Monday, August 24, 2009
Visit my new blog - FINALLY!!! Ha Ha
Sorry that I have taken so long. I see that I have gotten quite a few visits since I closed this blog. Unfortunately, really soon turned into several months. Well, my new journey has begun. Follow me at my new blog.... Slim By Design. Hope to see ya soon!
Monday, December 29, 2008
This Journey Ends
It's now time for this journey to come to an end. What you say? Have you met your goal? Are you the epitome of health? Not even close. But sometimes, you need to end a journey to move on to something else that is better for you.
Stay tuned as I will be starting a new blog very soon!
Stay tuned as I will be starting a new blog very soon!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Goal Jeans - Check!
On my on-screen interview for the contest, I brought in a pair of jeans that I absolutely love, but no longer fit. When I was at 160'ish, that was when I looked my best in them. I think I tried them on about 3 weeks ago and those suckers were not coming up past my mid-thigh. Imagine my surprise when I tried them on yesterday and not only was I able to pull them all the way up but I was also able to zip them up and button them up!!!! AND I could breathe, so they weren't cutting off my circulation!!! I was so excited. Since the scale really isn't doing much, I didn't know what was going on with my body, but apparently I am losing some major inches because those jeans slid right on yesterday, with no problem and that is just so exciting. So now that I fit into my goal jeans, the next 25+ days or so are just the gravy. :)
I have my strict eating and exercise rotation. I cannot believe that the finale is only about 4 weeks away. At first when it was 6 weeks, it sounded like a long time until I realized that 6 weeks was only equivalent to 42 days. Just a little over a month. I didn't think that much could be done within that short timeframe. Well, I don't know what can happen, but I do know that I am going to do all that I can so that I can look my absolute best. I know that I gain muscle easily, so the scale may not say much change has happened, but I know that I will look alot better. I am really focusing on building muscle. Since muscle burns more fat, the more muscle I can build, the better. According to a few online tests I have taken, I am a Mesomorph, in which I tend to build muscle pretty easily, so that is definitely on my side. Just the simple fact that I lowcarbed for over a year and didn't really workout and still have such great tone is really something. If only I can lose this body fat, I will look really nice. When I flex, I can see the muscle, it's just too much fat there to really see the real thing. :(
So anyways, I've gotten my cardio in for the morning and plan to get more in this afternoon. I think I will look really nice for the finale, but I know I will look AWESOME in 2009 for sure.
I have my strict eating and exercise rotation. I cannot believe that the finale is only about 4 weeks away. At first when it was 6 weeks, it sounded like a long time until I realized that 6 weeks was only equivalent to 42 days. Just a little over a month. I didn't think that much could be done within that short timeframe. Well, I don't know what can happen, but I do know that I am going to do all that I can so that I can look my absolute best. I know that I gain muscle easily, so the scale may not say much change has happened, but I know that I will look alot better. I am really focusing on building muscle. Since muscle burns more fat, the more muscle I can build, the better. According to a few online tests I have taken, I am a Mesomorph, in which I tend to build muscle pretty easily, so that is definitely on my side. Just the simple fact that I lowcarbed for over a year and didn't really workout and still have such great tone is really something. If only I can lose this body fat, I will look really nice. When I flex, I can see the muscle, it's just too much fat there to really see the real thing. :(
So anyways, I've gotten my cardio in for the morning and plan to get more in this afternoon. I think I will look really nice for the finale, but I know I will look AWESOME in 2009 for sure.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Day 7 & Today
Well, yesterday was the last day of the GNC Body Cleanse and all I can say is -- GOOD RIDDANCE! I don't know what it was supposed to do, but it was one of the grossest things ever. The coating on the outside of the pills were gross and while the juice with the blend made it tastes better, it was tolerable at best. I can't say that I derived so much benefit from it. At first it appeared that my skin was clearing, but now it seems to be breaking out again, so I am not so sure that it even did that. Then the constant bloat that I felt was awful! I sure to hope that goes away. I still felt it this morning when I woke up. I am going to be highly upset if that is something that I have to contend with from now on since taking that product. It is so uncomfortable and frustrating. So, if someone asks me if I recommended this product, I would have to say NO! I really don't think it did much for all that was involved. Waaay to many pills and they tastes horrible. It didn't help me personally lose any weight. I weighed for the first time since last Monday and I am sitting at 186.8. So an resounding 1.2 lb loss. Whoa!
Nonetheless, I am very happy to see that I am still in the 180's. I have been eating ALOT of carbs and ALOT of calories and so the fact that I didn't spring into the 190's is just wonderful. It is really helping me to believe that my metabolism isn't completely shot! That is wonderful news! Also, I have been doing alot of research and I am just loving it. I am learning so much about the body and my body and what it needs. I would have never thought that I could eat over 2,000 calories and still lose weight. I am learning just how strong I am as well. I just got finished with my Barry's Bootcamp session for the day. Boy is that TOUGH! I did Arms and Abs today and 1 round of the cardio right behind it. According to Buffmother, weight training followed by HIIT makes your body a fatburning furnace, so I tried to tack that on to the end. Hopefully the next time that my Barry Bootcamp workouts come around, I can tack on all of the cardio. :) That's the goal. I am hoping to get stronger and leaner week by week. According to Buffmother, for the next 2 weeks, I am in Boosting stage and really need to focus on building muscle, so that is my goal right now.
There is just so much that I have learned and will continue to learn. While I may not be pleased with how things turned out for the contest, it has certainly turned my attention to my health, which in turn has helped my family. My hubby has joined the gym and trying to lose weight. I am very happy about the positive changes that are happening with us. Since the finale is in 5-6 weeks, I have a constant motivation to keep working as hard as I can to look my absolute best! Already I can tell that my thighs are leaning out, so I am sure that my bodyfat has decreased. I am just going to keep pushing and hope for the best.
Nonetheless, I am very happy to see that I am still in the 180's. I have been eating ALOT of carbs and ALOT of calories and so the fact that I didn't spring into the 190's is just wonderful. It is really helping me to believe that my metabolism isn't completely shot! That is wonderful news! Also, I have been doing alot of research and I am just loving it. I am learning so much about the body and my body and what it needs. I would have never thought that I could eat over 2,000 calories and still lose weight. I am learning just how strong I am as well. I just got finished with my Barry's Bootcamp session for the day. Boy is that TOUGH! I did Arms and Abs today and 1 round of the cardio right behind it. According to Buffmother, weight training followed by HIIT makes your body a fatburning furnace, so I tried to tack that on to the end. Hopefully the next time that my Barry Bootcamp workouts come around, I can tack on all of the cardio. :) That's the goal. I am hoping to get stronger and leaner week by week. According to Buffmother, for the next 2 weeks, I am in Boosting stage and really need to focus on building muscle, so that is my goal right now.
There is just so much that I have learned and will continue to learn. While I may not be pleased with how things turned out for the contest, it has certainly turned my attention to my health, which in turn has helped my family. My hubby has joined the gym and trying to lose weight. I am very happy about the positive changes that are happening with us. Since the finale is in 5-6 weeks, I have a constant motivation to keep working as hard as I can to look my absolute best! Already I can tell that my thighs are leaning out, so I am sure that my bodyfat has decreased. I am just going to keep pushing and hope for the best.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Days 5 & 6
Well, I didn't have the time to make an entry yesterday, so yesterday and today are together. The other day I talked to Angel for a few moments and she mentioned that since I have known her, I haven't stuck to a particular plan for more than 2 weeks. I know that I change my mind alot and that hasn't changed.
Today is a little more change. Well, originally my plan was to try to fit in 2,000+ calories per day. I have been doing that and while I have been feeling so much more energy, I am going to try to lower my calories a tad. I think the plan is now to average between 1,400 and 1,800 calories. Now, I am happy that I ate higher calories this week and ate the 5 meals per day. I think that really helped me and perhaps my body will chill and not think I am starving it anymore. Starting Monday, I am going to be shooting for around 1,800 calories. I think that will be optimal.
It was suggested that I lower my calories to like 1,200 to 1,500. I do not want to lower my calories that far. I am just now getting to the point where I am actually eating. I feel more energy and I am just not feeling the 1,200 calorie thing. I know the intensity of my workouts and I know that I will be feeling that same weakness and lack of energy that I felt before with calories that low. I don't want that back, so I am going to do at least 1,400 calories. Most days, the lowest will be 1,500. I think that I will be doing much better in that calorie range and still be able to lose.
I have definitely decided that I am going to lift HEAVY AS POSSIBLE!! Tonight I am going to do Cathe's Power Hour, but I am not going to keep up with her reps. I am going to go slower, but do all of the exercises and see how that goes.
Today is a little more change. Well, originally my plan was to try to fit in 2,000+ calories per day. I have been doing that and while I have been feeling so much more energy, I am going to try to lower my calories a tad. I think the plan is now to average between 1,400 and 1,800 calories. Now, I am happy that I ate higher calories this week and ate the 5 meals per day. I think that really helped me and perhaps my body will chill and not think I am starving it anymore. Starting Monday, I am going to be shooting for around 1,800 calories. I think that will be optimal.
It was suggested that I lower my calories to like 1,200 to 1,500. I do not want to lower my calories that far. I am just now getting to the point where I am actually eating. I feel more energy and I am just not feeling the 1,200 calorie thing. I know the intensity of my workouts and I know that I will be feeling that same weakness and lack of energy that I felt before with calories that low. I don't want that back, so I am going to do at least 1,400 calories. Most days, the lowest will be 1,500. I think that I will be doing much better in that calorie range and still be able to lose.
I have definitely decided that I am going to lift HEAVY AS POSSIBLE!! Tonight I am going to do Cathe's Power Hour, but I am not going to keep up with her reps. I am going to go slower, but do all of the exercises and see how that goes.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Day 4: Ups and Downs
Well, I think I have everything together, FINALLY! I had figured my calorie strategy, but hadn't figured out the workout. Well, I have decided that I am going to pretty much keep my same rotation, however, I am going to lift much heavier than originally planned. I think that the more muscle that I gain, the more fat I will burn.
I had gotten everything together, regarding lifting heavy, so I asked Angel about it. She said that lifting heavy would be fine, BUT, I have to be careful because I gain muscle easily. So that bummed me out a little. Basically because I thought that I had everything together, only to find out that I may need to change things. But I have been chatting with the ladies over at Buffmother and since I do tend to gain muscle easier, it was suggested that I do more cardio in the form of HIIT to burn fat. That sounds like a perfect solution to me, and I am going to go with that!
I have been continuing with the cleanser and it is going okay. With juice, the blend tastes much better, but it is still yucky! It's just drinkable. I am still not weighing. My face looks pretty thin still and my skin is really clearing up, so that is excellent side effect. That was the other thing that I wanted to look good for the finale - My skin! Typically Proactive works really well, but I didn't expect my skin to clear up like this. Kewl beans!
So, it appears that I have a plan and I am ready to proceed forward with it. I didn't do so hot today with calories. I started out later and took the spinning class, so I completely forgot about eating. I only ate 3 times and probably about 1300 calories. :( I plan to do better going forward, although I will be just as busy tomorrow.
I had gotten everything together, regarding lifting heavy, so I asked Angel about it. She said that lifting heavy would be fine, BUT, I have to be careful because I gain muscle easily. So that bummed me out a little. Basically because I thought that I had everything together, only to find out that I may need to change things. But I have been chatting with the ladies over at Buffmother and since I do tend to gain muscle easier, it was suggested that I do more cardio in the form of HIIT to burn fat. That sounds like a perfect solution to me, and I am going to go with that!
I have been continuing with the cleanser and it is going okay. With juice, the blend tastes much better, but it is still yucky! It's just drinkable. I am still not weighing. My face looks pretty thin still and my skin is really clearing up, so that is excellent side effect. That was the other thing that I wanted to look good for the finale - My skin! Typically Proactive works really well, but I didn't expect my skin to clear up like this. Kewl beans!
So, it appears that I have a plan and I am ready to proceed forward with it. I didn't do so hot today with calories. I started out later and took the spinning class, so I completely forgot about eating. I only ate 3 times and probably about 1300 calories. :( I plan to do better going forward, although I will be just as busy tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Day 3: I've Got the Fire!
Well, today is my off day from working out. It was nice to get up and just go to work. I am feeling very anxious about getting back to working out. I had some slow time at work today and I have been looking over Buffmother's information and I gotta say - THE FIRE IS BACK! That lady knows her stuff and she just rocks! I am so happy to be a part of such a fun community. You have to believe that she knows what she is talking about because --look at her! Then there are many ladies on the site that look amazing following her suggestions. It's so crazy, you can have all of the tools within your grasp, but if you don't do anything with it, it is useless.
So, I have worked hard today to figure out calories and I do believe that I have it figured out. Okay, I can't believe that I am saying this, but my goal is to cycle my calories, the lowest being 1,500 and the highest 2,200!! Yowzza that's alot of calories, but my body has been through alot over the last several years and I think it is time I start feeding it.
Since getting restarted on Monday, I have been eating every 2-4 hours and keeping my calories in the range and I could not believe the energy that I have had. Just unbelievable. I have been walking around like the living dead for months now and to find out that eating more and eating more frequently can have me feeling so much better is just amazing!!!! So this along with the fact that I KNOW I will get in better workouts has convinced me to eat more calories. I truly want to transform my body and I have to be able to get in good workouts to do this. When my energy is low, I don't have the strength or endurance to put in good workouts, so my body will never change. I am trying to fill those calories with good foods, so I am really hoping that this works out well. It's so wonderful that I have the SS meals, because all of the nutrition information is clearly spelled out, so I know exactly what I am eating.
So, I feel pretty good about the nutrition aspect, now I am working on the fitness part. I still plan to alternate Barry's Bootcamp and the gym, but I still have to tweak a few things so that I can get the most out of my plan. It's so awesome that I get a FREE 1 year membership to Club Fitness. I will have access to all of those machines and things for FREE until next year! Wow, I am so excited. Plus, I've met my wonderful trainer Angel, so I always have a contact and person that will help me whenever I have questions or a problem. I am totally set up for success!!! While the contest left a bitter taste in my mouth, all of the other benefits are just wonderful. It is really giving me the stimulus and jumpstart that I need to FINALLY reach my goals!
So, I have worked hard today to figure out calories and I do believe that I have it figured out. Okay, I can't believe that I am saying this, but my goal is to cycle my calories, the lowest being 1,500 and the highest 2,200!! Yowzza that's alot of calories, but my body has been through alot over the last several years and I think it is time I start feeding it.
Since getting restarted on Monday, I have been eating every 2-4 hours and keeping my calories in the range and I could not believe the energy that I have had. Just unbelievable. I have been walking around like the living dead for months now and to find out that eating more and eating more frequently can have me feeling so much better is just amazing!!!! So this along with the fact that I KNOW I will get in better workouts has convinced me to eat more calories. I truly want to transform my body and I have to be able to get in good workouts to do this. When my energy is low, I don't have the strength or endurance to put in good workouts, so my body will never change. I am trying to fill those calories with good foods, so I am really hoping that this works out well. It's so wonderful that I have the SS meals, because all of the nutrition information is clearly spelled out, so I know exactly what I am eating.
So, I feel pretty good about the nutrition aspect, now I am working on the fitness part. I still plan to alternate Barry's Bootcamp and the gym, but I still have to tweak a few things so that I can get the most out of my plan. It's so awesome that I get a FREE 1 year membership to Club Fitness. I will have access to all of those machines and things for FREE until next year! Wow, I am so excited. Plus, I've met my wonderful trainer Angel, so I always have a contact and person that will help me whenever I have questions or a problem. I am totally set up for success!!! While the contest left a bitter taste in my mouth, all of the other benefits are just wonderful. It is really giving me the stimulus and jumpstart that I need to FINALLY reach my goals!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Day 2: Penny for My Thoughts
I was reflecting on all that I did in order to lose those 75 pounds on KK. I literally starved myself and when I entered the contest I weighed a whopping 212 lbs!!! That took up so much of my life and it was all for nothing. It was inconceivable to me that I could actually gain so much weight back after all that I had been through with KK. Low carb has just consumed so much of my life and for what? I knew a long time ago that I wasn't going to do that for life. What - I'm never going to eat another french fry or a piece of cake? Sorry, turnip fries, don't cut it! But since I lost so well, I stayed with it.
The Seattle Sutton meals are truly a blessing in my life right now. I'm thinking I am finally going to figure this thing out and repair my metabolism. Initially when I started the contest and lost those unbelievable 17 lbs in 2 weeks, I was so very excited!!! I thought that I had finally fixed my metabolism and that I would be able to lose on a plan other than low carb. Imagine when just a week later - NOTHING!!! I could not lose beyond that 17 lbs. No matter how much I worked out and drank water - 195 was still floating around. I was getting rather frustrated and then I thought back to my old friend - low carb. It was calling out to me saying "We are good old friends. I've worked for you in the past, why turn your back on me now?" So with that old friend whispering in my ear and the knowledge that it has ALWAYS worked in the past, I jumped back to the low carb game. It was the only way that I knew that I could stay in the competition. Well, it got me through. I did a modified KK and dropped 9 lbs in 5 days. That put me within safe range for the contest for that week. I knew that I DID NOT want to do this again, so I want to go back to the Seattle Sutton meals. Well, within a matter of days, I was back up to around 195 and again the scale would not budge. So, this time I decided to do Atkins and I had 7 days and I lost 9 lbs, but that only showed up as a 4 lb loss at the weigh in and it was not enough. That put me in the bottom and I was up for elimination and of course I was eliminated. Blech!
So being part of the contest definitely had me on a roller coaster. While I did not want to low carb, I felt like I had to in order to stay in the competition. It was the very thing that I did not want to do. But now that I am no longer in the contest, I don't have to worry about weighing in and all of that, so now I have the time to figure it all out. Plus since all of the meals are provided, I know exactly what I am eating - calories, fat and everything, so that puts me in a very good place for success.
So, I am going to keep working out and tracking everything that I eat. Before the contest ended, Angel bought me a weight loss journal to track everything that I eat. It is really a neat little book. I plan to track everything!!! I feel so much more on the ball than I have in a long time. I may actually figure out this thing that has evaded me so long - THE RIGHT WAY TO EAT and NOT low carb!
While I definitely wanted to win the contest and if I was still in it, it is probable that I would have, I still wouldn't have learned anything about my body. More than likely I would have had to continue low carbing and I would probably be in a looney bin by the end. I truly think that I will be happier eating carbs and have more energy. Michelle and Angel always said that I needed to FUEL my workouts. I start my Barry's Bootcamp week again next week and I am hoping to see some real strength gains. I'll see soon.
Also, the gross drink blend from the body cleanse was not so bad today. I decided to use grape juice. Wow, that was all the change in the WORLD! Water was just plain nasty, but with 4-6 ounces of grape juice, I was able to down it in a matter of seconds! Woo Hoo! Now, the pills are still gross, but I can handle that for 5 more days!
Oh and regarding my blog. I know I had been away for awhile, but I just couldn't stand the new look. This look has definitely been home for me, so I had to change it back! :)
So all is good in the neighborhood! I will just keep on keepin on!
Monday, October 20, 2008
My My My....It's Been Awhile
I've actually missed my blog, but when I got in that contest, I basically felt like my head was spinning uncontrollably. Just too too busy. Yep, I said when I was part of that contest. Angel and I was just too much competition and so they tried very hard to get rid of us and they did. It is unfortunate because I really had a lot more to give. I've come to realize that while it would have been great to win and given the opportunity I am sure that I would have, I really didn't need to win. I was one of the thinner ones and with my strong interest in health and fitness, I really don't need the contest to reach my goals. I will get there anyways. Like I said, it would have been nice.
I did learn some things though from the whole thing. Competitions are not for me. I have some strong feelings on the integrity of the votes and so being that I couldn't prove anything, it was just completely aggravating. Why put myself through that? While I am athletic, I didn't play sports alot in school, so I was unaware of how unscrupulous people can be. I don't like the person that I became in this contest, nor do I like the person I feel I had to be in order to compete in this contest. I will NEVER enter anything like this again.
However, it was certainly not an all bad experience. It gave me an amazing jumpstart on my weight loss. It gave me the motivation I needed to get going again. I was having such a hard time getting restarted and it was just what I needed. We have a finale in December and I want to be smokin hot, so I have to make sure that I keep it up so that I can look amazing.
A few weeks before my elimination from the contest, I had come to the conclusion that while I would love to stay in the contest, it would be nice not to have to be in the contest. The bi-weekly weigh-ins are a pain in the butt and uber stressful. The appearances and constant workouts. Just all too much! I was in the gym all of the time, my time with my family was suffering. It just was not good. My bible study schedule was suffering as well. It was so hard to balance everything when you just have sooo soo much going on. So like I said, while it was hard to leave the contest, I think I am much better for it. I still get to keep the food and I still get a 1 year membership to Club Fitness. Therefore, I can still eat healthfully and workout and don't have all the stresses of the bi-weekly weigh-ins, the appearances and all of that. I can lose at my own pace without all of the stress. I think that is awesome and I am very happy about it. Now, I can actually breathe.
So, this morning, is Day 1. Okay, Okay, for a brief moment I started low carbing again, but now I have went back to eating the meals provided by the contest. Most of the food is actually pretty good. Anyways, today is Day 1. I also started a body cleanse that my trainer recommended from GNC. I hope that it works, but I tell ya, it is some of the nastiest stuff I have ever put in my mouth. Ewww - weee! I hope that it does what it is supposed to do. I am just trying to figure out how I am going to do this for 7 days. I guess I will just take 1 day at a time.
I didn't get in fasted cardio today, but I plan to do that tomorrow (better get to bed now). I did KV - Calorie Burn today. It was nice because it was not kill me Cathe but it was not Leslie Sansone easy either. Nice blend. So that is definitely one that I will be doing on my fasted cardio days. Then later on I took a 5:30 class at the gym called Powersport. Boy, did I LOVE that class. There was step, then weights, then step again and then resistance, then an AWESOME ab segment. Wow, that class really rocked. It was challenging and fun. Gosh, I want to take it every week, but it just won't work on my Barry Bootcamp weeks. Bummer! But I sure will be looking forward to it every other week.
Well, it seems that I have caught up the past month or so in 1 post. It's just been so crazy. I do plan to stay on top of my blog better now. My Journey to health has changed a bit. I am coming to the realization that I actually need to fuel my body. Unbelievably this is a hard concept for me. For results previously, I kept lowering the calories until I was actually starving myself. Now, I am adding in calories and adding in ....DUN DUN DUN DUN.....CARBS!!! That is so freakin scary, but I know that if I keep doing the same old thing, I am going to keep getting the same old results and never reach my goal. So I am going outside of my comfort zone and taking in carbs and adding in more calories in hopes of achieving the body that I desire. I hope that this works out. I go to the finale of the show in December and I want to be smokin' hot by then. I will just stick to my rotation and eating plan. I may have to tweak it some as time goes on, but that is okay. I am actually going to listen to my body this time....Hmmm...think of that.
I did learn some things though from the whole thing. Competitions are not for me. I have some strong feelings on the integrity of the votes and so being that I couldn't prove anything, it was just completely aggravating. Why put myself through that? While I am athletic, I didn't play sports alot in school, so I was unaware of how unscrupulous people can be. I don't like the person that I became in this contest, nor do I like the person I feel I had to be in order to compete in this contest. I will NEVER enter anything like this again.
However, it was certainly not an all bad experience. It gave me an amazing jumpstart on my weight loss. It gave me the motivation I needed to get going again. I was having such a hard time getting restarted and it was just what I needed. We have a finale in December and I want to be smokin hot, so I have to make sure that I keep it up so that I can look amazing.
A few weeks before my elimination from the contest, I had come to the conclusion that while I would love to stay in the contest, it would be nice not to have to be in the contest. The bi-weekly weigh-ins are a pain in the butt and uber stressful. The appearances and constant workouts. Just all too much! I was in the gym all of the time, my time with my family was suffering. It just was not good. My bible study schedule was suffering as well. It was so hard to balance everything when you just have sooo soo much going on. So like I said, while it was hard to leave the contest, I think I am much better for it. I still get to keep the food and I still get a 1 year membership to Club Fitness. Therefore, I can still eat healthfully and workout and don't have all the stresses of the bi-weekly weigh-ins, the appearances and all of that. I can lose at my own pace without all of the stress. I think that is awesome and I am very happy about it. Now, I can actually breathe.
So, this morning, is Day 1. Okay, Okay, for a brief moment I started low carbing again, but now I have went back to eating the meals provided by the contest. Most of the food is actually pretty good. Anyways, today is Day 1. I also started a body cleanse that my trainer recommended from GNC. I hope that it works, but I tell ya, it is some of the nastiest stuff I have ever put in my mouth. Ewww - weee! I hope that it does what it is supposed to do. I am just trying to figure out how I am going to do this for 7 days. I guess I will just take 1 day at a time.
I didn't get in fasted cardio today, but I plan to do that tomorrow (better get to bed now). I did KV - Calorie Burn today. It was nice because it was not kill me Cathe but it was not Leslie Sansone easy either. Nice blend. So that is definitely one that I will be doing on my fasted cardio days. Then later on I took a 5:30 class at the gym called Powersport. Boy, did I LOVE that class. There was step, then weights, then step again and then resistance, then an AWESOME ab segment. Wow, that class really rocked. It was challenging and fun. Gosh, I want to take it every week, but it just won't work on my Barry Bootcamp weeks. Bummer! But I sure will be looking forward to it every other week.
Well, it seems that I have caught up the past month or so in 1 post. It's just been so crazy. I do plan to stay on top of my blog better now. My Journey to health has changed a bit. I am coming to the realization that I actually need to fuel my body. Unbelievably this is a hard concept for me. For results previously, I kept lowering the calories until I was actually starving myself. Now, I am adding in calories and adding in ....DUN DUN DUN DUN.....CARBS!!! That is so freakin scary, but I know that if I keep doing the same old thing, I am going to keep getting the same old results and never reach my goal. So I am going outside of my comfort zone and taking in carbs and adding in more calories in hopes of achieving the body that I desire. I hope that this works out. I go to the finale of the show in December and I want to be smokin' hot by then. I will just stick to my rotation and eating plan. I may have to tweak it some as time goes on, but that is okay. I am actually going to listen to my body this time....Hmmm...think of that.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Here's the Stitch - Part II
Okay, well, I met the other contestants today and while I was still excited, I am definitely nervous. All of these women are ready to compete and want to win just as badly as I do. I think there were a few women that were smaller than me and a few that were larger than me. I was the only black gal there. Not really surprised about that!
Ugh, my interview today. I hate to be critical, but I think I am going to look so stupid. I think I got tongue-tied in part of the interview. Blech! I don't like being interviewed on camera. I can probably work out just fine, but being interviewed blows. Maybe it is because it is so new and so much. The show is supposed to air on Tuesday at 3 p.m. I have to make sure I tape it. It is a 1/2 hour show and the whole show will be devoted to the 12 of us.
Anyways, there are 12 of us and we were divided into 2 teams of 6. We decided to name our group "Hot Mama's". I know real original, but we had all of 5 minutes to figure out what we wanted to be called. The other team named themselved "Show Me Girls". Not crazy about that name either. I like ours better. Anyways, I started to freak out today because I learned that many of the ladies have gotten started already. I was originally intending on starting when I got the food on Monday, but now I realize that would be a mistake. Those ladies that got started already would have several days leg up on me and that could ensure that I would be in that bottom 4. So, I hadn't eaten any breakfast yet, so I went to Aldi's and picked up some Fit and Active products and basically going to eat on that this weekend until I meet with my trainer.
Speaking of my trainer, I was able to speak with her today. Yep, I have a female trainer. She seems really nice and motivated. I am hoping that she pushes me and gets me to put in more than I think I can handle. I will have my first meeting with her on Monday at 10:00 a.m. I told her alot of the issues I have with dieting. I am looking forward to meeting her and working out with her. I actually felt alot better after talking with her. I was starting to freak out from alot of the things from the meeting this morning. One was to learn that the lady that won the last time this contest ran lost 60 lbs in 12 weeks. That's ALOT of weight to lose in that short amount of time without low carbing. I know that it is possible when I low carb, but very leary to think that it is possible with regular eating. Then I heard that the lady that won last season worked out like 2-3 hours per day. I'm sitting here thinking, "How on earth am I going to be able to fit all of that in?" But anyways, after talking with my trainer, her name is Angel btw, I felt better. I feel like I have someone there in my corner and wanting me to succeed and can actually help me to do so.
My family is being very supportive as well. My hubby is making himself available to watch the kids anytime that I need him to so that I can get my workouts in and go to appearances. My mother and sisters are going to step in where hubby can't and so that is great! I'm so thankful for the support.
My job is uber supportive as well. I emailed several of my net buds today giving everyone a heads up that I may be contacting them to vote for me to keep me alive if I am in the bottom 4. Yep, when we weigh in on the 10th, it is the bottom 4. It will be 2 people from each team and any 2 of the bottom 4 will be able to be eliminated. I sure do hope that I am not eliminated. I don't even want to be in the bottom 4. I will be just getting started. All I can do is my best and hope that my best is good enough to keep me in the competition.
So, I am about to go workout right now. I've really got to get on the ball with this RIGHT NOW! I can't delay or that may hurt my chances of winning. Man, that would ROCK if I could lose 60 lbs. I would be at my goal weight and I would be so happy. It's not just that though, I will be at my goal weight and arrived there the healthy way. That is the one thing I LOVE about the personal trainer and Seattle Sutton, they will teach me the right way to eat and that will be just wonderful!
Here's to getting to goal the healthy way AND winning that trip to Mexico!
Ugh, my interview today. I hate to be critical, but I think I am going to look so stupid. I think I got tongue-tied in part of the interview. Blech! I don't like being interviewed on camera. I can probably work out just fine, but being interviewed blows. Maybe it is because it is so new and so much. The show is supposed to air on Tuesday at 3 p.m. I have to make sure I tape it. It is a 1/2 hour show and the whole show will be devoted to the 12 of us.
Anyways, there are 12 of us and we were divided into 2 teams of 6. We decided to name our group "Hot Mama's". I know real original, but we had all of 5 minutes to figure out what we wanted to be called. The other team named themselved "Show Me Girls". Not crazy about that name either. I like ours better. Anyways, I started to freak out today because I learned that many of the ladies have gotten started already. I was originally intending on starting when I got the food on Monday, but now I realize that would be a mistake. Those ladies that got started already would have several days leg up on me and that could ensure that I would be in that bottom 4. So, I hadn't eaten any breakfast yet, so I went to Aldi's and picked up some Fit and Active products and basically going to eat on that this weekend until I meet with my trainer.
Speaking of my trainer, I was able to speak with her today. Yep, I have a female trainer. She seems really nice and motivated. I am hoping that she pushes me and gets me to put in more than I think I can handle. I will have my first meeting with her on Monday at 10:00 a.m. I told her alot of the issues I have with dieting. I am looking forward to meeting her and working out with her. I actually felt alot better after talking with her. I was starting to freak out from alot of the things from the meeting this morning. One was to learn that the lady that won the last time this contest ran lost 60 lbs in 12 weeks. That's ALOT of weight to lose in that short amount of time without low carbing. I know that it is possible when I low carb, but very leary to think that it is possible with regular eating. Then I heard that the lady that won last season worked out like 2-3 hours per day. I'm sitting here thinking, "How on earth am I going to be able to fit all of that in?" But anyways, after talking with my trainer, her name is Angel btw, I felt better. I feel like I have someone there in my corner and wanting me to succeed and can actually help me to do so.
My family is being very supportive as well. My hubby is making himself available to watch the kids anytime that I need him to so that I can get my workouts in and go to appearances. My mother and sisters are going to step in where hubby can't and so that is great! I'm so thankful for the support.
My job is uber supportive as well. I emailed several of my net buds today giving everyone a heads up that I may be contacting them to vote for me to keep me alive if I am in the bottom 4. Yep, when we weigh in on the 10th, it is the bottom 4. It will be 2 people from each team and any 2 of the bottom 4 will be able to be eliminated. I sure do hope that I am not eliminated. I don't even want to be in the bottom 4. I will be just getting started. All I can do is my best and hope that my best is good enough to keep me in the competition.
So, I am about to go workout right now. I've really got to get on the ball with this RIGHT NOW! I can't delay or that may hurt my chances of winning. Man, that would ROCK if I could lose 60 lbs. I would be at my goal weight and I would be so happy. It's not just that though, I will be at my goal weight and arrived there the healthy way. That is the one thing I LOVE about the personal trainer and Seattle Sutton, they will teach me the right way to eat and that will be just wonderful!
Here's to getting to goal the healthy way AND winning that trip to Mexico!
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