Back on Track!

Ahhh! Today was a fantastic day!! I started with an 8:00 am Mall walk with Jessi, my mom, and my Aunt Laura. We are all at different paces in our work outs but it was great to know that other I knew were there with me! I walked for a full hour... I can't tell you how much I LOVE working out!

Today I was able to stay at at just over 1200 calories... This I consider a huge accomplishment because I went to lunch at PF Changs with my friend Teresa!! I scoped out the PF Changs nutrition guide online. I went with my game plan and stuck with it. I got Kung Pao Chicken minus the peanuts because... really who needs that fat? I divided it into 3 servings at ate only 1 of the three! I also added a bowl of hot sour soup... they have the BEST. I also tried just a piece of Teresa's Pepper Steak... That will be my next meal there :) All and all I was able to eat at my most favorite place for 463 calories!!! Holler!

I also stopped by TD's to pick up my new polar heart rate watch! More to come on that....

For now it's time to prepare for another busy work week! The game plan is mall walking over lunch and then 1/2 hour work outs after work before I come home.

Keep up on your goals!

<3 Sarah

Lesson Learned :(

I wanted Chinese food so bad tonight. While PF Changs has nutrition counts... they also have a crazy long wait on Saturday night... So... I found the next best option.... Panda Express and their 250 calorie dish..... SIGH Since I couldn't understand the man helping me... I ended up with what I thought was a 250 option... realized after I ate it that it was not... came home to discover...850 calories... :(

I feel defeated and horrible by this choice. The game plan to make up for it.... Extra 1/2 hour work outs all week long and 1200 calorie limit.... I have a game plan... I feel good about that but...

Moral of the story... make sure you don't just say yes to the man who doesn't speak English!

THIRTEEN DOWN!!

I rocked it hard Friday! I kept it at just over 1100 calories and hit 45 mins of cardio. I got as much fiber as possible and about 10 glasses of water... maybe more.! I did 15 mins on the treadmill over my lunch which is all I could spare on the last day of the month but after work I hit the mall with my Aunt Gayla who was up from Lincoln. It felt great to walk with someone who could keep up with me.... I have little legs... I walk very fast on a normal day to keep with with Jordan....

I didn't eat any beef or corn yesterday and tried to watch the sodium. All the hard work this week has paid off! I went to TD's house this morning for the first weigh in.... I was sooo nervous and then he said.... your down 13 lbs....

SAY WHA TD!?!?! Yes that's right... 13 pounds! What a great feeling! Now back to the grind have to work hard for next week!! I'm proudly wearing my blue wrist band... can't wait for the next 10 lb mark... only 7 more to go.

After weigh in I hit the mall with my mom and got a great 30 mins in.

Also.... I want to say great job to Jessi, Ashley, and my mom. All had great weigh in's this week. Keep it up ladies!

Another Day Bites the DUST!

Another great day in the books!

I got to have lunch with my of my most favorite people today! We went to Old Chicago! I ordered the lunch pizza and salad... I only ate 2 slices of the pizza and I used probably less than a tsp of dressing (dipping my for in the dressing then the salad). I was able to stay at 1350 calories today and may Yummy Sloppy Joes for dinner!

I used my gym membership at work today and did 30 mins (1.5 miles).... There you go TD... I can now start the measurable improvement!

I'm excited to get on the scale on Saturday morning and see what the results are. I will remember: No beef or corn. No food or drink after 8pm. Best work out, no strength traning! That won't be hard because tommarrow I get to walk the mall with my Aunt Gayla after work!!

That's all for tongiht!

Middle of the Week

I've made it through Wednesday! What a great feeling. Did 35 mins at the mall over lunch... I really pushed myself today and it felt great!!! I made chicken fajitas for dinner!! They were tastey as always!
I managed to stay at 1342 calories today and max out my fiber and water and I'm still a bit hungry but today... I kind of feel like that's ok... My brian and body can think it's hungry but... I've given in everything it needs today.


For someone who usually eats when they are bored and whenEVER they "feel" hungry... the statement above is a great step. I touched base with my Aunt Gayla, she really is the true deffinition of a halthy lifestyle.... she's my inspiration and my role model! She introduced me to a great website today! http://www.hungrygirl.com/


Check it out! Lots of great info!. Today I also took another fitness step and joined the gym at my work. 50.00 for the year... can't pass that up! I'm blessed to have so many people cheering me on!
My hubby has even gotten on bored and loves this "diet". Today was a day with a lot less frustrations and I'm feeling really great about my choices and my commitment make sure I exercise with out the dvd's or the wii actibve until I have a proper way to measure my improvement AND for learning PORTION CONTROL... ahhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhh Portion Control... I think you all know what popular The artist formally known as Prince...now I think he's just the artist?? that the melody I just sang with that comes from!!

Until tmw! Think Thin and Fit!


And no spell check... lame! <3

Frustration

Today was full of sucess and frustration. I went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner and managed to stay at 1538 with an ice cream treat, a steak, 1/2 baked potato w/ butter, and mushroom! Holler!

I also took my lunch hour to go power walk to the mall with my mom. It felt great. My frustration comes in excercise... I don't mind exercising... I love it infact but, I can't afford to buy a treadmil, a gym membership isn't in the monthly budget, and it's winter. TD says that DVD's and Wii Active DO NOT WORK. I respect what he's syaing... he's the professional but... his answer to be able to measure improvement for at home work out is... to buy a calorie heart monitoring watch at 90-150 bucks... So what I heard in my head was... the answer is to spend more money. WTF dude? I totally get that you should improve on what you do every day. I'm actually very knowledgeable about work outs and nutrition despite my current health status. I guess to me... it would make sense if your doing a DVD that you are doing something to push yourself harder ever day and trying to improve and change. He' is saying that people do not do that and thier body gets bored.

I guess the answer is to suck it up and buy the watch and move on 150 dollars it improve your health is not a lot compared to 30-50 bucks for a gym membership or dropping the $$ on an expensive piece of gym equipment but... none the less I'm irritated.

That's all for day!

Day 4- Not Hungry....

I'm feeling super accomplished today! Tony gave me my calorie range 1000-1650.

I was able to stay at 1300.67 and get in 39.37 grams of fiber and feel completely satisfied and full! It was an amazing feeling!! I think I can contribute this feeling to 4 days of high fiber coupled with at least 8 glasses of water.

I'm a water finatic! On a daily basis I have already consumed my 64 oz before I've left work for the day... so I had to ask the question... Should I only drink 8 glasses? Can I drink more? How much is to much?

The answer from TD.... 8-16 :)

I had my first workout tonight. Leslie Sanso Walk Blaster DVD. 42 mins long... it felt great... We'll see how I feel about it in the morning but I did it an I feel so good about myself!

I also took pics of myself. We will call them Week 1 pics... from here on out I will take pics on weigh in days(Saturday's) and update from there.... so... with out further adiue.... Here it is... the good, the bad, and the ugly... only to be improved upon!!


Once again... no spell checker... so sorry!

Day 3!

Well so far in 3 days I have figured out the calories, be it good or bad in 2 of my favorites! Pot Roast and Homemade Pizza :). Days 2 and 3 went much better. Man the first time you caculate all the calories on that first day it makes you double think some things. I'm not as hungry as I was Friday. I think a lot of that has to do with increasing the fiber. I think that Monday will be the day that I get the calorie range from Toney... also it will be the first day of the program I work out. 30-60 mins every day!

I actually really love working out, I love the sweat of a work out I love how I feel during/after. Unfortunately I lack serious motivation to get STARTED every day. Great thing about this program is you have to report everything you do so I have to let him know w hat I did. I know I can also count on my mom and Jessi to keep me on track!

I am feeling very confident after these past 2 days but I'm sure there will be good days and bad days to follow! Toney said we were only allowed to weigh once a week and weighing anymore than that would mess with your head. So today... I took the batteries out of my scale and put them in my food scale. Hopefully that keeps me from peeking...

Until later! I wish everyone luck to stay on their healthy mission!

PS. You will learn that I am a horrible speller and for some reason today I can not find the spell check so... so sorry if there are mispelled words!

2010 Resolutions!

2009 was an amazing year. I got a job promotion, bought a house, got married and got a puppy! Of course there were other amazing things that happened but that is the basic gist of it!



I make resolutions every year and of course by about January 3rd they have all gone completely out the window! I'm sure many of you can relate and I'm sure many of you can not!



This year in 2010 I have 3 main resolutions:

1)Make a Lifestyle Change. You only have only body and you need to be as good to it as possible because it needs to get you through your average life expectancy! As an insurance nerd I know that it is growing every year thanks to modern medical technology and the things we are learning about the human body.

2)Take an amazing trip with my husband! Since we decided to buy a house in 2009 we gave up the idea of a honey moon after our wedding. I was very bummed about it but I knew we made the right decision and I love our house! I have not given up hope on my idea of an amazing trip together though! I do believe that my #1 resolution will make this one that much more enjoyable!

3) No longer give 100% to those that do not give 100% in return. I'm a 27 year old female and it has taken me years to get to the point to say this out loud. The idea of this came about when I started dating my husband. One night after having unloaded a stressful situation between me and a friend he looked at me and said "Sarah... I don't understand why you give 100% to people that will never at some point return it." I know friendships have give and take and all of them serve a purpose, and I had even come to understand that not all friendships are meant to last a life time... And I'm OK with that. I would go to the end of the earth for my friends to make sure they were happy and to make sure that I was doing what I could to help them out. What became draining is that it never seems to get returned... Don't get me wrong, I have amazing friends and they have all been there for me at some point or another but... Everyone has dropped the ball, myself included at some point or another. The point of this statement is that from this point forward, I'm not an ego stroker, I'm not a punching bag, I'm not going to drop something important to me to fix something for someone else. I've worried about others long enough. It's time to worry about me.

It's time to embrace who we are, that we never stop changing, learning, or growing. It's time to have a mutual respect for where everyone is at in their lives and let them figure it out from there! It's time to support each other and not bring us down.



My mom presented me with the opportunity to check out a diet she heard about at the building she works in. Tony Dean's F.A.S.T diet. (Families. Always. Succeed. Together). I went to the meeting with a great supportive partner on Thursday night! This will be the most important part of helping me with Resolution #1!! So far... I have decided... this is NOT going to be easy but... I'm OK with that and I know that my mom, who has also decided to commit herself to Resolution #1, and my great friend Jessi... will help left me up and support me and keep reminding me I can do this!



SO!!!



Day 1 had me kind of discouraged... both my mom and Jessi were there to tell me it was OK.



Now we are on to Day 2... and... It's looking up!



Make sure to check back for weekly updates and Photos as we all work to achieve our goals!