Week 7 of 10 WK Challenge

Okay guys I'll keep this post short. This week, I started the second month of Insanity and let me tell you... It's INTENSE, or INSANE! But, I know I'll be seeing results, woo! Makes me so happy to know for sure that I'm going to look different for Vegas, correction, more different. Here's week 7 of the 10 week challenge:

Beginning
 

Week 7

I weigh in next week, so not sure how much I've lost total this week. I see little changes in this photo. BUT, I see big changes in my legs AND arms. My arms mostly, they are getting so tight! My trainer was telling me this week that he needs to beef up my weights because I'm getting stronger! YAY! I'm so happy with my progress! I'm still keep pushing and leaving the gym and kitchen with no regrets!


Till next time, don't give up because if you don't, you WILL make it. :)

Week 2 of 10 WK Challenge

Hey guys, I've been so busy with school and working out that I have not had time to make any posts. I'll try and make one this weekend. Here's my results from week 2 of my 10 Week Challenge. I lost 2 pounds also! Yay! I didn't reach my short term goal, but I'm still pushing hard and leaving the gym soaking wet. My cardio has been increased and I'm still seeing my trainer for weight training.

Start- 188 lbs

After week 1
Total lost- 1 lb

After week 2
Total lost- 3 lbs

Seeing little tiny changes. I'm happy with my results, because I know I'm working SUPER HARD to get where I want. That's all that matters to me now. Thank goodness. :) I can honestly say I'm doing this for me, and only me. It feels amazing.


Till next time, keep hydrated and do it for yourself. :)

Week 1 of 10 WK Challenge

Here to week two ladies and gentlemen. I increased my cardio, and calories. I'm happy with the results I see. I've been bloated this week so, weight loss is only at one lb. Ugh. Next week should be better, I'll push hard this week.

Start
 

After Week 1
 

I'll try and think of some recipes to post for you guys.

Till next time, keep pushing and celebrate the little changes.

Busy busy busy

Hello hello ladies and gentlemen! So I know it's been about a month since I posted something, but let me tell you a lot has happened in the last month and I've been super busy. I moved back to Washington for school, started school and am currently waiting to move from my grandparents into a friend's place. One of the biggest reason there has been no new posts is because, my grandparents have no Internet. Yes, I'm living without connection to the rest of the world. CRAZY. Hah.

OR

 

 

Anyway, I want to get you guys caught up. Like I said a lot has happened. Let me start with my first disappointment/ reality. I came home and weighed myself on my scale, and wadduya know the scale said 195! I was sooo confused and disappointed. How could one scale say 195 and the other say 180?! That's a 15 lb difference, not a few pounds. So, I decided that my scale is junk. When I got to school I weighed myself on the DIGITAL scale (normally the most accurate) and I was 191. Better than 195 but not as good as 180. So I'm going to be basing my weight off of the scale at the gym, and ditch my scale at home. (I might do a post later about how digital is better than analog.)

Something else new is I got a trainer! Yes! I'm very excited and super stoked. I'll be seeing them once a week until the end of the quarter. Side note related to my consultation earlier this week, my trainer tested me to see what my physical capabilities are(push-ups, lunges, squats, planks) and I was astounded with my results. I did 12 push ups, I worked super hard for the last 2 and did a 2 minute plank! It was awesome! In January I was only able to do a 45 second plank!  (I'll keep you posted on how the visits go.)

 

 

Next, mainly a large part of why I got a trainer is because I'm going to Las Vegas for my birthday! I wanna be at my goal weight when I go, this is my new motivation! I'm turning 21 so I might as well spend it in Vegas, right? That gives me 3 months to lost 28 lbs.

I think this might be the last thing that's new for me, I'm starting to train for a 10K. The race is Dec. 15th in Seattle. Ill post how that training is going too.

There's a lot to tell you this quarter, I'll try to post as often as I can. It will become more regular when I move and actually have Internet!

Till then, work hard, it's the only way you're gunna get the body you want! :)

Exercie exercise exercise

Hello beautiful people! I am excited about this post. I'm really excited about any post because it means I get to help you change your life. :) Today is a post following my post The Good Foods but it's going to focus on..... working out. The variety of workout you can do to burn calories is endless, so I'm not going to be telling you what exercises to do. I'm going to give you resources so you can choose what you kind of exercise suites your personality. I'm going to share what I've done from the beginning, all the different places I have found random exercises and routines.What I can remember, that is.  WARNING: this list may be long. Hah.

Couch to 5K: I still use this app to this day. I really like it. Starting out I was not able to even think of running for 5 minutes... I was dying after about 30 seconds. With this app I can now run a few miles. It trains based on interval training. Ex: run 2 minutes, walk 3 minutes working you up to running an entire 5K. This app is what made me love running. Not only does it help you get off the couch, but in 8 weeks you'll be able to run your first 5K. Let me tell you running across the finish line of your first 5K is the most amazing feeling, it's indescribable.

Next: For a while I did a variation of my own collection of workouts, and surprisingly I still have the list on my iPhone, LUCKY YOU. :)

Home workout: You'll need hand weights.... and eventually ankle weights.

I did 12 reps of each exercise and repeated the workout 3 times. It's important to do three times.

Bicep Curls
Side Lifts

Back Lifts

Then bend arms to a 90% angle.

Overhead Lifts

Push Ups- Remember to keep your hands below your shoulders and if you need to you can rest your knees on the ground.
Leg back lift

Fire Hydrant

Side ankle raise

30 crunches- Any form of crunch works, just remember not to hold the back of your head.
jumping squat- Focus on getting your legs to be as close to a 90% angle as possible, and your knee behind your ankle.
calf raises- If you don't have stairs no worry, just hold some weights in your hands and lift your heels off the ground.

I did this every other day of the week and when it was no challenging for me to finish my rep count I would ad a couple pounds to my weights. But if it's too challenging to finish the rep count (the right form is being altered) move to the next workout, but repeat to complete the three cycles.

Another App I found was Nike Training

This app IS AWESOME. You can choose what you want to work on, and really gets your sweating. I love it. It has a count down timer  for the entire workout and a count down timer for each exercise.

Okay people, one of my best friends for probably my first 30 lbs was.... the bike. The STATIONARY bike. Oh, if you walked into my house around 8 pm you would see me riding furiously on a bike watching TV and trying to talk with my mom. That last bit didn't work to well but lets just say I was dripping wet every night, I worked for my shower. :)

Yep it's an old school looking one, just like this. At first I hated those moving arms, but then I realized that it was an upper arm workout and I fell in love with it. :)

I did all these exercises till I went to school and after that I started going to the gym where I fell in love with a few pieces of exercise equipment, consisting of:



Tread Mill

Rowing Machine

Bosu Ball (great for squats)

 

 

Weight Balls

 





Right now I'm doing the insanity program and am almost done with it.

 

Here is what I have mostly done. While I have listed all this for you, I want you to know that any form of activity is good. Bike riding, hiking, swimming, dancing... anything is great. So, get out and move.

 

Have any questions, leave a comment. :)

 

Adios

Catch up!

I finally reached my Short term goal... almost 2 weeks late. Dang. But, hey I kept going and reached it. I am so proud of myself for still pushing. I'm also so proud/happy/ecstatic/joyous/(Insert word for happy here) I have lost 100 lbs! It feels soo good. I love how my body is looking and I think people can notice. Yay!



Before

Minus 100 lbs 20 to go. :)



Something else exciting that has happened in the last week: I bought a dress before I left for California for the summer that I wasn't even able to think of zipping. Earlier this week, I wore it to the post office, zipped and everything!! Yay!! I was ecstatic. I was so happy I was jumping up and down.

Oh dear, that photo quality is horrible. Sorry!

I hope you are enjoying the new addition to the blog, photos of food I eat, and when you click on it I have listed what's in it. If you want to know how I made it, comment on the photo and I will gladly tell you how I did it. :)

Speaking of the new food photos... you guys are probably thinking I don't eat that much of a variety... I know I know. I need to work on it, I promise I'm going to start now. You guys want to know how to make yummy healthy food, not how to have a boring food life like me. Gotcha. :)

My new short term goal is to lose 5 lbs in 3 weeks. So be at 175 by 9-27-12.

And lastly if you have any questions just leave it in a comment. I would love to share what knowledge I have learned with you. :)

Setting a short term goal



Hey everyone! My last post was about how to set a long term goal. So the next step is to set SHORT TERM goals to reach that long term goal. Now that you have a big picture of what you are working toward you have to put the puzzle pieces together to make it. :)

Based on the calculations from this post you will lose 1.5 lbs to 2 lbs a week. I think it's best to base your short term goal on that. Something like 4 lbs in 2 weeks is a good start.

For me once I reached that goal a few times and realized I could pass it I increased the amount to what I felt I could do, even a little to push myself.

It's important to set a short term goal the first few times that you know you can reach, so you know what it feels like to reach the goal. You'll feel successful, accomplished and it will give you motivation to work harder and do better. :) It really is a great feeling when you have increased your short term weight loss goal and reached it.

So, push harder, work longer, eat healthier and you make it. :)

Adios for now.