I am on day two of the 21 day fix and I am SORE as HELL. I am excited though because as of this morning I was already down another pound. That's a POUND in ONE DAY. Sorry for all the caps, but it is SUPER exciting. I am hoping the momentum I have right now continues. I don't really feel more energetic, but I'm hoping that kicks in soon.
I am just in such a good place emotionally right now. I have so many good things coming up that it's going to make the next year or two of life just fly right by. Here's the big events coming up over the next year and a half:
June 8th - Graduation Party
June 14th - Graduation
August 16th - Glow in the Park 5k
September 6th - Harry Potter Birthday Party
September 13th - Mudderella
December 6th - Law School Admissions Test
February 21st - Vacation!! (HARRY POTTER WORLD)
May 4th - First day of Law School
October 3rd - Vow Renewal :)
If that's not motivation, I don't know what is. I am excited to get healthy and REALLY enjoy this time in my life. :) I expect to be around 235 pounds at my Harry Potter Party and I plan to be at my goal weight before my NEXT birthday :)
Well I guess that's in for now, I should probably get back to work and maybe I'll have some time to complete my unfinished homework assignment (I'm trying to graduate afterall lol).
Melissa
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Pep Talks
Though I'm 22.9 pounds down, I feel like the last week I've fell off plan a bit. I have been eating shitty and making excuses about not going to the gym and working out. I have (mostly) stayed in my calorie goals, but I definitely think I can do better than I have been. I am hoping that Shakeology and the 21 Day Fix is a fresh start for me and that I can hop back on the band wagon of weight loss and keep heading toward my goal. I am going to be working out at least once a day, but still going to the gym to run three times a week and do yoga.
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So I started this blog on Sunday night and kinda paused for a bit to work on my 21 Day Fix meal plan. This morning I weighed in for the week and I have gained one pound. This is my first gain since I started this journey and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I'm glad it was only one pound, but I want to see the numbers go down, not up. I have a long way to go to be gaining ALREADY. I have to say though, seeing the gain made me even more focused. There are so many reasons I am doing this. I have a real PLAN now. I can't let me stand in my way.
I am committed to this lifestyle. There are times when it's really difficult to stick with it and I just give in (cue this weekend), but that's when I need days like today to really pause, refocus and prepare myself. There are great things in store for my future and I am the kind of person who goes after what I want. There is no reason I can't lose the weight.
I realize this blog is a bit more of a pep talk than anything else, but that's okay. If that's what I need to get going, then that is what I give myself. I am going to kick ass at this weight loss and people will see that ANYONE can lose weight, because I never thought I could. Hell, I never thought I'd see the 270's again, and here I am, 21.9 pounds lighter than I was in March.
Well I need to make my shopping list for the week :) I will check in a bit more to update my progress from here. :)
Melissa
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So I started this blog on Sunday night and kinda paused for a bit to work on my 21 Day Fix meal plan. This morning I weighed in for the week and I have gained one pound. This is my first gain since I started this journey and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I'm glad it was only one pound, but I want to see the numbers go down, not up. I have a long way to go to be gaining ALREADY. I have to say though, seeing the gain made me even more focused. There are so many reasons I am doing this. I have a real PLAN now. I can't let me stand in my way.
I am committed to this lifestyle. There are times when it's really difficult to stick with it and I just give in (cue this weekend), but that's when I need days like today to really pause, refocus and prepare myself. There are great things in store for my future and I am the kind of person who goes after what I want. There is no reason I can't lose the weight.
I realize this blog is a bit more of a pep talk than anything else, but that's okay. If that's what I need to get going, then that is what I give myself. I am going to kick ass at this weight loss and people will see that ANYONE can lose weight, because I never thought I could. Hell, I never thought I'd see the 270's again, and here I am, 21.9 pounds lighter than I was in March.
Well I need to make my shopping list for the week :) I will check in a bit more to update my progress from here. :)
Melissa
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Progress
Well I am down to 276.5 pounds. That's a total of 21.5 pounds lost in a little more than a month and a half. I haven't really had any DRIVE this week. Not for the gym, not for class, not really for anything. I have like negative energy. I talked to my friend Monica this week and she just recently started using "Shakeology." She told me how she's lost weight, gained muscle and she has really had such an increase in her energy it's been unreal. I decided to try it. It was $175 for the "21-Day Fix" challenge program, and I purchased it today. The tagline states you can lose up to 15 pounds during the challenge. I hope that it gives me both the inspiration and motivation to get back at it. My main concern is that it will actually work for me, but I won't be able to afford to continue it once the first month is done. I hope I can figure something out to make it work.
I have been pretty good at tracking all of my calories and monitoring other things like sodium, sugar, carbs and fats, but I haven't been to the gym in almost a week. I can't keep that up. I want to get healthy and that doesn't mean JUST losing weight. I want to be active and strong. I have to commit to making it to the gym and working on my Couch 2 5k program. I am also going to be doing the workouts that come with the challenge for the next 21 days. After that's done I may go back to training for Mudderella.
I hope to post some update pics this weekend (Maybe Monday? as I'm hoping to hit my first major goal of 275 pounds). But for now I have a Cert of Trust to draft for work and a Motion to Compel to draft for class.
Melissa
I have been pretty good at tracking all of my calories and monitoring other things like sodium, sugar, carbs and fats, but I haven't been to the gym in almost a week. I can't keep that up. I want to get healthy and that doesn't mean JUST losing weight. I want to be active and strong. I have to commit to making it to the gym and working on my Couch 2 5k program. I am also going to be doing the workouts that come with the challenge for the next 21 days. After that's done I may go back to training for Mudderella.
I hope to post some update pics this weekend (Maybe Monday? as I'm hoping to hit my first major goal of 275 pounds). But for now I have a Cert of Trust to draft for work and a Motion to Compel to draft for class.
Melissa
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Stay-cation
This week Matt and I were supposed to go to Tennessee for a little vacation, but instead we gave my dad some money to pay off bills and we are taking a little "Stay-cation" (meaning we are off work for the week, but we aren't really going anywhere). I am actually getting my injections done tomorrow, which puts a little damper on the week of fun, but that's okay.
I haven't worked out as much as I'd have liked this week, and I haven't eaten that well either. I still went to Yoga last night and on Sunday, Matt and I bought bikes and went on a six and a half mile bike ride. Monday I didn't workout at all. I am hoping to get back on track today. I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and am planning on Subway for lunch. Not grocery shopping makes it incredibly more difficult to eat healthy. I am hoping to finish my homework by 3 or so, so I have time to get a workout in before class tonight. I have quite a lot to do and I can't seem to get motivated to do it (I've been awake for four hours and I have finished one of my assignments).
I guess I should make this a short post since I have so much to do. I just wanted to check-in and give a bit of an update. Oh yeah, at weigh-in on Monday my goal was just to see the 270's, so I was HOPING for 289.9 even, and when I weighed-in I was at 278.9! That means I am down a TOTAL of 19.1 pounds!!! Just 5.9 pounds shy of my first goal of 275 and just 10.7 pounds shy of losing 10%!! :) They say the first 10% shows an impact on cholesterol, blood pressure, the risk of diabetes, sleep apnea and swelling. :)
I haven't worked out as much as I'd have liked this week, and I haven't eaten that well either. I still went to Yoga last night and on Sunday, Matt and I bought bikes and went on a six and a half mile bike ride. Monday I didn't workout at all. I am hoping to get back on track today. I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and am planning on Subway for lunch. Not grocery shopping makes it incredibly more difficult to eat healthy. I am hoping to finish my homework by 3 or so, so I have time to get a workout in before class tonight. I have quite a lot to do and I can't seem to get motivated to do it (I've been awake for four hours and I have finished one of my assignments).
I guess I should make this a short post since I have so much to do. I just wanted to check-in and give a bit of an update. Oh yeah, at weigh-in on Monday my goal was just to see the 270's, so I was HOPING for 289.9 even, and when I weighed-in I was at 278.9! That means I am down a TOTAL of 19.1 pounds!!! Just 5.9 pounds shy of my first goal of 275 and just 10.7 pounds shy of losing 10%!! :) They say the first 10% shows an impact on cholesterol, blood pressure, the risk of diabetes, sleep apnea and swelling. :)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Proud of... Me?
It's weird to feel this proud of myself. I have been busting my ass to workout and eat healthy. I might be losing weight slower than I'd like to be, and running at a pace that is walking for some, but I AM doing it. I AM losing weight. I AM going to the gym. I AM getting healthier. I am going to be able to carry my baby for 9 months. I'm going to be able to walk around Disney and Universal next February and not need an ECV. I am going to start enjoying my life.
Tuesday night I went to yoga for the first time. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it. It was challenging and two days later I can definitely feel it, but I loved every sweat filled minute and plan top make it part of my weekly routine.
I also agreed to join my friend Ashlee in doing Mudderella this September. It looks very intense, and offers it's own training program to prep for it. I am going to start that this week as well. There are a ton of obstacles and a bit of running so I plan to keep up my 5k training too.
So my training is going to include Couch 2 5k training, the Mudderella workouts, and yoga on Tuesdays :) I have a whole typed up plan which I haven't followed this week very well, but I am working on it.
I really want to run a 5k before Mudderella, so I'm looking for one to run in August. Here is my schedule of upcoming events I would like to participate in:
August: Glow in the Park
September: Mudderella
October: Wicked Halloween Run (Plymouth, MI) 10/26
November: Turkey Trot (Detroit, MI) Thanksgiving Day
We'll see how this goes. :) I'm just happy that this is my new focus. I'm sure Matt loves how much money I've been spending... Please read the sarcasm here...
Mel
Tuesday night I went to yoga for the first time. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it. It was challenging and two days later I can definitely feel it, but I loved every sweat filled minute and plan top make it part of my weekly routine.
I also agreed to join my friend Ashlee in doing Mudderella this September. It looks very intense, and offers it's own training program to prep for it. I am going to start that this week as well. There are a ton of obstacles and a bit of running so I plan to keep up my 5k training too.
So my training is going to include Couch 2 5k training, the Mudderella workouts, and yoga on Tuesdays :) I have a whole typed up plan which I haven't followed this week very well, but I am working on it.
I really want to run a 5k before Mudderella, so I'm looking for one to run in August. Here is my schedule of upcoming events I would like to participate in:
August: Glow in the Park
September: Mudderella
October: Wicked Halloween Run (Plymouth, MI) 10/26
November: Turkey Trot (Detroit, MI) Thanksgiving Day
We'll see how this goes. :) I'm just happy that this is my new focus. I'm sure Matt loves how much money I've been spending... Please read the sarcasm here...
Mel
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