Quick update!

I always say I do my best thinking in my sleep. So I woke up this morning with this thought!

If I deprive myself it will only lead to failure.  The failure won’t happen while I am in the Biggest Loser program, it will come later.   Right now I am so motivated that I will succeed, but later when I don’t have the group I will struggle. So I would rather work through this issue now while I have the support.

So I think a bit of adjusting is in order.  I feel like I should not have the guilt, it serves no purpose…so I think I have already let go of that because it served no purpose to me anyway.  And this slip was not attached to guilt. So I have succeeded to let it go.  I ate the sweets, so big deal.

Now I have to move on to the next step of the process.  I did it, I ate the sweets so now what?  Work it off & get back on track to get rid of those calories that I took in.  Simple!!  No guilt just action!  This will allow me to be human but accountable!

My goal is to not only lose weight but to dissect my thinking so I can be successful after the program.  On my way!

Weigh in…

Well we just weighed in on Thursday…so it’s only been 4 days since last weigh in and New Years hit in between as well. So it’s no wonder I didn’t lose anything.  I had my 1st gain since starting…but only 1/4 pound.  No problem!!!!!

I kind of thought it was funny since I took the family to the movies & ate tons of salted popcorn and last night ate scotch-a-roo’s!  So good. So as I said last week, no more guilt for me.  Also came home from a brutal workout tonight & ate more sweets.  Still no guilt.  I have to be human as well and the last few days proved that.

After Nicole & the girls leave I will get back on track…I am sure of it.  For today it’s just not that big of an issue for me.

So until next week…

Christmas is over!

Christmas is over and only New Years left to worry about.  It has been tough with Nikki & the kids here, Christmas & me out of my routine.  I had a few bad days but managed to get my focus back and am doing well again.

The cravings are once again under control & all is well.  I had a goal this month of 10 pounds & I am happy to say I hit the goal & passed it a bit.  I have lost 11.4 pounds so far this month.  I am so excited with that news, who could ask for more?

So that puts me  31.4 pounds lighter than I was on October 15th, 2011, I’d say I have had great success so far.

Monday nite weigh in!

Some people are saying that they can’t see my complete posts on my blog.  Hit the button below to see full post on word press.   I started the blog to keep me accountable and it definitely helps to put everything out there, so it is working.  I had another successful week.  I am so motivated, I want to lose 10 pounds this month.

I swear to God that I have an angel or angels watching over me.  I am usually the most unmotivated person I know with weight loss .   I am so driven it shocks me.  I knew to begin this program that I would have to be really good with the foods since I probably couldn’t keep up during the workouts and I was right, sometimes I can’t keep up.  Tonight was one of those nights.  Really a tough night, but everyone felt the same way.  The good news is we finished it.  It’s all good.

Now for the details of the scale tonight…I am happy to say that I have lost another 3.8 pounds this week bringing my total weight loss to 28.6 pounds!  OMG…I think I may hit my December goal of 10 pounds this month…only need to do 1-1/2 more.  How great is that!

Thanks for all of the support.

 

 

Down 24.8 pounds since starting the Biggest Loser!

So another weigh in under my belt.  I can not believe how hard we work.  Our group is amazing and I am so proud of all of us.  We got pushed so hard tonight.

We had to lift and flip a tractor tire down the gym, it must have weighed a million pounds.  We also had to drag it down the gym with 2 people.  Who thinks up these workouts!  (SCOTT!)  When I was lifting & flipping the tire, I got sick to my stomach.  Scott seen what was happening and yelled for me to stop, saying that’s enough.  I yelled at him…noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!  I really wanted to finish and I did.  My body trembled and shook like crazy.  I almost hit that brick wall that slams me sometimes…but I didn’t.  So happy I made it through.

So I asked Scott tonight if him and Mary have a bet to see who can take me down more! LOL 1 to 1 is the score so far. Scott took me down the 1st time and Mary was lucky enough to do it the 2nd time.  You know I have to say, I could not have ever guessed that I could be pushed as far as I have been pushed considering my health.  Down 2 times is pretty good I’d say.

I know there will be other times but I will continue to focus on how hard I have had to work and how successful I have been.  Maybe I will see the brick wall before I hit it next time.  That would be nice!!!!!

So we also had to set our over all goal for the 6 months we are in the “Biggest Loser”.  Mine is 65 pounds in the 6 months.  A bit ambitious I know…but I think I can, I think I can, I think I can “DO IT”!!!

The highlight of my week was my little black dress that I wore to our office Christmas party.  I have to say I think I rocked that dress!  That dress will be a keeper, I will have it taken in as I get smaller.  It was perfect!

I can’t wait to hear from my Mom after she sees a picture of me in it.  I even shocked myself with how much I toned up… I almost  didn’t wear the dress because I though my arms were too big.  I was pleasantly surprised at home many inches I lost just in my arms and I was pretty proud to visually see my hard work.

Glad I waited a while to see a picture of me.  It made it more dramatic!  Thanks everyone for following me on my adventure!  It is a good one!

 

Another weight in down!

So 1.8 pounds this week!  Not the best I have done but no complaints.  It is still a successful week.  Any week that I have not gained weight is a good week for me.  That has been my past but will not be my future!

Measurements!

Oh boy, took our measurements tonight.  Jen & I laughed cuz it seems maybe the measurements were taken in the wrong places for my thighs 4.23 inches & biceps 3.25 inches lost from last totals.  So with these calculations I have lost 15 inches all together.  So I figure I would half the measurements for my thigh & biceps and subtract it from my total loss.  Even after doing that I still lost 11.25 inches.  Either total not bad at all.

Better get into my closet soon to shrink & alter some clothes, everything starting to get real baggy!  Gotta love it!

So proud of all the “Biggest Losers”, couldn’t do it without them!  Thanks everyone.

Successful Thanksgiving!

Well made it through another week.  Lost 2.8 pounds even after eating the pecan pie for Thanksgiving!  So grateful I have been so successful.  All I can say is that I was so ready for this change in my life.  It has not been easy at times but I keep pushing myself to do more & come out of my comfort zone.  I am so blessed to be part of such a great job of people… so lucky! Thanks everyone for helping me so much!

Tonight we had to start our workout by running/walking around the oval which equals 1 mile.  I did mine in 13 minutes & 15 seconds.  For some that’s maybe not so good…for me that’s great!  Next time I will push past that number!

Can’t wait to see the new us come April!  Way to go “Biggest Losers”!!!

Pain Free!

That you to Monica for helping me last night at the Biggest Loser!  I am almost pain free this morning…so good after 8 days straight of intense pain.  So grateful!  You are my hero.

Just a little foot note about my weight loss!  I was told last night that I have lost the most weight so far in our group as of this weeks totals!  Weight to go!  I am so grateful to everyone in the group…so proud to be one of the people in this special group!

Filled with gratitude on Turkey day!  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

2nd Toughest Night! But the best week!!

Well the toughest night yet other than the night I totally broke down. I knew the program  would be hard & it is.  I also knew I would have bad nights & I did!!!

The workout was tough tonight, I was struggling so bad that I thought I was gonna get up & walk out at one point.  So glad I stayed.  Something shot my pain up just before I left the house to workout.  Something I ate, not sure what though.   Every muscle hurt & were so weak & tired.  It was so difficult to push myself.  I did what I could, I have to be satisfied with that.

The tears on the way home helped me to rid the stress in my body, it sucks but I gotta do it I guess.

Well something good happened tonight!  WEIGH IN!!!!  I had my best week yet, I lost 4 pounds this week!  That’s a total of 15.8 lbs. so far!  Now it seems real to me.  Going over 15 lbs. seems like I have really made a dent in my goal, only 40 lbs. to go in almost 4 months, not so bad.  Yea there will have to be another goal behind this one but I am up for it.  I have really done well!  This is what makes it all worth while & keeps me pushing myself.

Till next weeks weigh in…

 

1 Month & Kicking Butt!

So it has been 1 month since I started the Biggest Loser!  It seems I was 1 pound heavier than I originally thought.  So that means that I lost an extra pound somewhere along the way that I didn’t account for.  So BONUS!  I am very excited to say that I have lost a  total of 12.8 pounds in a month.  Not bad!  My monthly goal is 11 pounds in order to reach my 1st goal of 55 pounds by my 55th birthday!  So without using a calculator, I would say I am a bit over 1/5 of the way to my goal!  VICTORY!!!

You know it hasn’t been that bad so far.  Doing really great with the food…well up until now.  Have no plan for tomorrows food cuz I was busy selling a house tonight after my 2 hours of grueling exercise.  YEAH!!!  But gotta figure out tomorrows meals quick!

Also gotta toot my own horn!  1st time probably ever…I ran a lap tonight.  Well I ran more than one but not in  a row.  A great milestone and a great 2 hour session of kick butt moving and grooving again tonight.  Starting to love it!  People said it would happen I just didn’t believe them.  So cool!

Being Proactive!

Being very proactive, I had to investigate what could be causing me to get sick during my workouts. There are many things that can cause it. My food, drink, heart rate, breathing, low electrolytes, toxins, blood flow, lactic acid & adrenals. My thoughts are I was not sick all the other days that I pushed myself during workouts, the big difference for me was a took supplements to support my adrenals before the last 2 workouts. Huh? Those were the only workouts that I wanted to throw up. Think I will skip my adrenal support next time!!!

Break Down!

So I have been doing the “Biggest Loser” for almost 3 weeks now. I have been pushed way beyond anything I could have ever expected. It is both exhausting & exhilarating all at the same time. Tonight for the 1st time I think I pushed past my limits…I hit a wall. Had a physical breakdown, sick to my stomach, body trembling, crying…in front of everyone.

So my choices are to walk away with my tail between my legs of embarrassment or to be proud that I have done so well in pushing my limits for 3 solid weeks! So I choose to be proud of what I have accomplished…never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined me doing the physical activities that I am now doing. I have kicked butt for 3 weeks…just a little stumble tonight that’s all! VICTORY!!!!

Eating out!

So tonight we went to the Rustique Restaurant with Craig, Chanelle & her family.  I am getting good at going to a restaurant now and ordering food that’s good for me.  Well I have had practice since I have  eaten … Continue reading →

2nd weigh in…

Ok so I got home from vacation and got weighed on Thursday cuz I missed Monday’s weigh in.  So they weighed me again tonight.  Lost another 1.2 pounds…not lots but what can I expect for 3 days.  Lost 5.8 all together in just a bit over 2 weeks.  I’d say I was successful! Thanks for the support everyone.

The workouts are very tough but great.  I now have shin splints.  Anyone know how to help me get rid of them quickly?

Till the next time…hope you all had a ghoulishly great  Halloween!

1st weigh in…

Hi everyone…today was a surprise weigh in for me I thought I would weigh in next Monday, but since I missed last Monday night we played catch up.  Before I announce my progress or set back I would like to say that I was in Myrtle Beach for 8 out of the 13 days I have been participating in the Biggest Loser.

All in all I think I was surprised at how well I did with my eating, it was touch and go for a while but Phil and my sister was very supportive.  Phil kept telling me how good I was doing and walking with me, my sister also walked with me but really supported me with my eating.  She encouraged us eating in the room rather than out and we sent the guys on their merry way to eat at Benjamen’s Original Calabash Buffet with over 170 items.  Now I have eaten there before and I knew I was in trouble if I went but also didn’t want to be the person to ruin everyone’s vacation.  My sister decided she didn’t want to go so we stayed in and ate.  Thanks God!

Now we did eat out at least 5 times.  I was surprised how many menus help you choose.  I did pretty well.  Only 1 waitress was not interested in helping me, so I did the best I could by myself.  Last night was the night that we went to a favorite restaurant, so I decided I had done so well I needed to reward myself.  So I did.  You know though it was all good wholesome food but over my daily calories by far.  I did feel guilty but I completely enjoyed that dinner.  No regrets.  I figure I gotta do that every now and then.

So how did I do with my weight?  Drum roll please…down 4.6 pounds!!!!!!!! I’d say that I had a successful 13 days in spite of my vacation!  Thanks for all the support!  Keep it up.

Ok now!

It is a bit of a better day.  Slept 11 hours…so needed it. Just decided I would deal with whatever food choices I had to deal with.  Not gonna put up a stink on where we eat.  Today steak, roasted spaghetti squash,  green beans.  Really good and stayed within my calorie range.

My sister & I have decided we want the guys to go to the Calabash Buffet alone!  That solves my problem of the wicked good buffet! Love the restaurants that help identify great low calories meals for you…3 cheers for Chilies!

Walked 3.2 miles today!  Ready for another long night of sleep…night!

Very Rough Day! HELP!!!

Today is the 1st day of vacation, by the time I finished work this morning, packed, etc., forgot to make my lunch…only brought snacks.  Oh crap! Got on the plane, something broke and we had to sit there for quite sometime.  So I ate my snacks, not so bad!  But by the time we got to our resort, I missed lunch completely.  Since I am coming off such a busy time, tired, now frustrated and ready to eat anything in sight, I felt a bit crazy I must say!

So you will be proud of me, I asked the people with me if we could skip a buffet and go somewhere where I could eat a steak instead.  So we did, everyone enjoyed their food it and it was a great price.  I ate salad, 1 bite of bread, a 6 ounces steak and green beans.  I had a plan to put half of the meal away but I didn’t eat the potato and I ordered a small steak and considering I skipped lunch, I think I did pretty good.

So now comes the stress!  Comments were made by others about not eating chicken all frigging vacation because Kathy wants to loose weight.  There were other little jabs as well. I am so frustrated right now…got to get through my week.  I need suggestions!  Maybe have to hit a buffet…HELP!!

 

Day 5 and still hanging in there! Doing great.

Hi Everyone:

Day 5, very hectic day AGAIN! I thought I was in trouble since my schedule was crazy again.  I can see more now where I get in trouble.  When I left my showing today I was cold, achy, tired and hungry…all I wanted was to stop at he convenience store and treat myself to something sweet.  It’s a reward to me when I am feeling down.  I always justified it saying I deserve it.  Well the feeling passed quickly after I thought about it.

Today we also celebrated Hallee’s birthday.  I sat & ate what everyone else ate, just very small potions of it with the skin of the chicken off.  I opted out of the cupcakes and ice cream.  So proud.

Now the next stumbling block is vacation, got some snacks packed, maybe bring a wrap with me.  I have a plan so I think I will be successful.  Till then…

 

Holy Crap, what a workout!

I finally caught up with myself today, woke up at 5:00 am, yep that’s right 5:00 am and went to work really early while no one was there and just kicked butt.  Caught up to all the paperwork, etc.  Accomplished 4 appointments and 2 hours of the “Biggest Loser” exercise marathon!

I can not believe my 1st real workout with the “Biggest Losers” was so strenuous, OMG…but you know what?  I did it and kept doing it with everyone else until the 2 hours were over.  I feel such a sense of accomplishment!  After the initial exhaustion, I feel accelerated and energized.  Hey everyone…I ran today many times!!!!!!!

Tonight I won’t go to bed in tears!  It was a great day!  My 3rd day eating right and all is well!  I feel like Cybil lately!  Such highs and lows, ups and downs.  It’s a big adjustment for me, but I think I am getting it together, at least for today!  Tomorrow I may not be able to walk though. LOL