30 day shred-day 18

Ok, it's been a while, like almost 2 weeks?? I don't know but I was sitting down today thinking how depressed I was that I gained 2 pounds in a weekend and can't seem to lose weight, and la dee la dee la. So, I decided to get off my butt and workout. I don't want to be a quitter, except maybe of chocolate. So, workout completed! It felt good and now I have a more recent reminder of how much I like to workout!

Thanksgiving

While I am grateful for the wonderful day I had with family and friends and hanging out, and especially food. I am not as grateful for my inability to have control! I also spent the weekend at the family cabin which didn't help because that's a total snack fest. So, alas, I have gained 2 pounds. No! haha. Oh well. I have a huge driveway to shovel and haven't hardly made a dent. So hopefully with some healthy eating after this weekend, a good shovel, and 30 day shred, I will be on my way back to where I was and beyond!

4 lbs in 10 days??

I don't know if I can lose 4 pounds in 10 days, especially with Thanksgiving.... But I would really love to be in the healthy range for my BMI so I am going to make it happen! 145 here we come!

BMI

Right now my BMI is 25.6 which is considered overweight for my height.

Weighing 145 lbs will take my BMI to 24.9 which is considered healthy. I definitely want to be there soon, before the end of the month!

Ultimate goal of 125 will make my BMI a healthy 21.5 I can't wait!


BMI Categories:

• Underweight = <18.5
• Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
• Overweight = 25–29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

What's YOUR BMI? Check it out here!

30 Day Shred-Day 17

Today was tough! I am sweating a lot!I think I'll stick to level 2 until day 20. I might as well since I only have a couple more days for it. In other news I did a measurement check today and I've lost 2 3/4 inches all around. Not as good as last time but with the bad weather I haven't been going out running/walking as much as I should...

P.S. I just updated my Friday weigh-ins and for the past 5 months I haven't lost a single pound and actually kept it off! That's gotta change!!

30 day shred- day 16

Today was good. Not too much to report. but I am half-way done woo hoo! I do like these workouts but it's getting a little boring. I might go to level 3 sooner than later and just push through that.

30 day shred-Day 15

Yay! I'm half way done! Today I felt so sore at the beginning of the workout and then I felt much better and much sweatier at the end. I am glad that I got the motivation to do it today. Doing this program or any other exercise program for that matter every other day isn't going to help with weight loss, just maintenance.

30 day shred-day 14

Oh, I wanted to just pass out during today's work out. It's been a crazy week with my dad in town and I've been devoting more time to family than to working out. Thus only day 14 but I'm still sticking with it. I'm almost halfway done!

I also did a weight check last Friday: 150 lbs. Lame. But I attribute it to my bad eating while with all my family and not exercising because of weather and family coming into town. I need to stay more motivated and be flexible!

30 Day shred-Day 13

Today was great. My arms are so sore and I sweat like crazy! It must've been that I was wearing yoga pants and it was like 72 degrees in my house. oh man! The long weekend off plus Halloween did me in! Luckily I didn't gourge like I did in years past and I don't feel too bad. I didn't do a weigh in on Friday though so we'll have to wait and see what the damage is this Friday :)

30 day shred-day 12

Day 12...My eating today was pretty terrible. Danny's work had a Halloween party and I had 2 cupcakes, 1 fun sized kit-kat, popcorn, and rootbeer! Then I had 5 otter pops after I got home while I was working on the computer. So when 10:30 rolled around and I finally got to working out it got the best of me. I literally almost threw up. I still don't feel that great but it was my own fault and I know that. I didn't have to modify as much today which is great so we'll see how tomorrow goes!

30 day shred-Day 11

I started level 2 today and oh my gosh it KICKED MY BUTT! I don't know if it's because I took the weekend off but this workout was hard! I had to stop a few times and modified a ton of moves and couldn't finish some of the weight lifting parts. Oh man, this is going to be a tough next 20 some odd days. If this is how level 2 is I can only imagine level 3.

Girls overnighter...

So this last weekend some of my friends and I went to Park City and we, well, I pigged out! Oh man, I had tons of sushi for dinner then oreos, ice cream, cheese puffs, twix, snickers, etc. It was crazy. Needless to say the next morning I had a stomach ache. So today, after one day of clean eating I am feeling better but can't believe I ate all that bad food!

30 day shred-Day 10

Woohoo! I made it through level 1! Tomorrow I start level 2 and I'm excited! Hopefully it's not too hard...

Today's workout was tough. I keep telling myself I can't take breaks because it makes it really hard when I start working out again but alas I do it still again and again. I am determined not to stop again this time. Just push through it!

Sick again......

I don't know what my deal is! I've come up with one idea. Maybe my body was trying to get rid of all my "toxins" and so I got sick and then I really got sick and I can't get rid of it just yet. Whatever. I think I'm just going to try and push through this and keep working out.

30 day shred-day 9

It's been a few days. Tuesday my baby had her surgery so that day was out. Then Wednesday I was recovering from the surgery (lack of sleep, etc.) I did walk yesterday so that's good.

Today I walked and did the 30 day shred. Tomorrow is my last day on Level 1 so I'm excited to see what Level 2 has to bring. I did all my measurements last month and decided I would check them on a monthly basis to see if I'm losing or not. Well, today I checked and I have lost 5 1/4 inches all a round! I am so happy about my results. I definitely attribute it to the 30 day shred I've been doing, all my walking, and watching what I eat. I am going to check again in a month to check my progress.

30 day shred-day 8

Today was great. I feel better than last week definitely! I went for a walk and shredded today and I feel pumped! I love working out in the morning because it makes me feel good all day which makes me want to make good choices about my eating and further exercising (taking the stairs for example). I also drink more water on the days I exercise and eat well which makes since because my body needs it!

30 day shred-day 7

Wow! What a difference missing a few days makes! Day 6 was Monday and Day 7 was Saturday. I felt so sore today and yesterday when I was working out it was really tough. Day 6 I was finally feeling good while exercising. Luckily I've been feeling better and I don't know what I had, probably just the flu. I still walked most days (not on Thursday).

I did do a weight check and I'm now 149.5 lbs which means I've lost 1.5 lbs in the last 3 weeks. My weight loss is SO slow it's a little discouraging but as long as I keep going down (with weight and inches) is all that matters. One of my goals this year has been to weigh less than I did last year. So far so good. (Of course I had a 6 week old at this point last year so...)

Still sick...

Well, this just sucks. I haven't felt good for the last few days and it's really crampin' my style! Hopefully I will feel tons better soon and continue my 30 days, which I intend to!

Sick again

I don't know what my deal is. I started on my walk this morning and my stomach just was so unsettled. I ate a normal breakfast of eggs and toast and a little banana. I'm not pregnant either. I don't know if this flu/cold is just lingering but it was not a fun walk. I still went for about 40 minutes but totally felt like throwing up and luckily didn't. Oh well. I still don't feel well so hopefully I can muster up some workout motivation and workout after the babe's asleep for the night.

30 day shred-day 6

Today was great. I feel really good and have come up with a better workout plan so I don't miss days anymore. I am really really sad the weather is getting colder in the morning. I don't know what I'm going to do for my walking when it's snowing and such. I guess I'll figure it out when the time comes. Anyway, that's the update.