No matter how you feel, keep calm and workout!
Posted on 2 April 2012 | No responses
Sometimes, finding the ‘why’ isn’t the important part. Thinking too much about the why can spiral one into a internal debate and can be seriously DEmotivating. Each day is not always going to be a bouquet of flowers. Hopefully more days will than not. Today, was another day where I just felt ‘fat’, bloated and pregnant…Not pregs, just when I get so bloated it looks like I swallowed a balloon. What’s interesting is when I am feeling this way for some reason I feel like I need to eat heavy, large meals. Maybe to fill the space with something real instead of air? I dunno. Of course I am trying to figure out ‘why’ I am feeling this way today. Was it the fiber one bar this morning? Did I eat something that my system can’t process? Why, Why, Why? While sitting on the couch after work watching an always entertaining episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, I decided to browse Facebook. My lovely trainers Tone it Up popped up on my feed and they were featuring before and after pictures of one of the member’s Brianna Sky. Now, if this doesn’t motivate you to get off your butt, your helpless. I couldn’t just continue to sit there in my bloated body listening to Nene Leakes run her gawd awful mouth. I had to get up. Got into some comfy clothes, jumped into my sneakers and I was almost ready to go. I opened up my Youtube channel and went right to my favorites and chose two of my favorite videos by Tone It Up. Both, from the 2011 Bikini Series. First up I chose the Sandcastle workout followed by the Bikini Strap workout. Let me tell you, by the time I completed the Sandcastle workout (15 mins) I was sweating!!! NO JOKE. These girls get you working quickly!
You don’t need a lot of space to work out. And, you don’t need a lot of time. So, you see there are no real reasons why you cannot fit in a workout. Only self sabotaging excuses. Below are a couple quick pics I took to show you how I quickly and easily rigged up my laptop on the coffee table so I could workout to the video.
Here’s to getting off the couch..cheers.
Carpe Diem…..Stephanie
Weight Watchers forgive me for I have sinned…
Posted on 23 February 2012 | No responses
Oh boy, where do I start…? Since my last post on 2/12/12 I have fallen off the Weight Watcher’s wagon. Help me JHUD (Jennifer Hudson)! My funny little food experiment I blogged about sure wasn’t that funny. Since that time two weeks ago I have been the worst Weight Watcher member ever. Yes, I know shame shame. Even Life Coaches aren’t perfect. Hahah! That day literally through me in a downward spiral. I have not really counted my points, some days I counted some points and others not at all. Not only that, but I committed the cardinal sin of WW (my opinion only here) I have NOT GONE TO A MEETING OR WEIGHED IN…so not only have I totally eaten my stomach to look pregnant AGAIN. Oh goodness. I confess to you all, my muffin top has returned. And it feels like CRAP. Having rolls underneath your bra feels the worse. This I know, does not look or feel good.
Weight Watchers week 1 & my 3 year blogiversary!!!
Posted on 5 February 2012 | No responses
What I re-learned during my first week back to the program…
- If you bite it you write it
- Do not eat if your physically not hungry
- Do not give into temptation before really thinking about it
- Know the points value of the food BEFORE you eat it
- Track everything…see #2 above
- Vegetables make great snacks
- Peanut Butter has TONS of fat
- Some foods are just not worth the points
Saturday is my meeting day and my first weigh in was a success. I lost 2.6lbs and could not be happier. Planning and counting are the keys to it all. And, maybe a bit of exercise!!! Looking forward to another week of planning and tracking.!!! Thankfully, I did not go to a super bowl party today…that would have been very challenging. Happy Blogiversary to me. 3 years ago today – Superbowl Sunday I started blogging!!
Weight Watchers Day 5 & 6
Posted on 5 February 2012 | No responses
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength, but through persistence. Buddha
I totally forgot to blog yesterday (Thursday Day 5)..then at bedtime it hit me. Oh crap…I just had to let it go. So, today is a twofer. I want to know if you are aware of what triggers you into your ‘old’ ways or behaviors. I find it interesting that at any moment we can lose ourselves in the moment and start self destructing with food. Day 5 went very well, I even left 1 point on the table. I can bet that probably won’t happen to often. Now, Day 6 was a bit of a challenge. The whole day was not, but two specific times. One being lunch time, I was super super super busy and needed some ‘comfort’ food. My go to has been this tasty little Mexican place.. so good. So fattening, fried and greasy. I think that eating there multiple times a week has brought me to my current situation 
When that moment hit I stopped to really think about it and analyze what was going on…smart I know! I allowed myself to feel the need to be ‘comforted by warm beans’ and welcomed it. I did not push the feelings away or ignore them. I then thought about how exactly I would feel if I did eat that. Full. Bloated. And PISSED that I ate something I cannot track (they do not have nutritional info posted). If I were to let myself off the hook today, then that would just open the flood gates and I would soon find myself finding excuses why it would be okay to eat non trackable meals. That is DANGEROUS. Especially in my first week, um no thanks. It’s funny that I just talked about this on day 4. Needless to say, I knew I needed to eat foods that would fuel my energy so I could power through the work day to finish my work (or rather put a dent in it). And so I did…ahhhh feels good. Tomorrow is the moment of truth. I feel pretty good about this week between WW and starting a new work out at the gym with weights.
Weight Watchers Day 4
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 1 response
Have you noticed when you begin your weight loss efforts/diet, etc. you feel lighter? Such a great feeling. Eating light = feeling light. And, on the other side of the coin, eat a heavy meal, say fettuccine alfredo or a calzone you feel heavy and like a log. Yukkk….I do not miss that feeling and will remember how good I DO feel now for when I find myself in a moment of weakness I can draw on those feelings to pull me through. Today’s gym session was day 2 of weight lifting. Reality sets in when you pick up some weights and realize just how much you need to build that upper body strength. I love working the lower body and feel it’s my stronger area, as I imagine most people do considering we use our legs constantly. The body is a powerful thing. Watching the transformation in progress is what is really inspiring to me.
Off to visit the Sandman and let me poor muscles do their best at recovery. Until next time, laugh more & hug a friend!
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