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Day 70

Alright so today marks the 70th day until my challenge with Turbo Fire is over. I am in a busy time of year with the holidays, family and basketball season, grades, finals and finishing up my masters programs. Last night it just hit me that these next 70 days and the rest of my life are going to be different. I am not sure exactly how this blog is going to go. I am going just going to document my life as it happens and write as I see fit.

 

I woke up this morning at 5 and couldn't go back to sleep. Not only am I doing the Turbo Fire Challenge but I happened to commit to training for another half marathon. My assistant principal was talking about how she was doing one in March, I mentioned I had trained for one this summer (but didn't complete it because it fell on the first week of volleyball tryouts) and next thing you know I am signing up to do this one.

 

So as I was laying in bed this morning I started planning what today was going to look like and some how motivate myself to get up. I thought well if I ran to my tanning salon (cliche I know) then run back I would get a nice little workout in. Mind you I have not run over 2.5 miles since early JULY and wasn't exactly sure how far away it was. So I anticipated walking some of the way there and most of the way back. I surprised myself by running the entire way there, which turned out to be 3 miles. Funny part was I got there at 815 am AND they were CLOSED until 9 lol. There was no way I was waiting so I turned right around and started back; again not thinking that I was going to make it the whole way back. Ontop of that I got to run in my brand new pair of Nike Fusion running shoes and let me just tell you, it felt like I was running on air. I can't wait to buy another pair that is how much I love them, and I don't buy new shoes.

 

One of the things I noticed with this run is that I really tried to control my thoughts and my breathing. Anytime I felt like I was going to stop, I talked myself through it. When I started to breath really heavily I resorted back to breathing techniques I learned in college for meditation. The crazy thing was at certain times I found myself smiling as I was running because I was proud at how well I was doing. As soon as I got home I went right into my Turbo Fire workout and continued on with my day.

 

THE WORKOUTS

6 mile run - 72 minutes

Turbo Fire 45 - 45 minutes

Total Cal = 1256

 





 

THE MEALS

 

Breakfast - Total Cal 274

Breakfast Quesadillas

1 whole wheat tortilla

2 egg whites

1 tbsp pico

1-2 oz jack or mozzarella cheese.

16 oz. Water

Cook eggs and pico together, put in tortilla, top with cheese.

 

Snack #1 - Total Cal 289

Yogo Berry Blast Shakeology

1 scoop Vegan Tropical Strawberry Shakeology

8 oz. water

2-3 oz organic OJ

1 cup frozen mixed berries

4 oz. faci plain yogurt

1 frozen banana

Mix in Blender

 

Lunch - Total Cal - 350

Egg salad Sandwich, Carrots/Ranch

 2 teaspoons mayonnaise, low-fat

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon oregano, dried

1 egg, large

1 egg white, cooked

1/4 cup celery, fresh, diced

2 slices bread, whole wheat

Mix together and put on bread

 

8 Carrots and 1 tbsp of Fat Free Ranch

6 fluid ounces milk, fat-free

 

Snack #2

Garlic Parmesan Popcorn - Total Cal 115

2 cups air popped popcorn

1 tbsp Parmesan cheese

2 tsp. garlic powder

10 sprays of nonstick butter flavored spray

16 oz water

Place 1/2 cup whole popcorn kernels in brown paper sack and fold over. Cook in microwave for 2-3 min. Once cooked add 10 sprays, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese.

 

Dinner

Herb Roasted Chicken and Veggies - Total Cal 350

1 whole chicken

Herbs (I used McCormicks Salt free garlic and herb, everyday seasoning, garlic salt, pepper)

Juice from 1/2 lemon

Butter flavored non stick cooking spray

Mined/crush garlic

 

Wash and clean chicken. Squeeze lemon inside chicken and rub garlic on inside. Spray butter cooking spray on outside of chicken. Rub herbs, salt and pepper. I cooked mine at 400 for 55 min covered in foil and 25 min without foil.

 

Veggies

Carrots and Sweet potatoes

Spray with butter non stick cooking spray

Season with your choice ( I used McCormicks salt free vegetable and ever day seasonings)

 16oz water

Place around the chicken

Total Cal = 1378

 

 

 

 

 

To end our day we went up to my school and played basketball. Jayden can't get enough as this is the first year he is playing. He was so excited to tell everyone he made 41 shots (no lie), we were up there for a good 2 hours. We got home, showered and decided to let him open up a Christmas gift (so we could have family game night). He couldn't wait to open his first present and was so excited (as were his father and I) to play UNO attack. Until we realized I didn't have any C batteries. And being as it was 9 o'clock I wasn't trucking out the store to go get some. So instead we watched Smurfs as a family and within 5 min my tired little boy was passed out in his daddy's arms. In light of all of the recent tragedy's I can't spend enough time with the 2 loves of my life. My little boy amazes me each and everyday with the things he says and does. I cannot imagine the agony that the parents of Newtown, CT are going through. I pray each and every night that God will bring them peace.

 

 

 

The Story

Ok so after much deliberation and thought I have decided to start blogging my journey. I am excited for what God has in store for me and if I can help inspire or change just one person's life than my job is complete. Who knows no one may even read but I want to be able to look back at where I was and see the journey I made.

THE BEGINNING
Where to start, where to start........last year around February I made the decision that I needed to make some changes, both physically, mentally and spiritually. Since moving to Texas in 2009 I had gained roughly 35lbs and was well past a healthy wait I was pushing 170 (about the same I weighed full term with Jayden). I knew that I needed to make some changes, not only that I was scheduled to be in a wedding in March 2012 and I couldn't even fit into the dress I was going to wear. So in Feb I started working out, I was going to the gym and working out 3-4 times a week. PROBLEM- I love food and I come from a family of bakers and cookers, so I thought that since I was working out I could continue to eat how I wanted. DUH YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!! I wouldn't figure this out until much later, and you would think being a sports medicine graduate I would of thought to use my own smarts. Sometimes we are better at giving advice than taking our own. So here I was thinking I was doing what I was supposed to be doing.

February 2012

I was completely disgusted with myself. I have never been one to wear one-piece swimsuits but I was so ashamed of how I looked that I bought my first one EVER.

THE ROAD TO CHANGE
So in April I decided that on my bucket list of things to do I wanted to run a half marathon. So I began training with one of my favorite people and now good friends and chiropractor, I trained through the remainder of the year and started to modify what I was eating. Not only that in June I signed up for Jay Johnson's bootcamp. For those of you who don't know Jay he is the world renowned trainer for the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. I thought for sure he could whip this body in to high gear.

 

July 2012

 

So while I was seeing some results, I still wasn't losing any weight I was down to 165 or gaining any muscle. When I did the fitness test at the end of Jay's bootcamp I was at a whopping 30% body fat. For my height that is considered obese. I had trained all summer for the marathon was running anywhere from 10-13 miles several times a week. I was completely defeated and felt like I was doing all of this hard work with no results. I know that my thought process was that because I was working out so much I could also eat more calories WRONG!!!

 

 

CHANGE IS COMING!!!!!

In September of 2012 one of my good friends and co-baseball mommas, was talking about what she did for a living; she was a Beachbody Coach. For those of you who do not know what Beachbody is, they are the AMAZING creators of P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire and many, many other fitness programs. We started talking and instantly hit it off. She shared similar stories of struggle and recommended I get my thyroid levels checked. She gave me the name to her Dr. and I called and scheduled an appt. Dr. Ricks was awesome, I shared my frustrations, with my former Dr, told him how I felt like something wasn't right with my body. I have never been one that has had difficulty losing weight and with as much as I had been working out something just didn't seem right. He ordered tests for everything under the sun.

 

Meanwhile after talking with Whitney I decided that I wanted to take the plunge and do Turbo Fire and Shakeology and also become a coach. If I could share my story and help others I am doing something right. The end of September, I started my workouts and drinking Shakeology. I hit it hard and fast, I completely changed my eating (note: not diet, because it's not a diet its a lifestyle change), started eating healthier, and motivating myself to do better.

 

Well the results came back from the Dr and none of my levels were off. But the Dr wasn't satisfied so he ordered an ultrasound. Low and behold he found a cyst on my right ovary, endometriosis and issues with my IUD. He scheduled immediate surgery and discussed how all of these things, in particular my IUD were causing issues with my hormones that couldn't be detected by blood work. I was relieved to find it was nothing serious, however I knew myself and knew that once I stopped working out it was going to be hard to get back into. I had come so far; I was down to 155 and feeling great.

 

FAST FORWARD

After complications with my surgery, a crazy whirlwind things that happened in my life and basketball season my predictions came true. While I was continuing to drink my Shakeology and maintaining the same weight I wasn't motivated to workout. I had every excuse in the book; too busy, too tired not enough time, you name it I gave it. UNTIL NOW!!!!!!

 

After some tragic events in our society and some self-realization from myself and conversations with the man above. I realized I only have ONE LIFE and that life is NOW!!!! I want to become a better person, keep up with my ever growing and crazy busy son and be a better girlfriend. I am back on the wagon and ready to stay on. I restarted my 90 challenge at the beginning of November, however I know that I have given a very sub par performance. So today I am making the pledge to myself, to God and to You that I will complete this journey and much much more!!!!!! This will not only be a journey of fitness but of spiritual and personal growth as well. Not only am I working out and eating healthy, I am reading an excellent book that was recommended to me by a good friend "Get Out Of That Pit" by Beth Moore. I will review chapters I have read and share stories of triumph and tribulations. Today I am proud of my story, where I have been as it has made me who I am. However, I am most excited to see where I am going.

So I leave you with these three pictures of me, my motivation and my inspiration.

        

  Right now as I am - BUT NOT WHERE I WILL BE    

            

 

GOALS - write them down, they become tangible, the more likely you are to accomplish them.

                

 

 

This is scary and uncomfortable for me I don't do well sharing my struggles and failures. But I am sharing my life with you and I am stepping out of my comfort zone.