Thanksgiving is FAST Approaching....

This past week I worked my BUTT off at the gym and eating healthy hoping I would lose a big number. I was shooting for 4 lbs. I knew that was a lot to ask for but I was willing to give it my all. AND I DID! I went to the gym 6 out of 8 days in a row.... I ate SO good. measured just about everything I ate and ate lots of fruits and veggies... how much am I down by the end of the week...ONE DAMN POUND!

I really feel like thats not good enough. Even though I know it happens, some times you just have a bad week even when you work for it, but I really had my hope up. I really wanted to reach that 4 lbs. I would have even been happy with 2... meaning I reached my first TEN lbs!! but nope...

Now I am heading into Thanksgiving at my moms house for 5 days with the whole family... fearing that I am going to gain EVERYTHING back. If that happens I will flip out.
So I have my rules.... that I will follow as best I can.
I dont want to deprive myself of all the goodies because then I will go crazy. So I am just going to make sure I dont go overboard.
So Rule 1 one is no 'grazing' before the feast. I am allowed to have A snack.. I'm just not allowed to "snack"... Noun, not verb... (haha)
Rule 2, limit myself when it comes to leftovers.... one turkey sandwich the day after is okay, and enough.
Rule 3, sorry egg nog, if you make an appearance I will be hiding behind the veggie platter where you can't find me...
Rule 4, MOVE, I dont need to sit on my bum just because all the guys are.. I am going to workout every single morning... AND later in the day if others want to come for a hike, I'll be the first one to put on my sneakers.

Heres to the first Thanksgiving where I dont gain weight, I don't maintain.... I LOSE!

ps: went to the gym tonight and got in a pretty good workout... I'm up to 18 min on the elliptical.
And Alley showed me some cool things to do with the yoga balls and medicine balls. WOO feel the BURN!

Turkey Burgers and Trainers!

Today I learned that I like turkey burgers!!!
This is huge. I can't believe I waited this long to try them! I think I was associating them with "veggie" burgers so I was too scared to even go there. But since I have been hooked on The Biggest Loser, and thats a staple of their diet, I decided its time to branch out and try it. And boy am I glad I did!! Now Tommy and I just have to find veggies that we enjoy enough to cook so we aren't eating the unhealthy sides anymore. Because right now we still toss a pan of fries in the oven FAR too often.

The other thing I wanted to blog about tonight is how excited I am that tommy is taking the next steps in his own weight loss journey.  Yesterday before we went to the gym together he made his weight loss goal spreadsheet like mine. We basically have the same weekly goals which makes our eating habits and workout goals much easier to work with :)

Again, I am hooked on The Biggest Loser and I desperately want a trainer. But obviously I can't afford a trainer so I am stuck motivating myself and trying to figure it out on my own. So one thing we are going to try is training eachother. Once a week we want to go to the gym together, (well, we'll probably always go together) and we are going to train the other person for parts of the workout. So instead of us both on the elliptical, only one of us will be on it while the other keeps us motivated. (and possibly distracted) and then we'll switch. I think it will keep us each motivated (and to be all mushy, it will bring us closer as a couple)

As for my goals, at this point I should be 10 pounds closer to my ultimate goal but I kind of fell off the wagon for a couple weeks. Good news is I DIDN'T GAIN IT ALL BACK! I didn't even stay the same. I LOST ONE POUND! And while thats still not good, its not a gain and I was scared shitless to step on that scale thinking all my hard work was wasted on a couple weeks of bad habits. But it wasn't, Thank God!!

So, I am very excited to head to the gym tomorrow and try out our new plan.
Ready, once again, to get this extra weight off my body.

The Stairs Are My Enemy

MY LEGS ARE ON FIRE.

last night instead of going to the gym I ran up and down my stairs for 10 minutes. I thought it wouldn't be too bad and I could get in a good cardio workout on a night I really didn't want to go to the gym.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

BUT AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

My legs are SO sore. But it was a great workout and I got a great sweat out of it! After that I did 20 pushups (which I haven't done in at least a year) and 30 crunches.

Not too Shabby for a night NOT at the gym. Proud of myself and looking forward to weighing myself tomorrow.

LOOK! A New Post in 24 Hours!!!

Check it out! I'm writing a new post before an entire month has passed!! Aren't you proud!

So I went to the gym tonight. I did 10 minutes on the elliptical, 2 miles on the bike, 30 painful crunches and some arm machines. Went home needing a shower :)

Was planning on going to the gym tomorrow but I then remembered that I have to work late and wont be home until 9ish, which means no gym because I will have worked a 12 hour day... perhaps I will go for a walk on my lunch break. (probably not) (just being honest)

i wanted to do more on the bike but the elliptical takes a lot out of me. I had worked up to biking 6 and a half miles but even just 10 minutes on the elliptical before jumping on the bike completely exhausted me and I barely made the 2 miles. I wanted to quit before I even made it to one but I sucked it up and finished the 2. Wednesday I will bike the 6 miles FIRST and THEN hop on the elliptical. Maybe it will warm my legs up enough to make the elliptical easier and maybe i can even do 12 or 13 minutes! (woohoo)

On a completely unrelated note, I can't wait to marry the love of my life.
Tommy, I know you probably don't read that as much as others (mom) but I want you to know that I'm not doing this for you, I'm not doing this for me.... I'm doing it for us. Every thing I do, every decision I make, I make with you and us in mind. I love you. Forever. Thank you.

Whoa, that got sappy.

It's Been A Month, I Am Sorry.

My apologies, its been almost a month since I have posted. And my mom will yell at me if I try to give any excuses ( like I tried to do when I spoke to her on the phone ) So in the past month I havent really weighed myself because I havent really been trying too hard. I havent been watching what I eat and I havent been sticking to my gym goals. The truth hurts... last week I didn't even go once. I'd like to blame it on power and work being exhausting but again, my mom wont let me give excuses....

Today I went dress shopping with all the bridesmaids for my brothers wedding. It wasn't as traumatic as I was expecting, but it wasn't great either. All the other girls are tiny. All of them. The sample dresses they had were size 8s and 10s... not. gonna. happen. My sister is not a big girl and she couldn't even zip the dresses. She could get them on but she couldn't zip them ( I think)... I could barely get them down over my hips. And while I was prepared to not fit into the sample sizes I didn't imagine I wouldn't be able to walk out of the dressing room because I couldn't get the dress far enough over my hips that my hoo-ha wasn't showing. (sorry mom, I used nicer terms when I was on the phone with you) I ended up buying a dress I didnt even put on. I just held it up and imagined what it would look like on. So now I am praying that it looks good.

So then I had to get measured... this was a little overwhelming. I am normally (currently) a size 18 in dresses, 20 on a bad day. I HAD TO ORDER AT SIZE 24!!! they run THAT small. Ugh, whatever, its going to be taken in a ton so the number isn't going to matter anyway. BECAUSE I AM GOING TO REACH MY APRIL GOAL AND I AM GOING TO BE ONE HOT BRIDESMAID.

And THEN I will be one HOT Bride about a year later :)

Going to the gym tomorrow, and every day this week...