Since June 29, 2009 I have lost 25 pounds. It hasn't been easy. In fact, it has been harder than any other diet I have done. But it works, and that is what matters to me. After a solid year of trying so many different things without success, I finally was able to find something that would help me.Back in June my friend posted on facebook that she was starting the hcg diet. My boss has been doing it on and off for the past six months and had lost a bunch of weight so I knew that it worked. I have just been holding off in order to keep it as a last resort. Well, it was last resort time! So I decided to go for it and see what would happen.During the past month I have had to endure a 4th of July breakfast, a BBQ, a vacation, family dinners, birthday parties, family reunions, picnics, and so many food related activities I have lost count. In fact, had I not been doing this diet, instead of losing 25 pounds, I would have gained 5 pounds at least considering the sheer amount of food that I had to avoid. It has taught me a lot about just how food-centric my lifestyle is.So here is my final picture taken today. I am going to start a second round (Dave is doing this one with me) at the beginning of September, but it will be a shorter round this time and I hope to lose about 15 more pounds before my high school reunion on October 3rd. Bottom line, it is hard, but it works. And I am hoping that I have made enough changes mentally to never go back!
March - August 2009
Today Coach Keysha measured me. It's been 30 days since we started P90X. I can't believe how fast it has gone! NOT. :) Well, it sorta has. In a nutshell - I am down 6 lbs. and overall 6 1/2 inches. I am pretty happy with the results. I wish that I would have lost a little more weight, however, with all of the weight training that I have done, I am sure that I have gained a bit of muscle in this process. So - 30 days down. Bring on the next 30 days!
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I know I said I wouldn't post a lot about my Transformation that is going on, but I just have to say that I am falling deeply in love with yoga. Since P90X uses yoga in every DVD, I am getting the gist of it, and also getting really quite good at it. Or so Dave tells me. I think the combo of weight training and yoga is phenomenal. It's giving me ideas for later when I come up with a maintenance program. After I lose 50 pounds, that is. :) So if you haven't done yoga before and are terrified, don't be. It is tough and when you start you feel like a big idiot, but as you get more into the stretching and poses your body becomes familiar with it. Even Dave grumbles less as he gets more flexible. And I'm about two inches from being able to do the splits again. Now that is sayin' somethin'.
Tomorrow morning at 6:00am, Dave and I have a hot date to start P90X. That is Keysha's plan of attack for us, so for the next 90 days we will be committed to the program. I'm motivated, scared, and already exhausted. We watched the first dvd that we will do tomorrow so that we would have an idea of what to expect. Our plan is to do that every evening until we have watched them all. We are doing it together in order to motivate each other. This is really a big commitment for me because I generally sleep in until around 7:30. So instead of going to bed at 11pm, I will be going to bed around 9:30. I will be tracking it day by day on my food and exercise journal so that you don't have to read about it daily here. I know that is annoying. I'm owning all of the numbers and Keysha is coming over to do measurements tonight. I would love some encouragement on that blog if anyone feels motivated to leave nice comments. :)
On October 3rd I am going to a high school reunion. 20 years. Not just my class, but the classes of 1987-1990. So basically, everyone that I knew in high school other than the people who were younger, but they will probably crash it anyway.That is basically six months away, and my body is in a sad state of affairs right now. I was doing great in January (weren't we all) and then the Incident of the Toenail occurred and now it is March 11th. I wish I could say that I was being careful of the toe, but it really hasn't hurt now for about two weeks and no longer requires oreos as an internal way of healing. So today I did the thing that everyone in my neighborhood knows you should do if you want to get into the best shape of your life. I marched over to Keysha's house. Keysha is the one we all whisper about and say, "Have you seen her biceps and did you know she wakes up at like, 2:00am to work out?" She really doesn't get up at 2:00am - more like 4:30 or 5:00. But if you aren't a morning person there really isn't a difference.Anyway, Keysha perked up when I yelled for help. She ripped the almost empty bag of oreos from my crumb covered hands and said, "I WILL HELP YOU!" It may have been slightly less dramatic than that, but you get the point. So here I begin the very biggest challenge of my life. I have no goals set, no new methods. I am simply putting my entire high school reunion well-being into Keysha's very capable hands for the next six months. And since maybe four people (including Keysha) still read this blog, I won't feel shy about documenting my success in between all of the other stuff. I go, Girl!
Ask me what I am doing right now and I will say...I'm listening to my Spanish Immersion cd's so that I can become fluent. I'm gearing up in two minutes for a phone interview with the President of a company who has applied for one of my positions. And....I'm pedaling. That's right - pedaling my little bike pedals that fit under my desk. I ride it periodically throughout the day now. With my heartrate monitor on. And in six hours of doing it sporadically I have burned 1300 calories. I'll take it.
I should know that if I don't wake up and immediately take a shower it is going to be a downhill day. 1. Loads and loads and loads of laundry because it has been two weeks and we should never go two weeks without doing laundry.
Reminder: Laundry doesn't wash itself.2. Cheerios all over the carpet that I had just barely vacuumed. Not just all over, though. Stepped on and ground in.
Reminder: Make carpet cleaning appt.3. Hear the words, "Mom?!" yelled in a panic. Enter bathroom to find Josh nekkid with poop smeared all over the toilet seat with the toilet paper in a nice heap on the floor.
Reminder: Just because they are five, doesn't mean they can't act like they are three.4. Get an email saying that we are doing "secret santa" at work with a $25 limit and we are giving them on Friday. Had no plans to go into the office on Friday due to work party Thursday night. Now have to spend another $25 on something not budgeted.
Reminder: Send out a reminder email next July to schedule Holiday party earlier in December, along with any other fun things they want to do.5. Office furniture not being delivered until 6pm, but the office is a disaster and there is no way to FIT the office furniture in.
Reminder: Don't do anything non-Holiday related during the Holidays.6. Trying to decide whether or not to start South Beach, Atkins, Weight Watchers, Slimfast, or Sonoma diet due to feeling exceedingly puffy due to excessive Holiday treats.
Reminder: None of those diets have worked long term in the past. May as well stay puffy.*
7. Lots of snow the week before Christmas and I am not positive where the sleds are.
Reminder: Put sleds in garage around Halloween just in case.8. I'm out of caffeine free diet coke.
Reminder: Get some.9. I'm almost out of popcorn.
Reminder: Get some.10. I FORGOT THAT JOSH IS "STAR STUDENT OF THE WEEK" at preschool and didn't make him a poster and his response was, "It's ok, Mom. I understand. I'll tell my teacher and we'll work it out."Reminder: Put the kids first.*I will not say "fat" because as we now know, there are good fats and bad fats. :)
