103 by 33

My sister tells me a few weeks ago that she has started a new blog and I should check it out. When i got there she had a list. 101 things to do before I turn 30. She has just had her 27th birthday, so that gives her 3 years. A few days later I was looking at some of my favorite blogs and someone else had started a similar list. I was intrigued.

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I love to plan and make lists and dream about what's to come. I make lists about what I want to buy at the store, what I want to accomplish before a big event, or when I'm planning a name for my child. Lists make me feel prepared, accomplished, gives me peace of mind and lifts my spirits.

I have decided to do my own list 103 by 33. that gives me a little over three years to do this (I turn 30 in October). That is about 2 things a week, this will be challenging. I will post it on the sidebar and cross things off as I go. I will probably do post here and there talking about what I have done along the way.

Health
1.Get down to 200lbs again.
2. get down to 190 lbs.
3. get down to 180 lbs.
4. get down to 170 lbs.
5. get to a healthy weight between 150-170 lbs.
6. maintain a healthy weight--within 5 lbs--for a year.
7. go rock climbing on a man-made wall.
8. do pull-ups on bar (at least 5 in a row)
9. Hike Timpanogas Mtn. again, but with out feeling like I'm going to die.
10. RUN a 5K
11. Join a workout class(step aerobics, cycling, etc.)
12. do a hand stand or a cartwheel.
13. buy at least one more home workout equipment (punching bag, cycle, or treadmill)

Home
14. Decorate Front Room
15. Decorate Entryway
16. Decorate Family room
17. Decorate Kitchen
18. Decorate Dean's room
19. Decorate Brig's room
20. Decorate laundry/mud room
21. Decorate Hall bathroom
22. Decorate Master Bedroom
23. Decorate Master Bathroom
24. Finish building shelves and painting Garage
25. Do Spring cleaning 2012
26. Do Fall Cleaning 2012 (like spring cleaning)
27. do spring cleaning 2013
28. do fall cleaning 2013
29. do spring cleaning 2014
30. build a piece of furniture.
31. Organize Garage
32. Frame the basement
33. buy a piano or keyboard
34. Purchase and hang a piece of art in my home.

Family
35. Build doghouse and get a puppy.
36. Help with Dean's pre-school
37. Get Dean registered for Kindergarten
38. Get Brig into a pre-school
39. Go on another cruise for my 10th anniversary
40. Take the family to Disneyland again
41. Visit my sister in Georgia
42. Potty train Brig.
43. Make and do a summer bucket list 2012
44. make and do a summer bucket list 2013
45. make and do a summer bucket list 2014
46. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2012
47. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2013
48. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2014
49. Make a family motto/theme for the school year 2012
50. make a family motto/theme for the school year 2013
51. make a family motto/theme for the school year 2014
52. try 5 new restaurants
53. find a dentist for the family and go.
54. Teach Dean how to ride a bike
55. come up with a family motto and saying
56. start a journal for each child
57. Go camping somewhere new in southern part of Utah
58. sign up Dean for a sport.
59. sign up Dean for swimming lessons

Crafting
60. Get caught up on childhood scrapbook
61. get caught up on family scrapbook
62. get caught up on Dean's scrapbook
63. start and get caught up on Brig's scrapbook
64. Try out digital scrapbooking
65. Buy photo shop
66. buy a DSLR
67. do some vinyl crafts with my silhouette machine
68. build up a stash of homemade baby gifts (10 or so)
69. create a birthday calender with extended family's birthdays
70. Start a family/personal history book.
71. put together a biography book of my Grandma Pat.

Money
72. start paying extra on condo mortgage
73. start putting double the amount into retirement each month
74. build up an 8 month emergency fund
75. buy a new vehicle

Yard
76. put garden in yard
77. put play area in yard
78. put in corner barbeque-pit area
79. plant a peach tree
80. plant an apple tree
81. landscape in front of the porch
82. re-landscape in front of house
83. landscape corner by gate in front yard
84. landscape the remaining part of the front yard.
85. build a dog pen
86. pour cement on side of Garage

Preparedness
87. buy canning equipment
88. learn to make a yummy peach salsa
89. build some square foot gardens
90. get one year food storage supply
91. renew/update 72hr, kit 2012
92. renew/update 72hr. kit 2013
93. renew/update 72hr. kit 2014
94. have canisters for all the food in my pantry
95. create a fire escape plan and practice it.

Personal
96. volunteer somewhere
97. Host Thanksgiving
98. Plan a family reunion
99. Memorize all the US presidents
100. read a classic book
101. buy a formal dress and wear it somewhere nice.

Religious
102. become a visiting teacher (this is not easy for me)
103. read the old testament.

weight loss Tip #6

Give yourself a break
your body will hit platues. Something that will help is a “free day” or meal. It's a day that you allow yourself to go over you daily calorie budget (this doesn't mean pig out). Have a meal that you love that is normally out of your calorie budget. This not only confuses your body (which is a good thing), but it will also help you stay on track, because you will feel less deprived. I allow myself a “free day” once a week.

weight loss tip #5

Get Moving
We all know exercise is important. You should not just do cardio. You need to do weight/ resistance training. (Don't worry ladies it would have to take a lot of training to get over-sized muscles) Cardio helps you burn calories, but muscles helps you keep the calories burning because muscle burns more calories than fat. Remember to give your muscles at least a day in between trainings to rest so it has time to rebuild it self.
Not only should we exercise, but we just need to get active more. Start planning vacations with physical activities involved, start going outside with your kids more often. Get involved with 5K's (even if you just walk them like me), this will also help motivate you because you have something to work towards.
I do cardio 3-4 times a week and resistance training 2-3 times a week.

weight loss tip #4

Be Prepared
Plan, Plan, Plan, make sure you know what's for dinner. Make sure you have enough healthy choices for your snacks and lunches in the house. If you go out for the day make sure you bring a portable snack to help hold you off til you get home in case you get hungry.
If you plan your meals you will eat healthier not only by making healthy meals, but you will be less likely to turn to the unhealthy stuff in your house or even fast food. For those nights you just don't want to cook the solution is making yourself a food bank. The nights you do make dinner make twice as much, it doesn't add very much time because your already making it. Freeze the leftovers either in a disposable pan to reheat in oven later or into individual servings and you can toss into the microwave on those “I not feel like cooking days”.
If you clean and cut up veggies and fruit when you get home from the store they are more likely to be eaten and less likely to go rotten. I also assemble things like my veggies for my scrambled omelet in the mornings, and put them in Ziploc bags in the freezer. Makes it a lot less temping to turn to cold cereal.

Weight loss tip #3

Keep Yourself Accountable
Track your calories, write down what you are eating everyday. Research has shown that just by writing down what you are eating you will eat less because your aware of what you are putting in your mouth. A lot of people are mindless eaters I guess.
Biggest loser books suggest to multiply your weight x 7 = the amount of calories you should eat to lose weight. You must eat to fuel your body. Eating to little calories not only could do some damage to your body, but it will have a reverse effect, because your body will think it is starving (which it is) and hold onto everything you eat.

Crazy Week

The past two weeks have been busy so I haven't been keeping up on much blogging so this might be a long one. I went to St. George on Friday and Saturday as a get-a-way for my sixth anniversary and because I needed and got to take my Brother's Engagements. It was nice to get away from the kids and I'm glad that they were pretty good for my sister.





I'm going to be taking there wedding Photos as well. Talk about some major pressure, but I am excited at the same time.

this weeks getting healthy tip is tip #2

Educate Yourself
Start reading health books and learn what is in food, how it effects you body. How many calories, fat, etc. is in the food you eat. How have others lost weight? New healthy recipes are good and learning healthy substitutions to make recipes healthier.

Some of my suggestions:

Biggest Loser calorie counter- there are a lot of free online options to track your calories, but I find it easier to track mine in the kitchen as I prepare my food. I don't have a computer in my kitchen.

Lickety Split Meals, by Zonya Focco- I have found this recipe book to be the most family friendly healthy recipe book I have found.

Biggest Loser Success Secrets- This gives a lot of great tips and suggestions to help you stick to any plan you choose to do.

Water With Lemon- This book is a different approach to teaching people about eating healthy. It is in a novel form. The story not that interesting to me, but the things you learn about creating habits is great.

You On A Diet- This book gets into the deep medical parts of how food works with your body and the effects it has. “Knowledge is Power” is what they are hoping to do with this book. I found it interesting. It has made me really think about what I'm putting into my mouth.

THIS WEEK ON THE MENU

Wednesday- cheesy poatoes, ham and green beans.
Thursday- eat out
Friday- Pansit
Saturday-Lasagna and salad
Sunday- Creamy chicken and potato soup and rolls.

check out cooleycoop.blogspot.com for recipes.

Getting Healthy

Okay so Tuesdays are my getting healthy day. It is the day I weigh in every week, it is also the day my inspiration show is on, Biggest Loser. I started watching the show probably about two and a half years ago. I realized, at that time, I was as heavy as some of those people on there. (The most resent seasons they have gone with heavier people then they use too.) I new I was over weight, but didn't realize I was obese or that other people that were as big as i was were leaving there families for months just to learn how to lose this weight. This was more serious then I had realized.
I knew I would never be able to leave my family for as long as they did, so I figured i had to learn how do do this on my own. It took a while, but I have learned a lot and I am still learning. I have been asked by people for tips or how I've done it or am doing it so I have narrowed it down to six tips of what has helped me and I'm going to share one tip every Tuesday. I hope that it will help some of you and I am open to your ideas and tips also.

Tip #1

Forgive Yourself

This is a life long battle, you can't expect all or nothing. If you over eat one meal forgive yourself and do better the next meal. If you have a bad day start again the next day. Don't wait until next Monday or next month. Never use the excuse “well I already blew it” because with a mentality like that you have. You will have bad moments and bad days, especially at the beginning, but remember it's the long term and over all that matters.

I'm down 3.5 lbs this week yuppie! that is a large loss!