This is the last week of the 12 week weight loss challenge, it doesn't really seem like it's been that long. I have made a lot of progress throughout this time though. With weight loss, inches lost, strength gained and have come a long way with my shoulder also. My range of motion after 2 surgeries last year isn't something I thought was ever going to improve. When I declined the 3rd surgery, I assumed I was going to be living with a stupid arm forever lol
I have been concerned about what I'm going to do this summer. We are gone sooo much with softball and if you have ever seen a hotel gym, it's a treadmill and maybe a single weight. Luckily Laura has shown us SOOO many different things we can do, with or without weights, now I just need to make sure I push myself when she isn't around to do it for me. And the eating aspect is another concern, eating out every meal, but I am going to take a lot of healthy snacks so I'm not getting greasy fries or a snickers bar in between games. Only some games :) I do LOVE me a snickers and haven't had 1 in months!!
My big downfall is that I feel like the woman I work out with have had more visible results. I have lost a lot of weight but I see a much bigger difference in others when I look at them, which is great for them but makes me feel like I am going no where at times. Ok that is my depressing winy shit 4 this blog, sorry. It's been a rough week and I feel blue.
Anyway, I will let you know how the last week goes. I hope all of the incredible, strong and beautiful woman I work out with kick some major ass this week! I can't wait 2 hear all the results!!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Getting to know my body by working out!
This week was an emotionally and mentally exhausting week! And this blog is going to contain more personal stuff than only about working out. But it will all tie together.
So, a couple weeks ago I was working out, doing the banana football throw over, you remember the one, I was never able to do it until recently and this time I could stand up every time, and pretty easily. Only a few reps into it, I got a bad pain in my breast. I think my exact words to Laura were owww my boob hurts! I did it 3 times in a row, with pain every time. Unfortunately I am not good at doing self exams, actually I haven't done one in about 2 yrs I think. But the next day I was still thinking about the pain, it didn't hurt anymore but I decided to check and there was lump. So, even after that I waited another week to call the Dr's just to make sure it wasn't going to go away or maybe it will denial and terror!! I finally called, she had me come in a couple hours later and sent me right from her office to get a mammogram and ultrasound. Myself, the dr and the technicians doing the scans could all feel it, it's pretty big, but they said it was in 'acceptable parameters' on the scans. I'm relieved but still wondering what it is at this point tho. So, I got a call Friday from the dr saying she went over the scans with the Breast Care Center and she is sending me to a breast surgeon. I'm so confused bcuz I was just told it was all ok, and now I'm going to a surgeon. She said bcuz of the significance of the lump I have to go. So, next Tuesday I see the surgeon and we will hopefully figure out that it's nothing. I am trying to tell myself it's all fine, but I'm really terrified!
When I opened up my blog page, I never intended to tell you any of this, but there it is. And the ties that bring it to working out, if I hadn't been working out I wouldn't have known there was a problem at all. If I hadn't been losing weight and getting in shape the last few months, I may not have even been able to feel the lump. Laura pointed out that it has made me more aware of my body and she's right. I am so thankful that I found her and the gym for all kinds of reasons!
Ok, now on2 some of the good news! I lost 3 more pounds this week woohooo to bring my total since mid December to 19 pounds! Not something I thought I would or could accomplish. But I have and I have actually loved it!! I love Laura, the women I work out with and the entire gym atmosphere. You don't see lazy people standing around like I have seen in many other gyms, you see everyone there working their asses off to get stronger, better and more fit! We may all have different goals, lose weight, tone up, get big, push yourself to lift more than everyone else, get better for your sport, but no matter your reasons, everyone looks happier when they are there! I've never seen that anywhere else. Not just gyms but even Chuck E Cheese, yea kids are happy but parents are stressed. At the mall the mom and daughter are happy but the dad is pissed lol At Ironworks, everyone is there because they want to be. It's a good think for my mentality. I've never been the optimist and feeling good about what I'm doing for myself is a step in the right direction 2 the positivity.
So, I know this wasn't my typical blog, sorry if you hated it, BUT if it gets you to want to better yourself by working out, GREAT! If it just reminds you woman that you should do self exams then even better!
I will talk to you all next week :) xoxo
So, a couple weeks ago I was working out, doing the banana football throw over, you remember the one, I was never able to do it until recently and this time I could stand up every time, and pretty easily. Only a few reps into it, I got a bad pain in my breast. I think my exact words to Laura were owww my boob hurts! I did it 3 times in a row, with pain every time. Unfortunately I am not good at doing self exams, actually I haven't done one in about 2 yrs I think. But the next day I was still thinking about the pain, it didn't hurt anymore but I decided to check and there was lump. So, even after that I waited another week to call the Dr's just to make sure it wasn't going to go away or maybe it will denial and terror!! I finally called, she had me come in a couple hours later and sent me right from her office to get a mammogram and ultrasound. Myself, the dr and the technicians doing the scans could all feel it, it's pretty big, but they said it was in 'acceptable parameters' on the scans. I'm relieved but still wondering what it is at this point tho. So, I got a call Friday from the dr saying she went over the scans with the Breast Care Center and she is sending me to a breast surgeon. I'm so confused bcuz I was just told it was all ok, and now I'm going to a surgeon. She said bcuz of the significance of the lump I have to go. So, next Tuesday I see the surgeon and we will hopefully figure out that it's nothing. I am trying to tell myself it's all fine, but I'm really terrified!
When I opened up my blog page, I never intended to tell you any of this, but there it is. And the ties that bring it to working out, if I hadn't been working out I wouldn't have known there was a problem at all. If I hadn't been losing weight and getting in shape the last few months, I may not have even been able to feel the lump. Laura pointed out that it has made me more aware of my body and she's right. I am so thankful that I found her and the gym for all kinds of reasons!
Ok, now on2 some of the good news! I lost 3 more pounds this week woohooo to bring my total since mid December to 19 pounds! Not something I thought I would or could accomplish. But I have and I have actually loved it!! I love Laura, the women I work out with and the entire gym atmosphere. You don't see lazy people standing around like I have seen in many other gyms, you see everyone there working their asses off to get stronger, better and more fit! We may all have different goals, lose weight, tone up, get big, push yourself to lift more than everyone else, get better for your sport, but no matter your reasons, everyone looks happier when they are there! I've never seen that anywhere else. Not just gyms but even Chuck E Cheese, yea kids are happy but parents are stressed. At the mall the mom and daughter are happy but the dad is pissed lol At Ironworks, everyone is there because they want to be. It's a good think for my mentality. I've never been the optimist and feeling good about what I'm doing for myself is a step in the right direction 2 the positivity.
So, I know this wasn't my typical blog, sorry if you hated it, BUT if it gets you to want to better yourself by working out, GREAT! If it just reminds you woman that you should do self exams then even better!
I will talk to you all next week :) xoxo
Monday, March 8, 2010
Workin' it out, one bead of sweat at a time!
Well, you will all be happy to know I had a MUCH better week this week working out. Although my knee is still bothering me, not the pain like it was :o) yippeeee!
I even tried running on the treadmill, which I haven't in weeks and I think Laura almost toppled over when I said I wanted to try instead of walking lol although running is easier than the incline set at a 9!!!! I thought I was going to fall off the end of the treadmill, and who would believe me if I said I had face burn from that lol
The MOST exciting thing this week was if you remember me talking about the glute/ham machine that I really struggled with last time, almost a month ago I think. It made me more sore than ANY OTHER THING I had ever done and for 5 days!! Well I did it this week and I did it well! and I'm not even sore woohoo Well don't get too excited, I'm not sore from that but my shoulders are killing me from other things lol and I'll give that another woohoo cuz it's nice 2 know things are working, hence the good hurt is awesome!! ;)
I also tried a new thing this week, the MMA class at Ironworks Gym. Gina and I went 2 days and completely LOVED IT! Unfortunately I can't continue with it because I can't afford it right now :( But if you have the funds, I highly recommend it! Someday I hope to add it 1 day a week between my 3 days of bootcamp. It was AWESOME cardio and fun and different! Gina and I got 2 kick the shit out of each other lol and get out ur frustrations in a safe and fun way. We laughed a LOT which I don't know if everyone else there loved, but whatever hehe
ALSO I hit the 15 pounds loss yesterday and was soooo excited! Aren't you excited for me? well if you aren't GET THERE 4 ME WILL YA! That is since I started working out the week b4 Christmas! We are in week 10 now for the 12 week weight loss challenge, so hopefully it goes really well for the last 3 weeks! I can't wait 2 c the final results 4 myself and 4 everyone else! You should c everyone that has been working so hard, it's shows like u wouldn't believe! I see woman on Sundays that I won't see all week and you can actually see what's changing in a week! My friend Gina was doing a plank the other day and her triceps were popping out! and Lynn who I see on Sundays has big changes all over, but her legs are looking fantastic! Plus she impresses me with her stamina running on the treadmill, I strive to be like that someday! and Michelle hasn't been coming as long as some of us but she surpasses a lot of us with her dips! I couldn't believe the way she knocked those out this week! I can see how hard some things are 4 people, it's the cardio 4 me and other things 4 some others, but Laura is so perfect at saying exactly what we need 2 hear 2 motivate us that we push through and accomplish what we did NOT think we could possibly do. When I say that, I mean I have said it and heard just about every other woman there at one point say I can't do this, yet with her words and the cheers of our fellow bootcampers, we get it done and I LOVE 2 c the excitement and pride on our faces when we actually do it. It is the BEST feeling! I have been a person that just says screw it, if I think it's hard or I worry I will fail, better not 2 try was my motto I guess and now thanks 2 all of this, I have completely changed my mind set. That is something I will always have and it will help me in my every day life, not just working out. Forever grateful! Keep up the GREAT work Ladies! I'll c u at the gym!!! xoxo
I even tried running on the treadmill, which I haven't in weeks and I think Laura almost toppled over when I said I wanted to try instead of walking lol although running is easier than the incline set at a 9!!!! I thought I was going to fall off the end of the treadmill, and who would believe me if I said I had face burn from that lol
The MOST exciting thing this week was if you remember me talking about the glute/ham machine that I really struggled with last time, almost a month ago I think. It made me more sore than ANY OTHER THING I had ever done and for 5 days!! Well I did it this week and I did it well! and I'm not even sore woohoo Well don't get too excited, I'm not sore from that but my shoulders are killing me from other things lol and I'll give that another woohoo cuz it's nice 2 know things are working, hence the good hurt is awesome!! ;)
I also tried a new thing this week, the MMA class at Ironworks Gym. Gina and I went 2 days and completely LOVED IT! Unfortunately I can't continue with it because I can't afford it right now :( But if you have the funds, I highly recommend it! Someday I hope to add it 1 day a week between my 3 days of bootcamp. It was AWESOME cardio and fun and different! Gina and I got 2 kick the shit out of each other lol and get out ur frustrations in a safe and fun way. We laughed a LOT which I don't know if everyone else there loved, but whatever hehe
ALSO I hit the 15 pounds loss yesterday and was soooo excited! Aren't you excited for me? well if you aren't GET THERE 4 ME WILL YA! That is since I started working out the week b4 Christmas! We are in week 10 now for the 12 week weight loss challenge, so hopefully it goes really well for the last 3 weeks! I can't wait 2 c the final results 4 myself and 4 everyone else! You should c everyone that has been working so hard, it's shows like u wouldn't believe! I see woman on Sundays that I won't see all week and you can actually see what's changing in a week! My friend Gina was doing a plank the other day and her triceps were popping out! and Lynn who I see on Sundays has big changes all over, but her legs are looking fantastic! Plus she impresses me with her stamina running on the treadmill, I strive to be like that someday! and Michelle hasn't been coming as long as some of us but she surpasses a lot of us with her dips! I couldn't believe the way she knocked those out this week! I can see how hard some things are 4 people, it's the cardio 4 me and other things 4 some others, but Laura is so perfect at saying exactly what we need 2 hear 2 motivate us that we push through and accomplish what we did NOT think we could possibly do. When I say that, I mean I have said it and heard just about every other woman there at one point say I can't do this, yet with her words and the cheers of our fellow bootcampers, we get it done and I LOVE 2 c the excitement and pride on our faces when we actually do it. It is the BEST feeling! I have been a person that just says screw it, if I think it's hard or I worry I will fail, better not 2 try was my motto I guess and now thanks 2 all of this, I have completely changed my mind set. That is something I will always have and it will help me in my every day life, not just working out. Forever grateful! Keep up the GREAT work Ladies! I'll c u at the gym!!! xoxo
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Workin it out
Sorry I didn't do a blog last week, it was a disappointing week as far as working out went :( This week didn't start out great either. I slipped on ice on my steps and hurt my knee so now not only does my shoulder f&$(@^* suck but my knee REALLY hurts! Although my shoulder is getting sooo much better, thank you Laura :) So, I was frustrated and sad and my workouts were just crap!
But, although it still isn't great, my damn body falling apart I mean, it is getting better!!!
So, this week I went to a MMA class with my friend Gina, who got me to start working out in the first place, for which I am forever grateful.
I didn't have a great 2 weeks 4 weight loss, but with NO cardio cuz of the knee, I was ok with breaking even exactly the 1st week and only gaining 4 ounces last week. I thought I gained at least 2 so I was content with that. Along with no cardio, which meant 2 more days a week I was at home and just eating out of boredom, woops :/
I am going to better this week! So next week, watch out people Ill b screamin atcha all excited like :)
But, although it still isn't great, my damn body falling apart I mean, it is getting better!!!
So, this week I went to a MMA class with my friend Gina, who got me to start working out in the first place, for which I am forever grateful.
I didn't have a great 2 weeks 4 weight loss, but with NO cardio cuz of the knee, I was ok with breaking even exactly the 1st week and only gaining 4 ounces last week. I thought I gained at least 2 so I was content with that. Along with no cardio, which meant 2 more days a week I was at home and just eating out of boredom, woops :/
I am going to better this week! So next week, watch out people Ill b screamin atcha all excited like :)
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