Weigh In Wednesday.......Catch-Up...& owning it...

Hello everyone,

I am back after what seems like a long time to me.  I don't know what has happened to my motivation really.  I did decide to get back to working out for like a week and a half.  During that time I actually gained weight which did not help me get back my motivation at all.  I know it was probably water weight and/or gaining of muscle weight but still not motivating to someone like me. 

Anyway, my last post was July 8th and since then I have been on a week vacation to the beach where I did not even think about my diet. (Bad idea!)  To see my weight stats just click on the "My Progress" Tab at the top of my blog.  Not much to see but at gradual upward trend. 

For those who have not read my blog before, I weigh in on Saturday mornings b/c that just seems to work better for me and sometimes I post my stats on Saturday, but sometimes I post them on Wednesday it just depends on how my week is going. 

Last Saturday I weighed in at 153.8 pounds.  That is up 4.7 pounds from my lowest point back in June.  :(  This makes me very sad that I would let myself get back to this point especially when I am off work all summer and had plenty of time to workout and eat right. 

At this point, I just need to own my mistakes and do better! I am trying to get back to tracking with Weight Watchers daily not just here and there and I really need to get back to working out even if I do gain a few pounds to begin with.  In the back of my mind I know that this is just something that happens when I start back working out but I let my lack of motivation use it as an excuse to start to give up again. You know what they say...if you are looking for an excuse you can always find one.  I WILL NOT give up on myself again.  I have come too far to go back now. 

Side note:  I tried to post pics from my vacation but my computer will not cooperate right now.  Hopefully I can do that later.


I hope everyone has had a great week,

Becky

 

Catch Up on Weigh-In Wednesday....

Just a reminder that I weigh-in on Saturday's and I am one Weigh-In Wednesday Link Up behind and since it is almost Wednesday again, I am going to go ahead and post my weigh-in for last Saturday too!  (confusing??? sorry)  Anyway I seem to have hit some type of plateau.  Saturday June 29th I was up .9 pounds (I think I owe some of this to TOM)  and this past Saturday, July 6th I was up .6 more pounds.  So that is a total of  1.5 pounds :(. This is the same 1.5 pounds up or down for 3 or 4 weeks now.

 I had no activity for a month exactly as of July 1st so I decided to start back with the 30 day shred and I decided to not use as many bonus points as usual and I try not to ever use my activity points.  It just hasn't worked yet.  I was soooo mad at myself on Saturday morning that I decided to put myself into over drive.  I did level 2 of 30 Day Shred and KILLER Buns and Thighs Level 2.  Let's just say that the title of Jillian's DVD is not wrong or exaggerating! lol  My thighs and buns are still hurting.  Like I couldn't hardly walk yesterday.  I did go to the gym and got in some cardio for an hour which I was hoping would help with the soreness but I think I made it worse.  I am hoping that tomorrow I won't be as sore and plan on going to my first spinning class in like three years.  We shall see.  I am also starting to feel like the 30 Day Shred is just not what I need since I completed Body Revolution which had a lot of the same moves just at a much faster pace.  I think I will do the Extreme Shred and Shed next.  I only have 12 days until I go to the beach and I must kick it into my highest gear if I want to get over this plateau by then. 

Anyone have any other ideas of what I could do to help me get over this plateau and back in the losing weight game?

Hope everyone is doing well!  Remember to stay determined!

TTYL,
Becky

Weigh-In Wednesday

It is Weigh-In Wednesday again!  I weigh in on Saturday's b/c it works better for me, but I was down 1.8 pounds this week.  I am struggling this week to get in any physical activity.  I have been telling myself ever since I finished Jillian Michaels Body Revolution at the end of May that I was going to start Insanity or something....anything at this point but nothing so far.  Each night I go to bed saying tomorrow I am going to start...but so far I have done nothing and I can't figure out how to get my motivation back.  Hopefully I can get back to working out next week.  My birthday is coming up, not to mention my vacation at the end of July and I really want to be well on my way to the 130's by my vacation at least.  The funny thing is I did better during the school year when I was working and now that I am off for summer break I am absolutely unmotivated and have tons more time. Not sure what is wrong with me but I need to figure it out and quick. 

I am doing good with my eating so far this week and haven't gone over into my Weight Watchers Bonus Points nearly as much as I did last week or the week before.  We shall see what happens on Saturday if I can continue to stay away from the rest of those bonus points. 

Hope everyone is having a great week!  Remember to stay determined.  (Even I am struggling with that right now. lol)

See ya later,
Becky

Father's Day and recap of the last week and a half

Hello Fellow Bloggers!  All I can say is I am sorry that I have not be able to do a better job over the last week and a half of keeping my blog current.  I thought that since I was out of work for the summer I would do better but it seems like I have as much to do at home as I did at work. I will try to do better this week.  I missed Weigh in Wednesday and everything!  Geez! 

Let me start with a Happy Father's Day to my Daddy and my Hubby! Two of the greatest men I know!

This was my dad and me shortly after my parents adopted me! Yep, I am a Daddy's Girl!

My Daddy is my biggest supporter!  Dad and me at my Undergraduate Graduation. I didn't go through the formal graduation when I got my Masters Degree or he would have been there for that as well.

My hubby and my kiddos!  I couldn't ask for a better Father for my children.  They absolutely adore him and think that he hung the moon and stars.

 

Now for Weigh-In recaps:

Weigh In last Saturday 6/8/13....Not so good but then again as I said in my last post I was expecting a gain.  I ended up gainning .8 pounds.  I guess that is okay since I was expecting it to be soooo much worse since I went over by way too many points. I was so disappointed in myself that I didn't even measure.

Weigh In Yesterday 6/15/13....I was able to pick myself back up out of my slothfulness and do better this week.  I still went over a few points but I ended up losing the .8 pounds that I lost gained back last week plus another pound which totals 1.8 pounds lost. That is a total of 15.6 pounds from my highest weight. I did take measurements this week and and lost another 1.5 inches in just my hips, belly button and waist.  Altogether in all areas I am down a total of 30.75 inches since March 4th!  I was happy with all of this progress considering I have been very lazy and unmotivated when it comes to working out.  I really must get back on my workout schedule and just do something.....anything to get moving.

Non Scale Victory: 
I was in a department store and have been wanting this dress for about a month.  I tried it on a month ago and could not get it zipped all the way up.  I went back a couple of weeks ago and could not find it in my size any where.  I was back there this weekend to shop for Father's Day gifts and happened to walk by it.  I decided to try it on again and low and behold I got it zipped all the way up with room to breathe even!  Yay!  Needless to say I bought it!

I hope every one is having a great weekend.  Remember to stay determined! 

Fell off the Wagon!

Ummmm.....did I say fell off the wagon?  Oh yes, I definitely fell off the wagon but then it ran right over me too!!!!!  Let me think back to where I have went wrong this week and yes I know it is only Tuesday! 

Saturday was my weigh in day and I always over eat on Saturday's b/c weigh in is another week away. I use some of my bonus point from Weight Watchers during the weekend and try to do good through the week, but not this week apparently! 

Sunday was Homecoming at our church and we have a dinner afterwards and lets just say I had not will power at all.  I then took an unexpected trip out of town and yet again no will power when my hubby suggested that we eat at a Japaneese Steak House. (Man that yum yum sauce is a lot of points!  I had no idea!) 

Anyway then yesterday morning our principal took our staff out for breakfast to celebrate the end of the school year.  I ate and ate and ate!  Like all but 5 of my 26 points for the entire day were gone by the time I left the restaurant!  YIKES!!!  Like I said I have fell off the wagon and then I let it run right over me!  It has flattened me.  I have actually used ALL of my bonus points and have went over like 27 points from that!!!! What the heck!!! I really have to be good for the rest of the week and then maybe I won't have gained like 5 pounds back.  I know I am going to have a gain but I just want it to be as little as possible.  Shew.....I am glad I don't have this much temptation every week or I wouldn't ever lose weight! 

On the bright side,  I have done better today and actually came in under my point goal for the day! 

Hope everyone is still doing great or at least better than me! Hahaha!

And that's a WRAP!!!!

I did it!  I mean I actually completed the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution Program!  I simply can't believe it!  I usually never finish any fitness program that I start, but not this time and I owe it all to my friends at My Fitness Pal and all of the Weightloss Bloggers that I follow who have encouraged me every step of the way.  Most of them will never know how sharing their stories and challenges with weightloss has inspired me to not give up!  Just a recap on the program:  it is a 90 day program 30 minutes a day 6 days a week.  You do two sets of workouts for two weeks at a time and then move on to another set of workouts for another two weeks and so on and so forth until you reach weeks 11 and 12 which are meant to be done for three weeks to make it a complete 90 days. I owe my ability to complete the program to the fact that it is a short workout each day and not the same workouts for too long at a time. I get bored easily with the same workout each day! 

RESULTS for this past week:

Weight: down 2.4lbs this week.

Measurements in waist, belly button, and hips:  down 1 inch

Measurements in waist, belly button, hips, arms, legs, and bust:  down 4.25 inches

 

RESULTS for the whole Body Revolution Program since March 4, 2013:

Weight: down 10.6 lbs (A total of 14.6 from my highest weight this time last year!)

Measurements in waist, belly button, and hips:  down 18.5 inches

Measurements in waist, belly button, hips, arms, legs, and bust: 28.5 inches  (didn't start measuring my arms, legs, and bust until the beginning of Phase 2 so I probably lost more than this but this is what I was able to measure since then.)

BODY Mass Index went from 29.4 to 26.8.  (Definitely a step in the right direction!)

I have went from a size 14 to a very loose 12 and can even fit in some 10's.  I haven't been in a size 10 in at least 3 years! 


WEIGHT WATCHERS:
By April 20th I was just not losing as much weight as I wanted.  I was losing inches but the scale was just not moving that much at all.  So I started Weight Watchers on April 20th and have lost 9 of those 10.6 pounds since then.  I tried tracking calories but like I have said before I don't think I was paying enough attention to the sugar and sodium calories as I should have been.  Weight Watchers takes all of those important things into account for you so you do not have to worry about it.  I like anything that is easy!  I did meet my 5% goal today!  So that was super exciting!

WHAT TO DO NEXT?????

I am not really sure what I am going to start next.  I am a teacher so I am out of school with my kids this summer starting Wednesday.  So I am hoping to have more time to workout.  I am thinking about starting Insanity!  I did it for about 6 weeks last summer but didn't finish it.  I think that doing it during the summer would be easier than trying to do it during the school year.  Just seems like there is never enough time in the afternoons to do it especially when it moves up to an hour in the second month.  Anyway I think I will start Insanity either this week or the next and then go back to Body Revolution in August.  I would also like to start some classess at the gym in the afternoons.  I think there are a couple of spin classes during the week that I used to enjoy taking a few years ago.  Not sure what all I will get into this summer but I am not going to stop my weightloss journey just because I finished one program.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  Good luck in the week ahead and remember to stay determined!

Results for last week:
My weigh-in day is Saturday so here is the result from that.  I am down 1.4 lbs. That makes for a total of 8.2 lbs since starting Body Revolution and a total of 12.2 lbs from my highest weight.  Yay! I will take it!  I am down 2 more inches in my waist, hips, and belly button and 4.5 inches in my legs, arms, and bust.  So this makes me happy!

This week I was supposed to be doing workouts 11 and 12 and finish on Saturday, but it may be Sunday since I have been a little stressed out this week with work.  I have been watching my eating though.  I am not over on my bonus points on Weight watchers for the week so that is a plus as well.

Hopefully I will be able to post more often this next week after all of the stress is gone.  See you then!





17.5 and 24.25

Weigh-In Wednesday

It's Wednesday! I have already posted my results on Saturday but I will summarize again. I am down 1.2 lbs this week. So I am happy about that. If you would like specific details please see previous post. This week is going good so far. I still haven't used all of my WW bonus points and have used no activity points. Body Revolution WO's 11 and 12 are done for Monday and Tuesday. Now to do them again on Thursday and Friday. They seem to be getting a little easier or manageable  I guess I should say.  Hope to report back on Saturday! Until then good luck and remember to stay determined!

Week 11 Review and Results

Well, Week 11 is in the history books and man are my quads sore! Seriously they have hurt all week.  Tomorrow starts Week 12 of the Jillian Michael's 90 day Total Body Revolution.  I am set to finish on Saturday, June 1st!  I cannot believe that I have actually stuck with a program and did it to fidelity for this long.  I can honestly say that I could not have done it without the support and motivation from people on My Fitness Pal and without being able to read other people's blogs that let me know that I am not the only one on a weightloss journey and that we all struggle but that just makes us human.  I have started sooooo many exercise programs in the past but this one just seems to be something that I can handle.  Don't get me wrong it will kick your butt up one side and down the other and there will be days that you keep asking yourself why am I putting myself through this. But, I think I can push through because I know it is just 30 minutes and I just need to focus on one circuit at a time which makes the time go by so much faster. The biggest factor that makes it doable for me is that you only do a set of workouts for two weeks and then you move on to another set for another two weeks and so on and so forth.  (Except for WO 11 and 12 which you do for three weeks to make it a 90 day progam.)  I think  I have a very short attention span especially while working out so not doing the same workout over and over really helps me in this area.  I really just want to hit it hard and get it done as quickly as possible and this program does exactly that!  I am not trying to promote this program in anyway as I am not getting paid to do so, but it worked for this old gal who eleven weeks ago just was not that into working out at all! 

Week 11 Results:
I just can't wait until Wednesday's to post so I will still link up to Weigh In Wednesday's but since I don't really post that much through the week this post should be found quickly with all of my results on it. 

• Weightloss:     I lost 1.2 pounds this week which is an improvement from last week.  I really should have went back to Weight Watchers on March 4th when I started the Body Revolution Program and I could weigh a lot less right now.  I was trying not to spend any money and just use MFP but I think I was just not paying close enough attention to where my calories were coming from.  And like I have said before, WW just makes it so easy and calculates all of that for me.  You just have to do what works for you.  Anyway that is a total of 5.2 lbs in 4 weeks with Weight Watchers and a total of 6.8 lbs sinch starting Body Revolution and a total of 10.8 lbs from my highest weight!
• Measurements: I have lost 3/4 inches in my hips, belly button, and waist this week and a total of 1.75 inches in all areas including hips, belly button and waist this week.  This makes for a total of 19.75 inches lost so far!!!! 
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• Non-Scale Victory: I was a size 14 when I started this journey and a couple of weeks ago I was able to get back into a size 12.  Well today my aunt had a dress that was too short on her that she had just bought.  She asked me if I would like to try it on before she took it back.  She said it was a size 10 and immediately I thought.....oh no there is not way I can wear a size 10.  But I decided to try it on anyway.  YES that is right, I not only got it on but it zipped all the way up too!  Yay!  I feel like wearing it everyday with the tag sticking out the back! Ha, ha!  No just kidding but I do feel really good about that!  It has been a  looooong time since I have seen a size 10! 

I was a little dissapointed about just losing 1.2 lbs this week after I just ate my weekly points and not my activity points for once like I have wanted to do since I started to see if it would make a difference.  But I saw this post on FB last night and it helped me realize that every pound lost is a pound off of my body and that makes me smaller and healthier a little at a time!  Every pound is significant!!!!

The Weekend:
My baby girl had her first dance recital this weekend so we were busy, busy yesterday.  I am going to post some pics below.  Please excuse my sons lack of smiling at times but it is all he can do to sit through what he calls the most boring thing ever.....the dance recital!  lol,   She had a great time and is already excited about next years dance classes starting. I, however am glad for a little break though.

Me and my dancing princess!

After the recital!

My babies!

Hamming it up a bit for the camera!

The best possible smile he can give after the recital! lol

My wonderful hubby and my dancing princess!

One last pic of me and my princess!

 

 

My Progress  with last weeks goals....

 

1. Staying away from my activity points!  I am happy to report that I did not use a single one.  It was hard but I did it!

 

2. Stop drinking sweet tea (My drug of choice!) and drink more water.  Well I did drink less sweet tea.  I had a glass on Tuesday and Thursday!  So still need for improvement here. I did however drink water every day last week just need to drink lots more.

 

3. Workout Every Day.  I did get all of my workouts in this past week but I can't say that I worked out everyday. I had to double up on some again.

 

4. Do not beat myself up for little mistakes.  I tried not to but still need to keep working on this one too!

 

Goals for this week....

 

1. Continue to stay away from activity points!

 

2. Work harder on NOT drinking sweet tea and increase my water intake even more.

 

3. Get all of my workouts in.

 

4. Continue working on not beating myself up for mistakes I make during the week.  One mistake does not need to define my whole day or week!

 

That is all for today!  I hope everyone has a great week and remember to stay determined!

Weigh in Wednesday



Hello Everyone! Today I am linking up with Erin and Alex's Weigh in Wednesday. So I didn't have a  very great weigh in. I only lost .2 lbs this past week. I weigh in on Saturdays b/c that is the beginning of my Weight Watchers week. So now I am down 9.6 lbs. As far as inches go I have lost another 1.75 inches last week total. That means I have lost 18 inches since March 4th when I started Body Revolution. So I will take that! I am trying to do better this week with my points. I am doing my best not to use any of my activity points and so far so good. I only have to make it until Saturday!

I did Workouts 11 and 12 today in Body Resolution which I am proud of myself for doing at all. I wasn't able to workout Monday or Tuesday and I almost talked myself into skipping the whole darn week but I didn't. I put on my big girl panties and got it all done today! Now I plan to do workout 11 and Cardio 3 tomorrow and WO 12 Friday and maybe throw in another cardio 3 on Friday might before the weigh in on Saturday morning. These workouts definitely  took it a few notches and let me just say that's have either been able to do or modify all exercises up until those wheelbarrow push-ups! OMGosh!!!! I did give it a try though. I knew I would never be able to do the push up part so i tried just holding the wheelbarrow part but I couldn't get my fat butt off the floor. It really was sad, but I just can't do them!!! Lol

I will report back soon until then stay determined!!!! We can do this little by little!

Week 10 Review

Happy Mother's Day to all of you living here in the U.S.!

This is a pic of me and my kiddos today after our Mother's Day Church Service.

Sorry I haven't posted at all this week.  I had yet another busy week.  It seems like that as the school year is coming to a close, the more busy I get.  I had some struggles this week, not physically but mentally.  It was like I was doing battle with my mind all the time to eat right, hold myself accountable for what I was eating, and even to workout.  I just had to keep asking myself how bad I wanted that scale to move this week and how bad did I want to be healthy. I did end up doing all of my workouts this week and felt better about each one except for the rock and roll squats.  I am so glad no one can see me do those for I am able to get down but getting back up well....that is another story and a funny one at that! Bahaahaha!  As far as my eating goes, it was Teacher Appreciation week and our wonderful PTO always bring us yummy food each day to celebrate.  I tried to be good and have enough will power to resist, but again by Wednesday ALL of my bonus points were gone and I had to start digging into my activity points.  I HATE doing that!!!  I must do better with this part of my Weight Watchers diet! I just don't seem to have a lot of will power when it comes to chocolate brownies especially with school testing coming up.

I am still weighing on Saturday b/c that day just works better for me to start my Weight Watchers Week on.  Although  i have thought about making my weigh in day on Friday and changing my start day.  (I will just have to play that one by ear and see what happens.) As for now I will continue to weigh in on Saturday's but I will now use those results and post them on Wednesday since I am linked up with Weigh In Wednesday instead of positing on Saturdays.

Tomorrow I start week 11 of Total Body Revolution.  Wow, I can't believe that I have made it this far.  I am very fearful of what these last two workouts have in store for me.  Workouts 11 and 12 I am sure will kick it up a few steps since they are the last ones.  I am pondering what to do after Body Revolution and I think that since I will be out of work for the summer and will have more time to devote to my exercise, that I will start INSANITY again.  I did it last summer for 45 days and I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it did help me to feel stronger, more healthy, and I did lose some weight. (But I allowed myself to gain it all back.)  I just don't have time during the school year with my son's karate classes and my daughters dance classes and school meetings to do a 45 or 60 minute workout each day.  So unless I change my mind that is what I plan on doing. I may also take some classes at my local Wellness Center that I also do not have time to take during the school year.  I don't know what all I will do, but I know that I must not stop since I have come this far. 

GOALS FOR THIS WEEK:

1.) Stay away from my activity points.  (Although I am not off to a great start with today being Mother's Day, I have not been eating good yesterday or today.)

2.)  STOP drinking sweet tea (My drug of choice. Haha) and focus on WATER, WATER, WATER!!!

3.)  Workout every day.

4.) Do not beat myself up for little mistakes.  Just resolve to do better!

I leave you with this motivational poster!  I need to adopt this outlook on weightloss. I need to realize that I am not always going to have the big losses each week, but as long as the scale is moving in the right direction eventually I will be where I want to be!

 

Have a great week everyone and remember to stay determined!

Week 9 Review

Hi Everyone I am back!  Busy, but successful week.

Well this week I tackled Workouts 9 and 10.  Just a word to the wise, purchase some wrist wraps for WO 9 b/c those plank moves (there are a lot of them) are very hard on the wrists.  Other than that not too bad.  Workout 10 is not too bad either but I felt that I got more of a workout in WO 10. Maybe b/c I felt like I could complete the moves better. In both workouts there are moves that I am soooo very glad that no one can see me attempt.  I swear if I had it on video I could probably send it into Americas Funniest Videos and win some big money! haha! 

Now in Cardio 3 I am sure that Jillian was trying to kill me and I am pretty sure that I yelled that at her several times in between gasping for air during the workout!  She is NOT fooling around in that one!  I thought I was going to have to mop the living room floor I was sweating so bad!  Now that is what I call a workout!!!  I really liked it though.  I just could not for the life of me get into Cardio 2 during Phase 2.  Not sure why. 

I am down 1.8 pounds this week!!!!  YAY!! That makes a total of 6.4 pounds so far just while doing Body Revolution and Weight Watchers.  I have lost a total of 10 pounds since I was at my heaviest a while back.  I lost some, gained it back, lost some, and gained it back again! I think I am on the right track now.  This may not seem like a lot of weight to some, but after weeks of not seeing that scale move on Body Revolution I am happy! (I have lost lots of inches but little weight until 2 weeks ago when I started Weight Watchers.)

 I was worried that I wouldn't do too well this week on the scale b/c I used all of my daily points, bonus points, and activity points and actually went over 4 points beyond that.  I know, I know I should have done better.  My husband brought home a doughnut on Monday and well, I have absolutely no will power over a chocolate iced glazed doughnut so I ate it!  Which took like 7 of my few bonus points that I had left. (I was a bad girl last weekend.)  So I had no bonus points by Tuesday afternoon so I dipped into my activity points and ended up using all of those which I don't even like to use at all.  I must do better this week. 

I am down another 1/2 an inch in my hips, belly button and waist.  For a total of 14 inches off of those areas and I have lost a total of 16.25 inches total counting my hips, belly button, waist, arms, legs, and bust!  So I am very happy with this progress! 

I have found some motivation posters that I thought would be appropriate for gearing up for a new week of Body Revolution and Weight Watchers! 

This one I need to work on so I do not eat all of my bonus points before the week gets up and going!

 

 

I am determined to succeed! Are you???? We can and WILL do this! (I know, I know it's easy to say on a Saturday night before bed. It will be much harder to say after work next week! haha!  But I will fight my mental battle and I WILL do my workouts each day whether I like it or not!)  

 

I saved the best one for last.  I love this quote!  Nothing is impossible it just takes remembering that the me that I want to be is possible, I just have to work for it!  Same thing goes for you too! Week 10 starts Monday!  Good luck this week and remember to stay determined! :) 

 

 

Results for April 20th -April 26th

        I haven't finished week 8 yet b/c I went shopping today which I never get to do and of course yesterday I didn't workout b/c it was Friday. I usually make up Fridays workout on Saturday morning along with the cardio workout for Saturday. So I will not have a rest day for tomorrow and will do workout 8 and cardio tomorrow. Not to worry its all good! This will be my last workout in Phase 2. Moving on to Phase 3 with Workout 9 on Monday. Super nervous about that workout b/c I have heard that it is brutal. I hope not as bad as workout 7 circuit one! I will let you know how it all goes!

 Results for Phases 1&2

Total Weight Loss: 4lbs (lost 2 lbs this week by going back to what works for me, Weight Watchers.)    I gained weight last week so I made up for it this week.

Total inches lost in waist, hips, and belly button: 13.5

Total inches lost in waist, hips, belly button, arms, legs, and bust: 15

      I also had a couple of non-scale victories yesterday and today. I was able to get into a pair of blue jeans that I could not wear a year ago. They are button up and I couldn't even button the bottom button last year and now I can button all buttons except the top one but I wore them anyway. Haha. No one knew but me.  I also went shopping today and was able to get into a size smaller than usual. Not in all the clothes I tried on as they are all made differently but in some so I was a little excited about that.

I will report back soon. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Two days in one!!!!

      Happy Wednesday Everyone! I was a bit of a Lazy Bum on Monday b/c I woke up with a headache and kept it all day even after taking medicine for it. So no workout that day. Then I went on a field trip with my son's class and my own class. We left super early in the morning like 5:45am and did not get home until almost 7 and after riding on a bus with loud kids I decided that Tuesdays workout was not going to happen either.  My diet was NOT good on the field trip either. So I went to bed last night feeling very disappointed in myself for not sucking it up and doing my workouts the past two days and for eating so awful. So I decided to come up with a plan to get back on track. I decided that even though I hate to workout before work I would have to do Workout 7 then and do Workout 8 when I got home from work today. Well, lo and behold that is exactly what I did. I pulled my fat self out of the bed and made myself workout. (Have to say I had a lot more energy and felt better once I got started.) It is the getting out of bed thing that I hate. Ha ha! And I started my workout as soon as I got home from work. Now I just need to do some cardio after my exercise tomorrow and I will be caught up for the week.

      I did decide to go back to Weight Watchers Online and lets just say after my diet yesterday I must be a very good girl until Saturday's weigh in! I do have some activity points but I don't like to use those. Hope everyone has a great night! See ya back here again soon! Good luck and keep going no matter how bad you think you have messed up and no matter how disappointed in yourself you may be.

Oh my I almost forgot.....I had a Non Scale Victory today. Let me first say that my husband, kids, and all of you who read this are the only ones who know about my doing Body Revolution and today at work one of my coworkers just out of the blue says "ok Becky tell me exactly what you are doing to lose all of that weight." This seemed odd to me b/c I have only lost a few pounds so far. So I guess the inches I have lost are finally starting to show even though sometimes I find it hard to tell and get discouraged. I just wanted to hug this girl!

A new level!

      As you may of guessed from my previous posts a miracle did not occur yesterday as far as my having enough energy or will power to do WO 8 last night after a long week of work. So I did WO 8 this morning along with one circuit of cardio 2 b/c between the cardio in WO 8 and my two days of couch 25k this week I decided that was enough cardio for me especially after you read the next paragraph.

     I have also decided to up my workouts to a whole new level! I went to Wal-Mart last night to buy some 10 lb weights b/c up until this point the 5's have been about all I wanted to tackle. But I don't want to be a pansy so I needed to step it up a bit and well let's just say my arms are definitely feeling it! I may not be able to move my arms tomorrow. While at Wal-Mart I decided to purchase the 30 Day Shred DVD that everyone is raving about. So I did my first day of Level 1 today after WO 8 and before cardio 2.

     I hope everyone is still pushing through to get the results you want. I know some days like my last couple of weeks are discouraging but that is when you have to dig deeper and think about what Jillian says...."when you have a WHY, you can tolerate any HOW!!!   Happy Saturday everyone!

Workout 7 and Couch 25k

Well, well, well it was time for the good old WO 7! It was better this time again I say this always after doing a workout more than once. At least I wasn't screaming "oh my goodness she is trying to kill me or WHAT? There is no way I can do that!" this time! Bahahaha! So I count that as a plus. I did not do cardio 2 yesterday, later day at work and zero, zip, nada motivation to do it. For some reason I just don't like cardio 2 as much as I did cardio one. Although it could be that I have only done cardio two once. I did however do Couch 25k week 2 day 2 today after WO 7 while my son was in Karate Class. So I guess I could say that I got my cardio for yesterday in today. Tomorrow I am set to do WO 8 but you know how my Fridays are so it may be done Saturday morning along with couch 25k week 2 day 3! I will post again tomorrow if a miracle occurs and I actually finish a work week with enough energy left to do WO 8! Lol. I do not freak out if I miss a workout as long as I get it in. So far I have not missed completing all of the workouts in a week even if I had to double up.  Have a great night everyone!

Workout 8 (first time)

First of all I would like to say that my thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by the bombing in Boston. My husband is actually trying to train for a marathon and recently mentioned trying to run the Boston Marathon some day in the future. I just can't imagine what these people are going through right now.



Workout 8 was challenging but in my opinion not as bad a WO 7. I actually liked this workout and felt like I could keep up except when using those cables or torture tubes as Jillian calls them. I have a hard time getting them wrapped around my feet quickly as this workout goes at a really fast pace. I didn't get to do Couch 25k today b/c to be honest I was just sore and tired from yesterday's and today's workouts. Not to worry though I just need to get in 3 days so I will get it done. I hope everyone is having a good week. Tomorrow is Cardio 2.

I will leave you with the following pic that I found on MFP and thought that it was very motivational especially to me b/c I have been a little discouraged the last week over the lack of movement on the scale.

Phase Two/ First time doing Workout 7 / Week 7

Let me just say OMGosh!!!! Now that was a workout!!!! Don't freak out if you haven't done this workout yet b/c if you are looking to get in shape it is good to be challenged. Well hats off to Jillian b/c this is a super challenging workout! That being said after I got through circuit one I found it manageable. Circuit one was really hard on my wrists, there were lots of push-ups and planks.  On a good note I really liked the star jumps! They took me back to my old cheerleading days.  I did Week Two Day One of Couch 25K yesterday and didn't mind running those 90 minutes so that was encouraging! I will attempt Week Two Day Two tomorrow! I intend o stay on the treadmill b/c my legs are not ready to run on concrete or the gravel road with large rocks by the river just yet.

Week Six Results

I am only down .2 of a pound. That is a loss of 3.8 pounds so far. Not really what I was hoping for but the inches keep coming off! I am now down 10.5 inches in my waist, belly button, and hips! I was getting ready this morning and my little girl said " Your stomach is getting little mommy." And yesterday my husband said that he can really tell that I am losing inches. So these two statements made me feel good!

I think I am set on the heart rate monitor that I am going to get but welcome any input or suggestions that you might have about one in particular. I will probably place an order on Wednesday!

Tomorrow is WO 8. If it is anything like today's workout I better get to bed and rest up! It is almost 8:00 est so my bed is calling my name! Have a great night everyone!

Time to catch up!

Hey everyone!

       I haven't wrote anything on here  for a couple o days b/c as usual life has been hectic and to be honest there wasn't a lot to report.  I did WO 5 on Thursday for the last time this go round. (Who knows, I may decide to do this program again.)  For those who may me wondering what program I am talking about it is the Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution 90 day Challenge.  I liked this workout much better this time and felt good about the exercises this time.  I did not do WO 6  yesterday b/c my backside was dragging.  Maybe I just need to make Friday's my rest day! lol. So I did WO 6 today instead and I must say my favorite part of this workout is the statue of liberty exercise. Not sure why I like these but I really do.  My abs are not hurting anymore as a result of this WO which is a plus.  I had all intentions of doing Cardio Two today when we got home from taking my son to the movies to meet a friend and shopping with my daughter for spring/summer clothes, but we brought his friend home for a sleepover so I believe I will wait until tomorrow to do it or I may do another day of Couch 25K.  Not sure yet, just depends on how the day goes.
        Here is a little motivation that I found on My Fitness Pal.

         Speaking of motivation,  I am currently looking for a heart rate monitor that also tells the calories that I burn during a workout b/c I am going up and down in weight and I am getting discouraged.  Obviously I am doing something wrong.  Right now I am using an app that estimates how many calories I burn based on how much I weigh and my height.  Anyway, I really need to get a handle on this.  I think that I also may need to go back to Weight Watchers. I had a lot of success with this program five years ago and lost 25 pounds.  I know I am losing inches and have some NSV (Non scale victories), but I just need for that scale to move.  It is a psychological thing I know and most people are not bothered by this but I am. Anyway, I have been looking at the Fitbit, Body Fit,  various Polar watches, and the Garmin that my husband has (this one may be a bit too expensive for me right now). Any suggestions or success stories that you could share would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance!  Have a great Sunday everyone!


       

What a beautiful day for a walk!

      Hey everyone. Today I had planned to do Cardio 2 but it was so beautiful outside that I just could not stay inside. So I decided to meet my hubby by the river which is close to where I work and do another day of Couch 25k while my husband ran his usual 6 miles. Started out great but this is a gravel road and the rocks really hurt my feet and caused my legs to hurt really bad. So I didn't finish the running but I didn't stop. I kept walking a brisk pace until my husband came back to get me.  I ended up walking 2.5 miles in the heat which was better than sitting on the couch! So even though I didn't run as I should have, I showed up and I didn't give up! The river was so pretty, I didn't even listen to my iPod, I just took in God's creation and listened to the flow of the river. So peaceful after a long day at work.  Back to WO 5 tomorrow! (Last time doing that one too!!!!) Have a great night everyone! Hope to see you back tomorrow! Remember don't give up just keep trying!!!

Not a normal day!

     I had a meeting out of town today and let's just say that when I don't stay in my routine, I fall off the wagon in the food department so to speak. By 1:00 I had ate all of 1200 calories for the day!! Geez, these people feed you and you never know what they are going to have. These people must not be on a diet. Lol.
      Anyway I rushed home and did WO 6. Not too bad this time even my abs are still not screaming like last week. Then I rushed my son to karate class and did day 3 of couch 25k while he was in class.  All of it again!  (his class is at the gym so its easy to get a workout in during that time.) Then I took my daughter to dance class and decided that I would like to eat supper tonight so I needed to do some more cardio so I went back over to the gym to pick up my son and did 15 more minutes on the stationary bike. These workouts allowed me to eat supper but I still went over by a few calories. Oh we'll you can't be good everyday. Back to my regular schedule tomorrow and less temptations.

See you all tomorrow! Hope everyone is still doing well.

Starting Week 6! Halfway there!

      I started Week 6 today with WO 5!  It didn't seem as hard the second time which seems to keep being the case with each new workout.  Tomorrow will be WO 6 which I like much better than WO 5.

A New Hobby????

       One of my friends from My Fitness Pal, Vicki, has inspired me to try Couch 2 5K.  Now let me just give you some background info first.  I absolutely HATE the thoughts of running at all!  Unless someone is chasing me with a sharp object or a large animal such as a bear is chasing me I just DO NOT do it!  That being said, spring has finally came back to the beautiful Appalachian Mountains and I decided to download the app on my phone on Saturday and try it.  I didn't get all the way through it b/c I got a runners stitch and ended up walking the rest of the way.  But today, I was sooo ready to try again so I did, but this time on the treadmill while my son was in Karate class.  I made it all the way through Day 2 today!  Yay me!!!  I am so proud of myself.  Now I don't know how dedicated to this program I will be but I am definitely going to try to do as much as I can.  Thanks again Vicki for keeping me motivated!  Thanks to all of you in cyber space who unknowingly keep me motivated through your posts on MFP and your blogs which I enjoy reading. 

Week 5 results:

Weight -1pound (Now a loss of 3.6 pounds since March 4th, not great I know but at least it is trending in the right direction.  I really do wish I could figure out why I am not losing as much weight I should be, but I will keep going on as long as I can feel the difference.  The scale is not the be all end all!

                           April 1st                            April 8th                             Loss
Waist:                  33.25                                    33                                   -.25
Belly Button:       36.25                                    35.5                                -.75
Hips:                    39.25                                    38.75                              -.50
                                                                                                                 1.5 inches

That is a total of 10 inches since March 4th just in my mid-section!  I will take it!  I have started keeping track of my legs, arms, and bust, but not a significant difference this week.  I probably won't measure those again until the end of Phase 2.       

Hope to see you all tomorrow!  WO 6 here I come!  Good luck tomorrow everyone! 

What a week!!!

              Well, well, well, I survived this week and I am still in one piece!  I am a teacher and as I have already said I was on Spring Break this week until Wedensday.  We went back to school/work on Thursday.  We have had such long and bad winter here in the Appalachian Mountains so we lost part of our spring break.
             Anyway we ended up staying 1hr and 1/2 later on Thursday b/c we had another winter storm come in before we could let out of school which put me home late and then we had revival at our church.  So needless to say there was no workout for me on Thursday. I did Thursday's WO5 yesterday and WO 6 and Cardio 2 today!  I must say I DO NOT like those Burpees (not sure about spelling)  at ALL!!!!  Well at least all of the Workouts are completed for the week and now I can look forward to my day of rest tomorrow!  I can't wait!  My poor abs are still killing me from Friday's workout! I had two c-sections w/in four years to have my little ones and the site of my incision is hurting really bad. I guess it is just more sensitive or something.  Anyway I will work through it, hopefully the rest day will be just what I need. Not sure if I will change my weigh in day to Sunday or not but I will post results for Week 5 tomorrow or Monday!  Week 6 starts Monday!

 

Below are a few pictures of my little ones from the Easter Holiday!

               This one is from when we went to the mall to see the Easter Bunny! They are so silly!

This one is from Easter Sunday after the Easter Bunny came to see us! They were dressed for Easter Sunrise Service at our church.



 

Thyroid and Cholesterol Update:

         As I have said in previous blogs I had to go back for blood work this week for both my thyroid and cholesterol. My results were just as I suspected my TSH was extremely elevated and my meds had to be increased..  I knew there had to be a reason I was so tired and not losing any weight at all.  This may not help in the weight department but at least I will have more energy to do my workouts soon!  My cholesterol also as I suspected was still elevated which is something I need to get down as soon as possible so I do not have to go on medicine for that as well.  I do NOT like medicine and don't want to medicine for something that I can fix with time and hard work.  I want to live a long and happy life and that will not happen if I don't get those numbers down.  This just gave me more icentive to workout so my next appt. in three months will be much better!

Workout 6 (Check) Cardio Two......(No check)

I'm back sooner than I thought I would be.  It has already been a busy week and it shouldn't be since it is Spring Break for both me and my kiddos.  Revival all week, a dentist appointment yesterday for my little man, and a thyroid check up for me today.  (Hopefully we can get my thyroid back in check and I will start to lose weight again.) I didn't realize that I had no refills and couldn't get an appointment for a week and a half so I have been w/out my meds for two weeks yesterday!  Yikes!  Anyway I am still trucking along. 

Workout 6 was intense just like workout 5, but not as bad I didn't think. Although one circuit is all about the abs and geez was that hard! I can still feel it in my abs today.  I am slightly more sore this week than I have been in past weeks which I am hoping is a good thing.  Idk...we will see on Monday morning. (My weigh in day.)  Although I may need to change my weigh in day to Sunday, since that is my rest day and I seem to eat slightly more on that day!  I know I shouldn't, but I do! 

Cardio 2....well I wasn't able to do it today.  This is our last day of Spring Break and it is back to work/school tomorrow so I decided to have a lazy day!  But not to worry I will get it in tomorrow with Workout 5!  As long as I get it done that is all that matters to me.

I hope everyone is doing well and having a successful week!

Body Revolution Phase I review and results....

Hello All,

      I have been reading several blogs and following some that have been very inspirational to me and has kept me pushing play even when I didn't want to at all.  So I have decided to start my own blog to update daily/weekly my thoughts on these workouts and my progress as I go along to hopefully motivate others as well.  Please feel free to follow me here and on My Fitness Pal.  (5bsanders on MFP) 

Phase One Review and Results:
      Phase One started out with WO's 1 & 2 being pretty laid back with more focus on the core and balance.  Then WO's 3&4 were definitely more difficult but nothing a newbie like me couldn't handle. So far this program is doing a great job at progressively getting me ready for what I hear will be some extreme workouts to come in the next few weeks. I am down only 2.6 pounds, but I have lost 8.5 inches in my waist, belly button, and hips!  So basically not a huge weight loss or even what I had hoped for, but I will take the loss in inches.  I can tell a difference in the mirror and in how some of my clothes fit.  My detailed results are below. Today I took my arm and leg measurements as well to see how much they will change over the next month. 

                     March 4th                     April 1st                     Total Lost
Waist:               35.75                           33.25                          -2.50
Belly Button:   39.00                            36.25                          -2.75
Hips:                42.50                            39.25                          -3.25
                                                                                                  8.50 inches

Phase Two Begins Today!
      Well, I started Phase Two today, Workout 5!  Wow it was definitely a step up but I liked it.  I feel like that is what I need to see the results that I want to see.  However right after the workout my arms were so tired and burning.  Alot of arm work in this one! I have read in several blogs that Phase Two is where you start to see more weight loss.  I sure hope so!  Workout 6 tomorrow!