Day 11

I lost another 2 pounds. I am on FIYAHHHH! I know at one point the weight loss is going to slow down. Especially when I am not packing on the extra pounds. I weighed in at 202.6 today. I am so excited and proud of myself. I did work out already today but I didnt try as hard as I could. I did however still burn 250 calories and even more but for some reason my heart rate/calorie counter reset in the beginning and that threw me off my gain. Perhaps when hubby comes home and does his insanity I will burn another 300 calories with him. I want to set a realistic goal for where I want to be when I go to New York, but maybe my goal should not come in the form of a size or calories lost but rather to try my hardest everyday,

Im still really worried abut my cheat day. I asked my coach if he had any rules on his cheat day because I am so worred about taking away from what I have done so far. His answer was " Once a week cheat meals are fine and it actually helps your metabolism as long as you're eating clean the rest of the week. I actually strategize my cheat meals. I go low carb the day before and take in a little less calories." So I guess I will be indulging but not overindulging. Cant wait to make cupcakes with my kiddies!

Tips to be sucessful

 I stole this from my coach so to all my motivated friends: 
How To Stay Focused When Doing a Workout Program
Decide what you want to achieve.
You must have heard the statement 'Failing to plan is planning to fail'. Well, this rings very true for your fitness training and weight loss program. The number one reason people abandon their exercise regimes is because they do not set out any structure, diet timetable, finances etc towards their intended goals.

Keep a journal to chart your progress.
It will give you inspiration to continue at that turning point when most people give up. Just imagine yourself kicking back on Day 57, as you realize in amazement that over the past 8 weeks you have either lost 20 pounds, lifted an extra 30kg in your daily work out session or can now fit into that dress you wore as care-free teenager. Your journal should include a commentary on your daily workout sessions, weight, exercise variations, number of reps and goals towards your next workout.

Set realistic and achievable goals.
As you master each task you set yourself, you will feel an inner sense of pride that will inspire you to do more.

Have a partner -
either a spouse, friend or colleague to join you in your workout sessions. It can prove the difference between short term success or long term victory. Even being in the same room with other motivated people in a gym setting can do wonders for your personal commitment towards your own goals.

Chill out.
Inject some fun into your fitness program. Getting fit and doing exercises should be fun and not approached as a chore or punishment meted out by your worst high school teacher.

***Its funny because this time I meet every one of these points and it is def motivating for me.

Another day 10 post

pictures:
Here are the results from todays workout. I still cannot believe that I burned over 600 calories in a 30 minute workout. The fact that I can push myself that hard unbelievable. I just keep telling myself that I can do this and yes it is hard but if I want to be in the shape that I desire I have to work for it. I think back to when I quit smoking and how hard that was. It was no different it took self control and I showed myself that I had that. When I look at my watch and see how many calories I have lost so far, it makes me want to push even harder because I want to see that number high.

What I am doing in a high intensity work out. When you work out and your heart rate is 60-80 percent of your maxium heart rate (220-your age mine is 183) you burn you calories from fat. When it is below the 60% then you burn your calories from carbohydrates. I want to burn mine from fat since I have so much so that is why I am doing the High Intensity.

Here is a snapshot of my calories lost after the workout

 This is one of the first really healthy meals I have made. It is a buritto shell ( I would have had whole wheat but mine went bad) I added black beans and then shredded chicken. Then there was a mix of millet (which is a while grain that looks like a seed) and spinach with salsa. I added fat free cheese, fat free sour cream and jalapenos and hot sauce. Everyone in the house loved it. Who knew eating healthy can be so good!

Day 10

I was down a little bit yesterday because I didnt lose any weight. But I still kept my head high and knew that I will have many of those days to come. I followed through on my commitment and worked out to the TurboFire 45 class and I counted my calories. I did cheat at the end of the day with a half glazed donut and a small sip of soda. All in all today is day 4 with no soda and I am still handeling my self control. 

Today I stepped on the scale to weigh 2 pounds less. I weighed in at 204.6. I feel amazing. When I look at the scale I dont even care what the number is. All that matters is that it was less then yesterday. I have to say that I am less tired in the day. I dont get that afternoon sleepiness that I typically get. I have not had a nap all week and havent really needed to. I also noticed that I wake up awake and not tired. Usually when I wake up its because my kids are up and my eyes burn and I feel so sleepy. Now I wake up and the kids are still sleeping. I think I have a little more energy but if I do it is minimal.

I am just so proud of myself for learning how to exercise self control, and for respecting my body and what I put in it. I have a cheat day in 2 days and it is bittersweet because I know I need to have it so I dont go stir crazy but I dont want to overdue it because I have worked so hard to get here to even risk loosing a fraction of it. 

Until tomorrow :)

Day 8

I have good news and bad news. Yesterday I went to get a calorie counter and a digital weight scale. The calorie counter will keep track of how many calories I am burning when I work out. Well I stepped on the scale and to my horror I actually weighed 210 pounds. Wow. I have never ever weighed this much. I am embarrassed and ashamed.
I did really good with my diet and exercise though. I worked out to TurboFire Fire 30 class and I only ate 1100 calories. I also did not feel hungry throughout the day because I was picky on what I did eat so that it was both nutritional and filling. I did not drink soda or eat any candy.(I have soda every single day so this was also a big change) I woke up and for once couldn't wait to get on the scale. So downstairs I go and plop my plump self on the scale and the grand number was 205.6. Holy moly. I lost 4 pounds over night. This is amazingly motivating. How could I go through today without pressing play and counting calories. I feel amazing and I cannot wait to get to the end of my 90 day challenge and reward myself with that trip to New York where I will not only look great but I will feel great as well.
Today I worked out to the TurboFire 45 and I pushed myself even harder. According to my calorie counter I had already burned 501 calories. I also took 3 capsules of the Garcinia Cambogia (3000 mg total)which is suppose to take your fat and turn it into energy when our bodies slack off.
I have to say, I feel so good about myself. I keep telling myself that I do have that self control. I can do this. Hey I quit smoking after all. WHY?? Because I have self-control. I was thinking there is a price that comes with that good food and that price is unhappiness. I am so unhappy where I am. I go to the club with my husband and feel even worse about myself. I guess some people have it easy and some have to work for it. But when you work for something you appreciate it more.

Day 7

Here is what I look like today.

I weighed in at 208. I stopped taking the pills for a couple of days but today I am back on my game. I took 3 pills to equal the recommended 3000 mg by Dr. OZ. I worked out to TurboFire doing an intense 30 minute workout. Tonight I plan on doing the Brazil Butt lift. Cant wait to weigh in next week as I think I am starting to get more serious. Its hard to just change your lifestyle in such a quick manner. I am slowly working up to it.

Day 3

I have no weighed myself yet, but I dont think it is working the way that I had hoped. The garcenia cambogia is suppose to suppress your appetite and give you more energy neither of which I feel yet. I am going to continue taking it because I have no way of measuring if it is burning my fat into energy which is the most important. I guess we will know that when either the pounds on the scale go down or my dress size starts dropping. Right now I am taking 2000 mg, I might need to up that to 3000 as suggested by Dr. Oz.

 I started out day 1 counting my calories and I had done really well until later in the afternoon. We had gone to home depot and then to my dads house. When we left daddy's I noticed that we had a flat tire. Well after all the hoopla of getting a new tire, it was late and we just ordered a pizza and I caved and ate pizza.

I thought, thats ok Ill do better on day 2. But then yesterday my husband came home from work and took us out to Red Robin so that day was shot to. I will start over today. Im telling you, my food addiction is no joke. If they had rehabs for people addicted to fast food, I would have to be there. I drive by a McDonalds or see a Burger King billboard and like a dog, my mouth just salivates. I think this is going to be a long journey and I dont think I will get more motivation until I start seeing results. That has always motivated me in the past.

I will start posting picture of myself soon. I know that when I lost weight before, it was very motivating and I was able to do it. So please hurry up with the results!!!

As for how I feel, I feel the same, so far no negative side effects.

In the beginning - day 1

This is really hard for me. First off I have a love obsession with food. A rather unhealthy one. When I was in high school I weighed 145 pounds and wore a size 9. I thought that was fat. Today, I only wish I was a size 9. My weight gain started when I was pregnant with my first born Bailey. My pre-pregnancy weight was 145. My delivery weight was an astonishing 202. The people at Taco Bell knew my name for crying out loud. I was very naive and I really thought the weight would just come off. But it didnt and the depression only got worse. I never really learned how to love myself because of my weight. I always based my happiness off having a nice little figure. I know I am not the only one. So many young girls fall victim to how society thinks we should look. The only problem is that I never outgrew that fallacy. I later went on to have 3 more children which is how I got to a disgusting 208 pounds today .

It is really hard for me to diet and exercise. First off, I love food and like any addiction I have a very hard time saying no to it. Especially the bad foods. And secondly, since I am so out of shape, it is hard for me to exercise. My husband and I booked a trip to New York and after 6 years of being together, this will be the first time that I will meet his family. That is the motivation behind my weight loss journey. It is time to beat the bad habbits!

I was on facebook the other day and came across a link to this miracle diet supplement called garcenia cambogia. The supplement is extracted from a fruit that gorws in India and SE Asia. The supplement will do a few things for you. It will convert your fat into energy so that your body can get rid of it faster and it blocks new fat from forming. It also has been known to give you more energy, supress your appetite and you can have an decrease in your cholesterol by up to 30%.

Today is day 1 on this exciting journey. I am really hoping it will work. I am weighing in at 208. I will blog everyday about my journey.