I have been at this for 7 months now. It seems like sooo long ago that I decided that it was finally time to do this...but at the same time, time has flown by. In the past 7 months I am down 45 lbs and 5 pant sizes and I intend to keep going. By the time I get married next year, I would like to be down another 10 lbs. 10 lbs in a year doesn't seem like much, but, as Ive gotten smaller these past few months, it has been MUCH harder to lose. The lbs are coming off VERY slowly. I am to blame for this obviously, as I have not been to the gym since Mexico....(oops) but in my defense, life has been crazy. In the next few weeks, I expect life to slow down at least a little bit, and when it does, you better believe I will be hitting the gym hard and staying active as much as I can. I am determined to do this once and for all.
In the past I have lost a little weight, and then gotten comfortable and stopped. Then the pounds slowly creeped back on again. Not this time.
This time I have surpassed the lowest weight I have been in the past few years and am fully determined to hit my goal. IT WILL HAPPEN.
I have learned sooo much about eating, and eating right, and I know that its a no-brainer. As long as I eat my targeted number of calories daily and get my activity in, the weight can and WILL come off.
I have something else to share. For the past 5 years I have worked for an awesome company with some great people. This past year there has been some major changes in my life including miss H doing her first year of full time school. Because I work 40 hours a week I cannot be a part of very much of her schooling....and I want to be. I have missed countless field trips & concerts and other things that I - and especially miss H - want me to be a part of. I have realized that this is a very important time that I cannot and will not miss any more of. Life flies by, and we'll never get this time back, its time to start doing what I want and need to do. So, on Monday, I put in my notice. I will no longer be an employee of this company after my last day on the 30th. It took a lot of thinking, but we have decided that its best for me to just be mom right now. I want to be there, and my kids want me there.
SO that's my news! Lots of changes going on, very exciting, but very nerve-racking at the same time. Life is good!
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Thursday 16 June 2011
Disgusted
As I sit here and reflect on the events of last night, I am just horrified by the actions of some people. It is not only disgusting, disheartening and HORRIBLE but it is also sad. Sad that some people were out to do this no matter what the outcome of the game. Sad that somebody's family members were deliberately wreaking havoc over the city of Vancouver. Sad that people will wake up this morning and feel proud of the despicable acts of violence they committed last night.
I am completely sickened and hope that anyone who reads this who is not from BC understands that although this disgusting situation made world news...this is only a small portion of hooligans who decided to act like fools. We're not all like this. Most of us just sit back and say too bad, we'll see you next year Canucks. Most of us care about our city and the well-being of others. Most of us hope that these imbeciles are taken into custody and charged.
The bottom line: Most of us are not like that.
I am completely sickened and hope that anyone who reads this who is not from BC understands that although this disgusting situation made world news...this is only a small portion of hooligans who decided to act like fools. We're not all like this. Most of us just sit back and say too bad, we'll see you next year Canucks. Most of us care about our city and the well-being of others. Most of us hope that these imbeciles are taken into custody and charged.
The bottom line: Most of us are not like that.
Monday 13 June 2011
Latest pic..
For those of you following my weight loss progress.....here's my latest before and after. Embarassing!
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Playoffs Fail
So I have been having a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Ever since I got back from Mexico things have been sooo up and down. 1 week I lose nothing, the next week I lose 1.8 lbs. The next week I lose nothing, the week after I lose 2 lbs. etc etc. Its so annoying because I am SOO close to my goal. Since weighing in yesterday and not losing anything, I decided right then and there that I was going to focus hard this week. The problem isnt so much my eating, but more the fact that I have literally ZERO time for the gym.
With my packed schedule this week, I am thinking I will be able to get to the gym twice...if Im lucky. Guess I will just have to improvise and do what I can at home. Has anyone else out there struggled with a seriously hectic schedule? How do you deal?
I am not one to make excuses, but this IS a valid excuse. I don't want or like to not go to the gym. I know I need to be there so that I can finally hit my goal weight.
On second thought, I know what else is a bit of a factor in this rollercoaster...the Stanley Cup playoffs. I am not a drinker. Usually. BUT with the playoff games comes friends. Friends come over and they bring beer. Of course I have to have a beer or two when watching the game with friends. So looks like the formula is: beer intake up + gym sessions down = fail on my part.
GOOD NEWS is, the playoffs are almost over. If all goes to plan, Canucks will end this on Friday night. YES. Win.
Anyway, just a brief update. Hopefully I can think of some more exciting things to write about soon. The blog is beginning to fail!
xo-B
With my packed schedule this week, I am thinking I will be able to get to the gym twice...if Im lucky. Guess I will just have to improvise and do what I can at home. Has anyone else out there struggled with a seriously hectic schedule? How do you deal?
I am not one to make excuses, but this IS a valid excuse. I don't want or like to not go to the gym. I know I need to be there so that I can finally hit my goal weight.
On second thought, I know what else is a bit of a factor in this rollercoaster...the Stanley Cup playoffs. I am not a drinker. Usually. BUT with the playoff games comes friends. Friends come over and they bring beer. Of course I have to have a beer or two when watching the game with friends. So looks like the formula is: beer intake up + gym sessions down = fail on my part.
GOOD NEWS is, the playoffs are almost over. If all goes to plan, Canucks will end this on Friday night. YES. Win.
Anyway, just a brief update. Hopefully I can think of some more exciting things to write about soon. The blog is beginning to fail!
xo-B
Thursday 2 June 2011
Went Fishing on Sunday....
....and caught this little guy. Thought I'd share the couple pics we took before put it back.
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Hi
HELLLOOO FRIENDS! So much to talk about. First things first, WE'RE GOING TO THE STANLEY CUP FINALS!! Ahhh what an exciting game last night.
We had a few friends over, all's fine... We get through first OT and then right as second OT is about to start our tv just shuts off. Im talking black screen. COOL. So I fiddle around and try and fix it. Doesn't work. After like 5 agonizing minutes I run to check my bedroom TV and it WORKS. So I call everyone into my room. All of us chilled in my room and watched the game there - thank GOD for that TV!
Funniest thing to have all these people in my room, but hey, at least we got to see Bieksa shut 'er down! Wooo! Western Conference Champions!
Second thing; Biggest Loser. So I start watching the first half of the finale last night and then had an appointment. No problem, I just PVR'd the rest. Wrong. I go to finish the finale after the game last night but it WONT WORK. Also due to whatever the F is going on with the TV in my living room. BAHHHHH I do know who wins though, and am happy about that. I just want to watch the rest of the episode.
Third: Had my weekly weigh in last night: down 2 lbs! Yippee! My biggest lost in a month or so. This marks officially 40 LBS LOST! WOW! I really never thought that I would see this. When I set my goal back in November, I thought it was a long shot and of course, I was doubting myself. But now, I am 7.6 lbs from my goal: the end is in sight! I have to keep working hard at it, because it has definitely gotten very difficult here at the end.
Fourth: Went fishing for the first time in a while the other day and I caught 12 fish and the biggest of the day! WOO!! Go me.
Here's me and 2 of this fish I caught:
Until next time my friends..... xo-B
We had a few friends over, all's fine... We get through first OT and then right as second OT is about to start our tv just shuts off. Im talking black screen. COOL. So I fiddle around and try and fix it. Doesn't work. After like 5 agonizing minutes I run to check my bedroom TV and it WORKS. So I call everyone into my room. All of us chilled in my room and watched the game there - thank GOD for that TV!
Funniest thing to have all these people in my room, but hey, at least we got to see Bieksa shut 'er down! Wooo! Western Conference Champions!
Second thing; Biggest Loser. So I start watching the first half of the finale last night and then had an appointment. No problem, I just PVR'd the rest. Wrong. I go to finish the finale after the game last night but it WONT WORK. Also due to whatever the F is going on with the TV in my living room. BAHHHHH I do know who wins though, and am happy about that. I just want to watch the rest of the episode.
Third: Had my weekly weigh in last night: down 2 lbs! Yippee! My biggest lost in a month or so. This marks officially 40 LBS LOST! WOW! I really never thought that I would see this. When I set my goal back in November, I thought it was a long shot and of course, I was doubting myself. But now, I am 7.6 lbs from my goal: the end is in sight! I have to keep working hard at it, because it has definitely gotten very difficult here at the end.
Fourth: Went fishing for the first time in a while the other day and I caught 12 fish and the biggest of the day! WOO!! Go me.
Here's me and 2 of this fish I caught:
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Last night's weigh-in
Hi Friends! So I am super excited this morning. Last week I was sick and super tired from Mexico, so I didn't get to the gym. Then this weekend I went camping so you can imagine what my eating was like...not the greatest. So when I weighed in last night, you can bet what I expected. BUT. I am super stoked to announce I lost a pound! Yay! It just goes to show that when life throws you lemons, you actually can make lemonade (cliché I know). Somehow, I lost a pound. Im thinking its because Monday morning I started fresh, eating correctly and then hitting the gym. By the time Tuesday night came around, I was down. Yes, I can sit here and think, well if you had gotten to the gym, and eaten better last week maybe it would have been 2 lbs...but Im not going to think that way. Because even though, yes, I am trying to lose weight...I am still living my life. I have to live it the way I want to. Obviously something's working, so if I go camping and I want to have a hot dog and some chips for dinner, I am going to! I have shown right there that I can still do this.
[[By the way, I am not saying that if you want to lose weight, just go for it and eat whatever you want because lets face it, you have to be strict with your eating when losing. All I am saying is that if you have a bad weekend, it is not the end of this journey, its merely a bump in the road. Just gotta keep on keepin' on.]]
xo-B
Ps, I am only 9 lbs from goal! Even though my loss has really slowed...its still happening, and the finish line is in sight!!
Oh..and here is my latest before and after pic....cant believe I used to look like that!
[[By the way, I am not saying that if you want to lose weight, just go for it and eat whatever you want because lets face it, you have to be strict with your eating when losing. All I am saying is that if you have a bad weekend, it is not the end of this journey, its merely a bump in the road. Just gotta keep on keepin' on.]]
xo-B
Ps, I am only 9 lbs from goal! Even though my loss has really slowed...its still happening, and the finish line is in sight!!
Oh..and here is my latest before and after pic....cant believe I used to look like that!
Friday 13 May 2011
MEXICO
HELLO!! I am back from one of the best weeks of my life!! I cant even begin to explain how unreal Mexico was. It blew any expectations I had out of the water.
We stayed at a hotel called the Sunset Princess. It was AMAZING. The place is absolutely beautiful. The service was great, the drinks were good, the food was awesome, the music and dancing was sooo much fun. . And the ocean..OH MY GOD...the OCEAN. After a week of being there I still couldn't get over the amazing ocean. When you are swimming in it, its like you are in a pool. Its soo clear. The sand is so white.
Sunday night we stepped out of the airport around 630? And were hit with this wall of humidity. AWESOME. We were then faced with a 45 min bus ride to Playa del Carmen and our resort. After checking in and seeing our gorgeous room, Shawn and I had a shot of tequila (obviously) and then met everyone at the lounge where we danced to the live band until they were done at 11. We were all like WTF do we do now? This is where a crazy Mexican who worked there yelled "DISKOTEKA!!" which then became one of our sayings throughout the trip. So we headed to the disco and danced the night away until it closed at 2 and then we went to Tiffany and Staceys room. They had a swim up room so we all went in the pool until we were kicked out because we are too noisy! Haha..so we dried off and headed to the Sports Bar. This was basically our night time routine.
Monday was a pool day.
Tuesday we headed into Playa del Carmen and caught this ridiculous ferry to Cozumel. I call it ridiculous because omg it was soooo rocky. A few us got sea sick...There was a band playing on the boat and most people at the back of it got soaked. Once we got to Cozumel we rented scooters and went off in groups to tour the island. What a great first half of the day this was. We stopped off at the Bob Marley Beach Bar for a drink and a snack on the beach. Absolutely GORGEOUS here. The second half was hectic. On our way back, one of the 4 scooters broke down. As we stood on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere I might add, a random couple of jeeps pulled up and started snapping photos of us. We asked to borrow their phone and one of the guys called the scooter company, and told us that they would be here in 20 minutes to help us out. Meanwhile, we find out that the people snapping photos are taking pictures for a travel magazine, so we helped them out. Shawn doubled the photographer, I doubled the guy with the flash, while we drove down the road beside Kristy and Shawn as they had their photos taken. Craaaaaaaazy.
So, 20 minutes goes by, then an hour, then an hour and a half. No Scooter guys. So we decide, screw it, we're leaving the scooter on the side of the road. We decided to head back. So on our way back...guess what!?!?!!! SHAWNS scooter breaks down. So now we are down to 2 scooters and 4 people. We decide to stop at the next group of shops (we are pretty remote at this point) to use the phone again. So Shawn gets on the phone and the scooter guy tells Shawn "Call the policia" and then hangs up on him. Meanwhile, we are being circled by about 10 mexicans who were all speaking in Spanish and laughing to themselves. They told us we could hop in the truck and get a ride with them...umm...nope. We hopped on the scooters and high-tailed it back to town. That was the only moment on the whole trip where I felt a little bit uncomfortable.
Fast forward a bit, we meet everyone in town for dinner and then take that ridiculous ferry back. We catch the Canucks game in the sports bar and then obviously finish the night in the diskoteka!
Wednesday was the wedding. What an amazing day this was! We spent the morning poolside, and then the afternoon getting ready. It was a breezy day so we were pretty comfortable, and not too hot. They got married on the beach under this gorgeous gazebo. We then got a bunch of pictures taken and then headed to the reception which was in a restaurant that was closed down for us, overlooking the ocean. Amazing! There was dinner, some fantastic speeches and then of course dancing. When the reception ended ...you guessed it....we went to the diskoteka! Wooo!
Thursday was another much needed pool day.
Friday a bunch of us went to a place called Xel-Ha (pronounched Shell-Ha) it is a gorgeous park with snorkeling, cliff jumping, zip lining, etc etc...the snorkeling was UNREAL. Amazing bright coloured fish swimming around in this ocean that was literally as clear as a swimming pool. Denise and I even had a HUGE turtle swim right underneath us! I had an absolutely amazing day. I cant wait to go snorkeling again...the fish were soo awesome. Pink fish, zebra fish, blue, light blue, 6 foot barracudas...HUGE fish. Also we would come up to these massive schools of tiny little fish....just unreal.
After Xel-Ha we had dinner at an Italian restaurant on the resort and then obviously hit the disco.
Saturday a few of us went fishing out on the ocean. Talk about GORGEOUS! I am not one to get sea sick but I had a beer out there, and it did not sit well. So I asked Courtney if I could have a gravol..BAD IDEA. For the rest of the trip I slept in the cabin of the boat. I was soo tired the rest of the day... I will never have a gravol again for as long as I live!! I hate you gravol.
Saturday night we went back to the resort, had dinner, watched the Canucks game, and then you guessed it DISKOTEKA! Wooop. We had an amazing evening. Stayed out dancing until 3 or 4 am ...definitely ended the trip with a bang.
Sunday we woke up and had breakfast and then got packed up. We layed by the pool and enjoyed our last few hours before leaving. The bus picked us up at 2pm and then it was bye bye Mexico. :(
What an absolutely unreal trip. It was sooo good that we are planning our trip for next year already. It will be sometime the end of May 2012. If you are reading this, and want to join us (you will NOT be disappointed) please let me know and I will get you the details!!!
xo-B
We stayed at a hotel called the Sunset Princess. It was AMAZING. The place is absolutely beautiful. The service was great, the drinks were good, the food was awesome, the music and dancing was sooo much fun. . And the ocean..OH MY GOD...the OCEAN. After a week of being there I still couldn't get over the amazing ocean. When you are swimming in it, its like you are in a pool. Its soo clear. The sand is so white.
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| Our room |
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| bathroom |
Sunday night we stepped out of the airport around 630? And were hit with this wall of humidity. AWESOME. We were then faced with a 45 min bus ride to Playa del Carmen and our resort. After checking in and seeing our gorgeous room, Shawn and I had a shot of tequila (obviously) and then met everyone at the lounge where we danced to the live band until they were done at 11. We were all like WTF do we do now? This is where a crazy Mexican who worked there yelled "DISKOTEKA!!" which then became one of our sayings throughout the trip. So we headed to the disco and danced the night away until it closed at 2 and then we went to Tiffany and Staceys room. They had a swim up room so we all went in the pool until we were kicked out because we are too noisy! Haha..so we dried off and headed to the Sports Bar. This was basically our night time routine.
Monday was a pool day.
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| poolside |
Tuesday we headed into Playa del Carmen and caught this ridiculous ferry to Cozumel. I call it ridiculous because omg it was soooo rocky. A few us got sea sick...There was a band playing on the boat and most people at the back of it got soaked. Once we got to Cozumel we rented scooters and went off in groups to tour the island. What a great first half of the day this was. We stopped off at the Bob Marley Beach Bar for a drink and a snack on the beach. Absolutely GORGEOUS here. The second half was hectic. On our way back, one of the 4 scooters broke down. As we stood on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere I might add, a random couple of jeeps pulled up and started snapping photos of us. We asked to borrow their phone and one of the guys called the scooter company, and told us that they would be here in 20 minutes to help us out. Meanwhile, we find out that the people snapping photos are taking pictures for a travel magazine, so we helped them out. Shawn doubled the photographer, I doubled the guy with the flash, while we drove down the road beside Kristy and Shawn as they had their photos taken. Craaaaaaaazy.
So, 20 minutes goes by, then an hour, then an hour and a half. No Scooter guys. So we decide, screw it, we're leaving the scooter on the side of the road. We decided to head back. So on our way back...guess what!?!?!!! SHAWNS scooter breaks down. So now we are down to 2 scooters and 4 people. We decide to stop at the next group of shops (we are pretty remote at this point) to use the phone again. So Shawn gets on the phone and the scooter guy tells Shawn "Call the policia" and then hangs up on him. Meanwhile, we are being circled by about 10 mexicans who were all speaking in Spanish and laughing to themselves. They told us we could hop in the truck and get a ride with them...umm...nope. We hopped on the scooters and high-tailed it back to town. That was the only moment on the whole trip where I felt a little bit uncomfortable.
Fast forward a bit, we meet everyone in town for dinner and then take that ridiculous ferry back. We catch the Canucks game in the sports bar and then obviously finish the night in the diskoteka!
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| where we stopped for drinks in Cozumel |
Wednesday was the wedding. What an amazing day this was! We spent the morning poolside, and then the afternoon getting ready. It was a breezy day so we were pretty comfortable, and not too hot. They got married on the beach under this gorgeous gazebo. We then got a bunch of pictures taken and then headed to the reception which was in a restaurant that was closed down for us, overlooking the ocean. Amazing! There was dinner, some fantastic speeches and then of course dancing. When the reception ended ...you guessed it....we went to the diskoteka! Wooo!
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| wedding day <3 |
Thursday was another much needed pool day.
Friday a bunch of us went to a place called Xel-Ha (pronounched Shell-Ha) it is a gorgeous park with snorkeling, cliff jumping, zip lining, etc etc...the snorkeling was UNREAL. Amazing bright coloured fish swimming around in this ocean that was literally as clear as a swimming pool. Denise and I even had a HUGE turtle swim right underneath us! I had an absolutely amazing day. I cant wait to go snorkeling again...the fish were soo awesome. Pink fish, zebra fish, blue, light blue, 6 foot barracudas...HUGE fish. Also we would come up to these massive schools of tiny little fish....just unreal.
After Xel-Ha we had dinner at an Italian restaurant on the resort and then obviously hit the disco.
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| the group that went to Xel-Ha |
Saturday a few of us went fishing out on the ocean. Talk about GORGEOUS! I am not one to get sea sick but I had a beer out there, and it did not sit well. So I asked Courtney if I could have a gravol..BAD IDEA. For the rest of the trip I slept in the cabin of the boat. I was soo tired the rest of the day... I will never have a gravol again for as long as I live!! I hate you gravol.
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| fishing group |
Saturday night we went back to the resort, had dinner, watched the Canucks game, and then you guessed it DISKOTEKA! Wooop. We had an amazing evening. Stayed out dancing until 3 or 4 am ...definitely ended the trip with a bang.
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| all the people behind them are watching the Canucks |
Sunday we woke up and had breakfast and then got packed up. We layed by the pool and enjoyed our last few hours before leaving. The bus picked us up at 2pm and then it was bye bye Mexico. :(
What an absolutely unreal trip. It was sooo good that we are planning our trip for next year already. It will be sometime the end of May 2012. If you are reading this, and want to join us (you will NOT be disappointed) please let me know and I will get you the details!!!
xo-B
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Excitement all around
A couple things to be excited about this morning:
1) I had my weigh in last night and after a couple weeks of crappy weigh-ins I am happy to report that I am down 1.8 lbs! YAY! This past week I have worked my butt off by hitting the gym before work as well as really buckled down on my eating. It just shows that a little dedication is all it takes to lose weight.
2) Back when I went to the gym at 6 am regularly there was a lady who I would say "hi" to here and there. This morning, I saw her at the gym and she came up to me to tell me: "I haven't seen you here in a while, but I wanted to tell you you're looking really good, you have obviously had some success"... so that was really cool!
I think for the most part people who have never been through weight loss don't understand the mind games that come with it. I think a lot of people assume that because the person is smaller they are obviously confident.....not the case. The problem is, it takes a while for the mind to actually catch up to the loss. To this day, being down 40ish pounds I am STILL struggling with insecurities and feeling crappy. Sure, I have a lot more days where I feel ok about how I look...but the days of feeling like a fat mess are still here. I actually had a break down last week about something image-related that left me crying to my friend. She thought I was crying about something she did, but really it was all me and my insecurities....I just needed that vent session and she was there. ...The mind is evil and is a CONSTANT struggle. I just cant grasp the fact that yes, I am getting smaller...and yes I am looking better. I keep on holding on to the weight I still need to lose. So its these little compliments from random strangers that seem to impact me the most. I know they are not saying it "just to say it" like I think friends or family may feel obligated to do. (not that this is the case - but I think that could happen so just wanted to throw it out there) Also, I took my inches and since December I am down 28 inches! :) Go me!
3) After a CRAZY-intense game, the Canucks finally sent the Blackhawks golfing! All I can hear around me this morning, everywhere I go, is talk of the Canucks and that heart pounding game last night. When Burrows scored that overtime goal last night, I actually LITERALLY heard fireworks outside my house! It was awesome!!
4) Mexico is soo close. Just around the corner... 4 more sleeps! It should come fast because these next few days is a whirlwind of activity. I have so much going on this week!
5) Only a couple more days until I get to see GSP fight in UFC 129!!
I am just sooo excited this week! YIPPEEE!! Go Canucks Go!
1) I had my weigh in last night and after a couple weeks of crappy weigh-ins I am happy to report that I am down 1.8 lbs! YAY! This past week I have worked my butt off by hitting the gym before work as well as really buckled down on my eating. It just shows that a little dedication is all it takes to lose weight.
2) Back when I went to the gym at 6 am regularly there was a lady who I would say "hi" to here and there. This morning, I saw her at the gym and she came up to me to tell me: "I haven't seen you here in a while, but I wanted to tell you you're looking really good, you have obviously had some success"... so that was really cool!
I think for the most part people who have never been through weight loss don't understand the mind games that come with it. I think a lot of people assume that because the person is smaller they are obviously confident.....not the case. The problem is, it takes a while for the mind to actually catch up to the loss. To this day, being down 40ish pounds I am STILL struggling with insecurities and feeling crappy. Sure, I have a lot more days where I feel ok about how I look...but the days of feeling like a fat mess are still here. I actually had a break down last week about something image-related that left me crying to my friend. She thought I was crying about something she did, but really it was all me and my insecurities....I just needed that vent session and she was there. ...The mind is evil and is a CONSTANT struggle. I just cant grasp the fact that yes, I am getting smaller...and yes I am looking better. I keep on holding on to the weight I still need to lose. So its these little compliments from random strangers that seem to impact me the most. I know they are not saying it "just to say it" like I think friends or family may feel obligated to do. (not that this is the case - but I think that could happen so just wanted to throw it out there) Also, I took my inches and since December I am down 28 inches! :) Go me!
3) After a CRAZY-intense game, the Canucks finally sent the Blackhawks golfing! All I can hear around me this morning, everywhere I go, is talk of the Canucks and that heart pounding game last night. When Burrows scored that overtime goal last night, I actually LITERALLY heard fireworks outside my house! It was awesome!!
4) Mexico is soo close. Just around the corner... 4 more sleeps! It should come fast because these next few days is a whirlwind of activity. I have so much going on this week!
5) Only a couple more days until I get to see GSP fight in UFC 129!!
I am just sooo excited this week! YIPPEEE!! Go Canucks Go!
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Working out at 6am
So I finally have time and inspiration for a new blog post! Woo hoo!
When I first began my weight loss journey I dove RIGHT in to frequent vigorous workouts (usually twice a day, 6-7 days a week) Of course with combining this with my new diet I was dropping 2, 3, 4 lbs a week. Obviously this is to be expected when you first start working out, but even into my 8th week of weight loss, I was still losing 2-3 lbs a week. I know there are people on both sides of the spectrum when it comes to working out first thing in the morning, but I strongly believe my working out before I went to work had a strong influence on my weight loss.
Pretty soon, life started to get crazy hectic and I wasn't able to get to bed as early. Since when I go to the gym before work I have to get up at 5...if I don't go to bed early there is almost no point in going to the gym in the morning. I get way too tired and sluggish and the work out sucks! So, with my new crazy life, I stopped going to the gym in the morning....and then my weight loss slowed. Instead of 2-3 lbs a week it is now averaging around 1 lb a week. I know, I know, I am smaller, so my loss is going to be less....but I just don't feel like I have been giving it as much as I can. I feel like if I could give it more, that I would be seeing bigger results.
After losing NOTHING this week and last....yes...NOTHING I felt like it was time to step it up again. Time to buckle down on my eating, and time to step up my work outs because the reality is, yes I am smaller, but I am not at my goal weight. I am still not feeling comfortable with myself. I want to look back at my day before bed and say yes, I gave 100% today. The past few weeks, this has not happened. In my defense life has been sooo sooo busy so I havent had the extra time for extra work outs, and my weekends have been soo full that I havent been able to work out at all....Weekends used to be my time to go to the gym and work myself until I couldn't work anymore.. Yes, these all seem like excuses, but they have been my reality.
After weighing in last night and seeing no loss again.... I decided that, that was it, I am not going to give into this and just go back to my old ways...this is a sign that it is time to step it up again.
This brings me to this morning. I got up at 5:00 and was at the gym by 6...and MAN am I SOOOOOO glad I did. I worked my absolute ass off and left the gym feeling amazing. Theres something that working out in the morning does for me. I get almost a "high" off of it. I do not waste any time at the gym in the morning. My mindset is, I got myself out of bed this early, I am going to make it worth my time. This morning I burned 500 calories in just under an hour of cardio. My intention right now is to hit the gym on my lunch break again, and then hopefully tomorrow when I check my weight, I will see something I like.
If you are thinking of trying to go to the gym before work - DO IT!!! I promise the hardest part is just getting yourself out of bed. Once you do, and you get to the gym, you will be soooo glad you did!
On a side note - we have now picked our photographer for our wedding, so that's exciting...oh and 11 DAYS TILL MEXICO!!! In fact, 2 weeks today until my lovely bestie marry's her man. WOW. Time has absolutely FLOWN by.... I am so excited, thrilled & honoured to stand up there with her. Eleven days!!!! xo-B
When I first began my weight loss journey I dove RIGHT in to frequent vigorous workouts (usually twice a day, 6-7 days a week) Of course with combining this with my new diet I was dropping 2, 3, 4 lbs a week. Obviously this is to be expected when you first start working out, but even into my 8th week of weight loss, I was still losing 2-3 lbs a week. I know there are people on both sides of the spectrum when it comes to working out first thing in the morning, but I strongly believe my working out before I went to work had a strong influence on my weight loss.
Pretty soon, life started to get crazy hectic and I wasn't able to get to bed as early. Since when I go to the gym before work I have to get up at 5...if I don't go to bed early there is almost no point in going to the gym in the morning. I get way too tired and sluggish and the work out sucks! So, with my new crazy life, I stopped going to the gym in the morning....and then my weight loss slowed. Instead of 2-3 lbs a week it is now averaging around 1 lb a week. I know, I know, I am smaller, so my loss is going to be less....but I just don't feel like I have been giving it as much as I can. I feel like if I could give it more, that I would be seeing bigger results.
After losing NOTHING this week and last....yes...NOTHING I felt like it was time to step it up again. Time to buckle down on my eating, and time to step up my work outs because the reality is, yes I am smaller, but I am not at my goal weight. I am still not feeling comfortable with myself. I want to look back at my day before bed and say yes, I gave 100% today. The past few weeks, this has not happened. In my defense life has been sooo sooo busy so I havent had the extra time for extra work outs, and my weekends have been soo full that I havent been able to work out at all....Weekends used to be my time to go to the gym and work myself until I couldn't work anymore.. Yes, these all seem like excuses, but they have been my reality.
After weighing in last night and seeing no loss again.... I decided that, that was it, I am not going to give into this and just go back to my old ways...this is a sign that it is time to step it up again.
This brings me to this morning. I got up at 5:00 and was at the gym by 6...and MAN am I SOOOOOO glad I did. I worked my absolute ass off and left the gym feeling amazing. Theres something that working out in the morning does for me. I get almost a "high" off of it. I do not waste any time at the gym in the morning. My mindset is, I got myself out of bed this early, I am going to make it worth my time. This morning I burned 500 calories in just under an hour of cardio. My intention right now is to hit the gym on my lunch break again, and then hopefully tomorrow when I check my weight, I will see something I like.
If you are thinking of trying to go to the gym before work - DO IT!!! I promise the hardest part is just getting yourself out of bed. Once you do, and you get to the gym, you will be soooo glad you did!
On a side note - we have now picked our photographer for our wedding, so that's exciting...oh and 11 DAYS TILL MEXICO!!! In fact, 2 weeks today until my lovely bestie marry's her man. WOW. Time has absolutely FLOWN by.... I am so excited, thrilled & honoured to stand up there with her. Eleven days!!!! xo-B
Monday 11 April 2011
new photos...eeeek
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| Dec 11 --- Apr 11 |
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| ew cant even show the before of this...lol |
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| VERY scary for me to have this photo out there!!! |
8 pounds to go!!!
a long road
Its been a loooong looong road. When I started back in November, I really
didn't have any hope. I had tried, and failed, sooo many times that I didn't
actually see it happening. I knew I was going to try what I was doing, but
that it probably wouldn't work for me. After my first week, I lost 5.2 lbs.
When I saw that I had lost those 5 lbs, I suddenly had HOPE!
The following week, I lost 2.6 lbs, followed by 3.4 and 3.2.... I couldn't
believe that in 1 month, I had lost 14.4 lbs!! I realized that if I focus,
and really try hard at this, I just might be able to do this.
Now, in my 21st week, I realized that I only have 10 lbs to go.. 10 lbs!
That's nothing. I am slowly starting to feel better about myself now that I
have gotten a few articles of clothing that actually fit. When I was
swimming in my big clothes, I couldn't really grasp the fact that yes, I am
actually smaller.
5 months ago, I HATED shopping with a passion. I am telling you, I would
absolutely avoid the mall at all costs. I hated the way I looked in
everything I tried on. Now, I am slowly starting to like it again. I am
enjoying looking for things that fit me properly and slowly replacing my
wardrobe. When I buy new things, I am enjoying coming home and modeling them
for my family.
I think my mindset has been my biggest struggle up until now. I know that my
number on the scale is smaller, but I have struggled with feeling good about
myself. I seriously think the fact that I have bought myself some new
clothes has helped me start to actually not feel so bad anymore.
.....soo...... Less than 3 WEEKS TIL MEXICO !! Omg, feels like I have been waiting
forever......and I have. Well, 6 months to be exact.
I have actually been dreaming about Mexico. I need the vacation sooo
freaking bad...its unreal!
We recently got our flight times, so that makes me just THAT Much more giddy!
I still have so much to do before we go:
-find some luggage
-pack my luggage
-buy some clothes to pack
-pack the girls stuff
-make room on my memory card so I can take photos
-get my bridesmaid dress
-try on my bridesmaid dress/get alterations if necessary
-find a good book to read on the plane (any suggestions?!)
-go bathing suit shopping.... :( :(
....theres more. But my brain is not working at the moment.
BAHEBFJAFKRNGOI RGJAI I am sooo super excited!
Today is the 11th of the month. That means its picture time! I don’t think I have lost that much since my last photo so I am very curious to see if I look any different. I am thinking no! But we’ll see later on tonight!
Ill post the photo when its done.
I apologize that my posts are getting a little bit fewer and farther between. April is such a crazy crazy crazy month for me. There is just no time for ANYTHING. Including blogging.
20 DAYS MY FRIENDS!!!!! xo - B
didn't have any hope. I had tried, and failed, sooo many times that I didn't
actually see it happening. I knew I was going to try what I was doing, but
that it probably wouldn't work for me. After my first week, I lost 5.2 lbs.
When I saw that I had lost those 5 lbs, I suddenly had HOPE!
The following week, I lost 2.6 lbs, followed by 3.4 and 3.2.... I couldn't
believe that in 1 month, I had lost 14.4 lbs!! I realized that if I focus,
and really try hard at this, I just might be able to do this.
Now, in my 21st week, I realized that I only have 10 lbs to go.. 10 lbs!
That's nothing. I am slowly starting to feel better about myself now that I
have gotten a few articles of clothing that actually fit. When I was
swimming in my big clothes, I couldn't really grasp the fact that yes, I am
actually smaller.
5 months ago, I HATED shopping with a passion. I am telling you, I would
absolutely avoid the mall at all costs. I hated the way I looked in
everything I tried on. Now, I am slowly starting to like it again. I am
enjoying looking for things that fit me properly and slowly replacing my
wardrobe. When I buy new things, I am enjoying coming home and modeling them
for my family.
I think my mindset has been my biggest struggle up until now. I know that my
number on the scale is smaller, but I have struggled with feeling good about
myself. I seriously think the fact that I have bought myself some new
clothes has helped me start to actually not feel so bad anymore.
.....soo...... Less than 3 WEEKS TIL MEXICO !! Omg, feels like I have been waiting
forever......and I have. Well, 6 months to be exact.
I have actually been dreaming about Mexico. I need the vacation sooo
freaking bad...its unreal!
We recently got our flight times, so that makes me just THAT Much more giddy!
I still have so much to do before we go:
-find some luggage
-pack my luggage
-buy some clothes to pack
-pack the girls stuff
-make room on my memory card so I can take photos
-get my bridesmaid dress
-try on my bridesmaid dress/get alterations if necessary
-find a good book to read on the plane (any suggestions?!)
-go bathing suit shopping.... :( :(
....theres more. But my brain is not working at the moment.
BAHEBFJAFKRNGOI RGJAI I am sooo super excited!
Today is the 11th of the month. That means its picture time! I don’t think I have lost that much since my last photo so I am very curious to see if I look any different. I am thinking no! But we’ll see later on tonight!
Ill post the photo when its done.
I apologize that my posts are getting a little bit fewer and farther between. April is such a crazy crazy crazy month for me. There is just no time for ANYTHING. Including blogging.
20 DAYS MY FRIENDS!!!!! xo - B
Monday 4 April 2011
Brief overview of my busy week
Had a very busy week and finally have a minute to write about it. Last Tuesday I had my weigh-in and was VERY pleasantly surprised that I was down 1.4 lbs. I had had such a bad week that I really felt negative about my weigh in. I didn't get to the gym as much as I had wanted and was soooo so stressed out. So being down 1.4 lbs was a nice surprise!
Wednesday I spent getting some things done for Denise's upcoming bridal shower that Saturday.
Thursday was a nice evening and since Shawn was out, I decided to take my girls and walk to the mall, WITHOUT a stroller. My girls are 5 and 2... The mall is 1.5 kms from my house. We got there and then I put Aubrey in a stroller I borrowed from the mall. We walked around there for a while and then began walking home. We walked about 3/4 of the way home when I finally got a hold of Shawn who picked us up. Just as Shawn called me, Aubrey started to break down. She did awesome!!!
Friday night I went out and did some shopping for the bridal shower and then went over to Kristys with Aubrey and Angie to start decorating. It was a lot of fun. We took some hilarious pictures (I wish I had a copy of a particular one to post here - I will when I get a copy) and had a lot of laughs.
Saturday morning I woke up early, did some running around with Shawn and then went over to Kristys to get the shower going. Everyone showed up around 2 and the shower began. I think it went well! After the shower, me, Denise, Kristy, Crystal, Tiffany and Caroline went out to Shark Club to dance the night away. What an AWESOME time that was!!!!!!! When we first got there, Denise and I had our dancin' shoes on...and we were the only ones in the club dancing at first. But I HAD to when Footloose came on. LOL Everyone kept saying to me, I cant believe you are dancing like this and youre SOBER. Hahha. I also saw some girls my sister went to school with who told me that they didn't even recognize me because I look so different. That's pretty cool! I havent had that much fun in a loooong while. I got home around 1 am because I just KNEW that my girls would wake me early - and they did. 645 to be exact. Spent yesterday totally cleaning my house and was DELIGHTED to be down 1.5 lbs on my scale. Woo hoo! The dancing did lots for me. :)
So here we are at Monday. The start of a new week.
EXACTLY ONE MONTH TODAY TIL MY LADY MARRIES HER MAN!!! WOO HOO!
26 days til we fly to some gorgeous weather.....the countdown is soooo ON. xo-B
Wednesday I spent getting some things done for Denise's upcoming bridal shower that Saturday.
Thursday was a nice evening and since Shawn was out, I decided to take my girls and walk to the mall, WITHOUT a stroller. My girls are 5 and 2... The mall is 1.5 kms from my house. We got there and then I put Aubrey in a stroller I borrowed from the mall. We walked around there for a while and then began walking home. We walked about 3/4 of the way home when I finally got a hold of Shawn who picked us up. Just as Shawn called me, Aubrey started to break down. She did awesome!!!
Friday night I went out and did some shopping for the bridal shower and then went over to Kristys with Aubrey and Angie to start decorating. It was a lot of fun. We took some hilarious pictures (I wish I had a copy of a particular one to post here - I will when I get a copy) and had a lot of laughs.
Saturday morning I woke up early, did some running around with Shawn and then went over to Kristys to get the shower going. Everyone showed up around 2 and the shower began. I think it went well! After the shower, me, Denise, Kristy, Crystal, Tiffany and Caroline went out to Shark Club to dance the night away. What an AWESOME time that was!!!!!!! When we first got there, Denise and I had our dancin' shoes on...and we were the only ones in the club dancing at first. But I HAD to when Footloose came on. LOL Everyone kept saying to me, I cant believe you are dancing like this and youre SOBER. Hahha. I also saw some girls my sister went to school with who told me that they didn't even recognize me because I look so different. That's pretty cool! I havent had that much fun in a loooong while. I got home around 1 am because I just KNEW that my girls would wake me early - and they did. 645 to be exact. Spent yesterday totally cleaning my house and was DELIGHTED to be down 1.5 lbs on my scale. Woo hoo! The dancing did lots for me. :)
So here we are at Monday. The start of a new week.
EXACTLY ONE MONTH TODAY TIL MY LADY MARRIES HER MAN!!! WOO HOO!
26 days til we fly to some gorgeous weather.....the countdown is soooo ON. xo-B
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| I LOVE these girls. xoxox |
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Stress Struggles
Im struggling. Life is sooo freakin hectic and stressful right now. Unfortunately, I think my weight loss is suffering because of that. This past week, despite hitting the gym every day, sometimes twice, I am pretty sure I have lost nothing. That is sooo frustrating. How do I not get discouraged by that? How do I break through this stress induced plateau? I don't see my life getting any less stressful until I have spent a week doing nothing on the Mexican beaches. (32 days!)
Just to show you how much exercise I have done in the last seven days, here is a recap:
Tuesday: Gym 1 hour
Wednesday: Gym 1 hour, + I walked 4.5 kms home from work
Thursday: Gym 1 hour
Friday: Gym 1 hour
Saturday: Gym 1 hour 30 minutes in the morning + a walk in the afternoon + 1 hour in the evening
Sunday: no gym, but spent the day in Vancouver, walking
Monday: Gym 1 hour and then 1 hour of zumba
Today I will hit the gym for an hour.
I don't know what is going on. I mean, its not like I am mowing down. I am drinking my water, I am working out, I am getting plenty of sleep and I am watching what I eat ... I HATE PLATEAUS!
I tried zumba for the first time yesterday. It was pretty cool. The girl who instructed us kept making me laugh because seriously the entire time she had this gigantic smile on her face. She was just dancin with this perma-smile LOL.
I didn’t actually find it that challenging endurance-wise, but it sure is a nice change from the usual work outs. I have 5 more classes of it. Some of the dance moves are kind of difficult. I think once I master those then I will enjoy the class a bit more!
Tonight is the Teen Mom 2 finale and I am kind of excited/sad for that. I mean. Its cool that its on but it sucks that its over! I guess Ill have to get my weekly dose of reality tv drama from The Real World instead lol
One more cool thing that Id like to point out is that at almost 25 years old, I have my first pen pal! Well, email pal...whatever you want to call it. The reason we became email pals is because I go to this particular website, and on it, you post before and after photos of your weight loss. I came across her photo quite a few times and every time I did I had to show whoever was around me, or just said wow out loud. The girl has lost 130 lbs and looks AMAZING. After seeing her a few times I decided I had to let her know that I thought she looked awesome so she gave me her email address and now we are email pals! Lol Its pretty cool and nice to chat with someone who has struggled with weight loss too.
On another note, despite my plans of waiting til I am at my goal weight, I decided to try on some wedding dresses on Sunday! There is one particular dress that I loved and I cant stop thinking about. I am obviously going to keep looking around as I have tons of time, but that dress is going to be hard to top!
xo-B
Just to show you how much exercise I have done in the last seven days, here is a recap:
Tuesday: Gym 1 hour
Wednesday: Gym 1 hour, + I walked 4.5 kms home from work
Thursday: Gym 1 hour
Friday: Gym 1 hour
Saturday: Gym 1 hour 30 minutes in the morning + a walk in the afternoon + 1 hour in the evening
Sunday: no gym, but spent the day in Vancouver, walking
Monday: Gym 1 hour and then 1 hour of zumba
Today I will hit the gym for an hour.
I don't know what is going on. I mean, its not like I am mowing down. I am drinking my water, I am working out, I am getting plenty of sleep and I am watching what I eat ... I HATE PLATEAUS!
I tried zumba for the first time yesterday. It was pretty cool. The girl who instructed us kept making me laugh because seriously the entire time she had this gigantic smile on her face. She was just dancin with this perma-smile LOL.
I didn’t actually find it that challenging endurance-wise, but it sure is a nice change from the usual work outs. I have 5 more classes of it. Some of the dance moves are kind of difficult. I think once I master those then I will enjoy the class a bit more!
Tonight is the Teen Mom 2 finale and I am kind of excited/sad for that. I mean. Its cool that its on but it sucks that its over! I guess Ill have to get my weekly dose of reality tv drama from The Real World instead lol
One more cool thing that Id like to point out is that at almost 25 years old, I have my first pen pal! Well, email pal...whatever you want to call it. The reason we became email pals is because I go to this particular website, and on it, you post before and after photos of your weight loss. I came across her photo quite a few times and every time I did I had to show whoever was around me, or just said wow out loud. The girl has lost 130 lbs and looks AMAZING. After seeing her a few times I decided I had to let her know that I thought she looked awesome so she gave me her email address and now we are email pals! Lol Its pretty cool and nice to chat with someone who has struggled with weight loss too.
On another note, despite my plans of waiting til I am at my goal weight, I decided to try on some wedding dresses on Sunday! There is one particular dress that I loved and I cant stop thinking about. I am obviously going to keep looking around as I have tons of time, but that dress is going to be hard to top!
xo-B
Friday 25 March 2011
Sometimes you just need to vent
Sometimes you just need to vent. Today is that day for me.
You know, when I started my weight loss journey I had no idea the struggle that would come. Not just physically in the gym but mentally. I have written about struggling to see my new self in the mirror but now my problem is a little different.
You'd think that my clothes being too big would be a good thing, but really it has caused me to be sooo frustrated and upset. Every morning I change and change and change and never feel good about myself. My clothes are all too big so when I put them on, they hang off me and I feel worse about myself than I did 40 lbs ago.
With an upcoming trip to Mexico amongst a million other things going on in my life, a shopping trip is just not in the cards right now. Not to mention, I plan on losing some more, so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on new clothes when I will just need to do it again, know what I mean? What to do??? Maybe Ill win the lottery...or maybe money will just fall out of the sky and land in my hands. . . I can dream & wish cant I?
Someone (you know who you are) sent me this and its an interesting little read:
Think of yourself not in terms of your problems.
Instead, identify yourself with your most promising possibilities.
Think of yourself not in terms of your regrets or disappointments.
Instead, consider all the valuable and useful lessons you've learned.
The way you picture yourself has a powerful effect on the reality of your life.
And you can picture yourself any way you choose.
Picture yourself expressing the best that is within you.
Picture yourself living fully, loving sincerely, giving gladly, and bringing unique value to each moment.
Picture yourself as the joyful, creative and effective person you know you can be.
Picture yourself dancing swiftly and successfully past each challenge and limitation.
You hold in your mind a mental picture of yourself.
The quality and substance of that picture make all the difference in the actions you take and the results you get.
Make that picture brilliantly superb, and your life will follow right along.
-- Ralph Marston
Another thing I stumbled across that Id like to share is this website:
http://www.mybodygallery.com/
It is very good for those (like me) who have problems seeing their own body for what it actually is.
On another note, its Friday. That's a good thing. This weekend will be good. Tomorrow I can get my house back in order. Saturdays are my cleaning day but last weekend was soo busy that there was no chance for cleaning so my house has seriously suffered. Sunday I am going to the wedding show! Yay! Time to get some ideas for this wedding!! :)
36 days til we leave for Mexico.. Theres soooo much to do before then. Eeeek xo-B
You know, when I started my weight loss journey I had no idea the struggle that would come. Not just physically in the gym but mentally. I have written about struggling to see my new self in the mirror but now my problem is a little different.
You'd think that my clothes being too big would be a good thing, but really it has caused me to be sooo frustrated and upset. Every morning I change and change and change and never feel good about myself. My clothes are all too big so when I put them on, they hang off me and I feel worse about myself than I did 40 lbs ago.
With an upcoming trip to Mexico amongst a million other things going on in my life, a shopping trip is just not in the cards right now. Not to mention, I plan on losing some more, so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on new clothes when I will just need to do it again, know what I mean? What to do??? Maybe Ill win the lottery...or maybe money will just fall out of the sky and land in my hands. . . I can dream & wish cant I?
Someone (you know who you are) sent me this and its an interesting little read:
Think of yourself not in terms of your problems.
Instead, identify yourself with your most promising possibilities.
Think of yourself not in terms of your regrets or disappointments.
Instead, consider all the valuable and useful lessons you've learned.
The way you picture yourself has a powerful effect on the reality of your life.
And you can picture yourself any way you choose.
Picture yourself expressing the best that is within you.
Picture yourself living fully, loving sincerely, giving gladly, and bringing unique value to each moment.
Picture yourself as the joyful, creative and effective person you know you can be.
Picture yourself dancing swiftly and successfully past each challenge and limitation.
You hold in your mind a mental picture of yourself.
The quality and substance of that picture make all the difference in the actions you take and the results you get.
Make that picture brilliantly superb, and your life will follow right along.
-- Ralph Marston
Another thing I stumbled across that Id like to share is this website:
http://www.mybodygallery.com/
It is very good for those (like me) who have problems seeing their own body for what it actually is.
On another note, its Friday. That's a good thing. This weekend will be good. Tomorrow I can get my house back in order. Saturdays are my cleaning day but last weekend was soo busy that there was no chance for cleaning so my house has seriously suffered. Sunday I am going to the wedding show! Yay! Time to get some ideas for this wedding!! :)
36 days til we leave for Mexico.. Theres soooo much to do before then. Eeeek xo-B
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Winning!
When I first started my weight loss journey I knew that it WAS going to happen this time. Some sort of switch flipped and I just knew that this had to be done this time. I remember talking to my sister back in November joking that hey!! One day we could actually share clothes. Shes small. I don't know what size she is, but she was definitely a heck of a lot smaller than I was. Today, 18 weeks into my weight loss journey something freakin amazing happened to me... I PUT ON MY SISTERS DRESS, AND ZIPPED IT UP. All the way up. Wtf? I was shocked because when Liena brought it over, she said to me, "I don't know... Its kind of hard to do the zipper up"...so when I stepped into it, I didn't think there was a hope in h-e-double-hockey sticks that I would fit into it....but I did. I was so shocked that I had to take a picture and send it to my sis.
Here it is:
WOW. I have been having major image issues up to this point. Even though I am very close to 40 lbs lighter I promise you I still have major issues. When I went shopping on Sunday I still didn't feel as good as I thought I would when I tried on a pair of shorts that were 4 sizes smaller, and a shirt that was a size small instead of a large. This is a constant struggle that I REALLY need to overcome. Having moments like this morning with the dress is what I really need as I try to overcome my image issues. I feel like you can be a tiny little thing, but if you don't feel good about yourself you wont be happy. My initial goal was to lose 47 lbs...I never thought I could come this far! But.. The finish line is in sight! xo-B
Here it is:
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| SEE! Its zipped up!! |
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| Cant believe it |
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| This is my sis wearing the dress |
WOW. I have been having major image issues up to this point. Even though I am very close to 40 lbs lighter I promise you I still have major issues. When I went shopping on Sunday I still didn't feel as good as I thought I would when I tried on a pair of shorts that were 4 sizes smaller, and a shirt that was a size small instead of a large. This is a constant struggle that I REALLY need to overcome. Having moments like this morning with the dress is what I really need as I try to overcome my image issues. I feel like you can be a tiny little thing, but if you don't feel good about yourself you wont be happy. My initial goal was to lose 47 lbs...I never thought I could come this far! But.. The finish line is in sight! xo-B
Monday 21 March 2011
Weddings & Shoe shopping
Well its been a week since I last wrote here. . . Im definitely slackin'. Between getting over strep throat, planning a wedding shower, visiting family, my brother coming to visit and a totally awesome trip shopping in the states, its been a super hectic week!
Sadly, my working out suffered big time this week too. In the last 7 days I have been to the gym once. ONCE. wtf? This is the longest Ive been without working out in God knows how long. Today I started fresh though, and hit the gym. Its always hard to get back into it after an extended period of not working out..today I was definitely a little rough around the edges lol I am pretty sure my weigh in is going to suck tomorrow. oh well. I am back on track now and thats all that matters.
My weekend was full of wedding stuff! Saturday I went to my dad + step moms and we talked wedding alllll day. It was awesome because we threw together some pretty awesome ideas. This upcoming weekend we are going to hit the wedding fair and hopefully get some more ideas there.
Then on Sunday Denise, Kristy, Angie and I went shopping to the states to find some shoes to wear in Denise + Dave's wedding. It seemed like we were looking for hours. We just could not find the shoes we wanted... finally we decided to check this one store. Denise, Kristy and Angie went down one aisle (because their sizes were down there) and I went seperately down my own aisle...and there they were. I saw these shoes, grabbed them right away and proceeded to almost run to the other aisle where the girls were and THEY WERE HOLDING THE SAME SHOES! It was like fate! So the girls all found their sizes and I started to sweat because I could not find my size. . . I looked down the aisle and all 3 girls were staring at me...waiting to see if my size was there. I looked down and at the very bottom of the shelf were my size... I grabbed them and held them up in the air as me and the girls all let out a "WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" it was awesome. Probably the most awesome moment between the 4 of us yet! lol The 6 week countdown is on!!! There is soo so much to do before we go I almost cant handle it. It will all be worth it when we are laying in the sun drinking cervezas! xo-B
Sadly, my working out suffered big time this week too. In the last 7 days I have been to the gym once. ONCE. wtf? This is the longest Ive been without working out in God knows how long. Today I started fresh though, and hit the gym. Its always hard to get back into it after an extended period of not working out..today I was definitely a little rough around the edges lol I am pretty sure my weigh in is going to suck tomorrow. oh well. I am back on track now and thats all that matters.
My weekend was full of wedding stuff! Saturday I went to my dad + step moms and we talked wedding alllll day. It was awesome because we threw together some pretty awesome ideas. This upcoming weekend we are going to hit the wedding fair and hopefully get some more ideas there.
Then on Sunday Denise, Kristy, Angie and I went shopping to the states to find some shoes to wear in Denise + Dave's wedding. It seemed like we were looking for hours. We just could not find the shoes we wanted... finally we decided to check this one store. Denise, Kristy and Angie went down one aisle (because their sizes were down there) and I went seperately down my own aisle...and there they were. I saw these shoes, grabbed them right away and proceeded to almost run to the other aisle where the girls were and THEY WERE HOLDING THE SAME SHOES! It was like fate! So the girls all found their sizes and I started to sweat because I could not find my size. . . I looked down the aisle and all 3 girls were staring at me...waiting to see if my size was there. I looked down and at the very bottom of the shelf were my size... I grabbed them and held them up in the air as me and the girls all let out a "WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" it was awesome. Probably the most awesome moment between the 4 of us yet! lol The 6 week countdown is on!!! There is soo so much to do before we go I almost cant handle it. It will all be worth it when we are laying in the sun drinking cervezas! xo-B
Monday 14 March 2011
Strep throat blows
Well, the last couple days have been a total bust!!! Friday at work I started to get a bit of a sore throat. Wasnt feeling too, too bad so I went to the gym as usual, had a good work out.
Saturday morning I woke up feeling pretty run down but I thought I was just tired. Got to the gym and decided nope, I am not doing this. I feel like crap. Went home, and my throat started to get worse. Spent the afternoon in bed and then went to bed early on Saturday night. Saturday night I must have woken up literally 10 times. . my throat was KILLING me. I have never had a sore throat like that before. Sunday morning I woke up and had a fever...spent the day in bed and my throat was sooo sore I couldnt talk/eat/swallow. Shawn went and got me all these different meds that were supposed to help my throat but literally nothing worked... Finally by 3 pm I decided I need to go to the doctor... Got to the doc, he takes one quick look at my throat and goes "WOW, your throat is on fire, yes thats strep" Gives me a prescription for antibiotics. Today I am home from work..cant talk and feel soo run down. So in a nut shell, I havent been to the gym in 3 days. Yikes. The upside about being sick is I havent been eating so my weight is down (LOL) ...but of course this is not true weight loss.
I shouldnt be contagious anymore after this evening so I hope to go back to work tomorrow if Im feeling up to it. But what an awful weekend. Having strep throat is soooo bad, this is my first time having it, and hopefully my last!!
On another note, since I have been soo immobile this weekend, I spent a lot of time on my lap top researching wedding stuff. I think we have our colours picked out which is pretty cool! (Not telling what they are yet) Does anyone know any websites that have photos of peoples weddings and receptions? What are some good wedding websites?
Just wanted to share a couple comparison photos of my weight loss progress so far:
Saturday morning I woke up feeling pretty run down but I thought I was just tired. Got to the gym and decided nope, I am not doing this. I feel like crap. Went home, and my throat started to get worse. Spent the afternoon in bed and then went to bed early on Saturday night. Saturday night I must have woken up literally 10 times. . my throat was KILLING me. I have never had a sore throat like that before. Sunday morning I woke up and had a fever...spent the day in bed and my throat was sooo sore I couldnt talk/eat/swallow. Shawn went and got me all these different meds that were supposed to help my throat but literally nothing worked... Finally by 3 pm I decided I need to go to the doctor... Got to the doc, he takes one quick look at my throat and goes "WOW, your throat is on fire, yes thats strep" Gives me a prescription for antibiotics. Today I am home from work..cant talk and feel soo run down. So in a nut shell, I havent been to the gym in 3 days. Yikes. The upside about being sick is I havent been eating so my weight is down (LOL) ...but of course this is not true weight loss.
I shouldnt be contagious anymore after this evening so I hope to go back to work tomorrow if Im feeling up to it. But what an awful weekend. Having strep throat is soooo bad, this is my first time having it, and hopefully my last!!
On another note, since I have been soo immobile this weekend, I spent a lot of time on my lap top researching wedding stuff. I think we have our colours picked out which is pretty cool! (Not telling what they are yet) Does anyone know any websites that have photos of peoples weddings and receptions? What are some good wedding websites?
Just wanted to share a couple comparison photos of my weight loss progress so far:
Here I am Dec 11, and then again March 11 wearing the same outfit.
Here I am November 15 and then again March 11
I am sooo glad I took photos as this is the only way I can notice my weight loss. When I look in the mirror, I am still not seeing it. I absolutely hateee the mind games that come with weight loss!!
These last pounds are coming off, verrrrry slowly. . . . Ill just keep plugging away...
xo-B
Friday 11 March 2011
Pics of my journey so far...
December 11
January 11
February 11
March 11
And just for fun... Before and afters in this outfit:
So there they are.... my photos so far. I am glad I took photos because it really helps me to notice my change.. especially when I look at the photo of me wearing the same outfit. I cant find the photo from November 15 so I cant include it on here, but it is on my very first post if you want to see it :) .... xo-B
Inspiration
I think I may have written about this before but I feel the need to write about it again if I have. One of the coolest things that has happened to me since I began my weight loss in November is how I am inspiring people! I have had soo many people private message me and tell me how I am inspiring them. THANK YOU LADIES! All of you who send me these messages mean soo much to me. Its soo amazing to see how many of you are inspired just cause I finally decided to get my act together!
I had inspiration too...
I want to take a sec to thank my dad, my step mom and her mom for starting THEIR weight loss because when I went to visit them that Saturday November 13 and they told me about what they were doing and how they were losing weight, they inspired me to finally get myself in gear. They showed me what they were eating, and how much they were eating and that's when I decided hey, I can do this too.
I was sick of imagining my old skinny self and longing to be that person because quite frankly, before November 13, I had kind of given up. I had decided that you know what, I don't think I can do this. . . It just took that one day with my family to realize, you know what? I can do this too.. And I WILL do this...because I want to be happy. I want to feel good. I want to go shopping and enjoy it. I want to look in the mirror and be proud. . . And now, 16 weeks later, I am slowly changing to a new person. I am starting to stand taller, I am starting to look in the mirror and see the old me again. I am beginning to be excited to go shopping. Although it still seems far off, I feel like I will be able to feel completely happy with myself one day in the near future.
Something pretty cool happened to me this morning. I have this pair of pants that are a size 7. A few months ago, I couldn't eve get them up over my thighs. Every now and again I try them on....seeing how I can get them a little further on helps me to see my weight loss. This morning I tried them on and although they are snug, I CAN DO THEM UP!!!!!! Wow. This is absolutely unbelievable. 35 lbs ago losing weight seemed impossible and you know what? Its not. It just takes hard work and A LOT of dedication. You have to want to lose weight. You have to completely change your lifestyle. No more planning things around food, instead, plan your food into your day. Don't make plans with your friends to go to dinner, make plans with friends to go for a run, or go to the gym. Wake up in the morning and plan when you will be going to the gym, or better yet, go to the gym first thing in the morning so that there is no chance to cancel the gym because something came up, or you're too tired. LOSE THE EXCUSES. Do this for YOU.
Can't wait til after work, #1 its FRIDAY!!!!!! #2 today is picture day. Hopefully I see a difference from Feb 11 to today. If I do, I shall post it for all to see! xo - B
I had inspiration too...
I want to take a sec to thank my dad, my step mom and her mom for starting THEIR weight loss because when I went to visit them that Saturday November 13 and they told me about what they were doing and how they were losing weight, they inspired me to finally get myself in gear. They showed me what they were eating, and how much they were eating and that's when I decided hey, I can do this too.
I was sick of imagining my old skinny self and longing to be that person because quite frankly, before November 13, I had kind of given up. I had decided that you know what, I don't think I can do this. . . It just took that one day with my family to realize, you know what? I can do this too.. And I WILL do this...because I want to be happy. I want to feel good. I want to go shopping and enjoy it. I want to look in the mirror and be proud. . . And now, 16 weeks later, I am slowly changing to a new person. I am starting to stand taller, I am starting to look in the mirror and see the old me again. I am beginning to be excited to go shopping. Although it still seems far off, I feel like I will be able to feel completely happy with myself one day in the near future.
Something pretty cool happened to me this morning. I have this pair of pants that are a size 7. A few months ago, I couldn't eve get them up over my thighs. Every now and again I try them on....seeing how I can get them a little further on helps me to see my weight loss. This morning I tried them on and although they are snug, I CAN DO THEM UP!!!!!! Wow. This is absolutely unbelievable. 35 lbs ago losing weight seemed impossible and you know what? Its not. It just takes hard work and A LOT of dedication. You have to want to lose weight. You have to completely change your lifestyle. No more planning things around food, instead, plan your food into your day. Don't make plans with your friends to go to dinner, make plans with friends to go for a run, or go to the gym. Wake up in the morning and plan when you will be going to the gym, or better yet, go to the gym first thing in the morning so that there is no chance to cancel the gym because something came up, or you're too tired. LOSE THE EXCUSES. Do this for YOU.
Can't wait til after work, #1 its FRIDAY!!!!!! #2 today is picture day. Hopefully I see a difference from Feb 11 to today. If I do, I shall post it for all to see! xo - B
Thursday 10 March 2011
Just another couple of days!
I've been kind of slacking on the writing these last couple days but in my defense I have been crazy busy! Tuesday night was my weigh in and then yesterday was Wednesday. Quite often lately on Wednesdays nights I have been going to the rec centre and doing the Abs, butt and thigh class (aka ABT class). Let me tell you, If you want your bum and legs to get an @$$ kicking through millions of lunges and squats, THIS IS THE CLASS FOR YOU! I wasn't feeling the greatest yesterday so I didn't actually intend on going to the class last night, so on my lunch break I did a 25 minute run followed by my usual weight training. After work, we did some running around and then I changed out of my work clothes and weighed myself for fun. Right then and there I decided that hey, this is not the weight I want to be, I should go to ABT. So I put on my gym clothes and went. My legs but especially my bum are super sore today, and it feels good! Theres nothing better than feeling sore because you know what you did, worked! Today I am going to hit up the gym on my lunch break again, but I will not be doing any lunges or squats.
I am still working on focusing less on that number on the scale and more about how I feel. I know that I am developing muscle as well as my body is definitely changing but I am STILL hung up on my weight. I check it religiously. I like to check that number because it keeps me in check. If my number goes up, I know that I need to reevaluate what it was I did or didn't do the day before that may have contributed to that number. I don't care what people say, I NEED to check it. If I go a week without checking that number and all of a sudden I am up 4 lbs, well I know that clearly I should have done something different. Why would I wait a week to change what I am doing when I could have done it right away, know what I mean? I know everyone has different opinions on this, this is just mine. The way I am doing it now, is clearly working, so why would I change it?
Tomorrow is the 11th. Every month on the 11th I have taken a few photos of myself to compare to the month before. I am always excited about this, because it puts my weight loss into perspective for me. Although I am slowly starting to "see" my weight loss, it is still really tough for me. Only when I put my photos side by side do I REALLY notice the difference. Its such great motivation. Anyone out there who is actually reading this and is planning on starting their weight loss journey please listen to me when I say TAKE PHOTOS. As much as you don't want those photos now, you WILL want them when you are losing weight.
On another note, I am in the very beginning stages of planning our wedding... Does anyone have any advice? Where do you start? How do you choose colours?
Is anyone out there actually reading this? If so, leave me a comment!
xo- B
PS..... 51 days til Mexico.. Eeeeeek!!!
I am still working on focusing less on that number on the scale and more about how I feel. I know that I am developing muscle as well as my body is definitely changing but I am STILL hung up on my weight. I check it religiously. I like to check that number because it keeps me in check. If my number goes up, I know that I need to reevaluate what it was I did or didn't do the day before that may have contributed to that number. I don't care what people say, I NEED to check it. If I go a week without checking that number and all of a sudden I am up 4 lbs, well I know that clearly I should have done something different. Why would I wait a week to change what I am doing when I could have done it right away, know what I mean? I know everyone has different opinions on this, this is just mine. The way I am doing it now, is clearly working, so why would I change it?
Tomorrow is the 11th. Every month on the 11th I have taken a few photos of myself to compare to the month before. I am always excited about this, because it puts my weight loss into perspective for me. Although I am slowly starting to "see" my weight loss, it is still really tough for me. Only when I put my photos side by side do I REALLY notice the difference. Its such great motivation. Anyone out there who is actually reading this and is planning on starting their weight loss journey please listen to me when I say TAKE PHOTOS. As much as you don't want those photos now, you WILL want them when you are losing weight.
On another note, I am in the very beginning stages of planning our wedding... Does anyone have any advice? Where do you start? How do you choose colours?
Is anyone out there actually reading this? If so, leave me a comment!
xo- B
PS..... 51 days til Mexico.. Eeeeeek!!!
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Weigh in Tuesday!
Sooo its Tuesday! That means its weigh in day .... and I see a pattern. For the last bit it has been good loss, small loss, good loss, small loss... so since I lost 3.2 lbs last week...I am only down 1 lb this week. Kind of discouraging but a loss is a loss right!
I have to think of all the other things that come into play, like how loose my pants are, how small my waist feels and how awesome I feel in the gym. If I just keep plugging at it, and not get discouraged, this weight WILL KEEP COMING OFF.
I dont really feel like talking weight loss today. Today I want to talk about something much more exciting happening -- WE BOOKED OUR WEDDING!!!!!!!!!! OMG. I am freaking out. I cant believe we are actually getting married, May 19 2012!
Now its time to start planning...I am so glad I have people in my life who actually enjoy the planning part because I dont!! I want someone else to plan and give me the choices (lol)
Up until this day I have never tried on wedding dresses.. I actually have no idea what type of dress I want. My rule has been that I have to wait til I hit my goal weight....12 more pounds!!!! Thats my incentive. 12 lbs and I get to try on dresses. =)
Whos been married before? How do you choose your type of dress? How do you choose your colour scheme? Eeeeek Soo much excitement, so little time.
Another exciting thing that happened today is that we finally officially paid for our trip to Mexico. Its soo good to get that over with. I am soo unbelieveably excited to see my girly marry her man, and not to mention go on a VERY much needed vacation!!!! 54 days!!!! (but who's counting?)
I have to think of all the other things that come into play, like how loose my pants are, how small my waist feels and how awesome I feel in the gym. If I just keep plugging at it, and not get discouraged, this weight WILL KEEP COMING OFF.
I dont really feel like talking weight loss today. Today I want to talk about something much more exciting happening -- WE BOOKED OUR WEDDING!!!!!!!!!! OMG. I am freaking out. I cant believe we are actually getting married, May 19 2012!
Now its time to start planning...I am so glad I have people in my life who actually enjoy the planning part because I dont!! I want someone else to plan and give me the choices (lol)
Up until this day I have never tried on wedding dresses.. I actually have no idea what type of dress I want. My rule has been that I have to wait til I hit my goal weight....12 more pounds!!!! Thats my incentive. 12 lbs and I get to try on dresses. =)
Whos been married before? How do you choose your type of dress? How do you choose your colour scheme? Eeeeek Soo much excitement, so little time.
Painter's Lodge - where we're getting married
Sunday 6 March 2011
Amazed at what I can do after 16 weeks.
Running has never been my thing. I have been going to the gym religiously for a few years, but me and running have never become friends. When I started on my weightloss journey I wanted to have a good variety of things in my workout so that my body wouldnt get used to what I was doing so I started walking on the treadmill as my warm up. One day I decided to make it a little more intense so I decided to run......I lasted 1 minute. Im not kidding, 1 minute. I remember not being able to breathe and my legs were burning. It was gross. So I continued to walk. Gradually I started incorporating running into my treadmill routine. It started as 2 minutes walking, 1 minute running, 2 minutes walking, 1 minute running for 10 minutes. Then, when that got too easy, I started doing 1 minutes running, 1 minute walking, 1 minute running, 1 minute walking. One day, I decided to see how long I could run, and lasted 10 minutes. I was sooo happy about that. So for the past 2 months, I have been doing 10 minutes of running every day. Yesterday morning, I started my workout with my run as usual, but when I got to 10 minutes I wasnt that tired, so I thought Id see if I could make it to 15 minutes...and I did. Easily. As I slowed down the pace and started to walk after the 15 minutes, I was thinking to myself, I am not that tired... Im going to see if I can run for 5 more minutes. So I did. Then I tried for 5 more minutes..... then 5 more. 16 Weeks ago running was almost impossible for me...and yesterday morning I ran for half an hour. I am just AMAZED at what losing a little weight can do for you.
So after I get off the machine and walk over to where my bag is located, the guy who works at the gym (who is there every Saturday when I go, but have never spoken to him besides "hi") stops me and says, "How often are you working out?" and I tell him that I workout 6 to 7 days a week and he says "wow, thats awesome, I can see its really working for you, you have awesome dedication" .......WHAT? THE FREAKIN GUY AT THE GYM NOTICES THAT I HAVE LOST WEIGHT?!?! Holy crap.
After the gym yesterday me and the girls went to dad and Mag's house for a baby shower for their new niece + nephew. It was really nice to see everyone again as we haven't been out there for a while. Its nice going to their place because they always have healthy options to eat. We started talking about our wedding and I am getting super excited!!! You know, I have never even thought about what type of wedding dress I want to have, I have no idea. I have never been dress shopping as I wanted to wait until I am down to my goal weight... I only have 12ish pounds to go. I cant wait to go and not be uncomfortable about my sizing... thats going to be my reward for losing my weight, trying on wedding dresses for the first time. Now, its off to the gym to run for 30 minutes....
So after I get off the machine and walk over to where my bag is located, the guy who works at the gym (who is there every Saturday when I go, but have never spoken to him besides "hi") stops me and says, "How often are you working out?" and I tell him that I workout 6 to 7 days a week and he says "wow, thats awesome, I can see its really working for you, you have awesome dedication" .......WHAT? THE FREAKIN GUY AT THE GYM NOTICES THAT I HAVE LOST WEIGHT?!?! Holy crap.
After the gym yesterday me and the girls went to dad and Mag's house for a baby shower for their new niece + nephew. It was really nice to see everyone again as we haven't been out there for a while. Its nice going to their place because they always have healthy options to eat. We started talking about our wedding and I am getting super excited!!! You know, I have never even thought about what type of wedding dress I want to have, I have no idea. I have never been dress shopping as I wanted to wait until I am down to my goal weight... I only have 12ish pounds to go. I cant wait to go and not be uncomfortable about my sizing... thats going to be my reward for losing my weight, trying on wedding dresses for the first time. Now, its off to the gym to run for 30 minutes....
Friday 4 March 2011
Losing weight slowly.
When it comes to weight loss, slow and steady wins the race. When I first started my weight loss journey, I lost 15 lbs in the first 5 weeks or so. It was AMAZING!!! I couldn't believe it. This was due to the fact that I was losing water weight. Inititally, you will lose quickly, but it will slow down. Since I lost that initial 15 lbs, it has been about 11 weeks and I have lost another 20 ish pounds. I average about 2 lbs a week.
I have learned that if you slowly lose weight, you will have a way better chance of keeping the weight off.
Its not about a fad diet, or a crash diet, or a cabbage soup diet because lets face it, as soon as you start eating again you will gain the weight back. You are not learning how to have good eating habits when doing a diet, you are just starving yourself and probably losing a lot of muscle. Another reason not to "diet" is because if you lose weight too rapidly your metabolism slows down...if your metabolism is slow, you will not lose weight. Losing weight is not about seeing how fast you can do it, its about the rest of your life. Its about CHANGING your life and how you treat food and exercise. Its much more about eating RIGHT then eating less.
The problem with losing weight slowly is that it is easy to get discouraged. In order to not get discouraged try one of these:
Take body measurements – Rather than fret those weeks when you’ve only lost .2 pounds or even worse, stayed the same or gained some, take those body measurements. With a tape measure, record chest, waist, and hips measurements. Chances are, if you’ve been following your weight loss program, you have lost a few inches.
-try on smaller clothing to see how much better you fit
-compare the weight you've lost to objects:
THIS IS ONE POUND OF FAT: ewww
-Stay positive. Tell yourself, you can and WILL lose this weight.
-Stick to it...no matter what, stick to it...it will happen.
Today is March 4th. MARCH FOURTH!! Do you know what that means? It means that two months from today I am going to stand up there with my best friend and witness her marry her man.. I am beyond excited for her. She's had soo much go on in life and she deserves a day in her honour. She looks absolutely amazing in her wedding dress and let me tell you Dave is going to be BLOWN AWAY!!! I am probably going to cry my eyes out..lol The countdown is on my friend!!!! xox - B
I have learned that if you slowly lose weight, you will have a way better chance of keeping the weight off.
Its not about a fad diet, or a crash diet, or a cabbage soup diet because lets face it, as soon as you start eating again you will gain the weight back. You are not learning how to have good eating habits when doing a diet, you are just starving yourself and probably losing a lot of muscle. Another reason not to "diet" is because if you lose weight too rapidly your metabolism slows down...if your metabolism is slow, you will not lose weight. Losing weight is not about seeing how fast you can do it, its about the rest of your life. Its about CHANGING your life and how you treat food and exercise. Its much more about eating RIGHT then eating less.
The problem with losing weight slowly is that it is easy to get discouraged. In order to not get discouraged try one of these:
Take body measurements – Rather than fret those weeks when you’ve only lost .2 pounds or even worse, stayed the same or gained some, take those body measurements. With a tape measure, record chest, waist, and hips measurements. Chances are, if you’ve been following your weight loss program, you have lost a few inches.
-try on smaller clothing to see how much better you fit
-compare the weight you've lost to objects:
THIS IS ONE POUND OF FAT: ewww
-Stay positive. Tell yourself, you can and WILL lose this weight.
-Stick to it...no matter what, stick to it...it will happen.
Today is March 4th. MARCH FOURTH!! Do you know what that means? It means that two months from today I am going to stand up there with my best friend and witness her marry her man.. I am beyond excited for her. She's had soo much go on in life and she deserves a day in her honour. She looks absolutely amazing in her wedding dress and let me tell you Dave is going to be BLOWN AWAY!!! I am probably going to cry my eyes out..lol The countdown is on my friend!!!! xox - B
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Water
OMG I am freaking out. I have an awesome water bottle I received for Christmas that I love...it is always and I mean ALWAYS full of water, and because it has a straw, I am always sipping on it. Well, today I forgot it at home :(
I don't know how I am going to deal with refilling one of the little paper cups that we have at work all day in order to get an adequate amount of water in. I wasn't always a water person, but once I started drinking it, I strongly believe that my body started to crave it. It is very important to get your water in especially if you are trying to lose weight.
Here are a couple benefits of drinking water that I grabbed off a website:
Water Suppresses Appetite
Water Speeds Up Metabolism
Drinking Water Reduces Water Retention
Water Contains No Calories
Water Is Good For The Body:
* increased metabolism
* reduction of water retention
* headache relief
* IBS symptoms diminished
* reduction of menstrual cramps and bloating
* lowered cholesterol
* blood pressure stays low
* skin complexion is improved
* toxins are relieved from the body
......so get your water in.
On to the next thing. One of the most amazing things about me losing 33 lbs so far is the response I get from other people. I am not talking about people complementing me on my new slimmer self, but I am talking about people telling me how I have inspired them!!! I absolutely love this. I have had a handful of women tell me that because of MY weight loss, they have gotten inspired. One woman told me that it was me who motivated her to start losing weight and she is now down 25 lbs! WOW! (If you're reading this - you know who you are- and a big CONGRATULATIONS to you!!)
It feels sooo good to know that I have inspired others to get going and finally get rid of their unwanted pounds.
Im probably going to end up talking about this constantly but lets face it: Im STOKED!!! Only 59 days until Mexico!! This will be me and Shawn's first vacation together as well as my first vacation with my best girl friends. It will be sooo much fun!! As much as I am super excited to just be away, but the fact that I get to be a bridesmaid is soo amazing, I would be JUST as excited for their wedding if it wasn't in Mexico. Thank you Denise + Dave for getting married in Mexico!
I don't know how I am going to deal with refilling one of the little paper cups that we have at work all day in order to get an adequate amount of water in. I wasn't always a water person, but once I started drinking it, I strongly believe that my body started to crave it. It is very important to get your water in especially if you are trying to lose weight.
Here are a couple benefits of drinking water that I grabbed off a website:
Water Suppresses Appetite
Water Speeds Up Metabolism
Drinking Water Reduces Water Retention
Water Contains No Calories
Water Is Good For The Body:
* increased metabolism
* reduction of water retention
* headache relief
* IBS symptoms diminished
* reduction of menstrual cramps and bloating
* lowered cholesterol
* blood pressure stays low
* skin complexion is improved
* toxins are relieved from the body
......so get your water in.
On to the next thing. One of the most amazing things about me losing 33 lbs so far is the response I get from other people. I am not talking about people complementing me on my new slimmer self, but I am talking about people telling me how I have inspired them!!! I absolutely love this. I have had a handful of women tell me that because of MY weight loss, they have gotten inspired. One woman told me that it was me who motivated her to start losing weight and she is now down 25 lbs! WOW! (If you're reading this - you know who you are- and a big CONGRATULATIONS to you!!)
It feels sooo good to know that I have inspired others to get going and finally get rid of their unwanted pounds.
Im probably going to end up talking about this constantly but lets face it: Im STOKED!!! Only 59 days until Mexico!! This will be me and Shawn's first vacation together as well as my first vacation with my best girl friends. It will be sooo much fun!! As much as I am super excited to just be away, but the fact that I get to be a bridesmaid is soo amazing, I would be JUST as excited for their wedding if it wasn't in Mexico. Thank you Denise + Dave for getting married in Mexico!
My girls!
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Todays Tuesday
I have a lot of people asking me what Im eating... But Im not going to sit here and list everything that I eat in a day --- BOR ING...but I will mention a few things that are helping me in my journey..
Heres an ironic thing: YOU NEED TO EAT TO LOSE WEIGHT. Bottom line, if you don't eat, or eat too little, your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto everything you eat.
Make sure you are eating breakfast every morning. Don't stick to salad and chicken as I know first hand this will work, BUT, you will end up eating other stuff again and then you will gain the weight back. When you change your eating habits, it should be forever, not temporarily while you lose weight. Sure, maybe once you are at your goal, you can be a little more relaxed but you should still always watch what and how much you eat. The number one thing to remember is that Food should be treated as fuel for your body, not pleasure. If you have a big accomplishment, don't go out and buy yourself a cake, go out and buy yourself a new book, a new coat, new running shoes, etc.
For me, the hardest thing about losing weight is keeping my eating in check. I love to go to the gym but eating has been my down fall. Not necessarily eating bad, just eating too much. My portions were way too big. One of the most shocking things that I have learned while doing this is how big portion sizes really should be. I was shocked to find out that YES these portions actually fill me up! And, if I keep my portions in control I can have almost anything I want....almost.
See? This post so far is really boring to me. I don’t want to talk about the eating.
Lets talk about today. Today is my weekly weigh in day, I will edit and post my loss this week later tonight when I do it. (630 pm) Its important to make sure you are weighing in at the same time every day rather than randomly.
Today I am going to go to the gym on my lunch break. (I love that I have this option!!)
Today it is cold outside.
Today is the worst day of the week....Tuesday. Thumbs down.
Today is March 1st ...which means 2 MONTHS TODAY UNTIL WE GO TO MEXICO!!!!!!! We are heading there to watch my bestie marry her awesome fiance. I couldn’t be more excited to stand up there with her. This was one of my huge motivators to finally do this weight loss thing. I didn’t want to be the heavy bridesmaid up there. While I probably wont be a size nothing like the other girls up there, (love you girls!!) I will be comfortable, and that’s all that matters. I am soooo excited to go, but the thought of bathing suit shopping still TERRIFIES me. At this point, I am not sure its going to happen. Someone, please tell me how I am ever going to buy a bathing suit... xo - B
Weighed in tonight -- down 3.2 lbs this week!! :)
Heres an ironic thing: YOU NEED TO EAT TO LOSE WEIGHT. Bottom line, if you don't eat, or eat too little, your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto everything you eat.
Make sure you are eating breakfast every morning. Don't stick to salad and chicken as I know first hand this will work, BUT, you will end up eating other stuff again and then you will gain the weight back. When you change your eating habits, it should be forever, not temporarily while you lose weight. Sure, maybe once you are at your goal, you can be a little more relaxed but you should still always watch what and how much you eat. The number one thing to remember is that Food should be treated as fuel for your body, not pleasure. If you have a big accomplishment, don't go out and buy yourself a cake, go out and buy yourself a new book, a new coat, new running shoes, etc.
For me, the hardest thing about losing weight is keeping my eating in check. I love to go to the gym but eating has been my down fall. Not necessarily eating bad, just eating too much. My portions were way too big. One of the most shocking things that I have learned while doing this is how big portion sizes really should be. I was shocked to find out that YES these portions actually fill me up! And, if I keep my portions in control I can have almost anything I want....almost.
See? This post so far is really boring to me. I don’t want to talk about the eating.
Lets talk about today. Today is my weekly weigh in day, I will edit and post my loss this week later tonight when I do it. (630 pm) Its important to make sure you are weighing in at the same time every day rather than randomly.
Today I am going to go to the gym on my lunch break. (I love that I have this option!!)
Today it is cold outside.
Today is the worst day of the week....Tuesday. Thumbs down.
Today is March 1st ...which means 2 MONTHS TODAY UNTIL WE GO TO MEXICO!!!!!!! We are heading there to watch my bestie marry her awesome fiance. I couldn’t be more excited to stand up there with her. This was one of my huge motivators to finally do this weight loss thing. I didn’t want to be the heavy bridesmaid up there. While I probably wont be a size nothing like the other girls up there, (love you girls!!) I will be comfortable, and that’s all that matters. I am soooo excited to go, but the thought of bathing suit shopping still TERRIFIES me. At this point, I am not sure its going to happen. Someone, please tell me how I am ever going to buy a bathing suit... xo - B
My Bestie and I being goofy!! xoxo
Weighed in tonight -- down 3.2 lbs this week!! :)
Monday 28 February 2011
Realized something
Up until this point I have been obsessed with the number on the scale. I weigh myself every morning when I wake up, as this is considered your "true weight". This past week, despite working my butt off at the gym and watching every morsel I put in my mouth, that number on the scale has stayed exactly, I mean EXACTLY the same, TO. THE. POINT. How frustrating is that? I decided to keep working at it, and not be discouraged. With a little extra effort Saturday, Sunday morning I was two pounds less, and in the next number group! (A lot of people don't know what I mean when I say Im in the next number group -- this means that, say I was 120 pounds (lol) and now I am 119 lbs, I am in the next number group) This is sooo exciting to me.
Well, I have discovered something this morning.
Two years back I lost a bunch of weight. This was due to a crash diet, and working out like mad. As soon as I started feeling comfortable with my weight, I started eating more and the weight just came back on, and then some. When I lost the weight initially, I went out shopping and bought myself new work clothes. This is where what I discovered this morning comes in. The "small pants" that I had bought back when I initially lost weight ARE TOO BIG FOR ME. Say whatttt? TOO BIG? Wow.
I have realized I need to stop worrying about the number on the scale, and start realizing how I feel. My clothes are too big. Although sooo annoying, as it is impossible to find something to wear, it is AWESOME! (I refuse to buy new clothes until I absolutely cant live in these "big" ones anymore)
Here are a couple things I have noticed during my weight loss so far: (that may not seem like much to you, but they are huge to me!)
- cardio has improved big time
- can run for at least 10 minutes straight
- can plank for 1 minute
- was size 15 pants, now a size 10 (although 10 are too big!)
- my engagement ring is too big
- was large shirt, now a medium or small
Another little victory I had this weekend: Saturday night/Sunday morning it snowed like mad. I don't have any big snow pants but I wanted to go play with the girls in the snow. I decided to pull out my snow pants that my dad bought me when I was 15 or 16...and they fit. .... They fit!!! I did them up and wore them all morning comfortably. Wow. I am just amazed.
After struggling with this weight for the past 5 years I am just amazed at what can be accomplished once you put your mind to it. xo -B
Well, I have discovered something this morning.
Two years back I lost a bunch of weight. This was due to a crash diet, and working out like mad. As soon as I started feeling comfortable with my weight, I started eating more and the weight just came back on, and then some. When I lost the weight initially, I went out shopping and bought myself new work clothes. This is where what I discovered this morning comes in. The "small pants" that I had bought back when I initially lost weight ARE TOO BIG FOR ME. Say whatttt? TOO BIG? Wow.
I have realized I need to stop worrying about the number on the scale, and start realizing how I feel. My clothes are too big. Although sooo annoying, as it is impossible to find something to wear, it is AWESOME! (I refuse to buy new clothes until I absolutely cant live in these "big" ones anymore)
Here are a couple things I have noticed during my weight loss so far: (that may not seem like much to you, but they are huge to me!)
- cardio has improved big time
- can run for at least 10 minutes straight
- can plank for 1 minute
- was size 15 pants, now a size 10 (although 10 are too big!)
- my engagement ring is too big
- was large shirt, now a medium or small
Another little victory I had this weekend: Saturday night/Sunday morning it snowed like mad. I don't have any big snow pants but I wanted to go play with the girls in the snow. I decided to pull out my snow pants that my dad bought me when I was 15 or 16...and they fit. .... They fit!!! I did them up and wore them all morning comfortably. Wow. I am just amazed.
After struggling with this weight for the past 5 years I am just amazed at what can be accomplished once you put your mind to it. xo -B
Sunday 27 February 2011
Should have done this sooner
So I definitely should have done this a lot sooner, but its now or never right? As a mom of 2, I know that when you are pregnant, it is very easy to gain weight. What I didnt know at the time, was how hard it was going to be to get that weight off. With daughter #1 going to be 6 at the end of this year, it's about time for me to finally get rid of the extra pounds I gained while pregnant with her.
So that takes me to November 15, 2010. I decided that from that day forward I was making a commitment to finally and ACTUALLY lose the weight. I am not going to post my starting weight (cause come on, what woman wants to actually tell how much they weigh?) But I will say that it was too much. My initial goal was to lose 45 lbs which would take me to my weight before daughter #1. Once I hit that weight, then I will re-asses the situation.
So where am I now? I always "count" my weight loss on Tuesdays, I record my weight each week so here it is:
week 1> 5.2-
week 2> 2.6-
week 3> 3.4-
week 4> 3.2-
week 5> 1.6-
week 6> 0.0-
week 7> 2.2-
week 8> 1.8-
week 9> 2.0-
week 10> 1.0-
week 2> 2.6-
week 3> 3.4-
week 4> 3.2-
week 5> 1.6-
week 6> 0.0-
week 7> 2.2-
week 8> 1.8-
week 9> 2.0-
week 10> 1.0-
Week 11> 0.4-
Week 12> 4.8-
Week 13> 1.6-
Week 14> 1.0-
Week 13> 1.6-
Week 14> 1.0-
I have a lot of people asking me how I am doing it. If you are thinking of getting on the weight loss train here is a little bit of advice from me..You will have your biggest loss week 1 as it is mostly water weight. Make sure you are drinking lots of water and DONT deprive yourself of foods. Just watch your portions. Portion control is huge. Try not to eat out if possible....portions are way too big. Always get sauces on the side. If you are having salad, have your dressing on the side, dip your fork in the dressing and then into the salad. You will be surprised at how little dressing you need. Obviously avoid empty calories such as candy, alcohol etc...If you are crazy craving something "bad" have a piece of gum, brush your teeth, anything to put it off.Get your exercise in every day! Even if its only a little, make sure you move. Today I was stranded as my vehicle doesnt go very well in the snow...which means no gym for me. This morning I took my girls out in the snow. We went sledding. Whenever I would go back up the hill I would RUN. Full force run. Then we went for a walk. When I got back in, I did crunches and danced to some music....every little bit of movement helps. I will add that the roads got much better, so I hit the gym. But if the roads had stayed bad, I wouldnt have been too upset, as I managed to get my heart beat up here at home.
Anyway, I think I have done enough rambling as it is. I will keep posting my thoughts on here as much as possible. xo - B
PS, Here is a photo of me showing my progress so far. Pic 1 is day 1 - November 15. Pic 2 is December 11, Pic 3 is February 11. Oh, and as of this day, I am down 33 lbs.
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