Tuesday, August 31, 2010

3 miles today

I ran/walked 3+ miles today. :)

Monday, August 30, 2010

Ran 3.5 miles

Today I ran 3.5 miles. I think this is the first time that I really got the most out of the workout along with the sweat that comes with it. I have a goal this week to run every day even if it is only a mile or two. I want to be consistent so that my legs don't start to hurt like they did last week when I didn't run for a day or two.

Monday, August 23, 2010

4 miles today

I am very proud of myself today. I was able to get in 4 miles today. It took about an hour to get it all in. I wish I didn't have to stop as many times as I did today, but I did finish and it was four miles. So that is really great. I also walked a mile with Lily tonight before she went to bed. So today I got a total of 5 miles in today. I hope to be able to do that every day. That would be ideal because that would mean that I would burn between 300-700 calories a day (lowest being walking). I really hope I can get everything in. I want to do it 7 days a week too. I have noticed that I slack off on the weekends and the nights. So I am going to try to finish that this night month.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

I am really happy with my run today. I ran 2 miles in under 20 minutes. The exact time was 19.52, with only 2 or so stops for Lily. I know it might not be a lot to some people I know but for me it is GREAT, because I thought that I would not get to under 20 minutes on my run in a month or so, so it is possible to cut your run by 2 minutes in two runs. Just look at me. Also I am very proud I was able to run at speed 9 on the treadmill for 30 seconds, and speed 8 for a minute, and that was after the two miles I ran. I am very grateful that I have a treadmill to do these types of workouts at home. Also today I hope to do Zumba from home as well.

Monday, August 2, 2010

So I am very proud of myself. We just recently bought a treadmill and in the last two days, I have ran/walked 5.2 miles in an hour, and today I have ran 3.18 miles in 32.08 mins/secs. I think it is safe to say this is one of the best purchases we have bought. I am definitely enjoying it so far.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Okay new approach to working out and eating right. We are going back on the Zone Diet strictly, where we measure out everything and only have a number of blocks that we can eat in a day. Also personally for me I am going to try to work out at least 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours daily, and on the weekends, an hour or so per day. I need to get my metabolism to come up and I will not work out all in one workout per day either, I will do it in two to three work outs a day around the times that I eat every day. I think this will work out for me :) I will be able to slow it down to an hour a day after I lose about 40 pounds, but until then, this is what I will be doing.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Tomorrow's workout will be running, and Tae Bo, and maybe a little Zumba ab in the afternoon. I hope I survive. :)
So nice I am finally feeling good enough to work out again after a week suffering from allergies. I did Zumba this morning and hope to be able to do the Zumba abs this afternoon, and hopefully be able to run tomorrow and do Julian Michaels or more Zumba.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Okay so last night I ran my first 5k in distance and I did it in 38.43 and I am so excited, and then this morning I rowed for 2.4k and then did a Zumba class, and also did Fran today in about 8 minutes, but I had to modify with the pull up assistance bar, and only did 35 pounds on the weight for the thrusters, but I am so excited, I worked out for 1.5 hours. That is what I want to do from now on at least five days a week, work out 1.5 hours, no matter if that is running, Zumba, or whatever. :)

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Okay everyone can see that I have updated my links, I just included the Zumba link. I really like Zumba and I just ordered their DVD set as well, so I will be doing Zumba along with Cross-fit and Running. The coolest part about the website of Zumba that I posted, is that if you go to find a class you can find all the classes new you and I had no idea there were so many.  I am really excited, and tonight I am going to go to the gym and either run, row, or do the elliptical, and then the rest of the week, I will be doing Zumba, Run, or Cross-fit. Also we have just went to the store and we are going back strictly to what works for us. We are going to eat a lot of Salads, meats, eggs, veggies and fruits. Cutting out most of the carbohydrates that weigh us down. We will still be eating rice and sweet potatoes and red potatoes every now and then :) So there is my update today.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

So we are going to go for a family walk today, it is a nice 75 degrees weather today with some wind. It is lovely for a walk. Also we are going to start eating Primal and Paleo. It is going to be a little more planning on my end but it will get it all where we want to be health and weight wise. :)

Friday, May 21, 2010

Okay today was an off day. We were going to go out of town today and didn't and will be going tomorrow, so today I took as a recovery day. So next week means a lot of trips to the track, Zumba, and anything else that I can call exercise.

Monday, May 17, 2010

We did Zumba today. Lily for the most part was good while we participated. I was a little under the weather this weekend, so this was a good change of pace for me than running for like 30 minutes. My goal though for this week is to run 2.25 miles three - five times this week. And I want to run that distance under 25 minutes if possible each time. :)

Friday, May 14, 2010

Okay we are going to go walking today for about two miles today because we are soooorrrreeee. :) but this week still has been a lot of fun.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Spinning was a lot of fun I will definitely be back on Tuesday. :) It is nothing like burning around 900 calories today :)

Workout 1 for the day

Heather and I did a good workout this morning. I ran 2 miles in 20.30 and did 150 wall balls with an exercise ball. Tonight we are going to be doing a spinning class. Wish us luck!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Workout today

Okay the workout today was AMAZING just like yesterday. Today Heather W. and I did five rounds for time Assisted Pull Ups, Dips, and Snatches, and .25 Run. So it was so good. I was able to cut my mile run time by a minute, but it was sort of sprinting but it was still a good feeling to run in the 9 minute mile range again. My goal for this week as been to run at least two miles a day, and then next week will be to run at least 2.5 miles a day. I want to be able in the near future to be able to run 5 miles in a row three times a week at a fairly distant pace so that I can go running with my husband. Tomorrow I will be doing a workout in the morning and then going to a spinning class :) with Heather and maybe her husband. :) It should be fun.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

It is totally back on, I have been working out almost every day since I have been back with Rockey and we have settled down a little bit. Today I Rowed 2K in (11 minutes), and Ran 2 miles in 19:45. I am so happy with this today. The two miles really kicked my body good. I feel it in my back, of all the places, but whatever I will take it. :) I want to also report how proud I am of my sis for losing 7 pounds in two weeks doing ZUMBA at church. I recently did ZUMBA two times and I like it very much too, so I will be doing it more, thanks sis for your encouragement and example. I miss you tons already.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Okay it has been crazy that last little bit. I have felt that I haven't been able to get my bearings straight for the past couple of weeks, but I feel like I am finally getting back to where I need to be. But just as I feel that way I get news that we have to be moving locations in less than a month, actually 22 days to be exact. But it is okay, getting organized to get packed up will make me be focused again. :) So all is good, it is going to be bitter sweet because I am going to have to be leaving my family and friends again soon, but I will be with my hubby on a day to day basis again and I will love that :) I have missed that.

Well, today I have been shopping and lugging things and baby every where. So that is my work out. I will be jumping rope tomorrow for about 7 minutes, and then do some sit ups and maybe push ups, and even if I am lucky I will do squats. I have hurt my ankle a little bit, so I am trying to do things that I feel will not effect it too much.

Monday, March 1, 2010

So I didn't have the best of weekends, on my diet and exercise, but I did have a GREAT weekend with my husband and little girl. I have gained a desire to do better though for the next couple of weeks. I will not get to see my husband for almost three weeks straight, so I want to do good for him. :)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

So biggest exercise I have done since having my cute little baby, I ran/jogged 5 miles, it took me just at an hour to do so but it was such an achievement for me to say the least. I was running/jogging with a little one and a jogging stroller too, so that adds a little time. But I am so so excited at what I did. Also tonight before I go to bed I am going to 100 sit ups and 100 push ups. So it is going to be a good day.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

So I did my run today and my 300 air squats today. I didn't get to the 100 burpees today so I will try really hard to do the burpees tomorrow and fast or at least not walk out of so many. But we will see what tomorrow brings us. :) But all and all a good day.
So I guess I am losing inches off my middle section, because of two things. First, last night my pants fell off of me because I didn't have a belt on, and my sister and mom today said my clothes were fitting a lot loser, and told me to continue to run :) So that makes me feel so much better. So my workout today was to do a run/jog, 100 burpees, and then 300 air squats.

I have done the run already and a portion of the squats, and then I still have to do the burpees :). I hope all works out :)

Saturday, February 13, 2010

So far so good this week on doing good on my diet and exercise. I am so excited, I even stayed on my diet while my husband was eating ice cream today. I can't believe it, but it is good to know what my end goal is, and I want to do good :) I will weigh in tomorrow or Monday to know where I am at because I need to know because I only have like six to seven weeks before I have to be in the dress. So I hope I can get down like at least 20 more pounds, that would be nice. But to this day at least I have lost close to 50 pounds over all with having the baby and everything, and since having the baby I have lost close to 25 pounds over all, so I think that is good too :)

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Okay I don't know what today's day is but I will just tell you that I did a 100 burpees in 7:34 minutes, of course I walked out of a lot of them, but I am sweating so badly right now, so I know I did something. I eat a steak salad, and nuts, and some dried fruit so far today. I have had so much energy lately. :) I am happy to be doing these things.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Work Outs for the last two days have been the following, that I have completed.

Sunday: Ran 2 miles in 20.75 (minutes/secs), 50 Air Squats
:Monday: Ran/walked 2.5 miles (took about 35 minutes), 100 Burpees FT 9:24:46, and tonight I will be doing 4 rounds FT of 400 meter run and kettle bell swings. I will post that later, but it is really fun to be doing this I have so much energy today.
Day 6 & 7

Okay so I am doing really well the past two days, LARGELY to do with my husband. He has helped me not to enable myself with excuses any longer. Thanks to his help I have eliminated every excuse I can think of. I know longer will have a job in the middle of the day to throw off my schedule, my great husband has helped me schedule work outs three times a day :) yes, 3 times a day. So far so good. And I eat only certain things until I am done with my weight loss. The only thing I have to worry about after all that is Lily, and that all. So I can do this. Here are the things I can eat instead of the things that I have been focusing on that I can't eat. I can eat meats, veggies, nuts, and fruits, and water. Those are some great things that I can have. I am really excited. :)

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Day 4& 5

Thanks to my WONDERFUL HUSBAND, he has managed to eliminate all of my excuses on losing weight and becoming healthy, so now I have no excuse to complete my goal(s) at hand. :) look for my next post. :)

Friday, February 5, 2010

Day 3:

Went really well. I didn't get to do a full workout, but I was able to stay active the whole day. So that was good, and I stayed on my diet of choice. So that is good to report that. I just need to make it through the weekend, that is always my downfall. Wish me luck.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Day 2:

I did really good today. I walked/ran today with my mother-in-law, she helps me a lot to push myself. I feel all the muscles in my body today. I am glad I went with her today, I wish I could do it every day, but I will just have to find a way to push myself like that. I ate really good today, I ate quiche and steak and salad and nuts. I am really proud. So far so good :)

Til Tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Day 1 was filled with a lot of things, a baby teething, doing taxes, giving a dog away, cold weather, and helping clean up. So even though there was a lot of things going on, I managed not to eat crazy, and I kept busy so that I didn't really have down time on my body. So that is good, but here are my goals for the next 60 days now.

Goal Weight Loss (in pounds): 28 (.46 pounds a day)
Goal Weight: 170
Goal Clothes Size: 12

Things that I will do to make this happen. I will eat the things I know that will help me loss the weight and fuel my body to do that. So protein, fruits, veggies, nuts, and occasional carbs (only the ones that will help me burn while exercising). I will work out at least 2 hours a day, whether that is broken up into 3 sections, or all at the same time, it will happen. And I will get at least 6 hours sleep a night to recover. I will not have any soda for 60 days (diet or not, water is good enough for me).

This is a large goal, but it is achievable if I just do it. I have to remember my blog name and just do it. I will do it, I really need to do this for myself to feel better inside and out, and I want to stop saying that I am going to do something, I feel like this is a real big weakness in my life, making goals and not finishing them, so I will do everything possible to complete this goal.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Day 24-28

Wow, it has been a crazy four days. Sorry I didn't post, I have some things that have come up. I got really really sick on Wednesday and didn't really recover until Friday, but then I had to go out of town to see my husband, but as you can probably think, I really didn't eat Wednesday through Friday, so I was good there, I actually lost 3 pounds in three days but then the rest of the time I still wasn't hungry until today, so I have been doing what I can just to put some food in my body. So starting tomorrow, I will be starting over on this challenge, with day 1 again. I have 62 days officially before I need to be in a ball gown for a party for my husband and I have BIG goals to get into it, so I want to be the fit as I can and lose as much as weight as I can. So this is my new goal, so in 62 days, my goals will be posted later today or tomorrow morning, so stay posted.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Day 22 & 23

So I am so thankful to Kira for showing me the julian michaels tape. I did that this morning and it kicked my butt but Loved how it made me feel afterwards, so I am probably going to go and get one so I can do it everyday. But today I am already on the right track for eating too, I have already eaten some pears and drank 2 glasses of water and it isn't even 10 am. Last week I was able to lose 2 pounds so in 20 or so days I have lost 6 pounds. I am just under 200 now so i am happy with that but I have a long way to go. So I will be walking at some point for at least 45 minutes and i will do some cleaning for an hour and I will make sure i eat on time and the right food. also i am from this day not going to drink soda even diet ones.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Day 21

Was able to see my husband today. It was such a treat. I did manage to eat at the right times, :) thanks Kira for the reminder. I didn't work out a lot, I did walk a lot today but had to stop it short because of the rain and bad weather. I made it home and escaped most of the terrible weather. I am blessed to have such wonderful husband and daughter, what a good day.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Day 20

Today started with another long night sleep with Lily and I, we didn't get up until 9 today> :O) what a great blessing, then we were off to the store to get some things for the weekend. Lily loved to be in the baby bjourne while I pushed the cart. We got a lot done, and I am cleaning up today as well, so I am sort of taking a partial day off from working out, but so far I have eaten some taco mix with a few chips, and I plan on eating some chicken with salad for dinner. I hope it warms up a little today and maybe we can go for a walk otherwise we will go window shopping to get some extra exercise in :) I am trying so hard to be more consistent.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Day 19


Today I was able to take the time to walk/jog for more than 3 miles today. I am very proud because I worked out for over an hour today, two days in a row. I am really enjoying the exercise and quality time I am having with my daughter. She is becoming a cute little girl with her own personality. I am taken away with her most days. For food today I didn't really do all that good because I didn't really eat at the right times, but here is what I ate, for lunch sugar free pudding, and stew, and dinner I ate chicken nuggets. I promise to be better tomorrow on the times and what I am eating, I need to add some eggs and veggies in somewhere. I will do better I know. It is all about being consistent in what I am doing, I am trying to be consistent with everything that I am doing in my life, it is a process but it WILL happen. 

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Day 18

Last night it rained so much and Lily was so sick with her teeth hurting, that we are going to walk the mall today for exercise.

Br/Lunch: Finished the pudding and had some chicken
Snack: Chicken bites
Dinner: Chicken/Steak salad

I hope to be able to do some form of the WOD today as well, but just reporting in.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Day 17

Work Out Today: Walking with Aubz for 45 mins, and 20 sit ups, 20 squats, 20 girly push ups

Activity: Cleaning Bedroom, Bathroom and Kitchen (I hope I get through with all of that today)

Food Intake:

BR: 3 Eggs and 4 dried apricots
Lunch: sugar free pudding, Nuts
Dinner: Chicken salad with Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette

So I think that I am going to have to start posting like this because I need to be more accurate in what I am posting about. I am proud of myself today. I am feeling a lot better and I have a lot more energy.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Day 16

Okay this is the first post of the day because I am really proud of myself. I walked for 3.5 miles this morning. I really like walking to music, it puts me into a rhythm and I just don't want to stop. When I get a little better I will start jogging to. My short term goal on the jogging thing is to jog for a mile and a half without stopping. I know I can do it :)

Monday, January 18, 2010

Day 15

Today I was able to walk with my sister today. I loved it, it was a lot of fun. I went to the doctor today and found out that I have bronchitis, good news it is not phenomena but I have to take antibiotics for it. I am probably going to take Lily into the doctors office tomorrow just to make sure that she is not as sick as I am. She is still acting sicky. Today my eating was off, but not as much as other days. But I didn't eat on time so it is a little more difficult today because of the fact I worked, walked, went to the doctors appointment, and went to pick up my medicines. It was a rushed and stressful day. But moving on to the next day where I can do better.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Day 14

Okay I weighed in this week, and well I only lost a pound. But it is better than nothing so I will take it. Today I have done better eating that is for sure. Until tomorrow, a short post today but at least I remember to post something.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Day 13

So today was definitely not the greatest, and I will be the first to admit it. It was raining all day, so I didn't get the time to work out like I needed, and I didn't get to eat the way I needed to, again 90% my fault on that. I could have made better choices and I know that, I am not make excuses. I know that I can't give into little ideas in my mind saying that this one bad choice is okay because I will eat better the next day. It is a weird thought that I feel I give into too freely. I know now it is a huge weakness of mine, so tomorrow my goal is to not give into the little voice in my head, and make better choices.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Day 12

I really enjoyed using the jogging stroller today. I finally felt good enough to jog with the stroller. So I was able to jog fairly comfortably for about a mile and a half and I walked/jogged for a total of 3 miles today. I think that is a good start for me. I really want to be able to jog for 3 miles straight without stopping, that is my first short term goal on exercise. I know if I can jog for that long, I will gain alot of endurance and weight will just start melting off. As far as nutrition today, I didn't to 100% but I didn't do really bad either. I was able to make a great quiche tonight for my husband as well. I think that I am getting better each time I cook it, so now I just need to find the time that I can find a few recipes a week that I can try to cook that is on the diet so that I can get a little more variety.  So until tomorrow, my goal tomorrow is to be able to jog a little bit more than today, and be able to do the Crossfit WOD, and be able to eat healthy for 90% of the day. I know I can do it. I think that I am going to start making small goals for the next day to see if first of all I remember the goal and second to see if I stick with the goal.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Day 11

Okay it is back on, I am going to go walking/jogging with my little girl today, it is finally going to be warmer in the middle part of the day and I am so excited to get out and do things. I will do an extra workout too, maybe Angie :) or save that for tomorrow and do something else. I need to kick my workouts out, maybe doing two or three a day to get back on, so where I can get back on track for working out over two hours a day, which was my original goal. I know I can do that because I usually walk/jog that long. I need to get back on track with my eating too now that I am getting better health wise. So back on... I will be eating eggs, chicken, salad, and nuts today. I also will be taking Dale our dog to get groomed today, he is going to look nice and clean by the end of the day today, and maybe I can get some sleep today.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Day 10

Today I FINALLY was able to walk a while today with the new jogging stroller. It was so nice and I am so proud of myself. I walked for a good 45 minutes today, so now I am on my way back to working out again, I am so on this thing again. I need to tack on 5 extra days though to make up things.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Day 9

So I am still sick, a little better than yesterday but I still can't really do any activity. I did have to get some sorbet (lime) for my throat to feel at ease but other than that I am doing well. I had two chicken breast today with Paleo ketchup. But hopefully tomorrow I will have a change for the better and get to work out for like two hours or something.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Day 7 and 8

I have to admit I am really sick. I have a really bad cold with this cough that feels that my insides out blowing out and killing everything on their path out. But I did manage to eat 90% Paleo over the weekend. I didn't manage to work out since not feeling well, so I will just take those as rest days and the next time I can work out I will not take a rest day for a week or more. So nothing much to report on that progress, but even with the less workouts and eating 90% of the time Paleo I still managed to lose just over 4 pounds this week. I am very proud of myself even if it is only water weight if that is the case. :) Until tomorrow.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Day 6

Well today was a rest day for me in working out, but we did go to the mall and walked around for a hour. Today I tried two new recipes to eat for lunch and dinner today. I should have taken pictures to show you and wrote down the recipes exactly but they were decent I will make sure that I start writing them down. But the first recipe for lunch was I used spategetti squash, and left over fajaita steak, shrimp, and chicken with veggies with soy sauce (without wheat). It turned out really good. I have to work with the consistency of the squash to get more tender, but that is something I will do next time. The second recipe that I did today was make mini hamburgers with butter lettuce and small strawberries. This was a dinner for sure. I think that I will make this again and just switch out the fruit. So today it was a good day.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Day 5

Today, I so far have cleaned for about an hour and a half, and I will be doing push ups and squats this afternoon  or maybe jump rope for a while when I can before my hubby gets home. I would do the WOD for the day but I decided to just be more effective with my time and do some ab work instead, plus it is FREEZING outside. So hopefully I can get back on track with the WODs tomorrow. Today so far I have had the following to eat: two handful of cashews, a handful of almonds mixed with dried cranberries and sunflower seeds, 1 1/2 fried eggs (it would have been the full two that I made but the eggs just didn't taste good), and a banana. I know that is not a lot but my hubby has plans for us to go out to eat and I plan to eat good then, but still behave :) I was wondering if anyone doing Zone or Paleo had this to where they didn't have an appetite and almost everything they ate tasted different than before and not really all that good, and the increase of nuts and fruits and veggies hurt their tummies. That is where I am at right now. It isn't too annoying yet but I just wish I would love what I am eating and enjoy it, but I am trying that is for sure. And I did step on the scale today just to see if I progressed any, (Okay sorry, but I was curious), and I had lost almost 5 full pounds from Sunday. That is crazy almost a pound a day, that is cool. I know that my progress will not be that good from now on but it doesn't hurt to see it. Anyways until tomorrow!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Day 4

Okay today was a little crazy, Lily and I went shopping all over the green earth today. We walked a lot for more than half the day so that is my workout for the day. And I ate bananas, nuts, steak, and dried fruit today. I should have put some veggies in there but for how much activity we did today, I think I did well. I am about to watch the Alabama-Texas game, go BAMA. Til tomorrow I will be pushing forward, I have some good things that I am going to try as far as food this weekend, so I will post that in the coming days.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Day 3

Today was good with the food intake. I had fruits, nuts, lettuce, meat, and eggs. I have realized that my metabolism is kicking in because I am starting to get hungry every couple of hours. I will have to make sure that I have snacks on hand so I don't go without so I don't strave myself. Also my little girl is finally getting a little better, but we had a scare that she didn't want to eat, but now she is eating a little bit tonight so that is good news. As far as exercise we walked for a while and I am going to do push up and sit ups and squats for time before I go to bed tonight. So for Day 3 it is not going too bad. I am going to go shopping for food tomorrow for the rest of the week so I can have everything planned out. Until tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Day 2

Today was better than yesterday. I was able to take my little girl to the doctor and the doctor prescribed some medicine that will help her get better. And then we took an hour walk which was about 2 1/2 miles or so around the block. I did 50 girly push ups, 50 sit ups, and 50 air squats to round out my work out today, and my body can feel it really because I am still getting over my cold still too. I ate mixed nuts, and fresh and dried fruit , two fried eggs, a little bit of meat, and if I get hungry tonight I will have lettuce and diced meat with a few nuts for a snack. I think today it is going well, and I drinking a lot of water. I have to be honest the hardest thing for me to do is to go to the refrigerator and grab a Diet Pepsi every time I want to drink something but I am sure that craving will go away in the next few days. How did everyone else do today?

Monday, January 4, 2010

Day 1

So far the first day has gone smoothly with the nutrition part of this challenge. For breakfast I ate pieces of ham, and then for lunch I had chicken and brochilli, and then for a snack I has four slices of meat with a handful of almonds. I will probably try to get something special for dinner tonight. I have to go to the store tonight to get somethings for me and my little girl. We are both sick with colds. So that takes me to the working out today. I did want to do "Angie" and run 12x2, but I think that is going to have to wait for another day, so I am just going to do push ups, sit ups, and squats for time, I think 50 each. I hope this will not be too big of a disappointment to anyone, but I really think this is a way that I can still push myself but not over do myself so I can get better. I think this is not too bad for a first day. I know I had limitations today but I think I did pretty well in inserting where I can good nutrition and exercise. Til tomorrow.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Beginning of No Excuses, No Compromise!!!!!

So I decided that today is finally the day that I give back to myself in a way that no one else can. I decided that there will be no more excuses or compromise on living healthy. My body deserves that type of gift. The trouble that I have always had any other time in my life when I have tried to make goals in any sort of way to become fit, lose weight, or any other way that I wanted to try to change my body, is I have never made myself accountable for the goals that I set for myself. Maybe you can relate, have you ever made a New Years Resolution with every intention of completing the goals that you wrote down, but because there was no one following up with you, by a month or two out you start forgetting what you were doing to complete your goal or forgot your goal altogether, and then had to reset your goals or make new ones altogether as well. Well that is my life with living healthy, especially when it comes to my weight and eating habits. But now, blogging here is the way that I will be finally accountable. I figured that the first 30 days is always the hardest for me to get through when I am starting a habit. So I will at least vow to blog every day on the following items for 30 days: what I eat throughout the day, what activities I do throughout the day (WOD's, Walking, Running, etc), at least once a week record my weight and evaluate the progress I am making, and posting any good tips or recipes I find along the way.

So here I begin with my first stats which are always the worst for me to let everyone else know what and where I am at and just how far I really ideally want to go and be, so here we go.

Height: 5 foot 4 inches
                     
Current Weight: 206 pounds
Waist (at navel): 48 inches              
Hips: 48 inches
Chest: 42 inches
Arms:14 inches
Thigh: 22 inches
Calf: 16 inches

Goal Weight: 135 pounds                
Total Weight Loss: 71 pounds

30 Day Weight Loss Goal: 12 pounds (6% of total weight loss desired)
30 Day Eating Goal: NO CHEATING and EATING ONLY PALEO!!!!! (I have to record what I eat every day whether I cheat or not, but if I do cheat then I fail, and I don't like to fail, it is not worth it either, no excuses can ever be made enough if I fail, so that will not happen.)

Here is a picture of what I look like as of right now. So I know I have a lot to go, but again, here is the starting of my accountability. If anyone else is interested in joining my challenge please let me know.