Happy 2011!!!
I know I know.. I've said it before... BUT this time I really think I need to maintain my word and keep up with the blog. So for that reason, I have made it one of my resolutions for 2011.
2010 was a tough year as most of you know. To be honest, I could not wait for it to end. Every time we turned around something else was going wrong and it just seemed like we could not catch a break. However...
The second half of the year was much more manageable. We started bootcamp and met some of the most amazing and inspiring people on the planet and Ricky and I managed to kick start our weight loss journey together successfully.
Since September 13th 2010, I have lost a total of 32 pounds. I know its crazy to think about, but I did it. Granted, I have a long way to go, but for the first time in a long while I made it past the typical dieting point. Ricky has lost 35 pounds so far as well. I am so proud of what we have accomplished over the past 4 months and a great deal of that success has to go to the people who attend bootcamp. There is so much support and love that comes from that room that its hard not to succeed. Ricky and I have set our goals for our ultimate weight loss and we have calculated that we are approximately half way there. Since bootcamp in the fall helped us achieve half of our goal, we decided to reenlist in bootcamp and will be attempting to reach our second weight loss goal over the next 3 months.
Now I know this is my weight loss journey in blog form, but I have always been told that by writing down your goals they are more likely to come to fruition. So for that reason I am posting my resolutions in an attempt to make them happen.
2011 New Years Resolutions
* Maintain my blog in an attempt to keep myself on track and possibly inspire others to do the same
* Continue my weight loss journey and reach my goal weight
* Go to the gym on my off days from bootcamp to build muscle
* Successfully complete the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February
* Reach my goal weight so Ricky and I can start our family
* Maintain better records for our home
* Make sure Ricky knows how much I love and appreciate him
*Maintain a positive attitude no matter what =)
I know I have a decent list, but making just one resolution just didn't seem to fit. I cannot guarantee how often I will blog, but I am hoping its at least once a week.
So to the few and far between who read my blog, I thank you for being my support and I look forward to what 2011 has in store for us and those we love.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Three Weeks down, a lifetime to go
This has been a grueling adventure....
Although I know I have not kept up with the blog for the past two weeks, let me just say that I am busier now than I have been in a long time. I think I may even be busier than I was when I was taking full time masters classes... no scratch that... I am definitely busier than that. Fortunately, I am busier for all the right reasons. I have completely thrown myself into my work and I love my students. They keep me going and are so supportive of my diet efforts. When a student comes up and asks me to buy candy, another student will stop them and tell them not to tempt me. How adorable is that?? I still give them a dollar, but I tell them that they can do with the candy what they would like. Usually that means a friend ends up with extra. Its all for a good cause to support their clubs and sports.
Over the past 3 weeks I have managed to lose approximately 13 pounds and I am happy about that. I do not necessarily see it yet, but I feel much better than I have in the past so that has to be a good sign. Ricky and I have been eating much healthier and are more aware of the foods we purchase at the grocery store and we have not been eating out nearly as much. Usually eating out consists of one of us buy a salad of some sort to bring home.
Boot Camp is also going well. Now don't get me wrong, they kick my butt every night we go, but its all for the greater good in the process of achieving my goals. Unfortunately, this week did not go so well. Monday I managed to some how get a massive cramp that encircled my body causing me to almost fall over. I laid down on my back for a minute and then got right back up and finished the work out. I didn't feel like I did very well, but I did finish so that is a positive I suppose. After that incident, I wanted to totally nail it on Wednesday night, and I did. It was such a great workout, I felt wonderful after the fact. Unfortunately, going into Friday did not bode well for me personally. Friday morning I woke up feeling pretty awful. Whatever has been going around school managed to make it to my room and attack without warning. I had a blistering headache and felt achy for the majority of the day. I should have known this was coming because I almost lost my voice earlier int eh week, but apparently I chose to ignore it. So Yesterday when I arrived at Boot Camp I still felt bad, Ricky felt my head and said that I felt a bit warm, but I decided to stick it out because I really want to do well with this program (plus I am slightly stubborn). So I started the workout with everyone else. I was in tears most of the time due to my head throbbing, but I wasn't going to give up... until it happened. About 20 minutes into the workout, my head started throbbing and I couldn't see straight. I thought my head was going to fall off my shoulders. I sat down in tears holding my head and start pouring lukewarm water into a towel to try and alleviate any of the pain I could. It was horrible. I was so embarrassed and defeated that I cannot even begin to explain how it felt.
When I got home I felt pretty bad, but my fever had gone down. Ricky was kind enough to go out and get food from Publix so I didn't have to cook, but I still felt selfish. Ricky had to wake up at 1am to go to work and here I am needing all of the help. He only got 4 hours of sleep and I was the one that went to bed first. I still feel bad about that one.
As I sit here outside in my pjs letting Oliver do his thing in the backyard, I realize that my body rebelled against me yesterday and it was not that I was giving up, my body just said no. I also realized that I have the best husband on the planet who is willing to ignore the fact that he has to wake up at 1 in the morning and will still make sure I am ok. I couldn't ask for a better support system than that!!
Aside from going to see my students' work at the Maitland Art Festival this weekend, I am planning nothing but rest in order to fight off this illness. This way I can go to Boot Camp on Monday and show them that I am in this for life!
Although I know I have not kept up with the blog for the past two weeks, let me just say that I am busier now than I have been in a long time. I think I may even be busier than I was when I was taking full time masters classes... no scratch that... I am definitely busier than that. Fortunately, I am busier for all the right reasons. I have completely thrown myself into my work and I love my students. They keep me going and are so supportive of my diet efforts. When a student comes up and asks me to buy candy, another student will stop them and tell them not to tempt me. How adorable is that?? I still give them a dollar, but I tell them that they can do with the candy what they would like. Usually that means a friend ends up with extra. Its all for a good cause to support their clubs and sports.
Over the past 3 weeks I have managed to lose approximately 13 pounds and I am happy about that. I do not necessarily see it yet, but I feel much better than I have in the past so that has to be a good sign. Ricky and I have been eating much healthier and are more aware of the foods we purchase at the grocery store and we have not been eating out nearly as much. Usually eating out consists of one of us buy a salad of some sort to bring home.
Boot Camp is also going well. Now don't get me wrong, they kick my butt every night we go, but its all for the greater good in the process of achieving my goals. Unfortunately, this week did not go so well. Monday I managed to some how get a massive cramp that encircled my body causing me to almost fall over. I laid down on my back for a minute and then got right back up and finished the work out. I didn't feel like I did very well, but I did finish so that is a positive I suppose. After that incident, I wanted to totally nail it on Wednesday night, and I did. It was such a great workout, I felt wonderful after the fact. Unfortunately, going into Friday did not bode well for me personally. Friday morning I woke up feeling pretty awful. Whatever has been going around school managed to make it to my room and attack without warning. I had a blistering headache and felt achy for the majority of the day. I should have known this was coming because I almost lost my voice earlier int eh week, but apparently I chose to ignore it. So Yesterday when I arrived at Boot Camp I still felt bad, Ricky felt my head and said that I felt a bit warm, but I decided to stick it out because I really want to do well with this program (plus I am slightly stubborn). So I started the workout with everyone else. I was in tears most of the time due to my head throbbing, but I wasn't going to give up... until it happened. About 20 minutes into the workout, my head started throbbing and I couldn't see straight. I thought my head was going to fall off my shoulders. I sat down in tears holding my head and start pouring lukewarm water into a towel to try and alleviate any of the pain I could. It was horrible. I was so embarrassed and defeated that I cannot even begin to explain how it felt.
When I got home I felt pretty bad, but my fever had gone down. Ricky was kind enough to go out and get food from Publix so I didn't have to cook, but I still felt selfish. Ricky had to wake up at 1am to go to work and here I am needing all of the help. He only got 4 hours of sleep and I was the one that went to bed first. I still feel bad about that one.
As I sit here outside in my pjs letting Oliver do his thing in the backyard, I realize that my body rebelled against me yesterday and it was not that I was giving up, my body just said no. I also realized that I have the best husband on the planet who is willing to ignore the fact that he has to wake up at 1 in the morning and will still make sure I am ok. I couldn't ask for a better support system than that!!
Aside from going to see my students' work at the Maitland Art Festival this weekend, I am planning nothing but rest in order to fight off this illness. This way I can go to Boot Camp on Monday and show them that I am in this for life!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
It has been a long---long week...
So its the end of week #1...
On Monday of last week Ricky and I officially began our journey to a healthier lifestyle. However, the craziness began several days before. Last Saturday, Ricky and I went to Body Slam to weigh in and take our body measurements. Unfortunately, they also took our "before" photos to use as a comparison at the end of this adventure. Fortunately for you I am sparing you the pain of viewing these photos, although I will reconsider allowing you to view them in a few months. The weigh in went smoothly, but it made me realize I actually had an extra 10 pounds that I need to lose to achieve my goal. Although it seems like a great deal more, when you already want to lose 70 pounds, an extra 10 isn't going to matter too much.
After the weigh in, we immediately went to Barnes & Noble to pick up a few cookbooks and journals to track our eating habits. Unfortunately, the books were just the start of the realization that our world was about to drastically change. We were told that we needed to remove the items from our pantry that did not fit our plan. After about an hour of organizing our pantry dwindled down to 3 items. Three items... What??? Now, I know what you are thinking... 'What crazy diet are you trying that required you to get rid of everything. To be honest its not as bad as you may think. Our diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, all natural products and the elimination of overly processed foods (processed sugars and enriched flours). Basically we are eating fresh foods instead of boxed foods. After the pantry raid and in that short period of time, it became clear why we were struggling with our weight in the first place. Fresh foods typically go bad in our house before we get a chance to eat them. Once we cleaned out our pantry, we took a trip to Whole Foods and Publix to replenish our food supply.
The first week has been an incredible struggle for me because so much of the ready made foods do not fit the new diet. So much of the foods have a great deal of sugar and are not overly fresh. I find that I have to make a conscious effort to prep my food beforehand and get up a couple minutes early to pack my lunch. However, we have had dinner at home almost every night this week and have saved a considerable amount of money by not going out. We even had friends over on Wednesday for vegetable lasagna which was incredibly delicious... I even ate leftovers. We are looking forward to new recipes this week.
This week of detox was not quite as pleasant as the food selections. My body was definitely not used to eating fresh foods and products that are actually healthy for it, so I had several exhausting and irritable days where I just wanted to break down and quit. Fortunately, I have a great support system that has been putting up with me and I managed to work my way through. I am starting to get my energy back and I am managing to deal with the eating schedule a little more easily. I have been craving all of the crap food I have been eating for the past few months, but I have not given in yet.
Aside from the food adjustments, our exercise regiment is changing drastically. Since we have decided to run the Princess Half Marathon in February, we are not only working out at Boot Camp, but we will be strength training twice a week and cross training in preparation for the race. BUT.. we are realistic in our goals. We are slowly adding the different elements to the program. For the first week, Ricky and I decided to focus primarily on Boot Camp. We have not been exercising and to assume that we could manage 6 days a week from the get go is a bit much. We have Boot Camp Mon-Wed-Fri every week and let me tell you, it kicked my butt. Not only was I attempting to expel all of the water in my body in the form of sweat, but I was in the middle of a muscle pain nightmare. My body was not going to let me forget that I was out of shape. Unfortunately, this was just Monday. I didn't know how I was going to survive Wednesday but I knew I had to. Fortunately, Wednesday went very smoothly, and although I am still out of shape, my confidence is building.
I do feel slightly bad about the fact that I had to miss Boot Camp on Friday (because I had committed to working the Edgewater Football Game... which we won 14-13 over Apopka..), but it is something that I had to do. Fortunately, I wont have to miss another night until October (when I am working another Edgewater Football game).
Now that the first week is over, Ricky and I are going to add in our strength training. Since we have Boot Camp Mon-Wed-Fri we are going to do strength training twice a week on Tues-Thur. The strength training will be combined with cross training for our running prep at the beginning of week #3. We have a good and fairly practical goal and I am looking forward to continuing the process.
So far this has endeavor can be classified as an adventure and I am looking forward to continuing the journey. I will also be participating in the Biggest Loser competition at school again this year with the hope that I will produce a better showing than last year.
*Sorry for the long post, but its been a long......long.... long week!
On Monday of last week Ricky and I officially began our journey to a healthier lifestyle. However, the craziness began several days before. Last Saturday, Ricky and I went to Body Slam to weigh in and take our body measurements. Unfortunately, they also took our "before" photos to use as a comparison at the end of this adventure. Fortunately for you I am sparing you the pain of viewing these photos, although I will reconsider allowing you to view them in a few months. The weigh in went smoothly, but it made me realize I actually had an extra 10 pounds that I need to lose to achieve my goal. Although it seems like a great deal more, when you already want to lose 70 pounds, an extra 10 isn't going to matter too much.
After the weigh in, we immediately went to Barnes & Noble to pick up a few cookbooks and journals to track our eating habits. Unfortunately, the books were just the start of the realization that our world was about to drastically change. We were told that we needed to remove the items from our pantry that did not fit our plan. After about an hour of organizing our pantry dwindled down to 3 items. Three items... What??? Now, I know what you are thinking... 'What crazy diet are you trying that required you to get rid of everything. To be honest its not as bad as you may think. Our diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, all natural products and the elimination of overly processed foods (processed sugars and enriched flours). Basically we are eating fresh foods instead of boxed foods. After the pantry raid and in that short period of time, it became clear why we were struggling with our weight in the first place. Fresh foods typically go bad in our house before we get a chance to eat them. Once we cleaned out our pantry, we took a trip to Whole Foods and Publix to replenish our food supply.
The first week has been an incredible struggle for me because so much of the ready made foods do not fit the new diet. So much of the foods have a great deal of sugar and are not overly fresh. I find that I have to make a conscious effort to prep my food beforehand and get up a couple minutes early to pack my lunch. However, we have had dinner at home almost every night this week and have saved a considerable amount of money by not going out. We even had friends over on Wednesday for vegetable lasagna which was incredibly delicious... I even ate leftovers. We are looking forward to new recipes this week.
This week of detox was not quite as pleasant as the food selections. My body was definitely not used to eating fresh foods and products that are actually healthy for it, so I had several exhausting and irritable days where I just wanted to break down and quit. Fortunately, I have a great support system that has been putting up with me and I managed to work my way through. I am starting to get my energy back and I am managing to deal with the eating schedule a little more easily. I have been craving all of the crap food I have been eating for the past few months, but I have not given in yet.
Aside from the food adjustments, our exercise regiment is changing drastically. Since we have decided to run the Princess Half Marathon in February, we are not only working out at Boot Camp, but we will be strength training twice a week and cross training in preparation for the race. BUT.. we are realistic in our goals. We are slowly adding the different elements to the program. For the first week, Ricky and I decided to focus primarily on Boot Camp. We have not been exercising and to assume that we could manage 6 days a week from the get go is a bit much. We have Boot Camp Mon-Wed-Fri every week and let me tell you, it kicked my butt. Not only was I attempting to expel all of the water in my body in the form of sweat, but I was in the middle of a muscle pain nightmare. My body was not going to let me forget that I was out of shape. Unfortunately, this was just Monday. I didn't know how I was going to survive Wednesday but I knew I had to. Fortunately, Wednesday went very smoothly, and although I am still out of shape, my confidence is building.
I do feel slightly bad about the fact that I had to miss Boot Camp on Friday (because I had committed to working the Edgewater Football Game... which we won 14-13 over Apopka..), but it is something that I had to do. Fortunately, I wont have to miss another night until October (when I am working another Edgewater Football game).
Now that the first week is over, Ricky and I are going to add in our strength training. Since we have Boot Camp Mon-Wed-Fri we are going to do strength training twice a week on Tues-Thur. The strength training will be combined with cross training for our running prep at the beginning of week #3. We have a good and fairly practical goal and I am looking forward to continuing the process.
So far this has endeavor can be classified as an adventure and I am looking forward to continuing the journey. I will also be participating in the Biggest Loser competition at school again this year with the hope that I will produce a better showing than last year.
*Sorry for the long post, but its been a long......long.... long week!
Monday, September 6, 2010
I'm going to do it....
Last night, Caroline and I were discussing the running/walking group of teachers that get together every afternoon after school at Riverdale Elementary. I wanted to join their group, but unfortunately due to boot camp and school obligations I can only go a couple days a week. However, I wanted to attempt to join and I think that I am going to try and make it happen (even if it is only a few days a week).
As we were discussing the running group, different races were mentioned; one of which was the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I have NEVER in my life run an entire 5K much less a half marathon, but the idea was intriguing.
I started to look into the race because my initial concern was that I would not be able to keep pace. What I discovered however was the fact that you have to keep a minimum pace of 16 minutes per mile. At first I was intimidated because I was unsure of the pace, but I remembered that we walked a little less than a 5K last year at the Rolex 24 Hours in approximately 54 minutes. Based on my calculations (for what they are worth) we walked an average of 18 to 20 minutes per mile. During that walk we were walking all the way up the side of the track, talking, and taking pictures. There was nothing remotely brisk about our walking that day. Upon that realization, I started to seriously consider registering for the race.
In my current round and somewhat unfit shape, asking me to do a 16 minute mile pace may be stretching it just a tad, especially when we are talking about 13 miles. However... Boot Camp starts a week from today and will be going through most of December. If I'm really going to do this boot camp and succeed, having a goal beyond December wouldn't be a bad idea. It would force me to maintain and continue the habits I will hopefully form over the next 3 months and it will be an amazing accomplishment for someone who is not aerodynamically sound.
I have already clocked out one mile in my neighborhood that I can use for training purposes and conveniently it starts out of my front door and goes to the guest entrance gate of our subdivision. (Convenience in measuring makes the math impaired very thankful.) I also have discovered that several of my female friends will be joining me at the race so I will be surrounded by good people and a ton of support.
So... after much deliberation, I have decided that I'm going to do it.... I'm going to do the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Heaven help me....
As we were discussing the running group, different races were mentioned; one of which was the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I have NEVER in my life run an entire 5K much less a half marathon, but the idea was intriguing.
I started to look into the race because my initial concern was that I would not be able to keep pace. What I discovered however was the fact that you have to keep a minimum pace of 16 minutes per mile. At first I was intimidated because I was unsure of the pace, but I remembered that we walked a little less than a 5K last year at the Rolex 24 Hours in approximately 54 minutes. Based on my calculations (for what they are worth) we walked an average of 18 to 20 minutes per mile. During that walk we were walking all the way up the side of the track, talking, and taking pictures. There was nothing remotely brisk about our walking that day. Upon that realization, I started to seriously consider registering for the race.
In my current round and somewhat unfit shape, asking me to do a 16 minute mile pace may be stretching it just a tad, especially when we are talking about 13 miles. However... Boot Camp starts a week from today and will be going through most of December. If I'm really going to do this boot camp and succeed, having a goal beyond December wouldn't be a bad idea. It would force me to maintain and continue the habits I will hopefully form over the next 3 months and it will be an amazing accomplishment for someone who is not aerodynamically sound.
I have already clocked out one mile in my neighborhood that I can use for training purposes and conveniently it starts out of my front door and goes to the guest entrance gate of our subdivision. (Convenience in measuring makes the math impaired very thankful.) I also have discovered that several of my female friends will be joining me at the race so I will be surrounded by good people and a ton of support.
So... after much deliberation, I have decided that I'm going to do it.... I'm going to do the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Heaven help me....
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Life Happened...
Ok, so I have returned and I know what you are thinking... "it's been like 8 months since your last post." Or you may also be thinking, "isn't your original deadline long gone by now?" To both of those sentiments I will say yes it has been over 8 months since my last entry and yes my deadline has come and gone, however, as some of you know 2010 has been an interesting year...
Approximately two days after my last post in January, my father-in-law passed away unexpectedly. He was taken from us much too soon and 2010 was not looking too promising. Fortunately, we have a strong family and compassionate and loving friends who helped us through this unfortunate situation.
Exactly a week after my father-in-law passed away, I received a phone call from my dermatologist who told me I had melanoma (skin cancer) on my right calf. Fortunately, due to my hypochondria I managed to catch it just as it had turned, but I was going to have to have surgery none-the-less. So 2 days before Valentine's Day I went into out patient surgery and had the cancer successfully removed.
However, all of the work and muscle I developed over the previous month was now gone due to my inability to exercise with my leg for a month. The worst part was that once I was told I could go back to my exercise regiment, I only had 2 sessions left at Body Slam. Granted, I attended the last two sessions, but it just wasn't enough. Unfortunately, now that we were in the month of March, the next adventure had already been put into motion... the purchasing of our first home.
Ricky and I decided it was time to purchase our own home. We needed to settle down into one place and we were tired of moving every year. So with the help of a few friends and family, we managed to find a house we loved and started the process. Unfortunately we didn't realize how much of a process we were getting ourselves into. Two months after getting the contract on the house and after 4, 000 headaches (not to mention being homeless for a month) we managed to finally close on our house. This brings us to June...
This summer flew by and between finishing my Master's, getting the house together, taking care of our new puppy, and everything else, nothing regarding our healthy living has managed to hang around for very long.
HOWEVER...
Body Slam is providing another opportunity and this time Ricky and I an both participate. Body Slam offers a 90 day boot camp that meets three times a week in the evenings. This program is supposed to help get you on track and force you to work to your potential. Ricky and I both need to do this and this time we are going to do this together. We both have our own goals, but I know together we will be able to achieve them all.
So with that being said, I am reopening my blog in the hopes that I will reach my new goals in an effort to lose weight and become more healthy.
* Body Slam Boot Camp begins Monday September 13th 2010... More info to follow...
Approximately two days after my last post in January, my father-in-law passed away unexpectedly. He was taken from us much too soon and 2010 was not looking too promising. Fortunately, we have a strong family and compassionate and loving friends who helped us through this unfortunate situation.
Exactly a week after my father-in-law passed away, I received a phone call from my dermatologist who told me I had melanoma (skin cancer) on my right calf. Fortunately, due to my hypochondria I managed to catch it just as it had turned, but I was going to have to have surgery none-the-less. So 2 days before Valentine's Day I went into out patient surgery and had the cancer successfully removed.
However, all of the work and muscle I developed over the previous month was now gone due to my inability to exercise with my leg for a month. The worst part was that once I was told I could go back to my exercise regiment, I only had 2 sessions left at Body Slam. Granted, I attended the last two sessions, but it just wasn't enough. Unfortunately, now that we were in the month of March, the next adventure had already been put into motion... the purchasing of our first home.
Ricky and I decided it was time to purchase our own home. We needed to settle down into one place and we were tired of moving every year. So with the help of a few friends and family, we managed to find a house we loved and started the process. Unfortunately we didn't realize how much of a process we were getting ourselves into. Two months after getting the contract on the house and after 4, 000 headaches (not to mention being homeless for a month) we managed to finally close on our house. This brings us to June...
This summer flew by and between finishing my Master's, getting the house together, taking care of our new puppy, and everything else, nothing regarding our healthy living has managed to hang around for very long.
HOWEVER...
Body Slam is providing another opportunity and this time Ricky and I an both participate. Body Slam offers a 90 day boot camp that meets three times a week in the evenings. This program is supposed to help get you on track and force you to work to your potential. Ricky and I both need to do this and this time we are going to do this together. We both have our own goals, but I know together we will be able to achieve them all.
So with that being said, I am reopening my blog in the hopes that I will reach my new goals in an effort to lose weight and become more healthy.
* Body Slam Boot Camp begins Monday September 13th 2010... More info to follow...
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Caffeine + Sugar = Bad Idea
On Thursday I was definitely dragging a bit. Wednesday night was a bit crazy because we went to see the UCF basketball game featuring the Blue Man Group and met up with some crazy crowds. I tried to drink lots of water and everything else I could think of to wake myself up, but nothing was working. I avoided the temptation of grabbing a soda out of the vending machine, but I knew that if I was this sluggish now, I would not be awake for my class that night.
So I went to Panera to grab dinner since it is quick right before class and realized, "Hey they serve coffee here." At that point I had a dilemma. I do not drink hot black coffee and tea does not do the caffeine trick. I know I should have the refined sugars, but I wanted to get a Frozen Caramel (minus the whipped cream and caramel obviously). Finally, in my head I justified the purchase and ordered my coffee. BAD IDEA.
If you have not had refined sugars or caffeine for a month your body will freak out when you have them and they are combined. I could not stop shaking or talking. I was so hyper. Granted, my class went by like a flash and I seemed very gung ho about being there, but I was not feeling well. When I got home I thought I was going to lose my stomach. It was not happy times.
On the good side, I have now gotten to the point where I do not want to feel that way again, so it will be a long time before I am tempted to buy one of those again. On the negative side, they are still incredibly tasty. I suppose I needed that experience to make myself realize that I am working towards a goal and I need to stay on track.
So I went to Panera to grab dinner since it is quick right before class and realized, "Hey they serve coffee here." At that point I had a dilemma. I do not drink hot black coffee and tea does not do the caffeine trick. I know I should have the refined sugars, but I wanted to get a Frozen Caramel (minus the whipped cream and caramel obviously). Finally, in my head I justified the purchase and ordered my coffee. BAD IDEA.
If you have not had refined sugars or caffeine for a month your body will freak out when you have them and they are combined. I could not stop shaking or talking. I was so hyper. Granted, my class went by like a flash and I seemed very gung ho about being there, but I was not feeling well. When I got home I thought I was going to lose my stomach. It was not happy times.
On the good side, I have now gotten to the point where I do not want to feel that way again, so it will be a long time before I am tempted to buy one of those again. On the negative side, they are still incredibly tasty. I suppose I needed that experience to make myself realize that I am working towards a goal and I need to stay on track.
Feel the Burn
WOW... I am feeling it today. Yesterday while at Body Slam, Tanya changed the position of the leg press (chest press I guess) to the point where I am further down and appear to be more in a laid out position. When she first told me I was going to do that I figured it was not that big of a deal until I tried to push out the pad. I thought I was moving a ton of bricks. Fortunately, Tanya helped me work through the first couple and the rest went as smoothly as can be expected. I actually made it through all of the reps. After I finished she asked how I was doing and I told her that I definitely felt that one a bit more than normal and he smiled and said, "Well, I did add 20 lbs." I almost passed out. I couldn't believed I actually lifted that much. I would have never set the weights to that level if I were working out on my own.
Its so weird going through this process because I find myself accepting the aches and pains more so now than before, mainly because I know I am working towards a specific goal not to mention the fact that my energy level has increased significantly. I find myself more prepared for my school day and more alert for class in the evening. (I have another story for that one).
Next week is my first weigh in for Body Slam. They try not to get you to focus on weight since it fluctuates so frequently and instead helps you to focus on what you are trying to accomplish. Especially since I can feel myself getting into better shape. I also know that the weight numbers might not be what I think they should be, but I have to keep reminding myself that muscle weighs more than fat and that is a good thing. Normally they do not take measurements each time, but she said she would if I wanted. So I will get some results to post next week sometime.
All I know is that I am feeling good about this workout plan and I am looking forward to the results next week.
Its so weird going through this process because I find myself accepting the aches and pains more so now than before, mainly because I know I am working towards a specific goal not to mention the fact that my energy level has increased significantly. I find myself more prepared for my school day and more alert for class in the evening. (I have another story for that one).
Next week is my first weigh in for Body Slam. They try not to get you to focus on weight since it fluctuates so frequently and instead helps you to focus on what you are trying to accomplish. Especially since I can feel myself getting into better shape. I also know that the weight numbers might not be what I think they should be, but I have to keep reminding myself that muscle weighs more than fat and that is a good thing. Normally they do not take measurements each time, but she said she would if I wanted. So I will get some results to post next week sometime.
All I know is that I am feeling good about this workout plan and I am looking forward to the results next week.
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