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January 08 This is enough, today is the dayThis is enough. I"m sick of starting this whole thing over each year once january rolls around. I have to stick with it and hold myself accountable for my actions. I have to put forth the effort and do it for once. The other day i worked out for the first time in like 2 months. It was tough. My friend said the hardest part is over, the first day, the hfirst workout is the hardest the rest is downhill from here. I liked the way she put it. She's right, i've taken the step to do this and gosh darnit i'm going to do it well. Watch out world, a skinny me is inside and just trying to bust out! March 06 This week I've been strugglingFood wise that is. I been good with going to the gym. I went Monday and burnt 588.6, Tuesday burnt 926.8, I skipped yesterday because I had way too much going on, but plan on going tonight and tomorrow morning. So I feel like I am doing pretty well in that aspect. BUT on the other hand, my food intake has been crappy. I had someone give me Friendship bread, not sure if you ever heard of it but basically you get a bag of dough and for 10 days you mush it, add things to it, mush it some more and finally on the 10 day you finish it and bake it. OMG! This was the best batter and the best bread I've ever had! I bet I consumed well over 2500 calories yesterday thanks to that freaking bread!  And of course today I feel horribly about it! Not just emotionally but physically too. My stomach is reeling, churning, and making noises I've never heard it make before. I really hope that getting back on track today and hitting the gym tonight and tomorrow will help correct this huge mistake!  March 05 biggest loser night...I love biggest loser nights. My friend Elizabeth a.k.a Rizzano, went to the gym like normal and kicked our butts while watching the biggest loser. I love it! We push each other and watching the show helps to push us too. I always have a goal in mind before i start the night. Last night, my goal was do to 4 machines. We usually do 3 machines for 30 minutes and then the bike or the treadmill for like 10 or 15 and then go up and stretch while we watch teh ending. Tonight i did 30 minutes on the easier elliptical, 30 minutes on the hard elliptical, 20 minutes on the other elliptical and 20 minutes on the arc trainer. Yes, i know a lot of ellipticals, but they are all different in some way, shape or fashion. By the end of it all I was dead, it hurt to walk, it hurt to move, it hurt to sit down but it was great. I need to switch up my strength training days because now my schedule says i am supposed to do leg day today, but i don't think that is going to happen because i am sooooo sore, but you never know!
So what did everyone think of the biggest loser last night? I was sad to see Berndana go home, but i think kelly needs to be there more. I was happy to see Kelly participate in a challenge for once, she always seems to be the one to stay out of them because of the odd numbers. Let me know what you thought! :) March 03 The start of another weekOk,, it is the start of week 9 of our weight loss journey and I still can't believe that i have lost 21 pounds already. I think back to all of my other weight loss trials and i always end up quitting. This is the longest in a while that i have been able to keep this up. When i was a freshman in college, over thanksgiving break and christmas break i lost a considerable amount of weight, but then gained it all back because i stopped trying. I don't want to be that way again. I don't want to have to do this every january because i'm thinking about bathing suit season coming up. I want to be able to be comfortable in my own skin all the time.
Last weigh in I lost 1.8 lbs which has been better than all of my other weight loss' so far so i can't be too upset about that. I have to buckle down on my eating this week and my portion sizes. I am good with my workouts and getting in my weights. the one thing i will have to work harder at this week is my cardio. I can do strength training all day but i skip out on my cardio. I dont' think i have any interruptions this week when it comes to my gym time so i will have to put forth more of an effort on that.
I have to make this my number one priority. I, like my sister and a people pleaser and will change my schedule around to please other people instead of getting my workouts/eating in. My friends have been very supportive and helpful!:) My goal is to hit my 25 pound mark this week, so that means i have four pounds to lose this week. its an accomplishable task, i just have to push myself to get there. :) With everyones support i hope i can! Keep up teh great work everyone. March 01 Eight Weeks In................So we are officially 8 weeks into our weight loss journey. We weighed in this morning just like we do every Saturday morning. Today was also measuring day. Today I lost 3.6 pounds.......if I would have lost just .2 more I would have hit the 20 pound mark but I'll save that celebration for next week. It's crazy because 3.6 pounds is what I lost the WHOLE entire month of February. I must have hit a small plateau last month. But anyway, I am officially 19.8 pounds down since January 6th. Feels soooooo GREAT!!!!! We also measured this morning and I am 8.25 inches down. I'm shrinking! Woo-hoo! Still having a little bit of a hard time noticing it in myself, the way's I've seen it so far: After my shower my towel is getting a little bit closer to coming together, my scrubs are a little looser, and my jeans seem to be a little bigger in the legs. Still waiting for that glorious day that someone says....."Have you lost weight?" I'm sure I will beam with PRIDE!!!!! (In the words of the blue team, Pride on 3, Pride on 3, even though they aren't my favorite team) Another great thing that happened this week, my father-in-law booked our summer vacation. Ocean City Maryland. A place called Sunset Island. Every year we go to the beach and every year I say to myself, "Next year will be different, next year I'll be thinner" as I sit in my chair with my 2x bathing suit on with a skirt to cover up my hideous legs and hips. This year I am well on my way to a TANKINI!!! I have a calender mapping out my 2 pound per week weight loss and if I continue like I have been, I should be around 70 pounds down from starting weigh at that point......and I'm looking forward to it! OCEAN CITY HERE I COME!!!!!! Something I've been really concentrating on is focusing on myself. Sometimes everyday things need to be put aside so I can do this for myself. So the dishes don't get done, so there are laundry mountains in my bedroom and bathroom, so I put off cleaning the bathroom a bit, all of these things can be done my next day off. Nights I work I need to make sure I get my workouts in in the morning and my meals for the day planned. I'm a bit frustrated with some friendships that are slowly drifting apart and sometimes my kids drive me to the point of insanity but I realized an hour or so at the gym really helps me blow off some steam and gives me some much needed time for myself. I noticed they worked a little more than they had in past seasons of Biggest Loser on psychological reasons people are overweight and I really feel like I'm learning a lot about myself since I've started my weight loss journey and am really looking forward to learning a lot more!  |
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