Monday, October 29, 2012
5 am Torture? Yes, Please...What have I Done?!?!?!
So I did a really crazy thing today but I think its going to be fun...kinda. I put my Insanity Challenge on hold and signed up for a 5am M-F boot camp class!!! Its called G-Fit and its a little intimidating but I went to orientation this evening and I liked it! Of course, the working out hasn't started yet so we will see how it goes tomorrow:-) But I liked the sound of it. The trainers were fun and outgoing and encouraging. All of which is important. And since I really believe that Fit > Skinny, this fits right in with my overall plan. I should lose weight and inches, but I should also see a defnite improvement in my fitness level. So I'm excited! And, you may be thinking that 5am is crazy but I have to do stuff like this on 'my own time'. I can't take too much time away from family. So this works perfectly because family will be sleeping:-) That's why running on my lunch break works out, because its my time. Its a bit of a sacrifice because I like to sleep and it is stinking COLD out there! But let the adventure begin because I want to be a G-Fit SURVIVOR!!!!!!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Baby Steps and {un}Sweet Success
So what's the story, Morning Glory?
These past few days I have had some triumphant moments. Sunday I baked cupcakes to bring to church for some one's birthday. I did not eat the left over batter (spare me the salmonella poisoning lecture, but I usually do;-), nor did I eat any of the icing. To top that off, there was one cupcake that wouldn't fit in the container. I cradled that sweet little cupcake in my hands as I brought it to my husband asking what to do with it, lol! My usual solution is simple: eat it, duh. But I didn't. Instead, I let each of the kids have a cupcake before church.
Moving on to Monday. I started out the day with a flat tire that I had to change. No big deal really, except my jack wasn't working right (or more likely, I wasn't using it right) and it took me a while to get it changed. By the time I was done, I was hot and sweaty and dirty and late for work, My normal reaction to that? Find the nearest junk food and eat it. And that was my reaction...except I didn't. I thought about it and then made the conscious choice to not let my stresses dictate my diet.
And now on to Tuesday and the grand re-opening in our Dining Center at Golden Living. To celebrate the new additions they were giving away free cake (read FREE CAKE!!!). But I had just gotten finished running and I have specific goals for this week so I skipped the cake, I SKIPPED FREE CAKE!!! It looked pretty yummy too:-) I did, late in the day get the funnel cake they were having at snack time. Before you say WHAT?! read this: It was barely a sixth (if that because was also pretty thin) of the size you get at a fair and I felt bad about deciding to get it. So I didn't even eat all of it. All in all, I have had a successful few days.
Add those good choices to my running and Insanity workouts, and I am seeing pounds, inches, and most importantly, fat come right off.
So baby steps and {un}sweet success...
~KC
These past few days I have had some triumphant moments. Sunday I baked cupcakes to bring to church for some one's birthday. I did not eat the left over batter (spare me the salmonella poisoning lecture, but I usually do;-), nor did I eat any of the icing. To top that off, there was one cupcake that wouldn't fit in the container. I cradled that sweet little cupcake in my hands as I brought it to my husband asking what to do with it, lol! My usual solution is simple: eat it, duh. But I didn't. Instead, I let each of the kids have a cupcake before church.
Moving on to Monday. I started out the day with a flat tire that I had to change. No big deal really, except my jack wasn't working right (or more likely, I wasn't using it right) and it took me a while to get it changed. By the time I was done, I was hot and sweaty and dirty and late for work, My normal reaction to that? Find the nearest junk food and eat it. And that was my reaction...except I didn't. I thought about it and then made the conscious choice to not let my stresses dictate my diet.
And now on to Tuesday and the grand re-opening in our Dining Center at Golden Living. To celebrate the new additions they were giving away free cake (read FREE CAKE!!!). But I had just gotten finished running and I have specific goals for this week so I skipped the cake, I SKIPPED FREE CAKE!!! It looked pretty yummy too:-) I did, late in the day get the funnel cake they were having at snack time. Before you say WHAT?! read this: It was barely a sixth (if that because was also pretty thin) of the size you get at a fair and I felt bad about deciding to get it. So I didn't even eat all of it. All in all, I have had a successful few days.
Add those good choices to my running and Insanity workouts, and I am seeing pounds, inches, and most importantly, fat come right off.
So baby steps and {un}sweet success...
~KC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A Little Motivation
So I finished week 1 of Insanity and it wasn't so bad...what I could do of it, lol. Oh who am I kidding, even what I could do of it had me dripping sweat and wishing I was back in my warm comfy bed! It is a great way to start the morning though and keeps me going through the day. Andrew and I had karate class last night, too, and Sensei Seahorn really put us through the paces. It was awesome fun!
So I said something about motivation in the title of this post. Welllllll, I have two topics that I want to type about that I think will motivate everyone.
The first one is our Couch 2 5k group (C25k) at work. We finished up week 5 last Thursday. At the beginning of this venture, Paula and I had a hard time convincing our group that they could, in fact, do it. It is a bit scary when you look at the plan if you haven't ran in a while, this is true. The first week we had to run 90 seconds, then walk 90 seconds, then repeat about 8 times. Doesn't sound like too much, but to a first timer, that is daunting. Each week the amount of running goes up. On Thursday of last week, the plan called for 20 solid minutes of running! And our group killed it!!!! They really rocked! Not only did they finish but they had a decent pace the whole time! What a sense of pride and accomplishment. So the motivation? Well, did you read the paragraph? LOL! It CAN be done. It really can be. It may seem like it can't but just keep going and you will find yourself capable of way more than you thought possible.
The second topic is body fat percentage versus weight. A few years ago, I saw a snippet of some program on TV that really stuck with me. A woman was about to start a program to lose weight. Her sister was worried about her and wanted her to drop some pounds. Before she started this, the instructor measured her BF% by having her submersed in water (the most accurate way to do this). Just for kicks he also measured her sister. Turns out that her thin sister's BF% was nearly as high as hers. Her sister didn't understand the concept of Fit > Skinny! Of course we want to be thin to some degree, but we really need to make sure our BF% is where it should be.
Just to give you an idea of this, here is my weigh in last week vs this morning:
218.8 lbs x 45.8% BF (don't judge too harshly please:-) = 100.21 lbs of BF (gross!!!)
217.0 lbs x 45.1% BF = 97.86 lbs of BF
So while it looks like I only lost 1.8 lbs (which isn't too bad for a week anyway) I actually lost 2.34 lbs of BF! So why the difference? I gained some lean muscle mass! And that will help me burn more calories. The loss of body fat is the more important number for sure!
Are you motivated yet?
~KC
So I said something about motivation in the title of this post. Welllllll, I have two topics that I want to type about that I think will motivate everyone.
The first one is our Couch 2 5k group (C25k) at work. We finished up week 5 last Thursday. At the beginning of this venture, Paula and I had a hard time convincing our group that they could, in fact, do it. It is a bit scary when you look at the plan if you haven't ran in a while, this is true. The first week we had to run 90 seconds, then walk 90 seconds, then repeat about 8 times. Doesn't sound like too much, but to a first timer, that is daunting. Each week the amount of running goes up. On Thursday of last week, the plan called for 20 solid minutes of running! And our group killed it!!!! They really rocked! Not only did they finish but they had a decent pace the whole time! What a sense of pride and accomplishment. So the motivation? Well, did you read the paragraph? LOL! It CAN be done. It really can be. It may seem like it can't but just keep going and you will find yourself capable of way more than you thought possible.
The second topic is body fat percentage versus weight. A few years ago, I saw a snippet of some program on TV that really stuck with me. A woman was about to start a program to lose weight. Her sister was worried about her and wanted her to drop some pounds. Before she started this, the instructor measured her BF% by having her submersed in water (the most accurate way to do this). Just for kicks he also measured her sister. Turns out that her thin sister's BF% was nearly as high as hers. Her sister didn't understand the concept of Fit > Skinny! Of course we want to be thin to some degree, but we really need to make sure our BF% is where it should be.
Just to give you an idea of this, here is my weigh in last week vs this morning:
218.8 lbs x 45.8% BF (don't judge too harshly please:-) = 100.21 lbs of BF (gross!!!)
217.0 lbs x 45.1% BF = 97.86 lbs of BF
So while it looks like I only lost 1.8 lbs (which isn't too bad for a week anyway) I actually lost 2.34 lbs of BF! So why the difference? I gained some lean muscle mass! And that will help me burn more calories. The loss of body fat is the more important number for sure!
Are you motivated yet?
~KC
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Insane? Maybe...
This weekend I succumbed to the Zombie Apocalypse! ROFL:-) The Thriller at Tenkiller 5k was a blast...and not just a blast of frigid air. We had to employ evasive maneuvers to get away from the zombies. My freind, Paula, said she even had to do some 360s to get around them. Lol, maybe I should have tried those because she was a survivor:-) I made it to the last mile with all my flags but I was Zombie bait after that. It was cold, it even sleeted on us! But I felt alive...even though I wasnt, ha! I can't wait to do it again next year.
If that isn't insane enough, I started the Insanity Challenge this morning. For those of you who don't know, it is similar to P90x, but different. The fit test was all I had to do this morning. I will post the results along with the next fit test I have to do, but lets just say that I have a looooooong way to go. That's why I am doing it though and I am up for the challenge!
Andrew and I also finally got back to karate class last night for the first time in nearly 3 weeks. It felt really good to get back to it. AND we started learning our first Kata. That may not sound all that exciting, but believe me, it was:-)
Things are going well. I run at lunch with a C25k group 3 days a week. It helps me work on my speed. That's the only time I have to run lately though since it is so dark in the morning and there are no street lights on our training route at home. That's okay though.
I am ready for the day! Bring it:-)
~KC
If that isn't insane enough, I started the Insanity Challenge this morning. For those of you who don't know, it is similar to P90x, but different. The fit test was all I had to do this morning. I will post the results along with the next fit test I have to do, but lets just say that I have a looooooong way to go. That's why I am doing it though and I am up for the challenge!
Andrew and I also finally got back to karate class last night for the first time in nearly 3 weeks. It felt really good to get back to it. AND we started learning our first Kata. That may not sound all that exciting, but believe me, it was:-)
Things are going well. I run at lunch with a C25k group 3 days a week. It helps me work on my speed. That's the only time I have to run lately though since it is so dark in the morning and there are no street lights on our training route at home. That's okay though.
I am ready for the day! Bring it:-)
~KC
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Getting in Gear!
Today while waiting on a work process to run, I read a cool blog (thanks Pinterest) about a young woman who decided it was time to get herself in shape...and then she did! It was really inspiring in its simplicity. Decide to lose weight, make simple changes in your habits, and voila, lose weight. So is it really that simple? Yes...and no. It will be hard to stick to it, but determination is key. My biggest problem is chocolate. Surprise!! I love chocolate in almost any form. My meals are not so bad. I love chicken in a variety of ways. I do have to force myself to eat breakfast because I am not a breakfast person...unless its pancakes and, well, that is counter-productive. So if I can somehow control the sugar cravings, then I am all good. That is one reason I started this blog. So that my family and friends know exactly what I want to do and can help me stay accountable to myself, and motivate me, and inspire me. I know a LOT of people who are inspiring for many reasons:-)
So far this may sound like I am focused on weight loss only. That is actually not true. I am focused on becoming fit, getting in shape, etc. To do that, however, I do need to lose weight, a lot of weight. I made a really great start (40+ pounds thanks to Metabolic Research Center!) on losing it but then I got pregnant with my sweet little Josiah. So I'm not back to square one, but I did lose some ground...mainly because of chocolate...and ice cream...and french fries:-)
In February 2012, I made a (re)discovery. I found that I love to run. I remember that I loved to run when I was in high school, but somehow through the years I forgot that fact. I really want to improve my running - run faster, for longer- but I have gotten to a point where I can't improve anymore until I begin to get control of my weight.
I also love karate! My son Andrew and I attend classes together. Its really fun and a great way to be active and bond with Andrew. To be better at this, though, I need to lose weight and work on my flexibility.
Do you sense a common theme here? Fit is definitely greater than skinny, but overweight (I will not say the 'O' word. Its not denial, I just don't like the word) sucks. Literally, it sucks the life right out of a person. So my weight loss goal will not be measured only in pounds lost, but in fitness attained, in improvement in my chosen activities. That will be the true determination of my success.
Wish me luck:-)
So far this may sound like I am focused on weight loss only. That is actually not true. I am focused on becoming fit, getting in shape, etc. To do that, however, I do need to lose weight, a lot of weight. I made a really great start (40+ pounds thanks to Metabolic Research Center!) on losing it but then I got pregnant with my sweet little Josiah. So I'm not back to square one, but I did lose some ground...mainly because of chocolate...and ice cream...and french fries:-)
In February 2012, I made a (re)discovery. I found that I love to run. I remember that I loved to run when I was in high school, but somehow through the years I forgot that fact. I really want to improve my running - run faster, for longer- but I have gotten to a point where I can't improve anymore until I begin to get control of my weight.
I also love karate! My son Andrew and I attend classes together. Its really fun and a great way to be active and bond with Andrew. To be better at this, though, I need to lose weight and work on my flexibility.
Do you sense a common theme here? Fit is definitely greater than skinny, but overweight (I will not say the 'O' word. Its not denial, I just don't like the word) sucks. Literally, it sucks the life right out of a person. So my weight loss goal will not be measured only in pounds lost, but in fitness attained, in improvement in my chosen activities. That will be the true determination of my success.
Wish me luck:-)
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