Yesterday was my turning point, it's was the day that I decided to wipe the slate clean and start fresh.
I attend the Biggest Mover Kick Off and while I was in line to have my "Before" picture taken, a fellow mover walked by me and said "there, the worst part was over". I asked her "the worst part?" And she was like "Yeah, having my picture taken." Now don't get me wrong, I know some people hate having their picture taken but to me that wasn't the worst part....the worst part for me is when I had to get on that scale and see that even though I had worked my behind off for the past two years, that I did indeed slack off in some of my workouts and gained some of the weight back! Even though my starting weight was a pound lower than what I wrote on the sheet (yeah! I actually managed to loose something, even if it was just a pound), it's still higher than where I was in May 2011 and not where I want to be. I starting to wonder if I'll ever see my goal weight or if it'll just be a number that I dream of..........
Anyways, like I said yesterday was my turning point. I managed to squeeze in a workout (1 hour and 15 minutes) even though part of me almost said "Heck with working out, it's Saturday...take the day off", I've been doing that far to often lately and knew that today I could not slack!.
On top of attending the Biggest Mover Kick Off to get myself ready to start this crazy journey of trying to reach my goal weight, Friday night I finally sat down and watched the first two episodes for the Biggest Loser and I have to say that I'm excited for this season. Not only am I happy that Jillian is back (don't get me wrong I like Dolvett and I LOVE Bob....there's just something about Jillian screaming in your face and telling you what you really don't want to hear, that I just love) but I'm also happy that this season they're tackling the issue of "Childhood Obesity"! This isn't something that most people are comfortable talking about but unfortunately it's far to real for us to ignore. As someone who grew up overweight, I know exactly how these kids are feeling and what they're going through and I couldn't be more proud of them! I'm really looking forward to seeing how this season turns out :)
So, here's to new beginnings and fresh starts! During the next 12 weeks (10 with my trainer and 2 on my own) I WILL NOT slack in my workouts! I WILL not only work out with my trainer two times a week (and possibly put through hell!) but I WILL make it to the gym and/or a fitness class at least 3 other times a week, even if that means I have to drag myself out of bed.....I WILL DO IT!!!!
I'm hoping that by the time my 12 weeks is up, I've lost something besides time! I hoping for at least 10 lbs (although I would be really happy if I could loose 20 lbs but I'm not going to stress about it, stressing would just cause me to want to eat more and that would defeat the purpose of me doing all of this hard work!). So, here's to the next 12 weeks....wish me luck!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Finding the rhythm part two....
Okay, here it is Friday and as for me finding the rhythm to get back into the working out world hasn't gotten very far.
Number of times I made it to the gym this week: 1
Number of times I thought about going to the gym and even brought my stuff with me but never made it: 3
Yep, not good numbers at all. I could go on and say that at least I had good intensions and I would of totally of gone if it wasn't for the fact that on the first night o completely forgot about a meeting that I had to attend and the second night I was far to hungry to even think about burning off calories, all I wanted to do was consume them. As for day number 3, yeah...there's really no excuse for that one. I know that I could of gotten up early and did my workouts before I headed off to work but this was the beginning of my new work schedule and I was actually enjoying those extra hours of sleep time!
Tomorrow will be a different story though and I will make it in for a workout! Plus tomorrow is also the kick off for the Biggest Mover and I couldn't be more excited :) I've already chatted with a few of my teammates and they can't wait to get started either. I'm thinking that I'm going to have fun with this group, although I'm sure that our trainer will make sure that we don't have too much fun! Our training sessions start this coming Monday and not only will we be training back to back (our second training day is Tuesday) but this will also be my first time training at night. I'm not sure how well the scale is going to like me but I am hoping that it will be nice....please be nice to me Mr. Scale, please!
Number of times I made it to the gym this week: 1
Number of times I thought about going to the gym and even brought my stuff with me but never made it: 3
Yep, not good numbers at all. I could go on and say that at least I had good intensions and I would of totally of gone if it wasn't for the fact that on the first night o completely forgot about a meeting that I had to attend and the second night I was far to hungry to even think about burning off calories, all I wanted to do was consume them. As for day number 3, yeah...there's really no excuse for that one. I know that I could of gotten up early and did my workouts before I headed off to work but this was the beginning of my new work schedule and I was actually enjoying those extra hours of sleep time!
Tomorrow will be a different story though and I will make it in for a workout! Plus tomorrow is also the kick off for the Biggest Mover and I couldn't be more excited :) I've already chatted with a few of my teammates and they can't wait to get started either. I'm thinking that I'm going to have fun with this group, although I'm sure that our trainer will make sure that we don't have too much fun! Our training sessions start this coming Monday and not only will we be training back to back (our second training day is Tuesday) but this will also be my first time training at night. I'm not sure how well the scale is going to like me but I am hoping that it will be nice....please be nice to me Mr. Scale, please!
Trying to find the rhythm once again....
Since the new year has started I haven't been doing so good, I've probably only made it to the gym a total of three times. Granted I've been busy or have been working the entire time the gym was opened but I shouldn't use that as an excuse as to why I didn't do anything. It's not like I don't have other options, I do own a Wii with the Wii Fit....along with a few workout DVD's (including one that has Jillian Michaels on the cover telling me that in 30 days I'll be a much more fitter and stronger person...well Miss Jillian, I've now owed this DVD for more than 30 days and I haven't seen a change yet!).
I do have to say that the days I did make it to the gym for my workouts, I did really good. Both days 1 and 2 were both one hour long due to the fact I got so involved in the TV show I was watching....gotta love TLC! And my 3rd day was 2 hours long...half an hour on the elliptical and then an extra long Group Groove session where they brought out the best of the best from the past 5 years, talk about a workout. By the time I got done, I was so tired and hungry....so much for my original plan of shoveling snow, instead I enjoyed a nice lunch and stayed inside where it was nice and warm and out of the crazy windstorm going on.
I'm hoping that beginning on Monday, next week, I'll be able to get out of this slump I'm in and start kicking my behind back into shape. You see, next week I start working out with a trainer once again doing the Biggest Mover program. I really haven't trained with this trainer before but he has had some great results with people and others try to get on his team, so I guess I should be greatful that I am one of them. Hopefully he doesn't kill me in the first day though.
I do have to say that the days I did make it to the gym for my workouts, I did really good. Both days 1 and 2 were both one hour long due to the fact I got so involved in the TV show I was watching....gotta love TLC! And my 3rd day was 2 hours long...half an hour on the elliptical and then an extra long Group Groove session where they brought out the best of the best from the past 5 years, talk about a workout. By the time I got done, I was so tired and hungry....so much for my original plan of shoveling snow, instead I enjoyed a nice lunch and stayed inside where it was nice and warm and out of the crazy windstorm going on.
I'm hoping that beginning on Monday, next week, I'll be able to get out of this slump I'm in and start kicking my behind back into shape. You see, next week I start working out with a trainer once again doing the Biggest Mover program. I really haven't trained with this trainer before but he has had some great results with people and others try to get on his team, so I guess I should be greatful that I am one of them. Hopefully he doesn't kill me in the first day though.
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