In the Groove

Goodness gracious how time flys when you are in the groove!! I completed 10 days of Insanity, that is almost 2 full weeks, you do it 6 days in a row then take a day off. What happened? Overtime at work!! I'm ok with that, while Insanity is a great cardio workout it doesn't have much for strength training. Since I will be running my 1st 10K on Sept 1st I need to find a balance between running outside and cross training which includes strength training. So I will put Insanity on hold for now so I can prepare for the race. With that said I had an AWESOME run yesterday!! 6 miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes!!! When I left the house I didn't know how far I would go, farther than I thought!! I did get blisters on both feet from the run so I need to figure out why. I tend to always get them when I run outside, I'v tried different shoes, different socks, glide- which is suppose to help with friction so far. Any suggestions?? Today I had a great work out with my trainer at the high school. We did bleacher runs, ladder run, sprints, TRX-yes you really can do it anywhere, and tire jumps!! What are tire jumps? Me, jumping on to a big tractor tire then down!! Looks easy until you actually do it. I have come so far!! I LOVED today's workout. Next week I will do another outside session with my trainer!! Football players make that stuff look so easy!! Someday I hope I can to!!! I still struggle with my eating, it's a work in progress. I bought Bob Harper's book The Skinny Rules. I am going to follow his plan, yes every week I have a "plan". Well it just so happens that I spent the afternoon pre paring my meals for the next few days. It's normal food and he gives a couple different options for each meal and snack. The hardest rule for me will be #7 No Carbs After Lunch!! Hey at least you get carbs!! Today I had a "moment" where I realized I work my ass off exercising, and it's almost all for nothing if my eating doesn't change!!! Mindset girl, mindset!!! With that said I have 2 parties to go to a graduation where they are having ribs and smoked crap, not my thing so safe there, the other one is a birthday party for my friend the big 40!!! Yikes, mine is creeping up, anyway it is at another friends house it's burgers and corn on the cob and dessert! This is my plan, stay on plan during the day, eat the burger with no bun, no corn on the cob- not really my thing, a small piece of dessert, which I'm bringing in a throw away pan so the b-day girl can take the rest home and possibly a beer. The nice thing about Bob's plan is that there is a built in "cheat" day. With that said it doesn't mean you can go hog wild but you can have the not so good for you stuff as long as it is portion controlled!!! I do measurements again August 1st- wow August already! Let's see those numbers take inches off this body!! I'm still having problems with blogger so I 'm doing this from my I pad, I do how to make paragraphs, which I do but when I post it, it all runs together!!!! Darn it!

Think Before Speaking!!!

Do you ever have days when you wish you could just scream because people can be such insensitive assholes??? I do and today is one of them!! I am excited to tell you that I signed up for my 1st 10K on Sept 1st!!!!! I am really excited to be doing this with two great co- workers, who hope we don't die, haha. Love these girls I assured them that we will NOT DIE!!! It is a very attainable goal for all of us to work towards!! With that said when I was telling others about signing up, I got " you better start training", " are you serious" "you?". You know what "assclowns" say what you want because I am doing a hell of a lot more than you and I am not an idiot and I know I have to trian!! Thank - you for believing in me!!!!! Now it's not that I dislike these people it's just I think " good gaud think before you speak"!!! I also told some I was going to be starting Insanity and the reaction was the same. You know what I know it's going to be hard and I might not be able to do all of it but I can do some and I'm willing to give it a shot!!!!! I am having problems getting blogger to work for me uploading pictures and links, I wish I weren't cuz I have the perfect picture/ quote I could post!!! Darn it!! Along with people being insensitive have you ever supported someone and got nothing in return, other than them to turn around and support others without giving you a second thought!!! It is so hurtful!!! Ok enough negative Nelly for the day!!! I will and can do this with the support of people who believe in me!!!!!! I had a .8 loss for the week, not great but it is something!!!!!!! Here's to a great week!!!!!

Staying the same

So far this week has turned out better than I thought it would. I met with my trainer today and I did not gain weight, I did not lose any either but I am ok with that. I did not track, I did not exercise as much as I should have and I ate crap and drank beer!! I think what saved me is the heat!! Yes, I said the heat, even though I ate crappy, I didn't eat as much, it was to HOT to even eat. I had a rough workout this morning. It was so muggy and sticky in the workout room, I struggled the whole hour. I had went to the gym and did 20 minutes of cardio before meeting my trainer so that might have had something to do with my struggle. My heart rate monitor showed that I burned 824 calories for both the gym and my trainer. I will take it!!! I have not had time to start Insanity yet, but it is still in my plans. I am still dealing with the hip pain, some days it is good and others it is sore, really sore. Here's to a cooler rest of the week and beginning of next!!

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!!!