Did it!

So I dragged (drug?) my little bootie to the gym on tuesday... if you remember correctly i DID NOT want to go. But I did, and like many of you said, I felt wayyy better afterwards. Zumba totally kicked my rear after a weekend of eating horribly and not moving around. It's amazing what just a weekend away will do to you! crazy. I felt like I had never worked out before in my life. I guess not to mention it's that time of month.. (which it seems like it happened for all of us contestants around the same time! weird) and it is always hard to work out during that week. Needless to say, I made it through the workout....and came home with a huge headache. bummer. My workout yesterday was awesome though... an hour on the treadmill doing intervals. It felt good to be back in the swing of things! phew.

mixed emotions

I worked out SO hard last week. I ate well, and the scale did not budge. Usually I lose about 2 lbs per week. I was a bit disappointed. I finished up the week with a loss...not a big one, but at least it was still a loss nonetheless. I weighed in a day early because we were headed out of town on a camping trip. FUN! But not fun for the eating. I seriously FELL OFF THE WAGON big time this weekend. I ate everything I could. Talk about messing with your digestive system!! Wow. I was eating really natural and clean, to eating sugars and non-healthy snacks! (oh, and I have a little once a month visitor who decided to grace me with its presence) <--- this also explains why no budge on the scale last week!!! Oh well, it is a new week. We got back yesterday. I didn't work out, and I am seriously contemplating not going to zumba today! The thing is, I know that after I go I will feel SO much better and my week will be back on track. If I don't go, that will lead to a downhill spiral of bad. I just have to go. Monthly visitor or no monthly visitor!

Goals This Week:

**Go to the Gym 4 days this week

**Do one, 1000 cal work out

**Drink all my water each day

**Encorporate more fresh veggies

Here's to another week! I am sooo not in the mood to work out, or eat healthy... but I WILL get back on track. I won't let one weekend throw off all my hard work. It's such a mind game. You can go along just great, be sooo motivated, and then all of a sudden something happens (like a . ) and it throws it off. At least it was just one weekend. By the end of this week my weight will be back in check!

My Halfway Mark!!

So I hit my halfway mark of weight loss on the 16th!!! Woot Woot! One more pound down and I will be at my pre-pregnancy weight...( of course I had gained a lot of weight before I got pregnant) But it is still exciting to say that I am half way there! hooray hooray!!

ugh.

Yesterday my best friend came into town. I have not seen her for over a year....So naturally we went out to eat! Not a very good combination when you are trying to lose weight. We literally sat and ate and talked for about 2 hours. Since food was just right in front of my face and we were just chatting away, i was eating a good amount of that time! eeek. I haven't weighed but I am sure I am up a little bit. Oh well. It was really great to see her, and I really can't dwell on it too much...It's really not that big of a deal. Today is a new day, and luckily I don't have any more old friends coming into town.

(ps- I did have a salad for my main dish if that makes a difference:)

Back to the TOP

I figured It was time to update my blog since my blog was all the way at the bottom of the list....saying it hasn't been updated the past 3 days. Too Long....So here I am, Back at the top! (for a little while at least)

The first week of this competition has turned out great! I LOVE all the ladies competing, i LOVE reading the other blogs, and i LOVE the support all of the readers give to us.

I was really happy with the results of the first week. Here's the Rundown:

* Worked out 5 days. 2 Days of weight training, and the other 3 days were Cardio (two of which were Zumba...my ULITMATE favorite!)

* Did not eat ANY processed food, or junk food...i.e- chips, candy, soda.

* Completed at least 1 thousand calorie workout

* Did not eat any restaraunt or fast food

* Drank my Green Smoothie religiously everyday! (i WILL do a blog post about this soon:)

* I DID allow myself one treat this week....it was in the form of a frozen treat...picture this... Oreos crumbles and pressed onto the bottom of a pan, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and whipped cream drizzled with chocolate syrup. YUM. I was craving it all week. And I ate it and did not feel one ounce of guilt!

ok- so that's the run down, it does sound a bit extreme...however along with WLB, I have a competition also going on with my sister that involves MONEY! ( we even went out to buca di beppo for a friend's bday and I WATCHED as everyone else ate) now that's commitment :) Most of those things mentioned in the above list are some of the stipulations for our own little competition....that wouldn't be a normal week. However I would LOVE to make that the normal week for me. Can you imagine how healthy my body would be!?

Well, here's to another week...hopefully it will be as good, if not better than the first!

My little Cheerleader(s)

For me, it is so important to have a good support group in place when working out. It helps me stay accountable, motivated, and on the right track. I understand that we don't always get the support we need from home, or from friends....which can make this whole "working out and eating healthy" quite tough! Trust me... I understand!! My husband is lean, and can eat about anything which is awesome for him, but way detrimental to me. He doesn't need to watch what he eats, which makes it tough. Luckily, I have a sister who has some of the same goals... but for the most part, I have had to get my support from different sources! Probably the CUTEST source I have is miss may! GO MOM!
"Wow...this cheering thing is tough...I need to take a small water break"

Trust me, this is not how her face looks when I drop her off at the gym kids club.... which makes it 100% harder.

So, for my biggest support group i use a site called "My Fitness Pal" (www.myfitnesspal.com)

I LOVE this site. I can't even tell you the impact it has had on me. I tra

ck my calories there. For some, this may be a daunting task...and at the beginning for me it was.... I don't track every day 100%..but it has definitley made me more aware of what I am putting into my body and the nutritional breakdown of each item. Besides the calorie counting, I have made countless friends on that site. They offer tremendous support. Many of them have the same weight loss goals or work out goals. Sometimes, I find myself checking MFP more than facebook! :) You can read (and see pics) of success stories....which is a HUGE motivating thing. To actually see real people like me, experiencing success. The people on MFP are the most positive, encouraging, group of people!! Seriously check it out. I can't even name the amount of time I have been picked back up when I have been feeling defeated. If you do join MFP....add me as a friend :) I will be your number one fan!!!

G.O.A.L.S

I think to be successful in anything, you have to set goals. In this case for me...it's weight loss goals. I like to have my long term goals and my short term goals. I feel like the battle of losing weight is so overwhelming. Especially if you have a lot to lose. When I first started losing weight I didn't like to think of the WHOLE amount I had to lose. It became very discouraging... and almost always the first thing that popped into my head was that it was impossible.

Then I started working out, and losing 1 pound at a time, and I find that as I just take it pound for pound, day by day it is SO much easier for me. I don't have to look at the big picture but rather just what I am doing for that particular day!

I know probably many of you guys have come to that conclusio

n a long time ago, but for me it was so mentally liberating! To me, it really is a mental battle...sometimes more than a physical battle. I feel like if I eat one bad thing in a day i'm doomed. I might as well just give up for that day. Or, wait until MONDAY to try again! The everyday choices....to work out? or not to work out? what to eat? why did the scale not move? But the more you do it...the more you see results, and that is motivation!! So that is why i have to have my short term goals...little things to reward myself with when i hit a certain milestone. One Pound at a Time!! :)

Here's my cheesy Acrostic poem!

G-et out of the house and workout

O-nly put healthy foods into my body

A-llow myself occasional treats, so I don't go completely overboard! (key for me) if I feel deprived, I WILL fall off the wagon

L-ook for ways to add variety to food (recipes) and workouts

S-tay on track...an occasional slip won't defeat me!