Still going Strong :)

I hope that I will still be able to say that in a few months but right now I find that I am doing well on both the nutrition and exercise front.  I feel so much healthier then I did at the end of the year.  I had my first personal training session at John Savidis and it went well.  We didn't do a ton of exercises but I feel like we did.  With the squats that we did I really am feeling them in my inner thighs which is where we want to build up some strength.  I will be going to 2 more lean and fit classes this week and should be going to 2 classes at Jills.  I will try to get a few walk/runs in on the treadmill.  I love getting up early and getting it done.  Tomorrow I will have to wake up around 2:30 and get a run in and have something to eat and then I will be going to the class.  It will be weird working out in the afternoon but I really need to get used to it.

I only have 4 days off after this set of work so I need to really make good use of my time.  Friday will be grocery day and saturday I will do my best to get 4 days worth of meals done.  It will be hard to come up with meal ideas but I will do my best to do this.  I will have a look on pinterest and see if I can find some good ideas.  I just don't want to ever be bored with what I am eating!!

I just ordered a bunch of workout tops, pr of workout pants and a couple of hoodie style things.  I ordered them a bit smaller then I am now so they will be a reward for myself when I get a bout 10-15 more lbs off :)

Well I am going to do some browsing on Pinterest for yummy meal ideas :)

A Challenge for me

So tonight I am going to a concert and we will be going out for dinner first and I know I will have a few drinks.  My goal is to have no more then 4 drinks in total (not only for health reasons but cost as well....especially since my hubby wants me to keep track of how much I spend at concerts this year...just for curiosity sake.).  What I need to tell myself is it is just one meal and one evening.  I will not blow it.  I need to be able to have these times every once in a while as that is real life.  What will be challenging for me is to not fall off the wagon.  My goal is to get right back on track for tomorrow.  I will really look at the menu and make a choice that will be worth it for me and I will stop eating when i feel satisfied...not stuffed.

I am so happy as we have my treadmill now.  The last 2 mornings I have been up a bit early and have started that running program that I found on pinterest and have wanted to start it a long time ago.  I am going to go slow with it because of my knee.  Speaking of my knee I am going to start physio and active therapy for it.  I was told to keep exercising which is good since that is such an important thing for me when it comes to weight loss.  My knee was bothering me so much yesterday but I took some advil (twice) and wow what a difference it made.  I am so determined to make it feel so much better and my muscles to be stronger.  The big things too is to get all this extra weight off as I know it is not good for my joints at all.

The next 2 days will be spent meal prepping and cleaning the house.  I have a full set starting on Saturday so it will be nice to have the house clean for the boys.  I will probably get groceries tomorrow after I plan my weekly menu.  I am still having a hard time coming up with ideas for foods that follow the lean and fit concept but I know I will manage.  They wanted us to cut down to 1 serving of fruit a day but I am pretty sure I have 2 and I just can't seem to get it down below that.  I don't think that 2 is that bad.

Friday will be my official 1 week on the lean and fit program so I will do a WI on that day.  I always like when the number on the scale goes down but I need to focus more on how I am feeling and how I am eating and I have to say I feel pretty good and i know that I am eating way better then I had been.

I will be back friday with an update on what the scale says and if I managed to get right back to healthy eating after my night tonight :)

Feeling Good...

Since Jan 1st I have been doing not bad at all when it comes to nutrition and exercise.  I have done 2 lean and fit classes and to strength training classes this week.  It feels so good to have done that many workouts.  My knee is feeling it a bit but I know that if I get this extra weight off it will help my joints big time so I will push through it (but in a smart way).  Hopefully my treadmill comes in today.  i want to start the running program that I found on Pinterest.  I know that running won't be great for my knee (but it helps with the weight loss) and I won't do long distances.  My goal is to slowly build up to 5K and then eventually 10K and won't do any more then 10K (depending on how the knee feels).

I am doing ok with the nutrition part of the lean and fit program (well I am only on day 2 but I don't have any cravings and not super hungry which is nice).  I just need to make sure I find some fun and good tasting meal ideas that find the principle of having a protein, carb and fat with each meal.

I hope this motivation will keep up (the amount of money I am spending and have spent on trying to get healthy should really help with that).  Once I get this weight off and my lean and fit 1 year membership is done I will probably stick with stuff at home and doing my original bootcamp (strength training class).  We will see though what happens with lean and fit...I think I like the style of the class and this time I am not minding the number of participants in the class.

Something else that I am doing different this time is that I will take monthly progress pics.  I did my starting pics and I did a front view, side and back.  It will be interesting to see if I notice any difference after a month.  

I am hoping to get 4 lean and fit classes in this week and 1 at my other place.  I work on the weekend so if my treadmill is here and set up I will do some of the running program  before work.  I am hoping on weekdays that I work days that I will be able to get to the lean and fit classes before work.  I will bring stuff to shower after (if I have time).  I just need to figure out the shortest route to work.  I will have to suck it up and realize that I won't be as early as I normally am.  as long as I am there 10 min before starting work that should be ok.  

I am making some to do lists as my house is a mess and I need to get it cleaned up and organized and keep it that way.  It does stress me out but no one else is going to fix it so i  need to fix it myself.  I need to stop spending so much time on the computer and my phone and use that time to be productive  around the house.  I know this will make me really better and for everyone else they will like having a clean house everyday.  I need to stop doing the talk and actually work on achieving this goal that I have.

Speaking of cleaning the house I just want to finish  my coffee and do a few things before trying to have a nap (I am only working 1 night so maybe I won't even worry about the nap...I would rather get some chores done around the house).  On my days off I need to really work on getting my house organized.  I will give an update next weekend on how that goes :)

1st day

Well I was up bright and early this morning...thanks to a barking dog.  It kind of sucked since I had to get up at 5:15 to go for my first Lean and Fit class.  the drive wasn't too bad and the workout was actually amazing.  I was able to do it and sure felt the burn.  It is different then what I do at my other classes since we are moving all the time.  Kind of like how bootcamp was when I first started it.

Then I had to go back for a nutrition information session.  This is going to be a big change for me eating a protein, carb and fat with every meal.  I am trying to plan my meals for the week but am finding it hard to come up with ideas.  I just wish they had more posts on the Facebook page of meal ideas.  Maybe I will suggest that.

I am going to a concert tonight and am really looking forward to this night out.  One thing this plan says is no alcohol for 21 days but I have too many things going on to do that.  I will just have to make sure to be perfect all the other days.

Lean and Fit

I can't believe that I did this again but I signed up for a year of Lean and Fit.  The distance between this place and my other bootcamp is about the same but there are more class times for Lean and Fit.  I will still go to my other bootcamp on weekends that I am off but hopefully on weekdays I will be going to this new place.  The new set up is pretty awesome, just 30 min workouts and they have a nutrition program.  I want to learn the right way to eat.  When I eat healthy I do ok but there is so much more room for improvement.

I am doing my first workout there tomorrow bright and early (6 am) and then later have a nutrition info session.  I want to give this 100% but I do have a concert or 2 that I will want a few drinks.  I also have a girls weekend in February.  I will be 100% on all the days leading up to and after these events (this to me is more realistic).  I am very interested in seeing what the nutrition session is all about.  I just have all these aches and pains (my left knee and my right arm).  I just hope that with losing weight these pains will be less.

I will right a little post tomorrow or friday on how these 2 things went.  Here is to a healthy and active year :)

Week 1

Technically my WI should be tomorrow but I will be having a couple of drinks tonight (I think) so I did it this morning.  I have been sick with a chest cold so I haven't been able to do any exercise at all. My intake though has been very good with trying to eat as clean as possible and tracking my points.  When I got on the scale this morning I was down 7.2 lbs!!!!  I can't wait until I can exercise again...hopefully tomorrow.  I am not coughing as much but still had a spell or 2 during the night.  I did take today off work as working with this cold on a night shift took a lot out of me!!

Tomorrow and monday will be spent cleaning the house and meal planning and prepping for the week.  I start back to my regular schedule at work on tuesday.

I need to get in to see my family Dr and find out the results of the MRI I had on my Knee.  I am a little nervous and don't want to have anything done until I lose some weight (actually a lot of weight).  I don't know if I will need something done but just based on what the tech told me it has been on my mind.  It actually has been feeling ok so hopefully I don't but if I do I want to wait until I get this extra weight off.  As of right now I want 48.2 lbs off.

I was supposed to be getting my treadmill but they made a mistake a sold it to someone else.  The next one is supposed to come in on the 18th.  I will be very upset if I don't get this one.  the sales lady was quite upset that they sold it since she knows my husband.  I really want to start running so I may go to the gym to do this until I get my own treadmill.

I have a feeling today will be quite a lazy day but I feel like i need it.  just browsing the internet and coming up with a menu for the upcoming week.

Well that is all for today.  Hopefully when I check in next weekend I will have another positive result with the scale.  I feel like my head is finally in the game and I hope to keep up with feeling so motivated.

yo yo dieting

Yesterday at work we were having the conversation about losing lg amts of weight and then putting them back on and how hard that must be on your body.  I having been doing that for years.  I never used any chemicals or any drastic weight loss tactics but clearly I have a major issue with keeping weight off.  This time I am just going to take each day at a time and make sure I just make healthy choices.  I think all the other times I have not allowed myself to have meals eating out which I need to just do that when the opportunity arises and just make the best choice possible.

I am so looking forward to my treadmill getting here.  I want to really start running again.  I just hope when I get the results of my MRI it won't put a stop to that.  I really want to make it to bootcamp this week so it means that I will have to suck it up and go after working nights.  Not fun but I am going to try really hard to go wednesday and friday.

So my 2 days that I have been on track of gone well and I am amazed (but not really surprised) at how great it makes me feel (well except for this cold that can't decide what it is going to do).  I just really want to keep this healthy eating up.

Well that is all for now.  I will check in on sunday with week 1's WI results.