Time to redo all that has been done

So I guess I wont have to say that my weightloss jounry was derailed .I was in a car accident and I just basically used it as an excuse to do whatever i wanted and not go to the gym. whisch nwas such a BAD idea. I just want to stop this cycle of fad diets of losing 30 pounds and gaining back 15 .. of working so hard then giving up . I need to reVluate what i would like myself to be as a person. I let the litlest setback send me into emotional eating hell . I just need to learn that something is missing from my life and it aint food .

Epic fail

so this week sucked . end of story . Too much boozin , too much fun equals no energy for the gym. So now basically im going to have t press the restart button and start of fresh today and for the the few remaining weeeks. my goal is to lose 10 pounds or more in 3 weeks

Weekend Update

So This week WAS supposed to go to the gym 5 times.But I failled and I'm pretty ok with it . Four times Is not bad and I think the extra 12 hours I worked at the warehouse this week should count towards one gym session . My arms always feel like they have had a workout after i leave the warehouse lol . Anyway I think my halfway measurments are coming up this week, and I'm a little bit nervous about that. I have not really weighed myself at all but I feel really good and I guess thinner so I hope my report will be good. I am shooting for five gym sessions this upcoming week as well. Well more like four and one walking/jog sess around washingtonville . Its such a beautiful day out I wouldenent want to miss out on some vitemum d lol .

3 days down , 2 to go!

So I have been really good at going to the gym lately .iTS EXCITING to see all the changes that are happening to my body . I have just been so worn out from working out that I pas out at like 9 pm which is unheard of for this night owl. Anyway I just realized I have no idea how much weight I lost . And I'm actually ok with that. I have been listening to my body more and am pleasantly surprised with the results. Im just glad Im losing weight steadily but not too fast because this weight has got to stay off and it Will . I just have to make life changes that will last a lifetime and not just until fit club is over . Hopefully I will update more as the days go on :) I'm defiantly going to need a five hour energy shot before work oy

slacker

So I did not go to the gym today which in retrospect is not very wise considering it is Thursday and I have only been to the gym once this week . ugh why do I fuck myself , whatever I still have Friday and Saturday and I'm going to the gym FIVE times next week . If I set A goal this time I am going to make it .I work Tuesday, wed, Thursday so I'm going Sunday,Monday ,wed morning ,Friday, Saturday. It is scheduled in my blackberry so it shall be done ! lol. I think I really just need a routine , Get myself in the groove of waking up at a certain time and going to the gym in the morning which is the best time for me . I procrastinate waaay to much and since I rather not drive at night Its the best way of just freeing up my day for the stupid things I love to distract myself with . As far as what I have been eating ..its been OK not great . I think I have to go back to recording everything I eat and the cals so I for example I want a cookie . I can have that bleeping cookie (once in a while) and not have a mental breakdown trying to think what I have eaten all day .

mid day update

Just trying to keep track of what I'm eating . I had a great day at the gym today :)

breakfast- sausage egg and cheese mcmuffin w/o the sausage or the cheese :)

before gym . apple theen a serving of my drunken mushroom wheat pasta

dinner . (not yet eaten)Chinese food. chicken and broccoli here i come!! but i am substituting brown rice for fried or white .. I cant wait :)

HYYYPER SHOTS!

So I decided to go w/o creatine this workout. See how strong I was without that extra little something. AND then I realized I only got 4 and a half hours of sleep and i was was so freaking tired. Lucky for me I received a ZenEdge Lemon Lime powerful energy shot. I was a little apprehensive of taking any sort of "powershot" I mean how much chemicals and caffeine has to be in this little 2 oz package? but i took the plunge anyway popped the seal and chugged the shot. I never meet a shot I didn't like and this is no exception. the taste was not bad at all . I would describe it as a diet melted lemon lime Popsicle it kind of has that fake sugar aftertaste that is not bad at all . but them again this is from someone who has not had real sugar added to anything in months ( I S2 splenda) . I felt the effects immediately! it was amazing it felt more intense then the energy boost creatine gives but it is without the muscle building properties which is pretty much the only negative thing I can say about the product other then price. It definitely pepped me up enough to run do an hour of resistance training and then hop on the elliptical for more cardio I took the shot around 2:30 and its almost seven know and I'm still kind of buzzed Im actually hoping for a crash in a few hours . I need to get to sleep early for once lol :) anyways here's the stats on this product I would definitely buy it if i was in need of a serious energy boost.

Cost: $2.99

Cost Per Ounce:$1.50

Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins

MOTIVATED

So I woke up with the best of intentions. I planed on going to a "foundations of fitness" class at gold's and thankfully my landlord woke me up after i had hit the snooze button for the second time . FoF is basically an introduction to some of the classes that Golds offers so you can feel comfortable enough to actually go to. That is so awesome that they offer that because i would have never would have had the balls to walk into an Rpm class or a body pump class either. I'm really excited to start integrating these classes into my routine ! cant wait to step it up!!!!

Im a lazy , lazy girl

I did not wake up and go to the gym like i promised myself i would. I might have to cancel plans I made tonight to go to the gym. but I might just double my workout sat to make up for the lack of motivation

Night time is not right time

I have admitted it before and I will admit it again. My name is reese and I'm a late night binger. Last night was bad but not completely shame inducing. Oreo cakesters are the devil . I really wanted some of that soft and sugary goodness. So i had one of them at least (cakesters come 2 in a pack) so that was about 125 cals and 25 fat cals. THEN I had a Greek blueberry yogurt, slightly frozen which is 120 cals and no fat cals. and the food train did not end there oh no ma'am . I had a Halloween size pack of runts and nerds . which is basically just colored sugar .I really don't even want to know how many cals were wasted on those tiny things . THEN I swallowed two pieces of white bread toast with BUTTER ugh and strawberry preserves.. I need to buy apples or something that can satisfy my late night sweet tooth without totally undoing my days progress.

yummy snack ideas

I have just discovered carrot sticks and medium salsa .. It is so freaking good !!!!! I love spicey foods and it definatly keeps caarrots interesting

Midday update

So today started like any other day. Me never wanting to get out of bed . Lucky for me I have cora my yowling wake up call. My cat is constantly in heat (ew, I know) but it seams like she howls or caterwauls or whatever they call it , every 30 minutes like clockwork. By 10:45 I had had enough . I dragged myself out of bed and had a breakfast of Kashi go-lean cereal and 2% milk. I'm am definitely starting to drink 1% again , 2% has waaaay to much cals for my taste. I think drinking calories even "healthy" ones are a waste. I mean c'mon would you rather add 150 cals of juice to your breakfast or a yummy fiber one english muffin which by the way is only 100 cals so you can add a couple slices of turkey for 25 cals each and be satisfied for a lot longer. After watching The Veiw and some half hearted room cleaning I finally drove myself to the gym at around one o'clock. Im really proud of myself I think I worked my legs and my core really well. My trainer Janice said that you would know you worked your legs really well If after your workout when you climb a flight of stairs your legs feel wobbely. And i definitely felt like a weeble wobler after that. So 2 hours or so later I headed home . I showered and heated up a healthy choice microwave meal that was 260 cals . I know there is healthier choices out there (excuse the pun) but it is just so easy to pop a meal in the microwave and by the time I take a quick shower its ready to go . The only other things i have to worry about is dinner and finishing my gallon of water.

health goals

I thought I should list my other goals just to put things in perspective ..12 weeks is not enough time to make a complete body and health transformation.


HEALTH GOALS

1) I would like to be able to run 4 miles nonstop by the end of summer '09

2)down to 170 by summer 210 . that is my new "goal weight" It might seem like a high number but hey I'm 6'1 !!

3)try out yoga. I would love to be more flexible and stretch out my always tight lower back

last but not least ...

4) QUIT SMOKING . yeah I know , It should have been done a loooonng time ago but I Hope with my new resolve to live a healthier life i can finally kick the habit

Wrrv Fit Club update

So with approximately 7 more weeks to go there are a few questions I have to ask myself about my progress.

1) Am I seeing any changes in my strength/ stamina?
Hell yes. my core which was pathetically week is becoming stronger with every ab exercise i do . and my weight training strength is steadily improving . The only thing I'm not happy with yet is my endurance . I would like to be able to run and have the energy to finish a workout without a creatine boost.

2) am I seeing any physical changes yet? Yes I have , everything is sucking in ,lol. my clothes are slowly getting looser . The only thing that sucks is that before my birthday i was 10 pounds thinner so I'm playing catch up with that . trying to get down the ten pounds that I gained and then trying to loose even more weight so I look better then I did then .

3) Is there anything in your diet that needs changing? First off I'm not on a "diet" exactly . I like to call it more of a life change . I have decided no to drink my calories , not to eat fried food or pretty much all "empty " calories. I'm not a fad dieter , if i just eat melon or something for the next year as soon as I put something bad in my mouth I'm going to gain it all back. the only thing that needs an immediate change is my mindset. Its mind over matter . I keep messing up with that. Like for example Dinner is rough. I make my healthy chicken and brown rice . eat it and feel completely satisfied . BUT THEN I see what my brothers are eating and I start to pick at that food too . all in all nighttime is the worst time for healthy eating . I' love to stay up to the wee hours of the morning and so my body craves instant energy, and in my sleepy weakened state I binge . Another thing I want to try is small meals every couple of hours . I know it really boasts your metabolism .

4) anything I am doing wrong workout wise? I have to get my ass in the gym more 3X a week is not enough . hell 4x a week is not enough . I need to sleep more so I have energy to go to the gym . I WANT TO WIN THIS SO BAD. ugh but I understand the only way I can is to turn this around right now and put my all into it . so what if I cant hang out as much . I'm putting myself through this not just for some stupid contest but so that I have the foundation of healthy habits for the rest of my life

So it begins...

It has always been a constant battle . the fight for the unattainable . It has been the fight for health. The fight for beauty. And The fight for confidance. It all comes down to weight. I have been up (286 pounds), down (190 after a fit of self induced bulimea my freshman year). and around (233 pounds my weight starting the wrrv fit club) .Now I have had some big acomplishements this past 16 months . I have come down from my all time highest weight of almost 300 pounds to around 220 ans back up to 240 . It has been a struggle and I have hit many walls and have had many setbacks . But I have had a reawakening. no more will I be unhappy with the girl I see in the mirror . no more will I partake in unhealthy crash diets and dangerous overexcercising for a quick fix. I am ready to make a change and I have been improving . The thing that has jumpstarted my healthy weightloss is when i was chosen to be one of the lucky 96. Wrrv has a fitclub every year where they pick 96 listeners for their anual "Fit Club Challange". We get 3 free months of golds gym and prizes if we are the ultimate winner at the end of 12 weeks. Just winning the golds membership has been a huge kick in the ass for me . I mean I have been paying $42 a month for a gym that I have not seen the inside of for 5 months. Its crazy I guess I thought that if I keep up with my membership I would have not completly given up on myself . Anyway Im going to cut this blog short because I am pretty much just rambling ..