Turkey Domination...Not Good!

 

 

        Oh how I love to go home and eat amazing food…the only problem is that there is no motivation to hit the gym, and with all that delicious food I believe that I’m now the stuffed turkey. I have decided it would be best to not weigh in and to just start hitting the gym. I’ll weigh in Sunday to find out how things are really going.

       Being the basketball team manager for the University of Idaho men’s basketball team is fun, but it does have a busy schedule which leaves all my free time to do homework…and blog I guess! I now have to make time in order to lose the weight. I have been doing better about walking everywhere I can and walking up and down stairs instead of taking the elevator!

       I hate to admit that I’m the stuffed turkey, but when you look down and you can basically see a whole turkey forming the shape of your belly…you know it’s time to get back to the gym. Some may still doubt me, but I will reach those 20 lbs. by December 31^st and probably over that goal. Goodbye turkey belly and hello sexy belly ;)

Turkey/Birthday....Not stopping me!

 

 

 

 

Time for the first big challenge I have to my whole diet process….thanksgiving break! All the good food that will be made will be hard to take small portions of, and all the family I will get to see will distract me from my goal, but I have to stay focused. Deciding to leave the Fraternity a little early was the best choice for me, because it will get me to where I can go to the gym with my best friend every day and stay active with my cousin Lindsay. As she too is trying to reach her last few pounds of her goal, I know she will be a great workout buddy!

I’m still down 11 pounds from my last blog that I know of, but I haven’t weighed since then. Tonight I’m going to get a big workout in since I probably won’t want to tomorrow when I do finally get home! Just have to remember to eat healthy and small portions so that I can splurge a little bit when it comes to the big turkey! The only other distraction that week will be my birthday, the Saturday after thanksgiving when we will hit up my favorite place to eat…Buffalo Wild Wings!

After thanksgiving break I’m hoping to have a blog that says I’m down 20 pounds and counting!! Working every day to get to that goal weight of 200 pounds, and I know it’s possible if I put my mind to it and keep on pushing myself.

 

Lazy but talented....sometimes true!

 

 

 

 

It sure seems like getting off schedule seems to happen for me a lot! As I'm getting ready to step on the scale, I'm scared to see how much weight I gained, knowing that I had not been eating or exercising the way I should be. I guess the fact that even though I was not eating the right food, I was still not eating very much and drinking my water. I lost four more pounds, for a total of 11lbs! It was a good feeling knowing that I didn’t just gain everything back, and that I would have to start all over again! I feel even more motivated to lose the weight now that I have broken the ten pound mark! My goal is to lose 15lbs before I leave for thanksgiving break next weekend! This would need to happen since my contract that I made for myself says I have to lose 20lbs by New Years! Making exercise plans and preparing myself for what I’m going to eat that day is helpful in not snacking.

 

I love the doubters that say I won’t be able to do it because that just motivates me that much more. I’m ready to hit that goal weight of 220 as soon as I possibly can. Motivation, determination, and perseverance are the things I’m keeping in mind to keep me going. My next blog will be before I leave for thanksgiving break and I will have lost four more pounds, I can promise you that.

 

1^st weigh in:     269  (October 21^st)

2^nd weigh in:    262  (November 5^th)

3^rd weigh in:    258  (November 8^th)

 

Day two...On track!

It is harder than I thought it was going to be to do this in college and the schedule I’m on. Between class, fraternity things, and being a manager for the Idaho Men’s Basketball team, I find myself trying to find something healthy to eat harder and harder. By taking a quick trip to Wal-Mart I was able to get some grab and go healthy food like pre-mixed salads, 100 calorie snacks, and even some lean cuisine meals! You just have to push yourself away from that free KFC they give you after working all day and say to yourself you have a delicious salad waiting for you back home.

When it comes to exercise, I feel as though I’m lucky to get enough each day, that if I miss the gym I will be ok. Walking these hills of Moscow day to day, having to run from the gym to the Kibbie and back three or four times a practice, and just deciding to take the stairs over the elevator are the things I have to do. The gym is very vital in order to keep going strong, because my body gets used to the daily walking, running, and taking the stairs. To do something a little extra everyday will push you over that peak of greatness.

The goal is to weigh 215-220 lbs., and to look good. When you look good you feel good, when you feel good you will succeed, taking the motivation, perseverance, and self-strength to meet the goals that I have put forth to beat. Day two has been a successful one, but it is only day two. Hopefully I will have dropped a total of 10lbs, meaning I only have to lose 3 lbs. this week. It’s a possible goal that will have to be met.

Food Intake Today

Breakfast:

1 slice wheat toast w/ tbsp. of butter

6 oz. of apple juice

Lunch:

Tilapia

Corn on the Cobb

Bowl of salad

8 oz. tang juice

Snack:

Carrots

Broccoli

Almonds

Cheese

Dinner:

Caesar salad

Diet coke

Starting over...should've just kept on going!

Like the picture above, this has pretty much been me the last year, blaming an injury due to gaining back all my weight, and not just sticking it out. Now not only starting over, but starting with even more weight than last time. With the help of my Delta Tau Delta brothers I know that I can achieve this goal. Hard work and healthy eating will get me to lose at least twenty pounds by January 1st.

One year and five months ago I was at 230lbs after losing 29lbs off my starting weight of 259lbs. Last week I weighed 269lbs and have gained every pound back and gained another ten pounds. Today I have lost seven pounds and weighed in at 262lbs. My goal weight as of right now is to weigh a total of 220lbs. I signed a contract that if I do not lose twenty pounds by New Years I may not watch Rocky Top for 1 month and cannot participate in any New Year’s activities. I know that this is a very possible goal! I just have to remember to start my engine every morning :)

This is something I have to do for myself because I don't want to be unhealthy or unfit. Due to diabetes running on my dad’s side of the family, and recently my brother (who's fit and active) who got it, I have decided that it is truly important for me to get back on track. Watch for my weekly blogs that might even turn in to two to three times a week blogs. I will keep track of my weight loss and progress so that everyone can see where I stand.

Back on track, Injury, and finding your true friends

After so many issues with my diet I have decided to get back on track! Everything started out really well this week. My frist day I ran 2.05 miles and played 2 hours of tennis, while eating healthy all day! I was very proud of myself and got right back to it the next day! When thursday came around and my youth basketball team was short one person I had to scrimmage with my team! With shorter hoops, I thought I would show off in front of these fourth and fifth graders and go for a dunk! As I came down my leg locked up landing all of my weight on that leg!! After seeing my Athletic Trainer, he told me that I most likely tore my meniscus. Tomorrow I have a MRI and might have to have surgery! So once again there is a bit of a road block on my weight loss:(

This injury has really opend my eyes the last week. I needed a ride to school because I had difficulty's driving and the only person to respond to my facebook post was a girl who I hadn't really talked to since sophomore year. It was nice to know that someone out there really cared, unlike my "real" friends who didn't even respond at all or even txt me. Then the same day I needed a ride to the hospital so I could find out my problem....my one best friend who would have taken me is in college at BYU and obviously can't take me, but my other best friend who lives here in Idaho had Student Council that hour, and could have easily taken me....."Find out who your friends are" -Tracy Lawrence......My sister Taylor would have taken me but missed Human Anatomy last time and had a huge disection that day, but was willing to take me right after that class! I couldn't have thanked her enough for having my back.
It's times like these where you find out who really has your back and who's just acting like they have your back. Yes, it's just a small injury, but it's the small things where you need to look around and find out really who are your friends, and who will be there when you need them. It's times like these that I wish my best friend wasn't at college....but I also won't have him around for 2 years when he serves his Mission.

Thanks to Shanna Klahn who went to dinner and ice cream with me the other night...Had the best time of my life and havn't laughed so hard in a long time! Can't wait until BPA SLC when we really tear things up :)

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
Marlene Dietrich