Motivation

Motivation can sometimes be hard when you are trying to achieve goals such as weight loss. I know for me this was HUGE!! I felt as though I need support from everywhere not just including my family.  Ive noticed these past couple of days that I feel more motivated when I share with other my goals, exercises, pounds off, etc.  You gotta admit sharing things like this to your own family is kinda stuff because sometimes you dont know if they will respond in a positive attitude.

I know sharing my experiences and journey online has been awesome. Not only do I get support from random people but I get motivate to PUSH harder!! What else can I want right?  I am so excited to share everything with everyone that wants to follow my continuous journey along the way!!!

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Over 200lbs.. YIKES!

I was chatting with a friend about my weight loss journey and was motivated & inspired to write this blog post... Time flies..

I can remember back in July 2009 when I weigh over 200lbs... WOW, just thinking about it makes me get goose bumps.  I still cant believe I was that much.  I dont know what got me weighin that much, but I do know that I did have 2 kids and did NOT take care of myself after having them.  I had really bad self esteem and I thought what the heck I dont care about my body.  Everyone told me I should fix myself up and lose weight not only because of my husband but for myself.  I always told them I didnt care and my husband shouldnt care either.  BOY Was I WRONG!!  I went on hundreds of diets from injections to pills to starving myself.. I was the biggest YOYO Dieter ever.  Did it work? NO!!!  All it did was add more weight on the scale. It was so frustrating because I wanted to lose weight BUT I never turned to exercising. I mean come on who wants to exercise. I tried everything on the books but never lean towards exercising.

On July 2009 I came across this company that made these workout programs. I was hesistant at first because that meant EXERCISING, but I was determined to loosing weight.  I didnt want to go to the gym at all and be around those skinny people at the gym.  I felt out of place at the gym and most of all embarrassed of how I looked.  That's a reason why I gave Turbo Jam a shot.  My husband and kids were shocked but happy for me.  They actually thought I was going to quit after the first day but NOPE I didnt.  I completed the full workout program calendar.  The first day was intense. Learning the basics was hard and was sore for days! Every day it got easier and I was able to push a little harder. Until this day I still exercise and lost more and more weight.  I am so THANKFUL for TurboJam!!!

Here is my before picture (July 2009):

Here is my after picture (Aug 2009) :

Big difference uh!! I will be adding additional pictures of my other months progress... :)

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Long time no blog

Ahhh what a month and week it has been.. I keep forgetting to add blogs.. Anyway, well I have been good about exercising I think...

So far I weigh 158lbs.. I started Turbo Fire Inferno last night... I think im sticking to that one until the YMCA opens in our neighborhood... With taking the kids to soccer practice almost every day enables me to go to the gym... AND since i have some wonderful workouts why not...

Yesterday I did EZ55 (1st day of INFERNO)... I gotta say I did exercise but wasnt giving it all I got.. UGH! Today I plan to push myself harder since I ate ice cream cake yesterday and pizza. YIKES!!!

ohhh yeahhhhhhhhhhh, next week I go on vacation.. Going to Mexico City.. That means no exercising... :/ Not looking forward to that but am looking forward on visiting the pyramids and mummies.. Should be fun!!!

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Feeling Great...

Yesterday was awesome.. I felt so good after talking to some great friends I have made... They motivated me and pointed me to the right direction.  I wrote down all there suggestions on an APP I have on my phone so I can always go back to it in case I forget things.  First, one of the things my friend from Bodybuilding.com said was that 1200 cals that myfitnesspal.com suggested was wAYYYY TOO LOW!!  So I raised it up to 1500 cals.  Next I have to do 5xs a week exercise, better if I do 6xs but lets not push it!  3 Days cardio, 3 days strength training.  I am more of a cardio girl so Ill probably do weights 2xs a week.  Other tips were to not eat carns for my last 5-6 meals.  Great pointers!!

Update on yesterday... Did HiiT 15 and Fire 30 class of turbofire.  LOVED IT! My husband was watching me behind the door of the garage and he stated "boy I saw you punching and you were giving it all you got. You were punching real hard," I just laughed...

Today being Thursday I feel so much better in keeping track of my calories and working out. NO EXCUSES!!  I have also started a recipe notebook and have written down recipes from sparkpeople.com that I can do at home.  This will keep me fit as well as my family.

Ok, tonight is church day!!! Ill write a little about what I learned tomorrow.

CHEERS TO THE #NOEXCUSES SAYING!

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Weird... Cant explain why....

So I started my diet yesterday... No specific diet, just wanted to eat clean and use myfitnesspal.com and an app I downloaded to my Droid phone called WWDairy.  WWDairy is almost the same as Weight Watchers only it is not affiliated with them.  They have the same system of points.  MyFitnessPal is just an online system were you can add what you eat daily... 

Here is what I ate yesterday 2/28/11. (logged in myfitnesspal.com)

Breakfast:
- Quaker Oats Oatmeal     150Cals
- Banana                            95 Cals

Lunch:
- Subway 6in Turkey sandwich on wheat bread   280cals

Dinner:
- Brown Rice   50 cals
- Beans            61 cals
- Beef              117 cals
- Tortilla chips  110 cals

Snacks:
- Babby Carrots         25cals
- NuTek Protein         130 cals
- Watermelon             46 cals
- Skittles                     63 cals

Total 1,127 calories
** I know I ate not that great**

When I was logging those points on my WWDairy I noticed that I was way over my point limit when I ate those tortilla chips.  So if I would have not eaten the Protein shake, watermelon and skittles my calorie intake would have been 888 calories.... Now this makes me wonder how reliable Weight Watchers really is.  I mean I love the program.  I have been on it before and have had great results.  But I wonder if not eating enough calories is what is making me lose weight...

Thoughts???

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On another note, I started TurboFire as my exercise regimen.  I had it sitting in my garage for a while and wanted to use it.  I normally go to the gym but there are times when I cant make it. 

Did, Fire 30 and Stretch 10.... Based on myfitnesspal I burned 399 calories...

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First and Foremost....

I have been thinking of creating a blog for some time now, but always thought it would take too much time.  After thinking and thinking I decided I would do it. 

This blog was created to discuss my every day challenges, thoughts, up & down;s etc... I do not want this to be an ordinary blog but I do want everyone to be able to connect with it.  I have also decided to post about my fitness journey.  Struggling through those tuff times can be a bit hard.  Knowing that I can let it out on here is a great stress releaser...

Here it comes... The diary of a wife and mom...

CHEERS!

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