Day 16- OMG! Week 3 results

WOW!!! OMG!!! AMAZING!!!

Those are all words and reactions i have gotten when i tell people how many inches and % in body fat i have lost in ONE MONTH!!!!

Since my last measurements, a month ago, i have lost
4 inches in my waist,
2 inches in my bust, 
an inch in my hips,
lost 12 lbs and.....
Down 2% body fat!!! Holy Cow!!!

5/16                                                         5/23                                                              5/31

 i the new pic i can see more definition in my "abs" and my midsection that my pants are covering is getting smaller. also from the 2nd pic to the 3rd pic my sides are smoothing out.

Kelly

Day 15- Somewhat Productive

It is Memorial Day.... so my huny and i got up early, picked some wild sunflowers and headed over to the cemetery where Ron's Grandparents and Uncle are buried. of course i cried even though i have never met them. it just reminded me of my family that i had lost and how i wished that i was cleaning and trimming around their head stones like my husband does a couple times a year for his family.

After that we headed home after stopping by the store to get some salad and wheat bread (double fiber), and we started in on the "storage room"and went thru it piece by piece. lots of blankets, old clothes that need to be donated and my Dammit dolls. I had made over 100 Dammit dolls a couple years ago to...
1) keep myself sane
2) hoping to make some extra cash at a craft fair and
3) giving myself something to look forward to while my husband and i were both out of work for a year and i was in school.

so i dug some out thinking that i might take them down to a few local shops downtown that sell local artists goods. I took a pic of a handful of them and got some responses from local facebook friends who wanna buy them! i am stoked!!!

Being that it is a holiday weekend i did awesome with my eating! i even surprised myself! exercise.... not so much. I am thinking i might have severely bruised my butt & tail bone when i fell skating last weekend. but butt still hurts. i don't think i have ever fallen literally that hard in my life. it will not detour me from going back, and i know working out will help the healing process.... but resting for the last couple days was a nice change of pace and i deserved it!

Now it is time to get back to work..... 7 am work out tomorrow morning and weigh & measure after work then my training session. gonna be a busy girl this next week!!!

Here are some of the 53+ styles of Dammit dolls i have for sale.($10 each)

Kelly

Day 14- Change of plan....slightly

i was not able to get my 1/2 hr of exercise in today, and you know.... i am fine with that.

Originally i had started this blog as a challenge to get myself to exercise everyday for a year, but it has morphed into something different. What i mean by that is that all along this blog for me has been about my tracking my journey mentally and physically of my weight loss hopefully for the last time. I know that i will always struggle with my weight, but this will be the LAST time i lose this much weight. I have done it before and i can do it again.


It will still be about my weight loss and exercise...just not about exercising everyday.

Kelly

Day 13- Lots of walking

I didn't do much today. went to the movies with my huny- saw Bridesmaids. then we walked down to the Lower Spokane Falls to see the massive amounts of water coming thru the dam from the mountain run off. the we hiked it back up to the main street and then walked over to Boo Radley's (novelty gift store).

Now if you are not from or have been to Spokane, it sounds like i had a long ways to walk from a water fall/dam to down town Spokane... well, not really. Spokane is great because of things like having a couple of waterfalls and dams running thru the center of town. It is like a big city in a small town feel.

Yes i did walk a lot today, but not at a high enough intensity to really consider it a work out... at least for me. the next 2 days i plan on roller skating and walking/running at the park, so that is why i took it a lil easy today. everyone deserves a lil break.... but i did not sit on my butt all day.

I think my biggest accomplishment for the day is i did not eat downtown. sure we went to the movies, but i brought my own food & water. we went by the candy store, sushi restaurant, donuts stand and olive garden.... but not for a second did i want to go in. that is a big step!!!

BTW- i am down 25 lbs from my highest weight from when i moved to Spokane almost 4 years ago. i have lost and gained on and off since then, but i am on my way back down for good!

Kelly

Day 12- Recipe Friday

I have decided to post a recipe every Friday that either i have used or am gonna try.... so i will start with one that i will probably use this weekend for Memorial day. This is a recipe i liked to use when i did the 6 week body makeover plan. i made up this version of a chili's restaurant recipe a couple years ago and it is very easy to do ahead of time and is very, very tasty. i have seen it done with Margarita mix, but that has a lot of sugar and salt in it.

 Margarita Chicken

2-4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
½ cup lime juice
¼ cup lemon juice
Splenda or Stevia, to taste

Mix it up, toss in the chicken breasts and let it marinate for at least  ½ hour.  Put all the ingredients in to the skillet and cook till done.  

For some extra flavor.....toss in some cooked rice into what is left of the juices and you have margarita rice!


 
Kelly

Day 11- Stress

In the past on days like today when co-workers and life in general is stressing me out i would give myself an excuse to fail and eat things that i shouldn't and of course eat a lot of it. I am in a different frame of mind now. I am more focused, i have a goal... both long term (get to size 12 or better) and short term (boudoir photo shoot in 3 weeks). having good support helps, like my trainer/friend/good listener Angela and my huny (who doesn't force food decisions on me anymore).

It also helps that i am ok with saying no. I use to feel guilty saying no. i was one of "those" kids who grew up in a family who had to live off of what we could get. food bank, cheap food (mac'n' cheese, top raman), we had to get creative with what little we had and you didn't waste your food. at my grandparents house it was the "Clean Plate Club". If you never have heard of that, it means you eat ALL your dinner then you can have desert. another reason not to waste food because i LOVED desert!!!!

So back to my orig. though.... stress. I am an emotional eater, i know this. so now i have finally gotten to the point where i know what my triggers are and what to stay away from when i feel that urge coming on. Me personally i have to hide. i hide myself from those things when i feel the stress cravings. like today for example- the other one of the offices that i have to go into on occasion, and try to avoid because they always have food, had frosted animal cookies. they are my fave. but i said to myself..... just say no! just like the drug campaign Nancy Reagan started in the 80s. even the Ritz crackers and Peanut butter that they always have in the break room.... just say no!!!

knowing what sets me off and what i need to do to stay away from that situation of me ruining all my hard work is a challenge everyday, but it has gotten easier to some extent. next challenge is socializing while being mindful of my triggers.

If you haven't noticed i have been putting lolcat.com pics up...... couldn't find a good one to go with today's topic so i chose this funny one, enjoy!

Kelly

Day 10- Energy

Some days i just don't feel like i have the energy to work out (like this morning), so i have a secret weapon! It is called D-Fine 8. You can get it at stores like Max Muscle or on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/MuscleWerks-D-Fine8-D-Fine-8/dp/B003IG4GDU

I like the D-fine 8 because it tastes good and starts working instantly. It is a great fat burner,  Gives you energy with out the crash, appitite control, and the part i love....mood enhancement!!!!! aka- makes you feel happy, which is a great thing to have in the morning when you are not in the mood to work out! It has:
- CLA
- B vitamins
- Hoodia
- Green Tea
- Caffiene
- Synephrine
- 8 grams of fiber

I highly reccomend this product! It has helped me tremendously. I try to drink it 2x a day. Once before my cardio in the morning (6 am) and then again before lunch (12pm).When i do not have it, it makes me sad. :(one of the guys at the Max Muscle here in Spokane (Don) says that women are the biggest buyers of D-fine and he has known some that have pawned stuff to get $$ to buy D-fine! It is better than coffee, and being that i do not drink coffee it is MUCH better! :)

So many flavors to choose from too. I have tried- tropical punch, green apple, tangerine and sexy lexi.

After i work out i always feel better, but getting there is somewhat of a challenge some mornings. i hope this helps. give it a try! if you go into Max Muscle they will give you a free sample there in store to try.... you will instatly feel a difference!

This is me without D-fine------>

Kelly

Day 9- Goals

Feeling pretty good this morning after such great results from the first week. Got a good nights sleep, had some weird dreams though. worked out for 25 mins this morning even though i am still in a bit of pain from falling the other night while roller skating.

Today i was thinking about what goals i have for myself for the next year and this is what i have come up with-

1) Not a weight but a size: 150 lbs would be nice but being that muscle weighs more than fat and i have no idea where that will put me in a year, for now i am shooting for fitting comfortably into a size 10-12. i have never been there before in my adult life.the lowest i have been was a size 14 back in 2009.

2) Feel like I belong: Like I had mentioned in my last blog, it has been a while since i have felt like i belonged to a group. I do not know what that something is just yet, but i am working on it. Don't want to feel alone when i wanna go out.

3) Show me the money! I would like to get a nice raise or work in an office where i get paid the same but feel appreciated. feeling appreciated can go a loooong way.

4) Tattoo: I want to get a tattoo at the end of these 365 days. i would like to get a piece on the side of my ribs. haven't decided what to get yet.

5) Organized: I would like to get my closet and accessories organized.... possibly by outfit. also want to spruce up my house with paint, art work and curtains :)

That is it for now.... i am sure i will come up with more later.3

Kelly

Week 2- Pics & Stats

Last week 5/16/11                                                                     This week 5/23/11

Weight- 216                                                                                        Weight- 215

Inches-?                                                                                               Inches-?

Body fat %-?                                                                                       Body fat %-?

Is there a difference? i can't really tell.... i think there is.

Kelly

Day 8- Belonging

I went skating last nite and wiped out! Haven't done that since kindergarten. What happened was i was rounding the corner of the North end of the skate floor when an 8 yr old girl darted out in front of me. so i put my hands out in front of me to hopefully move her out of the way because there was no way to stop in time, and we both ended up going down. I landed on my butt and right palm and immediately rolled over on my tummy and tucked my arms under because i did not want someone to roller skate over my arms or hands. It will not detour me from going back, i just need to heal a lil before i do. maybe i will go back next Sunday.

Last time i went skating was May 2009. My huny and i had a Bachelor/Bachelorette party at a skating rink in Western Washington. i was 60 lbs lighter at the time. thinking back, it seemed easier to skate then than it did last nite. i had thought at one time about being a roller derby girl, but i really don't think i have it in me.... at least right now.

i do think that i need a group to belong to of some sort. I hate having to do things by myself, like skating. it makes me feel like such a loner. Yet at the same time i do not want to bug or inconvenience people just so i can have someone to hang out with.I shouldn't have to feel this way, it is ridiculous that i do.

I haven't felt like i belonged to a particular group since high school when i was in choir. even back then i felt left out with my friends most of the time. I would hear about things they did over the weekend and them saying "you should have been there" and me thinking ... well i would have if i was invited. instead i spent countless Saturday nights watching movies, SNL & cleaning/redecorating the house while my friends while out having a good time.

I cannot even count the  number of parties that i have had and invited all of my "friends", having had at least 50% of them saying that they were coming, then only having a few actually show. it is depressing and exhausting.

It is a bit sad, to me, that i am well into my 30s and still trying to find myself

Kelly

Day 7- Weekends

I haven't decided my activity for today. it may be a jog in the park for 20-30 mins or i may go roller skating tonight. as of right now i am leaning towards skating. Got a late start on my food this morning because i decided to sleep in a little then watched my Sunday morning ritual- The CBS Sunday Morning Show- which i DVR just in case i wake up late, then my huny woke up and we watched the entire SNL season finally with Justin Timberlake and Lady GaGa. it has been YEARS since i have watched an entire episode. i usually skip thru the musical guest and if the skit is bombing i skip thru that too. Then my huny made me an on plan breakfast of a small baked (mirowaved) red potato and 3 poached egg whites with Mrs. Dash seasoning! sooo yummy!!!

So.... on to the topic of the day- Weekends. I sort of dread weekends for many reason.
1) not much to do when you have to stick to a budget
2) i do not have a "bestie" to go do things with at a moments notice or even if it were planned. sure i have friends, but they have lives, kids and significant others. i have my huny who is my bestie, but he is also my husband and a homebody.
3) there is so much temptation food wise every where!!! the grocery store, out with friends, TV, and at home. My huny does not eat "healthy", so when he does cook or eat his food i scram! that way i don't need to see it, smell it or crave it.
4) no routine. we have no weekend routine other than grocery shopping and our Sunday morning DVR watching.
5) energy. i like to relax on the weekend, but then i get bored, and then i don't have the energy to to anything that will kill the boredom. it is a viscous circle.

The only reason i look for ward to the weekend is because i can do whatever and i don't have to work. all the drama is exhausting!

Kelly

Day 6- Just a touch on the past

 I am about to head out to do my Saturday morning Boot Camp at Get Fit 360 with Angela, but i thought i would touch on a little bit of my past and where my weight struggle began.

I have done A LOT of "Dieting" since i was in elementary school. That is when I was told I was fat by the other kids. I didn't feel any different or look any different than the other kids. Looking back on pictures now I still don't think I look any different till about 4th grade. That is when (in Pictures) you will see a difference, not much but there is a difference.

                                                               Kindergarten- Circa '83

                                                        2nd or 3rd grade- Circa '85 or '86

                                                                  4th Grade- Circa '87

My parents divorced in 1988 (5th Grade) and i was/am and emotional eater like my mom. My father was very abusive, more mentally that physically. You know it is bad when your kids are begging you to leave their father and have saved their allowance to do so. It was a hard time but we got thru it and i am very glad we left when we did because i cannot even imagine the person I (or my sister) would be if we had stayed. I have not seen my father since 2000 and the only reason I saw him then was because i wanted my baby pictures. before that it was 1996 at his dad's funeral. That was really weird!!! we had not seen him or that side of the family since 1989!!!

I remember my Grandmother (my mom's mom) taking me to JC Penneys to get me some new jeans. I went straight to the girls section where the last size i had worn there was a 6x. my grandma came over to me and said... I think you need to look in this section now. She pointed me to the Juniors Section where I bought my first pair of size 13. I was in the 4th Grade!

Kelly

Day 5- Sometimes being a Girl sucks!

Day 5 of being 100% with my meals, Water and getting at least 20 mins of exercize in (will have 50 mins in by 6 pm tonight)

Sometimes it really sucks to be a girl. Mainly i am complaining about monthly "Girly stuff". The emotions, cravings, cramps, fatigue, etc that i have no control over are exhausting. not to mention it does not to wonders to weight loss. guys do not have this problem, and guys lose weight faster too... what gives!

ok. i am done. just had to get that off my chest.

decided not to work out last nite like i had planned because # 1) I had a very bad day- aka a dr yelled at me for doing what she wanted done (a STAT Lab from the hospital) and # 2) I sent a call to a nurse that it was not supposed to go to (but they specifically asked for her and it was STAT as well) and when i offered to take the call to where it needed to go she said she would take it anyways. Then said nurse went and told my supervisor that i gave her the call, so i got a "this is what  you did wrong" lecture. (don't complain if you are gonna take something that does not go to you.... you took it, get over it. i don't go to your super when you do something wrong.) AND # 3) i was Light headed on and off (as well as emotional) because of "Girly stuff". i just needed a lil break for a night, we all need that everyonce in a while.

here is some thing to make ya laugh Just in time for the "Zombie Apacolypse/Rapture"!

Kelly

I didn't do it!!!

I didn't do what i have done sooooo many times in the past when i had a bad day. I didn't go for the take out, the ice cream, the cookies or cake to make me feel better. Instead i kept focused and distracted. I drove around for a little while after work and decided to go to the fabric store to get fabric to make more Smocking dresses that are very easy to take in when i get smaller. It was my treat to myself for staying on plan and focused towards my ultimate goal of being leaner and fit!

Kelly

Day 4- The importance of having a Trainer!

So i realized last nite that i have not really posted anything about my daily activities of what i am doing for my exercise to keep myself accountable. i know i am doing the work, but maybe i should post it here too.

5/16- 30 mins with Trainer (I woke up late that morning so i did not get my30 mins of cardio in the morning)
5/17- Two 30 min sessions of cardio on accent trainer # 2 resistance
5/18- One 30 mins cardio on accent trainer # 2 resistance
5/19- One 30 mins cardio on accent trainer # 2 resistance and after work 30 mins w/ Trainer
5/20- TBA......more than likely Two 30 min sessions of cardio on accent trainer # 2 resistance

I usually do 30 mins in the morning of cardio on the Accent trainer (like an elliptical) before work Monday -Friday, then after work Tues/Wed/Friday i do another 30 mins of cardio on the Accent trainer and on Mon/ Thurs i work out with my trainer Angela @ Get Fit 360.  http://www.getfit360.net/

If you need motivation to work out, a trainer is the best thing rather than having a friend or a buddy keep you accountable. The reason why i say that is because a trainer is not emotionally vested in you like a friend would be, where as if you had a friend pushing you to work out or if you were counting on that friend to be your work out buddy there might be turmoil eventually because one of you might not hold up you end of the bargain. A trainer can give you helpful tips, keep more accurate records on your transformation and work with you on specific areas that need attention or areas that you have injured in that past.

Even if you only have a trainer once a week, it will maximize your weight/inches loss and make you stronger than just going it alone. Trainers know the muscles to work and what exercises to work them and proper technique vs. reading it in a magazine or watching someone do it.

When looking for a trainer to work with there are a couple things to look for-

• Trainer Certification/specialty
• Price of session(s)
• is there a special or package being offered
• What is included in Training sessions- access to gym equipment, what is involved in the work out, etc.
• Trainers disposition- aka: is it some one you like and can work with. you don't want to dread going in to work you because you hate your trainer
• and if you are still unsure ask if you can have a sample/trial session or sit in on a session with someone else if possible.

Ask around to friends/family/co-workers to see who is recommended and who is NOT!
Another great place to get references for Trainers is Supplement stores like Max Muscle. http://www.maxmuscle.com/

I know that when i did not have a trainer i made excuses to myself of why not to work out and talking myself out of working out longer because it "hurt" or i was "tired". A trainer knows when and how much to push you for maximum results.

Kelly

Day 3- Water

Not much to say today.... eating my food, drinking my water, working out hard, etc.

Sometimes getting all the water in is hard. i am supposed to get 80+ oz of water in a day, and some days i do not feel like peeing that much, as in i drink a lot of water so it has to eventually make its way out. this seems to happen more on the weekend. i have things to do, i am out and about and don't get all my water in. and i stop drinking water copious amounts of water 6pm because i do not want to be but all night. ugh!

Kelly

Day 2- Music & Heart rate

I don't know about anyone else but i have to have good "make you wanna dance" music when i am doing cardio. if i do not, i become a clock watcher and in that 20-30 mins takes FOR-EV-VERRRR!!!!
I like to turn on the TV so i am not just staring at the wall and i have an app on my phone where i can get music that i can rock out to while i work out on the accent trainer.

Songs i like to work out to:

• Michael Jackson- Rock with you, Don't Stop till you get enough
• Ke$ha- Blow, We R Who We R
• Pussycat Dolls- Buttons, When I grow up
• Gwen Stifani- What you waiting for
• Rupaul- Covergirl, Jealous of my Boogie
• Paul Oakenfold feat. Britney Murphy- Faster kill Pussycat
• Rhianna- S&M
• LMAFO- Party Rock Anthem
• Britney Spears- Toxic, Womanizer
• David Guetta feat. Rhianna- Who's that Chick
• David Guetta  feat. Fergie, Chris Willis & LMAFO- Gettin over You
• Ashlee Simpson -Hot Stuff
• Black Eyed Peas- Imma Be, My humps

there are alot more..... but i will leave it at that for now :)

I like to be aware of my heart rate because i dont want to go over my max heart rate, so i slow it down till it gets back down.... then i get back to busuiness. In the past i have heard that if i go over my max heart rate i am not burning fat anymore i am burning muscle. So i looked into how one ind out their Target & Max heart rate? this is what one site suggested- (i modified the info to make it easier to understand. it was written out)

Step 1- Resting HR- You will need to count the number of heart beats in 15 seconds.

that #

 x 4

Resting HR or

Total Beats Per Minute (BPM)

Mine is 68. That may seem low, but i asked one of the Nurses at work why my number is low and she said it is because i work out on a regular basis.

Step 2- Target HR. AKA: the middle of your working out HR

                                             220                         Mine- 220

                                         Your Age                                33

                                       -Resting HR                             -68

                                       Target HR                               119

Step 3-Low HR. AKA: the low end of your working out HR

                                        Target HR                               119

                                          x 0.06                                x 0.06

                                             #                                       7.14

                                    + Resting HR                             + 68

                                        Low HR                                 75.4

Step 4- Maximum HR- AKA: the high end for your woking out HR

                                      Target HR                                 119

                                          x 0.7                                   x 0.7   

                                             #                                       83.3

                                    +Resting HR                               +68

                                       Max HR                                151.3

but according to another site that has a HR calculator, it says my Max HR is 186.

http://www.fitzones.com/members/Fitness/heartrate_zones.asp

So i think i will have to do a lil investigating and find out what the answer would be.

Kelly

The First Picture (Gasp!!!!) Week 1- Pics & Stats

5/16/11
weight- 216
inches lost- ?
Body Fat %- ?
(I will be weighing every Monday and measuring towards the beginning of each month)

This is not a body double....this is the real me. Pasty white Irish/Scottish/English/Belgian/French/Canadian skin, original and real boobs, authentic thunder thighs, although i do color my hair occasionally. gotta keep the red hair red and not blonde like it wants to be. :) It's not glamorous, but i have to start some where. My weight/body has been worse. I was almost 300 lbs about 10 yrs ago. Glad to be looking and feeling better.

Kelly

Day 1- Crazy or Not Too Crazy?

This morning when i got to work did my usual thang... put my stuff away, got my food that i have prepared for the day in the fridge, fill my water jug, turn on my computer and get ready to start my work day. While checking my email, before i clock in for work, i usually peruse MSN for the daily goings ons and in doing that i saw a video of a Guy who exercised everyday for a year. i was amazed at the transformation! http://www.break.com/index/365-days-of-exercise.html
Of course it made me think, hummmm, what if i did that and could i do that. my answer to myself... of course i can! Maybe it will keep me more accountable than i have been before. Maybe if i blog what i am feeling and doing everyday it will keep me on track to finally get to where i want to be fitness/body wise, or give me clarity of some sort. If anything i don't see that there would be any downside to blogging about my transformation for the next year other than the time it takes to whip a blog out and thinking of what to say everyday.
The Purpose of this Blog is to give insight into what i am doing to lose not only weight but inches. all of my progress is being monitored by my friend/nurse/trainer Angela. she has also given me a food plan, trains me 2x a week for a 1/2 hr (strengthening, core, etc) and i do cardio of some sort 2x a day during the week before and after work, mostly on an elliptical type machine and on the weekend i  do a 1/2 hr boot camp class and whatever else i can come up with.... like roller skating. The main objective is to work out for 20-40+ mins everyday to reach my ultimate goal of a fitter healthier me.
i will be taking pics of myself so you can see the progress..... haven't decided daily or weekly yet. Words of encouragement are always welcome :)

Kelly