August is Shred Month

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm so excited as ridiculous as that sounds, its true.

So here is the plan...

30 day shred

3 levels

10 days at each level

I get two rest days each 10 day segment

Look Fantastic!

One Tough Chick

 I read this lovely quote this morning:

Your real life is the life that's IN you. It’s not your circumstances, the kind of job you have or how much money you have.
~Joyce Meyer

What a Great Inspiration!

 I made July my Bitch!

Now for an extensive list of what I've noticed change in myself this month. Also the things I've been doing to reach my goals. Give me a bit of a break some of these letters were really hard to come up with. lol. Enjoy.

Changed this month...
Abs- I can actually do a few roll ups.
Body Fat- My tummy is flatter and knees less droopy.
Confidence- I love smiling at myself in the mirror
Determination- I know I can achieve anything I want. It won't necessarily be easy, but the good stuff never is.
Eating- One month ago snacks were my favorite meal of the day. Now I rarely snack. Except on fruit. Dinner and Done. We eat dinner at about 6 each night and I don't really eat after. Once in a great while we'll have a healthy snack, like fruit, but I always fast for 12 hours each night.
Flexibility- I feel much more limber.
Guilt- I don't feel guilty about what I eat. If I want a treat it just gets budgeted into my calories for the day.
Habits- I actually broke a habit this month. Thinking I have to workout first thing in the morning to be successful. But I proved to myself that I control my day.
Integrity- It's crucial I'm honest with myself during this process.
Jesus- I've been making time for a morning bible study and prayer. I was just getting so far from what's truly important.
Kook- I know it's spelled cook. But hey I need a "k". I've been making most of our meals and making them calories efficient.
Lighter- I know I've lost pounds!
Movement-I have fun just dancing around the house. I don't sit on my butt as much.
No Fast Food- Not only is it unhealthy but once you find out where those animals come from. eww..
Organic- We switched over to avoid hormones and pesticides.
Planks & Pushups- I can actually hold a plank and do more than one push up.
Quicker- It might sound funny but I can get off the ground speedier.
Restaurants- I plan what I'm going to eat in advance so that I stay within my calorie budget.
Stronger- Simply put, bigger musles
Tea- I read green tea helps burn fat so I drink a cup each morning.
Ugly? No- I see myself the way God sees me.
Veggies- I make sure and eat lots of veggies each day.
Water- I have no idea how much I drink but it's a lot. Much more then 8 glasses.
Xtra happy- I'm so proud of myself and I know this time is different.
Yoga- Love.
Zzzz- I try and wake up by 9:30am on most days. Preferably earlier.

 Visual Evidence:

Reward:

 Pedicure!

I'm so excited to see the difference after the Shred this month!

I'm Ripped!

Woot woot! Woot woot! I have officially been ripped in 30!! I'm so excited I completed it. I stuck to my plan and didn't miss a day! I feel so good. I'm going to be making a post about what I've noticed changed and some pics to see if I can see any differences.
Coming Wednesday August 1st I will be starting the 30 day shred. More details to come.

I work out.

Tomorrow is the final day of Ripped. I'm so pumped. I'm finally feeling better and I really kicked it today.

Clean Life

So I took yesterday day off and I may be taking today off. I'm not feeling very well. But I will make sure and finish my last two days of Jillian before the end of the week. I'm so excited to move on to the next phase of this amazing year.

So me and my husband have been reading a lot lately about food. I've been reading different article and magazines about how animals are treated but not even that. It's more about what they feed the animals that we eat. The fact that they have to clean the meat we eat with ammonia because when they are alive they are need deep in their own shit. We watched this video called Food INC. I highly recommend it. But any who long story short...too late... lol... We are switching our food over. I've even switched my beauty products to ones that don't have added colors and chemicals etc. It may be more expensive but it's not like its something that needs to be bought a lot. Also if there were ever health complications from our "American Diet" we're actually saving money. Plus our health is more important then anything.

I also have a strong belief that simply switching to hormone free foods in and of itself create weight loss. I was living with my sister for about 6 months and I kid you not I did not do a lick of exercise I simply at the food she gave me to eat. Which was ALWAYS hormone free, organic, natural. No fast food etc. Not only did I not gain weight but I actually LOST weight. On top of the fact that I felt amazing. Me and My husband feel strongly about living a natural healthy lifestyle so that when we have children we can lead by example.

The Answer: Yes

I did it! I did it! I kicked some major ripped butt. Day 3 down, 2 to go! I'm so excited.
I went and got my hair chopped off today. It's super cute and now I can workout and not have a ton of long hair just piled on my head that I literally never do anything with. I'm feeling so much for confidant and beautiful :)

...That is the question

Good Morning! I'm still deciding if I'm going to take a rest day or do day 3 of Jillian.

Well I have some pretty special news... I'm not pregnant. I really didn't want to be but at the same time I was so convinced I was that I'm actually kinda sad. I kept dreaming about my baby girl (or boy) ;) But it's best this way I really want to focus on getting to a healthy safe weight. I really would like to at least be 199 when I get pregnant bc then I'll be so close to my goal. And knowing what hard work it is to lose weight I definitely don't want to be the girl that gains some ridiculous amount of weight during pregnancy. Yet another reason I love my new lifestyle. When I get pregnant I'll be fit the whole time and I love it.

3 Days to go!

Day two. Amazing! I had my husband feel my muscles last night and since he last felt them about a week ago they have grown significantly. I love how strong I feel. I feel like I could do anything! I'm going to love this year.
In the past weight loss was always about the pounds. It didn't matter that I had more energy, more confidence, more muscle, and even more room in my pants if that number on the scale wasn't what I wanted then the downward spiral began. And when I came out the other side I was back at square one. I just love the fact that I truly have to focus on everything but the number. I'm not gonna lie though. At the end of the year I do hope to see a minimum of 60 pounds lost so I can at least be out of the 300's. But there is no logical way that I can keep pushing this hard all year and stay where I am. NO WAY! I know a plateau will probably eventually happen. But that's why I'm doing entirely different workouts each month so my body has to keep changing and can't become complacent. I will achieve my dreams! Amen.

Current Obsession

I found this on Netflix and I've already done it like 10 times. Its an amazing 45 minute routine. It's the most relaxing video that I've ever come across. It stretched me out good. I feel like I can float afterward lol. Highly recommend.

Welcome Week 4!

Amazing workout! I feel fantastic. I can't believe how strong I've become. At the end of the week, and end of the Ripped in 30 process I'll write a list of all the ways I've found myself changed both physically and mentally. I can't believe I only have 4 days left!
I'm very excited to go visit my sister and nephew at the end of the week. I miss them. Then beginning August 1st I begin 30 Day Shred.
How the program works is there are 3 levels. You do each level for 10 days or whenever you feel ready to move on to the next. (I'll go into more detail when the time comes) I've done this dvd program once before I did 28 out of 30 straight! It was awesome. But when I finished I just went back to my regular life and ate whatever and didn't workout anymore. That's the main reason this time around I'm so passionate about having an in depth plan for the entirety of the year, so I don't revert back to old habits but I cement a new lifestyle.

Last day of Level 3

Well the day has come ladies and gentlemen. Its the final day of level 3. Then I only have my last week at level 4 and I will officially be RIPPED IN 30. Now normally I'm pretty anal about getting my workout in within 15 minutes of waking up so I can't back out. But I've come this far there's no way I'm stopping. So I'm teaching myself that I can do workouts later in the day or whenever I feel like it and still be successful.

Bump Ahead??

Wow life really likes to through some unexpected curves at ya doesn't it. I'm not 100% positive yet bc I have to wait 5 more days but I think my family might be growing. My skin is broke out, nipples are sore, and this morning I have nausea. According to the majority of websites these symptoms are suppose to pop up for a little while more. But it's happening. Part of me wants to be pregnant. But the other part really wants to be able to finish out this year and lose at least 100 pounds. But it is what it is. I'll update!

I Strong

So yesterday was a rest day and today I was back at it full throttle. Level 3 is starting to get, I can't really say "easier" but I'm definitely more able to do it. I'm growing muscles. I love it!  Well I don't have much else to say. Ta!

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Wahoo! I just finished day two of level 3. I did sooo much better today and I'm so proud. Some of the moves I thought were too hard to do yesterday I tried today. I couldn't do them for the whole 30 seconds but then I would just move on to a mod. There's still a lot of the moves that are too hard for me to try but instead of staring at the TV I came up with my own modification! Ultimately it was an amazing workout :)

Week 3 Level 3

Wow! This one was a major ass kicker. She jumped about 10 notches from level 2. Right out the gate for warm up we're doing "sledgehammers" "lunge twists" and some crazy balancing stretch thing. lol. I couldn't do everything but I'm still really proud of what I accomplished. Plus I'm so pumped to be halfway thru the month :)

Intro

I've live my whole life overweight. And a good majority of that time obsessed with the number on the scale. I've lost weight before and I know exactly what needs to be done. So I have decided to not know my weight for an entire year. I know what I need to do for exercise and nutrition to succeed. I just allow the number on the scale to affect my emotions too intensely so I'm going to just be honest with my self about what I'm doing to get fit. Base my health on things like energy and the way my clothes fit. I have a fantastic support system in my Husband and I truly expect for this year to change my life!

The Befores...

 Wedding Reception 5/12/12

 Wedding Day 5/11/12

 Honeymoon: Mall of America

 Honeymoon: Mt. Rushmore

 May 2012

May 2012