Hey everyone!!!
Im pretty sure no one follows this but for me this is accountability. Keeping myself honest and keeping myself going. It will take awhile and I will hate myself some days and be on cloud nine others. The goal is to stay focused, to keep my ass in the gym, and eating right.
Staying focused..... EASIER SAID THEN DONE!
I need to get into my routine and stick to it. I was bailing out when I wasn't leaving the office till later. No matter what time I leave the office I will head to the gym. My plan is to work out Sunday through Thursday, and possibly Saturday's. Since the weather is warming up, I want to start running outside, or Intervals. My right ankle has been killing me on the treadmill. Goal is to get outside and walk/run daily. Even if I run laps around the gym outside or running down Pelham before the rest of my workout. Running makes me feel good- I enjoy it and it will push me to finally quit smoking. I want to run marathons and 5ks, 10ks, and more Mud Runs! I had some much fun but want to be able to pull myself over a wall or haul my body over planks of wood.
ASS IN THE GYM!
I will be in the gym. I have to. Weight is not going to fall off of me. The best and worst part about it is when I feel like throwing up, passing out, or running away, the after effect is what I love. I love feeling exhausted, drained, soaking wet, and feeling good about myself.
EATING RIGHT!
NO PROCESSED FOOD! I have thrown out everything in my fridge, and restocked. I now have all lean meat, no red meat, fish, veggies, veggies, veggies, almond milk, protein, and some fruits. Oh yeah YOGURT- The death of me. I have found a way to consume it with protein and almond milk. I am eating breakfast everyday, 1 cup of coffee. 2 protein shakes a day with a mid-morning snack, small lunch, afternoon snack, followed up with dinner. Since I get home from the gym so late and don't want all that food in my system before bed- I am having a few almonds or just water and protein.
My meals today were:
Coffee, 2 cuties, 1 protein shake with almond milk, romaine lettuce salad just basic, an apple, protein and yogurt with a little bit of almond milk, followed up with Turkey filets and 1 cup of steamed veggies.
My workout tonight:
15 minutes running intervals. However, my ankle was killing me and I stopped. It was supposed to be 20 minutes. That's why I am returning to running outside. It was then followed up by:
100 jumping jacks
100 kettle bell swings
100 thrusters
100 squats
3-20 second wallsits
I was so excited to work out with Chris and Andrea from work tonight. I know we are all at different levels but feeding off each other, pushing harder, and getting through it was the best feeling.
If anyone knows anything about food- PLEASE TELL ME IF IM DOING SOMETHING WRONG!
Now the bad news. I weighed in. 232. :((((( My original starting weight a year ago was 238. So I gained all but 6 pounds back. Its so depressing. My first thought was forget it Im done. But then I thought, you have lost weight in the past. You just need to stick to it. So I have recalculated the marbles to have a 72 pounds weight loss goal to put me at 160. Im hoping to do this in a years time. I will be weighing in bi-weekly so I dont get too down on myself or so excited that I slip.
So hopefully lots of marbles will be moved!
Until next time :)
Monday, April 1, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Cookies are back!
Hey guys,
Lets just say its been awhile. My slack ass fell off the bandwagon. I stopped going to the gym I stopped eating right started smoking and just have up on all the hardwork I did. Now I feel like crap, slightly depressed, and just sick o it. Now I have a niece on the way and now more than ever I need to grow up and take care of myself. Anytime I am unhappy with my life I eat. I eat, and I eat some more. Food has always been a way out for me and who knows what my weight has gone to now. Well I will find out soon enough as tomorrow I am weighing in!
I am going to do this. No one but myself can make this happen. I just need to stick to it and stay motivated. Here is my game plan:
Diet: vegetables, proteins, protein shakes, breakfast lunch and dinner home poked everyday. Clean eating for clean living. This will give me variety with food but healthy options for every meal.
Workouts: 30 minutes of cardio a day, I will run. I want to run. If I run I will quit smoking. I want to do 5ks and 10ks and mud runs. I can I just have to get into shape.
I will continue to do strength and endurance training. Squats, planks, pull ups, push ups, everything. If I am goin to be climbing over walls in a mud run I need to be able to lift myself.
I feel so stupid for stopping and giving up the last couple months. My goal is the gym 6 days a week and home cooked meals everyday. One splurge meal a week. I'm not perfect and pretty sure not the only one to fail on weight loss. Except I haven't failed because I'm not giving u!
So read along if you would like to see how this goes!
Lets just say its been awhile. My slack ass fell off the bandwagon. I stopped going to the gym I stopped eating right started smoking and just have up on all the hardwork I did. Now I feel like crap, slightly depressed, and just sick o it. Now I have a niece on the way and now more than ever I need to grow up and take care of myself. Anytime I am unhappy with my life I eat. I eat, and I eat some more. Food has always been a way out for me and who knows what my weight has gone to now. Well I will find out soon enough as tomorrow I am weighing in!
I am going to do this. No one but myself can make this happen. I just need to stick to it and stay motivated. Here is my game plan:
Diet: vegetables, proteins, protein shakes, breakfast lunch and dinner home poked everyday. Clean eating for clean living. This will give me variety with food but healthy options for every meal.
Workouts: 30 minutes of cardio a day, I will run. I want to run. If I run I will quit smoking. I want to do 5ks and 10ks and mud runs. I can I just have to get into shape.
I will continue to do strength and endurance training. Squats, planks, pull ups, push ups, everything. If I am goin to be climbing over walls in a mud run I need to be able to lift myself.
I feel so stupid for stopping and giving up the last couple months. My goal is the gym 6 days a week and home cooked meals everyday. One splurge meal a week. I'm not perfect and pretty sure not the only one to fail on weight loss. Except I haven't failed because I'm not giving u!
So read along if you would like to see how this goes!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Cookies are back!
Cookies are back!
So much to catch up on- still overweight! Surprise! Well I am currently at 229, with losing a pound in the last week. So let's catch up.
October I was still going strong and went to Vegas for work. Started smoking again that time in Vegas. When I got back I threw out my back again and went dark for about 2 months. I completely fell off my wellness wagon. I started smoking, the diet went out of the window in seconds, and I stopped going to the gym since my back was killing me. So I gave up. I essentially didn't care. With that, I started feeling down on myself again, depression like state came over me. I was working longer hours because I didn't want to be home alone. Sad face - but I did it to myself!
So I entered the gym with pushing from my family. I hated it. I was ready for Brian to yell at me and tell me I quit and slacked. Well yeah, office gym door closed but no yelling. Just telling me to quit slacking and come back hard. So we started with a light workout and I was pissed. All the self doubt, aggression, and wanting to quit sunk in. When I think like that I fail myself everytime. I still do. I have been trying to say only 10 more seconds or you can do this you can do this to keep me going.
I started training again, and Tina has joined me! I love having someone to work out with. We push each other and my competitiveness kicks in.
So dieting. I was doing the diet from the trainer and I burnt myself out and started hating everything about eating. So my mom and I decided to do weight watchers together. To push each other and hold each other accountable. We have a weigh in every Sunday on family fun day! This week I am down a pound. I know I am not going to put up weekly weight loss numbers like the biggest loser. If I didnt have to work and live my live, I could work out all the time but that is not realistic. All health materials say 1-2 pound weight loss each week is sustainable and the best way to lose weight and keep it off.
So here we go again! Follow me on this journey! Updates to come! This year I vowed to be the year of change for the better. More surprises to come!
So much to catch up on- still overweight! Surprise! Well I am currently at 229, with losing a pound in the last week. So let's catch up.
October I was still going strong and went to Vegas for work. Started smoking again that time in Vegas. When I got back I threw out my back again and went dark for about 2 months. I completely fell off my wellness wagon. I started smoking, the diet went out of the window in seconds, and I stopped going to the gym since my back was killing me. So I gave up. I essentially didn't care. With that, I started feeling down on myself again, depression like state came over me. I was working longer hours because I didn't want to be home alone. Sad face - but I did it to myself!
So I entered the gym with pushing from my family. I hated it. I was ready for Brian to yell at me and tell me I quit and slacked. Well yeah, office gym door closed but no yelling. Just telling me to quit slacking and come back hard. So we started with a light workout and I was pissed. All the self doubt, aggression, and wanting to quit sunk in. When I think like that I fail myself everytime. I still do. I have been trying to say only 10 more seconds or you can do this you can do this to keep me going.
I started training again, and Tina has joined me! I love having someone to work out with. We push each other and my competitiveness kicks in.
So dieting. I was doing the diet from the trainer and I burnt myself out and started hating everything about eating. So my mom and I decided to do weight watchers together. To push each other and hold each other accountable. We have a weigh in every Sunday on family fun day! This week I am down a pound. I know I am not going to put up weekly weight loss numbers like the biggest loser. If I didnt have to work and live my live, I could work out all the time but that is not realistic. All health materials say 1-2 pound weight loss each week is sustainable and the best way to lose weight and keep it off.
So here we go again! Follow me on this journey! Updates to come! This year I vowed to be the year of change for the better. More surprises to come!
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