New Adventures

I haven't blogged in over a month. The last month has been crazy. School started... need I say more? More recently, in the last 2 weeks I have made some decisions to get back on track and work more.

I became a vegetarian. You're thinking, "but Faith.. you need protein". Guess what? Protein can be found in other things besides meat! It can be found in dairy products, nuts, beans, legumes, etc. Honestly, I'm probably eating more protein now than I was before... and it's healthier proteins.

I also bought T25. That's a program by the same people who put out Insanity and P90X. You focus for 25 minutes a day, for 25 minutes a day on different areas of your body. I started on Monday... and while I'm not as sore as I thought I would be... I'm still sore.

I'm also still going to my trainer (and friend). She's amazing. Even though she has a bum knee right now, she still put my work out buddy and me through the ringer today. I think she was making us work out for her too... just kidding!

I stepped on the scale today at my trainers and guess what??? I'm at 201!!! That's back to my pre-vacation weight AND super close to one-derland! ^_^   I'm going to work super hard this week so that next week I'm there! It'll happen guys! It will!

Here's my stats for this week:

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs

Current weight: 201lbs

Goal weight: 150 lbs

Pounds to go: 51

Weeks until deadline: 23

Avg loss per week to reach goal: 2.22 lbs

The Great Return

I know I said I would be back at it last week. But let's be real... I didn't. Now, I didn't do all that badly. I tried to eat well. I didn't do great at it.. but I tried. And.. confession: I ate french fries on Sunday. I hadn't had fried food in almost 2 months. Do you know what I learned? I'm not missing anything. It isn't even that good.

I just got back from a run 15 minutes ago. My first run in... at least 2 weeks. I expected it to be the worst run ever since it had been so long. However, I was pleasantly surprised when it took me 11:48 to run a mile. It's not my fastest time, but it's only 10 seconds away from it. But at the end of the first mile, I did something funny to my leg which caused me to walk the rest of the way home. I still went 2.75 miles.

This is real life. Things get tough. I'm not a superstar dieter with cameras all around me to show people that I'm working out and eating right. That would be the most nerve wrecking experience! It's hard enough for me to blog about it. But, I do it.. because it keeps me honest. I know my trainer stalks me on here.. and anywhere else I post fitness things. My workout buddies keep me exercising. My best friends ask me how I'm doing. My best friends' mom makes note of how "skinny" I am every time she sees me. It keeps me going. THANK YOU ALL. If it weren't my my gigantic support system, not even my determination would keep me going.

I don't have a weight for this week. I don't trust any scale but my trainers (especially since my doctors scale was 3 lbs off).. and things didn't work for me to go there this week. But I will have one next week!

As my favorite person from Biggest Loser (Season 14) says:

Between Happiness and Disappointment

Hey all,

I had my trainer weigh me today.  The first time I stepped on the scale it showed an insane amount of loss. I almost cried, but just to make sure it was right I stepped on the scale about five more times. Three of these times it read "error".. and the next two were not as insane of an amount. I did lose weight... I lost 2.4 lbs! Which is good.. it's closer to my goal [that's what I keep telling myself], but it's still about a pound and a half short of where I wanted to be after two weeks.

I know it's because I've been working out more.. and while my clothes are fitting better because I've lost fat, I've gained muscle. Which takes up less room... but I'm slightly disappointed, even though I know I shouldn't be. Perhaps, I'm too hard on myself. I just keep thinking "what if I didn't have that slice of pie on the 4th... and the next day?" and "I should've worked out more..." but that's only going to make things worse.

If I'm going to do this, I have to stay positive.

Starting Weight: 208.4 lbs
Current Weight: 206 lbs
Goal Weight: 150 lbs
Pounds to go: 56 lbs
Weeks until deadline: 34

In a Weeks Time

Hey all!

It's been a crazy week with work and 4th of July. However... In the last week:

I have done---
Bob Harper's Ab workout video (crazy intense.. but the man is a genius). I can't lie.. I didn't finish the whole video. I did half and I couldn't move anymore.

Zumba! Shout out to my Zumba friends! You're the best!

Cleaned my whole level of the house

Ab Pro workout app! (it's free!!)

Ran--
2.31 miles on Monday
2.89 miles today

My eating wasn't spot on yesterday because of the holiday. I didn't even track. But I tried to make good choices. As well as on Wednesday night when we celebrated my mom's birthday. But I'm back on track today.

I don't have a weight for you because I don't trust any scales except the one at my trainer's and she's out of town. But I will have one on Tuesday. Promise! I'm hoping that I'll have lost a significant amount, but with how much I've been working out, I'm not sure since I'm probably gaining muscle at a significant rate. But, we shall see...

Check ya all later! <3