Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 65

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 65

Wow, Tuesday was a very busy day.  I think I had back to back meetings all day long.  I actually had to excuse myself from my last meeting before lunch so I could go home and eat before rushing off to the next one. Funny on the good side the day went very quickly and the meetings were all fairly productive.  

Got home in time for a quick salad and then off to Zumba.  It is good for getting the heart rate up and it sure beats sitting on the couch but I am not sure I will ever learn all the moves. It is fun to try..., ok gets a bit frustrating but I know I will get it eventually.  Just like my weight loss fitness journey one foot in front of the other or if Wes has any say in it one flight of stairs after the other and fitness will come.  The women at the Zumba class are all very interested in our Team Fitness boot camp.  Glenda and I were talking to them.  Be great to have a couple of new additions to our team.

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 64 and Thoughts on Beforeand After..

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 64

Welcome to my Monday. Woke up this morning and started with my morning ritual of checking out the results on my little metal box.  Same as Saturday morning, good right? I guess, but I would like to see it go lower.  In time it will!  I didn't get much exercise on Sunday so I was really looking forward my Team Fitness Workout tonight for a few reasons.  

My work is so busy and can be stressful, that is all good though, I love my job,  most days...   My biggest stress there is getting the long list of to dos done well.  Not always easy.  Then there is home.  It is no easy task to balance the personalities in my household.  I live with my hubby, my two teenage sons and my Dad, a Great Dane and 2 cats.  See a trend?  I live in the magical world where even the animals are all male.  I sometimes get in trouble for leaving the toilet seat down... Anyway, balance is a fine art and working out is not only for weight loss but most excellent for therapy.

Tonight's workout was most excellent.  Leanne was not in tonight.  Does not seem the same when she is not there on Monday's.  I am not sure if she was sick or one of her children but either way get well soon!!  Our check in went very quickly with Wes at the helm so we had an extra good workout and about 15 minutes longer than usual.  I got there early and did a 15 min warm up, followed by a kick ass workout that included 25 flights of stairs and many squats followed by another 20 minutes on the treadmill incline 6 speed 3.2 heart rate 125.  I was beat at the end of the workout but knew I would feel guilty if I did not get the prescribed extra cardio in.  Glenda joined me.  It is always more fun with company.  Felt great when we were done!

I found a photo of me taken a few weeks before the start of the challenge.  I guess I really didn't notice the change because I have to look at my own face in the mirror everyday.  I was shocked.  Before and after photos to be posted below.  All I can say is Thank you Team Fitness.  Without this program I am sure my today picture would be very different.

Tracy weeks before Team Fitness Challenge

Tracy on Day 64 of the Team Fitness Challenge

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 63

 

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 63

 

Didn't get to the gym today, I had good intentions but it just did not happen.  There was just too much to do today and not enough time.  I am a morning person so by evening I just did not feel like going. What I did do though was prepare for my week a head.  I stocked up on fresh veggies, cut up some Zucchini and Sweet Potato on my mandolin slicer followed by loading up the dehydrator.  I also purchased all the stuff for homemade flax seed crackers and homemade hummus.  I can't wait to try to make those items.  Not a big post today.  Looking forward to my workout with my new buddies at Team Fitness tomorrow.

 



Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 62 and Thoughts on Exercise being Fun!

 

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 62

 

I view today as a great success.  My Saturday morning weight in resulted in another 2 lbs lost for a total of 23.1 since the start of the challenge and just under 30 lbs from my top weight in July.  It was hard just to climb the stairs to my bedroom a few short months ago.  I now look at forgetting something upstairs and an opportunity instead of a serious drag.  It is more than 2 sets of stairs each way, funny I look at it as practice for the stair climbing challenge at Team Fitness.

 

On that note the workout today at Team Fitness was great.  I really feel my muscles and I have come to look forward to that feeling.  Makes me feel like I am going forward, one step closer to my goal.  After the challenge Wes treated us to muscle milk.  First time I had it.  I am not a big fan of chocolate milk but I actually enjoyed it.  Might be a good snack replacement now and then.  Katherine, Tristan and I have really connected.  I am really hoping at the end of next month when this challenge is done that we can still workout together, we have all really just begun!

 

After the boot camp I spent another 30 minutes on the treadmill.  Suppose to be the best time to do cardio!  You would think that I would be done after 1 hour of getting my ass handed to me but I really enjoy doing the treadmill afterwards.

 

Now I am trying to decide how I am going to get the burn in tomorrow!!

 



Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 61

 

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 61

 

 

Today was a tough day.  Not diet wise, just life wise. I stayed up late last night studying for my final exam.  I kept waking up and each time I was reciting answers to questions I had studied, really quite sad that my brain never shuts down.  Too bad my metabolism didn't work that way.

 

I think the exam went well.  It was weird because we got to write it in pairs.  I need to be able to show that I can work well in a team but between you and me I really prefer to do assignments and exams on my own.  My partner was great though.  If I had to work in a team I am glad I got Mike.

 

Not too much to say about the fitness plan to day.  I stuck to plan food wise, I worked out a lot this week.  I feel good about how the week went.  I initially went down 2 lbs but not sure if I still have those numbers.  It would only be fluid retention if I don't.

 

My younger son headed off to North Van Outdoor School tonight for the weekend.  He is learning how to be a councillor for when the elementary school kids attend.  Funny he has been talking about becoming a councillor for years. He was trying on some of his fleece outdoor gear.  His Arcteryx fleece jacket was too small.  I said give it to me in a couple of months it will fit me well.  I got the "sure I will believe it when I see it" look.  I deserve that, I have been trying to lose this weight for years.  I always fail eventually, but not this time.  I looked at my husband and stated... you know this time is different.  I am committed to this program and I will be successful.  He said " I know you are, I can tell."  That felt good.

 



Welcome to My Persona Fitness Challenge Day 60 and thoughts on progress after 2 months

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 60

 

 

Wow, day 60 already.  It seems like yesterday that we all started and yet I really thought I would be a lot further along in the process.  I have stuck to the meal plan and I have attended nearly all the boot camps and done extra exercise each and every week since the start.  I am very proud of my 22.1 lbs. and more than 23 inches lost.  I feel better, I feel stronger.  I just really thought I could be the new biggest loser in 90 days at Team Fitness but with only 30 days to go and 23lbs to lose to achieve that goal it is looking very unlikely.  We chatted about that tonight at the boot camp.  I was told "don't give up!"  Don't worry, I will not give up until I reach my goal.  I won't be the biggest loser in 90 days but I will be successful.  I have not had this determination or drive losing weight ever before, this will be the time I reach goal.

 

Good workout with Sarah leading Tristan, Lauren, Sharon and I tonight.  Parts were easier than others but I really found laying on my back, hips raised and trying to move the ball back and forth with my legs the hardest.  I guess between the Sat and Sun boot camps at Team Fitness and the Zumba Tues and Yoga Weds I have just burned those muscles up!  Oh well, no pain no gain.  I am already looking forward to Saturday's workout.  

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 59 and thoughts on Yoga and Advil.

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 59

 

 

Today was another good day.  Woke up and started my day by standing on the little metal box in my bathroom.  It was good to me.  Down another 1 lb. for a total of 22.1 lbs. since the start of the challenge.  I feel good about that.  In one sense time is going by so quickly, in another sense it feels like this journey will take forever.  In any case I am sticking to the plan and trying to figure out different ways to move my body more so I just keep moving forward and downward (weight wise).

 

Zumba last night and yoga today at lunch time.  It was a tough one today.  Many push ups and planks, lots of time spent on my knees.  Like everything else, I am going to stick to it until I rock it.  So hard now but my muscles are sore and I have a lot of weight to hold up.  As I get stronger and smaller I will become unstoppable!

 

Short post today, not only are my muscles sore from exercising but my brain hurts from my day at work and my attempt at studying for my exam on Friday.  On top of that my monthly visitor is here and the discomfort from that is out of this world.  Too much info?  Thank God for Advil.

 

Looking forward to my Team Fitness Boot Camp tomorrow!  See you there team!!