The other day I had to do some shopping for clothes. When I didn't fit in a certain size and caught a glimpse of my body, I cried. It hurt and it sucked. But after I wiped my face off, I went home more determined than ever. I spoke with dh about it and he agreed to run with me and help me reach my goals. I love him so much. He has never made me feel bad about my size and has never stopped loving me. He wants me to be healthy and he knows how much I want this so he is right there cheering me on. I also added another accountability partner and today I feel encouraged. I'm going to beat this!!! Q
Another AHA moment!!!
The other day after working out, I got on the scale. Once again, it hasn't budged. I cried for a few minutes and started looking over my workout notes. I couldn't find anything that really stood out to me. As I was driving to work, I realized I hadn't eaten breakfast and it all started to click. The confirmation came when I was reading in a health forum and an article was posted about how food has the greatest impact on your weight. It all made sense. I knew this before but it was until then that the lightbulb really went off.
My eating habits are sabotaging my weightloss!!! There I said it. And before anyone starts on me about eating right and blah blah blah, that is not the problem. I eat very clean and very healthy. My problem is eating, PERIOD. It seems like eating too little is just as bad as eating too much. I think my body thinks I am starving and is holding on to this weight until it feels the threat is over, LOL. Most days, I don't eat breakfast. I don't wake up hungry, I wake up thirsty. Sometimes I will go the entire day without eating. I know that's bad. It's not like I don't have stuff to eat because I keep healthy food and snacks around me, it's just that I don't have the desire to eat.
In order to remedy this, I've set my cell phone to notify me when to eat until it becomes a habit for me. My goal is to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 2 snacks in between every 2-3 hours. I'm also putting notifications into my work email so I can have a back up reminder. I wouldn't be surprised if I finally dropped a couple of pounds next week. Q
I can't stand Kandee!!!
Yeah I said it. He's my boy and I love him. He is keeping me accountable so now I know I can't slack off because I don't want to be on blast on the radio, LOL. So I have 4 weeks until I see my fam and go to the ATL for a conference. My goal is to be at least 2 sizes smaller by then. I took yesterday off to get into gear and to enjoy my holiday but this morning I was up and at it.
Yall know how hard that is for me because I am sooo not a morning person. But I have a pair of jeans as my motivation. Today I did Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. I've had the dvd for a minute and decided what the heck. It has 3 levels. Each level is about 27 minutes long which starts with a 2-3 min warmup, intervals including aerobics and abs, and then finally a stretch. You really have to push yourself since the actual workout part is only 21-23 minutes. She talks a lot, but I will tell you that I broke out into a heavy sweat and was looking forward to the stretch!!! My goal is to get in 5 workouts this week. You can get the dvd from collage video or amazon . So if you are short on time, hate to workout, and want to get in shape, I def recommend this video. Q
Catching up
This week I decided to get my body back in alignment. So I am doing a 4 day T-tapp bootcamp. For the next 4 days I will be doing Beginner Rehab. T-tapp is a really great program if you want to lose inches, feel better and not put a lot of stress on your body. You can find out more info here. Q
Finally catching up
Hello everyone. I know some of yall have been worried about me. I was too. I hit a serious plateau and it messed with a sista big time. I had to go and do some evaluating and discovered what was going on. That's why the posting on here had slowed. I was really messed up about things.
As some of you know, I battle with hypothyroidism. I have chosen to go the natural and spiritual route to deal with it. Up until recently, things were going great. In my efforts to add some healthy things to my diet, I actually hindered myself. Well at least now I know what the culprit is. It was green tea. Yes, green tea. Green tea is a no no for folks with HT. Big shock there. I don't know how I overlooked this. I knew caffiene was out of the equation but green tea never clicked, duh.
So right now my plan is to keep it simple and press on. I am doing weight training at least 3 times a week. I am getting back into running this week. My sister in law has me thinking about doing the Air Force Marathon in Septemeber but I don't know yet. I've upped my coconut oil intake and eating clean 95%. My meals are simple and healthy with a lot of fruits and veggies to keep me full. A follower asked me to post what my eating looks like so I will be doing that as well. I am focused, happy, and relieved right now. As for the tea, I guess I will have to just use it in my garden and keep some on hand for visitors. Either way, no more for me even caffiene free. I don't want to take any chances. So happy to be back in action once again. Remember to never stop doing what you need to in order to have your best body ever!!! Q
Spring has sprung
Yes I know I have been MIA. I totally underestimated my ability to do all the things I need to. I had to step back for a minute for health reasons and make some changes. But now I am back and better than ever. I will kick things off next week so look out for some exciting changes. Thanks for keeping up with me. Love yall. Q
This week- Accountability
I've been thinking a lot about this journey and I don't want to limit myself. I plan on going as long as I need to until I reach my goal. My goal this week is to find an accountability partner. Actually one already found me. My girl Meya commented on the previous post and it got my wheels spinning.
I am at my best when I know I have to check in with someone. I am always honest with my friends and she is just the sweetest. I know she will encourage me, and yet give me the push I need to go forward.
I encourage anyone who is reading to tell someone your goals. Ask them to help you be accountable. Check in with the regularly to stay on track. Choose someone who will guide you and tell you the truth in love. Be blessed. Q