Weigh In #10

So I gained a pound back over the holidays, not to bad in my opinion. I now weigh 140 again. My sister told me that most people gain 5lbs over the holidays, so I am considering myself lucky that I didn't gain any more. I actually lost 2lbs around Thanksgiving and I gained one back over Christmas so I have still lost 1lbs over the holidays. Now that the holidays are over I will be able to get back to my healthy eating habits and start working out again. Those 2 things have been my biggest problem over the holidays is eating all of the goodies and not working out. I did workout once at my Mom's but she has a wood stove and it is really hard to control the temp, one day it was almost 90 degrees in her house. That is to hot for me to workout in. I normally have my apartment set at 70 degrees and that is still to hot, for the longest time I would turn the AC on to work out, even when it was colder outside. So I only have 5 more months till the wedding and that means that I only have 3 months to lose the weight that I need to lose for my dress fittings. I have 6 more pounds to lose (since I gained one back) before I am happy with my weight for my wedding and honeymoon, however I have 16 more to lose before I reach my goal. I don't think I will be able to lose that much by April but I am going to try and lose as much as I can. That will be my New Years Resolution, to lose my last 16lbs. I will do it by the end of the year if not by my wedding. Let me know what your weight lose goals are for the year... Wish me luck!

Weigh In #9

So I reached my goal! I am now under 140lbs, I am 139lbs. I can't believe it, I never thought that I would still be losing weight. This is the most weight that I have ever lost in my entire life!! I am now down 15lbs and counting. My fiance is now in a size 34 jeans and has lost roughly 35+ pounds. It is so much easier that we are doing this together, it makes it easy to support eachother and stop one another from eating things we don't need to eat when we are doing this together. So my reward for reaching this goal was to try on my wedding dress. This is something that I was really scared about and was wanting to keep putting off. What if it still didn't fit? I was 145lbs when I bought it and last tried it on and it would zip but was super tight. Since I had bought it I went up to 154lbs and did not even want to think about trying it on again. So trying it on now was something that I was really nervous about and almost put off. However, I went over to my Mother-In-Laws ( I keep my dress over there to prevent Molly's hair from getting on it and also I don't want Faithful my cat to pee on it or something) to try it on. She helped me get into it and zipped it up... It went up without a problem!! OMG I was so happy I can't even tell you. It was even to big in places and that is the best feeling in the world. So I have another 4lbs to lose before April to be content with my weight for the Wedding/honeymoon, however my ultimate goal is to lose another 15lbs and get down to 125lbs. My next short term goal is to get where I am content at 135lbs. I am coming up on my one year mark since I started to lose weight and I would like to think that I am a success story, even though my story is not finished yet. I have 15lbs to go. I am hoping that it wont take another year to lose these 15lbs, I don't think I will. Last year I didn't really work out all that much ( I didn't workout during the summer at all) and I wasn't eating all that great. I am still learning but it's nice to know that what I am doing is working and I am doing it the right way. Diet and exercise is the only way to go, fad diets don't work in the long term. That is something that I have learned and I am going to stick to trying to be healthy. Which my BMI is now out of the overweight zone and now back into the healthy zone!! I am now healthy. My Fiance is almost healthy, when he started to lose weight he was just inside of obese and is now out of obese and almost out of overweight!! I am so proud of him. He was about 205lbs when he started and is now down to 170lbs. His goal is to get down to 165lbs, which is a healthy weight for his height and size. Wish us luck!

Weigh In #8

I know that I haven't posted in a while, our computer has been on the fritz!! It is so annoying, but anyway I weighed myself on Friday last week and don't ask me how but I lost another pound!! So I am now down 14lbs in 10 months!! Yay, only one more pound till I reach my next goal!! But the reason I was so surprise was because I hadn't eaten good at all that week and I hadn't worked out either. My sister-in-law went into labor
early and she had asked me to be in the delivery room with her. The problem is that she lives 4 hours away, but I did make it on time and was able to be with her when the baby was born! However, I spent 2 nights eating in a hospital and the rest of the time at my Mom's who isn't exactly a health nut. So I was eating Captain Crunch and french toast for breakfast and just not good things and I was not able to workout. So I was not looking forward to coming home and weighing myself. That's why I did it on Friday, I just wanted to get it over and done with, I think my jaw may have hit the floor when I saw the number on the scale. HAHA. I have been having a hard time getting back into eating right again. It's been about a week and a half since I have worked out and eaten well. With Thanksgiving x2, and the baby, and then my Fiance and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Thursday the 8th. I have 4 more months till I need to start my dress fittings, then I wont be able to lose or gain any more weight. I need to lose 5-10lbs before I will be happy about my weight for my wedding and my honeymoon. I am not going to give up on my goal weight, even if I don't reach it by the wedding (although that is my goal time frame.) Always remember that tomorrow is a new day, so even if you didn't eat all that great and you didn't workout, that shouldn't stop you from starting all over again tomorrow. Everyone slips and cheats, we are human. Just remember that the only time you actually fail is when you give up!! 

Weigh In #7

So I got lucky and I didn't gain any weight over Thanksgiving. I didn't lose any weight either, but that is ok. I am just going to have to start trying harder again. Get back into working out and eating good again. I did do my workout today. I did the Cardio Max DVD and I even did level 2. I am not going to take Molly for a walk tonight. For one I am not going to be home and two, if it doesnt stop raining she wont be able to go. However, it is suppose to turn to snow and my Fiance will probably take her out if that happens. So another thing that we have to worry about this time of year is Holiday Parties. Whether its for work or family, they can be hard with all the snack food and free drinks. Here is one piece of advice DON"T DRINK!! Drinks are a waist of calories, however if you are going to drink, take your time and sip them make them last and only do it everyother drink. Have a diet pop or water in between each one. For women I read that instead of taking your big purse, take a clutch and that way you have that in one hand and your drink in the other and then you will be less likely to snack. Don't think that just because all of that food is there that you have to eat it all. Eat only till your full and make smart choices such as the veggie tray instead of the chips and dip. Another thing I read is to wear tighter fitting clothes, that way when you start to over eat and get bloated you will notice it sooner. You are more aware of your body in tighter fitting clothes. Note: this does not mean to wear skin tight, to small clothes. Just not baggies sweaters and such. So good luck this holiday season and wish me luck that I can lose the 2lbs till my next goal of losing 15lbs and being under 140lbs.

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving! I will admit I over ate yesterday and the thing to remember that tomorrow is a new day. So even if you over ate you can always start fresh, just because you caved one day does not mean that you failed. It means that you are human and enjoying the holidays with your friends and family. So don't feel to guilty about and just start working out again. Just think its only one day of your whole life. Anyway I also over ate yesterday but luckily I worked out  as well and so I only went over by about 70 cals. Today I am also making a smaller Thanksgiving dinner for my Fiance and myself. So we will be eating leftover turkey for awhile. Its a good thing turkey isn't to bad for you. Anyway tomorrow is my weigh in and I will be happy if I didn't gain anything. With 2 Thanksgiving dinners I think that that is the best I can hope for. Wish me luck.

Weigh In #6 Plus Holiday Tips

So I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I didn't lose any weight and the good news is that I didn't gain anything. I am still at 141lbs. I am still at 13lbs lost. A few years ago I did weight watchers and ended up losing 13lbs, it was the first time a diet had ever worked for me. So I am now tied with my personal best, if I lose one more pound I will have beaten my own personal best! Hopefully this will be that week. I know that Thanksgiving is this week and there will be a lot of food, but what people need to remember is that the holidays are not about eating so much food that we slip into a coma. Its about being with our family's. I think that that is something that people forget about, its not about eating a whole turkey or opening a bunch of gifts, its about being with our loved ones and spending time with people we may not see on a regular basis. Don't get me wrong I love eating the holiday foods as well, I am just saying to keep it to normal portion sizes, just because its Thanksgiving does not mean that you should eat until your pants don't fit anymore. Same goes for Christmas, and Easter. So holiday tips:

1. Eat normal portions
2. When eating turkey take the skin off and eat the white meat which has few cals.
3. When you eat mashed potatoes and gravy skip the butter.
4. Skip the cool whip and ice cream with desserts
5. Stop eating when your full. Don't eat more just because its there
6. Try to avoid taking home leftovers if you are at your family.
7. Also try to workout like normal the day of and the day after.

Remember, the holidays are about being with your family and loved ones, not about eating til you pop.

Motivation Anyone?

I am still having a hard time getting motivated again! It really sucks, cause I know I need to workout and I know I use to like it, but now I just don't want to. I am not sure what to do really. Maybe a new DVD or something I'm not sure. Maybe it is all in my head and I am standing in my own way. Tomorrow is the weigh in and I hope I can get lucky again. Last week I had lost a pound even though I hadn't tried all that hard. Which put me at a total of 13lbs lost. I am only 2 more pounds away from my next goal, which is to get below 140lbs. Next week is Thanksgiving and that is going to be hard. The day of not so much, because even if I do eat bad that one day, it is only one day. It is the leftovers that the family piles on me. Mostly they are desserts as well. So that may be hard. If we get any I will have my Fiance take them to work with him or something. I have about 4 months till I have to start my dress fittings and then I wont be able to lose anymore weight I also wont be able to gain any weigh either. So I need to lose as much weight as I can by April! Maybe that will be the motivation that I need. I never actually sat down and figured out when I needed to start my dress fittings. I will workout today, I will have to do it after my Fiance calls me on his lunch break but I will do it. I think I will do my dance DVD. Wish me luck for tomorrow.

Just Keep Swimming!

It is hard! I never thought it would be this hard to get back into it. I think part of the problem is that I am bored with the Biggest Loser DVD. When I was working out 6 days a week (was that only 2 weeks ago? lol) I was looking forward to moving up to level 3 soon. Now I am back at level 1 and I am not liking that it is hard again and that I have to push myself just to get through it. Then even if I do make it then I am only at level 2 again. Nothing new, so it is starting to get boring. So today I started a (kind of) new DVD. Its one that I already owned but never really got into. It is a dancing DVD. Its called Just Dance Dance with Julianne. She is one of the professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars. It is a good DVD and it kept my heart rate up to an average of 155 bpm. In this DVD she takes you through 3 different dances. Beware boys this DVD is for girls. It is a lot about being sexy and working out at the same time. I mean if you are a guy and you don't care then be my guest, I'm sure it would work just as well on you as it would a girl. Just a lot of the dance moves are for girls. Anyway, she walks you through 3 different dances. You do each section a couple of time then she adds it on to the beginning. Then once you know the whole dance you do the whole dance 4 times. I must be getting into better shape because even though it kept my heart rate up it was still a lot easier to do then I remember doing in the past. So that must be a good sign. Well as long as you keep moving and don't quit that is all that matters. Or as Dorie would say "just keep swimming".

Harder then I Thought

Man getting back into the swing of things is harder then I thought it was going to be. I don't remember if I posted about it, but I was having some pain in my shins and so I decided to take a few days off. I was originally going to just take Saturday, Sunday and Monday off. However, I ended up having to work all day on Tuesday so I wasn't able to workout on that day. I did workout on Wednesday, but yesterday I had a wedding emergency to deal with and was trying to figure that out all morning and then was out buying the stuff for my solution all night. I did workout today and even though it is only level one with weights I am tired. I didn't think taking some time off would effect me like this. Its hard to not say "oh I will just do it tonight" and then have that turn into I'll do it tomorrow. So I am trying to ease my way back into it. Maybe next week I will try and do level 2 again. Tomorrow is my weigh in and I will be happy if I didn't gain anything after the week that I have had. Plus now its starting to snow out and its super cold so I am not going for as many walks as I use to. My Fiance takes Molly at night now. I don't always go, but I do feel guilty about it. I just HATE the cold!! I don't know why I live in this stupid state anymore!!! Anyway, I am trying to get back into it. Wish me luck for tomorrow, I just hope that I didn't gain anything.

Weigh In # 5

So today is another weigh in and once again I was afraid to get on the scale. Once again I didn't need to be. I have lost another pound this week, putting me at 142lbs. So I have now lost a total of 12lbs. I am only 3lbs away from my next goal!! YAY!! I am excited. Although I have hit a snag, I have discovered that I have shin splints and they are very painful. I couldn't even finish my workout yesterday. I had gotten all the way through level one of the Power Sculpt DVD and level one of my cardio DVD, it was at level two that I started to have problems. I tried to work through it at first but it just got worse. So, they say that is can be your shoes, if they are to old and have lost the support that I need (which it could be), or if I am not doing enough stretches and my muscles are tearing to much, or that I went to intense to fast and again my muscles are tearing to much. So I went out and bought new shoes last night and an ankle brace. I am also going to take a couple of days off. I had started doing the power sculpt DVD and the cardio DVD back to back and I had added weights to the cardio level, so that may be part of it that I am going to intense to fast, so I am going to put space between the cardio and the power sculpt. I am also going to do more leg stretches before my DVDs and hope that the pain goes away. I also took my measurements today, and here they are:

Bust: 36in (no change)
Waist: 30in (no change)
Hips: 40in (no change)
Thigh: R: 22in (2in lost) L: 22in (1 1/2in lost)
Upper arm: R: 11 1/2in (no change) L: 11 1/2in ( 1/2 in gained)

So the only place that I saw any real improvement was my thighs. I am not going to complain though having lost 12lbs. I cant wait to see what I lose by Thanksgiving. My Dad is coming up to visit and I would like for there to be a noticeable difference. Wish me luck!!

Day Off

I have decided to take today off. I am drained and am so tired physically and mentally its not even funny. I didn't do my workout DVDs yesterday either but I did clean the house and I took Molly for a long walk. My Fiance and I also went to the Red Wings Hockey game last night and we parked on the roof and took the stairs. I think with the stairs in front of the Joe and the stairs to the roof, we went up and down about 6 flights. I did cave at work a little bit, no I did not have any Halloween candy but I did have two cupcakes. I think I worked one of them off though. I felt so guilty about eating that cupcake that I jogged in place till I burned about 150 cals. I had a super slice of pizza at the game, which is about 2 slices of deep dish pizza. Anybody who has ever been to the Joe knows that there are no options, it was the pizza or a hot dog. The hot dogs sounded really gross and I wanted something that would fill me and I wouldn't be tempted to eat anything else the rest of the night. So I ate about 1600 last night (including the cupcakes and 2 slices of pizza), and I burned about 2100. So I figured that as long as I ate good today it wouldn't be a problem for me to take the day off. Plus my shins have been really bothering me the last few days and I would like to give them a break. I'm not sure how I will feel tonight, I might end up doing a workout anyway. It all depends on how guilty I feel for not working-out. I have done that in the past, said that I was going to take the day off and then ended up doing a workout that night. However, right now I just can't handle it. I will start back up tomorrow. Always remember that if you were bad today that tomorrow is a new day and you can always pick it right back up again.

Weigh In # 4

I have finally reached my first goal!! I was so scared to get on the scale this morning and when I finally worked up the nerve to do it I was shocked!! I am now 143lbs, can you believe it? I had been stuck at 145lbs for so long I though I would never get below it. I we preparing myself for having gained weight. I thought for sure that I had gained weight and I was thinking that I was going to try very hard not to cry if I had. But when I got on the scale and it said 143lbs my jaw hit the floor! I was so happy!! My Fiance did weigh himself as well. He had been stuck at 183lbs for a while as well and he is now down to 179lbs. So he lost 4lbs. I am so happy for the both of use! I think he has now lost a total of 31lbs and I have lost a total of 11lbs. He did start before me though. So I went out and got a little treat for myself and I went to Taco Bell for lunch today. I got my normal which is 3 meat and cheese tacos at 200 cals each. I am working it into my calorie limit. I am also going to do a workout as soon as my workout clothes get out of the laundry. I am going to have to go and buy some more workout pants soon. I only have like 3 or so pairs and I workout some like 5 days a week. My new goal now is to get below 140lbs. So I have 4lbs to go before I reach my new goal. I am still trying to stick to my high protein low carb diet. I am having mild success with that. I am not trying to cut it out completely, that would be to hard. I am just trying to keep it down to a minimum.  I love it now that I am actually losing weight. It makes me want to stick with it and keep going. If I can do it anyone can do it. I have never known a lazier person then myself. I hated all forms of exercise and getting sweaty was just gross. Now I like it. If I don't get sweaty and look like crap afterward then I feel like I haven't done it right. Weird I know :-). So keep with it, if you put all you have in to it and stick with it you will be able to reach your goal, what ever that may be. 

Goal: 139lbs.

New DVD

For those of you who took my advice and got the Biggest Loser Cardio Max dvd, you know that they say to get the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt to help with your weight loss. So that is what I did. I tried it this afternoon and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. At least level 1 wasn't. I do need to get some weights, that will make all the differance I think. Most of level 1 they use weights and its just not a challenging without them. I also recommend a mat if you have hard wood floors or any have problems being on the floor without one. You do some stuff laying on you back and on you sides. This dvd is more about working your muscles and not as much about keeping your heart rate up. Although that is a good thing to do. So I am hoping that I will be able to move to two workouts a day and do the cadio and the power sculpt. I will probably do the cardio in the mornings, just so that way I get my heart rate up and it helps me lose more calories during the day. Its looking like I am going to sweat more during the cardio so I want to do that in the morning before I shower and then I can do the power sculpt before I relax for the night. Tomorrow is my weigh in, wish me luck!

Something New

In the spirit of keeping things new and fresh I decided to try out my pilates dvd. I bought it forever ago and never even opened it till today. I liked it, it has its moments of being hard, but mostly it is like yoga and just stretches you out and works your body in a different way. I am still going to do my Biggest Loser Cardio dvd but I am going to do it tonight instead. I am also sad to say good bye to my diet pops. I learned today that they can cause a lot of problems. http://www.projectswole.com/diet/20-reasons-to-never-drink-soda-or-diet-soda-again/ that is the link that I found. So I am going to finish the case I have of diet pepsi and then I am going to stop drinking pop altogether. That shouldn't be to hard, that hard part will be replacing it with water. I am not a big fan of drinking plain water. Usually if I drink to much it upsets my tummy and it makes me feel kind of sloshy. So I may have to add my Benefiber. I like that cause it comes in different flavors and it helps someone like me, who doesnt really eat enough fruits and veggies, get some fiber in there diet. Fiber is a good way to help you feel full and it also helps you in the bathroom. I also learned on the Biggest Loser season 1 that if you take the number of carbs and subtract it from the number of dietary fiber in a food that gives you the real number of carbs in that item. Since your body can't digest fiber it doesn't stay in the body. I am not looking forward to Halloween, since I am a nanny the kids I watch are going to be going out Trick or treating and that means that they are going to have candy sitting out for weeks now! That is going to be very hard. I am a sucker for candy. Reeses and Twixs are my favorites! It will be hard but I will have to be strong. Wish me luck!!!

The Biggest Loser

So I know that I haven't written in a while, mostly that is due to having nothing really new to say. I have been doing my workout dvd and taking Molly for walks. I took yesterday off instead of Thursday, so I will workout on Thursday now to make up for it. I am going to try and go to the gym on the weekend and get some strength training in. I need to get back on track with my high protein low carb diet. Although my Fiance and I are going to try something very intersting and I hope it works. We are going to do our own Biggest loser challenge at home. We both have about the same amount of weight to lose. He has 25lbs and I have 20lbs for us both to reach our end goal. So hopefully it works. It is real simple the first one to reach there goal wins. We are both going to weigh in on Saturday mornings and record our weights, this way nobody is tempted to cheat. It should prove to be interesting at least. He has already lost 20+ pounds but has platued (I think its mostly that he has started to eat bad again) and I have lost 9lbs and have stopped. The winner gets a $200 shopping spree and the other cant complain. I wanted the loser to have to clean the house for a month but he didn't like that to much. So anyway, I feel that I am going to win because I have already start counting my calories and am use to it and he has just started, plus I am in a better postition to workout during the day then him. He works in an office and sits at a desk and stares at a computer screen all day. He does go to the gym 3 days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. I will be able to do the little things that can add up. Taking Molly for a walk in the morning as well as at night. I am going to try and do some simple stuff at work. Plus I do more cardio and I am trying to eat better. He is awful about going to the fridge and eating cheese straight from the bag. So if anyone would like to join in, I would love to hear your weight lose stories.

Weigh In #3

Finally some results!! I lost a pound! I am now 145lbs. I am so proud of myself. I didn't give up and I got results!! YAY. Todays workout was harder then normal. I'm not really sure why, maybe because its that time of the month and I'm tired or because I had yesterday off and I liked not having to do anything. Whatever the reason I really had to push today, but I made it. I did level 1 and level 2. I am also starting to not take as many breathing breaks during level 2 and am starting to do some of the harder stuff in both level 1 and level 2. It will still probably be a while before I am able to do level 1 with weights though. I'm trying though and that is all that counts and it is starting to pay off. The first of November I will take my measurements again to see if I have lost any inches. I also think I am going to stick with doing my cardio dvd everyday, instead of doing it at the gym. I will just go to the gym a couple days a week to do some strenght training. I don't push myself hard enough when I am alone at the gym. I like the dvd telling me what to do and it getting my heart rate up to 173bpm. So I burned about 750 cals. in todays workout. I have burnt 862 total today and I am assuming that I had 150 burned when I started my workout this morning. I am also going to try and do something very difficult (at least for me). I am going to try and cut my carbs. I eat a lot of carbs through out the day. Oatmeal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, pasta for dinner. I LOVE carbs!! So I am going to try and cut out the easy ones, like bread and pasta, etc. I will probably slip up but I am going to try. I am going to replace them with protein. Chicken, steaks, beans, peanuts, etc and with fruit and veggies. So instead of having bread with dinner, I will have extra veggies to fill me up. Hopefully this works.

Level 2

So with me being a woman there comes a time every month that I just don't feel like doing anything but sitting on my butt and eating chocolate. This is that time of month for me, however, instead of being a lazy bum like usual I will stay active, I am just going to stay active at home. I don't like feeling yucky at the gym so I am doing my workout video everyday this week instead of going to the gym. I have finally moved up to level 2 in my workout dvd. It is HARD!! First I thought that level 2 would be completely different then level 1. I was wrong, they just add level 2 on to what you are already doing. So you do your warm up, then you do the level 1 cardio workout, and instead of doing the cool down you do the level 2 cardio and then  you do the cool down. Its intense. I feel good now that I am doing it though. I burned 650 calories doing that workout. Plus I plan to take Molly for a walk tonight as long as its not raining to hard. I am also not going to go out to eat this weekend. I think that that is my down fall. I eat good all week, keeping my calories around 1400 and then I go out on the weekends and am bad, then say oh well it was the weekend your suppose to be bad on the weekends. Tonight I am going to make homemade calzones, I am making my own crust and using low fat cheese and turkey pepperoni. Should be yummy. I might try my wedding dress on this weekend to give my self some extra motivation. I need to stay focused and stay motivated. Its way to easy for me to give up. I have never stuck with anything for more then a few months and I need to stick with this. Its hard when your not seeing the results that you want right away. I will stick with it!!

Double Workout

So once again I was bad over the weekend, old habits die hard. I almost wish that I had been more active when I was younger. Then I would have something to work with, however I am starting from scratch. Oh well, I'm trying and thats all you can do. Keep trying and never give up. Your only a failure if you give up. Today I did a double workout. I went to the gym this morning like normal and I did my ab and arm workouts like normal, however for some reason I just wasn't into it this morning. I started the elliptical and I was going to try for 25 minutes but I only did 10. I was having a bad morning so I got off and went home. So later this afternoon, after work, I was feeling a little guilty about not doing a full workout and having eaten bad over the weekend, I decided to do my workout video after taking Molly for a walk. And that is exactly what I did, it was not easy since I was tired from the workout this morning and a short walk, but I pushed through. I am going to try and do the workout video more often and maybe get up to level 2 soon. I have only tried level 1. I think maybe next week I will go up to level 2. Since it is a 6 week program you do each level for 2 weeks then you move up. This is the first time that I have stuck with the program long enough to move up to the next leve. I feel like I am doing my body good, even if I don't always eat right.

Weigh In #2

So today is my weigh in and I am sad to say that I am still not under 145 yet. I am the same as last week. Which i guess is saying something cause I didn't gain anything either. I am thinking of moving my weigh in days to Saturday morning instead of Friday. Since I don't workout of Thurdays I am more likely to be bad and I think that might effect my weight. So I am going to weigh my self tomorrow as well to see if there is a differance. I forgot to post on Wednesday, I did workout and ate good. I did abs and legs and was on the treadmill for 45 minutes. Nothing really new. Yesterday was my day off and was my cheat day. Today I was running late and the weather was really crappy so I decided to do a workout video at home instead. I did my Biggest Loser Cardio Max video again and once again my heart rate was up to 168 bpm. I burned over 400 cals. maybe even 500. The cool thing about this video is that once you have done the workout for a while and you know what you need to do next you can choose to not have the trainer there. That is something that has always annoyed me about videos is that you have done the dvd a million times and the person on the screen still talks to you like your 10 years old and tells you what a good job you are doing. I know its a dvd and I cant change it, but its nice to have the option to remove that. So I don't workout on the weekend so I have 2 days off, I might do a dvd though. Only time will tell lol. My feet were still killing me while doing this workout, I wonder if its my shoes? I don't know, if it does it again I might go out and buy some new shoes and see if that helps. Well wish me luck!

This Instead of That

So this morning I was feeling a little under the weather so I decided to skip the gym today and that I would go on Thursday to make up for it. However, since I was running late for work and had missed lunch, I stopped at Taco Bell and got something to eat. I ordered 3 soft shell tacos with just meat and cheese and a diet pepsi. I don't think that it was all that bad of a lunch and its not something that I get on a regular basis. So anyway, once I got home I was feeling better and since I was feeling a little guilty about the Taco Bell run, I decided to do a workout video. I did The Biggest Loser Cardio Max and that was HARD!! I was sweating so bad. I checked my heart rate while I was doing it and that is the highest it has ever been. My heart was at 172 bpm. I burned about 400 cals. if my watch is right. I might have to work that in more often, maybe one or 2 days a week. Maybe that will help me lose the weight even faster. For those who don't have a gym membership this video is a 6 week workout boot camp. It is intense!! So after my workout I made chicken for dinner and then we took Molly for a walk. We did the 45 minute walk, which I was about half way through when I decided that I should have done the shorter walk. My legs felt like rubber after doing the cardio workout. So between the walk and the workout I burned about 700 cals. I looked up the reviews on my watch and they said that it was pretty accurate, so I guess that it means that I am burning about what the watch says I am! Yay, I would hate to find out my watch said that I was burning 2000 a day and I was actually only burning about 1200 or something like that. But anyway, I feel better about my day after having done that workout. The only problem I had with doing it was my feet. My arches started to hurt so bad that I would have to stop during the workout and give my  feet a break. I have no idea why they would hurt that bad. I have done that workout in the past and have never had that problem before. Any suggestions?

Weekend Workout

So I know that I am suppose to have the weekends off and not work out, however, I decided that I wanted to go anyway on Sunday. It wasn't a very long work out. Although like I've said before (and will probably say again) something is better then nothing. The reason for going and working out on Sunday was because I had not had good dinners the 2 nights before. So to make up for it, I went and did a 30 minute work out on Sunday and took Molly for a 20 minute walk on Sunday night. The woman from No Singing Allowed was there as well, but luckily she either didn't bring or forgot her Ipod. Yay for me!! Anyway I did a good work out today. I did 15 maybe 20 minutes of strength training. I did my arms, shoulders, back and abs. Then I did 20 minutes on the elliptical. Those things are harder then they look! You see people on them and they make it look so easy. The first time I ever got on one, I was one it for a grand total of 5 minutes before I gave up and went to the treadmill. The longest I have ever gone on the elliptical was 30 mintues, however after I was done I though my heart was going to pop. Anyway, I am trying to eat better. I am always better about eating on the days that I work out. Which I kind of feel is backwards. You would think I would try and eat better on the days that I don't work out to make up for it. Oh well. So had oatmeal (apple cinnamon) for breakfast and then I am about to make my strawberry banana smoothie for a snack. Not sure what I am going to have for lunch. Either soup or leftovers. So hopefully I will be able to get under 145lbs this week. Lets keep out fingers crossed!

Weigh In

So I did my weigh in this morning. It is something that I have dreading for a while, it always freaks me out to think about it. Thats when the what ifs start to kick in and the self doubt. What if I didn't make my goal? What if I gained weight instead? Anyway, my weight was 146lbs. Not to bad. I didn't make my goal but i'm not giving up. I still have next week. Last weekend I was really bad as far as eating. This weekend I am not going to go out as much. Tomorrow, we already have a picnic planned and I am going to have grilled chicken with corn on the cob, instead of going to out to eat and getting a huge plate of pasta. Also yesterday I was having a bad and I a caved and ate a lot of bad things at work. So maybe if I don't do that next week I will be able to make my goal. Tomorrow is a new day and next week is a new week.

Today, I did make it to the gym. Which is the first time that I was actually able to go for the 4 days a week since I started. I did more ab work outs and did another 45 minutes on the treadmill. The differance is that instead of being done and going home when I got off the treadmill I went and did some more ab work outs. Not a lot more cause I was tired, but I pushed myself today. Also going to take Molly for a walk tonight, hopefully. My Fiance has a hockey game he wants to watch and its right after work, so hopefully it doesn't go into over time or something like that.

No Singing Allowed

So I was at the gym this morning doing my work outs minding my own business. There were a couple of other people there, but I was working around them. Well today is the day that I work out on the treadmill after doing some ab work outs. So I get on the treadmill and set it for 45 minutes. I was about half way done when a couple of the other people come and get on the treadmills next to me. I think that they might  have been mother and daughter. Anyway I am walking on the treadmill and watching the class in front of me do yoga when I start to hear something over the music of my ipod. Come to find out is was the lady next to me singing along with her ipod. She must have thought that she was just singing to her self softly because I would only hear everyother word. The problem was that she was getting louder and louder as she sang. I had to turn my ipod way up to drown her out. I had to listen to her sing for the last 18 minutes on the treadmill. I was less then happy about that. Don't get my wrong, I will sing along with my ipod at the gym but only if there is no one around me. I go to an womens only gym. So there are some days when I am the only one there. But I never do it around other people. But anyway as you can see I did some ab work outs and spent 45 minutes on the treadmill at a fast walk. I don't like to run, so instead of walking/jogging for 30 minutes. I walk for 45.

Last night was an ok night. We took Molly for a walk but we only did the short 20 minute walk. Something is better then nothing though. My watch told me that I burned 2054 calories yesterday. That is very good, if I do say so myself. So tomorrow is my day off, I work out on Mondays, Tuedays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The other days I have off. So my plan is to clean the house tonight and to take Molly for her long walk tonight. Weigh in is in a couple of days. I hope I make my goal and am under 145lbs.

No Ice Cream for Me

So last night we took Molly for a 40 minute walk. It was a lot of fun. Molly sure knows how to guilty her mommy lol. There is a Dairy Queen that we pass on our walks and every day we go past it she walks up to it and wants to get ice cream. They have these things call pup cups. Its just vanilla soft serve with a dog treat in it. Well anyway if we dont stop to get some she will continue to look over her shoulder at DQ til it is out of sight. So it makes me soo guilty when we dont stop for ice cream. So last night my Fiance noticed that they have a new blizzard called the pumpkin pie blizzard. So we stopped and Molly got her pup cup and he got a mini blizzard. I am so proud of myself cause I didn't get any ice cream, I got a diet pepsi! I didn't even finish the pop because it tasted funny so I threw it out on my way home. I also learned to not eat Ramon Noodles for lunch. They are 190 cals. per serving and there are 2 servings in a bag. Plus its not all that filling. So I ate about 1600+ cals yesterday. Not to bad I guess. So no more Ramon Noodles for me. Mostly I eat soups for lunch, such as chicken noodle or tomato soup. Then I will have some veggies or fruit with it and maybe a sandwich.

So I just got home from the gym. Today I was on the bike for 20 minutes and did leg and butt strength training for about 15 minutes. I split the bike up though. I did 15 minutes and then did the strength training and I was going to leave after that, but for some reason I felt guilty, so I went and did another 5 minutes on the bike. It made me feel a little bit better. So we will be taking Molly out for a walk tonight. Today is a beautiful day, with a high of 70 degrees. So tonight should be a nice night for a walk. I think that I am going to make Fridays my weigh in days. I want to do it before the weekend, because that is when I am the most likely to be bad. So if I do it on Fridays and I have eaten good and worked out all week then Fridays would be the best time. I think that I feel the most silly is when I am trying to stay active at work. I am a nanny, however, before you say that I should be chasing the kids around, they are older and have no interest in playing with me. Mostly they play with there friends or watch tv. Now that school has started I spend most of my time with them helping them do their homework. So I do a lot of sitting. That is part of the reason I gained so much weight in the first place. I went from a retail job where I was on my feet all day long, to a job where I am sitting most of the time. So I try and walk around picking the house up. I even resorted to crunchs and push ups (when the kids where doing something else of course). Its hard because there is not a lot I can do. I am only there for about 4 hours. Is it ok if I just let it go or should I try and keep moving at work?

The Weekend and More

So I had fun over the weekend, although I was bad and ate a lot of bad things.

Saturday: I was good on Saturday till my afternoon snack and dinner. My fiance and I decided to go to a cider mill that is close to our house. So we did do a lot of walking, however that was canceled out by the fact that we did some wine tasting, ate doughnuts and apple cider, and some other yummy goodness. We also went to a Texas Roadhouse for dinner. I got an 8oz steak (but I only ate half of it) a baked potatoe and a salad with no croutons or tomatos and with Ranch dressing. I can tell you that I felts so sick that night! But we had fun and that is all that matters. It was the weekend so I don't feel to guilty about it.

Sunday: Well Sunday I was a little better then on Saturday. I wasn't feeling well that morning (left over from Saturday I think). So I stayed home and did nothing for most of the day. I had toast with peanut butter for breakfast and two cheese wraps for lunch ( just a shell with melted cheese inside). However, later that day I was starting to feel better, so we decided to go to the mall. We walked around there for about an hour. Then we decided to finish the weekend off with a nice dinner, so we went to a nice Italian place. So anyway that was the last of my splurg on the weekend. We did take Molly for a long walk, so that helped. I also took my measurements that night. They are
Bust: 36"
Waist: 30"
Hips: 40"
Thighs: R 24" L 23 1/2"
Upperarms: R 11 1/2" L 11"
So I have no idea if that is good or bad. Its probably bad since I know that my BMI is to high and that I am considered overweight.

Monday: So today I am trying to get things back to normal. I had a bowl of maple and brown sugar oatmeal for breakfast and I am having my strawberry banana smoothie right now for a snack. I also got to go to the gym today!! I did 15 minutes of strenght training on my arms, back and shoulders. Then I spent another 15 on the elliptical. So far I have had my heart rate watch on for 1 1/2 hours and I have burnt almost 500 calories. That has to be good. I do intend to make a good dinner and I also plan on taking Molly for a long walk later tonight. I need to get as many walks as I can in now, before it gets to cold. I may also clean the house, but I don't know I might leave that for tomorrow.

Last Night

So last night was a lot of fun! After I got out of work my Fiance decided that he wanted to go out and do something since it was a Friday night. So we went out to dinner and went bowling. I don't think I ate to bad all things considered. I did order a margarita, however I didn't even drink a quarter of it. I found bits of a rubber band in it so I asked if I could switch it for a diet Coke instead. We ordered some garlic cheese bread and I got a calzone for dinner. I did eat 4 pieces of the cheese bread, however I only ate half of the calzone and I picked out most of the filling. Honestly the cheese bread was better then the calzone. So after dinner we went bowling. That was a lot of fun! We played 3 1/2 games before my hand and wrist couldn't take anymore. I kept track of my heart rate while we played and it stayed at about 100 bpm to 104bpm. It was even high then that if I got a strike and did a happy dance. So I didn't do to bad. I even tried to be up and moving around at work and even resorted to doing push ups and crunches to keep moving. Lucky for me the little boy I watch was at hockey practice and the little girl was upstairs in her room reading a book. So I didn't have to explain what I was doing. Which is always a good thing! :-) So if my heart rate watch is right I burned 2000+ calories yesterday, with my walk, working out at work, cleaning the house, and bowling.

Today I actually got up at 8AM, like I have been wanting to for about a week now. I am trying to get on a schedule for my days. Anyway, once my Fiance gets up and we shower and eat breakfast we are going to take Molly to an off leash dog park and then we are going to go to a cider mill. It should be a lot of fun. We will probably take Molly for a walk later tonight as well. We didn't take her last night because it was cold and raining. Today is suppose to be cold but its not suppose to rain so it should be ok to take her. Well time to make breakfast and get on with my day.

A Little Bit Better

So last night and this morning I did a little bit better

Last Night: I eat 3 servings of fruits yesterday and 2 servings of veggies. I took Molly for 2 walks yesterday, the first one was about 25 minutes long and the second one was about 40 minutes long.

Today: Still wansn't able to go to the gym today but I was able to get the house clean, which is actually a pretty good work out. I have a heart rate moniter and it said that I was above 100 bpm for most of it. It took me about 45 minutes to clean the whole house. So thats not bad. Then I just got back from taking Molly for a walk. It was the shorter one of only 25 minutes. Im not sure that I will be able to take her out again tonight. It depends on the weather. It was cold and raining when I took her out today. It was only 50 degrees outside and with the rain and wind it felt even colder. So I was a little late eating breakfast. I ate at noon. I was busy cleaning the house and I wanted to get it done before I lost my motivation to do it. But anyway I had a good breakfast of oatmeal and a homemade strawberry banana smoothie. For lunch I am thinking about either having a grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoe soup and a apple or chicken noodle soup with green beans and an apple. Im not sure yet.... Hmm I think I will go with the grilled cheese its easy and I wont make as big of a mess making it. So, the plan for tonight is to hopefully go bowling. Which is a lot better then sitting on the couch watching tv.

Recipe. Strawberry Banana Smoothit
1/2 c low fat vanilla yogurt
1/2 c fat free milk
1 banana
2 strawberries
1/2 tsp honey
handful of ice
~ Blend in blender until smooth.
~Calories: about 201

Weekly Goal: get to 144lbs and eat more fruits and veggies.

Bad Start

Well I am not starting out on a good foot. I wanted to get up at 8AM, I get up at 10AM. I wanted to go to the gym today, can't because I am still waiting for the guy to come and look at vent that was leaking. He better come today or I will be upset! Anyway, so no gym today. I do plan on taking Molly for a walk after the guy comes or around Noon. Whichever comes first. So last night I decided that I needed to make a schedule for my days. Like I've said, I like to just sit on the computer or just sit and read a good book. So if I make a schedule then HOPEFULLY I will follow it and that will keep me up and moving during the day. It has things like getting up earlier, going to the gym, taking Molly for 2 walks a day, when I will eat breakfast and lunch, going to work, picking up the house, etc. I have a work out plan and a food plan, why not a day plan? Well just to let you know I might be posting twice a day some days. I was just thinking it would probably be better to post in the evenings so I can tell you all what I have done during the day. Right now I am just telling you what I would like to do and I don't always do them. So hopefully starting next week I will be able to go to the gym 4 days a week. I haven't been able to lately. This week I have the guy coming to look at the vent and of couse he can't give the exact day that he is coming, I have to hang around and wait for him. Then I had to go to the doctors a couple of times, then we had someone coming to the apartments to make them more Green and I had to be here for that. So yeah, I am hoping that starting next week things will calm down and I will be able to go more often and do my program. Only 10lbs and I will be happy!

Weekly Goal: get below 145lbs and eat more fruits and veggies

Me

Hi everyone, my name is Edel. I am writing this in an attempt to lose weight. So far I have had mild success, however if I am to reach my goal in time I will need to try something new. Enter the blog. So far I have lost about 9lbs and would like to lose 10lbs more in the next 6 months. The reason for the deadline is that I am getting married in June and I need to be able to fit into my dress. My true goal is to lose about 20lbs.

 So let me tell you a little about myself. I am 23 years old, am 5' 3" tall and weigh about 145lbs. I bounce between 148lbs and 145lbs. When I started my weight loss program I was 154lbs. I started out on Weight Watchers and that is how I lost the first 9lbs. However, I just stopped losing weight and nothing I did helped. I have joined a gym close to my home. I take my dog Molly for a walk almost every night for about 40-45 mins. I have been counting my calories for about 2 weeks now and I can't seem to get below 145lbs. So I guess that my short term goal for right now is to get below 145lbs.

When I was  young I didn't need to worry about my weight (even though I did). I was 125lbs and thin. I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain a pound. I have never been one for working out or playing sports. I was a bookworm (still am ) and a band geek. But once I moved away from home and was out of school for a few years I started to put on the pounds. So it has been hard for me to get into a workout routine. I have never liked working out of any kind. My sister has made a work out schedule for me and told my what to eat and how many calories  to eat a day, but I am still 145lbs. Maybe if I tried to follow her work out schedule a little better I would start to lose the weight. Although I have been following her calories (about 1401 a day) pretty close. However, I havent been eating the fruits and veggies that she wants me to. So that is a little bit about me.

Goal for the week: Eat more fruits and veggies and get below 145lbs, even if it is only one pound below.