MFP: 1.30.13 - WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY

Hey All!

It's that time again...Weigh-In Wednesday! And, plus some...read on!

I am proud to say that I have lost 4 pounds since last Wednesday's Weight-In! Today is something to be excited about...I'm back in the 150's! I was starting to think I would never see that number again. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's true. I've been busting my ass and wasn't seeing anything moving on the scale. 

FROM 1.23.13

1.30.13

I don't know if being 30 has something to do with it, or my eating habits, or all of the above (i KNOW its all of the above...I'm just trying to justify it to myself some how).  It just seems to be so much harder to lose weight than it was in latter half of my 20's.

I am the most healthiest I've EVER been yet I am the HEAVIEST I've ever been. What is wrong with this equation?!?!?! It's SO frustrating to say the least.

Ok, enough venting. I've lost 4 pounds!!! I finished the 10-day cleanse from Advocare; starting the remaining part of the 24-Day Challenge!! These are something to be proud of, and to remember to keep pushing myself each day. It takes twice as much time to lose weight as it does to put in on. Repeating that to myself daily.

I wanted to show some FAT pic's of now and what I used to be...where I want to be...for a good visualization post. I'm having a hard time finding full body shots as I've avoided them for years now, thinking they make me look fat. 

Well guess what YOU ARE FAT hooker!!! I'm not sure what I didn't understand about that! Lol. You would think after looking at the pictures I would wake up out of this fat fog and do something with myself. 

October 2011

December 2011

January 2013

December 2012

This was probably my thinnest. I was in the 120's. 

August 2007 or 2008 (can't remember)

It was easier then to lose weight...but it was unhealthy...I smoked, drank a lot, and skipped eating to keep the weight off. Your typical I'm indestructible 20's behavior.  Exercise was not in my vocabulary nor was healthy eating.

While I am working towards losing weight now...my view of what I want to look like has changed:

Now...this is BEAUTIFUL!

My view of skinny is now all about MUSCLE ladies. I want to have the ripped arms, the 6-pack abs, and amazing thighs! 

Is it a reachable goal? You betcha! (saying that in my Sarah Palin voice :-D)

It's going to take a lot of hard work. There will be pain. There will be tears. There will be a lot of sweating. But, it IS achievable and it's NEVER too late to start your goals.

Today's post is all about ACHIEVEMENT peeps! I achieved my goal to lost a few pounds this week, while this is a small goal, it is still something measurable and achievable. I've given myself another goal, build MUSCLE. Eventually I will stop losing weight and start building muscle, which weighs more as we all know. I'm ok with that. For now, the goal is to tone and get down 135 lbs., then start focusing on building a more RIPPED body. I want to push myself to lose the weight, then and only then will I put the scale away and start becoming BARB the MUSCLE-ATOR! Lol. Yes, I just said that!

I would love to hear what others goals are. If you feel compelled, leave me a comment.

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Happy Wednesday folks!

MFP: 1.23.13 - WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY

Hey All! It's that time again (a day late)...Weigh-In Wednesday! 

I took a picture of my scale yesterday morning and was DISAPPOINTED to say the least. While I only just started up boot-camp again, and running regularly this week, I feel that I should NOT be GAINING weight but rather LOSING instead! 

Perhaps my hopes are set a bit too high. :-(

So true!!

I have been battling a slight cold this week and have not felt 100%. That has not stopped me from working out, but it has slowed me down a bit, I think anyway.

Because I GAINED a pound, I wanted to push extra hard to burn some calories on my pre-boot-camp run and at boot-camp itself.

I burned 812 calories between the two of them and I ran an extra 0.25 of a mile to push myself towards my 10K new years resolution goal for this year!

The BF said that I should not be discouraged by the scale because he is seeing a difference...that was sweet of him :-) Those sweet words are what keep me motivated to get this BIG BOOTY in shape!

I found this perfect quote on Pinterest...I need to read it to myself daily!

After boot-camp I came home and made a spinach, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, low-fat plain greek yogurt, Perfect Fit Protein powder, chia seed, Savanna Bee Co. honey, almond milk SMOOTHIE! It was delish!

Protein Smoothie

In other news, I found this amazeballs app, from another blogger's recommendation, that helps with keeping track of food intake by scanning the barcodes. It's ingenious! You can keep track of your water intake, exercise, and food/calories intake.

LOVE LOVE!

Fooducate App is FABS!

Go check it out yourself...it's FREE so there are no excuses people!

I am preparing for a Chocolate Lovers 5K called The Choco Loco 5K on Saturday...cannot wait! Who doesn't love running to eat chocolate...me...duh!! It goes along with my motto...'I WORKOUT so I can EAT.'

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday... mine was uneventful but we are one day closer to Friday!

Chao.

MFP: 1.16.13 - WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY

Hey All! It's my first Weigh-In Wednesday and I'm pretty nervous. I forgot to get a picture on the scale this morning but here is the weigh-in number from yesterday morning...(I'm already not starting off so good with my forgetfulness!)

Ok...here we go...the true me...no more hiding...no more being ashamed...me working on me...me not caring about what anyone thinks of me...just me being me...

So here it is, folks! The truth shall set you free. I have a lot of work cut out for me if I want to get down to 135 lbs. I am 5'3 and should have a BMI of around 26% (i think?). 

I have some new ideas coming for each day of the week...stay tuned for those details tomorrow.

For dinner tonight I had chips and salsa...because I'm addicted...and a smoothie & small salad. Sounds horrible right, I know. These are the details I need to start focusing on if I'm planning to get down to my goal weight of 135 lbs.

The smoothie was amazing...the 'before' and 'after' of deliciousness!

 

Alright all, I'm exhausted tonight and must get some rest for my 2 workouts I have planned for tomorrow (5am and 4pm). Have a great night and stay tuned for more msfancypantsy!