Ugh

Unfortunately, I didn't stick with the calorie tracking for very long.  I weighed in this morning at 210.2 pounds.  However, I started Brazil Butt Lift this morning.  The Cardio Axe workout was actually a lot of fun! With the DVDs came a 6 day supermodel slim down plan.  I'm doing it.  I started today.  I'll be following their meal plan exactly and getting approximately 1000 calories per day.  I do their prescribed workouts each day too.  After I've finished the Insanity workout for the day.  It is a lot, but I'm hoping that an results I see at the end of the week will be motivation to continue on.  I really, really want to lose this extra weight and get down to a good, healthy, attractive (at least to me) weight.  There were notes in the meal plan that said you shouldn't do this for more than 6 days at a time and that you might feel irritable and have headaches.  I already have a headache and I'm not even done with day 1.  Yuck.  But, by eating their meal plan, I'm eating foods I wouldn't normally choose.  I've found that I actually like grapefruit (with zero calorie sweetener) and string cheese.  Hopefully, I can get some more sleep and have another good workout tomorrow!

Progress

Sunday's weigh in was bad.  I was at 211 pounds again.  But, I've worked out everyday for the last 11 days.  I also ordered the Brazilian Butt Lift workout dvds from Beachbody and I plan to do those along with Insanity.  I weighted myself this morning, after the workout, and it read 207 pounds.  I am pretty excited.  Also, two days ago I started tracking my calories again.  I used to do this and it works really well when you account for everything.  I'm also using the Bodybugg again and it all goes together on myapex.com.  I know that I've posted my measurements here before, at least hips, waist, and chest.  I've also posted my goals.  I stand by those.  But, yesterday I happened across information on Alessandra Ambrosio (the Victoria's Secret model).  Throughout the years of paging through VS catalogs, she has been my favorite.  Anyway, the information I found was that her measurements are 34"-25"-34".  That seems amazing to me.  I've since found women that are smaller, but a 25" waist and 34" hips?  That's impossible for someone like me, right?  We'll see.  With my big push for exercise and my renewed calorie counting, I'm going to try.   What do you think?  Impossible or not?

Insane

We did the Insanity workout for three days and on Friday, I had such muscle pain that I just couldn't do it.  So, we took a break.  Unfortunately, that break lasted through Sunday.  My weigh in wasn't good, 211.4 pounds.  We started Insanity backup this morning.  I have the 5K in less than 4 weeks but it is really hard to run after completing that workout.  I'm not sure how to get that done.  I tried today and couldn't run really at all.  I just walked at a an incline for a while.  Maybe I'll have better success on the days Insanity doesn't focus on the legs.

MIA

Sorry I was MIA.  I had a cold, then food poisoning, and I"m just getting over the cold now.  Sunday I weighed in at 211.8 pounds.  Still 3.2 pounds above where I should be.  This morning I started the Insanity workout program with my husband.  We get up before 5am to do it, so he can be done by then and get to work on time.  I really, really want to stick with this.  I still need to do my running, so hopefully I can make all of this work.  My plan is to run after the Insanity workout.  If that doesn't work, I'll need to find other times to run.  I promised a friend we'd run the 5K on March 24th in less than 40 minutes!  I still haven't run a full mile on the Couch to 5K program.  I'll be starting that up again tomorrow and hope to pick up on week 5 workout 1. 

Weigh ins

Yesterday I was 212.2 pounds and this morning, for the official weigh in, I am 211.4 pounds.  So, I still need to lose 3 pounds this week to get back on track.  And, I'm still sick.  Awesome.

Sorry

Sorry, I didn't post yesterday.  I am really feeling sick as a dog.  At my weigh in yesterday morning I was 213.2 pounds and this morning I was 212.8 pounds.  Yesterday I had a large latte, a bagel with peanut butter, pistachios, greek yogurt, OJ, taco salad with tortilla chips, and a little bit of ice cream.

I probably won't post much over the weekend besides my weigh ins.  I'm going to focus on resting to kick this cold or flu or whatever it is.  I didn't run this morning but I am hoping I feel well enough tomorrow to do it. 

I highly doubt I'll make my weigh in on Sunday so I'll be posting my food consumption next week and I promise to be more diligent about it then.

No way

I feel like crap.  Really sore throat, cough, runny nose, and sneezing like crazy.  I went to Book Babies at the library this morning and as I walked up to the desk, they put up the sign that they were out of tickets.  Awesome.  At the doctor's office this afternoon, I found out, while in the exam room waiting for the doctor, that the insurance company has no record of me.  Our new policy was supposed to be in effect 2 weeks ago.  Awesome.  I ate poorly today.  Awesome.  Luckily, my time with the little one was WONDERFUL and I got my run in this morning.  It was really difficult, but I'm proud.  It seems to be that way each time.  Workout 2 week 5 complete.

PS I'm not posting my food today, see "I ate poorly today" above.