Still having trouble getting the daily blogging going but wanted to make sure I didn't get caught not putting anything up since it was a beast to do all at once last time. So I'm just going to do my post for Friday:
Anyway, I just finished up Round 1 of MS today and I wasn't really too good about food for the last two days but not overly crazy and today was supposed to be a reward meal anyway. It was more like a reward DAY but I've learned that I can get by with that as long as I don't mind slower results. And for right now, that has to be the compromise because it is just too tough during the holidays to give up everything at all of the parties and such. I made a conscious decision not to beat myself up about it and get things back together afterwards so I am fine. It's only a few days and I can easily recover from that.
My workout was strange today, though, I was doing fine and then got really tired about halfway through, so I stopped. It was actually my workout from the day before because I've been a day behind for about 4 days now since I took an extra rest day last week. So I just gave up my rest day today and tried to do the workout but it was not good. Still haven't figured out why, unless it's that I'm not getting enough protein, which is possible because I haven't been having my shakes most days. So I had one, felt better, and moved on.
Otherwise, I have been feeling pretty good. A lot of people are sick around me and I haven't gotten anything from them yet (praying that continues...) so that's good news. Everything else from daily life kind of seems like it's on hold with the holidays so I hope things snap back once it's all over. Hope everyone is well, I'll talk to you all soon!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Day 66 - I'm alive!!
Feeling really good today, can you tell?
Okay, before you read on, if you want to catch up on on my progress, go all the way down to day 54 (the end of mission one) to see my final pics, then check each day working up to today (especially day 64 - good results!)...just pics and measurements, but you get the idea...see you in a few minutes...
So, here's a video just to get things started back on track...
That's all for now, it took forever to edit all those pictures and get them situated. Thanks again to everyone who commented during the week to check up on and motivate me. It helped keep me on track since I wasn't able to see everyone else's progress which usually keeps me going! Be back tomorrow with some actual thoughts...and here's today's pics:
Okay, before you read on, if you want to catch up on on my progress, go all the way down to day 54 (the end of mission one) to see my final pics, then check each day working up to today (especially day 64 - good results!)...just pics and measurements, but you get the idea...see you in a few minutes...
So, here's a video just to get things started back on track...
That's all for now, it took forever to edit all those pictures and get them situated. Thanks again to everyone who commented during the week to check up on and motivate me. It helped keep me on track since I wasn't able to see everyone else's progress which usually keeps me going! Be back tomorrow with some actual thoughts...and here's today's pics:
Day 64 - 12/17/07
Weekend was too busy, didn't get a chance to take pics. Here are my updated stats and pics for today, though:
Weight: 154 lbs (loss of 2# this week, 2# in M2, 12# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 0" in M2, 1" overall)
Chest: 35.5" (loss of 0" this week, 0" in M2, 1" overall)
Waist: 28.5" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 2.5" overall)
Stomach: 31.5" (loss of 1" this week, 1" in M2, 3" overall)
Hips: 38.25" (loss of .75" this week, .75" in M2, 2.75" overall)
Butt: 41.25" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 2.25" overall)
Thigh: 25" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 3" overall)
Total inches: loss of 3.25" this week, 3.25" in M2, 15.5" overall
I think it shows a lot of loss in some areas because those were the ones that showed gains last week which was probably just bloat from overkill on the bad food and so quickly lost. If you compare the measurements to the week before, the losses are more consistent so I still think they are accurate. I also reached my Mission 1 goal of 15" lost, just one week late! So I am definitely back on track and happy that way! Here's the pics, what do you think, any change?
Weight: 154 lbs (loss of 2# this week, 2# in M2, 12# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 0" in M2, 1" overall)
Chest: 35.5" (loss of 0" this week, 0" in M2, 1" overall)
Waist: 28.5" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 2.5" overall)
Stomach: 31.5" (loss of 1" this week, 1" in M2, 3" overall)
Hips: 38.25" (loss of .75" this week, .75" in M2, 2.75" overall)
Butt: 41.25" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 2.25" overall)
Thigh: 25" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 3" overall)
Total inches: loss of 3.25" this week, 3.25" in M2, 15.5" overall
I think it shows a lot of loss in some areas because those were the ones that showed gains last week which was probably just bloat from overkill on the bad food and so quickly lost. If you compare the measurements to the week before, the losses are more consistent so I still think they are accurate. I also reached my Mission 1 goal of 15" lost, just one week late! So I am definitely back on track and happy that way! Here's the pics, what do you think, any change?
Monday, December 10, 2007
Day 57 - Day 1 of Mission 2
So here are my end of Mission 1 / Beginning of Mission 2 measurements:
Weight: 156 lbs (GAIN of 1# this week, loss of 10# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35.5" (GAIN of .5" this week, loss of 1" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32.5" (GAIN of .5" this week, loss of 2" overall)
Hips: 39" (GAIN of .25" this week, loss of 2" overall)
Butt: 41.75" (GAIN of .25" this week, loss of 1.75" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of 0" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches: GAIN of 1.5" this week, loss of 12.25" overall
So I have definitely gained some (however, my measurements aren't always totally accurate, I'm sure) but to be honest, after 10 days of eating pretty much whatever I felt like and only exercising twice (I skipped my last 2 workouts), I can't really be upset. I think this goes to show that my metabolism has sped up because I only gained one pound over all that time, plus having to skip some of the last days of the regular program as well due to injury and such. So I am happy with my results overall, it would have been nice to at least maintain my highest losses from day 43, but still not bad for basically two weeks "off". And really, it was hard to be off that long, I am really excited to get back on plan and working out regularly - obviously I will feel much better when I am moving forward in my goals rather than staying the same or going backwards!
I have posted my new goals at the top of the page so if you stop by, keep me on track! For this mission, I am also going to do comparison pics every day instead of just weekly, to keep up the accountability, as well as going along with whatever accountability method Adam decides that we are going to do when we reset the clock for Group Shred 2. Gotta go workout now - see you later!
Okay here are my Day 1 pics...new mission, new suit, so here goes nothing... :)
Weight: 156 lbs (GAIN of 1# this week, loss of 10# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35.5" (GAIN of .5" this week, loss of 1" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32.5" (GAIN of .5" this week, loss of 2" overall)
Hips: 39" (GAIN of .25" this week, loss of 2" overall)
Butt: 41.75" (GAIN of .25" this week, loss of 1.75" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of 0" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches: GAIN of 1.5" this week, loss of 12.25" overall
So I have definitely gained some (however, my measurements aren't always totally accurate, I'm sure) but to be honest, after 10 days of eating pretty much whatever I felt like and only exercising twice (I skipped my last 2 workouts), I can't really be upset. I think this goes to show that my metabolism has sped up because I only gained one pound over all that time, plus having to skip some of the last days of the regular program as well due to injury and such. So I am happy with my results overall, it would have been nice to at least maintain my highest losses from day 43, but still not bad for basically two weeks "off". And really, it was hard to be off that long, I am really excited to get back on plan and working out regularly - obviously I will feel much better when I am moving forward in my goals rather than staying the same or going backwards!
I have posted my new goals at the top of the page so if you stop by, keep me on track! For this mission, I am also going to do comparison pics every day instead of just weekly, to keep up the accountability, as well as going along with whatever accountability method Adam decides that we are going to do when we reset the clock for Group Shred 2. Gotta go workout now - see you later!
Okay here are my Day 1 pics...new mission, new suit, so here goes nothing... :)
Day 56 - End of Mission 1
So, to recap, here are my original goals for Mission 1:
1) Continue to treat myself well mentally and physically, focusing on the joy of the journey.
2) See muscle definition in my photos (namely arms and stomach).
3) Achieve weight of 150 pounds, putting my total loss at 16 lbs.
4) Lose 15 total inches anywhere on the body.
5) Increase the amount of weight I can lift in all workouts of the Level 1 MS program.
I would have to say I achieved 60% of that, but it feels like a lot more. There are many more immeasurable aspects of this process. I have been treating myself better for sure, and I am happy about being able to start to see some muscle definition, though it is small, and I was able to increase the amount of weight I was lifting from the beginning until now. However, the fact that I didn't make it to 150 lbs or 15 inches really doesn't bother me much. It would have been nice, sure, but my pictures are so much better and I still lost 10# overall and 3.3% body fat. My beginning and ending stats look like this (according to the MS calculator, not actual measurements)
Day 1: 23% body fat - 38 lbs fat, 128 lbs lean
Day 56: 19.7% body fat - 31 lbs fat, 125 lbs lean
So I did lose 7 out of the 10 lbs in fat. Again, it would have been nice to preserve all of the lean tissue, but I'm just starting out here so I'm not going to worry about all that just yet. I want to get to my goal weight and body fat %, then I'll worry about more specifics of building lean mass and all.
So anyway, it's the end of the first Mission and I'm looking forward to the next, that's for sure. I believe with the experience of this one under my belt, I will improve much more over this mission's stats during my next mission. Here's to the next 54 days!
Here are my final mission 1 pics - I still laugh every time I see my day 1 pics - I was so miserable then but looking back now the look on my face is just funny!
1) Continue to treat myself well mentally and physically, focusing on the joy of the journey.
2) See muscle definition in my photos (namely arms and stomach).
3) Achieve weight of 150 pounds, putting my total loss at 16 lbs.
4) Lose 15 total inches anywhere on the body.
5) Increase the amount of weight I can lift in all workouts of the Level 1 MS program.
I would have to say I achieved 60% of that, but it feels like a lot more. There are many more immeasurable aspects of this process. I have been treating myself better for sure, and I am happy about being able to start to see some muscle definition, though it is small, and I was able to increase the amount of weight I was lifting from the beginning until now. However, the fact that I didn't make it to 150 lbs or 15 inches really doesn't bother me much. It would have been nice, sure, but my pictures are so much better and I still lost 10# overall and 3.3% body fat. My beginning and ending stats look like this (according to the MS calculator, not actual measurements)
Day 1: 23% body fat - 38 lbs fat, 128 lbs lean
Day 56: 19.7% body fat - 31 lbs fat, 125 lbs lean
So I did lose 7 out of the 10 lbs in fat. Again, it would have been nice to preserve all of the lean tissue, but I'm just starting out here so I'm not going to worry about all that just yet. I want to get to my goal weight and body fat %, then I'll worry about more specifics of building lean mass and all.
So anyway, it's the end of the first Mission and I'm looking forward to the next, that's for sure. I believe with the experience of this one under my belt, I will improve much more over this mission's stats during my next mission. Here's to the next 54 days!
Here are my final mission 1 pics - I still laugh every time I see my day 1 pics - I was so miserable then but looking back now the look on my face is just funny!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
NYC Pics
Here are my favorite pics from my NY trip:
This is my sister, my mom, and me on the bus...
This is me and my sister (hint: it was cold! Plus I'm a nut with a silly hat)
This is me at FAO Schwartz with a huge stuffed spider. Nice face. Like I said, I'm a nut...
The whole gang that went. Think it was cold?
Ha ha ha well we had a good time and I just thought I'd share a little of that with all of you!
This is my sister, my mom, and me on the bus...
This is me and my sister (hint: it was cold! Plus I'm a nut with a silly hat)
This is me at FAO Schwartz with a huge stuffed spider. Nice face. Like I said, I'm a nut...
The whole gang that went. Think it was cold?
Ha ha ha well we had a good time and I just thought I'd share a little of that with all of you!
Day 55 - Happy Birthday to me!
Well here it is, my birthday and, though I did not reach my full list of goals, I absolutely look and feel better, and have a different mindset about food and my body, and those are the best presents I can give myself. The mind has to change before the body, so the body is still under construction, but I am continuing to make progress and am certainly looking better than I did on Day 1.
Last night we went out to Hibachi for my birthday so I went a little overboard there, but I know now that one meal isn't going to kill me, even a few meals off track, and it's the attitude that I am still further than I was and that this is a lifestyle that keeps me going and eating well MOST days. You can't beat yourself up for every little slip up, or have the attitude of "ruining my diet" because that's all wrong. And that is one of the most important things I've learned. On my 30th birthday next year, I want to be in such good shape I won't even recognize myself. I want today's picture to remind me of "before". I want to continue to love the journey. I will do all of that. I am becoming what my mind can envision now, one good decision at a time, and one less time I beat myself up for "cheating". This is my life. I eat well, I exercise, I enjoy both. I listen to what my body tells me - when I'm full, when I'm sore, when I'm tired - and decide when to ignore it. It's all part of the game, and if we don't live for the process, what are we doing every day? Waiting for some perfect ending to some statistical goal? It will never happen. Because during the journey, we change and our perception of the results change. And I believe that most people are naturally achievers, if given the right set of motivators, so we have to continue to have goals to live happily. Therefore, we always want to be in the process of creating our next achievement, raising our standards, because if we don't, we are at the end of our journey and what's there? Nothing I want to see for a very long time. So enjoy every day, because life is just a series of minutes, hours, days, months, years, and before you know it, you've wished your life away waiting to get somewhere when all you have is today. Right now. Live with purpose, on purpose, and in the moment. Otherwise, it will pass you by.
So today my birthday present is THE PRESENT - letting go of the past and the future, remembering that, as much as I want to achieve as I go through life, I can only affect what I do right now and the only way to get where I want to go is make the right decisions now and be happy with every one.
Last night we went out to Hibachi for my birthday so I went a little overboard there, but I know now that one meal isn't going to kill me, even a few meals off track, and it's the attitude that I am still further than I was and that this is a lifestyle that keeps me going and eating well MOST days. You can't beat yourself up for every little slip up, or have the attitude of "ruining my diet" because that's all wrong. And that is one of the most important things I've learned. On my 30th birthday next year, I want to be in such good shape I won't even recognize myself. I want today's picture to remind me of "before". I want to continue to love the journey. I will do all of that. I am becoming what my mind can envision now, one good decision at a time, and one less time I beat myself up for "cheating". This is my life. I eat well, I exercise, I enjoy both. I listen to what my body tells me - when I'm full, when I'm sore, when I'm tired - and decide when to ignore it. It's all part of the game, and if we don't live for the process, what are we doing every day? Waiting for some perfect ending to some statistical goal? It will never happen. Because during the journey, we change and our perception of the results change. And I believe that most people are naturally achievers, if given the right set of motivators, so we have to continue to have goals to live happily. Therefore, we always want to be in the process of creating our next achievement, raising our standards, because if we don't, we are at the end of our journey and what's there? Nothing I want to see for a very long time. So enjoy every day, because life is just a series of minutes, hours, days, months, years, and before you know it, you've wished your life away waiting to get somewhere when all you have is today. Right now. Live with purpose, on purpose, and in the moment. Otherwise, it will pass you by.
So today my birthday present is THE PRESENT - letting go of the past and the future, remembering that, as much as I want to achieve as I go through life, I can only affect what I do right now and the only way to get where I want to go is make the right decisions now and be happy with every one.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Day 54 - Almost there!
Well I am just typing a little now, I'll be back with more later, but I just wanted to say I can't believe I am almost at the end of Mission 1! I have been feeling rather weird lately - hard to explain but maybe it's just because I have been in recovery phase and not working as hard. I keep thinking I am gaining weight but the scale is still good so I guess we'll see for sure with my Mission 1 final measurements and such but even still something feels off.
On a good note, my husband said today that he wants to start working out now, before the holidays (he was going to wait until January before) because he is really unhappy about how he looks. I know that doesn't sound good that he is unhappy, but as we all know that's the first step to a physique transformation, being tired of looking the way that you do. So I was happy. I offered that I was starting Mission 2 on Monday and he could start it with me, but he said that he was just going to do some workouts now and concentrate more on food in January. Which is fine, at least he wants to do something. I just hope he goes about it right. He has a tendency to be all gung ho and then get really sore or even hurt so he has to take time off (or worse, work through the pain) and then ends up really hurt or quitting. So hoping for the best. We'll see, I'll keep you updated.
Yesterday in NYC was really cool (literally and figuratively), I'll post some pics from it later on today. Talk to you guys later!
On a good note, my husband said today that he wants to start working out now, before the holidays (he was going to wait until January before) because he is really unhappy about how he looks. I know that doesn't sound good that he is unhappy, but as we all know that's the first step to a physique transformation, being tired of looking the way that you do. So I was happy. I offered that I was starting Mission 2 on Monday and he could start it with me, but he said that he was just going to do some workouts now and concentrate more on food in January. Which is fine, at least he wants to do something. I just hope he goes about it right. He has a tendency to be all gung ho and then get really sore or even hurt so he has to take time off (or worse, work through the pain) and then ends up really hurt or quitting. So hoping for the best. We'll see, I'll keep you updated.
Yesterday in NYC was really cool (literally and figuratively), I'll post some pics from it later on today. Talk to you guys later!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Day 53 - In NYC
Just a quick one - going to NYC for the day to window shop, eat, and see the Rockettes Christmas Show. I'll have to take a pic somewhere so I can do a redemption photo come Spring maybe. Talk to you all soon!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Day 51 - Better than I thought
So here's the weigh/measure data I took this morning:
Weight: 155 lbs (loss of 0# this week, 11# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35" (loss of 0" this week, 1.5" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32" (loss of .5" this week, 2.5" overall)
Hips: 38.75" (loss of 0" this week, 2.25" overall)
Butt: 41.5" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of 0" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches lost: .5" this week, 13.75" overall
After all of that...whatever...over the weekend, I was finally back to my weight of last week this morning and I even lost a 1/2 inch around my stomach. Not sure how that happened, but my other measurements were pretty much the same so at least I didn't gain. That was my main goal after my "lapse". So yay me for even losing a little around the stomach. I have to go for now since I have a busy day and need to get in my workout, but I'll be back around later on tonight to post my comparison pics and check up on your blogs again after Jujitsu. See ya!
Weight: 155 lbs (loss of 0# this week, 11# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35" (loss of 0" this week, 1.5" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32" (loss of .5" this week, 2.5" overall)
Hips: 38.75" (loss of 0" this week, 2.25" overall)
Butt: 41.5" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of 0" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches lost: .5" this week, 13.75" overall
After all of that...whatever...over the weekend, I was finally back to my weight of last week this morning and I even lost a 1/2 inch around my stomach. Not sure how that happened, but my other measurements were pretty much the same so at least I didn't gain. That was my main goal after my "lapse". So yay me for even losing a little around the stomach. I have to go for now since I have a busy day and need to get in my workout, but I'll be back around later on tonight to post my comparison pics and check up on your blogs again after Jujitsu. See ya!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Day 50 - The big halfway
Well, everyone, here I am a the halfway point of my 100 day mega-mission. If I didn't have pictures, I wouldn't have believed it but there it is. I was supposed to do a set of measurements today but wanted to give myself just one more day to get over my binge of the weekend so I am breaking with the Monday tradition just this once. When I weighed myself this morning, I just couldn't take measuring as well. I know, I know, it's not about the numbers but what can I say, it's a girl thing. I am still getting over how disappointed I am in myself for the weekend and I don't want to make it worse. So glad that overall I am in a good place mentally, though, because in the "old days" that whole episode would be a great excuse to ignore all my progress so far and quit. So not doing that, for sure, and still taking pics, but still want to see at least the same numbers as last week. We'll see. I have only one week left on my mission 1 and want it to be a good one.
I think what I found out is that I still don't yet know what "normal" eating is, because that is what I am supposed to be doing on the recovery phase of MS but hell if I can tell what that is for me, because normal is not defined enough for me. My "normal" eating is what got me overweight to begin with. So I need some kind of focus for that, and I think that's what happened this weekend. I wanted to have some things that I did not have over the past 40-some days and didn't have any actual guidelines to follow, so I just went all out. Granted, I know that that was not what normal eating was supposed to be, it's hard to explain, I just still need to follow some sort of outline to keep me on track for now. I'm not yet to the lifestyle changed part yet - working on it, though.
Today I did well so far. I did my workout that I was supposed to do yesterday and still didn't feel well enough for, but today there was nothing stopping me. I am having a little trouble finding exercises I can do for my lower body since squats and lunges are what hurt me to begin with, so I just did extensions and did a fake seated calf raise thing with my barbell and a pillow across my thighs. Weird but at least I didn't hurt my neck anymore. I am thinking of making one of those quad blasters for myself because I don't know what else I can do and I need to have more weight for my lower body. We'll see. As far as eating goes, I had a fairly low fat day so far, and that's what I have decided that my guideline will be for my "normal" eating. Not as low fat as the MS low fat days, but low enough to keep me in a good place calorie-wise. Haven't exactly delineated what that is yet, obviously, but that's the plan because I need something to concentrate on. But with being back to exercising I think I will be better all around, there's something about skipping exercise that makes me eat worse for some reason. Dumb. But I am so excited about the possible East Coast Shred Summit and need that long distance goal to get where I want to be in my next mission (after the 100 days). For now, I still have plenty of time left to get where I want to be now, although Mission 1 will be a little behind, but I am way better off then when I started so I am not upset about it that's for sure. So that's the latest on me, I have to go check on all of you now since I have been horribly absent. I feel like I've missed so much! :) Here's today's pics, come back tomorrow for the comparison pics and the numbers!
I think what I found out is that I still don't yet know what "normal" eating is, because that is what I am supposed to be doing on the recovery phase of MS but hell if I can tell what that is for me, because normal is not defined enough for me. My "normal" eating is what got me overweight to begin with. So I need some kind of focus for that, and I think that's what happened this weekend. I wanted to have some things that I did not have over the past 40-some days and didn't have any actual guidelines to follow, so I just went all out. Granted, I know that that was not what normal eating was supposed to be, it's hard to explain, I just still need to follow some sort of outline to keep me on track for now. I'm not yet to the lifestyle changed part yet - working on it, though.
Today I did well so far. I did my workout that I was supposed to do yesterday and still didn't feel well enough for, but today there was nothing stopping me. I am having a little trouble finding exercises I can do for my lower body since squats and lunges are what hurt me to begin with, so I just did extensions and did a fake seated calf raise thing with my barbell and a pillow across my thighs. Weird but at least I didn't hurt my neck anymore. I am thinking of making one of those quad blasters for myself because I don't know what else I can do and I need to have more weight for my lower body. We'll see. As far as eating goes, I had a fairly low fat day so far, and that's what I have decided that my guideline will be for my "normal" eating. Not as low fat as the MS low fat days, but low enough to keep me in a good place calorie-wise. Haven't exactly delineated what that is yet, obviously, but that's the plan because I need something to concentrate on. But with being back to exercising I think I will be better all around, there's something about skipping exercise that makes me eat worse for some reason. Dumb. But I am so excited about the possible East Coast Shred Summit and need that long distance goal to get where I want to be in my next mission (after the 100 days). For now, I still have plenty of time left to get where I want to be now, although Mission 1 will be a little behind, but I am way better off then when I started so I am not upset about it that's for sure. So that's the latest on me, I have to go check on all of you now since I have been horribly absent. I feel like I've missed so much! :) Here's today's pics, come back tomorrow for the comparison pics and the numbers!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Day 48 - Yuck!
Well today will be short because, to be honest, I feel like crap. I have got to get healed up and start exercising again because that just adds to this feeling. But the real problem was my impromptu party I had with my husband and brothers-in-law because one of them got a new job. It started out as just lunch and since I am in the "recovery" stage I thought I would go ahead and have something to eat that I haven't in forever - chicken fingers and fries. I was fine with that but then after we hung out for a while after lunch, we decided to go out and play some pool. At a bar. So then I had some Smirnoff Ices. It was weird - I know I shouldn't have had them and I have really not been into alcohol lately but I don't know, I was kind of in a "throw caution to the wind and binge" kind of mood for some reason. Whatever it was, I ended up having 4-5 drinks, then topped it off with two slices of pizza and 3 shots. OUCH! So I have felt totally nasty ever since. Having not drank in a while, I thought that it would hit me pretty hard, but it didn't, so I just kept on drinking and that was so dumb. It totally wrecked my stomach putting all that junk in there. At least I didn't throw up but man I almost wish I had because then I would have gotten rid of some of that junk. But anyway, I have just been recovering today and tomrorrow hopefully I'll be back to normal. Plus tomorrow I'm supposed to start lifting again so if I can do that pain free I will be excited and that will get me back to feeling good I am sure. Don't know why I did all that to myself, though, but at least I know that it's not worth it that's for sure. In case I didn't already know. Well, I'm gonna go to bed early tonight and start fresh tomorrow. Catch up with everyone soon!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Day 46 - On IR
Wow I can't believe it's been that long since I posted...sorry about that guys, I guess I felt like I didn't have anything to write since I was injured. Usually I'm a "push through the pain" kind of girl, since I have a tendency to hurt myself pretty often, but I this one is not something I can do that with. I haven't worked out all week and it's killing me! I have so much less energy and so much more appetite, it seems like. That sucks. But I have been doing well with eating still - on low fat and today is the last day of round 3 of MS. I am supposed to have a cheat meal today but since I have not been exercising and since the next 10 days are recovery days anyway I'm not going to have it. The problem now is I don't know when I should start exercising again. My neck feels better most of the time, and better every day, but last time as soon as I worked out again I was back to hurting so it's hard to decide. Besides today's, which I am still skipping, the next scheduled workout in MS is on day 39 (my day 49) so I think I will continue to rest for two more days just to make sure and then pick it back up then. There's no cardio scheduled for the next 10 days, though, and I'll have to go back and read through the info to see if I can find out why, because I would like to incorporate some HIIT since I have not done any and I am still 5 lbs off of my goal. I am not going to hit that goal, I know, but I would at least like to lose something more before the end of Mission 1. What's with the body giving out right when I need to push it the most? I guess it's just one of those things.
Anyway, I have been taking pictures but I'll post them later on because I have to get going but I wanted you all to know that I'm still here, trying to do what I can, and thanks for the comments from my last post, I'll reply to them tonight hopefully. Keep working, everybody, and I'll be around to your blogs later on to comment. See ya!
Anyway, I have been taking pictures but I'll post them later on because I have to get going but I wanted you all to know that I'm still here, trying to do what I can, and thanks for the comments from my last post, I'll reply to them tonight hopefully. Keep working, everybody, and I'll be around to your blogs later on to comment. See ya!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Day 43 - Countdown...
Well I only have 4 days left of MS Level 1 before my recovery period, one week before the halfway point of my mega-mission and only 2 weeks before the end of Mission 1 so I think I need to be really strict in order to make my goals. Here are my stats for today:
Weight: 155 lbs (loss of 2# this week, 11# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35" (loss of 0" this week, 1.5" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of .25" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32.5" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Hips: 38.75" (loss of .25" this week, 2.25" overall)
Butt: 41.5" (loss of .25" this week, 2" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of .5" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches lost: 1.25" this week, 13.25" overall
I have definitely been losing weight one week and not the next, must just be a side effect of the nutrient cycling, if so I lose more weight on low carb than I do low fat but I wouldn't be able to stick to low carb if it wasn't for the upcoming low fat days so it's like a catch 22. That's okay, I'm losing, that's all that matters, and I probably would have been even less had I not done dessert three times last week but hey, it's the holidays! Not that I am unhappy with the results, but my goal is to be 150# by the end of Mission 1 so I still have 5 more lbs to go. At the rate I have been going, that doesn't seem likely, but actually I guess I won't be that upset about it, as I said in another post, because I can see the results in my pictures, I feel better, and this is a lifetime journey. As long as I'm making progress there's no reason to get upset about reaching or not reaching a certain number. I did think that those goals were attainable, though, but I have all of Mission 2 to make up the difference because those goals are a little less aggressive. And the other little monkey wrench in my plans is that I have been battling a neck injury and it is pretty bad today. I think that I did it from having the olympic bar on the back of my neck for squats with no cushion. My own dumb fault, I know, but it's not like I squat that much weight. It's only on one side, so I think I must have slightly pinched a nerve or something because the pain goes from the back of my head, into my shoulder, and down my trapezius at times. Sometimes it's fine and other times it flares up, depending on how much exercise I do. I thought after my two rest days from weights it was fine but I must have done something because I can hardly move my head this morning. And I did lunge squats yesterday but I guess maybe just holding the weight pulled it again or something. I don't know but I had to have Motrin before I could even get out of bed. So I think I am going to take it easy today and maybe by this afternoon it will have subsided enough to get in my workout but I don't want to push it. So that will put a damper on my progress, but I will overcome that by eating as clean as possible. Monkey wrench #2 is that on Dec. 6 I am going to NYC for my birthday with my mom, sister, and best friend, and I was going to indulge some at lunch that day, but you know, thinking about it, I don't really feel the need to. I guess I'll see when I get there, but I would rather save it for my real birthday when I go out to dinner with my husband. At any rate, all of those days fall within the recovery period which is supposed to be normal eating so I think what I feel like is indulgence will probably still be at least maintenance calories, if not lower, because my metabolism should be safely raised up by then. You know what, I'll cross those bridges when I come to them, I want to plan ahead but for now I will just take it one day at a time and just keep it in the back of my mind that they are coming up.
Anyway, that's what's going on with me today. I'm off to put a heating pad on my neck for a while and have some hot tea and see how that goes. I do have to get some work done today but it's still early here so hopefully I can start to feel better quickly and get going.
Here are my comparison pics - I would have never realized how far I've come had I not taken pictures. I would even have been able to rationalize the inches lost, but the photos just don't lie. So so so so so glad I took them even though the day ones were painful...just makes today's even sweeter!
Weight: 155 lbs (loss of 2# this week, 11# overall)
Bicep: 11.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" overall)
Chest: 35" (loss of 0" this week, 1.5" overall)
Waist: 29" (loss of .25" this week, 2" overall)
Stomach: 32.5" (loss of 0" this week, 2" overall)
Hips: 38.75" (loss of .25" this week, 2.25" overall)
Butt: 41.5" (loss of .25" this week, 2" overall)
Thigh: 25.25" (loss of .5" this week, 2.5" overall)
Total inches lost: 1.25" this week, 13.25" overall
I have definitely been losing weight one week and not the next, must just be a side effect of the nutrient cycling, if so I lose more weight on low carb than I do low fat but I wouldn't be able to stick to low carb if it wasn't for the upcoming low fat days so it's like a catch 22. That's okay, I'm losing, that's all that matters, and I probably would have been even less had I not done dessert three times last week but hey, it's the holidays! Not that I am unhappy with the results, but my goal is to be 150# by the end of Mission 1 so I still have 5 more lbs to go. At the rate I have been going, that doesn't seem likely, but actually I guess I won't be that upset about it, as I said in another post, because I can see the results in my pictures, I feel better, and this is a lifetime journey. As long as I'm making progress there's no reason to get upset about reaching or not reaching a certain number. I did think that those goals were attainable, though, but I have all of Mission 2 to make up the difference because those goals are a little less aggressive. And the other little monkey wrench in my plans is that I have been battling a neck injury and it is pretty bad today. I think that I did it from having the olympic bar on the back of my neck for squats with no cushion. My own dumb fault, I know, but it's not like I squat that much weight. It's only on one side, so I think I must have slightly pinched a nerve or something because the pain goes from the back of my head, into my shoulder, and down my trapezius at times. Sometimes it's fine and other times it flares up, depending on how much exercise I do. I thought after my two rest days from weights it was fine but I must have done something because I can hardly move my head this morning. And I did lunge squats yesterday but I guess maybe just holding the weight pulled it again or something. I don't know but I had to have Motrin before I could even get out of bed. So I think I am going to take it easy today and maybe by this afternoon it will have subsided enough to get in my workout but I don't want to push it. So that will put a damper on my progress, but I will overcome that by eating as clean as possible. Monkey wrench #2 is that on Dec. 6 I am going to NYC for my birthday with my mom, sister, and best friend, and I was going to indulge some at lunch that day, but you know, thinking about it, I don't really feel the need to. I guess I'll see when I get there, but I would rather save it for my real birthday when I go out to dinner with my husband. At any rate, all of those days fall within the recovery period which is supposed to be normal eating so I think what I feel like is indulgence will probably still be at least maintenance calories, if not lower, because my metabolism should be safely raised up by then. You know what, I'll cross those bridges when I come to them, I want to plan ahead but for now I will just take it one day at a time and just keep it in the back of my mind that they are coming up.
Anyway, that's what's going on with me today. I'm off to put a heating pad on my neck for a while and have some hot tea and see how that goes. I do have to get some work done today but it's still early here so hopefully I can start to feel better quickly and get going.
Here are my comparison pics - I would have never realized how far I've come had I not taken pictures. I would even have been able to rationalize the inches lost, but the photos just don't lie. So so so so so glad I took them even though the day ones were painful...just makes today's even sweeter!
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