Finally SUCCESS :]

       I am on my 7th out of 8 days on the Ignite Fat Burning System. I have lost 8 and 1/2 pounds! I have been really working on my eating habits and making sure I go to the gym several times a week as well as getting back outside and enjoying being more active with my friends and family. I was frustrated though! I had lost 7 inches, but I hadn't lost ANY weight. I was going up and down with the same two pounds. I decided to try the Ignite System to jump start my weight loss, give myself some motivation, and also help me feel more accomplished so that I had the desire to keep trying.
  
     I have actually enjoyed the system because it is set up to keep you from starving which is often the problem and aversion people have to cleansing. www.Xyngular.com/trina is the distributor I got my products through, but I am going to start distributing myself because I am now a believer in this product! I feel so great without all of the processed foods, sugars, simple carbs, sodas, etc. in my body! I know that I have to be realistic and know that I am not always going to be able to stay away from these foods, but after going without them I know that I CAN DO IT. There are so many other healthy choices for foods and there is no point in drinking your calories! The Fat Burning System tells you to drink half of your body weight in ounces in water each day which is a important part of helping your body burn fat and flush your system of all the toxins that are produced from the fat burning process. Continuing to drink this much water even after the 8 days are finished helps to keep you full and often times your body confuses thirst for hunger and you eat when actually you're just thirsty!!
 
      I am on month 3 of my weight loss journey and still have a long ways to go, but I a feeling much better after finally having some success with IGNITE! More updates to come!

Two Months In...

Alright, it has been almost two months since I started going to the gym and being more aware of what I'm eating and.... I've gained two pounds! LAME, but I have lost about 7 inches total! 6 from my abdomen and a half inch from each thigh. So I'm going to up my water intake and work on getting in some more cardio because I've been doing a lot of resistance band classes and Pilates to tone up my muscles, but I think more cardio will help move things along. I am a little frustrated by the weight gain, but I'm excited that the part I dislike the most is getting smaller. I am also going to try a cleanse called IGNITE that is supposed to really jump start your weight loss in a healthy way and then I'm buying a fat burner from MusclePharm. I want to continue to work on making my heating habits healthier and a way of life that I will be able to pass on to my girls. My gym has added a Saturday class which is awesome because it was only open on weekdays before so now I have another day that I can go workout and have a babysitter.
I'm not giving up on my goal and I'm going to keep working towards it with even more motivation! I want to feel better, look better, and live better! I am renewing my membership at my gym for another three months and I'm going to keep at it!

On another note, Kinley and Paige are doing awesome! They are growing so fast and getting so strong! They have been on amazing sleep schedules which has really made my  life alot easier and me a much happier momma! They are starting to work on eating rice cereal which is hilarious and I have been upping their ounces in their bottles each feeding because they were still acting hungry after their 5 ounces. They are awesome at keeping their heads up and sitting up with help. They are really starting to get excited by toys and people. They love their little saucer that Grandma Melissa got them for Christmas. I have started putting them in little outfits every morning which is adorable! I walked into their room and Ryan was putting little headbands with bows on them which was so heartbreakingly cute! They are growing so fast and getting so big! Ryan and I love them so much!  They go for their 4 month appointment so I will update everyone on how much they weigh and how tall they are getting! PRECIOUS!

Gym, Tanning, Babies...

Its no surprise that I gained quite a bit of weight during pregnany with my twins. I lost a huge amount of it just during my delivery and when my swelling went down I felt like a whole new woman, BUT I was already 20 pounds over weight when I got pregnant. My goal is to lose 50 pounds and be back to 140. This is what I weighed when I was my happiest and felt my best! I currently have a membership to our family rec center herre in Rock Springs and have gone several times, but the daycare is only open from 9-12 Monday through Friday and closed during the summer so I am looking into joining the womens weight loss center when my membership is up so I have one less excuse to use when trying to get to the gym. I joined bodyspace on bodybuilding.com so that I can keep track of my progress and measurements and help hold myself accountable. I have also made a personal goal of making dinner at least 5 times a week which I have been able to do for the last few weeks. I am determined to complete my weight loss goal by the end of this year, but I want to be able to fit into my "fat jeans" by the end of April when Ryan and I are taking a vacation to San Diego. I want my maternity jeans to be a thing of the past.
Tanning has also become a part of my routine because it has helped me feel better about myself with more immediate results and my stretch marks are beginning to lighten up which makes me feel so much better! I am going to be taking my measurements and weighing myself every Monday and continuing to work on my eating habits and increasing the amount of workouts I get in each week.
This brings me to the last part.. BABIES. I am reading a book about healthy sleeping habits for twins and how to set up a sleep schedule for two because an important part of my return to healthy is healthy sleep for the whole family especially myself! I also want to have the babies on a sleep schedule so that I can schedule in my workouts much easier and be able to plan my time at the gym as much as possible.

Updates to come! Hopefully good news, good news, good news :]

Our Babies Have Arrived!

Paige Lee and Kinley Jo made their arrival on Tuesday, November 8th at 10:27 and10:28pm via C-Section. I had been thinking that my water was slowing leaking starting Monday morning and on Tuesday night my mother-in-law convinced me to call Labor and Delivery. The nurse told me to come in right away to have a test done for amniotic fluid. I got to EIRMC at 8:00pm, the test was done at 8:30, and came back POSITIVE for fluid at 9:00. The nurse told me the great news that my C-Section would be scheduled for 10:00 that night! I was so relieved and excited! Ryan and I started calling people to let them know that the little girls would be here soon!

The surgery went great and the feeling of hearing Paige and Kinley cry for the first time sent an amazing rush through my whole body! After recovering from my surgery for a few hours I was wheeled into the NICU to meet my babies! Ryan was such an awesome help the whole time I was in the hospital. He slept on a tiny couch in my room so that I didn't have to be alone! So cute! I was released on Friday, but the babies had to stay in the NICU for a few more days just to make sure they were eating well enough to come home.

Paige and Kinley were released from the hospital together only one week after being born. The doctor said that he had never released twins together before and that he was really proud of the girls! I lived in Idaho Falls until the babies were a month old.

All of us have been together as a family now back in Rock Springs for a little over a week. I love my new life and our sweet babies. Ryan is such an amazing husband and an even more amazing father to our girls! It is so nice to be all together.

Make Room for Babies!

Well I am 30 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. We are getting so close to meeting our little ones, but it still feels so far away! I am on moderate bedrest which can be a little rough because I get antsy from sitting around so much! I am currently living with my mom for the time being while I have so many doctors appointments and should definetly not be driving back and forth, but Ryan has to stay in Wyoming for work. He comes to visit on his week off, but not having my Hubby with me like normal is TOUGH! As my mom says, "its one of the many sacrifices we will make for our baby girls!"

From now on I am going to have a doctors appointment once a week with an ultrasound which is exciting! I also have to have non-stress tests done twice a week to make sure the little munchkins are doing fabulous.

I had a little scare on Monday, I was having some contractions and went to Labor and Delivery. They gave me a shot to stop my contractions and filled me full of water to make sure I wasn't dehydrated! My cervix is still "thick and closed" and my doctor said that my rather large uterus is just trying to adjust to the ever-growing babies!

Continued bedrest for me is the best way to keep the babies "cooking"!

We will meet them soon enough, but we did get some precious pictures of them at our appointment yesterday!

Kinley Jo

Paige Lee

6 Months Pregnant

23 weeks 4 days pregnant. I can't believe how fast time is going by! I am watching my belly grow almost over night! Ryan and I have been able to feel them move around and it has been so exciting for both of us! It has made it even more real that there really is two little humans in there! It's amazing to think that there is not one, but two humans growing inside of my belly. Our bodies are so incredible! We have gotten a few ultrasounds now and had an echo done on both of their hearts and everything is looking healthy and normal which is such a relief and so exciting!

We have been putting their little nursery together and it has also helped me feel like this is really happening! The pink and green look so cute together and the bedding we chose looks adorable. I was holding one of their preemie onsies and I almost started crying (it must be the hormones) because I can't believe they will be so tiny and I want them to be here now! We just can't wait!

SOOO MANY CUTE CHOICES!

Choice #1- I keep going back to this bedding because its so cute, but its a little more expensive and only comes in a four piece set... but I LOVE THIS ONE!

Choice #2- This one is also adorable and it comes in a 9 piece set for about the same price as the paisley one... the only thing that I want that it doesn't have is some lime green in it, I guess I could deal with that though!?

Choice #3- Last, but not least this adorable one comes in a six piece set and is SUPER cute too, but a few of the reviews on the website aren't that great. Do I listen to the review or order it and make my own decision?? I still have plenty of time to send it back and get a new one if I don't like it.






HELP! There are so many ADORABLE options, literally on babies-r-us there are 13 pages of girl bedding!!! I would love suggestions! Ryan and I can't decide! I want our twin babies to have the cutest nusery and I can't wait to start putting their room together!