sweating like a...

Workout:
X-Train Tabata

Diet:

Blog Rededication

Workout:

TRX Strength

Diet:

I crossed the 135 threshold. I like Dr. Mikes idea: everytime I cross my number I will follow 17 day until I'm back down. Eventually I'm aiming to be 125 so my number will decrease as my weight loss increases. I'm also going to log my diet even on my "non-17-day" days. Not being able to log what I've eaten is a sign of mindless eating as well as too much snacking, two things I really want to get away from. I'm very happy with what I accomplished before going to Florida, but this is where the real work comes in: staying committed.

muscle fatigue

Workout:

TRX Strength

Diet:

Rededication, take II

Workout:

X-train Tabata

Diet:

Yikes I was really craving sweets tonight. The good thing is there are no sweets in the house besides fruit so I just ate that. I was 135.0 this morning. I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought just enough food for these four days since I'll be in Dallas for the 4th. 17 day diet makes meal planning easy and inexpensive; it seemed like a good excuse to do it for 4 days. It was hard getting my butt to X-train this morning too. I felt great once I was there/done though. That's some motivation to stick with diet and exercise: the longer you stay off the wagon, the harder it is to get back on.

Workout:
X-Train Tabata

Diet:

I love this picture! It is the only picture from Miami that I feel really shows definition. I'm almost reassured by this as I was a bit worried that I was getting too bulky too fast.

X-train was good today. Tough but good. I don't feel like jello but I have a feeling I'll be sore tomorrow. Running was actually the hardest part, lol. It's good to be back though.

Back to reality

132.6. I ate whatever I wanted last week but I found myself only eating 'til I was full and eating less throughout the day to make up for the alcoholic calories. It felt good to take some time off and it helped me realize that eating right isn't punishment; most of what I eat I really like to eat. Anyway, my hard work paid off. I didn't have to 'suck in' on pics and I felt comfortable wearing all my clothes.

I missed TRX this morning (overslept), but I'll be back on it tomorrow. I'm also using this week to clear out my cabinets by eating what I want in the form of 3 meals.

SERIOUSLY??

Workout:

TRX Strength

Diet:

130.0... smh

Workout:
X-train Tabata
X-train Core

Diet:

Class was kinda rough this morning. I credit last night's run. I could take a day off but I will have a full week (probably more) off starting Saturday, so I don't want to! 130.4 this morning. What is it about that number? I'm not going to cheat today. I just want to see the 120s before I ruin it. I'm not where I wanted to be by this time (low-mid 120s) but I'm really happy with how I look :o). Regardless of the scale, I definitely feel that I'm in the best shape of my life.

Get your run on!

Workout:

TRX Strength

Run (3 miles)

Diet:

132.something. Gonna try to go another day without deviating. Hopefully I'll be motivated by the scale to go two more in the morning.

Well I've been shopping all freakin day and I'm exhausted. I didn't realize it would take so long and decided to have a late lunch. It's almost 6:00 and I'm just now eating... I made it through the day with the help of gum and green tea. I love that I am able to get green tea at any coffee shop. I went to The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and whatever I had (some kinda cherry grean tea) was really really unique and good. I was close to succumbing twice, once at the frozen yogurt place in the Domain, and again at HEB in the checkout line. Somehow I was able to dig into my willpower once again. I want to go on a run tonight. There are group runs at The Running Company at 6:30 on Wednesday nights, but I really just want to sit for a bit.

.......

I got my run in! Psychologically 3 miles is really not hard to make myself do. It was 93 degrees when I left. I guess I have acclimated to the TX heat pretty well. I've been holding plank for 1 minute since... Saturday maybe. I can see definition in my middle, and shopping is definitely more fun because I am smaller. I'm happy about the changes I've made. I hope they are permanent!

3 more days

Workout:

X-Train Tabata

X-Train Core

Diet:

133.something this morning. This diet is amazing. I'm eager to see what I'll be in the morning. Last day with company, and I survived. It actually wasn't too hard. I think I was more motivated to work out actually. So yeah, praying for additional weight loss in the morning.

Back on it!

Workout:

TRX Strength

Bike (7.8 miles)

Run (3 miles)

Diet:

I'm back! I had a fun yummy weekend, but it feels good to know that tomorrow I will wake up feeling light and energized. I think I kinda thrive on amazing people, lol. When I went to my friend's pool last week I had planned on eating something (cheating) eventually but it's like the more I felt like my friends expected me to eat, the more I wanted to prove I could make it. With my dad and his friend here, I feel like I am the person I want to be seen as when I run and that makes me want to. Maybe I need a roommate to keep me on my toes.

Even though I cheated this weekend (without regret), I found that I had more restraint than normal. I think that sometimes I feel like this is my only chance to eat *insert bad food here* and I go a little crazy. I notice I'll be thinking about the second serving of ** before I'm even halfway through with the first. Last night I was eating a Snickers ice cream bar and I decided that I would have 2 since I plan to eat like a 17 day diet spokeswoman for the next 5 days, but I caught myself and really savored all of the one I was eating. By the time I was done I didn't even want the second. Also I didn't finish all of my potato salad or fries yesterday. It's like I value calories much more now and don't want to waste them on just anything.

The candy bowl is back, lol. I survived today. I'm 136.something so I gotta get that down. I think I can be 130 by Friday. And my friend asked me to get her from the airport at 9:30 so that's a good excuse to go a full 5 days without cheating :o).

focus on form

Workout:

Run (5 miles)

Diet:

Today is off to a good start. I wanted to run 5 miles but knew that 3 was probably more realistic. I tried for 5 anyway. The other day in class Jeremy said when you get tired to focus on form. So I did. It was a good run.

Daddy's home!

Well my dad is here and his gf likes to eat so I have officially given myself permission to take two cheat days. I plan to get some good running in and then eat based on the activate plan M-F. I made whole wheat blueberry pancakes this morning. They actually weren't bad. I will need to measure out my syrup tomorrow though to make sure I didn't over do it.

Friday!

Workout:

TRX Strength

Diet:

3-a-days?

Workout:

Xtrain Tabata

Xtrain Core

Yoga (60 min. fire)

Bike (7.6 miles)

Diet:

So today has been awesome, lol. I definitely have lots of energy/motivation. I woke up for Tabata this morning and went ahead and stayed for the core class. And then I went to hot yoga. And then I biked. The core class is hard. I can't do those pikes on the ball, but I'm glad I was shown a way to do pikes without TRX bands so I can practice at home :o). I don't really consider yoga a workout. I don't know why. Do workouts have to be hard? I don't really consider biking a workout either. I just enjoy it, especially now that the route to bus stop has bike lanes.

So clearly I cheated a bit today. My colleague had some chips left over from the boat cruise on his desk and I couldn't (i.e. didn't want to) resist. And then when I was cooking dinner I decided I really wanted the last Snickers bar, lol. In both cases, I did a good job of eating slowly and savoring the flavors. I don't really feel bad about the extra treats though; I think I earned them today (see workouts, he he). Last night when I was eating the Snickers bars I found myself anticipating the next one before I even finished the one I was eating. I think knowing that I only had 1 of what I was eating today really helped me slow down. I guess the moral of the story is that I can't yet have a lot of junk without eating a lot of junk.

I continue to be very happy and encouraged with what I'm seeing in the mirror. I'm going to have to go on vacation every 3 months to keep the good work going, lol.

Rockin' and Rollin'

Workout:

TRX Strength

Diet:

I registered for the San Antoino marathon. Registration fees were almost half off today only and I just couldn't pass it up. I'm pretty excited about it.

I also tried my friend's advice and ate half a grapefruit before class. I'm not exactly sure how much it helped but i definitely have a lot of energy right now. Class was good. Upper body, back and arms. I don't know why shoulder presses are so freaking hard, goodness, lol. Good workout though.

Boat cruise today! I will probably skip the alcohol and try to enjoy everything else without losing control. We'll be on a boat surrounded by food for 4 hours so I think drinking plenty of water will be key. Anyway I'm excited and think it'll be a good time.