[Day 29]

[Day 29 and weighing in at 135 lbs] stupid scale!!

Grilled up all my chicken for the week ...



Mmmm CHICKEN!!!

So this morning I pulled my bootie out of bed at 5:15 AM. To get to the gym by 5:40ish. But before that I inhaled some plain oats with splenda, made a quick cup of black coffee, made it into an iced coffee with a little splenda and ate 4 hard boiled eggs, removing the yolks of course. Nothing like being half asleep and not realising that I didn't take off all the eggshells. Mmm crunchy...

Lemme just say ... my husband is pretty awesome and he got up with me even though he doesn't usually get up till 7:15AM. He works out at the gym next to his work. So we both left the house at the same time to go workout. He went to his gym and I went to mine. Even though we didn't workout together lemme just say it helped to get up together and leave the house at the same time. I'm so NOT a morning person.


Meals:
Lean, clean and often. This is the yummy spinage salad I made. Mmm tangerines (fresh off our tree)some almond slices, grilled chicken, 1 tbp of Italian dressing only 10 calories. YUM!!


And I tried the chocolate peanut butter Myoplex bar. I didn't care for this one, not as much as the Mint, that one was good ... like a 10 this one was like a 6.





Workout:
I went to the gym twice today once in the AM by myself and in the evening with the hubby-cakes.
AM WO:
*1.0 mile on the treadmill with an incline of 10.0 at 3.5 mph
*1.0 mile between 3.5-5.5 mph
*StairMaster for about 20 minutes on level 5
*Light arm resistant workout for 1.0 mile at 2.5 mph (It's a cool machine, don't know what it's called but think of a treadmill for your arms
And finished up with about 20 minutes of stretching.
PM WO: with the hubby-cakes
*BFL Upper body workout

Day 28

[Day 28 and weighing in at ??lbs] I'm sorry I did not weigh in today. I over slept and was rushed out of the house to get things done for the day. I.E. grocery shop, workout just a bunch of randomness stuff.

I'm sort of freaking out because I only a few days left till my 4 week mark on BFL. Which I will be posting my BEFORE and 4 WEEK progress photos. So if your interested and want to see the little changed check back on Feb 1st.

Now I do not guarantee BIG changed, hell their might not even be changes at all. I just want to be held accountable and something to refer to. This is all a learning process for me.

Hey who knows you might see changes that I might not see or maybe I'll see changes that y'all might not.

All I know is I'm working real hard on my nutrition and training. So lets hope the photos say something cause I know the scale is and so are my cloths.


Meals:
Sooooooooooo could have been better, it started off bad. I didn't eat any BF and rushed out of the house around 11AM picked up some black coffee with splebnda at Target. Did some random house hold shopping. While I was shopping at Target ... about 1:00 ish or so my tummy started to turn. So I bought a CLIF Builder's protein bar {peanut butter} was just ok, didn't really taste like peanut butter. But it did get me through my WO. Which is where I went after. The rest of the day's meals were good, I tried to makeup for a horrible morning.

Workout:
Today was my cardio day and I was able to get in 5 miles, going between 3.5 and 7.5 mph. I so am NOT a runner but need to build up my endurance. This is how it went down today:
Miles: 5.02
Calories Burned: 704.5
Minutes: 68.22 (in number format seems looooong, but it really didn't seem long to me, it actually flew by.)

Day 27

[Day 27 and weighing in at 132.7 lbs]
The scale is my best friend today, ha ha ha

Somethings are changing and I couldn't be happier!! It's amazing what the body and hard work can do together. My results are minimal but dramatic at the same time. I don't know how to explain it but wow, I couldn't be in a better place today.


Where is this place?

This is where I run sometimes when I need to think ...
Why: because it's just a dirt trail...with nothing around but the sound of your feet hitting the dirt, your breathing and thoughts.

Today I ran 2.0 miles... there is this one trail that goes up the mountain, pretty steeply... the view from up there is breath-stealing....

I was already tired and felt worn out... but I just wanted to push myself... I knew that even though it would hurt my already tire muscles... but as I could feel each muscle pulling me up the steep, soft, sandy trail...digging my toes in and leaning forward to keep balance... a though popped into my head... even though it hurts... and feels hard and you want to give up and go back down.....

I knew every muscles that tearing apart... would grow from that... stronger than before! That each even in my life, that has torn my heart, and felt impossible.....
the heart, being the strongest muscle.... would grow back stronger than before! Each thing in your life that feels discouraging, each person that has broken your spirit, each moment when you've felt more alone than you think you can stand....
KNOW that in all those moments... when you stood through them.... you grew stronger!

Think of each difficult situation... being like doing one more rep of a workout... that you know hurts, but you know when you are done... you are going to have the most chiseled muscle in the world.....

Not just sculpted legs..or chiseled arms.... but the most important muscle of them all....you constantly beating heart!

In the bible it says, "Guard your heart, for it is the well-spring of life"....and that is so true....

If we strengthen our hearts... no one or nothing can take us down....

I'm learning to become a "get-back-uppers" we all are "get-back-uppers" .... none of this we're getting knocked down....no way......if we do fall......we're not focusing on the falling...we're focusing on the "get-back-upping"!

And the best part is... when you have someone that helps pull you up... and that's what all of you have done for me.... I appreciate you all so much... and I cherish all your precious words and have stored them away in my heart!

This song is what I always START and FINISH my run with, so motivating and really speaks to me and my life.

Katy Perry - Fingerprints lyrics | LyricsMode.com

Workout:
BFL lower body training and 2.0 miles of a fantastic run

Meals:
Clean, lean and often. I find it exciting to plan out my meals. Last night I pretty much planned out an entire days worth of meals. Which I plan on eating everyday on schedule. Balanced clean food for me :D

[Day 26]

[Day 26 and weighing in at 135.9 lbs]

A little up on the scale today by .9. Whatever, I'm hating the scale today. But I can't get all crazy because it's not like 3lbs up. So I'm shutting up and keeping my focus. If at first you don't succeed… curse and swear, tear your hair out in frustration, sulk, come close to giving up, do more research, get some fresh air, get hopeful, read fabulous comments from all your blogger friends. And when you do succeed, keep your fingers crossed and pray to the fitness gods that you can keep succeeding.

It was so awesome to log in today and see more comments. I never imagined that people would even ever care to read about my journey. It's pretty cool!! And I just wanted to say THANK YOU and I APPRECIATE YOU ALL!!

So I have some bit of exciting and challenging news. My husband and I signed up for a marathon that takes place in September. SO nervous but excited as well. :D

Workout:
So today's workout is cardio I ran on 5.5 mph for 2.0 miles. Feeling pretty good. But after I was supa-dupa hungry so I went next door to the RITE AID drugstore. They sell GNC stuff so I knew that they would have something with a good carb/protein balance. This is what I bought:


[EAS Myoplex nutrition bar] It has 25g or high quality protein I got the Chocolate Mint and it was YUMMY!! I would so get it again. However I am watching my FAT and sugar and sodium intake. This bar contained 8g of total fat, 290 mg of sodium and 12g of sugar. It was between this bar and a Muscle Milk bar and EAS beat it by a landslide. Oh and it is a supplement that BFL recommends so that works for me!!

Meals:
Lean, often and balanced :D

ta-ta for now ... until tomorrow

Day 25

[Day 25 and weighing in at 134.9 lbs]
Boo yeah, my hard work is paying off!! I'm loving the feel of every move I make. I feel the strength!!

I have one week till my ONE MONTH mark!! Whooo Hooo!! So excited to post my progress photos, I mean they are no where near dramatic, but I do see little , very little changes. I think more so my mind and confidence has truly changed. My body is getting there one day at a time.

Workout:
Strong!! I bust my booty today doing BFL upper body

Meals:
Often, lean and clean

Good day today!! Sending lots of love to all of you!!

[Day 11]

[Day 11 and weighing in at 137.5]

Ok so I know I've got some explaining to do about the few empty posts. I have been busy with home life and work. However if I don't find the time to blog a post I'll at least be sure to post my weight.

I can say that the past few days have been very good with both my meals and workouts.
I'm feeling pretty good and starting to realise I'M WORTH IT!! I was sad and depressed about allot of stuff going on in my life for a real long time. Allot of old and new stuff, just a mess. But my faith and training has certainly helped me stay focused on finding JOY again in my life. So whenever I start to get sad or think negative thoughts. I think NO, I'm worth MORE then all this negative garbage around me. I try my best to FLICK it off as if it's a bug. You know why ... because I'm worth feeling safe, happy and joy in my life.

I'm starting to tighten up on my eating and really focus on my meals more then ever this week. I'm not going to have a cheat at all. I've started a food journal so I can document what I'm eating. I'll even take pictures of some of my meals and post them. I'm not counting calories like I use to but rather portioning my food.

Meals:
This is what I ate today and what I entered into my food journal:
Meal 1: a cup of black coffee with 2 table spoons of splenda and 4 egg whites with zero calorie butter spray. [I'm addictive to that stuff]
Meal2: Turkey [about the size of my palm] and brussel sprouts [about the size of my fists]
Meal 3: An apple
Meal 4: EAS protein and a handful of unsalted almonds
Meal 5: An apple
Meal 6: Turkey [about the size of my palm] steamed carrots [about the size of my fist] and mashed potatoes about the size of my fists]
Meal 7: A fruit smoothie with fresh fruit splenda and ice

Workout:
BFL upper body workout

[Day 2]

[Day 2 and weighing in at 139.4 lbs]

Welcome to dia dos!! I plan on following the BFL Meal Plan and WO plan to the T. However it may take a few days to get use to all of it, but I certainly will do my best. Eating every 3-4 hours might be hard for me as I'm used to eating one or two times a day. I have a problem with over working [in my job] and forgetting to eat. Its horrible and so bad for me, but it's the truth and something I'm aware of and am trying to change.

Meals:
They were pretty good today, however I was only able to get in 3 meals. Tomorrow is a new day and I will make an extra effort to work in 6 mini meals. BFL does allow ONE CHEAT DAY, but I haven't decided if I will give myself one FULL cheat day. Maybe just a cheat meal, we will see.

Workout:
My workout was great, I did my cardio day and was able to reach my HIIT. Overall today was a good 2nd day ... still moving strong one day at a time

[Day 1]

[Day 1 and weighing in at 140 lbs]

And here are the rest of my current stats, if you were wondering:
Age: 28
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 140 lbs
Fat %: 26.8%
[I'll post my before photos at my 4 week mark along with my 4 week photos]

Workout:
I did the BFL upper body training today

Meals:
Well that part could have been better, but it's only the first day ... one day at a time right. I use to be someone who constantly counted calories and I'm trying to stay away from all that and mostly focusing on eating clean and lean and often.

Oh yeah and HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2010 to all of you! Oh yeah and just so you know this is not a New Year resolution for me. That stuff never works out for me. This is simply my commitment, my accountability to finding myself all while journaling and finding joy in my life again.

[Body For Life]

So today I picked up the BFL book [Body For Life] at my local public library.
I'm READY to make the change. Become healthier and live a FULL BALANCED life. I'm sick and tired of swearing up and down that this will be the time for change. All I do is talk talk talk and NEVER fully commit to the work it takes. I've said it a thousand times, I was going to workout daily, eat right, and take care of myself, dress up more(do my nails, hair, take vitamins,tan and use special skin creams, etc) in order to get in ultimate shape/health and look my very best at all times. I'm not getting any younger you know!!

84 days and 12 full weeks to go. When I got married back in 2007 I weighed 106, very skinny and HOT. Really, I looked good, I felt confident and happy. But I was not toned and certainly NOT 100% healthy. I was horrible at eating and never worked out. I just counted calories and pretty much ate whatever I wanted. Fast forward almost 2 1/2 years later I'm at 140, OMG 106 to 140. I am unfit, depressed, flabby and a mushy mess.