Holy Ab Workout, Batman!

The Petite Athleat: The "300"

This would be perfect core training to add to my arms and legs challenges.  I'm going to try this out after work and see just how out of shape my core is.  I'll be sure to update you later.  =)

Workout Addition

Going to add this one to the #ChristmasBooty and Pushups Challenge workout.  Not reason that my arms and back can't be more sore than they already are!  =)

Current Workout

I've been doing these two in conjunction right now.  My back, my arms, my quads, my inner thighs, and my hamstrings have been sore for days, and I'm LOVING it!  Jump in on the corresponding date, and join me!

New fave balance ball move

This might just be my new favorite move.  Seriously...I'd do this all day if I had an office to hide out in.

Broccoli Parmesan Fritters

These sound awesome.  I may have to make these for dinner tonight.  I'll be sure to post the outcome.  =)
http://smittenkitchen.com/2012/06/broccoli-parmesan-fritters/

All I want for Christmas...

...are these legs!  Holy balls!  This girl is straight motivation!

I've been pinning the heck out of quickie workouts and monthly challenges.  I wish I had my own private office.  I could workout ALL day without looking like a weirdo.


Side note: The BF graduated on Friday!!!   He'll be working again, and soon will be in a career that pays LOTS more!  That means, goodbye stress hello fun and happiness!  Hopefully, that also means we'll be eating healthy dinners together every night, and hitting the gym or hiking and exploring our beautiful state of Colorado on the weekends!  =D

Finally!

Ok, so since my WV friend wasn't feelin' it apparently, my OTHER friend back in So Ill decided she's in.  Time to get on the diet, motivate one another, share healthy recipes, workout tips (things we're loving and things we're hating, things that are giving us results and things that aren't), weighing in together, and, again, MOST IMPORTANTLY, holding each other accountable! 

I actually just weighed in this morning at 165.  My "happy" weight goal is 125, and my ideal weight goal is 115. 

Time to make this happen, b*tches!  =)

This website has provided me with some real women as motivation.  http://www.mybodygallery.com/  I'm loving it!  Here is my ideal body!  This girl is 5'4" and weighs 117 lbs.  This would be perfection.  Time to strive for it!

Lame Sauce...

So, by my lack of a post last night, you all know that I did NOT workout.  =(  I got home, finished up some work that desperately needed to be done, so that was good.  Then I started on dinner; ground turkey/black bean/quinoa stuffed green peppers and steamed cauliflower.  As it was in the oven, I got a call from my mom, "I've got 30% off at Kohl's...want to go?!"  Well, who says no to a free wardrobe update??  Not me.  Told the BF that when the timer goes off, enjoy dinner!  I didn't get home until almost 10, had a huge glass of ice water and went to bed.  So, now, here I am sitting at work, upset that I didn't get in a workout (or dinner) last night, and starving.  Going to grab a bottle of water and an apple out of the fridge, and at least start my morning off right.  I'll be having one of those peppers for lunch, then straight home for a workout before going to see "Batman: Live!" with my whole family...the nephews are going to LOVE this one.  My dad said something about going to dinner, but I'm going to skip and make a salad at home instead.  Time to get back on my diet, time to get back on my workout regimen.  I am finally feeling motivated, though.  The fact that I'm upset that I didn't get that workout in last night is definitely pushing me, and I'm going to allow that happen/work until I need to find a new source of motivation.

Seriously........motivation. Where are you???

Why-oh-Why can I not find my motivation?  I want to be thin.  I do.  I want to be healthy.  I want to be happy.  I want to be comfortable in my skin.  I do NOT want to rely on my boyfriend complimenting me in order to feel good about myself.  It's a ridiculous notion, and I'm completely aware it, yet...I do not thing to fix the problem.  Instead I continue to drop a few measly pounds just to put them right back on.  How do I do this?  How do I lose the weight?  Why can't I hold myself accountable?  I weighed myself this morning (quickly becasuse I was running late...as usual) wearing a pair of jeans, a tshirt, and a hoodie.  I came in at 166.6.  Ugh.  I'm sure that naked, it would be closer to 163, but that means that I put back on the 5 pounds that I just lost that put me down to 158.  My double chin is showing up in pictures again, and my arms look SO gross that I'm not sure I'll ever be in a tank top ever (and I mean ever, other than the 2 times I wore a tank top in my WHOLE life).  I feel disgusting...you would think that would be enough to push me to make the change!  I'm not really sure what the problem is, and I can't seem to gain any control here, and I can't seem to take responsiblity to fix it!  I mean, obviously, I'm not eating healthfully, and I'm not working out; so I guess I DO know WHAT the problem is.  Today is Monday, today I start Jillian again.  I'm going to knock it out, and then I'm going to write a blog about it, so that I'm held accountable!  If there isn't a blog post tonight, then you know I failed, and I suck at life.  Let's Do This!!!!!  This girl and this outfit are my current inspiration.  Let's see if the thought that I COULD actually pull off this look (if I'd just put in the f-ing work) motivates me to lose the weight!

 

 

To those of you reading this...I mean, there must be at least one person, right??  Please feel free to comment with any ideas for motivation that worked for you (or are currently working for you).  I could really use it right now.

Where is my mind?!

I don't know what my deal/problem is, but I cannot seem to stay on my diet!  Tulo and Giambi were playing down with the Sky Sox this week, so that meant two nights at the ballpark...which meant 2 terrible dinners at the bar, and last night 2 beers.  Ugh.  I don't know why, but I have absolutely no willpower.  It should have been easy to grab a salad on the way to the game, eat it in the parking lot, and drink a bottle of water at the game, but nope, I opted for fried chicken tenders, french fries and a very large diet coke the first night, and the overloaded nachos and 2 beers the second.  I will be in Vegas and then off to a wedding in ONE WEEK!  I'm nowhere closer to my goal of 150.  I weighed myself this morning and was at 161.5.  Ugh!!!  I'm so annoyed with myself.  Today, I get back on the diet and stop screwing around.  No carbs, no sugar, and NO ALCOHOL!  Obviously, this is all going to go out the window when we're in Vegas (who doesn't drink free beer when they're gambling??), so I've GOT to get on the ball NOW!!  I'll weigh in on Wednesday, the day before we leave, and if you don't hear from me before then, that's a GOOD thing!  It means I stuck to it, and stayed on my diet!

Have a fabulous Labor Day Weekend!

Weigh-In Wednesday 1

Sooooo....I weighed myself yesterday morning.  162.  Thumbs down!  I'm hoping it's because it's about to be that time of the month, so I'm bloated, and not because I've actually put the 2.2 lbs back on!  That leaves me with 12 lbs to lose in 15 days!  Ah!  Ok, time to get down to business then.  I didn't realize that I was looking at basically a 1 lb/day weightloss to do this!  Ok, that means, NO carbs, NO sugar, NO alcohol, and extra long walks with Fallynn each night!

Ugh, and, of course, my dad just told me that he has Suite tickets to the Broncos game on Sunday!  Who goes to a football game and eats healthfully???  Well.....apparently me!  =(

Ok, let's do this!

Tag Team

Ok, so apparently, since I suck at holding myself accountable, my friend, Rachel is joining the blog!  Yay!  She just moved to West Virginia, so we're going to do this tag team blog from many, many, many miles apart.  We'll be doing the 17 Day Diet together, blogging about our workouts, sharing recipes, and weighing in on Wednesdays.  Finally!  Someone to hold me accountable...and who doesn't love a little friendly competition?  =)

I'm very excited about this, and think that I've finally found something that is really going to work for me...that is, as long as we both keep it up.  I'm SO looking forward to this!  125 (or, if I'm lucky 115), here I come!!!  =D

Whoa...time to get down to business

Alright, so it has been more than 90 days since I posted that I was start Jillian.  Unfortunately, I fell off the wagon...twice...so I'm no where NEAR my goal!  =/  I was sticking with it because I wanted to look good for the family reunion, BUT then the family reunion came, and we were drinking and eating pizza, etc.  THEN 2 days after the reunion was over it was back to Illinois and Indiana for a wedding.  That just added the El Ranch, Pagliai's, Steak 'n' Shake (twice), and NO working out the entire time.  I hit my all time heaviest fluctuating between 167 and 170, and I kind of wanted to die.  SO as soon as I got back from Illinois, I got back on The 17 Day Diet and started eating right again. I lost 8 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks.  Then, a few friends came to visit from Illinois, and went back off the diet.  Happily (and luckily), I only put back on 1 pound, and I'm holding steady at 160 (162 during that "totm").  As soon as we go grocery shopping, I'll be able to get fully back on the diet (cutting out all the carbs and sugar, again), and hopefully losing some more weight. 

The big thing for me is all the crappy snack food taunting me at work.  I HATE working with a 40 yr old and a 60 yr old that don't give a shit about their health because it makes it SO hard for me to turn down the individual bags of chips and cookies that they're always snacking on.  I have asked Sam to buy me carrots and always make sure there is plenty of water, but it still gets really hard when a craving kicks in, and I know there are some cookies calling my name!

It is also time to quit smoking.  Working out might actually be fun if my lungs didn't feel like they were on fire with in the first 15 minutes.  I really don't smoke that much, but really any cigarette is too much, so that is my new goal cut back enough to enjoy working out, and eventually quit completely.  I'm not a cold turkey kind of girl, so baby steps is what will make it happen.

I really want to be at 150 when we go to California next month for the BF's best friend's wedding.  We fly out on September 6th, so it's time to kick this butt in gear and get going!  I've got 21 days, 3 weeks.  I know I can do this.  If I can lose 8 lbs in 2 1/2 weeks, there's not reason I can't hit 10 in 3.  It's time to step up my game, eat healthful food, and get exercising!  I've got Jillian to push me, and I've got dogs that want to go on walks.  I have to stop making excuses for myself.  I have to stop justifying bad decisions.  It's time to get down to business, and lose the weight.  I'll be sure to check in a few days before we leave and give a weight update.


Until then, have a good day and eat healthfully!

Time to get started!

Alright, so, here I am, 40 pounds heavier than I'd like to be.  Time to make a change.  Time to kick the bad habits, time to start fresh.  I just purchased Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution.  I started it on April 30th.  As much as I hate to post my weight for all to see, I have to hold myself accountable.  165.  That's it, I said it.  Heart broken.  Ok, moving on.

I am now on my second week.  I lost 3 pounds after the first week, buuuuuut stupidly made cookies for the boyfriend and put it all back on.  SO, weight is still at 165.  My ideal is 125, but my IDEAL ideal is 115.  I'll be comfortable at 140, I'll be happy at 130, I'll feel great at 125, and I'll feel untouchable at 115.  We'll see how far I can push myself.  Goals are set, and the wonderful thing about this program is that when the 90 days are up...I can start it all over again and up the game.  I  can give myself more resistance or add more weight, and get even better results.  I'm also planning on joining her website when I hit a wall.  It will give me a little more inspiration to keep pushing it.

This will happen.  I will achieve success, and I WILL MEET MY GOALS!!  Now, if anyone reading this wants to help me, inspire me, push me or vice versa, PLEASE comment.  We can do this together if you want!  =)

Good luck to me and good luck to you!