Stay Focused, Stay Humble, Kick Butt

Yesterday, I worked out with my awesome trainer (Coach Troy Eichers) and I learned many things and remembered may more...

I walked in with a little swagger, if you can call it that. I've lost close to 50lbs, I'm excercising more, I'm feeling better, I've cut most of the crap out of my diet, I'm awesome. Then the workout started...and it was HARD. I made the mistake of only really focusing on my cardio endurance. Yes, I lifted weights, but not a lot, and even when I did I just did the things I knew I was good at. Troy pushed me and motivated me to push harder than I thought I could.

I remembered the awesome feeling after a truly grueling workout... I remember the pain that comes the next morning. I remember the migraine that comes when you forget to drink water!

My workout wasn't perfect, and I needed to stop and catch my breath a few times, the thing that stuck out was what coach said throughout the training. Remember this day. Remember how hard it was to start (again) and don't stop. Continue to challenge your body 24/7/365. I went home with a migraine after that session... I was humbled, (and hurting a bit) but refocused and ready to go. 12 weeks left... let's go!

Thank you Angela for pushing me to work with Troy, and thank you Coach for knowing the right buttons to push. I needed that!

It Got Real

I did some unexpected travel this week and couldn't take my meals! I made ok choices but not always the best my weigh in this week showed it too... up 4lbs. Yep that sucks.

Here is what I learned. Even salads have crap in them... Everything has too much salt I've been back on the meal plan for 4 days and I still taste the salt! bah! I learned that my body doesn't need salty crap and it doesn't LIKE salty crap.

But this is real life and I struggled this week and didn't do the things by body is used to. Now it's on me to shake off the bad week learn what I can, and get myself back on track. 

This is another example about healthy lifestyle changes I'm choosing to make better choices NOW, not next Monday or next week (which turns into next month... Then next year). I choose now. So I was back in the gym Saturday and today. 

Failure is a time to learn something about yourself... Not a time to feel sorry for yourself! But the proof is in the pudding so check back next week to see if this is just talk . It's not I promise! Let's go! I can, I will, I AM!

30 What?

So This is silly... But awesome! 

Angela and I were talking goals for the next 12 weeks. Mine was fitting into a 36" waist jeans.  It was a kind of end game goal. 

Tonight she brought a pair of 36 jeans home.  As some motivation. I tried them on never expecting them to ACTUALLY FIT!!!!! I don't even remember the last time I wore 36 jeans. At least 20 years. That in itself is weird to think about but man how cool is that! When we started this journey I was at a 42" waist now a tight 36" waist. 

Guess I need a new goal...😳

Not Hungry

Something I've slowly realized through the first part of our journey is being not hungry. 

Here is what I mean. When I used to eat I would EAT! Afterwards I was stuffed and I believed that to be full. Oh and then  I would have another cherry Coke Zero for good measure. 

Now when I eat our Seattle Sutton meal I'm not hungry. It has taken me almost 2 1/2 months to realize that not hungry for me is probably normal people's full. Hmm... Deep thoughts with Steve!

Suck It In - No More!

Ever since I can remember I've had to "suck in" my stomach. So much so that I think I just did it naturally all the time. It's still bigger than I want it to be, but I don't have to suck it in!

11 weeks really have gone by quickly... I'm at my lightest weight in 6 YEARS. More energy... Check... More fun to be around.... Check (with Angela)... More running with my KIDS Check!

Motivation... CHECK!

l Learned the Hard Way

Yep! I did... Today I went to a conference for work. I wasn't able to warm up my meal so I ate the meal that came with the seminar. Now I felt I made pretty good choices more green on my plate than anything and a small piece of pot roast. Well that piece was too big. It just goes to show that my body doesn't really need salty food red meat! felt totally off the rest of the day. Then I realized... This is how I felt ALL the time! Every now and again in this 9 week (so far) journey I have an aha moment and today was one of them. Feeling crappy all the time should NOT be the norm! 

30lbs down and no signs of stopping even with a pit roast mistake

I can I will I AM and I won't let a small misstep derail my goal! Take that pot roast! 

Who Knew?

This week was a tough one. We had an ice cream truck come to work. I made it all day and then I broke down and had an ice cream sandwich. 300 calories of sandwichy goodness.

We also had a team lunch at a burger only joint in which I could not bring my meals! I had a burger and 6 fries and I was done!

What shocked me the most was my body's reaction to this new "old" onslaught of sugar and red meat. I'll spare you the details, but there is a reason it's supposed to be a rare occurrence.

The best thing is that now my mindset has shifted. Instead of feeling frustrated or depressed that I over ate something, I started fresh today. My mind is right and I'm not beating myself up (which pushed me back to eating more crap!).

Deep thoughts with Steve.