Duh!
Thanks to the interwebs my new found inspiration comes from Big Sister K. Possibly a year ago, we were "introduced" on twitter and then started following each other Instagram. She slowly but surely became one of my inspirations, motivations, and aspirations. She's been dedicated to her journey for 13 months and has been very successful. I have traveled on my journey for 26 years with little success.
I finally asked her how much she lost and how long it took. She told me in 13 months she lost 105 pounds. I then asked how. She told me "eat less".
It's amazing how simple that seems yet how challenging it actually is. Today I started yet another mission incorporating what I learned on Shred, continuing my weight management classes, taking it a step further with weight watchers and now using the LoseIt app to track my progress.
Per usual, I will keep you updated with my progress and what works for me and what doesn't. Today is the first day of eating less. Lets see how this goes!
16 March 2013
12 March 2013
Progress...
Last Tuesday I added another lifestyle change component: weight watchers. After seeing that I was losing minimal weight I'm glad I began weight watchers. With shred, I learned how to eat. With weight watchers I'm learning what to eat.
And today, I finally saw some progress. In my workout close, I felt like I looked smaller. Today, this is what progress looks like.
And today, I finally saw some progress. In my workout close, I felt like I looked smaller. Today, this is what progress looks like.
07 March 2013
Reality Check
So this week I started the Shred Diet again. But, I also started weight watchers. Pairing the two might be the best decision yet. I wasn't understanding why I wasn't losing weight on the shred. I lost 5 pounds and didn't gain it back along with 2 sizes, but I was struggling to lose 20.
In starting weight watchers, I realized my food is high in calories (points). I'm eating entirely too much in each single day. I'm so glad I'm having this revelation now so I can nip it in the bud and start losing.
This journey has been very challenging and very emotional. I don't want to give up and am not ready to give up.
I will change my measuring day to Tuesday so it can match my weigh in day.
I will be successful at this!
In starting weight watchers, I realized my food is high in calories (points). I'm eating entirely too much in each single day. I'm so glad I'm having this revelation now so I can nip it in the bud and start losing.
This journey has been very challenging and very emotional. I don't want to give up and am not ready to give up.
I will change my measuring day to Tuesday so it can match my weigh in day.
I will be successful at this!
03 March 2013
It's been a challenge... time for March
My instagram followers are always letting me know just how motivated and dedicated I am. Quiet as its kept, I am not as motivated and dedicated as I would like to be. It is truly a struggle to eat right and exercise, but I have made a conscience decision to do so. It's time for me to measure again and to track my weight, I will do both of those things on the 8th of March.
I have began attending weight management classes which give me insight on how I should be doing thing. It offers tricks on how to maintain weight, continue to lose weight, what foods to eat and what foods to avoid. I get discouraged often but I have not given up yet.
At work, weight watchers has come back, so I am going to attend those meetings as well. These are all ways for me to remain accountable. I can't backslide. I have a goal to meet so that the rest of my life can be filled with the best days of my life.
I am still working to get this bikini body by summer time and boy oh boy, it is ROUGH! But, again, I havent given up. April is the month that I am scheduled to run my first 5k so I have to kick my running into overdrive. May is the month that I am scheduled to run my first 10k so again, I have to kick my running into overdrive. And, I have to stay on track so that I can run a half marathon this October. Regardless of how often I run, I get really nervous when I think about running an actual race.
My workouts still include yoga, bootcamp and gym time at work. This week I am vowing (to myself and my readers) to attend bootcamp every morning and yoga every night. In the middle (or at the end) I will go to the gym at work and work on perfecting my 5k in 30 minutes or less. It takes 28 days to make a habit and I would be more than happy to make that my habit EVERY week. I have no excuse to go to bootcamp every morning. I have no excuse to go to yoga every night. I have no excuse to run in the gym once a day. But, I need to up the anti and get it together.
My clothes are still fitting better and I still see changes in my body, I am just ready to kick it into overdrive.
For this month, I have agreed to consider some challenges ... first to 10,000 ab challenge (even if I don't win, I would like to complete this challenge), a burpee challenge (that I havent even started yet) and if I find any other challenges I will be sure to post some things.
Check back in on Friday when I let the blogsphere know if my inches have decreased and my weight has lightened.
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(See below for some ab exercises that I love.)
Check the website below for photos on how to properly complete the exercises
(http://m.prevention.com/fitness/strength-training/2-week-belly-flattening-routine?page=3)
(Do 12 to 15 reps of each move in the order shown)
Between each exercise, do a cardio burst--2 minutes of jumping rope, marching or jogging in place, stair climbing or stepping, or doing jumping jacks.
Remember to warm up and cool down by marching or stepping side to side in place for 3 to 5 minutes at the beginning and end of your workout.
Cardio Burst: These 2-minute high-energy bouts will double your calorie burn to speed up fat loss and reveal a slimmer belly in less time.
1. Reverse Crunch
Lie faceup with calves resting on ball, arms at sides. Press legs into ball, squeezing it between calves and thighs. Contract abs and lift hips 3 to 6 inches off floor and pull knees toward chest. Hold for 1 second, then lower.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Contract abs and just lift ball off floor, keeping hips down.
Make it harder Keeping neck in line with spine, lift head and shoulders off floor as you raise hips. Hold, then lower both upper body and hips.
2. Rock and Roll
Start on knees, with legs about hip-width apart. Place fists on ball in front of you. Keeping body in line from head to knees and abs tight, lean forward and roll onto forearms. Hold for 1 second, then roll back to start.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Bend hips instead of keeping body in a straight line as you roll onto forearms, or keep body in line and roll only partway onto forearms.
Make it harder Once you're balancing on forearms, straighten legs and press balls of feet into floor to form a straight line from head to heels. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds and repeat.
3. Ball Curl
Sit on ball, walk feet forward, and roll torso down until bottom of butt is just off ball and middle and lower back are on ball, feet together. Place hands behind head. Lean back, pressing upper back into ball, then exhale, contract abs, and curl forward until upper back lifts off ball.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Place feet wider than hip-width apart for more stability, and cross arms over chest.
Make it harder Straighten one leg so it's parallel to floor and you're balancing on one foot. Do half the repetitions, then switch legs to finish.
4. Skier
Lie over ball on all fours. Walk hands forward so ball rolls under thighs, legs together, abs tight, and body in line from head to toes. Bend knees and pull them and ball (it will roll to shins) toward right shoulder. Hold for 1 second, then roll back out and repeat to left side.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Hold start position—body in line from head to toes, abs contracted--for 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat one more time.
Make it harder Start with ball under shins and let it roll to tops of feet as you draw knees in.
5. Pike
Start in the same position as the Skier, legs together, ball under thighs, balancing on hands, and body in line from head to toes. Keeping legs straight, contract abs and lift hips up toward ceiling, rolling ball to shins. Hold for 1 second, then lower. (Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Lift hips just a few inches and roll ball to about knees.
Make it harder Start with ball under shins and roll to tops of feet and lift hips so torso is as vertical as possible, like you're doing a handstand.
I have began attending weight management classes which give me insight on how I should be doing thing. It offers tricks on how to maintain weight, continue to lose weight, what foods to eat and what foods to avoid. I get discouraged often but I have not given up yet.
At work, weight watchers has come back, so I am going to attend those meetings as well. These are all ways for me to remain accountable. I can't backslide. I have a goal to meet so that the rest of my life can be filled with the best days of my life.
I am still working to get this bikini body by summer time and boy oh boy, it is ROUGH! But, again, I havent given up. April is the month that I am scheduled to run my first 5k so I have to kick my running into overdrive. May is the month that I am scheduled to run my first 10k so again, I have to kick my running into overdrive. And, I have to stay on track so that I can run a half marathon this October. Regardless of how often I run, I get really nervous when I think about running an actual race.
My workouts still include yoga, bootcamp and gym time at work. This week I am vowing (to myself and my readers) to attend bootcamp every morning and yoga every night. In the middle (or at the end) I will go to the gym at work and work on perfecting my 5k in 30 minutes or less. It takes 28 days to make a habit and I would be more than happy to make that my habit EVERY week. I have no excuse to go to bootcamp every morning. I have no excuse to go to yoga every night. I have no excuse to run in the gym once a day. But, I need to up the anti and get it together.
My clothes are still fitting better and I still see changes in my body, I am just ready to kick it into overdrive.
For this month, I have agreed to consider some challenges ... first to 10,000 ab challenge (even if I don't win, I would like to complete this challenge), a burpee challenge (that I havent even started yet) and if I find any other challenges I will be sure to post some things.
Check back in on Friday when I let the blogsphere know if my inches have decreased and my weight has lightened.
g.
(See below for some ab exercises that I love.)
Check the website below for photos on how to properly complete the exercises
(http://m.prevention.com/fitness/strength-training/2-week-belly-flattening-routine?page=3)
(Do 12 to 15 reps of each move in the order shown)
Between each exercise, do a cardio burst--2 minutes of jumping rope, marching or jogging in place, stair climbing or stepping, or doing jumping jacks.
Remember to warm up and cool down by marching or stepping side to side in place for 3 to 5 minutes at the beginning and end of your workout.
Cardio Burst: These 2-minute high-energy bouts will double your calorie burn to speed up fat loss and reveal a slimmer belly in less time.
1. Reverse Crunch
Lie faceup with calves resting on ball, arms at sides. Press legs into ball, squeezing it between calves and thighs. Contract abs and lift hips 3 to 6 inches off floor and pull knees toward chest. Hold for 1 second, then lower.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Contract abs and just lift ball off floor, keeping hips down.
Make it harder Keeping neck in line with spine, lift head and shoulders off floor as you raise hips. Hold, then lower both upper body and hips.
2. Rock and Roll
Start on knees, with legs about hip-width apart. Place fists on ball in front of you. Keeping body in line from head to knees and abs tight, lean forward and roll onto forearms. Hold for 1 second, then roll back to start.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Bend hips instead of keeping body in a straight line as you roll onto forearms, or keep body in line and roll only partway onto forearms.
Make it harder Once you're balancing on forearms, straighten legs and press balls of feet into floor to form a straight line from head to heels. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds and repeat.
3. Ball Curl
Sit on ball, walk feet forward, and roll torso down until bottom of butt is just off ball and middle and lower back are on ball, feet together. Place hands behind head. Lean back, pressing upper back into ball, then exhale, contract abs, and curl forward until upper back lifts off ball.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Place feet wider than hip-width apart for more stability, and cross arms over chest.
Make it harder Straighten one leg so it's parallel to floor and you're balancing on one foot. Do half the repetitions, then switch legs to finish.
4. Skier
Lie over ball on all fours. Walk hands forward so ball rolls under thighs, legs together, abs tight, and body in line from head to toes. Bend knees and pull them and ball (it will roll to shins) toward right shoulder. Hold for 1 second, then roll back out and repeat to left side.
(Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Hold start position—body in line from head to toes, abs contracted--for 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat one more time.
Make it harder Start with ball under shins and let it roll to tops of feet as you draw knees in.
5. Pike
Start in the same position as the Skier, legs together, ball under thighs, balancing on hands, and body in line from head to toes. Keeping legs straight, contract abs and lift hips up toward ceiling, rolling ball to shins. Hold for 1 second, then lower. (Cardio burst: 2 minutes)
Make it easier Lift hips just a few inches and roll ball to about knees.
Make it harder Start with ball under shins and roll to tops of feet and lift hips so torso is as vertical as possible, like you're doing a handstand.
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