June 17th - 59 days until Wedding
Well folks things are starting to slow down as work so I now have time to relax in the morning with my coffee and write some things down on this here blog. Since I last wrote things sort of stalled out on me. I was getting bored with the plan and the weight wasn't coming off as fast as in the beginning so I was getting a little discouraged. Last weekend I gave myself a good swift kick in the ass, and here I am back on track.
I recieved a late night, well late night for me (9:00pm) BBM message asking if I would run in the Manitoba Marathon Relay this weekend. Without even thinking this over and convincing myself it was a bad idea, I jumped at the chance and said yes. the fact that I have not ran a day in my life since I completed the 1/2 marathon 4 years ago never really crossed my mind until I was about .5 km from my house at 9:15pm and I quickly remembered why I quite running int he first place. At no point during my first 6km run in years did I enjoy what I was doing. I do have to say that the weather was perfect but it was friggin hard. When I finally returned home I knew that I would be paying for this the following day. Sure enough my legs were killing me and I was dreading walking up the stairs at school.
Last night, which happened to be the hottest night of the year so far, was my second run. I thought I was going to die. I barley made the first 3km before I was ready to dive into the ditch and give up. I pushed myself to finish and survivied. I'm not sure why I thought this was a good plan, training a total of 3 days to run on the relay team but at least I am one step ahead of one of our other team memebers who thinks he will be able to pull of the run without training at all.
I wasn't sure I would survive wakeboarding last night but I did. It felt good to be out there again and I am very excited to learn some new tricks this year. Watch out boys!
On a brighter note I am now down a total of 10 lbs since I started. It has been coming off slowly but at least it is coming off. I haven't decided if I will continue to run after this weekend since I have a hard time enjoying it but that will have to be determined at a later day. Wish me luck!
XOXO
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I am ALIVE and going STRONG
May 26th, 2010 - 81 days until Wedding
OK so I'm guessing you all believe that I have given up and that is why you haven't seen any of my ultra amusing posts lately. WELL YOU ARE WRONG. Life got really busy and I had to give up my obsessive posting for just a little while. I have been on track (except this past weekend) and moving full force toward my goal. The last time I left you all I was about to take off for Toronto to visit my lovely wedding gown.
Well, not that it should be a surprise to any of you, it was too big! Yup that's right! It was just as beautiful as I remember it, and once they clipped me super tight into it, I had a great idea as to how I am going to look in August.
As they were clipping me into the dress, and squeezing every last ounce of air out of my body, I started to get a little worried. If I gain a single pound between now and July 14th (my next fitting) I will never get back into that dress.
Besides my giant falter this weekend ( I am only human people!) I have been doing great. Still no battery for my scale (Red Lake sucks for shopping) but I have had the chance to jump on when I was at my parents house last week and ...... drum roll please! Down a total of 8lbs. I am so happy with myself and even though I ate like it was the end of the world this past weekend, I know that I can get back on track asap and keep moving down that scale. It's such a great feeling, knowing that I have come this far already. I am slacking in the workout department, but now that I no longer work on weekends I can devote those two days to making me beautiful time. If anyone would like to join me at any point in this fabulous journey, remember it is never too late. Summer season is fast approaching and the ever so tiny bikini that is staring back at you in the closet can and will look fabulous if you just take that first step. So get off your lazy ass, get in contact with me, and we can do this together!!
Until next time, my fabulous followers
XOXO
OK so I'm guessing you all believe that I have given up and that is why you haven't seen any of my ultra amusing posts lately. WELL YOU ARE WRONG. Life got really busy and I had to give up my obsessive posting for just a little while. I have been on track (except this past weekend) and moving full force toward my goal. The last time I left you all I was about to take off for Toronto to visit my lovely wedding gown.
Well, not that it should be a surprise to any of you, it was too big! Yup that's right! It was just as beautiful as I remember it, and once they clipped me super tight into it, I had a great idea as to how I am going to look in August.
As they were clipping me into the dress, and squeezing every last ounce of air out of my body, I started to get a little worried. If I gain a single pound between now and July 14th (my next fitting) I will never get back into that dress.
Besides my giant falter this weekend ( I am only human people!) I have been doing great. Still no battery for my scale (Red Lake sucks for shopping) but I have had the chance to jump on when I was at my parents house last week and ...... drum roll please! Down a total of 8lbs. I am so happy with myself and even though I ate like it was the end of the world this past weekend, I know that I can get back on track asap and keep moving down that scale. It's such a great feeling, knowing that I have come this far already. I am slacking in the workout department, but now that I no longer work on weekends I can devote those two days to making me beautiful time. If anyone would like to join me at any point in this fabulous journey, remember it is never too late. Summer season is fast approaching and the ever so tiny bikini that is staring back at you in the closet can and will look fabulous if you just take that first step. So get off your lazy ass, get in contact with me, and we can do this together!!
Until next time, my fabulous followers
XOXO
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
I didn't realize how hard it was until I did it!
May 4th, 2010 - 103 days until Wedding
My body is still hurting from Sunday, but in a good way. I decided it was a good idea to head up to the gym and attempt to get myself back into shape. I was dead set on completing the competitive gymnasts warm up and conditioning program even if it killed me. Well I can honestly say I thought that I was going to die right there on the floor. 10 min into the warm up and I was sweating so badly that it was actually dripping into my eyes. As much as I was not exactly enjoying the torture I was putting my body through, it felt good to be challenging myself again. By the time I was done the warm up part my abs were so tired I wasn't sure I would be able to get up off the floor. I pushed myself to complete the conditioning lines as well and knew that I was going to be hurting in the days to come. Well it's Tuesday and I am still having a hard time standing up straight. My abs are burning, my traps and killing me and my chest feels like someone jumped on it repeatedly, BUT it feels good to know that I survived and I definitely know I gave myself a good workout.
I need to get back up there a couple more times this week to go through the same routine and hopefully add in a bit more. It would be great if I could get back into the shape I was in during my gymnastics days, everyone loves to have a six pack to show off.
Well week four is slowly coming to an end and currently our scale is not working. The batteries are dead in it and if we can't get replacements in town, I will have to put my weigh in for the week off until I can get to a scale. I will keep you updated on this situation.
I'm getting a little nervous about trying on my dress next week. I hope I like what I see when I look in the giant tell all three way mirror. I know it's time to pick up the pace on the whole getting back in shape thing and I plan on getting in a killer workout both days this weekend. If you are interested in sweating your ass off literally then let me know and you can join me up at the gym. Just a warning that I did swear quite a lot last week while completing this workout so it is not for the light hearted. If you are looking for a challenge, something to jump start your program or shake things up, this is the workout for you. If you don't believe me, take a look at the wicked 8 pack abs my little gymnasts are walking around with.
XOXO
My body is still hurting from Sunday, but in a good way. I decided it was a good idea to head up to the gym and attempt to get myself back into shape. I was dead set on completing the competitive gymnasts warm up and conditioning program even if it killed me. Well I can honestly say I thought that I was going to die right there on the floor. 10 min into the warm up and I was sweating so badly that it was actually dripping into my eyes. As much as I was not exactly enjoying the torture I was putting my body through, it felt good to be challenging myself again. By the time I was done the warm up part my abs were so tired I wasn't sure I would be able to get up off the floor. I pushed myself to complete the conditioning lines as well and knew that I was going to be hurting in the days to come. Well it's Tuesday and I am still having a hard time standing up straight. My abs are burning, my traps and killing me and my chest feels like someone jumped on it repeatedly, BUT it feels good to know that I survived and I definitely know I gave myself a good workout.
I need to get back up there a couple more times this week to go through the same routine and hopefully add in a bit more. It would be great if I could get back into the shape I was in during my gymnastics days, everyone loves to have a six pack to show off.
Well week four is slowly coming to an end and currently our scale is not working. The batteries are dead in it and if we can't get replacements in town, I will have to put my weigh in for the week off until I can get to a scale. I will keep you updated on this situation.
I'm getting a little nervous about trying on my dress next week. I hope I like what I see when I look in the giant tell all three way mirror. I know it's time to pick up the pace on the whole getting back in shape thing and I plan on getting in a killer workout both days this weekend. If you are interested in sweating your ass off literally then let me know and you can join me up at the gym. Just a warning that I did swear quite a lot last week while completing this workout so it is not for the light hearted. If you are looking for a challenge, something to jump start your program or shake things up, this is the workout for you. If you don't believe me, take a look at the wicked 8 pack abs my little gymnasts are walking around with.
XOXO
Friday, April 30, 2010
Starting on week 4!!!
April 30th, 2010 - 107 days until Wedding
I can hardly believe that I am working on my last week of 1 month of my journey to fabulous. Crazy how time flies, and I know I said this before but thank god I started this 3 weeks ago and not now. Yesterday I slipped on the pair of black work pants that had jumped started this whole thing 3 weeks ago. I remember slipping them on that wondrous day and thinking, "holy crap when did these become spandex tight!". It was a wake up call to me and since then I have not looked back. When I slipped those pants on I was a little nervous. I don't think I could handle them still being super tight. I was pleasantly surprised! They fit perfectly and I even wore them to school!
So as you all know, yesterday was my weigh in day. In my past endeavors to lose weight, week three is usually where I give up because it seems to be when everything comes to a halt. It's always the first weigh in where the scale disagrees with me. I was so nervous to step on it that I almost tried to pull the I forgot card which everyone would know was a lie due to my love hate relationship with the scale. I took a deep breath and stepped on..... and I nearly fell over when I saw that I was down!!! That's right I broke the curse. I was down only 1/2 a pound but who the hell cares, I was still down! That would be a grand total of 6.5 lbs.
I've got 2 weeks left until I head off to Toronto to try on my wedding dress for the first time since I bought it. My goal was to be down 10 lbs by then and I am super positive that I will make it! 3.5 to go and 2 weeks to do it. Great goal to help keep me motivated. Being down this week was definitely the bulldozer I needed to knock down that brick wall and keep me moving forwards.
I know the only way i am going to keep things going is by adding in more physical activity. I need to make this a habit again and it's going to take some battles with myself to achieve this. I know the weather is going to be crappy this weekend but I am determined to get some sort of activity in both days. I'm thinking of heading up to the gymnastics club and working through my girls warm up and conditioning regime that takes about 45 min. I know I will be dead by the end but it will be a great way to start getting back into shape. If anyone is interested in coming up with me just let me know and we can struggle through it together!
XOXO
I can hardly believe that I am working on my last week of 1 month of my journey to fabulous. Crazy how time flies, and I know I said this before but thank god I started this 3 weeks ago and not now. Yesterday I slipped on the pair of black work pants that had jumped started this whole thing 3 weeks ago. I remember slipping them on that wondrous day and thinking, "holy crap when did these become spandex tight!". It was a wake up call to me and since then I have not looked back. When I slipped those pants on I was a little nervous. I don't think I could handle them still being super tight. I was pleasantly surprised! They fit perfectly and I even wore them to school!
So as you all know, yesterday was my weigh in day. In my past endeavors to lose weight, week three is usually where I give up because it seems to be when everything comes to a halt. It's always the first weigh in where the scale disagrees with me. I was so nervous to step on it that I almost tried to pull the I forgot card which everyone would know was a lie due to my love hate relationship with the scale. I took a deep breath and stepped on..... and I nearly fell over when I saw that I was down!!! That's right I broke the curse. I was down only 1/2 a pound but who the hell cares, I was still down! That would be a grand total of 6.5 lbs.
I've got 2 weeks left until I head off to Toronto to try on my wedding dress for the first time since I bought it. My goal was to be down 10 lbs by then and I am super positive that I will make it! 3.5 to go and 2 weeks to do it. Great goal to help keep me motivated. Being down this week was definitely the bulldozer I needed to knock down that brick wall and keep me moving forwards.
I know the only way i am going to keep things going is by adding in more physical activity. I need to make this a habit again and it's going to take some battles with myself to achieve this. I know the weather is going to be crappy this weekend but I am determined to get some sort of activity in both days. I'm thinking of heading up to the gymnastics club and working through my girls warm up and conditioning regime that takes about 45 min. I know I will be dead by the end but it will be a great way to start getting back into shape. If anyone is interested in coming up with me just let me know and we can struggle through it together!
XOXO
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
I need of a serving of motivation
April 28th, 2010 - 109 days until Wedding
I'm not sure what has happened, but this morning I feel like I have run into a giant brick wall face first. I'm sitting at my desk doing everything possible to avoid planning for the day. I seem to just be in a stuck position at the moment and need to find the motivation to get up and climb over that giant brick wall so I can keep moving down the path to fabulous. Who the hell would build a brick wall on a path anyways? I need to make a change in my routine to help get me through this. I know it has only been about 3 weeks but my attention span is about as big as my students in grade 5/6. If I get bored it will be very easy for me to give up. I'm not sure why I am lacking the motivation to get off my ass and do something. It's not like I want to be inside on the couch, I have actually been spending my few spare moments out on my deck enjoying the sun. I need to change up this routine and instead of enjoying the sun in my lounge chair, I need to enjoy it while doing something active. My mind has been playing games on me, and doing a very good job of convincing me to just sit and take a break during the hour I have between jobs.
I need help! I can't keep doing this or I will never reach my goal. I wish we had a gym that was open 24 hours here in the bush. I miss the days that I could head to the gym after a night of coaching. I was just as tired then as I am now but once I got to the gym I felt 100% better. I keep trying to motivate myself to get something started by not allowing my finger to press that oh so easy checkout button on some of my favorite online shopping sites. "Not until you reach 10 lbs" I tell myself, and usually that is an easy motivator as I am highly addicted to shopping. But this time around it does not seem to be working. My eating has been great all week but I still don't feel good. I know I need to get out and do something, it's just a matter of finding the strength and motivation to get me up and over that friggin brick wall. Maybe I need a bulldozer?
XOXO
I'm not sure what has happened, but this morning I feel like I have run into a giant brick wall face first. I'm sitting at my desk doing everything possible to avoid planning for the day. I seem to just be in a stuck position at the moment and need to find the motivation to get up and climb over that giant brick wall so I can keep moving down the path to fabulous. Who the hell would build a brick wall on a path anyways? I need to make a change in my routine to help get me through this. I know it has only been about 3 weeks but my attention span is about as big as my students in grade 5/6. If I get bored it will be very easy for me to give up. I'm not sure why I am lacking the motivation to get off my ass and do something. It's not like I want to be inside on the couch, I have actually been spending my few spare moments out on my deck enjoying the sun. I need to change up this routine and instead of enjoying the sun in my lounge chair, I need to enjoy it while doing something active. My mind has been playing games on me, and doing a very good job of convincing me to just sit and take a break during the hour I have between jobs.
I need help! I can't keep doing this or I will never reach my goal. I wish we had a gym that was open 24 hours here in the bush. I miss the days that I could head to the gym after a night of coaching. I was just as tired then as I am now but once I got to the gym I felt 100% better. I keep trying to motivate myself to get something started by not allowing my finger to press that oh so easy checkout button on some of my favorite online shopping sites. "Not until you reach 10 lbs" I tell myself, and usually that is an easy motivator as I am highly addicted to shopping. But this time around it does not seem to be working. My eating has been great all week but I still don't feel good. I know I need to get out and do something, it's just a matter of finding the strength and motivation to get me up and over that friggin brick wall. Maybe I need a bulldozer?
XOXO
Monday, April 26, 2010
A slight bump in the road
April 26th, 2010 - 111 days until Wedding
Well the beginning of week three has been a bit of a challenge. I was away this weekend coaching gymnastics so I was unable to get in my soon to be usual weekend bike ride. That was just part one of my many mistakes I made this weekend. I should have dragged my lazy butt out once I returned home Saturday night but I had a head cold so I plunked my fat ass down on the couch and refused to move. The sudden aroma of homemade nachos didn't even seem to register an ounce of guilt inside of me. Not once did I even think to myself that this was a bad idea. Instead I pushed all thoughts out of my mind and proceeded to follow what my stomach was saying instead of what my head should have been saying. I managed to scarf down as many nachos as I could until I actually felt sick to my stomach. Finally my stomach began to agree with what my head was saying all along, and I put down that last chip and removed myself from the situation. Now it would be easy to say that it was not my fault and that a certain someone should have kept that crap out of the house but I am to blame. It was my idea to make such a toxic meal and it's not like anyone tied me down and force fed me. All though I would like to believe that I ate savagely out of control because there was a gun to my head, the truth is I made a bad choice.
I felt like crap the second it had registered that I had ruined everything I had worked so hard for over the last two weeks. Guilt set in and I began to feel sorry for myself. Instead of doing my usual pity pout, I got over it and hopped right back up on the wagon. The following day I jumped on my bike to meet the girls for breakfast/lunch. I forced myself behave and eat healthy and felt 100% better when I was biking back up the hill to my house. I made sure that my day consisted of only healthy choices and I removed myself from any temptations.
I feel good this morning, and I am trying not to think about my slight set back. I will not let one thing ruin my attitude and convince me to give up. I'm planning on making Wednesday a walking night, so all of you out there who are interested drop by my house before 7:00pm and you can join me in a lovely stroll around the town. Just let me know in advance if you are coming so I don't leave without you.
Here is to a great week and a jump back in the right direction.
XOXO
Well the beginning of week three has been a bit of a challenge. I was away this weekend coaching gymnastics so I was unable to get in my soon to be usual weekend bike ride. That was just part one of my many mistakes I made this weekend. I should have dragged my lazy butt out once I returned home Saturday night but I had a head cold so I plunked my fat ass down on the couch and refused to move. The sudden aroma of homemade nachos didn't even seem to register an ounce of guilt inside of me. Not once did I even think to myself that this was a bad idea. Instead I pushed all thoughts out of my mind and proceeded to follow what my stomach was saying instead of what my head should have been saying. I managed to scarf down as many nachos as I could until I actually felt sick to my stomach. Finally my stomach began to agree with what my head was saying all along, and I put down that last chip and removed myself from the situation. Now it would be easy to say that it was not my fault and that a certain someone should have kept that crap out of the house but I am to blame. It was my idea to make such a toxic meal and it's not like anyone tied me down and force fed me. All though I would like to believe that I ate savagely out of control because there was a gun to my head, the truth is I made a bad choice.
I felt like crap the second it had registered that I had ruined everything I had worked so hard for over the last two weeks. Guilt set in and I began to feel sorry for myself. Instead of doing my usual pity pout, I got over it and hopped right back up on the wagon. The following day I jumped on my bike to meet the girls for breakfast/lunch. I forced myself behave and eat healthy and felt 100% better when I was biking back up the hill to my house. I made sure that my day consisted of only healthy choices and I removed myself from any temptations.
I feel good this morning, and I am trying not to think about my slight set back. I will not let one thing ruin my attitude and convince me to give up. I'm planning on making Wednesday a walking night, so all of you out there who are interested drop by my house before 7:00pm and you can join me in a lovely stroll around the town. Just let me know in advance if you are coming so I don't leave without you.
Here is to a great week and a jump back in the right direction.
XOXO
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Week two is in the past
April 22nd, 2010 - 115 days until Wedding
Well I can honestly say that these past two weeks and flown by and thank god I started this then and not now. I can't even imagine hitting panic mode now, knowing that I only have 3 weeks until I try my dress on. I'm feeling great with how things are going. I have been working really hard on eliminating that mid afternoon snacking and it seems to be paying off. I jumped on my beloved scale this morning and it spit out exactly what I wanted to see, down 2 lbs!!! So that brings my grand total to 6 lbs forever lost. I am so happy that I have come this far in the last two weeks, and I am only more motivated than ever to keep going.
I received a package in the mail the other day, it was the two amazing bathing suits that I ordered from Victoria Secret. I was so excited to try them on that I ripped the bag open the second I stepped in the door and bolted upstairs. Once I got the first one on, I knew I had to turn around and face that full length mirror on the other side of my room. I took in a deep breath and gave myself a little pep talk before turning around. I said "self, we have been working so hard over the last two weeks, that it doesn't matter what it looks like when you turn around. You know you have been on track, and the image staring back at you will only get better over the next few weeks." Once I had pumped myself up I turned around and to my surprise didn't feel half as horrible as I usually would when trying on a bathing suit. It wasn't the perfect body staring back at me, but it was better than anything I saw staring back last year. I turned back around before I could let any negative thoughts start to drift in, and counted that as a successful moment along my path to fabulous.
Even though 6 lbs may not sound like much to some of you out there, for those who struggle with weight it is huge. I am so happy that I have come this far and have no plans to jump off into the crowd of bad habits anytime soon. I do have to thank all of you out there who have been reading and commenting. You have helped me push through those tough moments. My mom has been great with her tough love and Jamie my adoring fiance is always doing those little things like counting how many girl guide cookies are left just to make sure I'm not savagely scarfing them down the second he walks out the door.
Thank you Alexa for getting me started, and keeping me motivated just by writing on your blog. WOW is all I have to say about her, and if you have not checked out her sexy new body you should!
Weekend in Dryden coming up and I'm hoping I can survive.
XOXO
Well I can honestly say that these past two weeks and flown by and thank god I started this then and not now. I can't even imagine hitting panic mode now, knowing that I only have 3 weeks until I try my dress on. I'm feeling great with how things are going. I have been working really hard on eliminating that mid afternoon snacking and it seems to be paying off. I jumped on my beloved scale this morning and it spit out exactly what I wanted to see, down 2 lbs!!! So that brings my grand total to 6 lbs forever lost. I am so happy that I have come this far in the last two weeks, and I am only more motivated than ever to keep going.
I received a package in the mail the other day, it was the two amazing bathing suits that I ordered from Victoria Secret. I was so excited to try them on that I ripped the bag open the second I stepped in the door and bolted upstairs. Once I got the first one on, I knew I had to turn around and face that full length mirror on the other side of my room. I took in a deep breath and gave myself a little pep talk before turning around. I said "self, we have been working so hard over the last two weeks, that it doesn't matter what it looks like when you turn around. You know you have been on track, and the image staring back at you will only get better over the next few weeks." Once I had pumped myself up I turned around and to my surprise didn't feel half as horrible as I usually would when trying on a bathing suit. It wasn't the perfect body staring back at me, but it was better than anything I saw staring back last year. I turned back around before I could let any negative thoughts start to drift in, and counted that as a successful moment along my path to fabulous.
Even though 6 lbs may not sound like much to some of you out there, for those who struggle with weight it is huge. I am so happy that I have come this far and have no plans to jump off into the crowd of bad habits anytime soon. I do have to thank all of you out there who have been reading and commenting. You have helped me push through those tough moments. My mom has been great with her tough love and Jamie my adoring fiance is always doing those little things like counting how many girl guide cookies are left just to make sure I'm not savagely scarfing them down the second he walks out the door.
Thank you Alexa for getting me started, and keeping me motivated just by writing on your blog. WOW is all I have to say about her, and if you have not checked out her sexy new body you should!
Weekend in Dryden coming up and I'm hoping I can survive.
XOXO
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