All you need...

Is a little bit of heaven: 

I was really craving ice cream. My favorite is butter pecan. All I needed was a spoon full to satisfy my craving. Enjoy that spoonful and drink some water after to control the want for more! 

Challenging workout of the day

Trick your heart rate: Burn those calories! 

Do a 5 minute warm up at an incline. (I like to start at a 6 incline then increase after 2 min to an 8 for three minutes then bring it back down to 2)

Run/walk for 15 minutes (run for 60 seconds and walk for 90 seconds)

Walk for 5 minutes at an incline (I usually do around 7 or 8 depending on how tired I am)

Jog for the last five or Run/walk (walk for two minutes briskly and then jog for the last three)

You'll be sweating more than just running! It will trick your heart rate and cause you to have to put more of an effort into your work out. 

Tip: Tricking your heart rate helps you to shed more pounds than just keeping it at a single heart rate level 

Exercise tip of the day

To get sexy lean toned arms: 

Stand with feet hip-width apart and knees slightly bent, holding a three- or five-pound dumbbell in each hand. Bend elbows and press them into your sides, holding weights at chin level in a boxing stance, palms facing each other. Then twist torso left and punch right arm straight out and across your body and to the left. Immediately switch sides, bringing right arm back in and punching left arm out and across body to the right. Keep going, punching side to side for 20 counts. That’s one set. Do two sets

Thought of the week

I don't know what you do when you're feeling frustrated, bored or upset, but a lot of women eat. Sure, a few cookies now and then aren't going to kill you, but there are so many better ways to take care of yourself! We are always willing to justify eating crap by saying, "I had a rough day. I deserve this." Deserve what? Heart disease? Cellulite? Diabetes? Come on! Would you reward your loved ones this way? I bet not. What do I do to make myself feel better? - Jillian Michaels

Here are somethings I do to make myself feel better

1. Go for a walk with the kids and explore the beautiful flowers, bugs, and just the outdoors. 

2. Talk to a close friend about my frustrations. 

3. Read

4. Shop and pamper myself if I can't shop. For those of you with kids, require that your husband give you at least 2.5 hours of freetime a week or how often you need it! 

The Numbers

Today: 

Weight: 182 ....yay one more pound! 

Waist Circumference: 33"

Hip Circumference: 38 "

Left: 23" 

Right 23" 

The type of foods I have been eating so far this week

Spinach Salad with chicken

Boiled eggs

Berry Parafaits with sliced almonds

Grilled Halibut

Check out here for food receipes: 

Challenging workout of the day

Down size that butt and thighs! 

Along with your cardio (30-45 min) do squats: 5 sets of 30 squats

Feel the burn baby! 

Exercise tip of the day

A $1 rubber ball can help you score million-dollar legs. During crunches and other ab moves, "holding an 8- to 12-inch ball between your knees or ankles gets your inner thighs and glutes in on the action," says Brooke Siler, owner of re:AB Pilates Studio in New York City, who has worked with Kirsten Dunst. - SELF Magazine