3-2-14

Yes I know I missed a day again.  But I have a good reason for it.













no I don't.  I just got to busy doing other things and didn't write yesterday.  I spent time with family. :D


Today was an official weigh for the contest.  I am happy to say I am down another four lbs.  That means for the contest officially I am down seventeen pounds.  Unofficially down 31 pounds since Dec 30 when I went to the Dr last.  Hard work is paying off a lil at a time.

I try really hard not to focus on a number on the scale but since I am part of a contest I am forced to every other week.  At the same time forced is kind of a strong word to use here.  I am happy in the sense that this keeps me focused on moving forward.  It's what I needed to get me back going and it's what I need to keep me going for now.  I am hoping and praying that by the time this contest is over I will have strong enough habits that I won't slack off again.  Yes if you are reading this I want you to keep me on my toes.

I know I have said this before but I was really surprised that I lost anything. When I weighed at church Wednesday night I was up three pounds.  I wasn't terrible upset like I had been just before last weigh in.  I knew it wasn't my normal weigh time and I had time to work on things.  At the same time I was really hoping that I would at least break even with my last weigh in.  I just didn't feel like I had worked that much.  And I hadn't.

In prior weeks I had been hitting the gym for hours doing cardio and some weights.  I would leave with having burned maybe 200-300 calories.  I felt pretty good about it but wanted to do more.  I am now burning MORE than twice that in less time.

I had decided that I wanted to add classes to my workout routine.  I love boxing each week with my trainer and I get a great burn going in a short time.  My next best love right now is Body Combat, I may have mentioned this a couple dozen times or two now ():D

I am lucky to burn 250 calories on the treadmill in an hour.  Friday night when Tara got finished with us in the class I looked down at my HRM and seen 617!!!  In 45 minutes of kicks, jabs, and squats, not to mention almost kicking my friend Yolanda once or twice, I had a better burn than hours on the treadmill.  I knew that I burned more in the classes but it just really hit me then.

So when I say I haven't worked as much in a sense I haven't, time wise anyway.  I have my CD's at home and love doing them in the evenings.  I have my daughter interested in doing it.  She went to class with me Friday and said once she got the hang of what to do she loved it.  We all left drenched in sweat but it was with a lighter step :D  My game plan is to get in at least 30 min of the CD each day after the gym.

This week I will probably do more gym time just to get try and get my pace up for the 5k next weekend.  I am hoping I will do better than last time.  Who knows I just like to go and be able to say I did it.  Crazy?  I don't care.  Anyone that has know me more than 30 days knows I don't care.  I do what I feel like is good for me.  If you don't like the way I look doing it you don't have to look, I didn't ask you to :D  I just like getting out there and feeling like I have accomplished something ... ya know?

As far as my nutrition I am still working on the right angle to keep it at.  This 50% carbs ... 40% protein and 10% fat is different for me.  My mind always turns to the starchy side of carbs when I think of them but there are more than those.  My last post I put in a list of good carbs that aren't as bad.  Some of them higher fiber and higher carbs that will help work on my body burning off the calories quicker. I plan to add at least one of these things from the list each week to broaden my food choices.

 So with the body combat and the flip in the chart it's working slowly.  I am taking it one day at a time .... impatiently  lol

Who wants to join me?