Some Charlotte fun :)

We decided to take the kids to Charlotte nc this weekend for some shopping and fun. And boy did we do both. 

I haven't had this much fun shopping with both babies in... Humm ever! They were so good and happy and it made shopping so enjoyable.

We took the kids on this jumping trampoline thing and they loved it. Teny almost didn't do it because they don't allow parents past the gate and teny wanted me but eventually she went with the lady and did it and I'm so glad she did because I will cherish her giggles on that thing forever. This was Marcus second time on it so he was stoked (his words) 

I didn't get any pics of him on it because I was busy with ten and Chris was busy with Marcus. But daddy took pics of bubs and he was crazy. Lol

We also took them on a choo choo that goes around the mall and they both were in heaven

After the train we ran around town some while the babes slept in the car and then it was off to our favorite place. Maggions. It is the best Italian place I have ever had and its worth every dime we pay :) 

It was so good teny who is becoming quite picky ate tons of their spinach artichoke dip. She ended up licking it off the plate.

She loved it. Even our super picky Marcus ate some sketti (as he calls it) 

Then we made the 3 hour drive home. It was by far one of the best days we have had. It was so nice to be together and have fun and just enjoy life. 

A little weight lost and some colored shorts

I didn't post last Friday because there was no change from the week before well the scale moved and here is today's number :) 

Oh yea 171!! So close to the 160's. I'm so excited. I totally skipped 172 and yesterday was at 173.8 and woke up to that!! I kept getting off and getting back on thinking it was broken but nope it's not. I even jumped back on after the gym and it was 171.4. So to say I'm happy is an understatement :) 

I also ventured out last weekend with the goal of trying to find colored shorts. I've never in my life felt like I could pull them off and well I found a pair and I'm in love. I think I need them in every color. 

Teny wanted to get in on the fun too :) 

So I can't wait for next week and hopefully seeing a 16anything. I would even take a 169.9. Haha it's a 6 and that's all that matters. It's going down and that's what's most important. 

Weigh in Friday

This week I rocked it. I tracked what I ate all week and worked out 3 times. Im still trying to cut back on my gym time since I still cant really eat much without getting sick (still stressed out).

But here's my weight last week (beginning of last week)

And here is my weight this week

 

 

4lbs in a week and a half. So I will take it. The scale is finally back to moving and that makes me so happy. I will get to my next goal of 165 and I will get there soon.

 

 

 

Stressed...

I have never been a person to be able to lose weight and be stressed at the same time. I ALWAYS gain or maintain my weight when Im stressed. Most of the time when Im stressed I maintain to the very ounce. That's what happened in April, May, and some of June. I was so stressed over the car and everything that was going on that I couldn't lose a pound. I tried and I tried and I worked out and I ate right and nothing. So I kept working out but began eating bad and still nothing happened. Which I found very odd. That if I ate right and worked out I couldn't lose anything but on the flip side if I ate whatever I wanted and worked out I didn't gain a pound.
My body is weird I guess. Well life started to slow down and so did my stress level and I noticed I still ate bad and worked out but that my weight was creeping up. So I went back to eat better and working out and went back to my normal weight of 177.
But now the stress is back and back with a vengeance. We are trying to rent out our house, find a new house in Florida, we have to hire people to come fix somethings in our house, buy new carpet, switch Marcus' therapy's, find him a new preschool so he doesn't get behind, pack up our whole storage unit and oh while all this is going on my husbands car breaks and we had to pay a couple grand for a new transmission.
This time this stress is eating me alive. Like seriously eating me alive. As you just read I CAN NOT LOSE weight while Im stressed but here I am to tell you that I am dropping pounds like crazy in just 5 days I am down to 174!
Crazy right? Normally I am a stress eater. This time if I eat I get so incredibly sick. So I cut back on my gym time since I cant really eat and I don't want to burn the little calories I am eating. But with painting and de cluttering the house and fixing the house and all the projects and keeping the house in perfect showing condition with 2 children. I am barley sitting down. I get to sit down between 5 and 7 in the morning and at 8 at night and lately I fall right asleep at 8 because Im so exhausted.
My goal is to try to keep eating as much as my stomach will allow and try to incorporate some strength training.
So I will be back next Friday with my weight and we will see if my stress will make the number stick or if I will keep losing =/

2 years old

I can not believe my baby is 2!!

Where has time gone??

It seems like just yesterday I was holding her in my arms for the first time.

It seems like just yesterday I feel in love with this beautiful baby .

It seems like just yesterday I brought her home and she became part of our family and turned us into a family of 4.

Tenley Prius Hubbard:
You are an amazing little girl. You brighten up my days. You can make anyone smile, even strangers just by looking at them and saying Hi.

You are so amazingly sweet and cant stand to see anyone upset or sad or anything but happy.
You love to hug and give kisses.

You LOVE to color.

You do have this sassy side that comes out now and then and I absolutely LOVE it.

You LOVE your bubba. every time he is at school or with Grandma or at his therapy you run around and look for him and get very upset when you cant find him. But as soon as he walks through those doors you run to him and he runs to you and you guys yell each others names and give each other the sweetest little hug ever. Y'all act like you haven't seen each other in ages vs it just being an hour.
You talk like its your job to talk. We are thinking you arnt going to have the same trouble your brother does (Since its hereditary and all)
You say full sentences. Your favorites are "I want milk/juice/snack please" "I want to color" "where is my bubba" "Go bye bye now". You say lots more but those I hear at least 10 million times a day
You are still our tiny teny. And yes your daddy still walks through the door and says wheres my tiny teny? Its cute =)
Overall baby girl you are pretty awesome and we love you and adore you so very much and I cant wait to see what this next year has in store for us.
Happy Birthday Tenley Prius

Your weight is just a number

Nope I haven't lost a single pound since I last weighed in 2 weeks ago. Ive been pretty good with my eating and tracking and Ive been at the gym at least 4-5 times a week. But I feel like Im shrinking!

How is that even possible to not lose a single ounce but be getting smaller. 2 months ago when I had my last weigh in with my trainer I was 178 and today Im 176. But 2 months ago I was a snug size 10 and now I can fit into a size 8?

Weight can be so deceiving. I felt like giving up when I stepped on the scale the other day. I was so upset but later when I went shopping and put on that 8 it was like, no I cant give up. Screw the scale lets check body fat instead. lol.

So tomorrow I have another weigh in with my trainer and we will be checking body fat and measurements and I hope and pray I see some change there.

Me and my first pair of size 8 and a size medium shirt =)

Camping

I am not a camper. Im not a person that particularly cares for the outdoors unless im at the beach or the pool. I am not a fan of bugs or mud. But I agreed to go camping with my husband and his family. I have been camping twice in my life and both times turned into a huge disaster. So my husband did everything possible to make sure this was the best camping experience of my life..

Little did he know it was going to pour all weekend long. lol. But other than the rain it really was the best camping experience I have had and it was a ton of fun. I only got bit twice by bugs, I stayed pretty dry considering when it rained it rained bad. We had lots of fun and good food and I learned how to fish and we even got to go out on a kayak.

The kids had a blast and I might be up to camping again in the near future. Here are some pictures of our camping trip. I wish we had more but with all the rain my phone stayed in our tent most the time and there was no way I was taking out my good camera.

Rain Rain go away

 She didn't like the first night of rain

 What my husband will do for me. Get my wet chair dry =)

 This is what happened over nap time....

Our 4th of July

We had such an awesome 4th this year. Lots of family time, pool time, yummy food, fireworks and even a nap with my babies =)

We are finally at a stage in our life that our babies are no longer babies and are more independent and it makes days like the 4th so much easier and maybe even more fun because they can actually enjoy and appreciate what is going on.

He is getting so adventures

My little man learned how to swim this summer and is doing so awesome with it

Best family picture ever lol

Weight loss... Not...

In the last post I mentioned weight loss needed its own post and well here it is.
I feel like when I post on here it makes me more accountable.
The last few weeks or months I have been beyond stressed. I'm that person who eats when I'm stressed. Like I shovel kit kats into my pie hole like I'm going to die if I don't. Lol.
I guess my hormones get so crazy that I just can't control anything I eat. I'm getting better with recognizing it but I still have slip ups. Thankfully, I have still been going to the gym and busting my butt 5-6 times a week so I haven't gained a single pound. But I haven't lost anything either :(
So I realized that I do best with a goal in mind. I haven't had a goal in awhile. When I started in September my goal was get out of the 200's yes you read that right 217lbs to be exact. Scary scary number I know. But I have lost 40lbs and I'm sitting not so pretty at 177. I'm not happy with that number its not great at all but I have worked super hard to get there.
My new goal is 140's by Disney. My whole family is going on a huge vacation for my step dads 50th birthday in January. That's 6 months from now. 6 months to lose 28+ pounds. It sounds easy but I know its going to be hard. Especially if we have to move and especially with everything going on but maybe of I wrote it out here I will hold myself accountable and do it. I want to finally lose the weight and just get to a maintaining point.
I will leave with this picture. This is the difference between this summer at 177 and last summer at 217 and of course my gorgeous sister is there too :)

Long time...

Its been awhile, I know. So much has been going on.
I don't even know where to start.
Bullets seem best :)

*Tenys second surgery
*Marcus surgery
*Weight loss
*Moving news
*Car drama
*Summer and family coming

So I'll briefly talk about the babies and their surgeries. Teny had a barium enema done and they found a full colon and had the nerve to say they are diagnosing her with severe constipation. I was so mad. It was like duh she's constipated that's why we are here. The next step is to send her to Cincinnati children's hospital for exploratory spinal surgery. We still haven't decided if we are doing that or not.
Marcus had metal stenosis and had a circumcision revisal. He did great and is now no longer in pain. He was a trooper.

Oh my weight loss.... Enough said I suppose. I think I shall wait to do another post on that one.

Moving! We always new being military that we would move but it doesn't make it any easier. My husband got a new job and the training is in fl which means moving to Florida for oh 8 months and then moving again to where ever the army decides. Its going to be scary and we could decide to stay and not move while my hubby is in training or we can move with him. But with all of Marcus therapy's and his being behind I'm not sure its best to move him for such a short period of time. So we have some serious decisions to make as to what we do. We have till October to figure it out :/

And oh the car drama! To whomever stole my car "I hope you are enjoying it and I hope you get pulled over and sent to jail!" We are out so much money, we are still paying for the car 3 months later. There is only 2000$ we are asking gap to cover and its like pulling teeth. Who would have thought it would be so hard?

Don't worry it hasn't all been bad :) we have been having a blast with my brother and sister. Lots of bbqing, swimming, late nights, card games, lost, and just enjoying summer.

We celebrated mothers day and fathers day and they were pretty awesome. Mine was amazing thanks to my awesome hubby. His wasn't that great but that was because he had to work. So hopefully I made it the best it could be for him :) 

So now that everything is calming down I should get back to posting more often :)