By Randi, on September 14th, 2010
Today is the halfway point for the DROP THAT 15LBS CHALLENGE. Woo hoo I made it! Really that’s all I can say. In that 30 days I have managed to lose 6lbs in 30 days. This is such a confidence booster and I am really amped. If you look at my progress chart you will notice I never go 4 straight weeks where I lose weight each week. Why? I have no idea but I almost always meet a weekend where I cannot resist the urge to eat more and not exercise. It’s a problem I have chronicled throughout my time writing this blog. It’s actually really my last hurdle.
This morning I was off from work and instead of laying in my bed and enjoying the warmth I changed & popped in Jillian Micheals. I serious had no desire to do her DVD. I initially wanted to run but someone lost my little failsafe button and the treadmill won’t work without it (btw does anyone know where I can purchase a new one?) The thought of running outside when everyone was awake frankly scared me. I know I look scary when I run bc towards the end I feel like I am about to die. Between griiting my teeth/swearing and damn near being in tears it’s just not cute. So me and Ms. Jillian got down and dirty for 45 mins. I swear as soon as I hit the 3rd circuit I was curing her. Thankfully I stuck with it and ended up burning almost 700 calories.
After catching my breath I seriously did a little dance because that scenario is exactly why I have been so successful the past 4 weeks. Despite the fact that I may not want to do something, I am doing it! That in and of itself makes it super fulfilling.
Let’s hope the next 30 days are just as good!
~Randi
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By Randi, on September 7th, 2010
Stats
Highest weight: 293
Starting blog weight: 279
Last week’s weight: 248
This week’s weight:247
Total lost this week: 1
Challenge Updates
SEPTSuccess: I stuck to my goal of working out 6 days a week. I worked out both Saturday and Sunday! Which if you have been following this blog know that weekend are notoriously horrible for me food and exercise wise. I ran another full 15 min mile on the treadmill, took a 3 mins walk break and then did it again! Yippee..towards the end of the 2nd round I started getting the mean cramp when I only had about 2 mins to go. I breathed through it and was happy when the 2 mins were finished. Then tony and I went on to do a great strength training routine. I love doing it with Tony because he really gives me the motivation to keep going when I don’t think I can make it through another 10 reps.
I have decided to add another goal to this SEPTSuccess Challenge. I want to burn at least 1000 each day I work out. The only day I do that now is on my Wednesday Zumba class so I would love to do that each day I work out. I am usually around 500-800 so I believe it shouldn’t be that hard.
Drop that 15lbs Challenge:Last week was a great week for me. Kim posted about drinking more water,de-stressing and limiting alcohol.
6 flags Update:
If you read my post from Sunday about Six flags and my fear of not being able to fit on any roller coasters then you know how terrified I was driving to Six Flags yesterday morning. I couldn’t get the knot of nervousness from the pit of my stomach. Well I am happy to report that I fit comfortably on every roller-coaster in the park. The only coaster I didn’t get on was the Bizarro and that was only because my boys were not too keen on it. It just looked super crazy to them and they weren’t feeling that adventurous. I was sooo excited and happy. The first ride we got on when we entered the park was a wooden roller coaster.
I would have liked a bit more um wiggle room in the seats but it worked out. My Hips/Thighs of death felt a bit snug but other than that coaster and the other wooden one, all others were fine. I didn’t feel unsafe or uncomfortable. I am so happy I went and decided to enjoy myself. I even warned my boys and Tony that my hips/thighs of death may not fit into some of the rides. We spent 7 hours in the park and when we got home we were all exhausted. I really can’t wait to go back. I have decided to make that my reward for 75lbs lost!!!
I’d like to thank Pro & Big Mike for their encouraging words! They helped me more than you know.
~Randi
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By Randi, on September 2nd, 2010
I was supposed to post this yesterday on you know the 1st of September but eh…I guess I am trying to be different or I was just being lazy..lol.
I am so excited for September. The weather should be cooling down (even though it’s been 90 or above in Boston all freaking week!). My kids go back to school (yes, finally a schedule), the leaves start to change and it just feels like a new beginning. I don’t know about all of you but I feel super energized. I feel like this month is the start of something great.
I did Zumba last night ALONE. My mother was super tired from working overnight and then having to see some clients during the day. Then a few other people who were supposed to come dropped out. I almost didn’t go because I really hate doing things alone. I don’t know why it’s just the way I am. What’s funny is not alot of people know that since I do lots of things alone. I literally force myself to do things alone and just end up having a super nervous stomach until about halfway into whatever activity I am doing. I love Zumba so much though so I had Tony drop me off. I ended up running into one of my besties sister and her neice. That made me feel a bit better. Zumba kicked my butt. I really wish I could take it 2-3 more days a week. I may have to invest in some Zumba DVD’s.
To Kick start my September I joined yet another challenge (and I am thinking of joining a 3rd challenge). As you know I am already doing the Drop that 15 lbs challenge. For September I decided to add the Healthy Loser Gal’s September Success Challenge. Basically it’s a challenge that ask you to ask more of yourself. Do more than you would normally would. If you usually walk 60 mins a day, try walking 75 mins. If you usually only exercise for 30 mins a day, try an hour. It also about setting up how many days you wish to exercise for the month.
My pledge for this challenge is to exercise for an hour and a half 6 days a week. (I usually do an hour for 5 days a week). I’m shooting for 24 days out of 31 for exercise. This will certainly help me with getting exercise on the weekend which I almost never do.
I also have a new mini-goal. When I weight in September 27th I am trying to hit 242 lbs. That’s about 1.5 lbs a week which seems totally do-able. Can’t wait to hit the gym tonight to get started!
~Randi
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By Randi, on January 5th, 2010
Happy New Year all!
Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday, it was my last day of vacation and I refused to even touch the computer. Anyways I am back at work and on the grind. Before I say anything else lets get this Final December Challenge weigh in out of the way.
Stats
Starting blog weight : 279
Last weeks weight: 270.5
This weeks weight: 269.5
Total lost this week: 1 lb
Total loss for December Challenge: 4.5 lbs
Yesterday as I stood on the scale looking at 269.5 I seriously did the cabbage-patch and then when I jumped off the scale I proceeded to do the running man! Hell yea..I am excited and happy even though I didn’t fully achieve my goal. Shoot I am only.5 lbs away so guess what that is damn near goals..I will celebrate.
I have only 2 weeks left until I am finished with my 6 weeks of Jillian Michael’s BURN FAT BOOST METABOLISM so I plan to start another challenge as soon as that is over. I am currently racking my brain to come up with some specifics for this challenge, stay tuned.
I am pretty excited about what I have accomplished over the past 2 months and it really has me geared up for the new year. I have 2 very important things I am trying to plan for the near future and I would really love to be celebrating my weight loss along with those 2 very important things.
I go to the doctor in about 2 weeks also & I believe it’s for a physical so I will be able to get quite a few tests done and have those results sent to me in order to be able to compare them later down the line. The last time I went to my doctor she said that my blood pressure was a bit high, I am hoping when she checks this time it will be normal or at least a bit better. I really don’t want to take pills, I can barely remember my bc pill without a daily alarm. Also I want to see what my doctor is going to say about my weight loss. Last time I went I believe I was about 286 and she was all “oh you should lose weight” blah blah. She’s a cool doctor but yea she’s a bit rotund herself so getting health advice from her is like “poof be gone”. I know, I know her weight shouldn’t effect my thinking but it does.
My eating has been going well. I am using my food scale more and more. Since I am usually the one making the plates at dinner I usually weigh my food first and then make everyone else’s plate similar. Passing on the health to the whole family! I love that my boys love fruits and veggies so I never have to threaten coax a child into eating them. I want to try and introduce some new fruits and veggies into our diets, our dinners usually have either broccoli,sweet peas,corn, or spinach as a side. So as of now I am on the look out.
Do you have any suggestions into new veggies I can try? Have any recipes? Let me know.
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By Randi, on December 28th, 2009
Stats
Starting blog weight : 279
Last weeks weight: 271.5
This weeks weight: 270.5
Total lost this week: 1 lb loss
Thoughts
Yay 1lb! Considering the yummy tiramisu, oatmeal chocolate bars, caramel corn & other random yumminess I consumed I am extremely happy!
Monday-Friday: Super hectic, lots of running around for last minute gifts. I had to work xmas eve until about 3pm so that kinda stunk. Xmas morning my son woke me up at about 8am to open his gifts. He loved everything he got especially his brand new bike. One of his gifts was a Guitar Hero game for his PS2, yea I ended up playing it for a good couple of hours, it’s just that addicting. After breakfast of scrambled eggs,eggnog french toast & home fries we made our way to Tony’s mothers house. She cooked so I ate some baked mac and cheese,green beans and 1 piece of BBQ chicken. We got home super late and we all played guitar hero since we got my step-son one also. By the time we looked at the clock it was 12:45 am! I had to get everyone into bed in a hurry since I had to be to work @ 7am.
Saturday: Work, it was very quiet. When I walked into the back I just shook my head. On the back table there were plates of all different types of cookies,cakes and all other types of desserts. I did well, I only ate 2 oatmeal chocolate squares and a little piece of tiramisu. Saturday night I went to see a good friend, before we (my bff, son and I) got to her house we stopped by a pizza place I got a grilled chicken garden salad. Yay for me, what was not so yay was the fact that I ate at least 6 of my sons yummy onion rings. I also ate of piece of my friends mothers famous caramel cake! I so wanted a second huge piece but I resisted temptation. I also had a small glass of homemade spiked eggnog. So great I could have guzzled the whole thing. When I returned home at about 1045 I ended up doing Jillian’s DVD. I wasn’t going to but the fact that I ate the cake, onion rings and had the eggnog made me feel kinda bad. So I forced myself. After wards I definitely felt better.
Sunday: I went to work and did NOT eat any of the yummy cakes and cookies. The only thing I did eat was a piece of homemade biscotti that one of my residents gave me. I also had some caramel corn. For lunch I ate the rest of my salad from Saturday. Dinner was won ton soup and 2 spoons of fried rice and 2 small pieces of sesame chicken. My mother did the Jillian Michael’s DVD with me.
All in all it was a very good week. I was challenged throughout and I am very glad that even with all the temptations I managed to walk away with a loss. I have one more week until my final weigh-in and it looks like I may hit my goal weight. I am super excited and already thinking up a new challenge this one will be longer probably about 6 weeks. I am on vacation from work for the next few days so I am going to take this time to reflect and focus on what I want for my self and my body in the new year!
~Randi
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By Randi, on December 14th, 2009
Stats
Starting blog weight : 279
Last weeks weight: 273.5
This weeks weight: 272.5
Total lost this week: 1 lb loss
Thoughts
I am proud of my 1 lb yippee!
Weekend Recap
Friday – Went out to eat to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I didn’t pig out at all. I ordered a buffalo shrimp app and a lobster. Like I said in my earlier post the butter tasted like just oil so I just ate the lobster plain. Wow it was yummy. I also had 2 small pieces of cornbread. My son and I returned home so late and I had to be to work so early the next day that I ended up just going to sleep. This was the 1st week in about a month and a half that I didn’t exercise 6 days.
Saturday – Saturday at work I ate very well. I purchased some jimmy deans D’light breakfast sandwiches. Wow are those things yummy! So much better than Egg mcmuffins. Now if I only had a D’light hash brown and some D’light orange juice I would have been in heaven. I made sure to eat well. That night I surprised my bf with a night at the theater. We went to go see THE SLUTCRACKER which was great. I had a 5 oz glass of Pinot grigio and a half of a small box of popcorn. The pop corn was so yummy but I gave it away after I downed half of the box in what seemed like a split second. After the theater we went to a sports bar and met up with a good amount of his friends and they drank beer & took shots. I had only sips off of Tony’s drinks. I refused to get any drinks. I didn’t even take part in the group shot taking even though I wanted to. My one splurge, fried calamari with some yummy spicy sauce. Wow was it good and so worth it. It came with some weird fried chip things but I didn’t eat those. The rest of the night I drank water & took pictures. I had fun and so did Tony & since it was his night that was all I cared about.
Sunday – Gah I was so sleepy! We didn’t get home saturday night until about 2am and sleep didn’t come until about 230am. So by the time 630am rolled around I felt like I slept all of 10 mins. I made my way to work and grabbed some mint tea to wake myself up. I ate really well, for lunch instead of eating the veggies I had I threw those away and went to shaws. I picked up some Mongolian beef and some sesame noodles. I swear it was karma from those thrown away veggies because the beef and the noodles tasted horrible! I was glad I only purchase a small portion of each. I sucked it up and ate it. For dinner I had a mish mash of things. First things first I took a 3 hour nap! Then once I woke up my step father talked me into making tuna melts. The only bread I had were 2 sandwich thins. The tuna tasted supremely gross to me so I only made a small sandwich, ate that and was still hungry. My son was eating some lasagna so I cut a small sq but it also didn’t taste right so I gave the rest to him. Finally Tony was making spicy sausages, so I made him throw one on the stove for me. It was yummy and I was finally satisfied.
A bit later my mother and I ended up doing Jillian Micheals. Yea death because I push myself way harder in front of my mother than what I do when I am doing it alone. My mother was struggling but she made it through. We both ended up passing out soon after.
All in all it was a good weekend. I feel like if Friday or saturday didn’t happen the way they did I would have probably hit the 2 lb lost mark but like I said above I am very happy with my 1 lb.
December challenge Update:
Goal: lose 5 lbs by Dec 31st
Weight loss to Date: 1 lb
Weight left to lose: 4 lb
How was everyone elses weekend?
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