Well, that was refreshing.

Hi guys!

So, I've found myself missing blogging lately. I started blogging way back in 2011 and after reading all my recaps randomly, I realized how freaking horrible I am at spelling and grammar but also that I miss having those recaps! I put commas in all the wrong places - sometimes I forget letters - I like to add dashes when I don't know if there should be a comma or whatever - but you get my point right? Oh well, who cares if you do or not. It's not like this blog will ever get to be anything other than a memory book for me which is A-OK. 

I have "met" (followed/stalked???) so many of you guys out there in blog land and I LOVE getting updates into your life and I want to share mine again. Well, some of mine. I really just want to talk about food, working out, traveling, reality tv, movies, oh and my dog. LOTS of my dog because lets be honest I have no tiny humans yet and that little furry bitch is my heart and soul. I can call her a bitch because that's what she is (A FEMALE DOG) so if any of my husbands family is reading this know I love you but I cuss and #icantstopwontstop #iwillstopwhenwehavekids #maybe.

I also really like hashtags but only on instagram (FOLLOW ME @crazythoughs) and twitter but honestly 98% of my tweets are instagram posts I send to twitter.... anyone else?

Okay, so lets get to it. What have I been up to for the last 9 months? Not having a kid I'll tell you that much. I realize it's been 9 months and you guys might be expecting some exciting photos coming about a baby that looks like me -  but no... not yet. While everyone else I know is having kids - I am not one of them. Now, with that being said -- I've been super busy! I took the last 9 months to really find myself again. As an adult this time - ridding myself of negativity - self doubt - worry - and a few pounds. Okay, lets be honest I still worry and have self doubt but I'm a lot better! I got bogged down with blogging and lost the FUN part of it where I get to try and be funny and sassy and make someone else laugh. I've always wanted my blog to be a happy place and it's hard to front happiness when you're a tad depressed ya know.

Since I stopped blogging I started working out like a crazy person. I found Kickboxing and Pole class (Click that link and you can see my TEACHER in her little intro video - she is one of the most amazing women I have ever met FYI) and I stopped eating carbs in June. I know... I have no idea what is wrong with me but I have never been happier. I've lost 36lbs in a little over 5 months - I'm smaller than I was on my wedding day and I can do burpees! Well, like 3 good ones before I start crawling up instead of jumping but hey - I'm a freaking badass. Getting rid of this weight on my body has been a lifelong struggle for me but I finally feel like it's coming full circle. I got this... for the first time in my life I KNOW I can do anything I set my mind to. I blogged a lot before about running and trying to lose weight so I'm sure you guys remember (unless you forgot about me then shame on you) but there came a point where I just felt like a failure. I hated blogging about fitness when I wasn't a good example and not getting any damn results. NOW, I have proof - I have success - I have motivation - I have drive. I've still got about 60lbs I want to lose... but in the end it's not even about a number anymore it's about my health. That was my turning point. Thank God I didn't have any health issues that promoted this change in mindset - it was just after years and years it' finally clicked. That is what I have been up to for the most part since I've been gone. Focusing on myself and my health 110%.

This one is the most recent from yesterday! Look how big my ass was! UGH! It's still big but man... I love it so much more right now comparing these two pictures. You can see my entire fitness journey this year on Instagram if you look for #crazythoughsgetsfit and follow me @crazythoughs - I LOVE me some instagram.

Some other bullet points to catch you up and then I'm done with this "catch up" business (unless you have questions for me then comment below and ask and I will be happy to answer) :

We have been traveling like crazy! In June we went to Alaska on a 7 day cruise which was Amazing. Then we took a few trips to coastal Washington throughout the summer/fall - I don't care that the beaches are cold and gray they are some of my favorite ever. There is nothing better than loading up my car for a quick overnight trip 3 hours away with my husband and the little bitch. Watching Olive run around like crazy in the sand gets me every time. Also, those food adventures of trying to find the BEST local pizza and homemade desserts with my husband (Cheat days! - FYI - I get 1 a month and we make it count!) are what make these trips fill my heart with happiness. If only every day could be a vacation day. I'm sure there are other trips I'm leaving out but just know we have been on the move. Last month we went to Denver, CO for the first time together... Chad booked a few shows (he's a musician remember) and we had the best long weekend ever catching up with old friends and making a few new ones.

^ Long Beach, WA ^

^ Alaska Cruise ^

                                 ^ Ocean Shores, WA ^

^ Denver, CO ^

We also have had tons of visitors up here and we JUST made the huge announcement that we are getting ready to pack all our crap up again and move across the country BACK HOME! I know, it seems crazy to some but after 3 years in Seattle we realized where we want to settle and that is smack dab in the middle of our crazy family. It's fast paced up here y'all, we have done/accomplished so much it makes my head spin. I'm so thankful for these experiences and I'm so EXCITED for what's to come next. I'll share more of that later but just know we have major plans for Laurel, MS.

We have the best family and friends. Seriously, you guys are golden. Andddddd I think that's enough for today. I'm not promising to post 5 times a week but I will get at least one post up a week and hopefully more. I missed this... strangely enough but everyone needs a breather at one point or another right?

- Terri 

#crazythoughsgetsfit

If you follow me on Instagram you already know that I've started using it as a place to post my fitness journey. I wasn't posting very much and then I thought, hmm it would be a good place to post obnoxious amounts of fitness crap. I get inspired by seeing/reading about other peoples journeys and to be honest I want you guys to keep me accountable. I'm not on weight watchers or any certain diet I am changing my lifestyle one step at a time. I started the couch to 5k program to get me up and running again (pun intended) because running really helps me lose weight. I'm also taking on 30 day challenges this year to keep me doing something active everyday. It's been almost 2 weeks and I have to say I love it. I've discovered that I love workout apps and getting those little check marks everyday is so addicting. I will post from time to time on the blog about different workout things but if you want to follow my entire journey follow me on Instagram and check out my own personal hash tag #crazythoughsgetsfit.

In other news -- to further inspire my running training I just purchased some new kicks and what will hopefully be a fabulous new bra.

*RoadRunnerSports*

 

Who doesn't love new workout gear to get inspired by?!

 

What workout apps do you use? I'm always in need of advice so, give it to me below!

Work it out

I haven't talked about what I'm doing work out wise in a awhile so let me fill you guys in. About a month or so ago after doing a personal training session at our gym CK and I decided to start doing more strength training workouts and less elliptical running. The trainer made a really good point about how we should add muscle to burn more fat and basically it all made sense and we decided to do it.

Since then we have been waking up in the mornings and going to the gym before work. I figured if I go to the gym Monday-Friday that gives me weekends off and most importantly CK and I get to spend more time together. It's really hard waking up in the mornings but we have been doing it and I have to say we have both grown to absolutely love starting our days together. CK still gets all pissy when I tell him I'm going to bed at 9pm but he's getting over it. Not to mention working out with a partner is a lot better than going at it alone. (Except when he says, "that's not the finish line keep going" when I'm about to die from not being able to breath.) Anyways, long story short he has lost 13 lbs since we started and I have lost 6 lbs. (Men lose weight so easy. Bastards) I'm extremely happy with what has been going on in my body though and I'm starting to see my stomach get smaller... I mean nothing drastic yet but I can tell I'm adding muscle and it is encouraging me to keep working hard.

We have been doing really good in the food department too. I heard something simple awhile back and for some reason it just now started sticking in my head and it's actually working.
FACT: To lose weight you simply have to make more GOOD choices than BAD.
Do I want a donut? That is a BAD choice. Do I want a salad for lunch? Yes, that is a GOOD choice and so on and so fourth. I feel like I have to make 99 GOOD choices before I'm allowed one BAD choice. It's hard but I'm pretty focused and for almost a month now I have stuck to my guns and I'm not miserable.

I'm taking it day by day... I have A LOT of weight to lose and I'm focusing on going slow. My goal is to lose just 1 lb a week. If I lose more that's awesome but I get so discouraged when I set goals and don't meet them. I will overcome this. I will succeed. I will be healthy.

Here are some examples of the workouts we do: First off 5min warm up on the mill and at the end of our leg/arm workout we get on the treadmill to do a mile as fast as we can.

Leg Day: We start off with squats/wall sits/lunges - Then we push this across the gym  (a REALLY freaking long way) & back.

You put a weight on the ball side and grip it and then use that to bend over and push the ball across the floor:

It's horrible. It's amazing. I do this at 6AM. I almost die everyday but I'm ALMOST able to go back and forth without having to stop. I WILL do this without stopping by August. When I first did this with my personal trainer I had to stop about 7 times. Now I only stop once...on the second round I get so out of breath and my legs burn so much that I stop. I get closer and closer to the finish line every time... soon.

Then we do the weights. All of them. OR we switch it up and do a workout I find on Pinterest. Here is one we have done several times and it is NO JOKE. It is AMAZING and Jumping Jacks suck so bad but damn it they work.

Are you following me on Pinterest yet?

ARM DAY: I love arm day the most. We do the warm up first and then we do abs/arms/and weights.

We start off abs with a lot of planks and then go through a series of workouts on the mat. Here is an example of what we do:

We also do butt lift ones, different kinds of planks etc. etc. We have been really good about switching stuff up so that our bodies never know what is coming. After abs and arms we go to the weights and do all of them that the gym has to offer. We also recently starting going over to the free weights section of the gym and I have been partying with big boys doing bench presses, leg lifts, etc.

We also do Cardio days where we get on the Treadmill and get in as many miles as we can in 35-50 mins depending on how much time we have. For example this week we are did Legs Tuesday / Cardio Wednesday / Arms Thursday / Cardio Friday. We were exhausted on Monday so we slept in. Hey, sometimes your body needs rest...we are building up slowly to the 5 times a week.

That's the gist of what I've been up to lately. I'll post about workouts every once in awhile to keep you guys updated. I can't wait to watch my weight loss number grow!

Friday!

It's that magical day everyoneeeee!! FRIDAY!

I really  hate that I yearn so much for the weekends. I mean I love my job but who doesn't love to not have to work?! I get off work early today but not for anything fun... a doctors appointment that I dread every year. Being a woman blows sometimes. I hate all of you stupid men.

Anyways, yesterday I got a call from my gym to set up a free personal assessment. I'm all like, "I don't need an assessment, I know I'm fat I don't really need you to confirm it." But the girl was super sweet and when I went to the gym after work I met with her and set up an appointment for Saturday. I am NOT looking forward to knowing but I figure why not at least now I'll have a real starting point and hopefully in a few months I can do it again and see some progress!

In other news... this weekend is going to be super packed. I've got a good friends birthday dinner tonight that I get to wear my new black dress to which I'm pretty excited about and then Chad has 2 shows this weekend. I also (hopefully) will be buying my first SLR camera and then on Sunday we are planning to go to the Tulip fields to explore and take a few shots!

Check it out:

Source

Tulips aren't my favorite BUT they are soooooo pretty and I've heard that "you just have to go to Mt. Vernon, WA to see it for yourself" - 380 acres of tulip fields....I'm so excited!

What kind of camera do YOU recommend for me?

What's your favorite flower?
I've always been an orchid girl... but lately I'm falling for peonies.

Oh and here is Chads flyer for the shows this weekend... if you're in the area COME and say hi!

A fresh Start

A fresh start!

Okay, so I have let time get away from me these last few weeks but while doing that I took time out to refocus on my goals for this year. This is my year. I've been saying that for the first 4 months of this year and I still really believe it. I want this year to be my year to focus on myself and to get really healthy. I'm sick of being overweight and I'm REALLY sick over not being able to do yoga better than I am because I have this big ole belly in the way. My struggle is with food! It just tastes so good and with a few other bad habits I have, my year has been stalled with losing weight. Now, I guess I have to be positive in the fact that I have been losing inches but damnit the scale should be showing some results too and it hasn't been. I've only lost like 5lbs in 4 months which is better than nothing but overall a failure in my eyes. I know why. I know how to change it and I've just recently made up mind to go ahead and do it. I'm so excited to really stop my bad habits and focus on all of my good ones. I enjoy working out and I'm going to start running again trying to build up to the elusive half marathon. I'll be honest and say that in my life when I lost the most weight was when I was running. It's just so easy for me to get burnt out with running but I know that once I really start back again and I start seeing those results it will get addictive. At the peek of my running success I ran 5 miles straight. I remember that day... I remember that feeling and I want that damn feeling again. So, it's time to go get it. As of today I'm kicking my bad habits out of the door and embracing the good ones. Life isn't about how good chocolate tastes or how many pizza slices I can eat it's about how quickly I can move and how good I can feel. Even though I'm never going to fully give up pizza and chocolate... I mean really what kind of life would that even be!?

If you're wondering what my plan is it's really simple: Cut out the bad habits (binging, booze, etc.) and embrace the good ones (running, veggies, water, portion control, etc.) I have a lot of things I want to accomplish this year but this is my main focus and I know I can do it. I just had to finally make up my mind and start.

8 months left... lets see what I can do...
Ready GO!

What is in there?!

Day 11: What’s in your purse.

As seen on Lulu's.com (no longer availible)

Make up bag, wallet, gloves, business cards, old plane & movie tickets, and some glow stick lights for your fingers. What... you never know when it's time for a dance party.

I think Pinterest actually got one right...

I'm on week 4 and I am just now starting to notice a difference. I can't wait to see what 4 more weeks of yoga, body works, swimming, and running can do for me. Eating is still a struggle. Basically I just suck at portion control and I want to eat like a sumo wrestler all the time but I'm doing a better.
My current favorite yoga pose:

The Happy Baby.

 

Do you like Yoga? What's your favorite pose?



Running & Pinterest

These last couple of weeks have been ridiculously busy. I kinda sorta had a breakdown this past week and decided to disappear for awhile. What I mean by that is just take some time for myself.

Focus on me and not be so dang busy all the time.

These past two weeks have been full of ups and downs. Here's a quick run through:

Chad got a promotion at work, I got depressed about how fat I am, we had friends come into town and were very busy for a few days playing host, it is 80 degrees and this is my first time EVER not having air conditioner, I'm up for a promotion and stressing out about it all the time, and my best friend is in full swing of planning her dream wedding 2,600 miles away.

The worst thing was the total body depression thing. Ugh it's miserable. I'm back on the wagon though and after not working out for 10 days in a row I ran yesterday AND I did 8 mins solid so I am ALMOST back to running a full mile again. I'm so mad that at one point I could run 5 miles without stopping. I'll be back there soon and honestly, I don't think I'm going to stop again. Running has been the one thing that really helped me lose weight and I'm ready to lose again.

I'm also going to be doing a little Pinterest workout challenge. I have been pinning little workout ideas that I see and I'm going to actually start doing them instead of just letting them sit on my board then letting you guys know what I think.

You should follow my Work it Out! Board on Pinterest now and send me any that you want me to review! Or if you would like to guest post on my blog about a Pinterest workout that you have done Email me at

socmajorgrl @ gmail . com



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I was suppose to post the above last night but it was just so boring without pictures and actual new things/progress so, I decided to wait until today. I just finished up a Mile run today and I am SO HAPPY to say that I did 11 mins straight! That means I'm almosttttt back to my 14 min mile. (which I then plan on getting back down to 11.5/12 mins. ultimate goal is 10 min miles!) After finishing up that accomplishment it was time to do my first PINTEREST work out!

(Click here for the website I snatched it off of)

I picked this one first because it's from a Pilate's instructor and have you seen Miley's new body after Pilate's.

Granted I only did it once so these are not my results... she does Pilate's every day and damn, it's working.

I had to do 4 rounds of each of the above motions and two of them required me to do 4 sets of each on each leg. I think the thing I hate most about yoga, Pilate's, cross fit, etc is that you have to do "rounds" which has me rolling all over the floor switching positions and looking like a injured seal. However, I think that's the whole point so even though I don't enjoy it and I was really thinking about doing all 80 at once I followed the damn instructions. It was hard. My legs are jelly and I can totally see that if I did this the 4 times a week suggested that in a couple of weeks I would see actual results. I can't promise I'll do this one 4 times a week but I'd like to aim for two.

I would recommend this workout if you are really wanting to just pin point your legs. I felt my abs getting a good pull on the scissor and frogger moves but you can tell these are focused in on getting rid of the inner thighs. Which lets face it, I've got plenty of that to get rid of! By the way the Frogger is CRAZY hard. I though the heel pulse was going to be the worst but it was def. the Frogger.

Try this one out and let me know what you think if you do!

I'm off to go crawl in the shower now...