More Baby Pics

I haven't been very good at taking pictures of Cameron but I hate disturbing him when he looks so cozy snuggled up in blankets. Hopefully I will get a lot more over Christmas. He is doing very well and is such a good baby. He is just so precious that I might try and bring him home with me :) Matt says that he is the new man in my life and I can't argue.

Cameron Michael Groza

My nephew has finally arrived. He was born at 4:52pm December 16th. He was 7lbs 5oz, eventhough he looks tinier to me. Mom and baby are doing fine. Debra had a really hard time and pushed for 1 hour and 10 minutes but she was a trooper. He is adorable and was wide awake for a while after being born. He looks so much like his mama and like my brother in his eyes. I will post more pics later!

Dylan and Debra after being up all night and waiting for the fun to begin.

Back from the dead.

Let me tell you that fastest way to lose weight is to get the little bug that I had swimming around in my stomach the last couple days. I just recovered from what I think was stomach flu. I've never had it before and it was the sickest I've ever been. Several people have been sick at work and I have been trying my hardest not to get it but it didn't work. My body wanted to get everything out as fast as possible that I dropped 6 lbs in one night.
It started the night of my birthday when Matt made me Lasagna and dessert. I had felt fine all day but as soon as I was done eating dessert my tummy started making the craziest noises. I won't go into details but I was sick all night and missed two days of work. It wasn't food poisoning...believe me I wish I would have recovered that quickly. Matt was a good doctor though, running to the store early in the morning to get me 7up. I'm still stuck to eating toast and chicken noodle soup but at least I'm able to eat something. (Wanda this parts for you) The first night when Matt was pouring me some 7up I heard him stirring it with a spoon so I asked him why he was stirring my 7up and he said that's how my mom use to do it to get some of the bubbles out. It was very cute. So now when he is sick I'm guessing he's going to request me to stir his 7up.
So I am back to work and though I am not fully energized because I am still down those 6 lbs, I am feeling a ton better. Just no one plan on me coming over for Lasagna and cheesecake anytime soon.

I've been tagged - 10 things that make me happy

10 things that make me happy (in random order)
1. Quite time with the Lord
2. Vacations/Traveling
3. Spending time with my awesome hubby
4. Time with my family
5. Time with my friends
6. Reading a good book
7. Shopping
8. Saving money
9. A clean house
10. Holidays

The Biggest Loser Is.....

Matt! After 10 weeks of hard work our competition is over. Everyone did great and it was a lot of fun seeing how everyone did each week. Matt lost 32 lbs and I lost 17. We both exceeded the goals we set for ourselves for the duration of the competition. I never imagined that we would lose that much but I'm so glad we did it. I really learned what the human body was capable of doing when you put your mind to it. We are both hoping to continue with exercising since we are already in the routine and hopefully we won't need to do another comeptition when the next season starts.

Fall and Thanks

Yesterday we went to Brown County Indiana to enjoy the fall views. We walked around downtown Nashville for a while and I couldn't believe how crowded it was but the weather was wonderful. Then we went to Brown County State Park and did some hiking. The trees there have turned a lot more than up here but we still have a ways to go. (I posted some pics for you Kel so you can see what to look forward to).
On the way home we stopped in Edinburgh that has a huge outlet mall and did some shopping. I bought some baby stuff for my nephew on the way and Matt bought some much needed new running shoes.

The "thanks" part of this post has to do with the Biggest Loser Competition. Matt and I were just saying the other night that we couldn't believe how far we have come in 5 weeks and we owe a big thanks to Kel. If she never would have thought of the idea we would still be sitting on the couch thinking about it. This competition is just what I needed, even if I don't win it. Thanks Kel!

I also owe a big thanks to Matt's cousin Megan. I have been jogging while listening to the radio for a while now and all the commercials and talking distract me when I'm running. I remembered that I had a little MP3 Player that Megan helped me snatch up last year at a X-mas party. It has been the greatest thing for me! I stay so focused and have increased everything this past week. Thanks Megan for helping me scheme to get that!

I also need to give thanks to Brooke for all of her advice to get me through my week of exhaustion. It has been better and I learned to listen to my body more and change things up if need be.

Week 4 Exhaustion

They say when you are dieting/exercising that you are suppose to keep a journal so I've decided this will be it.
There isn't really too much to say about week 3 of the biggest loser, it was pretty steady and I was able to jog at least 30 minutes without stopping for every workout. Week 4 is another story. I thought this was suppose to be easier with time but a major case of exhaustion has kicked in. Sunday started out ok. We hiked a 6 mile trail in Terre Haute and I even ran a little of it. But every workout this week I have had to force myself to jog the 30 minutes that I did all last week. I think my body is telling me that I need a day off since I workout 6 days a week but I'm mentally not ready for that. I can't figure out what's going on. I've tried drinking more water and stretching more but I am still very tired. Friday will be my rest day and I am looking forward to it.
This past weekend was our first chance to test ourselves while visiting family in Terre Haute. For three weeks we have been in our routine at home and been able to still eat healthy on the weekends. We did pretty good this weekend and there wasn't an increase on the scale from it.
This next weekend is an even bigger test when we go to Fowler where there's a lot of good food and we usually stay there longer. Fowler in the fall at my mother-in-laws could be trouble, but luckily she's in the competition too.