Working Hard REALLY does pay off & TTT

Hi all! Remember me?? Let me re-introduce myself.... I'm Jen,  I live in Arizona, I'm married to Timmy and have a cute little man, Mac, who BTW, is now 2!! Can you believe it? More on that later! Thought I'd do a little 10 Things Thursday to catch ya'll up on what's been going on in the last couple of months since I posted! (warning: LONG post ahead!)

1.  What's with my title? Well, as you all know, I have been struggling for over a year to get off this plateau I've been on.  I work out a lot, but my food just wasn't cutting it for me and I had been regularly seeing my doc to get my fill level right. Well, I'm happy to say that I Think I'm finally heading in the right direction. I've been doing well on my workouts (6-7 times a week, combo of Pilates, Strength Training, Zumba, Barre Class and Cardio) and a college friend of mine reached out to me on FB and recommended I try the Advocare 24 Day Challenge. I figured why not? So I'm on day 11 (days 1-10 are a really gentle, non just juicing cleanse) and I'm down lower than my lowest in 2 years, finally!! My fill level is great. I'm barely hungry most days and I'm making really really good choices thanks to my challenge I'm on. I haven't had sugar in 2 weeks, or caffeine or any carbs for that matter. I haven't wanted to kill anyone either, which is surprisingly shocking to me!! I'm excited to see where I end up after the Challenge is over!  It's completely rebooted everything in me, and I feel awesome!!

2.  Mac is 2!  We had a super fun birthday party for him in July at a gymnastics and trampoline place. I tried not to go overboard since it wasn't at my house, but of course, I went a little crazy with his "Planes Trains and Automobiles" theme!! I just can't help myself!  Everyone had a blast! (even the adults who got to jump on the trampolines and jump into the foam pit!)

3.  We had a great time in Northern Michigan over the 4th of July!

4.  Remember how I mentioned I was moving to Chicago in October? Yeah, well, that changed slightly. There was a lot of talk of impending layoffs with my company so I figured I'd wait to hear when I'd be laid off instead of just quitting.. and on Monday, I found out my end date is 12/31, which was completely shocking to me. I was prepared for any date but that one! So, we quickly changed some plans and are now staying until December, so I can collect my severance $$ and we can head to Chicago with some more money in the bank and I don't have to stress about finding work right away. Good things come to those who wait right?

5. I've been having a lot of fun with my buddies lately. Have been spending quality time with my girls since I'll be moving away from them soon..  went to Kid Rock a couple of weeks ago -- such a good show!!

6. Have not seen any of my AZ Blog girls in what seems like FOREVER! Need to change that ASAP! Now that I have some extra time here, hoping we can make some events happen!

7.Can't believe I can't think of anything else to write!

I really hope to be blogging more soon since I miss ya'll!  I have been reading still a lot but just haven't had my blo-jo together so I'm hoping it comes back soon.

xoxo,js