Happy Veteran's Day

I want to give a huge heartfelt THANK YOU to all the men & woman past and present who serve or have served in the armed forces.  I have the huge privilege of being  married to a military man and I appreciate all you do to uphold the freedoms of this great nation.  In honor of Veterans day - here is a list of veterans day deals...enjoy!

Veteran’s Day Free Offers 

**Disclaimer** Please call ahead not all franchise restaurant chains offer the discount...

Free Food 

Applebees -- All veterans and active-duty military eat free from a limited menu on Veterans Day. 

Chili's -- Veterans and service members can dine for free from a special six-item menu on Veterans Day. 

Golden Corral -- Military Appreciation Monday includes a free dinner, Nov. 11, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for military retirees, veterans, and current service members. 

Famous Dave's -- Offers for free or discounted meals on Veterans Day vary by location. 

Hooters -- All veterans and service members get 10 free wings with the purchase of a drink. 

Krispy Kreme -- A free donut is available for all service members, retirees and veterans. 

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants -- participating McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants are offering a complimentary entree to vets from a special menu on a space-available basis. Online reservations are highly recommended. 

Outback Steakhouse -- Outback will offer veterans and military a free Bloomin' Onion and beverage 

Subway Restaurants -- Free six-inch sub or flatbread available to military vets on Veterans Day. 

Texas Roadhouse -- Free meals available to veterans from opening until 4 p.m. on Veterans Day. 

T.G.I. Friday's -- Veterans and service members can buy one meal and get another free. 

UNO Chicago Grill -- UNO is offering a 19.43 percent discount on food and non-alcoholic beverage beverages to vets and military. The chain explains that 1943 was the year UNO invented the deep dish pizza. 

Abuelo's Mexican Food -- Offers vary by region. 

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurants -- Special offers for vets on Veterans Day. 

RETAIL DEALS 

Amazon.com -- A free downloadable MP3 album includes 12 songs performed by military bands and ensembles from now through Veterans Day. 

The Dollar General -- Veterans, service members and their immediate families can receive a 10- percent discount with a Veterans Day coupon. 

Home Depot -- Offers a 10 percent discount to all veterans on Veterans Day. Home Depot offers a 10 percent discount year-round to active duty military and retirees. 

Lowe's -- All veterans receive the 10 percent discount for purchases of up to $5,000. A 10 percent discount is available year-round to active-duty military and retirees. 

Sam's Club -- Sam's Club will give away collapsible Hugo Canes on Veterans Day to military veterans who need them. 

Seven-Eleven -- On Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., veterans can get a free small Slurpee. 

Cabela's Outdoor Store -- Employee discounts are being offered to all veterans, active-duty military and reserve-component troops, along with law-enforcement, fire and emergency-management personnel. Discounts vary from 5 percent to 50 percent, depending on item. 

Build-a-Bear Workshop -- Members of the armed services, including the Coast Guard and ROTC, receive a 20 percent discount on any one transaction at the workshop. 

Fashion Bug -- Offering 20 percent off all plus-size and misses clothing purchases with a copy of military ID or spouse's military ID. 

Sports Clips Haircuts -- Offering free haircuts to active-military and veterans

Workout Wednesday (Week 1)

Welcome to Workout Wednesday!

I have been thinking all day about what to write, and where to start.  I have been working out on and off for about 13 years.  And through those years I have never reached where I wanted to go.  Lets just say life to often gets in the way and next thing I know its been six months and I have not been in gym.  I believe one of my problems is I fail to set obtainable goals. I usually speak in broad terms like... I want to loose weight.  I want to eat right.  I need to drink more water.  etc. 

So first things first...

My Goals

Time frame - 12 weeks

I will loose 12-15 lbs

I will drink 80 0z of water a day

I will eat 5-6 small meals a day

I will weigh in and/or measure my body weekly and blog about my progress.

I will work out at the gym at least 4 times a week

I will do some sort of cardio every day

The workouts

Day 1:  Cardio, Shoulders/Abs

Elliptical Trainer or Incline Treadmill

30 - 45 min

Side Lateral Raise

3 sets of 8-12 reps

Front Dumbbell Raise

3 sets of 8-12 reps

Reverse Machine Flyes

3 sets of 8-12 reps

Crunches

3 sets of 50 reps

Air Bike

3 sets of 20 reps

Bent-Knee Hip Raise

3 sets of 20 reps

Day 2:  Cardio,  Legs

Elliptical Trainer or Incline Treadmill

30 - 45 min

Seated Leg Curl

4 sets of 12-20 reps

Dumbbell Lunges

4 sets of 15-25 reps

Smith Machine Squat

4 sets of 15-20 reps

Barbell Deadlift

4 sets of 20-25 reps

One-Legged Cable Kickback

4 sets of 20 reps

Day 3: Cardio, Chest/Triceps

Elliptical Trainer or Incline Treadmill

30 - 45 min

Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Incline Dumbbell Press

3 sets of 12 reps

Pushups

3 sets of 15-20 reps

Lying Triceps Press

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Triceps Pushdown

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Tricep Dumbbell Kickback

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Bench Dips

3 sets of 15-20 reps

Day 4: Cardio, Back/Biceps

Elliptical Trainer, or Incline Treadmill

30 - 45 min

Pullups

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Bent Over Barbell Row

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Dumbbell Bicep Curl

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Hammer Curls

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Preacher Curl

3 sets of 10-15 reps

As of today my weight is 146.7.  My goal weight is 125. So I need to loose 21.7 lbs.

Dear Jesus, Please help me to obtain my goals.  Keep me accountable and give me the will power, strength and energy to complete these workouts.  I love you, Amen

First things first!

Welcome to my official first blog post. (the test post didn't count)

I'm a little bit anxious about the whole thing...What if nobody reads me?  Or worse, what if they don't like me?  Well, here is to hoping you like me, my blog and what I have to say.  Speaking of what I have to say...Let me give you a snapshot of what you'll find here.

I will be doing regular series on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  The rest of the week will be free to do whatever. 

Monday
I have been a military spouse for going on 11 years.  I have lived through 4 deployments, 4 PCS's, 6 moves, and countless training exercises. I may know a thing or two about military life.  So on Mondays I will talk about all things Military, tips, PCS, living on post, discounts and so much more.

Wednesday
One thing I love to do is workout, but I life always seems to get in the way.  I will religiously workout for a month then take 2 months off, get back into it, start seeing results and then miss a few days and have to start all over... It's a horrible cycle.  Plus after having baby Kyler...lets just say I really need to lose a few or 20 pounds. I need accountability!  So I will plan out my workouts on Wednesday.   I will schedule my workouts and even post them so you can Workout With ME Wednesday!!!  I will post links to proper form, motivation tips and post my weekly weight and measurement (not looking forward to that one)  But like I said accountability!!!

Friday
I love photography and have had my DSLR camera for 3 years now and have yet, learned how to master it.  Sometimes I go months with out picking it up at all.  So Fridays are to get me out and about shooting with my camera.  I am going to do a 52 week project, with a theme each week.  I was going to do a 365 project, but I think that might be a little to ambitious for me.  I also plan on taking a few photography workshops soon, so it will be nice to see the pics improve in time.

 The rest of the week will be random awesomeness.  From crafting decorating, my life a mom, scrapbooking, card making, attempting to do pinterest projects  and whatever else I decide...it is my blog and I can do what I want.  I do hope you'll like what you see and follow along with me.

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This is just a test, should this be a real post, you would find really awesome stuff!  Please check back soon.

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