June 16, 2012

June 16, 2012

My first PT session (we have the same trainer just on different days).
I saddle on up and work extremely hard to the point of almost passing out.  We did 15 mins of cardio on the treadmill with varying inclines and speeds then concentrated the rest of the session on all leg exercises.  By the time I left my legs had turned to rubber and were shaking.  In the evening I was hurting pretty badly.  I figured it was par for the course since it was my first workout in years.  However, I have been "workout sore" before but this was unlike I had ever experienced. 

June 15, 2012

June 15, 2012

Gym finally opens our new facility.  We each have purchased 20 personal training sessions each.

Moussa had his first PT session.  He came home and only wanted an apple for dinner.  I see he means to make this work also.  His motivation is that his extremely healthy father is coming to visit from Morocco for a month in August.  He wants to show him the new and improved healthy Moussa.
I admire his way of thinking.  I also can see I better jump aboard his fast moving train if I want to keep up.

2012

2012 Determination 

Here it is the middle of the year already. I am continuing to gain and complain. Which by the way just in case you didn't know, does not do any good what-so-ever. In fact, it only makes it worse for me. Let me just tick away at all my bad habits as well as health issues related to these habits so that you and I can see it in black and white.

~Insomnia along with Restless Leg Syndrome
~Plantar Faciitis in both feet
~Constant heartburn
~Constant exhaustion
~ill often with tons of mucus
~carpel tunnel
~knee/joint pain
~back and neck pain
~acne on face and back
~awful digestive system
~unable to conceive
~self consciousness
~uncomfortable in my own skin majority of my awake hours
~barely eating throughout the day then eating an extremely unhealthy dinner around 10p.m. every night.

I see and understand that all this is due to my lack of any resemblance of a healthy lifestyle. I also understand I tend to kick myself into gear every 6 months or so with it lasting two weeks before some internal switch shuts off. I say I can do anything I set my mind to...for two weeks and then BOOM...nothing. This time I need to make it work or the damage I am doing to my body will be almost irreversible. Heart conditions run on both sides of my family. Being this overweight with practically zero activity, I am just asking for major issues sooner rather than later.

I feel this time will be different in the fact that I will have my very best friend/husband along for this journey. He is more than determined to also lose his weight as well as become physically fit. Seeing him so strong in his goal I can't help but feel overall excitement for what is to come for both of us. Having a workout buddy is always beneficial not to mention someone that will be eating the same healthy meals along side me. Here are my goals again in black and white so that I can see them for my own eyes.

I am currently (at my very heaviest ever) = 215.0lbs
My height is around 5'5 to 5'6
MY GOAL WEIGHT IS 140.0lbs 
That means a total weight loss of 75.0lbs
Moussa (my husband) is wanting to lose 60lbs so our goals are at least pretty close.

This time I (we) will be doing this the old fashion unavoidable way, with a combination of exercise and decreased calorie intake. I am trying to avoid the word Diet to make it less frightening. I look at diets as a quick solution to losing and gaining even more back. I should know I have done it more times than I want to think about.

My strongest motivation is to be healthy enough to conceive then have an easier time with pregnancy as well as hopefully a less painful labor.  I also would like to be conditioned enough to be able to bounce back after having a baby.

1st day on alli

April 12, 2011
As I stated before I have been watching my fat gram and calorie intake for the last 3 days so getting into this program was not "messy". I read way too many warnings about it not to. If someone was watching me take the first pill they would have laughed quite hard. I had this envision that the moment I took it I would be running for the commode. I held that pill between my fingers poised in my mouth for probably a full 5 minutes before I let go. Low and behold nothing happened. I logged my food on the alli website for every morsel that passed my lips. So far so good. I have also increased my water intake up to the required 64 oz (8 glasses w/8 oz each). So I do run for the ladies room only so that I can dispose of all the water.
You see I know that the treatment effects are suppose to make the extra fat that you ingest come out of you in a very oily orange gross way. No thank you. I will do anything I can to not make that happen.
The website has me set to weight in on April 18th. Knowing I have a goal of 70lbs to lose should keep me in check right.

Alli

Okay so I completed the entire Standard Process Program with ehhh okay results. I was however proud of myself for having completed the entire program with no major slip ups. True to form as soon as the program ended so did my will power. I ended up packing the pounds back on due to my complete lack of trying. I even sold my treadmill so that the reminder was no longer standing in my ever growing face.

I have now hit my highest weight ever! I can't handle the idea of that. Some of the amazing things that happened to me while on the Standard Process Program such as the lack of heartburn and headaches are now back. My sleeping patterns have now also gone back to sparatic. So here I sit with heartburn, a dull headache as well as body aches reminding me that I need to chose a better lifestyle. I want to be healthy for me and for the future children I would love to have. Speaking of which I also would love to be in a healthy body when I do get pregnant so that I can bounce back easier and have a smoother pregnancy.

Soooo.....after wasting entirely too many days at work researching for an answer I found one. One that kept telling me it helped people overweight with zero will-power act as a babysitter. Yes, that is exactly what I need. Sad I know.

I ordered my first bottle of alli. I am sure you have at least heard about it.
Here is the simplified form of it. If I go over 15grams of fat per meal I more than likely will have an accident in my pants. Who in the heck wants that to happen? Not me. So I have done what was recommended and starting eating correctly and logging my food intake 3 days prior to popping the pill.

Day 21 - Last Day of my 21 Day Program

January 23rd, 2011

Today is my LAST DAY on the Standard Process 21 Day Purification Program. I feel like the victor in my own race. I have ran similar life style races before. Even having been the only contestant I have never crossed the finish line. I weighted and measured myself today for the first time in a while. I am not too terribly happy with the scale numbers telling me I have only lost 8lbs total but the measurements are telling me that I have lost almost 4 inches around my waist. I have lost up to 2" in additional areas such as my biceps, thighs and even my neck. Even with just a little bit more weight-loss and the new measurements it has encouraged me to keep up the pace. So much so that I bought a treadmill yesterday. I do have a gym membership that I still plan on using but with this new piece of equipment I will not be able to use the excuse not to get in between 30 to 60 minutes of cardio a day. My chiropractor was kind enough to layout an exercise plan that will work best for me and my goals. I suppose I did not realize how much I need to incorporate lifting into my workout plan. I was under the impression that cardio with a few additional exercises would get the fat to go away. I figured once I lost the weight then I would start to lift to build up my muscles. Guess what, I was wrong. I am excited to start in on this new program as well as the new workout plan. I pick up my Post Purification Program from my Chiropractors today. I also just read the new guidelines again. Yea, I can do this!

Day 20

January 22nd, 2011

As I was saying yesterday weekends become difficult for me to intake enough calories and required water. I focused on making sure I did both today. I woke to my shake and supplements then within a small bit of time had some veggies, shortly afterwards we went out to lunch where I had another house salad with nothing but oil and vinegar. We ended up running errands half the day so all I seemed to take in for the next few hours was water. Having said that I did come home and make myself some cod and another spinach salad. For a shake I decided to mix it up. I wanted to try a veggie shake instead. I mean come on you can only have so many berry shakes before you need to "shake" things up more. I put in whole tomatoes, freshly chopped garlic, freshly chopped basil, freshly chopped onion,freshly chopped parsley, two pinches of sea salt, 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a touch of vinegar & my SP Cleanse. I was in heaven. It tasted like a spicy tomato soup. Until I realized that my eyes where watering due to having put way too many onions and garlic in it. Next time I will scale back. All in all it was a good experiment. I just need to perfect it.
Later in the evening we took some family to Red Lobster where I realized was my kinda place. I was able to order fresh cod that had been baked without any seasonings, steamed broccoli and steamed asparagus paired with a small house salad. I just love being able to eat a full meal with others without feeling like I am missing out on the whole experience of eating out enjoyed with the normal table talk.
Tomorrow is my last day on the 21 Day cleanse! I am proud of myself! Next week I begin the Post Purification Program.