthy (fresh meats, whole grains, veggies and fruits) and drinking my water. The flexibility comes in that other 10% of the times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wont lie to you and tell you that it is easy and you will get the hang of it quickly... you wont. It will take time and it will take patience. I think they thing that really helped me was having an account on MFP (myfitnesspal.com) and logging my food daily. Every Friday, I would sit down with my note pad and write out a menu and a grocery list for the next week. I would start with breakfast, then figure out my lunch and dinner (they are usually always the same) and then fill out my snacks. I would try and have a carb, protein and fat at each meal. I knew that around 3pm (my 2nd snack of the day) my sweet tooth would start to "ache" so I would try and come up with something to fill that "need" (maybe like a chocolate rice cake with peanut butter or an all natural fruit popsicle). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mention that lunch and dinner were almost always the same... I know that sounds boring but for me, the more simple my menu was the easier it was to follow and stay on track. Not only did they stay the same for the day, but my menu would stay the same the whole week... with a tweak here and there. Figuring up macros takes time and I figured that if I had macros figured up for one day already, why not just eat those macros for the next 6 days? Make life simple... after all food is just fuel for my body and I can do 6 days of left overs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meal prepping is a HUGE help too. Every Saturday or Sunday I would prep everything that needed it (for example the chicken or ground turkey meat). I wouldn't prep stuff like my eggs or my snacks, but I would have them easily accessible. I guess my motto for macros is the easier the better! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since my macros were 40/40/20 (carbs/protein/fats) when I would buy something and read the label I would make sure that the proteins and carbs would balance each other out and make sure the fats were half of what the carbs and proteins were. You end goal is to use all of your macros for the day (or get within 5/-5 of each number), maybe making it into a game would be easier for you... This is when logging my food on MFP helped me a lot. I would log in different brands of the item I am looking at and see how the numbers would end up. Yes, it takes time and you might look crazy at the grocery store but once you put in this work, you will know for the future and it does get easier and more a way of life instead of a chore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is a bad example of making sure the carbs and proteins balanced... haha! This is one of my proteins I drink if I am slacking on getting my protein in for the day. It is low fat, low carbs, high proteins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another thing to look at on the nutrition label, Sodium and Sugars! You really don't want to go over 2,500 mg of sodium a day... it isn't good for your heart or your bloat. Sodium is salt... and you will find it more and more in frozen or pre-packaged foods. If you look at the restaurants nutrition menu, you will see that almost everything is chalked full of sodium... salt makes food taste better and so they use it on everything. Watching your sodium intake, you will start to see a BIG difference and I promise you, if you are bloated at all... this bloat will start to go away. JUST BY WATCHING SODIUM!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugars are very important too. I try and stay under 50g of sugar a day, without counting the sugars in fruit because that is natural sugars which breaks down differently than process sugars. The less processed foods you eat, the less you will have to worry about sodium and sugars... it is more so when you are trying to fit in a piece of cake! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having MyFitnessPal is very helpful but you don't HAVE to have it. You can figure your daily intake up using paper and pencil. I don't say pen because you will want to erase... but the one thing you HAVE to have, it is a MUST... a food scale! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You don't have to have anything crazy fancy... just something that can weigh in grams and pounds. I believe this one is from Wal-Mart for under $20.00. I use it all the time and I swear I clean it... haha! I weigh 95% of the stuff I eat. Sure, you are "supposed" to weigh EVERYTHING you eat but dude, I don't have time for that. Like for an example, I am not weighing my rice cakes. I just grab one and say I had one. Instead of weighing it and saying it is 0.976th of a rice cake... you need to be within 5/-5 of your macros so it is all good. You don't have to be anal about it. Now, the peanut butter I put on my rice cake... you better believe I weigh that. It is so easy to stick a spoon in and say "yep this is 2 tbsp." when it is really 6 tbsp. #truestory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To weigh something in a jar, sit the jar on the scale, clear the scale (zero it out) and then use a spoon to dig out what is inside (like the peanut butter). If the serving is 32 grams, then when you get to -32 grams, you have your serving... make sense? Trust me, this is the easiest way to get a serving out of a container. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Can I be honest?! I have been horrible with macros this summer. I have been ho-humming it. So many things have happened (excuses) and I have been enjoying the summer with my family and friends and trying to not feel guilty about it. I am always so black and white and finding a gray balance has always been hard for me. I am working on that now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have told all my friends and family though that after my birthday (less than 2 weeks, yay) I am going back HARDCORE and to not mess with me or give me a hard time when I turn them down. This fall I am going to really step it up a notch with my macros, tracking my foods and hitting the gym harder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope this blog helps someone... like I said, I am not the best at explaining things but I am here to help if anyone has any more questions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more blog before I blog about macros... I am not building up the anticipation, I am just procrastinating. Sometimes I am really good at procrastinating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I am going to talk about one of my favorite topics... POOP!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been very open about my poop problems on my blog and it has been really nice to know that I am not alone. I have tried everything under the sun and while some things help, some things don't. It has all been a trial and error thing. I did go to the doctor a few years ago and was given some medicine. The medicine was amazing and I loved it... other than it cost $75.00 a month! OUCH! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It got so bad during my pregnancy that I had to do enemas weekly. The pain felt like contractions... we called them concraptions! HA! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At this point, I am up for trying ANYTHING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My best friend said her mom told her to try this all natural stuff... so she did. I wanted to wait to see if it worked for her before buying some for myself. Within a week, I was buying my own. I started taking it Friday and BAM... I have been going to the bathroom every single day since Friday! It is even regulated and now I am going every morning when I wake up and then again after breakfast. It has been HEAVEN!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope that it can help someone else who has problems... I am always up for sharing things that have helped me. If you have something you use that helps you, please feel free to share it. </span></div>
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Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-70823700813012630572016-08-08T19:51:00.001-07:002016-08-08T19:51:35.118-07:00Just because<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ready for this pathetic blog... I am blogging just so I don't break my birthday blogging streak! </span></div><div><br></div><div>Haha!!! </div><div><br></div><div>I've been swamped busy today with work, the boys, the husband, making shirts and vinyl decals, working out, dinner, blah blah blah blah blah.... </div><div><br></div><div>Maybe tomorrow I will have a free minute to actually blog about macros!!! I promise I will do it this week... I promise!!! </div>Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014659284353400482.post-59534356916966189742016-08-07T07:10:00.001-07:002016-08-07T07:10:07.334-07:00Ashley Horner week 7 update<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Short sweet blog with a video! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C-uan8ErQL8/V6dBPuz5xpI/AAAAAAAADXY/dKcUjDOWm_w/s640/blogger-image--191920615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C-uan8ErQL8/V6dBPuz5xpI/AAAAAAAADXY/dKcUjDOWm_w/s640/blogger-image--191920615.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ashley Horner asked us to update her on our transformation from day one to today. She also asked about our inner transformation... So I put it in a video and posted it to YouTube (sorry it's sideways, I'm no pro at making videos) and above is a photo of part of my physical transformation to this point! Three more weeks to go... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://youtu.be/yHYz8tLLj4g">https://youtu.be/yHYz8tLLj4g</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Jordan Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178267425042766050noreply@blogger.com0