Fueling the Fire, My Mom is a Psychic

Well, week 1 is over. Time to post the results...(drum roll please) 188.0!!!!!! And I'm down a full inch on my waist! I am feeling so good today. I'll be honest, my enthusiasm was starting to diminish a little. You know how you get really excited about something, and then after a few days you don't care as much anymore? (I am only adding this because I KNOW I am not the only one who feels this way) Well, it happened to me, especially after I didn't go to the gym on Saturday :( I felt sad about that. On Saturday morning I weighed in at 190.4. I was thrilled! I was chatting with my mother dearest last night, and she said something to the effect of "well maybe you will be in the 80's tomorrow, and you'll never have to go back to the 90's". Mom-will you predict my weight for next week? 70's perhaps? lol! Words honestly cannot describe how I feel to have that "9" gone. My goal is absolutely attainable. I just have to focus, and make it a priority. When I go up the plethora of stairs at the school, several times/day, instead of dreading/complaining about them, I think to myself "psh, PLEEEASE! I can take on those stairs! Bring it!" I don't complain about parking in "Far-Far-Away" anymore. I get excited when I reach the building because I think "Sweet! I got my heart rate up!"

Anyway, I feel super happy and oh-so motivated all over again. The flame hadn't completely gone out, but it needed a little fuel. It's a good thing I hired a trainer last week! Now I have someone to kick my butt at the gym, and to encourage me there too. Horray for exercise!!

On Friday I bought a little calendar that I carry with me. It has just enough space for me to write what I eat through out the day. Loni informed me that a serving of fruit is equal to 1/2 med. apple. Wow! I was totally suprised by that. I have been really careful to not OD on my fruit intake (no more than 5 servings/day). I'm so glad to know what a proper portion size is! Also, I have been trying to make sure that I eat enough veggies. So far, so good! Loni also taught me a little trick to making veggies not taste like diet food so much: grill them! It works so well. I heart grilled asparagus. In fact, I think I will have some when I go home for lunch. Also, in my handy dandy notebook I put a check mark everytime I drink 8 oz of water. I love spending my energy on something so good for me! Now I have to do homework, which is good for my grades.

Oh, and one more thing-due to my vast amount of blogging, I am typing a lot faster than I ever have. Man, this whole weight loss thing is doing wonders for me!

What am I gonna do??

Ok, today is my biggest challenge so far. I went to bad last night at 2 am because Matt suggested we watch Twilight. Now, before you start thinking he is in love with Edward, like the rest of us, allow me to explain: I paid him. Ok, that's a lie. We were trying to figure out waht to do for a date last night, and he suggested we watch a movie. I agreed, and he asked "Should we buy a movie?" The wheels in my head started turning, and I remembered that Twilight was out on video. I suggested that, and you know what? He agreed!! I about crashed my car. Sure enough, he was serious. He said "Well, I know you wanted it." Wow, Matt--You just scored major points. So anyway, we watched it until 2 am. I have a study group that I am leaving for right now, then a wedding at 1:30, then work at 4, then plans with Ashley. I can do it though! I can find a way. Maybe we can hurry the studying along...Whatever it takes, right? :)
Oh, I did go to the gym last night! Yeah baby. It felt great!

Days 3 and 4

Just "blogging in" (yuk yuk yuk!) to confirm that I indeed did go to the gym today, and yesterday. So far, so good! Matt came with me tonight. He is so supportive, and I am so grateful for him. Thanks schmoopie!
Also, I hired a personal trainer. You may be thinking "You are crazy", but you know, I am really in this to win. I figured out that if I work at Sorenson 1 extra day/month I can afford it. Hmmm...1 extra day of work for someone to tell me exactly what to do to reach my goals...DONE! I haven't met her yet, but they assured me she will kick my butt. I am so excited. I did well with my food today. I ate oatmeal with berries for breakfast (which Matt made for me), a big chicken salad for lunch, and a yummy taco soup that is super easy to make. I snacked well with fruits and..hmm I had a lot of fruit today. I ate veggies until I was sick of them. Pretty sure that was enough. :)
Here's to a great day tomorrow! (I am toasting with my protein shake)
Thanks all for your support.

Day 2--edited goals :)

I just got back from the gym!! Weeeee!!! I went to meet with a personal trainer, and to see how much it costs to meet with them regularly. *tangent with me for just a moment* Earlier today I realized that I spend at least $60/month on Diet Coke. YIKES!! That's insane. I have also done a little fast food analysis and realized that I am spending way too much on that. Like, totally for sure. Matt and I made goals a while ago to significantly limit our fast food intake, simply because it is so expensive. This may be a new incentive-trading the drive-thru window and so much soda for a personal trainer...Which reminds me of a really funny commercial I saw while I was warming up at the gym. It was a commercial break during "The Biggest Loser". Some guy ordered a bunch of food at a drive-thru, and when he got to the window, there was a muscle-y black guy with his arms crossed (fists behind the biceps to emphasize--lol!), with a super serious look on his face, shaking his head while blocking the girl from the restaurant who was trying to hand the guy a huge bag of food. It made me laugh out loud! That's right Mr. Fitness man!! You tell us what to eat!
Anyway, while I was meeting with the personal trainer guy, we talked about how much I wanted to lose, and he basically told me that I was silly. We figured out that my BMI is about 29%. Their little machines they use can be off up to 5 or 6 lbs, but it was a good place to start. We measured some new goals by what I want my BMI to be. Ready for this? 15%. Yep. that's what I keep telling myself when the training hurts so bad. "15%...15%..." I will get there, and I will have ab lines on my stomach! YEAH BABY!! So here are my updated goals: 156 lbs, 15% BMI

I did really good on my food today. I took a bag of carrots, an apple, a bunch of "cutie" oranges, and a V8 to work with me. I ended up buying some cheap-o sandwich because I didn't realize I would get so very hungry before my break. This girl cannot live on fruits and veggies alone! I went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of healthy stuff for snacking and for meals. Thanks for all your help Loni!! You are the bomb DAT com! Looking forward to tomorrow.

Off to a GREAT start!

I just got back from the gym. I did the elliptical for about 45 min, then went to a kick boxing class. Grand total calories burned: 1323. I am probably going to be so sore tomorrow!! It is worth it though. Time to get something healthy put together for dinner. YAY!

Whatever it takes!

There are at least 2 things I can easily justify not doing: Blogging, and working out. For those of you who know me, you know that I am extremely busy with school, homework and interpreting, not to mention church obligations, and time with my favorite person in the universe. To say the least, at the end of the day I am TIRED! I have, since Matt and I got married, gained weight, and I am a little sad about it. Ok...HOLD IT!!! This blog is all about being honest with myself, so I shouldn't start off with a lie. There have been multiple times where I have really cried over it. I can easily look a few months pregnant, and I hate it. Matt and I went to visit one of my best friends and her hubby, who currently live in San Francisco, for spring break. Ahhh...spring break. Loni is a fitness machine, and makes it a huge priority in her life. Before leaving Utah, I told Loni that I had gained weight, and that I did not want to talk about it at all. She was the bomb, and said nothing. Well, later on in the week, she was looking at her friends blog. Her friend started a blog to track her weight loss goal. (I will admit right now that this fitness blog thing is totally not my idea, but I love it! I even ripped off the name if the blog! That was due to a lack of creativity. I tried to come up with something, but all the addresses were gone, so there you have it; credit given where it is due.)
Here are the pictures from today. I am going to take pictures at random times throughout the day, not just in the morning. I will weigh-in every Saturday morning. My goal weight is 145. That is a lot for me, but I know I can do it. My goal is to get there by August 27th (aka my birthday). I just weighed myself, and I currently am...(drum roll please)...196.6. If you know me well, you know that there are 2 things I will never hide: my weight, and my age. I just don't care, so there you go. Keep it for a trivia game or something. Ok, so my goal is to lose 51.6 lbs, which means that I need to lose 2.3 lbs/week to stay on track. I am committing to eat healthy portions, plan and prepare my meals at night so I will not buy them at school, I will drink a glass of water before I drink a Diet Coke (I will NOT be giving up DC, but I will limit my intake), and I will lose 2.3 lbs/week. I WILL! I WILL!! I WILL!!! If you have any recipes that are low calorie, low fat, and still taste yummy, send them my way!!




Little confession: I am really nervous to put this stuff on a blog because I don't like the pictures I took today, but I wont care in 51.6 lbs. Yikes, that's a lot. I kinda laughed while I was taking these pictures because I thought "WOW, these look really bad! This is gonna be AWESOME when I lose this weight!" Here's to fitness! I'm off to the gym!