Under 180

I have finally hit the mark I wanted which was to be in the 170's, I take it a set at a time right now. I weighed in for my group I am in on FB yesterday and was 179.7 I had to weigh myself twice to believe it! Another 2.7lbs till I am in just the overweight BMI range for my height. Also I will then be at -40lbs! Every small milestone is a challenge but I am determined to succeed at this. I set small goals, I do have a BIG goal in mind and that is to be 140lbs. For now I keep it simple and realistic. I started out last December weighing in at 218lbs, I decided then and there NO MORE! I would get healthy, I would lose weight. So I started doing 30 day shred, and doing slim fast shakes. My goals were small 10lbs at a time is how I take it. My focus was to hit 199lbs, then I said okay I want to hit 183 lbs which is what I weighed when I got pregnant for each child. My current goal is 173lbs which is what I weighed after each of my kids were born.  Baby steps, weight loss and goals are baby steps. You should have a long term goal, but give yourself small goals.

When I lost 10lbs my hubby had to shave his goatee, if I hit 20lbs it had to stay off till I say you can have it back. These silly things helped me, he cheers me on every time I hit lose something even if its only half a pound. Having support is so helpful, I also put my background on my computer to saying "If you don't want to start over, stop giving up." Everytime I think, ugh I don't want to workout I see that and think " Okay just do it, do what you can and just push!" My new goal is to hit 169 by December, I want to be another 10lbs lighter for my hubby's work party. It will be the lightest I have been since I can ever remember.

My workouts I have done are:
Insanity( I have done 2 rounds of month 1 since I kept giving up)
30 Day Shred (off and on for a few months)
Turbo Fire(current)

You can do this, you can lose weight, its not easy. Set small attainable goals, I have NOT given up how I normally eat. I currently have 1 body by vi shake per day, I eat smaller normal meals, I only have ice cream once in awhile. I eat pizza, I go out to dinner and have a burger. Just remember you have to do moderation and watch you calorie intake for the day.

Boo

So I let myself slack off for a few weeks and I am mad at myself. Last week I jumped back onto the workout train. I had a cold but did as much as I could. I still continue to push myself each day even if I cannot do a whole 30 or 45min workout just yet. 1week down 19 more to go! This is a long program but I am determined to just do this. I have another 40lbs to lose and dang it I am going to do it! I will say this, no matter how out of shape you are you can do this, it will be a struggle at first, I will not lie but I know anyone can do this if I can. So today I got through 15min of a 45min workout.. Not what I want but I am going to try and add time each day to my workouts. Join me in some crazy workout fun.. lol

2 more days down

Well I am happy to report my abs are finally feeling less sore, core 20 was killer on my abs. My weight is back on the down swing (woo hoo)! Tomorrow is a rest day for me and I am looking forward to it. Fire workouts are still fun except I still feel like this uncoordinated weirdo during it. HIIT is still hard for me but I follow the modified person to help myself out a bit. I felt better over the weekend with Fire 30 like I was kind of getting the hang of the moves. I had to do 40 minutes of Stretch Monday and it was BORING!


I have so far lost 1 " in my waist and 1" in each thigh. Not a whole lot of change but its a start. I am still excited by it and I am working hard on improving my diet, I am back to logging my food/water intake onto My fitness pal, I love that website its SO helpful! I also love getting recipes from Pinterest it keeps things interesting and gives me new foods to try out. I am not a huge breakfast eater normally but between Pinterest and my Abs Diet Cookbook I have found things I will eat for breakfast. I think I need to go shopping for things to make my Abs Diet Burger, its delicious!!!

My Pinterest link:  http://pinterest.com/triciav813/
My Fitness pal profile:  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/TriciaVDW
Abs Diet Cookbook:http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Diet-Cookbook-Automatically/dp/B005FOEKZM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346869978&sr=8-1&keywords=abs+diet+cookbook

Day 7 done

  Yesterday we took the kids to the amusement park and spent most of the day walking around and riding rides. So I wound up not doing my workout since we were gone most of the day and then by the time we got home I was tired. So today was my day 7 so I have done a weeks worth so far. I am pretty proud of myself for doing it even on the weekend so far. Today was Core 20 and Stretch 40. Core was pretty good workout and I am sure my abs will be feeling it tomorrow, today stretch was like doing yoga basically. You go through the moves slowly and then on the second and third set of it you move a little quicker.

A week in and my weight is up 5lbs, I am really sad about this. I am going to pre make myself some breakfasts so I can have things fast and easy this week with my older kid going back to school on Thursday. I am hoping some of the gain is muscle since I keep trying to keep my eating in check. My goal by end of September is to be under 180lbs let's see if I can do that.

Day 6 yesterday

  Sorry I forgot to update yesterday. I am keeping up and staying on track and completed my day 6, my weight is currently up 3lbs but I fully intend on getting back to better eating today so I can bring that back down and really get the weight off again. I am sore now from the workouts but not unbearably sore. I feel like I have more energy each day, but I am also sleeping better at night which is nice.

I think in a few months I am going to attempt to train for a 5k, I full intend on starting to take walks often now which I am hoping will help with my weight loss. Everyday is a struggle with my weight and it makes me unhappy but I have to get my mind back into thinking about everything I am doing before I do it. I am considering becoming a coach for beachbody to help others who want to lose weight and whom are struggling since I know how it feels and how far you can come with hard work.

Signing off for now, will update later with my Day 7 workout.

Day 5 killed it!

Okay so I didn't kill it, but I am exhausted! I still feel like I am going really slow but I know I will get faster in time. I know I say that a lot. Today was Fire 55 EZ.. not as easy as it sounds, I assure you! This was my first long class and it was rough to say the least but I am all hot and sweaty so it must be doing something. I am slightly sore today so it must mean I am working my muscles as of right now my weight is up and I am not pleased, maybe if I get lucky by some miracle my weight will go back down over the weekend. Another Fire 30 and Stretch 10 tomorrow. Sunday is Core 20 and Stretch 40 so I have a feel my abs will be super sore come Monday.

Day 4

Day 4 is done and over with for me. I am still feeling great, I love the workout even though I still feel like I am not doing much since I am learning. This was my second time with Fire 30, I am catching on with some of the moves pretty well now, although some I am still way slower than the workout. Sweating like crazy at the moment and chugging my water. My weight is not doing what I want its taking a climb, I know its my own fault for eating poorly. My plan is to take some time on Sunday and make myself muffins or something I can have for breakfast and maybe eat some yogurt with that. I need to work on my diet so I plan on working on it this weekend and training myself to eat 3 meals a day and make healthier choices.  Other than that great workout! Decide. Commit. Succeed!

Day 3

  So today was supposed to be my rest day but I swapped it so I could rest from being ill the past few days. Today was HIIT 15 and Stretch 10, HIIT 15 is all VERY fast paced, she shows you the moves and then its all "Fire Drills" so you do everything as fast as you can in 30 to 40 seconds and then get a break then you go again, each set is done 3 times. I def feel some soreness today from Monday. I know by next week I won't feel any soreness anymore which is nice. Tomorrow is Fire 55EZ (EZ does NOT mean it is easy). I really am loving the workout Chalean is fun and for the most part I still cannot keep up even with the modified girl but I know in a few more weeks I will be able to at least keep up with modified. Lots of jumping today so if you have bad knees I probably would not recommend this workout, although you can do the modified moves which does not involved the jumping.

I also highly recommend a good bra for this workout, I went to Old Navy today and purchased the molded bra and wore it for my workout, much better than my cheapy walmart bra by far! I also am quite proud of myself for going to JCP and buying a pair of Levi's in a size 12, I bought the curvy fit which eliminates the back gap for girls with some junk in the trunk(lol), they really do fit nicely. They were on the pricey side but entirely well worth it in my opinion.

Have a great day!

Day 2 skipped

I am only skipping today because I am so sick, I would rather be working it out but a good friend told me to just rest and take care of myself, so that is what I am doing. Tomorrow is the normal TF rest day but I fully intend to make up for today and kick some butt, okay I am going to try because its HIIT 15 and HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training(god help me). It has plyo in it and I totally HATE plyo! But I can handle 15min and then I get to do stretch and that is fun.. Stretch makes you VERY aware of your muscles and what hurts or is tight that you normally do not notice. So back to resting now and I will be kicking some butt tomorrow..

Workout done

I just finished my first TF workout, I did the new to class which she shows you the moves and then goes into the workout part. Its a little more time consuming this way but it helps. I will say this its a great workout, she moves FAST, I was left in the dust kind of lost a couple of times but I did the moves I could get in. I burned 336 calories between Fire 30 and Stretch 10. Its a great dancey, kick boxing type of workout. The stretch is some yoga moves and she does some great stretching. She has a person doing modified moves so its a little lower intensity if you are not ready for it.A great workout all in all. Let's hope I can stick with this for 20 weeks!

Turbo Fire Day 1

So today I am going to start doing Turbo Fire, I have done Insanity I never got past month 1 though because  life kept getting crazy. So I looked into TF, I ordered it and decided I am going to do this and I plan on completing it. I know it will not be easy of course it won't! I am not in shape or very fit, I struggled with Insanity I could not make it through a full 45min DVD it was hard. Some things got easier for me and I was lasting longer and I notice the change in my body. I have lost almost 10lbs since starting Insanity and it changed my body. I went from a size 14 to a size 12/10ish. Let me give you a little background.

My weight loss journey started in December 2011, I had my son in 2010 and lost all the weight. Then in 2011 my weight started to creep up, I had problems sleeping and I just couldn't stop eating. Finally in September I went to my dr asking what was going on since I could not sleep. He told my my thyroid levels were too high but just to nap and cut back on coffee. I laughed at him, I drink 1 cup of coffee as soon as I wake up usually 7am. Napping was a joke, I had a 10month old at home plus I was running my consignment shop, when on earth was I supposed to nap? Not to mention I would get home from working put the baby down for his nap and them my older child would come home from school. So I decided to call in another dr. He tested my levels, and weighed me, I was tipping the scales at 218lbs, for me that was my highest ever and I always told my friends to shoot me if I got to 200lbs. So he gave my meds for my thyroid and told me that would help me to not eat as much and I might get some sleep too. He also prescribed me some Ambien. In December I had gone down to 213lbs my levels were going down but not enough. So he doubled my dosage of thyroid meds and I decided to start slim fast diet, in January of 2012 I started 30 Day Shred. Between all of this I have lost 35lbs!!!! I am much happier to be smaller but I have another 50lbs I would like to lose. So its my challenge and my goal to myself to be a hot mom. I will post my weight stats weekly, and my measurements monthly. I went from a size 18 in jeans in December to almost a size 10 now. I have never been active or fit. I used to walk a lot as a teen, now I am a SAHM and I don't do much for exercise other than chasing a toddler all over. I want to be active and look good for my hubby. So that is my goal to lost 50lbs. I take my goals 10lbs at a time usually. 

TF Day 1
weight-182.1lbs
Chest-37"
Waist-33"
Hips- 42"
Thigh L-26"
Thigh R-26"

I will post this evening to let you know how I made out with TF, I normally work out during my son's afternoon nap so I will try to post right after. I will also be adding pictures as I learn how.