LO using Abbey Road from MME

I love the Abbey Road line from My Minds Eye! It's so pretty and is great boyish paper. (They have girlish as well.)  This was the page kit that I sent out and honestly. I was stuck on how to use it.  It was definitely a challenge for me! haha  I found a LO on twopeasinabucket.com that I LOVED and I pretty much scraplifted it.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

I used a lot of sewing...surprise! :)  Each patterned paper is sewn along the edges.  I would have sewn the buttons on as well but I need new needles, so I used glue dots instead.

Sorry for the horrible picture.  I'm using my cell until I find a new camera. :P

New Layouts

On BBC (BabyCenter) I'm involved in a page kit swap.  Each person sends 2 pages of patterned paper, one cardstock sheet and embellies.  We're allowed to add to the page with our own goodies as well.  It's been pretty fun! :)  I've really been using a lot of stitching on my layouts lately.  Love it!

Here's a couple that I finished last week.  

I'm in the process of separating my blogs since I post my crafts/scrapbooking LOs here and talk about family/weight loss as well.  I know I haven't posted in a few days but I am still working out and loosing a few pounds here and there! :)  Once I finish transferring everything I'll update!  For now, this blog will still be maintained as my scrappy fun blog. :)

Thanks!

Day 8 : Level 2

I'm feeling pretty good today!  I ran 1.5 miles on the treadmill today and then did 2.3 miles on the elliptical, changing my resistance/incline every 4 minutes.  It said I burned 300 calories on the elliptical and 178 on the treadmill.  yay!  Also did level 2 of the Shred today.  I can't wait to check out level 3 in two days!

Finally!!

Yesterday was the first day I actually felt ok but I decided to take it easy and make sure.  :)  Today I got day 6 of the Shred in and I went to the gym and did 2 miles on the elliptical.  I feel so much better!  And I'm definitely happier.  :D

I forgot to post my measurement results so far.  I took them on day 5 because technically, that was 10 days of doing the Shred (even though they were spread out over 2 weeks) and I wanted to see if I had gotten any results yet.

Previous Measurements:                         Day 5 of Level 2:

Starting Weight: 178.0                            Weight: 176.5

Measurements:

Arms: (L) 12 5/8 (R) 12 3/4                   Arms: 12"
Chest: 40"                                              Chest: 40"
Waist: 33 1/4"                                        Waist: 33 1/4"
Pooch: 39 1/2"                                       Pooch: 37 1/2"
Hips: 42 1/2"                                          Hips: Need to remeasure
Thighs: 25" each                                     Thighs: 24 1/2"

so yay!  While I haven't lost a bunch of weight yet, I've lost inches!  I'm completely happy with that!

Sick, sick, sick.

I'm still feeling like poo.  I started to try the workout last night but I honestly didn't want to push my weakened body any more than I had done already.  I feel good because I did get 2 miles in yesterday morning before I got sick, but I'm still pretty crappy today so I'm skipping any workout.  I hope to feel better tomorrow so that I can pick back up for day 6 of the Shred. 

Day 6: level 2

Evening!  I'm posting a little early because I haven't done day 6 yet, but I'm about to go try to do it.  Oddly enough, I got super sick this afternoon to the point where I had a fever of 100.6, chills and no energy.  I thought I might not be able to get my workout in tonight but I'm starting to feel better. 

I was able to get to the gym this morning and run 2 miles.  Before feeling like I was going to die today. :)