Here are some new pics of my hair. I love it! LOVE!
I've got two different lengths going on, I've been wanting a a-symmetrical haircut for a while now and I'm so happy with the way it came out! I esp. <3 the bangs!!!
and for fun here is my daughter and I while we were watching Eclipse
As of this morning, I haven't lost any weight this week :*( I had a huge loss last week so I think my body is still adjusting to that. I'm still elated to be under 160 and I'm going to use that as my motivation. I weigh in tomorrow morning and will be staying for the WW meeting. I haven't been in 2 weeks!!!! I miss my leader!!!
I received my 10% key from weight watchers this morning! I had no idea they even gave out such a thing!
I decided to drag both my little goblins into weight watchers with me at 8am, I don't know what I was thinking!!! I got plenty of dirty looks from crabby, middle-aged women that seemed irritated with my cute screaming children. Oh well! I didn't weigh in last week and I wasn't going to let anything stop me this time. My lovely little daughter kept stepping on the scale while I was on there, but it read 159.6! The receptionist was astonished, and I explained to her that my husband left for Brazil a week ago and it has really helped my weight loss! She wanted me to come into the meeting and celebrate but I declined. Putting a 2-year old Diva and 3 year old boy w/ASD in a small room isn't a good idea.
So to celebrate we went to starbucks, I got a tall skinny caramel latte and my goblins got pink birthday mini donuts. Everybody was happy, and it was all worth it.
Here is my KEY!
Today I'm going to get my haircut, it's been over a year, and I need to start taking better care of myself. It's all part of my journey. A friend from high school works at a salon and she is going to cut/color my hair this afternoon. Pictures soon to come :)
I've been trying new workouts, eating right (most of the time at least) and I think it's working :) Weight Watchers has been a huge part of this as well, the meetings and my friends/family that are on this journey give me the support that I need to succeed. I usually weigh in every Saturday but I like to see how I'm doing mid-week and make sure I'm pushing myself hard and eating right. I stepped on the sale this morning and it read 165
165!!!!!!
So since I'm a picture addict here is my new before and after from May 2010 - Nov 2010
New Workouts I've been doing: Lauren Brooks Ultimate Body Sculpt and conditioning, and Bob Harper's inside out method.
I'd really like to lose another 15-20 but my ultimate goal is to have a strong core and run a 5K.
HOlE-EEEE-SH*T!!!!!! I'm HUNGRY. Ok, had to get that off my chest.
My GMIL is a wonderful woman, she does so much for my family and when I told her I was interested in weight watchers she offered to come with me to meetings and do the program with me so I would have a buddy to with. My mom is also supposed to be coming with us, I think she still needs some convincing though. So....I have huge issues with food, I use it for comfort when I'm stressed and I haven't been conscious of my portions. I don't know why I'm like this. Standing on a scale every week in front of a stranger is going to help me stay on track, I need to be accountable to someone until I can conquer my addiction to food. Since I'm familiar with eating healthy I feel like I can do the weight watchers program without eating all the weight watchers pre-packaged food. It's got tons of chemicals and is junk if you ask me.
I officially signed up and started WW today, and the first thing I realized is that the WW points system is going to take quite a while for me to get used to. I've been running back and fourth to my computer/phone trying to figure out the points of all the foods that I ate today. Luckily I'm finding a lot of the foods I love have very low point values. Based on my activity/age/weight I get 27 points per day and 35 "flex points" a week, I can divide those points out during the week or have a cheat meal on the weekend.
So how am I feeling so far? HUNGRY!!!!!! No pain no gain right?!:) I will update after my first weigh in. Wish me luck!
I've been bouncing all over lately, from BBL to insanity, to turbofire, hip hop abs, etc. My eating hasn't been the greatest, and while I mostly eat clean, whole foods, my portions are not reasonable, especially at dinnertime. I only have 11 weeks until we leave for Disneyland and I'd really like to be in the 160 range by then. I've been feeling really discouraged lately. I think the stress of my son starting special-education pre-school has a lot to do with it. I decided yesterday that I need to commit to a new exercise program to help get me out of this rut that I'm stuck in.
I've decided to start ChaLEAN Extreme, it's a 90 day program, by beachbody/Chalene Johnson (of course) I started yesterday, and so far, so good. I did burn circuit 1 and my booty, arms, legs and chest are pretty sore today. The program is about 80% weight lifting and 20% cardio. I love love LOVE lifting weights, and I'm good at it so I think this will keep me coming back. Plus Chalene is amazing, she's a great trainer and I feel connected to her since she is a mother :) She always has moms in her videos who have had 1 or more children, it's quite motivating for me. Also, the workouts are shorter, about 35-40 minutes, which is nice for me since I'm usually short on time.
I lost 5 more pounds!!!! I've been doing hip hop abs, insanity, turbofire, and brazil butt lift, in case your curious. I'm a beachbody addict. I hadn't weighed myself in a couple weeks so I was very excited when I saw that number on the scale. Less than 15 pounds until I hit my December Disneyland goal!
Here is a updated pic a couple of you have requested, and yes I know I look like hell this morning! I honestly don't see much of a difference, except I've totally lost my butt. Hubby isn't too happy about this HAH. I think it's been a month or so since I took a update picture. My underwear I usually wear in my pics don't fit anymore so they had to go. I also need to get new pants, which is super exciting :)
Also I decided it was time for some new body modification so I got two surface anchors. One by my eye and one on my neck. I love them to pieces! Life has been tough lately, and I felt it was time I did something for myself....
A few of my friends and I went to starbucks for a girls night out last night (Aren't they gorgeous?!) and I realized something: if this was a couple months ago I would have ordered the most creamy-sugary blended drink they had on the menu, but I honestly have NO desire! I can't get over it! It's so bizarre to me. My husband laughed when we discussed this last night. I actually enjoy the full flavor of coffee and I don't covet the sugar as I once did. I'm no longer craving ice cream or candy, and if I do eat it I feel sick almost instantly. I usually have soy/almond milk and sometimes a drop of stevia in my morning cup of coffee.
So, I've been trying to figure out how this change within me occurred. I know eating clean is part of it, I do allow myself to enjoy the cheat foods I like every once in a while but for the most part, all my food is unprocessed and healthy. I finally figured out where my change of heart came from...
I REALLY want to be healthy....and I will do anything to reach this goal. It's not even about the weight loss, this is about overcoming my addiction to food. There are so few things that I have control of in my life and what I put in my body is crucial to my well-being.
Seems like every single cardio workout I do the instructor says we need a heart rate monitor. I used to just roll my eyes. I had no what they really were until recently! I decided since I'm on week two of TurboFire that I would get myself one to make sure I was staying in my zone and pushing my hardest during workouts. I finally figured everything out on the HRM yesterday and used it during my Fire55 EZ class.
Here is my calorie reading:
875! HAH! I kicked ass today! Chalene (the instructor and creator of turbo jam/turbofire) is super-awesome, she makes me feel like I can do anything! I lost 3 pounds in the first week I started TurboFire. I'm almost done with week 2. My body is responding well to the cardio workouts. I think this program is just what I needed to push my through my plateau! I weigh in every Monday now, this helps me stay on track during the weekend.
Also my family and I are spending Christmas in DISNEYLAND! We are all so excited, I will be with my brothers, niece, nephew, sil, mom, son, daughter, and my lovely hubby! My new short-term goal is to be down to 165 by Dec 20th. I think I can crush this :)
I decided yesterday that I needed to take a small break from P90X.....yes, you read that correctly. I'm taking a BREAK! A week or two in length. The reason is mainly because I feel like I'm hitting a plateau and I need to mix things up a bit to confuse my body. I tend to push myself too hard during workouts and I want to do switch things around . I also feel like I'm gaining a lot of muscle, especially in my arms. My dad, being the oh-so-considerate "father" he was, used to always tease me as a teen and say that no matter what I did, or how much weight I lost I would still have a "manly body" His words still affect how I look at myself, even to this day. I suppose his comment was partially true because I do tend to bulk up quickly when I lift weights. I actually like the way my arms are toning up and I'm proud of all the hard work I've done!
I'm going to be doing Turbo Jam this week and next, lots of fun cardio kickboxing! I will start back up with P90X after that and go from there. I will also continue doing Ab ripperX 2-3x a week.
This neglected little blog/journal of mine is once again shifting to a different subject. My health has become a priority for me, so you won't be seeing many looks until I get my health in order. I will be using this as a place to post my journey, vent, and BRING IT!
I've been doing P90X for 91 days now :) I'm officially starting round 2 today. I did Legs and back yesterday with the pull up bar and it was SOOO HARD, like a million times harder than it was using the bands. I'm doing the classic version of P90X this time so I will be doing Plyo and more Ab ripperX (which is torture for me btw) I've seen some big changes in my body already and I'm very pleased that I no longer look like I'm 6 months pregnant. I was tipping the scales at almost 200 pounds which is quite a bit of weight for a 5'3 1/2in, 26 year old.
Take a look at my journey so far....
Here is my P90X schedule for the next 3 weeks:
Weeks 1-3:
Day 1 – Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 2 – Plyometrics
Day 3 – Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4 – Yoga X
Day 5 – Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6 – Kenpo X
Day 7 – Rest or X Stretch
I'm eating things like this for lunch:
My goal is to lose 15-20 pounds in the next 90 days.
