Day 1, Jillian Michaels' 30 day shred level 1

OMG!  I am hurting!  The cardio was not so bad--I have after all been taking nightly walks with the fam and working out on the elliptical so cardio is not my weak point.  The abs were a little hard but not too bad seeing as how I also have been doing my fair share of crunches.... Now about the strength training.... Um, yeah, my arms are weaklings!  Apparently the only muscles worked when picking up children are the same muscles worked in a curl-up.  Guess what, we only did curl-ups for like 30 seconds or a minute total.  The rest was just plain sad to watch--and yes, I had an audience.  I had a very fussy Kailee hanging over the edge of her swing yelling at me because she wanted out.  I also had a slightly pissed off Gavin standing in front of the TV telling me he wasn't going to be my bestfriend if I didn't give him my "blue-things."  If he told me one more time, "I never used those before, Mommy," I might have thrown one at him.

That workout kicked my butt but we shall see if it works!  I got the lightest weights at Walmart (3 pounds--which are APPARENTLY WAAAAAY too heavy for my arms) and just now went on amazon to buy 1lb and 2lb weights.  They have 2 day shipping so I'll suffer for a few days before getting to be more comfortable!

I weigh on Saturday and do measurements.  After that, I may do once a week weigh in and once a month measuring or I may just wait another month for it all....

April 25th

So more and more people are noticing the weight loss but I'm resisting the temptation to go ahead and weigh, measure my waist, and to try on the jeans I hope to fit into on Saturday, May 1st.  I've been very good about eating intuitively and being active.  We've been taking a lot of walks as a family, meaning I haven't had to use the elliptical as much (thankfully, as I get bored).

I really hope that I'm not disappointed next week.  I was already working hard and I upped my game.  I don't know if I will be able to stay motivated if I haven't made progress....

Long time no see...

So I keep up with the C25K program on the elliptical for awhile but then I got bored.  I figured out that my limit on a machine is about 15 minutes before I'm too bored to continue (even with the TV).  So I've changed up my plan.  I am working out 15 minutes daily instead of 30 minutes 3 times weekly.

I still weigh 158 (this is after gaining and losing 2 pounds) but I've committed myself to eating intuitively (only eating when I'm truly hungry and stopping when I'm satisfied, not full) and am drinking a ton of water (whereas I was not drinking any water most days--I don't like water).

I can already tell a difference in the way I feel now that I'm drinking more water.  It's amazing the difference in how much energy I have just by drinking water.  I cannot even explain the difference in words.  It's like I can feel my body absorb the water.  I guess only people who go from drinking no water to drinking a lot of water can truly understand.

Just weighed

And I weigh 158.4 which means I've officially lost 8.2 pounds!!!!  That's awesome.  My clothes are only slightly looser but that's headed in the right direction.  I'm so excited!

Today I will be finishing week 4 and I'm even more motivated to stick with the program!!!!

Week 4 Day 1 on elliptical

Just completed week 4 day 1 and then did my crunches and 15 girl pushups (those feel like they are getting harder, not easier!)

C25K week 3 day 3 on the elliptical

It was hard to do today--Kailee was watching yo gabba gabba so I used my ipod and music does not hold me like the TV.

I'm 1/3 of the way through the program!  Not weighing this week or measuring.  Gonna wait at least another week if not longer.  I don't want to weigh again until I'm in the 150s.  That would be a nice surprise! :)

Week 3 Day 1

I have been very sick with a sinus infection so I took the week off from exercising.  Today I felt compelled to measure the inches around my belly and I've already lost 1 whole inch!!!!  That's soooooo exciting!!!!

So here are my stats:
Weight: 162.9 (that's 3.7 pounds in 2 weeks woohoo!)
Inches: 39 (that's 1 inch in two weeks!)

Now I feel inspired to go workout so I'm gonna (especially since I'm well now).

Edit: I just worked out on the elliptical so I'm editing my stats:

I have been very sick with a sinus infection so I took the week off from exercising.  Today I felt compelled to measure the inches around my belly and I've already lost 1 whole inch!!!!  That's soooooo exciting!!!!

Weight: 162.9 (that's 3.7 pounds in 2 weeks woohoo!)

Inches: 39 (that's 1 inch in two weeks!)

Exercise: 30 minutes on elliptical

Crunches in various positions

15 girl pushups
New goal: be under 160 by March 1st!