Today was day 5 straight!

wow. today was day 5 straight of working out. I'm beat, proud and exhausted.

i've been working out since Sunday and I'm not stopping until....well, I don't know. My body collapses? LOL Someone said to me today: "it seems like your body is permanently sore"...yeah, basically.

I've been working my ass off. Kinda disappointed because I did drink tonight... I had 3 vodka sodas (whoops) but I had a long week and well, I'm not fucking perfect.

I have hot vinyasa yoga tomorrow and happily a day off to myself to run errands & just do what I need to do.

Get it right, get it tight! Gonna keep going! xo

Whoops! Where did the time go?

Ive been traveling, busy and shitty at keeping up!! 

I've been working my ass off and keeping up my workout routine of 6x a week!!! This week...I'm not taking any days off!! YIKES!!!! (Yes, even Easter!)

Transformation is still going strong. Check out a before pic from June 2013 & me from last Sat. 

Keep your head up. Keep motivated and DONT STOP!!!!

Obesity & traveling..

Embarrassing to admit but thats the point of this blog.

Traveling while fat is not fun. You dread the seats and the seat belts. I'll never forget my 1st flight as an "obese" adult 3 years ago. I got on the flight and was too fat to buckle the seat belt. I thought it was just a mistake. In my head I rationalized it as the plane was older & the seatbelts were just small. Too embarrassed to say anything, I just left the seatbelt off. The seats were a little snug and it made the flight uncomfortable. You may be a person who has experienced this or do now. It sucks. Simply put.

I'll never forget one of my first flights after my initial big weight loss chunk. I could buckle the seatbelt normal and have some room left to tighten it. Its a sense of accomplishment and "normalcy" to a degree.

Anyways, I write this as I'm in the air now. Heading to visit our Indiana office. Little things like this just remind me of my past life and never wanting to go back. Sitting comfortably in my seat now, drinking water and doing work. Just little things like that make me motivated to keep pushing.

You may think its too hard and its not worth it. Please, those medical bills aren't going to pay themselves. Get yourself and your mind right. Nothing in life is easy so light the fire under your ass because at the end of the day, you are the only one that an make a change :)

xo

Saturday Social

Yesterday Patrick and I went to Social Saturday at The 12. They had a live dj spinning with AWESOME music and the circuits were HARD. Had a great time killing it. Super sore today so I went to hot yoga to stretch out. 

Workout below: 

Round 1- (repeat each 3 times, 40 seconds each!)

Treadmill sprint on 10%, 12% & 15% incline (a fast as you can)

Crunches on balance ball

Sit-ups with 15lb sandbags (sit up and touch opposite elbow to opposite knee)

Round 2- (repeat each 3 times, 40 seconds each!)

Burpee dumbell curl (do a burpee with dumbells in your hand and when you stand up, do a bicep curl)

TRX pull

Resistance band tricep pull 

Round 3- (repeat each 3 times, 40 seconds each!)

Medicine ball while stepping on plyo box

Jumping alternating lunges

Resistance band frog jumps (kick both feet out while resistance band is around ankles...so hard but awesome)

Round 4- (repeat each 3 times, 40 seconds each!)

Overhead resistance band push

Plank for 40 seconds 

Alternating bicep curl

YES! Progress!

1 month since my last weigh in/ measurements:

Down 7 lbs

Down 1 inch in waist

Down 1 inch in hips

Down 1/2 an inch on thigh!!!

Overall since January

Down 10 lbs (I slacked a bit in Jan/Feb)

Down 6 inches in waist

Down 7 inches in hips

Down 2.5 inches on thighs

YES. 

Think about it Tuesday ;)

Lunch for tomorrow

Lunch time! Well, tomorrow. 

I'm pretty tired after my cardio sculpt pilates class today. It was one of my worse performances but I still went. So I gave it 100% even if I couldn't kill it like I usually do. 

Besides that, lunch for tomorrow. Pasta-less pasta with ground chicken. Yes bitch, you heard me right. 

First, brown up some ground chicken or turkey. I like vegetarian, air conditioned 98% lean white chicken from Mothers. 

Next, grab your "noodles". These things are YAM NOODLES. They are called the miracle noodle because there is NOTHING in them. Literally nothing. 

You can get them at grocery stores, Asian grocery stores or health food markets. They're the shit. 

Next is the best fucking pasta sauce eer. It's $8 a jar. Yes, it's liquid crack. No, it's not crack but it tastes so good you'll be addicted!!

Put it all in a pot once the meats brown and shake some spices in if you want and tahhhhh-dahhhhhhh. Done!

Xo

This week

As Bubba Sparxxx says "get it right, get it tight!!!" 

Hardest workout. Of my life.

So today I decided to be superwoman (aka a fucking dumbass) and took two back to back workouts. Yes, I know you're shaking your head like "child, what the fuck were you thinking".........

First, I did vinyasa yoga at work. I was so proud of myself because I was able to do some things I've never been able to do. After class my fav yoga teacher Heather told me I rocked it and was praising some of my pose progress! Woo!

So then, hell began. I went to The 12 studio. This place does targeted circuit training. Everyday they focus on different parts of the body. Sounds great right!? Well. Today was fucking arm day. Have you done vinyasa yoga?!? ITS A LOT OF ARM WORK WITH YOUR OWN BODY WEIGHT AS RESISTANCE. Get where I am going?!

Well I get there. First time. Already loved the blaring music choices. Yes! House music and then Notorious BIG!! Fuck yes!!!

Warm up: 3 minutes of burpees with alternating push ups. 1 burpee with a push-up, 1 burpee with no push-up, 2 burpees with push ups and 2 burpees with no push-ups, etc. For 3 fucking minutes. I died. I did it with a few breaks but I died.

Circuits. 

4 stations with 3 exercises. You'll do each exercise for 40 seconds and move into the next. You repeat the station 3 times all the way through, once you're done you get a 90 second break and on to the next station. 

Breakdown:

Station 1-

Chest flys (I did 15lb weights)

Dumbbell squats (I did 20lb weights)

Push-ups while on a medicine ball

(40 seconds each and repeat 3x)

Station 2-

Resistance band pulls

TRX skull crushers 

Butterfly press (with 15lb dumbbells)

(40 seconds each and repeat 3x)

Station 3-

Chest press (15lb & 20lb dumbells)

Standing bike with resistance (this was a huge deal for me as I didnt think i could do this and I did!!!! All 3 times!)

Tricep push-ups

(40 seconds each and repeat 3x)

Station 4-

Incline treadmill on 7.0 while running at 5.5 speed

Overhead resistance bands

Scoop with resistance bands

(40 seconds each and repeat 3x)

I didn't puke or passout so score. 

Yep. I'm dead. 

Viva Las Vegas!

Im in Vegas for work. While I would LOVE to binge drink right now, I felt it more important to get my sweat on. 

1 mile on treadmill on hill training zone (jogged 1/2 of the mile while coughing with this stupid ass cough I have)

10 kettle bell snatches in each hand (repeated twice)

40 Russian twists sitting in sit-up position with a 10lb medicine ball (repeated twice)

20 full body sit-ups with a 10 lb medicine ball (repeated twice)

20 raising 10lb medicine ball towards ceiling sit-ups (repeated twice)

15 chest presses with 15lb dumbbells (repeated 3x)

10 curls with 15lb dumbbells (repeated 3x)

I'm beat but there was no excuse 

Workout music

I LOVE MUSIC! Bad music can affect your workout IMO... So checky-check-check it out. Here are some songs from my booty-licious cardio mix

B.o.B by Outkast
Pop That by French Montana
Bugatti by Ace Hood
Doomsday by Nero (such a good jam)
Bangarang by Skrillex
Work Bitch by Britney
TKO by JT (for the cool down)
Tom Ford by Jay Z
Black Skinhead by Kanye
Animals by Martin Garrix


I have a playlist on my Spotify account if you need more inspiration...

"NOW GET TO WORK BITCH!"-britney

Weekly workout schedule

NO EXCUSES

Wishful thinking

Today is one of those days that makes me wish I could eat shitty food. 

My wish list in order: 

1) Devil's food donut 

2) Chicken sandwich with cheese from Burger King 

3) Chicken soft tacos from Del Taco 

4) Nacho fries with sour cream from Del Taco 

5) Bean & Cheese burrito from SuperMex  

That's all.. Now off to sip some hot green tea.. xo

I really hate running

Seriously. The end.

Tonight I did 1 mile on the treadmill and 1 mile on the elliptical. Honestly, how the fuck do people run for fun?!!!! I wanted to cry, puke, cry, curse (outloud because lord knows there were A LOT of swear words in my head) and puke. 

I did it though. Yay me. 

This:

Was a result from a going away happy hour:

Being fit is a lot of hard work. Lol!!

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Made no excuses to get my sweat on today!!!

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Pushing yourself

Today I pushed myself to take a level 2 pilates/cardio barre class. Um, that was hard. Class was definitely intense and I tried my best to have perfect form. I'm so competitive with myself that I will push harder so I don't fail. 

Anyways, I took the chance. While it wasn't the easiest class, I was proud of myself for getting up & going this morning. 

Unfortunately I have the allergies from hell & been down the rest of the day. I missed a good friends party because of it so I'm definitely in a funk. 

Have a great Saturday night

Bad Morning :/

So today sucked. This time change is kicking my ass. I didn't have time to make my breakfast protein shake so I ate a cup of strawberries, blueberries and a vanilla macaroon. See, no ones perfect. I am pretty mad at myself but I was hungry. Now I know that I'll have to eat very well for lunch & dinner...oh and work my ass off at bootcamp. Accountability is key. And yes, that macaroon was delicious but not worth it. LOL!

Mini accomplishment!

Today I ran a full mile non-stop on the eliptical on level 6 hill training!

I then did 3 miles on the stationary bike which took 15 minutes. 

I wasn't going to but I forced myself. 

Xo time to stretch!

Better sore than sorry!

Today I am feeling it. My calves are so tight and sore. I'm walking like a toy soldier. I was feeling sorry for myself when I came across this photo. Guess it's true! To sit on my ass or get up and move...hmmmmmm....GET UP AND MOVE!

Dinner tonight!

I was in a hurry because I needed to eat something small before I headed to pilates (which convientently just opened across the street from me, SCORE!)

Last night I marinated organic chicken with coconut oil, the Savory Shop's rub & some fresh rosemary. I let it all marinate for about 2 hours and then baked those suckers up!!!! 375 degrees for 30 minutes and taaaaaaadaaaahhh!!!

Anyways - I ate a chicken breast and upon arrival back home I drank my veggies. If daylight savings + pilates hadn't kicked my ass so hard I'd go into juicing but I will save that for another day

Xo goodnight!

My workout schedule this week

In the beginning..

I don't really know when it started. Oh wait, yes I do. I started the life of a yo-yo from a young age. I wasn't really "fat" but I wasn't thin. I played sports, loved dance but loved good food. Back then there weren't movies to educate us on the dangers of fast food. This was a time to grab something on the go: your kid got a toy & you escaped making lunch. Win, win. My parents cooked a lot of our meals but my father also worked for Nabisco. Cookies were stocked like the supermarket shelves. Again, I don't blame them. They didn't have the resources or knowledge we have now, and I am SO GRATEFUL we know what we're putting in our mouthes now. 

My "tipping" point was almost 300 pounds. And by almost, I mean 2 pounds. I will never forget that day at my doctors office. I was mortified. I had no idea I had let myself go so much. I was humiliated, embarrassed, disgusted and determined. 

I've tried it all. Diet pills, not eating, fad diets and did I mention not eating?

I'll stop with the same ol stuff you hear from everyone at the turning point. You catch the drift. I have made some life changes and I will start from there and move forward. 

1) I don't eat fast food. It's really disgusting. My only "fast food" is Animal Fries from In & Out and that's a treat I will have once every 4 months or so

2) I have a gluten allergy so I am gluten free not by choice but it was one of life's greatest blessings

3) I don't eat red meat, pork or eggs. Red meat & pork make me sick and eggs...it's a texture thing LOL!

4) I love to socially drink. That's something I do try to cut back but sometimes a girl just needs a drink!

5) I'm not perfect, no one is

6) I workout so nothing comes easy. If you want an easy answer: go get lipo and a tummy tuck. 

7) My current routine is bootcamp, pilates, yoga and cardio. 

Here is a picture of me at my heaviest and me as of last Monday (3/3/14)

Hope this story will help you all!