Weight Loss results week 2&3&4

I’ve spent so much time working out this week, I have been at the gym almost every day. I bought 7 new workout videos this week from a website that I am really excited about.

But its still not enough. I am really bloated, but I am still sitting at 152. UGH! I definitely thought this was going to be easier when I started this. I AM going to work out hard!
I have been to Zumba at the YMCA two times. I have been to Cori’s Cardio.

I have been to the gym every day minus 2 or 3 since I started this. I have been there and worked out for 30+ every single time. I have varied my workouts from Zumba, bike, walking, running, swimming, step aerobics,

My foods have been decently healthy other than a few days that I have been out with family (Easter, Trip to Minnesota, a few days at work.)

I am so beyond frustrated. I haven’t even lost inches since I was taped at drill. Nothing. I don’t get it. I am stressed and frustrated and I don’t know what to do anymore.

Tonight, I texted my recruiter to find out what he thought. I told him that I have been eating healthy, working out and I have lost give or take 2-3 lbs depending on the time of the day at most.

Oh, best yet. If I was a male, weight at exactly the same (height and weight) my body fat would be at 15 percent, but because I am a female, my body fat is at 34% DOUBLE STANDARD! ugh!

So there is my update, I am frustrated to heck and I don’t know what I am going to do for drill in 18 days..

Week 1 Results

Week 1: This was a stressful week because I knew I had drill on Saturday and I just wanted the weight gone. It is so frustrating to listen to my cadre call me fat because I’m over military weight requirement.

Workouts: I bought a $3 workout video at Walmart a while back and I had never tried it. Today was a good day to try it since I am still avoiding wearing shoes when I don’t have to. (I also can’t swim. dumb tattoo..)

P90X: I tried the first part of a couple of the videos to see what they are like, they sound great for when I have the time.

I did take Rocco on a walk one day for 2 miles, but with the snow, I wasn’t too excited about that.
Saturday and Sunday I did have drill, which means I ran every where I went and worked out a ton.

After drill, I also decided that I need to work on my sit ups and push ups as well as losing weight. 

So I rethought my original workout plans and decided that I would be changing it since I can’t swim right now.

1 day a week I will walk Rocco (my pain in a butt dog) (for at least an hour, or go run and play 
       with him at the dog park.)
2 days a week I will do workout videos that I find either online or that I already own
2 days a week I will weight lift
6 days a week I will do 3 reps of increasing sit-ups and push ups.
1 day a week I will rest.

     Yes, some days I will do more than one workout. I would like to combine cardio with weight lifting because you are said to get better results, but we’ll see.

    For right now, I am going to do a workout in the morning, and then a short quick ab or leg workout when I get off work/ before bed. (On the days I don’t do two of the workouts.)

Water: I took on of the water bottles I already had and marked it to monitor how much water I actually drink in an hour. It is marked for in hour increments between 7am and 10pm, and for every hour there are 8 oz. In one day I should ultimately be drinking 4 of these bottles.

All of the writing on the water bottles ended up coming off, but that water bottle is still a great jug to carry with me.

I am now sitting at 153. 

I wish it could have been lower when I weighed in this morning, but that’s fine. Some progress is better than none. I have 6 weeks until my next drill weekend, so I really want to try to get in way better shape for my next drill.

This week I have been eating string cheese and apples for snacks, but I want to get into yogurts and other simple snacks like that. Work makes it really hard to snack when I have to be on the floor all the time, but it is getting easier to be motivated.

Weight Loss

       I know how much of a dreaded topic this is, but I have been trying so hard to work on it and lose weight. Over Christmas and now that I am out of school and my parents house, I have been focusing more on eating cheap than eating healthy. Well, since I graduated high school, I have gained 10 pounds. My military cadre isn’t happy about that and I have drill on Saturday. UGH! I know I am not the only one out there who struggles with losing weight or being healthy, but I need to write this post so I can put it out there, because let’s face it. Losing weight is next to impossible to do when you are trying to hide it from everyone else.

Goal weight: 130

Current weight: 155.

Weight to lose: 25 lbs. 

When: March 18th, 2013

(The day of my graduation party and the 5k 

race my mom and I are doing together)

 There. Now everyone can see what I have to go for.

      Okay. So from the time I was young, I always weighed a little bit more than most of the people in my class. I was always a little heavier. It never really bothered me until about my freshman year. I am sick of hiding it. 

Here is how I’m going to do it:

Eat breakfast. 

That is the most over stated diet tip EVER, but whether it helps a lot or not weight wise, it does help you stay focused until meals. 

Snack.

6 small meals a day. I will find pinterest snacks that I can make at home. Other snacks to include: Peanuts, Yogurt, String Cheese, and Produce

Workout:

I will run 3 times a week (whether at the Y or when it warms up), I will swim (at the y) at least 2 times a week (After my tattoo is healed). And I will weight lift at least two times a week. But I will have one day off a week from working out. 

Rewards:

I saw this on a blog today. 

For the weight you lose, you create rewards. As you get closer to your goal weight, the rewards go up in price until you hit your goal weight.

My rewards/ Weights:

150- New $5 Movie

145- Night out to the movies (With Sean of course)

140- New Zumba Video/Game

135- Hair professionally dyed/ eye brows done

130-1 full new outfit

Pinterest:

Some detox things on pinterest make me wonder if they really work, so I will try them, but only if I feel like they might actually work.

Low Carb ( PROCESSED CARBS)

    Out of all of the diets/health styles I have ever tried, Low carbs proved to show great results. (Other than me being a vegetarian, but I couldn’t do that again). In the next few weeks I will spend my time looking over low carb websites and cook books. I am going to put together a cookbook file for anyone interested in downloading/printing themselves. With this I want to create an entire cookbook so I won’t go back to the easy meals that I already know. If I already have a book of recipes waiting for me, I can slowly implement them. This way I won’t have to spend hours searching for recipes while trying to plan out groceries.

   My goal is to eventually ease into a clean eating diet. I am being realistic by saying that your taste buds aren’t going to change over night. I am going to ease Sean and I into it, but I want it to become a lifestyle.

     I will try to do a weekly post about what I have been doing and records of my weekly weigh in.., but I am always looking for tips. My goal is to change the way Sean and I eat, so when (A LOONGG time from now) we have kids, our kids won’t have to face the struggle. I want our kids to be active and healthy like I was when I was younger, but I truly hope they never face this like Sean and I both have. My ultimate goal is to completely retrain our taste buds into wanting healthy food, but the sooner we get out of McDonald’s, the better for our health. 

    Now, I know I am not the fattest person ever. But I am SICK of being fat, and I am sick of hating to wear dresses/shorts because I don’t like the way I look. My goal is that when I leave for AIT, I will be in the best shape of my life. I am sick of always coming back to trying to find ways to lose weight right before drill. I simply don’t want to have to worry about stepping on the scale every day.

This is me. I AM going to change and I am going to be different.

Workout From Home

      There are definitely days that I just don’t want to get all the way dressed just to go to the gym. Some days I would rather just stay in my shorts and workout from my bedroom/living room. Especially on the days like this week with snow on the ground and it being so cold outside.
     Because I am in the military, I attempt to do SOMETHING physical everyday. Plus I would really love to get to my goal weight! I’m pretty close, but not quite there.

     These are some of my favorite online workouts that I have found through pinterest mostly. A lot of them are quick and easy target workouts and most take no more than 10 minutes.

    This is my rating scale for workouts: 

• 1- It was easy, fast, and I kind of felt it, 
• 2- It was fast, but I was feeling it where I should, and felt it the next day.
• 3- It took a little more time, but it was worth it!
• 4- It was a full work out, but not the most challenging thing I’ve done
• 5- It was a full work out and it was worth every second.

Legs:

This is such a great leg/butt workout. I have done it a few times and you can really feel it half way thru it. I would recommend doing this as a warm up before a run or some cardio even. I would up the reps or do the entire workout 2x a day (morning and night) to see results. It is good because it works every muscle in your legs with 5 or 6 quick exercises.
I would rate this a 1. I felt it in my legs, but it didn’t leave me sore or stiff.
http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/post/24907237515

Abs:
This workout is intense. Even one round of this would be a good start to getting your abs back to where you want them to be after a huge meal. I like this because it keeps it varied. There are no boring crunches and you aren’t just laying on the floor. I hate floor workouts because it is so easy to just lay down and stop for a while instead of keeping the intensity up.
I would rate this a 1 if you are only doing one round, but a 3 if you are doing 3 or 4 rounds like the video suggests.
http://blondeponytail.com/2012/07/gnc-summer-series-ab-attack/

This is a standing ab workout. I haven’t actually done this one yet, but it is 10 minutes and it looks really good. It is multiple exercises and the video talks you thru it.
I would rate this a 3 based on watching just the video. It is a little longer, but it is worth the time because it is multiple exercises and the best part. NO CRUNCHES! and NO FLOOR WORKOUTS!
/http://toriteachesfitness.com/2012/06/03/standing-abs/

Full Body Workout:
This 4 minute workout is suppose to burn as many calories as a 40-60 minute run. While I personally have doubts that it is THAT great. The workout is good for 4 minutes. It left me winded, but not sore and tired. I would probably do it a couple times a day to burn a sufficient amount of calories. It does get your heart rate up and it is good for the days when you don’t have a ton of time to workout but you still want to get your heart rate up..
I would rate this a 2. It was super short, but I was actually feeling it the next day.
http://eatright-staybright.tumblr.com/post/7188718242/worlds-fastest-workout-burns-as-many

      I also enjoy my wii fit or rough housing with my dog for just something. There are also really great zumba videos on youtube that are good for a quick workout. While this is all said, I still LOVE going to the gym. I am a big fan of the Y to go swimming. Just the other day Sean and I swam back and forth in the pool for an hour and fifteen minutes! Crazy! But I also love racquetball and shooting hoops with the occasional weight session! But I am going stir crazy to just get outside and run. These are just a few things that are worth checking out. Good Luck and Have Fun!