The Rev and I are taking a new HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class 3x a week at the Y and I have determined that it is called HIIT because it leaves you feeling like you have been hit by a bus! Wall sits, burpees, and planks are a painful combo!
Weight Lost: Total: 40lbs.
Inches Lost: Still losing inches and fighting to keep my pants up!
Exercise: The HIIT Class and walking 45 minutes a day. I need to get back in the swing and do some 21 Day Fix workouts on non-HIIT days.
Food: I am finally using the container system that came with 21 Day Fix and have really gotten the hang of it. I have definitely seen more results since I started eating the portions from each category recommended. I'd say my eating is about 85% clean (eating minimally processed or refined foods). I almost look forward to pineapple with lunch as much as I used to a piece of chocolate!
Water: Drinking just under a gallon a day!
I like to set small goals and work towards them. My next goal is another 10lbs. before Elise's birthday, one month from now.
So, it turns out that vacation calories actually do count, who knew? I didn't go crazy but I did do enough indulging to gain 3lbs., so my total lost is now sitting at 32lbs. I'm back on track this week and hoping that hard work will continue to pay off and that the scale won't be moving up again any time soon. This is one of my hardest months at work with lunch meetings/potlucks and tons of stress, which tempts me to overeat, so I'm putting blinders on and going to stay the course.
I'm also looking to add iron rich foods (my iron is way low resulting in anemia) and increase my good cholesterol since recent blood work shows that it needs to come up about 20 points. And the Rev and I have decided to try the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving even if we just "wog" (walk/jog), so he's about to start trying to whip me into shape for that.
This week back at the gym has been brutal and feels like starting at square one after the week off, just proof that you really have to change your lifestyle and make working out and eating right a constant. You all know that I love a To Do list and getting things checked off, so I'm going to add working out to my daily calendar/To Do and hold myself to it. Wish me luck!
A week ago, I finished my fifth round of 21 Day Fix and I thought that I would give you a little update on my progress.
Weight Lost: This round: 8lbs. Total: 30lbs.
Inches Lost: Still losing inches and fighting to keep my pants up!
Exercise: Not as committed to DVD's as I would have liked this round, due to some out of town time, medical tests, holidays, etc., so looking to hit that hard this round. Walking at least 45 minutes a day as well.
Food: I am still tracking calories (1,320 per day) using My Fitness Pal and trying not to let all of these summer get-togethers and special occasions trip me up.
Water: Drinking just under a gallon a day!
On to Round 6!
This past Monday, I finished my fourth round of 21 Day Fix and I thought that I would give you a little update on my progress.
Weight Lost: This round: 7lbs. Total: 22lbs.
Inches Lost: I still need to take some measurements, but my pants fit differently for sure and I had to go down 2 sizes in panties (was that too much information?).
Exercise: Still doing my DVD's 5 days out of 7, taking BodyPump when I can and walking for 45 minutes to an hour each morning before work. My blisters have blisters, but I'm going to keep on!
Food: I am still tracking calories (1,380 per day) using My Fitness Pal and trying not to let all of these summer get-togethers and special occasions trip me up.
Water: Drinking just over a gallon a day!
On to Round 5!
This past Monday, I finished my third round of 21 Day Fix and I thought that I would give you a little update on my progress.
Weight Lost: This round: 3lbs. Total: 15lbs. Not thrilled with that number, but my eating wasn't what it needs to be this round.
Inches Lost: I still need to take some measurements, but my pants fit differently for sure.
Exercise: I'm walking for 45 minutes before work everyday in addition to my nightly 21 Day Fix DVD's and a weekend BodyPump class. My Fitbit is my new favorite and great at keeping me motivated. Yes, I was doing laps on the driveway at 10:30 last night because I was 1/4 mile short of my daily mileage goal...
Food: I am still tracking calories (1,420 per day) using My Fitness Pal, but it is time to go clean and use the 21 Day Fix containers...wish me luck!
Water: I'm up to my goal of 135oz. of water a day!
On to Round 4!
Last Monday, I finished my second round of 21 Day Fix and I thought that I would give you a little update on my progress.
Weight Lost: This round: 4lbs. Total: 12lbs. (Though if I go by the scales at the Dr. office instead of the ones at the Y, it is actually 22lbs. lost - not sure how they can be so different, so I'm sticking with the Y since that is where I weigh most often.)
Inches Lost: I still need to take some measurements, but my pants fit differently for sure.
Exercise: I exercised almost every day of the round. I still really enjoy the DVD's, though if I live to be 100, I doubt that I will ever be flexible enough for Pilates or Yoga! I'm trying to walk at least 2 miles 2 mornings of the week before work and the Rev is turning me into a Body Pump junkie at the Y. I enjoy taking that with him on Saturday mornings. I am getting a FitBit for my birthday (it's today!), so I will be kicking the walking and working out into overdrive, since I will be able to set goals and track them - ya'll know if I put it on a list, it has to get checked off!
Food: I am still tracking calories (1,500 per day) using My Fitness Pal, but it is time to go clean and use the 21 Day Fix containers...wish me luck!
Water: I'm up to 5 water bottles (15 - 8oz servings) a day!
On to Round 3!
On Monday, I finished my first round of 21 Day Fix and I thought that I would give you a little update on my progress.
Weight Lost: 8lbs.
Inches Lost: It's a long story, but the Rev and I apparently stink at body measurements since my numbers were up from when we measured at the beginning of the round. I'll get corrected measurements and update inches lost at the end of Round 2.
Exercise: I exercised every day of the round, minus a few that we were out of town for Spring Break. I really like the format of the DVD's, 60 seconds of exercise, 15 second break for 30 minutes. I was using a resistance band that I had, but the Rev bought me weights for Round 2, so I'm excited to push myself a little harder. I'm also going to add some walking into this next round as well.
Food: I didn't use the containers in this round, I find them a little intimidating to be honest, but I have been tracking calories (1,500 per day) using My Fitness Pal. I'm learning all that I can about clean eating and planning to incorporate a little at a time this round, using the containers. I have been using Shakeology as my breakfast choice and I really like it.
Water: I'm up to 4 water bottles (12 - 8oz servings) a day!
On to Round 2!
When all of this drama forced me to give up my diet soda, I bought a fancy new water bottle. I found that once I had the right water bottle - for me that means one with a straw - and a splash of lime was added, I don't mind the water so much. I'm up to 3 bottles a day, which is huge for me.
Once I conquered the water, I knew it was time to get focused on adding in some exercise. I used to go to the gym before Elise was born, but going now would mean sacrificing the already short amount of time that I have with her in the evenings, so I need something that I can do at home. Jill began talking about the 21 Day Fix (a combination of a portion control system and exercise DVD's) and it seemed like something that I wanted to try. As luck would have it, I found a friend getting rid of her system for next to nothing, so I am going to sit down with it this weekend and study it all and get a meal plan worked out and start my first workout.
The final piece of the puzzle? It is time to retire my 7 year old Easy Spirit sneakers that the Rev's Mom gave me and come into this century. The Rev took me shoe shopping on our date night last week and even though I kicked and screamed because they have no just plain white shoes (ya'll know how plain I am!), these fit great, and will be here tomorrow (the store didn't have my size in stock so we ordered online).
Obviously, I have a lot of weight to lose and will need many rounds of the 21 Day Fix, but you have to start somewhere...
The Rev and I are taking a new HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class 3x a week at the Y and I have determined that it is called HIIT because it leaves you feeling like you have been hit by a bus! Wall sits, burpees, and planks are a painful combo!
