January Jumpstart Challenge FINAL RESULTS

 Inch loss comes with Time!

This morning I submitted my final results to T-Tapp for the January Jumpstart 30 day Challenge.

I am very pleased with my results overall.  My intention was #1 to become consistent in my workouts and #2 do a minimum of BWO+ 6 days per week.  I did this 98% of the time.  Missing only a couple of days on the last week.  10.25 inches for 15 min/day in 30 days isn't bad at all! 

This is what I wrote in to T-Tapp as my final essay:

This truly has been a JUMPSTART for me.  I began this Challenge just 10 days after my 3rd second trimester miscarriage.  Though I looked forward to any and all inches lost, I was excited for something to keep my mind focused and help with the many emotions that come up after a personal loss.  With T-Tapp and other things my emotional state is amazing considering my recent experience and I am feeling physically stronger.  I know and trust my body machine to do what it needs, knows and wants to do.  One of my favorite personal accomplishments during this month was that I kept to my consistency goal 98% of the time!  I am excited to continue the journey to more inch loss.  I have realized how great it is for me to make small goals and work towards them and have that great feeling of accomplishment at the end.  I built up a physical core strength and confidence to keep going with more challenging workouts and know those will bring me great results in the future.  I will celebrate every inch lost this last month and look forward to many more as I treat my body with love by Moving it every day! 

What is even better is that this morning I did a Total Workout (TWO) which is 50 min long.  I actually enjoyed it VERY much.  I can tell that doing BWO+ for the last month strengthened my core and my endurance so this new and longer workout doesn't seem so overwhelming and I am not likely to give up.  I am thinking about what I want my new mini challenge to be and for how long to do it.  I also think I want to come up with my long term goal in specific numbers and keep that in mind as I go forward with these mini challenges for myself. 

Onward, Forward!

Week 3 Results & Inspiration

Dear Blog,

You have been on my mind all week.  I haven't been ignoring you honestly.  I have been wondering what I could share with you that you might find deeply interesting. 

Let's see if you find any of this interesting.

This last week I did the BWO+ barefoot mostly all week.  1 day of the 6 I did used the Floor Warm Up#1 Workout.  But life has been busy enough and I have been tired enough to only make 15 min a day to move my body.  My results for this week are a 2 inch reduction and a total of 9.25 inches gone.  (I am purposely trying not to use the word LOSS because when you lose things they tend to be found and I don't want to FIND my inch LOSS!)  I also realized that the Excel sheet I keep my measurements on, had a wrong formula and I actually lost reduced 4 inches the first week instead of 3.  Nice surprise!!!   I am hoping I can challenge myself more next week since I am coming up on the end of my 30 day challenge.  Sunday Feb 27 is my last day.  

One thing I did different this week was take a 45 min walk.  I don't get much time out and about by myself, but last Saturday I decided to just make it happen.  I left my dear husband home with the kids for Saturday Chores and off I went.  I love my man, he didn't complain a bit!  The weather was 40 degrees and Sunny with some wind.  I loved it!  My hands were a little chilled by the time I got home.  But it was nice to just walk and walk and walk.  We live close to a lake and it is so nice to walk around it, see majestic mountains surround me and nature just doing it's harmony thing. 

I even decided this week to try and wake up earlier, which means I have to get to bed earlier.  I have been so-so on that.  I was gonna try to do the God Made - Man Made food program, but that quickly became a silly thing with Valentines day around the corner.  I spent a lot of time making sugar cookies.  I think I made nearly 200 heart shaped surgar cookies with cream cheese buttercream frosting and some even had fondant (my first time working with fondant).  These moments of domestisity strike me every once in a while.

I also got to go and help clean the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  I never have done that before.  I oiled a ton of the woodwork and was inspired that even with little to no dust on the doors, frames, chairs, and paneling, beauty and cleanliness go hand in hand.  Cleanliness IS next to Godliness.  It inspired me to attack my home and make it more orderly and clean.  When there is order and cleanliness, I feel I am more apt to be inspired in the things in my life that need inspiration.  My house isn't as clean as the Temple, but it is a process and I will just keep at it.

2 other ladies and I did the wood here....

and here...

and the 2nd floor of here.  There were more doors/frames that aren't pictured.

The Celestial room.  The Whitest and Brightest room.  It takes 3 days to deep clean this room.

Others cleaned some of the crystals on this chandelier that night. This photo doesn't do it justice.  It must be around 12 feet tall.  They only broke a couple of the crystals.  

So, really everyone, stop reading this blog post and go pick a room in your house and clean it to the T.  Then sit in that room for at least 10 min and write down all the inspiration that comes to you.  The inspiration is just waiting to come to you just as the clutter is waiting to be cleaned up.

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Week 2 Results

Tuesday I did Tempo Arms and Wednesday I did my BWO+ with an extra Hoe Down at night after I couldn't resist a Costco Carmel Apple Muffin. 

I was SOOO excited to receive in the mail my new workouts which are:

Barefoot Basic+

Warm Up #1 Workout with Crab Claws

Critter Crunch Instructional 

Critter Crunch Full Workout

This morning I did the Barefoot Basic+ Instructional.  WOW!  Sometimes I will do my BWO+ barefoot, just because it is quicker and easier than getting my socks and shoes on.  I felt I had strong ankles and was holding my form well...until I realized what NBT is.  NO BIG TOE is intense.  Going barefoot helps me to make the NK connection even better for when I choose to go back to shoes.  Lifting my toes and just using the ball of my foot to do the moves was Awesome!  It seriously did something for my metatarsols and engaged SOMETHING all the way up my legs.  I felt sore muscles after the workout all the way up the legs. (which is a good thing...3 hours later I don't feel that soreness)  She also taught a new way to hold your hands to do the T-Tapp Twist and I am realizing that one way isn't the best way...each way just engages something new.  

One of my consistent main focuses is to engage my Lats.  It pulls my shoulders down and back and it feels good!  Today I saw my husband just standing and thought to myself, he really needs to do the T-Tapp tuck stance to support his back better.  It looked painful to me just to see him standing with so much unnessesary strain on his lower back.  (sorry babe)  

But this is what T-Tapp is doing for me.  It is changing how I look at the body, at my body and is changing my body as I am consistent in my 6 workouts a week.  This week let's be honest.  I mostly did the BWO+ with 1 BROOM workout and a Tempo ARMs.  My results are still fantastic even with out changing my eating habits still.  I lost another 3.25 inches this week for a total of 6.25 inches in 2 weeks.  I am in this for the long haul so this might seem small to you, but it is awesome and huge for me.  I see myself doing this workout everyday for years and my body will slowly but consistently do its thing.  Just wait for the year after pics! 

I was on the Forum last night and saw a discussion on measuring.  I want to be as consistent as I can when and where I measure every time.  They mentioned this cool gadget you can get on Amazon for  $5.48.  It is called the MyoTape and is going to make my measuring way more consistent.  A BIG thanks to the wonderful women on the T-Tapp forums.  They truly have an amazing forum.

Have a GREAT day!

It's a GIRL!

I haven't blogged since Thursday.  Last Friday was a bit of a big deal kind of day for me.  I did a BWO+ on Friday.  Rested Saturday.  BWO+ Sunday and today, Monday, I did the 45 min T-Tapp BROOM workout.  Feeling good...keeping true to my goal of 6 workouts a week.

But back to Friday.  I had my follow up appointment with my OB/GYN to get my test results and the test results of our baby.  They did a Caryotype (sp) and Autopsy on the baby and discovered that our baby boy was ACTUALLY a baby GIRL!  You might wonder what my response to this was...and I just wanna say...I laughed!  I laughed out loud and laughed as I called Jeff and told him.  I cried later that night because I was so full of mixed emotions.

You might be wondering how this could get mixed up...well our baby Girl passed away around 15-16 weeks.  At this time period the gentiles are still doing their morphing.  It was through the chromosone testing and autopsy that it was determined she was truly XX.  The results otherwise gave us no indication of why this is continuing to happen to our children. 

Though I am really truly doing well with the emotions of the passing of our baby...This News has shaken up my world again somewhat.  It isn't just about my boys passing...it is now about can I ever again carry a baby full term.  I would like to have more children,  but I don't know if it is really possible.  This uncertainty and pending decisions is what stresses me out.  I don't feel the need to decide right now...but I still want to know what my choice will be.  Confusing, I know.  There are so many variables in this.  But right now I am going to really try to focus on the PRESENT.  I have a wonderful husband, 3 beautiful girls and 3 children in heaven that I count as mine.  Good things ALWAYS happen to me!

Sleep and Results

Just made a connection today: 

When I get a good 8 hours of sleep I am more likely to do a workout beyond my basic 15 min BWO+.  More incentive to not stay up till 2am. :))  Needless to say...I only got a BWO+ in so far today.  But by just becoming AWARE of this...I can now change my actions.  Recognition/Awareness/whatever you call it is the key to manifesting change in your life.  What are you aware of that wants to be changed in YOUR life?

AND

The Results of Week 1

I don't think I will post each individual area of results yet.  Maybe at 2 and 4 weeks.  But my total inch loss this week is a whopping.... 3".  Most of the inch loss is on the top of my body which makes sense since I am a Short Torso/Long Leg body.  Not bad at all for 2 full workouts (TWO and BROOM) and 3 BWO+ and 1 Tempo Arms.  That is 6 of 7 days spent in sweaty bliss.  Another thing I have been doing more often then not is CRT Skin Brushing.  This is additional help for cleaning the Lymph out and getting more healthy skin!  I'll elaborate on this later I am sure.

I also emailed in my Waiver for the January Jumpstart Challenge and saw on FB that T-Tapp has an affliate program, so I decided to join.  Be ready for the links to appear on the side columns and go ahead and purchase the program.  It is AWESOME!

Being Present

There is something special about T-Tapp in how it connects my mind to my body. 

It isn't one of those mindless workouts.  It requires constant brain power because your brain is telling your muscles to engage and activate.  I am constantly sending brain signals over and over and over to different muscles reminding them to RE-engage.  I realized while doing my BWO+ tonight that in these brief 15 minutes I am truly being present in my body and mind.  I can't ponder on the past or worry over the future.  I am present.  I think this is a gift of T-Tapp because in this world of so much information and to-do lists as long as the Nile, it is good for a brief moment every day to connect mind and body and live in the present. 

Distraction

Don't really know what my deal is today.

I must be tired.

I got in a BWO+ this morning.  But I feel I sorta checked out of the Mom thing today.

This happens occasionally.  It's like I need a whole day with minimal children interaction so that I can be better the next day.  When Jeff travels it makes it that much more challenging because it really is just me and the kids 24/7.  Lots of things didn't get done and I seem determined to be distracted by most everything but a couple good things.  Since I home school my girls, we did do a half day of school work.  That is all I had to give I guess.   I did take care of the bills.  I did rock my youngest for a couple minutes before she continued to boss me around and pull on my clothes saying "Come on, Mom" over and over and over again.  I did make my bed.  I did shower.  I did warm up the leftovers that only I ended up eating.  I did get to go to our Relief Society Meeting at Church and learn more about relationships/marriage and how to make/decorate awesome cakes.

Though on the other hand, I totally lost my patience with my kids.  Really? 30 min to brush your teeth?  But then again, where was I...being distracted again.  I couldn't even make it through family prayer honestly.  My sweet daughter was being helped by her big sister to pronounce TRIP.  Praying that Dad would drive safely on his TRIP...and I couldn't deal with that and my youngest 2 yr old jumping all over my body at the same time, so I cut my sweet daughter off and had her end the prayer.  What kind of Mom does that?  I briskly apologized for my mood to my girls.  Then I noticed a half eaten cupcake next to the side of the trash and harped on my oldest for not getting it ALL the way into the trash and then was caught off guard by her calm and sincere apology, "Sorry Mama, I didn't watch when I put that in the trash." 

I need sleep.  But I hate it when my husband is gone because it is so hard for me to will myself to my room and actually lay down and let my body do what it absolutely is begging me to do.  I would rather be distracted again.  Hmmm....wonder what I am trying to NOT think about and NOT engage in...

I don't think I want to go there right now.  So...off to be distracted.