Whew! I've had a great week!
Last week I started a part-time graveyard shift to supplement my normal schedule. It's a really fun job, and it also took all week for my to get my schedule worked out. On Friday morning, I went to work out with Jess on 1 hour of sleep. I tried to convince him that I was too tired to come in the first place. Well, he left it up to me, and I showed up to work out, and about 30 minutes into it I was so WASTED that he told me to take it easy and go home. Woops!
But I think I have it all figured out now. I went for a long run on Sunday (longest run of my life - 11 miles) and I'm feeling fantastic. Oh, and I ran at night with the new moon so it was cool and quiet and dark outside - really beautiful!
Oh, also with my new sleep schedule the eating schedule is a little weird. I'm playing around with it to make sure I have plenty of starchy carbs in my system before my work outs, and that I stick with more proteins and vegetables/fruit as I get closer to bed time. Since my bed time was moving around all week, it was kind of hit-and-miss.
But I'm about 3 or 4 days out from completing 12 weeks using the O3 products and adjusting my eating. I'll be weighing in and re-measuring in a few days, and I'll post the results. No matter where they come in, I'm going to be THRILLED! I know where I stand and I how feel in my life right now - I can SEE how I look! There's no denying how far I've come!
Thank you, thank you to my fabulous support group!!!!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Holly Sue - Marathon in 70 days
Ever since I was 13 and made the cross-country running team at my high school I've dreamed of running a marathon...
Well ... 13 years later I'ma gonna do it! I just registered for the Las Vegas Marathon this December, and here's the catch: the race is ON my 26th birthday. So I'm going to run 26.2 miles on my 26th birthday. Isn't that the coolest thing ever?!?
I've got 70 days to go. I'm already running 5-8 miles a day, so I can just pick up from here and make sure I follow a schedule to increase my endurance. I have to say that every time I start a run, I kind of get this yucky feeling like, "Ugh, this is going to be hard ..." and then, about a mile into it I'm like, "Hey, this is actually fun and easy!" Amazing what a difference it makes to be carrying less weight around!
Anyways, I wanted to drop a line and say YAHOO - I'm so ready for this!
Well ... 13 years later I'ma gonna do it! I just registered for the Las Vegas Marathon this December, and here's the catch: the race is ON my 26th birthday. So I'm going to run 26.2 miles on my 26th birthday. Isn't that the coolest thing ever?!?
I've got 70 days to go. I'm already running 5-8 miles a day, so I can just pick up from here and make sure I follow a schedule to increase my endurance. I have to say that every time I start a run, I kind of get this yucky feeling like, "Ugh, this is going to be hard ..." and then, about a mile into it I'm like, "Hey, this is actually fun and easy!" Amazing what a difference it makes to be carrying less weight around!
Anyways, I wanted to drop a line and say YAHOO - I'm so ready for this!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Holly Sue - Taking it easy
So this week I've been mediocre with my diet and I pretty much haven't worked out at all. I've been making a bunch of big changes to my schedule (like starting graveyard shifts for example) and just working a lot more than usual and it's been too much thought and effort to be hard core with eating and exercise.
I feel good though, and though I haven't been "hard core" I've definitely not reverted to my original diet. I just have been eating bigger meals, less frequently, and not very conscious of my fat-to-carb-to-protein ratios.
The good news is that I certainly don't feel "done!" Just like I've taken a much needed rest.
Tonight I showed my employees at my metaphysical center the form pill - I just did a demonstration with a glass of water. It was really fun to see their faces as we turned the cup of water over and VOILA! it wasn't water anymore. It's interesting how just telling people how it works doesn't sink in, but SHOWING them the Form pill makes their heads spin! Ha ha ha. Fun fun.
Ok, so I'll check back soon!
I feel good though, and though I haven't been "hard core" I've definitely not reverted to my original diet. I just have been eating bigger meals, less frequently, and not very conscious of my fat-to-carb-to-protein ratios.
The good news is that I certainly don't feel "done!" Just like I've taken a much needed rest.
Tonight I showed my employees at my metaphysical center the form pill - I just did a demonstration with a glass of water. It was really fun to see their faces as we turned the cup of water over and VOILA! it wasn't water anymore. It's interesting how just telling people how it works doesn't sink in, but SHOWING them the Form pill makes their heads spin! Ha ha ha. Fun fun.
Ok, so I'll check back soon!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Holly Sue - better than I was at 19!
Wooty woots! Last week I weighed in at 169. I haven't weighed in the 160's since I was 19! YEEEHAW! (I didn't post for a week because of technical difficulties).
I feel G-R-E-A-T! I'm 2 weeks away from my 12 week/3 month mark and if I keep up the 2-3 lbs per week that I've been doing for the past 10 weeks, I should be right at 160 or ... even 159 ... by then!! When I weighed in with Jess on day 1, I was at 194. So, as of a week ago I was down 25 lbs, and I'll be really close to 35 lbs down when I hit the 3 month mark.
I have no fear, no hesistation and no qualms. My life is completely changed! I sit to eat meals with my friends and sisters and they all stare at me in disbelief when I say, "I've had enough. This was enough food for now." I pack up the rest and save it for later. My body is speaking to me very clearly. The other day I ordered a chicken burrito at a sit-down Mexican restaurant and afterwards I felt really sleepy. Because of the way my body felt after the meal, I made a mental note that I didn't want to eat that anymore. Since then I've had several offers to eat that type of food again and its so easy to say no, and choose something lighter because I'm feeling healthy, and I don't want anything to get in the way of that.
The Fixx shake is still my favorite breakfast. I love it with blended with ice, water, bananas and grapes. Jess, was raving about the ingredients in it the other day and the flavor. It's such an easy step to take for nutrition and portion control.
Now that I'm down 25 lbs (and I tried on a size 10 skirt the other day and I'm SO close) everyone is wondering what has changed for me. It's so satisfying to say, "I took a totally natural approach." From any internet access in the world I can show them the Form pill in action, and give them a pill to try themselves. It's ridiculously easy!
I weigh now less than I did at age 19. And the ONLY things I've changed in my life have been nutritional balance and portion control - made easy with Fixx and Form. It has taken me 9 weeks. That's it!
And I haven't even begun to slow down. YEEEHAW!!!!
I feel G-R-E-A-T! I'm 2 weeks away from my 12 week/3 month mark and if I keep up the 2-3 lbs per week that I've been doing for the past 10 weeks, I should be right at 160 or ... even 159 ... by then!! When I weighed in with Jess on day 1, I was at 194. So, as of a week ago I was down 25 lbs, and I'll be really close to 35 lbs down when I hit the 3 month mark.
I have no fear, no hesistation and no qualms. My life is completely changed! I sit to eat meals with my friends and sisters and they all stare at me in disbelief when I say, "I've had enough. This was enough food for now." I pack up the rest and save it for later. My body is speaking to me very clearly. The other day I ordered a chicken burrito at a sit-down Mexican restaurant and afterwards I felt really sleepy. Because of the way my body felt after the meal, I made a mental note that I didn't want to eat that anymore. Since then I've had several offers to eat that type of food again and its so easy to say no, and choose something lighter because I'm feeling healthy, and I don't want anything to get in the way of that.
The Fixx shake is still my favorite breakfast. I love it with blended with ice, water, bananas and grapes. Jess, was raving about the ingredients in it the other day and the flavor. It's such an easy step to take for nutrition and portion control.
Now that I'm down 25 lbs (and I tried on a size 10 skirt the other day and I'm SO close) everyone is wondering what has changed for me. It's so satisfying to say, "I took a totally natural approach." From any internet access in the world I can show them the Form pill in action, and give them a pill to try themselves. It's ridiculously easy!
I weigh now less than I did at age 19. And the ONLY things I've changed in my life have been nutritional balance and portion control - made easy with Fixx and Form. It has taken me 9 weeks. That's it!
And I haven't even begun to slow down. YEEEHAW!!!!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Back from Vegas!!...So sad
So I'm back from Vegas and I'm a little bummed about it!! It was so amazing to get away from the rigorous and mundane schedule of everyday life! I will say that bringing my pills with me is soooo easy to do. I brought Form with me over the weekend and was able to keep up on my steady diet. Of course it was a little difficult to exercise when there was all that playing to do but I realized that there are so many different things to do that work your body out. On saturday we walked around and went shopping (with the girlfriend of course!! haha) and we walked for probably 4 straight hours. That night I slept soooo good! My legs and feet were tired, but I was glad to have gotten a work out in while on vacation.
I have little baggies that I put my Form and then put them in my pocket. When I order my food (or right when I get there) I pop in a pill with some water and by the time the food is there, the Form is in action!!
I love how convenient the product is! That is my favorite part about it. It's quick and easy and if you're doing everything else right in your eating and exercising, then IT WORKS!!~~> Crabby
I have little baggies that I put my Form and then put them in my pocket. When I order my food (or right when I get there) I pop in a pill with some water and by the time the food is there, the Form is in action!!
I love how convenient the product is! That is my favorite part about it. It's quick and easy and if you're doing everything else right in your eating and exercising, then IT WORKS!!~~> Crabby
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Holly Sue - PHEW!
Hey, so I was just on YouTube checking out the mighty special O3 video I'm in and I saw a video made by Joey Strait - she's taking on the O3 challenge. Yahoo Joey and good luck to ya! Way to put it out there and make a total commitment :D
So. Mind games. Yah.
All week I keep saying to myself, "This isn't going to work anymore" and "This is too easy - getting under 170 is gonna take a lot more than this" and "I'm totally screwing this all up." All of that fun stuff. I've been at a total mental block about the possibility of getting any lower or smaller than I'm at right now.
What's weird is that this bizzare "guilty" feeling keeps coming up. I haven't strayed from my eating plan! I haven't cheated! I've been working out! AND I feel guilty like I'm not deserving of any more weight loss or like anything I eat is going to mean failure, or if I don't kill myself in a workout I'm cutting corners. Seriously, I can't figure out what my deal is.
So today I was talking to Jess (personal trainer) about it. He was blown away, because he looked at my eating for the week, and looked at my body, and asked me if I was clinically insane. Well, he didn't use those words exactly, but that was his vibe. Guys, I've been so good about my eating too. First of all, cakes, ice cream, treats of any sort, and candy, and almost all soda have been totally out of my diet since day 1 (I'm not a sweet tooth so it wasn't a big deal, although I do hate going to Kneaders and looking at the eclairs). My biggest challenge is fatty foods like cheese and salad dressing and mayonnaise - you know those yummy creamy things that make food divine? I'm supposed to only eat 2 of those per day, and about once a week I slip up and have 3, or 4. And once 5 (like I'll get mayo and cheese on my sandwich for lunch, and then have dressing on my dinner salad).
Whoa, back on topic. Sorry about that.
Jess said I was crazy but he's paranoid about scales. Oh, by the way, I never weigh or measure myself at home. I'm the type of person who would weigh myself 10 times a day if I had a scale so I just don't. So Jess hates scales because weight can vary by so much, so he decided he'd measure my waist to see if I'm really getting stuck or just being nutso. My waist is down another 0.75 inches since I last measured 2 weeks ago! *PHEW!* So I AM just PARANOID!! Ha ha ha. Then he said that he's tripping over my thighs - that every time he sees me they look like they're WAY smaller. So he measured my thighs just for fun. Each thigh is 1 inch smaller than it was 2 weeks ago! Now, that's NUTSO.
Yah, so I guess I'm just wigging out all on my own here!
I'm REALLY grateful for the peace of mind, though. I've got this! I can SO stick to this for another 4 weeks and go down another size. What do you think, size 10 for October?
That's a great goal, because I can just go to a store where sizes run big and get a size 10 no matter what! Lol. Ok, for the sake of science, I'll shoot for a size 10 of Lucky brand jeans, because those were my tightest size 14's when we started. I'll probably be rich in 4 weeks too, so I may just buy them. And if I'm lucky, stonewashing will be back in style. Mwahahaha ok ok. I'll stop.
Here are some ideas of good out-to-eat food, by the way, that are easy peasy. For anyone who doesn't already know, I don't eat starchy or candy carbs after lunch. This is usually between 2 and 4 pm depending on if I wake up at 7 to work out or sleep in until noon after dancing.
1. Kneaders. Period. It's a local bakery/cafe that has soups, salads and sandwiches and whole heap of pastry items. Stay away from those. If you can't control yourself around brownies, might I recommend the drive-through? I get a 1/2 sandwich there for my meals all of the time on hazelnut bread. They also have a combo platter deal that is really nifty. I get a salad and a cup of soup. I eat the soup and bread for lunch, then eat 1/2 of the salad for my next two meals. Three meals, one stop. Perfect for work and I spend less than $10.
2. You can actually go to Cafe Rio or Bajio, or Costa Vida, or any of those casual mexican dining restaurants and get the salads made with no tortilla, no beans and no rice = no starches. Split the remaining meat, veggies, salsas and dressing in 2 and you've got 2 perfect meals for about $8.
3. Fast food Asian like Teriyaki Stix or Panda Express - like at Panda Express I get the 2 entree meal, ask for only 1/2 rice, and then eat one of the entrees with rice for lunch and the other entree for my afternoon snack.
4. Denny's, IHOP, Village Inn. Oh yah! I said it! Want a FABULOUS carb free meal? Get steak and eggs, no toast, no hashbrowns, but have them give you sliced tomatoes and a big piece of lettuce instead. Delish! I also get any of the omelettes that have no potatoes in them and on the side get tomatoes instead. Late night heaven. (Jess said that late night eating isn't horrible, so long as you eat 2-3 hours before sleeping. What's horrible is late-night starchy carbs - don't go there).
5. Any of the salads from Arby's, Wendy's, McDonalds (they have the fruit and yogurt parfait AND the fruit and walnut salads for CHEAP). Just be sure to ask for grilled chicken, skip croutons and voila! The two evening meals with the only carbs coming from the dressings.
6. Subway, Hogi Yogi or any other deli is an easy winner, so long as you watch your balance of mayo, cheese, olives and other sauces. Trust me - you can live without some of them for one meal at a time.
That's enough because this post is getting a little LONG.
Just throw in a FORM or two as soon as you decide where you're heading and by the time you get there and order, you'll be asking for a doggy bag to take half home for later! I'll admit, sometimes it's annoying to have to explain 15 times that I don't want the rice, beans or tortilla with my salad, but really, REALLY - I'm down almost an inch on my waist in 2 weeks ... it's a killer tradeoff.
You can do it! I didn't even believe I could do it this week, and I am! Woot!
So. Mind games. Yah.
All week I keep saying to myself, "This isn't going to work anymore" and "This is too easy - getting under 170 is gonna take a lot more than this" and "I'm totally screwing this all up." All of that fun stuff. I've been at a total mental block about the possibility of getting any lower or smaller than I'm at right now.
What's weird is that this bizzare "guilty" feeling keeps coming up. I haven't strayed from my eating plan! I haven't cheated! I've been working out! AND I feel guilty like I'm not deserving of any more weight loss or like anything I eat is going to mean failure, or if I don't kill myself in a workout I'm cutting corners. Seriously, I can't figure out what my deal is.
So today I was talking to Jess (personal trainer) about it. He was blown away, because he looked at my eating for the week, and looked at my body, and asked me if I was clinically insane. Well, he didn't use those words exactly, but that was his vibe. Guys, I've been so good about my eating too. First of all, cakes, ice cream, treats of any sort, and candy, and almost all soda have been totally out of my diet since day 1 (I'm not a sweet tooth so it wasn't a big deal, although I do hate going to Kneaders and looking at the eclairs). My biggest challenge is fatty foods like cheese and salad dressing and mayonnaise - you know those yummy creamy things that make food divine? I'm supposed to only eat 2 of those per day, and about once a week I slip up and have 3, or 4. And once 5 (like I'll get mayo and cheese on my sandwich for lunch, and then have dressing on my dinner salad).
Whoa, back on topic. Sorry about that.
Jess said I was crazy but he's paranoid about scales. Oh, by the way, I never weigh or measure myself at home. I'm the type of person who would weigh myself 10 times a day if I had a scale so I just don't. So Jess hates scales because weight can vary by so much, so he decided he'd measure my waist to see if I'm really getting stuck or just being nutso. My waist is down another 0.75 inches since I last measured 2 weeks ago! *PHEW!* So I AM just PARANOID!! Ha ha ha. Then he said that he's tripping over my thighs - that every time he sees me they look like they're WAY smaller. So he measured my thighs just for fun. Each thigh is 1 inch smaller than it was 2 weeks ago! Now, that's NUTSO.
Yah, so I guess I'm just wigging out all on my own here!
I'm REALLY grateful for the peace of mind, though. I've got this! I can SO stick to this for another 4 weeks and go down another size. What do you think, size 10 for October?
That's a great goal, because I can just go to a store where sizes run big and get a size 10 no matter what! Lol. Ok, for the sake of science, I'll shoot for a size 10 of Lucky brand jeans, because those were my tightest size 14's when we started. I'll probably be rich in 4 weeks too, so I may just buy them. And if I'm lucky, stonewashing will be back in style. Mwahahaha ok ok. I'll stop.
Here are some ideas of good out-to-eat food, by the way, that are easy peasy. For anyone who doesn't already know, I don't eat starchy or candy carbs after lunch. This is usually between 2 and 4 pm depending on if I wake up at 7 to work out or sleep in until noon after dancing.
1. Kneaders. Period. It's a local bakery/cafe that has soups, salads and sandwiches and whole heap of pastry items. Stay away from those. If you can't control yourself around brownies, might I recommend the drive-through? I get a 1/2 sandwich there for my meals all of the time on hazelnut bread. They also have a combo platter deal that is really nifty. I get a salad and a cup of soup. I eat the soup and bread for lunch, then eat 1/2 of the salad for my next two meals. Three meals, one stop. Perfect for work and I spend less than $10.
2. You can actually go to Cafe Rio or Bajio, or Costa Vida, or any of those casual mexican dining restaurants and get the salads made with no tortilla, no beans and no rice = no starches. Split the remaining meat, veggies, salsas and dressing in 2 and you've got 2 perfect meals for about $8.
3. Fast food Asian like Teriyaki Stix or Panda Express - like at Panda Express I get the 2 entree meal, ask for only 1/2 rice, and then eat one of the entrees with rice for lunch and the other entree for my afternoon snack.
4. Denny's, IHOP, Village Inn. Oh yah! I said it! Want a FABULOUS carb free meal? Get steak and eggs, no toast, no hashbrowns, but have them give you sliced tomatoes and a big piece of lettuce instead. Delish! I also get any of the omelettes that have no potatoes in them and on the side get tomatoes instead. Late night heaven. (Jess said that late night eating isn't horrible, so long as you eat 2-3 hours before sleeping. What's horrible is late-night starchy carbs - don't go there).
5. Any of the salads from Arby's, Wendy's, McDonalds (they have the fruit and yogurt parfait AND the fruit and walnut salads for CHEAP). Just be sure to ask for grilled chicken, skip croutons and voila! The two evening meals with the only carbs coming from the dressings.
6. Subway, Hogi Yogi or any other deli is an easy winner, so long as you watch your balance of mayo, cheese, olives and other sauces. Trust me - you can live without some of them for one meal at a time.
That's enough because this post is getting a little LONG.
Just throw in a FORM or two as soon as you decide where you're heading and by the time you get there and order, you'll be asking for a doggy bag to take half home for later! I'll admit, sometimes it's annoying to have to explain 15 times that I don't want the rice, beans or tortilla with my salad, but really, REALLY - I'm down almost an inch on my waist in 2 weeks ... it's a killer tradeoff.
You can do it! I didn't even believe I could do it this week, and I am! Woot!
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