Not much new to report

I have been on antibiotics since Tuesday and I'm still not feeling 100%, but I'm getting there. Waking up my throat feels raw and my nose is completley stuffed, but I guess that is just life! Needless to say, when I went back to the gym for the first time in a week, it felt like I was starting all over again. I hadn't eaten very much all week because I had difficulty swallowing, but I still managed to maintain my weight by retaining more water than usual....if you all catch my drift....So I'm hopping back on the diet train today, trying to get back in my regimen....I'm starting to feel like I just want to be lazy because I'm tired and cranky and just not in a great diet mood, but I don't really have a choice at this point!! So here's my kick off to the new week, in hopes that my attitude changes and I focus all of my crankiness and frustrations on my workouts!!

Meet the Kleiners

Dave & Kristy Call, Dad & Mom Kleiner, Aaron & Melissa Kleiner, Tracy & Andy Kleiner, Jenny & Jeff Johnson.

A few of my other siblings posted some of our CUTE family pics on their blogs, so I decided that I should post some cute ones too!! And because I have been stuck in bed all week with strep throat, I needed to get out of bed and do SOMETHING. So while I am burning copies of our family photos for everyone, I decided to post a few of my favorites....enjoy...Oh yes...these were done by the amazing and talented Onehm.... She is AWESOME!!

We all fell in LOVE with this shot!! Cool huh?

Jeff and I in front of the BEST green wall ever!!

A Group shot in front of the amazing green wall!!

My and my hubby being as charming as ever!!

This is how I've felt since Tuesday...

This picture correctly displays my emotions from Tuesday!! I went to the gym to meet with Brian and we did my measurements....I will admit that I will really nervous, but determined all at the same time. When all was said and done, these are my results....

6 lbs of fat lost

3 lbs of muscle gained

2 inches lost

my body fat % went down by 4 percentage points.... HOLY COW??!!

All of my stress and worry washed away and I wanted to hit Brian for making me feel bad on Saturday for not losing pounds on the scale. I was on CLOUD 9. I knew that I was doing well, but this far exceeded my expectations. Needless to say, Jeff was glad that he didn't have to scoop me up off the floor again. Those little numbers have given me the BEST motivation to work even harder and do even better!!

Again, I need to say thank you to you ALL for your sweet comments, you will never know how much they touched my heart and helped me to stay motivated!!

In other news...I'm sure my brother Aaron is doing this same Snoopy happy dance above because he FINALLY made it into Dental School, and he got into the one in Mesa, so they don't even have to move away again. He has had the LONGEST battle EVER in trying to get in to school and we couldn't be more proud of Aaron and his dedication and hard work. Congratulations to Aaron and his sweet wife Melissa, we are SO excited for you!!

Skinny Update

I've been procrastinating this post a little bit because it has taken me ALL weekend to get through this...but here I go... last week when I weighed in, I gained a pound....I was pretty upset about it, but thought maybe it's just muscle. I scaled down to a 1300 calorie diet all week...got my butt kicked at the gym everyday, started to go 75 flights of stairs on the StairMaster instead of 50 and have been ridiculously exhausted.

I got up on Saturday morning, nervous but ready to weigh in and see my progress...I did my 30 minutes with the trainer and then got on the scale.....I was the exact same as the previous week....NO CHANGES!! I was so frustrated and upset and discouraged....you name it. I came home to my sweet husband and cried for what seemed like an eternity. I know I must be losing inches because I can feel and see a difference, but in my mind, when I get on that scale I feel like a failure if those numbers don't go down....so all weekend all I wanted to do was eat....but against my better judgement, I kept to my diet....I didn't have my measurements because we ran out of time, so I will be doing that tomorrow.

Jeff gave me a big hug and the greatest pep-talk I have ever had, and I could tell that he was being honest with me and wasn't just blowing smoke up my skirt. So waking up this morning, I am lowering my calorie intake to 1200 and I am going to work just as hard. I'm going to change up my diet a bit and cut back on the calcium and up the proteins.

But I need to say thank you to you all for your comments and support, because this is one of the hardest things I have ever done. But I especially need to thank Jeff. He has been SO good to me, supporting me and helping me try to reach my goals. I am still really upset that I've only lost 3 pounds in 4 1/2 weeks, but I am determined to not quit and to reach my goals!!

So here's to another grueling week....

Fun...Cute...Cards

WOW...2 posts in one night..that's called FREE TIME...finally!!

So for BUNCO, I was trying to think of a way cool, cute, cheap gift that I could give...and I remembered my awesome sister giving me so really cute cards that she had made, so I called her up and asked her if she would teach me...LET ME TELL YOU....I am NOT a very crafty person, but this was SO simple, easy and FUN....so here are a few snaps of my favorites...

So I think that I can officially say that I am somewhat crafty... THANKS to the BEST big sister for teaching me how to do this....now I want to go and spend LOTS of money, buy CUTE scrap stuff and make more!!

P.S. I have my weigh in and measurements day tomorrow, so please wish me luck...I have been working my butt off...literally!!

Life...

So these past couple of weeks have been really crazy and busy, so here are a bunch of random photos...However I must tell this story first....I was having a downer week, my allergies have been going NUTS and so I took the day off on Wednesday because I only got about 3 hours sleep because I was sneezing all night long...So Wednesday I decide to go to the store get some odds and ends and to Sprouts to stock up on my fruits and veggies....I'm in the checkout isle and the cashier keeps looking at me, kind of strangely I might add, oh yeah and the cashier was a woman...just as I'm about to leave...she says..."Can I just tell you that you have great hair...sorry if I looked crazy staring at you, but you have great hair..." OH MY GOSH..she made My WHOLE day....so the first pic is of what my hair looked like on that day...I felt the need to document the occasion....am I crazy for that?? I think so...

I don't think it looks particularly great...but hey I can be happy with it...

This is how Chowder spent his day on Wednesday...yes that's right, underneath a truck in the backyard...Aww..

Yes, he is sleeping again....lazy!!

Skinny Update

I am posting my progress more for myself than anybody else, because it keeps me motivated! I weighed in at the Gym on Saturday morning and I am still at 4 total lbs lost. I lost an inch off my waist and a 1/2 inch off my neck...i know, you're thinking neck...but that just means that my double chin is slowly depleting itself!! YEAH!! I was again, SO excited!!

Swimsuit season, here I Come!! WOO HOO!!!!