The Days Ahead

As the holiday weekend is nearing I am looking forward to a nice break and spending time with family and friends but there is one thing that I'm not looking forward to. Eating. I have a very active family but we also like to eat well and holidays tend to revolve around what will be on the menu. So I'm feeling a bit anxious. I will have to be organized and focused. Therefore instead of deciding what I'm going to eat on a meal per meal basis I have decided to plan exactly what I will eat for the whole weekend. U Weight Loss has done a great job putting together some Easter holiday recipes, I can't wait to try them out and share.

Planning seems to work out well for me. I started last week off feeling unmotivated and defeated but by having the courage to face those emotions and come up with a plan for the week ahead I succeeded by sticking with my short term goal of meeting those expectations I put on myself. Someone also gave me a few pieces of advice that helped me through that plateau. My favorite was "stay in the moment". She told me to stop thinking about my next weigh in or my friggin' shin splints. Take it one day at a time. Thank you for the wonderful encouragement. I truly appreciate it.

Happy Easter! Stay motivated, get outside and exercise, eat well and take it one day at a time.

Feeling Defeated

I'm not sure what's been happening the last few days. It could be the long weekend of partying, shin splits or even a few other things but for some reason I'm feeling a bit defeated and that's leading to a lack of motivation. I've been suffering from painful shin splints for the last week of running and it's frustrating. I been on a bike yet, only a few spin classes and I skipped last nights swim with the tri club because I was feeling off...not a good idea. I know that sometimes we all need to listen to our bodies but I think my is more mental. I need to push through this! I'm just not sure how.

It seems as though in any weight loss program I've ever tried, I'll make it to the 20lbs make and then drift. I can't let this happen again. So here's my exercise plan for this week and I'm going to stick to it!

Tuesday: gym (weights) before run at 7p

Wednesday: 6:30a spin class, swim with tri club at 8p

Thursday: 6a gym (weights), run at 4p

Friday: 6a gym (weights), meltdown at core essentials 7:30p

Saturday: 8k bike (I think), gym (weights)

Sunday: 11a run, 12p UFIT

Now that I've committed to this - it's gotta be done.

Last Chance

Friday is the day of the week when I get weighed and get my measurements taken at U Weight.
Kris and I headed to the gym this morning and for once I was the one kicking him out of bed! Not sure what that was all about!
I got on the treadmill for what was suppose to be a light 10min warm up before starting weights. At 3min I started running - breathing was good, everything felt good. And then Tina Turner started singing Proud Mary! Such a great running song...I would have never thought. And I ran until minute 15....what the heck! (music really helps to motivate)! It was my last chance workout and I was going to kill it! I kept surprising myself this morning with a whole new attitude and it feels fantastic. Maybe it's that Spring is around the corner, the sun is shining and birds chirping but I think a lot of it has to do with the support that U Weight Loss has given me about eating and exercising...it changes you...for the better.
I just wanted to shout out to Glenn and Lisa and say THANK YOU. Both of you have had a huge positive impact on my life in the last 6 weeks. You're so inspiring - thank you.

Weighted

I'm feeling a bit of anxiety having to write this post. Should I forget about what I'm about to say? Or should I share it with everyone?

Today is the start of week 6 at U Weight Loss. I feel as though I have put my best foot forward with this process and I'm really enjoying it - the food it great, coaching is excellent and I love the exercise. But today was a kick in the butt! I marched myself into the clinic around noon to be weighed and to plan some meals for the rest of the week - I got on the scale and...... + 1.75lbs! I was so discouraged! How could this be? I've been doing everything by the book. "This is going to happen" Shellene said. " Celebrate that you're doing everything right - eating and exercise", "...you're building lean body mass...". And although I understood and believed what she was saying, the old me was telling me to eat my emotions away, be cranky and stressed out about this weight gain. Unfortunately this is what happened...to an extent. I didn't eat anything bad but I was so stressed and in a bad mood. I went home after work and had a nap. Sure I watched the Oscars last night but did I really need a nap? No Way! Luckily when I woke up I had a bit of an epiphany and consciously understood what had just happened. And I feel so much better that I'm sharing this story. The next time this happens, my plan is to take a deep breath, have some green tea and understand that there are going to be those times where my weight does bounce back. We all need to take those in stride just don't let them set you back and keep pushing... Celebrate what you're doing right!

The best dream EVER

This is going to be a short but very sweet post!

My parents are travelling down to Florida to spend a month in the sun...oh how I wish I was with them! My mom called me the morning as they were leaving a hotel, continuing on their drive to their destination and told me about the dream she had that night.

She dreamt that she saw me walking down the hallway of the hotel and she couldn't believe how thin I was! How cool is that? Soon that dream will be coming true!