Weight vs Inches

So weighing between 164-170 at any given time and never seeing mich of a change can be depressing. That is why I use clothes, body measurements, and what my husband notices. I have avoided measuring myself since last July 2014. Partly out of paying attention to the scale and not to my clothes. 

     Recently, I gave away at least 15 pairs of pants that either are too big or now that they fit, did not look good on me. Only 2 pairs didn't fit but were not my style. Another item is my undies of which i have gone from large down to a med. 

I did go ahead and purchase two new bras which were not as easy to find as I have a large cup size but my ribcage is now 34". Having the right size bras helps my tops fit correctly, the material lays how it was designed without embarrassing gaps.

  Well, Jan 30, 2015, at almost midnight, I finally did my measurements. Wow! I have lost a total of 5"! So, though there has been no weight change, my body is changing. So remember to not get stuck on the scale nber eapecially when you are performing weight bearing exercises.

Dieting vs healthy eating

So in the discussion of dieting, i don't diet. I have plenty of books regarding weight loss and cooking.

My former endocrinologist gave me a choice of the Zone or South Beach.

Well, i am not much for prepackaged food as i am for cooking from scratch so I of course chose the Zone.

The reason I was recommended this is that it is hard for me to get enough caloric intake in a day that is balanced/ healthy. 

So yes, if you eat healthy, you can sometimes be looking at the end of the day with only 900 calories on the balance sheet and thinking can I eat 2 protein bars to reach my 1300 calories and not throw it back up b/c you are already so full.

The result of having a small stomach and not eating enough food is that you can gain weight and not be getting your nutritional needs met.

Don't get me wrong I love and eat unhealthy foods and will cook them willingly or go out and buy them. But instead of eating a 1/2 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, i have my free one and then my favorite Iced Cream Filled. Of course, now a days, I get the Cram Filled withou tthe Chocolate Icing as I can't seem to handle that much sweetness. I also limit myself to a 3-6 month range between donuts. That way it is a special treat and not a habit.

I'm all shook up-

What I workout! It's almost like the first time. I got to work. Told Robert I was just going to rest in my car but he insisted on unlocking the shop and then waited for me to get in the building.

I was shaking so bad I thought I was going to drop everything.

A few minutes later, I turned off the lights an layed down on the coach in the customer lounge. I needed that.

Weekend Warrior Princess

Brain Power 5k? Sure, why not!

3.5 weeks later...

I have to say if it were not for the following events, I don't think this accomplishment would have not happened so soon.

1) Resisting the pull of water at the large wave pool at Schlitterbahn so Darlisa & I could experience as many big waves as possible.

2) Workout with Timothy Parravano at Kelly Personal Fitness

3) Interval training with Dawn Davies & Brian Lippincott

4) Rollerskating on quads

Brian coached me through the 5k on Sunday. I didn't learn until later that Dawn was in the stands cheering us on at the start of the race!

We completed the 5k in 40 min.

I did manage to start off with running past the half mile mark so that was good.

My ultimate goal is to finish a 5k in 25 min. I did want a lower time at this event but I only had a flash of disappointment.

Why? 

Because, I completed a 5k! I didn't quit! Best of all, I did it with my husband!

I love you, Brian!

9 Hours later

      So far, I have had 18 workouts with Tim as my coach. That means that I have worked out for only 9 hours and have gone from my size 12/14 jeans to 10/12 jeans without really losing weight.

     Yes, I'm aware that muscle weighs mor than fat and it also takes up less room. You also might think that since I do other activities that I work out more than that. I have always skated on Tuesdays, walked on some of my lunches and jumped in water at any opportunity as well as working out occasionally to some VHS/DVD at the house. Those things helped me lose 20 lbs in 2 yrs. but I was just maintaining. The fear of getting bigger kept me on  struggle. This time, I'm losing inches!

      Tomorrow I will go walking/jogging with Dawn. Like my trainer, she will not let me know how much further I have to go. I tell Tim that I don't want to know the time and I'm going to try and get him to not tell me how many left either.

     

Well this is the result of my run. 

An average of 12'23" per mile.

Lets see if I can't get that 2'23" shaved off my time on Monday.

Preparing to be killed tomorrow.

     Well, I need to go make my smoothies for tomorrow and tonight's metabolic accelerator smoothie.

     I drink an energy smoothie before I go workout plus 12-16 oz of water before I go to Kelly Personal Fitness with Tim Parravano. He'll probably bump my weights up again and last week I was sore the same day instead of the soreness hitting me the next day. I was also sore until Friday afternoon.

    I did go ahead and run for .5 miles on Sunday. We of course went to Schlitterbahn on Sunday and I did get a good overall workout.

Now off to the kitchen.

Having a workout and visiting with friends too!

I like to do activities I like and if I get to socialize along the way, even better.

Tuesday evenings I usually go rollerskating for 2 hours and I talk with probably around 20-50 people on a given night. When I first get on the to the rink, I try to do 25 full laps to equal approximately 1 mile. Then a chat for a few laps and take it easy then I try to beat a 5 lap minimum of taking my legs in and out continuously.

    What you try to do is tuck your rear end under a clinch those the glute muscles while tightening your abs as you go. Breathing long intense deep diaphragm breaths is necessary to get the max workout of your abs.

Don't slump.

Use those inner and outer thigh muscles to move your legs by squeezing in and pushing out and pressing your skates

Hard into the floor. Your legs don't have to go way out but this way, YouTube fast and keep your stride short and efficient.

Today, I met up with Dawn at town

Lake/Zilker park and walked for almost an hour for about 3 miles. We got to chat. Along the way. Next time she will have me at a faster pace as she knows my gaol is to do a 5K in 25 minutes.

Looking forward to going kayaking with Brian and maybe we will get to take the dogs and my sisters out hiking at McKinney Falls this year when the weather is cooler.

Of course going to the

Waterpark is also more exercise than you think until you get home

And collapse early in the evening.

Where are my Zumba DVDs?