It Was A Good Day

Today was a good day!! I met with my trainer this morning and had a great workout. It was weigh in and measurement day. The results......I am now down 8lbs and almost 8 inches!!!! Some of those inches have even come from my waist!!! Awesome!!!!! As far as the Posture Restoration Therapy appointment today, after talking with the therapist for about 10 minutes she tells me that they scheduled me with the wrong person, she doesn't do posture restoration. Seriously!!! She knew she wasn't the right person so she consulted with the right one prior to me coming in. Really, when you called to confirm my appointment the day before you couldn't have told me there was a mix up and to call for more information on the matter. She did some consulting with me but the crappy thing is that the other therapist is very busy so getting into him is hard. My 1st appointment now is going to be July 19th. She did say I have no limitations so I can continue to workout like I have been so that is good. With that said I'm going to be incorporating INSANITY into my workout routine!! Wish me luck, the infomercial I watched on this looks "insane"!! The idea of doing this comes from my little sister, she started it and wants me to try it to!! Can't pass that opportunity up!!! Haha. Just can't let her beat me at it!! Game on sista! She did tell me she wasn't sure how much time she could commit to it the rest of the summer, she has 3 jobs. Guess that gives me a little head start!!! I am excited to try it even if I can't do the whole DVD ( 13 total) each time!!! Something different!! Always good to challenge yourself right? Here's to more weeks like this one!!!! Rock'in on!!!

Slow Process

Still working out and waiting to see BIG results!! This is a much slower processes than I thought it would be. I am down 5.8lbs now and I can tell some of my clothes feel different!! Whoop whoop!!! My eating is better this week but is still a work in process, and will always be!!! Remember Lifestyle change, not diet!!!! As far as the hip goes, I saw the ortho Dr today and all by bones and joints are good so it is all muscle and tissue that is causing the pain. I will start a new type of therapy next week called Posture Restoration Therapy!! I have some muscles that are over compensating since others are to weak to do their job, apparently I have a lot of core and glute work to do!!! Great I HATE core work!!!! I am going to have some busy days ahead!!! It will all be worth it when the pain disappears!!!!

A Month Has Past

So here I am a month in to the personal training and I have gained and lost the same 3.8 lbs over the month. I have lost 4 inches which does make me happy, but I feel I am working harder than just 4 inches. For the next two weeks we are going to focus on eating, still working out but tracking everything that goes into my mouth, good or bad. Since I should be done with weddings and graduations for awhile we are taking alcohol out for two weeks! We have run into the issue with my hip again, it hurts and it's painful to do some exercises. I am back to seeing the chiropractor twice a week and I now have an appoinment to see an orthopedic dr that specializes in hip pain!! Please can we solve this issue already!! One thing that I am super excited about is that even with the pain I have been doing some TRX suspension training with my trainer I love it!!!! This will be my next purchases!! If you have never tried it, you should!! Lot's of core work and balance!!!! Here's to the next two weeks of tracking and the hip dr!!!! Let me eat healthy and be pain free soon!!!!

The Right Choice

It has been a long time since I have made an entry so here goes!!! Since my last entry I gave gained back all the weight that I was so excited to lose, all 11.1 pounds!!! Yikes!!!! That way was once again one of my attempts at the quick fix!!! Once again the results were the same. After a much needed vacation and a lot of self talk to get into the right frame of mind I made the decision to get a personal trainer!!! Not a trainer at the gym, but one that trains independently! I started with her on May 1st, as of now I am going twice a week. I LOVE training with her!! She is very genuine and truly cares about her clients. We use the Live Strong Daly Plate to track my food. I have tracked consistently since May 1st , I have stayed within my daily calories and guess what? I lost 3.8lbs the 2nd week then this week I am only down 2.2. What Suzie, my trainer, discovered while looking over my food entries is that while I eat good Calorie wise I am not eating the right foods, way to many carbs!!!! I need to eat much more protein!! That is my homework for the rest of the month. This weekend will be hard, we will be traveling to ND for a graduation, 7 hours in the car each way, along with graduation we will be celebrating 2 birthdays as well. I will do my best to control my portions because I know I won't be eating the best and I will be having a few beers. I am ok with this, it is life and things come up. I will get home Monday night and I have an appointment with my trainer 1st thing Tuesday morning!! I also have workout routines to do while I am gone! We were going to do measurements last night but decided to wait until my June 1st appointment so I can see what one month of hard work and changes have done!!! I'm ready to see my changes coming soon!!!

Big Day!!

Today is a big day for me, I finally hit 11.1 pounds lost!!  I was stuck at 9.9 for a couple of days, and all I could think was really, can't you just let me get to 10!!!!   I am really excited, this has been hard for me, I am learning that there is something to the saying ' mind over matter".  I have also been doing alot of self talk, when I want something to eat I say to myself, wait a half hour then you can have it, the half hour passes and I say it again, just another half hour and then have it, by this time it has been and hour and I tell myself " you have worked so hard all day long don't screw it up now".  That usually does the trick!  It normally happens between 730-9 at night and I go to bed around 10, so do I really need to eat,? NO!! 

I am just now getting back into working out, my hips and back seem to be better,  I am still seeing the chiropractor but I am down to 2 times a week. Now, if I can just shake this nasty cold, everything will be good!!

Let's see what I can do next week!!!!

It's all about Choices

Happy Valentine's day to all!!!  Just a quick update I am on day 5 of my clean eating plan and I am down 6.1lbs!!!  Yes, that is correct!!!  Be it water weight or the fact that my body is in shock that I haven't had processed carbs or any sugar other than from fruit in 3 days, I will take it!!!  This is by no means easy, but if each day can bring a loss on the scale I will be happy.   I am limited to working out because of the plan and the fact that I am still seeing the chiropractor, so I have only been doing 20 minutes on the elliptical, I hope to up it to 30 soon if my hips and legs can handle it!!

In the morning I have been drinking Yerba Mate tea, something new for me, let me just share it is nothing like Dt Mt Dew!!  hahaah  Lot's of water as well. 

Last night was a true test for me, I went to Happy Hour with some friends and I DID NOT have beer,  I had WATER!! For my food choice I had a hamburger with no bun, salsa instead of ketchup and celery sticks in place of the fries!!  I had the burger instead of chicken because it was $5 burger night.

I believe we will be going out to eat for Valentine's day, this will be like last night, all about choices.   I will probably have steak or chicken, and a veggie.  I can't have a potato so not sure if I really want the steak. I have few hours to decide.   My plan is to have a small piece of angel food cake( not on the plan, but a very low calorie) and strawberries for a dessert treat when we get home!! 

I applaud all those out there that have made clean eating a healthy habit and built it into their life style.   It is not an easy thing to start, let alone continue!!  Congratulations to all of you!!  

Just so you all know I really wanted Olive Garden tonight but after reading Ann's post you can make healthier choices.  Thanks Ann

Toxic Body

I am really here!! January was not the month I had hoped it would be.   I had a little weight loss but that loss has now turned back into the same old number on the scale that doesn't like to move.  Speaking of moving, my exercise has now been limited due to very bad hips, lower back, shoulder and neck pain.   The worst is the hips!!  I am on a treatment plan with a new chiropractor, I will be going 3 times a week for 3 weeks just to get back to where my body can function properly.Now that is intense!   On the picture she gave me she colors red where I have issues, there is a whole lot of 'red" going on for me.   I am limited to stretching, upper body weight lifting and elliptically for now.  Guess I might be trying a yoga class after all!!

I am also going to be doing a 21 day clean eating plan, this is scary but the Dr, that oversees it says I will see great results.  He says that while I work out and try to eat the right foods by body is so toxic right now it wants to hold on to my fat instead of letting me lose it.  That sounds so gross to me.   I should be getting all the information in the mail within the next couple of days.    It may seem extreme but I figure for 21 days I will challenge my body to learn to love fruits, vegetables and protein and get it to except the fact that carbs, crackers, beer, and chips are not what it needs to fuel itself.    

I plan to blog about my 21days, it may not be every day but I will try!!  Since I am an emotional eater this will help, when I want food I will just have to blog!!!!!  
Now if we could get this weather in Mn to stay like today with a temp of 42 for the rest of the winter everyday would be so much better!!  Loving the sunshine!!