Sunday, June 27, 2010
60 lbs Less!
So.... Saturday I was able to got my 60 lb band! I don't wear them but I do keep them on my dresser and look at them every day! Embarrassingly enough I get excited to see what the next one will look like! It feels great to have come this far especially with feeling like I'm in a "rut" lately! Jordan and I will continue to walk the Lake as much as possible however.... we will be over dosing ourselves on bug spray from now on! I have approximately 25 mosquito bites right now... mostly on my shoulders and back! If you know me you know that mosquito's and me are not at all compatible and when they bite me, the bites swell up and are actually welts... :( Lesson learned and bug spray has been purchased!
I also purchased so new work out clothes this week as mine were falling off of me! That's a good thing although if you know me... you know I HATE having to buy clothes that I don't plan on fitting me in 20-30 lbs! That's not budget smart!! Me and Target are BFF's, the rule is no expensive name brand work out clothes until goal weight is reached :) Target does however have a great active wear section so you should check it out!!
Jordan works 6am-6pm now and on days that he goes to work I have been waking up at 5 with him to get a work out in. I really like being up before everyone and knowing that the most important part of my day is complete! Today I finished week 2 of Couch to 5k... I got a bit behind with the RAIN cloud that fell over Omaha for about 10 days straight... booo!
Those of you that request pictures... I'll try and get some up this week... maybe I'll get one with the new puppy! We are going to pick out out tonight although we do already know which one is ours.... I'm so excited to get him home and let him and Mazda become best buddies!
The Boerma family is growing by leaps and bounds! None of us have children yet but... Mazda has several cousins and in addition to a brother she is getting a new cousin! To date we have: Dempsey Boerma- Justin and Casey's adorable Black Lab, Jake- Josh and Meg's Silky Terrier, Mazda- Our Jack Russel or Rat Terrier Mixed with Italian Grey Hound, and in the next week the family will grow adding Titan- Our Brittany Spaniel, Tungsten- Nancy's Golden Retriever pup! I can't wait until we get them all together!!!
That's all for today. I can't wait to shed more pounds and get closer to my final goal!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
OOOPS
Woooops!! I've been MIA haven't I? Gosh things have been so busy the past few weeks!
I'll also have to admit I've been in a diet funk. I've been hungry for the past few weeks and I"m not loosing weight as fast as I was w/ the first 50 lbs. It's been putting me in a FUNK.
I broke down and called TD today who answered my call with "Hi Sarah".... that's weird but OK.
TD was great he reminded me that it's OK to be hungry, being hungry means that your body is doing what it's supposed to to loose weight and he is right. He reminded me I'm eating 1650 calories 25-40 grams of fiber, and at least 8 glasses of water so it's not like my body isn't getting what it needs... TD did remind me that a gain isn't the end of the world and it's to be expected now and then. I have a huge FEAR of gaining. I also have a huge fear of eating up to my 1650 calories... he's never said I couldn't he's just said I coudnl't go over. I also addressed this with him today and he reassured me that that he gave me a limit to eat to and I can eat to it."Eating 1650 calories is equally as acceptable as eating 1000 calories on this diet!" He reminded me that people afraid to eat are the people that end up with an eating disorder. Just "food" for thought for all of you struggling... Eat to your limit if your starving like me all the time... it's OK!
It's time to hunker down and recommit. I have a lofty goal to accomplish this year and it's totally doable if I stay on target.
Jordan and I have been walking from our home up to Standing Bear Lake! It's been so fun to get up on the trail and see all the different people and have space to talk together! Last Friday he pushed me to my ultimate limit and we walked around the ENTIRE lake... WITH Mazda... In 95 degree weather.... That was crazy!
I'd do it again but the weather would have to be cooler. It took us just under 2 hours. Tonight we walked a good portion in 1 hour and 20 mins!
That's all for tonight I'm hoping for a great loss this week to get me back in the swing of things. More this weekend!
I'll also have to admit I've been in a diet funk. I've been hungry for the past few weeks and I"m not loosing weight as fast as I was w/ the first 50 lbs. It's been putting me in a FUNK.
I broke down and called TD today who answered my call with "Hi Sarah".... that's weird but OK.
TD was great he reminded me that it's OK to be hungry, being hungry means that your body is doing what it's supposed to to loose weight and he is right. He reminded me I'm eating 1650 calories 25-40 grams of fiber, and at least 8 glasses of water so it's not like my body isn't getting what it needs... TD did remind me that a gain isn't the end of the world and it's to be expected now and then. I have a huge FEAR of gaining. I also have a huge fear of eating up to my 1650 calories... he's never said I couldn't he's just said I coudnl't go over. I also addressed this with him today and he reassured me that that he gave me a limit to eat to and I can eat to it."Eating 1650 calories is equally as acceptable as eating 1000 calories on this diet!" He reminded me that people afraid to eat are the people that end up with an eating disorder. Just "food" for thought for all of you struggling... Eat to your limit if your starving like me all the time... it's OK!
It's time to hunker down and recommit. I have a lofty goal to accomplish this year and it's totally doable if I stay on target.
Jordan and I have been walking from our home up to Standing Bear Lake! It's been so fun to get up on the trail and see all the different people and have space to talk together! Last Friday he pushed me to my ultimate limit and we walked around the ENTIRE lake... WITH Mazda... In 95 degree weather.... That was crazy!
I'd do it again but the weather would have to be cooler. It took us just under 2 hours. Tonight we walked a good portion in 1 hour and 20 mins!
That's all for tonight I'm hoping for a great loss this week to get me back in the swing of things. More this weekend!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sleeeepy
Oh my! What a week it has been since I last posted! This past week was all about preparing for the trip we were making to KC this past weekend. Jordan got to go fishing Tuesday to Wednesday with his dad so that was nice. We had a bad storm on Tuesday night and we were with out power for about 5 or 6 hours but I had the chance to get to know some neighbors better so that was cool!
Wednesday we had to get Mazda in to the vet to look at something we had been previously told was a wart that had burst for lack of a better term. We found out that it needed to be removed ASAP for fear it was cancer. We took her back Thursday to have it removed and she has been recovering nicely and acting like her old self pretty much right away.
Friday after an early weigh in where I only lost .8 lbs we started our vacation! We went to KC over the weekend to meet Jordan's cousin's from Michigan and his sister who lives in KC along with Jordan's other brother's when they could make it to eat some BBQ, watch the Tigers/Royals series, celebrate Josh's girlfriend Megan's 21st birthday, and go to Worlds/Oceans of fun!!
On the eating front I won't say I did an amazing job tracking my food but I did make sure I worked out an hour each morning and then we did a ton of walking at the baseball games and worlds/oceans of fun! I did cheat and weigh and I hadn't gained any weight and still have until Saturday morning to loose so I consider that a success!
We got home about 1am this morning and I was lucky enough to have the day off. Jordan had to go to work at noon. Jordan and I had so much fun and the vacation was much needed. I've gotten to the grocery store, made dinner already and I'm about to work on some banana bread.
Hope everyone had a great week and that Monday is off to a great start!!
Wednesday we had to get Mazda in to the vet to look at something we had been previously told was a wart that had burst for lack of a better term. We found out that it needed to be removed ASAP for fear it was cancer. We took her back Thursday to have it removed and she has been recovering nicely and acting like her old self pretty much right away.
Friday after an early weigh in where I only lost .8 lbs we started our vacation! We went to KC over the weekend to meet Jordan's cousin's from Michigan and his sister who lives in KC along with Jordan's other brother's when they could make it to eat some BBQ, watch the Tigers/Royals series, celebrate Josh's girlfriend Megan's 21st birthday, and go to Worlds/Oceans of fun!!
On the eating front I won't say I did an amazing job tracking my food but I did make sure I worked out an hour each morning and then we did a ton of walking at the baseball games and worlds/oceans of fun! I did cheat and weigh and I hadn't gained any weight and still have until Saturday morning to loose so I consider that a success!
We got home about 1am this morning and I was lucky enough to have the day off. Jordan had to go to work at noon. Jordan and I had so much fun and the vacation was much needed. I've gotten to the grocery store, made dinner already and I'm about to work on some banana bread.
Hope everyone had a great week and that Monday is off to a great start!!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Down by 2
Hello! Sorry it's been a week since I was able to post! What a crazy week! On Saturday I made my weight loss total 56 lbs total! I fnally had Jordan take a few pics tonight! The weekend was for the most part uneventful due to Jordan working all weekend but Today we made up for it!
We started the day off with a walk up to Standing Bear Lake with Mazda and then finished our landscaping project. I had a killer farmers tan from walking outside every day and thought I should try and even it out by wearing my swim suit top while we worked outside today... As you can see below I now have a burn... oh well... it will soon be tan!
This week is all about doing the best I can to set up for a fantastic weekend with the MI Boerma's. We will be taking in a few baseball games and some BBQ! I'm so excited!
So below are the much requested pictures at 56 lbs. Hope to have more time to write later!
We started the day off with a walk up to Standing Bear Lake with Mazda and then finished our landscaping project. I had a killer farmers tan from walking outside every day and thought I should try and even it out by wearing my swim suit top while we worked outside today... As you can see below I now have a burn... oh well... it will soon be tan!
This week is all about doing the best I can to set up for a fantastic weekend with the MI Boerma's. We will be taking in a few baseball games and some BBQ! I'm so excited!
So below are the much requested pictures at 56 lbs. Hope to have more time to write later!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
A Gain
I'm up pound this week. It's hard to admit but... it's life and you have to take the good from the bad and know that you can fix it for next week. Also.... I started the bad habit of drinking soda again so... bye bye soda I realize you hinder my success... you are bubbly and delicious and I will indulge on you one day a week instead of a few morning a week.
Jordan bought himself a pedometer and is also getting in to counting the steps, it's been great for us. We've been getting in walks together and this week in addition to our walks I'm going to throw in a video exercise. I got my hands on a copy of Slim and 6.... I'm going to try it out eventually but... when it's so nice outside I can't justify being in the house to work out! Also, I bought Jillian Michael's yoga melt down and I LOVE it, so give it a try if you've been wondering.
I also have 30 Day Shred and Biggest Looser Cardio work out. I'm building an arsenal of videos so I don't get bored.
My friend Jen got me a free pass to Curves so I will also be checking that out. Now that I'm not sick and things have settled down a lot! I can't wait to check it out!
Mazda has K9 Elementary school today! She needs to be the best puppy she can be because if you haven't heard already... the new addition to our family will be home in 8 weeks! Jordan has forever wanted a hunting dog. We love our little rescue but we realized very quickly she needed a friend and that she wouldn't ever be a very good hunter :) She's a great dog to keep me motivated for walks and stuff but... Jordan still felt the need for a bird dog!
We also realized quickly a lab might be to big for Mazda although the more I see about her the more I think she's one tough little princess that can give any dog a run for their money!! A coworker and friend of Jordan's has Brittany's and ever since my aunt Gayla and Uncle chip had one I have been in love with them! The breeder his friend knows is a great guy who loves his dogs to pieces they are his life and he makes sure they all go to great homes and keeps up with all of the owners of his past litters. When you go into his house it's lined with pictures and paintings of his dogs and of all of their accomplishments in the hunting/field training competitive circuit. I was leery to go with a breeder because there are so many dogs that need our love from shelters but... I fell in love with the mom and I'm confident there is no funny business going on with this breeder :)
Our new addition was born on Wednesday and we can go visit him at 3 weeks and he can come home at 8 weeks! Those of you that know my husband know he's a Chemistry nerd and wants all of his dogs to be named after the periodic table of elements... (it's OK the laugh it's funny). So our new dog's name will be Titian which will be short for Titanium. He really wanted Tungsten but I have to remind him that his sister had called dibs on that one. :) If we would have gotten a girl, her name would have been Ruby... short for Rubidium...
We can't wait for our new puppy to be home and we can't wait to see how excited Mazda is! She lives to play, especially with other dogs!
Tonight we are going to Mudbugz in Valley with my Parents and brother to celebrate my dad's birthday back from May 5th, it's been a busy month in the Brandenburg family so it will be good to catch up. Now... I don't know a lot about Mudbugz but I'm expecting everything to be fried and injected with extra fat. It's OK, I have my game plan, I'm going to have all my fiber in before I go and keep my eating minimal today. Then I'm going to go from there. My mom will be in the same boat and I know we can make it work!
I hope your weekend is whatever you were hoping it would be!!
Jordan bought himself a pedometer and is also getting in to counting the steps, it's been great for us. We've been getting in walks together and this week in addition to our walks I'm going to throw in a video exercise. I got my hands on a copy of Slim and 6.... I'm going to try it out eventually but... when it's so nice outside I can't justify being in the house to work out! Also, I bought Jillian Michael's yoga melt down and I LOVE it, so give it a try if you've been wondering.
I also have 30 Day Shred and Biggest Looser Cardio work out. I'm building an arsenal of videos so I don't get bored.
My friend Jen got me a free pass to Curves so I will also be checking that out. Now that I'm not sick and things have settled down a lot! I can't wait to check it out!
Mazda has K9 Elementary school today! She needs to be the best puppy she can be because if you haven't heard already... the new addition to our family will be home in 8 weeks! Jordan has forever wanted a hunting dog. We love our little rescue but we realized very quickly she needed a friend and that she wouldn't ever be a very good hunter :) She's a great dog to keep me motivated for walks and stuff but... Jordan still felt the need for a bird dog!
We also realized quickly a lab might be to big for Mazda although the more I see about her the more I think she's one tough little princess that can give any dog a run for their money!! A coworker and friend of Jordan's has Brittany's and ever since my aunt Gayla and Uncle chip had one I have been in love with them! The breeder his friend knows is a great guy who loves his dogs to pieces they are his life and he makes sure they all go to great homes and keeps up with all of the owners of his past litters. When you go into his house it's lined with pictures and paintings of his dogs and of all of their accomplishments in the hunting/field training competitive circuit. I was leery to go with a breeder because there are so many dogs that need our love from shelters but... I fell in love with the mom and I'm confident there is no funny business going on with this breeder :)
Our new addition was born on Wednesday and we can go visit him at 3 weeks and he can come home at 8 weeks! Those of you that know my husband know he's a Chemistry nerd and wants all of his dogs to be named after the periodic table of elements... (it's OK the laugh it's funny). So our new dog's name will be Titian which will be short for Titanium. He really wanted Tungsten but I have to remind him that his sister had called dibs on that one. :) If we would have gotten a girl, her name would have been Ruby... short for Rubidium...
We can't wait for our new puppy to be home and we can't wait to see how excited Mazda is! She lives to play, especially with other dogs!
Tonight we are going to Mudbugz in Valley with my Parents and brother to celebrate my dad's birthday back from May 5th, it's been a busy month in the Brandenburg family so it will be good to catch up. Now... I don't know a lot about Mudbugz but I'm expecting everything to be fried and injected with extra fat. It's OK, I have my game plan, I'm going to have all my fiber in before I go and keep my eating minimal today. Then I'm going to go from there. My mom will be in the same boat and I know we can make it work!
I hope your weekend is whatever you were hoping it would be!!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Shape Up or Ship Out!
What a Monday! Work is busier than ever which is good but also bad it feels like 4th quarter now... what's 4th quarter going to feel like ???? I'm already worried about it!
In health news... the next thing is hard to admit. At the beginning of this year my cholesterol was TERRIBLE. And by terrible I mean 260 (total)... my LDL has always been fantastic but my HCL CRAPPY. I resorted to medicine but in just 5 months and 50+ pounds and medicine. I've brought it down to 165 (total) . I'm pretty happy with myself. My LDL is 81 which I guess is good too.
I'm so embarrassed to have to tell you how high it was but... this blog is about my experience and I want to make sure if someone is reading this out there with this same issue, they see that it can be fixed! The plan is to continue on the medication for now I suffer from both sides of my family from bad cholesterol. All I can keep in mind is that I'm doing something about it!
Today at work started the "Shape Up Challenge" It's a 12 week program to increase your daily steps walked. They say that most people are between 2000-4000 per day and they want us to work up to 10,000 by the end of this all. The thing about this is... the day isn't over and I'm at 9515 steps... so I guess I have my work cut out for me for more than 10k! Look out LFG I'm gonna be the WINNER!
That's all for tonight... I need to get rid of my hiccups!!
Tuesday night is for volleyball! maybe we will win?
In health news... the next thing is hard to admit. At the beginning of this year my cholesterol was TERRIBLE. And by terrible I mean 260 (total)... my LDL has always been fantastic but my HCL CRAPPY. I resorted to medicine but in just 5 months and 50+ pounds and medicine. I've brought it down to 165 (total) . I'm pretty happy with myself. My LDL is 81 which I guess is good too.
I'm so embarrassed to have to tell you how high it was but... this blog is about my experience and I want to make sure if someone is reading this out there with this same issue, they see that it can be fixed! The plan is to continue on the medication for now I suffer from both sides of my family from bad cholesterol. All I can keep in mind is that I'm doing something about it!
Today at work started the "Shape Up Challenge" It's a 12 week program to increase your daily steps walked. They say that most people are between 2000-4000 per day and they want us to work up to 10,000 by the end of this all. The thing about this is... the day isn't over and I'm at 9515 steps... so I guess I have my work cut out for me for more than 10k! Look out LFG I'm gonna be the WINNER!
That's all for tonight... I need to get rid of my hiccups!!
Tuesday night is for volleyball! maybe we will win?
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