Weight part 2

It's the 27th this morning my weight is at 231. I glad I am back on diet just scared I won't be able to do exercise, knee is hurting me trying to tough it out and fibromyalgai is flaring up so in lots of pain but I know losing weight is only thing that is going to help me with both problems.  Going to try treadmill no elliptical,  think elliptical will aggravated my knee to much.

Diet

So I have playing around with different diets and avoiding the diet I used and work for me before. So I am going to do the 4 day bloat then move right into flat belly diet. My work is organizing the employees to do a 5K walk in October and I want to drop some weight before then. So I am size 18 and weight is 233.3 at 6 pm today. By October 11th want to be at 223 or lower. So wish me luck ; )

I am trying

I didn't last very long was able to do 5 each on the abs challenge but only made it to 45 squats. Sorry try for more tomorrow

Challenge

1 hour is 4% of your day...

So since I am off for summer vacation and I didn't get the class I wanted for summer school I thought this would be a good time to start a challenge. I decided that besides the hour of cardio I am already trying to do every day that I would add these two challenges. I took before photos of my butt and stomach from the side and will post them with after photos once the 30day challenge is over. 

The first is a squat challenge where you do 100 squats a day for 30days with weight. Now I am not sure how much weight I will use yet or if it will stay the same through out the challenge but I am going to try and start with 15lb and hopefully by the end I will be able to do closer to 30lb. 

The second challenge is called the Brazen Fit 24 Day Ab Challenge

Now besides the cardio and challenges I am also working on better time management or trying to make sure that the workouts don't stop when work starts again in August.

So I have seen this picture or one like it all over the place lately and it got me thinking how is 1 hour 4%  of your day and I figured it out they include the time your a sleep which is crap because if we could exercise in our sleep weight wouldn't be an issue. So if you do the math it breaks down to 15minutes is 1% of you day and if I am awake 16 hours a day that gives me 64%. But breaking my day down in to 15minute increments is a bit to much for me. And if I really get in to breaking it down based on how much time I am awake it is something like 1 hour is 6.66% of the total time I am awake But what I get from this is you are awake for over half the day there is no reason you can't spend an hour getting you butt up and moving. 

By the way if want to do this challenge with me just take a before pic of your butt and stomach from the side and hold on to it for 30day so you have a comparison photo you can post at the end.

So Jaynine found this on Pinterest with a progress picture but I can't get that picture to post so I will link it so you can check it out.  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/222083825349302797/

To days work out

Unusual Morning

Today, a strange thing happened.  I put on a tank top that, normally, is very short on me because of the combination of my.....frontal assets and......fat.  So I'm just getting ready for work, I throw it on and, it fits.  Like it fits like a normal shirt should.  It's long enough, I don't feel like Baby Huey.  I haven't been doing a lot, I just started hiking yesterday.  However I have been watching what I eat a little more closely.  MY pants are loose around the waistband, so we'll see how this month progresses.  The plan is hiking 3 days a week, watching what I eat at work (which is my snack time usually), and walking the neighborhood.  I do plan to add weight lifting in April after we clean the garage and FINALLY unpack everything we moved TWO YEARS AGO!  I will keep you updated, but basically I'm doing a smoothie or a bowl of mini wheats for breakfast, Greek yogurt with honey, nuts, and a cutie or banana for lunch, then a reasonable dinner.  I do still try to keep it under control when we go out to eat.  This week's date night featured some yellow chicken curry.  Pretty good.  I think I'm doing okay.  This morning I rewarded myself with a bowl of peanut butter puffins.  Delicious ricey goodness.

Smaller goal

So came up with a smaller goal, going to walk run on treadmill for 30 days straight till I am up to just straight running for 20 minutes and do squats every day. Did 20 squats today going to work up to 50 a day my reward isa book from runners world on gluten free diet. So wish me luck. :-)

Non Scale Goals

So I have a few fitness related goals I would love to accomplish this year.
1. I want to do a push with proper form right now I can just barley hold my weight to do a plank.
2. I would like to run a mile in under 10min.
3. I would like to compete in a Spartan race but right now I am way to out of shape for that.

I also have a few non fitness related goals.
1. Fit in a pair of jean petal pusher for summer. (Post pic below)
2 I have a dress that fits only because it is stretchy I would love it to be a bit looser so it looks better. I am also aiming for summer time for this goal to. (Post pic of front and side below)

One Month Goal

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to go out walking.  I got the sports bra, I got the pants, I got the shoes, no more excuses.  My goal is to, at the end of February, start walking my one mile course.  This morning was only 0.6 miles.  Not to mention I was sweaty and out of breath at the end.  Stretched some, will have to work weight lifting into the workout next month.  I think this is a pretty good goal.  I'm going to do this every weekday morning with special stuff on the weekends that A and I can do together.  We'll see, I hope this work out, works out.  Hahahaha, made myself laugh. Now for COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!

Jeanine

Ok i was bad and did not walk this morning before work so went at lunch so fitbit shows 4011 in steps 6000 more to go today ;-)

Fitness Goal for 2014

First major fitness goal would be to run a 5K not giving up on that dream. Second one which I think I can accomplish quickly like maybe the next week is to work out each day for 1 hour straight and after I got one hour down going for 1 1/2 hours, ultimately want 3 hours a day. I know this sounds like a lot but I don't want to take 3 years to drop 50 pounds like it took me the last time. Spring is around the corner I want to be able to go hike with my hubby in our local mountains take some pictures and just relax but I need to be able to go long distances hiking. 

Right now I have 50 pounds to drop and would really like to see it off this year :-)

So I think we should share some of our fitness goals since it is that time of year but I think we should do something different this year instead of making a goals like I want to lose 30lb by summer I think we should make some non scale goals. I was super inspired by this blog I read where the girl did this thing called "Operation Yellow Dress" where she works to fit in this cute yellow sun dress and takes pictures along the way. What do you guys think would you like to do this with me if so post your non scale goal or operation whatever sometime this week. Also it doesn't have to be clothes related it could be running a mile in a certain time or doing a hand stand for 30seconds whatever fitness goals you have that don't relate to the scale.

Morning Work Out

From my work out this morning before work did some cardio and squats

NO. SLEEP. 'TIL BROOKLYN!

So this week has been very strange for me.  I have had little sleep and have been waking up every morning, hours before my alarm is set to sound.  Before, I told myself it was because Aaron was sick and I was waking up with him.  Then I would try and return to sleep, and end up sleeping right through the alarm.  Other days I would awaken at two a.m. and just vow to stay awake all morning, then end up falling asleep at my desk.  I have now resigned to myself that my body doesn't need that much sleep.  If I want to sleep later, I probably have to go to bed later.  A new experiment, I will try this coming week, I will go to sleep an hour later, and see if I wake up an hour later.  Normally I wouldn't be so obsessed with this, but I'm so tired I haven't cooked anything all week.  That is rare for me.