So I have had many of you ask for it, so here it really is. I am going to really do this. So read away and tell me what you think.
My journey begins back when we had our last snow of winter. I had been shopping with my mom all day and well to tell you the truth getting around Sam's was not easy. Pushing a cart full of grocery's, chasing down 3 kids. Looking into my cart know that pretty much none of what I was buying was really good for us.
We go to pay and I spent well close to $400 dollars. (we will come back to this) I was sweating not feeling well and generally tired.
I got to my moms and always see her scale and treadmill and always thought man she has it easy she can just work out here. No kids just peace right here. Look out on the yard. So I stepped on the scale. What I saw shocked me. Yup there it stared back at. 284. How in the world did I ever allow myself to get here. I started to cry, but very quickly made myself appear as I had gotten something in my eye. See my mom is really big on being sure to tell me if I didn't like to do something about it. I knew I had gained weight as all my clothes had gotten tighter, and being that my youngest was 2 now, I could no longer blame baby weight as the contributing factor.
So I got home after driving in the scary snow. Told Brent that I had gotten on the scale at my moms. See we had a scale but after I gave up last time, I hid it. I didn't want to see it as I knew it would remind me that I should be working out. We agreed to work on it together. However he reminded me that this time that I had to choose when to start and I had to do it my way. He wasn't going to help me it had to be for me and only me.
It wasn't that easy see remember the $400 I spent, well like I said not a whole lot of good food. More like frozen pizza, frozen pies, chips, salsa, pop tarts, cereal, etc. etc etc. I had to make the choice to get rid of these before I could start.
I am an avid watcher of The Biggest Loser. One of which I want to thank the other of what I want to curse. The books have helped me dearly, however it has always made me mad I couldn't lose the weight as fast as I wanted to.
So it started I had to get rid of the money I had just spent. I allowed my kids to eat most of it while I started my meal plans out of the 30 day fast start biggest loser book. The food in there is really good as well as you get nice servings to make you feel full. This is a big point I would like to point out. If you are trying to diet and can't get full it will NEVER WORK!!! Why you might ask because you have to have a life style change. A diet won't work. You have to follow a meal plan. One of my favorite apps on my phone is my fitness pal. It helps you plan your calories and you can put in food you eat. I will tell you getting to my calories has been my biggest battle. I feel like I am consuming too many calories, however I am not consuming enough. Odd right. However that's why diets don't work, you can not starve yourself. Well needless to say I felt like I wasted $400. However, the thought crossed my mind, I would $400 for my health any day.
I cant thank my husband enough for telling me what he did. You can ask him I got frustrated, and I wanted him to tell me when to start and in fact it made me mad. So to prove him wrong I set out to prove him wrong. I would do this and I would do it my way. I started out using the wii. Biggest loser and wii fit. Both are great so don't take this wrong and an outstanding way to start, but they aren't going to get you were you really need or want to be. Great filler though if you can't get outside, or to the gym. Do not try to solely use these. Month one went well. Like I said though I got upset when I saw the weight not coming off as fast as I saw on TV. Well hello Michele its TV. These people have no where to go but to the gym. And at that they can go 24 hours a day. Happened to be the same day that I got an email at work from a "coach". See I have been getting these emails for 2 years and to tell you the truth I have deleted each one without reading them. I happen to work for a very good company whom care about our health. So we have a coach that sends out health tips, work out tips and nutritional information. This one happen to say STOP, you are your own worst critic. You will do this just allow yourself to take the time you need and STOP beating yourself up. Needless to say every week when I get these emails I read them now and print them off. Great information is to be found in them and they keep me going. As well as many things do.
After my first month ALONE, I got Brent on board. There were many reason to him making me do a month alone. Many things had to change. I know men lose weight faster than women and this was one of his reasons. The other was he knew I wouldn't change my shopping habits for everyone if I didn't for myself. I have found out and as silly as it may sound, shopping for healthier food is so much cheaper and you can buy in bulk just like you do with your not so healthy or what I like to call worthless calorie foods. Another big struggle and still is starting my day out eating. I don't know why but it is so hard for me. With that being said I started drinking shakes. Not just any shakes, but with soy milk and fruit. You get full healthily calories this way. In another blog I will fully go into what a typical meal day looks for me.
Month one under my belt and I wanted more. I was still doing wii, biggest loser and wii fit plus. I wanted more and had already purchased books in the biggest loser line, why not some videos. That's what I did, purchased a few workout DVDS. Jillian's 30 day shred is no joke. It helped but after almost 2 months of doing it on my own and out of my own home. I still wanted more.
I was sick of paying full price for the kids to play y sports so Brent and I checked it out. A membership for our entire family was only $47.00, it was that easy. $47.00 a month and we can work out unlimited. Well during the open hours.
And with that we were y member and still are. Brent and I both work out. He is my rock and accountability. Without that person and my apps on my phone I would be lost. The trainers at the y(even though I have not hired them) are very helpful and willing to offer up help with just a simple question.
I know this blog is long and its getting late(really I have an almost 3 year old jumping off the couch.) I promise now that its really started to follow up as daily as I can.
I know many of you want to know my inspiration and how I do it. I know that almost 6 months into it I haven't lost as much as I was hoping for and I will also explain that. Feel free to follow my blog and stay up to date with me. I will begin training for my first ever 5k in Jan. 2012 and hope to run in Texas with my sister. Many great things are yet to come so follow be inspired encouraged, know that I will be there cheering you on.
~I can accept failing, what I can not accept is not TRYING.~
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