3rd Week: July 16, 2012

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the delayed post I know I usually update on the weekends but I was busy and didn't get around to it. I hit up happy hour with my coworkers on Friday, had to go shopping on Saturday for a baby shower and then on Sunday I had the baby shower to go too :) So as you can see I didn't have a lot of time to sit down and write a post.

Thank you for the comments from the weeks before. I did see a request to explain more about the nutritional cleanse that I am on. And I'm more than happy to share that with you! :) Right now I am on a 30 day cleanse, and to answer your question YES I can eat solid food! On shake days I'll have a shake for breakfast and usually a shake for lunch then dinner with be my one meal for the day. The meal consists on lean protein, 1 serving of whole grains (either brown rice, or whole wheat pasta), and vegetables. I'll have 6-12 almonds during the day and 1 serving of organic fruit. Plus my cleanse comes with delicious chocolate bars that I usually eat one with my almonds. It make it feel like I'm eating a Hershey's Dark Chocolate Hug :) For cleanse days I drink the cleanses liquid four times through out the day, have a snack in the early morning, then another snack in the afternoon. (My snack is usually the serving of almonds and 1 chocolate bar, then a serving a fruit for the next snack) In all honesty the cleanse liquid that I make with water is really not that bad, I've gotten use to it, but the first day I ever drank it was the hardest. In between those times I am drinking ice cold water. You are suppose to consume half your body weight in ounces. So as you can imagine I go to the bathroom once an hour. I feel like a pregnant women ;) If you are interested in starting the cleanse I am on please let me know. They have a 9 day cleanse as well as the 30 day. If you need more information or have any questions please leave a comment :)

So to follow up with my post from last week on Wednesday I completed half of my homework for Kelly. I did manage to get both of my walks in on Thursday however for Friday when I went to get up it was storming outside. Hence no walk. :/ (I did get to sleep in for an hour for the first time in a long time so that was nice) Whenever I tried to workout this past weekend, the sky's would open up. I also had more than one meal on Friday, hey I hadn't had a drink in over a month so the two Strongbows and one shot I had really did me in, I knew if I wanted to drive home I was going to have to put something in my system, I hadn't eaten since lunch. So my girlfriends and I ended up going to Smashburger. It was my first time, and it was really good! Not too healthy what I chose (single burger, with blue cheese, lettuce, onions, mayo and french fries plus a coke), but they do have healthier options that I will have to check out the next time I go. This moring was the first workout I had had with Kelly since she left last week. For those of you who are friends with me on Facebook, you saw my status this morning. For those of you who aren't let me share it with you "I may not want to get out of bed in the morning but the feeling I get after my workout is the greatest feeling :)" My friend JD and I were talking last week about the high you get after your workout. I love that feeling! It helps to keep me motivated and to want to continue to workout! For my friend SR (and those of you needing motivation) that first step is always the hardest, you have to prepare yourself mentally and not give up. There are going to be days when you don't want to get out of bed and go to the gym and days were you fall off the wagon and pig out. But remember that tomorrow is a new day and to keep going and focus on the end goal. You're going to have bad days and good days in life, this is a journey that I am on and I remind my self that everyday. I hope by sharing my highs and low on this Journey to Fabulosity that I inspire and motivate you to make the changes in your life!

Now for your viewing pleaseure here are two new videos :)

Thursday morning 7/12

 

 Monday afternoon 7/16

Well that's all for now, I will update you later this week and let you know how things are progressing! :) As I am writing my new post it is still thundering and lighting outside plus it has started to rain so no walk for me tonight. In the mean time, please remember to stay focused and stay motivated!

Midweek Update: July 11, 2012

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all are having a good full week. I know for me the week is dragging, but at least we are on the down hill of things. :) Kelly is off Thursday and Friday this week so we did the weight in this morning. So no need for drum rolls, I didn't lose anything BUT I didn't gain anything either. (Considering I had a small vanilla cone from Dairy Queen on Sunday) So I'm still at the 300 mark but I am still working out hard and hope to have much better numbers for next weeks weight in. (Must stay positive)

On Monday Kelly made me jog, not just to the end of her street, but the whole neighborhood. We did our warm up lap and then on the way back to the house she said she wanted me to do some jogging. I thought we where going to do like we did last week, but oh no, we get to the end of her street and she said oh baby keep going, we're going to jog the neighborhood! :) In my head I'm trying to get myself psyched up to complete it. Which I did! I felt soo good! Kelly was so proud of me too!

Post Jog with Kelly! :)

Yesterday I had a great workout with Kelly and felt so energize afterwards. We did 30 minutes of cardio on the stationary bike while doing shoulder presses with 6 pound weights for 20 reps for a total of 5 sets at the same time. Then while still on the bike we did lateral shoulder raises for 15 reps for a total of 3 sets. After cardio we had a few minutes left and I worked my triceps using 15 pounds, doing 15 reps for 2 sets.

My workout this morning we focused on big muscle groups. I did cleans with 65 pounds 15 reps for 2 sets. I wanted to die! The weather this morning was rainy so my left wrist that I broke a few years ago was causing me some difficulty. I had to take a few breaks in between reps due to the pain. But I was able to complete the sets! We also did squats, curl and shoulder presses and just curls.

And now for your viewing pleasure here is a short video of me! :) Enjoy!

Well that's its for now, hope everyone has a great rest of the week and I will post again this weekend. Until then stay focused and stay motivated!

2nd week!: Friday 7/6 Weight In

Hi Everyone! :)

So I had a nice surprise on the scale on Friday, I am continue to lose and doing really good! So since I'm sure you wanting to know how I did here goes.....I lost another 5 pounds that's a total of 31!!! I'm exactly at the 300 mark, hopefully this week I will be under it! :)

I did cardio yesterday with my dog Diva she enjoyed being able to get out of the house and go for a walk. I was going to walk by myself but after she saw me getting ready she came and gave me those puppy dogs eyes asking Mama can I please go with you? She even did her sit pretty where she sits and raises one paw up. How could I say no?! So I was able to keep a good pace going with her, I know her Mommy (my sister) out in LA would be happy to know that Bebe got some exercise yesterday ;) Pretty soon I'll be able to take her out for runs which is her favorite and what she likes to do with her other Mommy (my sister).

My walking/cuddling buddy Diva!

So you are able to keep up with my progress here are my before pictures...not the most glamorous but oh well. ;) Trust me I'm not proud of them by no means, come on people its 6:00 in the morning!

Front

Right Side

Back

Left Side

I'll have Kelly take update photos soon! I can tell that my pants are getting really baggy. If it wasn't for my big butt and hips they'd fall down ;)

I was told I need to put a video on here, so please send me some suggestions! Let me know what you want to watch :)

I hope everyone has a great start to the work week and another full week at that. I don't know about you but having Wednesday off in the middle of the week really through me off. Thursday was another Monday and Friday felt like Tuesday. I'll take more pictures as the week unfolds and update you all on Wednesday!

So until next time, stay focused and stay motivated!

Let me start out by saying Thank you for checking out my blog…so here goes.

My name is Tiffani I’m 27 years old and I live in South Florida. I should start back a few months ago when I had a flutter feeling in my chest and at times felt like an irregular heartbeat or fast beat. I went and saw my cardiologist and he diagnosed me with high blood pressure and put me on medication. All other blood work and test came back normal. He said he felt my weight was what was causing my high blood pressure and once I lost it I would be able to get off the medication. He said I needed to make a change and lose the weight. At the time I was doing Weightwatchers online and trying to follow the program. In the few weeks that followed I slowly started to lose a few pounds. I wasn’t working out just following how many points I was allowed to eat in a day. My mom had come across a flyer advertising a personal trainer. I looked at her website and liked what I saw. But to be honest it took me over a month to get the courage to reach out to Kelly. I was scared, scared of failing and facing the lifestyle that I needed to change.

When I started my weight lost journey I was 331 pounds. (I am going to be honest and give my numbers I am not ashamed of how heavy I am, I love who I am inside and out but I know I am doing damage that will only cause me more problems later on in life) By the time I got to Kelly I had only lost 2 pounds doing the point system. (Not that it’s a great system because it is, but I needed more, more motivation and more discipline) Kelly put me on a strict diet of only protein and vegetables, no more carbohydrates or dairy. This was hard, I love my cup of coffee in the morning with French Vanilla creamer, and most people say I like creamer with my coffee, but whatever ;) I know how I like my coffee and I like it blond. Kelly also gave me the resources to check out a nutritional cleanse program that she recommended. With the program you could do a 9 day cleanse or a 30 days cleanse. I’m not going to lie I’ve never done a cleanse in my life and have never really dieted. I didn’t think I would be able to do a 30 day it just seem too overwhelming at the time. So I opted for the 9 day. I knew it was going to be intense; my sister had done the 30 day program before so I had an idea of what I was getting myself into. Headaches and hunger pains not to mention moodiness! OK ok it’s really not that bad, but you know how your imagination can get the best of you when you are scared. So like Kelly advised me to do, I did my research. After reading and watching some videos I felt more comfortable with completing the 9 day. I got myself mentally ready because I knew it was going to be hard. I finish my 9 day cleanse and that Friday Kelly took my measurements and I weight again. Just on the 9 day cleanse alone I lost 11 pounds! I couldn’t believe it!! I thought maybe I had read the scale wrong when I got on it, so I got on it again and couldn’t believe what I was seeing! With Kelly’s diet before the cleanse and doing the cleanse after I had lost 20 pounds! 20 pounds!!! I’ll say it again because I was completely shocked, 20 pounds!!! In 4 weeks’ time with working out with Kelly every morning Monday through Friday at 6:00am I lost 20 pounds!! I was beyond ecstatic!!!

So now I am on my technically second week of the 30 day cleanse, it’s been hard this month with birthdays, vacations and company from out of town to stick with the program. I took a 5 day hiatus when I visited family in Virginia and North Carolina. But I only ate half of whatever I ordered when we went out and tried to stick with healthy options. I’ll admit I did have some sweet tea while I was there; it’s a staple in the south and its own food group, right? J Kelly kicked my butt when I got back in town and when I did the Friday weight in I was worried, I knew I had just taken 5 days off and was scared of what the scale would show. Well to my surprise I lost 2 pounds!! J So now we are at a total of 22! I was happy knowing what all I had consumed. I mean people we’re talking about the late night drunk munchies of Sonic at 3:00 in the morning. Again I only ate half of my chicken sandwich and tots. Hey we don’t have Sonic in South Florida and I’d missed it from my college days so I let myself cheat and have some J

Just yesterday I had my Friday weight in and I was excited to see what if any I had lost since last week’s weight in of 2 pounds. This past week we had company in town and it was great to have visitors but that meant that I didn’t always stick with the program. But for the most part I only cheated on 2 days and not 5. So drum roll please…..when I weight yesterday I had lost another 5 pounds!! That’s a total of 27!!! J I am 5 pounds away from finally being under the 300 mark!!!! I am going to be strict this week which shouldn’t be a problem because no birthday, vacations or company in town to derail me. So please stay tuned for an update of my progress.

I will upload pictures and let you know how the week is going. J So until next time, stay focused and stay motivated!

Mid Week Update: Happy 4th of July!

Hi everyone! Hope you had a safe and Happy 4th of July! I wanted to give you a midweek update on my progress and let you know how things are going.

Even thou today is a holiday doesn't mean that I didn't get my workout in ;) I did however change it from 6:00am to 9:30am since I had the day off I wanted to be able to sleep in just a little bit. Kelly and I did our normal warm up lap around her block, on the return she mentioned I should go inside on the bike since it was so hot out today. As we are making it back to her house she asks, do you think you could jog? I tell her I don't know, I'm not sure if I'm ready for that. She replays oh I think you're ready! I want you to jog to your car on the count of 3. So on three I went for it. I was actually jogging! Oh and we didn't stop at the car, oh no we kept on going to the end of her block and back! :)  I couldn't believe that at the stage that I am in working out with Kelly that I was jogging! I was soo proud of myself! Then to add to more of the workout high I did kick boxing for the first time. Nothing like getting a little aggression out ;)

Kicking some butt!

Yesterday Kelly and I did legs. Here is a pic of me doing sumo squats with 30 pounds.

I can't remember the name of this exercise but here is a pic of me doing it. I pick the bar up from the ground bring it to my chest the raise it above my head :) I know its only 5 pounds but after jogging and kick boxing I was tired ;)

I told you on Saturday that I was going to be strict, and strict I have been. I've been doing my homework of power walking at night for 30 minutes. I've been using my new watch that EN got me for my birthday to time myself.

Thanks E! :) And you know I LOVE the color ;)

Also I haven't cheated, I've been sticking with my shakes twice a day and one meal. I didn't even cave and have pizza yesterday when SR was eating it in front of me. I set there and enjoy instead my shake :)

SN's delicious and smelled SOOO good pizza and Coke!

What my yummy shake looks like :)

Well thats all for now. I will let you know how the rest of the week pans out and how I did at weight in on Friday! :) So until next time, stay focused and stay motivated!