Rejoice! Week 3 results

Oh happy day, oh happy day, OH HAPPY DAY (I am singing that just so ya know)!!! If you can't tell, I am in a GREAT mood this wonderful Thursday morning! Today marks 3 weeks since I have started my DC3 life style change. I have had my weak moments, but over all I have never felt better before. Would you like to know what my results are for this week?

This past week I lost 2.2 pounds for a total of 13.0 pounds since November 8th, 2012! So, sing with me... OH HAPPY DAY!!! I still have another 20-25 pounds that I want to lose, but 13 pounds is a GREAT start. I am really trying NOT to get caught up with the number on the scale, but more so how my clothes are fitting me. Lets just say, I am starting to wear some clothes that I haven't been able to wear in awhile. I can really tell a difference in my stomach, it is much flatter then it has been in a while. Casey even stopped me the other night and commented on my stomach being flatter. It made my day (I just LOVE him)!

Today is down home dinner at work (where they cater in lunch for us) and we will be having brisket tacos from one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. I told myself that if I lost weight this week, I would eat with everyone else. After seeing that 2.2 pound loss, I got to thinking... I really don't want to have to re-lose that weight just because I had brisket tacos (and the fixins). So I have decided NOT to take part in down home this week, after all its just food.

I hope y'all have a wonderful day, I know I will...

Back Workout

My company Christmas party is in 11 days...11 days, the dress I have in my closet looks amazing on me (now that I have lost some of my belly fat) BUT, it wont zip all the way closed in the back. I have been working so hard on my belly and my legs and now that I have 11 days left, I realize that my back is the problem...

I am not defeated, I have 11 days to work on the problem! 11 days of eating 110% perfectly. 11 days of making myself get up and workout even if I don't want to. 11 days of kicking butt and taking names!!! Here goes nothing... I am going to wear that dress to the party because I really do NOT want to buy another one. (I am kind of a penny pincher, specially for things like this... a dress I am only going to wear once for a couple of hours).

I searched the Internet high and low and found a great picture that listed back workouts (picture below). I printed it out and took it to the gym with me today. I have to say, I worked muscles I haven't worked in awhile and I am kind of sore. I finished up at the gym with some sprints (as much as I can sprint with a bum knee) on the elliptical and then met with my friend Melissa who is helping me write out a menu*.

*I will blog about my menu later, basically I have been struggling with finding good recipes that are actually good for you and taste good. I am stumped, so I have asked Melissa to help me out. So very thankful she is helping...

I think I can... I know I can...

I am back from holiday break!! I started the break off really strong but ended it very badly. Last night, I was so disappointed in myself. I literally laid on the couch with Casey and complained about my headache (from diet coke withdrawals) and about how bloated I was. YUCK!

Thanksgiving Day I hit a new all time low on the scale (with doing the DC3 method). I was so happy!! Then Thanksgiving night came and I kept my promise to myself of eating in moderation and having 1 piece of dessert, I had a cookie. It wasn't until AFTER dinner when we left did it all go down hill... Casey stopped at the gas station and I asked him to get me a diet coke. I told him "its Thanksgiving, I can have 1 and be okay..." Man I wish he hadn't fallen for that lie. I was okay that night, but the next morning was a different story. I am not going to blame it all on the diet coke but... it was all the diet cokes fault! HA-HA! Seriously, I woke up craving foods that I haven't craved in almost 3 weeks. And everything I ate only left me wanting more. It wasn't pretty. By Sunday morning, I was up 2 pounds from Thanksgiving morning... and I still had to go to my sisters house for Thanksgiving dinner. Lets just say that wasn't very pretty either.

This morning I forgot to weigh in. I am not sure if I really forgot or if I was to scared that I just stayed far away from the scale as possible. Might be the latter one, but who is keeping track?! Today has been GREAT. I am back on a schedule, I have limited food choices, and I went to the gym and went hardcore for an hour. Thursday marks 3 weeks of DC3 and I promise myself that I will be smaller than I was last Thursday. I think I can, I think I can... wait, I know I can, I know I can!!

Hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving break!

Bike Workout

Yesterday I met with a friend, Melissa, up at the gym and she showed me a new kick butt workout on the bike. After completing the workout, I was dripping with sweat... and it was only 15 minutes long. So this morning, I decided that when Casey woke up for work I would wake up with him and take my booty to the gym! I need to work for that piece of pie I am going to eat tomorrow...

 

The workout on the bike is as follows:

 

1. Warm up for 3-5 minutes on a resistance of 2

 

2. Then bump it up to a resistance of 4 and go for 1 minute while keep your RPMs between 60-70.

 

3. Keep the resistance at 4 and go really fast (pushing through your heels) and make sure to get your RPMs up over 100... and keep them there for 30 seconds.

 

4. Repeat the 1 minute intervals and the 30 second intervals until you have completed 15 minutes.

 

5. Cool down with 3-5 minutes on a resistance of 2

 

 

(That is a cup of water, not diet coke... just for all you wondering! 2 weeks without a diet coke!!)

 

Remember, just because it is a holiday doesn't mean that you cant make time to workout or you cant watch what you eat. Holiday is an excuse to see family and friends, not an excuse to gain weight! Stay on track and stay focused, I know I am going to!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all