Comeback

Went to the gym tonight, 36 lengths (18 laps) of the pool--swimming, jogging, knee highs, running backward, etc.  Followed with some water treading to work my core.  45 solid minutes of cardio.  Feel awesome, both physically and mentally.  Ready for a good night's sleep.  Gonna come out the end of this weekend swinging.

Until next time....

Fail...like, epic...

So...no more vacations anytime soon for me.  This weekend did not go as planned and I did not do well.

Got a late start Friday morning, so did not get into Osgood until about 8pm local time.  Wanted to go take a walk because the temperature was gorgeous (71 effing degrees!!!) but the girls were tired and fussy from the drive and it was getting dark (no shoulder on the road) so didn't get it done.

Saturday morning Mom and I took the girls out to the track of the local high school, but only got two laps (1/2 a mile) done before Aubrey was fussing and wanted to be carried--so we took her over to the play area and she ran around for a while.  I followed her in the quicksand-like rock gravel, so got a bit of a workout that way, but it was definitely not what I had in mind and not nearly close to what I'd hoped to get done.  That night the family went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and I ordered a soda...not my finest moment, but I'd been drinking water all day and didn't want any more.  Ate way too much (should have stopped when I was full) and felt awful later that night. 

Sunday was the family reunion.  Family reunion = lots of homemade food, slathered in butter, heavy salad dressing and sugar.  Tried to be careful about what I ate, but didn't have a whole lot of options and ended up eating too much dessert (because there were 16 million of them and they all looked delectable).  Didn't really eat dinner that night, just munched on leftovers, most of which consisted of my aunt's "extra-rich, double dark chocolate cake."  Didn't get a workout in either.

Got up way early this morning to come home, bought a soda right off the bat telling myself I would need the caffeine to stay awake.  We stopped at McDonald's for lunch, where I bought another soda because it was cheap.  No real healthy food today, just munching on whatever was in the car so we didn't have to stop. 

All in all, not a very successful weekend.  I feel horrible.  My stomach is all upset from the soda and sugar and I feel exhausted because I haven't worked my muscles that for the past three weeks have been used to a daily workout. 

Very disappointed in myself and more than ready to get back on the wagon.  Definitely don't like feeling like this, physically or mentally.  Headed to the pool tonight with the family, planning on being in it for a while.  Not sure what tomorrow will bring--Chaz has a new work schedule, so I'm going to have to adjust my gym schedule.  We'll see what happens.

Weighing in tomorrow and dreading it.  But I'll take what it gives me and use it as motivation to not let something like this weekend happen again.  It's totally not worth it.

Until next time....

leaden limbs...

Just got back from the gym, did 3 miles on the upright bike, two sets of 35 reps for both triceps and biceps on the bar, and a mile and a half in the pool. Weighed in 213.6, up two pounds from last time, a little discouraging, but not going to let it get me down. Going to sign up for some evening classes for the month :) Until next time!

Pushing through

Oh my, was I sore today! Moving furniture plus a water workout yesterday left me feeling like a very overwork jello mold. But after much debate I decided to do a lite workout today anyway, just to keep the muscles up. Did a 1/2 mile in the pool, otherwise, it's been a lazy day of recovery. Tomorrow is back to it though, luckily the house didn't get too messy today

Heading Out

Had a busy day today getting the girls and I packed and ready to go for our trip to Indiana this weekend--lots of errand running, laundry doing, packing, etc.  Chaz and I did manage to make it to the gym this evening, spent about half an hour in the pool doing laps.  Wasn't a very intense workout, but it was something.

Headed to Indiana for the weekend, where I will not have any internet access, so won't be blogging for a few days.  Will give an update for the weekend once I get back, and will probably weigh in on Tuesday since I won't get home until Monday evening.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, be back in a few. :)

Until next time....

Rearranging

Woke up today with a low/deep ache in my bead knee :( Pretty sure it is from the weird curved treadmill I used yesterday. So I decided that my workout today would take place in the water, did 1/2 mile in the swimming pool in laps, and of course played with the Little Lady, I even did the huge water slide, it was super fast! But I also moved around ALL the furniture in my bedroom, some pieces more than once. I had some help, which was great (and much appreciated) so I'm counting that as my workout too. Didn't get a weigh in done, but I will do that tomorrow! Got to get back to putting everything away. Until Tomorrow.....

91 calories in 20 minutes

Went to gym to use the fitness room for the first time today! Took a fitness text on a spin machine, scored a 1(the lowest) but I will retake it periodically as I continue to go and it will get better! Spent 15 minutes on the spin machine and 5 minutes and a odd treadmill that was curved instead of flat and burned a total of 91 calories. Spent a half hour in the pool, did three full laps in the lap lanes with equals 100 yards, and a 1/4 mile worth of circuits on the river walk area, so feeling really good :) Had a cajun turkey sandwich with a banana and a probiotic yogurt shake for lunch. Gotta take out the trash and run the vacuum before my daycare kid gets here at 2. Gonna have some company tomorrow, looking forward to hanging with my mom and my sister! Gonna hit the pool tomorrow and move some furniture and stuff, so gonna be a good day, and it's my weekly weigh in day! Wish me luck! Until tomorrow.....

Steps

Had an absolute blast at Steps class today!  Fun, energetic, awesome workout.  Plus it was set to a bunch of remixed country music (I know, I know, I'm a nerd) and I absolutely loved it!  Stayed pumped throughout the entire workout and feel really good. 

While I still may not feel like I'm seeing a difference in the mirror, I can definitely tell I've been working out regularly.  I'm able to go longer and longer without getting totally worn out and I'm starting to be able to do more reps with heavier weights and it's not taking nearly as long for my muscles to recover as it did a few weeks ago.  Loving it!!

Until next time....

Every Little Bit Helps

Wasn't feeling too good today, just a little worn out, stomach upset a bit, didn't get the best night's sleep last night.  Spent most of the day just trying to keep up with the girls.  Felt a little better tonight, so did a bit of cleaning (vacuuming, folding laundry, etc) and then managed to get in about a 15 minute weight routine.  Arms are feeling a bit shaky and the heart rate is up a bit.  Wasn't much, but at least it was something.  I was supposed to do my Jillian Michaels workout, but realized too late that both of my good sports bras were in the washing machine, sopping wet, and unfortunately, I can't do that workout without the proper support.

The best thing about the whole situation was probably that I didn't have to work real hard to talk myself into it.  I knew I needed to do something, even if it was just a little, and I feel good that I did it.

Headed to the gym in the morning for my first Steps class.  Hoping it's a lot of fun.

Until next time....

I AM A MEMBER!

So excited to have a gym membership, got there a little late tonight so spent about forty minutes splashing around in the pool with the little lady. Maybe not a real workout, but I'm feeling really awesome!!!!

Anticipation

Went to the grocery store today, did not buy any chips or candy, I did splurge on some cinnamon doughnettes (sic) but I now have a giant bowl of apples surrounded by bananas on my table, tilapia and ground turkey in my freezer, rice in my cabinets and I'm feeling really good about the choices I made. Spent the whole chasing around two toddlers so didn't get an actual workout in, but still don't feel like I wasted the day. Tomorrow I'm getting a gym membership!!!!!!

Another Day Done

Chaz and I went to water aerobics this morning, worked out for an hour.  Both feeling tired, but good.  That about sums it up for the day.

Until next time...

Changing It Up

So when I told Chaz I was headed to the gym this morning, he shook his head and laughed at me.  When I inquired about his reaction, he told me that if I wanted him to go with me to the gym, I needed to collaborate with him before announcing that I was leaving, instead of just letting him know at the last minute about my plans.  I think he was slightly offended and I was slightly surprised.  I figured he would let me know if he wanted to go and he apparently was waiting for me to invite him/ask him when he might like to go.  Slight communication mishap, apparently.

However, the good news is that because of said communication mishap, we sat down and talked about what we wanted to do--and we came up with a schedule, taking into account which classes we wanted to take, when childcare was available at the gym, etc.

Schedule is as follows:

Mondays--we go to the gym together for water aerobics
Tuesday--Chaz goes to the gym for 30 minute boot camp and I work out at home with the girls
Wednesday--I got to the gym for Steps class, Chaz has the day off
Thursday--we both go to the gym for water aerobics again
Friday--Chaz goes to the gym for 30 minute strength class and I work out at home
Saturday--I go the gym for Versa Ball Toning class, Chaz has the day off
Sunday--day off for both of us

I would just like to say how totally proud I am of my husband.  This is a huge step for him and I am behind him all the way!  And I must admit that having him work out with me will help keep me on track, so I am also grateful for the support he will be providing me. 

Love you babe, you're awesome!!

Oh, and on one final note--because of the above schedule, I will be changing my weigh-in day to Mondays, simply because it will be more convenient. 

Until next time....

Maintaining

Well, at my weigh in, I'm still 211, which is a little disappointing, but since I haven't been working as hard as i should be, it isn't unexpected and I'm just glad I didn't regain any weight. Got to get back on track....

Small Steps are Adding Up

Headed to the gym this morning and ended up taking a Versa Ball Toning class.  Lots of fun, enjoyed it a lot.  Lots of weight-lifting and core exercises and I hurt like hell right now, but it's totally a good hurt so I'm relishing it. 

Weighed in today at 243lbs. So for this week I'm only down 1/2 a pound.  Normally this would really depress me and I'd be feeling really bummed....HOWEVER....most of the workouts I've been doing have had major weight-lifting elements in them, so I've been building muscle along with losing fat.  And how do I know I'm losing fat?  Because I can once again wear a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear since I got pregnant with Daphnie!!  I tried them on 2-3 months ago and I had to wriggle and squeeze just to get them up around my hips and I couldn't get them buttoned.  Put them on yesterday morning--slid right on, buttoned and zipped with no problem whatsoever.  So effing excited!!!

Getting into those jeans gave me a new kickstart and I'm totally back on track with the positive energy, ready to keep going and not get down on myself just because of a number. :)  1/2 a pound is 1/2 a pound and I'll take it. 

Finally, here's a shout-out to all my family members who are working on this too: Chaz, Clara, Tammy, Rich, Renee--keep it up, I'm proud of you all!

Until next time...

Water Dancing

So yesterday was a bit of a bust.  Chaz and I went to the pool and we decided to take Aubrey with us while leaving Daphnie in child care--only one problem with that: there is no child care during family swim time.  So Daphnie slept in her carseat by the edge of the pool and Aubrey started throwing a fit after about ten minutes in the pool.  A lot of frustration ensued after that, just one thing after another, so I did not get in an actual workout once I got home.  I did give my bedroom a thorough cleaning, however, worked off some steam.

Today Chaz and I went to an hour long water aerobics class.  It was totally different from the first one I went to--taught by a different instructor and the first ten or fifteen minutes was basically zumba dancing in the water.  I enjoyed it, Chaz...not so much.  But after that it was a lot of arm and leg workouts with noodles to create resistance, so we both got a good workout in.  It also made Chaz realize he wants to start weight-lifting again.  :)

Headed to gym early tomorrow before the girls' and my outing (at least that's the plan) and I will be weighing in as well.

Until next time....

Driving along in my automobile....

Yesterday was a day of in and out of the car, and up and down the stairs, didn't do a "work-out" but definitely got my exercise in!!! lol. Got to visit with my mama while doing it too, so it was a pretty good day!!!! Today, it's a baby dance party with kinect playfit, dance central 2 and zumba fitness! Woot woot!!!! Applying for a gym membership thing this week, so, wish me luck with that!!

Ow.

Headed off to the gym this morning.  Got there and climbed onto an elliptical with all the enthusiasm in the world.  30 seconds later: Ow, holy effing s**t, this hurts, why the hell did I think this was a good idea?

I haven't been on an elliptical in a while, so I forgot the ridiculous quad workout you get when you're on one.  Usually this wouldn't be a problem, but I've been incorporating my Jillian Michaels DVD into my workouts (I did it last night) and it works your quads hard.  So my quads were already hurting before I even got the gym...and then I got on the elliptical and my quads were like, "Geez, what did we ever do to you to make us hate us so?"  Not fun.  But I, in all my stubborn pride, did not want to get off the elliptical 30 seconds after getting on, especially in front of all the other people working out who are all in much better shape than I am.  So I suffered through 10 minutes before hightailing it to the treadmill.  If you get off in 30 seconds, people think you're a quitter.  If you get off after 10 minutes, you can at least pretend people are thinking that you did a nice warm-up.  :P

After the horrible elliptical encounter, I did 20 minutes on the treadmill at 3.2mph, followed by a short cool-down in the pool, which was lovely. 

All in all, I'd say it was a successful day.  Now I just have to find the energy to get some other stuff done today. 

Until next time....

SO I missed a day or two...

Well, last week was a bit of a bust on my end. I pretty much did nothing and got completely off track :( I did weigh in on Sunday and I lost 1 pound so not a total loss. Back on track today :) Current Weight: 211 lbs Original Weight: 216 lbs Total Weight Loss: 5 lbs Pounds left to lose: 66 Today I went on 3/4 walk pulling two toddlers in a wagon! And it was hot, but it was nice because I had company:) Next weigh in on Thursday. Wish me luck, and motivation, gotta stay on track this time!!!

Ugh

I started blogging on the 6th, so I've been doing this for 11 days now and I feel fatter than ever.  I just don't feel like I'm making any progress, even though I know I am.  I look in the mirror and feel like I've gained weight, rather than lost any.  Not a fan of this--it does not make me very enthusiastic about working out.  The only reason I keep doing it is deep down, I know better.  I just wish knowing better made all of the negativity go away.

Went to the zoo today with my mom and the girls, walked around the zoo in the sun for an hour, hour and a half or so.  Damn, was it hot.  But it was a good time.

Just finished another workout with Jillian this evening.  Some parts were easier, some parts hurt like hell, but I got it done.

Headed to the gym with Chaz in the morning.  Not sure if we're gonna do water or ellipticals yet, might end up doing a little bit of both.  We'll see.  Weighing in on Friday and praying to God that I've lost at least a couple of pounds, cuz God knows I feel like I've put on ten.  Ugh.

Here's to trying to stay positive.

Until next time.....

Weekly Weigh-In

Headed to the gym this morning with the whole family.  While the girls played in the daycare, Chaz and I headed down to the pool to do laps.  Did 30 minutes of swimming/walking/jogging/lunging, etc in the water.  After last's night workout I figured being in the pool would give me a slight break....wrong.  But I got a good workout and enjoyed getting to spend the time with my husband.

Weighed in today at 243.5.  That's a total of 3 pounds for the week.  :)  Only 83.5 more pounds to go!

Until next time...

Jillian

Today was a rough one--it was just a weird day.

I've been starving all day long.  Normally, that wouldn't sound all that unusual, but I haven't had much of an appetite since Daphnie was born back in March.  There are days when I don't eat until two in the afternoon and it doesn't bother me.  Normally, I can eat one full meal and then have a couple small snacks throughout the rest of the day (if that much) and I'm totally fine.  Today, I could not get enough to eat.  Not sure if I should chalk that up to 1) there's been a lot going on lately and I was craving comfort and to get comfort I needed to eat or 2) my body has finally realized that I'm burning a relatively significant amount of calories each day and is demanding more sustenance.  Whatever the reason, it was weird.  The good news is, I didn't stuff myself full with really bad junk food.  I contemplated going through an entire bag of Twizzlers today and then only ate three or four, so, small victory there.  And I stuck to water all day.  :)

I kept trying to talk myself into working out all day and kept putting it off...and then putting it off some more.  After I got the girls put down to bed at 8:45 I finally kicked myself in the ass (figuratively...Lord knows, I'm not flexible enough right now to do so literally, but I'll get there) and made myself put in my 30-day Shred DVD by Jillian Michaels (I hope to God everybody knows who that is, but just in case you don't, she's the dark-headed, totally ripped chick that used to be one of the trainers on the Biggest Loser).  It's a 20 minute workout made up of three six-minute mini-workouts with a short warm-up and cool-down.  Each six minute workout is made up of 3 minutes of strength (bicep curls, lunges, push-ups, etc), 2 minutes of cardio (jumping jacks, jump rope, punches) and 1 minute of abs (self-explanatory).  No stops.  No breaks.  20 minutes of muscle burning and pulse racing.

After a very weird day, I feel superb!  So glad I did my workout, that I talked myself into getting up and getting active.  That in itself, my friends, is major progress.

Weighing in at the gym tomorrow.

Until next time...

Zumba

Where to start on this one?

The gym offers Zumba classes and I've been wanting to go for a while and tonight the stars finally aligned so I could go.  It was an hour long class.  I made it 35 minutes.  Then I died, figuratively.

35 minutes of constant, quick-paced, heart racing dance moves.  My calves hate me, my thighs hate me, my shoulders hate me.  Don't get me wrong, it was an awesome workout and I am definitely glad that I did it.  I know every little step is bringing me closer to my goal and that's what keeps me going.  But I think I may hold off on any more Zumba classes for just a little while, and here are my reasons why:

1) The class is an hour and I only made it 35 minutes.  Now, I know in my head that after not seriously working out for any length of time for over two years, 35 minutes is good.  It is a success, not a failure.  But I still feel like a quitter, no matter how many times I tell myself.  I feel like I set myself up to fail (even though I had no idea how "difficult" the class would be for me) and that's not a good way to start when you're trying to lose weight.  You want to feel good after a workout, not disappointed, and if I'm going to be truthful, I feel disappointed, even though I know I have no reason to.

2) The class is in a huge room with a wall-to-wall, full length mirror.  So for the entire class I had to watch myself.  Not a pretty picture.  Every second of the workout I felt disgusted with myself because I was in a room with a bunch of people who were much thinner than I am, doing much better with the workout than I was.  And I know I shouldn't be comparing myself with other people, but I couldn't help it.  I felt that a fat, ugly blob and while I know, I know that I shouldn't think that way, again, I couldn't help it.  It was not a fun experience.  And then on top of it, I had to watch myself walk out, once again reinforcing the thought that I was a quitter.

So I'm not sure whether I should call tonight a success or not.  I worked out today, which is definitely a success.  Physically, I walked out feeling better, but mentally? Not so much.  And I feel like right now, my mental state is very important because the last thing I want to do is get down on myself and not be able to go back.

I think for now the plan is to keep up with the water exercises and the treadmill/elliptical until I get a slight chunk of weight off and then see where to go from there.  I'm not giving up on Zumba entirely, because it was definitely fun, the music was great...but right now, I feel like Zumba defeated me.  I want to get to a place where I can defeat Zumba.

Until next time...

Dance it!

Well, today has been a successful day :) Took a half a mile walk and did a twenty minute dance workout on Kinect Playfit :) Definitely worked up a sweat doing that one! Had some help from my Little Lady on both of those things so it was tons of fun! Only three days until my next weigh in!!! See you soon :)

Weighing In..

Current Weight: 212.0lbs Original Weight: 216.0lbs Total Weight Loss: 4lbs Goal Weight: 145lbs Total Weight to Lose: 67lbs DOWN 4 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, today was kind of a bust, did a half mile walk that ended in a frozen yogurt (98% fat free but still) Not losing sight of the goal and down 4 pounds! Huzzah!!!!!!! nest weigh in Sunday, July 15th.

Cardio Catastrophy

Did a ten minute cardio blast workout today, got it off one of the Biggest Loser work-out DVDs.  Man, did that suck!!!  The problem with doing the type of cardio they have you do in those videos (jumping jacks, ski jacks, jumping rope, etc.) is that they are not meant for women with overlarge breasts and improper support.  No joke.  My chest muscles hurt worse than anything else, and that's saying something cuz my calves and biceps are burning!  Seriously thinking that I am going to have to limit my cardio workouts to the treadmill and/or elliptical until I get some weight off, cuz man, that shit hurts!

On some other notes, we went grocery shopping today--no ice cream, no candy, no chips, no soda!!!  We bought fruit, salad fixings and granola bars instead.  I did break down and buy a 20oz bottle of diet Dr. Pepper as we left and seriously, it was the best thing I could have done.  I took two gulps and was utterly disgusted.  It tasted horrible!  Got home and grabbed a glass of water instead--so much better!!  Didn't even finish the soda.  It got chucked straight into the garbage can.  :)

Also, I think my stomach may be shrinking.  Chaz made pulled pork for lunch today and I always eat my pulled pork sandwiches open-faced with cole slaw on top.  Did that today, finished the first half and was totally full.  I ate about a third of the second half because I didn't want to waste food, but I couldn't finish it and I was not about to stuff myself and make myself sick.  Next time I'll just start with a smaller portion.

Finally, I'd like to give a shout-out to my brother and sister-in-law, Rich and Tammy Robertson.  They are starting a "race to 200" seeing who can get down to 200lbs first--and they're blogging about it!!  So proud of you guys!!

And now that I've blogged, think I'm gonna hit the treadmill for 20 minutes or so, because ten minutes just does not seem like enough, even if it was torture.  Also, I'm hoping it will help me stretch out a bit.

See you all tomorrow!!

Small Victories

So, the three biggest stumbling blocks in my diet are my addiction to sweet tea, chocolate and baked goods. Potato chips come in a close fourth but I can replace those with smartpop white cheddar popcorn. Lately, I have been trying to work on these things, and while my propensity for sweet tea may never be beaten, today I managed a small but pretty awesome victory. I went to grocery store this morning, determined to fulfill my craving for chocolate cake, and on my way back to the bakery I noticed some plump, juicy, purple grapes. And I love grapes. They are hands down my favorite fruit. So I bought the grapes, and left the cake. :) Now, I am munching on delicious fruit and that chocolate craving is long gone. Hooray for small victories.

One more thing...

I'm setting a goal to do the Color Run next year :)

Now, Walk it Out...

Hey! It's less than 100 degrees outside! Yay! So, how do I decide to exercise today? I take about an hour long walk.........pushing a stroller with my little lady in it the whole way..... oh well, hooray for cold water and good exercise! It's Monday, two more days until my weekly weigh in..... !!!!!!!!

Unintentional Tricep Workout

Got up early and went to the pool this morning with my mom.  Stayed for about 40 minutes.  Swam 7 lengths of the pool doing a slow, steady breast stroke, and holy crap, my triceps are killing me!  It's definitely one of those good hurts, but taking my arms over my head is not fun right now.  Also walked/ran somewhere between 10 and 20 lengths of the pool (we lost count) so my calves are feeling it a bit too.  Now I'm home and drinking some Sobe Lifewater, gonna try and get something to eat here pretty soon.

Weighed in today because I couldn't resist the stupid scale...it was sitting right there in the locker room, staring at me.  245, baby!  Lost 1.5lbs since Friday.  Only 85 more to go!

Oh, and best moment of the day: once we left the gym, Mom stopped at QT to get some tea, offered to get me something to drink, and I did NOT GET A SODA!!!  Got water instead.  Kicking the soda habit, for good this time hopefully.  **Fingers crossed**

Until next time...

Symphony of the Abdominal Cavity....

My workout today was nonexistent, I spent the majority of the day curled up on the couch feeling absolutely miserable, the only thing I have been able to keep down all day is the very small 6 inch Canadian bacon pizza from Hy-vee. I may be overly optimistic in saying it is going to stay down, but, we will see. I did learn something interesting today: Apparently the Belgian waffle is actually called a Brussels Waffle but was renamed when it came to America due to the fact that Americans couldn't figure out where Brussels was. So yeah, Americans are dumb. So, yeah, here's to tomorrow.

Knee Trouble

So, I've done something to jack up my left knee.  Not sure what, but every time I walk it feels as if one of the muscles is straining to stretch, so not sure if I twisted my knee or sprained it or some such nuisance.  Anyway, the point is I am hesitant to do any type of exercise that will require a good deal of impact because I do not want to screw it up any further.  It already hurts enough.  Therefore, my workout today consisted simply of me cleaning house, now that my air conditioner is fixed and it was cool enough to do so.  Cleaned up Aubrey's room, the living room, vacuumed, did some laundry and started on the kitchen.

Getting up bright and early in the morning to head to the pool and I am definitely ready to get some more exercise in.  Will keep an eye on the knee and if it continues to be painful, I may be limited to water exercise until it clears up.  With as hot as it is, that's ok by me. 

What with not working out the past two days, I have been trying to keep an eye on my diet.  My choices are rather limited at the moment, seeing as we need to go grocery shopping, but I made sure I drank plenty of water today and the caffeine withdrawal headache is not nearly as bad today as it was yesterday.  :)  May be able to kick the soda habit after all. 

Invigorating

Took The Little Lady with me to check out the Kroc Center this morning, we had a blast! Spent an hour doing circuits around the pool, she is really getting the "kick, kick, kick your feet!" thing down :) Definitely feeling some muscle fatigue, but it was still awesome! My daypass is good until 10pm tonight, so definitely going back later today :) Recommitting to the no soda thing. I kind of let that slip for awhile, and well, I don't need it, so no more. Now, off to lunch, turkey sandwich, water, pears. Gonna make some cucumber water later and see how I like it. So far, great day.

........

There's a very good chance that my workout today is going to consist simply of sweating my ass off in this effing 108 degree heat.  Ugh.

Holy @#!$%&!.....Ow.

Ok. Officially started today.  Weighed in at the gym at 246.5lbs.  First time in 2 years that I've been under 250lbs, so already off to a good start.  :)

Did the hour long water aerobics class today, plus a fifteen minute warm-up and a ten minute cool-down.  The class was fun and didn't feel like a lot of work...then I got out of the pool and....wow....ow!  Feeling the burn and the soreness today.  But I feel good!

Came home and had a huge glass of water and some lunch.  Not sure what the plan is for tomorrow yet.  May stay home and use the treadmill, depending on how hot it is.

86.5 pounds to go.  Watch out.  I'm coming.

Prelude to Day 1

Took the girls to the gym today, stayed about 20 minutes, then they were ready to go home.  Planning on starting the actual workout regimen tomorrow and hoping the gym has a scale in the ladies' locker room.  Actual starting weight: TBD, but appx. 250lbs. Goal weight: 160lbs.  That's 90 pounds to lose, people!!

On a final note, I just got home from visiting family for the 4th...there is no soda.  I'm terribly bummed about this, but I guess it's all for the best.  Gonna go grab a glass of water instead....

And here we go, starting out on the long road.

-Starting Weight: 216.0lbs -Goal Weight: 145.0lbs -Total weight to lose:71lbs. -Today's workout: 20 minutes of beginners level Zumba. -Wish me luck, next weigh in on Wednesday, July 11th, 2012.