HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

Ok, so I woke up sick yesterday, completely exhausted, unmotivated, nauseous, and didn't want one thing to eat or drink. So, when I got home and changed in some jammies, I thought to myself, wow, my calves look smaller... I was pretty happy so I went on the scale pre-sunday weigh in. Drum Roll Please....

199.6!!!

I'm sOoOoOo excited! It took me being a little sick to get over the bump, but this morning I was still there and I'm hoping that it continues to go down a bit. I'm not going to be able to make it to the gym this week at all (at least till Monday) because I'm getting ready for Carter's 1st Birthday Party on Sunday. Running around like a chicken with my head cut off! AHHH haha. I still have a few things I need to pick up tonight (hopefully everything is in stock) and then decorating/cleaning tomorrow - as well as some birthday parties for Carter's friends! Busy Busy weekend! I'm so excited though!

Gym Day!

PHEW! I haven't been to the gym in almost a week and it felt soooo good to get back! (It's funny that I say that now because before I even started going to the gym, I hadn't been there at least since I was about 36 weeks pregnant.) Anywho, I was feeling bleh and now I'm pumped again!! I even ran for 3 minutes straight - unheard of for me! I'm pretty sure that I haven't done that in well - my whole life. It may not sound like a lot, but I used to walk for 2 minutes, run for a minute and do that over and over. But ToDaY... I walked for 1 minute and ran for 3 minutes over and over. I have to give myself a little pat on the back for that one. I also worked on my arms (mostly triceps) tonight using 12.5lbs weights - it's crazy because every I lift - I can see my sternum now... ewwww.

For dinner today, I made us some baked boneless, skinless chicken breast seasoned with lemon pepper, balsamic asparagus, and a biscuit. (Yeah, I know the biscuit wasn't the best choice, but it was getting late and I had some in the fridge from breakfast on Sunday... lol.)

AnYwHo, just thought I'd share - I hope you have a great day and have fun ShapingUP!

WOO HOO!

So, I probably didn't tell you this before, but my hubby said that I am no longer allowed to step on the scale every morning. I'm allowed to once a week on Sunday mornings so I can start my week off right and know where I am and how hard I need to push. It scares me to do this because I love seeing daily results to see how hard I need to push for that day... Also, what if I worked SOOO hard all week and either the scale doesn't budge or it goes up... I think that might really depress me. But, I went ahead and took his advice and I haven't weighed myself in a while.

The scale read 201 this morning!! YAY! Now, I know to push push push and perhaps I'll get out of my rut of being in the 200s!! I'm so nervous on what that scale is going to say next week. But I have been getting a lot of compliments on how my body looks lately, from my hubby, to family, to friends... I can even see my body toning up a bit.

So I'm overall pretty happy with the way things have been going for the last month and a half. We've had a great lifestyle change - going to the gym 3 times a week, eating healthy meals for all of our meals, and working on our time management (not completely there but I'm sure we'll figure that all out soon). But it really has been going great this year and I'm looking forward to be healthy and fit for Carter who - as a young boy - will need his parents to be. I guess I have to say that I'm pretty happy right now!

ZUMBA Tonight!

Ah finally!!! I get to go back to my Zumba class! Did you know that a single Zumba class can let your body burn up to 600 calories!?!? I LoVe IT!

I haven't been able to go lately because trainer meetings have been during class times, but we're not meeting until Friday this week so YAY I get to go tonight! I think that has really been why I haven't been seeing much results on the scale in the last couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure that I'm gaining a lot of muscle, but as of right now, that's on top of fat... but hopefully pretty soon, that muscle will start eating the fat.

My plan is to start going back to Zumba and maybe meeting the trainer on the other days so then I might be able to combine a great cardio workout with a great resistance training workout for maximum results!

I do have a slight confession to make :/ I went out with my friend Brooke last night, and was pretty naughty and strayed from my diet. I had buffalo balls, and a couple slices of cheese pizza... and a Cosmo. Oye. WHY DO I CHEAT MYSELF LIKE THAT!? I love the food I eat when I'm eating it, then right after I'm like "WhAt DiD I Do!?!?" oh well, I guess a slap on the wrist is necessary and we're back into strict diet mode.

Ok, have you ever heard of Quinoa? Can't pronounce it?? It's pronounced "KEEN-wha". I'm very interested in trying it as it is considered a "super grain" but it's not a grain actually. It's very high in protein and full of lots of good stuff for you. I really want to explore this because I'm so into starchy sides - so this could be a great alternative to having brown rice everyday. Have you tried Quinoa?

TODAY is the day

Ok, so things really haven't gone as planned, by now, I was hoping to be at LEAST -20lbs, and back in my pre-pregnancy jeans... but I haven't lost that much, and I'm not back in my pre-pregnancy jeans. In fact, I'm currently at -2lbs from my starting weight, and while I can see my body taking some shape, and my face is thinner, the number on the scale is far from reflecting anything.

Now, you're probably saying, "you're just replacing fat with muscle" and yeah, you're probably right since my workouts with the trainer have been 99% resistance training. But confession time - I really want to loose weight through both cardio and resistance training.

So I've come to realize that my workouts CANNOT stop at weight resistance training. I was doing very well loosing weight in Zumba, but now my training meetings are at the same time. I'm going to suggest to my trainer that I do a Zumba class before our meetings so I can get that 600 calories burned. I'm turning it on and up today - even though I've been sick for the weekend.

I know you just read that and thought "weight gain, sickness... hmmm, hi mrs. pregger pants!" NO I'M NOT PREGNANT! I took a test on Friday night and Sunday morning - both were negative. I think I've just been eating a lot of junk food starting Friday at lunch and my body isn't used to eating that stuff anymore so it must have went into shock or something... who knows. But I have thrown up at least once everyday for the past three days... ugh so lame.

But I'm trucking and starting TODAY I'm not cheating anymore - none of these "2 cheat meals a week" things - I'm taking control and eating healthy healthy healthy until I get to where I want to be. I watched a video that was quite helpful in diet planning, so I want to share it with you - some of the information surprised me.

The Diet Plan Solution Video

MOVE SCALE!!!

So, I haven't been on here in a while, but that's because not much has been going on lately... I haven't seen much movement on the scale, so I haven't seen much I needed to talk about.

I had a FaBuLoUs birthday celebration! We went wine tasting on Saturday, and got to hang out with lots of girlies and just have a great time! My mommy got me lots of little goodies which was fun - I got aviator sunnies, cute headbands, a cute blouse and a few other things which were awesome! Thanks Mom!! Anthony got me a spa day!! YESS!!! I can't wait to indulge in that!!

Last night, I had another trainer meeting, we did a pilates-based workout to work the core. My lower abs are sooo weak!! Anything that involved picking my legs 6in off the floor... yeah, didn't work very well for me. But I believe that I got a nice little workout in. I even ran for 2 minutes straight at the 5.5 level! (Yeah, that may not sound like much, but it is for me!!)

Also, while I may not be seeing results on the scale, I am noticing my body changing. Jeans are very loose (I can take them off without unzipping or unbuttoning), my little angel wings are going away and my face is thinning out and I'm starting to be able to see some rib bones and sternum bones... it grosses me out, but that's when I know that I'm loosing fat weight. It would be nice, however, if the scale reflected that at some point. I've been stuck at 204 since like 1/29... It would just be soooo nice to make it under that 200 mark anytime soon.

By the way, Carter had his first "big boy" meal last night - SOOO cute! He had chicken and asparagus and ate it alllll up! Loved every bite! I can't believe how much our little man has grown up. I definitely need to keep up my optimism about the gym and getting in shape - he's going to be a handful if I don't (or I guess, even if I do AHHH!!!!). Have a great day guys! Thanks for reading!