I'M DONE!

AAAHHH, It is the end of layout and I am DONE! :)

Ok, so just done with getting the March issue put to bed. THANK GOODNESS! It is is funny because people really have no idea how complicated is can be to put this magazine together each month. Pleas do not mistake, I am NOT complaining, it can just get really intense!

SO, Shilo makes me HURT!!! I am STILL SORE from my Tuesday work out with her. OK, before I get in too much trouble with those guys down at Kody's I did work out 4 days already this week and I am planning on working out tomorrow as well! SO, that would give me 5 workouts this week even if only 2 of them have been down at Kody's thus far.

Layout is really stressful. It is not for the reason people think however! Ya, it is hard getting everything put together and designed and etc. The hard part is the fact that you must be willing to fore go EVERYTHING in order to be near your computer. And it doesn't end until we get the full thumbs up from the printer that their printer is satisfied with the files that we sent to them.

So for instance today I was totally planning on going down to see Shilo today at the gym at 1 PM and then I get a call at about 12 PM from sweet little Denise (WE STILL LOVE YA THOUGH!) saying there was a glitch in one of the files we burnt on the CD and that we needed to get them another copy. Well, that means I drop EVERYTHING and get another file exported and saved in the proper format and then burnt onto a disk and whisked over to Vernal ASAP. the longer we take, then the longer it could be before the magazine is delivered to us and ultimately to you.

See my dilemma? The wonderful thing is that it only happens once a month and now next week, I can start over in my routine again and that means my 1 PM appt with Shilo daily! YEAH! Oh wait, UGH! Like I said, I am still sore in my calf muscles! :( But at least I can finally run without hobbling! LOL!!! For that I am happy.

Well off to another task, oh, I guess I should mention though that I lost another inch in my waistline last week! And that is considering I was suffering from womanly ailments if you get me drift! THAT IS AWESOME!! Well, Talk to you later!!!

Michelle 2-20-2009

LONG WEEK!

hehe! Ok so it has been a few days since I wrote, BUT it is because this last week was VERY busy. We got the magazines in late, which yes, we were all just a LITTLE stressed over here about, BUT we managed and we did not gain any weight. So I was busy doing deliveries and sending out subscriptions and all of that fun stuff. THEN on top of it all, I got to go in and see Dr. Shurtliff this last week.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WEIGHED IN AT?

WELL....

DO YA...

THIS IS SO COOL!

I weighed in at 231.some other #. YEAH!!!!! So the first time I went and I say Dr. Shurtliff, was only 2 months ago and I weighed 246. some #. I made it through the holidays with the help of Carl and the girls without gaining ANY weight at all. Then on top of it, I find out that I actually lost 15 lbs according to the doc's scale. I do want to say this also though, the VERY first I weighed myself was about 2 weeks before I go to go and see the doc and it was on my mom and dad's scale. Well, if you have read my other blogs then you will remember this scale is not too reliable because it said I weighed like 6 lbs less then I actually did. BUT when I did weigh myself on it the first time, it read 250 lbs. So I am going to say I have lost nearly 20 lbs since the very, very beginning of this contest. Oh, I won't say that i have not had some slip-ups with food and such, BUT I have been trying really hard and everyone at The Edge Christmas party last night (yes we had it last night...better late then never right?) said that they could tell I have lost weight.

YEAH!!! That made me so happy. I can tell they have lost weight too though! We all are looking REALLY good right now Not as good as what we want to be, but considering we just went through the holidays, I am really impressed with how this is turning out!

Dr. Shurtliff just kept saying how proud he was of me. It really made me feel good to hear that from him because I have been working REALLY hard at this!

Well, I am going to go for now, haven't been to bed before 2 AM this whole last week because of work so I am going to hit the hay early tonight so I am ready to hit the ground running tomorrow. Thanks for your support and talk to you later!

Michelle 1-11-2009

"We Are The Champions...Of The World!"

OK...

So this whole food journal thing REALLY SUCKS!!! :) I can't lie to myself about the amount of food I eat or sometimes don't eat. I have a problem of not eating and then binging. Not good. Today I did pretty good though except for here it is late at night and I GET SNACKY...AND NOT FOR CARROTS.

I want to good stuff baby, the chocolate, the sugar, the salt, THE CALORIES!!! I have got to readjust my sleeping habits and get up earlier instead of staying up late like so many of us moms do.

I know you have the same problem as I do...

Stay up late to get stuff done and then you cant roll your big hiney out of bed to go and exercise. But it really is because I work from home most of the time and I have an open door policy with my office (actually I have NO DOOR on my office). If my kids need me, I am there. I need to learn how to better manage my time so that I do not have to stay up until 2 AM and then I will be able to get up at 5 AM a lot easier!

It will happen...I know it will. I will happen because I will make it happen. I have done this before when I was going to school at U of U and I had a 7 AM class and had to drive down from Heber everyday. It is all a matter of mind set!

How do you chose to spend this day? You do realize once this day is gone, you will never get it back, so make sure you are doing what you know will make your day the fullest!

Talk to you later BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BED!!! Big work day tomorrow for the girls and I since it is deadline week and we are still working on a few ads and a few articles. THE JOYS OF BEING A PUBLISHER!!! And of course A MOM!!!

Michelle 11-16-2008