So due to the migraine that plagued me all week i only lost .5lbs last week! My nutrition was on point but i only made it to the gym twice!!! I won't see my trainer again until 1/8 due to the holidays and she has given me a 3 week program to follow which includes "homework"! And by the looks of my homework she either hates me or loves me, i haven't quite decided yet!
Now, i had contemplated a glass of wine on Christmas and one on new years eve but not it looks like i will have an alcohol free holiday! i have 3 weeks to lose 6lbs to make my weigh-in so i can't let anything get me off track! I have recommitted my self this week, so it's time to get my ass in gear if I'm going to meet my goal!
Wish me luck!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
A new size!
I bought my first pair of size 14 jeans today!! I can't even remember the last time i was that small... Junior high, maybe early high school! They fit perfect too, i didn't even have to squeeze my self in! before i was a size 24/26 at my largest. This is super exciting to me!!
Now, I'm off to zumba which has become my new addiction! it is so much fun and such a good work out! for anyone who hasn't tried it i seriously suggest it. I just saw a commercial today that there is a Zumba game for the wii! I think my roommate and i might go halfsies on it so we can perfect our moves at home!!
Now, I'm off to zumba which has become my new addiction! it is so much fun and such a good work out! for anyone who hasn't tried it i seriously suggest it. I just saw a commercial today that there is a Zumba game for the wii! I think my roommate and i might go halfsies on it so we can perfect our moves at home!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Healthier Pizza! Southwestern style!
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/pizza/southwestern-pizza/
Tonight I went over to my good friend Mikes and we (well i) made this pizza! It was so freaking delicious!!! I added some Light sour cream and it was AMAZING!!! And the two slice serving was really filling and satisfying! LOVED IT!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thin Lizzy!
This weeks weigh-in was surprisingly good! even after battling a week long migraine (which i still have) and missing 3 days at the gym i still managed to loose 2lbs! Bringing my current weight to 186.8!!!
In other exciting news i got my first "client" to train!! Super excited to get her going and see if this is something that i really want to pursue. I even talked to my trainer Lara about it and she thinks that it's a great idea.
In other news I'm seriously debating trying out for the rose city rollers this January. I'm not sure if I'm ready to take on such at large commitment yet but it's defiantly something that I'm looking into. My little sister gave me the idea since she is a roller girl in Ashland and both my trainer and my best friend Rosie think it's a rockin' idea... so i guess we will see what happens... guess i should get some skates and start practicing anyway!
In other exciting news i got my first "client" to train!! Super excited to get her going and see if this is something that i really want to pursue. I even talked to my trainer Lara about it and she thinks that it's a great idea.
In other news I'm seriously debating trying out for the rose city rollers this January. I'm not sure if I'm ready to take on such at large commitment yet but it's defiantly something that I'm looking into. My little sister gave me the idea since she is a roller girl in Ashland and both my trainer and my best friend Rosie think it's a rockin' idea... so i guess we will see what happens... guess i should get some skates and start practicing anyway!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
How it all began...
About 5 years ago I was FAT. I mean REALLY FAT! I didn't realize how out of control things had gotten until my good friend Kristin developed some pictures of me after pulling a prank on my jeep. When i saw those pictures i thought "holy shit!!! is that really what is look like?" and it was. I took one of the pictures, went home, dusted off my treadmill and taped the picture to it. And that's how it began. I started walking every day on that treadmill... staring at that picture in disgust!
I won an ipod at work! (yes the very place that had caused such outrageous weight gain) i continued to walk on the treadmill but loaded my ipod full of Justin Timberlake and other shake your ass dance music and began dancing... alone... in my room... with the door locked... for about 45min a day. I also started to count my calories every day. I joined 24 hour fitness and started working out everyday. eventually i quit drinking and with all my efforts combined i lost close to 80lbs in about 9 months. I had never felt so amazing in my life. i had found a new passion for healthy living and fitness, this was GREAT!!!
Then I hit a speed bump. A long 3 year speed bump. I got into a relationship and my priorities changed and i didn't have the support that i needed. the scale began to creep up slowly on me. I even showed Mr. speedbump old pictures of me and told him that i could never go back to that. i started going to the gym again and lost the 10lbs i had gained back. Then tragedy struck and my father passed away. Now if i was Angelina Jolie or some other starlet this probably would have lead to and epic weight loss of the unhealthy kind. unfortunately i lived with in walking distance of 4 bars and with no motivation to keep my self healthy and Mr. speedbumps love of the drink i ended up eating bar food, washed down with vodka most nights of the week.I gained 30lbs back the next two years consisted of my fluctuating between that 30lbs. As my relationship with Mr. Speedbump worsend i found my self wanting to work out again to distract my self from my miserable life. Then i remembered how much i loved it. i started doing kick boxing in my bedroom, going for walks, riding my bike and remembering the great feeling that comes after a good work out. A feeling that can't even compare to any other high that i tried to obtain to mask my unhappiness. Then slowly but surely the scale started giving me a smaller number.
Long story short, things finally ended with Mr. Speedbump and I. It was the first time in a long time that i felt like me again!!!! and as sad and hard as the break-up was it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was able to get back to the Lyz that i had become right before i met him. The happiest Lyz i had ever been. I immediately went to 24hr fitness renewed my membership and signed up for a personal trainer.
Now i am even more dedicated than i ever have been! and not just to loosing weight but eating as healthy as i can. I cut out alcohol, fast food, processed food, high fructose corn syrup and adopted the saying "eat from the ground up" (yeah ok i stole that from my trainer) and now i am in the gym 6-7 days a week or as much as i can be. I have become a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nutrition and exercise and hope that when i reach my goal i can begin a new journey to become a personal trainer and nutritionist.
I wanted to create this blog to share my ongoing journey and to give advice and inspiration to anyone who needs it. don't be afraid to ask my anything, all i want it to pay it forward to others who want to meet goals or change things about their life style.
What I'm about to do now is very scary! but if people can go on shows like the biggest loser and do it then so can i!! I'm going to reveal my weight for the whole world to know!
I tipped the scales at just over 280lbs when i first started and i got all the way down to 199lbs i got back up to 230 when i was with Mr. Speedbump and right before we broke up i weighed 225lbs so that is where i start my count down from as of now. Today i weigh in at 189.8lbs so that's about a 36lb loss since the end of august. I would like to be between 130-140lbs but I'm taking it one pound at a time and setting my goals monthly with my trainer. by 1/8 my goal is to be in the 170's and officially put me in the "century club" loosing over 100lbs! Stay tuned for updates!!!!!
I won an ipod at work! (yes the very place that had caused such outrageous weight gain) i continued to walk on the treadmill but loaded my ipod full of Justin Timberlake and other shake your ass dance music and began dancing... alone... in my room... with the door locked... for about 45min a day. I also started to count my calories every day. I joined 24 hour fitness and started working out everyday. eventually i quit drinking and with all my efforts combined i lost close to 80lbs in about 9 months. I had never felt so amazing in my life. i had found a new passion for healthy living and fitness, this was GREAT!!!
Then I hit a speed bump. A long 3 year speed bump. I got into a relationship and my priorities changed and i didn't have the support that i needed. the scale began to creep up slowly on me. I even showed Mr. speedbump old pictures of me and told him that i could never go back to that. i started going to the gym again and lost the 10lbs i had gained back. Then tragedy struck and my father passed away. Now if i was Angelina Jolie or some other starlet this probably would have lead to and epic weight loss of the unhealthy kind. unfortunately i lived with in walking distance of 4 bars and with no motivation to keep my self healthy and Mr. speedbumps love of the drink i ended up eating bar food, washed down with vodka most nights of the week.I gained 30lbs back the next two years consisted of my fluctuating between that 30lbs. As my relationship with Mr. Speedbump worsend i found my self wanting to work out again to distract my self from my miserable life. Then i remembered how much i loved it. i started doing kick boxing in my bedroom, going for walks, riding my bike and remembering the great feeling that comes after a good work out. A feeling that can't even compare to any other high that i tried to obtain to mask my unhappiness. Then slowly but surely the scale started giving me a smaller number.
Long story short, things finally ended with Mr. Speedbump and I. It was the first time in a long time that i felt like me again!!!! and as sad and hard as the break-up was it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was able to get back to the Lyz that i had become right before i met him. The happiest Lyz i had ever been. I immediately went to 24hr fitness renewed my membership and signed up for a personal trainer.
Now i am even more dedicated than i ever have been! and not just to loosing weight but eating as healthy as i can. I cut out alcohol, fast food, processed food, high fructose corn syrup and adopted the saying "eat from the ground up" (yeah ok i stole that from my trainer) and now i am in the gym 6-7 days a week or as much as i can be. I have become a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nutrition and exercise and hope that when i reach my goal i can begin a new journey to become a personal trainer and nutritionist.
I wanted to create this blog to share my ongoing journey and to give advice and inspiration to anyone who needs it. don't be afraid to ask my anything, all i want it to pay it forward to others who want to meet goals or change things about their life style.
What I'm about to do now is very scary! but if people can go on shows like the biggest loser and do it then so can i!! I'm going to reveal my weight for the whole world to know!
I tipped the scales at just over 280lbs when i first started and i got all the way down to 199lbs i got back up to 230 when i was with Mr. Speedbump and right before we broke up i weighed 225lbs so that is where i start my count down from as of now. Today i weigh in at 189.8lbs so that's about a 36lb loss since the end of august. I would like to be between 130-140lbs but I'm taking it one pound at a time and setting my goals monthly with my trainer. by 1/8 my goal is to be in the 170's and officially put me in the "century club" loosing over 100lbs! Stay tuned for updates!!!!!
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