June 1, 2016
Week Seven Start Date: Feb. 22, 2016
Holy Moly, did I hit a wall this week. I was doing fine at the beginning of the week. Well, not really. I was exhausted, I was sore, I was cranky and to top it all off I had my apples taken away. That might sound like a minor thing, but it was really the only crunchy, sweet thing left in my diet. The only thing linking me to some sort of variety in my diet and the only thing left that c...
May 27, 2016
Week Five Start Date: Feb. 8,2016
The first month is done!! I'm almost afraid to say this, but I think I got this! I'm working hard (5-6 hours of cardio a week and lifting several days a week). There are days when I'm exhausted and I know I'm not drinking enough water, but all things considered, I'm chugging along just fine these days.
The only bummer right now is that my coach dropped protein bars from my diet....
March 7, 2016
Week Four Start Date: Feb. 1, 2016
I went into this week with both excitement and dread. I could feel the changes happening in my body and knew that I had done a good job at sticking with my program. There is always that nagging voice in my head that worries if I've done enough, if it really is working the way I think it is, or worries that there is some disasterous surprise I didn't see coming.
Overall my measu...
March 7, 2016
Week Three Start Date: January 25, 2016
My new life of working out and clean eating is starting to become a little more normal. What is it they say about 21 days creating a habit? Sure seems to be proving true. I can see the difference in my body and I feel like the fuel I'm feeding my body is creating the well oiled machine it is supposed to be.
Funny how easy is it is to get away from the fact that food is...
February 15, 2016
Week Two Start Date: Jan. 18, 2016
Oh, thank God week one is over! I survived!! I even survived without wine!! Don't get me wrong, the cray cray train still has a stop or two left before it reaches the station, but this week I was able to take a moment to stop and smell a few roses. Yes folks, I actually stepped back and acknowledged some improvements.
At the end of August when I started at the gym, I could...
February 14, 2016
Week One Start Date: Jan. 11, 2016
Yowza! is all I have to say. What a week of crazy emotions and quite a bit of panic! The constant thoughts of "What have I done?!" "I can't do this!" "Wait, can I eat that?" "What do I do for fun now that I can't drink alcohol?!" "I have to wear WHAT?!" just about drove me out of my mind. I'm sure I drove all of my friends, family and co-workers a bit crazy as well. I constantly feel lik...
January 23, 2016
Being a former dancer, I was always used to being in great shape. Over the years I've ridden the roller coaster of in shape/not in as good of shape, but I've never really been completely out of shape...until I turned 50. Wow, that was one body change I was not fully prepared for! I'm four years in now, and the body just seemed to be happy on the fast road to old age. I felt old and frumpy, which if you know me in person, i...