Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
I just signed up to run my first 5k ...Run for Haven
The first time I ever ran I did a 15 minute mile. That was on January 8, 2012. Since I have been trying to improve my time but have only been able to complete in 16-20minutes. Mainly because of the pain in my knee. Today I am so stoked. I ran my mile in 14:05 minutes and there was a brief moment were I had to stop and tie my shoe. I feel so accomplished. I was being to feel I would never get back to the 15 minute mark. I need to keep moving froward cause I just signed up to run my first 5k. March 17 Tioga Town Center - Run for Haven - 5K. I need to Start planning now for you St. Patty's Day costume - the best costume at Run for Haven will win a prize! Any ideas please post.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Scarlet Letter "D" for Disappointment
So its the end of week 4 and have been cruising along working hard being extremely compliant to my diet and exercise plan.. I feel like it is starting to pay off. The scale is 11 pounds down and clothes are being to be loose on me. Many tuff obstacles have been in my way and I have made good, smart choices. Until yesterday I made the conscious decision to have a cheese burger from "Five Guys" one of my favorites. I tried to justify to myself I could make it "healthier" by not adding the mayo and ketchup to the burger and having extra veggies on it. Who was I kidding? (see below) I never took note that more than half of my daily calories could really be ingested in one meal.
I knew I was being bad and I felt I needed to come clean and tell the world on Facebook what I had done. To come clean and be honest to myself, supporters, my teammates and my trainer. I could have very easily not said a word on my major set back but felt I would only be lying and deceiving myself. That is not who Iam and for that I am not sorry for sharing my set backs. BUT I feel like I have been marked with the Scarlet Letter "D" for disappointment for letting my trainer down. That is one of that last things I would want to do. He has volunteered his time to get me back in shape and sure reading my burger feast was a slap in the face to him and for that I am sorry. Very very sorry. The last thing I want him to think is I am wasting his time. I am beyond grateful for the 3 hours a week I get to workout with him. But again I felt I needed to be honest with my set back so I could move forward. And move forward I did. Today while my teammates were training I had to run two long laps around the field. Just when I thought I would be done Dan threw another lap at me.I knew I needed to take anything he threw at me today. Tired and just about worn out I had to catch up with the other girls on the workout they had already started. Definitely a tuff workout day.
| Burgers | Serving Size (g) | Calories | Calories from Fat | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) | Trans Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Sodium (mg) | Carbs (g) | Fiber (g) | Sugars (g) | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger | 265 | 700 | 400 | 43 | 19.5 | 0 | 125 | 430 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 39 |
| Cheeseburger | 303 | 840 | 500 | 55 | 26.5 | 0 | 165 | 1050 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
| Fries | Serving Size (g) | Calories | Calories from Fat | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) | Trans Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Sodium (mg) | Carbs (g) | Fiber (g) | Sugars (g) | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Serving of Fries (approx. half of regular order) | 122 | 310 | 130 | 15 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 45 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
So you maybe asking was eating the wrong thing worth it? Well I am not going to answer that question.
Being honest to myself and taking my punishment like the tuff woman that I am? Yes.
To I plan to go off program again? Hell NO! But If I do I will post so I can be held accountable for my actions.
Am I great-full to Dan and Sweatlife Fitness for this amazing opportunity? Hell Yes!!
Am I going to be the BWLC winner? I am not going down without a fight.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
4 Week Weigh In
Four weeks ago today we (BLWC gals) had our first weigh in. I was at 242 pounds and 54.1% body fat. Every four weeks or so Dan is going to re-evaluate us and see were we are at. Today is that day. I am so nervous, why you ask? Dan from Sweetlife Fitness set a goal for me to lose atleast 10 pounds. I know I have lossed 8, but nervous I have not losed that extra two. There is really no reason that I shouldn't have loosed the weight. I have been eating well and exercising. The kicker is my doctor as me on a hormone medicine for that last week and just guess what the main side effect is? WEIGHT GAIN!!! I am NOT trying to make excesses it is what is. Lucky for I only have to take for one more week and I am done.
Well here is my update. As of today I have lost 11 pounds. Yeah go ME!! Dans fat machine was broken so we were unable to see how much fat we have lost. So next week once it is fixed will post.
Thanks for all your support.
Steph
Well I am off to work out and I will check in later to let everyone know how I did. Wish me LUCK.
Well here is my update. As of today I have lost 11 pounds. Yeah go ME!! Dans fat machine was broken so we were unable to see how much fat we have lost. So next week once it is fixed will post.
Thanks for all your support.
Steph
Thursday, January 19, 2012
End of week 3 (day 16)
So I have not blogged in a while to be honest it not my favorite thing to do but here we go.
Its day 16 on the BWLC and we are almost to the end of the third week. Had many food challenges this passed week, actually they were all in one day. It was Jennifer's baby shower and Kevin's holiday party. I needed to make the decision to go off program for the day or just make good choices. I am happy to report that I did stay on program (for the most part) I only escaped with a few B.L.T's (bites, licks, taste) of cake at Kevin's party. What calories I did ingest I think I may have burned off dancing in my 3"sexy heals.
Over all the actual diet part of the plan is going well. I try to eat as natural as possible. Meaning no white stuff and little to no processed foods.I drink a cup of coffee in the morning, a tea in the afternoon and as much water I can stand throughout the day. I am happy to report its been 13 days without a diet coke. Its the longest I have ever gone with out drinking a diet coke and really I don't miss it. Ok that's a lie, I do miss the sound the can makes when you open and the bubbles tingling down my throat. What I don't miss is the bloated feeling I always had. Another positive attribute is I am not hungry and contently thinking about food. Sugar craving have subsided. Skin looks great. I have a bit more energy, looking to have even more.
Challenges for the up coming week. Thursday we have our official weigh in and body fat composition. Dan and me set my goal to have lost 10 pounds by this time. I have already loss 8 I am just afraid I won't lose the extra 2 in a week. Another challenge is pushing myself hard enough with our exercise. I know I can be doing more but recent knee pain is holding me back. Not sure if the pain is muscles and ligaments getting stronger or if I am causing actual damage to my knee. If not better soon I will get checked out by the doctor.
Its day 16 on the BWLC and we are almost to the end of the third week. Had many food challenges this passed week, actually they were all in one day. It was Jennifer's baby shower and Kevin's holiday party. I needed to make the decision to go off program for the day or just make good choices. I am happy to report that I did stay on program (for the most part) I only escaped with a few B.L.T's (bites, licks, taste) of cake at Kevin's party. What calories I did ingest I think I may have burned off dancing in my 3"sexy heals.
Over all the actual diet part of the plan is going well. I try to eat as natural as possible. Meaning no white stuff and little to no processed foods.I drink a cup of coffee in the morning, a tea in the afternoon and as much water I can stand throughout the day. I am happy to report its been 13 days without a diet coke. Its the longest I have ever gone with out drinking a diet coke and really I don't miss it. Ok that's a lie, I do miss the sound the can makes when you open and the bubbles tingling down my throat. What I don't miss is the bloated feeling I always had. Another positive attribute is I am not hungry and contently thinking about food. Sugar craving have subsided. Skin looks great. I have a bit more energy, looking to have even more.
Challenges for the up coming week. Thursday we have our official weigh in and body fat composition. Dan and me set my goal to have lost 10 pounds by this time. I have already loss 8 I am just afraid I won't lose the extra 2 in a week. Another challenge is pushing myself hard enough with our exercise. I know I can be doing more but recent knee pain is holding me back. Not sure if the pain is muscles and ligaments getting stronger or if I am causing actual damage to my knee. If not better soon I will get checked out by the doctor.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
My own words
So anyone who really knows me well, knows I am not a reader or a writer. So with that being said, I was talking with my mother and she thought I was being prompted on what to blog. I told her I wasn't then she thought someone was writing for me. Nope its all me. With that being said. My blog is all me, no one is telling me what to say or writing it for me. ITS ALL ME.. I am not good at spelling, complete sentences, punctuation and organizations.. in fact I just had Amanda my 14 year old help we with what people look for when reading. I dont care, never have about any of that. I am just writing (blogging) what I feel. Enjoy
Saturday, January 7, 2012
One mile test
That run did kick my ASS.. When I was finished it felt like my lungs were on fire and I swear I had the taste of blood in my mouth. I have been informed it will get better, we shall see. I do have a new respect for runners. I dont understand yet why you run vers doing something else. But I will keep doing for the next 14 weeks and see if it becomes something I can enjoy doing.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Breaking the diet coke addiction
So for all whom know me well I have a love for diet coke. For the last so many years it has been my primary drink of choice.Many days drinking up to 10 cans a day and many of times going days without drinking pure clean water. It would be the first thing I would grab in the morning to wake up and the last thing I would drink at night to take my high blood pressure and anti-anxiety medicine. The not so funny thing is my one addiction is slowing killing me and it making have to take this pills to treat symptoms it is causing.
On Wednesday January 4 at about 2pm I said I would take my last drink. For the first time in a while I actually fell asleep at a decent time. Thursday morning I woke up to a major head and told myself I needed to have one more slip. So I walked out to the little re-fridge. Picked up the can and contemplated opening it. The can was so cold and I knew it was going to taste so good. I open it and that sound it makes "spish" is like an orgasmic sound to my ears. I slowly take that slip and the taste was like the orgasmic sound I have just heard. At this point feeling all these emotions I truly realized I have a sick love a fair with diet coke. A love affair that needs to stop.
So I am happy to report since this realization happened I have not had another diet coke. I am lucky I have heard the with draw could be bad, but so far my only complaint is being more tried than normal and a headache. But then again its only been (almost)48 hours. I will keep you up dated.
On Wednesday January 4 at about 2pm I said I would take my last drink. For the first time in a while I actually fell asleep at a decent time. Thursday morning I woke up to a major head and told myself I needed to have one more slip. So I walked out to the little re-fridge. Picked up the can and contemplated opening it. The can was so cold and I knew it was going to taste so good. I open it and that sound it makes "spish" is like an orgasmic sound to my ears. I slowly take that slip and the taste was like the orgasmic sound I have just heard. At this point feeling all these emotions I truly realized I have a sick love a fair with diet coke. A love affair that needs to stop.
So I am happy to report since this realization happened I have not had another diet coke. I am lucky I have heard the with draw could be bad, but so far my only complaint is being more tried than normal and a headache. But then again its only been (almost)48 hours. I will keep you up dated.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
First couple of training days
I have not blogged in a few days. I have been busy with the start of this program, working and getting the kids back to school. For all who all following this is a quick catch up on what we have been doing
Tuesday, our first group meeting day was geared for getting our weight and measurements. Pictures were taken, including one in just a sports bra, all my fat rolls exposed for Dan and I to look back on. Next we did a basic skills test. It consisted of one minute intervals to see how many squats, sit-ups, pull up and push up we could do in a minute. At the end of 4 weeks we will do again to see how we have progressed. It will be neat to see the changes every four weeks.
Wednesday Dan took all us around Publix Supermarket showing us all the foods we can have. When you are changing your food intake lifestyle it is important to focus on all the the things you can have like fresh fruits and veggies and lean cuts of meats. Its a must to avoid white breads, grains and sugar. Processed foods with ingredients you dont recognize is a No No. If you must have "breads" Whole wheat pasta, whole wheat rice, steal cut oats or whole grain English muffins are ok just limit the amount you eat. Water is key,( for me 75oz is recommended) and my diet cola is a major NO NO. I am in the process of cutting back from 8 a day to none a day.( Today I am quite proud that I only had one.) Its important to live by the 90/10 rule and be good 90% of the time and bad 10%. This will be a big change for me since all this time I had the numbers backwards. Bad 90% of the time 10% I was good. I knew I should have paid more attention in school.
Today , Thursday was our first workout. Sore from the lil we did on Tuesday I was not sure what to expect. I woke up today sore and with a major headache, most likey from my diet cola with draw. If I was to be going to the gym on my own I can tell you I would have stayed in bed. I felt like the bitch of all bitches today but still to the gym I go. I had a good work out I am not sure if I was 100% there cause of the way I was feeling but I did give all that I had for right then. We did interval training three minutes on the workout machines and then one minute rotation on squats, push ups and pull ups. We rotated several times I felt like I was pushing myself at the time but looking back I could have done more. So with that said watch out ladies Steph will be bringing her A game next time and going to win this competition.
Tuesday, our first group meeting day was geared for getting our weight and measurements. Pictures were taken, including one in just a sports bra, all my fat rolls exposed for Dan and I to look back on. Next we did a basic skills test. It consisted of one minute intervals to see how many squats, sit-ups, pull up and push up we could do in a minute. At the end of 4 weeks we will do again to see how we have progressed. It will be neat to see the changes every four weeks.
Wednesday Dan took all us around Publix Supermarket showing us all the foods we can have. When you are changing your food intake lifestyle it is important to focus on all the the things you can have like fresh fruits and veggies and lean cuts of meats. Its a must to avoid white breads, grains and sugar. Processed foods with ingredients you dont recognize is a No No. If you must have "breads" Whole wheat pasta, whole wheat rice, steal cut oats or whole grain English muffins are ok just limit the amount you eat. Water is key,( for me 75oz is recommended) and my diet cola is a major NO NO. I am in the process of cutting back from 8 a day to none a day.( Today I am quite proud that I only had one.) Its important to live by the 90/10 rule and be good 90% of the time and bad 10%. This will be a big change for me since all this time I had the numbers backwards. Bad 90% of the time 10% I was good. I knew I should have paid more attention in school.
Today , Thursday was our first workout. Sore from the lil we did on Tuesday I was not sure what to expect. I woke up today sore and with a major headache, most likey from my diet cola with draw. If I was to be going to the gym on my own I can tell you I would have stayed in bed. I felt like the bitch of all bitches today but still to the gym I go. I had a good work out I am not sure if I was 100% there cause of the way I was feeling but I did give all that I had for right then. We did interval training three minutes on the workout machines and then one minute rotation on squats, push ups and pull ups. We rotated several times I felt like I was pushing myself at the time but looking back I could have done more. So with that said watch out ladies Steph will be bringing her A game next time and going to win this competition.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Tomorrow is the BIG Day
So tomorrow is the first day of the B.W.L.C. and there is only one word that can describe what I am feeling. Scared and nervous, ok maybe two words. I feel like tomorrow is the first day of high school.
* I have cut the tags off the new clothes and washed them and now wondering do I were the blue or purple outfit. Which will make my ass look smaller (like it really matters).
* Will I be able to sleep tonight or will I toss and turn all night?
* Will I make new friends or I am the social out cast because I am FAT.. Oh wait were all fat so I will be ok.
* Which teacher (trainer) will I get? Do I want the cool trainer that everyone talks about and likes. You know the teacher that let you side buy in High School turning in late papers and gave you extra credit to help you get that A.. The teacher you learned nothing from but made school fun or will I get the mean old lady the with the mole on her nose. You know the one that gave you so much homework, busy work. The one whom ever gave extra credit and loved to spring the pop quizzes on you. The teacher you love to hate but you now respect her/him because they actually taught you something. That is the trainer I need. I have the feeling that is the trainer I am going to get.
I am ready for the new journey I am about to take and look forward to friends and family following along we with also. Please support me with my highs and comfort me with my lows. You all will help make this experience a better one.
* I have cut the tags off the new clothes and washed them and now wondering do I were the blue or purple outfit. Which will make my ass look smaller (like it really matters).
* Will I be able to sleep tonight or will I toss and turn all night?
* Will I make new friends or I am the social out cast because I am FAT.. Oh wait were all fat so I will be ok.
* Which teacher (trainer) will I get? Do I want the cool trainer that everyone talks about and likes. You know the teacher that let you side buy in High School turning in late papers and gave you extra credit to help you get that A.. The teacher you learned nothing from but made school fun or will I get the mean old lady the with the mole on her nose. You know the one that gave you so much homework, busy work. The one whom ever gave extra credit and loved to spring the pop quizzes on you. The teacher you love to hate but you now respect her/him because they actually taught you something. That is the trainer I need. I have the feeling that is the trainer I am going to get.
I am ready for the new journey I am about to take and look forward to friends and family following along we with also. Please support me with my highs and comfort me with my lows. You all will help make this experience a better one.
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