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Now for the working out portion that makes yesterday...ok...instead of FIYA! I popped in my Jillian Michaels dvd convinced that after slaying that 20 minutes on the elliptical yesterday I could take anything Ms.Jillian dished out. And I am proud to say I got through 12 minutes of the 20 minute madness that is the Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. My whole body was in pain. So I gave myself a rest and then later I went up to tackle the elliptical again. I made it 11 minutes. I need more will power. I will never lose this blubber if I don't work it out...and work it out HARD! So today I am just going to focus on the elliptical and then I will do what I can with the shred. It is really hard to do strength training when you have no muscle to speak of!
I did take my measurements and my weight yesterday...here goes...
Weight: 216lbs
Waist: 38 inches
Hips: 36 inches
Bicep: 12 inches
Thigh: 27 inches
Calves: 18 inches
Ugh...I never thought I would reach numbers like that. On Doctor Oz's show the other day he said that no woman's waist should be above 37 inches. It should be about 1/2 your height. I am 5'8 so my waist should be about 34 inches...is that right? Well at least now I know the damage..and I have my beautiful(sarcasm) 'before' pictures as well to keep me on track. I am so ready to be me again. I know that it is not going to happen over night though.
I did do some research yesterday as well. I found a number of great tips on the internet and from friends. So I thought I would share them for all those going through similar journeys as mine. I broke them all down into 10 tips. If you want more tips I recommend www.chrispirillo.com. I got a lot of these tips from his website.
1.Take the dieting out of your 'diet'- get rid of simple sugars when you can, cutting out one 12oz pop a day will all you to lose up to 15lbs a year. get rid of eccess salt, saturated fats, syrups, trans fats, white flour. All this can be accomplished by reading the labels of the food you are eating. Don't go all food Nazi on yourself either or you are bound to relapse. From everything I have read it seems there are no foods that are BAD BAD BAD, you just need to practice the rule of moderation and be conscious of your food choices.
2.Trick yourself- Use a smaller plate Doctor Oz reccomended 9" on his show, this will help you to keep your portions smaller. They say that if you eat 'red spices' for breakfast it will actually make you less hungry later in the day. Brush your teeth after each meal, food never sounds as good with toothpaste breath!
3.Slow Down- Eat more slowly. Sometimes we eat so fast that we end up filling ourselves more than we need to. Eat 1/2 of what is on your plate and then wait 10 minutes and evaluate how much food you really NEED.
4.Keep Busy-I eat out of boredom a lot of the time, I have found when I am busy and I keep the TV off I eat a lot less.
5.Drown Yourself- It is really hard for me to drink even the recommended amount of water every day, however I can speak from experience on this one. I read that sometimes when you think you are hungry, really you are just dehydrated. Drink as much water as you can and you will notice your snack cravings become less.
6.Stay Away From Fast Food- This one is the hardest one ever for me. I am all about convenience food, and I hate cooking so fast food is so much easier. It has been proven time and time again that it just isn't that good for you. I have a plan to designate one night a week to fast food if we want it so it becomes more of a treat than a bad habit.
7.Oh Man the Omega's!- I read on Chris Pirillo's website that Omega 3 and Omega 6 supplements help you to curb your hunger if taken 20 minutes before a meal. (allowing you to eat less, not to starve yourself) I haven't taken these yet, however when I do venture out of the house I plan on picking some up.
8.Go Public- I heard this tip on every talk show doing specials on weightloss, and on every website I went to yesterday. One important detail is to NOT SAY YOU ARE ON A DIET...we all know how those turn out. Don't set yourself up for failure. Simply let people know that you are working on a healthier life. Let them know of your goal and ask for their support. I will admit that sometimes those closest to us are the biggest sabotagers of our success though. I mentioned that I had a healthy lunch and breakfast yesterday and then Billy came home and we had hamburgers w/ pork and beans. I get to be strong with my husband and really let him know about the changes I am attempting to make in my life. Usually when I stand my ground I end up being a good influence on him....
9.Weight Game- the experts say that you should weigh yourself at the same time everytime your do it so that your numbers will be consistant. Also I do not recommend weighing yourself daily, for me it becomes more discouraging because it seems like no progress is being made.
10.Goals- We all have a goal in mind when we decide to eat healthier and become more active. Mine is to lose 70lbs. It is a big goal so I gave myself a year to acheive it. However I am a procrastinator so it is imperative that I make smaller goals along the way or I know that I will be attempting to dump off too many pounds in October. hehehe...Jillian Michaels insists that you should make a weekly, monthly, and 1/2 way mark goal. That way your work outs and healthy lifestyle can stay more consistant.
One thing that really enlightened me though was a quote from Chris Pirillo's website.
"If you don't like the way that YOU are then YOU are going to have to do something about it."
This helped me because my husband is the sweetest ever. He tells me all the time that I am beautiful and he doesn't really understand why my gaining weight has effected me so much. This quote helped me to realize that I am not going to be able to truly feel like myself until I work on me. No one else can do it for me.
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