Day 62

Yesterday for lunch I had one of those Amy's Organic meals I bragged about before. I guess since I haven't eaten them in awhile I realize just how much the amount of sodium thats in those frozen meals affects you! When I stepped on the scale last night I was like yowza! :( Even after running and sweating this morning I still was about a pound and a half more than I have been this week. Boo.

Lets see what this weekend holds.

Day 61

Yay its Thursday finally!! Not that today is significant, its just that its almost Friday. I didn't end up doing anything last night. I got home and B and I went to the grocery store to get stuff for this weekend and then had dinner and then it was the Idol finale so...Lee won!! I always pick the winner. As soon as you get to the top 12 B and I can always spot who will be in the final 2-3 spots. I did run yesterday morning. I got up to run this morning too. Tonight I'm getting my hair cut and then hopefully can workout when I get home in the midst of everything else I need to do tonight.

On a side note, I tried on my bathing suits for B the other night and he didn't throw up so thats a plus. He is good about being honest with me on things so I appreciate that. He actually thought I looked good and can start to see a few changes. I have realized that I have 2 situations, love handles and thunder thighs. So, its best to keep one covered and only have 1 situation out for the world to see lol.

Day 60 Aw yeah Sally is back ya'll!!

Let me give you a little back ground on Sally- one night many moons ago, B and I were out with friends at a bar and I must've been looking good that night cause I was getting quite a alot of attention from guys-wedding ring and all. Guys, unless you are not aware, if you ask a girl her name and she tells you something old school and blah like Sally, she's NOT interested. Thats the "get out of my face and go away" answer. So do just that please. So anywho, since Sally was such a hit, she has become my Sasha Fierce alter ego so to speak. Even though her name is lame.

So I am .8 lbs away from my goal for the week!! Yessss!! I can so do this. I still have a ways to go total, but this is def a good start. Another thing, why is this seeming so easy all of a sudden. For months I lost nothing, did I have some sort of mental block up? Weird.

Come on .8 lbs be gone by Friday!!

Day 59

I am soo close to the weight I want to be for the week. I am tempted to skip dinner tonight to see if I can get there but I know thats bad. Notice I said "the weight I want to be for the week" not my total goal weight, oh no no.

Have you seen the new Christina Aguilera video? Her body is sick, and she's had a child. Ugh. Granted she is tiny anyways but man. Motivation. I love Kendra on E! I love anything on E! but I really like that a majority of this season has shown her struggles to get back into shape after having her baby. You always see celebs on the cover of magazines 4 weeks later and are like seriously? But on Kendra we learn her after baby magazine covers are photoshopped a big and only shot from the front so you can't totally see her belly. The workout video she does they put her in spanx to make it smaller, etc. This last weeks episode she was saying it had been 4 months since she had the baby and she couldn't get her wedding ring on cause her fingers were still too fat.

Last night I did the FIRM's Get Chisl'd. I love love love this workout. Its great and its lead by Rebecca who is my favorite FIRM instructor and she is FIT. Everytime I do this workout and B walks by he stops to watch her lol. She is also realistic she is out of breath when doing a lot of this, which makes me feel better about panting my way through it.

Day 58

Well...this weekend came and went. Friday was my rest day for P90X but I cleaned the house so I think I def sweated it out doing that. Also, in week 4 of each phase is a switch up before the big switcheroo so its like all cardio. I'll be honest I didn't work out Sat or Sun but I did really watch what I ate. Saturday I was on a mission.

1. Find a bridesmaid dress for a wedding in July. From what I've heard every other bridesmaid was able to find a dress at Dillard's for like $50. I tried Dillards, Macy's and JCP with no luck. So I went to Davids Bridal. What a hassle that place has become!! I walked in and of course its a Saturday which means its a mad house. So I pick out some dresses to try on, of course its hard to get a feel for what a dress will really look like on you when they don't have anything similar to the color I will be getting and the sample sizes are like a 2, 14, or a 22. Riiiight. Where are the 6, 8, or 10's?! At least then I could get some sort of idea what it will really look like if it fit! Also, when it was time to try them on, I went to the dressing rooms where are super rude girl told me "you have to go sign in and register" I was like "I have to go sign in and register to try on brides maid dresses? Ok, so I go stand in line for that. Then finally get into a fitting room where my person who is supposed to be helping me is on the phone just chatting away with someone. Thanks for the help!

2. Find a swim suit. This was just as bad. I looked at Macy's, Dillards, and JCP and saw nothing. Every tankini I saw was like old lady or solid black, or like one you would wear for a tri-athalon i.e. not cute. Of all places I actually found one at Academy. We went to buy some new life jackets and I thought what the hey, I'll take a peek. I'm not in love with it but its the closest thing I've found to decent. Whatev.

Day 55 Oh my...

Last night I tried on my swim suits, the 3 I already have... oh my. I wanted to scream, cry, and throw up all at once. HOW did this happen?! It was bad, I'm not lying. So rather than just doing Kenpo for an hour last night, I did that and then spent an extra 30 mins running. This was an emergency!!

I'll be honest, I've never been a fan of tankini's. Sorry to the big girls out there but I always labeled them for big girls. I think its time I look into one. Sigh. I have never found a one piece that offers any support for the girls. They are always low cut and stuff and when you have boobs that doesnt cut it. While the monokini's are cute, you just can't rock that look with love handles.

Day 54

Bah I am so busy lately. I think my mind is exhausted and its causing me to sleep later. I havent gotten up to run at all this week in the morning. Oops. I also have forgotten to do the Ab Ripper dvd after my weight workouts this week. Oops. Seriously where has my mind been?! I have also made 2 trips to the grocery store this week and forgotten many important things. Terrible.

Last night was Legs & Back. I love this workout. Tonight is Kenpo, its kickboxing type stuff. Love that one too.

Day 53

Whoo hoo more weight lost!!! Total poundage now is 4.2...this is a slow process lol. I didn't want to do Yoga last night so I ran instead, while watching The Hangover on HBO. That made the time pass. I love that movie. "Is this hotel pager friendly?" ahahaha.

I will admit now that I am scared of next weekend. Memorial day. There is always lots of food involved. I can TRY not to eat a lot of chips and stuff but I'm worried about the lack of exercise. I can't really just jump in the lake and swim laps. I mean I guess I could but people would be like what are you doing? Lake time usually goes like this: sit, eat, float, eat, float, sit, eat, float. I can't take my dvd's again cause other people will be in the house. I can't ask them to clear out so I can do my Kenpo. Grr.

Day 52

Yesterday was shoulders and arms. I love working out the "glamour" muscles. It goes by so fast. I saw pics of myself from my sisters shower this weekend, omg, DIS-GUSTING!!! I have fat knees. I don't notice anyone else that has fat knees. I'm not kidding. I work on my calves a lot and the only place they have definition is in the back, I need the front part to look better, so my knees don't look fat.

Day 51-only 3 weeks to go!!!

When I weighed myself this morning I was shocked. I ate out 4 times this weekend ( I know ) and managed to only gain a pound. So I've maintained 2 out of the 3 lbs I lost like 2 weeks ago lol. So now that aunt flow has checked out and I am back on schedule, lets try again to lose 2 more lbs this week. I can do this.

I went home for my sisters baby shower this weekend. So we were having to eat on the road a few times. I did however, get up early Saturday morning and do my workout before getting ready and everything so yay! And I was too busy talking during the shower to eat anything. I did eat a cupcake at the end though. She got lots of loot. Baby Anden is almost set. I still don't understand why people don't give gift receipts. I realize that you think your gift is phenom and she wouldn't possibly want to return it but some things she has to. Yesterday I was outside half of the day getting things ready at the lake so I was sweating.

Day 48

I need to unplug from everything. I don't think I have looked forward to a weekend this much in YEARS. Its getting to Brandon too, he had so much on his mind last night he never really slept and got up at 3am and just watched tv till it was time to get up. Poor guy. We are both super stressed, worried, upset, anxious you name it. Ugh.

Its done nothing to help my situation either. Again, I can't figure out my real weight. I know I've had cramps every single day this week, usually its just the first day it starts. But noooo, my body is plotting against me. I can feel it. This blows. I switched up my workout last night and did chest and back again rather than kenpo which I'll do tomorrow morning. There is a reason you do cardio between weight days cause I was not able to do nearly as well as I could've done had there been a day between weights.

Day 47

Dear lord! These last 36ish hours have been so crappy and stressful I forgot to blog! Its all work related, blah blah.

Last night I am dissapointed yet proud of myself. Since yesterday sucked hard I got home and was so freakin hungry nothing but a hamburger would do. Yeah you know those days. Nothing else sounded good. So we ate hamburgers. BUT-I did still workout afterwards! I did still sweat my butt off and lunged and did my whole hour of legs and back. Dissapointed for eating junk but proud that I still did what needed to be done.

I'm going to have to switch up my routine a bit since this is going to be a crazy weekend. I'm switching those workouts that require weights to days when I'll be around weights and those that don't when I'm not going to have any equipment available. Still not sure on my real weight for this week since I'm still puffy and retaining fluids. :(

Day 46

I didn't feel like doing Yoga X last night. Its 90 mins of yoga and the first 30 are so boring so I just ran instead. And I got a late start on that cause I was doing things so, not a super productive night. I wanted to get up this morning to run since I havent gotten up all week but that didnt happen either. I keep weighing myself and I'm still down some but I haven't lost anything yet this week. I know I'm swollen and puffy so I can't wait till that goes away so I can see if there is a difference.

Tonight is legs. I actually like this workout. Followed by Ab Ripper of course.

This weekend is my sisters baby shower. I am excited to see all the stuff she gets. She has been putting up quite the fight on what to wear. She says her arms and everything look fat so she won't wear a dress or capri's cause she said they look disgusting. She said "thats it its jeans and a t-shirt" and we keep telling her you cannot wear jeans and a t-shirt to YOUR baby shower! Maybe its her age but she definately has not embraced this experience like others do lol. I wonder if I'll be that way.

Day 45 Energy Smynergy

Blah amazing how one day your mood can totally change. Its that time of the month and I am swollen and gross. Also, I just realized that it will also be that time on my vacation. Fan-freakin-tastic!! The planner missed that one didn't I?! It won't matter how much weight I lose you def won't be able to tell then. Damnit!!

Last night was shoulders and arms. Or the "glamour muscles" as Tony calls them. These are the muscles you really want people to notice. How right you are Tony.

I am really tired for the 2nd night in a row I woke up at least 10 times. Not sure why. I have also been having crazy dreams. All of which include something I thought about or am currently stressing over. Last night one of the many I had was that I got bitten by a whale shark. Except this whale shark was the size of an 8 lb bass (because my bro-in law caught one last weekend and I saw the pic last night) that looked like a killer whale but tiny and had 2 teeth. He bit my arm. At the lake. (Cause you know they def don't have those at the lake!) The whale shark reference I'm guessing came into play because they have those at the Atlanta Aquarium. The next weird dream I had was that the Burleson job B is looking into might want to hire a girl. So I dreamt that they did, and not just any girl but his cousin. Which would never happen seeing as how she doesnt't even have a hs diploma and has never really even had a job. Yet somehow in my dream she and all her skills beat out B with a masters lol. So there is my other big concern, the job situation disturbing my sleep!! Grr.

Day 44

Well I'm proud to report I have maintained that 3 lb weight loss, even over the weekend! So whoo hoo! I would love to lose 2 lbs this week and get me to this certain number. (Of course that number isn't the final number) but I would be happy to lose 5 lbs in 2 weeks. That doesnt seem to ambitious.

Plyo yesterday wasn't as easy as the first time last week. Perhaps I just didn't have as much energy. I still completed it which is definately an accomplishment on its own but, I was def huffing and puffing a little more than last week. As Tony Horton puts it "plyo is the X in P90X"!!!

Day 41

Lunch yesterday wasn't a total disaster. I ate a big salad and didn't feel overstuffed or hungry after so success!

This morning I got up and ran for 20 mins. Maybe if I attempt it every other day I will be more consistent with it. Baby steps lol.

Day 7 on P90X is supposed to be a rest day. But I know my body and if I do nothing today I will wake up 5 lbs heavier tomorrow so, I might just run for 30 mins or so when I get home and do some ab stuff.

Day 40-Shut the Front Door!!!

Hopefully I am not jinxing myself here but, since Monday I have lost 3.2 lbs!!! Granted my weight can flunctuate a lot on any given day but usually it goes up from what I weigh in the mornings but its actually gone the other way. Believe me my jaw dropped. Please let this continue! My friend Meghann told me last week "maybe you are just one of those people that only benefits from serious weight training" she might be right. Granted, the 30 day shred is cardio and weights but its 5 min of each for 30 mins. P90X is whole hours dedicated to weights and cardio on a seperate day. Maybe I can be a P90X success story! 6 days in and down 3.2 lbs. Shut the front door! Last night was legs and back and ab ripper. How to describe legs and back? This workout is different from the other weight day workouts because in the others you do a series of 3-4 moves and repeat, then switch to a new 3-4 moves and repeat, and repeat for the whole hour. Legs and back is a different exercise each time, which is good cause I like variety.

Now I'm scared because I am meeting a friend for lunch today and I don't want to ruin this. I've been eating chicken and broccoli for lunch this week-so salad it is today!

Day 39-Call me Positive Polly

I feel better today, much more positive. I'm puttin out the good vibes :) Ooosah. This morning I actually got up and ran for 20 mins. I have been attempting this all week but didn't succeed till today. So thats done, tonight is legs and back workout. Last night was yoga. I like yoga put the P90X yoga is 90 mins long and thats a little much. The first 25 mins or so is super boring too so you have to suffer through that and doing the astunga (sp?) sun salutations to get to the interesting yoga. Sigh.

I have a serious headache today though. I wonder if its from the wine I drank last night? I just had one glass but man, maybe it had too much sulfites-which are responsible for the "cheap wine" headaches. I didn't think it was super cheap but whatever! Took some meds and gotta push through today is a busy busy day!

Day 38-Swim suits suck

Last night was shoulders and arms, a whole hour of shoulders, biceps and triceps and then Ab Ripper 15 mins of intense ab work. Boring? Yes. Neccesary? Totally.

I went Friday night for my first (of many I'm sure) swim suit shopping sessions. I know most of you say "I would kill for big boobs" it really limits you trust me, especially with suits. So of course, nothing affordable fits properly. The $16 each piece Old Navy swim suits don't hold these suckers up. Last time I bought a swim suit 2 years ago I spent $75 on the top alone at one of those swim suit stores, and paired it with some $14 bottoms from Old Navy. While that swim suit still fits, I would love a little variety, hell I would love color. Thats the other bad part about this boob gig, the only tops I can ever find that fit me are usually black or some other solid boring color. Nothing bright and summery, no patterns. The top I have now is reversible, black with white polka dots and white with black stripes, this is as fun of a pattern I've ever had :(

Its also come to my attention that with only 31 days left till vacation no miracles will have occured by then as far as my beach body goes. Time to be realistic. I'll be lucky to lose 2 lbs by then. I'll be the super pale (even with my spray tan) non pregnant but pregnant looking girl on the beach, sigh.

Pity party for 1 please! Sorry for the pessimism today, I'm super frustrated and anxiously awaiting some news.

Day 37-Xtreme

Back on the P90X wagon as of Saturday. Classic version this time. First workout chest and back one hour of pushups and since I can't do pullups, using a resistance band to substitute the motions and yes thats allowed, they even have a cast member who does it on bands to show you it can be the same. While I do have a pull up bar I cannot do a single pull up! Its easy to see why these people get so ripped so fast doing those but I guess I have nowhere near the upper body strength to do those. Something to work towards I suppose. On the other hand, day 2 was Plyometrics, this is the mother of all cardio. Its an hour of jump training. The last time I tried this workout I made it through only 30 mins of it and had to stop repeatedly cause I was sweating and breathing so hard and my legs were dead. I made it through the WHOLE thing yesterday with only taking the allotted breaks!!! I guess the 30 day shred did prepare me a little by increasing my stamina and endurance. I noticed a lot of these moves are in Jillians workouts as well. So thank you for that I guess. I am really proud of myself. I was still sweating dont get me wrong but I wasn't feeling like I was going to die, whew.