So I've made it 30 days
NO cheats
NO quits
NO breaks
Just healthy living for a 30 day straight period.
I've lost 24 pounds
( but I haven't lost in a couple days and I think its due to my 'aunt flo' visiting at the moment. Lol.)
That is awesome for me and it has been hard obviously at times but overall its been pretty easy sailing.
I've come across a small issue that I would like to talk about to warn you guys and stress the IMPORTANCE of taking care of and listening to your body.
So for the past week I've notice myself getting a little light headed at times and a couple days ago I actually passed out after standing up to quickly. My cousin is a diabetic , so she knows quiet a bit about blood sugar and what not and although she is not a doctor I trust her knowledge. so I told her about this issue I was having and explained to her that I eat lunch at 230 and then I do not have the time to eat again until 830 at night after I go workout. She informed me that it is very very likely that my sugar is low and urged me to eat something in between (as well as drinking PLENTY of fluids) so I started to eat a protein bar around 500 on my way to the gym and not only do I feel better but I've notice myself feeling more energy during my workouts. So with that being said I strongly strongly recommend not going more then 4 hours (especially if working out) with out either a small meal or a small snack. It can become very scary in not knowing what is wrong but just listen to your body and treat it well.
Alright now that I have that out of the way let me get down to the fun stuff!!!!
My life the past week and a half has been pretty crazy. Working out and eating wise.
Like I posted last week I have now uped my carb intake and lowered my protein in take but I plan on switching it back by next week again to boost my metabolism yet again.(hopefully)
Last week I had some pretty good motivation and I ended up doing an hour on the elliptical and burning 619calories!!!
Amazing, right?!
Now I HAVE to go not less then an hour and on saturdays I go twice a day for an hour-70minutes each time so that can be good but can be bad also.
Remember I'm also doing p90x in the mornings so its pretty exhausting but at the end of the day feels amazing to know I actually burnt xx many calories.
The scale is looking pretty also :)
So, you might ask 'how do you stay on the elliptical for a full hour, and burn so many calories?!'
Welp , first is motivation! Find it. What gets you driving? It can be for yourselfs health , for your children, for your friends, for your spouse, for a trip, for a spa day, for whatever it is just find it! That is going to be the first thing you need to recognize.
Why are you working out?
Why are you becoming a healthier YOU?
answer it and keep that answer in your head!
While working out set a goal
'I'm gonna do the elliptical for 70minutes on level 12'
DO IT!!!! PUSH FOR IT!!!!
Keep water near by, be sure when you start your water bottle is FULL.
Chewing gum for me is helpful, for one it gets my mind off of the pain and for two it keeps my mouth refreshed longer.
Music, music, music!!! Just listen to music.
BREATHE!!!!!!!!!! Take nice long Deep breaths. This is going to help you push through the pain and most of the time you'll be so focused on your breath that you won't notice the pain
DO NOT LOOK DOWN!!! I know your hurting and I know you just want your time to be done but its nothing but disappointment and discouragement looking down at the timer so DON'T DO IT! if you must bring a towel and cover up the timer. So just work out, work out, work out!!! Feel the burn, push through it. Before you know it, you've done 60 minutes of your workout and you feel amazing that you did so, the next day notch things up a little and (now you know you can do 60minutes so it'll be cake from now on) set the level a little higher.
My first day doing an hour I did the elliptical set at a level 1-15 and speed 3.0-5.5, I now set my elliptical at level 11-15 speeds 2.8-6.1 and for 70minutes.
Lately I have not had much time to sit in the suna because I have a time limit with taking my daughter to the daycare in the gym so I've just been doing the elliptical and my p90x in the morning.
So pretty good work I would say.
I touched a little on my goals last time but I would like to share what exactly my goals are.
I feel like goals are important and everyone should have them.
I want to lose a total of 71 pounds so this is how I will be breaking them down...
27 pounds down- spa day
19 pounds down- mani/pedi day (most people on this one would say 'really , that's a reward for completing your goal' yes, it is because I'm a parent who does not get the luxury of having a spouse or loved one to watch my child so I can go do my girly things and never get to have a babysitter to go out and leave the home often, so with this I will be sure to have a sitter so I can make myself look pretty and feel amazing.')
15 pounds lost- professional pictures of kayedin and myself (I have not done professional photos of her and I yet, due to embarrassment of my fat)
Last 10 pounds- take kayedin to Disney world/universal studios!!! (This is important to me because I know she will love it so much no matter what her age is ( but I expect she'll be 2 1/2 almost 3) as I loved it when I went and have fond memories of the time there and would really like to do things like this with my daughter..)
I am sure that this is going to take a lot longer then I really anticipate but I am going to keep pushing further and stronger.
I will not give up, but I must say holidays will be a challenge for me but I'm up for that challenge. I do plan on eating what my family has cooked for the meals but doing portion approach AND still jumping back into my active and healthy life style after those days.(Easter coming up is going to be my first encounter with this, wish me luck)
I'm sure most people would ask 'why not just go ahead and do the whole portion approach thing in life anyways?' Well, for me its not that easy. I view the 'portion approach' probably different then most. To me its a failure for myself at my size right now. Only because I know I could not have that control forever and not only that but right now I NEED to lose fat. Portion approach you can eat anything (in my views, which is why I don't do it right now) and its basically calorie counting which when I'm down to a safe and comfortable fat mass then sure that may be a good option for me but I don't have the time to fool around and only calorie count or use portion control. I need to know what's going in my body and be aware. When you are in a obese or extreme over weight situation like I am then you NEED to THINK about what's going into your body.( in my opinion) Calories are not the problem. bad fat, bad sugar, cholesterol, simple bad carbs, and high sodium. So I've mentioned my meal plans so you have an idea on what I'm eating. There are no simple carbs at all only complex carbs (so the whole wheat/grains...etc.) I have no added sugar only natural sugar found in the fruits and veggies, I only have the good fats that come from olive oil, fish or nuts. The cholesterol is basically non existent but yes, there is still some in my diet ,and I have very low sodium intake. All very good things and essential to a person as overweight as I am. I'm not saying this should be lived by 24/7 but it should be considered when you are at the obese and overweight levels such as myself.
Whoa, a lot of ranting. I do want to add that although I abide by this (and it is extremely easy once getting a hang of the 'good' vs 'bad' options) like I said earlier I do and will plan on eating holiday foods with my family. Last summer I took holidays away from myself and I ended up quiting and gaining everything back. So this time I plan on just eating with family STILL GOING TO THE GYM but jumping back into eating and living healthy. It's NOT just a diet, its a way of living and I've said that before. This 'diet' really teaches you the way you and everyone no matter the size should be eating.(with the obvious holiday and occasional treat).... the healthy way of living.
NO cheats
NO quits
NO breaks
Just healthy living for a 30 day straight period.
I've lost 24 pounds
( but I haven't lost in a couple days and I think its due to my 'aunt flo' visiting at the moment. Lol.)
That is awesome for me and it has been hard obviously at times but overall its been pretty easy sailing.
I've come across a small issue that I would like to talk about to warn you guys and stress the IMPORTANCE of taking care of and listening to your body.
So for the past week I've notice myself getting a little light headed at times and a couple days ago I actually passed out after standing up to quickly. My cousin is a diabetic , so she knows quiet a bit about blood sugar and what not and although she is not a doctor I trust her knowledge. so I told her about this issue I was having and explained to her that I eat lunch at 230 and then I do not have the time to eat again until 830 at night after I go workout. She informed me that it is very very likely that my sugar is low and urged me to eat something in between (as well as drinking PLENTY of fluids) so I started to eat a protein bar around 500 on my way to the gym and not only do I feel better but I've notice myself feeling more energy during my workouts. So with that being said I strongly strongly recommend not going more then 4 hours (especially if working out) with out either a small meal or a small snack. It can become very scary in not knowing what is wrong but just listen to your body and treat it well.
Alright now that I have that out of the way let me get down to the fun stuff!!!!
My life the past week and a half has been pretty crazy. Working out and eating wise.
Like I posted last week I have now uped my carb intake and lowered my protein in take but I plan on switching it back by next week again to boost my metabolism yet again.(hopefully)
Last week I had some pretty good motivation and I ended up doing an hour on the elliptical and burning 619calories!!!
Amazing, right?!
Now I HAVE to go not less then an hour and on saturdays I go twice a day for an hour-70minutes each time so that can be good but can be bad also.
Remember I'm also doing p90x in the mornings so its pretty exhausting but at the end of the day feels amazing to know I actually burnt xx many calories.
The scale is looking pretty also :)
So, you might ask 'how do you stay on the elliptical for a full hour, and burn so many calories?!'
Welp , first is motivation! Find it. What gets you driving? It can be for yourselfs health , for your children, for your friends, for your spouse, for a trip, for a spa day, for whatever it is just find it! That is going to be the first thing you need to recognize.
Why are you working out?
Why are you becoming a healthier YOU?
answer it and keep that answer in your head!
While working out set a goal
'I'm gonna do the elliptical for 70minutes on level 12'
DO IT!!!! PUSH FOR IT!!!!
Keep water near by, be sure when you start your water bottle is FULL.
Chewing gum for me is helpful, for one it gets my mind off of the pain and for two it keeps my mouth refreshed longer.
Music, music, music!!! Just listen to music.
BREATHE!!!!!!!!!! Take nice long Deep breaths. This is going to help you push through the pain and most of the time you'll be so focused on your breath that you won't notice the pain
DO NOT LOOK DOWN!!! I know your hurting and I know you just want your time to be done but its nothing but disappointment and discouragement looking down at the timer so DON'T DO IT! if you must bring a towel and cover up the timer. So just work out, work out, work out!!! Feel the burn, push through it. Before you know it, you've done 60 minutes of your workout and you feel amazing that you did so, the next day notch things up a little and (now you know you can do 60minutes so it'll be cake from now on) set the level a little higher.
My first day doing an hour I did the elliptical set at a level 1-15 and speed 3.0-5.5, I now set my elliptical at level 11-15 speeds 2.8-6.1 and for 70minutes.
Lately I have not had much time to sit in the suna because I have a time limit with taking my daughter to the daycare in the gym so I've just been doing the elliptical and my p90x in the morning.
So pretty good work I would say.
I touched a little on my goals last time but I would like to share what exactly my goals are.
I feel like goals are important and everyone should have them.
I want to lose a total of 71 pounds so this is how I will be breaking them down...
27 pounds down- spa day
19 pounds down- mani/pedi day (most people on this one would say 'really , that's a reward for completing your goal' yes, it is because I'm a parent who does not get the luxury of having a spouse or loved one to watch my child so I can go do my girly things and never get to have a babysitter to go out and leave the home often, so with this I will be sure to have a sitter so I can make myself look pretty and feel amazing.')
15 pounds lost- professional pictures of kayedin and myself (I have not done professional photos of her and I yet, due to embarrassment of my fat)
Last 10 pounds- take kayedin to Disney world/universal studios!!! (This is important to me because I know she will love it so much no matter what her age is ( but I expect she'll be 2 1/2 almost 3) as I loved it when I went and have fond memories of the time there and would really like to do things like this with my daughter..)
I am sure that this is going to take a lot longer then I really anticipate but I am going to keep pushing further and stronger.
I will not give up, but I must say holidays will be a challenge for me but I'm up for that challenge. I do plan on eating what my family has cooked for the meals but doing portion approach AND still jumping back into my active and healthy life style after those days.(Easter coming up is going to be my first encounter with this, wish me luck)
I'm sure most people would ask 'why not just go ahead and do the whole portion approach thing in life anyways?' Well, for me its not that easy. I view the 'portion approach' probably different then most. To me its a failure for myself at my size right now. Only because I know I could not have that control forever and not only that but right now I NEED to lose fat. Portion approach you can eat anything (in my views, which is why I don't do it right now) and its basically calorie counting which when I'm down to a safe and comfortable fat mass then sure that may be a good option for me but I don't have the time to fool around and only calorie count or use portion control. I need to know what's going in my body and be aware. When you are in a obese or extreme over weight situation like I am then you NEED to THINK about what's going into your body.( in my opinion) Calories are not the problem. bad fat, bad sugar, cholesterol, simple bad carbs, and high sodium. So I've mentioned my meal plans so you have an idea on what I'm eating. There are no simple carbs at all only complex carbs (so the whole wheat/grains...etc.) I have no added sugar only natural sugar found in the fruits and veggies, I only have the good fats that come from olive oil, fish or nuts. The cholesterol is basically non existent but yes, there is still some in my diet ,and I have very low sodium intake. All very good things and essential to a person as overweight as I am. I'm not saying this should be lived by 24/7 but it should be considered when you are at the obese and overweight levels such as myself.
Whoa, a lot of ranting. I do want to add that although I abide by this (and it is extremely easy once getting a hang of the 'good' vs 'bad' options) like I said earlier I do and will plan on eating holiday foods with my family. Last summer I took holidays away from myself and I ended up quiting and gaining everything back. So this time I plan on just eating with family STILL GOING TO THE GYM but jumping back into eating and living healthy. It's NOT just a diet, its a way of living and I've said that before. This 'diet' really teaches you the way you and everyone no matter the size should be eating.(with the obvious holiday and occasional treat).... the healthy way of living.
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