[Day 46]

[Day 46 and weighing in at 133.2 lbs]

DOIN IT!! Thanks to Becca & Dawn, luv ya'll,you both SO INSPIRE ME. And have inspired me to take that next step in this fitness lifestyle. I wasn't sure if I was going to continue on BFL or start a different routine. It only makes massive sense to really challenge myself!!

I'm accumulating and looking into what it takes to hit the stage. It has certainly been something I have ALWAYS wanted to do. I LOVE looking at fitness mags and dream about looking like them... and never thought it was possible.

Well you know what, IT'S SO POSSIBLE! So once I'm done with my BFL challenge that's my next step. I'm supper pumped to learn more and see how the process works.

Any tips for diets [what NOT to eat] how much to eat and how often, training my abs [tummy is the worst part on my body,it has the most fat and loads of jiggle] Recommendations for good books and websites are greatly appreciated.

A GREAT BIG THANKS to BECCA, a super sweetie-pie. LOVE her blog:
http://rebeccastaggs.blogspot.com ...Thank you Becca for all your help so far, YOU ROCK like SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!

Meals:
Lean, Clean and often. Here's a pic of one of my meals today

1/2 cup of brown rice with flax seeds, 2 cups of steamed broccoli and 6oz baked tipila fish with paprika
Workout:
Lower Body
xoxo Cerina

[Day 45]

Day 45 and weighing in at 133.1 lbs]

Meals:
Clean, clean and yummy
here's a picture of one of my meals today: small sweet potato w/1 tbs of peanut butter, 4oz lemon chicken and 1/4 of a cucumber and drank my gallon of water.

Workout:
HIIT run baby run!!

xoxo Cerina

[Day 44]

[Day 44 and weighing in at 133 lbs and 40 more days to go!!]

However I know I'll be doing this for the rest of my life as I truly love the structure of it all.

I also feel like I have finally found my peace with it all and I'm not gonna be so hard on myself if I get off track. I'm just gonna get right back on track. And NOT wait for Monday to start. Like a certain sweet fellow blogger said ... Don't wait for Monday!! wink*wink* Dawn, thank you for your motivation words. :D

I'm also learning that I need to take advantage of my day's off but not over do it. But saying yes to a sweet treat or something I would normally not have during my training program days. I've learned that it is ubber important because it will help sike-out my metabolism. Learning everyday ... one day at a time and many more to come :D xoxo Cerina

[Day 43]

Day 43 and weighing in at 134 lbs
Keeping strong guys ... one day at a time :D

[Day 42]

[Day 42 and weighing in at 135 lbs AGAIN ....
SUCKS!!

This weekend and from now forward I'm devoting all my time to this. No more missed blog days and no more missed workout and no more skimpy meals. FOCUS GURL!! Thanks all for your support and keeping me strong on my journey. xoxo Cerina

[Day 41]

I don't even want to weigh myself ... I'm hatting on the scale now a days. And honestly I have no idea where I'm at in the weight department. Anyways it doesn't matter to me what it says ... my cloths tell me how I'm doing. And so far it's ok.
After a week of screw ups I'm BACK ON TRACK and keeping it strong.

Meals:
Lean, clean and often (I made smaller portions and ate every 2 hours)I need to tighten up my eating and keep an eye on it ... no excuses!!

Workouts:
I went to the track and ran 15 laps in 44 minutes. I'm gonna try to get the track in once a week. I need to start running on something besides the treadmill. My first Marathon is in September and I have NEVER ran anywhere else besides in the gym and on the treadmill.

xoxo Cerina


glad to be back and in the swing of things :D

I don't know what to do??? Help ...

WOW, I can not believe I haven't made time to make ANY posts. I AM SO SORRY!!! :(
My workouts have totally slacked off. I haven't been to the gym in an entire week. However I did manage to run 4 miles on the REAL road rather than the treadmill and I also hiked with the hubby.

My eating well, it hasn't been horrible. But I have noticed that I haven't been sticking to my 6 mini meals a day.

I don't know what happened?? And no excuse is worth it. I'm not even gonna say anything because I am at a complete loss for words as I am entirely at fault here.

I now know how important it is to keep a daily record, well for me at least.
I noticed that things seem to be more on track when I keep a record on a daily basis. SO ... with that said ... I'm sorry to all of you, my really cool followers. And to my self for letting myself fall off track.

NO MORE!! I need to kick it into HIGH GEAR NOW!!

Now before I go I need some advice ...

Should I add an extra 2 weeks to makeup for all this or should I stick with it? Knowing that it may effect my overall final results. I don't know what to do???
Help ...

xoxo Cerina

[Day 40]

[Day 40 and weighing in at 129 lbs]

[Day 39]

[Day 39 and weighing in at 131 lbs]

[Day 38]

[Day 38 and weighing in at 129.8]

[Day 37]

[Day 37 and weighing in at 133.3]

[Day 36]

[Day 36 and weighing in at 133.9]

[Day 35]

[Day 35 and weighing in at 134.5]
Workout: Aerobic HIIT cardio day
Meals: lean, clean & often

Posting a little bit about how proud I am and how inspired I am of my husband. He makes ME so proud and I seriously consider him like a mentor/life coach. He always See's things in a better way and is a very positive man and loves God. I'm so proud of all his accomplishments.

Here's some photos of his transformation thus far:




And here are his stats:
Height: 6 ft 3 inch
Weight: 220
Waist: 33 inch
Back: 44 inch

That's all the measurements I've got so far ... I didn't think to measure the legs and arms and all that ... I didn't even do it for my stats... oooops!

For his meals ... I love to cook and prepare all the food in our house. We typically have always been healthy eaters. NO soda, not even diet, no fruit juices, no sweets, no prepared packaged processed foods. [Well with the exception of protein bars] Lets put it this way ... no easy conveyant things. When we shop we shop on the outer grocery aisles and rarely in the middle and only to get the oats which is next to all the sugary cereals.

We use to eat brown, crispy, greasy fried foods, white rice, hot pockets, oreos, ice cream, cupcakes ... you get the picture.

However there are a few healthy things that I LOVE and my husband still HATES or never gave it a chance... My husband HATES broccoli and I LOVE it. My husband pretty much dislikes all veggies, with the exception on lettuce and cucumbers. However I have been sneaking in some sweet potatoes fries. He likes those. I also steam the sweet potatoes with carrots and puree it like a mash and add a little zero calorie butter and little salt-n-peppa. I also do the same with cauliflower and he likes that.

I'm a sneaky wife and am always trying to sneak in veggies. I don't know, I just want him to get his veggies. I guess his family never ate vegetables or something. This is a guy who use to think an onion ring was a good vegetable. Wow how he has come along way. This was his dinner last night:


Per taco (he ate 4) tortilla (2= 110 calories) 2 table spoons of sauteed onions and pre-grilled chicken in zero calorie cooking spray. 1 table spoon of vegetarian (NO LARD) re fried beans, spinnage leaf lettuce, chopped cu combers. He liked it!!

His workout: I have no idea where he got it or what he does but he kicks but and it is hard to keep up with him. My best workouts are when we train together on Saturdays. I take what we do together and impute it in my BFL workouts. He's gonna help me build stronger muscles and I'm super excited!!

My husband who has been my best friend and biggest cheerleader for over 11 years. Is AWESOME!! He's so supportive when it comes to anything I do or put my mind to. I love him dearly and truly appreciate and thank god for choosing him for me.

I asked him the other day ...
Why are you working out?
He said:
Well it's for us, so I can live a healthy active life and be that 60 year old still taking care of things ... like my dad.
I was like ... what an answer baby. I love it!!

Motivation and sweet words from my husband:

[Day 34]

[Day 34 and weighing in at 135.4]

Ok so I don't even know how this is possible and I'm sure that they run big. But last night when my hubby-cakes and I went shopping I found myself strutting my stuff out of the dressing room to show my hubby-cakes. He was shocked that I even came out to show him. because I usually only end up coming out after I have already tried everything on (with no luck) and my arms empty because NOTHING fit.

Well that was not the case last night.

I want to thank the sales girl, she was very helpful. I went in with an open mind and told myself ok I'm just gonna grab all sizes and just see what fits best.

I like to shop at Nordstrom's for my jeans. I don't know why I just think they last longer. However it's a little hard to know what size I am at other places because I'm so use to their jean sizes. They go by waist size.

For a year or so I was fitting into a size 30 to 31 [which means 30-31 inch waist] I think it is converted to a woman's size 10.

So my first thought was to grab the size 29 and crossed my fingers that they would fit. Well they did not ... they were too big.

Then the sales lady brought me a size 28, too big.
size 27 too big.

As I was doing the skinny dance in the fitting room waiting for the sales lady to bring me the next size ... she brought me a SIZE 26.

THEY FIT!!! They fit tight but they fit and the pants have some stretch to them, which I like. I felt good in them not suffocating. I felt comfy and tall and they buttoned super easy.

I CAN NOT BELIEVE I WENT DOWN THAT MANY SIZES!!!! Unbelievable! Size 26 inch waist is a size 4. WTF?? INSANE!!


So here's what I bought:
7 For All Mankind® A-Pocket Stretch Jeans (Dark New York Wash)
Favorite-fitting stretch denim in a dark-blue wash is accented by subtle fading and slight distressing. Signature 'A' embroidery brands the back pockets, and a contoured waistband prevents gapping. Zip fly with button closure.
Five-pocket style.
Approx. inseam: 33" with 18" leg opening.
Approx. rise: front 8"; back 13".
Cotton/polyurethane or cotton/spandex; machine wash.




And this is a closeup of them, so excited about the size!! And this is me in them ... I fill them out quit a bit more than the model.









I really want to focus on toning up more than ever and continue to keep my meals clean. Bye-bye skinny fat and hellllllooo hot-buff-wife!!

Workout:
BFL lower body wo

Meals:
Lean, clean and often

[Day 33]

[Day 33 and weighing in at 133.8 lbs]

I'm nervous and excited ... I'm going to try on some pants at Nordstroms tonight ... I have no idea what size I am but I will be sure to keep all of you posted. My husband and I are going to a super bowl party this weekend and I have nothing to wear. Everything I own is either too small or too baggy. I need to get something that fits me properly. So we'll be shopping and I have mixed emotions because I don't want it to go down like it did the last time I went shopping. Me historically depressed and crying after because I thought I was a certain size and low and behold I WAS NOT!!

So fingers crossed all this hard work pays off and I'll be able to fit into something cute.

Workout:
BFL cardio day dit HIIT for 20 minutes starting with 3.5 mph to 7.5 mph. Drip drip drip goes the sweat off my face. Great HIIT day

Meals:
clean, lean and often

[Day 32] WEEK 4 on BFL

[Day 32 and weighing in at 134 lbs]

Here we are ... 4 weeks ago I was a frumpy flabby skinny-fat housewife who came across a book called BODY FOR LIFE. I can honestly say 4 weeks in and it has already changed my life. 4 weeks ago I began my journey and let me tell you I feel fantastic so far. I never knew I had it in me, all this strength. I not only see changes I feel different, inside and out. My confidence has totally improved and it's still improving everyday.

Today was a priority for me to get my body fat test done. So I did, went to the same guy who test it last time. Holy-cow I couldn't believe when he told me my results. I lost 6.1 % of body fat in 4 weeks and 6 lbs on the scale!! This is truly amazing results and I couldn't be happier. All this hard work is definitely REAL and definitely working!!

[STARTING STATS] January 1st, 2010
Age: 28
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 140 lbs
Fat %: 26.8%

[4 WEEK STATS] February 1st 2010
Age: 28
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 134 lbs
Fat %: 20.7%

---WARNING!!-----WARNING!!------WARNING!!------WARNING!!---
Ok so here they are my dreaded BEFORE photos. Uhhhhh ... yuck!! YES YUCK!!I'm so sorry in advance if my photos give anyone blindness, acid reflex or makes anyone vomit or loose their apatite after seeing them. Gosh I didn't realise how hard this is ... posting em ... I'm still uncomfortable with it so I have removed my face. I hope you all can understand. And just so you know I am a shy person and NEVER EVER EVER EVER have worn a bikini in public. So this is certainly a BIG step for me.

Here they are ..........................................................................

[BEFORE BIKINI PHOTOS]
DAY 1 ON BODY FOR LIFE
JANUARY 1ST, 2010


[BEFORE SHORTS & SPORTS BRA PHOTOS]
DAY 1 ON BODY FOR LIFE
JANUARY 1ST, 2010


So there they are MY BEFORE PHOTOS and now for my 4 week in photos:

[4 WEEKS ON BODY FOR LIFE]
BIKINI PHOTOS
FEBRUARY 1ST, 2010


[4 WEEKS ON BODY FOR LIFE]
SHORTS & SPORTS BRA PHOTOS
FEBRUARY 1ST, 2010


And now for the side by side 4 week comparison photos:
[BIKINI]



[SHORTS & SPORTS BRA]




I mostly see changes in my tummy and I overall look leaner. My legs seem a little bigger too. However I still have a long way to go on my 84 day challenge.

I certainly need to gain allot more muscle and I can't wait to start seeing some muscle definition.

I'm proud of my 4 week results so far and I'm super pumped for the next 4 weeks. And will certainly keep you all up to date on my changes.

Thank you all so much for all your comments and support, it truly means allot to me!!!