Fit by Fall 2009

This morning I did Day 3 Lvl 2. I felt really good. I did rest some, but not nearly as much as on day 1 or 2. I’m continuing to drink a TON of water. I think I drank 10 glasses today. Then tonight I did Jillian’s video Blast Fat Boost Metabolism. It was really hard! I rested quite a bit, but I made it all the way through!
B - Oatmeal with sugar free maple syrup and walnuts
L - Flatout Wraps with hummus, tomato, and spring greens
D - Flatout Wraps with turkey meatballs, mozzarella, and no sugar added sauce
S - WW Cookie Ice Cream Bar (Yum!)
Calories according to DailyPlate - 1673
I was doing some research on calorie counting and came across calorie cycling. I think I might try it.
Here is the readout the calculator gave me for my week on the calorie cycling
Day Calories
Monday 1720
Tuesday 1720
Wednesday 2064
Thursday 1720
Friday 1720
Saturday 1893
Sunday 1720

These are my numbers so far this week starting last Thursday
4/23/2009 1665 Thursday
4/24/2009 1654 Friday
4/25/2009 2000 Saturday
4/26/2009 1163 Sunday
4/27/2009 1756 Monday
4/28/2009 1673 Tuesday

Tomorrow is weigh-in day! I’m actually excited. We’ll see tomorrow if I feel the same way.
Also do you know what I noticed today? You know how when you are more ample in the behind area you have that “hump” between your lower back and your butt. Well, the Hubby noticed today that mine is practically gone! Even if I haven’t lost a pound I consider that a success!

Pretty uneventful day today.
B - Oatmeal and Walnuts
L - Leftover chicken on greens with parmesan and light italian dressing
D - Half a small thin crust pizza with just cheese and sauce, salad and a small glass of wine
S - Dannon Light and Fit and Cheesestick
Calories 1756
Just over my 1600 limit for today
I did the Shred twice! Second time I felt so strong and accomplished. I’ve also drank a ton of water today.

Level 2 kicked my butt. It’s so hard. Had a Subway sub for breakfast/lunch. My goal is to drink lots of water today.
B/L - Subway
D - Chicken on salad greens with italian dressing
Snack - Dannon Yogurt and Cheese Stick and Skinny Cow Ice Cream
According to Daily Plate I only ate 1163 calories today.
I met my goal of drinking more water today. I think I had about 6 glasses, which is a lot for me. Hubby had chicken and pasta for dinner. I had my chicken on a salad. Before dinner we went for about a half hour walk at the park with some hills.
I caught a reflection of myself in the window tonight and was not happy with what I saw. I think this may be my most significant aha moment yet.
Three days until official weigh in. I wish I would have done the Shred again today.

Friday we went out and had Mexican, but I did the Shred twice! Today we went out and had LaRosa’s. I had a salad with dressing on the side, but we also ordered cheese sticks. Then we had pasta for dinner I also didn’t Shred today Tomorrow is another day though and I’m right back at it.

I was never a fat or chubby child.  I was fairly skinny and very active as an elementary school student.  I always felt bigger than everyone else, however, and this affected the way I would look at my body for most of my life. In middle school I developed a severe negative body image and an excruciating inferiority complex.  Looking back I know now that I was not even overweight, much less obese,  but I felt like the fattest person on earth.  In high school I was in a constant lose weight/gain weight cycle.  I finally got serious during my senior year about losing weight, well being healthy, because looking back I DID NOT NEED to lose any weight.  I was severely limiting calories ( I think I was only eating once a day) and in the evening I was running and doing hill sprints.

When I started my freshman year of college I weighed in at 140, which I look back and see that this was almost too thin for my frame and I don’t think I looked healthy in any pics from that time. Of course, by the time freshman year was over I had gained 20-30 lbs thanks to the totally unhealthy food service and the fact that every weekend I was eating pizza, cheese sticks, basically anything bad I could get my hands on. I haven’t seen 140 since.

Whoever said love makes you fat is so right!  My husband, the love of my life, came into my life during my freshman year of college.  We enabled each other to eat and I was eating just as much as he was and sometimes more!  Over the first five years together we both gained and gained.  About a year before we got married which would have been 2003, I weighed in at 192.  We both wanted to lose weight for our big day so we both went on Atkins.  We worked out and followed the program to the tee.  I lost 20 lbs and got down to approx 170 for our wedding day.  I felt okay, but I knew in the back of my mind that there was no way the weight was going to stay off.

Over the next 4 years I gained and lost, gained and lost.  In January of last year, I learned we were expecting our first child.  We were both ecstatic, but again in the back of my mind my weight lingered. Pregnancy was not easy on my body.  I felt lethargic the whole 9 months.  I had heartburn from month 4 on and couldn’t sleep without at least one glass of milk a night.  I was going through 2 gallons of 2% milk a week at this point.  I had always pictured being that cute little pregnant lady you always see at the mall or working out at the gym.  Instead I became this huge, lumbering, moody, and miserable pregnant woman who came home from work and collapsed, even after a coca-cola (yes I was drinking coke during my pregnancy) and sometimes a coffee also during the day.  The appointment before the week I delivered the scale topped out at 248.  I had gained approx. 60 lbs during my pregnancy.

My little girl is the light of my life.  I would not give up the experience of carrying and delivering her for anything.  Now that she is 7 months old, I’m ready to get serious about losing weight.  My starting weight is 216, which is the amount I weighed in at this morning.  I try to motivate myself by telling myself that I’ve already lost 32 lbs which is ALOT but the only thing I can think about is that 2 staring up at me from the scale.

My plan is to watch calories, I’m currently trying to stick with between 1400 and 1600.  I have also purchased three of Jillian Michael’s DVDs including, 30 Day Shred, No More Trouble Zones, and Blast Fat Boost Metabolism.  I am currently on Day 9 of Level 1 30 Day Shred.  I haven’t lost anything lb wise, but my clothes definitely fit better, and I feel more energized.

This blog is my way of holding myself accountable for my weight loss.  I’ve been listening to Jillian’s radio talk show and she has some really good points about having different things that motivate you to lose weight. Here are mine

• My grandmother died from complications of Type II diabetes.  I don’t want to die at 68 because I can’t control what I put in my mouth.
• I want to be an active mom for my daughter
• I want to be a sexy wife for my husband
• I want to look good in pictures (One of my goals is to have a family picture taken by the end of the summer or in the fall if I don’t lose as fast as I want to)
• And my most shallow reason is that I don’t want to have to shop in fat people stores anymore.  The clothes are crappy quality and cost way too much for what you get, not to mention they are ugly.

My main goal is to be 170 again, maybe 160.  I’ll decide when I get to 170.  My first mini goal is to be below 200 by the time we go on vacation at the end of June.

Another site that I’m using for motivation is Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans.  If you have never heard of it the address is www.shrinkingjeans.net. Go check it out!