Friday, December 9, 2011

weigh-in vol.13 (photos & measurements)

day 96:
happy frollickin’ friday blogdom!

i had this whole other post thought out & pretty much written in my head & then a few things happened…
i lost 1.8 lbs @ my weight watcher weigh-in/meeting this morning – which was completely unexpected & totally fuckin' awesome!

i had a great week & wasn’t expecting a gain but i lost 3.2lbs. last week & typically my losses go big one week, miniscule the next.


(me today on my way to my meeting)
the fact that i averaged a 5lb. loss in the past two weeks just blows my friggen mind!

I can only attribute it to a couple of things --
the sweet tooth challenge (still going strong – can you believe today makes 2 weeks already?) & eating MUCH cleaner overall; veganism aside.
and let’s not forget my daily shred workouts!

which brings me to the next thing that happened…
i promised to post the stats from ripped in 30
(gory details in the new
shredhead tab above) & here they are…
i gotta admit that when i first took them & compared them to the results from the 30 day shred -- i was a wee bit disappointed.

then i started to edit my photos from day 30 & i actually didn’t want to throw myself in front of a moving train!
matter of fact i kinda liked the way i look – so much so that i got all wimpy & blubbery. brian had to come hug me & everything…
i know, i know – so not like me – but i have been workin’ my ass off & it’s nice to see it all starting to pay off!
i mean my family & friends tell me all the time how good i am starting to look – but it took seeing those photos today for it really to sink in – i am doing this!

i think this photo shows the biggest change – i actually have a midriff now!

and this photo reallllly puts it into perspective…

so progress is being made & i need to get outta that *diet mentality* -- that it’s all about the numbers! i feel better than i have in years – quite possibly ever & i am able to wear clothes that haven’t graced my body since before i became preggo with skylar 3+ years ago.
so I need to stop my bitchin’ & the undermining of my own efforts already – because it is counterproductive & just dumb!

numbers aside – what did i learn from the past 30 days?
i learned that exercise can become habitual & second nature – after 60 days of daily workouts – i cannot imagine my day without it & i continually want to push myself to the next level.
i learned that success breeds success. the more i achieve in this journey the more it fuels me to keep going. i have *drive* & it quite possibly may be a 1st for me?
because while i have strived for goals in my past – never have i felt driven like this!
so fuck the numbers – i rock no matter what!
i think that says it all & about sums it up!

peace, l♥ve & carpe diem the fuck outta today & everyday bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

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no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- vol.12

day 96:
happy happy friday bloggywood!
welcome to…


misadventures of a chunky goddess

as usual – no rules – link up whatever ya like – even giveaways & other hops!
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that’s it – easy peasy!



i will be back later today with my weigh-in update (meeting @ weight watchers today) & all my new measurements since completing ripped in 30 yesterday.

the results aren’t as dramatic as last month when i finished the 30 day shred – but i still lost weight & inches & that’s all i freakin’ care about!
carpe diem the fuck outta today!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

forks over knives

day 94:
happy humps ya naughty bloggah’s!

so i am happy to report that i am not in full-throttle bitch mode today – i feel a wee bit better & no longer have the desire to either punch or eat everything in sight!
yay!

so last night bri & i watched
forks over knives -- a brilliant documentary that basically (and i quote)…
“examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.”

i would recommend this movie to anyone!
(we are wicked documentary freaks so i don’t go around recommending every one i watch – but like
food inc. -- this one is a must see!)
the statistics & findings are amazing – and the movie follows 3 people as they adhere to a plant based diet & reverse their health issues which include: type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, weight. along with other people who participated in a TWELVE year study!

now before anyone gets in an uproar & tells me to get off my soapbox – i realize the thought of cutting out or at least limiting animal products
(meat, dairy & eggs) just terrifies most people – and as someone who followed veganism (april – august this past year) – it can be scary.
but it can be done.
even though i fell off the vegan wagon -- i do eat more of a plant based diet than not. there are many days i do not consume meat – I still choose a veggie burger over meat anyday -- but i do eat meat on occasion.
now i am seriously questioning why?

and when you think about it – would you consume the breast milk (news flash: cow milk comes from lactating cows!) of another person or animal?
naw didn’t think so…
honestly – put that way & the whole dairy thing skeeves me right the fuck out!
goodbye cow nipple juice – hello soy milk!

and don’t even get me going on my thoughts on how our government polices our food consumption
(via the usda) & pushes us to consume food based on the almighty dollar…
i will keep off that soapbox – but I will say this -- i think it is utter bullshit that it costs a family more to eat a healthy diet than one of ding-dongs, chips, & processed crap!

anywho… my point is this – watching that movie last night reminded me of all the reasons i wanted to be vegan in the first place & made me really think about what it is exactly that i want from this journey. i know it isn’t just about my weight & fitting into a smaller pair ofjeans – that might have been the reasons that sparked my journey – but those are perks & not my driving force anymore.
what drives me now is the desire…
to be healthy – really healthy. not in a processed *diet food* sorta way
(and no disrespect to anyone who utilizes those products) -- but from real food that fuels my body & benefits it.
to be fit through my food choices & exercise
to be an example & an inspiration to my children.
and
to be the best version of me i can be. i have sold myself short for 41+ years & i am ready to be the me i was always meant to be!

so in saying all of that – i think it will come as no surprise that i am going back to veganism. truth is i never should have allowed life issues
(addressing my depression & new medications) steer me from that path. but i cannot live in the past nor bury myself with regret. i have made immense strides in my food choices even without veganism – so i expect that this transition back with go smoothly.
i know how to do it & i know it can be done --- so it will!

i promise not to be preachy
(other than this post of course – sorry i just get excited & wanna share shit) about it – nothing irks me more than people who preach about anything – but it will be something i talk about on my blog of course.

moving along…
tomorrow marks the end of ripped in 30 & yes I did it faithfully and daily for the past 30 days!
it also marks 60 days straight of daily exercise – which amazes me. i don’t think i have ever done anything consequetively for 60 days straight let alone exercise!
and i don’t plan on stopping.
so friday i will have the *official* digits
(as in measurements) & such. i am not expecting as dramatic a change as the 30 day shred – that workout shocked my body into über submission – but i think there must be some changes.
we shall see…

also on friday i will begin
shred it with weights -- another jillian michaels workout – of course.
it follows her basic circuit 1-2-3 (strength,cardio, ab) style training only this time utlizing a kettleball (which i need to purchase asap). you can use a single hand weight but i am all about the goodies…
i think that about covers it…
and don’t forget to check out forks over knives!

peace, l♥ve & VEGAN margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

pms'n like a mofo

day 93:
tuesday tidings my bloggy peeps!

before i get to my plight lemme pose a question...

to my fellow weight watcher junkies out there – how are ya’ll gellin’ with the new *2012* changes?
i have heard mixed reviews & it seems like peeps either love or hate it – no medium ground?
personally – i like it.
(neither love nor hate – i am the medium ground!)
and honestly – i don’t get what the hustle & bustle is about?
i know some are miffed that the dailies have been lowered – but ummm, they gave ya the flexibility to not decrease if ya don’t wanna – so why all the bellyachin’???

case in point:
this past friday when i was @ my meeting & my leader got kinda bullied into talkin’ about the changes even though it wasn’t that week’s topic – we had two chicks who complained & bitched the whole time.
now mind you --- these are the two same gals who come every week & sit in the meeting & knit the entire time?
knit?
really?
am i the only one who finds that extremily rude?
i mean really – you have such intense knitting responsibilties that you have to knit through a 30 minute once a week meeting?
and how much knitting can you really get done in 30 minutes?
i guess it’s no worse than the other gal who has to make a tuna fish sandwich @ every meeting she attends !
yes make it -- as in open the can & stink up the whole room with tuna fumes!
seriously? can’t you bring something less stanky or wait 30 minutes?

(and if you are reading this & think i might be talkin' about you -- i probably am!)
but i digress…

i realize change is hard for a lot of people – but when you are given the option to keep things just the way you like them – why complain???
(say the gal who is pms’n like a mofo & full of complaints)


yeah pms…
pms = plaguing my shit
i understand it’s a fact of life – but being just mere months from turning 42 i think it’s for the fuckin’ birds & at this juncture in my life it should be easier; not worse!
am i am asshole if i ask santa for menopause?
although i hear that’s no walk in the park either & hormone supplements sounds like it’s own kind of hell on earth.
boo hiss!
don’t mind me – uncle t.o.m & auntie flo have my happy-go-lucky-ness held hostage for a day or two…
so to lighten things up a bit…
here is a coolio article on jillian michaels site
(i get her emails) on how to battle pms --
five tips for taming pms .

and because pms time if my über munchie time – i wanted to share this:

(squawkfox.com)
have any of my fellow pinterst freaks seen this pin floating around?
well it works!

all ya need is:
a brown lunch bag
¼ cup popcorn kernels
and microwave until the popping slows down.
i use the popcorn setting on my microwave & reduced the initial ½ cup of kernels the original recipe called for down because i ended up having so many unpopped ones.
it is very easy to burn the popcorn so ya really can’t leave this one unattended.
but it’s tasty
(wayyyyy better than that icky air-popping machine) & no microwave popcorn chemicals! ya gotta add a little salt or whatever seasoning ya like of course – but it’s dang good for a healthy snack! and i am the queen of popcorn & wouldn’t steer ya wrong!
and if you are following simply filling like i am this is a simply filling food & is within the permiters of my sweet tooth challenge!

and if this doesn’t help your munchies or pms – there is always booze.
*snicker*


peace, l♥ve & GOBS of margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

Sunday, December 4, 2011

lazy sunday with pinterest vol.5 : xmas wishlist edition

day 91:
happy sunday my blogzillas!
and welcome to …
(do ya like the new button? did ya know i have been misspelling & mispronouncing pinterest since the dawn of time? and being ocd about such things – i edited all my faux par’s & made a new correctly spelled button!)

misadventures of a chunky goddess
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the frivalous christmas wish list edition!

my homage to one of my most favorite addictions/past times – pinterest.
if you are pinhead like me – come find me!
Follow Me on Pinterest
(anything shared here today can be found on my board : yes please santa – feel free to repin your little hearts out!)

anywho… let’s get to the wish-listin’

*insert angels signing & harps playing while the heaven’s part*

uploaded by user: google.com
the
nikon 5100– just a sa-weet dslr which i covet just about more than anything!
someday you will be mine – oh yes, you will!

a fitted sexy-ass leather jacket!
thefancy.com
this is black leather perfection…

and because i am torn between black & brown…
leathericon.com
why not have one in both colors?
a fitted waist-length leather jacket is something i have always wanted – in order to rock it – i will need the following workout gear to get me into the shape i want to be!

this bag from underamour is almost too cute to use as a gym bag -- I l♥ve that!
fitnessmagazine.com

i am a purple freak, love most nike products & the *beast mode* shirt is just amazeballs! i want it all!
amrapstyle.com
(this site is too cool for school)

skull shaped 20 lb. kettlebells? why the hell not?
demonbells.com

purple & black workout gloves – awesome!
femmefitalefitness.com

after utlizing the purple & black workout gear – i should be able to rock this outfit!
the shoes, the dress, the bag – lurveeeee!
disneybound.tumblr.com
(i have gushed about this site before.)

this outfit is kickass too – orange pants which i am diggin’ lately – feathers – and i actually already have almost identical shoes!
polyvore.com
(another favorite site!)

phillip frankel leopard jasper (how cool!) & diamond earrings – so me & so fun yet swanky!
uploaded by user: elle.com

okay i fully admit that i am not much of a baker – but i might be if this were in my kitchen!
c’mon admit it – this is cool beans!
uploade by user: pinterest for iphone

i dunno if i have ever mentioned that i have weird connections & fascinations with certain people & things – but -- frida kahlo is one of them.
i adore her & her artwork.
frida is one of my favorite movies even…
anywho, this would be perfection on my wrist & make me one happy happy biznotch!
michellesfavorite things.com

a *fucking coffee* mug? clearly this was made with me in mind! even though i have cut my caffeine addiction to just one cup of java a day – i want it to be in this cup!
cafepress.com
(other cool items for my fellow foul-mouthed peeps out there!)

we have no room (although she is so teenie-weenie) & i just got one baby potty-trained – but oh my gah isn’t she precious? like i would say no if she showed up under my tree!
uploaded by user: cassiesclosetinc.com

coco mademoiselle by chanel – a new interpretation of the classic coco.
how can you say no to a classic like chanel?
uploaded by user

and finally…
while i may not want these exact designs
(I want bolder colors) – i love the placement & definitely want a peacock feather!
haightashburytattooandpiercing.com
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and that’s it…
just a *few* things i wouldn’t mind having.
heh.

what’s on your frivalous wishlist this year???

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

oh & don’t forget to link up to the
no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- all links, giveaways, hops welcome – cause i am cool like that! ends @ midnight tonight!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

ninety freakin' days

day 90:
ninety freakin’ days blogdom!

this was me 90 days ago – sick & tired of being overweight, frustrated, sad, tired, and uncomfortable in my own skin…

here i am today -- yeah, posing in this hideous
(what was i thinking? oh yeah, i know -- it fit!) little dress in december – 90 days later – 16.2 lbs lighter, many inches smaller, stronger, healthier, determined, & happy. i am not the same girl from the inside out!

my journey is far from over – just beginning really but it’s amazing what 90 days can do to change your life -- because it is never too late to change your life!
i have learned so much on this quest
(yeah, i said quest heh) – some of which i shared after completing the
30 day shred (which changed my life). but the one thing that still rings true is this…
i can do anything!
no really; anything!
and if i can – then anyone fuckin’ can!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

oh & don’t forget to link up to the
no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- all links, giveaways, hops welcome – cause i am cool like that!

Friday, December 2, 2011

weigh-in vol.12

day 89:
happy friday blogdom!


before i start – don’t forget to link up to the
no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- all links, giveaways, hops welcome – cause i am cool like that!

okay to the subject @ hand – me weigh-in…
well, i am super-stoked to report that i lost 3.2 lbs this week!
and yes, 1.8 of them are from my day-after-thanksgiving gain – but i still lost an additional 1.4 – so i am pretty amped about it!
and i have to attribute it to the sweet tooth challenge
(thank you
maren) & my daily workouts – i worked hard this past week!
i am down a total of 16.2 lbs
(yeah i got another 5 lb. star @ my meeting) & i am just elated @ the whole process & how well i am doing.
seriously; i haven’t felt this good in eons!
i can taste hitting 10% & the 170’s actually seem attainable!




see i look happy as fuck huh?

sorry to all ya non-w8 watcher-junkies but i gotta dish -- we touched a little bit in my meeting today about the *oh so big & scary* changes.
personally i am lovin’ them.
i think the site is so much easier to navigate & i am totally diggin’ that you can finally accurately track simply filling – which i am giving a whirl seeing how i am saying no to junkfood for at least the next 2 weeks.
i think w8 watchers is continuing their push towards eating healthy. first we got zero points+ fruits & veggies & now we are getting easier ways to track simply filling.
and i know i will get slack for saying this because the beauty of w8 watchers is that you can eat anything you want but…
and i fully believe that -- so yay w8 watchers for taking a step in the right direction & promoting clean eating to some degree – you rock balls!

speaking of balls: i decided to go balls to the wall & just do level 4 yesterday on the
ripped in 30 (gory details in the link and/or tab above). remember how i was hemming & hawing about it yesterday – terrified basically because i heard how insane level 4 is?
well… i put the dvd in & this *fuck it* feeling came over me & i just did it. i figured delaying it another day wouldn’t make it any easier so i needed to stop being a fucking baby already, put my big girl panties on, & just do it!
and ya know what?
i like it tons better than level 3 & i didn’t die or even come close to dying. it’s a hard workout – it’s jillian michaels so of course it’s fucking hard. but after 30 day shred & 3+ weeks into ripped in 30 – i am far stronger than i ever was & have endurance that even amazes me @ times!
heh – go figure?

i am so effin’ tired of selling myself short & thinking i am incapable – because more times than not – i rock it!
yeah i just said i rock it – tooted my own horn – patted my own back – and am without a doubt a braggin bitch!
because i am learning to love & put myself 1st & there isn’t a damn thing wrong with that!

tgif bloggyland!
indeedy!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- vol.11

day 89:
welcome to…

misadventures of a chunky goddess

as usual – no rules – link up whatcha like – even giveaways & hops ‘cause i personally happen to lurve free shit & bloggy l♥ve!




peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

Thursday, December 1, 2011

just me yappin' my piehole off

day 88:
holy schinkeys it’s december blogosphere!



can ya even wrap your head’s around it?
cause i can’t!
for me, once december hits, xmas season is on!

anywho…
so i technically should have bumped up to level 4 yesterday on the jillian michaels ripped in 30 but i calculated the dates wrong & had 2 extra days to play with
(in order to make it an even 30 days) and have decided to use the 2 extra days on level 3 – especially seeing how i just semi-mastered it a few days ago & it is still kickin’ my ass!
seriously…
i was wiped yesterday after my workout.
i dunno if i am just being wimpy, the workout is that hard, or this
waist trimmer belt (link takes you to a cool link listing its benefits) i just bought is making me sweat so much that i feel a little more depleted?
(this is the exact one i bought -- $9 @ walmart & it doubles as a heat/ice pack)
i am not one for silly gadgets & initially bought it because my lower back was killing me (thank you pms you rotten bitch) a week or so ago -- it gives support & i wanted to do heat & ice. but i was so amazed by how much you sweat wearing it that i have decided to use it when i work out. i have to admit that it’s really gross when you take it off because it is literally covered in sweat!

anywho – now that i have gone on a whole tangent about my waist trimmer… back to ripped in 30. so because i have 2 extra days to play with & have decided to use them on level 3 – i will be starting level 4 tomorrow – lawd willing.
i hear its “insanity” & i admit that after level 3 & how tough it has been – i am a wee bit terrified.
heh.

the sweet tooth challenge
(button & details on the side bar) is going great – day 2 & 3 were rough – literally brian & i sat around daydreaming about all the junkfood we were missing – how effin’ sad is that??? but it’s getting easier – hard to believe tomorrow already makes a week!
i am super curious to see how my w8 watcher weigh-in goes tomorrow & if not eating any junkfood has made a significant difference?

speaking of w8 watchers…
any of my fellow junkies as curious as i am to what changes they will be making effective tomorrow??? i read that no points+ values will change – but the site is getting an overhaul (thank the freakin’ lawd) & supposedly the plan is more *flexible* -- whatever that may entail?
anyone on the in’s & know any dirt?
feel free to dish – i promise myself and the enormous blogosphere won’t spill the beans!

so i have to share a little family trauma/drama…
when brian was around 12 years old he got hit in the mouth with a baseball which damaged his left front tooth. his mother had it fixed a family dentist friend who didn't practice cosmetic dentistry & brian has had a veneer type of thing over the broken tooth for the past 16+ years.
yes – 16+ years!
fast forward to about 9 months ago & all of a sudden the veneer is shifting and dropping. brian goes to see my dentist –who is just wonderful – and she is shocked & appalled by the haphazard *repair* he has & is amazed that he never had an infection from the remaining broken tooth because it is dead, of course.
so all this time brian is supposed to be looking for an oral surgeon that takes our insurance
(which sucks when it comes to dental) & of course he has procrastinated his ass off.
then yesterday morning he was brushing his teeth & lo & behold what should plop out into this hand?
yup… the half-assed veneer.
now he gets up at 2am on monday & wednesday for work so obviously he cannot call the dentist, i am asleep, & he has a mini mental breakdown all by his lonesome.
so true to male form – he pushes the veneer back in
(ew ew ew) and goes to work!
i received a panicked text & spent most of yesterday locating an oral surgeon that could help him out pronto.
long story short – he has an appointment this morning with our awesome denist to get the impression for a new veneer thingy-ma-bob & will be seeing an oral surgeon on monday.
but all last night he kept singing…
“all i want for christmas is my left front tooth…”
heh – sometimes ya just got say screw it & laugh about the trauma/drama!

have a wonderous day & carpe diem the fuck out of it!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn


ohhhh... & because i was a lazy-ass last weekend due to way too much turkey & pumpkin pie -- gonna set up the weekend hop today! as usual it runs through sunday night & all links -- even giveaways -- are welcome!

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

tanning booth confessions vol.5

day 86:
happy tuesday my bloggah’s!
so because i actually made it to the gym @ a decent hour today & tanned in a booth with brandy-new bulbs (
it’s the little things that blow my skirt up) i decided it was time to come clean & divulge some…

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the random thoughts that permeate my sick twisted little brain whilst standing buck-ass naked in a tanning booth for the longest ten minutes of my life…

in situations like this you have no choice but to come clean and say it like it is…
so here goes – light a candle, chuck life the bird, and fess the fuck up!

confession:
i am becoming one of those oddballs gym people who stand in front of the mirror & flex their guns (
or mini pistols in my case). i don’t do it at the gym per say (that would require an intervention if i did) but i do it just about everywhere else. but in my defense – i have never had actual worked.my.ass.for.them muscles – so excuse me while i gloat a bit! and i am pretty sure if i ask brian one more time to feel my muscle he might divorce me even though we aren’t even married yet.

confession:
i haven’t taken my crockpot off the shelf, let alone cooked in it, in well over a month or better. so i may not crockpot like a mofo afterall…

confession:
i am truly flabbergasted how much i can eat now that i am avoiding the junkfood. it is amazing how many points+ i waste on crap food that does nothing to keep me satisfied let alone have any nutrional value. since taking the sweet tooth challenge (button & info on my side bar over there --> ) i feel like all i do is eat & i feel content – not bloated & weighed down! yeah it’s been kinda hard – but it is getting easier every single day & all i can say is thank gawd for the
green monster smoothie!

confession:
i do not get the fascination with taylor swift & find her extremily annoying – especially the babe in the woods act. c’mon honey – we all know you have banged half of hollywood – drop the innocent act already & lose the silly ringlets!
yeah, apparently i am a hater?

confession:
the
biotin works…

confession:
i am still stalling on the c25k – in my defense i have so much going on – but i also admit that if i really was committed i would be all over that shit.
running? why oh why do you elude me so?

so there ya have it – no shame in my game!
what do ya need to get off your ta-ta’s?!?!
spill it…
then cross your eyes, make the sign of the devil horns, and drink a double hail bloody mary and all is forgiven…

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn