going and feeling strong

Today could have been a total BUST! With the kids having a 2 hour delay due to snow, my Zumba class was out of the question....it ends at same time I would have to be taking Carlie to school (besides it was probably cancelled anyhoo) and of course AF showed up last night.

I could have said to heck with it and sat my booty on the couch and ate.....

But I got up and did my kickboxing tape......and I feel good!!!! Even helped with the cramps a little!!

WTG me!!

startigng a new

I started taking Zumba, not obbessing about diet, just watching calories, but not cutting anything out......

and lost 3.4 lbs last week!!!!!

I am taking Zumba Mon, Wed, Fri and doing my dvds on Tues and Thurs.....did some cardio kickboxing today, feeling strong.....lol

Sat ams I think I will do pilates to stretch my muscles wanna get that long lean look

Sun will be a day off ....... at least from exercise

heres hoping the scale shows more losses!!!

in this game losing is winning!!!

monday

Starting day 7 of south beach, as of today my weight loss is 7.5 lbs, so a little over 1 lb per day, if I continue to follow this path, by the end of the 2 week phase 1 I will have a weight loss of 18 lbs in 2 weeks....that fricking rocks!!!

I was surprised by how easy this plan is to follow, as long as you plan ahead...you definatley need to plan for your meals and snacks.... the cravings were virtually non existant as well.....yes the 1st 3-4 days I did think about bread A LOT!!! even drempt about it one night....LOL....but those cravings subsided. The key is to not let yourself get to the point where you have to eat right now!! And thats why the snacks are built into the program I think so that you dont get to point of ravenous hunger where you eat, scratch that, inhale anything in sight....

8 more days, I got this in the bag!!

south beach day 6

Ok I went on South Beach thinking it was gonna be very very hard......and was pleasantly surprised with the ease of it. Yes, you can eat only certain things, and no carbs the first 2 weeks.....not even fruit, but still, what you CAN eat is good......lean red meat, chicken breast, fish, eggs, veggies, canadian bacon, turkey breast......I can make a variety of meals that my family actually enjoy.

After 6 days, I have already lost 6.5 lbs.....YAY!!!!!!

I am hoping to have a total loss of 15 lbs at the end of the first 2 weeks.

Then moving forward into phase 2 to take off the rest of the weight, I can do it, just not overnight!!!

Pleasantly surprised

Saturday and Sunday were not my finest dining days.....

Saturday hubby and I went for lunch at Panera and even though its 1/2 a sandwich, boy are there calories packed in it....plus the brocoli soup; ate pretty good for dinner, had roasted chicken and veggies; but had caramel apple pie with ice cream for desert.....NO!!!!!

Sunday was my bday and I knew it would be a splurge day.....had steak, parsley potatoes, corn on cob, tuscan bread and red velvet cake .......WOWIE

plus I didnt have time to work out Fri, Sat, Sun

so I was pleasantly surprised to step on the scale Monday morning and see a loss of 2.5 lbs!!!

My saving grace was drinking a TON of water

Listened to my body

Yesterday I listened to my body. It screamed "I am TIRED!!" Not a little tired, not medium sized tired, but sleep all day to recharge my batteries tired.

See, I wear many hats, so to speak, I am a mother, a wife, and work f/t as a nurse. I work from 3-11:30PM. I can not come home and immediately fall asleep, much as I would LOVE to be able to do so. My body just can't do that. I have to unwind first. So I really don't fall asleep until about 1am.

My kids but comes at 7:40am, in order to ensure that 2 middle schoolers get on the bus in time, my alarm goes off at 6:15 am, ensuring that both kids get showered, dressed, breakfast, and any papers that need to get signed.

Then, I have my 6 yr old who has to be at school at 8:30. She doesn't get a bus, mommy is her limo driver. I have to make sure she is bathed, although luckily she usually does so at night, clothed, hair done and breakfast and drive her to school.

Of course, chores need to be done around the house, laundry, cooking dinner for the crew, grocery shopping, the list goes on and on and on.

And then, this week, I decided to throw working out into the mix. Worked out well for me Monday, Tues and Wed, but yday I crashed....I just didnt have the extra energy. I slept. I took much needed me time to rejuvinate my body and mind.

In the past I would beat myself up. "Quit being lazy" "Are you a quitter?" And then because I had already defeated myself, I would feel no need to continue on a healthy lifestyle quest.

But I had an aha moment yesterday as I was ready to beat myself up. I realized I did what my body needed. Rome wasn't built in a day. I needed that day off to renew myself, and guess what? It worked.

I think everything is FINALLY clicking with me!!! Its all about attitude

positive attitude + consistency = results

I have to have a positive attitude if I am going to succeed at weight loss. In the beginning, its easy, those lbs want to come off. Its when you hit that first plateau that things start to look bleak and staying positive is whats truly important.

I started on SparkPeople once again on Monday. I tried unsuccessfully to follow the plan in the past, but I wasn't giving it my all; thus I was cheating myself.

Monday I stumbled across the 28 day bootcamp challenge and thought that I would give it a whirl. It makes me accountable and builds consistency. Its no picnic, lemme tell you, but already I feel a sense of accomplishment. I have done the strength videos consistently ( I know its only 3 days, but to someone who hasn't faithfully worked out, thats a big deal!) and done my 30 + minutes of cardio daily.

I am a scale person. Its how I gauge my successes ( I know thats not the only measure, but I have to work on that issue as well!!). I know I shouldn't step on it daily but it beckons me to do so. Monday~~~171 (my highest weight yet....so not good!) ; Tuesday~~169.5 (ok this bootcamp thing is working) and today, Wednesday~~167.5.

I am not crazy enough to think that the weight will fall off like this all the time, but let me tell you it sure does feel good!!

Also, I am sure, a large part of my success is that I have switched to drinking water. In the past I would think nothing of drinking a 20 ounce Dr Pepper while at work, plus however many glasses I drank during the day....I easily was drinking ( YES DRINKING!!!) 500 calories a day!!!

I am also in love with the calorie tracker....I put in what I will eat for the day and I see where I need to make adjustments!!

Sorry for rambling, just so many thoughts flooding me right now