First and foremost, a congratulations in is order!! I can now fit back into my 8’s!!! I could actually fit in them yesterday but I was so wrapped up in the music that I forgot to mention it. Regardless, I don’t ever plan on going back up in work shirt size, EVER!!! I’m staying with the 8’s until I can fit into a 6 or lower! (Oooh! I can’t wait for that day to come!!)
Since I’m on work shirt topic right now, let me just tell you that I found my old work clothes. Ya know, the uniform that I wore when I first started working at the hotel. The pants were a size 22 and the shirt was also a 22. They were shoved into a bag and got all wrinkly or else I would have taken a picture with them on. I will make that a priority within the next few days. (Dewrinkle the fat clothes so they will be “picture ready.”) I did, however, try them on in their ridiculous wrinkled state and the pants fell right off! My hips are no longer wide enough to even catch the pants to make them stay. The shirt was monstrous and I looked like a child trying to play dress up in mommy or daddy’s clothes; it was terribly funny! To make the pants stay on, I tried to walk all “saggy pants” kind of in a low squat position but that didn’t help the cause. They still fell down and I gave up on that. Once I have dewrinkled the uniform, I will enlist the help of my husband so that he can take a picture and so that I can post it up on this blog. It’s a hoot and your mind will be BLOWN. Mine is! I can’t believe I was that big!!!
Alright, onto the workout portion of the day. I woke up a little later than yesterday and immediately started Day 6! It was Bum Bum (pronounced “Boom Boom,” if you remember from yesterday) and Tummy Tuck. Bum Bum is one of those workouts that I am beginning to detest. It first starts out with Plies both flat on your feet and then on your toes. I swear to you that not even two minutes into doing the Plies, I had to stop, take a chug of water and calm my heart down! I felt ridiculous and very much out of shape, but I pressed on. In this video, there are a lot of squat moves, which doesn’t bother me necessarily, but I can’t go that deep in the squat. If I do, I either lose my balance and fall over or can’t get up in time to do that rest of the move or continue on with the squats. But, I do try my best.
This video is the one in which the “Booty Drums” are played. I like this move because it allows your muscles to relax from all the squats!
The second portion of today’s workout was Tummy Tuck, an ab workout. This reminded me of the Ab Ripper X and Cardio Abs (the ab workouts from P90X and Insanity.) They were vastly different and none of the moves overlapped, so it was pleasant, especially since those workouts just about kill me! Still, I got a good workout from this video and I didn’t drag myself away from my folded over comforter (I don’t have a yoga mat yet) like I would have with the other two mentioned.
The only problem that I saw with it was that there were entirely TOO many moves that have your neck unsupported. You’re lying down on your mat (or comforter) for the majority of the video and some of the moves require you to use your hands to reach toward your knees or thighs or what have you while your shoulders are off of the floor. But, while you arms are doing that, your neck is kind of just bobbing in whatever position you have it in. Personally, my neck cramps up and I can no longer focus on the move I’m doing because I either have to lay back down or I have to use my hands as support. It was very annoying. Other than that complaint, it’s a good workout and I’m excited to see what it’s gonna do for my abs!!
I realized that I haven’t talked much about food lately. So, hopefully I can make it a more normal addition to my posts, starting with today! After all, “muscles are torn in the gym, made in the kitchen, and built in bed,” as a post from my Facebook Fitness group says. After my workout, I usually recover with 2 cups of skim milk, 3 tablespoons of chocolate syrup and a banana. This comes close to the 4-1 carbohydrate to protein ratio that is needed for optimal recovery. (As so I’ve been told by my BeachBody coach.) A recovery drinks (or food, if you can handle it) is necessary to regain those nutrients that you lost during the workout. Today, I hade the chocolate milk and a cup of Fit N Active Nonfat Strawberry yogurt because we were out of bananas and that offered about the same ratio.
After a few hours, I’ll eat lunch that either includes rice, whole wheat pasta, or the 35 calorie bread that we buy from Sams or Walmart. (It’s actually quite yummy!) Today, I ate ¾ cup cooked jasmine rice with chicken, onions and green peppers (made in a ceramic skillet so no butter or oil, just some Fit N Active Chicken Broth purchased at Aldi.) For a snack, I ate one banana and a Fruit and Nut bar. Later, for dinner, I plan on having the same mixture of chicken, onions and green peppers without the rice, a medium sized green apple and 4 individual servings packs of peanut butter. For dessert, which I don’t usually have, I’m having ½ cup of sugar free chocolate pudding made with skim milk topped wit ¼ cup of light whipped cream.
As far as calories are concerned, I am supposed to be consuming about 1650-1800 calories per day. If I were to lie around all day and do absolutely nothing, my body, at my height, weight and age, is estimated to use at least 1600 calories. So, I need to eat enough calories to support my body but also so that I can burn it during exercise and thus, lose weight.
Here’s an example of what my food journal looks like for today:
2 cups skim milk 160
3 tbs. choc. Syrup 150
1 cup nonfat straw. Yogurt 100
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¾ cooked jasmine rice 160
Chicken, onions, and green peppers 140
^^ (my husband made this last night and counted all the calories, then divided it by weight into four bowls)
-- <<710>>
Banana 100
Fruit and Nut Bar 140
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Chicken, onions and green peppers 140
Med. Size green apple 80
4 ind. Ss peanut butter 480
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½ cup sugar free choc. Pudding 75 (35 for ¼ package of pudding, 40 for ½ cup milk)
¼ cup light whipped cream 40
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2 liters of water 0
<<1765>>
As you can see, it definitely helps to write down what you eat. I used to use My Fitness Pal but now I just use a plain old fashioned composition notebook. It helps keep you more accountable and deleting the app will help relieve some space on my phone (lol.)
I think that’s all for today. I’m planning on uploading all those pictures and videos tonight. I wasn’t able to last night because I was just so stinking tired. Until next time, be blessed and encouraged! Losing weight IS possible!!
Signing Out,
SP
P.S Tomorrow, I’ll talk about why I do some of the things that I do. Like, for instance, why I’ve cut out bread/carbs in my evening meal. Stay tuned!
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