4 more days...

This is how many more days till we leave on our family vacation to Myrtle Beach.  It could not be coming at a better time either.  I had to spend some time this morning pulling out snowpants, boots, wintercoats, hats, and gloves to get the girls off to school because of an unexpected snow in the middle of April.  CRAZY!!!  It will make leaving to mid to high 70's seem even better.  We get to celebrate Easter down there as well!  If you can't tell I am very excited and ready...I even have almost everything packed and in the car.  We did not go anywhere for Spring Break either so this will be really nice for the entire family.  A really great thing too is that I am very close to my weight loss goal and get to wear smaller short than I wore all of last year!

It was time!

So I have mentioned before I believe that a few years ago I had a test done to see if I might have Celiac's well one of the test results came back indicating that I might have it. At the time I knew my Aunt had it and she no longer could eat bread and it scared me horribly. So did some research and saw that the test results can be wrong so easily in fact it's common for people to get a negative result but still have it and vice versa have a positive result and not have it. So I went with that and convinced my gasterenterologist that I felt fine and would wait for the biopsy.

Ok so fast forward to today. I've had some other medical issues along the way with blood pressure issues and anemia issues durning my pregnancies. I also do have as horrible of IBS as I use to have but it still affects my life. Now I am struggling the last few years with this mood type depression issues, inablity to lose weight, funky test results that lead no where, and even still losing hair like I'm pregnant. So I made the call today to the Dr to get this biopsy done once and for all! I also have seen many symptoms in each of the kids. Maddie has horrible tooth enamel problems and has way to many cavities for someone who brushes as much as she has in her life. She also has been very slow for gorwing in both weight and height. They were very concerned about her about a year ago that I really should have done something then!

In the meantime I need to not change my diet because that will affect the test but I also really want to lose this weight. I am praying that I can get this test done ASAP so I can start a new lifestlye change if need be. One of the first orders of business if I do have Celiac's diesase is to find a protein powder that is glueten free and get this weight gone before introducing new types of carbs! I want to make a huge change in my life no matter the outcome but I need to cross this test off my list. Please prayer for a fast test date so I can truly move forward!

TRX...

Holy cow so today I got myself back to a class at the gym.  I was a bit nervous because it involved a new system called TRX and it looked really hard.  It was not as hard as it look but it really pushed me to new levels in my workout.  I have a feeling after doing that for 30 mins plus a 30 min kickboxing session as well that I am going to be sore for days!  Granted it felt so good to go and I totally plan on going back.  I can't wait to be more than just on top of my financial plan but to really be true to a healthier lifestyle of eating right and working out at a consistent rate.

Running

Well I ran another mile again last night... my legs were a bit sore at first but they actually got better the longer I had been running. When I am done running I come home and drag the dog for a mile walk down and hopefully as we do this more she will get more peppy through the walk :).   Tonight I will run another mile and then tomorrow I will up it about to 1.5 if possible.   I'm actually having fun doing this. 

On other fronts musical bedrooms is going well and even the basement is in a state where people can come over and enjoy it.  We are also having Maddie's friend and family parties this Sat so we have been keeping super busy with that.  I love busy times because I feel better all around when I feel accomplished.