Well? Did I Succeed??

Holla Back,

Well this is it! Last Monday of the month of April, so time for my #AwesomeApril wrap up! Check out my original post here to view my original goals.

First, a brief update from this past week. And trust me, it is brief! I didn't accomplish much of my goals at all this week. Hubby got sick, then baby got it, then last Sunday I got it. I think I worked out twice? Once doing Body Gospel's Stretch in the Spirit and completing Week 3 of APY 60 (yoga). So doing push ups or getting to the gym for kettlebell swings were completely out. For the food category, I did well! HFCS is pretty much out of our kitchen and whole grains are moving in!! I also went to my (in)rl event on Saturday, which I cannot wait to share with you about! 

So, overall, this past week was a bust, but #AwesomeApril was a success! I worked out pretty much every day (not counting this past week), I have cut out most junk foods and am now making healthier choices eating out, AND not only did I finish reading Second Corinthians in the Message, but I am now in Colossians!! 

I am totally proud of myself! I am beginning to feel a physical difference in my body from working out daily and cutting out that addictive HFCS. Good Feelings all around! 

I hope you, as well, managed to accomplish some goals in April. If you did, feel free to brag about it in the comments!

But of course, before you go....It's time for my Ten Goals for May!! :D I am back to less detailed goals for the month of May. Check out my September 2012 Goals or my October 2012 goals, which I never got to update because I had a beautiful baby! So without further adieu::

Ten Goals for May

1. Read two books

2. Continue to read through the Message daily

3. Bake 1 new Pinterest recipe

4. Blog MWF the whole month

5. Verse meditation at least once each week

6. Stay on the workout train! BG and APY

7. Glass etching project

8. Read my new Revealing Jesus devo daily

9. Try 2-3 new baby foods with Baby G

10. Go on TWO fun dates with Hubby!

Making goals for the month of May?? Share below!!

#AwesomeApril Updates

Aloha!

It's time for an #awesomeapril update! Make sure to check out my original post here!!

So, jumping right into it! It was a week of hit or miss! On the spiritual side of things I have been reading more than a chapter from the Message every day (go me!), and I have been pretty good at writing out my 1000 gifts each day. I haven't, however, been very faithful at remembering to pray before each meal with Baby Girl. This is a habit I really want to develop now so that I can instill it in her as a good habit as she grows up. My Fitness Goals?? Epic fail. I missed about three days in a row of working out because I actually managed a social calendar :) I also, then, didn't eat as well as I would have wanted the last three days. But! I have done really well at cutting out HFCS! It is in some things I wouldn't expect (Ritz crackers) but not in things I would expect (peanut m&ms). Lastly, I finished my book, Age of Miracles, which I highly recommend to everyone!! 

Without any further delay, the new weekly goals!:

Spiritual:

1. Continue reading through the Bible daily

2. Pray before meals and bedtime until it is a habit!

3. Try Bible mediation at least once (I used to better at this before baby, so time to add it back in!)

Fitness:

1. Continue to alternate APY60 and Body Gospel

2. 5 'real' pushups daily

3. 15 pound kettlebell swings (managed this 1x last week, because I only made it to the gym 1x!!)

Food:

1. Choose all whole grain foods (bagels, breads, flour..)

2. Continue cutting out HFCS

3. Try out a healthy dessert recipe!

Personal:

1. Go to (in)RL on Saturday. Eep. 

2. Try my hand at "glass etching"

As a note, before I go, I would like to recommend a resource to you. I have been following along with Donielle Baker's Sugar Detox Challenge e-book. I received it for free after signing up for her emails over at Naturally Knocked Up. Instead of going cold turkey on the sugar, I am taking it week by week, slowly cutting out bad products. So, as seen in my food goals section, I cut out HFCS, but perhaps I still had a Kashi brand chocolate chip cookie, which contains sugar yes, but not HFCS. In this way, I can still 'get my fix' but am slowly working towards my goal of no junk food. I recommend you download this e-book as well and jump on board!! 

Got any #AwesomeApril goals?? Tell me about them in the comments below!

Baby Update + Goals Update

Howdy Mr. Bloggy

Well it is time for updates all around!! Starting off first with my precious Baby Girl!! She is SIX MONTHS OLD TODAY! Oh my gosh. I have had this blessing with me for half a year. Wow. Just wow. 

We went to the doctor today for her well check up so the next few days will be rough after those shots. She weighed 16# 2oz and was 25 inches long. She even managed to smile at the nurse through tears after the shots! What a cutie! Heck, I know you want another picture!

SO ADORBS

This month we didn't accomplish much. She still won't roll from her tummy to her back, but can't seem to stop herself from rolling back to tummy! Blowing raspberries seemed to come back full force after disappearing for a few weeks. That one could have stayed wherever it went! 

She has become an oatmeal eating pro managing to eat 2 ounces at a time. Then we both get bored and quit. Oops. Yesterday she also received a few tiny bits avocado. That was a good time. For the parents that is. Not sure she is ready for so much flavor but hopefully with time :)

We also bought her a jumperoo. And oh.my.goodness. Now the kid can't stop bouncing! Constantly, constantly bouncing. Glad she loves it so much! 

Lastly, she has *almost* gotten her foot in her mouth twice. Centimeters away and she gives up. I guess this means I should clip her toenails more often....

Well.......my #AwesomeApril goals for this last week went largely unaccomplished. Review them here. 

Walking the baby was out of the question with the SNOW. I managed to finish my two books Jellicoe Road and A Thousand Gifts, so look for possible book reviews in the future! I also ate more sugar than I wanted because Hubby was trying to convince me to relax. Eating well, much less clean, is always a little harder when he is on days off because then we both just want to relax and kick back. We did still manage to work out; I only missed one day of both the daily blend in the morning and a Body Gospel workout. I picked up where I left off the next day, but now I am set back by a day. So! That being said, here are the new week's goals, much the same as last week...

Fitness:
1. Continue to alternate APY60 and Body Gospel workouts
2. 5 'real' pushups daily (stemmed from Hubby making fun of my girlie pushups)
3. 15 pound kettlebell swings at the gym

Food:
1. Eat healthy snacks! (I am generic with this because it still isn't a good habit)
2. Cut out High Fructose Corn Syrup wherever possible
3. Use the rest of my Shakeology (2 dinners)

Spiritual:
1. Read a chapter of the Bible daily (I totally accomplished this goal from last week, making it to 2 Corinth          10. Reading the Message NT straight through)
2. Write out my 1000 gifts daily, 2 minimum
3. Pray before every meal and bedtime (trying to make it a habit now to teach Baby Girl good habits!! Good for me too :))

Personal:
1. Finish reading Age of Miracles
2. Begin organizing my Compassion binder


What are your goals for this week? For April??

#AwesomeApril

Bonjour Bloges,

Well seeing as it is the second week of April I thought it would be the perfect time to share my April goals with you ;) I am following along with Awkward Girl Gets Fit and my Hello Exercise Tribe on Facebook! Give it a search and ask to join!

My #AwesomeApril Month Goals:

Fitness
*Workout 3-4 times a week
    -Alternate APY 60 and Body Gospel workouts
    -Daily Blend (part of the APY60 program. 10 minute wake up routine)

Food
*No junk food
*Healthier choices when eating out
*Move to all wheat products

Spiritual
*Finish Second Corinthians via The Message


Now specifically, for this week (April 8-14th) these are my goals:

Fitness:
1. Continue to alternate APY & BG
2. Brisk walk with Baby 2-3x this week (weather permitting). One down already!!
3. Use 15 lbs for biceps and 12.5 for triceps all week at the Y

Food:
1. Make 1 recipe from either APY or BG nutrition guide
2. Use Shakeology to replace 3 more dinners this week
3. Eat healthy snacks (apples, whole wheat popcorn, smoothies)

Spiritual:
1. Read Second Corinthians 1, 2, & 3
2. Write out my 1000 gifts challenge daily, 2 minimum
3. Pray before every meal and before bedtime Oops.

I also have a personal goal of finishing the 2 books I am reading this week!

As you can see my weekly goals expand upon my broader monthly goals, but I feel that they help me keep a good focus on each area.

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Have a great day folks! Time to go read!!............jk..........change a poopy diaper.